Text label carts with date stamps on end labels

[froggger2]

Sears Text Carts With Stamps:

 

Asteroids 361

Breakaway IV 012

Steeplechase 461

Stellar Track 032

Warlords 451

[keitaro]

Hi

In picture labels, I have many, but in text label, the only I have is Basic programming, with 34 1 R

[Christophero Sly]

Hi

In picture labels, I have many, but in text label, the only I have is Basic programming, with 34 1 R

 

Added. Thanks!

[Christophero Sly]

Unfortunately, only two of my Sears text labels have date stamps:

 

Asteroids 441

Warlords 042

 

Speculating about the Atari text labels with date stamps, I'd say that the transition to picture labels was staggered over the course of 1981 and early 1982. Some titles appear to have made the transition in mid-1981, while others don't appear to have made the transition until early 1982 (Human Cannnonball). As an example, shining slade has a text label Bowling with a date stamp 33 1. I have a picture label Bowling with a date stamp 42 1. Thus, Bowling was transitioned somewhere between the 33rd and 41st weeks of 1981. The earliest date stamp I can find on a Picture label for which a text label was also produced for the same title is 37 1 (Night Driver, Slot Racers, Video Pinball, and Video Olympics).

 

Concentration, Blackjack, Fun with Numbers, and, possibly, Flag Capture don't appear to have been discontinued or transitioned to picture labels in 1981-82. It appears that Atari continued to produce these titles as text label carts until 1983.

 

I reckon a similar transition pattern holds true for the Sears carts, with the transitions occurring in early 1982. As I said previously, I'm very curious about the date ranges on Sears picture labels. Just speculating, but I'd say several titles have only of few different date codes. Maybe some Sears picture labels were produced for only one or two weeks. I realize that not everyone here shares my appetite for this sort of minutiae, but if a few other folks are curious about this too, I can start another thread devoted to the Sears picture labels.

[shining slade]

Ok, here we go for Sears Picture labels:

Arcade Pinball 222

Asteroids 212

Baseball 222

Berzerk 272

Blackjack 212

Breakaway IV 182

Chase 182

Defender Red Text 182

Demons To Diamonds 352

Gunslinger 412

Math Gran Prix 422

Missile Command 222

Night Driver 222

Outer Space 352

Pac-Man 092

Poker Plus 222

Pong Sports 22 (It's stamped near the edge of the label so it's possible to have been 3 digits originally)

Race 222

Space Combat 132

Speedway II 182

Star Raiders 342 & 402

Submarine Commander 222

Warlords 142

Yars Revenge Red Text 182

Yars Revenge Orange Text 182

[Christophero Sly]

Ok, here we go for Sears Picture labels:

Arcade Pinball 222

Asteroids 212

Baseball 222

Berzerk 272

Blackjack 212

Breakaway IV 182

Chase 182

Defender Red Text 182

Demons To Diamonds 352

Gunslinger 412

Math Gran Prix 422

Missile Command 222

Night Driver 222

Outer Space 352

Pac-Man 092

Poker Plus 222

Pong Sports 22 (It's stamped near the edge of the label so it's possible to have been 3 digits originally)

Race 222

Space Combat 132

Speedway II 182

Star Raiders 342 & 402

Submarine Commander 222

Warlords 142

Yars Revenge Red Text 182

Yars Revenge Orange Text 182

Thanks. I've started a new thread for the Sears picture labels based on these numbers, the numbers on my cartridges, and numbers on the cartridges in the rarity database.

[wingman]

I may have missed it and if I did then sorry for asking but does the R at the end mean anyting worth knowing?

 

thanks

WM

 

 

Ahh, it's no trouble. I'm kinda bored right now anyway. Here are the 6 text labels:

Asteroids 421

Bowling 461

Breakaway IV 481

Soccer 481

Speedway II 501

Warlords 441

961407[/snapback]

 

 

Sears?

961427[/snapback]

Yep

961443[/snapback]

[Christophero Sly]

I may have missed it and if I did then sorry for asking but does the R at the end mean anyting worth knowing?

 

thanks

WM

 

I've wondered about the letter suffixes too. I've seen D also. In another thread, the speculation was that they represented a specific production locale, similar to the letters found next to the date on coins. Another theory is that the R stands for 'revision'.

[Wester]

Did you want the Sears Text labels stamps here too? If so I have a Football 481

[video game addict]

I have very few Sears text label date stamps

 

Arcade Pinball 012

Asteroids 431

Space Invaders 052

[crunchysuperman]

Sears text labels:

 

Asteroids ("64" - 4975163) 361

Asteroids ("66" - 4975163) 501

Baseball (4975125) 022

Breakaway IV (4975107) 401

Checkers (4975156) 052 - stamped in the correct corner, but stamped upside-down

Dodger Cars (4975158) E511

Maze Mania (4975157) 621

Pong Sports (4975104) 441

Speedway II (yellow 4975103) 501

Tank Plus (4975124) 401

Warlords (no end label copyright 4975127) 441

[gospeedde]

Atari Text Label carts

 

Concentration - 172R

Fun With Numbers - 072

 

 

Sears Text Label carts

 

Dodger Cars - 331

Maze Mania - 022

[Atari2600guru]

I checked my loose cart collection and found the following Atari text labels with date codes:

 

Blackjack: 492R

Circus Atari: 331R

Football: 331R (stamped upside down)

Fun With Numbers: 492R

Maze Craze: 331R

Video Olympics: 321

[Christophero Sly]

Bumping this thread in case some people missed it the first time around.

[5x7]

Bump for atari

Blackjack text (yellow) 331

Concentration text 062