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Am I insane? - Sears / Jr / Gemini Mash-up

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OK, I know I have lost a few brain cells over the years, but I have been piecing the memories together and here is what I remember about the purchase of my rainbow Jr:

 

- I bought it at Sears

- It was $50 approx.

- I believe it was 1985

- It is a small rainbow Jr.

- It came with a pair of Gemini dual-command controller, with Y-connector for the paddle games.

- It came in an almost plain-white box, with a label on the front

- It had a Coleco Mousetrap as a pack-in (with a not for resale label on bottom of cart)

- I got to pick an additional free game with purchase from Sears (which was Tac-Scan, there were only a few options, another of which was Star Trek, also a Sega game, I believe)

 

Does this all sound right / familiar to anyone???? I was not too sure about any of this, I hadn't seen reference to the Coleco controller coming with an Atari branded system, but thought that was what I remembered. When I found the Mousetrap cartridge, more memories came back and the Coleco cart as a pack-in kind of confirmed it. I dont think the label showed the Gemini controllers, cause I remember opening the box and thinking WTF is this???

 

Anyone???? Morgan

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OK, I know I have lost a few brain cells over the years, but I have been piecing the memories together and here is what I remember about the purchase of my rainbow Jr:

 

- I bought it at Sears

- It was $50 approx.

- I believe it was 1985

- It is a small rainbow Jr.

- It came with a pair of Gemini dual-command controller, with Y-connector for the paddle games.

- It came in an almost plain-white box, with a label on the front

- It had a Coleco Mousetrap as a pack-in (with a not for resale label on bottom of cart)

- I got to pick an additional free game with purchase from Sears (which was Tac-Scan, there were only a few options, another of which was Star Trek, also a Sega game, I believe)

 

Does this all sound right / familiar to anyone???? I was not too sure about any of this, I hadn't seen reference to the Coleco controller coming with an Atari branded system, but thought that was what I remembered. When I found the Mousetrap cartridge, more memories came back and the Coleco cart as a pack-in kind of confirmed it. I dont think the label showed the Gemini controllers, cause I remember opening the box and thinking WTF is this???

 

Anyone???? Morgan

 

That does seem odd. Maybe it was something that was reboxed by Sears?

 

I'm no expert on this stuff though, so don't look at me. :P

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The additional free game would have been a store promotion (to help console sales, and move games that otherwise didn't sell well), not something the manufacturer had anything to do with.

 

Otherwise, it sounds to me like you're mixing up your Junior with a Gemini. Or perhaps a previous customer or the store's returns department did that for you...

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