chas10e

I have been itchin to play me some duck hunt and Hogan's alley. So so happy now!

HOLY CRAP you guys!  Look!  I know the picture is a little blurry, but it's razor sharp in real life.  This is why we keep a box full of odds/ends/cables. 
 
I think if I buy a cable like jmjustin6 bought for his CRT-TV, I could get RF working and an Atari hooked up.
 
 
 
 

New addition to the Atari label variant family: Defender with a bright blue colored label!
 

 
This is a PAL format game that seems to have only been sold in Europe; the only visible indication that it's PAL is the small "P" sticker on the back.  The reason for this unusual label's existence is unknown.  One could argue that it might be due to Atari Corp. basing another design on an existing game box -- after all, the only other Atari-produced cartridge with an unusually bright-colored label is the weird orange Breakout, which also looks much like its original box.  But that doesn't really explain why or how the game title on the main label of this Defender cartridge ended up red.
 
That said, I can't come up with a better explanation.  Unless... sabotage at the Atari factory!    Sure, it could very well be just a mistake by the factory that printed the labels -- I mean, if I've demonstrated one thing in this thread it's that Atari Corp. cartridges often exhibit mistakes that weren't caught before printing.  But this seems too drastic a difference to be an outright mistake to me.  I guess it's probably just going to be one of those things for which we never get a good answer.
 
Anyway, I love that the much smaller Fuji logo allows more of the artwork to be visible.  But additionally, the framing of the artwork is different from standard Defender cartridges -- this one allows you to see the woman in the red dress shielding her eyes and running/falling, at the bottom center.  Here's the original artwork so you can see her clearly.  The blue version does unfortunately lose the top half of the spaceship, but overall I still like it better.  The hard-to-find red label PAL version shows off the greatest amount of the artwork, but it's crammed in to a tighter frame than the other carts.
 
So this label variant isn't exactly common, but neither is it incredibly rare.  There are two on eBay at the time of this post; one from Germany, and one from the UK, and there was at least one more for sale from Germany in the last few months.
 
There are two other scarce color-variation Atari carts I'd like to collect someday.  One is Berzerk with yellow title labels -- I've seen a couple of these around.  The other is a Pole Position variant with the weird "Pole Positn" spelling error end label, but in addition to that the end label is mainly red in color with white text!  I've only seen this in one single photo of someone's collection, and I can't seem to find it at the moment.  Will update this post if I come across it again...

arrived here ok .... still have to clear off kitchen table before opening
 
  ~ News at eleven ~ 

arrived here ok .... still have to clear off kitchen table before opening
 
  ~ News at eleven ~ 

arrived here ok .... still have to clear off kitchen table before opening
 
  ~ News at eleven ~ 

so awesome to see them retro TV's funtional
 
need to post some pics for squad on that baby

Thanks to chas10e and the rjb i needed to add another shelf

The adapter for my little tv came today and IT WORKS!! Woo hoo! Thanks Chas10e and RickR for telling what part i needed to get

hadn't met Walter Day yet , I've been told he's a really nice guy
 
what's the "full INTV set" consist of exactly :?

Picked up the Twin Galaxies full Intellivision set from Walter.  He threw in a nice batch of extras!

I must commend another excellent junk box.  WOW! 
 
I arrived home today to THREE packages.  Junk box, a trade from AtariBrian (thank you sir), and an ebay China purchase (hint - it's an item needed to hack an xbox).
 

 
Junk box is in decent shape, but has a divot on one side.  Duct tape was a nice touch.  Tim the Toolman Taylor approves.
 

 

 
And here is the good junk I took out. 
 

PS2 Resident Evil 4 (I think this is Greenween approved, so I'm going to try it)  Once done, back in the junk box! Lawnmower Man for N64.  This oughta be "good". A very cool looking pong game.  A plastic sleeve with 4 Atari computer floppies Home Pack for Atari computer (by Batteries Included -- I forgot about them!)  A Casio mini-TV!  I hope I can attach an Atari to this somehow. PS2 Sly Cooper Xbox Tennis Xbox Live Demo Disc The junk box has been Tetris'ed back up with replacement junk and sent on it's way! 
 

Thank you so much ballblazer. Very happy man here

Not really a fan of the game, but I got it for two reasons:
1) It was under $10 shipped
2) It's made by Atari!
 
I already bought some more marquees and they should be at my house by the end of the week.
Thought they'd make a cool wall decoration.

yeah I need to watch .... is it only on @ the time listed ?
 
do I gatta get outta work Early or something ? oh wait it'd be 5PM EST

Found the fantastic 4 plug n play fame at the thrift store today. This one is kinda cool it has a spot on the back that takes a special game key that can add more games to the plug n play.

It came today, yay! Here's what I took out. LOL Ninjak! Tomorrow morning ittl be out on its way to RickR!

The Box has left for its journey!   Keep an eye out MalakZero!  

awe I wished I knew you were visiting Pinball Wizard Arcade ... where I mostly play usually on Monday Nights but would have made the trip if on another night
 
there is a working Video Pinball cab @ Fun Spot NH Weirs Beach (usually always has been anyways) 
 
I keep hemming & hawing on buying that "History of Pinball" DVD & would like to hear your opinion on it 

Okay guys, here's our list and order for Random Junk Box VI, I will likely actually be shipping this out Saturday, but for sure by Monday.   

1. MalakZero (CA)
2. RickR (OR)
3. Chas10e(ME)
4. AtariBrian(NY)
5. Ballblazer (MD)
6. Correaconzalez (NY)
7. Willie (NC)
8. jmjustin6 (GA)
9. NoSwearGamer (TN)
10. Rowsdower70 (TX)

This should give CG time to get home by Sept 6th.  Let me know if there's any problem with the order before Saturday please!


Stay tuned for pictures of the BOX!

awe I wished I knew you were visiting Pinball Wizard Arcade ... where I mostly play usually on Monday Nights but would have made the trip if on another night
 
there is a working Video Pinball cab @ Fun Spot NH Weirs Beach (usually always has been anyways) 
 
I keep hemming & hawing on buying that "History of Pinball" DVD & would like to hear your opinion on it 

awe I wished I knew you were visiting Pinball Wizard Arcade ... where I mostly play usually on Monday Nights but would have made the trip if on another night
 
there is a working Video Pinball cab @ Fun Spot NH Weirs Beach (usually always has been anyways) 
 
I keep hemming & hawing on buying that "History of Pinball" DVD & would like to hear your opinion on it 

This has been one of the greatest Atari weeks for me... ever?  Both for collecting and otherwise, I mean.  I started things off on Saturday making the 350-mile journey I described over in the Craigslist Finds thread, netting me Chase the Chuckwagon, a legendary title in the 2600 catalog.  Maybe it's not as rare or coveted as it used to be, but it's one game that I knew that I wanted to have in my collection at some point.  The gameplay stinks, the premise is lame, and I... just love it!  It's a perfect example of what was being produced at the height of Atari VCS game market saturation.
 
Then, Sunday, I sat down at home for some serious Yars' Revenge action -- maybe my favorite 2600 game of all time.  I wished I could have participated during #HSWDAY, but any day is a good day for Yars' Revenge!  I intend to try Ultimate Yars (Game 6) on Difficulty "A" sometime soon.  Hoping I can still defend the Razak solar system with the same level of skill.
 
Yesterday, a package came in the mail.  I knew I couldn't test it until today because I didn't have D-cell batteries on hand.  But I stopped after work today to pick some up, and tonight was the moment of truth:

 
YESSSSSS!  Oh, it's beautiful.  The wife and I have already played a few rounds.  Pure, 40-year old distilled fun.  And it *is* still fun, somehow!
 

 

 
FRANKENSTEIN SAY "PUSH START GAME", RARRRGH!
 

 
I'm pretty sure the circuit board inside the unit also says "Innovative Leisure" on it, IIRC.  I think these may be the only things in my collection to sport that early Atari slogan, other than the very first Atari VCS game catalog that came with some gatefold games.
 

 
I love my Atari Video Pinball, but... the original stands alone.
 

 
Atari Inc., Los Gatos, CA!  They were headquartered there until September 1976.
 
And then, as if this week needed more Atari goodness, two more packages showed up today.  First, the new Lynx SD flash cart from Retro HQ!
 

 
I'm keeping it under wraps until I get my Lynx working properly again.  Need to move that back toward the top of my priority list.  We know it's not completely dead yet, so... hopefully the patient pulls through!
 
And finally, a package from the Land Down Under...

 
For a long time I didn't even know that this existed.  It's a PAL-only release, and I think only ever really shows up these days in OZ.  For someone that loves the picture labels as much as I do, finally having one of these in the collection is an awesome feeling!  Just one more Atari pic label left to track down, now...

they are TOTALLY you !!!