Why no 'Sears version' of Centipede?

[schuwalker]

I always thought this is kinda puzzling... Anybody have any insight or theories?

[BassGuitari]

I think the whole "Sears version" thing ended by the time the silver-label era came around. You won't find any silver-label game with a Sears version.

[A.J. Franzman]

According to the AA Rarity Guide, Sears only released 58 titles, including the three exclusives. Atari produced 132, excluding prototypes and retitled reissues, so there are a lot of Atari games that didn't have a Sears version released. My count was just done by a quick run down the pages so the numbers may be a little off, but they should give you a fair idea.

[Philflound]

I think the whole "Sears version" thing ended by the time the silver-label era came around. You won't find any silver-label game with a Sears version.

 

I agree that I think the last titles released by Sears were 1981, possibly into the beginning of 1982.

 

Phil

[CincYnoTi]

Anticipated release dates for Berzerk and Star Raiders were late summer of 1982. After that came the Realsports series and Swordquest, which I think were the first silver labels. Sears released Star Raiders but not any of the silver labels.

[schuwalker]

Thanks for closure guys.... I was just wondering since arcade hits like Defender, Berzerk and Asteriods had Sears counterparts and Centipede didn't.