Donald_Ferren Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 I came across some odd looking Activision carts in my local flea market this past weekend. They were black with a rough textured surface with no place for any kind of label. Also, on the ends they had the Activision name embedded into the plastic at the top ends of the carts. Also, near the top ends, it had a few grooves that go all the way around the top. There was no indication of any kind of game name anywhere on the two carts. Anyone know what these are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Sounds like a 5200 cart, take a look at this: http://www.atariage.com/cart_page.html?Sof...wareLabelID=617 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald_Ferren Posted February 26, 2004 Author Share Posted February 26, 2004 They are very similar to that, but they're small enough to be 2600 carts. Also, they have no labels and have no place for any label to go. Also the Activision name is inset into the top of cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trade-N-Games Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 sounds like it may be a colecovision cart for the activision games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 stolen from Ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald_Ferren Posted February 26, 2004 Author Share Posted February 26, 2004 The carts are still at the flea market. I'll pick them up this weekend. Until then, I've created an abominable mock-up in paint. Just imagine that the Activision logo stretches across the top of the cart and is inset into the plastic--not a label. Does this help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.FoodMonster Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Looks like a 2600 cart, but beyond that I have no idea. Its in the plastic, so thats strange as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Could be a copy of Double Dragon, Rampage or Commando. The mock-up looks similar to those games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald_Ferren Posted February 26, 2004 Author Share Posted February 26, 2004 Do you mean these? http://www.atariage.com/cart_page.html?Sof...wareLabelID=152 http://www.atariage.com/cart_page.html?Sof...wareLabelID=397 http://www.atariage.com/cart_page.html?Sof...twareLabelID=97 If so, nope, these things have no labels and no place for a label. It's as if they were designed to be mystery games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 If you could provide an image of the actual carts, it would definitely help the folks on here. The carts you have could be Brazilian or German carts. Who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke 4ever Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Hell, as far as we know, you might of uncovered new prototypes or something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald_Ferren Posted February 26, 2004 Author Share Posted February 26, 2004 I'll be able to pick them up on Satuday. I'll come back and post photos of them then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald_Ferren Posted February 28, 2004 Author Share Posted February 28, 2004 Ok, I feel stupid. Between me not getting a good look at these carts while I was there, and my bad memory--I had misremembered what was there. Bear with me, I'm just getting started on collecting for the 2600, but I learn fast. They were 3 regular Activision carts with no labels. I tried them out and one is Chopper Command, another was Dolphin. The third one refused to work at all, so it's still a mystery. Sorry for the confusion! I did have some real finds there this morning, though. Here they are, all loose, in rarity order (according to this site): H.E.R.O. (Activision) - rarity of 5! Woohoo! Summer Games (Epyx) - 4 Air Raiders (white label) - 3 Armor Ambush (black label) - 3 I got all of these for just a $1 each. Woohoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Nice find. Especially the H.E.R.O. game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Yes, congrats on H.E.R.O. Many 2600 fans (myself included) consider H.E.R.O. to be one of the top prizes in the system's library... rare enough to be an exciting find, and quite possibly the best game ever designed for the system! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 H.E.R.O is one of a handfull of games on the 2600 that are both rare and fun to play. Congrates on the find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Congrats on the HERO, and welcome to the hobby. Don't feel bad about mistaken identities, I thought I found a 2600 Ladybug when I first started, ended up being Coleco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino from Bula Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 I never realized HERO was rare. It's in my collection, too. It's an awesome game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Yeah H.E.R.O is a rarity 5 (RARE) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Nice job on H.E.R.O. I paid $10 for mine, but it was worth it. It's one of those games that's worth its salt. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Nice job on H.E.R.O. I paid $10 for mine, but it was worth it. It's one of those games that's worth its salt. :-) I also think I paid about 10 for hero. Good job getting it for a buck I did get lucky on private eye for 3.00 a while back. Hero is still one of my favorite games for 2600 and 8 bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 I know how you feel about those blank cartridges. Unfortunately, there aren't any places in the Boston area to look for classic games. (Unless one of you Mass. residents out there can help me out!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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