Cousin Vinnie Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 To my knowledge, there have only been 9 7800 Prototypes found and played. Is that right? Toki, Plutos, Sirius, Missing in Action, Klax, Rampart, GATO, Pit Fighter and Rescue on Fractulous..................... or however you spell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 You mean unreleased 7800 prototypes? Yes that's correct. There are several prototypes for released 7800 games out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jeremiahjt Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I thought a prototype of Paperboy had been found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 32 minutes ago, Tempest said: You mean unreleased 7800 prototypes? Yes that's correct. There are several prototypes for released 7800 games out there. Oops... yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostdragon Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 49 minutes ago, jeremiahjt said: I thought a prototype of Paperboy had been found. Are you thinking of Andrew Holdroyd talking of finishing and delivering to Atari, the 7800 version, whilst working for Tiertex? As far as i am aware, that claim has come under some scrutiny and has yet to be substantiated with a find, screenshots, Atari payment files, playtesting reports etc. It's literally just a claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 You are missing Skyfox. Also, NTSC Sentinel is a proto. It was only released in PAL format. And the keyboard module proto programs. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jeremiahjt Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 What percentage complete are all these prototypes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidus79001 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 7 hours ago, Cousin Vinnie said: To my knowledge, there have only been 9 7800 Prototypes found and played. Is that right? Toki, Plutos, Sirius, Missing in Action, Klax, Rampart, GATO, Pit Fighter and Rescue on Fractulous..................... or however you spell it. Looks like we will probably never get to play Toki on the Atari 7800 even though years ago there was supposedly a plan to make the game available but still to this day has no happened. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 56 minutes ago, Tidus79001 said: Looks like we will probably never get to play Toki on the Atari 7800 even though years ago there was supposedly a plan to make the game available but still to this day has no happened. Toki has been released. 1 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Trebor said: Toki has been released. Jesus Christ, that's the 4th time today I got that! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Back Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 I expected no less 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 3 hours ago, jeremiahjt said: What percentage complete are all these prototypes? I think most of these have been reviewed at Atariprotos.com Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 And the Atari temperature module.... I got it from Curt, many ears ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 8 hours ago, Mitch said: You are missing Skyfox. Also, NTSC Sentinel is a proto. It was only released in PAL format. And the keyboard module proto programs. Mitch Did anyone ever get their hands on Skyfox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Cousin Vinnie said: Did anyone ever get their hands on Skyfox? Not that I have heard. Apparently it is a pretty early proto. Maybe if someone asks John Hardie nicely he will dig it out. Mitch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Thanks guys- I used your brains to complete another article on my website. MUHAHAHAHAHA YOU FOOLS! Seriously, thanks again! Always good to be fact checked by da boize. Over the last few decades, only a small number of unreleased prototypes were discovered for the Atari 7800. Some are masterpieces, some are not playable at all. At Atari7800Forever.com, we rank the top 10 that have been found. #atari7800 http://www.atari7800forever.com/top10up.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Back Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Great list. I personally would've liked to seen Rescue on Fractalus finished for the 7800. I love Sirius and really appreciate Missing in Action as a style of game the 7800 desperately needed. I like Pluto's and Klax just fine, but I completely understand why Toki wasn't released. As much as I desperately want to play it, it was just developed way too late to matter. The other Protos are really too early to speak on, and there isn't enough to hold my attention for more than a few minutes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 9 hours ago, Mitch said: Not that I have heard. Apparently it is a pretty early proto. Maybe if someone asks John Hardie nicely he will dig it out. Mitch I actually spoke to him about that not too long ago. He said he'd look for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 21 minutes ago, Tempest said: I actually spoke to him about that not too long ago. He said he'd look for it. Kewl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jeremiahjt Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) Nice write up. Seems like a small number of prototypes, but who knows. Actually, wasn't there a copy of Electrocop discovered too? I have copies of Plutos and Sirius, but I still need to get copies of Klax, Missing in Action, and NTSC Sentinel. And Possible Mission for that matter. Edited April 2, 2022 by jeremiahjt Spelling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 12 minutes ago, jeremiahjt said: Nice write up. Seems like a small number of prototypes, but who knows. Actually, wasn't there a copy of Electrocop discovered too? Artwork was the only thing found for Electrocop. Here is a link to the artwork: https://atariage.com/forums/topic/105531-anyone-know-what-unreleased-game-amy-hennig-worked-on/?do=findComment&comment=1322054 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 @Cousin Vinnie don't forget about California Games. Arthur Krewat mentioned at one point that he may even had some of it working. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Trebor said: @Cousin Vinnie don't forget about California Games. Arthur Krewat mentioned at one point that he may even had some of it working. If you are going down the road of stuff that may still be out there... Besides California Games and Electrocop, you can add Track and Field and the PAL versions of Road Riot 4WD and Steel Talons. There are also the rumored nearly complete versions of Rampart and Rescue on Fractalus. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Add Moon Patrol and Millipede to that list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 So only 9 still. The rest are all rumours and dreams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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