vanadium
08-09-2005, 10:44 AM
AvP, possibly a new version:
http://www.op9.net/vg/full_collection/z_Lynx_AvP_Proto.jpg
Obviously it's not the B&C copy. ;) This one's mine, and it differs a LOT from the B&C version. Namely, it has the Alien and it's earlier; an early demo of all three characters rather than a more fleshed-out two-character game. No weapons or enemies that I've seen, and each character has its own "radar-like" gadget similar to the Marine. (And it's almost more fun not getting stuck in front of random "enemies" like in the B&C version.)
How many other variants on this proto are there, and have any others been found with the Alien in it?
I also managed to grab the CES 1992 demo of Daemonsgate that Atari showed. It, too, is earlier than the B&C version but it's fun to run around in. It's clearly marked as "ATARI DEVCOPY" in the game itself when you start playing.
http://www.op9.net/vg/full_collection/za_Lynx_Daemonsgate_Proto.jpg
Concluding the Lynx front, I also scored protos of Lemmings and Warbirds (the latter with cartoony illustrations rather than the digitized photos between levels). I can't tell if Lemmings is 100% or a WIP.
I obtained 8 Jaguar prototypes over the weekend as well, including the only known VidGrid cartridge and very early copies of Brett Hull Hockey and Barkley Shut Up & Jam (way earlier than B&C's).
You can check out screens here for the Lynx games:
http://www.op9.net/vg/index.php?dir=full_collection%2FPrototype_Screensh ots%2FAtari_Lynx
And the Jaguar Games:
http://www.op9.net/vg/index.php?dir=full_collection%2FPrototype_Screensh ots%2FAtari_Jaguar
Cart pics for each of the protos can be found here near the end of the list:
http://www.op9.net/vg/index.php?dir=full_collection
http://www.op9.net/vg/full_collection/z_Lynx_AvP_Proto.jpg
Obviously it's not the B&C copy. ;) This one's mine, and it differs a LOT from the B&C version. Namely, it has the Alien and it's earlier; an early demo of all three characters rather than a more fleshed-out two-character game. No weapons or enemies that I've seen, and each character has its own "radar-like" gadget similar to the Marine. (And it's almost more fun not getting stuck in front of random "enemies" like in the B&C version.)
How many other variants on this proto are there, and have any others been found with the Alien in it?
I also managed to grab the CES 1992 demo of Daemonsgate that Atari showed. It, too, is earlier than the B&C version but it's fun to run around in. It's clearly marked as "ATARI DEVCOPY" in the game itself when you start playing.
http://www.op9.net/vg/full_collection/za_Lynx_Daemonsgate_Proto.jpg
Concluding the Lynx front, I also scored protos of Lemmings and Warbirds (the latter with cartoony illustrations rather than the digitized photos between levels). I can't tell if Lemmings is 100% or a WIP.
I obtained 8 Jaguar prototypes over the weekend as well, including the only known VidGrid cartridge and very early copies of Brett Hull Hockey and Barkley Shut Up & Jam (way earlier than B&C's).
You can check out screens here for the Lynx games:
http://www.op9.net/vg/index.php?dir=full_collection%2FPrototype_Screensh ots%2FAtari_Lynx
And the Jaguar Games:
http://www.op9.net/vg/index.php?dir=full_collection%2FPrototype_Screensh ots%2FAtari_Jaguar
Cart pics for each of the protos can be found here near the end of the list:
http://www.op9.net/vg/index.php?dir=full_collection