atari_envy
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I paid $25 for a CIB sealed about 8 months ago on an eBay auction. Previously, I had bid on several other copies and got outbid, so I considered that a good price. I have collected supercharger games 1 through 7 sealed in box in the past year+, and found that Dragonstomper was the hardest to get my hands on.
I would agree that $10-20 is a fair price for the supercharger games, but up to $30 for Dragonstomper CIB is not unreasonable. I would not pay more than $40. You'll need to be patient to get a sub $30 copy that is in excellent shape.
As stated, the best way to play these games is from a CD, keeping the cassette as a collectible.
And as a side note, I have noticed a recent trend on eBay related to this thread. A lot of rarer games seem to be spiking in price, while the prices for mid-level and common game prices seemed to have dropped through the floor. In several cases it appears that new buyers are bidding up the price instead of being patient.
Just my 1/50th of a dollar.
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but I'm much fonder of my unique CIB NTSC title count, which stands at 424.Real men don't collect label vars or pirates.
I'm pushing 390 actually different NTSC games myself now. 
+1.
305 unique: 232 CIB, 65 with manual, 8 cart only.
Good fun. Based on my experience, 390 is pretty impressive. I am slowing down, mainly just upgrading the condition of my current games. I will probably top out around 350. To get more than that would mean acquiring games I really don't want. Instead I will concetrate on my INTV, 5200, and 7800 collections.
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If you can get $200+ at the "right place" then take it. Sorry to rain on your parade, but I bought the exact same thing (cart, manuals, and literature) for $125 on eBay about 5 months ago. This wasn't a BIN, but an auction.
However, it is a rare item, and as stated by others, the price for such fluctuates. I just saw a CIB Spy Hunter go for $270 on eBay. Just a few months earlier, this exact same item did not sell with a BIN/Make-Offer of $150.
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StarFire.
Play it all the time.
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Here are some pictures of a part of my little collection:"little" my aunt. I am envious. Very nice.
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I would NEVER argue that point. CV versus INTV is one thing. The 2600 was WAY out ahead of both and many times over. Like comparing the SMS, the 7800 (its only other competitor) and the NES, which sold 60 million units. So then the NES is the ultimate winner.And the simple fact is that the 2600 and the NES defined what society thought of as "the video game" in their time. These arguments about the other guys are partisan, the rants of enthusiasts. I am just happy to contribute my two cents, ever decreasing in value.
Well said.
I think if my wife knew how much I loved my 2600, she would file for divorce. My mistress, though, is the Intellivsion. As a kid, I fell in love with that system, too. Gawd, how I loved (love) playing Advanced Dungeons & Dragons on the INTV. Maybe I have a fetish for faux wood trim. Come to think of it, maybe the lack of it is the reason I never dated the CV.
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I like the 7800 version. I play it with my mom, and we both use Accuball controllers. It works fine for us.Glad to see that I am not the only one in the AA universe that prefers the 7800 version. However, we are back to the comments of this being a favorite of the ladies.
http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=133767
Interesting. I wonder what Frued would have to say about it (and which would be his favorite version).
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Room of Doom.
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Strangely, back in the day, I hated it. But now that I am older (wiser?), I love it.
Tank pong with a complex maze is fun with the kids -- you never know where the next shot will end up. And I love the rumbling sound of the tank -- classic Atari.
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Atari2600.com has it for $35. That seems steep to me, for such a lousy game.
To each their own. I like it, it's a good challenge with a good variety of game elements. Great game? No. But lousy? Nah. You could do a LOT worse. Try Airlock for an example of a lousy game.
I paid $45 for a BIN on eBay, but that included the manual and was in excellent shape. I am a manual junkie and that one is pretty hard to find. Generally you'll pay a little more with BIN.
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I love the Atari because it allows me to play for as long or little as I want also.I am with you on this. 584 minutes!!??!! 8.5 HOURS!?!?? Wow, suddenly I feel like second-hand fan. I played Pitfall for 40 minutes last night (i.e. played twice until time ran out) and thought, "Whew, that is plenty."
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Well then we must grant that the real winner was... again... Intellivision.It sold 3 million units before the crash.... and then 3 million AFTER.
lol. Well, according to your criteria, the 2600 wins by a landslide selling over 40 million units. And if the numbers in Wikipedia are to be trusted, similar to the INTV, half of 2600's sales were before the crash and half after the crash.
Back to the original question:
...Would you have preferred Atari to have stuck with the 5200, or to have dumped it in early 1984 for a 1984 7800 release? If it had been up to YOU, what would you have said?Atari should have released the 7800 in '84. The fact the 7800 even had some limited success despite its late release, Atari's poor marketing/chanel problems, and the brutal competition tells me it would have fared better than the 5200. It was a good system that deserved the opportunity to compete for market share. It makes business sense to try a new product when the current one is not performing. But instead Atari shelved the 7800 and put their resources into their computer line. This didn't work out very well for them because of people like me -- I just kept playing my 2600 and bought an Apple IIe instead.
Look, I'll always say that Atari dumping the 5200 after just 1 1/2 years was a rotten thing to do.Just as you think it was rotten to "dump" the 5200 after 1 1/2 years, I feel it was rotten to let 7800 gather dust on the shelves for 2 years before releasing it.
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I would love
to have that mug! What else did they make with that 'breakout' design?Well, I know what to get you for Christmas
Unfortunately, I could not find any more breakout designs except for the scarf and hat. I think it would look FABULOUS with the vest.
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Oh God it would be so funny to send in a polaroid of your high score to the current activision address!!!I actually thought about making a copy of the 2600 warranty card & receipt I have and sending them in to the old Atari address and Infogrames.
lol. I have that thought every time I look through my Atari collection and see the post cards offers, subscription cards, and "drop us a line to let us know how you are doing" comments. Would I get a "Return to Sender" or would it end up on somebody's desk?
And for Christmas, I am going to take advantage of this "exclusive" offer and pick a new copy of Crazy Climber and Atari Video Cube. Might as well throw in the coffee mug and the Atari scarf.
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AIRLOCK for the 2600. This was the first time I plugged an Atari game in and understood the comments about the glut of bad games leading up to the crash.
Wow, absolutely no thought, effort or testing went into this mindless cart. This can be said for almost all DataAge carts, except for the Frankenstein's Monster. That is gem.
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Kaboom: 45 minutes (Finally broke the 3,000 barrier and earned the patch -- which I already have)
Missle Command: 1 hour (Man, I love this game)
HERO: 45 minutes (Barely got a new high score, but I can't get past level 10)
Pitfall: 30 minutes (Still best game ever)
Pitfall 2: 30 minutes (Probably would have been my favorite if I had played it in my youth)
Chopper Command: 30 minutes
Several others for less than 15 minutes (Adventure, Quadrun, Robot Tank, Stampede, Room of Doom). I am hopelessly addicted. Must. Have. More.....
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This is a case where I might have to just settle for the bronze. It is one of four I am missing.
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Geez... the way you were talking I thought you had about 7 games... 5 of which being Combat. I was considering taking up a collection for you.You may still do so. Feel free to start by throwing in that Sentinel cart of yours
I am also accepting boxed Quadruns, Crazy Climbers, and various other boxed/shrinkwrapped games Thanks for the comments and posting your pics. Good stuff!
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That is a very nice entertainment center unit... would be perfect for my "core" collection. Do you happen to know where you got it or the brand. It may not still be available, but I'd like to see if it is.We got it at K-Mart about 8 years ago when we moved into the house. There is no brand name on it.
Originally this was my girl's TV and entertainment center. The shelves were for their movies and some toys. Well, Daddy had other plans when he started collecting Atari -- it was a perfect fit.
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OK. Even though I have a bad case of Atari 2600 envy looking at other people's collections, I decided to go ahead and take some pictures of my collection. It is modest (over 300 games), but almost all of it is in very good condition. Nothing really rare, though, my personal limit is $250 for a single game.
More pictures are in my gallery:
http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?a...m&album=295
In about two weeks will be my 3 year mark collecting Atari games. It has been a lot of fun and $.
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Yeah, the "You Suck" is definitely someone else... wouldn't surprise me if it was Nathan.I just don't get why people can't believe this is really the patch that Activision sent me...
Well, you definitely don't suck at making patches. Kudos on a very funny patch and letter. This one was also added to my patch collection.
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Sick.
Crazy sick. There is a lot of lot stuff I am coveting in that collection.
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My apologies if this has been posted previously, but even so, it is worth a look for us AA newbies.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=90...50639&q=80s
The Berserk/Matrix crossover cracks me up.
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I created it when we played Fishing Derby in the HSC last season: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=126562Ze_ro created a "Master Baiter" patch challenge for that week. Of course, such a patch did not exist, so I created one from the Hero patch and the game box in Photoshop. I was actually, going to make it fish shaped, but didn't have the time to put into it that week.
That is freaking hilarious. I printed it out on a color printer and added it to my patch collection.
Are you the same photoshopper that did the "You Suck" patch and letter? If so, please post pics again for our viewing pleasure.
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I don't need any convincing by a video. If I could pick only one game system to own, past or present, it would be the 2600.