Can someone help with this Oil’s Well variant

[Can someone help with this Oil’s Well variant]

On 2/10/2021 at 9:04 PM, Psionic said:

A copy of the big box reissue for the C64 just sold on eBay last week.

 

As far as I know, there's really only one version of that box.  You guys are making wild assumptions based on scans and photos posted online that don't necessarily reflect the true color of the box.

Just checked with a friend who has the C64 version.  It is in fact purple and the one I have is a blue box, so it looks like Colecovision version is a different color box than the C64/Atari version.

[Can someone help with this Oil’s Well variant]

On 1/20/2021 at 2:09 PM, youki said:

Exact same packaging/Box than the Atari XL and C64 version.

 

The screenshot behind the box are the one from Atari 8Bits , not the colecovision ones.

From what I see online the C64 version is a purple box.  The one I have is a blue box.

 

Did they make both colors for C64 or is the blue box specific to the Colecovision?

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1 hour ago, youki said:

looks like the Box of Commodore 64 version with a different sticker.    Can you put a picture of the back?

 

 

 

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Here is a picture of the box and inside contents

[Can someone help with this Oil’s Well variant]

I just recently started collecting boxed Colecovision games and I received this game recently in a collection I purchased.  I can’t find any information on this particular variant.  It’s a larger box than a normal Colecovision game and all I can find online is the regular Oil’s Well version.  

 

Can anyone help explain the story behind this version.

 

Thanks

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16 hours ago, NIAD said:

Late with this response, it is a CollectorVision reproduction. They did a great job with their reproduction but there are numerous ways to determine if it's authentic bersus a reproduction.

 

- the card stock used by BIT is at least double the thickness

- the cart holder inside the box

- the cart shell used

- the orientation of the cart label (some repros correct the orientation so that it is not upside down when inserted)

- use your nose as 35+ year old card stock will most likely smell (mine did) compared to newer card stock

 

Meteoric Shower, Cosmic Crisis and Tank Wars where indeed released in CIB form by BIT. All 3 and Strike It! have had reproductions made.

 

Here are pics of authentic copies of Meteoric Shower and Tank Wars that I acquired from an Italian collector along with Tank Wars and Cosmic Crisis that I acquired from someone in Germany IIRC. They have all since found a new home.

 

 

I also received tank wars in the collection I purchased.  It’s very clear this is a repro since the cover art is slightly blurry and just feels like a newer box.  Still excited to have it since it seems to be almost impossible to find either original or as a repro.

 

I also got some other really interesting homebrew games which you might appreciate

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Based on your info I think it’s the repro box.  Here is the pic of the styrofoam inserts inside the box 

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Ok thanks for the info.  I will check out collectorvision to see if they can provide me with any info on whether the box is a repro

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Do you know if there is a way to tell if it’s a repro or original box?

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Thanks Pixelboy!  I was just looking through the games I got and happened to notice these 2 were the exact same game.

 

thanks for clearing that up for me

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Found this in a collection of colecovision games I just bought.  Looked online and couldn’t find much info on this game.  Can anyone tell by the pictures if this game is authentic.  The back of the box is completely in German.  But from what it looks like this game was never released in the US  

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I bought a rather large colecovision homebrew collection.  There are a bunch of games I can’t find any info on but these 2 look to be the exact same game with a different name.  They also come in a vhs style clamshell box.  Does anyone have any info on these 2 games?