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  5. Posted

    That's the one!

    And you are right,it wasn't that great. I hung out so much at that arcade that I had played everything there.Anyways,thanks for the help.

     

     

     

     

    Hopefully somebody can help me out. I remember that it was a fighting game before the SF2/MK days - so say late 80s.

    You were able to choose different characters & weapons & then you had to fight different people/fantasy creatures.

     

    The thing I remember the most was if you won the match,you hear a really cheesy audio clip yell:

     

    "HA!!!!!!!!! Victory!!!!!!!!!"

     

    If anybody has a clue,please let me know.Thanks!

    Nightwing..

    Sounds like Data East's "Hippodrome" from 1989. It absolutely sucked.

    Yup, Hippodrome. Here's the link to a video of this abomination.

  7. Posted

    Hopefully somebody can help me out. I remember that it was a fighting game before the SF2/MK days - so say late 80s.

    You were able to choose different characters & weapons & then you had to fight different people/fantasy creatures.

     

    The thing I remember the most was if you won the match,you hear a really cheesy audio clip yell:

     

    "HA!!!!!!!!! Victory!!!!!!!!!"

     

    If anybody has a clue,please let me know.Thanks!

  10. Posted

    I love Star Blazers!!!

     

    Also a huge fan of Getter Robo G (aka 'Starvengers') and Gaiking! I wish those were on DVD!

     

    Have you ever seen the Japanese version of Star Blazers? The storyline and characters personalities are a bit different.

     

    If you want to watch the show as it was originally intended, you can find each season w/subtitles for around $30 each and they are crystal clear. The US DVD release of Star Blazers looks like they just transferred VHS straight to DVD. Terrible quality.

     

    There was a guy that had these on DVD (the Force Five stuff). I have them & they are easily watchable.I don't think he has them for sale at the moment,though...

  13. Posted

    Awww man!!!

     

    I normally don't like cart boxes with price tags on them but your boxes were purchased from the store where I bought just about all my 2600 titles back in the day... Zayre! I don't know if they were a national or local chain but there were a few of them in the Boston area. Man I wish I could afford to purchase one of these! Can I buy the price tag? :)

     

    It was a regional chain,that I am pretty sure.They were a good place to get games,especially when the Great Crash occurred.

     

    BTW: I've sold 3 of the 4 games.Thanks everyone!!

  14. Posted

    After a great deal of thought - I have decided to sell my Avalon Hill games. The four that are for sale are:

     

    London Blitz

    Death Trap

    Shuttle Orbiter

    Wall Ball

    (no I do not have Out Of Control,wish I did)

     

    As it says in the topic thread,all four games are unopened & shrinkwrapped.As you can see in some pics that are in earlier posts,the Zayre price tag is still on the shrinkwrap. I found all of these one day at a local thrift store just like this.The marker that you can see on the front is from that store and it is on the wrap itself,and NOT on the actual box.

     

    I have had some offers for the games,but at that time I still wasn't sure that I was going to sell them.So to be fair - I'm going to wait for four to five days before I make a final decision.

     

    Two things -

    I am considering holding onto one of the games (most likely Death Trap) simply because I'd like to keep a reminder of how lucky I was to find these.Though I've been fortunate to have scored some great stuff over the years - this is probably the best one I've had. It will all depend on what offers I get.

     

    The second is that I really need the cash,so I'm really not looking to trade.But - if I got an offer for some money & a game for my collection that I'm trying to complete,then I might consider that. (right now that would either be Keio for the Sega CD or one of the rarer Intellivision games.

     

     

    Now,as for references - I have been collecting for a number of years,though I haven't done much lately.I am listed in the 5th edition of the DP guide under my name.I also used to post in r.g.v.c back in the day. I also have done some buying over at the DP forums under my name there (Nightwing). I also have done some buying at Chase The Chuckwagon & I have excellent eBay feedback (nightwing007). I also drive a school bus for a living & co-host a public access show where I live in RI,so I can be found. :D

     

    I have no problems shipping overseas,and I'll either sell all three/four games together or i will break them up depending on the offers.If for some reason I don't sell them all at this time these will go to one of the aforementioned auction sites.

     

    That's it.Please PM me if you have any questions & thanks again for your interest!

     

    Calvin

  16. Posted · Edited by Nightwing

    I haven't posted in a while here,been dealing with a family illness along with some other things.Anyways - this is something that I really don't want to do - but if I get some good feedback I just might do it.

     

    If you look here - Yes,here. You'll see that I'm talking about my shrinkwrapped Avalon Hill games. I'm looking also at unloading some of my other collectibles & stuff to pay the bills,but I could let these go simply because they aren't opened.

     

    I'd rather be able to play the games,you know? Anyways,if you have any interest at all,PM me.Thanks!

     

    Calvin

     

     

    Edit: The topic title has been changed & these games are now for sale.

  20. Posted

    Congrats! That is a beauty indeed. :cool:

     

    A couple questions to satisfy my curiosity...

     

    Is the box dated 1978 on the front? (lower right corner)

     

    Can I see a pic of the power supply and joysticks?

     

    I'm curious if it has the Sunnyvale gray power supply, or the Taiwan gray version...and I'm curious if it has the CX-10 joysticks (most likely) and if they have Atari hex disks on the top or not.

     

    I promised the wife that I'd play Rock Band,so no pics tonite,but I'll post them tomorrow if you still want.

     

    But :)

    To answer what I can:

     

    The box IS dated 1978.

    It is a gray power supply.

    Not sure about the joysticks,but they do have a distinctive spring-click,so I do think they are 1st year.

  22. Posted · Edited by Nightwing

    I had checked out a craiglist ad a few weeks back for Atari & Intellivision systems.I responded with my interest,but the lady couldn't find the Intellivision,so she'd check back with me after she had found the system.

     

    Well,two weeks later & I see the same ad on CL.I call up & the lady said she was getting ready to call me to see if I was interested in the Atari still (she still can't find the INTV...) Anyways - I ask her to check the label underneath & she does so. Yep - "Made in Sunnyvale,CA". She said that someone else offered her $40 for the system & two games (Combat & Football) but that since she had talked to me first,it was mine if I wanted it.

     

    I made plans to go see the Atari,and,needless to say - I forked over the money without complaint. She did say that the system was only used a couple of times,but since it was so old that if it didn't work I could get a refund.

     

    Here's the system - (I'll comment more in a minute)

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    vcsinsidebox.JPG

    vcspaperwork.JPG

    heavysixerproof.JPG

     

    I have never seen a more mint condition VCS system :) All the paperwork is there,the Combat box is in excellent shape - paddles haven't been used & the AC adapter looks brand new. The only issues I can see is that the RF switch label has come unglued off of the switchbox,& the paddle labels are coming off of the paddles. The outside box also has some water damage on one side end,but it was many years ago - long since dried out.

     

    I haven't tested it out yet - but I have every reason to think it will be fine.Assuming that's the case - do you think I got a good deal? Looking forward to reading your opinions...

     

    PS: The serial # is 16273J

  24. Posted

    When I first bought the Sega CD, I originally wanted to get Dragon's Lair to go with it, but the store I bought it from didn't have it, and neither did Blockbuster Video next door. I ended up having to choose between Microcosm and Ground Zero Texas, and so I chose the latter game. I eventually got the other two games; Dragon's Lair turned out to be painfully less responsive than the arcade version, while Microcosm was a rails shooter that didn't excite me as much as Sewer Shark did.

     

    I have a thing for FMV games.I love Corpse Killer & had a blast with Tomcat Alley. Also,Fox Hunt for the Playstation is pretty good...

  25. Posted

    What the title says. I've been collecting & playing games most of my life,but I haven't been doing much in the way of classic collecting. Until a couple of weeks ago,when I found a CIB Activision Seaquest for $3.

     

    I also found these for $3 each...

     

    2600avalonhillfrontbig.JPG

     

    They are all still shrinkwrapped with the original store tag on them. I do admit I was thinking of throwing them up on eBay,but I'm gonna hold onto them for now. I've done some research and prices/rarity do seem to fluctuate a bit. (There's an eBay auction up now of the Shuttle Orbiter box & manual - no cart - for $145,which seems crazy to me,but I haven't collected much in the way of the 2600 in a looong time) Anyway - I was just wondering what you all think.Thanks,and I look forward to spending some time here at AtariAge :)

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