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ALL SOLD! Thanks to everyone who expressed interest. EDIT: In order to encourage the sale of the remaining PAL sets, I have added to this listing the original Avalon Hill lid-style boxes with inserts (no carts or manuals). Buying the AH SET for the asking price will entitle the purchaser to a 10% discount per remaining PAL set. So, 20% off TWO PAL sets and 30% off ALL THREE! As the listing states, US shipping will be FREE to anyone who purchases more than one set. Listed for sale here are 86 Atari 2600 cartridge and manual sets separated by company, of which there are 13 represented. Unless otherwise noted*, all carts are: - in complete company sets - mint condition - NTSC - included with original manuals and inserts (no catalogs) Hi-res scans or photos will be provided if requested. Asking prices are based on the midpoint between what I paid back in the day and current pricecharting.com sales listings, where available. I encourage all interested parties to do their own research, but I think you'll find these prices to be bargains. Prices DO NOT include shipping, but Priority Mail shipping will be free to US buyers who purchase 2 or more sets. International buyers please PM do discuss shipping options. Please PM questions, comments, offers to buy... American Videogame - 1 game - $19---> SOLD Avalon Hill (BOXES ONLY!) - 4 boxes - $100------> SOLD *Set incomplete - Out Of Control was sold years ago, sorry. * These were acquired directly from Avalon Hill in late 1984. Bit Corp Re-release (*All PAL) - 7 games - $75-----> SOLD *Set incomplete - does not include Dancing Plates, Space Tunnel. *Quelle Phantompanzer cart was in Bit Phantom Tank box when I bought it in 2001; manual is a copy. Bomb (*All PAL) - 2 games - $130---> SOLD *Price is MY COST from 2001. No auction data available. *Set incomplete - does not include Assault, Great Escape. *Z-Tack label is faded. *Included manuals are in German and French only. Data Age - 8 games - $78----> SOLD First Star - 1 game - $87 > SOLD *Cart is standard, NOT Xonox style. FOX - 17 games - $200----> SOLD *7 of the 17 carts have altered labels. Back in the mid-'80's, when nobody cared, I resented Fox for not putting the title of every game on the end label. After all, who doesn't store their carts end-label out?! So I sliced them and swapped the titles on the fronts with the copyright info on the ends of the following titles: *Bank Heist *Crypts of Chaos *Earth Dies Screaming *Flash Gordon *M*A*S*H *Revenge of the Beefsteak Tomatoes *SpaceMaster X-7 I suppose a buyer, if any, could swap them back, but they can never again be considered mint. Nevertheless, the asking price is $169 less than current VGPC pricing. Is that not worth some less-than-pristine labels? Froggo - 6 games - $74----> SOLD Konami - 3 games - $52----> SOLD M Network - 17 games - $150----> SOLD Salu Exclusives (*All PAL) - 3 games (plus 1) - $70-----> SOLD *My Golf is a HES exclusive but is included here simply because this is the version I acquired. Sancho (*All PAL) - 6 games - $120-----> SOLD *Exocet label is worn. *No manuals for Dice Puzzle (it was on the box), Exocet, or Nightmare, but I can provide copies of the Panda equivalents. Sears Exclusives - 3 games - $44----- > SOLD U S Games - 14 games - $123----> SOLD *The following 4 carts are beveled-style: Entombed, Picnic, Piece 'O Cake, Raft Rider.

For the manual, I would suggest you include, on the inside of the back page, your own story about your involvement in the development of the game and whatever other history you can remember about the company during those years. Give yourself some credit! It gives us Classic Game Enthusiasts a more personal feel for the game which was sadly lacking back in the day. Consider it a chance to further connect with a community that values very highly those who reach out to us from the past.

All Alien Greed materials can be found here: http://www.atari2600land.com/aliengreed/ I think ShyOne made that and... I... MUST... HAVE... IT!!! Toymailman, would you be able and willing to reproduce it? If you produce this box, Brian, I will buy it! I have Lady Bug (it's SO well done), but I will buy the other four if you produce them!

As a long-time Subscriber, I heartily encourage users of this Forum to take to heart Albert's suggestion to subscribe. It is not unreasonably expensive, in my opinion, and doing so provides perks like discounts on items purchased in the AtariAge Store. Also, even with the changes from this upgrade, this site is STILL the cleanest and easiest to use of any forums I've read and contributed to. It is rare that ANY site does not include ads, and doing so would muddle this friendly, community-based environment. So please, consider subscribing and help prevent Albert from HAVING to include ads just to keep the site up and running. AtariAge is the remarkable hub of a great community! (Yes, Al is a friend. No, he didn't ask me to post this. Just needed saying.)

RIP, Pat. Died way too young. Thanks for the info!

A bump of this vexing topic, plus CHECK THESE OUT: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Apollo-Pompeii-Cartridge-Box-Sticker-Original-1982-for-Atari-VCS-/392303597158?_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true https://www.ebay.com/itm/Apollo-Kyphus-Cartridge-Box-Sticker-Original-1982-for-Atari-VCS-/401774537203?_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true Anyone know who won the bid on both?

Just to weigh in, my last correspondence with the "V Development Team" was in February of 2015, and it stated the game was NOT canceled, that a major member of the team had withdrawn, and that "the game is moving forward with a few minor changes and (we're) doing a complete audit on deposits, full payments, etc before the game is finally released to make sure it all adds up." To their credit, I did eventually get a refund of my 2013 PRGE purchase price - in a roundabout way. Not sure this will work, but the email used was... [email protected] ...in case anyone wants to take a whack at an up-to-date update. Please post any news here.

It was a half-serious half-kidding suggestion, but thanks for the response. Your and Omega's contributions are inestimable, and I know I speak for the community when I say to both of you PLEASE keep up the good work!

Thomas, I'd love to see CloneSpy produce graphical output that resembles Omega's flowchart. Just a thought.

Polite communication, negotiates with class, fast pay. A pleasure to deal with.

Progress?

Back in the day, most Atari-cartridge manufacturing companies produced trays, like that shown above, that held the cart in the top half of the box. There are numerous boxes in my collection that have "caved-in" hollow bottom halves due to the usual handling by distributors, retailers, and end-users. The purpose of the box-centered design that Albert uses is meant to protect the structure of the BOX as well as the cart. This is not a critique of toymailman's design, just an explanation for why AtariAge uses it. The cost-per-box for a hobbyist/homebrewer is much greater than what mass-producers paid for the same thing in the '70's and '80's. It is clear that Albert wants to produce quality, professional-looking game packaging that stands the test of time. Works for me.

Always a pleasure to make a friend who lives in another country, and Schitti has been especially so. Great to talk to and to do business with, I recommend him highly. He is an upstanding member of our community who sets an excellent example for us all!

I think that's fair. Perhaps we should refer to it as a "utility" rather than a game, like the various diagnostic carts or hobbyist carts like Synthcart and Testcart.

Excellent insights! Thank you for your significant and well-expressed contribution to this discussion. A very professional-looking box was made for the MagiCard by an AA member. It can be seen here: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/270857-atari-2600-magicard-complete/?hl=%2Bmagicard+%2Bbox

A little more clarity here: The 1984 letter stated "approximately 500 MagiCards SOLD". That was before the white-label re-release, so I think it is quite safe to assume AT LEAST 500 MagiCards exist(ed). The letter also states THE INTENTION TO PRODUCE a combined total of 700 MORE MagiCards and Video Lifes. Regardless of the intention, Dr. Bronstein told Joe ONLY 20 Video Lifes were produced, and I am confident in assuming they were made only after they received orders (and therefore money). It was 6 weeks between the day I mailed the order blank and the day I received the order, plenty of time to manufacture the cart and print the box and manual. They may have even waited until a certain number of orders came in to begin production of the Video Life boards in order to justify the expense of the "certain parts" mentioned in the letter. So, despite the wording of the letter, and because we have heard straight from the horse's mouth, NO MORE THAN 20 Video Lifes exist(ed). I can't agree MagiCard was an "unprofessional production". The three founders of the company were scientists and, dare I say, hobbyists who reverse-engineered the 2600 in order to produce a legitimate 6502/6507 programming tool. The 132-page MagiCard manual and overlays are proof that these gentlemen were serious about what they were doing, so much so that the quality of production for all their subsequent releases (from Mines of Minos on) were quite professional indeed, in my experienced opinion. Add to that their games were uniquely sophisticated, again, in my opinion. I have the utmost respect for what CommaVid accomplished during the very brief 4 years they were producing games. Regarding Mission Omega, Joe told me there was nothing usable in the materials acquired from Dr. Bronstein that could lead to a release. He and the other Digital Press guys were very excited about their release of Rush Hour which was virtually completed back in the day except for some graphics glitches which can be seen in the original ROM but were cleaned up for the released version.

Agreed. Remember, MagiCard was released twice, the first time under the company name "Computer Magic" (blue label). And here is the letter, which states the original release of MagiCard sold "approximately 500". I find that surprising but have no reason to doubt the word of the good doctor. However, this letter was written in 1984. Joe Santulli told me of his meeting with Dr. Bronstein in 2010 (a year after DP had acquired the rights) so, for lack of better data, let's say AT LEAST 500 MagiCards exist (over two releases) and NO MORE THAN 20 Video Lifes exist.

I'm glad you brought this up. In the interest of historical accuracy, this widely circulated claim is not entirely true. I managed to get on CommaVid's mailing list by writing a letter to the company in 1983 hoping to buy the MagiCard after reading about it in Electronic Games magazine. The response was one sentence: "Sold out and no more are being made." Imagine my dismay. A FULL YEAR LATER I received a long-winded form letter from Dr. Bronstein explaining the re-release of the MagiCard. The letter from the company was a complete surprise because I had not had any contact in a year and had bought NOTHING. Included was an order blank that I used to buy MagiCard, Video Life, Cakewalk, and Stronghold directly from them. Imagine my excitement when that package arrived. In fact, I consider it the most exciting day in my 36-year Atari collecting history! The point is, someone at CommaVid had taken the time to put my name on a mailing list despite the fact that I was only a potential customer. Plus there may be others who had equal Good Fortune. I hope this dispels the myth that "only owners of the MagiCard" had opportunity to buy Video Life.

Awesome! Thank you for that. Yuk!

Please post a link.

When the guys from Digital Press acquired all rights and materials from CommaVid founder John Bronstein, Joe Santulli told me that Dr. Bronstein claimed only 20 copies of Video Life were made. I would think that makes Video Life worthy of Blazing Lazers' list.

Thank you.

Link please...

First time communicating with StickerPeeler was as if we had known each other for years. Great thing about this community is the friends we make and I now have a new one! He is a welcome addition to the community, and I hope to do business with him again. Bought my entire Activision collection and the entire transaction was a genuine pleasure. Transact with confidence!

Bought a game for me (reimbursed) via Ebay.uk (from a seller who wouldn't ship overseas) and shipped it to me promptly and ever-so-courteously. A true friend of the community and to me! MANY THANKS!