which one proto would you like to own most

[MikeMika]

ugh, forgot some:

 

Mr. Bill's Neighborhood 2600

Incredible Hulk 2600

Mr. T 2600

Smoky the Bear 2600

 

...and last but not least, the one I wanted the most when I was younger: Kickman by CBS for 2600.

 

Mike

[+Cafeman]

Mike, do you have any more info and pictures of Super River Raid? I saw one picture of it years ago in a game mag preview, and never since. The picture I saw (IIRC) was the jet flying upwards through a city.

 

And wasn't "Adventure II 2600" what turned into Swordquest?

[The_Laird]

Rolling Thunder (Lynx) - Loved this game.

Cabal (Lynx) - Never seen any screenshots.

Ultra Star Raiders (Lynx) - Likewise but it did exist.

Geo Duel (Lynx) - Looked awesome.

Vindicators (Lynx) - Actully seen a review of this & the box!

 

Electrocop (7800) - Was it different to the Lynx version.

Gauntlet (7800) - Only heard about this recently.

Solaris (7800) - 2600 version is my fave game on the system.

[MikeMika]

RE: "Mike, do you have any more info and pictures of Super River Raid? "

 

Not really. I swore I had a flyer from CES with, IIRC, the same image you had described. I tried to get a glimpse of it in the day, but I couldn't get into the "closed door" demo room. So it's kind of become a holy grail for me.

 

As for Adventure II - yeah, it became Swordquest. Swordquest was Tod Frye's brainchild. Once Atari and Warner buddied up, they had access to DC Comics. Tod thought it would be a great idea to combine a game with a comic, etc. By the end, it was its own thing. However, I used to see the Adventure II line item in VideoLivery, and dream of a proper sequel. That's the one I would kill for right now.

 

Mike

[Tempest]

And wasn't "Adventure II 2600" what turned into Swordquest?

 

Yep. Supposedly a prototype labeled Adventure II exists, but it's just SQ: Earthworld.

 

Tempest

[+Cafeman]

Interesting.

 

Thankfully, Adventure II became Swordquest. It had been a shame to tarnish Adventure's reputation with that crappy game series. Or, maybe it would have been better without the "Swordquest" idea.

[MikeMika]

Oh, and one last detail about the birth of Swordquest if anyone is interested: Warner owned Atari, DC, AND the Franklin Mint. It was those three things that sparked the series. A sort of relationship of convenience, for sure.

 

Mike

[Curt Vendel]

Mike....

 

1) Ballblazer 2600 (Tod Frye) - Pretty far along.

 

I could swear Tod mentioned to me that he spent a night or two thinking it over and then realized it would be a horrible version, so it didn't get past conceptualization....

 

 

19) Yars Revenge II (Not sure how far, but I had the gameplay described to me)

 

Howard says he's got a great idea for a Yars' II but nothing was ever started... in a sense Saboteur is kinda of a continuation of the Yars' saga.

 

 

Curt

[Tempest]

1) Ballblazer 2600 (Tod Frye) - Pretty far along.  

 

I could swear Tod mentioned to me that he spent a night or two thinking it over and then realized it would be a horrible version, so it didn't get past conceptualization....  

 

I heard that a simple demo was done to try and show that the 2600 could do the split-screen, but beyond that nothing more was done. I'm kinda curious as to how far along this was, I swear I saw a document somewhere that said 30% as of the June/July shutdown.

 

Tempest

[Cassidy Nolen]

Polo for the 2600 and the hand-written directions.

 

 

 

Cassidy

[MikeMika]

Tod said he had the split screen working and the scrolling playfield. Beyond that, I'm not sure how much further he got. Sounds like the kernal was significant.

 

Mike