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[Nukey Shay]

There are a number of possibilities. For all we know, their license to produce the software might have expired. Granted, that's a longshot...but the fact is that we don't have the facts. Or (and this seems quite a bit more likely) that the existing Pac-titles were not selling like hotcakes at the time...to be able to justify a production on the sequel game. Heck, maybe their contract with GCC was limited to a given number of titles that Atari had to decide on through a per-year basis?

[Mirage]

I don't care if this ends up being a new homebrew project or a found prototype, I'm excited about it either way! Can't wait to see it for real!

[Shawn Sr.]

FROM THE DIGITAL PRESS GUIDE: · According to 7800 GCC designer Steve Golson, the programmers had an early in-house version that instead of showing Junior disappear (when you lost a life), the propeller on his hat chopped him into little bloody pieces! {Steve Golson}

So that shows it was a GCC title and that it really does exist.

[gdement]

It's a shame they didn't finish/release it (7800 version). Jr. Pac Man is my favorite in the series, not that I'm any good at it.
Even at a time when older Pac Mans seemed old and dull, Jr Pac Man would have still been a pretty impressive game. I know I would have wanted it.

[SRGilbert]

I think we need to see some video on this. I want to see him connect the 7800 to the TV, plug in the cart, power it up and play a few minutes before I'm convinced.

[Allan]

SRGilbert, on Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:32 PM, said:

I think we need to see some video on this. I want to see him connect the 7800 to the TV, plug in the cart, power it up and play a few minutes before I'm convinced.

Yea, me too. I really think this is some kind of April fools joke where they just Photoshopped an arcade picture.

Allan

[Gorf]

Allan, on Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:53 AM, said:

SRGilbert, on Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:32 PM, said:

I think we need to see some video on this. I want to see him connect the 7800 to the TV, plug in the cart, power it up and play a few minutes before I'm convinced.

Yea, me too. I really think this is some kind of April fools joke where they just Photoshopped an arcade picture.

Allan

I've not yet jumped for joy.

[Nukey Shay]

"We" don't need to do anything but wait. Time will tell.

[MrRetroGamer]

Anything......?

[Underball]

MrRetroGamer, on Wed Apr 1, 2009 11:50 AM, said:

Anything......?

The Rom was posted over in the 7800 forum 2 hours ago.

It's playable, but apparently it's a bad dump, and crashes after you clear the first board. Al is going to see if he can re-dump it later.

[Propane13]

What's the thread in the 7800 forum?
I can't find it.

-John

[Propane13]

Found it:

http://www.atariage....s...0371&st=150

-John

[Albert]

Propane13, on Wed Apr 1, 2009 12:08 PM, said:

What's the thread in the 7800 forum?
I can't find it.

It's this thread, I should probably rename it:

http://www.atariage....howtopic=140371

..Al