Hikkikomori Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I found a cartridge of Planet Patrol, and noticed that it said "Spectravideo" on it. I was wondering if this minor detail made any difference, so I checked the rarity guide, but couldn't find any info about the Spectravideo version... So is it the same rarity as a Spectravision cart? More rare? Less rare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 It's been my experience that they're about the same in terms of rarity. Spectravision came first, but they had to change the name due to some sort of copyright issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 (edited) In late 1982 the company was renamed to Spectravideo due to a naming conflict with OnCommand's Hotel TV system called SpectraVision. The first editions of the Spectravision labels (no copyright text above the word Spectravision) are rarer than the second editions of the Spectravision labels. Take a look at Gangster Alley to see what I mean: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-gangster-alley_7329.html Edited May 4, 2013 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikkikomori Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 Ah, I see. Thank you for clarifying. If I have a question about the rarity of another game (unrelated to Spectravideo/vision), do i need to make a new topic in this forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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