Curt Vendel Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 The Brazilian companny Dismac developed a console with Activision logos on it. But out of fear for possible legal problems they decided to remove them from the console. The big Activision logo was replaced by the Dismac logo, and the logo on the front side of the console was removed. This prototype console was obtained from a former Dismac employee. So, it indeed is a PAL-M machine, no games are built in. Cheers, Marco I knew the console styling looked familiar, there was a Dismac unit on Ebay about 5-6 months ago I think. Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 And now, the authentic, one-of-a-kind Mythiconsole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 Boy, do I know how to kill a thread or what? Good thing I didn't do a Playaround version... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 OK... I'll chime in... even though I was initially peeved that you took my joke. I think the ubiquitous Mythicon smiley face is a nice touch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 OK... I'll chime in... even though I was initially peeved that you took my joke. I think the ubiquitous Mythicon smiley face is a nice touch! I didn't steal it! I just appropriated the basic concept. :-) Besides. That disc in the center was screaming for that damn smiley face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasty Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 No Mystique console yet, luckily! Regards, Rasty.- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted September 7, 2003 Author Share Posted September 7, 2003 No Mystique console yet, luckily! Aaarrgghg, don't prompt NE146!! Cheers, Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 I doubt I could post the "Mystique 6900" console I had in mind... at least, not without a big disclaimer. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 OK... I'll chime in... even though I was initially peeved that you took my joke. I think the ubiquitous Mythicon smiley face is a nice touch! I didn't steal it! I just appropriated the basic concept. :-) Besides. That disc in the center was screaming for that damn smiley face. Indeed. A smiley face was the perfect feature for that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san-d-2000 Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 I doubt I could post the "Mystique 6900" console I had in mind... at least, not without a big disclaimer. :-) You could some great designs with the controllers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 I doubt I could post the "Mystique 6900" console I had in mind... at least, not without a big disclaimer. :-) You could some great designs with the controllers Don't tempt me. The console I had in mind was rude enough. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tantone56 Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 does anybody know how to go about purchasing this activision atari system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 does anybody know how to go about purchasing this activision atari system? This is the only one that exists, Marco got it from Brazil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 You do have any specs for this model? Does it differ in any significant way to an Atari 2600? Just curious as to why it was being made if it was exactly like a regular 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phosphor Dot Fossils Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 My, but that's pretty. I think we need more pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted September 9, 2003 Author Share Posted September 9, 2003 Cheers, Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted September 9, 2003 Author Share Posted September 9, 2003 You do have any specs for this model? Does it differ in any significant way to an Atari 2600? Just curious as to why it was being made if it was exactly like a regular 2600. It's in the Brazilian PAL-M format. The Brazilian government encourages home manufacturers to produce their own goods for the Brazilian market. With high import taxes they discourage foreign companies to sell their goods in Brazil. That is why you'll find all that funky "pirate" stuff in Brazil abd hardly any "original" items. This Dismac prototype is just one of the many cool consoles from Brazil. Here are some more: Cheers, Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 Where did these companies source TIA chips for these things? Did they license them directly from Atari? And what about the Coleco and Mattel units? I have to imagine that the TIA would be a hard chip to reverse-engineer in order to make a clone that had any chance of being compatible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted September 9, 2003 Author Share Posted September 9, 2003 Where did these companies source TIA chips for these things? Did they license them directly from Atari? Good question and I wish I knew the answer. The legal part is really shady. It's hard to imagine that the American companies did not know about what happened in Brazil. With some of the bigger brands' date=' like Polyvox, it appears that there was [i']some[/i] kind of relation between them and Atari and/or Activision. I've found regular Atari branded pcbs inside Polyvox carts - I don't know how to explain that. And what about the Coleco and Mattel units? I've seen a Brazilian Coleco clone as well, don't know about Intellivison. Cheers, Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 that is super sweet. and yea, id love to see a silver imagic 2600 too :-) that would kick arse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapdash Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 And what about the Coleco and Mattel units? I've seen a Brazilian Coleco clone as well' date=' don't know about Intellivison.[/quote'] Yeah, there's the SpliceVision Colecovision clone... Don't know of any others offhand. Didn't Teleplay make Intellivision in Brazil? I'm pretty sure there was at least one Intellivision clone down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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