Mindfield Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 I won an auction for an excellent condition CIB Keystone Kapers recently. The whole thing's in fantastic shape -- a few actiplaque spots on the cart, but the manual and catalog are pristine. What really grabbed my attention though was that it was the Katch the Krook contest edition to win a $5K savings bond. The contest details sticker on the outside of the box hadn't been peeled, and the scratch and win card wasn't played! Kinda silly, but a cool bit of collectibility. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 Scratch it off and see if it was a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted April 23, 2004 Author Share Posted April 23, 2004 Scratch it off and see if it was a winner. Sacrellige! Although I admit to a certain compulsion to scratch all the spots off, I know it's just caused by the fact that I don't dare. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 Do it then, not like it matters now. I think it's different than opening a sealed box of something rare. I bet there are a bunch more of those sealed anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted April 23, 2004 Author Share Posted April 23, 2004 Do it then, not like it matters now. I think it's different than opening a sealed box of something rare. I bet there are a bunch more of those sealed anyway. I dunno. First time I've seen this to be honest, and I usually keep an eye out for nifty crap like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 i wonder why those kinds of scratch off games have fallen out of favor? was the threat of people learning how to cheat at them becoming too great? I have a pack of Donkey Kong cards i bought at the cinciclassic a couple of years ago with similar scratch off games, though there was no prize to win, it was just scratch off Donkey Kong Ive left them as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 I dunno, I'd be hard-pressed to scratch off the piece. Of course, curiosity would probably eventually get the best of me, and if it won, I'd probably send it to Activision to see what would happen. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 Maybe we can start a pool to see how long he can hold out before he scratches the card Myself I wonder how long I would last. I probably would like to keep the card as it was since I will probably never see another one like it but my curiousty would probably get the better of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebue Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 See if you can hold it up to a really bright light. That sometimes lets you see what's behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.FoodMonster Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 There is no way in hell I would ever scratch if off, unless I had 2 of them, that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 I'd scratch it off, what's the difference to someone who wants it for collecting? I would think if it was a winner it might have more collectible value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tillenterprises Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 I bought my copy of Keystone Kapers brand new in 1983, and the first thing I did then was scratch off the card- no winner, but for some reason, I saved the card in the original box, and still have it to this day! I guess I had a vision of the future and knew that when I'm 35, I would be into collecting Atari stuff again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 CIB with unscratched card, no way would I ever scratch it off. -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 Don't scratch it off, Activision more than likely never sent out the winning card, they just did it to get people to buy the game and if they did have a winner, it was a kid of one of the higher ups, maybe even Crane!!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somePUNK Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 SKRATCH IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted April 23, 2004 Author Share Posted April 23, 2004 Nope. I ain't gonna scratch it. NIB Keystone Kapers (and the contest version at that) notwithstanding, there's no telling how many open-box CIB KK carts there are that still have the contest card in unplayed condition, never mind the cards were just thrown out after playing and losing in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The MilkMan Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 I would'nt scratch it. Get one of those baseball card sleves to protect it, the ones that screw together. Keep it all nice and purdy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 if it won, I'd probably send it to Activision to see what would happen. I'm with AL. Scratch it! I'd bet that Activision would send you something cool if it turned out to be a winner. (Especially if you brought it to Ken's attention.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 I double-dog dare ya! Any other Activision, or even any other companies for that matter do the scratch off thingies? I know the Popeye, 5200 at least, did the any Parker Bros. games 2600 have scratchoffs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 did the any Parker Bros. games 2600 have scratchoffs? Yes, Popeye for the 2600. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted April 24, 2004 Author Share Posted April 24, 2004 Fine, you convinced me. I scratched. What a krock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Fine, you convinced me. I scratched. What a krock! Nice Photoshop work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saikyo Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Phew! scared me then that is until i saw the 3 months free membership to AOL Yeah im with the people here who say dont scratch it it's a piece of history that will probably no longer exists if you do and just imagine how much it's probably worth! You have already won just by finding one unscratched! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xot Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Fine, you convinced me. I scratched. What a krock! And you played it wrong to boot. It clearly states you must catch three Krooks IN A ROW. No free AOL for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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