Bernkastel Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) My dad used to be a photographer and he would take pictures for game companies for the screenshots of games. After they would often just give him the game he took screenshots for.This is the first one I was able to find and may find more. Can anyone tell me any info on this?I tried to look up info about the game but there really doesn't seem to be much info about it.http://imgur.com/dgTDmSG http://imgur.com/pjifJL7 Edited July 2, 2014 by Bernkastel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre81 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Why do you think it's a prototype? Looks more like a missing label. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernkastel Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Why do you think it's a prototype? Looks more like a missing label. He said that's how he got the game. Also, do retail games normally have visible microchips like in the first image? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 He said that's how he got the game. Also, do retail games normally have visible microchips like in the first image? First image is not viewable for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernkastel Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 First image is not viewable for me Sorry, link is fixed now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangasinan Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Open up the cart and show us what's under the hood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 That's the way my T carts look. I assume it's a normal cart without a label Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernkastel Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Open up the cart and show us what's under the hood. Is there a safe way to do this?I remember reading you can accidentally erase it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernkastel Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 That's the way my T carts look. I assume it's a normal cart without a label Can you give me any information on the game? I can't seem to find any info besides others asking for information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Can you give me any information on the game? I can't seem to find any info besides others asking for information http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-spider-kong_8257.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-spider-kong_8257.html Click on any of the "Other versions with a different title", to see alternate versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 My dad used to be a photographer and he would take pictures for game companies for the screenshots of games. After they would often just give him the game he took screenshots for. This is the first one I was able to find and may find more. Can anyone tell me any info on this? I tried to look up info about the game but there really doesn't seem to be much info about it. http://imgur.com/dgTDmSG http://imgur.com/pjifJL7 Is it PAL or NTSC format? If your looking to sell I might be looking to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernkastel Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Is it PAL or NTSC format? If your looking to sell I might be looking to buy. Fairly sure it's ntsc since he got it in the usa but i have never played it. We might be interested in selling it but we have no idea what we have, besides the info the others have posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Fairly sure it's ntsc since he got it in the usa but i have never played it. We might be interested in selling it but we have no idea what we have, besides the info the others have posted Well as you figure things out please keep in mind that I'm possibly interested as long as it's NTSC and legit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernkastel Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Well as you figure things out please keep in mind that I'm possibly interested as long as it's NTSC and legit. A legit copy of the game or a legit prototype? I need to figure out how to open the t carts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) A legit copy of the game or a legit prototype? I need to figure out how to open the t cartsT-handles have a single screw under the front label. Yours will have a screw under the tape. If the tape is old the adhesive should either be brittle or gooey. If it's brittle - just carefully remove the tape. If it's gooey, use a hair drier to heat the tape and it should peel away whilst warm. From what glimpses I can see in your pics, it looks like you have some unique stuff there. Goliath carts are PAL, so that Goliath T-handle in the background is PAL, and I'm guessing this one is also. I also think it is simply a case of production cart that never had the front label - given to your dad before one was slapped on. Take some pics of the rest of the carts. If you have no attachment or interest in collecting them, there'd be plenty here willing to buy them Edited July 2, 2014 by nofrills100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernkastel Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) T-handles have a single screw under the front label. Yours will have a screw under the tape. If the tape is old the adhesive should either be brittle or gooey. If it's brittle - just carefully remove the tape. If it's gooey, use a hair drier to heat the tape and it should peel away whilst warm. From what glimpses I can see in your pics, it looks like you have some unique stuff there. Goliath carts are PAL, so that Goliath T-handle in the background is PAL, and I'm guessing this one is also. I also think it is simply a case of production cart that never had the front label - given to your dad before one was slapped on. Take some pics of the rest of the carts. If you have no attachment or interest in collecting them, there'd be plenty here willing to buy them this is the other one you mentioned. Is there something about goliath carts that's weird or something? Is the spider kong goliath as well? http://imgur.com/OCzZM8p Edited July 2, 2014 by Bernkastel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernkastel Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Ok, I got the picture of the rest of the games that we have found far. He says there are more and this is just what we have found. He also said that not all of these are ones given to him and has no idea which ones were http://imgur.com/kF4lRzP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 If you have a retail Condor Attack that would lead me to believe it's a retail Spider Kong also just without a label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) this is the other one you mentioned. Is there something about goliath carts that's weird or something? Is the spider kong goliath as well? http://imgur.com/OCzZM8p Yes, no other version of spider kong exists as a t-handle (yet) I wouldn't say there's anything weird about them. You just don't see them on aa very often. I have a feeling they turn up on ebay Europe often enough? Edited July 2, 2014 by nofrills100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Double post Edited July 2, 2014 by nofrills100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Where's Tempest? Does this look or play any different than the final version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Play that sucker on a 2600 with a CRT and you'll know really quick if it's NTSC or PAL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 (edited) IMO it's a PAL T-handle Spider Kong from Goliath with a missing label (these Goliath labels do not stick too well). Edited July 3, 2014 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernkastel Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 Play that sucker on a 2600 with a CRT and you'll know really quick if it's NTSC or PAL. I'll try to soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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