[HN Gopher] The long-lost Tarzan Atari game, preserved
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       The long-lost Tarzan Atari game, preserved
        
       Author : Luc
       Score  : 150 points
       Date   : 2024-06-04 08:43 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (gamehistory.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (gamehistory.org)
        
       | drzaiusx11 wrote:
       | I love stories like this. I used to be active on atariage forums
       | back in the day. I even created my own 2600 rom dumper which
       | supports the vast majority of bankswitching schemes that is
       | compatible with both Raspberry Pi and Arduino [1]
       | 
       | NGL I'm kinda bummed I missed out on this one. Makes me want to
       | get back into game preservation game again.
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       | 1. https://github.com/drzaiusx11/WiringVCS
        
         | lapetitejort wrote:
         | I've been looking for years for a way I could make the tiniest
         | contribution to game preservation. My most viable option seem
         | to be getting a high quality scanner and scanning magazines,
         | manuals, and box art. I've also noticed that while there's a
         | great guide on how to scan material, there's no good consensus
         | or where the files are placed or how they're organized. For
         | example, MobyGames has an excellent assortment of scans. But
         | they're not preservation grade scans. Internet Archive has
         | plenty of scans, but their tagging isn't standardized. It's
         | possible to scan something that's already been done. Perhaps
         | the best option would be to organize all of the places that
         | hold scans and attempt to build a standard.
        
           | diydsp wrote:
           | I'm sure you're familiar with MAME... I wonder if they have
           | some kind of file structure or database that holds those
           | materials?
        
       | diydsp wrote:
       | Just in case you went down the rabbit hole and looked up the
       | Atari Shock mentioned in this article...
       | 
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_crash_of_1983
       | 
       | and just in case you looked up some of the bad video games...
       | 
       | and just in case you read more about "Lost Luggage":
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       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Luggage_(video_game)
       | 
       | ... and just in case you wanted to know if the --4 minute
       | jingle-- mentioned was ever found. yes it has:
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       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcC_am2I8W8
        
         | acomjean wrote:
         | Thanks:
         | 
         | there is a podcast called the "Ted Dabney Experience" which
         | talks to a lot of game developers of the time from Atari and
         | such. I like the old business stories kind of interesting.
         | 
         | https://www.teddabneyexperience.com/episodes
        
       | ChocMontePy wrote:
       | The header on that website that stays there as you scroll is
       | obnoxiously annoying. It takes up 25% of the page on desktop.
        
         | pwg wrote:
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         | delete the sticky header when you hit the bookmark:
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