Jump to content
IGNORED

"For Promotional Use Only" 2600 game


JayAre

Recommended Posts

I recently bought a copy of Phoenix for the 2600, and there's a sticker on the box cover which reads "FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY - Not for Resale/Return"; pic attached.  I've seen this wording on some 2600 console boxes; from what I've read, it appears that these consoles were display units at retailers.  But I've never seen this on a game.  I asked the seller, and he acquired it through a radio program promotion; he's thinking it might have been Rockline.  He also had another similar copy, but for Vanguard.

 

Has anyone ever seen one of these before, or knows how else it might have been distributed?

 

s-l1600.jpg

Edited by JayAre
  • Like 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites

 

Similar stickers are common on Coleco 2600 Donkey-Kong (and Mouse Trap?) cartridges as those titles were system pack-ins with the Gemini.

 

That said, my original 2600 came with Asteroids as an additional pack-in to Combat, but I do not recall having seen any sticker or other label on the box. I have never seen this specific sticker before.

 

  • Thanks 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, Atari_Bill said:

That’s too bad. It’s a little bizarre I’ve never seen these before. I probably should have snagged them. 

Same thing kind of happened to me, Bill.  When I saw the listing, I searched for information about it online, since I had never seen one of these.  I couldn't find any details on it, so I was somewhat hesitant to buy it.  Based on the responses so far, it looks to be a fairly scarce item.

Edited by JayAre
Link to comment
Share on other sites

13 hours ago, Rom Hunter said:

Never seen that sticker before, but the font on it is the same as the one on the Promotional Use Only console boxes.

JayAre, could you make a better quality scan/picture of that box?

Would be a nice addition to our Phoenix page.

Also, do you still have the link to that listing?

8)

Here you go, Rom.  Attached is a better quality scan of the Phoenix box, along with the link to its eBay listing.  I'm also attaching the link to the listing for the Vanguard promo game; I didn't buy that one, so I don't have a better picture of it, but maybe you can use the pic in the listing for your Vanguard page.

 

And thanks for the picture of the promo console box; that's exactly the one I was referring to in my original post.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/PHOENIX-Video-Game-Cartridge-ATARI-2600-CIB-Promotional-Copy-c-1982-Atari-/174188762424?hash=item288e759538%3Ag%3Ac1cAAOSwYzdeQ1rV&nma=true&si=vJJeKOZIc21OIGyz%2FnYcABimXek%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/VANGUARD-Video-Game-Cartridge-ATARI-2600-CIB-Promotional-Copy-c-1982-Atari-/174188778895?hash=item288e75d58f%3Ag%3AvNIAAOSwGC9eQ2S0&nma=true&si=vJJeKOZIc21OIGyz%2FnYcABimXek%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

image.thumb.png.cb94fcc5b6d7e4442c1518d4d1b8d40d.png

 

 

 

  • Like 1
  • Thanks 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...