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Cabbage Patch Kids - Adventures in the Park

Unreleased Atari 2600 cart. published 40 years ago by Coleco Industries, Inc.

Listed in MAME

Cabbage Patch Kids - Adventures in the Park screenshot

Cabbage Patch Kids - Adventures in the Park © 1984 Coleco Industries, Incorporated.

A side scrolling action game. According to the Colecovision version's manual, Anna Lee has decided to go out for some exercise in the local park and is soon caught up in a wild adventure. The game is separated into several different screens (referred to in the game as scenes), each with a different obstacle for your kid to overcome. Obstacles include bouncing balls, water filled pits, floating platforms, bees, and even fires. Each level consists of ten scenes which must all be overcome before the time limit runs out. Along the way Anna may also collect various objects hidden in the trees (using well placed trampolines) for points, but these objects are not necessary to win.

TRIVIA

Unreleased prototype.

The game was known to exist for some time thanks to an interview conducted with former Coleco programmer Ed English. He was thought to be in possession of the only known prototype, but he would not release it for unknown reasons. However, in 2008 several Coleco EPROMs were found in a flea market, several of which contained various versions of Cabbage Patch Kids. These EPROMs were released to the public shortly afterwards. It appears that Cabbage Patch Kids - Adventures in the Park was simply a victim of the collapsing game market, and by the time the final version was ready in September of 1984, Coleco had stopped its 2600 operations.

STAFF

Programmer: Ed Temple

SOURCES

Game's ROM.