dphirschler Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 I will buy some clear shells when they become available. Darryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 I had the idea to make Christmas tree ornaments out of 2600 cartridges. However, the hook / string would be attached by putting a hole in the Top of the cartridge. Labels would be put on upside down, opposite of a normal cartridge. Shells would be empty to reduce weight. I thought classic game labels would be cool like, Yars Revenge, Asteroids, etc.. However, they could be anything. Just throwing this out there. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trent Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Glad to see someone finally went ahead and did this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trent Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 (edited) Was curious to see the quality of these shells so I ordered one off of eBay. My observations: They look to be a very faithful knock off of the second generation (picture label) Atari cartridges, with all the pros and cons (depending on your disposition) of that design. Namely: holes in the label side of the cart and three slight indentations on the end label side, plus all the moving parts associated with the dust cover. I don't like all the moving parts of this particular design, but that's just me. I wonder if making a more or less exact replica of the old cartridge design is the "right" thing to do. I guess you can make authentic looking carts, but I kind of like to be able to distinguish new vs vintage. Maybe just me. I guess ordering a color shell would accomplish that. No branding/logos on the shell, which is a big plus. It fits just fine in all my Atari models (light, heavy and jr). Felt a tad tighter in the heavy than a real 2nd gen Atari cart, but not problematically so. Great shell. Wish they were a tad cheaper. Edited April 21, 2018 by trent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MortoffGames Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Was curious to see the quality of these shells so I ordered one off of eBay. My observations: They look to be a very faithful knock off of the second generation (picture label) Atari cartridges, with all the pros and cons (depending on your disposition) of that design. Namely: holes in the label side of the cart and three slight indentations on the end label side, plus all the moving parts associated with the dust cover. I don't like all the moving parts of this particular design, but that's just me. I wonder if making a more or less exact replica of the old cartridge design is the "right" thing to do. I guess you can make authentic looking carts, but I kind of like to be able to distinguish new vs vintage. Maybe just me. I guess ordering a color shell would accomplish that. No branding/logos on the shell, which is a big plus. It fits just fine in all my Atari models (light, heavy and jr). Felt a tad tighter in the heavy than a real 2nd gen Atari cart, but not problematically so. Great shell. Wish they were a tad cheaper. Thank you for the feedback. As for the price if you buy in quantity the price drops a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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