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by scottith
Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:08 am
Forum: Rumor Mill
Topic: Were the following titles released?
Replies: 10
Views: 100711

Re: Were the following titles released?

http://home.ptd.net/~scottith15/atari_xe_ad_pokey.jpg http://home.ptd.net/~scottith15/atari_xe_ad.jpg From the screenshot in the ad, this clearly isn't the 7800 version: http://home.ptd.net/~scottith15/7800_biathlon.jpg It most closely resembles the C-64 version, only the skier is red instead of gr...
by scottith
Sun Oct 09, 2016 12:24 am
Forum: BASE - Bewildering Atari Software Emporium
Topic: possible bad 8-bit Karateka dump
Replies: 0
Views: 22045

possible bad 8-bit Karateka dump

I noticed if you load the game (on either Atari800Win or Altirra) and let it run until the attract/demo mode starts, there's graphics glitches around the feet of both fighters. This doesn't happen with the recently-discovered prototype versions, nor with any pirate/hacked versions.
by scottith
Thu Jun 16, 2016 4:18 am
Forum: Rumor Mill
Topic: Were the following titles released?
Replies: 10
Views: 100711

Re:

Atari Frog wrote:Something strange about Winter Games now... The French magazine POKEY had a picture of the game displayed on the XEGS in an article. Was it a mock-up? I'll try to post it here...

What happened with this? Are there scans of the magazine available online somewhere?
by scottith
Fri Jun 10, 2016 11:53 am
Forum: 2600
Topic: A WARNING TO ALL STARTING VCS CART COLLECTORS!
Replies: 2
Views: 22411

Re: A WARNING TO ALL STARTING VCS CART COLLECTORS!

Hozer carts were never much of an issue because they were marked with his logo and priced accordingly. There are people now selling copies that look almost identical to the originals, such as this guy: http://www.ebay.com/usr/atari4you http://www.ebay.com/usr/angie19325?_trksid=p2047675.l2559 He's s...
by scottith
Tue Jun 07, 2016 2:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: MASH game trivia question
Replies: 0
Views: 21479

MASH game trivia question

http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-40 ... _3164.html

"Although the Atari 8-bit version was never distributed as intended, it is actually the original on which all other ports are based."

Where did this info come from?
by scottith
Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:09 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: looking for Spy Strikes Back manual
Replies: 0
Views: 7962

looking for Spy Strikes Back manual

Does anyone have a copy of this they can post, or know of a copy online?