the 5th ghost Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Just thought I'd post a picture of this item in my collection. I liked the post about the MASH game with the T-shirt recently and thought this would be of interest to show everyone. It's a boxed Superman game with the sticker on the box for a free wallet. The wallet was packed inside the box under the cart, (you have to open the bottom flap to remove it), when I got this. The wallet is mint and unused I had a second box with the sticker but the wallet was missing Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 The one I saw on eBay a while back had the wallet sealed on top of the box. Very cool find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 The one I saw on eBay a while back had the wallet sealed on top of the box. Yeah I remember that one, it went for well over $120 Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted October 28, 2003 Author Share Posted October 28, 2003 The one I saw on eBay a while back had the wallet sealed on top of the box. Very cool find. Interesting. Wonder if it was packed both ways? I've had this for years and always figured it was packed inside Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARI TROLL Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Too cool! Thanks for posting the pic. Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Wasn't the wallet packed in a small plastic box with clear top? Cheers, Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 You learn something new all the time here, I never saw one of those before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarimania Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Wasn't the wallet packed in a small plastic box with clear top? Cheers, Marco My mine is packed in a small plactic box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted October 29, 2003 Author Share Posted October 29, 2003 Looking at the sticker on the box it says "Free with purchase-attached on back" So it was supposed to be shrinkwrapped to the back of the box but not sure if all of them were actually packed like that. The small box for the wallet sounds interesting. I'd love to see a picture of that! Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 man i love to have that too :-) i remember seeing something about there being a 'special edition' of 2600 superman, was the wallet part of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted October 29, 2003 Author Share Posted October 29, 2003 As far as I know, the Special Edition didn't have to do with the wallet. There were other Atari games that had the Special Edition logo on the box like Backgammon, Video Chess for example. Superman comes with a box with the Special Edition logo and without. The ones without the logo seem to be for the picture label version of Superman. The box I have with the Free Wallet sticker covers the Special Edition logo. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 As far as I know, the Special Edition didn't have to do with the wallet. There were other Atari games that had the Special Edition logo on the box like Backgammon, Video Chess for example Correct. I don't think there was actually anything special about the special editions. No idea why Atari decided to release them like that. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Hype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincYnoTi Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 As far as I know, the Special Edition didn't have to do with the wallet. There were other Atari games that had the Special Edition logo on the box like Backgammon, Video Chess for example Correct. I don't think there was actually anything special about the special editions. No idea why Atari decided to release them like that. Tempest the box version with the "special edition" banner on the front is the style for the original release for several 1979 titles including backgammon, basic programming, championship soccer, casino, video chess and superman. later re-releases of the same title had the front banner removed, but often kept the "special edition" info on the back of the box. it could be that atari changed the packaging style when they changed box styles. i think the original "special edition" version had tuck-in flaps at the box top and bottom (no glue involved). that may have allowed the superman wallet to be packed inside the box easily. is that the kind of box you show in the first post of this thread. later superman boxes where the glue sealed at top and bottom, with that little hang tag that was glued down with the top flap (never understood the point of this little tag). if the manufacturing process glue sealed the bottom, it would be harder to insert the superman wallet, so they just shrinkwrapped it to the outside of the box. also, is there a serial number on the yellow sticker somewhere, PRO 800? this was listed in one of the giant list of label variations, but i cannot make it out in the photo above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 also, is there a serial number on the yellow sticker somewhere, PRO 800? this was listed in one of the giant list of label variations, but i cannot make it out in the photo above. Yes, there is, here is a scan of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Maybe the "Special Edition" was the release of the game with the fix for the bug where you dont have to rebuild the bridge? :wink: Ahh, I doubt it. Hype is more likely. Buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted October 30, 2003 Author Share Posted October 30, 2003 Yes, The box at the top of the thread has the original box style with the fold-in flap, not the glued hanger type. Cool, you have that box too CPUWIZ! Do you also have the wallet? Where did you get yours from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranthulfr Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 I wonder if anyone's ever carried the Superman wallet while wearing the Mash shirt and the Pitfall backpack? Seriously that's a nifty item. As far as how it was packed with the Superman game, it seems like packing it inside the box would have been the most practical (less bulky and more pilfer-resistant). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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