EdgeOfPortal Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 (edited) So, I was thinking and got curious about how many people actually own some of these Aquarius titles. So, I thought maybe we could do a list of some kind, since really info about how many exist isn't available. So, if owners could say what their copies include (box, manual, cart, overlays, etc), then i think we could come up with a starting list to figure out how many of these are out there. Melody Chase: EdgeOfPortal [CIB but missing controller overlays] Stupus [CIB] jaybird3rd [CIB] Intymike [CIB] mvdsteenoven [CIB] cmart604 [CIB] Total: 6 Copies Space Speller: Stupus [CIB but missing 1 controller overlay] mvdsteenoven [Cart, left keyboard overlay, missing 1 controller overlay] cmart604 [CIB] Total: 3 Copies Chess: Stupus [CIB] mvdsteenoven [CIB] Total: 2 Copies Zero-In: EdgeOfPortal [CIB but missing controller overlay] Stupus [CIB] cmart604 [Cart only] Total: 3 Copies Extended Basic: EdgeOfPortal [Waiting but should be cart and manual] Stupus [CIB] Intymike [CIB] Total: 3 Copies Most Owners: Melody Chase Least Owners: Chess Edited January 23, 2021 by EdgeOfPortal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I have all of them cib besides an overlay for space speller. It and zero-in only had 1 controller overlay. Chess and extended basic didnt come with controller overlays like fin form, file form and logo. All 16 titles had the 2 big keyboard overlays and a manual. I also recently dug out a order form from a usa based company that had all 16 titles listed for ordering. So it seems now technically a complete usa set would include all 16 titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeOfPortal Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 (edited) Yeah it seems all were released worldwide, albeit in smaller quantities US-side. List Update #1 Melody Chase: EdgeOfPortal [CIB but missing controller overlays] Stupus [CIB] Space Speller: Stupus [CIB but missing 1 controller overlay] Chess: Stupus [CIB] Zero-In: EdgeOfPortal [CIB but missing controller overlays] Stupus [CIB but missing 1 controller overlay] Extended Basic: EdgeOfPortal [Waiting but should be cart and manual] Stupus [CIB] Edited December 14, 2020 by EdgeOfPortal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Zero in only came with only 1 controller overlay, and i have it. Manual specifically states it only uses 1 controller. Anxious to see who else owns these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I granted open-ended edit permission to the first post, so you can update it if you wish. I'm afraid I only own Melody Chase, complete in the box. All five of them are very scarce, but Melody Chase is the least-scarce. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeOfPortal Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, jaybird3rd said: I granted open-ended edit permission to the first post, so you can update it if you wish. I'm afraid I only own Melody Chase, complete in the box. All five of them are very scarce, but Melody Chase is the least-scarce. Thank you! I added you and Stupus to the first post, and will update there. Will quote anyone who replies with their copies to confirm they've been added. I actually think extended basic may be the least rare though, it seems to come up more frequently. Order is in my opinion Extended Basic > Melody Chase > Space Speller > Chess > Zero-In. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Aside from the "normal" games that got a Radofin version I have Melody Chase and Microsoft Extended Basic. Both complete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeOfPortal Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, Intymike said: Aside from the "normal" games that got a Radofin version I have Melody Chase and Microsoft Extended Basic. Both complete. Thanks, added you to the list. It’ll be good to have at least an estimate of how many of these are still around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeOfPortal Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 On the topic of Radofin titles, I was wondering if anyone else remembers an Australian auction with about 12 or so Aquarius carts plus systems. If memory serves me right there were *multiple* copies of Space Speller and Zero-In, and there might’ve even been melody chase and chess there. It was a few years back, maybe 2016 or 2017? I tried digging for info about it but it’s all erased from eBay’s archives. Lot picture showed all of them outside on a table I think. Just want to know if I’m going crazy or if a lot of this caliber really did exist, and what happened to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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+cmart604 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 On 12/14/2020 at 9:25 AM, EdgeOfPortal said: On the topic of Radofin titles, I was wondering if anyone else remembers an Australian auction with about 12 or so Aquarius carts plus systems. If memory serves me right there were *multiple* copies of Space Speller and Zero-In, and there might’ve even been melody chase and chess there. It was a few years back, maybe 2016 or 2017? I tried digging for info about it but it’s all erased from eBay’s archives. Lot picture showed all of them outside on a table I think. Just want to know if I’m going crazy or if a lot of this caliber really did exist, and what happened to it. If it's the one I think I bought a few items from it although they were sold separately. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeOfPortal Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 30 minutes ago, cmart604 said: If it's the one I think I bought a few items from it although they were sold separately. I think it was just all in one lot? But it has been a few years so maybe my memory is wrong. All I remember is that it was Australian and had an impressive number of rare Aquarius titles. Also, if you don’t mind, which Aquarius titles have you got? I’d like to add to the list to figure out how many copies of each are out there (approximate). I think I remember you having some of them from an older AtariAge thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvdsteenoven Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 I have Melody Chase, Chess and Space Speller. Chess and Melody Chase complete with box, packaging material, keyboard overlay, both handcontrollers overlays plus manuals. No handcontroller overlays with the chess cartridges, as shipped. Space Speller is missing the packaging material, has only the left side of the keyboard overlay plus only one handcontroller overlay Regs Martin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeOfPortal Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 45 minutes ago, mvdsteenoven said: I have Melody Chase, Chess and Space Speller. Chess and Melody Chase complete with box, packaging material, keyboard overlay, both handcontrollers overlays plus manuals. No handcontroller overlays with the chess cartridges, as shipped. Space Speller is missing the packaging material, has only the left side of the keyboard overlay plus only one handcontroller overlay Regs Martin Added you, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 1 hour ago, mvdsteenoven said: I have Melody Chase, Chess and Space Speller. Chess and Melody Chase complete with box, packaging material, keyboard overlay, both handcontrollers overlays plus manuals. No handcontroller overlays with the chess cartridges, as shipped. Space Speller is missing the packaging material, has only the left side of the keyboard overlay plus only one handcontroller overlay Regs Martin Cool! So you verify too that chess never came with hand controller overlays and space speller only came with 1, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 I know i sold my spare boxed melody chase and my loose microsoft basic manual to my friend doug...vintagegamecrazy here. I cant remember if that melody chase had all the overlays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvdsteenoven Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 On 12/26/2020 at 9:02 PM, stupus said: Cool! So you verify too that chess never came with hand controller overlays and space speller only came with 1, correct? Only one overlay according to the SpaceSpeller manual, no hand controllers with Chess Regs Martin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 On 12/26/2020 at 3:36 PM, stupus said: I cant remember if that melody chase had all the overlays. Yes, Melody Chase came with keyboard and hand controller overlays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Thanks Martin! Looks like i just need that 1 hand controller overlay then to complete my set cib! If anyone can help me there let me know!!! @jay On the melody chase i meant i wasnt sure if the spare copy i sold was complete with all the overlays. I know it was produced with all 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, stupus said: @jay On the melody chase i meant i wasnt sure if the spare copy i sold was complete with all the overlays. I know it was produced with all 4 Got it. One of the crazy-making things about the Aquarius cartridges that Radofin shipped is that, toward the end, their suppliers appear to have been piecing them together using whatever components they had on hand. I don't recall where I first posted it, but I once received a Bentley Industries brochure covered with handwritten notes from the original owner, who had apparently called them to inquire about the availability of Aquarius stock. The notes seem to indicate that some games were being shipped with photocopied overlays, or no overlays at all, presumably because the originals had run out. This makes it impossible to determine if a given copy was originally shipped without overlays, or if the overlays were simply lost. It's also possible that certain copies of some games—particularly Zero In—may have been shipped either in printed boxes or in plain white boxes. I swear I remember seeing collector's photos of a printed Zero In box, though I've lost track of them since. I don't believe Chess ever got its own box; all copies that I know of had white boxes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Both my zero-in and chess are white boxes with a full color full size sticker that covers the whole box face. Just slightly different than the manual cover. My spare zero-in was a white box with just a tiny tag on the front bottom corner that said zero-in printed in type. I assume they started doing these when they ran out of the full color graphic stickers. I have never seen either title with boxes with graphics on all sides. But every other title does definitely have a full graphic box. I wouldnt be surprised if some games were shipped without overlays or copied parts. My main goal was to figure what a full game should have had. It seems fairly certain now that zero-in and space speller had 1 controller overlay and chess and the 4 utility programs had no controller overlays and all 16 titles had the 2 piece keyboard overlay. And the rest of the 9 games had 2 controller overlays too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Finally got around to replying to this. I have Zero In loose, and Space Speller and Melody Chase both CIB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeOfPortal Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 hour ago, cmart604 said: Finally got around to replying to this. I have Zero In loose, and Space Speller and Melody Chase both CIB Added, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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