Shawn Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 PM sent for Ice Hockey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Beamrider is probably a Colecovision cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983pac Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thanks for the info, Tempest. I always have international shipping available....I use Global Priority. I will post the links when they go up. Shipping is always free. I will also space them all a few mins apart so if you will have a chance to get anything you wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983pac Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 How were activision Prototypes released? Were they given away? Sold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 How were activision Prototypes released? Were they given away? Sold? i'd guess these were given out to magazines or other reviewers. They might also be for playtesting groups. Who knows how many they made, but as far as prototypes go they're not all that rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bfstats Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 1983pac, if you're close to Maryland I can dump them for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983pac Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 i'd guess these were given out to magazines or other reviewers. They might also be for playtesting groups. Who knows how many they made, but as far as prototypes go they're not all that rare. Tempest Thanks, I had a feeling about test games as well. They may not be all that rare, but to me...a very cool find all in one place. I took them over to a gamer friend who has over 10 different systems in his game room and his mouth watered just holding them in his hands. I traded all 25 with him for an original Pac-Man and London Blitz....how did I do? Bfstats, I am in New England. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Tempest Thanks, I had a feeling about test games as well. They may not be all that rare, but to me...a very cool find all in one place. I took them over to a gamer friend who has over 10 different systems in his game room and his mouth watered just holding them in his hands. I traded all 25 with him for an original Pac-Man and London Blitz....how did I do? Bfstats, I am in New England. I must not be understanding you correctly. Traded all for pac man and London blitz? Hopefully that's not what you're saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 don't remember exactly when...I know it has been several years....do not remember username from then. If you can remember some things that you posted about, we might be able to find your old user name, especially if you posted about specific things like cars you own or anything else that might stand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983pac Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Honestly, it was years ago and have no clue....I know I mostly used the chat on here and find myself doing that and luking around the forms now. I have always used Atariage as a reference guide. As for trading all the games, I kid- I kid.....I did come home with a Pac-man and London Blitz, but traded for a combat and Space invaders not all the prototypes...lol. Just having a little fun on the board. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 They may not be all that rare, but to me...a very cool find all in one place. Don't get me wrong, even common protos are very rare (I've never found a proto in the wild). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983pac Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Didn't Activision have a record of how many games/Prototypes were made? I have never seen a prototype in the wild until this estate sale. When I was going over the sale and saw these two photos on their website. I saw the red carts and did not know what they were but knew they were the same size and shape as a 2600 cart. I figured they were either copies or homebrews. it was not until I got them home did I realize they were Prototypes. I arrived at the sale at 12:30am and waited all night very patiently until I got my number in line at 7:00am, which was number 1 the sale did not start until 9 so i had another 2 hours to wait.....in looking at these photos again, I realized the nintendo was gone from the sale once I arrived....I left the older systems behind because systems themselves were in poor shape. Only one of the 2600 systems I got worked. pong makes a noise, but does not come on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983pac Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 This original owner had to be a game tester or programmer himself. While taking photos of everything this morning I found a GBA Championship Basketball Preliminary Test Program tucked inside one of the Paintworks ST boxes. I also have the Original released unopened version of this game. The blue disk from Activision is dated 1986 with the code number :SD509 in the bottom right corner. Would anyone from Atariage be interested in the photos I took of the Prototypes for Documentation purpose? I would be happy to submit them, just do not know where or how. I will start listing everything tomorrow night on ebay and they will be on for 10 days each. I do not know that I will get through all of them, there is alot to get through, but I will list as many as possible. All the auctions will have plenty of space in between them so you will have enough time to purchase as many or as few as you want. If anyone has any further questions or concerns about any of this, please let me know. Thanks again for all of your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergun Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I do have one question for you if you don't mind? Before you list the Activision protos on ebay, can you tell me which of these you got in the lot and if they feel "heavy" (or heavier) then your "normal" Activision carts? Decathalon Beam Rider Ghostbusters H.E.R.O. Pitfall II Pressure Cooker Private Eye Robot Tank Space Shuttle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983pac Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) yes Edited January 18, 2015 by 1983pac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983pac Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 I do have one question for you if you don't mind? Before you list the Activision protos on ebay, can you tell me which of these you got in the lot and if they feel "heavy" (or heavier) then your "normal" Activision carts? Decathalon Beam Rider Ghostbusters H.E.R.O. Pitfall II Pressure Cooker Private Eye Robot Tank Space Shuttle Pressure Cooker is 2.0 ounce Decathalon 2.0 ounce Pressure Cooker 2.0 ounce Robot Tank 2.0 ounce Space Shuttle -2600 cart I have is normal release then I have 3 other smaller carts I think are for the Atari 800 2 of those carts are Protos. the space shuttle Proto weighs 2.3 while the normal release weighs 1.8 much lighter. Beamrider Proto is a heavy Cart weighing 2.8 with larger card and may be a colecovision cart. It does not fit the 2600. The normal releases all appear to weigh from 1/10 to 1/2 ounce over the protos. I have Private Eye only in regular release no proto I do not have Ghost Busters Pitfall II or H.E.R.O. I do have the first Pitfall Proto hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983pac Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Appears I missed some games at the sale. I have the other Zenji he is selling. He has other stuff that was at the sale up as well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1984-Pitfall-II-Lost-Caverns-PROTOTYPE-Activision-Video-Game-Cartridge-atari-2-/251794691106?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa0221422 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983pac Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) The Auctions are up. Let me know if you have any questions. http://stores.ebay.com/HARJONS/ATARI-2600-GAMES-MORE-/_i.html?_fsub=19 Edited January 20, 2015 by 1983pac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 it would have been cool if the foam insert / dust cover for Activision carts like on Bridge came to market eBay Auction -- Item Number: 291359154337 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983pac Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Some of the other protos had foam as well, but the foam degraded to a point where it fell apart on inspection alone. not sure why/how this survived intact for 30 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983pac Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 24 hours to go...good luck to all. http://stores.ebay.com/HARJONS/ATARI-2600-GAMES-MORE-/_i.html?_fsub=19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennybrooks Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 What were these 5 games you sold: ATARI 800 8-BIT GAMES ACTIVISION CARTRIDGE 5 TOTAL Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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