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[Wonder007]

Hello All,

If Zookeeper would have come out on the Atari 2600, what company would have done the release??? I will let you know why I am asking later.

Thanks for anybody that can help!!!

- Wonder007

[Wickeycolumbus]

Atari, Chris Omarzu programmed it IIRC.

[Wonder007]

Wickeycolumbus, on Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:39 PM, said:

Atari, Chris Omarzu programmed it IIRC.

Thanks Wickey...that is what I thought....

Does anybody feel it could have been another company????

The more information I get, the better.....

- Wonder007

[bennybingo]

Wonder007, on Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:26 PM, said:

If Zookeeper would have come out on the Atari 2600, what company would have done the release??? I will let you know why I am asking later.

Could there be a homebrew in the works?????

I loved Zookeeper back in the arcade days!

[Wonder007]

A homebrew.........no, no, even better. But, I need more information before I proceed....

- Wonder007

[Wickeycolumbus]

Wonder007, on Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:43 PM, said:

Wickeycolumbus, on Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:39 PM, said:

Atari, Chris Omarzu programmed it IIRC.

Thanks Wickey...that is what I thought....

Does anybody feel it could have been another company????

The more information I get, the better.....

- Wonder007

Based on this I doubt it.

[bennybingo]

Wonder007, on Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:45 PM, said:

A homebrew.........no, no, even better. But, I need more information before I proceed....

- Wonder007

I'm staying tuned!!!!!

[Wonder007]

Wickeycolumbus, on Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:51 PM, said:

Wonder007, on Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:43 PM, said:

Wickeycolumbus, on Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:39 PM, said:

Atari, Chris Omarzu programmed it IIRC.

Thanks Wickey...that is what I thought....

Does anybody feel it could have been another company????

The more information I get, the better.....

- Wonder007

Based on this I doubt it.

Great work Wickey....I forgot about that thread. Now I know what I need to do..... Thanks for the help!!!

[Chris Leach]

If a ZooKeeper is in the works Please mark me down as I received a stoning when I suggested the ZooKeeper needed to be revived almost a year or two ago now....

I love ZooKeeper..the ladies call me Mr. Keeper! Except for my mom, she calls me Chris! Jboys mom would call me Mr......

[Wonder007]

I will release more information on this at a later time....I just needed more information on the game.

BTW..it is not a homebrew (just for the record)...

[Supergun]

Wonder007, on Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:43 PM, said:

Wickeycolumbus, on Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:39 PM, said:

Atari, Chris Omarzu programmed it IIRC.

Thanks Wickey...that is what I thought....

Does anybody feel it could have been another company????

The more information I get, the better.....

- Wonder007

I can 100% guarantee you beyond any doubt that it was going to be Atari, and that it would have had the awesome shiny silver smaller Atari logo label for the cartridge. (like millipede, stargate, crystal castles, pengo, gremlins) Reason I know is because it was one of the titles I searched for in vain for many years before realizing that it never made it to store shelves.

REFERENCE: Atari Age March/April 1984 Volume 2 / Number 5 page 13 bottom right hand corner

Atari Age did not cover cartridges made by anyone other then those made by Atari and for Atari.

The article also specifically states that it will be for the 2600 system.

It even mentions Zelda as the name of the Zookeepers damsel in distress...
(I would scan the article and post, but uploading pics is a hassle here since you have to host them yourself)

[Tempest]

Wickeycolumbus, on Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:39 PM, said:

Atari, Chris Omarzu programmed it IIRC.

Beat me to it.

Tempest

[Wonder007]

Thanks again for all of the info fellas.... It looks very promising!!!

[dwane413]

Supergun, on Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:22 PM, said:

REFERENCE: Atari Age March/April 1984 Volume 2 / Number 5 page 13 bottom right hand corner

Atari Age did not cover cartridges made by anyone other then those made by Atari and for Atari.

The article also specifically states that it will be for the 2600 system.

It even mentions Zelda as the name of the Zookeepers damsel in distress...
(I would scan the article and post, but uploading pics is a hassle here since you have to host them yourself)

Someone posted this link in the thread that Wickeycolumbus posted.

[Wonder007]

dwane413, on Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:13 PM, said:

Supergun, on Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:22 PM, said:

REFERENCE: Atari Age March/April 1984 Volume 2 / Number 5 page 13 bottom right hand corner

Atari Age did not cover cartridges made by anyone other then those made by Atari and for Atari.

The article also specifically states that it will be for the 2600 system.

It even mentions Zelda as the name of the Zookeepers damsel in distress...
(I would scan the article and post, but uploading pics is a hassle here since you have to host them yourself)

Someone posted this link in the thread that Wickeycolumbus posted.

Yes, that confirms what I needed to know...

[Raccoon Lad]

If it helps, here's a thread showing some of the original graphics for the 2600 version that were discovered:
Forum Post

[Wonder007]

Raccoon Lad, on Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:48 AM, said:

If it helps, here's a thread showing some of the original graphics for the 2600 version that were discovered:
Forum Post

Thanks Raccoon Lad...

[save2600]

<------- is getting excited at the prospect of a 2600 Zookeeper!

[Thomas Jentzsch]

I am really getting curious now.

And I hope to find out, how much I missed when I recreated the sound driver.

[cmart604]

Hmmmm. I like where this is heading. If so, I'm in.

[Wonder007]

I will have more information on this soon....

- Wonder007

[Inky]

Is it time yet?

[Wonder007]

Inky, on Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:11 AM, said:

Is it time yet?

No yet.....please give me some time.....

- Wonder007

[user42]

How about now...?




J/K, LOL

[Wonder007]

user42, on Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:15 PM, said:

How about now...?




J/K, LOL

Hey, hey..... relax..... LOL.....