daniel.inforede Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 A collector a few days ago asked me if I had ever seen a cartridge with an Imagic shape and label, containing a Pac-man inside. After some queries I got no results. I decided to bring this topic to the Forum. I await opinions and information; 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Llama Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Never seen or heard about something like this… Really interesting though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 atarimania listing for this, no pics though http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-pac-man_29211.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel.inforede Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 37 minutes ago, roadrunner said: atarimania listing for this, no pics though http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-pac-man_29211.html I consulted Rom Hunter (Atarimania) before making this post and also I had already done this verification on the Brazilian label that does not match. Imagic Brazil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariperson23 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Just now, daniel.inforede said: I consulted Rom Hunter (Atarimania) before making this post and also I had already done this verification on the Brazilian label that does not match. Imagic Brazil It's NOT the Imagic International Games label? Wow, interesting! Although wouldn't Imagic sue them for copyright infrigement for using their logo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 3 hours ago, daniel.inforede said: I consulted Rom Hunter (Atarimania) before making this post and also I had already done this verification on the Brazilian label that does not match. Imagic Brazil Good info, thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Pirate cart. I have a Brazilian Demon Attack by "Intellivision." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhd Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 It seems like a lot of extra difficulty and expense for a pirate to reproduce the Imagic-style cartridge cases, rather than just the generic cases that most everyone else uses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel.inforede Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, jhd said: It seems like a lot of extra difficulty and expense for a pirate to reproduce the Imagic-style cartridge cases, rather than just the generic cases that most everyone else uses. That was my line of reasoning, why invest in a unique label and mold to ship a common game? Why haven't we seen other games with this cartridge model? And in which regions were they sold? I suspect it may have been marketed in countries that would have no problems with copyrights or licenses for sale. Edited June 29, 2021 by daniel.inforede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariperson23 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 I think this is some generic Taiwanese or Brazilian company, as Taiwan and Brazil seemed to have hundreds of generic pirate "companies" like this. How they replicated Imagic's cartridge I have no idea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel.inforede Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Atariperson23 said: I think this is some generic Taiwanese or Brazilian company, as Taiwan and Brazil seemed to have hundreds of generic pirate "companies" like this. How they replicated Imagic's cartridge I have no idea Excellent, let's discard Brazil then, so far we have no incidence of this cartridge model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel.inforede Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 22 hours ago, BassGuitari said: Pirate cart. I have a Brazilian Demon Attack by "Intellivision." Bass Guitar, could you share screenshots of your Demon Attack Intellivision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevKelley Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Is it possible that this was a post-crash South American release using whatever closeout carts they bought up to make their product? And maybe they left the logo to give it a bit more oomph on the shelf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariperson23 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 This pirate is not the only one to rip off a famous company name: Here's a Thai/Taiwanese Activision cart for reference. kop.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel.inforede Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 56 minutes ago, Atariperson23 said: This pirate is not the only one to rip off a famous company name: Here's a Thai/Taiwanese Activision cart for reference. kop.html 75.2 kB · 2 downloads Very cool, label with Activision logo and cartridge model similar to Parker Brothers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 On 6/29/2021 at 6:12 PM, daniel.inforede said: Bass Guitar, could you share screenshots of your Demon Attack Intellivision? Gladly! (The "Canal 3" actually appears a little more orange than in this pic; CRTs are hard to photograph!) And the cartridge: The back of the cartridge is embossed with "Made in Brazil." 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel.inforede Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 On 7/5/2021 at 11:36 PM, BassGuitari said: Gladly! (The "Canal 3" actually appears a little more orange than in this pic; CRTs are hard to photograph!) And the cartridge: The back of the cartridge is embossed with "Made in Brazil." The company Canal 3, initially founded as Atari Eletrônica, was a pioneer in producing Atari cartridges in Brazil. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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