I guess I'm just not lucky with Boulder Dash carts

[Pixelboy]

The first ColecoVision Boulder Dash cart I found on eBay was defective (weird blocky white sprites are permanently displayed on the screen).

 

The second one I found came with the original box and manual, which was cool, but the cart itself had an extremely worn silver label.

 

Recently I bought another one on eBay that looked brand new, so that I could store it together with the original CV box and manual, and have a nice-looking CIB copy of the game. But guess what: The seller used DHL to ship it (from Germany to Canada) in a cheap bubble envelope. The result: A large chunk of plastic at the bottom of the cart was smashed off. I'm in the process of getting a refund.

 

Must be one of those bizarre meta-physical laws of the universe: Thy shall not own a perfect Boulder Dash cartridge in thy lifetime.

[+cmart604]

Must be one of those bizarre meta-physical laws of the universe: Thy shall not own a perfect Boulder Dash cartridge in thy lifetime.

 

Offset partially by "Thy shall have a wildly successful and productive CV publishing business, particularly in late 2010!"

 

Sorry to hear about you bad luck re:Boulder Dash Luc.

 

Cheers, Chris

[ColecoDan]

At least your finding the carts. I have only seen a couple repo carts.

 

That sucks that a couple of them didn't work especially since they seem to be so hard to find in the first place.

[ten-four]

Hi Luc.

 

It is a shame to receive games in such a condition, I've tried it a few times.

 

At least your finding the carts. I have only seen a couple repo carts.

 

 

I would be happy for just a repro cart, if it then works.