jcbstein Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I was curious as to how common mislabeled XE cartridges were. I have a cartridge that is labeled as Dark Chambers(see photo) but the actual Game is Thunderfox. How rare was it for Atari to make this mistake? Mis Labeled Cartridge.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 First I have heard of it in the XE line. Does the label look official? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbstein Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 Yes, this label is identical to my other Dark Chambers Label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hmmm, I once had a Parker cart. that was labeled "Q*Bert" but contained "Super Cobra". (Sold it for a cart with the correct Super Cobra label) Never saw an Atari XE cart with a false label, so they are not common. But I don`t think that many Atarians are collecting carts with false labels... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-1 / mnx Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Maybe someone exchanged the shell? I have a zillion of LodeRunner carts so I just reuse the shells for other things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 it's common to find shells swapped with other games. And people take labels off, or make some in addition. Does the shell have any signs of tampering? The inside PCB and chips could be different than production carts, hobby, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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