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Romset and name:
sparkz Sparkz (prototype)
Short name:
Sparkz
Manufacturer:
Atari Games
Year:
1992
Genre:
Puzzle
Category:
Puzzle / Drop
Serie:
-
Driver source:
Language:
English
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Input / Controls
Players:
Up to 2 players (solo, 2 concurrents)
Input:
Joystick 8 ways
Buttons / keys:
Coins:
Cabinet:
-
Free-play:
Not supported
Rankings
Average user rating:
AntoPISA BestGame:
30 to 40 (Amendable)
MASH All-Time:
-
Video
Display:
336x240@59.922743 Hz, CRT 15kHz
Orientation:
Horizontal
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
-
CPU:
Motorola MC68000
Audio
Sound:
Mono
Audio chips:
OKI MSM6295 ADPCM, Speaker
Romset
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Last release:
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-
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Not required
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GOOD
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Status
OVERALL:
GOOD
Emulation:
Good
Graphic:
Good
Color:
Good
Sound:
Good
Cocktail:
Good
Protection:
Good
Save state:
Supported
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- Arcade Video game published 32 years ago:
Dr Sparkz Lab © 1992 Atari Games Corporation.
This game is a combination of Tetris and Pipe Dream, and is very similar to Cachat/Tube It, another prototype. The player has to make connections, or "sparkz" from the red side to the blue side (or vice versa) so that the monster that the scientist is making could be built. The monster is made piece by piece, and the first piece made is the head after connecting 2 sparkz.
TECHNICAL
Board Number: A051420
Main CPU: Motorola 68000 (@ 14.31818 Mhz)
Sound Chips: OKI6295 (@ 7.231 Khz)
Players: 2
Control: 8-way joystick
Buttons: 3
TRIVIA
It's a very rare prototype, there are only 2 or 3 in existence. The concept was just a little too hard for a mass market. It would make a great game, but Atari never decided to do anything with it. Its earnings in an arcade test just weren't high enough to justify production.
STAFF
Project Leader: Kelly Turner
Programmers: Matt Setzer, Kelly Turner, Norm Avellar
Graphics: Mark Stephen Pierce
Engineer: Brian T. McKee
Additional Designers: Kelly Turner, Mark Stephen Pierce
Technician: Glen McNamara
Audio: Brad Fuller
Product Manager: Linda Adam
Team Leader: John Ray
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