+groundtrooper Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I was looking on eBay a couple of weeks ago. I don't even remember how I found these now. But I noticed these 2600 boxes in a mixed loose and boxed lot. The artwork on the silver boxes caught my eye as they were not what my brain would normally associate with those titles. The Galaxian art seemed familiar but I couldn't place it. There were no pictures of the backs of the boxes in the listing. I did some googling and came up with nothing. Searched Atari Mania, nothing. So I went all in and won the auction. They arrived and I was very excited when I saw the backs of the boxes. It turns out I should have recognized the Pole Position art as a variation of it was used on the 5200 box. @Ballblaɀer also pointed out to me that the Galaxian box appeared in an issue of Atari Age magazine in 1983. Also Tim Lapetino pointed out on my FB post that he came across the Galaxian art when he was researching his Art of Atari book, but it didn't make the cut. I am very happy to have these in my collection now. The promo boxes were in amazing condition for being printed in 1982 & 1983. The boxes did have standard copies of Galaxian & PP carts an manuals inside. My guess these were added by someone along the way. The rest of the carts in the lot were in amazing condition and the Kaboom box was missing the cart. An odd lot for sure. Enjoy. 20 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Neat. Thanks for sharing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 So those were like the empty boxes ya might see on the Coming Soon shelf at a game store? COOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 1 minute ago, GoldLeader said: So those were like the empty boxes ya might see on the Coming Soon shelf at a game store? COOL! I am not sure. I think they might have been used for trade shows or something similar. They were obviously used for magazine ads. I don't know if they were used in stores as a coming soon item. They might have. But they clearly say on the back of the box that they don't contain any product. A SQ Waterworld promo box has also been found and is on Atari Mania. http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-swordquest-waterworld_11882.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Freaking cool! What an awesome pickup? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 On another note I did message the seller and asked how they came into his possession. He stated that he had bought a large collection from someone and these were in the collection. The item shipped from So Cal. (LA County). If they had been found in Santa Clara County / Sunnyvale area it would have made a little more sense but who knows. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Very cool, nice find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Excellent find. And in great condition too! Many thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhwolfman Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Very Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithbk Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 And you got the ultra-cool "ET" game as well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn8k Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Sweet find! I really enjoyed seeing these. Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Those Galaxian moths look meaner than ever in that artwork! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Those boxes look fantastic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 14 hours ago, Trinity said: Those Galaxian moths look meaner than ever in that artwork! Yes. That is why I love that box!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Combat Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Great find and very good eye spotting the boxes. Are these two jacks, queens or ? kings of your collection? The art looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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