the 5th ghost Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 Finally able to take a picture of these The final piece was getting the box for Solar Storm, thanks to FND Of course, these are only the US released games which is what I collect at the moment so Wing War isn't present. Cubicolor wasn't sold in stores, (I don't think there's a box anyway.) I also didn't inlclude box variations; however, Atlantis II is included since it was available through the Defend Atlantis contest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 Is a boxed Atlantis II as rare as I think it is? How did you get that one in such great shape? Nice collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 *drools* Atlantis II is such a hard find, good job finding the boxes in such good condition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 Awesome collection! Any idea why some titles have white text and others have black? Just seems kind of odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 That's a great collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirantho Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 however, Atlantis II is included since it was available through the Defend Atlantis contest Fibber! You just wanted to show off your Atlantis II! (Of course, I'd do the same! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 I do see one missing, I don't see the Atalantis game with the day light picture, but other wise, WOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillTX Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 BTW who now owns the Imagic name and catalog? I have seen some of thier games included in Activision's 2600 games for the PC collections. Great company that put out short run of good games, too bad they didnt last when the video bust happened in 1984. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted June 30, 2004 Author Share Posted June 30, 2004 I do see one missing, I don't see the Atalantis game with the day light picture, but other wise, WOW! Yeah, yeah, that's just a variation. I was showing all of the US released games. Someone asked how I got the boxed Atlantis II...I aquired it from the original owner who was trying to make it to the Defend Atlantis shootoff in Bermuda. I also got all of the correspondance letteres from Imagic which he saved all those years. He managed to keep all of his stuff in excellent condition. I discovered it in an eBay auction many years ago where he was selling his entire childhood Atari collection. There were also at least 40 other boxed games, all excellent and complete including a boxed Superman with mint wallet. There were numerous Activision patches, all with thier letters (he was obviously an excellent gamer,) as well as a few issues of Activision's newsletter, Activisions. There was also a boxed heavy sixer included. Anyway, the auction ended with the reserve not being met and I forgot to get in a bid. I emailed the seller and asked if the high bidder wouldn't take the lot that I'd be interested. Remember, this was before Atlantis II was even on the AA rarity list (I eventually changed that ) Anyway, the seller told me that the reserve was $175 and "probably too high." He happily sold the whole lot to me for $125 shipped Again, I wasn't trying to lowball him because I was a novice collector then and thought it was a fair deal, which it was in those days as far as Atari stuff was concerned. Back then you would only have maybe 3 to 4 pages of auctions to search through for Atari related items and they were all bunched together in one category. Back then there was no such thing as boxed game lots going for over $500 like they can do now. I got very lucky back then getting the stuff I have now. The seller was really cool to and told me how he was going to sue Imagic for the contest falling through (remember, there was supposed to be a large amount of gold to be won.) So I guess the whole Atari thing was something he was glad to get rid of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 Cool story! How long have you been on ebay, was this in the past 5 years? I've been since 99, so a little over 5 yrs for me now, I've been collecting/buying games online that whole time. I was focused more on 5200 stuff back then. I could have passed this lot up & not even noticed. Great picture too, I need most of that second row for a boxed set, those are the toughies! Awesome collection!Any idea why some titles have white text and others have black? Just seems kind of odd. The white text titles have Red spines as well. From side profile, the white text works better on red. I have no idea why they are like that though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxglove9 Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 Nice! The Imagic box art are my favorites next to Activisions rainbow trail boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 That's really nifty. Especially the Atlantis II. *drools enviously* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 Thanks for the Atlantis II story - the how I got it stories are half the fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeV0 Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 What an excellent piccy of youre imagic gear, Runs rings around the aussie imagic releases! Might take a snap of my inty imagic boxes, same style and i love the silver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FND Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Someone asked how I got the boxed Atlantis II...I aquired it from the original owner who was trying to make it to the Defend Atlantis shootoff in Bermuda. I also got all of the correspondance letteres from Imagic which he saved all those years. He managed to keep all of his stuff in excellent condition. I discovered it in an eBay auction many years ago where he was selling his entire childhood Atari collection. There were also at least 40 other boxed games, all excellent and complete including a boxed Superman with mint wallet. There were numerous Activision patches, all with thier letters (he was obviously an excellent gamer,) as well as a few issues of Activision's newsletter, Activisions. There was also a boxed heavy sixer included. I think I remember that auction if I am not mistaken the fact that there was a sticker with the Atlantis II on the box was mentioned, at the time I had no idea what it was and thought it was just a regular Atlantis that someone just put a sticker on. BTW I have since added a boxed Atlantis II to my collection , No letters though. FND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted July 1, 2004 Author Share Posted July 1, 2004 Cool story! How long have you been on ebay, was this in the past 5 years? I've been since 99, so a little over 5 yrs for me now, I've been collecting/buying games online that whole time. I was focused more on 5200 stuff back then. I could have passed this lot up & not even noticed. Great picture too, I need most of that second row for a boxed set, those are the toughies! I've been on eBay for over 6 years. Back then the chances were much greater to find gems for less money than today. I just wish I would have dedicated more time and money back then to eBay Most of my stuff was found in the wild, I have been very lucky to say the least, especially finding stuff in excellent condition. I've been collecting activley for around 8 years I'd say. Yeah, I agree with foxglove9, the Imagic and Activision games had the best box art. I loved the Star Wars ships used by Imagic: Star Voyager - Millennium Falcon model Subterranea - Tie Interceptor, B-Wing Fighter and Imperial Shuttle models I also have the three Imperial made "dinosaurs" used on the Demon Attack box that I plan on painting silver and gluing the GiJoe missiles and wings to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted July 1, 2004 Author Share Posted July 1, 2004 I think I remember that auction if I am not mistaken the fact that there was a sticker with the Atlantis IIon the box was mentioned, at the time I had no idea what it was and thought it was just a regular Atlantis that someone just put a sticker on. BTW I have since added a boxed Atlantis II to my collection , No letters though. FND Excellent! So, what's your story on how you got your boxed Atlantis II? I'm only aware of one other person with a boxed copy besides ours. Do you want me to make photocopies of the Imagic letters for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Star Voyager - Millennium Falcon model Subterranea - Tie Interceptor, B-Wing Fighter and Imperial Shuttle models I also have the three Imperial made "dinosaurs" used on the Demon Attack box that I plan on painting silver and gluing the GiJoe missiles and wings to You mean this dinosaur fellow? I'd like to see your models, sounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxglove9 Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 I love that poster..awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FND Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 I think I remember that auction if I am not mistaken the fact that there was a sticker with the Atlantis IIon the box was mentioned, at the time I had no idea what it was and thought it was just a regular Atlantis that someone just put a sticker on. BTW I have since added a boxed Atlantis II to my collection , No letters though. FND Excellent! So, what's your story on how you got your boxed Atlantis II? I'm only aware of one other person with a boxed copy besides ours. Do you want me to make photocopies of the Imagic letters for you? I got this game from ebay The story is pretty weird though as the guy selling this game had told me it was his cousins who had traded a BB gun and 5 Atari games to his older brother for it, Not sure why this guy had to fabricate such a lie for no apparent reason but if you read on you will see it all worked out in my favor. Not to long After the auction was over I got an email from a friend who noticed there was another auction that had ended a few weeks earlier with the exact same picture, getting somewhat concerned I emailed the other seller and politely asked if he had sold it to the guy I just bought it from, he confirmed he had and than continued to offer me the box which he had just found, thinking I was going to be the victim of some master con Job I answered and told him I would like the box but would have to wait until I received it before I could give him any money, to my surprise he told me I could have it for free and he only wanted the cost of shipping. After I received the game I emailed the seller and explained what I had learned, he sent back a totally fabricated lie with holes you could drive a truck through, I don't recall the specifics but believe me it was pretty funny stuff. I already have copied the letters that are here at AA, I assume they are yours ? Although full size copies would be great. FND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted July 1, 2004 Author Share Posted July 1, 2004 You mean this dinosaur fellow? I'd like to see your models, sounds Yep, those three dinosaurs That poster is fantastic, where did you get that!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted July 1, 2004 Author Share Posted July 1, 2004 I got this game from ebay The story is pretty weird though as the guy selling this game had told me it was his cousins who had traded a BB gun and 5 Atari games to his older brother for it, Not sure why this guy had to fabricate such a lie for no apparent reason but if you read on you will see it all worked out in my favor. Not to long After the auction was over I got an email from a friend who noticed there was another auction that had ended a few weeks earlier with the exact same picture, getting somewhat concerned I emailed the other seller and politely asked if he had sold it to the guy I just bought it from, he confirmed he had and than continued to offer me the box which he had just found, thinking I was going to be the victim of some master con Job I answered and told him I would like the box but would have to wait until I received it before I could give him any money, to my surprise he told me I could have it for free and he only wanted the cost of shipping. After I received the game I emailed the seller and explained what I had learned, he sent back a totally fabricated lie with holes you could drive a truck through, I don't recall the specifics but believe me it was pretty funny stuff. I already have copied the letters that are here at AA, I assume they are yours ? Although full size copies would be great. FND That is a weird story, what a cool way to get the box! Yep, those letters in the AA archive are mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Yep, those three dinosaurs That poster is fantastic, where did you get that!? eBay. @FND, are you saying you found the cart on ebay, & I remember it mentioned in the DP ebay forums at the time, but don't recall the whole story. So the seller had only just aquired it himself then? And you got the box from another ebayer, who had sold the loose cart previously to the person you got the cart from? That is wild! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shining slade Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Awesome collection!Any idea why some titles have white text and others have black? Just seems kind of odd. The only thing I can think of is that all of the games with the white letters are text labels. Except for No Escape! which throws off my theory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaineMaxwell Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Very impressive and great going!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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