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To anyone that can answer this, does this look like it was mass produced? Meaning that there should be more than just 12 - 20 copies to exist.

You gonna upload some pics too, Al?

Yes, even Atari produced plenty of games without shrinkwrap. ..Al Pre-poster.

Quick question: It's been a while, but were there 2600 games that were not sealed when new? If yes, that makes it more legit (because sealed games would have the sticker over the sealing, not the inside). One more thing: As a 37 year old, there were two types of kids in the 80's: Keepers and savers (who kept boxes and instructions). I was in the minority, and saved my boxes, so that certainly is possible. However, we box keepers (I kept my boxes on He-Man toys, GI Joe vehicles, you name it) almost always tried to peel the price sticker off. Hmm... Many games were not sealed. Many of them made by Atari even.

Well, from my limited understanding of the situation, that seems to have been the case. However, after seeing this box, the name came from somewhere else, perhaps a previous owner of the game that lost the box and completely forgot how he knew the name or some crazy River Raid fan who dubbed it Air Raid, or the box is, indeed fake and meant only to raise our hopes of official recognition of the subject. I wondered about the name "Air Raid" on the box, too, but Mr. Galaxian pointed out that Terry Rutt stated in an article verifying that Air Raid was the name of the game. It's on page 3 of this thread (sorry, I don't know how to link to specific posts). Click the post # in the top right corner to get a post link.

I still believe this is real, but did anyone notice his ebay ID?

I believe this one, the slight wear on the edge of the box, the price sticker, the miss spelling is probably attributed to being printed in Taiwan.

A little bump for those that havent read it.

Here is the latest edition of a Closer Look from StanJr. Click Here

Very interesting addition to the site, like it.

For most carts produced I would still guess it is the NES.

I was very disappointed when I bought Pac-man for the 2600 new, but it was still fun enough that I played it a lot.

Wonder if Stan is ever gonna find a game he doesn't like.

New installment for March, enjoy the read! March

Here is a list of domestic releases. Dreamcast games

Wow, major derailment of topic, I think this should revert back to Philflounds original message.

Me personally, I have yet to download any content, guess I have been a little leery of doing so.

Excellent breakdown, I couldnt agree more.

A new article from StanJr looking into Downloadable Content. Enjoy!

Cant wait to read next months installment.

Glad everyone is liking the column.

Time for the next installment!! February

Mattel did give it one shot on the Nintendo NES with Super Glove Ball , big fail, probably why they then bowed out.

I glad you all are liking this column, very nice job from Stan.

Brand new column from StanJr, will be a monthly column for one year. I hope you enjoy it! January February March April May