SS Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I had this sitting my Z26 folder. It's a joystick controlled version of "Circus Atari". Hack or not? circus_atari__1978___atari___joystick_.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I want to think that it is a hack. Atariage lists the Zeller's version of Circus Atari as being controlled with a joystick. Maybe the ROM was dumped from a Zeller's cartridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I want to think that it is a hack. Atariage lists the Zeller's version of Circus Atari as being controlled with a joystick. Maybe the ROM was dumped from a Zeller's cartridge? God I love this site. Probably a year ago, I won Zellers' Circus off Ebay for a few bucks. When I put the cart in, and hit reset, the paddle didn't move the character and the fire button did nothing. I cleaned the hell out of the cart with alcohol, contact spray, even tried the pencil eraser bit. When it still didnt work I emailed the seller and asked if he had tested it like the auction said he did. I never did get a response but for only a few bucks I let it go and didn't email him again. I kept the cart in my collection...working or not I dont have the heart to throw it away. After reading this thread I tried the cart again this time with a joystick. The cart works fine with the joystick. Un....believeable Thanks for the info mojo. Needless to say though, the control sucks ass with the joystick, so it's going right back into its same spot inbetween Challenge and Dragon Treasure. But nice to know the cart works after all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 God I love this site. Ditto that! Thanks for the info mojo. Naw, don't thank me. Thank SS for calling it into question, Atariage for kicking so much ass, and Google for pulling a nice list to my query for "'Circus Atari' +Joystick". :-) I'm only an innocent, albeit interested, bystander. I'm glad you kept the cartridge and it works! Maybe the extra attention will move some collectors to seek the Zellers' version more earnestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 The circus guys are slightly different looking in the joystick hack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I always wondered if the joystick version was a hack or not. Learn something new every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I'm never quite sure how to read those Clonespy results. So if you compare the original to the hack, there is a 95% agreement but if you compare the hack to the original, it's 98%? Did I read that correctly? Is the 3% difference because extra code was added for the controls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 I'm never quite sure how to read those Clonespy results. So if you compare the original to the hack, there is a 95% agreement but if you compare the hack to the original, it's 98%? Did I read that correctly? Yup. Is the 3% difference because extra code was added for the controls? Probably. But to be sure, you have to look at the disassembly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 God I love this site. Biggest understatement of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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