Atari2600Lives Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 I bought a collection off of someone on Ebay about 3 years ago. It was over a hundred games and not all were listed. I was moving some boxes a few days ago and stumbled upon a box I had not really gone through. There were about a dozen regular carts but then I find this cart. http://www.imagestation.com/mypictures/inb...w&id=4250062753 I am not sure if this is a proto ...The game itself is actually halloween . I checked the old list and lo and behold he had it listed! I do not know how I missed this originally but I did. My question is , if what it says on the cart is true (guaranteed genuine) and it's a real PCB (no reason to belive it is not). then why is it on an unlabeled cart? Did the guys original cart break? Regardless....does this have any value? Is it basically a coaster once the original casing is no longer with it? Should I consider this as a Halloween cart in my collection....? Is this a halloween prototype? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 That looks like a Best Electronics prototype to me, but I'm sure others know better than I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari2600Lives Posted September 2, 2002 Author Share Posted September 2, 2002 I am familiar with Best Electornics but I am not sure what you mean....what type of prototype? Did they build it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 not sure..can't see the writting all that well! but it looks a lot like a JerryG "proto" (just missing his mailing address label) Take care, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari2600Lives Posted September 2, 2002 Author Share Posted September 2, 2002 Jerry G? (the famous collector ?) Basically not a geniuine PCB? Proto? guys details please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari2600Lives Posted September 2, 2002 Author Share Posted September 2, 2002 Ok here is a much better picture: http://www.imagestation.com/mypictures/inb...8&id=4250059798 Guys let me know some details because now I am intrigued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari freak 1 Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 I'm pretty sure they made halloween with/without a label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari2600Lives Posted September 2, 2002 Author Share Posted September 2, 2002 Interesting...I have never heard of that(no label Halloween).... Yup I just checked here on the website! well you learn something new everyday! Mystery solved! Well stumbling upon a raity 8 game in the garage is not too bad :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari freak 1 Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 WooHoo! I was right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 I am familiar with Best Electornics but I am not sure what you mean....what type of prototype? Did they build it? I'm pretty sure they take the proto PCBs, and put them in other cart casings. However, I'm betting that's just a no label Halloween with the guaranteed genuine message on it (it's better that way, if you ask me, it's an offical release). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari2600Lives Posted September 2, 2002 Author Share Posted September 2, 2002 It's defintely a no label. I checked here on the site and it's even the exact same cart. Listen , I am blown away that I go thrifting every weekend and find nothing......and I had a nice score right here in my garage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 i've been puzzled by this one too ... there is a lot of these around, so i guess we can forget the word prototype ... what i think of the value? well not that much i guess .... i was puzzled once again, not too long ago, and i just opened up both halloween and texas chainsaw massacre cart i got from jerry, beiing really curious if anything is different from a regular production cart, having those "best boards" in the back of the mind. TCM with missplaced label http://www.nicoflash.de/fish/postings/jerry/jerry1.jpg haloween board http://www.nicoflash.de/fish/postings/jerry/jerry2.jpg cartshells and parts http://www.nicoflash.de/fish/postings/jerry/jerry3.jpg what do you guys know about American Video, the company producing those titles? did they sell their remaining cart shells and boards to jerry? are the labels authentic? or selfmade? while the label print looks authentic, i was worrying a bit that the black ink starts solving on the corners ... the boards also look strange, while this must not mean they selfmade .... any clue on this one? maybe someone with the original game in box can have a look at the board end without opening the cart, at least to say if it's the same .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 the "signature" on your cart looks VERY close to the one i have on a "proto,fake ,what ever you want to call them!" not sure what's inside the case but i pretty sure it came from JerryG!! not sure what to think about yours fish! Take care, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari2600Lives Posted September 2, 2002 Author Share Posted September 2, 2002 Jahfish- My Halloween is identical in all respects, cart, PCB board everything. except label Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cx2k Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 Years ago, in an effort to stop people from making copies and passing them off as originals and also to help authenticate prototypes, JerryG would stick his "guaranteed genuine" stickers on carts such as this. You will often see Best Electronics prototypes labeled this way as well. In this case, it is undoubtedly a no-label Halloween that he figured someone would balk at because it had no label. John the "signature" on your cart looks VERY close to the one i have on a "proto,fake ,what ever you want to call them!" not sure what's inside the case but i pretty sure it came from JerryG!! not sure what to think about yours fish! Take care, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari2600Lives Posted September 2, 2002 Author Share Posted September 2, 2002 maybe someone did not like that it did not have a label....how did you aquire that one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted September 3, 2002 Share Posted September 3, 2002 well i got mine from jerry .... 1 haloween and 2 tcm (with label) ... all of them have a little bit of plastic inside comming from a glue gun (check the pics). now that i opened them, the boards are a bit loose and the cart makes noises when it is shaked. i doubt that american video has always produced their carts that way. i'm quite interested to find out if a cartridge directly out an original box has the same board .... i don't think opening the cart is needed to check that ... anyone has a boxed one to check? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeeyesdd Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 I own both of these carts. Both of mine have labels. I acquired Texas Chainsaw from Atari 61 in Minn. Which I understand to be a very trustworthy. And my label looks the same slightly wrinkled but does have some of the black and red fading. It also came with the manual $50.00 about 6 months ago. He went up on the price but I think he had one more think he is asking 100.00 for it. Halloween i got at 4 Jays in Ca $90.00 which was a bitch to find. It has the red comigh through on the black on the label also alittle more then the Texas. The Boards look the same form the exterior. I know four jays are very trust worthy also. The protos I have no clue on. i have often looked at my games and the poor print on the label and wondered if mine where real also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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