Space Invaders on cartridge by Commodore?

beyond · Post by **beyond** » 19/01/2005 - 16:22

This is a small dispute between a collegue and I

Was there really such a thing (that maybe didn't make it to Europe) as a Commodore cartridge version of Space Invaders sent on the market in 1982???

Possible screenshot found at: http://www.c64gg.com/s27.html

To me the font is wrong, changing the font was not one of those things you had in games from 1982...

-Theo

CraigG · Post by **CraigG** » 19/01/2005 - 19:54

Not according to Mayhem's page:

http://www.mayhem64.co.uk/reviews.htm

merman · Post by **merman** » 19/01/2005 - 23:38

As Craig pointed out, it's actually AVENGER (or Avengers). It was originally developed for the Commodore Max. Not a bad game, and a bit more colourful than Space Invaders...

Jan Lund Thomsen · Post by **Jan Lund Thomsen** » 20/01/2005 - 8:00

merman wrote:As Craig pointed out, it's actually AVENGER (or Avengers). It was originally developed for the Commodore Max. Not a bad game, and a bit more colourful than Space Invaders...

Commodore had a habit of releasing unlicenced arcade conversions on cartridge under different names back in the day. I remember seing a screenshot of Jelly Monsters for the VIC-20 and thinking "That's Pacman!"

Just did a quick google for it. Apparently JM was pulled from the market and re-released with changed graphics as Cosmic Cruncher. Katakis/Denaris, anyone?

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 20/01/2005 - 8:59

If Taito had been more up on copyright law, they could have cleaned up in the early days... and crippled the homebrew European software industry as well!

Chris

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » 20/01/2005 - 15:36

Curiously enough the picture in the first post is from the Japanese version of "Avenger". The game released in the West was similar but with different graphics. The Japanese MAX version is better overall and more "authentic" to Space Invaders.

(and it is also downloadable from http://www.mayhem64.co.uk/commodoremax.htm )

beyond · Post by **beyond** » 21/01/2005 - 17:19

Thanks guys. I won and he LOST!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Kenz · Post by **Kenz** » 22/01/2005 - 10:38

I've got that version on the C64 and I reckon it's one of the most accurate versions of Space Invaders available on our lil' breadbox - it just feels "right" (oo-er).

I'd love the cart version - I'm assuming that's where my version originated.