Rowsdower70 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I picked up a few loose carts in great shape at a local Goodwill, and a fellow forum member noticed something strange (or perhaps not so strange) about the copy of Defender I picked up.Here's a link to a few pics to show you what I'm talking about:http://imgur.com/a/LtghZIf you'll notice there's no "Use Joystick...", there's also a 1986 copyright. Also there's the open cart design with only the guide tabs, as well as the two holes in the face that you normally see in the red label variants. I found a site that cataloged this, but it really didn't tell much about when/where it was released. Just curious if anyone is familiar with this particular label before I slap that sucker up on eBay with a fake PVC T-handle and sell it for one MILLION dollars! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 These are the carts re-released from Atari when they became Atari Corporation. It was cost cutting as there was no extra text to mention "Use with Joystick Controller" and no protective spring loaded plastic piece to cover the rom board. I think they didn't want to use the red labels for the text/ illustrated label era games from 1977-1982. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Here is another weird blue 1986 defender. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Defender-1986-Blue-Label-Rerelease-Atari-2600-1982-with-Reproduction-Label-/191796890218?hash=item2ca7fc4a6a:g:r2EAAOSwCypWm0X0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 Here is another weird blue 1986 defender. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Defender-1986-Blue-Label-Rerelease-Atari-2600-1982-with-Reproduction-Label-/191796890218?hash=item2ca7fc4a6a:g:r2EAAOSwCypWm0X0 Indeed, but that's a repro label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) If you'd like to sell it, please PM me. I collect Atari Corp. releases and have been looking for an '86 Defender in nice shape for a while. They're great to collect as they often contain misprints, typos, errors, or alternate artwork layout, font, and text color. They did a lot of crazy stuff. The much sought-after '86 Hangman is so weird it actually looks like a bootleg.I think the blue-label Defender was only released in PAL format. Edited February 10, 2016 by BassGuitari 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 If you'd like to sell it, please PM me. I collect Atari Corp. releases and have been looking for an '86 Defender in nice shape for a while. They're great to collect as they often contain misprints, typos, errors, or alternate artwork layout, font, and text color. They did a lot of crazy stuff. The much sought-after '86 Hangman is so weird it actually looks like a bootleg. I think the blue-label Defender was only released in PAL format. Sure, its for trade or sell if for some strange reason you don't have something I'd trade for. (I'm pretty easy!) Shoot me a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Sure, its for trade or sell if for some strange reason you don't have something I'd trade for. (I'm pretty easy!) Shoot me a PM. PM sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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