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  1. Posted

    I'm glad Atari Age is back online. Now if my mail server would be kind enough to do the same... Sorry for the delay in getting back to any of you that sent me an email over the past two days...

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  2. Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by twit:

    Good luck, Marco! I hope you win it.

     

    Thanks for wishing me good luck, I'm pretty sure I will need it... :/

     

    quote:
    One question, though... how are you planning on getting it from Florida all the way over to the Netherlands (that
    is
    where you live, right?)? Let me know if you have any good ideas for shipping stuff of this size overseas - that'd help out tons!

     

    I haven't figured that out yet. I know someone who lives relatively close to the seller's place, so he can pick it up for me. I'm going to take it from there, and take my time to figure out how I can get this to The Netherlands.

     

    I know people that have shipped arcade cabinets across the Atlantic, so it can be done. I'm afraid it will turn out to be just a matter of how much you are willing to spend. I already told the guy that would pick it up for me that he was probably facing a long time of playing around with a nice Atari robot

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  3. Posted

    There used to be an online auction price database, but that was abondonned as well. I don't know of any other online database at the moment. If you're serious about collecting get yourself a Digital Press Guide. It covers all major systems and has loads of information, including indicicative prices. Go get the Guide here.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  4. Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by Eckhard Stolberg:

    I think Jens Klöpfel from Gamereset had a copy of Steeplechase by Video Gems for a short while. IIRC he told me that the game is just the same as the Sears version. You might want to ask him for more details.

     

    Hm, the screen shot of Steeplechase here on AtariAge wouldn't load, but The Video Gems Steeplechase has a two-player split screen. I'm 99% sure it's a unique game, like the other Video Gems games. If you look at the work the put into cases, labels, boxes, extras, it's hard to imagine Video Gems were a mere pirating company.

     

    quote
    BTW Marco, since Mission Survive seems to be an original game that hasn't been dumped yet, and since you are probably still looking for a safe game to test your cart reader with, maybe you would like to practice a bit with this Video Gems title before you dare to take out your prototypes again.

     

    I may just do that

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  5. Posted

    "There can only be one!!!"

     

    ... and it's the 2600

     

    You won't miss a thing not being able to play 7800 games (if you want to play good graphics games, try a modern console). You'd never want to miss playing games on the one and only "King of Classic Consoles" though - the true videogaming experience!

     

    Yes, it's that simple

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  6. Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by Alex:

    I have to take issue with this statement as well, this simply is not true and it's misleading to people who don't know better. It makes it sound as if ROMs are intrinsically illegal, and they are not. As Albert noted, it's a matter of copyright on the individual piece of software.

     

    Of course you and Albert are right, but it looks like the statement would be true for the ROMs we are talking about on this site: 2600, 5200, 7800 etc.

     

    Now, I'm sure most of us couldn't care less, but still...

     

    Rhindle, do you have any idea if it is legal to own (lab loaner) prototypes?

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  7. Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by short bus:

    So if anyone can tell me more about the value of the chips and whether I should break it up or sell it whole, feel free to let me know. I'll be checking this message board over the next week as I prepare the auction.

     

    Sounds like a great piece of Atari 2600 history indeed, especially since it's in such a nice condition. Monetary value would probably be a couple hundred dollars. It really depends on the games that are in there. So, it would be best if you could make a detailed listing.

     

    These type of EPROM boards and chips are popping up rather frequently lately. If it's just chips of released games it'll still do well on Ebay, if there's special stuff in there (different versions of released games or even unreleased games) you have yourself a winner!

     

    I wouldn't break up the set, it deserves to be kept together, remaining in the status and condition it was found in.

     

    Good luck on your auction! (be sure to run it in September or so, when people have returned from their vacations).

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  10. Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by JagDiesel:

    Plus they have a ton of goodies for ColecoVision and Intv (including several NIB Intv Computers and Music Keyboards).

     

    Sounds like some "extremely rare" items are going to be dirt common pretty soon

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  11. Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by Eckhard Stolberg:

    ...or is it a copy of something else, like their Steplechase game?

     

    Video Gems Steeplechase is a copy? Of which game? Certainly not Steeplechase by Sears...

     

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  12. Posted

    I guess it's worth it, but you need:

    • the money

    • the space

    • the patience

     

    In the end, the patience may be the hardest part. I guess it could take years to get rid of the stuff again...

     

    That NIB Waterworld sure would be a great addition to any collection though!

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  13. Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by san-d-2000:

    Hey Marco, How´s that possible, do you have the three others boxed on your tradelist?

     

    Hehe, if only... I can trade one of the three others for one of the two I still need though.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  15. Posted

    hey fish,

     

    you go out and hunt for games like you never did before and find me a boxed Steeplechase or Treasure Below. I'll trade you one of the three others for it

     

     

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  16. Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by jahfish:

    >>>> the beautifully molded cases and big plastic boxes of Homevision

    not too bad, but not very accessible to the main public. not even to me, i just have that reprocart, but not any boxed one whille i found many loose titles.

     

    I'd say the scarcity only adds to the beauty of these games...

     

    quote:

    all of these companies have never produced any of the hot following items:

    incredible patches, overlay for the 4/6 switch (space shuttle) color manual and box, nice posters...

     

    Hah, patches! Who needs those? The concept is simple: cart, box, manual. Three items that let you show what you can do. All the rest is just to distract attention from the real thing. And trust me, no Activision box or manual comes even close to Video Gems.

     

     

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

     

    BTW: Video Gems games came with lovely patches packed-in, you didn't even have to send in a picture of your high-score. They just trusted you to not wear your "badge of honour" untill you reached that score

  18. Posted

    Good question. After all these years of collecting, I'm still not sure what the legal status is.

     

    I take it there's not a simple answer. Some game producers no longer exist and the copyright holder has died with them. Others just don't care, and still others care so much they have O.K.ed the distribution of ROMs.

     

    I guess there may also be a difference between the ROMs of released games and prototype games. Prototypes of non-released games were not supposed to be 'out there', so owning such a proto or its ROM is probably illegal.

     

    All just my guesses though. Anyone have the defenite answer?

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  19. Posted

    Hoi Ardie,

     

    Er zijn best veel 2600 verzamelaars in Nederland. Zelf vinden op rommelmarkten e.d. wordt steeds lastiger, zeker in jouw omgeving. Het barst van de verzamelaars in Amsterdam e.o. Tijdens de afgelopen Koninginnedag, normaal goed voor vele vondsten, hebben we dit jaar helemaal *niets* gevonden op Atari 2600 gebied! Je kunt ook de Via-Via in de gaten houden, maar dat doen vele anderen met jou. Maar goed, de aanhouder wint, nog steeds. Dus zoekt en gij zult vinden

     

    Groetjes,

     

    Marco

  21. Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by jahfish:

    talking about rankings, Activision have defenitely my no. 1 design concept with their colored stripes ...

     

    Hmm, what about...

    • the beautifully molded cases and big plastic boxes of Homevision?

    • Those unbelievable gems of 2600 collecting by Video Gems?

    • the mesmerizing golden Technovision boxes?

     

    Yummie...

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  22. Posted

    Hoi Ardie,

     

    Geen enkel probleem, gewoon scannen die cassettes! De uitgebrachte spellen hebben een ROM, geen EPROM. En zelfs prototypes die wel EPROMs hebben, beschadigen niet bij het scannen. Daar is behoorlijk krachtig UV licht voor nodig.

     

     

     

    ====================================

     

    Not a problem! Released carts have no EPROMs inside, and even prototypes that do have EPROMs will not be harmed by your scanner. It takes some strong UV light to erase an EPROM.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

     

    [ 07-25-2001: Message edited by: Marco ]

  24. Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by Pitfall Harry:

    A good criteria to measure the value (not $$) of a collection? Hmmmm... How about accessibility?

     

    Quite a good one, never thought about it. I can see what you're talking about, though I'm not sure it's a very strong criterion.

     

    Isn't it like undisovered beaches that only a handful of people visit versus the crowded beaches on the Spanish costas or any US equivalent of those?

     

    I mean, the white sandy beaches of small islands in the Pacific (unless they have been used as a nuclear test ground...) would certainly rank higher, even though only 0.00000000000001% of the world's population would ever come there to experience its wealth?

     

    I agree, someone who owns, the sole 2600 Pink Panther proto and shares it by dumping and releasing the ROM, would defenitely rank as a nicer person. But would his collection be worth less? (not talking $$)

     

    I have no idea, to be honest. Have to give it some more thought. Very intrigueing idea you put forward here Ben

     

    Any others?

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

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