daniel.inforede Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 SEARS DISTRIBUTION UPDATE ==================== I identified a new PSN number in Sears distribution. In the boxes containing the Sears catalog number 6-998 and standard flap style, 08 games with PSN registration C014070-C012189 were identified, see the list: Poker Plus, Slots, Football, Canyon Bomber, Arcade Golf, Cannon Man, Bowling and Dare Diver. There are now 5 versions in total identified: - 03 with Sears catalog number 6-998, 01 gatefold and 02 standard flap style. - 02 with Sears catalog number 49-75, 01 standard flap style and 01 glued flap style. See the full list: Gatefold (6-998) C012189 (6-998) C014070 (6-998) C015741 (49-75) C017141 (49-75) PROGRESS LINE ON THE WEBSITE ====================== I also inserted a progress line on the website cover showing the percentage of validations made in each version (I use the ASCII character table to build the graph), thus showing the progress of work in the versions. Hope you enjoy! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel.inforede Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 NEW VERSION FOUND OF SLOT RACERS GAME IN PAL FORMAT (C014060) ================================================= I added a new version of the game Slot Racers, the box version C014060 - C011822 (© outside the warranty box, printed in the USA) contains P sticker on the side indicating the video format. I have already included the new version in the search and provide detailed images below. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckaroo Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 9 minutes ago, daniel.inforede said: I added a new version of the game Slot Racers, the box version C014060 - C011822 I have this version too, is it the same tab as this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel.inforede Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 18 minutes ago, Buckaroo said: I have this version too, is it the same tab as this? Yes, excellent. Is your version PAL video format? Could you add a photo of the printing industry information? And if possible, also a photo of the back of the box? If you look at my version you will see that it is damaged at the copyright location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckaroo Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 6 minutes ago, daniel.inforede said: Is your version PAL video format? Yes mine is also PAL it has the sticker on the box. Mine has thick tape across the front of the box so it looks like it was taped to another game. Shops did this sometimes to bundle pairs of games together for a deal. I currently have it listed on eBay, is it worth keeping this box variant? The version in my collection that I've kept is the one without warranty and game program in big letters on the back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel.inforede Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 (edited) 1 hour ago, Buckaroo said: Yes mine is also PAL it has the sticker on the box. Mine has thick tape across the front of the box so it looks like it was taped to another game. Shops did this sometimes to bundle pairs of games together for a deal. I currently have it listed on eBay, is it worth keeping this box variant? The version in my collection that I've kept is the one without warranty and game program in big letters on the back. Yes mine is also PAL it has the sticker on the box. Cool, a very difficult version to find (as incredible as it may seem) Mine has thick tape across the front of the box so it looks like it was taped to another game. Shops did this sometimes to bundle pairs of games together for a deal. I understand that it was a way of negotiating batches of games. I currently have it listed on eBay, is it worth keeping this box variant? There are several ways to collect series and versions of games published by Atari. You can collect by versions as well as game titles. And of course there are versions that are much rarer than others. In this case (from the Slot Racers game version) I had never encountered it, it was on my radar. The version of my collection that I kept is the one without warranty and with the game program in large letters on the back. It is the most common version along with the latest picture label version of the color series! Clint, thank you very much for your feedback. Edited March 3 by daniel.inforede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel.inforede Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 2 hours ago, Buckaroo said: Yes mine is also PAL it has the sticker on the box. Mine has thick tape across the front of the box so it looks like it was taped to another game. Shops did this sometimes to bundle pairs of games together for a deal. I currently have it listed on eBay, is it worth keeping this box variant? The version in my collection that I've kept is the one without warranty and game program in big letters on the back. To complete the validation of version C014060 - C011822 (With the guarantee certificate's background color in the same color as the box) the only thing missing is Basketball PSN:C014060-24. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckaroo Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 (edited) 19 minutes ago, daniel.inforede said: thank you very much for your feedback. It's been a while since I went through everything so I'm a bit rusty on the details. If it's greyed out are you still looking for it? For example I have this Space War with 5 languages on the back. The manual is the 01697.... version but the bottom of the box is still glued. Edited March 4 by Buckaroo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel.inforede Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Buckaroo said: It's been a while since I went through everything so I'm a bit rusty on the details. If it's greyed out are you still looking for it? For example I have this Space War with 5 languages on the back. The manual is the 01697.... version but the bottom of the box is still glued. It's been a while since I went through everything so I'm a bit rusty on the details. If it's greyed out are you still looking for it? When we talk about versions, the recognition techniques we use are extremely hard! For example I have this Space War with 5 languages on the back. The manual is the 01697.... version but the bottom of the box is still glued. Space War multiple languages I haven't validated it yet, if you could send the information I would like it! Edited March 4 by daniel.inforede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel.inforede Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 3 hours ago, Buckaroo said: I currently have it listed on eBay, is it worth keeping this box variant? Atari's international version of the multi-language color series is fantastic to collect: It's very diverse, has at least 50 titles and offers exclusive versions. I would definitely invest a lot in this version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 1 hour ago, Buckaroo said: It's been a while since I went through everything so I'm a bit rusty on the details. If it's greyed out are you still looking for it? For example I have this Space War with 5 languages on the back. The manual is the 01697.... version but the bottom of the box is still glued. I would love to add this box variation to my collection. Was it primarily distributed in EUR PAL? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 7 hours ago, groundtrooper said: I would love to add this box variation to my collection. Was it primarily distributed in EUR PAL? Yes: https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-space-war_8031.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckaroo Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 17 hours ago, groundtrooper said: I would love to add this box variation to my collection. Was it primarily distributed in EUR PAL? Sorry this ones in my collection so not for sale. 17 hours ago, daniel.inforede said: Space War multiple languages I haven't validated it yet, if you could send the information I would like it! Here's the Space War multi language version, I heated open the bottom of the box. The tab picture is a bit blurry but you can make it out. The manual also has a matching number to the tab. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckaroo Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Picked up a Junior box which was nearly destroyed and noticed the print house and date on the tab. Is this of interest? July 1990 seems pretty late on in the 2600's life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel.inforede Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 On 3/3/2024 at 10:21 PM, groundtrooper said: I would love to add this box variation to my collection. Was it primarily distributed in EUR PAL? Yes, an excellent version to acquire and we still haven't found the box indicating the NTSC video format (sticker N). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel.inforede Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 On 3/4/2024 at 3:54 PM, Buckaroo said: Sorry this ones in my collection so not for sale. Here's the Space War multi language version, I heated open the bottom of the box. The tab picture is a bit blurry but you can make it out. The manual also has a matching number to the tab. It's an unbeatable version, simply the best! Thanks for sharing Clint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckaroo Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Found a couple of other 5 language Inc versions. This version of Backgammon has all 4 tabs still attached, has the date and printhouse but no CO number on any of the the tabs. The manual version matches up with the rest of the C016972 5 language versions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckaroo Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 As with Backgammon this has all 4 tabs still attached, date and printhouse but no CO number on any of the the tabs. The manual version matches up with the rest of the C016972 5 language versions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckaroo Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I think this is the Inc 5 language C016972 version of Space Invaders but all tabs are missing from the box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel.inforede Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 On 3/6/2024 at 12:18 PM, Buckaroo said: I think this is the Inc 5 language C016972 version of Space Invaders but all tabs are missing from the box. Yes you are correct, the characteristics are from version C016972. Your versions are very interesting, it also happened that some international boxes in the silver series did not contain the catalog number on the internal flaps. All boxes in standard lid opening format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckaroo Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) Couple more finds Solaris CA019739-136 (Made in China 1987) Edited March 17 by Buckaroo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckaroo Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Xenophobe CA400075-172 (China 1990) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckaroo Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 The two different colours of Space Invaders printed in different places: Red : BT 1989 Blue : Whitways 1990 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel.inforede Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 Advancing in box validations! =================== The month of March brought us a large number of validations and also new box additions. In total there were 5 new insertions, 12 Atari version validations and 21 Sears distribution validations. Highlighting the additions of the Chase and Race games from the Sears distribution, both versions C012189 (06-99 | SF), now the list contains 19 related games. A very special thanks to @TomBrazil, the biggest collector of CIB Atari games (authorized versions) that I know in Brazil, for the enormous contribution of validations in the Sears distribution. See the full list below: Added versions: =========== C014060-06 Slot Racers ( SF | © Outside Warranty Box | INC) C017039-06 V2 Slot Racers ( GF | © Inside Warranty Box | INC) C017039-35 V3 Maze Craze ( TF | © Ninety Warranty Box | INC) C012189-11 Race (Sears 06-99 | SF) C012189-41 Chase (Sears 06-99 | SF) by Tom Brazil Validated versions: ============= C014060-06 Slot Racers ( SF | © Outside Warranty Box | INC) C016972-04 Space War (SF | International 5L | INC) By Clint C016972-17 NO PSN Backgammon (SF | International 5L | INC) By Clint C016972-36 NO PSN Video Checkers (SF | International 5L | INC) By Clint C017039-11 V2 Indy 500 Olympics ( GF | © Inside Warranty Box | INC) C017039-21 V2 Video Olympics ( GF | © Inside Warranty Box | INC) C017039-23 V2 Home Run ( GF | © Inside Warranty Box | INC) C017039-35 V2 Maze Craze ( SF | © Inside Warranty Box | INC) C017039-20 V3 Basic Programming ( GF | © Ninety Warranty Box | INC) C017039-35 V3 Maze Craze ( GF | © Ninety Warranty Box | INC) C017039-64 V3 Brain Games ( GF | © Ninety Warranty Box | INC) CA019739-136 Solaris (SF | Red Box | 1L | ©1987 | CORP) By Clint Validated Distribuitions: ================ Sears 06-99 | SF C012189-02 - Target Fun C012189-41 - Chase (by TomBrazil) Sears 06-99 | SF C014070-53 - Slots C014070-27 - Cannon Man (by TomBrazil) C014070-29 - Dare Diver (by TomBrazil) Sears 49-75 | SF C015741-45 - Video Chess C015741-07 - Canyon Bomber(by TomBrazil) C015741-12 - Speedway II (by TomBrazil) C015741-24 - Basketball (by Tom Brazil) C015741-38 - Missile Command (by TomBrazil) Sears 49-75 | GF C017141-04 - Space Combat (by TomBrazil) C017141-08 - Super Breakout (by TomBrazil) C017141-12 - Speedway II (by TomBrazil) C017141-31 - Superman (by TomBrazil) C017141-32 - Space Invaders (by TomBrazil) C017141-33 - Night Driver (by TomBrazil) C017141-34 - Golf (by TomBrazil) C017141-49 - Asteroids (by TomBrazil) C017141-51 - Black Jack (by TomBrazil) C017141-54 - Haunted House (by TomBrazil) C019003-50 - Berzerk (by TomBrazil) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBrazil Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Thank you, @daniel.inforede - I'm glad that I could help! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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