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Title: Pokey
Post by: Awesome Panda on July 30, 2011, 01:57:30 PM
As I'm sure some of you are aware, NTDEC made a game called Pokey in 1989 which hasn't been dumped in its original form yet. However, I managed to find the PRG data for the game hidden in the Caltron 6-in-1. This, combined with the graphics from the Asder 20-in-1 has allowed me to compile the game as it was originally made without being split up into 4 seperate games. :D

Link (http://www.mediafire.com/?4vlz4fu12f5delh)
Title: Pokey
Post by: taizou on July 30, 2011, 02:15:54 PM
hey awesome. :D its nice to see what this game was supposed to be like originally - the mini games were kinda pointless on the 20 in 1 version.

if i'm not mistaken it's also the earliest original NTDEC game by a long ass way.
Title: Pokey
Post by: Awesome Panda on July 30, 2011, 02:17:49 PM
taizou
Jul 30 2011, 02:15:54 PM
hey awesome. :D its nice to see what this game was supposed to be like originally - the mini games were kinda pointless on the 20 in 1 version.

if i'm not mistaken it's also the earliest original NTDEC game by a long ass way.[/quote]I'm pretty sure it is. All of the other ones I've seen are dated 1991 or later.

Now we just need someone to find a copy of Destructor for the NES. :whistle:
Title: Pokey
Post by: Ninja-Kun on July 30, 2011, 03:31:32 PM
I can't believe it! You're awesome, thank you very much!
Now there's one less game that needs to be dumped. :)
Title: Pokey
Post by: Brn89 on July 31, 2011, 04:39:58 AM
taizou
Jul 30 2011, 02:15:54 PM
if i'm not mistaken it's also the earliest original NTDEC game by a long ass way.[/quote]It could also be the earliest pirate game. Anyway, Cheetahmen told me of this at RX Community and I had a play at it, even though I'm not too good at Poker.
Title: Pokey
Post by: Awesome Panda on July 31, 2011, 04:43:24 AM
BrydoRX
Jul 31 2011, 04:39:58 AM
taizou
Jul 30 2011, 02:15:54 PM
if i'm not mistaken it's also the earliest original NTDEC game by a long ass way.[/quote]It could also be the earliest pirate game.[/quote]It isn't, the earliest one I'm aware of is Duck which came out two years earlier.
Title: Pokey
Post by: Barver on July 31, 2011, 08:51:23 AM
How did you combine the data into a ROM? :o Pretty impressive!
Title: Pokey
Post by: Awesome Panda on July 31, 2011, 08:59:06 AM
Barver
Jul 31 2011, 08:51:23 AM
How did you combine the data into a ROM? :o Pretty impressive![/quote]Well I was looking through the Caltron 6-in-1 to see if I could find the data for Adam & Eve (as far as I'm aware there's no seperate ROM dump of it yet) and I figured that with the graphics for the game being right at the end of the file, the rest of the data would be at the end of the PRG bank. Turns out, they had a spare 32KB lying there which was used for Pokey and they didn't really go to the trouble of changing the copyrights or anything like that. The graphics are taken from the Asder 20-in-1, and I removed the last 2 CHR banks as I'm pretty sure those weren't in the original game.
Title: Pokey
Post by: Doomkid on July 31, 2011, 10:23:19 AM
If you don't mind my asking Cheetah, what other tools do you use besides TLP to do these NES rom edits? I have a few ideas I'd really like to see come to life with some of these pirates.. Simple changes that would make a world of difference.

Not to be off topic or anything :X
Title: Pokey
Post by: Awesome Panda on July 31, 2011, 10:36:26 AM
Aside from TLP, I just use a hex editor. :P (Translhextion, in case you're wondering)
Title: Pokey
Post by: Ninja-Kun on July 31, 2011, 11:50:04 AM
Cheetahmen
Jul 31 2011, 04:43:24 AM
BrydoRX
Jul 31 2011, 04:39:58 AM
taizou
Jul 30 2011, 02:15:54 PM
if i'm not mistaken it's also the earliest original NTDEC game by a long ass way.[/quote]It could also be the earliest pirate game.[/quote]It isn't, the earliest one I'm aware of is Duck which came out two years earlier.[/quote]It was actually Super Maruo, an undumped adult game from 1986 :P
Title: Pokey
Post by: taizou on July 31, 2011, 11:53:56 AM
Oh yeah, I always forget about Super Maruo. Duck is the first Taiwanese Famicom game I guess.
Title: Pokey
Post by: Brn89 on August 01, 2011, 03:17:49 PM
I don't know how to play that game still, as I keep losing :( Can anyone provide hints on it?
Title: Pokey
Post by: Awesome Panda on August 01, 2011, 03:23:56 PM
BrydoRX
Aug 1 2011, 03:17:49 PM
I don't know how to play that game still, as I keep losing :( Can anyone provide hints on it?[/quote]It's essentially video poker with a few minigames thrown in. Bascially, you have to try to get the best poker hand as you can, with a pair of jacks or higher counting as a win. You can discard any cards you want with the B button.
Title: Pokey
Post by: Brn89 on August 02, 2011, 03:57:49 AM
I've done that, but I kept on losing. I guess I wasn't so lucky playing it :P
Title: Pokey
Post by: Awesome Panda on August 02, 2011, 05:06:07 AM
BrydoRX
Aug 2 2011, 03:57:49 AM
I've done that, but I kept on losing. I guess I wasn't so lucky playing it :P[/quote]Well that's gambling in a nutshell, you can't beat the house as they say.

What I really don't get about this game is that you start off with 30000 credits, which essentially means that you'd have to lose 750 times in a row with the maximum bet to get game over. :unsure:
Title: Pokey
Post by: Doomkid on August 02, 2011, 08:48:41 AM
taizou
Jul 31 2011, 11:53:56 AM
Oh yeah, I always forget about Super Maruo. Duck is the first Taiwanese Famicom game I guess. [/quote]"Super Maruo"? And it's an adult game? X_X; That doesn't sound too good... I have to google that one.
Title: Pokey
Post by: Matias on December 25, 2012, 03:48:48 AM
I recently aquired this cartdridge and I really didn't know It was dumped. Thanks man! I get back here to this forum looking for Famicom pirate info again. The only question I have to ask if there is some better emulator to run Pokey, because in VirtuaNES 0.97 sometimes it puts a black screen and the game dies.

Thanks again and merry xmas!
Title: Pokey
Post by: NintariousFamicreep on October 30, 2014, 06:24:19 PM
Any footage of this?
Title: Pokey
Post by: Cori on November 26, 2014, 12:33:48 AM
Faceplant
Aug 2 2011, 08:48:41 AM
taizou
Jul 31 2011, 11:53:56 AM
Oh yeah, I always forget about Super Maruo. Duck is the first Taiwanese Famicom game I guess. [/quote]"Super Maruo"? And it's an adult game? X_X; That doesn't sound too good... I have to google that one.[/quote]I remember that this game is yes, one of the first porno games on the Famicom, but the distribution of the cartridges were from Japanese magazine ads through mail-order. Auctions for the original carts go CRAZY high apparently due to how uncommon it is.

Here's what the original cart looks like and its advertisement (notice the outer dip-switch on the cart):
(http://blog-imgs-13.fc2.com/y/s/k/yskjp/20070731093432.jpg)

I also find it very odd that the in-game sprites for the "characters" look at lot like edited versions of Mario's and Princess Toadstool(Peach)'s in Super Mario Bros.
(http://nintendoagemedia.com/users/2957/photobucket/F7A1FBD2-EFB1-834B-60DE77AE8249F037.png)