Help Identify Some Cartridges

[Deemar]

Hi, I picked up all of these at a local game store yesterday and I'm looking for some more information on some of them. Some of them I know but most I couldn't even find evidence of online anywhere. Please let me know if you know anything about where they came from and what they're worth. I'm not selling any of them, I'm just curious.

 

• H.E.S. Smash Hit Pak - seems to be a collection of Activision games and is just one of the collection packs they sold. Was this licensed by Activision?
• Glib - I know this one, it cost a lot.
• Fire Fly - Looks like a Sears Tele-Games release.
• Sorcerer - Also looks like Sears Tele-Games.
• Kung-Fu Master - this one doesn't look like the typical Activision label, is this the usual label for this cartridge?
• Coconuts - this one I already found online easily.
• Cosmic Creeps - also easy to find online.
• Crystal Castles - I just bought this to complete my empty box.
• Name That Game - I bought this strictly for the interesting name. Why did they name it this?
• Ocean City Defender - Looks like a Zellers Canadian exclusive. I might even have the box already, I need to check when I get home.
• Super Action Pak - another Activision collection cartridge.
• Modern Knight - now we're getting into the ones I could not find anywhere. What is this?
• Bumper Bash - I already know about this one.
• Home Video Game - ??????
• Dice Puzzle - I was able to find this one online.
• Tecmagic - ??????
• Space Eagle - ???????
• Imagic Centipede - weird label for this game.
• Snail Against Squirrel - the owner told me only one of these 2 copies work and wasn't sure which one so I got both. I can see when I look into the bottom of both cartridges, one of them has little transistor things soldered to the pins while the other one does not have anything extra. Was that usually done to repair these or reflash them?
• Futebol - ??????????
• Sky Skipper - I couldn't find any evidence of sold boxed copies online. The only thing I know about this game is the history of Nintendo having the only surviving cabinet of the original arcade game in their storage warehouse. I didn't know it was also on Atari.
• Bobby Is Going Home - I found a few copies sold online but they were full size cartridges with the game name printed in German. I opened this one up (I can take a photo if needed) and it's just a half size cartridge, it's really short with a full colour label.
• Sea Hawk - I found this one online.
• Karate - I knew there was a super rare version of this but apparently I have the common Froggo version.
• Super Ferrari - PAL?
• Motocross - PAL?
• Racquetball - ????????
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[Rom Hunter]

35 minutes ago, Deemar said:

• H.E.S. Smash Hit Pak - seems to be a collection of Activision games and is just one of the collection packs they sold. Was this licensed by Activision? Yes
• Glib - I know this one, it cost a lot. Great find
• Fire Fly - Looks like a Sears Tele-Games release. Nope. It's from Myticon: http://www.atarimania.com/pgelstsoft.awp?system=2&type=G&publisher=24&step=200
• Sorcerer - Also looks like Sears Tele-Games. Mythicon as well
• Kung-Fu Master - this one doesn't look like the typical Activision label, is this the usual label for this cartridge? Yes. One of the later Activision releases: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-kung-fu-master_7366.html
• Coconuts - this one I already found online easily.
• Cosmic Creeps - also easy to find online.
• Crystal Castles - I just bought this to complete my empty box.
• Name That Game - I bought this strictly for the interesting name. Why did they name it this? Because of a contest: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-name-this-game_17161.html
• Ocean City Defender - Looks like a Zellers Canadian exclusive. I might even have the box already, I need to check when I get home.
• Super Action Pak - another Activision collection cartridge.
• Modern Knight - now we're getting into the ones I could not find anywhere. What is this? A Fast Eddie pirate cart from Taiwan: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-modern-knight_12934.html
• Bumper Bash - I already know about this one.
• Home Video Game - ??????
• Dice Puzzle - I was able to find this one online. Great find
• Tecmagic - ?????? It's a brand from Brazil: http://www.atarimania.com/pgelstsoft.awp?system=2&type=G&publisher=88&step=200
• Space Eagle - ??????? It's a Exocet pirate from Hot Shot: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-space-eagle_18267.html
• Imagic Centipede - weird label for this game. From Brazil: http://www.atarimania.com/pgelstsoft.awp?system=2&type=G&publisher=2174&step=200
• Snail Against Squirrel - the owner told me only one of these 2 copies work and wasn't sure which one so I got both. I can see when I look into the bottom of both cartridges, one of them has little transistor things soldered to the pins while the other one does not have anything extra. Was that usually done to repair these or reflash them?
• Futebol - ?????????? Brazilian cart from Cosmovision: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-futebol_8497.html
• Sky Skipper - I couldn't find any evidence of sold boxed copies online. The only thing I know about this game is the history of Nintendo having the only surviving cabinet of the original arcade game in their storage warehouse. I didn't know it was also on Atari. Yep. Released by Parker Brothers. Great find
• Bobby Is Going Home - I found a few copies sold online but they were full size cartridges with the game name printed in German. I opened this one up (I can take a photo if needed) and it's just a half size cartridge, it's really short with a full colour label.
• Sea Hawk - I found this one online.
• Karate - I knew there was a super rare version of this but apparently I have the common Froggo version.
• Super Ferrari - PAL? Yes
• Motocross - PAL? Yes
• Racquetball - ???????? A game from Apollo: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-racquetball_8306.html

 

 

 

Edited September 30, 2020 by Rom Hunter

[Deemar]

Thanks! I didn't know about the Atarimania site, it's very helpful. It doesn't give me values nor rarities but the information is very cool.

 

Here is the Bobby Is Going Home cartridge, it doesn't look like the other German cartridges, any idea where it's from?

 

[Rom Hunter]

It's a Cooper Black cart from Taiwan:
http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-bobby-is-going-home_8276.html

[Crazy Climber]

10 hours ago, Deemar said:

It doesn't give me values nor rarities but the information is very cool.

 

A value and rarity list on "most" of the Non-US releases/pirates/etc would be straight up impossible in my opinion, there are just too many. RomHunter has probably had to dedicate a healthy portion of his life just to compile a list, and more keep getting found....