Pastfinder rarity and value

[birdie3]

I haven't had too much trouble determining the rarity of this cartridge. Would any of the reputable collectors here mind giving me thier opinion on the aproximate cash value for a Pastfinder cartridge? Thanks in adavance.

[Tempest]

Maybe $25-$30. It's pretty rare for an Activision game, but I've seen a few.

 

Tempest

[birdie3]

That's pretty close to what I figured. That seems to be the going rate for most rare to semi-rare A8 cartridge games. Ususally from $15 to $30 or somewhere in between. It's not the price that hurts.. It's actually finding a copy - especially one that is in good condition. Thanks.

[tjlazer]

I have like 4 loose Pastfinders and one MIB. I paid $50 for the MIB one, and around $40 to $50 for the loose ones each (It came in lots of other very common ones and had placed a bid on two at the same time once at one point) LOL If you are looking for one I would be willing to sell it for what I paid.

Edited November 12, 2005 by tjlazer

[birdie3]

Check your mail tjlazer.

[mikeb]

Check your mail tjlazer.

 

Weirdly enough I spoke to David Lubar for a 'Making Of' feature of this game, and he said he doesn't think the game made much of a splash because Ghostbusters was released around the same time, and Activision's marketing dept were concentrating on pushing that.

 

It appears the game must have got a rather limited release, is the disc version fairly scarce in the US also?

Edited December 20, 2007 by mikeb

[www.atarimania.com]

The disk releases of either Pastfinder or Space Shuttle - A Journey into Space are mega rare and were distributed in the US only. The Atari version of Pastfinder never officially made it to Europe.

 

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[deathtrappomegranate]

At the risk of sounding like a 2600 collector, it's worth noting that, like other Activision titles, the cartridge also exists as an Australian variant.

 

The Oz version has a plastic clamshell case, unlike the US version's cardboard box (which also has a gatefold front section). The Oz cart label is cropped slightly differently, and a different PCB is used, probably because the Oz version was made by HES.

 

 

The values quoted above are probably fair enough, although the boxed ones sometimes go for a little more. The Australian version is less common than the US one, unless you are in Australia or New Zealand.

[deathtrappomegranate]

Incidentally, I noticed that we were missing the instructions on Atarimania, so I've uploaded them:

 

http://www.atarimania.com/detail_soft.php?...VERSION_ID=3898

[ZylonBane]

Weirdly enough I spoke to David Lubar for a 'Making Of' feature of this game, and he said he doesn't think the game made much of a splash because Ghostbusters was released around the same time, and Activision's marketing dept were concentrating on pushing that.

I'd be more inclined to guess that it didn't make much of a splash because it's complicated, slow, and tedious.

[mikeb]

Weirdly enough I spoke to David Lubar for a 'Making Of' feature of this game, and he said he doesn't think the game made much of a splash because Ghostbusters was released around the same time, and Activision's marketing dept were concentrating on pushing that.

I'd be more inclined to guess that it didn't make much of a splash because it's complicated, slow, and tedious.

 

Personally I think it's a great little game, which has aged really well. I still play it quite a lot via emulation.

[birdie3]

I eventually bought this for $15 USD loose if that tells you anything.

[deathtrappomegranate]

I eventually bought this for $15 USD loose if that tells you anything.

That was a good price