Ferris Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 (edited) Okay everyone, Justin is having a FIRE SALE! I never thought I'd let go of these but the time has come. I have a complete set of Atari 2800 retail boxes for all of the 2800's silver-box launch titles. (yes, Atari 2800, Japanese 2600 launch, I'm sure we are all well versed so I'll skip the history lesson here. ) The collection is extra special in the fact that these were attained directly from Atari's Art Department upon closing. The retail boxes are in absolutely pristine condition - never assembled, glued or folded together - these are flat boxes direct from the art department. Each of the boxes has been preserved inside a plastic protective sleeve with a cardboard backing to protect the boxes from bending. There are no dents, no tears, probably no finger prints. And of course the boxes have been preserved in a clean environment away from sunlight and humidity. (I would have included a few pictures but I'm having trouble with my camera right now. If I can get some pictures, I will of course load them. I must say though, they really are in absolute pristine condition.) The boxes featured in this collection were printed for the following titles: Asteroids Pac-Man Centipede Defender Joust Battlezone Star Raiders (large box) Missile Command Galaxian Berzerk Space Invaders E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Super Breakout SwordQuest: EarthWorld SwordQuest: FireWorld Raiders of the Lost Ark Again, these came straight out of Atari's art dept. and were never glued, folded or placed on a retail shelf. I must let go of these as part of a "fire sale", and would like to see them go to a good home that could truly appreciate the insane rarity of these items, so I thought I would see if there was any interest here on AtariAge before I have to resort to listing the collection on eBay. If anyone is interested, please send me a PM and I will get back to you as soon as I can. All the best, Justin Edited June 11, 2008 by Ferris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I used to have a Realsports Baseball that I noticed is missing from your list. Just thought I would mention that in case you forgot it since you mentioned it was complete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Thanks! I'll double check. When I acquired these, the only titles I was aware of not being part of the collection were two Sesame Street titles from the children's series. It would have been an additional $160 for those two boxes so I opted not to purchase them at the time since I was going to have these all framed, and wanted to display all of the silver boxes without "Bigbird Yellow" becoming part of the scene : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangasinan Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I also have 3 of these that are not on your complete list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san-d-2000 Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I dont see Air sea battle on the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 He says "launch titles" here, not everything that was released for the 2800... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 He says "launch titles" here, not everything that was released for the 2800... Ahh, I missed that part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Yeah, these were only the launch titles. As launch titles go, I *think* these were complete. If not, they were close. But thanks everyone! The boxes are now sold and I'm out of a jam! Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juri Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I wonder how much the whole set is worth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 When I purchased this set a few years back I paid $80.00 per box. It sold for far less. Not sure how much a "complete set" would go for though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juri Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 When I purchased this set a few years back I paid $80.00 per box. It sold for far less. Not sure how much a "complete set" would go for though. That was tooooooooooooooooo much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Anyone have a "complete set" list? I have about 15-20 of these, but I'm curious as to how many I'm missing. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianoid Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Here is the list that I have: Air-Sea Battle CX2602 Alpha Beam with Ernie CX26103 Asteroids CX2649 Battlezone CX2681 Berzerk CX2650 Big Bird's Egg Catch CX26104 Centipede CX2676 Cookie Monster Munch CX26102 Defender CX2609 Demons To Diamonds CX2615 E.T. The extra-Terrestrial CX2674 Galaxian CX2684 Golf CX2634 Haunted House CX2654 Joust CX2691 Jungle Hunt CX2688 Math Gran Prix CX2658 Missile Command CX2638 Night Driver CX2633 Pac-Man CX2646 Phoenix CX2673 Raiders of the Lost Ark CX2659 Realsports Baseball CX2640 Realsports Soccer CX2667 Realsports Tennis CX2680 Realsports Volleyball CX2666 Space Invaders CX2632 Star Raiders CX2660 Super Breakout CX2608 Swordquest Earthworld CX2656 Swordquest Fireworld CX2657 Yars' Revenge CX2655 Other games were sold in Japan with US boxes that had stickers on the back of English boxes(i.e. no unique box design) and Japanese manuals in addition to the English manuals. I've seen carts with stickers on the back in Japanese, but for all I know these could be resale stickers. I think Epoch distributed the 2600 as I've seen some Epoch stickers. I don't really know. Japan is so insular it's very hard to get reliable information. Carts are otherwise the same, almost always picture labels. I'll try to post a picture of some 2600 cartridges I got from Japan. They are no different than US versions, but I'll try to post as an FYI for which exact label was imported. ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Oberhäuser Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I did a webpage a few years ago. It's not complete (somehow forgot to add Star Raiders, will do a scan of it tonight...). Atari 2800 Marc. Here is the list that I have:Air-Sea Battle CX2602 Alpha Beam with Ernie CX26103 Asteroids CX2649 Battlezone CX2681 Berzerk CX2650 Big Bird's Egg Catch CX26104 Centipede CX2676 Cookie Monster Munch CX26102 Defender CX2609 Demons To Diamonds CX2615 E.T. The extra-Terrestrial CX2674 Galaxian CX2684 Golf CX2634 Haunted House CX2654 Joust CX2691 Jungle Hunt CX2688 Math Gran Prix CX2658 Missile Command CX2638 Night Driver CX2633 Pac-Man CX2646 Phoenix CX2673 Raiders of the Lost Ark CX2659 Realsports Baseball CX2640 Realsports Soccer CX2667 Realsports Tennis CX2680 Realsports Volleyball CX2666 Space Invaders CX2632 Star Raiders CX2660 Super Breakout CX2608 Swordquest Earthworld CX2656 Swordquest Fireworld CX2657 Yars' Revenge CX2655 Other games were sold in Japan with US boxes that had stickers on the back of English boxes(i.e. no unique box design) and Japanese manuals in addition to the English manuals. I've seen carts with stickers on the back in Japanese, but for all I know these could be resale stickers. I think Epoch distributed the 2600 as I've seen some Epoch stickers. I don't really know. Japan is so insular it's very hard to get reliable information. Carts are otherwise the same, almost always picture labels. I'll try to post a picture of some 2600 cartridges I got from Japan. They are no different than US versions, but I'll try to post as an FYI for which exact label was imported. ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 (edited) As usual, these are the most complete known to exist lists: http://atarimania.com/lst_soft-MENU-2-TYPE...I-SOFT_LIB.html http://atarimania.com/lst_soft-MENU-2-TYPE...I-SOFT_LIB.html Missing or better looking scans are more than welcome. Edited June 18, 2008 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Oberhäuser Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Yeah, with my scans... As usual, these are the most complete known to exist lists: http://atarimania.com/lst_soft-MENU-2-TYPE...I-SOFT_LIB.html http://atarimania.com/lst_soft-MENU-2-TYPE...I-SOFT_LIB.html Missing or better looking scans are more than welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Yeah, with my scans... As usual, these are the most complete known to exist lists: http://atarimania.com/lst_soft-MENU-2-TYPE...I-SOFT_LIB.html http://atarimania.com/lst_soft-MENU-2-TYPE...I-SOFT_LIB.html Missing or better looking scans are more than welcome. :rolling: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 as far as i know the sticker on the back of some japanese carts stands for promotion/demonstration .... apparently atari gave away a whole bunch of them to promote the 2800 ... they should have used the console design of the bit corp amigo for the 2800. everyone would have thought that it's a famicon and the sales would have been alright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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