8 very rare games...

[0078265317]

I know this is old but I never new about 3-8. I knew about the 1 and 2 but not the rest.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/03/20/mf.rich.off.video.games/

[uNi73]

I'm not into NES at all, so never heard bout the first three titles.

But the whole thing was fun to read, thx for posting

[high voltage]

Wow that is old, Air Raid has overtaken the NES titles nowadays. Also, Birthday Mania and Red Sea Crossing should be included, they are more rare than Atlantis 2

[icemanxp300]

Wow that is old, Air Raid has overtaken the NES titles nowadays. Also, Birthday Mania and Red Sea Crossing should be included, they are more rare than Atlantis 2

I wouldn't include rsc as it was just a game someone made in their basement, to me it is a homebrew. I don't know much of BM.

[awhite2600]

You could also include Extra Terrestrials. Three copies are owned by The Personal Computer Museum. Two are release versions and one is a prototype that isn't 100% complete. The original programmer, Herman Quast, has a copy. I am aware of a possible fifth copy that is owned by an individual who's mother purchased it back in the day. I hope to be able to authenticate the copy at some point as the owner may be interested in selling it.

 

The PC Museum and programmer will never sell their copies. This means that only one copy may ever be offered for sale to collectors. I wouldn't call Extra Terrestrials a homebrew due to the fact that it was developed and sold in limited numbers in 1984.

[0078265317]

http://www.pcmuseum.ca/extraterrestrials.asp

[jhd]

The PC Museum and programmer will never sell their copies. This means that only one copy may ever be offered for sale to collectors.

 

The programmer will eventually die -- perhaps his estate may be willing to entertain reasonable offers at that point.

[awhite2600]

 

The programmer will eventually die -- perhaps his estate may be willing to entertain reasonable offers at that point.

 

Perhaps - but I suspect that it will be many years before this happens. I met Herman Quast (the programmer) a couple of years ago when the first copy was discovered. He is likely in his early 60's. At the time he was still working as an embedded systems programmer. There is a picture of Herman on the PC Museum page linked a few posts above this one.

 

Hopefully the "fifth" known copy will be offered for sale soon. I have been in contact with the owner and offered to authenticate the cart in order to facilitate a sale. Unfortunately I have not heard back from her in a while.

[SoulBlazer]

I wouldn't include rsc as it was just a game someone made in their basement, to me it is a homebrew. I don't know much of BM.

We have evidence that RSC was advertised at least back in the day. An AtariAge member found some magazine ads circa 1984. So it's not a homebrew. There's a very detailed thread about the game here somewhere.

[icemanxp300]

We have evidence that RSC was advertised at least back in the day. An AtariAge member found some magazine ads circa 1984. So it's not a homebrew. There's a very detailed thread about the game here somewhere.

Hmm from what I had read when it was being sold I got the impression it was just some game a random programmer created in his free time. I guess since it was advertised but not produced it would be more of a prototype then?

[0078265317]

Never heard of that. But I found this.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-2600-Game-RED-SEA-CROSSING-Reproduction-VERY-RARE-BOXED-VERSION-/131340837024?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item1e948620a0

 

How can a repro be rare. Its a reproduction not the original.

[high voltage]

I wouldn't include rsc as it was just a game someone made in their basement, to me it is a homebrew. I don't know much of BM.

 

Those NES competition carts shouldn't be included, those weren't released carts.

[Zap!]

The programmer will eventually die -- perhaps his estate may be willing to entertain reasonable offers at that point.

Or maybe if Bill Gates starts collecting games a billion will change his mind.

Edited November 10, 2014 by Zap!