Atari 2600 Prototype Game Found!

[Zachandhisdicky47101]

X(

[MrDahlas]

thumbnail fail....

[lolzvid]

How to make this a super prank

1.Write in to a cartridge

2.Disguise at "Pitfall Prototype"

3. Sell into Ebay for $ 10.000

4.BEST PRANK EVAH!

[declaration963]

WTF ??? I'm got rick rolled by atari 2600 ? LOL

[pauljs75]

You should have seen the people that raged after spending 3 hours typing the program for this in the back of Antic Magazine!

[IMZEECATMAN]

ive been atari rolld

[super58173]

I thought thias was fake, but no it's real.

[super58173]

Before YouTube, people fucked with each other using this.

[cesarman1234]

i clicked this video on purpose

[johnwx777]

We've been rick-rolled.2600 style.

[gootube2000]

wait i thought that song didnt even exist back then

[chafenhimer]

@gootube2000 it did, it actually came out that exact year

[jimbox114]

Most of the time these custom made Atari games work on Cartridge. I found a guy to put the Angry Video Game nerd on a cart for me for $20 and I love it. PRoblem is he can only put games up to 32k on a cart. I doubt this one would be that big though?

[RedbeardMathPirate]

@jimbox114 It's only 4K. There's a link to the ROM and the label art in the video description.

[SomeFluffer64]

The thumbnail spoils it

[TheActionGameMaster]

That would have been fun to play- too bad it got canned in the development process.

[EvilTediz597]

Hey, it's even got the guy doing the wall run!

[SaacGod]

Retrolled

[AfroSamuraiTheMaster]

retro-rolled O_o

[Ibeatnintendo]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That was EPIC! Did you actually buy that?

[bullethead2202]

we just got rick roll'd in retro xD

[Pacfan98]

2600 rolled!

[cookie123456789012]

I think Rickroll is so bad that it does deserve a video game

[Pacfan98]

We've Been Rick Rolled!!! Atari 2600 Style!!!!

[Glazov123]

OMFG! I has been Rick Rolled! By Atari 2600!!!

[velocity37]

Say, what are the odds you have a binary of this still kicking around?

I'm planning on building one of Robert Demming's 512-in-1 multi-carts as a Christmas gift. After filtering out bad dumps/hacks/alts/demos I have a bit of blank space. This would be the most awesome Easter egg ever.

[RedbeardMathPirate]

YouTube is a bit picky when it comes to links, so I couldn't put one in this comment. Instead, I added it to the video info.

I've never tried running it on an actual Atari, though (Couldn't get a ROM burner to work...), so I don't know how well it'll turn out.

[boobidee]

I tricked my little bro into playing this, he left screaming and crying.

[velocity37]

Thanks much, it worked a charm.

I ended up ditching the 512 cart when I found out about the Harmony cart. It works great, and it's so cheap for what it does ($50 and works with all <=32KB bank-switching logic).

[glamourknight]

Yes! The little guy doing a running flip on the wall like in the video

[atari1128]

you made that using Batari Basic

[RedbeardMathPirate]

Yep, it was written using Batari Basic, then recorded through the Stella emulator. I would have put it on a cartridge and recorded it using an actual 2600, but I've never been able to get my ROM burner to work right.

[tkwtube01]

The graphics and sound appear to be authentic, although I'm sure a lot more is possible; bravo for actually using the 2600!

[RedbeardMathPirate]

Yeah, but unfortunately, I had to emulate it for this video. Would have loved to put it on a real 2600...

[tkwtube01]

Wait. That really looked like a composite or RF signal, which you can't emulate on any computer! You certainly did a good job making it appear to be running on actual hardware!

[RedbeardMathPirate]

That would be a result of the way I recorded the video. I didn't have a good screen recording program, so I simply looped the video out back around to the video in, using a composite cable. It wasn't intentional, but I guess it did help the effect.

Although, I hear that the latest versions of Stella might be including a CRT display simulation effect, which will make the games more blurry and fuzzy so that they'll look more authentic.

[Walktrougher]

Lol.

Never gonna give you up. Never gonna let you down.

[whammy850]

I laughed and applauded all the way through this! *****

[rdeco73]

that was a good hack

[RABBIDGamfan]

The picture on the video link I found had Rick Roll written right on it.

Most poorly disguised Rick Roll ever, perhaps? :P

[musicmanz15]

@RABBIDGamfan Yet people click it anyway.

[UltraTurboJack]

That was great XD

[number1woofer]

did you make it hard to load so we would read the description? lolzorz.

[travisowens]

Funny, I've been Rick Roll'd, 8bit style.

[poopskinTheLiar]

More like 2bit

[VaderNES]

間違って両方。 ビデオ計算機システムは4ビットである。

[poopskinTheLiar]

Huh?

Is that hirigana? i only know a little bit of hirigana...

[VaderNES]

The Video Computer System is 4-bit. Both 8-bit and 2 bit are incorrect.

[poopskinTheLiar]

Huh.

Are the 5200 and 7800 6-bit?

[VaderNES]

No, they are 8-bit.

[AmstradExin]

The 2600 is 8 bit, you are just stupid.

[Spoothead12]

fail

[MegaMegamario64]

@AmstradExin No stupid atari is in 4-bits

[AmstradExin]

@MegaMegamario64 ...Says somebody who's name is MegaMegamario64. Anyways, your claim needs facts. I'd like to see them backing your claim. :D