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Illustration of Pompeii

Pompeii

Overview

Pompeii was one of the last titles announced by Apollo, but went unreleased when Apollo became one of the first VCS game companies to fold in the wake of the crash. From box art and a few brief descriptions we can surmise that the game revolved around an Indiana Jones like archaeologist who is trying to find treasures in the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii. Unfortunately, the only prototype that has surfaced is far from complete. It is little more than a movement demo, although bits of leftover code indicate that other features were planned such as being able to fire bullets and something that had to do with rocks. Unfortunately variable names (BULLETR and DNROCK) are all that remains of these. It's hard to judge a game based on such an early prototype, but from what's been implemented Pompeii was looking pretty good. After several mediocre titles Apollo may have actually had a decent chance with this game, but the crash wouldn't wait for them to prove themselves.

Developers
Apollo
Publishers
No information available
Platform
Atari 2600
Genre
Action
Alternate Names
No information available
Wikipedia
No information available

Media

Box - 3D

Pompeii - Box - 3D (North America) - 455x672
North America -  455 x 672

Box - Front

Pompeii - Box - Front (North America) - 669x916
North America -  669 x 916

Cart - Front

Pompeii - Cart - Front (North America) - 414x494
North America -  414 x 494

Clear Logo

Pompeii - Clear Logo (null) - 472x112
472 x 112

Screenshot - Game Title

Pompeii - Screenshot - Game Title (North America) - 640x480
North America -  640 x 480

Screenshot - Gameplay

Pompeii - Screenshot - Gameplay (North America) - 640x480
North America -  640 x 480