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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: Level42 on June 23, 2008, 01:01:47 pm

Title: Atari Popeye
Post by: Level42 on June 23, 2008, 01:01:47 pm: Did anyone ever see an Atari Popeye ?

I think that would be a really nice holy grail for me ! :D
Title: Re: Atari Popeye
Post by: Ginsu Victim on June 23, 2008, 01:41:16 pm: Did they really make them? I've seen the 2600 cart. That's about as close to Atari Popeye as I've ever seen.
Title: Re: Atari Popeye
Post by: Level42 on June 23, 2008, 02:57:42 pm: Atari was licensed to build them for the UK and Irish market. I've only seen this as proof:

http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=3186

What a lovely cab......... Nintendo and Atari logo on one side art .....:-*

And about home versions: Popeye was released by Parker brothers for the Atari home systems (and others).

I've played (and loved) the Atari 8-bit homecomputer version a lot. An excellent conversion. Just like about any other Nintendo title for the Atari 8-bit machines....
Title: Re: Atari Popeye
Post by: Ginsu Victim on June 23, 2008, 03:03:23 pm: Oooo, other than the marquee, I like that cabinet!

Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Atari Popeye
Post by: TheShanMan on June 23, 2008, 04:14:23 pm: Yeah, what's up with that goofy marquee?
Title: Re: Atari Popeye
Post by: hatrick on June 24, 2008, 12:49:27 pm: Quote from: TheShanMan on June 23, 2008, 04:14:23 pm
Yeah, what's up with that goofy marquee?

Maybe the speaker is up there since the cab is so small.
Title: Re: Atari Popeye
Post by: Ginsu Victim on June 24, 2008, 12:52:16 pm: Quote from: hatrick on June 24, 2008, 12:49:27 pm
Quote from: TheShanMan on June 23, 2008, 04:14:23 pm
Yeah, what's up with that goofy marquee?

Maybe the speaker is up there since the cab is so small.

I think it is. If you look close, you appears to have slots cut for one. I'm at work, so I don't have any software to lighten the image with.
Title: Re: Atari Popeye
Post by: Ummon on June 24, 2008, 05:36:34 pm: I don't like that cab. Looks like they were going to take Gyruss and make it Popeye. I like the Nintendo cab.