TheDash Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Hi. Bit of a n00b here on this forum, and to Atari collecting in general. But I've been playing them of course since before the donkey was actually born. I was under the impression that only Atari Jr's were manufactured in Ireland, be it for a short time. Recently though I've acquired a 4 switch Darth Vader made in Ireland, and also possibly more interestingly a Woody 4 switch. The Woody has a very cobbled together look about it somehow - you'll see from the pictures. As with the Vader the control ports, power switches etc have moved to the top of the chassis - but instead of the base being re-moulded it looks like an original base and has a thin but tough plastic sheet seemingly super glued over where the ports used to be located. Will make more sense when you see the pictures. So I guess my question is - is this unusual in any way? Or were there thousands or millions produced like this. Maybe a question for the more hardcore collectors. Obv I've googled it but come up with nothing. And yes they're a bit dirty - fresh from 30 years of being locked up in a barn! Rich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 That's interesting, i would have thought they would have changed the spelling on color like on the juniors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDash Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 Good spot, I hadn't noticed that. Also the serial number on the Woody is blank, but above the sticker "AI 352" has been stamped into the plastic. I'm guessing AI is Atari Ireland, but is that also the serial number of the machine? I don't know the history of Atari and when they began manufacturing the consoles in Ireland, but it seems these could be possibly a short batch of the older style before the Jr version was produced in the Irish factories. Would be interested to know if anyone else has similar consoles, and if that AI 352 number is different on theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgw152 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I have just today picked up a fully-working-needs-a-clean Made In Ireland 4-swicth Woody The etched number on it looks like AI 352 also, although the 5 is a bit scuffed, could be a 6 at a pinch, but I imagine it is also AI 352 (a factory designator?) and my serial sticker is complete and reads No. 009194 That seems like a relatively low number? How many of these did AI knock out? (before switching to the JRs?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyK Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Atari had a plant in Ireland for building their arcade games as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTrancer Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Stamp on mine is "AI 392" and Label with serial is 000299. Photos in my gallery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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