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You should have entered "house cleaning mode" in March during GDC : if I was around I'd have definitely come over to pick up a few things! Good luck with your sale!

Mr. Herman, I'd definitely love to hear your feedback and criticisms on my book once you have to time to read it! All best!

Ciao Max, Si, sono nel settore e la Cina e' chiaramente un mercato vastissimo dove pero' puo' essere assai difficile muoversi. Il mercato (sia quello Cinese sia quello globale) e' chiaramente proiettato verso l'online (tradizionale e cloud gaming), social e mobile gaming mentre il classico retail si direbbe destinato a diventare una nicchia per collezionisti. Cosa intendi esattamente per "importazione di videogames dalla Cina"? La maggioranza degli sviluppatori Cinesi e Koreani si occupano di giochi online e, prima di poter rendere tali giochi usufruibili dal pubblico Italiano, c'e' molto lavoro da fare in termini di localizzazione e adattamento... Cambiando argomento: 12.000 titoli per il C64!!! Questa si' che e' una collezione! La prossima volta che passo da Milano per trovare nonni e ziii me la devi far vedere! A presto! Roberto

So many authors around here, and all suggested books are indeed really valuable and should be present on the shelf of any classic gaming lover! IMHO, other books that shouldn't be missed are Tristan Donovan's "Replay" (which got lots of praises on the specialized press, and rightly so) and "High Score!" by Rusel deMaria and Johnny Wilson. Hopefully, also my own work "The Golden Age of Video Games" , published earlier this year and which we are currently using in the game history classes at DigiPen with very good feedback from students so far, will be able to find some space in an already crowded shelf

Si, vivo quaggiu' da quasi 7 anni: se fossi rimasto in Italia come ingegnere informatico non avrei avuto molte opportunita' e sarei quasi certamente rimasto a fare il programmatore di software gestionale o simili, invece qui ho avuto finalmente la possibilita' di occuparmi di materie molto piu' interessanti (video giochi, ovviamente ) Principalmente, colleziono per l'Intellivision (il mio primo amore ) e per il 2600 (NTSC) ma ho anche una mini-collezione per il Famicom e il PC-Engine e mi piacerebbe riprendere in mano il C64 (ma non mi va di spendere $100+ di sole spese di spedizione per farmene arrivare uno dagli USA... a volte le mie radici genovesi si sentono! ) Buona giornata anche a te!

Ciao Max, sfortunatamente qui oggi si trova poco o niente antecedente alla PS. E pensare che molte cartucce per l'Intellivision erano prodotte proprio qui nei primi anni 80, ma Singapore e' cambiata moltissimo negli ultimi 30 anni (e continua a cambiare: come disse un comico una volta: "Singapore e' proprio un bel posto: non vedo l'ora che finiscano di costruirlo!". Ho l'impressione che Taiwan sia molto piu' interessante da questo punto di vista. Zai jian!

Gli Italiani all'estero contano? Cosi' faccio il quarto gatto!

This link may be useful: http://www.atariguide.com/help/care.htm in particular, check out the 2600 Service Manual. Good luck!

If members living on the other side of the planet are allowed, please count me in! I missed it last year and don't want to miss it this time around! Besides, I won't have chances to go back to my homecountry this year so this will definitely cheer up my holidays!

I think "game centers" may also be responsible: these small shelves with cartridge sized slots were quite common with 2600 players and they likely encouraged people to store just the carts while forgetting about the boxes. On the other hand, overlays surely forced Intellivision users to keep the whole thing to avoid misplacing them. cheers!

The soccer one is gorgeous! Too bad they don't have my size anymore

Too bad he doesn't offer international shipping! I guess he believes the complete set values much more than the sum of the individual items...

Looks like the Masters of the Universe can fetch some galactic prices at times! I guess some old fans may really want it and have no patience to wait a bit and look around for alternatives...

I got it!! I got it!!! At last!!! What am I talking about?? But a CIB Fathom, of course!! After more than one year looking around, I managed to get one... it was the most expensive single game I ever bought so far (or, I should say, re-bought as I had it over 25 years ago!) and I definitely extinguished my budged for the remaining part of the year, but I'm really happy! Cheers!!!

Hi all, to my own surprise, after more than one year collecting games for various systems, I happily reached a point where I can also start offering a few relatively rare doubles for sale Note that all prices quoted ARE INCLUSIVE of worldwide shipping via air mail. Payment through PayPal. For the Atari 2600: Marauder - cart only, PAL Asking for US$25 Ram It - cart only, PAL Asking for US$25 For the Intellivision: River Raid - cart, manual and overlays - very good condition Asking for US$35 All carts are in excellent condition, tested and working, though they are sold "as is". All best and feel free to PM me with any question you may have. Roberto

Just got a 2600 light sixers from Nate. Great guy! Would definitely do business again with him.

He used the same pictures. I also won Worm Whomper for $80, which also ended 2 weeks ago for $130. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110718142596 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110722019557 Ah! So you are the one who outbid me on WW! Good deal for $80 I still need a boxed WW to complete the set of official Activision releases for the Inty... Unfortunately I had too many expenses this month and couldn't push it up as much as it deserved PS. I also noticed the pic was the same as the one used in the previous auction

I'd say you don't care about sealed games and I smell a trade in our future! i also have a sealed poker. maybe you are bluffing... Anyway, there's a new sealed Super Cobra for auction now: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110728828189

Welcome! I'm sure you'll enjoy your time over here and don't forget to keep us posted on how you're growing your collection!

from 1983?? BTW, good deal for Thin Ice and Thunder Castle! And... which game is the "mystery" blue cart?

Exciting!

Hi, If cleaning all carts/connector contacts doesn't fix the issue, I suggest you download and study the original service manual: Atari 2600 Service Manual I'm having issues with my Atari too and this has definitely been helpful for identifying the possible causes. I didn't fix the problem yet but, at least, I'm learning a lot! Good luck!

true, and I also leave some in fact but, at times, I don't like see too many rebates and super sales sticker on a box saying $1.99 when I now bought it for $100 or so Makes me wonder what I was doing back in the day and how could I miss so many bargains!

I was just looking for hints on removing old price stickers and found this old but very useful topic so I decided to bump it up to make it more readily available to new members who may have the same issue. Thanks guys!