TheXFactor Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Way back once upon a time (when I went to a Hess' Department store to get a copy of Haunted House for my birthday one year), I seem to remember seeing what appeared to be a multi game cartridge for the 2600 in the display case. Since we were in a rush I didn't get a chance to ask the clerk to see if, and of course it was gone the next time I went there. I only managed to see part of the front of the box, but it seemed like it contained basic version of several of the available 2600 games at the time. Does this ring a bell with anyone? Was anything like this commercially available, or was it an industry thing that inadvertently made it's way onto the retail floor? I remember a few of the stores had displays where you could play several different games (Superman and Adventure among them), but I don't know if that was powered by a single cartridge or something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Did it look like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheXFactor Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 Did it look like this? I mainly saw the spine, but that color sure looks like what I remember. What's strange is that this was in a U.S. store, and from what I read on the site here that cartridge was only released in Europe. Did anyone here purchase it domestically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheXFactor Posted December 5, 2010 Author Share Posted December 5, 2010 Did it look like this? I mainly saw the spine, but that color sure looks like what I remember. What's strange is that this was in a U.S. store, and from what I read on the site here that cartridge was only released in Europe. Did anyone here purchase it domestically? Bumping this back up to the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheXFactor Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 And again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 What more do you want to know? The 32 in 1 Game Cartridge from Atari was PAL and released in Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheXFactor Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 What more do you want to know? The 32 in 1 Game Cartridge from Atari was PAL and released in Europe. I was curious if anyone came across an NTSC version. I definitely saw it for sale, so I don't know how a PAL cartridge would have ended up in a Hess' Department store back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SekOner Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) What more do you want to know? The 32 in 1 Game Cartridge from Atari was PAL and released in Europe. I was curious if anyone came across an NTSC version. I definitely saw it for sale, so I don't know how a PAL cartridge would have ended up in a Hess' Department store back in the day. Could it have been a pirate 32 in 1 cartridge :ahoy: arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Edited February 5, 2011 by SekOner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranthulfr Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I was curious if anyone came across an NTSC version. I definitely saw it for sale, so I don't know how a PAL cartridge would have ended up in a Hess' Department store back in the day. Could it have been a Xonox double-ender cartridge that you saw? Or maybe even a ROM Scanner or a Supercharger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I was curious if anyone came across an NTSC version. I definitely saw it for sale, so I don't know how a PAL cartridge would have ended up in a Hess' Department store back in the day. I don't know either. Are you sure it was that cart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I remember seeing something like this on ebay few weeks back but now I can't find it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Is this the same thing. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 320596986464 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gHan2000 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Did it look like this? 32 in 1 has Mario Bros.?!?!?!? To bad I downloaded the PAL version accidentally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 No. There's also no Ice Hockey (even tho a goalie is pictured). I dunno what the green blob is supposed to be (Ms. Pac-Man?). Look at the manual for a list of games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheXFactor Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Could it have been a pirate 32 in 1 cartridge :ahoy: arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Was there such a thing back then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheXFactor Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 I was curious if anyone came across an NTSC version. I definitely saw it for sale, so I don't know how a PAL cartridge would have ended up in a Hess' Department store back in the day. Could it have been a Xonox double-ender cartridge that you saw? Or maybe even a ROM Scanner or a Supercharger? I dunno. You have any links for me to look at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheXFactor Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 I was curious if anyone came across an NTSC version. I definitely saw it for sale, so I don't know how a PAL cartridge would have ended up in a Hess' Department store back in the day. I don't know either. Are you sure it was that cart? Not 100% sure, no. And short of me working with a hypnotist to try and isolate/recall the specific image from my memory (which can actually be done, BTW), I guess whatever it actually was is just going to be lost to history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheXFactor Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Is this the same thing. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 320596986464 Unfortunately, no. That's 32 variations of the same game. The cartridge we're talking about has 32 different games on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheXFactor Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 No. There's also no Ice Hockey (even tho a goalie is pictured). I dunno what the green blob is supposed to be (Ms. Pac-Man?). Look at the manual for a list of games. Funny there's both 'Freeway Rabbit' and 'Freeway Chicken' with the exact same instructions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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