+davidcalgary29 Posted May 9, 2003 Share Posted May 9, 2003 I've just received a cart of "Joust" in the mail; it has a silver lavel and is mounted in a rounded grey case. Was this an official release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A2600 Posted May 9, 2003 Share Posted May 9, 2003 sounds odd! but it has to be, what are the odds that some one sends you a rare cart by mail!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted May 9, 2003 Share Posted May 9, 2003 That's what mine basically looks like. I'll take a photo later and post it for comparison. I assume it is an official release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted May 9, 2003 Author Share Posted May 9, 2003 That's what mine basically looks like. I'll take a photo later and post it for comparison. I assume it is an official release. It must be. The Atari Cart Dumping project only lists a "square grey case" as a release in 1987, but I'm sure that some rounded ones must have been used as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted May 9, 2003 Share Posted May 9, 2003 I've probably misunderstood your fundamental question...my Joust cart appears to be a square case with beveled edges. Here is a photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted May 9, 2003 Author Share Posted May 9, 2003 No, my cart is one of the rounded grey cases (e.g. "Mario Brothers", "Crystal Castles"). I doubt it's a rare issue -- Atari probably just had a few extra "Joust" ROMS and stuck them in the newer cases. The silver label does stand out on the newer carts, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted May 9, 2003 Share Posted May 9, 2003 So, you have a Joust with an XL label and XE cart. I have a few mismatched ones myself. They're the kind of things that drive label variation collectors crazy. Mitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelen Posted May 9, 2003 Share Posted May 9, 2003 I have more of those carts in that case with that label. I think it's not so rarel, but since i'm from europe, maybe it's an european cart or a pal cart ? Thelen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted May 9, 2003 Author Share Posted May 9, 2003 I have more of those carts in that case with that label. I think it's not so rarel, but since i'm from europe, maybe it's an european cart or a pal cart ? Thelen I think it was just a fluke -- nothing rare. It's definitely a NTSC cart, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+rdemming Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 I have more of those carts in that case with that label. I think it's not so rarel, but since i'm from europe, maybe it's an european cart or a pal cart ? Thelen Yes, when Atari Benelux vanished, a toystore sold a lot of 800XEs with games for cheap in The Netherlands. I got Pole Position, Moon Patrol, Donkey Kong Jr., Tennis, Joust, and Football in XE cases with XL labels. Atari probably re-released a bunch of old games when they tried to sell the 800XE and XE games system. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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