Dusk2600 Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 also price would be nice too mine: Tooth Protectors 3.00 pooyan 1.00 london blitz 1.00 most of my non internet rare purchases were off a retireing collector or stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Doesn't this belong in the Atari 2600 forum...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagFan422 Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 I got Track and Field for $1 at a Game Exchange. I think thats the rarest 2600 game i have. My collection at this time is quantity, instead of quality. I'm not to the point yet that i'm ready to buy 2600 off the net, i still find it fun hunting them in the wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
else Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 What's with the 7800 / 5200 / 2600 postings in here lately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisrael Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 I got some rare games back in the day when I was a kid, generally as gifts, and/or the Colombia Home Arcade club which gave me my first atari (clone)... Spy Hunter, Pengo, DKjr...I had NO idea these games were considered a bit on the rare side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoboInYourRoom Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 (edited) What rare 2600 games have you found in the wild? How do you define "rare?" Well, in any case, I snagged Submarine Commander and Racquetball today for $1.95 each. Edited April 17, 2006 by TheHoboInYourRoom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Man, where do you guys find all these great deals? Track and Field for a $1? Tooth Protectors for $3?? That's highway robbery. My best find in the wild was a Busy Police for $5 CAN. It's worth about $12 USD. My eBay however has lots of scores. As well as horror stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendano Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 The rarest I have is Double Dragon and River Raid II for $3 (canadian) at a Value Village. They are both complete with box and manual so it's pretty good. But I want to find Halloween, that would be sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpfalcon2003 Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Mr. Do's Castle found in a New Orleans mall at the game trader store. Got the game for $29.95 and in great condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthBart Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 River Raid II $3.00 local flea market Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklord1977 Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 the 2600 spider man for 50 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Franzman Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 The Official "Thrift finds" Thread, Post #2659 Frankenstein's Monster, Miner 2049er, Tapper, Spy Hunter, Up 'n Down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbrad Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 (edited) Probably Tomarc the Barbarian. With instructions. For a dollar. the instructions promptly went to CPUWIZ, as a partial trade on a Best Electronics Quadrun. Edited April 18, 2006 by badbrad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Paid the price for most of them, Found a Beat em double ender for ten bucks (mint), A worn Up n Down for ten bucks, nothing crazy but if I had a dime for every time I've day dreamed about finding a sealed case of Air Raids at my local thrift store I would have $347.65 (To quote the Fatal Run 7800 Santulli Slant, Digital Press Collectors Guide). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 The most rare games i've found are usually between a rarity 4 up to a rarity 6. Mogul Maniac, Artillery Dual/Spike's Peak (for $1!), Lost Luggage (also for $1), that kind of thing. Not really all that impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Spy Hunter $5 Xenophobe $1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Hmm: Atari Video Cube $5 SW Arcade: $1 River Raid II $4 Pooyan $1 I've found a few other R5-6 games as well. I have picked up quite a few rarer games for cheap, but they were not wild finds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seob Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 River raid II for 2 euro. My best rare find isn't for the atari but for the oddessey2/videopac no 57 blobbers for 5 euro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 when i first joined here i found Condor Attack for $3 or $4 , but in the 4 years since i cant find that game anywhere in this house, i think i know where it is but its hard to ask a guy if you stole something from your house Atari Video Cube $5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk2600 Posted April 19, 2006 Author Share Posted April 19, 2006 when i first joined here i found Condor Attack for $3 or $4 , but in the 4 years since i cant find that game anywhere in this house, i think i know where it is but its hard to ask a guy if you stole something from your house Atari Video Cube $5 It is not hard to do, go to his house with a lead pipe and ask him if he borrowed it and tell him to give it back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Harbor Escape -$5 Chase the Chuckwagon - $3 Track and Field - $3 Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 (edited) How do you define "rare?" The AtariAge rarity guide is a good place to start. I would imagine you're welcome to put your own spin on the word, if you'd like. The best I've found at thrift stores are rarity 4's (Spitfire Attack, Squeeze Box, Coleco's Donkey Kong Junior and Pitfall II) and one rarity 5 (Snoopy and the Red Baron). Nice finds, but nothing too terribly exciting. I've also bought some rarity 5's back when they were still available at toy stores or places like Big Lots, but that's another topic. Edited April 19, 2006 by skunkworx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 How much is E.T. going for these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk2600 Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 .50 trade in aa, oh wait they dont want silver label variations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 What if it has the original instuctions, that has to be rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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