XPost: comp.sys.cbm, rec.games.video.classic   
   From: rbernardo@iglou.com   
      
    	The PAL DTV's exterior looks virtually the same as the NTSC   
   DTV's exterior.  On the bottom of the PAL DTV casing, it still has the   
   2004 Mammoth / N.S.I. copyright.  It has a number engraved in the bottom -   
   050709.  The labeling on top is all the same - the same, painted ABCD   
   letters by their respective buttons, the reset label in relief, the same   
   Mammoth Toys sticker, the same L/R painted next to the fire buttons, and   
   the italicized C=64 sticker facing the a/v cord.   
    	After I load 4 lithium AA 1.5 volt batteries into the DTV and plug   
   the a/v cable into a 13-inch Magnavox RGB Monitor 80 switched to composite   
   (CVBS), I power up the DTV and the monitor.  Definitely, I have a PAL   
   DTV; the NTSC monitor outputs black-and-white video and has a moderate   
   case of vertical rolling.  The Magnavox has no apparent vertical roll   
   control, and so, I go to my NTSC Sears 20-inch t.v./RGB/composite monitor.   
   My Sansui DVD recorder is connected to the Sears; I connect the PAL DTV to   
   the input jacks of the DVD recorder and turn on the Sears, Sansui, and   
   DTV.  Success!  The opening C= screen appears in color; I won't have to   
   break out my PAL t.v./monitor out of storage.   
    	However, the start-up of the PAL DTV is different.  After the   
   first 4-second C= screen, there appears a DC Studios splash screen for 4   
   seconds, followed by "the toy: lobster company" logo screen for 4 seconds,   
   followed by a Mammoth Toys logo for 4 seconds, and followed by the   
   copyrights screen for 6 seconds.  The 2005 copyrights screen has the   
   same listing of companies: Mammoth Toys, Digital Concepts DC Studios,   
   Ironstone Partners Ltd, and the Toy: Lobster Company Ltd.  In comparison,   
   the NTSC DTV just has the 4-second C= screen followed by a 6-second 2004   
   copyrights screen.  Both the NTSC and PAL DTVs have the opening C64   
   desktop with the animated LOAD"*",8,1 / RUN sequence which kicks them into   
   the games selection screen.  From power-up to the games selection screen, the   
   PAL DTV takes 39-40 seconds.  The NTSC DTV takes 20 seconds.   
    	The PAL DTV's games selection screen has the same music,   
   horizontally-scrolling starfield, and message scrolly (though I will be   
   studying the message scroll to see if there are really any changes).  The   
   DTV's output is clear and stable.  The joystick feels adequate, i.e, it   
   responds well in all 4 directions.   
      
   On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, I wrote:   
      
   >  	The informational card on the rear of the packaging tells of the 30   
   > games in the joystick, some games which are different than the NTSC DTV.   
      
    	On the PAL DTV's games selection screen, there are a number of   
   games not listed on the informational card of the DTV's packaging.  The   
   selection menu has the following games:   
      
    	Alleykat   
    	California Games   
    	Championship Wrestling   
    	Cyberdyne Warrior   
    	Cybernoid   
    	Cybernoid II   
    	Eliminator   
    	Exolon   
    	Firelord   
    	Gateway to Apshai   
    	Head the Ball   
    	Impossible Mission   
    	Impossible Mission 2   
    	Jumpman Jr.   
    	Marauder   
    	Maze Mania   
    	Mission Impossibubble   
    	Nebulus   
    	Netherworld   
    	Paradroid   
    	Pitstop   
    	Pitstop 2   
    	Ranarama   
    	Speedball   
    	Summer Games   
    	SuperCycle   
    	Sword of Fargoal   
    	Uridium   
    	Winter Games   
    	Zynaps   
      
   The PAL DTV's "Set-up Guide and Play Instructions" have abbreviated   
   instructions for all of the above games and for the games "within the   
   games", i.e., California Games, Summer Games, and Winter Games.   
    	However, the informational card also lists the World Games, which   
   includes Barrel Jumping, Cliff Diving, Bull Riding, Caber Toss, Sumo   
   Wrestling, and Weight Lifting.  Neither the PAL DTV's games selection menu   
   nor the instructions have the World Games!   
    	Even more of a surprise... I could not access the "secret"   
   second screen!  In the NTSC DTV, upon start-up, you must waggle the   
   joystick from left to right, and this would give you a C64 desktop with   
   the animated command sequence, LOAD"$",8 and LIST.  From there, you could   
   access the BASIC prompt with its virtual keyboard, play 6 extra games,   
   and issue commands to get you to various hidden features (Easter eggs).   
   On the PAL DTV, I tried 7 times to get to the second screen, but the   
   start-up sequence was the same -- no second screen, just the eventual   
   games selection screen.   
    	That leaves several questions.  What has happened to World Games?   
   Is the secret second DTV screen still there?  If it is, how is it now   
   accessed?  If it not there, how are the Easter eggs accessed?  Are the   
   Easter eggs still there?   
      
    				I remember Jeri telling me that   
     				several Easter eggs would be removed,   
    				Robert Bernardo   
    				Fresno Commodore User Group   
    				http://videocam.net.au/fcug   
      
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