+Allan Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Anybody ever see this pic from GCC from a CES show? http://galleryszy.stevenanne.net/archives/.../our_games.html 5200 Millipede and Xevious boxes!!! Plus a different Choplifter box! Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 That looks like the 7800 Choplifter box only with a 5200 twist. My eyes went directly to the XL Crystal Castles box, that doesn't exist either only the smaller XE box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 There are a number of things in there that were never released: Large 400/800 style Crystal Castles Large 400/800 style Mario Bros 5200 Millipede 5200 Xevious 5200 Choplifter is different (7800 style) 2600 Xevious box Neat picture! Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 I wish they had a pic of all their original 7800 boxes. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 I just realized that 2600 Millipede is slightly different as well. Plus those Xevious graphics are from an ad that was in many of the video game magazines during the eighties. Hmmmm..... I could make a nice box from that. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRetroGamer Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 There are a few really cool vintage photos on that site of the Atari and Activision booths at that CES show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I'm pretty sure that 5200 Pengo box has a different sytle for the title as well. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopcycles Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Anybody ever see this pic from GCC from a CES show? http://galleryszy.stevenanne.net/archives/.../our_games.html 5200 Millipede and Xevious boxes!!! Plus a different Choplifter box! Allan Were is GCC located? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 Anybody ever see this pic from GCC from a CES show? http://galleryszy.stevenanne.net/archives/.../our_games.html 5200 Millipede and Xevious boxes!!! Plus a different Choplifter box! Allan Were is GCC located? If you're referring to the picture, they aren't. They were a contractor for Atari. If you are talking about the company building, they WERE in Mass. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Anybody ever see this pic from GCC from a CES show? http://galleryszy.stevenanne.net/archives/.../our_games.html 5200 Millipede and Xevious boxes!!! Plus a different Choplifter box! Allan Were is GCC located? If you're referring to the picture, they aren't. They were a contractor for Atari. If you are talking about the company building, they WERE in Mass. Allan Were? Where are they now? I know they were still in business as a printer company (of all things) as of a year or two ago. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 Anybody ever see this pic from GCC from a CES show? http://galleryszy.stevenanne.net/archives/.../our_games.html 5200 Millipede and Xevious boxes!!! Plus a different Choplifter box! Allan Were is GCC located? If you're referring to the picture, they aren't. They were a contractor for Atari. If you are talking about the company building, they WERE in Mass. Allan Were? Where are they now? I know they were still in business as a printer company (of all things) as of a year or two ago. Tempest No idea but my guess (I don't know really) is that it's just in name only if they are still around. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 Here's there site. http://www.gccprinters.com/ WOW! They make two thousand dollar printers. They must be rolling in the money. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slampam Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 (edited) So, do these 7800s exist - as a ROM or otherwise? Or are they just empty boxes full of empty hope? millipede jungle hunt kangaroo taz http://galleryszy.stevenanne.net/archives/.../our_games.html Sad, get laid off and get a Maria. Was this 84? I think I remember those hair dews. Did they steal the firepole from Ghostbusters? http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=132662 Edited October 10, 2008 by slampam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 So, do these 7800s exist - as a ROM or otherwise? Or are they just empty boxes full of empty hope?millipede jungle hunt kangaroo taz I think that Taz box is a 2600 box. Millipede is supposed to exist somewhere but it hasn't surfaced yet. Not sure about Jungle Hunt or Kangaroo, but something in the back of my mind seems to think that Jungle Hunt was mentioned as being complete as well. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 I wish I had a time machine.. or that it was always the 1980s forever. http://galleryszy.stevenanne.net/archives/...es_floor_4.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slampam Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 I think that Taz box is a 2600 box. Millipede is supposed to exist somewhere but it hasn't surfaced yet. Not sure about Jungle Hunt or Kangaroo, but something in the back of my mind seems to think that Jungle Hunt was mentioned as being complete as well. Tempest You're right, they're All 2600. That's why they're under the 5200 boxes, duh... But I thought the 7800 was shown at one of these CES shows before being pulled? At least they got a few 5200s. http://galleryszy.stevenanne.net/archives/...es_on_di_2.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 I think that Taz box is a 2600 box. Millipede is supposed to exist somewhere but it hasn't surfaced yet. Not sure about Jungle Hunt or Kangaroo, but something in the back of my mind seems to think that Jungle Hunt was mentioned as being complete as well. Tempest You're right, they're All 2600. That's why they're under the 5200 boxes, duh... But I thought the 7800 was shown at one of these CES shows before being pulled? At least they got a few 5200s. http://galleryszy.stevenanne.net/archives/...es_on_di_2.html I think at the time of this CES GCC were still working on the 7800. That's probably why there are no pics of them. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I think that Taz box is a 2600 box. Millipede is supposed to exist somewhere but it hasn't surfaced yet. Not sure about Jungle Hunt or Kangaroo, but something in the back of my mind seems to think that Jungle Hunt was mentioned as being complete as well. Tempest You're right, they're All 2600. That's why they're under the 5200 boxes, duh... But I thought the 7800 was shown at one of these CES shows before being pulled? At least they got a few 5200s. http://galleryszy.stevenanne.net/archives/...es_on_di_2.html I think at the time of this CES GCC were still working on the 7800. That's probably why there are no pics of them. Allan It's most likely those CES pics were taken during the winter CES, hence no 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I wish I had a time machine.. or that it was always the 1980s forever. http://galleryszy.stevenanne.net/archives/...es_floor_4.html Sega Star Trek III Laserdisc game distributed by Bally Midway?? WTF?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Apple Lisa! http://galleryszy.stevenanne.net/M/111-GCC-PPL-MSC-032.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Those CES pictures are a goldmine. I'm surprised how contemporary the booths look by today's standards. Not really that different from what you see at E3. Just no booth babes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 It's most likely those CES pics were taken during the winter CES, hence no 7800. Was the 7800 ever promoted concurrently with the 5200? Certainly by the time the initial 7800s trickled out quietly pre-Tramiel the 5200 was a dead issue. Wasn't Warner intending to just kind of sweep the 5200 under the rug push everyone to the 7800 instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 (edited) It's most likely those CES pics were taken during the winter CES, hence no 7800. Was the 7800 ever promoted concurrently with the 5200? Certainly by the time the initial 7800s trickled out quietly pre-Tramiel the 5200 was a dead issue. Wasn't Warner intending to just kind of sweep the 5200 under the rug push everyone to the 7800 instead? There's a catalog that shows the 2600, 5200 and 7800 all together. Apparently pre-Tramiel Atari were planning to push out a few more titles for the 5200 (in addition to the 7800 adapter) before they pulled the plug. Edited October 11, 2008 by ApolloBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 wow, some of those ces photos are aweesome. I'd love to see game factory for the inty computer module Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Just wanted to bump this to ask if anyone has ever tired to make reproduction large atari silver 8-bit boxes? I'd love a Crystal Castles and Mario Bros. box for my collection. Of course you'd have to guess at what was on the back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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