8th lutz Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 On ebay I found a super football prototype for the 7800. The link is http://cgi.ebay.com/Super-Football-Atari-7...1QQcmdZViewItem. Hopefully this is not a hack, or a made up one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 (edited) http://cgi.ebay.com/Super-Football-Atari-7...1QQcmdZViewItem http://www.atariage.com/screenshot_page.ht...wareLabelID=531 Kinda looks like 2600 super football.. Edited November 27, 2005 by birdie3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Its me who is selling it and its in a plain black case with a red end label, just like Ballblazer that states Super Football, Atari 7800. When I actully get the chance I will post some pics of the cart, very busy with work. And your right it does look a fair bit like the 2600 version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laner Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 huh... it's gone now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Its me who is selling it and its in a plain black case with a red end label, just like Ballblazer that states Super Football, Atari 7800. When I actully get the chance I will post some pics of the cart, very busy with work. And your right it does look a fair bit like the 2600 version. 972688[/snapback] This ought to be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I did a buy it now. I'll get the cart dumped once I receive it. Smitty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I really want to see more pics of this. Hopefully mr. kizza will still display a few revealing shots when he gets home from work. I think a previously un-heard-of 7800 proto is worth a bit more than $50 or whatever it went for. Very interesting.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I'm pretty sure that's the 2600 verson with a typo on the label. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG/Snyper2099 Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Yes, there was a very rare label typo. The game is for the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I have more than one copy so I thought I'd sell one, picked up a job lot on e-bay and there was 2 of these in the box. It seems pretty strange that they only have end labels not front labels, never seen the 2600 version so can only compare screenshots from the screens i've seen online and this version looks better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Oh sorry I forgot to attach these pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Oh sorry I forgot to attach these pictures. 973025[/snapback] Hi i am sure,it is for the 2600. greetings Gambler172 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Take a picture of the cartridge end - we would know right away, no? The 7800 connector has more pins than the 2600... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I'm guessing thats a typo of some type. If it was a prototype, they wouldn't have made a production end label for it. Then again, we won't know for sure until it's opened up. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 I did a buy it now. I'll get the cart dumped once I receive it. Smitty Cool. You got a dumper, I presume? If you don't, feel free to PM me anytime, as I'm down in SA every 2-4 weeks and can bring one with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 I did a buy it now. I'll get the cart dumped once I receive it. Smitty Cool. You got a dumper, I presume? If you don't, feel free to PM me anytime, as I'm down in SA every 2-4 weeks and can bring one with me. 973688[/snapback] He hasn't paid fot it yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 There are now 3 copies of this out there, I have sold 2 and am hanging on to the last one. Its up to the people who own them to reveal more about them. I don't have a great deal of knowledge of rom dumping or circuit boards. You may all be intrested to know they came from a town called Slough . . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted December 3, 2005 Author Share Posted December 3, 2005 (edited) That is interesting. I think there has be some type of explanation for it. Was there an Atari hq or building near by Slough or in the town? I wonder was there more catridges for the 7800 that had that came from the same town for existing games. I am bit curious about that. I have no idea about the uk branch of Atari. It think it is quite possible that their maybe more cases of unkown prototypes or wrong labels in the u.K branch. Edited December 3, 2005 by 8th lutz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 That is interesting. I think there has be some type of explanation for it. Was there an Atari hq or building near by Slough or in the town? I wonder was there more catridges for the 7800 that had that came from the same town for existing games. I am bit curious about that. I have no idea about the uk branch of Atari. It think it is quite possible that their maybe more cases of unkown prototypesor wrong labels in the u.K branch. 975970[/snapback] Ok, I will tell you more. Atari U.K. was based at Railway Terrace, Slough, Berkshire. And i believe they were also the main base for Europe too, although they had an HQ in France and Germany. As many games were developed in Britain they probaly went to Slough first and who knows what was cleared out of those offices when they closed. My grandad actully used to live walking distance from the building, its a grim place though. Any fans of The Office will realise why Slough was picked as the location! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 There are now 3 copies of this out there, I have sold 2 and am hanging on to the last one. Its up to the people who own them to reveal more about them. I don't have a great deal of knowledge of rom dumping or circuit boards. You may all be intrested to know they came from a town called Slough . . . . . . 975953[/snapback] Well is it a new game or not? Can't someone just plug it in into a 7800 and see what comes up? This mystery should be really easy to solve in about 3 seconds... Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Well if Mr Kizza "lends" me his last one of these, easy to tell as I have a 7800 of course And it would only take a day to reach me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 There are now 3 copies of this out there, I have sold 2 and am hanging on to the last one. Its up to the people who own them to reveal more about them. I don't have a great deal of knowledge of rom dumping or circuit boards. You may all be intrested to know they came from a town called Slough . . . . . . 975953[/snapback] Was it a 2600 or 7800 PCB? This is dead easy to tell apart, the 7800 has a much wider board. Compare any common 7800 board to any 2600 board and then look at your Super Football again. Or try pluging it into a 2600 if you own one. If it was really a 7800 pcb, it wouldn't fit into a 2600. It sounds like a LVAR to me, and from the looks of your pics above it had a main label at one time too, only removed at some point. There was another post in the 2600 forum for a similar cart. It had a 2600 main label with 7800 end label too, but was just LVAR. Also PAL. I think you found a LVAR, that is sadly missing the main label. But it doesn't take a great deal of knowledge to distinguish between a 2600 & 7800 PCB. You could have probably scanned in the pcb end of the cart with enough light & we could all see what it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 There are now 3 copies of this out there, I have sold 2 and am hanging on to the last one. Its up to the people who own them to reveal more about them. I don't have a great deal of knowledge of rom dumping or circuit boards. You may all be intrested to know they came from a town called Slough . . . . . . 975953[/snapback] Hi Guys i got the 2nd cartridge.Mr. K. sold it to me. I opened the cartridge.The board seems to be from 1983(date is on the board) There are 2 roms on it,which are covered with metal.I am not an expert about boards,but it seems to be a Pal game.Maybe Atari made this for the 7800 in 1983,but the 7800 system was released later. greetings Gambler172 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Hi Guys oh i forgot something.I tried to take a photo of the board,but my camera is not so good.But maybe anyone has a photo of the 2600 Super Football board and can post it.So i could look at it and could tell,if my 7800 board is the same or different. greetings Gambler172 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Hi Guysoh i forgot something.I tried to take a photo of the board,but my camera is not so good.But maybe anyone has a photo of the 2600 Super Football board and can post it.So i could look at it and could tell,if my 7800 board is the same or different. greetings Gambler172 976254[/snapback] How about just plugging the thing into a 7800 and seeing what pops up? If the big 7800 Atari logo screen appears when you boot up, it's a 7800 game. If it doesn't, it's a 2600 title. If the game looks like this, it's a mislabelled 2600 game. Really easy to solve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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