Activision TV Games (Aug 18, 2000 prototype)

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Activision TV Games (Aug 18, 2000 prototype)
Build date Aug 18, 2000 13:22:28
Dump status Released
Released by Games That Weren't
File release date July 30, 2025
Origin Compiled ROM files
Files 3game-18-08-00.smc
riverraid-18-08-00.smc
Game Activision TV Games
System SNES
Genre Compilation
Release date Unreleased
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A prototype of an unreleased variant of the Activision TV Games Plug & Play system running on SNES hardware.

Notes

  • Developed by DC Studios for Toymax
  • The released version runs on NES hardware
  • This prototype is comprised of two separate ROMs, both of which contain the main menu:
    • 3game-18-08-00.smc, which also contains three games (Crack Pots, Pitfall, and Boxing)
    • riverraid-18-08-00.smc, which also contains River Raid
    • Selecting any other game on both ROMs goes back to the main menu
  • 3game-18-08-00.smc has an updated main menu, which has different palettes for the cursor and "GO!" text, and a new screen with a description of each game, which appears instead of immediately proceeding to gameplay/going back to the main menu
  • Visuals appear as intended on ZSNES compared to other emulators
  • Contains an associated readme file, labeled 3game.txt:
This rom contains three of the games:

	Crackpots
	Pitfall
	Boxing

It has also been updated to work with an improved
menu system which still has some work to be done
on it.

None of the other games use this menu as there was
little point in taking more time to do this when
we wouldn't need to on the final hardware.

Acknowledgements

From the original release:

With thanks to Mark Greenshields for allowing us to preserve this set of prototypes.

See also