mojotv67 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I haven't really seen a post for Tron Solar Sailer variants so with the recent thread about the I.I. version of it I've gone ahead and listed them here. 1) Made in U.S.A. - This I believe is the most common version as all the duplicates that I have are made in the U.S.A. As with the other Intellivoice games, this version is in a trayless pocket box with the cart, overlays and manual all made in U.S.A. 2) Made in Hong Kong - This is rarer that the U.S. version in my opinion. As with the other Intellivoice Hong Kong versions, it is in a plastic tray box with cart and manuals made in Hong Kong. The cart label also has the larger label with rounded corners and larger font. The overlays are printed in the U.S. (I think all the overlays are printed in U.S.A.). One interesting difference I noted was with the manuals: the layout is different as you can see in the following pictures: The first interior page on the H. K. version does not have a page # while the U.S. version starts with "1." 3) USA Intellivision, Inc - This would obviously be the rarest one and as with other I.I. versions it appears it was sold sans box - just the cart, overlays and b&w instructions in a baggie. The one I have has the b&w manual printed in the U.S.A, the gold label cart and overlays printed in U.S.A.. I don't think that there was a white label cart version. What I though was interesting is that this manual is printed in the U.S. but is copied from the Hong Kong version. If there is any incorrect information please feel free to correct me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Nice! Don't know why I never made a Solar Sailer page. Thanks for doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Nice! Don't know why I never made a Solar Sailer page. Thanks for doing this. Laziness...just sheer laziness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Mojo, what does the back of the manual look like? Any company info on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I just checked my Intellivoice games. All my Tron Solar Sailors are/were USA. I'm officially on the lookout for the Hong Hong version. I agree with Mojo about the rarity. I've owned 5 copies of Tron SS over the years and all have been USA. I checked the others as well. It looks like all four Intellivoice games came in both USA and Hong Kong versions. I have both versions of the other three, but regarding rarity...B-17 Bomber and Bomb Squad are overwhelmingly USA (Hong Kong being much rarer), while Space Spartans is typically Hong Kong (USA being rarer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojotv67 Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 Mojo, what does the back of the manual look like? Any company info on it? Back of the manual is a blank page, nada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Laziness...just sheer laziness. That's me! Oh, and the scans will be out in the spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) There is this, though. Haven't hooked to the main site. I know the language filters aren't right (data may be bad, and likely still some back-end bugs). Been awhile since I've had time to work on it. http://www.intvfunhouse.com/games/variants.php?part=manual&game=sail Feel free to tinker with it and let me know what you think. H/t to intvdave for the image viewing library. Need to roll that out to the main pages to cut back on page switches. Any feedback you send will be read, flagged for being fixed 'in the spring'. Edited May 6, 2014 by intvsteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 That's me! Oh, and the scans will be out in the spring. Wait, didn't Spring start six weeks ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Wait, didn't Spring start six weeks ago? A calendar year is neither stated, nor implied. As if *I* needed to point that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 A calendar year is neither stated, nor implied. As if *I* needed to point that out. Yah I was thinking that as I typed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcasa Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Humm... I recently purchased a loose Tron Solar Sailer that turned out to be a Hong Kong variant, didn't know they were rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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