Muppet-Go-Round ?-??-83

      

 

This appears to be close to the final version except for the missing music and sounds.  When the game was ported to the Atari 8-bit the copyright date was changed to 1984 and some of the background graphics were changed slightly.  Interestingly the manual for the 8-Bit version uses screenshots from the 5200 prototype version!


Prototype Differences
There is no title screen
There is no sound or music
There is no game select screen
There is no screen transition with Cookie Monster pulling the screen down to start the game
There are no spaces on the line to indicate that there are three letters in the One Little Word, What's Missing?, and the Spell the Secret Word games
The lower tent is facing forwards instead of sideways and is only part way on the screen.  This was most likely done to hide the green overscan border.
The upper tent is different and has a differently colored side wall.  The flag is also slightly different.
The pole with the two saucer looking rides on it is closer to the left edge and has a base.  The saucers themselves are a slightly different looking.
The end of round cheering has the character order as Bert, Cookie Monster, instead of Big Bird, Bert, and Cookie Monster.  The cheer routine is also different and not as complex.
Bert and Big Bird look different on the cheer screen
The screen is taller by a few scanlines


 

Why is Cookie Monster in a bathtub?

 

This is the creepiest screen in the whole game

 

Is Cookie Monster trying to tell me something?

 

Grover is the original Tony Hawk

 

Here's a picture of the 5200 version

 

And the same screen from the 8-Bit version.  See the differences?

 



Atari 5200 cheer screen




Atari 8-Bit cheer screen


 

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