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Sounds like a win-win.

I like 'em. They look sort of classy. They remind me of those Lego "Architecture" boxes, compared to standard Lego packaging. And I think it's okay if the pixel-art isn't immediately recognizable: It can be appreciated on more than one level. The only thing I'm not wild about is the color assortment when they are displayed side-by-side. But individually the colors look great. This would be good art for some kind of special-edition set.

I vote for Montezuma's Revenge. Lava! Chasms! Pancaking after a two-foot fall! And the treasure chamber cracks me up for some reason.

I've looked for classic game stuff in a few antique stores but never found much. You know, I'd love to visit a "vintage pop-culture mechandise" store.

I had a Microvision with a few games before I entered the world of Atari. It was great!

Don't know of other games with that particular tune but I like Clair de lune.

I don't blame ya. I bet it makes a good display piece.

I hear what you're saying but Demon Attack is like Adventure in that it was groundbreaking at the time of it's release. Nowadays it gets lost in a sea of later releases like Phoenix etc. But when it came out Space Invaders was the standard. And looking at Demon Attack it was amazing because the demons didn't march in grid formation. They were dodging around and splitting in half and there were new kinds showing up in later waves and they're so colorful... Wow. That's how I remember it anyway.

Perhaps, but I'm mainly interested in the 1-10 star scale. Would it be over-simplifying to imagine that a standard poll could be attached to each game's page?

It looks like the model numbers on this old VGR Atari cart list match up with the ROM list you compiled. The last 2 digits are the same at least. Maybe it has some info you can use: http://videogames.org/html/2600Stuff/2600vgrlist.shtml

Love it.

Demon Attack is a classic and arguably the best of the early Imagic games. I haven't dug into all the later releases. Tell ya what though, I gave Wing War a good try in emulation and liked it alot! I think that one was PAL only, which is too bad.

I was surprised to find that someone has set up a site about the company. It appears to pre-date the box discovery: http://www.men-a-vision.com/ No new clues or revelations there though, unless I overlooked something.

A good omen for the new year!

Slap paste on the back, Jack Make a new seal, Neil You don't have to use gloss, Hoss Just label your game. Brush glue on the cart, Bart It don't need to be fine art Drip sap on the frame, James And label your game.

IMO, a nice addition to the AtariAge rarity guide/game database would be a popular rating for each game, similar to what the IMDb uses: http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1104001/ I know these things are easier said than done, but I've found the IMDb ratings to be helpful. They seem more objective than individual reviews (even if I don't always agree w the results). Anyone else have thoughts on this?

Ditto: Time machine!

Yes, I remember anxiously awaiting the release of Defender as well. It was hard to imagine what the Atari version would be like. When I got the game, I was not disappointed! I think I had moved on to other things (like Colecovision) by the time Pitfall II came along. Friends of mine had Pitfall! Kaboom! and Demon Attack back in the day... I admired them (the friends and the games) but never owned the games myself.

Lately I've developed an appreciation for the Spectravision label style. They're clean and colorful and the various hues encourage players to acquire a complete set. It was clever marketing, really.

Heh heh... Waterworld carts... floating around... Good one.

Having the box and docs with everything in flawless condition is uncommon in itself, though.

Too bad Gumby never had a chance to walk into Atari carts the way he walked into books.

Montezuma's Revenge is absolutely a great game! It probably made the list based on the funny name.

It can't be an old one since it uses the Atari Corp. shell with the holes in it. Oh well, I see now that I was basically restating an earlier comment anyway (apologies to OldAtarian, above). Maybe there's a way to "see through" the top label without peeling it? I suppose a CT scan would be impractical.

Secret Quest has good music and sound effects! They add alot of character to the game.