CincYnoTi Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 who owns a copy of any of these rarity=9 games by Bomb: assault, great escape, wall defender, z-tack please reply only if you are sure you have an NTSC version of one of these titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sly Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 I have Great Escape NTSC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Siegler Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 I actually just picked up Z-Tack and Great Escape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Siegler Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 In a spinoff of the Quadrun downgrade thread, I wanted to use this thread to discuss the possibility of the Bomb games being upgraded to a ten. I try my best (which nightshift often allows) to comb different venues to purchase 2600 games. I recently picked up Z-Tack and Great Escape from Bomb. I have honestly never seen these games before, nor much heard of them before. Small company with a whopping 4 games to their credit. Have I just missed these before, or is my observation correct on them not being readily available, making them candidates for the rarity rating of 10? Anyone agree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 Have you verified that they are NTSC ? They are not very rare in Australia for instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Siegler Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 They are NTSC games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wily Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 I got Wall Defender. How can I find out, if it´s the PAL or NTSC-Version??? Greets Wily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincYnoTi Posted December 24, 2002 Author Share Posted December 24, 2002 Ed, i would be extremely surprised if those two bomb games are ntsc. the seller is very knowledgable about atari games. my guess is he set the buy-it-now price knowing they were PAL games, since 19.99 is more than you normally see PAL format bomb games sell for on ebay. if they were NTSC, he would have put that in the title description and put $200 as the BIN price. hope you are not too disappointed when you get the games and see it roll on your TV set. unfortunately, since you bought these outside of ebay, you can't even leave him negative feedback. live and learn...if it's too good to be true, then it probably isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Siegler Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 In talking with him, they very well be PAL. He has a universal TV and is not aware of the format. One way or another, it's fine with me. To be totally honest, I couldn't believe it myself that they were NTSC. I guess it was wishful thinking. I got into a conversation with the seller about these games and other ones as well. You are correct, he is a very knowledgeable seller. He has a ton of good stuff, and he's a nice guy to deal with. ANyone that would deal with him on EBay will definately not be disappointed... Oh well...thought I found a good one (or two!)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sly Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 I know that Ian has a couple of NTSC Bomb Games and BfStats has a couple as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 Finally got done with that deal: Assault - loose Z-Tack - loose and yes Cincy, they are NTSC ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincYnoTi Posted March 19, 2003 Author Share Posted March 19, 2003 Finally got done with that deal: Assault - loose Z-Tack - loose and yes Cincy, they are NTSC ! eeekscellent! what kind of deal and how/where did you find them? have you seen the Great Escape on ebay right now? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...5&category=3537 notice that the "QC Passed" sticker on the back has been removed, so any visual evidence it is NTSC has been removed. the seller doesn't know if it is PAL or NTSC, which usually means it is PAL. at almost $250, there is no way i would take a gamble that it would be NTSC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 Private deal, lots of $$$. Yeah, I saw that, I posted that in the eBay forum a while ago, I guarantee it's PAL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONEMAN Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 I have all four. I think they're NTSC but I'm not sure. How can I tell the difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincYnoTi Posted March 21, 2003 Author Share Posted March 21, 2003 I have all four. I think they're NTSC but I'm not sure. How can I tell the difference? odd, i thought it was in this thread that someone mentioned that all NTSC Bomb games have a gold "QC Passed N" on the back, all PAL ones have "QC passed P". must have been another one. anyway that's one way to tell. another is to dump the ROM and count the scan lines...few people can do that. another way is to take a game you know is PAL and plug it into your atari2600. if you are in north america and the picture rolls, then you probably have an old TV with a vertical hold adjustment. DO NOT adjust the vertical hold. now plug in your bomb game. if the screen rolls just like your PAL game, then it is PAL. if it does not roll, it probably is NTSC. if you have a newer TV which does not roll when you plug a PAL game into your atari, you need to find a different TV to make the test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 I mentioned that I own Assault in another thread. I'm positive its PAL that's why I never mentioned it here. Just wanted to give you a heads up b/c I know you check the other forums for ownership tabulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 Update: Z-Tack - complete in box Assault - loose ... working on getting a complete Wall Defender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Bwhahaha, you can add this to the list: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docny23 Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 CHECK OUT AUCTION!!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3530818287 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 My last one arrived today, add Great Escape loose to my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 Congrats dude, that's one hell of a collection to complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 Thanks but it won't be complete until I have the manuals and boxes for Great Escape and Assault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 I always feel that having all the loose carts is complete, and having all the boxes and manuals is EXTRA complete myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xulchris Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 I always feel that having all the loose carts is complete, and having all the boxes and manuals is EXTRA complete myself. That doesn't make any sense Why not carry this to the extreme and say that just owning the circuit boards is all you need? Or better yet, all you really need are the ROM dumps for a complete collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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