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Thank you! That info will be added in the next version of the sheets. The homebrew library for the Aquarius is so small that I felt adding the ‘unofficial’ releases wouldn’t be an issue. I’ll add those as well. Agreed, need these.

Thanks for pinning the thread! Enough new info has been added/changed to the sheet that v2.5 is ready for release. This version will be available right on this post, and additionally on the first post of the thread as well. This will be true for all future versions of the list as well. If you have new information to add to the sheet, please let me know here and it will be added in the next version! The list now consists of 77 cassette tapes, 33 cartridges (incl. variants), 16 hardware (incl. variants), 15 literature items, and 4 bundles. Changelog: -Added programmer info for Diamond Mine -Removed Zorgon's Kingdom (Special thanks to sixersfan105 for solving this one) -Added Bomb Catcher II from Cronosoft/Roy Templeman -Corrected Roy Templeman's name (Sorry about that!) -Added 'Keral' variant of Aquarius I computer. Aquarius Computer Collecting List v2.5.xlsx

It was a total pain in the ass to get my hands on! However, that being said, if you do enough searching, you'll eventually get one! Check out international ebay sites.

Got in a lot from Italy today! Bought it back in December but it's been stuck in USPS. Was getting increasingly worried they lost it. Thankfully, they didn't. Anyway, among the lot was some Kronos Europea hardware, a couple Radofin variants, but let's just go straight to the highlight. It's an Extended Basic! There wasn't a box included in the lot, but I'm not going to complain about that. Secondly, it also included the Italian catalog, which I've been looking for. Missing just two cartridges now.

I’m just joking around, don’t worry about it. There are however 8 watchers so it’s probably going to be a battle of the wallets.

Now now, let's not get any crazy ideas about bidding on sealed Aquarius printer paper that is missing from my collection.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mattel-Aquarius-game-cassette-pac-mr-rare/363290759433?hash=item5495d11109:g:pr4AAOSw9jNgJlLc Aquarius Pac-mr cassette on eBay right now. They don’t come up all too often, but the price could be a bit lower in my opinion.

Welcome to the Aquarius! For starters, assuming the data recorder isn’t missing it’s cable, you can actually load cassettes to your Aquarius from a modern computer. Original cassettes are quite hard to find, so if you’re looking to play them, I’d recommend loading them from your computer. On the collecting side of things, retail US software and hardware is pretty common, and shouldn’t be much of an issue to acquire. It should be mentioned that all cartridges were in fact available in the US, but some only through mail order. These are the cartridges that will give you trouble. Zero-In, Melody Chase, Chess, Space Speller, Extended Basic, and an original 32K memory cartridge. If you get into collecting Aquarius, be prepared to spend quite a bit of money, and a lot of time searching. However, as you mentioned you bought the Aquaricart and Jay’s excellent 32K memory cart, these really aren’t necessary if you’re not collecting. The Aquaricart includes each of the cartridges I mentioned, and his 32K is more reliable and easy to come by. Still, I’ve attached an Aquarius Collecting list I made that I believe is the most complete out there. Enjoy your new Aquarius, hopefully this helped in some form. Aquarius Computer Collecting List 2.0.xlsx

It’s a really interesting unit. If you’re interested in it, I’ve got a scan of its manual I took from my unit. It’s got some markings on some pages, but enjoy it! I believe this is the first time it’s been posted here as well. 4-Color Printer Manual.pdf

In my experience ram digging on other systems, generally there are multiple memory addresses associated with lives, score and such. For example, there can be an internal life count (how many lives you actually have), and an address for what is displayed on screen. When the internal life count updates, it also updates the display address. The display address under normal circumstances can never update on its own other than if the internal life count is also updated, so updating the display address wouldn’t also affect the internal life count. So, if it works the same as other systems I’ve messed with, then my guess is you found and modified only the display address. Modifying the display address only made it appear on screen as though you had 99 lives, but in reality the internal life count was still it’s original value. So when you lost a life, the internal life count updated the display address to the actual amount. This is only a guess from other systems I’ve messed with, as I haven’t really taken a look at either the Aquarius or Intellivision ram values.

Added, thanks!

Thanks! Could be a new resource for Aquarius items.

what site is that if you don’t mind telling me?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-NEW-Super-Rare-Modem-Cartridge-for-Mattel-Aquarius-Home-Computers-/373435696803?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292 You heard the man, it’s Super Rare! It can be yours for only $2,500.

Excellent, thank you! I did indeed get that from the worthpoint listing if memory serves me right. It’ll be removed in the next version of the list. It’s good to have that solved.

First off, welcome to the Aquarius community! It's great to see new people interested in the system, as it gets so little attention. I don't personally own a micro expander, and I have no intention to purchase one as I have a majority of the worldwide carts and a good number of cassettes, however as a new owner it may be in your interest. Most of the harder to find Aquarius stock is in collector's hands now, and what isn't is very expensive, so I'd really recommend Jay's Aquaricart and his 32K memory cartridge to go with it. I've got both, and they're excellently made. The 32K cartridge is what I use at all times, and the Aquaricart is an excellent catalog of software. I believe he said at one point he was interested in making a version 2 of the Aquaricart with cassettes on it, but I could be mistaken. I'd recommend getting a Data Recorder to go with your Aquarius and mini expander. It'll come in handy later on, and you'll be able to load cassettes from your pc using it's cable. Now, to go into the collecting side of things. A full Mattel set won't be too hard to accomplish. BurgerTime is the biggest challenge for the Mattel made carts, unless you include the modem, which I'd personally say is a bit harder to find. The full worldwide set is where things get difficult. The big 5 (Extended Basic, Melody Chase, Space Speller, Chess, and Zero-In) are all extraordinarily difficult to find. Many of us have been searching for years for them. They'll require a great deal of patience, and your wallet will hate you. I know mine does. Still, if you're up for the worldwide hunt it's very enjoyable to track them down. The cassettes range in difficulty, but some of them come up pretty frequently. You'll have the most luck with the hard carts and cassettes on eBay UK and Italy. Now there's also plenty of variants and such but if I put down everything I have to say about it, we'll be here for ages. I'll end this bit with a list I made of all known Aquarius Cassettes and Carts. I hope this helped! Enjoy your new Aquarius and welcome to the community! Aquarius Computer Collecting List 2.0.xlsx

I’m not surprised really, it seems the Netherlands had a strong Aquarius market. The hotspots in my opinion for Aquarius were the UK, Italy, Australia, and the Netherlands.

With the Aquarius, it can be tough to determine what is rarer than what, but from what I’ve seen, at least in the US, Radofin variants are very tough to find. All of my Radofin variants have come from overseas, except for one. The Radofin variants seem to be somewhat common overseas, but I’d say it’s the opposite in the US. Mattel releases of burgertime are much more common in my experience here in the states.

$500 is far too steep. I’m not sure if I would even do $200 for that, seeing as the system and mini-expander are not boxed. Still, burgertime would be very good. I would aim for $175 maybe? That’s probably max I would do. I also could be wrong, but it would appear to me that the burgertime is missing some overlays, and isn’t complete. If you’re alright with that... then $175-$200 is probably ok, but it’s a bit hard placing a price on Aquarius items.

Thanks! About what I was expecting, but it’s nice to have some confirmation. Good pictures.

Ahhh damn! You owe us some pictures at least when it arrives.

The bottom two here were me trying to buy it with no luck. Top 1 is someone else having bought it. Likely someone here if I had to guess.

In his most recent message to me he’s saying he’s having major issues with the shipping part specifically so I’m not sure it’s the payment that’s the issue.

Ahhh I’ve been trying to buy this for the past few days and it’s not working out. Seller gave me a shipping estimate to the US, but after requesting an invoice he got a bit confused (I don’t think he knew what it was) Said he would no longer ship to the US and cancelled my order. Someone in Europe want to give it a go?

I did a little research on the word Keral, and I think this is an Indian Aquarius. Keral apparently is ‘Karela’ in English, which happens to be a state in India supposedly. My guess is, like the Kronos Europea, this was meant to market to a specific market. In this case, India. I have to wonder if there’s more market specific Aquarius after seeing this. Italy and India so far.