BONEMAN Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Someone is selling both Universal Chaos and Glacier Patrol on ebay although he says he does not know if they are ntsc or pal. He's in San Fransico but most of the games he's selling are foriegns. The auctions are: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 250702875328 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 250702869530 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joesmooth Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Someone is selling both Universal Chaos and Glacier Patrol on ebay although he says he does not know if they are ntsc or pal. He's in San Fransico but most of the games he's selling are foriegns. The auctions are: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 250702875328 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 250702869530 That would be me. The sealed Glacier Patrol I bought directly from Telegames a bunch of years ago. I don't remember where I got the Space Attack. I don't have a system set up for testing right now and wasn't really planning on it Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Someone is selling both Universal Chaos and Glacier Patrol on ebay although he says he does not know if they are ntsc or pal. He's in San Fransico but most of the games he's selling are foriegns. The auctions are: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 250702875328 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 250702869530 That would be me. The sealed Glacier Patrol I bought directly from Telegames a bunch of years ago. I don't remember where I got the Space Attack. I don't have a system set up for testing right now and wasn't really planning on it Joe Hey Joe You might want to take the time to test these two. The difference in price for PAL and NTSC (Universal chaos/Glacier Patrol) is several hundred dollars. PAL ones are very cheap and not rare ($5-$10), NTSC ones are very rare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 You must have a friend or fellow collector who still has a 2600 or a 7800? I have to agree with CC, it's worth your time to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 You must have a friend or fellow collector who still has a 2600 or a 7800? I have to agree with CC, it's worth your time to find out. Especially with so many of the other items for sale being PAL format I think most people will assume these are PAL. Now, is it worth it for me to take the gamble..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Yeah, it's definitely worth the effort to find out if those are NTSC... if you knew they were NTSC, then you should leave the Glacier Patrol sealed, but the value difference between "undetermined sealed" and "definitely NTSC opened" is drastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricDeLee Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 all looking at this thread..... just consider them as PAL and move along. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 all looking at this thread..... just consider them as PAL and move along. lol Ah, someone else pondering taking the gamble on them being NTSC. This could get interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricDeLee Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 all looking at this thread..... just consider them as PAL and move along. lol Ah, someone else pondering taking the gamble on them being NTSC. This could get interesting Shhhhh... I'm trying to be VEEEERRRRRRRRRYYYY Sneaky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpubba Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 (edited) I'm in SF and can test for you. I have a portable 2600. Edited September 29, 2010 by djpubba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 given there is a stack of sealed and super-straight boxed telegames coming out of the UK right now - i'd bank on PAL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricDeLee Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 given there is a stack of sealed and super-straight boxed telegames coming out of the UK right now - i'd bank on PAL. everyone read this... and go with this. LOL I don't know why there is any talk about this anymore. Dead issue. These are pal (hopefully... for my sake) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 given there is a stack of sealed and super-straight boxed telegames coming out of the UK right now - i'd bank on PAL. JC has got a bunch of PAL ones here in the US as well... https://www.atari2600.com/item--Universal-Chaos--PROD1044.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONEMAN Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 So Joesmooth got his Glacier Patrol directly from the Telegames website. The question is: Did Telegames sell PAL games here in the US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincYnoTi Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 So Joesmooth got his Glacier Patrol directly from the Telegames website. The question is: Did Telegames sell PAL games here in the US? Yes they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Leach Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 PAL...I got a Pal BMX airmaster nice stuff, but U cant see a damn thing! Stupide american tv's! Goodluck with the Pal Sale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincYnoTi Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Maybe I should give more details. I have bought games direct from Telegames USA and received both NTSC and PAL games. I have bought both NTSC and PAL games direct from Telegames UK, and they were exactly as ordered. I have bought Telegames games from ebay/usenet where the owner claimed they bought them direct from Telegames USA and they turned out to be PAL versions. Customer service was not a strong point for Telegames USA. A paraphrased response to a refund request for a PAL version would be...adjust your TV's vertical hold and the game won't roll. Telegames UK seemed to be the main office. When asked if certain games were ever made in NTSC format (Night Stalker, Astroblast, Space Attack, etc) they said not to their knowledge. So if you have one, the eprom might have been converted to NTSC by an Atari hobbyist. Just because a game appeared in the Telegames USA catalog does not mean it was ever produced in NTSC format. I wouldn't be surprised if some day someone "discovers" (ie fabricates) Telegames prototypes of Rocky and Bullwinkle or Kool-Aid Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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