MaximumRD 3,276 Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Famicom Joust prototype discovered ! This could be the first code Satoru Iwata ever wrote for Nintendo Gaming historian pieces together a puzzle found inside a few old bits of silicon. http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/16/12502364/this-could-be-the-first-code-satoru-iwata-ever-wrote-for-nintendo RickR, The Professor, Video 61 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 8,182 Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 If there are Satoru Iwata Joust prototypes for the Famicom, they would have been quite early (Q1 or Q2 1983) and would have been one of the demos Nintendo made to show off the Famicom to Atari when they were in talks to license worldwide Famicom rights to Atari outside of Japan. Centipede was another. I also can't help but think how insane it is that Atari engineers had their hands on a Nintendo d-pad controller before anything was written in stone with the 7800 and still chose to ship it with the Pro-Line joystick. Clint Thompson, Ballblaɀer, Lost Dragon and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 8,182 Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Apparently it was programmed in 1983 by Satoru Iwata as part of the Nintendo/Atari deal. More here from Frank Cifaldi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/frankcifaldi/status/765294125566439424/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Lost Dragon, The Professor, RickR and 3 others 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Professor 1,944 Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Neat find for Nintendo fans! It doesn't tell us anything new though, does it? I would be more excited if it was a lost prototype for an unpublished game. Or 7800 ElectroCop Lost Dragon and Clint Thompson 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clint Thompson 1,054 Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 If there are Satoru Iwata Joust prototypes for the Famicom, they would have been quite early (Q1 or Q2 1983) and would have been one of the demos Nintendo made to show off the Famicom to Atari when they were in talks to license worldwide Famicom rights to Atari outside of Japan. Centipede was another. I also can't help but think how insane it is that Atari engineers had their hands on a Nintendo d-pad controller before anything was written in stone with the 7800 and still chose to ship it with the Pro-Line joystick. Exactly! Then again, the D-Pad they did end up shipping wasn't exactly the best from what many have said but personally I enjoy it more. Lost Dragon 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RickR 14,885 Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Satoru Iwata died too soon. Very sad. It's a really cool find. Nothing groundbreaking, just a slice of history. Really cool that a game developer rose up to running the company. Lost Dragon 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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