Mystery carts -- what are these for?! Help!

[Mirage]

Found these two Parker Brothers carts at a thrift shop. I can't figure out what they're for -- someone here surely must know! They're not for anything I collect for, and they're not for any console or computer that I actually own. They're not 5200 (not wide enough), not Odyssey 2, not ColecoVision, not TI, and obviously not 7800 or 2600.

 

The backs have a hole that looks like it's maybe for putting controller overlays? And the end where it goes into the system isn't rectangular, it's sort of angular.

 

Can anyone give me a clue?

 

Thanks!

[A Sprite]

Intellivision? I'll look it up later, if no one beats me to it...

[Atarifever]

I think it's Intellivision, but I've never owned one, so maybe someone else can confirm it.

[Mirage]

Wow, that was a quick answer! But... drumroll please!!!!... nope!

 

I'm sorry, I wish I had a ruler handy, but these are quite a bit bigger than an Intellivision cart.

 

I'd say these are 1cm (a little over 1/4 inch probably) wider than an Intellivision cart. (BTW, I have an Intellivision and 50+ carts for it, so I can confirm that they're definitely not Intellivision).

 

Good guess though, the overlay slots on the back made me think of Intellivision too.

 

In the thrift store, I totally mistook these for 2600 carts, they're that close in size and appearance at a glance. I never used to buy 2600 carts this common, but these were like a quarter, so I just grabbed them since they're in pretty nice shape. Now I'm glad I did since clearly I didn't have them before (whatever the heck they are).

 

Thanks for the help though!

Edited November 24, 2007 by Mirage1972

[FND]

Those are ColecoVision Carts

[Mirage]

WINNER!

 

Okay, you're right. They are ColecoVision.

 

I feel kinda dumb because I said they weren't ColecoVision, but I didn't look closely enough the first time. I have 2 CV consoles, but only two carts (both Donkey Kong!), so I'm not expert at spotting them at all.

 

They fit. Mystery solved.

 

THANKS ALL!

[Uzumaki]

Intellivision PCB is much wider while the cart is much smaller.

[Ze_ro]

The backs have a hole that looks like it's maybe for putting controller overlays?

Yep, that's a dead give-away of a ColecoVision cartridge right there. Almost all ColecoVision cartridges had that odd back to them that was meant for holding overlays, while not many games actually used them.

 

--Zero