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  7. Posted

    I do have one question for you if you don't mind?

     

    Before you list the Activision protos on ebay, can you tell me which of these you got in the lot and if they feel "heavy" (or heavier) then your "normal" Activision carts?

     

    Decathalon

    Beam Rider

    Ghostbusters

    H.E.R.O.

    Pitfall II

    Pressure Cooker

    Private Eye

    Robot Tank

    Space Shuttle

    Pressure Cooker is 2.0 ounce

    Decathalon 2.0 ounce

    Pressure Cooker 2.0 ounce

    Robot Tank 2.0 ounce

    Space Shuttle -2600 cart I have is normal release then I have 3 other smaller carts I think are for the Atari 800 2 of those carts are Protos. the space shuttle Proto weighs 2.3 while the normal release weighs 1.8 much lighter.

    Beamrider Proto is a heavy Cart weighing 2.8 with larger card and may be a colecovision cart. It does not fit the 2600.

    The normal releases all appear to weigh from 1/10 to 1/2 ounce over the protos.

    I have Private Eye only in regular release no proto

    I do not have Ghost Busters Pitfall II or H.E.R.O.

    I do have the first Pitfall Proto

    hope this helps.

  9. Posted

    This original owner had to be a game tester or programmer himself. While taking photos of everything this morning I found a GBA Championship Basketball Preliminary Test Program tucked inside one of the Paintworks ST boxes. I also have the Original released unopened version of this game. The blue disk from Activision is dated 1986 with the code number :SD509 in the bottom right corner.

     

    Would anyone from Atariage be interested in the photos I took of the Prototypes for Documentation purpose? I would be happy to submit them, just do not know where or how.

     

    I will start listing everything tomorrow night on ebay and they will be on for 10 days each. I do not know that I will get through all of them, there is alot to get through, but I will list as many as possible. All the auctions will have plenty of space in between them so you will have enough time to purchase as many or as few as you want. If anyone has any further questions or concerns about any of this, please let me know. Thanks again for all of your input.

  11. Posted

    Didn't Activision have a record of how many games/Prototypes were made?

    I have never seen a prototype in the wild until this estate sale. When I was going over the sale and saw these two photos on their website. I saw the red carts and did not know what they were but knew they were the same size and shape as a 2600 cart. I figured they were either copies or homebrews. it was not until I got them home did I realize they were Prototypes. I arrived at the sale at 12:30am and waited all night very patiently until I got my number in line at 7:00am, which was number 1 the sale did not start until 9 so i had another 2 hours to wait.....in looking at these photos again, I realized the nintendo was gone from the sale once I arrived....I left the older systems behind because systems themselves were in poor shape. Only one of the 2600 systems I got worked. pong makes a noise, but does not come on.

     

    prototypes.jpg prototypes2.jpg

  12. Posted

    Honestly, it was years ago and have no clue....I know I mostly used the chat on here and find myself doing that and luking around the forms now. I have always used Atariage as a reference guide. As for trading all the games, I kid- I kid.....I did come home with a Pac-man and London Blitz, but traded for a combat and Space invaders not all the prototypes...lol. Just having a little fun on the board. :-)

  13. Posted

     

    i'd guess these were given out to magazines or other reviewers. They might also be for playtesting groups. Who knows how many they made, but as far as prototypes go they're not all that rare.

    Tempest Thanks, I had a feeling about test games as well. They may not be all that rare, but to me...a very cool find all in one place. I took them over to a gamer friend who has over 10 different systems in his game room and his mouth watered just holding them in his hands. I traded all 25 with him for an original Pac-Man and London Blitz....how did I do? Bfstats, I am in New England.

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  16. Posted · Edited by 1983pac

    So I have made it through all the games. I was able to get all of them to work except one...Pressure Cooker. Pressure Cooker shows colored lines and a buzzing noise in varying degrees or colors each time I insert it into the system. The other game....beamrider I was unable to test as the reader is to large, this must be for another system. The Cart looks like it will fit, but the pinchip? is too large.

     

    As for some of the games...Never played Spider Fighter...that was pretty cool. Oink I had never seen either. I did not understand the Space Shuttle at all, that was a huge let down. The fun part of this was... "OMG, I remember this game" took me back a few years...LOL I will probably start listing them on ebay this weekend. I will start them all low at $10.00 each.

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  19. Posted

    I have been away all day on the road, but here is some information....

    The last name of the estate was Acone.

    Hard to say how much I paid for this because everything was bought in one lump sum along with other none related Atari Stuff (I am all about bundle pricing).

    Forgive me, but I am not sure what "Dumped" means

    My guess is it was a programmer or serious collector who left it behind.

    So far, the ones I have tested work well. If you want a screen shot of any, let me know.

    I bought these to re-sell. Back in the day I was a collector myself (hardcore one) but I have moved on from it. That is how I knew I had something when I found these. You can take the games from the gamer...but the Gamer always remains. I have always and forever will be a 2600 fan, so for now...I will enjoy them.

  20. Posted

    6 unopened Infocom games

    Silicon Warriors

    Cutthroats

    The Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy

    Zonk I

    Planetfall

    Trinity

    about 20 other common Atari 2600 Carts

    2 Space shuttle 5200 Prototypes

    2 released space shuttle carts

    several different controllers

    2 2600 systems (no Heavy Sixer) but I think I have the 2nd edition

    Super Pong 10 system

    Star Raiders for the 800/400 system in box

    Defender for the 800/400 System in box

    both Boxes are in poor condition and the material inside is fine

    Hacker II for the ST Series

    Vegas Craps for Atari 520/1040 ST

    Jumpman Junior Box only

    Sundog Frozen Legacy box and manual only

    WC fields how to win at poker card game? not sure how that got in there

    Moon Patrol for the 2600 in box

    Vegas Gambler

    Basketball from gamestar for Atari ST Sealed in box

    King's Quest by Sierra for Atari ST

    2 Paintworks in the box for the Atari ST

    Atari Joust sealed in box...but box is bent

    Millipede in box...box is in poor shape

    QIX in box

    and 3 Xbox sports games

    and a few other things but I need to get to work....

    let me know what you think....hope I did not pay too much for it all!!!

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