King Atari Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 Did this one a while ago, but I think it's time for a new one. So, what's the centerpiece of your collection? For me, there's a few: PAL Xenophobe, Ghostbusters II, Frogger II, and sealed Dark Chambers. You can include sealed ET if you want. Sealed Desert Falcon is possible, once it comes in the mail. So, tell what your centerpiece is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 for me, there's also a few items .... my 7800 highscore cartridge signed by curt vendel my set of atari posters and soon also a mobile a silver foil poster for stargate all my weird pirates my stickers and ads collection combat 2 and elevator action, both boxed and new greetings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylentwulf Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 I suppose Rescue Terra I, other than that my instruction manual collection is pretty strong. Have Gas Hog, and a couple other around the same level. Nothing TOO rare, but then I refuse to pay any more than $5 or so for ANY game (within reason, if I see crazy climber sometime for $20 I suppose I would pick it up of course.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fretwobbler Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 I heven't really got anything what would be considered rare. According to the ratings here at Atariage my centerpiece would be a really good complete Ikari Warriors. For personal reasons and not rarity my favourite item is boxed complete Pitfall. This is my favourite because I bought it brand new in 1983(ish) and it is the only Atari item I still own from when I first got my Atari in 82. The rest of my first Atari has long since been broken, lost, sold. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 According to AtariAge rarity,my centerpiece is a Bumper Bash (9 of 10)cartridge.According to me;a boxed copy of Espial,and the red label atari games in sealed boxes that I pick up every so often, especially Xenophobe (in box) & Radar Lock (in box)& Jr Pac-Man (sealed in box).My #1 centerpiece is a copy of Crazy Climber with inst's but no box(I threw out my boxes years ago,Douh!)As far a merchandise goes,the only rare items I've had to get again are copies of atariage magazines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 My favourites are my signed Yars' Revenge and my 10 or so A#2 FLC carts. The rarest carts I have are Bumper Bash, Gas Hog and Spider Maze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 My rarest item would either have to be my boxed Coke Wins or boxed Music Machine. Someday I'll get them both scanned and sent to AtariAge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 My rarest cart is Tapper. (a lowly 6) But my prized possession is a Spider-man (mint cart) with box (all I need are the instructions!) Prize Stan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galaga_Freak Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 Prizes: My brazilian Othello cart that noone seems to know anything about. My brazilian 32-in-1 cart that I just stumbled upon. All my prototypes and other wacky pirates. Oh yeah, and my cuttle cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onklsven75 Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 The best I can come up with is Mr. Do and his instructions. Still a good game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charin Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Galaga_Freak: Prizes: My brazilian Othello cart that noone seems to know anything about. Hi! What you want to know about Brazilian Othello cart? Is your cartridge from CCE? In my childhood I've played a lot Othello and Wizard of Wor with my father. Greetings, Sergio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyXB Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 My centerpiece is: Raiders of the Lost Ark Prototype, and some more like all my Prototypes too, all pirate games, my Black Atari Jr.. And my Dolphin Patch Friends of Dolphins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnenhexer Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 I just started collecting a few weeks ago and 2 weeks ago I got Mr.Do as an Unimex-cart. So til now this is the centerpiece. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG/Snyper2099 Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 Well, this is kinda hard. i guess my prized possesion is my MAME cabinet that I built. Prolly cause I spent so many hours making it. Cenetrpieces are hard to name because it's usually more than just rarity and I have many individual game collections. The centerpieces (rarest carts) of my 2600 collection are loose berestain bears and q-berts qubes. My manual collection for 2600 is faily large (250 or so). the best manuals i have are prolly atari video cube and motorodeo. my favorite one though, is the night driver one i got signed by Rob Fulop (thanks Adam) The centerpiece (rarest) of my NES collection is probably a boxed bubble bobble part II or complete secret scout & menace beach. my favorite nes thing out of my collection is prolly a boxed arkanoid. kudos :-) [ 02-02-2002: Message edited by: MattG ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 Well, I don't have much of a collection, but the centrepiece... I've got a fair set of Boxed Activision games, a nice, unusual all-black Irish 2600jr, though I guess Gunfight and (soon) Qb special edition will be the real show-off bits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ren.dhark Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 My rarest are a boxed Gameline Master Module and a boxed Pitfall 2 signed by David Crane. Günther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 by rarity, mine is probably my buck rogers sega prototype .... although it was cheaper than many other items in my collection but i have never ever seen one listed somewhere again, neither i've seen any pics of sega protos ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godsey1 Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 My centerpiece is not so rare, but hard to find boxed with instructions, it is Cosmic Swarm. I do have a Texas Chainsaw with instructions, but I like the Cosmic Swarm better. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted February 2, 2002 Author Share Posted February 2, 2002 quoteCenetrpieces are hard to name because it's usually more than just rarity Exactly. It also has to do with nostalgia, or perhaps a special place you got it/them. That's how I feel about many of my games. For example, sealed Dark Chambers isn't anything especially rare, only a 4, but the game is so cool, and it's such a good example of that late-80's Atari gaming, that I love having a mint copy (4's are hard to come by in the wild here anyways). And to stay on topic, I guess you can you can include sealed ET as one of my centerpieces, the game is such a nostalgia piece, even though the game isn't very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jek Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 My best stuff are a [*]boxed Waterworld with instructions, comic and competition-poster [*]Quadrun prototype (from best electronics with heavy eprom) and my [*]Atari 32-in-1 with box and instructions. (yes, they ofiicially made a box for this) Greetings Jens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galaga_Freak Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 8bit, The othello cart is viewable here. As far as I can tell it is identical to the north american atari release. It is NTSC. Some sort of brazil pirate, just never have seen that kind of label before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyXB Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 When I forget too the rariety then I have more centerpieces. Like my 9 Dragonfire variants. And soon my 4 Raiders of the Lost Ark variant. And all these games that I had as child. See all my favourite games HERE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.skid Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 I really don't know if I own something rare in my collection. Actually, for personal reasons, I could say Crystal Castles and Indy Jones for Atari VCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charin Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Galaga_Freak: 8bit, The othello cart is viewable here. As far as I can tell it is identical to the north american atari release. It is NTSC. Some sort of brazil pirate, just never have seen that kind of label before. Hi Galaga_Freak, That cartridge isn't Brazilian because is written "video juego" (Spanish). In Brazil we speak Portuguese, so this cart is from another South American country. Best regards, Sergio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_ruck Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 Yeah, centerpiece is difficult to pick, and I would have to go with favorite or most visible over most expensive -- some stuff I have for completeness, really. I really dig my coin-op Black Widow, because there's nothing like playing a color vector, and sticking your head by the speakers in the cabinet. I also like my 7800 dev kit, which I swear I will do something productive with, if I ever find the time. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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