TOUCAN'S
TRIVIA: This
game is a port of the Atari
2600 Demon Attack, which was developed by Rob Fulop for Imagic.
According to former TI employee Bill Barneia, the TI version of Demon
Attack was changed to Super Demon Attack for marketing
reasons.
The thought was that if "Super" was added to the title, it would sound
like a sequel (and therefore an improvement) to the original Atari 2600
version of the game. The idea to change the title must have been a late
addition, since the Game Selection screen on the TI still says Demon
Attack, as does the game's title screen. Also, a manual for Demon
Attack (without "Super" in the title) can be found in a 1983 game
catalog
put out by TI, and in the Spring 1984 Triton catalog. This begs the
question
if any cartridges/manuals made it out the door with the name Demon
Attack
on them. But Classic Gamers rest assured, this title is indeed a port
of
the famous Demon Attack since I know there was some speculation
on if this was a port of the original or an actual sequel. |