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  1. Posted

    I have a boxed Quadrun (need the manual though) and a spare shrinkwrapped unfolded box :D

     

    I really wonder why people insist on bringing up (or explicitly not bringing it up) this topic of "I cannot believe people pay etc etc". Do you ever hear collectors say "I cannot believe people actually enjoy playing Boxing"? No. Why not? Because it's all different aspects of this hobby, all worthy of doing and enjoying. Playing is not better than collecting. Programming is not better than hacking. Designing is not better than researching. Collecting is not better than playing. And so on. None of these are going on at the expense of the other. If you want to play Quadrun, you can play it.

     

    So where does this ongoing need for expressing complaints and insanity claims come from? :?

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  3. Posted

    Phil,

     

    What an impressive collection indeed! I was wondering, do you have it insured? I was roughly estimating the value of my collection the other day, and it sure adds up. Now I'm looking into getting it insured and was wondering how to insure my collection. I mean, I can tell the company it is worth xxx dollar, but how will I be able to prove it is worth xxx when something would actually happen? I bet the insurance company has no clue as to the value of these games...

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  4. Posted

    Hi guys,

     

    I was updating my wantlist and figured "why not post it on AtariAge, you just never know!" So here it is, my Atari 2600 wantlist. If you have any of the items below, please contact me. I can offer both trades and cash $$$ in return.

     

    The most conspicuous hole in my collection is Air Raid . Of course I know most people consider this near impossible to get, but it never hurts to try! I have all other super-duper-top-5-rare games, but this one keeps eluding me. Anyone out there care to help me with this one?? :lust:

     

    Other USA games I'm still looking for are:

     

    Burgertime Telegames (does this exist?)

    Frogs and Flies Telegames (does this exist?)

    I Want My Mommy Zimag

    Sea Hawk Panda

     

    Of course, there are plenty more (see list below), but these are some holes I'd like to see filled up with nice, boxed games :)

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Marco's wantlist of Atari 2600 BOXED games

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    Adventure - Atari, 1978 release box

    Adventure - Sears

    Air Raid - Men-A-Vision

    Apples and Dolls- Polyvox

    Arcade Golf - Sears

    Asteroid Fire - Homevision

    Asteroids - Atari, 1979 release box

    Atari Video Cube - Atari, 1982 release box (exists?)

    Backgammon - Atari, 1978 release box

    Backgammon - Sears

    Base Attack - Homevision

    Basic Programming - Atari, 1978 release box

    Basis-Angriff - Quelle

    Basketball - Sears

    Baumeister - Spectravideo, golden box

    Berzerk - Sears

    Bi! Bi! - Suntek

    Bomb DC I dual pack - Bomb

    Bomb DC II dual pack - Bomb

    Boom Bang - Suntek

    Bowling - Sears

    Burgertime - Telegames (exists?)

    Canyon Bomber - Atari, 1978 release box

    Canyon Bomber - Sears

    Capture - Goliath

    Centipede - Atari, 1982 release box

    Checkers - Sears

    Chuck Norris Superkicks - Xonox

    Chuck Norris Superkicks/Robin Hood - Xonox

    Chuck Norris Superkicks/Spike's Peak - Xonox

    Circus Atari - Atari, 1978 release box

    Circus - Sears

    Col 'N - Homevision

    Cosmic War - Homevision

    Crazy Climber - Atari, 1982 release box (exists?)

    Criminal Persuit - Suntek

    Criminal Pursuit - Taiwan TP-619

    Curtiss - Suntek

    Dactar Comp Keyboard - Dactar

    Defender II - Atari, 1986 release box

    Defender - Sears

    Demo / Vorführcassette #1, #3 and #4 - Hot Shot

    Demons to Diamonds - Atari, 1978 release box

    Demons to Diamonds - Sears

    Dig Dug - Atari, 1983 release box

    Donald Duck - Polyvox or any other manufacturer

    Dragon Treasure - CCE, picture label

    Duck Fighting - CCE, picture label

    ET - Atari, 1982 release box

    Farmyard Fun - Taiwan TP-617

    Frisco - Homevision

    Frogs and Flies - Telegames (exists?)

    Fuchs & Schweinchen Schläu - Quelle

    Galactic - Funvision

    Galactic - Goliath

    Galactic - Rainbowvision

    General Retreat/Westward Ho - Playaround, box only

    Ghost Manor - Xonox

    Ghost Manor/Artillery Duel - Xonox

    Ghost Manor/Chuck Norris Superkicks - Xonox

    Go Go Home Monster - Homevision

    Golf - Atari, 1978 release box

    Goliath #1, #9 etc - Goliath

    Hangman - Atari, 1978 release box

    Haunted House - Sears

    Hey! Stop! - Rainbowvision

    Hole Hunter - Taiwan TP-606

    I Want My Mommy - Zimag

    Immies & Aggies - CCE, picture label

    IQ 180 - Homevision

    IQ Memory Teaser - Suntek

    Jagd im Apfelbaum - Quelle

    Jr. Pac-Man - Atari, 1986 release box

    Kangaroo - Atari, 1983 release box

    Keyboard - Dynacom

    Lilly Adventure - Homevision

    Magic Carpet - Homevision

    Mariana - Suntek

    Marspatrouille - Quelle

    Math Gran Prix - Sears

    Maze Craze - Atari, 1978 release box

    Maze Mania - Sears

    Millipede - Atari, 1984 release box

    Monster aus dem All - Quelle

    Motocross Racer - Xonox

    Motocross - Rainbowvision

    Motocross - Suntek

    Mousetrap - Atari, 1987 release box

    Ms Pac Man - Atari, 1982 release box

    Music Machine - Sparrow, box and manual

    Mysterio Azteca / Agente Super - HAL

    Night Driver - Atari, 1978 release box

    Othello - Atari, 1978 release box

    Outer Space - Sears

    Panda Chase - Homevision

    Panda Quest - Suntek

    Parachute - Homevision

    Pharao's Curse - Technovision

    Phoenix - Atari, 1982 release box

    Pizza Chef - CCE, picture label

    Plate Mania - Homevision

    Poker Plus - Sears

    Pole Position - Atari, 1983 release box

    Quadrun - Atari, manual only

    Raketen-Angriff - Ariola

    Raumroboter - Ariola

    Realsports Boxing - Atari, 1986 release box

    Realsports Soccer - Atari, 1983 release box

    Robin Hood - Xonox, cart only

    Robot Attack - CCE, picture label

    Robot Fight - Homevision

    Robot Tank - Polyvox

    RS Tennis - Atari, 1983 release box

    Scuba Diver - Panda

    Sea Hawk - John Sands

    Sea Hawk - Panda

    Seal to Whales - Data Tech

    See Monster - Quelle

    Sir Lancelot - Xonox, cart only

    Sky Alien - Homevision

    Slot Machine - Atari, 1978 release box

    Snoopy and the Red Baron - Polyvox

    Soccer - Sears

    Solaris - Atari, 1986 release box

    Space Canyon - Panda

    Space Robot - Goliath

    Spike's Peak - Xonox

    Star Raiders - Sears

    Star Voyager - CCE, picture label

    Star War - CCE, picture label

    Stargate - Atari, 1984 release box

    Sternen-Kampf - Quelle

    Submarine Commander - Sears

    Suitcase System - Dactar

    Super Breakout - Atari, 1978 release box

    Super Ferrari - Rainbowvision

    Super Ferrari - Suntek

    Super Man - Quelle

    Supercharger and tapes - Canal-3

    Supercharger and tapes - Comp-K7

    Supercharger and tapes - Digitel

    Supercharger and tapes - VGS

    Superman - Atari, 1978 release box

    Surround - Atari, 1977 release box

    System (green) - Microdigital

    Tanks War - Homevision

    Taz - Atari, 1983 release box

    Teddy Apple - Homevision

    Tennis - Homevision

    Time Machine - Goliath

    Time Race - Suntek

    title?? SS-014 - Rainbowvision

    title?? SS-014 - Suntek

    title?? SS-018 - Rainbowvision

    title?? SS-018 - Suntek

    title?? SS-021 - Suntek

    title?? SS-025 - Suntek

    title?? SS-026 - Suntek

    title?? SS-027 - Suntek

    title?? SS-028 - Suntek

    title?? SS-030 - Suntek

    Tomarc the Barbarian / Motocross Racer - Xonox

    Tomarc the Barbarian - Xonox

    Topsy - Homevision

    Video Checkers - Atari, 1978 release box

    Video Chess - Atari, 1978 release box

    Vom Himmel durch die Hölle - Quelle

    Wall Break - Homevision

    War 2000 - Homevision

    Warlords - Sears

    Wolf und Schwein - Quelle

    World Trap - Homevision

    X-Man - Any manufacturer

    X'Mission - Homevision

    Zoo Fun - Homevision

     

     

    ...hmm. that's not "holes"... that's the bloody Grand Canyon!

     

    :o

  7. Posted

    Na hoffentlich magst du auch nüchterne Deutsche. Ich trinke nämlich keinen Alkohol. ;)

     

    hehehe, well as long as you can be a little irrational from time to time, we'll get along just fine. If you believe logical operators apply to real life too, you'll quickly loose me :D

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  8. Posted

    But I don't like to wade through an indistinguishable conglomeration of posts! I like your original idea a lot! Just add general gaming (i.e. anything not Atari, from NES to X-Box) to off topic (this is an Atari site after all) and we're all set, if you ask me :)

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  10. Posted

    Hat irgendjemand Erfahrung damit, *wie* man das macht und *was* das kostet? Also Spedition+Versicherung+Zoll+Steuern+???

     

    I have once shipped a giant Atari robot to Holland and it's expensive! I reckon it will cost you about € 500 alltogether at least... :(

     

    If it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing, why not go for it though? This auction might go cheap, so you may get lucky :)

     

    The best thing to do is to find a Germany-based freight carrier that has a base near the place where the seller lives. That will save a little on shipping cost and makes communication a whole lot easier.

     

    Good luck!

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  11. Posted

    Hehe, für mich ist das:

     

    1. :thumbsup:

    2. > 15€ :thumbsdown:

     

    I like it! Anyone can add zeros to their liking! People, we've just discovered the perfect, flexible rating system! :lust:

     

    1. :thumbsup:

    2. > $15(0)(0) :thumbsdown:

     

    Now if only the Euro and Dollar would remain in a 1:1 ratio...

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  12. Posted

    wie du vielleicht weist, komme ich aus einer Gegend direkt an der holländischen Grenze. Meine Erfahrung ist, dass sehr viele Holländer Deutsch gut verstehen und viele es auch ganz gut sprechen können. Soweit ich weiß, war Deutsch früher mal in den niederländischen Schulen eine oft gewählte 1.(?) Fremdsprache (heute eher Englisch).

     

    Yep, it's mostly English now. Both German and French are on the decline. I've had English for six, Greek and Latin for five, French for four and German for three years. I can read German if it's not too complicated (which it usually isn't on a messageboard) and spoken without too much accent (went on holiday to the Schwarz Wald last year and I just couldn't understand the bauer we were staying at, it just sounded like jibberish to me!)

     

    Und da Marco auch aus dem Grenzgebiet zu Deutschland kommt (glaub' ich jedenfalls), und man dort auch gerne Geschäfte mit den sonst etwas ungeliebten deutschen Nachbarn macht (früher: Kaffee, Diesel, Zigaretten etc. und natürlich auch Gras ;)), ist es auch ganz praktisch etwas Deutsch zu können. :)

     

    Yep, I live close to the German border (only like 5 km or so), but for some reason not too many Germans frequent this town. The ones I see visit the "coffee" shop across the street here and that's about it, only some occasional visitors on Saturday. In other towns, like Arnhem and Enschede there's much more German visitors. And of course some of the towns in the province of Limburg, like Venlo and Heerlen, have lots of drug tourists.

     

    Most people there will have no problem adressing you in German. I can speak some German but I find it quite difficult to speak and write correctly. Don't forget I wasn't born here, I was born near the Belgium border (so I understand Flemmish quite well).

     

    As for the German-Dutch love-hate relationship, I think that's mainly a mass thing. When it comes to football the Dutch will still complain about 1974 and even refer to the war. But that football thing now appears to be mutual (remember the silly "ihr seit nicht dabei songs and websites"?) I don't think the people in Limburg like the German drug tourists, but that has nothing to do with them being German (and we created the liberal drug climate ourselves).

     

    On an individual level, I think you'd find few Dutchmen who don't like Germans. We're not that far apart in character, though the Dutch may be a bit more laid-back. But after you've drunk some beer, you're not that bad either :D

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  13. Posted

    I wonder what the voices sound like though. If they're Quadrun / Sesame quality, then we're not missing much here. :wink:

     

    Just kidding, sounds (sic!) like a very nice piece of work! I'm sure though people who cannot go to CGE will be able to live without them. Just think of it this way: the hunt for any of these CGE-exclusives will be just as fun as the couple of times you'll pop any of the games in your 2600 when you finally acquired it. :cool:

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  15. Posted

    It's the same with any rating system. I mean, how can you distinguish between rarities on a 1 to 10 scale? Somehow though, people feel the need to make detailed divisions. On the C - U - R - ER - UR system, people started to use C- and C+ etc.

     

    I have more or less given up on this for the Atari 2600. I now go by a system that consists of only two categories: obtainable and almost-not-obtainable. The first contains 95% of all items available for the Atari 2600, the latter the rest. It's quite easy to use and makes collector's life much simpler :)

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  16. Posted

    Yes, I know. But where is the diffrent if it came from Atari for over US $100 or from Best Electronics for less.

     

    The difference is that this never left the Atari warehouse, the lack of the beautiful label being the most conspicuous sign of that.

     

    I want that game, and so I have buy it. And many count this too as Prototype. Not 100% real, but from Best Electronics.

    They who count this as a prototype are wrong, I'm sure any prototype expert on this board will agree.

     

    So am happy, that I have get it.

    In the end, that is what counts.

     

    I only wanted you to know what you had bought, as many people have been fooled by this one particular item. But I guess it fits nicely in your museum of "prototype" curiosities :D

     

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  17. Posted

    :D  

     

    On eBay germany I have get it for a better price. And its a Prototype:

     

    Atari 2600, Quadrun, Best Proto,

     

    Ok, only a Best Electronics Prototype, but better then nothing.  :D  ;)

     

    That is NO prototype, it is the same thing as described above: a production run Quadrun board in a generic case.

     

    Matty, you may want to ask some more questions first before bidding on stuff that's presented as "prototypes". There's a lot of junk out there that people try to disguise as something special.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  18. Posted

    If you have a real lab loaner, you're the man!

     

    However, if you have one that originally came from Best, you have a fake proto on your hand. Still contains an original Quadrun pcb, but it's not a lab loaner. Look for not-rounded edges on the bit too crisp looking label. Philflound is right, there are dozens maybe even hundreds of these in existence. :roll:

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  20. Posted

    And as for the Pac-Man ROM, call me weird, but I like the fact that not *everything* is available to *everyone*. Every mind needs something to be left desired  :idea:  :wink:

     

    :idea: BOMB DC-II ??? :P

     

    Damn fish, you're on to me again!

     

    Yes, of course I'm only saying that so others will leave everything to me :evil:

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  23. Posted

    AHHHHH holy CRAP

     

    Adam Curry is on it, he used to host Headbangers Ball or was it some other half hour heavy metal show ? on MTV  

     

    i woundered where he went and now i know :D

     

    He's back to where he came from, Holland, and is now into hip internet-tv-broadband that not a lot of people seem to care about yet :wink:

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  24. Posted

    Hi guys,

     

    I got a mail from Van Burnham explaining that the Supercade carts aren't finished yet. She wanted to have them ready for CGE 2002, but didn't make it. She thinks it'll take a couple more months for them to be finished. Eric Bacher from Ebivision told me that they're no longer involved in the project.

     

    And as for the Pac-Man ROM, call me weird, but I like the fact that not *everything* is available to *everyone*. Every mind needs something to be left desired :idea: :wink:

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  25. Posted

    I saw those eBay auctions and I'm trying to find a way to work with it, but it's difficult to export something from Brazil and get payed. If you have any tips...

     

    PayPal and Billpoint are the safest way if you have a credit card. Otherwise, well concealed cash by registered mail seems to be the only option. :roll:

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

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