Which late Mattel releases initially came in book-style boxes?

[+thegoldenband]

I've always preferred the early Mattel-style boxes that open like a book -- I suspect most of us do! Alas, they eventually ditched that design, and by 1983 they had switched to the boxes that open from the bottom flap, à la INTV Corp, which are much harder to keep intact and in good condition.

 

But some of the 1983 releases were in fact available as book-style boxes, if only briefly. INTV Funhouse says that BurgerTime, Buzz Bombers, and Mission X initially had book-style boxes before moving to the bottom-flap style.

 

There are also Brazilian editions of Bump 'n' Jump and Masters of the Universe: The Power of He-Man, made by Digiplay, which use a book-style box with a trayless pocket.

 

So that leaves AD&D: Tarmin, Kool-Aid Man, Loco-Motion, Motocross, and Pinball. Has anyone ever seen book-style boxes for those, either domestic or international? And, have I missed any other games that have interesting book vs. bottom flap variants?

Edited January 28, 2011 by thegoldenband

[Rev]

 

 

So that leaves AD&D: Tarmin, Kool-Aid Man, Loco-Motion, Motocross, and Pinball. Has anyone ever seen book-style boxes for those, either domestic or international? And, have I missed any other games that have interesting book vs. bottom flap variants?

 

As far as i know, these titles were never released in book style.

[+cmart604]

So that leaves AD&D: Tarmin, Kool-Aid Man, Loco-Motion, Motocross, and Pinball. Has anyone ever seen book-style boxes for those, either domestic or international? And, have I missed any other games that have interesting book vs. bottom flap variants?

 

As far as i know, these titles were never released in book style.

 

 

I don't think I've ever seen them before.

[Rev]

Don't forget that all the Sears titles are book style as well.