Pirates or originals?

[Rom Hunter]

As for Splendour are you saying On Base is in fact Bomb or am I misreading you? 

No, you're not.

Take a close look at this label:

http://www.atariage.com/cart_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=1005

 

Edited September 19, 2005 by Rom Hunter

[Foxsolo2000]

Thought I was on to something there. Never mind, thanks Rom.

 

 

This is the latest list that I need help with. I have removed a number of previous titles due to conformation that they were never released. The last half are of games that cannot be confirmed or denied yet so again, can anyone help?

 

1. Deadly Poison by Eram according to Sku-u exists and I have no reason to doubt him

2. Super Bird by Rentacom is Condor Attack.

3. Space Trip again according to Sku-u exists.

4. Go Go Home Monster by Home Vision 1983

5. Phantom by Zirok reputed to be a pirate of Spider Fighter.

6. War 2000 by Home Vision

8. Action Master by Video Game Prog

9. Avenger by Video Game Prog

10. Back Strike by Video Game Prog

11. Banned by Video Game Prog

12. King Mines by Data Soft is Mines of Minos by Coma Vid

13. Mighty Mouse by Funvision is Mouse Trap by CBS

14. Plug Attack by Funvision

15. Round 1 by Video Game Prog

16. Sea Smash by Video Game Prog is reputed to be Sea Master/Sea Hawk

17. Space Marshall is Planet Patrol by Spectravision.

18. Star Battle by Video Game Prog

19. Super Tank by Supervision

20. Treasure Hunting by Funvision according to Rom Hunter is Pitfall.

21. Tutti Frutti accroding to Marco exists.

22. Baja Buggies by digimax is Cosmic Corridor.

23 War Zone by Hi-Tech is confirmed to be MASH by 20th Century Fox

24 Oops

25 Lost & Found

26 Planet Protector

27 Lie Low

28 Super Escape

29 Stomp It

30 Lipstick Plus

31 Dungeon Master by Telegames

32 Fire by Palmex

33 Fortune Hunter by Romox

34 Getcha by Multivision

35 Harem, Harem 1 and Harem 2 by Multivision

36 Heartbreak by Multivision

37 Meteorites by Elektra

38 Sky Blazer by Broderbund

39 Logic Master by Chalkboard Inc

40 Relax by Synsoft.

Edited September 21, 2005 by Foxsolo2000

[Marco]

The company is called "Action Hi-Tech", the label under which they released their games is "Hi-Score"

 

All games from 24 and above were never released AFAIK. "Lipstick Plus" might refer to a (voice) controller, which was actually released.

 

 

Cheers,

Marco

[Foxsolo2000]

So the Telegames Dungeon Master wasn't Venture then? I thought that the voice controller never got off the drawing board. You saying that they actually released games for the thing? You truly are the man in the know. Care to share any further information on the subject?

[Marco]

 

 

Cheers,

Marco

[Foxsolo2000]

That isn't an official Atari release is it? Was it released in Europe, the Uk or the USA? Are there many games available for it? By the way thank you Marco

[Marco]

It's an official US release from a firm called Access (see picture). It's just a controller, not something that has special carts for it.

 

Cheers,

Marco

Edited September 20, 2005 by Marco

[Foxsolo2000]

So what games could it be used on? Was it the same principle as the Atari project in which any game could be played by saying the movement into the microphone?

[sku_u]

If you ever decide to sell that controller, PM me.

[Foxsolo2000]

Rom discovered the identity of War Zone by Action High-Tech. it is in reality MASH by 20th Century Fox. I will let you know if I discover the identity of any more.

[YOK-dfa]

I probably have a Plug Attack (sounds like a Mystique game to me ) on the way to me, so when i get it, i can tell you which game it is...

[A.J. Franzman]

The pics added are of European Pal releases.  King Arthur was Dragon Fire by Imagic, Asteroid Belt was Assualt by Bomb and Boom Bang was Crackpots.  I added the last as it possessed a label that I again have not come across before.

 

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Those are "Taiwan Cooper" carts, so-called because the title text is printed in the font called "Cooper Black", and the only identification on the carts is "MADE IN TAIWAN" molded onto the back. They are definitely not Quelle, boxes for these have absolutely no maker identifying info. Various lists online call them by "Cooper Black" or just "Cooper", but "Taiwan Cooper" seems to be the best descriptive name until someone comes up with evidence of the actual name of the maker (if ever).

[FND]

Not sure if anyone is interested but I finaly located my 128 in 1 game cart and

found it had a list of the games on the back so I took some scans and will post them

below. I am not sure if the list will be readable so I typed up the list and included

it also

 

super ferrari----- fast eddie------ski hunt--------------iq-80

flag----------------sea warp-------bobby trip-----------defense

sea war-----------hey! stop!------pyramid war---------chicken crossing

ski-----------------fire brigade----space tunnel---------ark lost art

laser bird---------laser tank------mafia-----------------cheap kid

laser--------------spider fighter---galatic----------------parachute

evil arrack--------turtel home-----astroid---------------see saw

bingo--------------maze craze-----fire burg-------------baby go home

space raid---------time tunnel-----dig dug--------------sky climber

sky diver----------holly devil------mega force 1--------bermuda

volleyball----------ice climber-----pac kong-------------marina

ufo tank------------top gun---------tank city-------------maze

bi! bi!---------------third contact----journey--------------fancy pot

basketball----------moon driver----sea hunter-----------crazy driver

soccer--------------karate-----------brain game----------boom bang

ant party-----------cuttle fish-------tom boy--------------river raid

surrounding--------q-bert-----------teeth brush----------walker

cannonball----------return ball------time warp-----------frog crossing

minigolf-------------baseball jr.------planet invitor-------duck hero

baseball------------air-sea war-------fireman-------------snoopy

pocket--------------king building------mash 1-------------evil fighter

othello--------------tank attack-------dragon treasure----combat

solt racer-----------sky destryer------laser bird-----------ufo attack

airsee battle--------luner ball---------pinball--------------pac man

draught-------------ufo ship-----------pigeon--------------treasure

mathmatics---------tonnel battle------freeway-----------world zapper

football--------------boxing------------motocross---------duck pass

space jockey--------tuby bird---------fox trap------------berzerk

rabbit cross---------carivival----------exer ion jr.---------home sweet home

goli-------------------robocop----------pooyan-------------frogger

deep bomb----------cosmic ark-------star force-----------bowling

tennis----------------spiderman--------mousetrap---------evil city

 

 

[Rom Hunter]

Rom discovered the identity of War Zone by Action High-Tech.  it is in reality MASH by 20th Century Fox.  I will let you know if I discover the identity of any more.

Thanks, Fox.

 

I probably have a Plug Attack (sounds like a Mystique game to me ) on the way to me, so when i get it, i can tell you which game it is...

That would be great, YOK-dfa.

 

The pics added are of European Pal releases.  King Arthur was Dragon Fire by Imagic, Asteroid Belt was Assualt by Bomb and Boom Bang was Crackpots.  I added the last as it possessed a label that I again have not come across before.

Those are "Taiwan Cooper" carts, so-called because the title text is printed in the font called "Cooper Black", and the only identification on the carts is "MADE IN TAIWAN" molded onto the back. They are definitely not Quelle, boxes for these have absolutely no maker identifying info. Various lists online call them by "Cooper Black" or just "Cooper", but "Taiwan Cooper" seems to be the best descriptive name until someone comes up with evidence of the actual name of the maker (if ever).

Could still be Double-Game Package titles distributed by Quelle, though:

 

Edited September 21, 2005 by Rom Hunter

[Foxsolo2000]

FND any chance of a screen shot of Home Sweet Home. Also are there any unique roms on that cartridge? Any idea who made the thing?

[crunchysuperman]

That Lipstick controller was originally released in the US by Access for the C64 game Echelon. All it did was replace the fire button with a microphone. The marketing showed these kids speaking "fire!" into the mic, but in fact, it would respond to any sound that it picked up - it was basically useless. After a time, it was no longer even bundled with the game, as it was never required for gameplay in the first place.

 

I have no idea if it was released elsewhere in the world, or if it was also released as an official 2600 controller. It would certainly work - they have the same pinout, but I don't think they ever pushed an Atari "version". Could be wrong about that though.

 

Can you imagine some kid playing Space Invaders with that thing? "fire . . fire . . fire . . fire . . fire . . fire . . fire . . fire . . fire . . fire . . "

Edited September 21, 2005 by crunchysuperman

[Rom Hunter]

Access Software was famous for the following C64 hits:

 

Beach-Head

 

Beach-Head II: The Dictator Strikes Back!

 

Raid Over Moscow

 

Leaderboard Golf

 

The Echelon was made in 1987 and included The Lip Stik Plus:

 

Edited September 21, 2005 by Rom Hunter

[YOK-dfa]

I probably have a Plug Attack (sounds like a Mystique game to me ) on the way to me, so when i get it, i can tell you which game it is...

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No game yet, but i've got a picture. Not sure which of these games is supposed to be Plug Attack, but one of them is (the other is supposed to be Pukk Man)

 

[Rom Hunter]

The one on the left certainly looks like Challenge from Zellers:

http://www.atariage.com/cart_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=349

 

My guess is that Plug Attack is the same game as Plaque Attack from Activision.

 

Edited September 21, 2005 by Rom Hunter

[YOK-dfa]

The one on the left certainly looks like Challenge from Zellers:

http://www.atariage.com/cart_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=349

 

My guess is that Plug Attack is the same game as Plaque Attack from Activision.

 

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Probably. BTW do you know if those labels are generic and are used for more games? (the seller said the titles where Pukk Man and Plug Attack so i guess the answer would be 'yes')

[Rom Hunter]

I think they're generic.

The only thing I know is that the left label was not made before 1984.

 

Edited September 21, 2005 by Rom Hunter

[Foxsolo2000]

Nice find Yok-dfa. Where did you get them from? The one on the left certainly looks like the Challenge one I had too. Rom any idea where the labels originally came from? By the way Rom I have added another interesting label. I dont have this version of Paris Attack in my collection, the one third from left at the top.

 

Edited September 21, 2005 by Foxsolo2000

[Rom Hunter]

Rom any idea where the labels originally came from?

Taiwan.

No doubt about it.

 

Edited September 21, 2005 by Rom Hunter

[Rom Hunter]

By the way Rom I have added another interesting label.  I dont have this version of Paris Attack in my collection, the one third from left at the top.

The Black Hole, Astrowar and Paris Attack on your picture are most probably Double-Game Package titles.

The other side of the manual papers are probably written in Dutch.

The Paris Attack cartridge shown here is normal sized, but with a small label.

 

Here's an example of a (Double-Game Package) normal and short version of Base Attack:

 

Here's my Double-Game Package list:

 

Air Patrol/Paris Attack (Air Raiders/M.A.D.) 746381

Asteroid Belt/Mariana (Assault/Seaquest)

Astrowar/Black Hole/ (?/Cosmic Ark)

Base Attack/World End (Z-Tack/?) 781778

Boom Bang/Motocross (Cracpots/?) 781393

Fox & Goat/Pygmy (Nuts/Lock 'n' Chase) 311377

King Arthur/Lilly Adventure/ (Dragonfire/Lilly Adventure) 600273

Lilly Adventure/River Raid II (Lilly Adventure/Sea Hawk) 781644

Motorcross/See Saw (Enduro/Circus Atari) 649635

Modern Night/? (?/?)

Mr. T/My Way (Fast Eddie/Challenge) 781627

Netmaker/? (Keystone Kapers/?)

Panda (Quest)/Sky Diver (Panda Chase/?) 550425

Space Raid/Space Robot (?/?) 550324

Space Channel/? (?/?)

Star Force/UFO Patrol (?/Space Jockey) 649620

Flippern/Volleyball (Video Pinball/RealSports Volleyball) 781698

 

Other (maybe Double-Game Package) games:

 

Hot Wave (Ram It)

Scorpion (Assault? Plaque Attack?)

 

As you can see, there are still some question marks left.

Any additional info is welcome!

 

Edited September 21, 2005 by Rom Hunter

[Marco]

I think your list is complete, you can leave out the following:

 

Modern Night/? (?/?)

Netmaker/? (Keystone Kapers/?)

Space Channel/? (?/?)

Hot Wave (Ram It)

Scorpion (Assault? Plaque Attack?)

 

I've seen Modern Night, Netmaker, and Scorpion as regular single games. Hot Wave sounds like one of those weird Homevision titles that didn't come in the cool white case. Space Channel is new to me.

 

Cheers,

Marco