holygrailvideogames.com Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 (edited) Does anyone believe that this is an original? Only 125 Pepsi Invaders were made and this guy is claiming that he found one in a Mexican flea market with glue residue on it? Good luck to the buyer! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...alenotsupported Edited June 5, 2009 by holygrailvideogames.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brojamfootball Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Does anyone believe that this is an original? Only 125 Pepsi Invaders were made and this guy is claiming that he found one in a Mexican flea market with glue residue on it? Good luck to the buyer! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...alenotsupported Looks home made to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koopa64 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Seems too fishy to me as well. I think it's too coincidental that the label is missing. Remember that there's a screw right in the center of the shell where the front label is suppose to go. Say he flashed the game onto an EPROM and slapped it inside an Atari cart, it'd be hard to duplicate the label. Board pics or this guy is a scammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I thought the original had no label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I thought the original had no label. The original also doesn't have glue residue on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 (edited) I'd expect it to be an EPROM inside if only 125 were made originally. Edited May 31, 2009 by GroovyBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monzamess Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 It's not an EPROM. You can find pics online of the guts of a real Pepsi Invaders cart. I can't find my pics right now, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 (edited) I think it's too coincidental that the label is missing. Remember that there's a screw right in the center of the shell where the front label is suppose to go. Say he flashed the game onto an EPROM and slapped it inside an Atari cart, it'd be hard to duplicate the label. The "label" you refer to was a small red sticker (reading "Atari goes better with Coke") that was in fact on the box. Although there has been at least one instance where a previous owner removed this sticker and attached it to the cartridge. It's not an EPROM. You can find pics online of the guts of a real Pepsi Invaders cart. I can't find my pics right now, sorry. An official PI cart has a masked ROM with the markings shown here. The plastic shell should be clean with no signs of glue residue. Edited May 31, 2009 by PingvinBlueJeans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Money to burn if a mask ROM was done for 125 carts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Money to burn if a mask ROM was done for 125 carts Atari burned a lot more money on far worse things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 True! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Money to burn if a mask ROM was done for 125 carts Atari burned a lot more money on far worse things. Yes, and they also made at least 1000 Pepsi Invaders mask ROM's, minimum run. Somewhere the remaining ones are sitting in tubes, probably in Brad's dungeon somewhere, or Curt's stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Money to burn if a mask ROM was done for 125 carts Atari burned a lot more money on far worse things. Yes, and they also made at least 1000 Pepsi Invaders mask ROM's, minimum run. Somewhere the remaining ones are sitting in tubes, probably in Brad's dungeon somewhere, or Curt's stuff. Yeah, more certainly could've been made. Either way, people assume it was a waste of money on Atari's part, but we don't know how much Coca-Cola actually paid to have the game made either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Either way, people assume it was a waste of money on Atari's part, but we don't know how much Coca-Cola actually paid to have the game made either. Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I thought the original had no label. The original also doesn't have glue residue on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Any fool who'd bid this up to $385 deserves to be parted from his money, because he obviously doesn't value it, and the money deserves to be in the hands of somebody who does. In this case, that would be the seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 LOL, I love how the seller added a second picture of the game on the TV. Yes, that solves all our concerns now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koopa64 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I think it's too coincidental that the label is missing. Remember that there's a screw right in the center of the shell where the front label is suppose to go. Say he flashed the game onto an EPROM and slapped it inside an Atari cart, it'd be hard to duplicate the label. The "label" you refer to was a small red sticker (reading "Atari goes better with Coke") that was in fact on the box. Although there has been at least one instance where a previous owner removed this sticker and attached it to the cartridge. I read on this very site that this wasn't a prototype but a legitimately released cartridge, though not in the consumer market. I thought I read somewhere that it had a label. Still, I always have my doubts about any funny looking eBay auctions for extremely valuable games. Inconsistencies should never be overlooked in things of this matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I read on this very site that this wasn't a prototype but a legitimately released cartridge, though not in the consumer market. I thought I read somewhere that it had a label. No...Pepsi Invaders cartridges lack a label. There is a box but no manual. A complete example looks like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisKoopa Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 i bet its a fake if an aa member gets it please post the insides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xg4bx Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 he seems pretty adamant about no refunds. im off to go bid on the loose $99 missile command somebody linked the other day. wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I would not pay more than $11 for it personally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianoid Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 "many people ask.. why i not post pictures of the inside of this cart.I just want to say that.. I am a collector of Atari games. that will never open my games.because i could broke the game.I would not sell either one of the games. " You can't make up stuff this good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskobar Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 "many people ask.. why i not post pictures of the inside of this cart.I just want to say that.. I am a collector of Atari games. that will never open my games.because i could broke the game.I would not sell either one of the games. " You can't make up stuff this good. Believe it or not, i want it This is one of the few games that i have never owned .... i am not sure, if its original how much is worth it ?. Can you throw a number to bid or better keep away from the auction ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 "many people ask.. why i not post pictures of the inside of this cart.I just want to say that.. I am a collector of Atari games. that will never open my games.because i could broke the game.I would not sell either one of the games. " You can't make up stuff this good. Believe it or not, i want it This is one of the few games that i have never owned .... i am not sure, if its original how much is worth it ?. Can you throw a number to bid or better keep away from the auction ?. I would steer clear of this one eskobar. A confirmed original sells for around $700 ATM. they were selling for $1k-$1,5k for a while but that was before a handful of copies surfaced simultaneously. At $405, an unconfirmed copy with glue residue is just not worth it. Get CPUWIZ or ShawnSr to make you a repro for $20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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