Jason_Atari Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I picked up these 3 games up at my local pawn store for $5 each. I never come across homebrews anywhere (not even on ebay australia) so finding these was a real surprise 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Fantastic find! Enjoy them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Wow! If the pawn shop was selling them for 5 dollars, they must have paid next to nothing for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulletino Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Damn, those prices it definitely couldn't have been a cashies! Nice find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 Damn, those prices it definitely couldn't have been a cashies! Nice find! It was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 What a great find! In the grand scheme of things, there really aren't that many Atari 2600 homebrew carts floating around compared to the millions of carts Atari and other companies made back in the late 70s and early 80s. So I doubt many people find homebrew games in the wild. Glad you were able to pick them up! It's too bad the Thrust+ Platinum box is damaged, and unfortunately I no longer have those boxes so I cannot offer you a replacement. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Amazing find! So lucky!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 All I ever find are Pac Man carts of which the sellers are convinced they*re worth 10 Euros. Congratulations! Great find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhite2600 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 That's a great find. What a great find! In the grand scheme of things, there really aren't that many Atari 2600 homebrew carts floating around compared to the millions of carts Atari and other companies made back in the late 70s and early 80s. So I doubt many people find homebrew games in the wild. There is an independent game store near me that has about 5 or 6 homebrews. They have been sitting in their display case for a year or two - with no prices. As the store usually overprices retro games I haven't even bothered to ask about prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Tempting to assume the original owners of these are or were AA members. If that's the case, a shame they didn't try to sell here vs. losing their ass completely by pawning them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Excellent find. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhd Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) That is very cool; I have only heard of a few previous examples of homebrew games turning up "in the wild" -- and invariably at used game stores rather than pawn shops. As to how they arrived there, I'd hazard a guess that the original owner is deceased and his/her/its heirs just wanted to sell the stuff as easily as possible. Were there any other 2600 games or hardware in the shop? Edited June 23, 2016 by jhd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 There is an independent game store near me that has about 5 or 6 homebrews. They have been sitting in their display case for a year or two - with no prices. As the store usually overprices retro games I haven't even bothered to ask about prices. Are they from AtariAge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Within the last year I found a Skeleton + with manual at a local gamestore . I think I paid around 8 dollars for it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 It's too bad the Thrust+ Platinum box is damaged, and unfortunately I no longer have those boxes so I cannot offer you a replacement. Eh, now the box has "character". That's a great find. There is an independent game store near me that has about 5 or 6 homebrews. They have been sitting in their display case for a year or two - with no prices. As the store usually overprices retro games I haven't even bothered to ask about prices. Game stores aren't really "in the wild" though, at least not in my opinion. I imagine homebrews, prototypes and other such carts turn up fairly regularly, or at least will when whole collections are dumped by those getting out of the game... or perhaps their next of kin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave1 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I call local mom and pop video game stores "in the wild", but definitely not Gamestop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulletino Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 It was Damn! My local was still trying to knock out a tatty unboxed Mousehunt for $5 last week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Are all games in Australia upside down? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Tempting to assume the original owners of these are or were AA members. If that's the case, a shame they didn't try to sell here vs. losing their ass completely by pawning them off. I doubt the original owners were the sellers in this situation. They would have known the value of these carts and how to sell them. I'm hoping we didn't have another AA member pass away. There can't be too many homebrews in Australia can there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 That is very cool; I have only heard of a few previous examples of homebrew games turning up "in the wild" -- and invariably at used game stores rather than pawn shops. As to how they arrived there, I'd hazard a guess that the original owner is deceased and his/her/its heirs just wanted to sell the stuff as easily as possible. Were there any other 2600 games or hardware in the shop? That's the weird thing, these 3 homebrews where the only atari stuff they had. I doubt the original owners were the sellers in this situation. They would have known the value of these carts and how to sell them. I'm hoping we didn't have another AA member pass away. There can't be too many homebrews in Australia can there? They very rarely come on ebay here, so finding them at a pawn shop was a surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
privateers69 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 More likely an AA'er sold these on eBay and the buyer eventually had to sell at a pawn shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I picked up 3 2600 games last weekend at a local game store were 4.95 each buy two get one free. The labels were nice.. Were nice till I had to take the price tags off they had and ripped them...5 bucks for a loose cart seems the going rate. Even a 2 dollar common on ebay will be much higher with todays extremely high shipping... The only way to collect with a budget in mind is to buy local pick up for a collection of games that the seller is not completely crazy on the prices and get there before the retro store guy come to screw up every cart with the price tags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Andrew Davie, he is down under. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Andrew Davie, he is down under. He's in Tasmania, isn't he? That's a good long way from Melbourne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Looks like I shipped six copies of Thrust+ Platinum to Australia. Even then, the owner in Australia could have bought or traded for them from another party who purchased them outside Australia. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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