Nitwig Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I recently won an Ebay auction with a Sears Tele-games and a bunch of games. Inside a Ms. Pac-Man box were these two extra long carts with no casing. They work just fine on my system and they seem no different than the regular versions of these games. Whats the deal with these? Any help would be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Looks like a home-built circuit board that takes one or two 2532 (2K) EPROMs. Just a means of pirating games "back in the day". Never seen them quite that long before. It's interesting that those boards are slightly different, as I can see some traces were moved. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN12BIRD Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 That's freggin' awesome! Old school pirates thar be! Yarrr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krytol Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 (edited) Never seen ones that long. Kinda cool. Edited September 9, 2008 by Krytol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I recently won an Ebay auction with a Sears Tele-games and a bunch of games. Inside a Ms. Pac-Man box were these two extra long carts with no casing. They work just fine on my system and they seem no different than the regular versions of these games. Whats the deal with these? Any help would be much appreciated. Your boards are soooo long! My board is not that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitwig Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 Are these worth anything? Could I use them to play downloaded roms on my Atari like prototypes that I couldn't get otherwise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krytol Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I recently won an Ebay auction with a Sears Tele-games and a bunch of games. Inside a Ms. Pac-Man box were these two extra long carts with no casing. They work just fine on my system and they seem no different than the regular versions of these games. Whats the deal with these? Any help would be much appreciated. Your boards are soooo long! My board is not that long. *waits for photoshop of a long cart* Oh wait, that's what double enders are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangasinan Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Are these worth anything? Could I use them to play downloaded roms on my Atari like prototypes that I couldn't get otherwise? Maybe a few hundred bucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitwig Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 Can anyone else chime in on the value of these? Are they worth trying to sell? Is it practical to use them for trying out prototypes? Is there much interest in things like this from collectors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I wouldn't think they have any real value other than laugh factor. Anyone could make a simular item, and it would be just as fake, so I can't see this being worth any actual money. To play dowloaded games on your 2600 you could spend a couple hundred on a Kroc cartridge, that's the simple route. Many people make bootlegs (calling them repro's or reporductions) and sell them with a nice shell and a nice sticker (unless they are Hozer, and then the sticker looks like crap). They generally cost $10 - $30 each however, and are titles you can't find, or can't find cheap. On games like the ones you have, the titles are so common, that you can't sell them for 10 cents (they are worth more for the scrap parts). You can always be proud to tell everyone your pirate booty is the longest ever seen. AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Can anyone else chime in on the value of these? Are they worth trying to sell? Is it practical to use them for trying out prototypes? Is there much interest in things like this from collectors? I would give you $5 shipped for both, I just want them as a conversation piece. They are pretty much worthless though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitwig Posted September 13, 2008 Author Share Posted September 13, 2008 So is this the definitive answer? They are worthless? I kind of had my hopes up that I had something at least a little out of the ordinary. If they had better games on them would they be worth more? Is there any way to change the games on these. Would the procedure be any easier than doing it on a real cart? I'm just curious about these things and if they have any usefulness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 If it helps: I find them interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 So is this the definitive answer? They are worthless? LOL...you've had five different posters tell you that. I don't mean to be rude, but how many more have to say the same thing before you believe it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Jupp Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 You could always go the P. T. Barnum route and advertise them as "Real, Genuine, Vintage Pirated Knock-Offs." Don't know how much that would help you, but it couldn't hurt. Myself, I would keep them and cherish them and hug them and call them "George." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Never seen ones that long. Kinda cool.That's what SHE said.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpddytim Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 (edited) Can anyone else chime in on the value of these? Are they worth trying to sell? Is it practical to use them for trying out prototypes? Is there much interest in things like this from collectors? They are worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for them. Pretty neat conversation piece though. Something your collection has that is unique! -T Edited September 13, 2008 by pmpddytim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitwig Posted September 13, 2008 Author Share Posted September 13, 2008 So is this the definitive answer? They are worthless? LOL...you've had five different posters tell you that. I don't mean to be rude, but how many more have to say the same thing before you believe it? Actually if you go back and read the post you'll see that there have been only 2 replies that came right out and said they were worthless. 1 person actually said they might be worth something and everyone else has been talking about male genitalia. As far as their value, I get it, they are probably not much more than a conversation piece. It does seem like they are rare though, which makes me wonder why some carts that are identical to others, but have a slightly different label can be worth so much, and these which I can't even google a picture of aren't. That being said The other question which I have been asking has not been answered and that is: Are these something that I could use personally to try out prototype games on the original hardware without having to use an emulator by somehow flashing downloaded roms onto these? Would it be just as easy to flash say..... a Pac Man cart to do the same thing or would it be easier to use on of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Not flashing...burning. I dunno the cost of burning 2k chips over 4k (besides the cost of the burner itself)...but for ease of use, I'd have to say that getting a socketed PCB would be preferable. Least expensive method = a Starpath Supercharger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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