ColecoVision "Mr. Do!" - Music Differences

[Jorpho]

Then it seems there are two different versions of Mr. Do! out there! What an interesting discovery. The version I remembered turned the screen green when the pause key was pressed, and played an entirely different, unique song. I think it must have been the CBS ColecoVision version.

This is worthy of further investigation...

[ColecoFan1981]

Then it seems there are two different versions of Mr. Do! out there! What an interesting discovery. The version I remembered turned the screen green when the pause key was pressed, and played an entirely different, unique song. I think it must have been the CBS ColecoVision version.

This is worthy of further investigation...

I'd love to see the version of Mr. Do! you claim to have (the CBSCV version).

~Ben

[Jorpho]

Someone over at AtariAge confirms that those two versions, at least, are identical. Maybe I'm thinking of Omega Race? (I don't know how I would have gotten the two games confused.)

[ColecoFan1981]

Someone over at AtariAge confirms that those two versions, at least, are identical. Maybe I'm thinking of Omega Race? (I don't know how I would have gotten the two games confused.)

I don't understand why you'd been getting them mixed up all of a sudden, then. I knew I was correct all along... maybe I could've posted the two videos side-by-side in the same reply for your convenience.

~Ben

[Jorpho]

I don't understand either. This lapse in my memory is quite alarming, actually. I do sincerely apologize and am very grateful that you have prevented me from spreading further misinformation about Mr. Do in the future.

If you're curious, I've uploaded Omega Race's funky pause music at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQbEYJtak9g .

Anyway, I found the dull beeping sound of the AlphaMonster+Munchers theme on the ColecoVision version, combined with the screen turning blood-red, was always ominous and not at all in keeping with the tone of the rest of the game. It made it seem like taking the Treat regularly was something to be strongly avoided. The jauntiness of the arcade version is a considerable improvement, I think.

[ColecoFan1981]

It also appears the CV and 2600 versions' main title theme was taken from the prototype of the arcade version ("Yukidaruma" or "snow man"), where our hero is depicted not as a clown but as a snowman. The level backgrounds for the home ports were also influenced by the prototype. So, too, was the life lost theme.

~Ben