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Cygnus X1

Post by andy_bernstein » Fri May 14, 2004 6:36 am

Hello Gang,

Does anybody know if Cygnus X1 has ever been released by Atari UK (Atari Frog told me it started as an Anco title) or is it a proto / beta ?

In case it's been released, would someone have access to the packaging ?

It's far from being a good game (way too frustrating and difficult - even Buck Rogers -six years earlier- did a much better job) but the background is quite nice (probably done at the time with Technicolour Dreams from Red Rat).

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Post by John E. » Fri May 14, 2004 7:17 am

It was interesting to note that the 'Cracked by...' note on the title screen of this game had been removed. Is this Atarimania policy?
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still on the disk image

Post by andy_bernstein » Fri May 14, 2004 7:24 am

John,

It's still there if you check the disk image with Hex Edit (or a text editor).

Also, the disk version that I got in the mid-nineties didn't have any "cracked by" message.

Hope this helps.

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Post by John E. » Sat May 15, 2004 11:44 am

Also, the disk version that I got in the mid-nineties didn't have any "cracked by" message.
How strange! The version I had had 'CRACKED BY JOE A. OF LPS' if I remember correctly! I imagine the (now) blank line had some sort of copyright message originally.

Tis no wonder hackers would stick (albeit, very basic) checks at the start of the code to see if anyone had removed or changed their 'label'!

AD 56 23 C9 2A D0 F9 :wink:

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Post by andy_bernstein » Sun May 16, 2004 5:41 pm

All right,

It seems nobody has any packaging or box for Cygnus X1 so, correct me if I'm wrong, but I presume the title has never been released officially.

Off to the next topic...

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Post by Atari Frog » Sun May 16, 2004 10:42 pm

Hi Andy,

It's probably pretty rare but was definitely released. Several reliable dealer listings mention the game.

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Post by prixon » Sat May 21, 2005 5:09 pm

I reviewed Cygnus XI in New Atari User, issue 40. It was a cassette version from Atari Corp. I mentioned in the review that it was originally developed by Anco. I'm pretty sure it was supplied with all the packaging etc.,otherwise I wouldn't have known what the background story was to write about. But unfortunately I no longer have it!

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Post by Atari Frog » Sat May 21, 2005 6:17 pm

Hi Paul,

Nice to have you here.

I think I located someone with a copy of the game, I'll ask him if he can scan the packaging.

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Post by deathtrappomegranate » Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:15 pm

Definitively released - packaging scanned and uploaded.
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Post by Andre » Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:09 am

deathtrappomegranate wrote:Definitively released - packaging scanned and uploaded.
:shock:

The first one I have ever seen...
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Post by andy_bernstein » Sat Aug 20, 2005 12:42 am

Now I'm an happy man !!!

Still a so-so (if not crappy) game but, thanks to the instructions, maybe my opinion will change (I had no clue that constantly firing would reduce your fuel).

Thanks froggy for tracking this down !

Now, back to programming...

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Re: Cygnus Xi

Post by carmel_andrews » Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:32 pm

I sold my orig. tape version to death trap..., you'd be better of playing Buck Rogers by SEGA (much better game, or the same game type)
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