+Mitch Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Has anyone seen this style 7800 box before? It is NTSC but it looks kind of like a PAL box. Mitch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towmater Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Hard to tell from but one side, but I think mine matches that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 There aren't any NTSC 7800 boxes that look like this one. The PAL one looks vaguely similar. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Trebor Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 The console pictured on the back is a PAL one: What does the front of the box look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 Yes, it has a picture of a PAL console on the outside but it is actually an NTSC 7800 box. I can take a couple more pictures if anyone is interested. Maybe towmater can take a pic of his as well. Mitch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Trebor Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I'm definitely interest in more pictures, Mitch, when you have the opportunity to take and post them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 OK, two more. Mitch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 It says it comes with joypads. How is the box ntsc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 It doesn't, it actually has regular prolines inside. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Trebor Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Very interesting and odd; front pic console is obviously a PAL one as well, in addition to the already mentioned joypads being listed. Almost seems like a mistake for a NTSC console to have been packaged/shipped with such a box. Curious if anyone knows the backstory on why such a box was utilized for a NTSC system; or if it's just another 'going cheap' and use whatever is available to ship systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 ...or if it's just another 'going cheap' and use whatever is available to ship systems. Probably this. It's also possible it just got mixed up by a previous owner or 7800 collector over the years and there's nothing more to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Trebor Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Probably this. It's also possible it just got mixed up by a previous owner or 7800 collector over the years and there's nothing more to it. Yeah...I was going to ask if it was received 'factory sealed' or not. Also, if any of the sides not pictured has a serial number indicator and whether it matches the console or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hunmanik Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I was going to say it would make sense as the UK box, but reading the small print about the "Atari Advantage" and "great value ... great games", both slogans used in the US, that makes me think it could be a late version of the NTSC box, despite the PAL console pictured. Your second picture tangentially shows that another side of the box has what looks like a UPC symbol, along with more fine print. There might be a copyright date in that fine print. If we had a good picture of that side, maybe that would settle it. Thanks for sharing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 The box originally had an Atari Mexico sticker on it but the glue wasn't too great and it fell off. I still have it around somewhere. The console also has an Atari Mexico sticker. There is not a serial number on the outside of the box. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 So back to the original question, does anyone else have a 7800 with this box? Towmater, were you able to tell if yours matched it or not? Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Trebor Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 So back to the original question, does anyone else have a 7800 with this box? Towmater, were you able to tell if yours matched it or not? Mitch Has anyone seen this style 7800 box before? It is NTSC but it looks kind of like a PAL box. Mitch To answer the 'revision' to the original question ...I do not have a 7800 with that box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Trebor Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Has anyone seen this style 7800 box before? It is NTSC but it looks kind of like a PAL box. Mitch masschamber has seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masschamber Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 masschamber has seen it. actually I found a 2600 that was ntsc but in a euro box, the guy I bought it from bought it years ago at retail and never used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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