Nabuko78 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) I always had this kinda strange (or not) Frogger Atari 2600 cartridge with a drawing of two frogs on a pond. The game is effectively Frogger, I have been playing it on my Atari 7800, and the label style match up with other Zeller cartridges from Canada. But I got this cartridge from an unknown source, but I recognize it as one of those carts that were sold very cheap along with other bootleg carts. So my question is: Is this a Zeller's game that didn't made it, a rare variant, a common bootleg cart from Hong Kong or what? Edited January 27, 2021 by Nabuko78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Guidi Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 This guy claims to be selling the complete Zellers collection, but unfortunately your cartridge is not shown. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-2600-ZELLERS-The-Complete-Collection-Video-Game-Console-System-Lot-/293563824995 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabuko78 Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) Oh wow, that's funny! I remember seeing the Zeller's thread years ago, and I granted as valid that my cartridge was part of the Zeller's collection, yet I started to search more about this variant and couldn't find it. Even there's an entry for Frogger sold by Zellers but with the original artwork by Parker Brothers. Not this hand drawn version. And I was thinking in replacing the label to a custom made based on Parker Brothers original. I think it's bad idea. I'm thinking in buying an original instead. Edited January 27, 2021 by Nabuko78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Teams Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Atarimania does show this cart as being from Taiwan (which is where the Zellers games were from): http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-frogger_17511.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabuko78 Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Special Teams said: Atarimania does show this cart as being from Taiwan (which is where the Zellers games were from): http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-frogger_17511.html Mystery solved I think. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krslam Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 8 hours ago, Steve Guidi said: This guy claims to be selling the complete Zellers collection, but unfortunately your cartridge is not shown. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-2600-ZELLERS-The-Complete-Collection-Video-Game-Console-System-Lot-/293563824995 Was shocked at the price until I noticed who the seller was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 12 minutes ago, krslam said: Was shocked at the price until I noticed who the seller was. OMG that guy is still around!? What a D-bag. Who pays his prices EVER i wonder? haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 who is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krslam Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 2 hours ago, D Train said: who is it? You can find multiple references to happiestsellerever! by searching this site. Mostly he's known for buying up reasonably priced items then relisting them for much more than he paid. He's basically a scalper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 9 hours ago, Special Teams said: Atarimania does show this cart as being from Taiwan (which is where the Zellers games were from): http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-frogger_17511.html Zellers carts are from Canada sold at Zellers Department stores in Canada. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Teams Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, atari181 said: Zellers carts are from Canada sold at Zellers Department stores in Canada. Manufactured in Taiwan and sold in Zellers Department stores in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Special Teams said: Manufactured in Taiwan and sold in Zellers Department stores in Canada. "being from" does not mean where an item is manufactured to me. The games are obviously manufactured with the same art as Taiwan games, however, many items as manufactured overseas and seen as from a different company. Edited January 27, 2021 by atari181 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 It's a Taiwan Cooper Black cart for sure but Frogger was not title sold at Zellers. Same MFG? Sure. Sold via Zellers? Nope. Still a neat cart though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Yep, not a Zellers. This is my complete Zellers collection by the way. ? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, Omegamatrix said: Yep, not a Zellers. This is my complete Zellers collection by the way. ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krslam Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 That's a beautiful collection. I've got all 18 carts but only a couple boxes. Well done! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabuko78 Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 Quoting myself: "So my question is: Is this a Zeller's game that didn't made it, a rare variant, a common bootleg cart from Hong Kong or what?" I completely forgot Taiwan, it was Taiwan, not Hong Kong, but yeah, whatever came from either country was good to sell in thrift stores and the local market flea. I have seen also Taiwan Cooper cartridges, I owned very few of them in comparison to all the other original games my dad bought over a span of 8 years (1980-1988) until I got my NES right after I won my Atari 7800 on a contest. I had a heavy sixer, got broken many times. Then we got the Atari 2600jr, more original games, then by '86/'87 the Taiwan Cooper cartridges came up, just bought few of them to see what games they were. I bought a Pac Kong cart that never worked then I changed it for Crackpots. Then the Atari 7800 was introduced in Mexico, and a local store made a contest with first prize an Atari 7800, second prize Atari 2600jr. with 1 cart, and third prize an Atari 7800 cartridge. I won first prize by playing Ms. Pacman for 60 seconds, highest score. That's how high scores means something in real life lol. And from there I started to buy my own Atari 7800 games and even 2600 games, and so on did the same with the Nintendo consoles I had. I never knew what was the Pac Kong game due to a faulty cartridge, until the age of internet when I found here at the AA forums that Pac Kong was another game imitating Donkey Kong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabuko78 Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) Pac Kong.jfif My mistake, I didn't bought Crackpots, I bought "Boom Bang" in exchange for Pac Kong. The images I'm putting are not mine, I'm using them as reference. And as kid I was expecting to see a Transformer robot game, but then I noticed the obvious contradiction between the image in the label and the obvious concatenation of the names Pac and Kong. Never knew until 15 years later. I lost most of my cartridges due to giving them to a cousin and never seeing them again, except for the whole Atari 7800 collection I have. Edited January 28, 2021 by Nabuko78 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabuko78 Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 Uhm I apparently told this story 15 years ago. Silly me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 9 hours ago, Nabuko78 said: Pac Kong.jfifUnavailable My mistake, I didn't bought Crackpots, I bought "Boom Bang" in exchange for Pac Kong. The images I'm putting are not mine, I'm using them as reference. And as kid I was expecting to see a Transformer robot game, but then I noticed the obvious contradiction between the image in the label and the obvious concatenation of the names Pac and Kong. Never knew until 15 years later. I lost most of my cartridges due to giving them to a cousin and never seeing them again, except for the whole Atari 7800 collection I have. Love that Pac-Kong label. I may have to start collecting these just for the labels.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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