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[Tempest]

After a bit of a delay I have updated AtariProtos.com with two new reviews: Mark of the Mole and Good Luck Charlie Brown. Check them out: http://www.atariprotos.com/

Tempest

[Supergun]

Tempest, on Sat Nov 20, 2010 5:32 PM, said:

After a bit of a delay I have updated AtariProtos.com with two new reviews: Mark of the Mole and Good Luck Charlie Brown. Check them out: http://www.atariprotos.com/

Tempest

Well, not to point out the obvious but the "upDATE" to the Charlie Brown page is more of an upGRADE.
Suddenly, the screenshots used are of emulation quality. So this would tell me that the game is at the very least now, safe, even if it remains unavailable to everyone. I guess that's good news.

[Rom Hunter]

Supergun, on Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:08 PM, said:

Tempest, on Sat Nov 20, 2010 5:32 PM, said:

After a bit of a delay I have updated AtariProtos.com with two new reviews: Mark of the Mole and Good Luck Charlie Brown. Check them out: http://www.atariprotos.com/

Tempest

Well, not to point out the obvious but the "upDATE" to the Charlie Brown page is more of an upGRADE.
Suddenly, the screenshots used are of emulation quality. So this would tell me that the game is at the very least now, safe, even if it remains unavailable to everyone. I guess that's good news.

Rest assured: the game has been safe for a very long time.

Great work, Tempest.

Edited by Rom Hunter, Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:45 PM.

[raskar42]

Rom Hunter, on Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:44 PM, said:

Rest assured: the game has been safe for a very long time.

being studied by top men....

[tcv]

raskar42, on Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:03 PM, said:

Rom Hunter, on Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:44 PM, said:

Rest assured: the game has been safe for a very long time.

being studied by top men....

Who??

[jaybird3rd]

tcv, on Sat Nov 20, 2010 9:02 PM, said:

raskar42, on Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:03 PM, said:

being studied by top men....

Who??

Top ... men.

[A.J. Franzman]

Supergun, on Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:08 PM, said:

Well, not to point out the obvious but the "upDATE" to the Charlie Brown page is more of an upGRADE.
Suddenly, the screenshots used are of emulation quality. So this would tell me that the game is at the very least now, safe, even if it remains unavailable to everyone. I guess that's good news.

A couple of versions Tempest didn't mention in his review, dated (allegedly) 11-83 and 12-83, have been available online for a while now, so I had assumed that those two at least are well-preserved. If Tempest didn't know about them, I wonder where they came from? I hope they're not hoaxes.

[Tempest]

A.J. Franzman, on Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:05 AM, said:

Supergun, on Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:08 PM, said:

Well, not to point out the obvious but the "upDATE" to the Charlie Brown page is more of an upGRADE.
Suddenly, the screenshots used are of emulation quality. So this would tell me that the game is at the very least now, safe, even if it remains unavailable to everyone. I guess that's good news.

A couple of versions Tempest didn't mention in his review, dated (allegedly) 11-83 and 12-83, have been available online for a while now, so I had assumed that those two at least are well-preserved. If Tempest didn't know about them, I wonder where they came from? I hope they're not hoaxes.

Those are news to me. Where can I grab these from?

Tempest

[Wickeycolumbus]

Great to see these reviews up!

I have some more info about Mark of the Mole, but unfortunately I can not log into my account at the moment (which is where all my files are). I do remember a couple things of the top of my head though:

* The 'pile of rocks' on the right side was to be the Chub city
* Greg decided to do a game based on The Residents because he would listen to Mark of the Mole while programming Snow White. Being a musician himself at the time, he some how personally met the Residents and became their friend. I do believe they collaborated some how.
* Greg also mentioned Chubs running around, and if you hit into one, you would loose all your notes.

Greg also told me that there were in fact several other Mark of the Mole cartridges at one point. Hopefully we will find a more complete version some day, seems like a really cool game.

A.J. Franzman, on Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:05 AM, said:

Supergun, on Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:08 PM, said:

Well, not to point out the obvious but the "upDATE" to the Charlie Brown page is more of an upGRADE.
Suddenly, the screenshots used are of emulation quality. So this would tell me that the game is at the very least now, safe, even if it remains unavailable to everyone. I guess that's good news.

A couple of versions Tempest didn't mention in his review, dated (allegedly) 11-83 and 12-83, have been available online for a while now, so I had assumed that those two at least are well-preserved. If Tempest didn't know about them, I wonder where they came from? I hope they're not hoaxes.

Are you talking about the ones in the GLCB thread posted by CPUWIZ? They aren't real

[Greg2600]

Appreciate your work Tempest, as always. Wish we could play these games, as they were designed to be.

[Tempest]

Thanks for the information, I updated my review.

Tempest

[Atari Joe]

Nice work Matthew you have one of my favorite atari websites of all time thank you for sharing all your information.

[moycon]

Always a joy to read your updates Tempest.
Thanks for all you do!

[Crimefighter]

Was this what you were talking about in March Tempest?

[A.J. Franzman]

Wickeycolumbus, on Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:22 AM, said:

A.J. Franzman, on Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:05 AM, said:

Supergun, on Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:08 PM, said:

Well, not to point out the obvious but the "upDATE" to the Charlie Brown page is more of an upGRADE.
Suddenly, the screenshots used are of emulation quality. So this would tell me that the game is at the very least now, safe, even if it remains unavailable to everyone. I guess that's good news.

A couple of versions Tempest didn't mention in his review, dated (allegedly) 11-83 and 12-83, have been available online for a while now, so I had assumed that those two at least are well-preserved. If Tempest didn't know about them, I wonder where they came from? I hope they're not hoaxes.

Are you talking about the ones in the GLCB thread posted by CPUWIZ? They aren't real

Well, that's what I get for downloading 8000+ binaries without playing them all... I see there's another one posted by Omegamatrix too. Got them all properly retitled now. Any other hoaxes I need to retitle in my collection (besides Mr. Jentsch's Turbo job)?

Edited by A.J. Franzman, Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:54 AM.

[Tempest]

Crimefighter, on Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:47 PM, said:

Was this what you were talking about in March Tempest?

Part of it. There's more coming.

Tempest

[PAC MAN FEVER]

Is there a possibility of the rom being dumped ??

[4Ks]

PAC MAN FEVER, on Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:37 PM, said:

Is there a possibility of the rom being dumped ??

Don't count on it. Our "top men" have had Turbo for years, but we still have yet to see a dump.

[BDW]

4Ks, on Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:30 PM, said:

PAC MAN FEVER, on Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:37 PM, said:

Is there a possibility of the rom being dumped ??

Don't count on it. Our "top men" have had Turbo for years, but we still have yet to see a dump.

Support AtariAge.

Buy the repo.

[Tempest]

4Ks, on Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:30 PM, said:

but we still have yet to see a dump.

Is that all you want? Here you go:



Tempest

[save2600]

The Residents are just plain weird with no other reason than to be, well... just plain weird. Incredibly goofy that anyone would think of designing a game around them or a song of theirs IMO. Don't get me wrong, I like *some* kinds of weird or strange, just not The Residents brand. lmao

That Charlie Brown game sure looks promising though! Cute theme that would have fit well with the other kiddie games.

Edited by save2600, Wed Nov 24, 2010 4:41 PM.

[4Ks]

brandondwright, on Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:52 PM, said:

4Ks, on Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:30 PM, said:

PAC MAN FEVER, on Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:37 PM, said:

Is there a possibility of the rom being dumped ??

Don't count on it. Our "top men" have had Turbo for years, but we still have yet to see a dump.

Support AtariAge.

Buy the repro.

Support the people who don't want to pay $45 for a barely touched up prototype that even the rave reviewers say is dissapointingly unimproved.

Dump the ROM.

[Wickeycolumbus]

4Ks, on Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:08 PM, said:

Dump the ROM.

Both ROMs are obviously dumped.

[A.J. Franzman]

I think someone is confused by what it means to "dump" a ROM image. Apparently he's not alone in thinking that "dump" equals "release to the public at no cost".

Previous AA encounters with owners of rare/unique prototypes have revealed similar thinking on their parts, which ultimately apparently led to their shying away from the contact. In this context in the future, we need to be clear about exactly what "dump" means (and what it doesn't necessarily mean) as soon as the subject is brought up.

Edited by A.J. Franzman, Wed Nov 24, 2010 8:10 PM.

[PingvinBlueJeans]

4Ks, on Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:08 PM, said:

Support the people who don't want to pay $45 for a barely touched up prototype that even the rave reviewers say is dissapointingly unimproved.

"Disappointingly unimproved"? You're kidding, right?

In any event, why do you need to play the game if it's so disappointing?

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Dump the ROM.

The ROM is dumped. Now go back to the clubhouse, kiddies.