xcountryrunner89 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I recently acquired a lot of Atari 2600 games. One of them in the lot was Great Escape. I know that the NTSC version is quite rare, but no one really helped indicated how to tell the copy is an NTSC version. I looked all over. Anytime something does show it, its the boxart only not the cart itself. I tested the game on an Atari 2600 using RF and an Atari 7800 using composite. I used two different TVs. On both of them, the picture didn't roll and the colors looked pretty faithful to those of the screenshots online. This game comes in a special Bomb cartridge in which Bomb is inprinted on the backside and both sides have ridges. On the back of the cart, it says Hong Kong in tiny letter near the top. I heard games made by Bomb were made using Eproms. The cart is still working so nothing has deteriorated yet. Here are the details of my copy that's different from the PAL copy that usually comes up - There is a black sticker on the back which states Q.C. PASSED N not Q.C. PASSED P - Underneath "Copyright by Onbase CO. LTD" it doesn't say "Printed in Hong Kong CA282" - The label looks a bit glossy and saturated. I attached some pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcountryrunner89 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 I just need some help to determine if this is an NTSC version or not. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcountryrunner89 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Yes You think this is an NTSC cart? Have you come across them before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necron99 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 the sticker of the back says QC Passed N, meaning it is NTSC. if it said QC Passed P, then it would be PAL. http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-great-escape_8490.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcountryrunner89 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Thank you! I greatly appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcountryrunner89 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Is there a reason why that the label is slightly different; particularly the bottom part of the label? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necron99 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Is there a reason why that the label is slightly different; particularly the bottom part of the label? That is interesting, I noticed the NTSC and PAL versions at Atarimania have the exact same image. so I can't comment further since I don't own either versions. It's missing the PRINTED IN HONG KONG and CA282. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcountryrunner89 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 It has the region sticker on the back to comfirm that it is NTSC. The picture doesn't roll when playing. The casing itself is a BOMB cartridge. I wonder if the label is a repro. The label has more gloss than my other games.It's peeling on the top. The label feels stiff like the Parker Brothers game labels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) That's interesting. Never knew this cart had a different label. Could you make a scan of your cart? Edited March 24, 2014 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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