poker_plus #1 Posted September 24, 2004 Doesn't it seem odd that this original cart has such a high production number? The other originals have fairly low numbers starting with combat 01. Atari didn't have 60 released carts until right before the crash (I think. E.T. is around 70). Does anyone know why Basic Math has such a high production number when it was made in 1977? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest #2 Posted September 24, 2004 This is due to the fact the Atari was originally going to group carts into categories. Here's how the original 9 line up Action Series --------------- 01 Combat 02 Air Sea Battle 03 Star Ship Racing Series ---------------- 11 Indy 500 12 Street Racer Sports Series ---------------- 21 Video Olympics Strategy Series ------------------ 41 Surround Gambling Series ------------------- 51 Blackjack Educational Series --------------------- 61 Basic Math If you look at the games around these numbers, you'll see that they generally fit the series. Atari abandoned this idea sometime around 79-80. Tempest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Mitchell #3 Posted September 24, 2004 This is due to the fact the Atari was originally going to group carts into categories. Here's how the original 9 line up Ok .. this is the first that I have heard of this! (I had the Sears Telegames original 8.) So how about more games and how they fit into this category system? Pity that Math (1977) was not made to use the keyboard controller (1978)! Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest #4 Posted September 24, 2004 There are a few gaps in the numbers, but for the most part they line up exactly. Also keep in mind that Atari abandoned this idea early on (79-80?), so some newer games were assigned to older part numbers that hadn't been used. Tempest Action Series --------------- 01 Combat 02 Air Sea Battle 03 Star Ship 04 Space War 05 Outlaw 06 Slot Racers 07 Canyon Bomber Racing Series ---------------- 11 Indy 500 12 Street Racer Sports Series ---------------- 21 Video Olympics 22 Breakout 23 Homerun 24 basketball 25 Football 26 Miniature Golf 28 Bowling Strategy Series ------------------ 36 Video Checkers 39 Othello 41 Surround 42 Game of Concentration 43 Codebreaker 44 Flag Capture 45 Video Chess Gambling Series ------------------- 51 Blackjack 52 Casino 53 Slot Machine Educational Series --------------------- 61 Basic Math 62 Hangman 64 Brain Games Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radio F Software #5 Posted September 25, 2004 That's REALLY interesting Tempest! Now I know what numbers dont exist in that label form, so I dont go insane. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cootster #6 Posted September 25, 2004 Why wasn't Slot Racers 13 or 14? It even has "Race" in the title, FCOL . . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atari70s #7 Posted September 25, 2004 hey what about 27 ( human cannon ball) wouldnt that go under extreme sports. 29 skydiver is kinda like an Xgames sport . are they cosidered sports or what genre are they to be found in Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cootster #8 Posted September 25, 2004 And Circus Atari is 30 . . . My guess is all three belong in that category . . . (Oddly enough, it was just sitting on top of my monitor so I could look at the number) . . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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