HP Atari King of Michigan Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I do not have this 7800 game, but I've heard that the NTSC version is severely glitched in one of the levels making it impossible to beat for real. But the PAL version isn't glitched at all. Does anyone have this cart (NTSC or PAL)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I had the original which is literally impossible. There is a fixed version of the NTSC available as a rom. I've played it through using a CC2. It is beatable. It's a great game, for the 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I do not have this 7800 game, but I've heard that the NTSC version is severely glitched in one of the levels making it impossible to beat for real. But the PAL version isn't glitched at all. Does anyone have this cart (NTSC or PAL)? 942903[/snapback] Not one of the levels exactly. The glitch occurs, from what I understand, when the game hides the clues you are supposed to find. Clues are to be hidden behind various objects you have to search in the game. On the NTSC version, objects can be hidden behind a special computer console (which is used for something other than a hiding place for objects). The problem is that because the computer is used for something else, you can't "search" it for a clue. Therefore, if the game randomly places a clue behind a computer terminal (which can be a fairly sure bet), the game truly does become impossible to complete. As mentioned, there is a fixed NTSC version of the game that is available, at least as a rom. Seems like I saw where someone had made a few carts for sale too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Problem is I can't beat the game as it is LOL! I used to have it for my Commodore 64. That sound "Stay Awhile! Stay Forever!" is tattooed in my brain.. atleast I think it's from this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Problem is I can't beat the game as it is LOL! I used to have it for my Commodore 64. That sound "Stay Awhile! Stay Forever!" is tattooed in my brain.. atleast I think it's from this game. 943075[/snapback] I'm in the same boat. Glitch or no glitch, it's still a friggen hard game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedijeff Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Problem is I can't beat the game as it is LOL! I used to have it for my Commodore 64. That sound "Stay Awhile! Stay Forever!" is tattooed in my brain.. atleast I think it's from this game. 943075[/snapback] I'm in the same boat. Glitch or no glitch, it's still a friggen hard game! 943404[/snapback] I think the key to winning is finding the music rooms and getting as many snooze cards as you can. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Nah, not hard if you know how to navigate each room I usually die about 2-3 times during the whole game... sometimes better than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Pac Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Hard?! I say it is impossible to beat. I have gotten many of the clues, my record is 9. I have even gone so far as to make paper copies of the pieces and tried to put them together. Which by the way none of them do, I say if the original Atari company was still open, they would of been hit with a class action lawsuit a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip_Cannon Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 (edited) Hard?! I say it is impossible to beat. I have gotten many of the clues, my record is 9. I have even gone so far as to make paper copies of the pieces and tried to put them together. Which by the way none of them do, I say if the original Atari company was still open, they would of been hit with a class action lawsuit a long time ago. 943962[/snapback] The pieces look funny and impossible to put together but it's all about experimentation. Rotating the pieces and changing their colors are the key. Be sure to make those first two calls so that pieces to the first puzzle will be in its respective orientation. They'll have a red dot next to them. Once you get the idea and put together that first piece, then the rest will be cake. Edited October 7, 2005 by Trip_Cannon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Pac Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 I said I made paper copies...EXACT paper copies which I cut out and tried to piece together when the system was off. I still could not do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 I still need this one. Does anyone have a spare they could sell or trade to me? My son loves this game for some reason. I wouldn't mind scoring a PAL converted to NTSC version either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip_Cannon Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 I said I made paper copies...EXACT paper copies which I cut out and tried to piece together when the system was off. I still could not do it. 944152[/snapback] damn.... that sucks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Propane13 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Oh, it's definitely beatable, if you have the working version . I had to prove that myself before distributing the NTSC ROM. What's a release without beta testing, after all? The beatable ROM is available in a thread somewhere. -John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Yes, I 've beaten John's patched version as well. I have the ROM on my website, you can get the A78 version here and the BIN version here. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laner Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Problem is I can't beat the game as it is LOL! I used to have it for my Commodore 64. That sound "Stay Awhile! Stay Forever!" is tattooed in my brain.. atleast I think it's from this game. 943075[/snapback] Yep... "Another visitor - stay awhile... stay FOREVAH!" I was so disappointed when I realized the 7800 version didn't have the speech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Ok so since it's been patched, can someone explain to me exactly what was wrong with the code in the NTSC version? Was it a simple typo in the code that somehow caused the bug, or was it just plain wrong coding that was fixed in the PAL version? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 John, would probably be a better person to answer this but I believe it was the latter. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Problem is I can't beat the game as it is LOL! I used to have it for my Commodore 64. That sound "Stay Awhile! Stay Forever!" is tattooed in my brain.. atleast I think it's from this game. 943075[/snapback] Yep... "Another visitor - stay awhile... stay FOREVAH!" I was so disappointed when I realized the 7800 version didn't have the speech 947799[/snapback] I had it for my C-64 too. I thought I also had it for my Atari 7800 since my uncle sent me a nice pile of games and I also bought some, but I don't see it in the box. I either own it and don't see it, or I never had it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercat Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Yep... "Another visitor - stay awhile... stay FOREVAH!" I was so disappointed when I realized the 7800 version didn't have the speech 947799[/snapback] Sounds like a job for Atarivox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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