Cosmic (partially found Atari 2600 game; existence unconfirmed; dates unknown): Difference between revisions

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Boxart for Cosmic Corridor, a likely candidate of what Cosmic might be.

Status: Partially Found

Cosmic is a video game supposedly released on the Atari 2600 at some point in time. The game is known to have been released by 2 companies, SpaceVision, who released it in Australia, and Choplifter / Space Harrier, who released it in Thailand. It was also supposedly available on cartridge as most, if not all Atari 2600 games were.

It is also said that the game uses the joystick for controls, and that it's seemingly a 1-player only game. However though, nothing else is known about the game, and not much evidence of this game exists outside of the Atarimania pages.^[1]

It's most likely that it's a repackaging of an already existing Atari 2600 game like Cosmic Corridor, Cosmic Ark, Space Jockey, among other space shooters. However though, unlike most other cartridges by the 2 companies, there doesn't seem to be any connection with any of those games, which may mean that it could be an original game of sorts. Whether or not it is an original game, is a mystery to this very day.

Eventually, a copy of the Choplifter/Space Harrier version showed up, showcasing that it was indeed a clone of Cosmic Ark. What the SpaceVision copy was, it's still up for speculation.

Reference

↑ Atarimania's page on Cosmic. Retrieved 01 Dec '20

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-'''''Cosmic''''' is a video game supposedly released on the Atari 2600 at some point in time. The game is known to have been released by 2 companies, SpaceVision, who released it in Australia, & Choplifter / Space Harrier, who released it in Thailand. It was also supposedly available on cartridge as most, if not all Atari 2600 games were.
+'''''Cosmic''''' is a video game supposedly released on the Atari 2600 at some point in time. The game is known to have been released by 2 companies, SpaceVision, who released it in Australia, and Choplifter / Space Harrier, who released it in Thailand. It was also supposedly available on cartridge as most, if not all Atari 2600 games were.
-It is also said that the game uses the joystick for controls, & that it's seemingly a 1-player only game. However though, nothing else is known about the game, & not much evidence of this game exists outside of the Atarimania pages.<ref>[http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-cosmic_29133.html]</ref>
+It is also said that the game uses the joystick for controls, and that it's seemingly a 1-player only game. However though, nothing else is known about the game, and not much evidence of this game exists outside of the Atarimania pages.<ref>[http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-cosmic_29133.html Atarimania's page on ''Cosmic''.] Retrieved 01 Dec '20</ref>
-It's most likely that it's a repackaging of an already existing Atari 2600 game like ''Cosmic Corridor'', ''Cosmic Ark'', Space Jockey'', among other space shooters. However though, unlike most other cartridges by the 2 companies, there doesn't seem to be any connection with any of those games, which may mean that it could be an original game of sorts. Whether, or not it is an original game is a mystery to this very day.
+It's most likely that it's a repackaging of an already existing Atari 2600 game like ''Cosmic Corridor'', ''Cosmic Ark'', ''Space Jockey'', among other space shooters. However though, unlike most other cartridges by the 2 companies, there doesn't seem to be any connection with any of those games, which may mean that it could be an original game of sorts. Whether or not it is an original game, is a mystery to this very day.
-==References==
+Eventually, a copy of the Choplifter/Space Harrier version showed up, showcasing that it was indeed a clone of ''Cosmic Ark''. What the SpaceVision copy was, it's still up for speculation.
+==Reference==
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+==See Also==
+*[[Birthday Mania (found rare Atari 2600 game; 1984)]]
+*[["Block moving game" (partially found builds of cancelled Atari 2600 game from Activision; 1983)]]
+*[[Circus Charlie (lost build of cancelled Atari 2600 port of arcade action-platformer; 1984)]]
+*[[The Core (partially lost Atari 2600 game; 1999-2001)]]
+*[[Crazy Cars (lost Atari 2600 port of Amiga game; existence unconfirmed; 1990)]]
+*[[Edu Games (lost Atari 2600 games; mid 1980s-early 1990s)]]
+*[[Home Vision (partially found Atari 2600 games from Taiwanese-Belgian game publisher; 1982-1983)]]
+*[[The Incredible Hulk (lost build of cancelled Atari 2600 game; 1983)]]
+*[[JimsToy (partially found Atari 2600 games from obscure developer; 1980s)]]
+*[[Mission Omega (lost build of cancelled Atari 2600 game by CommaVid; early 1980s)]]
+*[[Mr. Bill's Neighborhood (lost build of cancelled Atari 2600 game; 1983)]]
+*[[Shove It! (lost build of cancelled CBS Atari 2600 game; existence unconfirmed; 1983)]]
+*[[Smokey Bear (lost build of cancelled Atari 2600 game; 1983)]]
+*[[Untitled Motorcycle Games (lost Atari 2600 games by David Crane; existence unconfirmed; early 1980s)]]
 [[Category:Lost video games]]
-[[Category:Completely lost media]]
 [[Category:Existence unconfirmed]]