Chris J. Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I get pop-ups in my Facebook stream for random Ebay items. One day this came up: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Worlds-Rarest-Video-Game-Extra-Terrestrials-Atari-2600-Long-Lost-Video-Game/133121808686?hash=item1efead992e:g:puMAAOSwGgdciGgY The "World's Rarest Video Game" - a Non-Atari game called "Extra Terrestrials". If the link doesn't work, it is Ebay item # 133121808686. What is the story behind this? Is this legit, or a scam? Or just wishful thinking? If this was previously discussed forgive me - Thanks. Chris. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I think this is the exact copy with "the story" Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4350972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spriggy Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4351010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 So much for the argument that releasing the rom of a once unreleased game affects the price of the product. Even a boxed Air Raid did not go beyond a tenth of what is on offer. Greed it seems does indeed leads to delusions of grandeur. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4351022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) $90K is not an authoritative price. It's $90K because someone says it's $90K. And that is why the price is unaffected by a rom release. And too bad that EPROM is being exposed to light - weakening a 35 year old program. Will it sell for some ridiculous amount of money? Sure. There's always someone waiting to be stupid. Edited September 16, 2019 by Keatah Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4351031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magmavision2000 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Chris J. said: I get pop-ups in my Facebook stream for random Ebay items. One day this came up: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Worlds-Rarest-Video-Game-Extra-Terrestrials-Atari-2600-Long-Lost-Video-Game/133121808686?hash=item1efead992e:g:puMAAOSwGgdciGgY The "World's Rarest Video Game" - a Non-Atari game called "Extra Terrestrials". If the link doesn't work, it is Ebay item # 133121808686. What is the story behind this? Is this legit, or a scam? Or just wishful thinking? If this was previously discussed forgive me - Thanks. Chris. The game is actually really rare, like Red Sea Crossing kind of rare. But its not $90,000 rare. The ROM was released sometime ago so there's no reason to buy it just to play it and the game sucks on top of that. Probably gonna be on eBay for a long time. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4351036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Strangest Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Wow. What a saga. And what a delusional “collector.” Came in touting it as the greatest, rarest, and most valuable find in the history of gaming and went nuclear when people more knowledgeable and relevant than him (politely and fairly) suggested otherwise. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4351276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHairy Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 12 hours ago, Keatah said: And too bad that EPROM is being exposed to light - weakening a 35 year old program. Yeah, I noted that too --- not exactly a good way to deal with an EPROM whose contents are that rare Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4351289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 12 hours ago, Keatah said: $90K is not an authoritative price. It's $90K because someone says it's $90K. And that is why the price is unaffected by a rom release. And too bad that EPROM is being exposed to light - weakening a 35 year old program. Will it sell for some ridiculous amount of money? Sure. There's always someone waiting to be stupid. The price is always unaffected by a rom release for there is always someone, somewhere who will be willing to pay a an over inflated price for a one of a kind cart or Eprom. In this case it is just sheer greed but then again it is his to do what he wants to do with it. Maybe someone with more money than sense will entertain him, then again I truly doubt it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4351290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysOnPlanetPatrol Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Related to that, now there's a CCE cartridge set for sale for $14k (Canadian): https://www.ebay.ca/itm/CCE-C-C-E-Color-Complete-Set-ATARI-2600-Video-Game-System-Dancing-Plate-Plates/291691429681 Crazy money. Let's see how much they will actually go for! I'm guessing there are lot of middle age folks who can spend some good money on their hobby. At this rate I'm going to list my CIB NTSC Puzzy games on eBay. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4351571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I know it's the wrong question to ask, but is any fun to play? Doesn't look like it from the screenshot here. http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-extra-terrestrials_27608.html Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4351586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysOnPlanetPatrol Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 7 minutes ago, Flojomojo said: I know it's the wrong question to ask, but is any fun to play? Doesn't look like it from the screenshot here. It's not that much fun; Romhunter has it nicely linked a playable online emulator from his page (http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-extra-terrestrials_27608.html?http://javatari.org/?PAGE_BACK_CSS=rgb(188,179,143)&ROM=http://www.atarimania.com/2600/dumps/extra_terrestrials.zip Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4351599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 1 hour ago, AlwaysOnPlanetPatrol said: Related to that, now there's a CCE cartridge set for sale for $14k (Canadian): https://www.ebay.ca/itm/CCE-C-C-E-Color-Complete-Set-ATARI-2600-Video-Game-System-Dancing-Plate-Plates/291691429681 Crazy money. Let's see how much they will actually go for! I'm guessing there are lot of middle age folks who can spend some good money on their hobby. That set's been up for a while, or maybe, like this copy of Extraterrestrials, it's been taken down a re-posted several times. I'd be interested in how much those 19 declined offers were for. 1 hour ago, Flojomojo said: I know it's the wrong question to ask, but is any fun to play? Doesn't look like it from the screenshot here. http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-extra-terrestrials_27608.html It's 2-player only, which doesn't help. And it doesn't emulate properly. Here's a video of it running on actual hardware. It's could have been a cool game (Pac-Man Vs. 20 years ahead of it's time!) but it just ends up being a sad Pac-Man clone with only 1 enemy and no AI. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4351650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 How does it not emulate properly. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4351659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Keatah said: How does it not emulate properly. If you play using the javatari link above, you'll notice that the candy disappears when the alien is a few "spaces" to the right of them instead of as it passes over them. This was a problem in Stella as well when the ROM was first released. That was several versions ago though and I haven't tried it recently, so maybe it's been fixed. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4351663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I tried it on Stella 3.9.3 from 2014 and it worked fine. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4351674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stephena Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 7 hours ago, Keatah said: I tried it on Stella 3.9.3 from 2014 and it worked fine. Yep, this has been fixed in Stella for years now. It's due to incomplete RSYNC emulation in other emulators. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4351796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 On 9/16/2019 at 10:02 PM, KaeruYojimbo said: That set's been up for a while, or maybe, like this copy of Extraterrestrials, it's been taken down a re-posted several times. I'd be interested in how much those 19 declined offers were for. It's 2-player only, which doesn't help. And it doesn't emulate properly. Here's a video of it running on actual hardware. It's could have been a cool game (Pac-Man Vs. 20 years ahead of it's time!) but it just ends up being a sad Pac-Man clone with only 1 enemy and no AI. A further simplified 2600 jawbreaker. ... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4352653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I like how he gets his "buyer/seller" stuff mixed up in the provisos and conditions. One example... "* May encounter custom fees or other taxes in which the seller is solely responsible for and understands upon purchase of the game." He means, of course, that the BUYER is solely responsible... Another one.. "Upon purchase of this game, the seller is acknowledging the condition of the game based on all pictures and details provided." Of course again, he means the BUYER is acknowledging.... Funny, really. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296086-whats-the-story-behind-the-worlds-rarest-videogame-currently-on-ebay/#findComment-4354460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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