what's your favorite cartridge case

[masschamber]

I was sorting my 2600 games and one of the things I like  about the 2600 are all of the different cartridge styles.

so what is your favorite type cartridge case?

personally I like tiger vision, the shape is nice and  I like the color variety

[Skippy B. Coyote]

I had to go with the classic Atari style, but Coleco is a close second for me. Those off white shells really stand out and look super neat to me.

 

[Jason_Atari]

Classic Atari cart for me, although i don't mind Imagic and Tigervision designs.

[fiddlepaddle]

There aren't many, but I love the utter nonsense of the T-handles.

[Shawn]

Tron T-Handle shells are pretty damn cool. (I voted other, obviously)

[onemoretime]

14 hours ago, Shawn said:

Tron T-Handle shells are pretty damn cool. (I voted other, obviously)

+1. Also, anything clear.

[JayAre]

Great idea for a poll.

 

Love the Xonox carts, especially the double-enders.  Shape is kind of unique, and the oversized double-ender carts are pretty cool.  Having two games on one cart is an interesting concept ("A Quantum Leap in Video Game Technology", as per the Xonox boxes).  And I always thought the protective endcap on the double-enders was really neat.

[Inky]

Activision. They way they stack nicely.. Always a winner!

[GameGirl420]

Atari/Sears carts FTW!!!

Edited August 28, 2019 by lushgirl_80

[+save2600]

I voted Atari... mostly out of nostalgia and practicality, but I also love the Coleco and Imagic carts. Absolute worst, are those extremely flimsy plastic European clamshells with their shitty generic white/text labels as well. yuck

[masschamber]

19 hours ago, fiddlepaddle said:

There aren't many, but I love the utter nonsense of the T-handles.

id love to actually see one of those as they seem so screwy

[+save2600]

7 minutes ago, masschamber said:

id love to actually see one of those as they seem so screwy

 

 

 

 

 

There you go, now you've seen 'em!     ?

 

[masschamber]

Just now, save2600 said:

 

 

 

 

 

There you go, no you've seen 'em!     ?

 

you know what i meant, now I'm cross

[Rom Hunter]

Here's a funky one.
Resembles bakelite.



 

[Shawn]

56 minutes ago, Rom Hunter said:

Here's a funky one.
Resembles bakelite.



 

 

Wow does it ever! Would be crazy if it actually was bakelite.

[glazball]

Voted for Parker Bros. because they just seemed so slick-looking bitd, compared to the usual squared-off carts.

[Isaiah Austin]

I was tied between Atari and Activision cartridges, but I voted Activision because they have side grips and they're stackable. 

[Video]

I voted atari, they are just right. I almost voted Activision though, those slots and ridges make transporting a stack convenient, though on a shelf, they stick together and can cause issues getting one game out at a time.

 

How about worse? I'd say the Magnavox ones, (m network) those almost intellivision cart shaped shells with the Atari adapter suck to look at, use, and are hell to transport or display

Edited August 31, 2019 by Video

[+GoldLeader]

Great Question!

 

I think Atari is the most nostalgic,...Like a band where you prefer the earlier albums.   Activision and Coleco had the side grips which were cool...  I still remember seeing that Imagic "chrome" look the first time I saw Demon Attack at a friend's house and being blown away.

 

Me?  I chose Parker Brothers,  because the first time I saw that design, I thought surely if an Atari cartridge existed in the Star Wars Universe, it would probably look like that!

[NostAlgae37]

Is there a page anywhere that shows photos of all of the different shell types?  I owned a variety back in the day, but don't know if I've seen all of them.

[Flojomojo]

Parker Bros. Silver labels, good licenses. 

[Electric-Dreams]

22 hours ago, NostAlgae37 said:

Is there a page anywhere that shows photos of all of the different shell types?  I owned a variety back in the day, but don't know if I've seen all of them.

Here is a good overview :

https://atariage.com/system_labels.php?SystemID=2600

[MrBeefy]

Picked Atari but I think its mainly for nostalgia. My close second would be Parker with Activision in 3rd.

[NostAlgae37]

12 hours ago, Electric-Dreams said:

Here is a good overview :

https://atariage.com/system_labels.php?SystemID=2600

Thanks!  I voted Parker Brothers because their cases look space age.  And because I love Popeye (the character, I mean, maybe not so much the 2600 game which is a tad disappointing).  Who doesn't love Popeye? 

[+sramirez2008]

I voted Spectravision.  I always liked the look of their shells.