M Network "Lock 'N' Chase".....short cartridge?

[Arenafoot]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-59-Atari-2600-Games-/111364801339?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

 

i saw this eBay lot just now and noticed the cart in the lower right hand corner is an M Network "Lock 'N' Chase" cart........but its a really small case (half the size of a normal M Network cart)?!?!?!?!?!? Is this rare? Is it a homemade case? Did Mattel Electronics actually make them like this one? If so, I've NEVER seen one like it before today!

 

Wiki has listed for Lock N Chase:

Arcade

Atari 2600
Intellivision
Apple II
Game Boy
Wii
PlayStation 3
3DS Virtual Console

 

its not "Telegames" version (standard Atari shaped cart with silver foil label), its not Intellivision edition (actual rectangle shaped), can't find an Apple II version on the net, and its not Game Boy or newer..........

[mojotv67]

That it weird! Looks like the cart was cut in half or something. Worth asking the seller if he can maybe take additional pictures or give more detail about it.

[+bennybingo]

It looks like a homemade modification to me. Possibly, the plastic "framework" inside the cart broke. I had that happen to me with an M-network cart years ago. The PCB just floated around loosely inside, which wouldn't work in my console. I had to crack the cart open and just use the PCB loose.

 

M-network PCB's are short, when compared to other 2600 games. This would explain how you could modify the cart to that size and still have it function properly.

[Arenafoot]

That it weird! Looks like the cart was cut in half or something. Worth asking the seller if he can maybe take additional pictures or give more detail about it.

I had the same thought before reading your post! Already sent a message to the seller thru eBay. We'll see what comes back.

 

A fellow FB-er said this..... They only made a small amount of those. They are dwarf carts(dc's). Little people purchased them because they were easier for them to insert into the console.

 

True or not????

[bomberpunk]

yeah, DCs a real thing.