+Mitch Posted June 24, 2001 Share Posted June 24, 2001 I just noticed that the Ballblazer with the red end label listed in the 7800 section is listed as a PAL cart. Did someone actually find a PAL version of this? I thought it was an NTSC only variation. I know the NTSC red end label version is a little uncommon compared to the standard (O'shea) version but I've seen a fair amount of them. This is the first I've heard of a PAL release. Can anyone confirm this? Mitch http://atari7800.atari.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 24, 2001 Share Posted June 24, 2001 I think that may just be a mistake. I know at least two people sent this to us, and both are US collectors. I'll check with Al and see if he had a reason for listing it that way, or more likely, I probably screwed up and told him to list it that way in an email. Thanks again Mitch, for the scans and for keeping us on our 7800 toes. Hmmm, actually it looks like one of them was sent in by a UK collector and he says it's PAL. We'll double check with him. [ 06-23-2001: Message edited by: Alex ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eckhard Stolberg Posted June 24, 2001 Share Posted June 24, 2001 My PAL version of Ballblazer for the 7800 has a red end label too. FWIW, I traded it from a guy in Australia. Ciao, Eckhard Stolberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted June 24, 2001 Author Share Posted June 24, 2001 Hmm, so I guess it came out with a red end label for both NTSC and PAL. Interesting. While we are on the topic of PAL games. Does anybody know why Atari released a PAL 7800 Asteroids on cartridge, since it comes built into the system? This has always bugged me. BTW, the 7800 Commando box scan seems to have a problem. Mitch http://atari7800.atari.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jochta Posted June 24, 2001 Share Posted June 24, 2001 Hi! I did the scan of the red end label Ballblazer and I can confirm categorically that it is a PAL version. It plays on my PAL 7800, was sourced in the UK and has a nice P sticker on the back!! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZ Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 Take off every zig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 Take off every zig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcprs1 Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 Hmm, so I guess it came out with a red end label for both NTSC and PAL. Interesting. While we are on the topic of PAL games. Does anybody know why Atari released a PAL 7800 Asteroids on cartridge, since it comes built into the system? This has always bugged me. BTW, the 7800 Commando box scan seems to have a problem. Mitch http://atari7800.atari.org Just a guess, but maybe not all PAL systems had it built in. It would seem strange otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thund3r Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 Take off every zig. "Wot You Say?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thund3r Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 nope ive only ever seen the original grey version around, but if it was up on ebay, it would fetch a high price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted December 6, 2003 Author Share Posted December 6, 2003 Hmm, so I guess it came out with a red end label for both NTSC and PAL. Interesting. While we are on the topic of PAL games. Does anybody know why Atari released a PAL 7800 Asteroids on cartridge, since it comes built into the system? This has always bugged me. BTW, the 7800 Commando box scan seems to have a problem. Mitch http://atari7800.atari.org Just a guess, but maybe not all PAL systems had it built in. It would seem strange otherwise. You might want to look at the date on the original post. A cartridge Asteroids in PAL format has yet to be found. The rumored PAL Asteroids turned out to be NTSC. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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