+cvga Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Spent the weekend cleaning up my basement, which includes the game room and game storage area. More pictures to come later but thought you might be interested in seeing these three boxes that I saved from the past... Now I know why Thin Ice and Thunder Castle are two of the five boxes that I still need to get to 125! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Cool. Must be from the "baggie" days. Have seen these several times but always assumed it was just done ad hoc rather than as an actual retail thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voltron Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Seen them on ebay a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y-bot Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I thought they were from a certain store. Kay Bee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 I thought they were from a certain store. Kay Bee? Toys R Us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y-bot Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 That was my next choice, lol. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Were they possibly returns/open box items that were repacked in these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Were they possibly returns/open box items that were repacked in these? Exactly. They would put them in those generic 'software' boxes and sit them out at the same price as the new undamaged games. I'm pretty cetain I picked these up at a substantial discount near the end of their days carrying the Intellivision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeguychicago Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Those boxes were for the 'floor model' games, as they used actual boxes for the displays. You they took your little ticket to video game prison (otherwise known as the cage) in exchange for your game. If they had enough stock of the game, you got the real game box. If not, you got these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Yah I've got random games in these over the years, including a Congo Bongo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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