atari181 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I just bought a Lochjaw, and was wondering, what happened to all the cartridges that were pulled from the shelves? We're the boxes destroyed and the carts relabeled? Is there a cache in Venezuala? Does anyone have any credible info on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Most probably the 1,000 or so that were left MIB were sent to Venezuela and are sitting in a warehouse waiting to be discovered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 Most probably the 1,000 or so that were left MIB were sent to Venezuela and are sitting in a warehouse waiting to be discovered That's what I'm worried about! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Don't worry, if they are found the game won't suck any more that it already does, so you can still play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Most probably the 1,000 or so that were left MIB were sent to Venezuela and are sitting in a warehouse waiting to be discovered That's what I'm worried about! LOL If you're worried about that stop spending more than $10 on games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferghead Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I just bought a Lochjaw, Just curious, did you get the one on Game Gavel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 Yes I did. At a great price, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bfstats Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I don't know how many Apollo produced before changing the name, but after the crash Kay-Bee Toy & Hobby (in the Baltimore area, 1986 I believe) had six CIB Lochjaw in a closeout bin for $6.99 each. Since I already had Shark Attack, I didn't pull the trigger. What a $42 investment THAT would have been. Biggest regret of my collecting life. Point is, apparently there was a limited number available in at least that one chain in the US, which suggests Apollo dumped their stock when they filed Chapter 11. Kay-Bee was known for selling both new and distress merchandise since they always had both the newest-and-hottest as well as bargain-basement toys. If I remember correctly, Atari Video Cube was in that same closeout bin. Neither game had ever appeared on their regular full-priced behind-the-counter shelves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 I don't know how many Apollo produced before changing the name, but after the crash Kay-Bee Toy & Hobby (in the Baltimore area, 1986 I believe) had six CIB Lochjaw in a closeout bin for $6.99 each. Since I already had Shark Attack, I didn't pull the trigger. What a $42 investment THAT would have been. Biggest regret of my collecting life. Point is, apparently there was a limited number available in at least that one chain in the US, which suggests Apollo dumped their stock when they filed Chapter 11. Kay-Bee was known for selling both new and distress merchandise since they always had both the newest-and-hottest as well as bargain-basement toys. If I remember correctly, Atari Video Cube was in that same closeout bin. Neither game had ever appeared on their regular full-priced behind-the-counter shelves. Thanks for an actual response to my original post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Thanks for an actual response to my original post Unrelated to your question: Nice price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranthulfr Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Did Apollo actually pull Lochjaw from shelves? I would have guessed that they just switched over to Shark Attack and kept on shipping product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Did Apollo actually pull Lochjaw from shelves? I would have guessed that they just switched over to Shark Attack and kept on shipping product. I assumed that they did, but maybe not . It would explain why Lochjaw was seen in the bargain bin when bfstats already had Shark Attack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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