5x7 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 In another thread it was noted the a three digit code hot stampped onto the bottom of VCS consoles and the end lable of some Atari carts represents an approximate date, first two digits are the week, and last digit is year, so my Tele-Games light sixer has 111 so it is 11th week of 1981. I posted this question in another thread with no replies: Some carts have an R after the three digits, does it mean anything? Examples: Yars-182 R Centipede 123 R Dig Dug 403 R Joust 413 R And before you start, no, these R not pirate carts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5x7 Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 Here is a picture of three of the carts, looking at he pic Centipede is 103 R. Any ideas what the R means? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Hmmm... In your case, must mean "Red" label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5x7 Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 (edited) Yars is yellow Edited April 21, 2018 by 5x7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I thought you meant console and was going to go with refurbish? Was yar always yellowish orange? I see red tint to it and was thinking faded, but usually the whole label looks worse in those cases. Could be a day, 18th workday of the month of something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5x7 Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 I think Yar always was that color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Yarrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) Factory code? That's pretty much the best guess I've got. Edited April 22, 2018 by x=usr(1536) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5x7 Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Factory code? That's pretty much the best guess I've got. I think that is likely. Anybody know where carts were made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 I don't think there is a definitive answer on the "R" stamp, but there is a body of thought that suggests that it means "revision" or "re-release" or could even be the plant of manufacture. I don't think anyone knows for sure. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/78615-text-label-carts-with-date-stamps-on-end-labels/?&hl=date%20stamp http://atariage.com/forums/topic/83672-label-numbers/ http://www.retrogamenetwork.com/2013/06/30/hidden-codes-deciphering-atari-end-label-stamps/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5x7 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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