A short entry for an interactive movie with interactive games, where you can become part of two fairytales: The Ugly Duckling and Rumpelstiltskin. Clover the Clown tells each story using colourful characters and catchy tunes.
The game was released on the Atari 8-bit platform in 1983 by Maximus, though in an advert for the game, it is suggested that a Commodore 64 version is coming soon. So what happened to it?
Thanks to Bertrand / Atari Frog, we learn the following from Atari coder Tim Kilby: “I do not recall releasing Commodore versions. I certainly didn’t work on any myself. Maximus (which grew into a large government contractor) had only a cursory interest in personal computer software. They moved me onto more promising projects in only a few years and dropped all software development.”
It is possible that Maximus could have collapsed before the C64 version was released, or did it sneak out in limited numbers? If you know more, please do get in touch.
Contributions: Bertrand / Atari Frog, Tim Kilby, Archive.org, Atarimania.com
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