djdsl #1 Posted March 11, 2003 at one of the crooked pawn shops, i got the manager to open the glass case so i could get space shuttle, space master x-7, and a chopper command with a blue label. He says 'i got more games like that behind the counter' he takes out a dirty 8-track tape box. the ditry box contained some pacmans and tank plus's that mustve been owned by a 2600 fan turned hobo. one cart though had no label, cept for a tiny piece of red end label, with a fraction of a picture in white. i diddnt recognize it at all, so i brought it home. after 10 minutes of cleaning- turns out, its panda's exocet. good things come to those who brave the dirty box. anyone know if this had a graphic label of any kind, or just an end label ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sku_u #2 Posted March 11, 2003 After checking AA's database, it appears it only had an end label: http://www.atariage.com/cart_page.html?Sof...wareLabelID=169 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djdsl #3 Posted March 12, 2003 hey .. yea. guess i should check out the AAge rarity guide some. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSmirk #4 Posted March 12, 2003 I've braved a few "dirty boxes" in my time, but never with as much luck as you had.....yeah, the coolest finds can sometimes be where you least expect them Damnit, why do I feel inclined to make some foul double-entendre about the "dirty box"? I digress.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djdsl #5 Posted March 12, 2003 ha yea. i got the same feeling from the pawn shop clerk when he lead me to the box. maybe it was the used porn videos behind the counter. ik Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godzilla #6 Posted March 12, 2003 my best dirty box find is a demolition herby, with barely any label left on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Atari #7 Posted March 12, 2003 Great finds there. That's the good thing about labeless carts. They're probably common, but there's always that chance... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MegaManFan #8 Posted March 12, 2003 My best "dirty box find" so far is a Tomarc the Barbarian for $1. Near perfect label except for a small air bubble. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warren #9 Posted March 13, 2003 Never had any "dirty box finds", but I did pick up a "Tooth Protectors" for $1. When a friend found the same game a few weeks later, I thought there must be trillions of them lying around (like KoolAid Man). What a rube I was.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djdsl #10 Posted March 14, 2003 very nice. hope to encounter some of these in the wild soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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