+davidcalgary29 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 It's long been rumoured that "Mr. Do's Castle" had a limited Canadian release; just how many owners are out there? I'll start: two -- both have a white label. One came as a surprise in an eBay lot from a seller in Saskatchewan ten years ago; I bought the other in a Value Village store in Red Deer around 2000. Neither was boxed (nor came with instructions). I believe that Nir Dary (Israel) has an "original" cartridge as well. Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosty Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) I have one without box, white label like this: http://www.atarimani...astle_3569.html Edited June 6, 2012 by nosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Just got one in a lot this past weekend, cart only but the same label as on atarimania. Had no idea quite how rare or valuable it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari-passion Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Hello, i have two cartridges Arnaud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Hello, i have two cartridges Sans titre.png Arnaud Want to sell one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 The proud owner of a boxed copy, near perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 Am bumping this thread due to the last post. Incredible find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Where did the respected owners find them? I need to know where to start looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sixersfan105 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Looks like there's one on eBay now but with a repro label. Hell, the whole thing might even be a repro job, as clearly the cart has been opened at some point, as evidenced by the pics in the listing! Still thought I'd share (not mine)... https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192604389254 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter83 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Anyone willing to part with 1 of the 2 copies of the game. I doubt it but figured I'd just come out and ask lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 perhaps a couple of dumps are in order, almost all the roms floating around are 5200 conversions? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 On 8/20/2018 at 11:34 PM, _The Doctor__ said: perhaps a couple of dumps are in order, almost all the roms floating around are 5200 conversions? I have one of these cartridges and can probably dump it at some point. On 6/4/2012 at 6:33 PM, davidcalgary29 said: Anyone else? Mine is the Canadian white label variant but was purchased via eBay a few years back from a US seller. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8guy Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 As a Canadian, I've always wanted one of these, but they are so pricey when they come up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 13 hours ago, 8bitguy1 said: As a Canadian, I've always wanted one of these, but they are so pricey when they come up! I purchased the last of my white-label copies in an eBay lot (of a ton of A8 equipment) from a seller in Saskatoon ten years ago for $86. I haven't seen another one in a lot like that since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/9/2020 at 12:29 PM, 8bitguy1 said: As a Canadian, I've always wanted one of these, but they are so pricey when they come up! I definitely overpaid for mine, but I am not Canadian so my chances of finding one in the wild are basically nil. I tried to acquire at least one US prototype and a few copies of the Canadian release previously but was outbid every time. I think one of them was owned by AtariLeaf (which he mentioned in this thread above but later sold shortly thereafter) although I could be mistaken. Without a lot of luck, it's hard to acquire a legitimate copy of this game cheaply. Even the diskette release is very rare and fairly expensive due to it being a dual-format flippy disk that draws attention from Atari and Commodore gamers and collectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 I'd certainly like to know where the box (is there only one, or have two now been found?) was found. I wonder if Parker Bros. had a few boxes made up, and then shipped the whole lot to Canada when the market collapsed? It would make sense that the Canadian division would have just packaged whatever was left in plastic baggies and sold them like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgas Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) I recently picked this up from a local seller. It was in a box of 2600 stuff. I bought the lot to practice repair of the consoles. I realized it was 'Very Rare+' on AtariAge. I'm not really into collecting or investing. Looking on eBay its hard to get an idea what its worth as boxed ones for the 2600 are not there or on completed listings. I realize its the US version and not Canada. Any thoughts, ideas, value, offers? Scott Edited October 21, 2020 by mgas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 You're on the wrong forum bub. We're talking about the 8-bit computer version of Mr. Do's Castle, which is way more rare than the 2600 version. I see copies of the 2600 version going for $50 to $75 on Ebay for a loose cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgas Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Doah! I found the thread searching and didn't notice where I was. Total rookie move 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 7/21/2020 at 3:01 PM, davidcalgary29 said: I'd certainly like to know where the box (is there only one, or have two now been found?) was found. I wonder if Parker Bros. had a few boxes made up, and then shipped the whole lot to Canada when the market collapsed? It would make sense that the Canadian division would have just packaged whatever was left in plastic baggies and sold them like that. I can only speculate as to how and why this ended up being sold in Canada as a cartridge release, but there's no reason for me to suspect that it wasn't a normal boxed retail release, given the fact that a box and manual do actually exist. Only one or two boxes have turned up, but that's not too surprising given how rare the cartridge is. On 10/21/2020 at 11:35 AM, MrFish said: You're on the wrong forum bub. We're talking about the 8-bit computer version of Mr. Do's Castle, which is way more rare than the 2600 version. If anyone is keeping track, a loose 8-bit cart just sold for 355 CAD (280 USD) on 1/4/22 via eBay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Psionic said: If anyone is keeping track, a loose 8-bit cart just sold for 355 CAD (280 USD) on 1/4/22 via eBay. I wasn't keeping track; but thanks for the heads-up; it's always good see what's going on with the rare software and hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I guess my dedicated arcade version doesn't count here! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 It's interesting that the cartridge in the eBay auction that I linked above has the label applied upside down, at least in comparison with mine and all the others I've seen. Are there any others out there like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 1:09 AM, Psionic said: If anyone is keeping track, a loose 8-bit cart just sold for 355 CAD (280 USD) on 1/4/22 via eBay. eBay's recommendations algorithm definitely needs work: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 13 hours ago, adam242 said: eBay's recommendations algorithm definitely needs work... I was looking at Sega Genesis games just before I posted that link, which would explain that. But yes, I most definitely agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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