Arenafoot Posted November 24, 2014 Report Posted November 24, 2014 How many of ya'll remember these? They came with the Atari Age Magazines from 1981-1983....the scan above are my ARC's I own. Did anyone ever redeem them? Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne
DeLorean Posted November 25, 2014 Report Posted November 25, 2014 How many arcs did it take to buy a new game? Games like Gravitar and Rubik's Cube came out that way.
The Economist Posted November 30, 2014 Report Posted November 30, 2014 It's interesting to think that today these coupons would likely be entirely digital, and redeemed online. My life is a love of numbers and games.
Arenafoot Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Posted December 2, 2014 How many arcs did it take to buy a new game? Games like Gravitar and Rubik's Cube came out that way. These were the only 2 ARC redemption offers ever done....... pretty much $5 off a game........... ARC's offer from the Atari Age Magazine Vol. 2 Issue 4 Nov 1983- Feb 1984 ARC's offer from the Atari Age Magazine Vol. 2 Issue 5 March-April 1984 Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne
Dan Iacovelli Posted December 18, 2014 Report Posted December 18, 2014 I remember those was a member the atari club as well AVC Online:atari-video.club VGS website: http://videogamesummit.net
Fire_In_The_Valley Posted December 19, 2014 Report Posted December 19, 2014 How exactly did the ARCs work? I've been collecting MIB Atari games for years and though I've collected lots of catalogs and flyers and posters, I've never once seen a game come with one of those certificates inside. Did you have to cut out proof of purchase from the box to get those?
RickR Posted December 20, 2014 Report Posted December 20, 2014 They came in the Atari Age magazine. Seemed like a half-baked idea back in the day, and it came near the end (right before the crash) to boot.
Arenafoot Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Posted December 21, 2014 How exactly did the ARCs work? I've been collecting MIB Atari games for years and though I've collected lots of catalogs and flyers and posters, I've never once seen a game come with one of those certificates inside. Did you have to cut out proof of purchase from the box to get those? There were different ways to get them: - place an order thru the Atari Age Magazine (over $35) = $5 ARC free - $3 ARCs printed on page 29 of Atari Age Magazine Vol.2 Issue 4 - renewing your Atari Membership - winning a contest thru Atari Age Magzine - becoming a "Honorable Mention" contributor to "Your Turn" None were ever available inside boxes. Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne
Fire_In_The_Valley Posted December 21, 2014 Report Posted December 21, 2014 None were ever available inside boxes. Interesting! You'd think that would be the first place to find them..
Arenafoot Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Posted December 22, 2014 It was all part of the Atari Membership.......maybe if the crash didn't happen and the ARC's took off thru the magazine, then they might have added them to the software boxes........who knows! Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne
DegasElite Posted December 26, 2014 Report Posted December 26, 2014 Funny! I never heard of the Atari Redemption Certificate before. Where was I at? Perhaps it was because I never had an Atari membership.
Arenafoot Posted December 27, 2014 Author Report Posted December 27, 2014 Funny! I never heard of the Atari Redemption Certificate before. Where was I at? Perhaps it was because I never had an Atari membership. at the time - I didn't even own an Atari! My friend that lived across the street from me had both the VCS and Intellivision and I had the Vectrex. It was only $1 to subscribe to the Atari Age Magazine and thats how I got my ARC's. Though I never got a chance to use them! Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne
Yo-Yo Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 It made no sense to me that they gave these out in Atari Age Magazine but for all the Atari games I purchased back when, I could never send in UPC codes for anything rad.
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