Re: [stella] adventure

[Greg Miller <gmiller@xxxxxxxx>]

Ruffin Bailey wrote:
> 
> >And it's the Atari 400 version which is responsible for Elite and all of
> >those games, really.
> 
> So did the 400 version come out and become successful before the 2600
> version was released?  That is, is 2600 SR a port of what would be a

As I recall, SR was written for fun by one of the 400/800 engineers,
wasn't it?

> future 8-bit classic?  And does anyone know what the thinking was behind
> the "re-release" of the number pad with 2600 SR (ie, new design from the
> programming pads and then no furhter games, afaik/remember).

Same thinking that went into the 5200: "OK, why not?"

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