A little bit o' booty found in the wild today

[Gunstar]

Among dusty shelves of 2600 cartridges in an out of the way mom & Pop game shop I found a Wico Command Control Joystick for $5, Gorf cartridge for $1 and Star Trek cartridge for $1. Is the Gorf cartridge rare?

[AtariGeezer]

Among dusty shelves of 2600 cartridges in an out of the way mom & Pop game shop I found a Wico Command Control Joystick for $5, Gorf cartridge for $1 and Star Trek cartridge for $1. Is the Gorf cartridge rare?

 

Gorf only has a rarity of *5*...

http://www.atarimani...-gorf_6809.html

 

I have a few of the Wico's too, one of my first ones to buy...

 

Jay

Edited March 15, 2012 by AtariGeezer

[+Stephen]

Among dusty shelves of 2600 cartridges in an out of the way mom & Pop game shop I found a Wico Command Control Joystick for $5, Gorf cartridge for $1 and Star Trek cartridge for $1. Is the Gorf cartridge rare?

Hmm - my old Gorf cart was yellow. Any difference?

[Tin_Lunchbox]

Buy all three, yo.

[Gunstar]

Buy all three, yo.

 

I already did, this is show and tell now.

[Gunstar]

Among dusty shelves of 2600 cartridges in an out of the way mom & Pop game shop I found a Wico Command Control Joystick for $5, Gorf cartridge for $1 and Star Trek cartridge for $1. Is the Gorf cartridge rare?

Hmm - my old Gorf cart was yellow. Any difference?

 

I couldn't say this is my first Gorf cartridge.

[labrat]

Hmm - my old Gorf cart was yellow. Any difference?

 

I couldn't say this is my first Gorf cartridge.

 

I think Roklan used both yellow and brown carts. Most of mine are yellow but my Gorf and Wizard of Wor are brown. Gorf is definitely a good score fore a buck!

[+orpheuswaking]

Speaking of in the wild, I picked these up about a month ago at a random electronics place in Ohio near my daughter

 

http://orph.atarinet.com/photos/main.php?g2_itemId=10071

[+orpheuswaking]

Also, Gorf comes in both flavors

 

Brown http://orph.atarinet.com/photos/main.php?g2_itemId=7214

 

Yellow http://orph.atarinet.com/photos/main.php?g2_itemId=8781

 

THe brown is more desirable to me as it doesn't suffer from label fade

[krypton85]

There is also a beige variant:

 

http://www.awfulclothes.com/a8/roklan.html

[Tin_Lunchbox]

The Gorf cartridge looks exactly like mine. I have a vague recollection of also seeing it in yellow plastic. I do not believe it to be rare at all, but I consider it a very good port. It's one of my favorite cartridges.

 

The Star Trek cartridge is probably rarer than the Gorf, though I haven't looked at any online rarity lists.

 

Those Wico joysticks are the solidest and arguably best Atari-compatible joysticks ever made, though I am handier with the original 2600/VCS joysticks.

[slyde]

Hmm - my old Gorf cart was yellow. Any difference?

 

I couldn't say this is my first Gorf cartridge.

 

I think Roklan used both yellow and brown carts. Most of mine are yellow but my Gorf and Wizard of Wor are brown. Gorf is definitely a good score fore a buck!

 

hmmmm... my Wizard of Wor cart is blue

[kenjennings]

My carts from Roklan:

 

Gorf cart is brown.

Wizard of Wor is brown.

Deluxe Invaders is beige. (It could have been grey and the color has changed)

 

The labels are all yellow/white printing on blue. Never saw a Roklan card in blue plastic.

[kogden]

The Gorf cartridge looks exactly like mine. I have a vague recollection of also seeing it in yellow plastic. I do not believe it to be rare at all, but I consider it a very good port. It's one of my favorite cartridges.

 

I had one of the yellow Gorf carts as a kid. Was a bit ugly and faded looking. Was a unique game.

 

The Star Trek cartridge is probably rarer than the Gorf, though I haven't looked at any online rarity lists.

 

I've actually seen more Star Trek than Gorf carts in the real world. Also a fun game. I still have it.

 

Those Wico joysticks are the solidest and arguably best Atari-compatible joysticks ever made, though I am handier with the original 2600/VCS joysticks.

 

The Wico sticks are built like tanks. I have one but it's not as sensitive as it should be. I prefer the 2600-style joystick too, I'm much quicker with them. Maybe my Wico stick would be a bit better if I opened it up and rebuilt it some. I usually let the kids use the Wico stick so they don't kill my original joysticks.

[thegamezmaster]

Sweet find, congrats!