Tanman Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Well, I have settled on collecting carts for my 800. Someone had posted earlier a list of all the carts made. Can't find that post. Also, does anyone have a breakdown/history of the different types? (black label, silver label etc.) thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Well, you can start with this. Just don't tell Al I gave you that link. Mitch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanman Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 What link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazer Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 What link? Hahah so what's the deal with that hidden site? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 (edited) Also, does anyone have a breakdown/history of the different types? (black label, silver label etc.) Brown/black label carts: 1979-1983 Silver label carts: 1983-1988 XE carts: 1987-1989 There's also some oddities concerning the silver label and XE carts. Some brown/black label carts were rereleased as silver label carts, and some silver label carts were rereleased in the XE cart shell (but without the blue label that was used for most XE carts). There are also two types of XE carts, one with ridges on the sides and another with a smooth shell, but with small ridges and a lip on the back. The ridged shell was used from 1987 to 1988, and the smooth shell was introduced around 1989 when the last batch of XE carts were released (Mario Bros, Desert Falcon, Karateka, etc.). Edited April 20, 2010 by ApolloBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdh Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Some info here on Atari Protos' site Atarimania will probably sort you out with what carts were released I did something similar on my old site with some scans but I lost most of the site content when I didn't pay the bill for a while and didn't have a backup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanman Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Cool! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Atarimania will probably sort you out with what carts were released My only problem with the Atarimania database is that the release dates are a year off for almost all of the XE carts. Bug Hunt and Flight Simulator II were the only XE carts released in 1987, while the rest were released in either 1988 or 1989. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 i think there was a thread by 'pitfall jones' (i think that was the members name) that had a picture of all the A8 cartridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 i think there was a thread by 'pitfall jones' (i think that was the members name) that had a picture of all the A8 cartridges Here's the site in question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosty Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Well, you can start with this. Just don't tell Al I gave you that link. Mitch This list is very incomplete, same famous Andrew Krieg's list and others... Hmmm I don't know any complete public 800/XL/XE cartridges list nosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Atarimania will probably sort you out with what carts were released My only problem with the Atarimania database is that the release dates are a year off for almost all of the XE carts. Bug Hunt and Flight Simulator II were the only XE carts released in 1987, while the rest were released in either 1988 or 1989. Well, this is untrue or the © Copyright Atari 1987 on many labels of my XE carts is wrong (and they were released in the shops much later). Besides, the carts with the ridges on the side are the Taiwan carts, the carts with a lip on the back (and a screw under the label) are the Hong Kong carts. Think it is also untrue that the Taiwan carts were only released in 1987 and 1988, while the Hong Kong carts were only released in 1988 and 1989 and err, last not least no Atari XE carts were officially released in 1989 (according to their label)... e.g. some carts with unknown Atari © or Atari © earlier than 1987 - Crystal Castles (Hong Kong, © 1986 Atari Corp.) - Ballblazer (Hong Kong, tm and © 1985 Lucasfilm, Atari Corp. authorized user) - Rescue on Fractalus (Hong Kong, tm and © Lucasfilm 1985, Atari Corp. authorized user) - Summer Games (Hong Kong, © 1985 Epyx) e.g. some of my XE carts with Atari © from 1987: - Moon Patrol (Taiwan) - Archon (Taiwan) - Jungle Hunt (Hong Kong) - Donky Kong Junior (Taiwan) - Tennis (Taiwan) - Lode Runner (Taiwan) - Final Legacy (Hong Kong) - Pole Position (Taiwan) - Millipede (Hong Kong) - Joust (Taiwan) - Food Fight (Hong Kong) - Battlezone (Taiwan) - Flight Simulator II (Taiwan) - Barnyard Blaster (Taiwan) - Crossbow (Hong Kong) - Fight Night (Hong Kong) - Desert Falcon (Hong Kong) - Midnight magic (Taiwan) - Football (Taiwan) - Bug hunt (Taiwan) - One on One (Hong Kong) - Blue Max (Taiwan) - Gato (Hong Kong) - Hard Ball (Hong Kong) carts with Atari © from 1988: - Airball (Hong Kong) - Mario Bros. (Hong Kong) - Dark Chambers (Hong Kong) - Donkey Kong (Hong Kong) - Into the Eagle`s Nest (Hong Kong) - Thunderfox (Hong Kong) - Crime Buster (Hong kong) - Necromancer (Hong kong type cart with lip, label says: Made in Taiwan!) - Ace of Aces (Hong Kong) - Karateka (Hong kong) carts with Atari © from 1989: - none ! only prototypes (e.g. Deflektor, Tower Toppler, Commando, Xenophobe, etc.) But hey, I always prefer Hong Kong type carts over Taiwan carts, so it might be possible, that some carts from 1988 listed above are also available as Taiwan version (if I had both, I always only kept the Hong kong type). On the other hand, I have not yet seen e.g. an "Archon" cart. in a Hong Kong type case... -Andreas Koch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Well, you can start with this. Just don't tell Al I gave you that link. Mitch This list is very incomplete, same famous Andrew Krieg's list and others... Hmmm I don't know any complete public 800/XL/XE cartridges list nosty I did say it was a start and there is a reason why it's not "public". Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labrat Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Here's the site in question. That picture compilation is awesome. I recently found this list, which claims to be complete (official US) ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Sort of vaguely related, but it seems that all those lists except the Atarimania one don't list the Dig Dug variation. I actually just discovered it last night when I was going through a few doubles to see if they all work, and the second Dig Dug came up totally different. It was the earlier (inferior) version. It's amazing how much better the later release is. I'd love to get more A8 carts too... I only have about 30 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 i think there was a thread by 'pitfall jones' (i think that was the members name) that had a picture of all the A8 cartridges Here's the site in question. Here's a link to the root: Atari Cartridge Lists You can also get a list at: Digital Press Additionally: Atari Cartridge Dumping Project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Atarimania will probably sort you out with what carts were released My only problem with the Atarimania database is that the release dates are a year off for almost all of the XE carts. Bug Hunt and Flight Simulator II were the only XE carts released in 1987, while the rest were released in either 1988 or 1989. Well, this is untrue or the © Copyright Atari 1987 on many labels of my XE carts is wrong (and they were released in the shops much later). Besides, the carts with the ridges on the side are the Taiwan carts, the carts with a lip on the back (and a screw under the label) are the Hong Kong carts. Think it is also untrue that the Taiwan carts were only released in 1987 and 1988, while the Hong Kong carts were only released in 1988 and 1989 and err, last not least no Atari XE carts were officially released in 1989 (according to their label)... The copyright date isn't necessarily the same as the release date. Here's the XE carts by release year (not counting rereleases): 1987 Bug Hunt Flight Simulator II 1988 Archon Ballblazer Barnyard Blaster Battlezone Blue Max David's Midnight Magic Fight Night GATO HardBall Lode Runner One-on-One Basketball Rescue on Fractalus Star Raiders II 1989 Ace of Aces Airball Choplifter Crime Buster Crossbow Crystal Castles Dark Chambers Desert Falcon Food Fight Into the Eagle's Nest Karateka Mario Bros. Necromancer Summer Games Thunderfox I got these release dates from the Atari 8-bit FAQ as well as these ANTIC articles: http://www.atarimagazines.com/v7n2/12NewCartridges.html http://www.atarimagazines.com/v7n5/ProductReviews.html http://www.atarimagazines.com/v7n12/newataricarts.html http://www.atarimagazines.com/v8n4/cartridges.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeventura Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Not a single comprehensive list in the bunch. Who wants to get together on Google Docs and do a spreadsheet of a final and all encompassing list of cartridges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeventura Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Signup for EditGrid.com and I will share a list of 398 Cartridges if you would like to help edit/update/correct it please let me know. If you have no knowledge to share please don't ask. my email address is my atariage username <at> gmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 There's this list as well. http://my.execpc.com/~krieg/links/8bit.carts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeventura Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Would love this list integrated into a usable format (like Excel) Feel free to jump in and help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 There is also this and this which may be of help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeventura Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 There is also this and this which may be of help Yes Apolloboy posted that earlier. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanman Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 Wow! Thanks for all the replies! I'll sit down this weekend and see if I can combine everything into one super list. I'll put ut together in excel and might even dust off my Access skills. Having a database where I can list when, where, $, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeventura Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 (edited) Already done Here you go Atari Cart Spreadsheet If you are going to enhance it, please share it back here. Speaking for myself I am not looking for anything web based. If you can keep it in excel that would be great Edited April 21, 2010 by joeventura 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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