The actual game is very close to the production version but is missing a few final touches such as sound effects and smoother graphics. It was labeled Tollian Web (many of the early Major Havoc PCB's were still labeled this way, but have the new code burned in the EPROM's) but had many jumper wires scattered around the board. The game PCB that came with the cabinet was actually very close to a production Major Havoc PCB. The area under the marquee is where the speakers are and the center square is actually a peice of glass with very nice handmade graphics overlayed with mylar. The cabinet itself is actually a Crytal Castles cabinet. The game has an Amplifone monitor in it (dated 11/22/83 and labeled "with diode mods"). Yikes! The picture here is after I finished getting it all cleaned up and running. I bought it from John Morrison (Sunnyvale) who in turn bought it at a garage sale from a former Atari employee for $50. Im lucky enough to own this beastly now finally. Mark added the last four levels of the game (13,14,15,16), he made them hard enough that no one could get past them (he thought). Mark Cerny was one of those contributors and helped Owen get the game finished up for production. Apparently the comradery at Atari was pretty close and programmers helpedĮach other out as much as possible by writing small tidbits of code or sharing code between games. did most of the design of Major Havoc, many others at Atari helped putting this game together. Owen actually patented his smooth animation procedure that is used in Major Havoc for the spaceman and also deserves credit for making the volcanoes "active" in Battlezone.Īlthough Owen R. Major Havoc was Owen' final game for Atari before he moved on to Bally/Sente, programming games such as Shrike Avenger, Goalie Ghost, Name that Tune and Grudge Match. The game's creator, Owen Rubin, had worked at Atari for many years, programming games such as Orbit, Space Duel, Sky Diver and Tunnel Hunt. Tollian Web -> Alpha 1 -> Rex Havoc -> Major Havoc The Creators Apparently the name Alpha 1 was tacked onto the game for play testing but the game's designer has no recolection of that name (Hmmmm, the Atari/CIA connection unfolds! -) The name of the game went as follows. The game was originally called Tollian Web by the designer but this name was never really attached to the game outside of Atari. If you don’t have one signup and you’ll be directed to the proper page.Alpha 1 was an early prototype of the game Major Havoc. Here is a picture of his previous work, and a link to see the production run from 2015:ĮDIT: just came to my attention that you will need a KLOV login to view the page links above. If you want to get on the list, post so on the thread here: I posted an interest thread over on KLOV and wanted to make sure that folks here are aware of it. And if you haven’t played Major Havoc before (especially on a vector monitor) then do yourself a favor and check it out. If you haven’t played Major Havoc with a roller then you don’t know what you are missing as its the best way to play. One just recently sold on e-bay for $500. If you follow these closely at al you’ll know that they come up rarely for sale, and when they do they go for big $. The last run was in 2015, so it isn’t very often that you can get the opportunity to get one. He has produced these in the past and does some of the finest reproduction work in the community. I’ve got a member on KLOV who has agreed to reproduce the Major Havoc Roller.
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