Albert Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 I just added a large slew of 2600 box scans to our database (thanks to Dan Cage and CPUWIZ) and made a list of scans we're still missing. If you have any of these boxes and can scan them in, please send me a private message. Thanks! Atari: - Obelix - Silver NTSC - Pepsi Invaders - Racing Pack Bomb: - Assault - Great Escape Coleco: - Smurfs Save the Day (big box, I know.. ) Commavid: - Magicard (no such thing, my bad) Parker Brothers: - Action Force (PAL) Sears - 3D Tic-Tac-Toe - Adventure - Asteroids (64) - Asteroids (66) - Backgammon - Brain Games - Cannon Man - Checkers - Circus - Codebreaker - Dare Diver - Demons to Diamonds - Dodger Cars - Haunted house - Math - Math Gran Prix - Maze Mania - Othello - Soccer - Spelling - Star Raiders - Superman - Video Chess - Warlords - Yars' Revenge Spectravision - Bumper Bash - Gas Hog - Mangia - Master Builder Starpath - Survival Island (no box exists) - Sword of Saros (no box exists) Telegames - Adventures on GX-12 (PAL) - Astroblast - Bogey Blaster (PAL) - Kung Fu Superkicks - Lock 'N' Chase - Night Stalker - Space Attack - Super Challenge Baseball - Super Challenge Football Wizard Video - Texas Chainsaw Massacre Xonox - Artillery Duel - Artillery Duel / Ghost Manor - Artillery Duel / Spike's Peak - Chuck Norris Superkicks - Chuck Norris Superkicks / Ghost Manor - Chuck Norris Superkicks / Spike's Peak - Ghost Manor - Robin Hood - Robin Hood / Super Kung Fu (PAL) - Sir Lancelot - Spike's Peak - Tomarc the Barbarian / Motocross Racer I am crossing off games as I receive them, please check this list before sending me a scan. Thanks! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 I can't help out with boxes, but if you need manuals scanned, I have a list of 'em here, and I'd be glad to scan any you still need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Commavid: - Magicard I may scan a few of those this weekend, I have most of them. BTW, you need to fix the Eli's Ladder comment about it being a regilious game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Commavid: - Magicard give me a computer and a scanner and i would be able to do most of those. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Commavid: - Magicard I may scan a few of those this weekend, I have most of them. BTW, you need to fix the Eli's Ladder comment about it being a regilious game. you beat me by 2 minutes! (took me awhile to edit) Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 23, 2004 Author Share Posted October 23, 2004 Commavid: - Magicard Yeah, yeah, I had a brain fart with that, not sure why I listed it. Survival Island and Sword of Saros don't have boxes either. I may scan a few of those this weekend, I have most of them. Great! BTW, you need to fix the Eli's Ladder comment about it being a regilious game. Was there a discussion about this I missed? ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 23, 2004 Author Share Posted October 23, 2004 I can't help out with boxes, but if you need manuals scanned, I have a list of 'em here, and I'd be glad to scan any you still need. The 2600 manuals need a lot of work--I already have many scanned, they just need to be processed (cropped, rotated, resized, compressed, named properly, etc.) before they can be put online. Which I want to do before I start asking others for manuals, as I have a pretty large collection of 2600 manuals myself. Will take you up on your offer, though, when that time comes. Thanks, ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.p...p=423073#423073 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 23, 2004 Author Share Posted October 23, 2004 http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.p...p=423073#423073 Okay, I've changed the description as follows, Eli's Ladder is an educational game aimed at children, where math problems need to be solved to help Eli and his crew climb a ladder to his space ship so they can then journey to the Moon. The game included a wall chart and stickers designed to help motivate children progress through the problems. This is one of the rarest Atari 2600 games and apparently saw fairly limited distribution. Did the game really not include a box? Seems as if it had a cartridge, instructions, a wall chart and stickers that it would have come in something? ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Did the game really not include a box? I take Rolenta's word for it, he bought it when it came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 23, 2004 Author Share Posted October 23, 2004 Did the game really not include a box? I take Rolenta's word for it, he bought it when it came out. I believe him, but presumably it had to come in something, even if it was just a paper bag. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Did the game really not include a box? I take Rolenta's word for it, he bought it when it came out. I believe him, but presumably it had to come in something, even if it was just a paper bag. ..Al Perhaps in came in a large Ziplock bag, like the Magicard. I sold David Akers's (programmer of Star Strike & Bump'N'Jump) personal Magicard a few years ago on eBay and he still had the original bag for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Did the game really not include a box? I take Rolenta's word for it, he bought it when it came out. I believe him, but presumably it had to come in something, even if it was just a paper bag. ..Al Most educational software from the era, at least the software I've seen, typically came shrinkwrapped with a cardboard backing. The backing was usually plain, but sometimes may have had a simple design on it, somewhat similar to the blister packs CCE games came in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmeroid Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 What resolution do you want for the scans Al? I can get some of that list done today if you'd like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 I have the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre (sp?) manual if it needs to be scanned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbowl Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 I've got some of the telegames boxes in storage, will work on pulling them out. FYI, there are 2 different versions of Maze Craze. The text label boxes came with different artwork (different from the one that is listed on AtariAge). picture here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 23, 2004 Author Share Posted October 23, 2004 What resolution do you want for the scans Al? I can get some of that list done today if you'd like. 200dpi scans would be nice, 300dpi is best. I can then crop and scale down and compress as necessary for the site, but it's good to have higher resolution originals. Thanks! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 23, 2004 Author Share Posted October 23, 2004 I've got some of the telegames boxes in storage, will work on pulling them out. FYI, there are 2 different versions of Maze Craze. The text label boxes came with different artwork (different from the one that is listed on AtariAge). picture here Ahh, yes, I need to fix that, thanks for pointing it out (I completely forgot about the alternate artwork). So that's another scan I need--I don't have that box personally. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmeroid Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 No probs Al, I'll get them sent off to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbowl Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 just scanned in (at 400dpi): Telegames Super CHallenge Baseball Telegames Super Challenge Football Telegames Kung Fu Superkicks Maze Craze alternate box and a Telegames quest for quintana roo instruction sheet How should I send thse in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcrowe Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 I thought all web stuff was 72 dpi You mean all those box scans are of a high printable quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 24, 2004 Author Share Posted October 24, 2004 just scanned in (at 400dpi): Telegames Super CHallenge Baseball Telegames Super Challenge Football Telegames Kung Fu Superkicks Maze Craze alternate box and a Telegames quest for quintana roo instruction sheet How should I send thse in? I've just put these all online: Sears: Asteroids Telegames: Super Challenge Baseball Telegames: Super Challenge Football Telegames: Kung-Fu Superkicks Thanks Dogbowl! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmeroid Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 Sears Backgammon and Action Force PM'ed to you Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 I must have psychic ability because yesterday I was still working on the label/box list and emailed Albert about box scans. In fact I sent him Sears Circus, a lot better copy of front and back of Sears Night Driver, and will be sending him scans of Sears Warlords and Sears Video Chess. We were discussing doing the label variation scans and he's going to set up the database. I'm assuming he'll be talking to the biggies on here who have many copies of carts for scans. This project will take awhile. I'm going to review the catalog section to make sure everything I own is on there, or else I'll scan those too. Instructions will take awhile and again will take the input of everyone on here. This project is definitely going to be fun. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 24, 2004 Author Share Posted October 24, 2004 Sears Backgammon and Action Force PM'ed to you Al Got them, thanks! Parker Brothers: Action Force Sears: Backgammon ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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