Jim Pez Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) A while back i found out about the gray label gravitar which was only given out to Atari club members. Were there any other special atari carts that were not sold in stores? like something you got for being a member of the club or mail order. Edited July 24, 2018 by jim1174 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 I'm sleepy, but, 'Chase the Chuckwagon' is the first one that comes to mind. You got it for sending in UPCs from dog food https://atariage.com/software_page.php?SoftwareID=917 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 There were five Atari Club releases, Gravitar was later available at retail, Atari Video Cube was rejigged slightly iirc and sold as Rubik's Cube. The others were Quadrun, Crazy Climber, and SwordQuest WaterWorld. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokidchser Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 There were five Atari Club releases, Gravitar was later available at retail, Atari Video Cube was rejigged slightly iirc and sold as Rubik's Cube. The others were Quadrun, Crazy Climber, and SwordQuest WaterWorld. Waterworld was available in retail stores at some point, IIRC i picked up a copy at Toys R Us 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Tooth Protectors was another mail order one. Kool Aid man as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Video Life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Also, the "adult" games were not carried by the normal toy and department stores. Wasn't Kool Aid Man mail order? but I think it was eventually sent to stores as well... Not sure Air Raid ever made it to any stores, except liquidation at Tuesday Morning. There have been many limited release versions of games at game shows, computer clubs, and various marketing campaigns (maybe the most famous example, Pepsi Invaders). Atari also had those "loaner" carts of games they gave to testers...lots of those filtered out at garage sales and flea markets in the bay area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Also Magicard, Birthday Mania, Red Sea Crossing, the monogrammed Space Cavern, and maybe Extra Terrestrials 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhite2600 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Also Magicard, Birthday Mania, Red Sea Crossing, the monogrammed Space Cavern, and maybe Extra Terrestrials Extra Terrestrials was literally sold door-to-door to consumers in the area where it was created. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Gamma-Attack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Don't forget Atlantis 2, which was only available as a tie breaker for contest winners. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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