Rom Hunter Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 Although this list is fascinating, I'm really hoping to see a list of confirmed Homevision cartridges (made by Homevision).We all do, Ian. Until that moment, this is the best Home Vision list you can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 In the screenshot on atarimania, the words "SANCHO" and "COPY" are shown. It looks like the same letter graphics are used in the playfield ("Y" and "A" and "C"). If you can find the word SANCHO in the code, could that give you a start at deciphering which values correspond to which letters? Such as: $d3 = S $c1 = A $d4 = N ? = C ? = H $c4 = O Thanks, but (un?)fortunately Sancho isn't stored encrypted. Yup...apart from the copyright year (which is in BCD format), all of the text as well as the starting items in each of the bands are stored as LSB pointers: LF8E6:;lsb values...boot objects... .byte $E8; $F8E6 lower ship .byte $C0; $F8E7 y .byte $C8; $F8E8 z .byte $D0; $F8E9 heart .byte $D8; $F8EA rocket? .byte $E0; $F8EB balloon? .byte $D0; $F8EC heart .byte $00; $F8ED a .byte $08; $F8EE b .byte $10; $F8EF c .byte $18; $F8F0 d .byte $F0; $F8F1 upper ship LF8F2: ;contents of text fields to show boot message...lsb values... .byte $F8; $F8F2 space .byte $10; $F8F3 c .byte $70; $F8F4 o .byte $78; $F8F5 p .byte $C0; $F8F6 y .byte $F8; $F8F7 space .byte $88; $F8F8 r .byte $40; $F8F9 i .byte $30; $F8FA g .byte $38; $F8FB h .byte $98; $F8FC t .byte $F8; $F8FD space .byte $90; $F8FE s .byte $00; $F8FF a .byte $68; $F900 n .byte $10; $F901 c .byte $38; $F902 h .byte $70; $F903 o .byte $F8; $F904 space .byte $10; $F905 c .byte $70; $F906 o .byte $88; $F907 r .byte $78; $F908 p .byte $F8; $F909 space ;BCD score values to show copyright year 001983 in both score fields... .byte $00; | | $F90A .byte $19; | XX X| $F90B .byte $83; |X XX| $F90C .byte $00; | | $F90D .byte $19; | XX X| $F90E .byte $83; |X XX| $F90F ex: A = offset $00 (bitmap at address $FE00), B = offset $08 (address $FE08), and so on down the alphabet. The offset being +8 bytes from each previous letter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 The code at LF675 IMO proves that the unused code @$f2a4 belongs into the binary and is not an artifact from a different ROM. Yeah...the unused routine would have been adjusting a score. Good catch. Theory: Possibly related to a planned bonus for building a valid word?. A code module to recognise a "valid" word was apparently never made, so any intended scoring routine would remain unlabelled (just as this one is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 (edited) For your interest, here's the white cartridge version of Frisco: http://www.atarimania.com/detail_soft.php?...ERSION_ID=12280 Thanks to Staberinde! Edited October 1, 2007 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted November 16, 2007 Author Share Posted November 16, 2007 And here's a better scan of Tennis, thanks to Deathtrappomegranate: http://www.atarimania.com/zoom_frame.php?T...amp;NUM_IMAGE=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Very nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Finally then: Thanks to Luca "MADrigal" Antignano. Please know that most of the new titles are still only vaporware. Nevertheless, I'm a very happy person right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Great find. Some of those names are weird. Panda Chase is spelled Penda Chase, and it is on Atarimania as Panda Chase with a cart scan of the front label. So is it Panda Chase or Penda Chase? Did they make a mock up for the photo shoot and changed the label by the time of release? I'd like to know what the scanned end label of Panda Chase says. ~Omega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 (edited) I think these end labels were just made for the photo shoot. Sky Aliem is most probably Sky Alien (also shown in the same ad) Tennis Game is most probably Tennis Penda Chase is most probably Panda Chase Skiing Hunt is most probably Ski Hunt Despite that, we have come one step closer in solving the Home Vision puzzle. I'm very curious what the other titles could be. Bird Power could be the same game as The Unknown Game, for example. And Treasure Discovery could be the same game as Treasure Island. BTW: can somebody make out the Sharp ... title? Edited March 20, 2008 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirantho Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Where did this scan come from? Also notice "Sky Aliem".. these sound decidely Taiwanese in their nomenclature.... How many of these carts do we know exist? Though I suspect some may have been renamed before release, so we may know them by other names.... Even so... wow. What a find. Well done Rom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirantho Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 BTW: can somebody make out the Sharp ... title? Looks like "SHARP WOLD" to me. I wasn't sure if the 'O' was an 'E' but it looks too wide. It might be WOLO too, but I can only assume they meant the word "WORLD". You do realise that now Go Go Home Monster is perhaps demoted to the second most sought after PAL item after "SHARP WOLD", as we don't even know the name! On the other hand, I think you'll find it doesn't exist. The other spelling mistakes were renamed, I imagine this was too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Maybe someone should update this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 BTW: can somebody make out the Sharp ... title? Looks like "SHARP WOLD" to me. I wasn't sure if the 'O' was an 'E' but it looks too wide. It might be WOLO too, but I can only assume they meant the word "WORLD". I thought it said SHARP WOLD too. Doesn't make any sense. Maybe Sharp is also spelled wrong? Could be: SHARK SHARE WARP etc... The other word: WOOD GOLD WORD WORLD etc... lots of possibilties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 (edited) Too bad I can't make out the model numbers on the end labels. I could have found a pattern to track down some missing AKA's. I'm almost certain that Play Farm is the same game as Suntek's Farmyard Fun, though. The ad is Italian, btw: http://www.atarimania.com/zoom_frame.php?T...=PUB&ID=918 Who would have thought of that? Here's another one: http://www.atarimania.com/zoom_frame.php?T...=PUB&ID=922 Edited March 20, 2008 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 (edited) You do realise that now Go Go Home Monster is perhaps demoted to the second most sought after PAL item after "SHARP WOLD", as we don't even know the name! Go Go Home Monster has a box and a front label. All other boxed titles on the ads are known to exist, so I truly believe it's out there somewhere. Jacky Jump (AKA Bobby Is Going Home) was even reviewed once: And Magic Carpet (AKA Mr. Postman?) shows up in old VCS lists. So who knows... Edited March 20, 2008 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Wow, that ad is really something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Yes. IMO one of the most interesting VCS game ads in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staberinde Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Great find. Some of those names are weird. Panda Chase is spelled Penda Chase, and it is on Atarimania as Panda Chase with a cart scan of the front label. So is it Panda Chase or Penda Chase? Did they make a mock up for the photo shoot and changed the label by the time of release? I'd like to know what the scanned end label of Panda Chase says. ~Omega "Panda Chase TM - VCS 83105" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 Same goes for the end labels of Ski Hunt (instead of Skiing Hunt) and Tennis (instead of Tennis Game). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 (edited) BTW: I'm still looking for a better scan of X'Mission and Racing Car (white cart version): http://www.atarimania.com/zoom_frame.php?T...amp;NUM_IMAGE=0 http://www.atarimania.com/zoom_frame.php?T...amp;NUM_IMAGE=0 Edited March 28, 2008 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted June 15, 2008 Author Share Posted June 15, 2008 (edited) Some great original artwork coming up. Pictures of Rarity 10 Topy and X'Mission: http://www.atarimania.com/zoom_frame.php?T...amp;NUM_IMAGE=0 http://www.atarimania.com/zoom_frame.php?T...amp;NUM_IMAGE=0 And Cosmic War: http://www.atarimania.com/zoom_frame.php?T...amp;NUM_IMAGE=0 Thanks to Rick Weis! Enjoy. Edited June 15, 2008 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 (edited) No reactions? Personally, I really like that Topy label. Reminds me of Indy 4 somehow... Edited June 17, 2008 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 No reactions? Personally, I really like that Topy label. Reminds me of Indy 4 somehow... I like the Homevision labels generally and its great to finally see these scanned. My favourite Homevision label is Teddy Apple by far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 for me personally, i think homevision is my favorite to collect, i remember starting to look for these back in 1982, not ever seeing one till the mid-late 90's i think my favorite label would be war 2000. rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 (edited) Home Vision is my favourite company too. It's the only original VCS games company that still contains some riddles. Fascinating indeed. BTW: the artwork of World End looks fantastic too: http://www.atarimania.com/zoom_frame.php?T...=PUB&ID=584 Edited June 18, 2008 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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