1986 Casino Box

[Philflound]

After so many years and never seeing this, I finally acquired it without knowing it was this version. The 1986 Casino variation is extremely rare. Doing a search on Ebay yields nothing from what I can see. I don't even see a loose cartridge from this date. But with a purchase I just made, I received the variation in the box. But better yet, this is brand new sealed. Though not perfect, this is the first box I ever saw. Atarimania doesn't have a scan. I'm sure some collectors out there do though. So here are my scans. The website will be updated shortly.

Phil

Edited December 17, 2019 by Philflound

[+Special Teams]

Congrats on the find!

[Philflound]

Thanks. I'm just happy I'll have it for my variation site. I'll try and get it updated tomorrow. I also got a 1986 Backgammon sealed in the deal too. Though that one isn't as nice condition. 

[groundtrooper]

Very nice. I found a CIB in a local shop in April this year. I had passed it by so many times it’s not even funny. I started trying to chase down Atari Corp versions when I had pretty much completed most of my CIB Inc set. I paid $5 for my CIB Corp Casino.

Once I actually stopped and read the labels or boxes I found a bunch of Corp stuff out there.


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[Lost Monkey]

It is amazing they were still producing this title in 1986.

[groundtrooper]

Atari Corp made some very interesting choices in the early (2K and 4K) games that they chose to re-release during the crash.

These are all of my Corp CIBs. I have almost all of the carts loose but the gray boxes are really head scratchers considering that Nintendo was entering the scene around this time.


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[Philflound]

Well if any of those boxes are ones I need, I'd appreciate it if you could send me scans of front and back. Just click on the link for the variations site in my sig. Thanks.

Phil

[CPUWIZ]

5 hours ago, groundtrooper said:

Atari Corp made some very interesting choices in the early (2K and 4K) games that they chose to re-release during the crash.

These are all of my Corp CIBs. I have almost all of the carts loose but the gray boxes are really head scratchers considering that Nintendo was entering the scene around this time.


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Is that small T&F box a homebrew box?

[groundtrooper]

 
Is that small T&F box a homebrew box?

Yes, it’s one of Marc O’s. I got is as a place holder until I lucked into a Big Box.


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[0078265317]

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On the back of yours it says special edition.  This one also says so.

[jhd]

 

All of the boxes of Casino that I have seen had this same "Special Edition" banner. I do not know what made it "special".  

[Tempest]

19 minutes ago, jhd said:

 

All of the boxes of Casino that I have seen had this same "Special Edition" banner. I do not know what made it "special".  

Nothing other than Atari said so.  It was pure marketing hype.

[buick]

1 hour ago, Tempest said:

Nothing other than Atari said so.  It was pure marketing hype.

They didn't even bother coming up with an actual name for it. Just plain old "special edition".

[groundtrooper]

1 hour ago, Tempest said:

Nothing other than Atari said so.  It was pure marketing hype.

 

I thought I had read somewhere that is was during the transition from Text to Pic labels on certain early titles, but maybe not. 

[Tempest]

17 minutes ago, groundtrooper said:

 

I thought I had read somewhere that is was during the transition from Text to Pic labels on certain early titles, but maybe not. 

I think my text label Casino and Backgammon came in Special Edition boxes.  I *think* anyway...

[Philflound]

I don't think it had anything to do with text or pic labels. Games marked Special Edition were Basic Programming, Backgammon, Casino, Championship Soccer, Superman and Video Chess. I don't know what made any of these games Special Edition, but I think that's all of them.