Ashtonrusso Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Was told this was never released and have been offered 2k I am looking for info/ offers but don’t really know where to start. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Congrats, not sure if I would let it go for 2K. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONEMAN Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I'd like some info too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhd Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I have utterly no interest in buying this game, but I would love to see some gameplay video or, at least, screenshots. Given that there looks to be a production label, I wonder how many of these cartridges were produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Does it work? Pictures of the game screen would be helpful. Any story on how it was obtained? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 57 minutes ago, jhd said: Given that there looks to be a production label... Which he most likely put holes in to get the screws out to open it? I have a feeling that might effect the value some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Kind of surprised this topic isn't going nuts right now, this is a pretty impressive/rare find. Maybe add "found" to the title or switch it to the 2600 section. Also get some screen shots and videos of this playing/working immediately. If its legit you should do pretty well on the sale of it... I don't think damage to the label would affect the price much, if at all. Whats inside it is more important 😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 is this a production run or a labeled prototype? where's @Tempest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jeremiahjt Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 11 minutes ago, Crazy Climber said: Kind of surprised this topic isn't going nuts right now, this is a pretty impressive/rare find. Maybe add "found" to the title or switch it to the 2600 section. Also get some screen shots and videos of this playing/working immediately. If its legit you should do pretty well on the sale of it... I don't think damage to the label would affect the price much, if at all. Whats inside it is more important 😃 I think most people are taking a wait and see approach in regards to legitimacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donjn Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 DO NOT sell that for 2k. The buyer will flip it for 10k or more. You could list it on Ebay for a really high amount, and see how may people make offer or "follow" your listing. That's a good way to see interest and get somewhere towards a value. See if you could email or send a tweet to any old Coleco developers to see how rare this thing is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockymin Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 9 minutes ago, donjn said: DO NOT sell that for 2k. The buyer will flip it for 10k or more. You could list it on Ebay for a really high amount, and see how may people make offer or "follow" your listing. That's a good way to see interest and get somewhere towards a value. See if you could email or send a tweet to any old Coleco developers to see how rare this thing is. He should get some screenshots. It's easy to mock up a label and slap it on a cart. And that can be any old board in that cartridge shell. How do you prove it's genuine? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevnaguy Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Holy Shit! That is amazing. Does it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, donjn said: The buyer will flip it for 10k or more. There are very few 2600 games of any sort that reach $10k sales figures. Who knows what this Tarzan is worth exactly but don't go telling the guy it's $10k + when there is next to no chance he gets that for it. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 2 hours ago, donjn said: DO NOT sell that for 2k. The buyer will flip it for 10k or more. 10k "or more" is highly unlikely... Some questions need to be answered before its even worth 2k... - is it real/authentic? - does it work? - how complete is it? Again, screen shots and video would help this sale immensely... It "looks" real but I'm not really qualified to validate a proto. I do know if the game is near complete (or complete) and playable its worth a lot more than say just a title screen, or unplayable demo, etc... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 12 hours ago, pboland said: Which he most likely put holes in to get the screws out to open it? I have a feeling that might effect the value some. What if he put the label on after he opened it up? Ever think about that? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Very cool! If you want the most money for it, it would be best to post screenshots or a gameplay video. Also do an auction, there will be many people interested in buying it. I don't see the price getting to 10K, but you could likely get more than 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Post video please. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 I hope you get a pile for it. Looks awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bfstats Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Here is the Atarimania link showing scans of the manual. http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-tarzan_20495.html Those interested in seeing how this prototype - if that’s what it genuinely is - was intended to function can get a good idea of the gameplay from it. Clearly we need to see screenshots or even a video of the game being played before taking this seriously. That said, I REALLY hope this potentially massive find is legit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Great find. Looks like the real deal, but a video of the gameplay would indeed be a good thing to do. And this one should be ROM dumped asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 17 hours ago, Rockymin said: He should get some screenshots. It's easy to mock up a label and slap it on a cart. And that can be any old board in that cartridge shell. How do you prove it's genuine? True, but the underside of the label (that can be seen in the photo at the hinge point) looks very yellow and stiff. That would at least indicate an aged label of some kind. Of course that too can be faked. 13 hours ago, cvga said: What if he put the label on after he opened it up? Ever think about that? 😄. That's possible. Again, looking at the hinge point of the open cart it is very indicative of an older label stock. And I can honestly say I know something about labels. 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bfstats Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 4 hours ago, Rom Hunter said: And this one should be ROM dumped asap. Therein lies my concern, Rom. Current dumping software may not recognize it if the chip is unique. One of our brilliant engineering types might need to get hands on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 18 minutes ago, bfstats said: Therein lies my concern, Rom. Current dumping software may not recognize it if the chip is unique. One of our brilliant engineering types might need to get hands on it. https://web.archive.org/web/20161208144456/http://www.2600connection.com:80/library/tech_docs/tech_docs.html Wickstead notebook 2 - 10-24-83 to 6-30-86: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bfstats Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Thomas for the win! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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