Albert Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, ianoid said: I wonder what the highest print run has been of any Atari Age release? Not that high, that's for sure. However, I have sold nearly 1,500 Synthcarts. ..Al 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 (edited) Well, in 1972 inflation adjusted dollars, these games are only $22.69. So they are 25% off MSRP ($29.99). ? https://www.usinflationcalculator.com Edited November 16, 2021 by CapitanClassic 3 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent X Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Albert said: Yes, those boxes are a bit of a mess. I'd say that's an understatement! 2 hours ago, Nall3k said: @Albert If Atari is going to continue to do these (which they've stated they will), they should seriously consider bringing people from here on as consultants to address these very issues. I agree. So many of the AtariAge releases have done an excellent job of reproducing the various box and label styles that Atari used during the 2600's production run. If you consider that Aquaventure and Saboteur were supposed to be 1983 or 1984 releases, then it would be appropriate to use the style of box/label from that period. I've got a Saboteur similar to the one that @sramirez2008 posted earlier (also autographed by Howard Scott Warshaw), and I think it looks great. That's the kind of care and attention to detail that fans want. It would give buyers the confidence that they'd receive a high-quality product that they'd be proud to have in their collections. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Albert said: Looks like they created new cover artwork directly based on the artwork David Exton created. The title artwork appears to be used unchanged. The story was also lifted right out of the Saboteur manual we created. As far as I know, nobody was contacted in advance for permission to use these for this physical release. ..Al Oh, so surprising. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 44 minutes ago, Nathan Strum said: Yes, but they did say "made"... not "sold". I for one am going to be watching Big Lots carefully. They’re really bringing 80s nostalgia back! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig1 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 New Atari 2600 games from Atari? whoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Nathan Strum said: Yes, but they did say "made"... not "sold". Maybe they have some space reserved in Alamogordo to "store" unsold units 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TrekMD Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I got an email about this today. I'm going to check it out but those LE ones are rather pricey! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhzc Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 All the thing looks so amateurish, the box designs and renders looks like somtehing an squirrel can do (and not even a smart squirrel). And the price for limited edition is so randomly high compared with games for current gen. Maybe there is some gas leak in atari hq or something. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, TrekMD said: I got an email about this today. I'm going to check it out but those LE ones are rather pricey! Can you share the email? Was it from Atari? I'd like to see that. Thanks, ..Al 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 The email I got was this with a few images that are in this thread: INTRODUCING ATARI®XP COLLECTIBLE GAME CARTRIDGES Our first series of collectible Atari 2600 cartridges is available starting today! Yars’ Return™, Saboteur® and Aquaventure™ … three unreleased gems now available for the first time. Atari XP premium cartridges are manufactured in the United States to exacting standards, with all new components, beveled edges to prevent pin damage, strong gold-plated connectors, and identical power draw to the originals. All cartridges will include a digital copy of the game playable on the Atari VCS. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TrekMD Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, Albert said: Can you share the email? Was it from Atari? I'd like to see that. Thanks, ..Al Sure thing. I changed it into a PDF file so it looks right. I'm attaching it here. It did come from Atari: Atari (atarinewsletter@atari.com) Introducing Atari XP Game Cartridges.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstrotha0975 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I'm late to the party, only heard about this 30 minutes ago. I preordered 1 of each standard edition. I don't care that the roms are easily available. 4 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I have a copy of the email (click for a larger view, and click a second time for the full-size image): ..Al 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, TrekMD said: Sure thing. I changed it into a PDF file so it looks right. I'm attaching it here. It did come from Atari: Atari (atarinewsletter@atari.com) Thanks, someone forwarded me the email and I pasted it above. There are a few differences, which is interesting. ..Al 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nall3k Posted November 17, 2021 Author Share Posted November 17, 2021 16 minutes ago, Albert said: Thanks, someone forwarded me the email and I pasted it above. There are a few differences, which is interesting. ..Al I know I sound like a broken record, but they really need to get a designer to work on their sites and marketing materials. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 1 hour ago, vhzc said: Maybe there is some gas leak in atari hq or something. That's just silly. Atari can't afford to pay their gas bill. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 6 hours ago, Albert said: Looks like they created new cover artwork directly based on the artwork David Exton created. The title artwork appears to be used unchanged. The story was also lifted right out of the Saboteur manual we created. As far as I know, nobody was contacted in advance for permission to use these for this physical release. ..Al So they stole my manual for a SECOND time? Seriously? Not like there's much I can do about it. 1 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 $50 2600 carts from the current 'modern' Atari is nothing more than a shady cash grab and a terrible attempt at that judging by the quality of renders provided via some press kit. $149 for a limited edition anything is absurd and proves that it's merely just that, a cash grab. Typical modern day Atari as expected which does nothing but deepen my disgust. Using my birth year to limit the number of overpriced limited edition copies does not gain any brownie points either mind you. My entire opinion would have been different had they actually developed something NEW - titles previously unreleased in any iteration, but this is clearly not that nor will it ever be... because it's Atari. 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neogeo1982 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 So does this mean they're gonna flood us with Repros too? And expensive ones at that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neogeo1982 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 27 minutes ago, Clint Thompson said: merely just that, a cash grab. Well they need to grab something as this crypto keeps dropping ? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6502wrangler Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 50 minutes ago, Tempest said: So they stole my manual for a SECOND time? Seriously? Not like there's much I can do about it. That sucks. Do you have a copyright on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 7 hours ago, jgkspsx said: @Albert the AA release of Saboteur isn’t going away, is it? I need to know if I should jump on one right away If it goes away or not, jump on it! It is a great game and a fantastic box and manual. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sixersfan105 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Albert said: Thanks, someone forwarded me the email and I pasted it above. There are a few differences, which is interesting. ..Al They issued at least two different emails with slightly different branding. For example, I got one email from Atari and another from Atari VCS and while the content is similar, it is slightly different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPilz Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 The least they could've done is source a physical 2600, controller and produce some genuine runs of these three titles to create a much more appealing and authentic media kit. Their render of the 2600 isn't even accurate, the font above the cart slot is really off and doesn't even have the TM (I've seen similar renders like this on Turbo Squid / iStock). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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