Starhopper Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 As I've mentioned before, one of my 'holy grails' has always been Smurf. It's a fairly easy game to find, I know, but anytime I've come close to obtaining one (even back when they were new), someone has always beaten me to it. Not last night/this morning I bought a system with twenty games, two joysticks, two sets of paddles, a working (we'll see) four-switch woody, and a complete, unbroken 'arcade center' case and organizer. . . just because one of the games was Smurf. Now, a lot of that will be fixed up, cleaned, and find its way into my collection anyway but, does this seem obsessive? Who cares? I GOT that little SOB!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recycled Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 As I've mentioned before, one of my 'holy grails' has always been Smurf. It's a fairly easy game to find, I know, but anytime I've come close to obtaining one (even back when they were new), someone has always beaten me to it. Not last night/this morning I bought a system with twenty games, two joysticks, two sets of paddles, a working (we'll see) four-switch woody, and a complete, unbroken 'arcade center' case and organizer. . . just because one of the games was Smurf. Now, a lot of that will be fixed up, cleaned, and find its way into my collection anyway but, does this seem obsessive? Who cares? I GOT that little SOB!!! Gargamel's Castle or the other one? I've got Rescue. Was it really hard to get originally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhopper Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Gargamel's Castle or the other one? I've got Rescue. Was it really hard to get originally? Gargamel's castle. It doesn't seem to be so hard for most people to have gotten. It just eluded me for so long for a lot of dumb reasons AtariAge calls it a 4 on the rarity guide. For me, it's been a personal 10 forever. Back when it was new, it seemed like all the local stores only got a limited suppy and never reordered. In fact, it was about this time that I got Zaxxon, because the local Children's Palace got them in their stead. Didn't matter at the time, since I loved Zaxxon (the arcade game). That was my first, really big disappointment in arcade ports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recycled Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Gargamel's Castle or the other one? I've got Rescue. Was it really hard to get originally? Gargamel's castle. It doesn't seem to be so hard for most people to have gotten. It just eluded me for so long for a lot of dumb reasons AtariAge calls it a 4 on the rarity guide. For me, it's been a personal 10 forever. Back when it was new, it seemed like all the local stores only got a limited suppy and never reordered. In fact, it was about this time that I got Zaxxon, because the local Children's Palace got them in their stead. Didn't matter at the time, since I loved Zaxxon (the arcade game). That was my first, really big disappointment in arcade ports Well, I got Pac Man when it came out and I basically dropped the 2600 until the year 2004 because of it. I have mixed feelings about Gargamel's.....I think the gameplay is redundant....but the graphics are impressive. although....I need to sit down and play it again....I may change my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk2600 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Probibaly would have been better to put it up in the Wanted* section here, im sure many people have a double of it, instead of buying a whole new set up, seems kinda expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Perhaps the rarity of Star Strike, er, Smurf is a bit off. I've never tried to find it personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 One of the games I feel Atari should have re-released in the late 1980s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhopper Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 Probibaly would have been better to put it up in the Wanted* section here, im sure many people have a double of it, instead of buying a whole new set up, seems kinda expensive Not really. I've been wanting to get one of those Arcade Centers for a while, too. Seems like every one you find in the wild has suffered from someone's kids doing a dance on the cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Well, congratulations after all you've been through. My personal quest has been for Cannon Man, which is the only Sears game I need. I actually wrote in another thread I had completed Sears, but then I looked up and saw that I was still missing this one. Another toughie for me was Subterranea by Imagic. Games I thought probably should have been hard to find have come easy to me. I paid no real money for my Glib, Waterworld, and I've had 2 Crazy Climbers come into my possession in collections. I've been working on acquiring many boxes now, so my new quest is finding ones I need. I personally have about 250 or so boxed games now, many of which are sealed. If you consider yourself sick, then you're joined by many people on here, so welcome to the club. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I bought a system with twenty games, two joysticks, two sets of paddles, a working (we'll see) four-switch woody, and a complete, unbroken 'arcade center' case and organizer. . . just because one of the games was Smurf. I kind of hate to point this out... but for future reference... there's always this option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Oh man you and Shawn could be great friends. Here's a boxed one on ebay for you if you are interested. It's just missing the advertisment slip or something like that I think Shawn said. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...73420%26fvi%3D1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Well, congratulations after all you've been through. My personal quest has been for Cannon Man, which is the only Sears game I need. I actually wrote in another thread I had completed Sears, but then I looked up and saw that I was still missing this one. Another toughie for me was Subterranea by Imagic. Games I thought probably should have been hard to find have come easy to me. I paid no real money for my Glib, Waterworld, and I've had 2 Crazy Climbers come into my possession in collections. I've been working on acquiring many boxes now, so my new quest is finding ones I need. I personally have about 250 or so boxed games now, many of which are sealed. If you consider yourself sick, then you're joined by many people on here, so welcome to the club. Phil Subterranea I have seen complete a few times, but Cannon Man never. Actually come to think of it I have no idea what the box even looks like?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhopper Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 I kind of hate to point this out... but for future reference... there's always this option. I never said I liked to make things easy for myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk2600 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 i have yet to come across subterrania, sad because that is one i really want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I've been working on acquiring many boxes now, so my new quest is finding ones I need. You and everyone else CIB is very popular lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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