| Atari 5200 Super System |
· 2 different versions exist! A prototype 48k version was done by Utopia Software and features an animated title screen (picture #1) & introduction (picture #2), as well as replacement and bonus life animations (pictures #3 and #4), Montezuma himself (picture #5) and even a high-score entry screen (picture #6) - but no ‘ending’ (it’s essentially an incomplete CES demo). Parker Brothers bought the rights and released a 16k version (bootleg copies were referred to as “Preliminary Monty” – picture #7), which lacks everything mentioned above, but includes a number of differences (such as your character having a different hat – picture #8), including an actual ending (pictures #9 - #12)!
· There are 9 levels, although only the first 4 are different (levels 5-9 are the same as level 4, except with varying numbers of invisible rooms). A map for the first 4 levels, as well as a map for the 48k version, can be found at: http://mapy.atari8.info/
· Every level except #1 has 2 torches! The reason for this is unknown.
· All but one of the ‘boundary’ rooms (those at the sides of the pyramid) end with brick walls - one on the lower-left side has a bridge-less fire pit with the other end open. This room is on every level except #2 (the left side of the pyramid isn’t accessible on that level). Is there any way to reach it? Is this a glitch, a secret passageway, or simply the result of sloppy programming?
· BUG: The 48k version has a number of bugs in it, but the most interesting one allows you to jump up into the inventory box while on the screen with Montezuma. {Kurt Howe}
