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Retro Gaming => Atari Chat => Topic started by: TrekMD on October 26, 2019, 02:29:33 AM

Title: Long lost unreleased game Kick-man for the Atari 2600 found!
Post by: TrekMD on October 26, 2019, 02:29:33 AM
Kick-man was developed for the Atari 2600 back in 1983 and was to be published by CBS Electronics; however, the game was cancelled and never seen again. That is until Dutchman2000 and Thomas Jentzsch found the game and released it on Atari Age.  Kick-man was released in the arcades by Midway and the gameplay consists of the player controlling a clown on a unicycle moving left and right catching falling balloons on his head.  If a balloon is missed, the clown can kick it up to try to catch it.  This gameplay is nicely captured in the 2600 version.

Source:  Vintage Is The New World (https://vintageisthenewold.com/long-lost-unreleased-game-kick-man-for-the-atari-2600-found-and-available-now/)

(https://i.imgur.com/t8Pt0QG.jpg)

Here is a video that shows the game through emulation...

https://youtu.be/w0I5E3XKN7A

Download Here (https://atariage.com/forums/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=671856)
Title: Re: Long lost unreleased game Kick-man for the Atari 2600 found!
Post by: Saturn on October 26, 2019, 06:14:04 AM
Some nice graphics for 1983! That would've been great to play back then.
Title: Re: Long lost unreleased game Kick-man for the Atari 2600 found!
Post by: zapiy on October 26, 2019, 11:35:12 AM
That looks real cool i must say, always great to find lost games like this.


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Title: Re: Long lost unreleased game Kick-man for the Atari 2600 found!
Post by: TrekMD on October 26, 2019, 17:29:20 PM
Quote from: Saturn on October 26, 2019, 06:14:04 AM
Some nice graphics for 1983! That would've been great to play back then.
It's still cool to play today.  :)