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  1. I wasn't sure if I should post this item in the thread, because I don't think it was produced by Activision. In the attached picture, it's the patch on the left; the one on the right is the patch made by Activision. As you can see, the size and coloring are different. I'm assuming it was either produced by another company or homemade. I'm thinking it was professionally made, as it's pretty high quality. The guy who sold it to me is in Australia; he bought it several years ago from someone also located in Australia. He suspects that it might have been made by a company called Futuretronics, which was an Atari distributor in Australia in the 80s. He recalls that Futuretronics made some patches back then with the Atari logo on it, so he's thinking that they might have made this one as well. The company is still around; I sent them a message regarding the patch, but they didn't respond. Well, if anyone (especially someone in the land down unda) has any info. on this patch, I'd love to hear it.
  2. I just received my latest order of box protectors from retroprotection.com, and I thought I'd update this thread with some more 2600 odd-sized boxes which haven't been covered yet in this thread. I'm indicating (in bold) the name of the protector, as it appears on the retroprotection.com website. Maybe some of you are looking for protectors for these boxes; I hope the information is helpful. Zelda Four Swords Gamecube - Limited Edition games currently being released by Atari Atari Adult - Activision "big box" games; these were a bit thicker than standard boxes Fire Emblem 30th Shadow Dragon - M*A*S*H t-shirt bundle Power Rangers 2 Pack - Alamogordo landfill game & paperwork (first batch of games that was sold several years ago) #37 Red Wii - Kid Vid Voice Module 2600 Console VHS Box And these are the only 2600 games in my collection for which I haven't been able to find protectors. Too grande!
  3. These protectors from retroprotection.com are a great fit: Parker Brothers (1 and 2-piece boxes) - Fire Emblem Fates Star Raiders - Super Smash Bros. Indy 500 - Windwaker I just searched for these protectors on retroprotection.com to make sure they're still available, and I see two different ones for Super Smash Bros.; I don't know if they're both the same size. And for some reason, Windwaker doesn't come up in the search. You may want to contact Dan at the retroprotection website; he's extremely helpful. And the thread below shows the protectors for many odd-sized 2600 game boxes:
  4. Here we have a crystal paperweight from Tiffany & Co. It's etched with the Activision logo and says "THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE"; it's dated 1983. I'm guessing Activision gave this to its employees as a gift or some kind of reward. In the second picture, the Tiffany logo can be seen at the top of the crystal.
  5. I recently purchased one of these Pole Position carts with the orange end label from a seller in the U.K. It was part of a CIB with a 1986 Atari Corp. manual. From what I've seen, this is the third time this label has surfaced on AtariAge. The end labels on all three of these carts aren't in the best condition. Maybe that's a coincidence, or perhaps that says something about the history/origin of this end label. I'm attaching pictures of these three carts; the bottom one is the one I just purchased.
  6. Awesome! AtariBoy, thanks so much for taking the time to search for this video; very nice of you. And CVGA, you were absolutely right. As can be seen in the video, the sign says "Innovative Leisure".
  7. Well, I found the picture online, and since the resolution isn't that great, I can't tell what the sign says. Below is the back of one of Atari's early catalogs. And boy, it sure looks like the sign might say "Innovative Leisure", because the words lign up the same way. You have a good eye, CVGA. And if that's what the sign says, then that's pretty interesting, because from what I can tell, the "Innovative Leisure" phrase was used up until 1978, and this Price Is Right episode is from 1982.
  8. Here are the 2600 console and Pac-Man as prizes on a 1982 episode of The Price Is Right. Interesting that the show still went with the six-switch console instead of the four-swtich, since this is from 82. I'd love to see the video for this episode.
  9. I scanned the image on the highest resolution that my scanner could muster, and I also tweaked the color and adjusted the sharpness. This is what I came up with. I don't know if it's any clearer than what you guys are seeing, but here it is, in case it helps. You can click on the pic, and it'll zoom in a bit. I also noticed that the number of game variations is not indicated; perhaps because it was an unreleased game, as some of you have suggested.
  10. You're very welcome, Rom. Well, I bought mine in April of this year for $168, and it included the dust cover that it originally came with. I've seen this display base come up for sale only a few times, so it seems somewhat scarce. But I don't recall what they sold for. On eBay, there's one selling right now with the dust cover for $278. Here's the listing: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115172616723?hash=item1ad0d2aa13:g:6OYAAOSw-bhh1tol&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4DsuWqGF9mh9OyNvNjme4x%2FrMrSCRgAfdPtf8ZDFp7tv6IFj0TD4Z0zW35nbeuMJYXIckAmLc9Gsr%2F1LxhRNAosoSjgRu3G%2Fg1vtpPQxc8VrVyY14q82gT4yreKpwQPwEhESdVxYNGJszSy%2FjZNmfC5jfW81rYvakgWqxXlwdQQ23WtsYpiRlwPXF8skA%2FjK5kVgYtD4U0wKWDzAo6VaSUI38ldNZeN25hIFz7I%2FzM3uTwlgy%2BPk0%2BS%2Bv4NYJ9erzYqmu5dgiTvppxHKQr4EWMFg4On5E3P3yhCYUQLO29wG|tkp%3ABk9SR7TmjdH7YA
  11. Rom, it was available through the VCS Owners Club Bulletin in the U.K. Here's a link to the issue where it was advertised. http://www.atarimania.com/mags/hi_res/club_bulletin_28_4.jpg
  12. Yeah, pretty interesting. The contest was detailed in this Special Edition of the Activisions newsletter. I wonder if the grand prize was actually awarded.
  13. Rom, earlier in this thread, you asked if anyone had any information on the rules of the StarMaster Space Shuttle Challenge contest. I was communicating with another AtariAge member, CVGA, and he was able to find some information about the contest online. It's from a Todd Rogers interview by Michael Thomasson found on the Good Deal Games website: http://www.gooddealgames.com/interviews/int_Todd_Rogers.html Thanks to CVGA for finding the interview. Here are the details: MT> Aerospace and videogames collide! How did you acquire a remnant of NASA's Skylab space station? TR> Activision was promoting another one of its famous contests; in this particular contest, you had to play Starmaster, then send in your score to qualify for what rank you made. I qualified on that contest to win a piece of NASA's SkyLab and a poster.The only down side of this contest was when the people that were running the contest, "Blair Co. of Nebraska", came out to my house, I had to play on their Atari gaming system with their Atari joysticks. Not that I was playing on anything other than standard Atari joysticks, but theirs were not broken in like mine. They were very stiff, and their Atari console was a newer one - one that I had never used before; they had a 4-switch back-side difficulty Atari. Mine was the original HEAVY 6'r, with all switches in front. This caused a BIG problem, so I thought for a moment, and then I had my game plan. I will play the game initially letting it start off as usual, not leading on to what I had in mind. So after I started the game, I would let it play by itself and do nothing. Just let the game end, and that is what I did. The Representative from the Blair Co. asked why I did that. I told him that I refused to play under their conditions, when there was absolutely NOTHING wrong or modified with my Atari console. I already have a piece of Skylab, so what more can there be to make me continue? This is why I didn't take first place in that contest; I was thoroughly disgusted. This also was one of two separate Starmaster contests that Activision had run.
  14. Here's the Greatest American Hero t-shirt from Activision's StarMaster Challenge high-score contest. Only 1,200 of these shirts were made, awarded to the top 200 scorers in each of six age groups. And here we have Todd Rogers showing off his shirt at the 1983 Summer CES in Chicago, alongside the lovely Barbi Benton. Rogers stated that he was ranked 4th out of 40,000 contest entries.
  15. Hey, Bill. I think you're right in thinking that the topper is homemade. Atari Compendium has the following information and picture relating to the white joystick: (manufacturer unknown) Joy Stick Another blatant ripoff of Atari's standard joystick, which looks identical to the Commodore VIC-20 joystick except for having a sticker that says "JOY STICK".
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