PICS of Activision promotional items

[PICS of Activision promotional items]

4 hours ago, mgas said:

I'm a big fan of Paper Models, mostly Space ones. I saw this and the Pitfall ones and got excited. I started re-drawing the Pitfall one in a CAD program with plans to try to Laser cut it on my new Machine. I thought I would modify it slightly and put a spot for a cartridge on it for sort of a display. I'll share the files when I get it done if it comes out descent.

 

I would like to try the Chopper and maybe the Barnstormer airplane seen above if I get around to them. I also have a few other favorite games I would like the display for. We'll see....

 

Scott

[Rainbow Vision/Suntek (updated list on post 1!)]

Many thanks for taking the pictures, Marco.

Will add them right away.



 

[The Atari 2600 Good, Bad and Ugly]

Wonderful.

Many thanks for sharing, Marco.

Gotta love these amazing brands and boxes.

That Shagora box shares some similarities with this one:

[Bigfoot and Atari Collecting]

On 8/15/2020 at 8:17 PM, Captain_Combat said:

Nice guess you’re going in the right direction in rarity but that’s not it. I’ll have to say it’s extremely or next to impossible getting something west coast collectors don’t have.

What grail could that be?

 

Behind the note is this one:
http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-battle-zone_16123.html

Love that Ark, BTW.

Manna and tablets inside, right?

[Nathaniel's 2600 Collection]

On 8/17/2020 at 9:19 PM, atariUCLA24 said:

French addition:

 

Nice!

Would love to have scans/pictures of that manual.

[Interesting Activision contests from 1982]

10 hours ago, jhd said:

Imagine some kid who gets a "special" Pitfall II cartridge for Christmas. The contest is long over, and he still does not even get to play the video game. 

 

That would be a bummer indeed.

And what about the person who got one of these carts and didn't know about the contest?

Was there an inlay included?

We probably will never know.

[Rainbow Vision/Suntek (updated list on post 1!)]

9 hours ago, Marco said:

That is it indeed!

 

The thing is, I have two or three of these type of carts (no Suntek or SS-xxx serial number on label) in Suntek boxes. There must be some sort of mix-n-match connection...

Must be.

I think they came after the Suntek ones.

[Rainbow Vision/Suntek (updated list on post 1!)]

Many thanks, Marco.

BTW: is this one like your Dragon Defender box?
http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-dragon-defender_13308.html

[Interesting Activision contests from 1982]

Now here's an Activision contest that still puzzles me:



I have no idea if this one was ever rewarded or if one of these Treasure Hunt carts were ever found or still exist (most probably not).

[Rainbow Vision/Suntek (updated list on post 1!)]

Awesome sight, Marco.

If you have time to make some pictures of the box front and back of Asteroid Belt, Bi! Bi!, Panda (Quest), Ski Run and Tom Boy, I would be very grateful.

They've been missing from our database for many years now:
http://www.atarimania.com/pgelstsoft.awp?system=2&type=G&publisher=70&step=200

BTW: which game is in the blank box?

[PICS of Activision promotional items]

Here's an expensive Activision promo item.


 

[PICS of Activision promotional items]

4 hours ago, cvga said:

I thought this thread was over but I found a couple of things that I thought people might like to see. Here's my collection of Activisions newsletters...

 

I'm not sure if this is considered Volume #1 or if I'm missing #1

 

Volume #2

 

Volume #3

 

Volume #4

 

Volume #5

Volume #6

 

Volume #7

 

Anyone know if there's a volume 8 or beyond?

Thanks for sharing this, CVGA.

Here are the all known to exist numbers (and the two updates):
http://www.atarimania.com/atari-magazine-activisions_28.html

Is it possible to scan your first Special Edition one?

It's sadly still missing in our database.

[What is this? Prototype?]

Then it most probably is identical to this one.
 

Polaris (1983) (Tigervision, Robert H. O'Neil) (7-007) (Prototype).bin

[What is this? Prototype?]

Could very well be that this one does not contain the Taito logo onscreen.

[Maze Craze]

Here's the released game:
http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-maze-craze-a-game-of-cops--n-robbers_7779.html

Your cart is a pre release cart like one of these:
http://www.ataricompendium.com/game_library/prototypes/vcs/maze_craze.html

And most probably contains the final release of the game (dumping the ROM can show the differences, if any).

Nice find.

[PICS of Activision promotional items]

4 minutes ago, JayAre said:

Rom Hunter, I never noticed that StarMaster shirt.  Thanks for pointing it out.

 

Have you seen that shirt before?  Any idea what the front of the shirt says?

No idea.

I've never seen it before.

[PICS of Activision promotional items]

On 8/16/2020 at 3:07 PM, JayAre said:

This one looks to be pretty rare.  It's a Chopper Command promo cap.  It looks like a French foreign legion hat, with the flaps on the back.  I can't find any pictures of it online.  But I did spot it on two occasions in the pictures that I have of the Activision Family Vacation to Maui.  In the first picture below, you'll see Dan Kitchen wearing one; and in the second picture, there's someone on the left side of the pic with one as well.  Hopefully, a better picture of it will surface at some point.

 

 

 

Same goes for this StarMaster shirt:

[PICTURES of Activision's 1982 Family Vacation to Maui]

Many thanks for sharing this.

Truly amazing to see.



 

[River Patrol (PAL) Cartridge]

On 8/2/2020 at 11:55 AM, OnAMissionFromGod said:

These are pics of the game in action, this is on a LED TV not CRT? Had to sell my CRT when I moved as to big 😪

Thanks for the screenshots.

Colors like indeed different from the NTSC version.

[My collection, any value?]

On 7/5/2020 at 7:57 PM, Kimdg said:

Hello,

I'm new here. I just bought atari consoles and a lot of games from a friend, but since I don't know much about it, I was wondering if somebody has any idea of prices and rarities. I checked prices on different websites, but couldn't find all the gamevalues. I still need to check if everything works, but according to my friend they do The games in the boxes practically all have manuals inside and the consoles boxes should be complete. The 2600 compatible (Taiwan) series don't have the manual inside the box. Thanks for your help! Greetings Kim

Kim, that Fire Burg box is interesting.

Could you make a scan / picture of the box front and back for our database?

As you can see, it's still missing here:
http://www.atarimania.com/list_games_atari-2600-vcs-taiwan-v-case-disney_publisher_105_2_G.html

[River Patrol (PAL) Cartridge]

11 hours ago, OnAMissionFromGod said:

Good afternoon,

 

I'm a newbie to forums and a first time poster so bare with me!

 

I am a big fan of Atari having grown up with one in the 70's.

 

I collect most consoles now but the Atari is a big passion...

 

I have a copy of River Patrol as you can see in the attached pics. It is a PAL version which I believe is very rare, I know the NTSC version is rated as R9...

 

I have read the thread posted on here in 2010 regards this cartridge  and just wanted to know if anyone might have more info on it? I'm wondering how many PAL versions were actually produced..

 

Any help welcomed 

 

Many thanks

That's what I call a first post in style.

Welcome to the forums.

PAL versions of River Patrol do exist, but are extremely rare.

AFAIK this is the third one that has ever surfaced, apart from a PAL prototype.

But to know for sure, your cart should be dumped to see if the ROM is truly PAL.

Do you have any screenshots of the game in play?

[Pictures of Activision office/employees, circa 1983]

Thanks for sharing this, JayAre!

[Taiwan Cooper Baseball]

A Taiwanese company.

Back of the box shows Homerun, though:
http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-baseball_7222.html

But that doesn't mean anything.

 

[Bigfoot and Atari Collecting]

Double post.

 

[Bigfoot and Atari Collecting]

On 7/11/2020 at 5:49 PM, Captain_Combat said:

My single ender Atari 2600 xonox collection....some of these are incredible hard to get. Also a pink label chuck norris.

 

 

Great collection.

Captain Combat, could you make nice pictures of the front and back of your Chuck Norris box?

It's the only one still missing in our database:
http://www.atarimania.com/list_games_atari-2600-vcs-xonox-k-tel-software-single-ender_label_177_2_G.html