Marco Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 I was packing up some more boxes for the big move today and then I noticed how a couple of my Atari boxes had been discolored by the sunlight. Especially the early color boxes appear to be vulnerable, none of the grey and brown releases had this problem. The games were not displayed in the direct sunlight, yet they still were affected by it. So, if you want to preserve the cool original colors, be sure to put your games in a closet or dark room (waits for NE146 to jump in on that)! Cheers, Marco PS: I'll be looking for some new boxed early release Atari games soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 I found that one particular version of the Pac Man box, the lighter version of the darker yellow has a tendency to fade, all of my lighter yellow Pac Man boxes are all suffering severe color fad. Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted March 23, 2005 Author Share Posted March 23, 2005 Absolutely, same here: Pac Man was the worst of the bunch! Oh, the Sesame Street games (with the same yellow color) turned a couple of shades lighter also. Cheers, Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Most colors will fade when exposed to sunlight. They will also fade over time if they are faced with high levels of humidity or non-florescent (?sp) light bulbs. It's best to keep them in a light shielded shelving unit with closable doors and out of attics and basements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoper Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Fading happens, ever see a video store where one display rack is in the sun for a couple years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voch Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 My boxes are in my game room closet not to keep 'em out of sunlight but to keep 'em out of the way (I don't really "use" them for game play). I guess it's cool that they're also protected. My consoles and computers are protected from dust on their barrister shelves but not from sunlight. That worries me a bit...my 65XE is already fairly yellowed Voch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 They'd be fine if you just put Armor All on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Sunlight? What's that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82-T/A Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Man, I WISH I had a place to display my games. My wife is already emberassed by the fact that I love video games and played Dungeons & Dragons in middle school. Hahaha.. If I wasn't such a car guy, I'd be a total nerd as far as she's concerned. All my game boxes stay in larger boxes in the closet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 The other thing is keeping the boxes in a good environment, not too much humidity as it causes boxes to warp. Also shrinkwrapped games are also ones you need to keep a careful eye on, the shrinkwrapping tends to shrink even more over the years and begins to crush the boxes within. Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Sunlight? What's that? Dishwashing detergent, as I understand it. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmeroid Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Hmm - I bought a sealed Stampede that was two-tone brown. I've kept my games in very subdued light conditions since buying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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