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Hello! I currently have an open thread in the 2600 programming forum where I am looking to hire someone to help me finish a romhack that I will then release on cartridge form. That's going to cost money! Paying the programmer who helps me, paying the artist who will do the box/label art, and of course paying the publisher for the physical carts. So I've started selling cool stuff to help fund this and other endeavors of mine. What I'm offering in this post is something for the Pokemon fans out there. In the first generation Game Boy games there was a glitch Pokemon known as MissingNo. It's arguably THE most famous glitch in video game history because everyone accessed it in order to duplicate their rare items. Once upon a time I had a Geocities website where I documented everything I could dig up on the glitch through extensive testing and program analysis using what few tools were available in the late 90's for Game Boy emulation. I've always been enamored with this glitch and it's a shame Nintendo has never once given us a wink and nod to it. To date MissingNo is the only Pokemon whose name is not a registered trademark (which is probably because it's not a real Pokemon but whatever). So I designed a custom MissingNo trading card that I am proudly declaring is a perfect 1:1 replica of a first-gen Pokemon card by Wizards of the Coast. I designed this card using high-res scans of a real card and used a special tool to match the exact fonts and their sizes used everywhere on the originals. I looked into how real cards are worded and replicated the style of language for the card's power and attack. MissingNo's listed stats are taken direct from its glitched Pokedex entry. Everything about this card is a love letter to the late nineties Pokemon scene. I poured hours of work and many weekends into designing just this one card. Feedback from the various places I've shown the card have been universally positive. The local game and hobby store even told me they were a little concerned because it was too good of a replica. But I'm not looking to sell this as counterfeit or bootleg, I acknowledge upfront that this is a custom card and it is not a real one. This is a piece of art. (However I also playtested this card in nearly 100 games of the TCG and adjusted it as I went along so if you wanted to use this in a retro-themed deck it's a fair and balanced card.) >>> If you would like to order a card from me you can find them on Etsy. <<< Each card is just four dollars. Shipping is 68 cents within the United States and $1.50 everywhere else. Yes, I am sending them using a postage stamp. Yes, that's a risk. No, it hasn't been an issue (yet). That's purely to keep the costs low. Again my plan is to use the funds raised from selling these cards to pay for the expenses of my upcoming 2600 game as well as some other fun stuff I want to sell in the future like lapel pins and keychains. I have to sell them on Etsy because I did too good of a job replicating the card and eBay pulled my listing thinking I was selling knock-off goods. But if you'd like to see my eBay feedback to determine if I am a trustworthy seller here is my account. My only negative feedback was because I accidentally listed something for sale twice and when the second buyer bought it I realized my error and refunded him immediately with an explanation. He still saw it fit to neg rate me. Thanks for checking out my post. I'll answer any questions you may have. Here is the raw image used for the front of the card in case you want to get a closer look at it.
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I'm not sure how done this subject is, I did some searching about it but couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. I've seen articles on this game that was never released by Atari. Searching online I found Chris Crawford, the programmer, talking about it. Specifically he said his version didn't have a 2-player option but I think the Flashback version does? I also saw an old posting from Marc Oberhäuser about having a bunch of reproduction games for sale which included a really nice orange box for Wizard that looked like Atari actually made and released it. So my question is, does that Flashback "complete" version with the 2-player option exist for sale with the orange box? I see on atarimania that the download includes Players 1, 1 vs. 2, so I assume that is the more complete game. It also has scans of the manual and box for the never game which I guess came from the Flashback menu (I am starting to think I need to buy one of those, hahaaha) though it says the scans are reproductions from 2007. I know I'm late to the party here (what else is new) but that seems like a cool simple game to own and it appears to be ready-made to sell physically but I can't find it, I see that gooddealgames.com sells a silver label version that doesn't mention the unique 2-player option so I assume it's Crawford's version instead.
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New Vectrex Controller Replacement Printed Circuit Board (PCB). Designed as a direct replacement board for an exact fit in the Vectrex controller. For maintenance and/or or repair of your GCE / MB / Bandai バンダイ Vectrex 光速船 Kousokusen Controller. Price is $10.00 (USD) each, Plus Shipping. Available from Jason Kopp (aka Arcade Jason). Send him a message for total costs. Reach out to Jason via his email address: KoppJason83@yahoo.com https://www.youtube.com/c/ArcadeJason/about Vectrex Controller Replacement Printed Circuit Board (PCB).
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Atari Cartridges: New Labels Continued
AlwaysOnPlanetPatrol posted a blog entry in Rose-Tinted Recollections
So after some more cleaning, I ended taking another look at the Stampede cartridge and getting its new label attached. The big issue is that the game would not play. I remember that one of the two cartridges wasn't working and simply never got to it. Tried it on my usual 7800 and took out my 2600 as well. It would not work. I tried another alcohol-based clean on the contacts with Q-tips and it wouldn't work. So I gave in and opened the case. The contacts did look very corroded and no amount of alcohol-scrubbing was getting it off. So I took the finest sandpaper I could find and did a gentle scrub of the contacts and cleaned with with alcohol afterwards. I inserted the bare circuit board into the 7800 and the game came up! I wish I had taken a picture, but the interesting thing is that the shielding around the ROM chip (I presume) had "11" written on it on permanent marker. I suspect that this was for the manufacturing line to keep the mystery board clear that it was assigned to Stampede (serial AG-011). The other thing I noticed is that the Goo Gone did also make it into the cartridge. Mostly around the parts where the two halves joined. So what I'll do from now on is to open the cartridges and do a nice clean. Based on my lesson learned before, this time I applied the label from the front first (instead of starting at the top). And here is the comparison with my other cart still with its original label on. It's interesting to see that the hazelnut-brown of the original label which looks better IMHO. The picture makes it look the new label purplish, but it is brown. Here's another picture in different (more natural) light and different background. This picture shows the true tone of brown. So these are all my Activision duplicates relabeled. I will probably have a few more by EOD Monday since I have a couple of purchases scheduled and a few more should trickle in from my eBay orders.- 1 comment
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Adding new labels to my Atari 2600 Cartridges
AlwaysOnPlanetPatrol posted a blog entry in Rose-Tinted Recollections
So I did receive the labels yesterday afternoon, which was a great coincidence, since I was just going to prep four cartridges for the eventual arrival of the new labels. I received about 40-50 of them. All the Activision ones and ordered one single Spectravideo cart for Planet Patrol. So I'll start with my dupes: Keystone Kapers, Planet Patrol, Space Shuttle and Stampede. I did do more of a clean, scrapping some of the residue of the Keystone Kapers and Planet Patrol cartridges a bit more. The Spectravideo cart has the infamous hole in the front where a bunch of Goo Gone ended up seeping in, so that took a while to clean up properly. Here are the Space Shuttle, Keystone Kapers and Planet Patrol carts all cleaned up. The Stampede one still has a lot of residue on the end label, so I will let soak a bit more in the Goo Gone and do a clean later today. I ended up using rubbing alcohol (weird, how during the pandemic this was so hard to find), a screen cleaning cloth, compressed air and q-tips. The Spectravideo cart is especially a dust magnet. I ended up cleaning it like 4-5 times to get all the specks of dust away. Adding the labels was easy. They do feel thicker and harder than the original labels. I started at the top label for the Activision carts (more on that below). So here's the Keystone Kapers cart with the new label. And here's a side-by-side comparison with the other one in my collection still with the original label on. The richness of the colours come through, although the green on the department store walls is significantly lighter. And here is the Space Shuttle cartridge with the new label. And here's a comparison of my other with the original label. I'd say that this is one of the carts with the best condition label I have in my collection. And now here is the Planet Patrol cart with the new labels on it. Note the bits of dust still there. I was trying to get the top label dead-centre, which is easier said than done. And here's a side-by-side comparison with the other in my collection, which is in great condition (this is from a CIB copy I have). The scuffs are certainly more noticeable in the original and the colours have lost some of their shine. A couple lessons learned: - I should have started applying the new Activision labels from the front section rather than the top label. Looking at the originals, the edge is lined up more with the front - The soak method wasn't great for the Spectravideo cart with its hole. Even though the old label was on, the Goo Gone seeped in and was a hassle to clean out completely - In case of the Planet Patrol cart, I wish I had disassembled it and given it a cleansing bath. Would have quicker and more thorough. I will probably do Stampede later.-
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Getting Atari 2600 cartridges ready for new labels
AlwaysOnPlanetPatrol posted a blog entry in Rose-Tinted Recollections
So a couple weeks ago I stumbled upon this post from pboland where he's selling replacement labels for cartridges. I was intrigued because I have a full set of Activision cartridges, but the labels on the majority of them are in a poor state. After doing the math and needing some new distraction, I decided to order a full replacement set. Now, I think I will probably not touch the more rarer carts like Cosmic Commuter, Ghostbusters, Rampage, etc but will do the more common one. I already had some duplicates, so I decided to get started. I got some Goo Gone from Home Depot and a plastic scrapper that I ordered from Amazon. I had a metal one that I use for glass, but didn't want to use something that could scratch it. I did read the post about removing the labels and decided considering that I used Goo Gone before that I would have slightly adjust my approach. I decided to dump half the bottle in a plastic container and let the cartridges soak in it for a couple of hours. The fluid level is low enough so that it's very unlikely to touch the circuitry inside since I didn't want to open it. Other than leaving the top section soaked for a few minutes, the labels came off super-easy with the scrapper and was able to clean up any residue with a rag. One still had a pricing tag and that came off no problem as well. Space Shuttle, Keystone Kapers and Stampede are ready! I'm currently hunting for some bargains in getting some Activision carts from FB Marketplace, eBay and Kijiji. Based on a couple of appointments I should have about 30 or so cartridges in the next few days. Surprised how hard it is to find reasonably-priced carts of Skiing and Tennis!-
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I have recently been given one of those "reproduction" cartridges by a friend, who mentioned that the PCB inside was different from the standard one. So, naturally I wanted to take it apart. For obvious reasons, I won't name which game it is, or who I got it from. Let's just say that the developers of that game are definitely not OK with those "repros". Here's what's inside: So indeed, that's not the standard PCB. Someone actually spent time creating it. And it has unique features: - no gold plating on the contacts. Because getting red screens is half the fun of the Jaguar, right? - no voltage translation. Go ahead, connect those 3.3 V-only memory chips directly to a 5 V bus. I'm sure it won't hurt the cartridge or the console one bit. - no voltage regulation. Why would you bother with an actual voltage regulator, when you can just use two diodes in series and save 40 cents? - none of that reflow or wave soldering nonsense. Each solder joint is guaranteed to be hand-made, and they're all different shapes, just like snowflakes. You may even get a cold one, free of charge. On the minus side, the PCB edge appears to be beveled, so it may fail to damage the connector on your Jaguar. A waste of opportunity, and a few more cents to be saved here. TL;DR: Don't buy "reproduction" carts from dodgy sources. Even when they're not ripping off homebrew authors, they're trash.
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Hi... I got my hands on a copy of Pitfall II but the label was severely damaged. I couldn't find a good one online so I made my own and thought I'd share it with the fine people here at Atariage. Also made a classic Activision label for it too. If these are any good to anyone feel free to use.
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For those that don't know, back in May 2017 I offered new reproductions 7800 cart labels in the 1984 style format. See INTEREST CHECK: New Reproduction 7800 Sliver Labels… example pic: Well, I'm now in the process of adding more 7800 labels to my catalog and I'm wanting to know if you guys think I should stick with the '84 style only or if I should redo the originals but in color as well? Let me know what you guys think.
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They look nice but is there any point in purchasing them. Some people are like why pay so much for old cardboard so they go for reproduction boxes. -
I don't know what your Data Age carts look like, but mine didn't look that great. The truth is, trying to just repair the label is a no go. There is no good way to go about it. So, I decide to just remake the entire label. These are not perfect reproduction as I'm unable to print the color "white". For that reason I did change the Data Age logo and titles to "black" (which is used by Date Age on a couple titles so it's not totally unoriginal). Also, the foil label material is a little more shiny than the original. I think over all they turned out well. Taking pictures of foil labels is a little tricky (a lot of reflection). I'm hoping to do a short video to show how these look in normal light and how to replace the label. All my labels are laminated and computer cut to fit the carts they are designed for. If you guys are interested in buying some of these replacement labels just PM me. I have these titles: - Airlock - Bermuda Triangle - Bugs - Encounter At L5 - Frankensteins Monster - Journey Escape - Sssnake - Warplock They are a little pricy at $5.00 each (in some cases more expensive than the carts themselves) so obviously these would be for those that really want their carts to look good. I do have a minimum purchase of $20.00 (not including shipping). Shipping is $7.00 priority inside the USA, $15.00 first class to Canada, and $22.00 anywhere else). Just PM me if you are interested. If you guys have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to ask.
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Atari 7800 1984 Style Replacement Cartridge Label Bundle Back in 1984 the Atari 7800 was originally planned for release. The cartridge labels at that time had a very unique and modern look. Unfortunately when the 7800 was finally released two years later Atari did not end up using that style of label. To this day many collectors consider the 1984 label style to be far superior then what Atari actually released. 15 different titles in this bundle! (as show above) With that in mind I decided to recreate the 1984 style cart labels for 15 different titles. Each title includes two metallic labels. One for the face of the cartridge and one for the end of the cartridge. These labels sell for $6.00 per title individually, but if you buy all fifteen of them together the price is only $65.00 (plus shipping). This makes each title less than $4.50. This special bundle price will only be available till June 16th (2017). After that the price goes back to $6.00 per title. Until June 16 (2017) each Set of fifteen Labels is $65.00 USD plus shipping. Shipping inside the U.S.A. will be USPS Priority Mail $7.00. Shipping to Canada is First Class International mail USPS $12.00. Shipping anywhere else in the world is $22.00. I only accept payment via PayPal. The stated shipping cost is for up to 2 sets. Any more than that will require more shipping. TO ORDER: PM me with the subject line "1984 Style Replacement Labels" and state how many sets you wish to order and what country it will be shipped to. Be sure to include your PayPal email address in your PM. This is so I can send you an invoice. I'm making these on demand so I will need one week turn around to put orders together. Once your order is ready to go I will invoice you. Then when the invoice is paid, I should have your order in the mail within 24-36 hours (not including weekends/holidays). If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to ask. Thanks! This is an example of what the labels will look like. Please keep in mind that it is difficult to capture foil labels in pictures do to the reflective nature of the surface. Remember this offer is for labels only. No cartridges/games are included in this offer. (Reference Topic: INTEREST CHECK: New Reproduction 7800 Sliver Labels…)
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A couple years ago I came across a Atari 2600 prototype game by Zimag named Pizza Chef. I rather enjoy this game even if the sound effects are annoying. I'm currently now working on reproduction box art and need suggestions on what needs to be put in the illustration box. My current idea is just a chef spinning pizza dough yet I don't think that would fit well with Zimag's theme. This is what I have so far, work still needs to be done on the logo and clearing up text.
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Kelsey owns two retro gaming stores in the Seattle area and deals with counterfeit, fake and reproduction Nintendo games all the time. In this video she gives you some of her best tips and tricks for determining if a Nintendo game cartridge is real...or FAKE! This video is a must watch for any serious Nintendo game collector! What other systems do you often see or hear about fakes? Are Atari 2600 fakes even a thing?
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There are a handful of Jag carts that are so expensive that it's worth having other AA'ers take a look to authenticate or at least offer a second opinion on before making a purchase. That's what this thread is for! I figured it might be easier than starting a new thread for each and every game and instance. Enjoy.
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Hi Everyone, this is my first post here, but I've visited occasionally for over 10 years. Last week, while not entirely sober, I purchased a 5200 Diagnostic cart from ebay, and it just came in the mail. I think that it may be a reproduction, and I'm not sure if I should report the seller or not. I was hoping someone could help me make a proper identification. Some reasons I think it is a reproduction are below: The label is very clean and shiny, in better condition than any of the games I own. The back screw was missing, meaning someone had taken it apart at some point. The board does not match the one shown at http://www.atariprotos.com/5200/software/diagnostic/11.htm The ROM was definitely re-soldered at one point, you can tell because the solder is much shinier than the rest of the board, and there are burn marks from de-soldering. PINs 15/16 are directly soldered together, I don't know if this is by design, or just a mistake on whoever put the chip in. I had trouble uploading pictures the first time around, so I will post this first, then upload them as a reply.
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I'm looking for reproduction cartridges of certain exclusive NES games. RetroUSB previously had everything I'm looking for up for sale on their website but they are now all discontinued. I'd appreciate it if anyone who knows could point me in the right direction on where to purchase these carts. I really haven't heard of any good repro websites aside from RetroUSB. Edit: To clarify, I'm looking for repros of games not available on NES, such as exclusive Famicom games, or the Vs. arcade games. I'm not interested in repros of existing NES games, otherwise known as a fake.
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OK folks they are finished, finally going to start selling these Parker Brothers Atari 2600 Reproduction labels. I took all the best images I could find of the game titles and completely reworked and touched them up. This was not an easy task as I sometime had to mix multiple pictures to get the full image including the copyrights. Then most scratches and blemishes that I found were gone over and fixed. These are printed on a high quality photo paper that has a strong peel and stick backing. They are made slightly larger then the original dimensions and should be a perfect fit for those games that no longer have the decent titles attached or are missing entirely. I have incorporated my trademark on all and written Retro Reproduction onto the bottom of some matching the original copyrights. Since these are early copies, I thought I would give the group here a discount price before I sell them on eBay. If you would like to order some you need buy a minimum of 4 labels. It will be just $2 for each single title copy and $2 for the S&H. Just send me a PM of your PayPal eMail account and list of what you want. I will then send you an invoice of your order so it can be tracked and insured by PayPal. I only have about 5-8 of each PB title already made. I won't be making them for Mr. Do's Castle or Q*bert's Qubes as I want those to maintain their original values. It's going to take a bit to get additional peal and stick Photo Paper, and I had to order a bulk shipment of ink for my new Epson printer. Some of these are not perfect as the copyrights are a bit blurred, yet others are really excellent and you can barely tell them from the originals. As the angular size of these are strange, they are DIY and you will have to cut them out and attach the labels yourself. This way you get the pleasure of "Restoring" your own games. Most of these I have already cut out individually, so you will likely get them ready to stick onto your own games.
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I've always liked the foil look of Imagic game boxes. So, I thought it might be pretty cool to make foil back imagic overlays. Here's my test pieces: I attached multiple pictures of the same four overlays because it is somewhat difficult to capture the foil look of the overlays with a still image. These overlays would be a little more expensive than my typical overlay (price to be determined). I'm hoping I can offer them for about $4.00 per overlay (might be lower if I can figure out a quicker way to put them together). I realize price is a big factor here. I typically charge $2.00 per for my regular overlays, but the material cost is higher and its a little more time consuming to put these together. Please keep in mind that I can not print the color "white" therefor, any white color on these overlays would just be foil colored. I did alter some of the overlays to show more foil than black. This was a project I started about a year and a half ago, so the images are finished, I'm just trying to determine if it is worth going forward with. Please let me know what you guys think.
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Does anyone make The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween reproductions?
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Repro Vectrex Kiosk #4 of 10 (GameGavel) (display stand)
Vectrexer posted a topic in Auction Central
Once again, not mine. I also view this kiosk more as a re-imagining of the Vectrex sale and demo kiosk (display stand) rather than a strict reproduction of the original kiosks. Still a nice build effort and detail nonetheless. GameGavel.com site item URL: www.gamegavel.com/item.cgi?show_item=0000941769 " repro Vectrex Kiosk #4 of 10 Item ID: 941769 Current Time: 5/4/2014 3:02:58 PM EDT Listed: Monday April 28, 2014 8:00 PM EDT Ending: Wednesday May 7, 2014 8:00 PM EDT Ends in Ends in 3d 4h 57m + Bid Information Quantity: 1 Available Buy Price: None Starting Bid: $250.00 Reserve Status: This item has no Reserve. Bid Increment: $3.00 Bids: (History) Current Bid: -- by -- Next Bid: $250.00 Listing Details you are bidding on a repro Vectrex Kiosk #4 of 10 this unit breaks down easy! will need to ship in 2 separate boxes one for the top and bottom boards and one for the lining. these sold for 400.00 item is used but in great shape still. Shipping In U.S. - $50.00 International - See Item Description NO Local Pickup Available. Your Seller Welcome! I'm Rick Weis, Gamer, Collector and President of the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. most of these items are from my collection and just looking to find them a good home! Thanks for checking out my auctions! rick63 (593) DigitalPress Member Rick Weis AtariAge Member Rick Weis NintendoAge Member Rick Weis Located in vancouver, WA Member Since May 10, 2008 View all listings by rick63 View eBay Feedback rick63 (1738) " Read more: http://vectorgaming.proboards.com/thread/984/repro-vectrex-kiosk-10-gamegavel#ixzz30mSY6alu
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Hey AtariAge! Thanks for everybody's feedback and support on my endeavor to create reproduction Vectrex overlays. The price has settled in at $9.99 per overlay and they are available on eBay (or at www.vectrexoverlays.com). I'm going to be offering a special rate for members of AtariAge - $6.99 per overlay plus a flat shipping rate of $5.15 regardless of quantity. All you need to do is email me through AtariAge with your request, I'll send you a PayPal invoice and you can buy overlays at a special AtariAge price. If you were one of my original buyers, I'll offer you two free overlays with an order of three or more (I've created new home brew overlays since you ordered your first set). Enjoy! (Check out the eBay auctions for photos and descriptions...come back to AtariAge.com to request your overlays for a discount!)
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After a lot of testing, trials and errors...I've finally come up with a decent method of creating reproduction overlays for the Vectrex. I threw together an eBay auction, a basic Web site and created a complete set just to see if I could do it. Surprisingly they turned out pretty decent! While I never intended to create exact replicas of the silk screened originals, these reproductions turned out to work really well....especially because the hardest part is to recreate the white ink that is present on the reverse of the overlays to give the border an opaque background in certain areas when necessary. To the advice of one of my eBay viewers, I'm posting the info in this forum for you to ask me questions, give suggestions and/or purchase reproduction overlays for yourself. Check it out at http://www.skywaytwincities.com/Vectrex (case sensitive). Perfect for the avid collector or those who are new to the world of Vectrex Simple. Affordable. Fun. These reproduction overlays will give your Vectrex games the experience they were designed for without the hassle of tracking down a scratched up original or unboxing a pristine overlay you've got stored away. Did you just buy an awesome Vectrex Multicart? Now that you've got every game made for the Vectrex on a single cartridge, why not get all the overlays to go with them? Recreate the actual look and feel of the original games with newly made and easily replaceable reproduction overlays. How are they made? 1.Each overlay is printed high-res on to a transparency 2.A precision cut (by computer) white silhouette border is generated and affixed to the back of the overlay to make the borders "POP" just as the original overlays do 3.The high resolution transparency and computer cut border are then laminated together to create a bond and add more "firmness" to the overlay allowing it to position easily on your Vectrex Photos of each variation are provided in the eBay auction listed on the "Purchase" page of http://www.skywaytwi...ies.com/Vectrex (case sensitive) with an actual overlay on a Vectrex. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have by emailing support@skywaytwincities.com. NOTE: These are not intended to be collectible overlays. They are meant to be used, to enjoy, and to give you a recreated experience of how Vectrex games were intended to be played. Minor blemishes may be present that will not affect game play. These may be visible when the overlay is held up to a bright light source and are not immediately noticeable when on the Vectrex screen. This is due to the lamination process. Special care will be given to ensure the best quality reproduction you can receive using the above described method. Overlays will be shipped in a cardboard backed mailer and will be separated from each other if you order multiple quantities.
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