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I wish I could go, even just to get to visit Vancouver again. But 2 trips out west alone is a bit much with a family now... unless I sell one of the kids? 🤔🧐
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22 hours ago, Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog said:
Do you have a top section of the box to do surgery with? Looks like someone tore the top of the box off to use it as a vessel for the extra manuals. Funny how they decided to use the most valuable game box in the lot to destroy. 🤣
What a shame..😪
I have a reproduction I created using Photoshop so the process (see pics below) would be the same as the Super Pro Football restoration, where I splice in the missing sections. This time I want to line the cardboard up so that the seams are smooth. It will be a bit tricky due to the reproduction being on slightly thinner cardstock but it should be possible. Just lining up the graphics/text will be the hard part. It also appears that whatever cart retention was there originally was destroyed or gutted so that will have to be replaced. I'm thinking it may be better to source a donor retention piece from a common box but I could also recreate one. Depends on what the next owner wants. I can also convert it to a top retention, Coleco box style and add a manual pocket as I did for my reproductions in the past.
Repro front:
Repro back:
Top retention and manual pocket (on Super Pro football repair):
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If someone here wins this, I'd love a crack at restoring that Mountain Madness box. Having done a similar restoration on a destroyed Super Pro Football box, I think I have some ideas for improving the final result.
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ENHANCE!
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The game stand sales display on the second to last page is pretty nice too. Never seen that before. Great find!
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12 hours ago, Morpheus said:
For sure!🤣🤣🤣
A very long, slow and unstoppable descent to ruin and death!🤪🤪🤣🤣🤪
This is why I got out while I could and stopped at the 1st production run of each 125 title. Well that and space limitations 😅
Now I just cheer on the variant hunters and encourage them at every turn as they continue to post pics of all their unusual finds. Spares my bank account and my heart 🤣
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I finally got to hear the episode in its entirety. Great show as always! Not sure how I avoided getting covid at PRGE but I'm glad to hear everyone is ok.
Thank you cmart and Rick for the kind words about the Lock'N'Chase 8K box. I wanted to add that The Box Master, Steve Jones was pivotal in formatting the design for a gatefold template. He and Luc are absolute heroes for producing that design in gatefold form for everyone.
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5 hours ago, Crash7 said:
I could see me trying to get every original game from Mattel and Coleco, but I don't think I would go as far as to get two of the same game, one from Mattel, and one from Sears and that route.
I don't either but only because of space limitations. If homebrews didn't exist, I'd probably go the variant route as well.
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Someone should probably grab this for that price. Has a little crushing on the right side but overall, a nice looking example.
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That's a pretty nice haul for everything being new. We'd need to see pics of the game boxes to determine the correct value though.
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On 11/20/2023 at 10:55 PM, Cellblock1138 said:
Of course, of all the appendages that could show up, I’ll take this as a win.
It is Rev we're talking about here. We were lucky this time!
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9 minutes ago, JasonlikesINTV said:
I kinda draw the line at overlays. It's a no win endeavor. Same for most manual revisions. I do try to keep Hong Kong and USA manuals in the right boxes, though.
Same. It's the best you can do really, outside of keeping both versions of the overlays in them. I do that with my US Word Fun.
I've even opened the same 2 games that had different catalog variations in them. So there's just no telling what the "original" configuration should be at that level most of the time.
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I don't think any of the games will be exclusive to the show unless they happen to sell out. Even then, there would likely be another run for folks to buy online. Here's what we know from the PRGE thread...
2023 PRGE tentative game releases:
1. Pitfall 3: Return to the Caverns
2. 5-11under’s game
3. Intelligentvision 1
4. Intelligentvision 2
5. Intelligentvision 3
6. Pumpkin Trilogy
7. Many more…
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8 hours ago, Cellblock1138 said:
@the1hatman 27. Poker. This is the last one. Not gonna find anymore. Promise 🤞🏻
Hey now, you might still discover some more. Don't sell yourself short, lol
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Another Poker, this time #14...
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6 hours ago, cmart604 said:
Awesome! Congrats! One of my favourite things in my Atari collection
Thanks man! This easily becomes one of the crown jewels in my collection.
Did you ever confirm if a French-Canadian version exists? I'm not sure I've ever seen any M Network games in FC form.
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27 minutes ago, Atari_Bill said:
Nice! That is in outstanding shape compared to most of these that show up. Congrats! Mine is much more beat up.
Was your box sealed? If not, what all was in it? I am going to crack open mine but I was curious what I should be looking for inside. I know the joystick, both games and the manuals will be in there but I am wondering what will be included. Warranty card, catalog, sticker, who knows?
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One HUGE step closer to finishing the M Network collection...
And it's sealed! 😉
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The QC Number checklist
12 - P&BJ
14 - P&BJ
15 - P&BJ
18 - P&BJ
19 - P&BJ
22 - Checkers
23 - Checkers
27 - P&BJ
28 - P&BJ
30 - Checkers
31 - P&BJ
46 - Backgammon
47 - Checkers
52 - P&BJ
55 - Math Fun
55 - Math Fun
55 - Skiing
65 - Football
Dixons
Soccer
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I like that we have a variety in packaging so I say go for it!
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Just now, abeckett said:
I read this and thought… Peanut and Butter jam? 🤣 I figured it out.
I honestly typed PB&J on one of those before fixing it! 😅
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The QC Number checklist
12 - P&BJ
15 - Cellblock1138, we need to know what game this was on
18 - P&BJ
19 - P&BJ
22 - Checkers
23 - Checkers
28 - P&BJ
30 - Checkers
46 - Backgammon
47 - Checkers
52 - Cellblock1138, we need to know what game this was on
55 - Math Fun
55 - Math Fun
55 - Skiing
65 - Football
Dixons
Soccer
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Here are the ones I could find...
#12 Poker & Blackjack on a no-line HK cart:
#19 and 28 also on Poker and Blackjack HK carts but with insert lines:
#65 on an unbranded HK Football cart:
All 4 of my boxes for these were gatefold and had standard HK text on the bottom flap. No Radofin or sticker versions.
I checked all of my carts, both US and HK and found none that were made in the US. It seems there will not be any American produced QC sticker carts unless someone modifies one.
It also appears they are only seen on screwback carts.
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