Gangster

[Foxsolo2000]

Sounds dumb I know but what is the true identity of Gangster by Ariola? I know the cartridge label shows a picture of Outlaw but is it Outlaw or not? I dont own this game and so far three different sites have it listed as three different games so can anyone help me identify it.

[Lord Thag]

Gangster = Jimmy Hoffa

[Foxsolo2000]

Any serious answers?

[Rom Hunter]

Gangster (Videospielkassette) (PGP238) (PAL) is a Taiwanese pirate of Outlaw (Atari) (CX-2605-P) (PAL).

It could have been distributed in Germany by Ariola.

 

[Foxsolo2000]

Thank you for the information. For the record it was released in Germany under the Ariola label. A friend of mine in Germany also confirmed it.

[Rom Hunter]

Thanks for the info!

Does your friend have by any chance an Ariola distributed TP-XXX game (Video Game Cartridge)?

 

TP-XXX (Video Game Cartridge) titles are:

 

Catch Time (TP-602)

Dragon Defender (TP-605)

Hole Hunter (TP-606)

Ski Run (TP-607)

Farmyard Fun (TP-617)

Criminal Pursuit (TP-619)

 

Edited April 28, 2005 by Rom Hunter

[Foxsolo2000]

He has all those titles but I cannot say if they are the ones you defined TP-XXX. I will have to ask him. What defines them as TP-XXX?

[Rom Hunter]

The text on the cartridge is in English instead of German and the serial number is TP-XXX instead of PGPXXX.

 

This is a Taiwanese PGPXXX cartridge:

http://www.atariage.com/cart_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=1765

 

This is a Taiwanese TP-XXX cartridge:

http://www.atariage.com/cart_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=1767

 

If your friend can proof that the TP-XXX games were distributed by Ariola (Ariola distributed games often had a yellow sticker on their boxes), by showing me a screenshot of one of the boxes, I would be a happy (and very surprised) person.

 

[Foxsolo2000]

The catch time you showed me is the one I have in English. I emailed my friend and am waiting to hear back from him.

[Rom Hunter]

Thanks, Foxsolo2000.

 

[Foxsolo2000]

He just got back to me. The ones he has are the English titled Taiwan games you mentioned. He has yet to see the yellow lable ones you mentioned. Sorry!

[Rom Hunter]

The Ariola stickers look like this:

 

Ariola sticker on CommaVid box:

 

Ariola sticker on Activision International Edition Box:

 

I don't think you will find any of these stickers on the Taiwanese TP-XXX game boxes, though.

 

BTW: How does your friend know that the PGPXXX games were distributed by Ariola? Is there an order number on the box or is the name Ariola somewhere on the box? I would really like to know this.