Drao Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Hey guys, So the topic of old consoles came up in conversation with my girlfriend, who told me she had an Atari 2600... I haven't had a chance to look at the games I'm about to describe yet, but I've gotten very little information on the internet so I thought I'd come to this forum as it seemed to be the most comprehensive... So within her game collection, she said she has 5 cartridges that are all red and say "Activision Prototype" on them, with nothing else - they look like the river raider post minus the handmade label and also a completely blank red labelled cartridge. She said they are all different games but she's not an Atari girl by any stretch so until I get a chance to look at them... I can't find any info on prototypes (I'm from Australia) anywhere, can y'all give me a bit of information on them, and any guesses into what the blank cartridge might be? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drao Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 My wording was too ambiguous there.. 5 Cartridges that look like the River Raid one on the other post "Activision Prototype" and a lone cartridge that just has a blank red label Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 For Atari proto info check here: http://www.atariprotos.com/ Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 These are most probably the same as the final versions, but nevertheless a great find. If you have more info about which games are on it, please let us know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddeer Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I too have recently come accross some Activision prototypes. The ones I have are red labeled as wwell but have titles and test numbers on them such as Chopper Command AX-005, and Beam rider VS-003. I have 14 in all and they date back to the early 80's One in particular got my attention. It is The Dreadnaught Factor CZ-005 from 1983. It is made for the 2600 but was only released to my knowledge for the 5200. Also have some typwritten "cheat sheets" or testers comments on the games. Are these things worth anything? Where do I go to find out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 You got any screen shots of the Dreadnaught Factor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 It would be great to see some pictures of Dreadnaught Factor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impaler_26 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Yep, Pics or it didn't happen!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergum Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 How did seven Activision prototypes show up at the same time? Could you take pictures of the cartridges and screenshots of the games please? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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