Klove Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Heya, Have found another long-lost Acti alumni who actually did a silly title for Activision. Sorta' very insignificant... but none-the-less.. "It could be considered another legit Activision title, as it actually was published by Activision for a very brief time period." The name of the title is "YOU ARE A WINNER!" Am actually corresponding with the Programmer to try and get a copy of it. As soon as I do, I'll be sure to pass it onto A&A for their posting purposes. I promise.. "If I get it, you will." Again, it's nothing much.. "But it's something you probably haven't seen before." The only other title I have to offer at the mo, is another unreleased Pitfall! prototype. "You guys interested in that at all?" Again though, I can't publicly release the Programmer's info for fear of havig SJ poachers hit this guy up. Please understand that. I'll let you know as soon as I hear / have anything significant. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepnut24 Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Sweet! Keep the info coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Cool! Many thanks Ken for not turning your back on us retro-geeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Have found another long-lost Acti alumni who actually did a silly title for Activision. Sorta' very insignificant... but none-the-less.. "It could be considered another legit Activision title, as it actually was published by Activision for a very brief time period." So it was actually published and sold? I can't believe no one has heard of it up till now. Odd... Can't wait! Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saikyo Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Whoa! I hope there is a screenshot that gets posted up when you get the proto! (Hint Hint Come on whats wrong with a screenie?) EDIT is this a proto or a full game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Have found another long-lost Acti alumni who actually did a silly title for Activision. Sorta' very insignificant... but none-the-less.. "It could be considered another legit Activision title, as it actually was published by Activision for a very brief time period." So it was actually published and sold? I can't believe no one has heard of it up till now. Odd... Can't wait! Tempest heh published could mean they made 1 ad for it and it ran in a mag for a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 This sounds great Can't wait to hear more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Nice to hear Ken! I'm hoping there will be screenshots and as much info as the programmer will allow to be released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Nice to hear Ken! I'm hoping there will be screenshots and as much info as the programmer will allow to be released. The first post makes it sound like if he gets the rom from the programmer he will pass it along. I would also like to see the Pitfall proto you mentioned if it is incomplete He just won't release any info about the programmer publicly for good reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 "Well that sucks!!!!!' if this is a NTSC activision game, then now I don't own all of them CIB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belty Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpddytim Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 I would love to see both of these things! By the sounds of it, if it was "published" by activision and the name of the cart is "You are a winner" it could have been a prize for some sort of In House contest. Like, who had the Hottest Secretary, longest a programmer went without sex, how much acid you could drop and still write a good game........ I dont know just what it sounds like... -Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cootster Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Perhaps it was designed for the first person to earn every patch. Did anyone do that while they were still being offered? I remember hearing legends of such a cart back in the day. I'd guess it's more of a demo than an actual game, but it is probably a really sweet, highly advanced, and completely new one . . . Unfortunately, though, it's not Keystone Kapers 2, The Levee Game, or The Bird Game . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Again though, I can't publicly release the Programmer's info for fear of havig SJ poachers hit this guy up. Ken, I've seen you refer to SJ in a couple of posts now. What are you referreing to? Is it The CGE show in San Jose? If so, is there some animosity between you and the CGE folks that we all should be aware of? To remain on topic here, I'd be delighted to see anything you've dug up Regards, -Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cootster Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 I would love to see both of these things! By the sounds of it, if it was "published" by activision and the name of the cart is "You are a winner" it could have been a prize for some sort of In House contest. Like, how much acid you could drop and still write a good game........ The winner: the guy who made Thwocker. Or perhaps the one who thought Karate Champ was do-able on the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klove Posted April 19, 2004 Author Share Posted April 19, 2004 No. I never mentioned the CGE people. I have nothing but good things to say about those guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 No. I never mentioned the CGE people. I have nothing but good things to say about those guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 No. I never mentioned the CGE people. I have nothing but good things to say about those guys. Well thanks for clearing that up Who or what the heck is SJ then? Me still confused. Did I miss something? -Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 By the sounds of it, if it was "published" by activision and the name of the cart is "You are a winner" it could have been a prize for some sort of In House contest. Or would this be something like getting a winning bottle cap or something? Like, say you buy a copy of any Activision game, and when you stick it in the Atari, you get a message saying "You are a winner", and you contact Activision to get your prize or something. (That is, the "You are a winner" cartridge would actually have some other game's label on it) Just a guess. --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Great news! I hardly can't wait... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Who or what the heck is SJ then? Me still confused. SJ... SJ... StanJr? Nah. Uh... hmmm. I don't know either. But my guess would be that there is/are a/some collector(s) in the San Jose area who have, in the past, pestered programmers about prototypes they possessed, and either 1) acquired the ROMs and hoarded them or 2) annoyed the programmers to such a degree that they don't want anything to do with any part of the Atari community any more. But that's just a guess. Am I getting warm? Am I stepping on anyone's toes? Should I shut up before I say something I shouldn't and get a hit put out on me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Am I glad I live in Sunnyvale and not in San Jose. Apolloboy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 HEY, Leave me out of it. Odd that this was published but this is the first we hear of it. With as many people in the know as we have around here, you'd think someone would know something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 I wish Ken would state more or just quit mentioning this then. He seems to be wanting to tell us something, but doesn't follow through. Inquiring minds want to know. In any event, maybe he is referring to Steven Jobs. Perhaps he wants to get back into the Atari scene Could be that this proto is actually one of his that he wrote back at Atari and when the Activision guys defected, they took it with them. Now Mr Jobs wants it back. Just pure speculation on my part though. -Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 I'm looking forward to seeing some screenshots of both and hearing more about these. Is the unreleased prototype similar to any of the known Brazilian hacks of Pitfall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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