CPUWIZ Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 Just got it today. Minty mint. EDIT: I guess a entry change in the database is in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 I would have thought it was already in the database... Hmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 Yes, but is this confrmed as a cart that was commercially available in NTSC format? If not, I don't see why this shouldn't still be considered a prototype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 30, 2003 Author Share Posted October 30, 2003 Yes, but is this confrmed as a cart that was commercially available in NTSC format? If not, I don't see why this shouldn't still be considered a prototype. Yes, I just talked to Rick Weis yesterday and he has had his boxed NTSC Asterix for 4 years now. It's clearly a 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smile_walle Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 I believed that is an Canadian box and never been sold in USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 30, 2003 Author Share Posted October 30, 2003 I believed that is an Canadian box and never been sold in USA. Yep, just like Obelix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsbucs Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 WOW!!!! Very nice!!! I WANT ONE!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 So what is this game all about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 30, 2003 Author Share Posted October 30, 2003 It's basically Taz with different graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 I always assumed that an NTSC Asterix existed since an NTSC Obelix was released. Sweet! Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+moycon Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 So what's Obelix?? It doesn't appear to be a hack...Or is it? And is Asterix a hack of Taz...Or vice versa? Oh BTW CPUWIZ.... That's awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 I thought the only one who had any of these was the programmer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san-d-2000 Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 Maybe you should open the shrinwrap just to be a 100% sure it's NTSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeV0 Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 Yeah, I have one of those and the N is for New Zealand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 So what's Obelix??It doesn't appear to be a hack...Or is it? And is Asterix a hack of Taz...Or vice versa? Asterix is an "official" hack of TAZ, while Obelix is a completely different game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 30, 2003 Author Share Posted October 30, 2003 So what's Obelix??It doesn't appear to be a hack...Or is it? And is Asterix a hack of Taz...Or vice versa? Asterix is an "official" hack of TAZ, while Obelix is a completely different game. So if you change the graphics on Thrust for instance and change the title you would call that a hack ? Wouldn't you call that a variation, he did program them both and so did you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 So if you change the graphics on Thrust for instance and change the title you would call that a hack ? Wouldn't you call that a variation, he did program them both and so did you ? It depends on how you define hack. If only the graphics are changed and the whole gameplay etc. would be the same, IMO that's a hack. Though Asterix is maybe somewhere in a grey area, because, unlike real hacks/pirates, it was probably reassembled from exisiting source code. Maybe they changed a little bit more than you could do by simply hacking (=patching) an existing binary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 30, 2003 Author Share Posted October 30, 2003 He wrote them both (Taz & Asterix), there was no hacking involved, do you delete your source code when you're finished with a game ? I am sure he changed a bunch of variables as well as change the graphics. I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 This all came first to light when my other half Kris (Queen of the Felines) offered Steve $150 for a shrinked copy of Asterix from the supposed case of them he received (and subsequently rediscovered he had) for programming the game. She got it from him at CGE, so at least I've had a chance to see, touch and use the damn thing myself After that all hell broke loose, wondering if it was really NTSC. So she opened it up, plugged it into her 2600 and it worked fine. Since then of course Steve wised up to how rare it really was and the price went up with it How much did you pay for yours CPUWiz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 That is so awesome to see, thanks for the picture and info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincYnoTi Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 i've heard a common prank at atari was to send programmers a case of their games with half randomly packed with a combat inside rather than the real game . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincYnoTi Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 i guess i have to start another thread over in the rarity section for ntsc asterix. so far, i've seen posts from the following that have ntsc asterix: myself queen of the felines rick weis cpuwiz steve woita (and whoever else he has sold one to) anyone else here have an ntsc asterix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBP Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 As an independant adjudicator, if you send me your boxed asterix I would be happy to use my x-ray vision to check the cart. Of course it wouldn't be my fault if it got lost in the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 If Woita would sell one for $150 I'd buy one but we'll probably never see that price again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCmodeler Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 So if you change the graphics on Thrust for instance and change the title you would call that a hack ? Wouldn't you call that a variation, he did program them both and so did you ? It depends on how you define hack. Related Question: Is Super Mario Bros 2 a "hack" of Doki Doki Panic? Seems to me that if the answer is no, than the answer is no to Taz and Asterix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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