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I love how the MTV article does not even contain the word "box".

Over 9000. Okay, I'm guessing 16,000. How's about a price-range guesstimate poll?

It's a clue as to why 42 is the answer to the ultimate question. Perhaps 42 is the total number of Air Raid carts.

Yes, that's the main reason I'm still doubting this. http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/142290-air-raid-in-a-gatefold-box/page__p__1723769__fromsearch__1#entry1723769 I think even Tanman said that it was a gate fold box in the first aution's description. He said:

Did you go in and ask the clerks if they remember selling this game to anyone in 1985? Of course. Like everyone else in this thread, I too happen to live near Austin, Texas.

atariairraid.com?

Hey, I think I found the very Tuesday Morning mentioned on the auction "near the corner of Arkansas Lane and Medline Drive". That means they've been open for 26 years now. Impressive. http://www.mapquest.com/listings/Tuesday_Morning_Arlington_TX_9192740?placement=results_org_map

Can we please get a genuine vs. prank opinion poll? Curious to see how the numbers stack up.

A couple of details interest me. Don't necessarily mean it's fake or not - they could probably all be attributed to Menavision. I'm still on the fence. But I just find details interesting. First, the box is taller than the insert. I imagine the insert would fit loosely in that box. Vertically, anyway. Second, the insert looks like it's in two pieces. The smaller piece touching the cartridge doesn't look like it was cut evenly - there's a bit of a wave to its edges. There are also some art differences. One, the box artwork has been stretched horizontally, when compared to the cartridge art. Also, the lasers coming from the large UFO at the bottom. The ones on the box shooting downward are white, yet on the cartridge and on other photos of the cartridge online, they're red.