King Atari Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 Naturally, I'm interested in "Ghostbusters II" a lot right now, so I was wondering about this auction: Odd Ghostbusters II Is it 2600, or another Atari system? I've never heard of this game on another Atari system, so what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasty Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 The 3"1/2 shrinkwrapped light-gray floppy disk located in the mid-top of the picture leads me to think more along the ways of an Amiga or ST game... Maybe the seller just read Activision and associated it with Atari! greets, Rasty.- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyXB Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 I can only say, that I never see this version before. I think this is not for the Atari 2600. But can't tell this for 100%. And its from Activision, but the Atari 2600 version is not from Activision. Salu has release it for Atari 2600. [ 01-18-2002: Message edited by: MattyXB ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 18, 2002 Author Share Posted January 18, 2002 That's a disk?! I thought that was one of those goofy looking carts! Shows how imaginative I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 I have the magazine add for this game, and I say's its for the Commodore 64, Apple II, and IBM PCjr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 18, 2002 Author Share Posted January 18, 2002 Hmm, then the one in the auction has to be for one of the Atari home computers. Now, can anyone provide screenshots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 If it's for an Atari system, the only Atari system that uses 3.5" disks is the ST line of computers. It certainly wouldn't be for any other Atari-related system. I'm guessing the seller saw "Atari ST" on the box (probably on a small sticker affixed to the box) and just described the auction as, "Ghostbusters II Atari Game", not knowing that being more specific would help. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 18, 2002 Author Share Posted January 18, 2002 That makes sense. I haven't dealth with an ST, so I don't know much about it. Anybody know any good ST sites? I want to compare the game to the 2600 version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 quote: Originally posted by King Atari: That makes sense. I haven't dealth with an ST, so I don't know much about it. Anybody know any good ST sites? I want to compare the game to the 2600 version. A quick search on Google revealed the following site, which has lots of Ghostbusters II info, including screenshots of the Atari ST/Amiga versions: Ghostbusters: ECTO-WEB There's even lots of information on the Atari 2600 version (which I'll have to link to from our Ghostbusters II page. Enjoy! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 19, 2002 Author Share Posted January 19, 2002 Al, thanks! That site has everything! And man, the graphics on the ST rock! If I had an ST I'd bid on the auction! Personally, I think the NES version of the first game is the best, and is the 2600 GBII really that rare? It's only a 3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 it's at least not that common. strangely it's rare in loose condition, and pops up on ebay.de in boxed new condition every two to four weeks. a german guy has a big stock of those. still, he sells them for about 12$ starting price, and it still goes a little higher usually (that confirms somehow the rare status as loose or used cart). still it's a PAL cart, and i'm not sure if it exists as ntsc, so it should be rarer in usa. at least i'm seeing the "1" version more often than the "2", so the rarity guide here is rather confusing to me. sounds like a big programming job, but maybe the rarity guide should be depending on where you line. i often sell us carts over here for a lot more than their "US"-value, simply because they're harder to get in europe. so you see that euro.collectors often are ready to spend more for us-titles (f.e. because they don't want to ship overseas) back to that auction ... i don't know what it is either, but i like the pin and poster, so i left a bid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Yeah, I had that exact same package and disk colour for the Amiga version, so that'll definitely be the Atari ST (they looked identical) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 19, 2002 Author Share Posted January 19, 2002 quote: back to that auction ... i don't know what it is either, but i like the pin and poster, so i left a bid Cool! Let me know what it's like if you win it! Anyways, you raise a good point. Since GBII was only released in Europe, it's very rare in the US. So wouldn't that make it technically a 10? I'm not trying to sound braggy or anything like that, but 10 does mean nearly impossible to find. Will Luton once told me it was sought after in Britain, too, so that might be an indication that it's getting rarer (I'm not saying this because I'm getting copy, and I want to make it rarer for myself, I'm just tying to sort through this different country rarity thing). For example, "Bobby is Going Home" would be really rare over here, and didn't that get more of a distribution in other countries than GBII did? And with talk of a possible GBIII movie (read that site Al linked, it's possible), that can't help either the original game's rarity or it's sequel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 well, actually i was overbidden while typing my last post ... you'll have to ask marc. at least, he was so kind of sending me a mail saying "sorry but it was too interesting" hey marco, don't start a bidding war with marc on this item now overbidden fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Hey wait everyone! Like I said, I've (probably still) got the Amiga version box and sundry extras at my parents home (which is a long way from me but I can phone em ), if you want it, I'll see if I can get it to you - gratis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Anyway, its not the 2600 version, its not rare either. Incidentally, you can get boxed GB2 PAL pretty damn cheaply if you only get your ebay to look outside america! It aint rare, it just takes a few more stamps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Here we go, after 2 minutes searching:- case in point (and this hasn't finished yet, so you can bid on it. they ship to US an, last time I looked it was equiv. $3!!) Ghostbusters 2 PAL on ebay.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 19, 2002 Author Share Posted January 19, 2002 Yeah, I see way more overseas auctions for it than I do US auctions, for obvious reasons. I don't think "Acid Drop" or "Pick n Pile" are rarer than it though. GBII may be the equivalent of them, or vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted January 20, 2002 Share Posted January 20, 2002 quote: Yeah, I see way more overseas auctions for it than I do US auctions, for obvious reasons. I don't think "Acid Drop" or "Pick n Pile" are rarer than it though. GBII may be the equivalent of them, or vice versa. let's give those two one rarity point on top, there just a little rarer. actually (wether it's sold in germany or england) these must be from a giant stock that was left, as they're mostly sold in brand new boxed condition. i would only guess that ghostbusters was produced in a higher quantity. that's why i'd give it one point less in rarity, or one more for the other two ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 20, 2002 Author Share Posted January 20, 2002 Okay, point taken (I've never seen one loose, but I don't look everyday either). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarinvader Posted January 20, 2002 Share Posted January 20, 2002 While were on the subject of ST's I rembered that Atarinvader was orginaly gonna have an ST section... Anyway, have a look at the ATARINVADER ST desktop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 22, 2002 Author Share Posted January 22, 2002 Okay, I'm looking at AA's Salu section, and GBII seems to be the only game of significance. So, has anyone ever heard of an NTSC proto, or any unreleased NTSC carts at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 25, 2002 Author Share Posted January 25, 2002 YES! Got the game today, it rocks! Twit, you 'da man! I remember an old post about this, and it holds true with my copy, the music on this one and the emulator version is different. The one on the cart sounds more like the music from the movie. Anyways, I've put it into a plastic comic holder, and I'm going to put a label at the bottom of the plastic stating that it was released in Europe only. I feel good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videotwit Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 quote: Originally posted by King Atari: YES! Got the game today, it rocks! Twit, you 'da man! I remember an old post about this, and it holds true with my copy, the music on this one and the emulator version is different. The one on the cart sounds more like the music from the movie. Anyways, I've put it into a plastic comic holder, and I'm going to put a label at the bottom of the plastic stating that it was released in Europe only. I feel good... Ah! I am very glad that you are happy! Have fun with it ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klove Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 King, Ghostbusters II never saw the light of day out here in the States. So, to answer your question... "There is no NTSC version of GB2 out there." I spoke with the games' Programmer sometime back and Michael assured me that an NTSC version never happened. SALU LTD. licensed the Atari 2600 rights off of Activision UK., which from what I've been able to find out, was kinda' questionable. The 2600 version is based REALLY loosely of the Atari computer version. I've been contemplating releasing it on the Anthology project in NTSC format, but there's some work that would need to be done to it. - Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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