wrandal

Hello. I would just like to remind everyone that my ebay auction for Pigs in Space in the box only has one day left. Please consider bidding on it, and forward any questions you might have to wrandal@bgnet.bgsu.edu Thank you. -Bill http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=1365020008

I was watching antiques roadshow the other day and they cut to a 2 minute segment on classic video games. They only mentioned atari 2600, and showed a copy of Tooth Protectors and Chase the Chuck Wagon. They also said that Atari 2600 systems are priced at $100-$200. They mentioned a cart they called the 'holy grail of video games', a game produced near the end of the atari run and worth a lot of money... quadrun? something like that. i cant remember. i just thought it was interesting to see video games get recognition with actual antique collectors. -bill check out my Pigs in Space auction at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=1365020008

hmm, yeah. thats too bad. hopefully someone will bid on it - i didnt think that was an unreasonable starting bid. you dont need warlords, kangaroo, or ms pac man sealed in box do you? cause i have those...

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Well, for any of you interested in purchasing this game, here's what's going on: Boxed Pigs in Space games usually sell for around $40 on ebay. You can see a picture of the Pigs in Space box on the AtariAge web site at http://www.atariage.com/box_page.html?Soft...wareLabelID=358 The version I have, however, is noticably different. It is apparently _not_ a PAL version because it has a Hills department store price tag on the front. It does have text in 6 languages on the back, and is very different from other NTSC versions. Pics of my version can be seen at http://personal.bgsu.edu/~wrandal/atari/pigs.html There is a tear on the back and minor wear on the edges of the box, but is generally in good shape. So, I'm asking for a significantly greater price than $40, considering that game variations are highly sought after even when loose carts are concerned. Taking into account that this is a rare game and that it's sealed in a different style box raises the price a lot. If I don't get any offers that make me think about selling it, I'll put it on ebay with a fairly high reserve price and see what happens. Thanks for your time, and please email me if interested. -Bill

well, apparently this version of Pigs in Space I have is a PAL version if having text on the back in 6 languages makes it a PAL version. it doesn't _say_ PAL anywhere, but it does say made in Taiwan. Here're the pics, sorry for the picture quality: http://personal.bgsu.edu/~wrandal/atari/pigs.html does anyone collect PAL carts? do they work on any atari 2600? the price tag which is still on here and has the price crossed out (maybe it was going to be a christmas present) says 'Hills' on it, which is an american department store. i also have versions of kangaroo and ms. pac man with six languages on the back of the box. -bill wrandal@bgnet.bgsu.edu

while browsing this site i noticed a scan of the box for Miss Piggy's Pigs in Space: http://www.atariage.com/box_page.html?Soft...wareLabelID=358 then i took a look at the box for my copy of Pigs in Space, and noticed that it looks slightly different. i know pigs in space is a fairly rare game, and i am wondering if the box i have makes it any more rare, or if anyone even knows about these differences. FRONT: - my copy of pigs in space does not say '3 games in 1' - the text 'starring miss piggy' is in white, not pink - the box on mine is a darker purple, with light purple grid - the border around the 3 characters has only a blue outline, not a green and a pink outline - instead of saying 'a video game cartridge for the atari 2600 vcs' mine has trademark information and a 1983 copyright for muppets characters BACK: - the back is totally different. instead of a large screenshot of the game mine has a small screenshot at the top left and says 'PIGS IN SPACE' in the upper-right. - the back also has in English 'pigs in space is a tri-pigathon of three thrilling outerspace games. battle flocks of space chickens, killer meatballs, and pizza-hurling robots. will you survive? will anyone believe you if you do? for one or two players.' <-- this is obviously very different from the text on the back of the screenshot of the game on atariage. - there are instructions in 5 other languages: francais, deutsch, italiano, espanol, and an asian language. any information on this box would be greatly appreciated (such as value or rarity). i assume it's some international version? i can scan pictures of the box if anyone would like to see it. it's also for sale, so make me an offer if you want it. if nobody wants it i'll probably just put it on ebay with a high reserve price and see what happens. thanks. mine is an unopened version of the game, and i think loose carts have sold for about $10 - $20. email me at wrandal@bgnet.bgsu.edu please. -bill