Atarius Maximus

Here's another idea for a generic label:

I got a copy of Activision Anthology for the PS2 for Christmas, and man is it cool! I spent about 3 hours playing it tonight, and unlocked about 4 commercials, 3 video modes, and got about 5 patches. Pure Gaming Bliss. It was kind of funny, just like the old days everyone was complaining about me monopolizing the big TV in the living room!

Here's one more for your collection.

I got this subterranea cart on Ebay this past summer, and it didn't have a picture, so I didn't know what I was getting. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I got it! It says "Your gay Brian, from E.M." I did a closeup of the markings, it's hard to see because it's etched into the silver label, it's not a pen mark.

I have a copy of it stored on one of my websites. Download it here: http://www.stevesfiles.com/indenture.zip

One of my favorite two player games is Armor Ambush. Don't forget that one! Great game.

That's what it looks like, yes. It all happened pretty much at the same time. Ooops! I meant December 7th & 8th, not 14th & 15th.

Ah! Yes, it was Mainz, not Meinz. I wouldn't mind asking you more questions about it, but I know we're getting way off topic here. AM

- Randy and I agreed to a deal involving him trading me cartridges in exchange for producing the labels. I'd rather not get into the specifics of what we worked out, but it was a fair deal for both of us. No real cash was to be involved. His first shipment of games to me was to be sent out at the end of this week, according to his last email to me. I trust he'll still do that and live up to his word. I'm waiting for him to contact me, as his regular email address has been disabled. - This all happened very recently. Randy first agreed to trade labels for games on November 27th. As far as specifically requesting labels for Thomas' stuff... Well, it really was just part of the entire deal, he wanted labels for almost everything on his list. I did'nt produce labels in any specific order. I made labels for a whole bunch of prototypes & hacks, and a few reproduction labels too for rare games. - I've been producing around 3-10 labels a day for him since November 27th, up until yesterday. The last PAL conversion label I worked on probably would have been over this past weekend, on the 14th or 15th of December. I worked hard to get these labels done fast, because I want more games! As I said before, I was completely unaware of any problems between Randy and Thomas during this time. Randy has been great to deal with, and very polite in his emails to me. I have no reason to believe he won't live up to his end of the bargain. I wish he wouldn't shut down...I'm sorry he can't work out his differences with Thomas. Off Topic (sorry)....I'm looking foward to getting over to Germany sometime, I've never been there. The company I work for has an office in Hamburg which I'll travel to eventually, and my Grandfather was born in Meinz, which I would love to visit. Alas, my last business trip to Europe was to Rome, Italy, I didn't get to see Germany. AM

Thank you! I spent a great deal of time working on them, and had a lot of fun too. Thank you for your support. I like to think that I'm an honest guy. Thanks again! I was really looking forward to everyone seeing them. I'm hoping Randy reconsiders closing down his site, and makes peace with you. AM

Actually, I made all of the new artwork for Hozer. I made about 65 labels for him before he decided to shut it down. I've been staying quiet on Thomas' thread because I wanted to talk to Randy again before I post anything, but it's very frustrating and a case of bad timing for me I guess. Since Hozer Video is no more, my existing label art is no longer going to be seen. Oh well. I feel bad because I had no idea that there was a disagreement over Thomas' PAL conversions, I made all the new labels for Randy before I knew anything about it. He was really excited about the new labels, and posted Thomas' PAL conversions shortly after I sent them to him. I'd show them all off here, but Randy now owns them and I'd need his permission. AM

Thanks to you too, I received your games a few days ago. Kudos also go to badbrad, CPUWIZ, Crossbow, and of course, lonesome_pa for successful trades. AM

I took some trips to my local Thrifts this weekend too, and all I found was 3 Atari Carts: Asteroids, Pac-Man, & Space Invaders, all priced at $2.99 each. Ugh. That pretty much qualifies as "no finds", right?

Funny. With my little kids running around the house, sometimes randomly running in front of the TV and/or turning the Atari off, 15 Minutes is a gaming marathon to me! Maybe that's why I like Activision's Dragster so much. The game is over in less than 7 seconds! AM

A copy just went up on ebay! I've met this guy, he owns a Video Game store here in St. Louis. Good to deal with! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=1941348545

Yes, it's feasible. I don't sell all that often (only 11 paypal purchases from buyers in the last 6 months), and it works out fine for me. My transactions aren't usually for very much $$$ either, so the extra fee is negligible. I never leave anything in the paypal account, I immediately transfer any balances to my regular bank checking account. Actually, I don't think I've ever had more than $50 in my paypal account at any given time. AM

I too understand your frustration, but I have to agree with [email protected] I won't bid on an auction unless the seller accepts paypal. It's such a HUGE pain for me to get to the bank to get a money order (I have to use my lunch break at work, normally) that I'd rather not even deal with it. AM

My Favorites, in no particular order, are H.E.R.O, Pitfall II, River Raid, Kaboom, and Dragster. AM

Maybe we should just make this the "Feedback" thread, huh? Anyway, I wanted to give a big thumbs up to CPUWIZ, who I traded with earlier this week. Honest trader, fast shipper! AM

Ahhh! That's Pete Rose baseball from Absolute Entertainment. I think Absolute was started by a guy from Activision.

I wonder which "baseball" game they included? As far as I know, Neither Activision or Imagic released a baseball game! AM

I would be interested in a working 4 port switch box in a trade! I just posted my trade list in the Marketplace forum, take a look here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16680 Inky, I've got a few dirt-common 5200 carts I could mail you for the cost of shipping, PM me if you are interested. AM

I agree. If Spinal Tap's amplifiers can go to 11, why not AtariAge's rarity scale? AM

That's a great idea! This is WAY cool, I would definitely be interested in one of these! AM

I agree, it does seem to be pretty scarce. I've been looking for one for quite a while now with no luck. I have the Sentinel box, but no game! AM