SS Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 There's actually only eight more Sears (picture) carts that I'm looking for : Baseball Basketball Breakaway IV Canyon Bomber Gunslinger Poker Plus Race Speedway II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Superman? Memory Match? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Superman? Memory Match? Superman is so rare that it doesn't even hit my "wish list" radar! Plus, it's the same picture that's on the Atari release so it doesn't count for a unique label anyway. Not that I'd turn one down if it fell into my lap, mind you! As for "Memory Match", I wasn't even aware that there WAS a picture label variation for that one. Damn! Bump my list up to nine wanted, I guess. What do you think that the rarity would be for that anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 I have posted the scans for Pong Sports, thanks SS!! Now I'm curious what others we are missing. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillTX Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 It doesnt matter to me if they are Atari or Sears. But I havent found too many Sears carts over the years at thrift stores. My parents went to Sears all the time when I was a kid, they bought me and my brother a lot of (now hideous looking) clothes and cheap "The Winner" sneakers - and my Parents still buy Kenmore appilances now and then. Lets give Sears some credit - they helped start a customer base for the 2600 before Space Invaders exploded. I think the first time I ever saw a home Pong game was at Sears too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhwolfman Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 It doesnt matter to me if they are Atari or Sears. But I havent found too many Sears carts over the years at thrift stores. My parents went to Sears all the time when I was a kid, they bought me and my brother a lot of (now hideous looking) clothes and cheap "The Winner" sneakers - and my Parents still buy Kenmore appilances now and then. Lets give Sears some credit - they helped start a customer base for the 2600 before Space Invaders exploded. I think the first time I ever saw a home Pong game was at Sears too. I love all Atari 2600 items. I don know why, but I thiink the Sears versions are real cool I have a lot of them CIB and loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexreed Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Since all the Sears games were made by Atari I have no problem with them. Many of my Atari cartridges had no art anyway so they are just as "lame" as the Tele-Games label. Growing up I had Target fun, Tank Plus, Maze, and Race as well as a Tele-Games Heavy Sixer. I luv Sears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenwood Posted August 4, 2004 Author Share Posted August 4, 2004 Always get a kick in a eBay auctions when a Sears Game is listed as "118 TeleGames" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Superman? Memory Match? Memory Match exists as a picture label for Sears? Could someone post a pic of that one? Is it as impossible to find as Sears Superman picture label? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shining slade Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Superman? Memory Match? Memory Match exists as a picture label for Sears? Could someone post a pic of that one? Is it as impossible to find as Sears Superman picture label? I don't think it exists as a pic label Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi301 Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 I got my Tele-Games from a friend last year. Came with 5 Tele-Games cartridges, non-numbered Combat, and some other games, lots of good ones. Just so I'm not confused, was there a Heavy Sixer Tele-Games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireTiger Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 Luigi was there a Heavy Sixer Tele-Games? Yes I own one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 My first Atari was a Tele-Games 6-switch, and many of my games came from Sears... they've always held a fond place in my heart. And the text Atari labels don't look quite as cool to me as the Sears ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi301 Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 Good. Just making sure, because I think mine's a Heavy Sixer. Is there a way to tell without opening it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 My Dad was the manager of Woolco (in Tucson AZ, its now a Target) and so I only saw Atari stuff in the day. And No one had Sear's stuff and I don't real like the look of them and it is hard to tell sometimes what they are "118 TeleGames"? w/ no end label forget it! But everytime I go into a Sears now, I wish they had some TeleGames to buy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 I have always hated the TeleGames version of Atari Games. I'd rather keep searching on a cart then settle on the Sears Version. You? I own one Sears label: SteepleChase. I never liked the Sears versions either. They were ugly and primitive looking compared to the regular Atari cartridges. I only have some because my uncle sent me a big box of games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 Our Atari system growing up was a Sears 6 switch. But the only Sears brand cart we had was Target Fun, which came with the system. I love collecting the Sears games myself, far more challenging than collecting their Atari brand counterparts. I have an older picture of my boxed Sears collection, I've added a few more boxed Sears games since this picture was taken (Star Raiders, Demons to Diamonds, Super Breakout, Memory Match, Brain Games, Spelling and the gatefold version of Speedway II ) The only Sears game I don't own yet is Maze Mania Besides the missing Maze Mania, I only need the boxes for Adventure, Defender, Math Gran Prix, and Warlords. Any one got any to trade I also love the picture label variants but am still missing quite a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 Superman? Memory Match? Memory Match exists as a picture label for Sears? Could someone post a pic of that one? Is it as impossible to find as Sears Superman picture label? I was teasing SS on that one. Although I think it would be neat, I have it boxed I love all the early artworks. I think Codebreaker would make a nice pic label as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shining slade Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 Damn 5th Ghost, I'm mega jealous! Let me guess which boxed sears cart you paid the most for, umm Cannon man or Superman right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 I think I've seen Superman sell around $35 recently.. Dare Diver on other hand.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 Damn 5th Ghost, I'm mega jealous! Let me guess which boxed sears cart you paid the most for, umm Cannon man or Superman right? Most of those were aquired in lots so broken down, not much was paid for each boxed game. Cannon Man came in a large lot of boxed Sears games off eBay awhile ago; for what I paid for that lot, each boxed game would have been in the $3 dollar range. Then factor in what I made back from reselling the duplicates in that lot, the price was even lower... Superman, on the other hand, I paid the most for. My memory is fuzzy on what exactly I won it for but I'm thinking in the $40 - $50 range Other than that, all of those were had for less than $10 a piece. I'm thinking that I will probably have to pay a lot to get those last 5 boxes but for what I have into the Sears collection so far, I don't mind. Of the 5 boxes I need, Math Gran Prix is the ONLY one I have yet to see boxed. So from my experience, a boxed Math Gran Prix is the rarest Sears game. I've had chances to get the other 4 off eBay but I wasn't aggressive enough. And I swear I had a Sears Adventure boxed and sold it years ago when my interests were not into collecting the Sears versions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Now now .. I know that none of you sears-o-phobes would pass up on the nine 1977 Sears gatefold boxes ... or Cannon Man cart or the Sears hex joystick disc if you found them in the wild. I had all of the above (less Math) in 1977 .. but tossed/sold/lost them all. From the moment that I saw and we made our purchase in October 1977, I always knew that the Sears Video Arcade was made by Atari and called it so. But it wasn't until 1997 when I typed Atari into Yahoo Search that I learned the Atari names for those labelled carts. I only knew them by the Sears names. For nostalgic reasons the Sears labels and manuals appeal to me. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128bytes Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 The only Sears game I don't own yet is Maze Mania I have Maze Mania with a picture label! (The cart, not the box). How about a trade for your spare Activision Decathlon? I can sweeten it if needed. I will also send you a list of my other Sears carts - some are picture label. -128bytes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexreed Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 To the ones asking about Sears heavy sixers- yes you can tell without opening them up- start by looking to see where is was made. If it says it was made in the states then it is a heavy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmeroid Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Actually, I really like the Sears games. It's not that I prefer them over the Atari versions but I do like the alternative box art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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