wesofthedead Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 I bought this cart from a seller and they seemed genuine but I wanted to make sure if it is real and this is the best place to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Looks real to me. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Looks real to me. ..AlI agree. Looks great and pretty clean for a Wizard title. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Looks real, no obvious signs it's fake at least. I mean if people are making fakes that good it's going to get ugly out there. (Long story short I think it's real) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Short story long, I have drafted the following 17 page white paper explaining in great detail why it's real. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 plug it into your 2600 and play it already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctelkin19 Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 For comparison, here's my copy. The labels are certainly massacred, this much I know! Guess the label is supposed to be red & not white LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariAger Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Looks like a great survivor to me. Were you able to grab the box as well..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) I think most if not all the TCM fakes use a atari cart shell. Edit - forgot about the double enders of TCM people make. Edited November 26, 2021 by roadrunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariAger Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 On 11/26/2021 at 3:45 PM, roadrunner said: I think most if not all the TCM fakes use a atari cart shell. Edit - forgot about the double enders of TCM people make. ?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mik's Arcade Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 I read this off Wikipedia just a couple of weeks ago regarding Halloween and Texas Chainsaw Massacre on the Atari Like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Wizard's other offering, Halloween was a controversial title at the time due to its violent content and subject matter. Many game retailers refused to carry the game and the ones who did often kept it behind the counter on a request-only basis. Halloween, along with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, drove Wizard Video Games to bankruptcy.[citation needed] While Wizard Video Games were liquidating its merchandise, some copies of the game were shipped and sold without a label, or with a simple white sticker with "HALLOWEEN" hand-written on it to cut costs. This led to even more stores rejecting the game due to its appearance. Wizard Video's other commercial release, Halloween, had a slightly better reception than their The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,[8] however, the limited number of copies sold has made both games highly valued items among Atari collectors.[9] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygrailvideogames.com Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 4:03 PM, ctelkin19 said: For comparison, here's my copy. The labels are certainly massacred, this much I know! Guess the label is supposed to be red & not white LOL Was that buried with E.T.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Probably and old hozer copy that got trashed! If it plays keep and enjoy. Perhaps remove the labels, clean, and reprint nice new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 56 minutes ago, video game addict said: Probably and old hozer copy that got trashed! If it plays keep and enjoy. Perhaps remove the labels, clean, and reprint nice new ones. I'm confident that is an original cart (and it does appear to be in the correct shell), but looks like the cart was obviously not well taken care of. it appears the cart was exposed to the elements (water, sun). Impressive if the game actually works. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 It is the correct shell, I didn’t look too closely, probably just a weathered warrior then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Mighta been in someone's damp basement or in a flood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctelkin19 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 On 11/26/2021 at 1:19 PM, AtariAger said: Looks like a great survivor to me. Were you able to grab the box as well..? It was just the loose cart unfortunately 20 hours ago, holygrailvideogames.com said: Was that buried with E.T.? Haha definitely a possibility ? 19 hours ago, Albert said: I'm confident that is an original cart (and it does appear to be in the correct shell), but looks like the cart was obviously not well taken care of. it appears the cart was exposed to the elements (water, sun). Impressive if the game actually works. ..Al Amazingly it does still work Al! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrshoujo Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) I bought Texas Chainsaw Massacre for the 2600 around 1986 at a store in Columbus Ohio called Video Express, with instructions. I think the box was long gone. My cart looks like your pristine red label cart. Edited December 13, 2021 by Mrshoujo Forgot a word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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