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Looking for an Atarians myself.....The two that you mentioned happen to be the real rare ones out of the bunch!! You forgot to add Roadrunner to that list;)

The game that sucked me in was Smurfs at a kiosk in Montgomery Ward.... I couldn't believe how in incredible the graphics were for it. I was mesmorized also by Rocky; the graphics of the fighters were beautiful! A little story about the steering wheel accessory....So I ended getting a steering wheel cheap at a Sears surplus store way back when....Sans the box, instructions and no Turbo. So I get home trying to figure out how this damn thing works, I had Destructor % Dukes of Hazzard...After many tries the damn thing still didn't work so I just assumed this thing was faulty, keep in mind I was still little.... So just kicked of in the corner and it sat. Well one day just start to mess with it again and guess what? Yep, you guessed it the DAMN thing needed batteries!!!

Very cool indeed! Someone correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Hyperspin a pain in the a$$ to set up?

Actually CC once you get used to the controls it's not that bad....The one I used to play was in a DK cab. Still wish this wasn't just a kit game.

You just GOTTA love these questions....

As a matter of fact I do....Played the crap out out of this when it first came out....My high score is around 440k. When I first played it back then I always got my tail kick on the fourth stage- the bald guys with the knifes, for those who don't know one hit = instant death! As time went on developed a pattern and incorporated the jump kick more it became easier....Too bad there was not dedicated cab for it

Good topic RR!!!! Mappy-----I played this the first time it came out at a drug/pharmacy store called Perry Drugs I believe was in 83'ish...I can't believe this game was considered a flop from what I remember there was always people playing it. I remember being sandwhiched between a Kung Fu Master and a Bosconian.....And I do like not love this game; my buddy actually still has his Bagman----First played this at my buddy's arcade we had in my small hometown in Il. I hate to admit it but back then I couldn't get into it and even now I have the same issue. Maybe too hard? Can't really say It wasn't my cup of tea. On a side note there was another classic Stern there at the same arcade that I loved... A little classic called Pooyan.......

Does anybody remember if Kmart had these set up in their stores back then????

Truly a remarkable story! I love hearing stories like this of "Expert Gamers..." Oh and welcome!

I actually thought the NES version was way better than the arcade....The arcade is simply Rastan ripoff!

I thought that all, or almost all, of the Sears pic label Superman carts had been found loose. Have more been found and just not divulged? You do make some good points with certain box variations. As I am not a variant collector, I can't speak to those. I wasn't into variations back then till recently....Don't you find a little weird that some titles had both a text and pic cart and some don't---maybe not found yet? Examples; Bowling-pic, Yars-Text, Target Fun-pic et al....I wonder what determined this?

I wouldn't disagree with you on that. Sears definitely has some sleeper titles in terms of rarity. For the longest time I put Superman ahead of Checkers - even though it would seem to me that, given the popularity of Superman, lots of copies would have been produced - and actually I never even considered Checkers to be that rare of a Sears box since I got mine very easily early on. It's only through discussion and watching the market for several years that I came to see what an oddball rarity it is. Maybe the same thing with Demons to Diamonds. The tough thing is that it is extremely difficult to know what's already in other collections unless people volunteer that information. I agree. I'm basing everything I know off auction sites....It's weird that a popular hit like Demons would be hard to find consider it's popularity back then. I know that there were some families that were loyal Sear's shoppers and just get games there. My ambition would just know the production numbers for these and why some this are a mother to find!

My feeling for boxes is: 1-Cannon Man 2-Math Gran Prix 3-Checkers 4-Superman 5- ? Now, Shawn Sr. does make a good point with regards to Sears picture label Superman, which has to be the rarest Sears cart out there, but AFAIK there doesn't seem to be any documented differences in the Sears Superman box that would indicate the pic label went with a particular box. So let's reserve Superman pic as a special case which is mainly about the cartridge. All of my Checkers (3 total, including 2 since January 2010) have come from eBay in mixed lots. I've seen 2 Math Gran Prix in the last few years, one which was listed solo (bid, did not win) and one in a mixed lot (got that one) this year. And then that Cannon Man that wakes me screaming nightly - oh, the agony - was a solo listing, the first I'd seen in years and years and years. Superman has popped up more recently than the other 3 in recent years, but that still isn't saying much when only 2 or 3 of a given title has been seen. Zwack....That 5th spot, I'm leaning toward Demons...I've seen more sub commanders than this....I also noticed Stellar Track boxed is also seen more infrequently....

It's all based on my opinion.....Zwackery can chime in here but didn't he just find a boxed copy of Checkers. Compound that with the one I just got and that's 2 that I know of recently. I've one Math Grand prix so far within the last 3 years....On a sidenote this does not include private transactions; these are just based of auction sites/internet sites......

Checkers is WAY harder to get than Math Gran Prix. Just ask Marco.

With my recent purchase of a boxed Checkers....I just wanted to know your top 5 rare boxed Sears games.....My opinion... 1-Cannon Man 2-Math Gran Prix 3-Checkers 4-Superman 5-Demons to Diamonds/Sub Commander---I cheated! What's yours? Keep in mine BOXED is the keyword!

I wanted to bump this thread with my recent aquisition of a boxed sears checkers. I voted a r8 on this....I would say this is definitely one of the hardest boxed games to get!

Good choice....Also add Wild Western to that list! Can't believe 720 wasn't mentioned!!!!!

Very cool WK.......I have issues 4-7. I've been on a lookout for 1-3; I never realized Sega changed the name of original issues to the later! So after issue 7 I assume they changed the name of the periodical to Mega Play?

Twitch Aslylum was good....Too bad....They did seem to hint on their forum that things were winding down. Definitely had possibilities! We Talk games is weak now. They trimmed the crew to just a one man show. They had a guy from the magazine "Die Hard Video Gamefan" which was cool Retronauts is the best one to me. One thing though they got rid of Shane which was a mistake. The guy who replaced him is dull and offers no insight!

@Shadow It's in pretty good shape-The top flap is a little creased but other than that I have no complaints! It's the text version...Is there a picture label version???

My perception is that it is one of the more difficult boxes to find, especially since the Atari version is so plentiful, and this isn't a game that has a high level of recognition and/or collectibility. I think I got mine in a lot with other Sears titles. Thanks for the clarification Zwack...I thought it was just me having a hard time finding this one.....

Thanks for the responses guys... Definitely one of the best if the not the best bargains I've ran into.....To the Sears completionists, how hard was it you to find a boxed Demons????

Wow I missed that thread....I was wondering why no one on here mentioned it!

After 10 loooong years I finally acquired a nice piece to my collection! Behold, Cannon Man! Picked this baby up on ebay a month ago. Total price- $30.00. I think I just got lucky cause I think alot of people must have missed this one. I just did a random search and found it. Even more weird was that a Sears Superman went for $200+....Back in the day, my family was Sears shoppers. Thank god my dad was really into video games so everytime we went we got a new game. I remember seeing a Superman and Checkers. Cannon Man however, never saw. Never new of it's existance till the early 90's! Now need a boxed Demons to Diamonds and a better boxed Submarine Commander! Anyhoo....Here is some pics!