unlisted pal/ntsc carts?

[unlisted pal/ntsc carts?]

Ok

 

i wont bother with the other 50,

[What is the weirdest thing you've found inside a 2600 cart ?]

I found a smurf inside,,, my smurf cart

[Australian Thrift finds]

Baby mac

 

General pants where selling the atari shirts but had to withdraw due to legal reasons, So dodgy markets are your best bet.

 

You should have laughed back at them and said "at least i dont work for trash converters"

 

Happy dude, did you go to where i said?? There where 100's when i went last time

 

Out of my 4 C64's the latest one that is working is the newer one which is white. All 3 browns live up to their colour as none of them have sound.

[unlisted pal/ntsc carts?]

Hi All

 

Below is a list of unlisted? or at least without scans, Please can someone advise whether to submit these as scans as i'd like to contribute. I have another 50 to look at but will wait for a reaction on this lot.

 

(im tired, excuse the spelling)

 

Fire fighter: Green label with picture of a fire truck (duh), also a screen shot.

 

Alpha beam with ernie. exactly the same as NTSC but with a P

 

Dragon defender; Same as the ariola except it doesnt say made in taiwan

 

Star raiders, has a p for pal

 

wizard of wor, same as E release but has extra txt, "made in england by Ideal Toys Ltd, Woodley, Berks

 

donkey kong jr, Black and white, UK release for PAL, end label only says donkey kong

 

Starmaster, Pal / hes?

 

Pitfall 2, pal/hes?

 

Jorney escape, gameworld

 

Haunted house, p for pal

 

Atlantis, text only with green background, HES?

 

Strawberry shortcakes sexual tendancy mix up,, Ok it just stawberry shortcakes

but has a P that must stand for pal!

 

demons to diamonds, has the p for pal

 

spiderman, same as NTSC but has a P

 

kangaroo - same as silver 1983 except under the image it reads "1987 , ATARI, CORP., ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2689

 

Desert falcon, same as red label except reads under image "copyright 1987, atari corporation. all rights reserved. Printed in Taiwan"

 

Jungle hunt, same as silver except added txt below image, "Printed in hong kong" Also a star next to the text on the end label

 

Asterix, same as pal, must be an earlier addition as it says 1983, also says atari INC where it should say Corp, there is also a P on the end label

 

Venture, looks the same as the E release except in english only

 

riddle of the sphinx, image is the same as the 2 N releases, however the background is pink with an extra screenshot

 

amidar, same as the N version, has a P printed above Amidar

 

bump n jump, same as telegames except the "video game cartridge etc etc" isnt just stuck on but part of the label

 

raiders of the lost ark, same as silver/atari, Has a p on end label after *

[Australian Thrift finds]

Hi Baby mac

 

I have been extra lucky in my finds, especially for atari gear. Ive only been to townsville once and dont really know my way around. I drove from sydney and checked out alot of vinnies and cash converters on the way, I saw alot of stuff but wasnt collecting at that time.

 

Over the past 3 weeks ive managed to get about 70 2600 games, a working commodore 64 a coleco and games etc.

 

My best advise is the flea markets, check out whats on where you live and go for it, Also cash converters. I found the smaller towns seem to be better than the big smoke as well, It seems alot of people have cottoned on here and joined the eghey wagon of joyful rip offs.

[Update on my thrift store romping...]

The brutal truth is that there are plenty of parasites out there whom know nothing about atari and arent even interested. You will find these carts on Ebay at inflated prices usually with *rare*.

 

I find going to the smaller thrifts tend to give much better results, And the thrift stores that arent in highly populated areas.

 

Well thats how it is here in Aus anyways

[7800 Mario Bros. good?]

Its hard like the arcade version which makes it fun, The sound is terrible.

[Bump N Jump on 2600 Rocks!]

Bump'n'jump on the 2600 does indeed rock, Its one of the only games ive been playing after last weeks thrift haul.

[2600 NTSC/PAL Mod]

Xot

 

You indeed have a high quality tv set which i bet you automatically picks up 50/60hz, My Pal tv does but my ntsc one is just that, NTSC.

 

Frankly i cant see any difference expect the speed, However a friend of mine from Brown city Michigan? was telling me while visiting here that the tv quality was excellent. I was rolling on the floor with laughter because i thought he meant the australian tv shows

 

Anyway, good luck in your quest TheGreatOne, ive been through this and it ended up costly!

[2600 NTSC/PAL Mod]

Xot

 

You indeed have a high quality tv set which i bet you automatically picks up 50/60hz, My Pal tv does but my ntsc one is just that, NTSC.

 

Frankly i cant see any difference expect the speed, However a friend of mine from Brown city Michigan? was telling me while visiting here that the tv quality was excellent. I was rolling on the floor with laughter because i thought he meant the australian tv shows

 

Anyway, good luck in your quest TheGreatOne, ive been through this and it ended up costly!

[What's your favorite coin-ops?]

Too many years and too many games, ho hum,

 

I will list for most memorable moments

 

10. Galaga

9. jungle hunt

8. bombjack

7. Bubble bobble, 1st power up cheat i new of!

6. bump'n'jump (burning rubber here)

5. Cosmic avenger

4. reactor, love that music

3. stargate

2. robotron

1. Mr Do

[Tower toppler on amiga??]

Ah nebulus, That is definately what it was on the amiga.

 

I remember getting it free on a magazine cover disc.

 

Thanks guys

[Fun with numbers]

well barney told me

 

2 + 2 is 4

2 + 2 is 4

2 + 2 is 4

[2600 NTSC/PAL Mod]

Ive tried to get an NTSC tv to play pal games before and the response was the same wherever i asked. It is easy to get NTSC to work on a pal tv as the lines are already there, But the other way around?. Most tv manufacturers of tv's for the US wouldnt bother with PAL, i mean who would want this option?? It is very very costly to get an ntsc tv to show the extra lines Properly. My experience with cheap coverters is the proper colours but some of the screen missing all together.

 

Otherwise a 50/60hz switch on the atari would be ideal???

[Tower toppler on amiga??]

Hi All

 

I can remember playing tower toppler on the amiga, Can anyone confirmn that this was a legitimate release? or just a hack?

[What a mess.]

Love the rise of the triad poster, The only FPS i can remember with magic mushrooms and a level called the vomitirium.

 

I'll never forget how difficukt the final boss was,

[Todays thrift haul doubled my carts]

Happy dude

 

U have been PM'd

[Journey Escape?]

Only got this cart yesterday and when i loaded it i seriously thought it was broke. What on earth is the goal? Move forward and never die??

[Todays thrift haul doubled my carts]

Happy dude

 

I have been to the shop twice and the owner wouldnt bring the other boxes out, he only restocks once the shelf is looking empty. Also the majority of these carts are not pal but ntsc or standard world wides, In the list the only pals say PAL or HES.

 

The master builder cart has spectravideo embossed on the front and on the back. It is identical to the cart scan on this site, Notice it says printed in hong kong? close to home.

 

Witchfynde, ive never even seen a telesys cart til yesterday and frankly i was going mental chosing my carts. I'll make sure to have a look for you, if i can get a list together that would help. Im so sick of ebay and think the price is right for $1.

 

This is soooo much fun!

 

Oh, BTW, he has loads of atari 2 button pads

[Todays thrift haul doubled my carts]

yeah, excellent stuff. The people i bought these from have 4 more boxes so im going back next week. None of the carts are boxed though but still im pretty happy, The thrill of the hunt has sought of died though and its gonna take forever to play them.

 

Maybe if people are after something i can have a look see? I do live in aus but am happy to do favours,, It seems people have problems looking and i know what thats like.

 

Anyways, atari overload coming my way!

[Todays thrift haul doubled my carts]

Ok, Things are now out of control as ive doubled my 2600 carts list for $1 a piece (approx 55c US)

 

Let me bore you with the list of games from extremely common to not so!

 

venture

road runner

tutankam - has no label

star wars arcade

spiderman x 2 - 1 has no label

defender 2

aquatak

bump n jump - telegames

jaw breaker - Tigervision

amidar

kanagaroo

demons to diamonds x 2 - 1 has no label and magic marker

marine wars - gakken - pal

starmaster - HES

riddle of the sphinx - pink label - not listed

raiders of the lost ark - Pal

haunted house - pal

donkey kong jr - pal - cbs

decathlon - hes

marauder - tigervision

encounter at l-5 - data age

journey escape - gameworld

pyramid war - rainbow vision

moon patrol - red label

tapeworm - spectravision

star wars - jedi arena

asterix - silver label - pal

dragon defender - ariola

frogger - HES

exoset missile - john sands - pal only??

alpha beam with ernie - yay, ahem

cosmic creeps - telesys

pigs 'n' wolf - HES

pitfall 2 - HES ??

action force - Pal only??

xenophobe - yaaaay a 7

centipede - red label

space cavern - apollo - standard

star raiders - pal

wizrad of wor - uk colour

stargunner - telesys - colour handle - yay another 7

reactor

skate boardin

super cobra

master builder - YYAAAAYYY, finally an 8

robot tank - HES

fire fighter - green label - not listed

strawberry shortcake musical match up - pal

jungle hunt - silver

atlantis - green label - cant find this listed

[Your video game dreams.....................]

Video game dreams, awesome topic

 

My most intense vid game dream must have been super mario bros related. Absolutely amazing, I dreamt i was mario as a first person perspective jumping over the pipes and so on, I think i woke up during level 1-3. Sad this is i was 20 years old and not really a kid any more.

 

I have had plenty of doom dreams and final fantasy 7, Then again everyone i know who has played ff7 has had dreams.

[What game "hooked" you into collecting the classic]

i was hooked after playing stand up space invaders on a train station. After that everywhere i went with my family i was just looking for arcades. In fact i went missing several times when on holidays which scared the crap out of my mother. I even walked into a bikie hotel as i could hear a sit down galaga machine near the door, This is at 12 years old.

 

My first system was some crappy sports 10 in 1 machine, than atari. My folks refused to buy me any more machines so i had to wait until i earned money. The NES was the first machine i payed for. Nowadays i collect all the machines i missed thanx to my parents thinkig i had a real problem, which clearly i did,,,,,,

[My latest thrift store find...]

I dreamt once about a good pacman being released and finding it, Being the only copy in the world.

 

I did however come across many carts the other day of which i came home with 30, Some tigervisions and spectravisions. I swear ive been so lucky, Its only been a couple of months and i now have a load of 2600, 7800, coleco, intellivision, nes and c64 carts.

 

Interstingly i came accross some rainbow vision carts, that tom boy is the worst pitfall hack of all time I mean the scorpions are monkeys, the rolling logs are snakes, and the crocs dont open their mouths??

[Defender - strange/rare cartridge?]

Ok, well ive picked up even another variation of this defender. The cart is the same in that it has the grip, Differences are the end label "Defender" is in white not blue. Also the label has the picture and says defender in blue, However thats all it does say. No copyright or atari or anything.