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Topic: Warning about 8-bit Carts on eBay
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Mario's Other Brother
Atari Pro
 
Member # 545
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posted 04-21-2002 09:26 AM
IIRC, the discussion started around Parker Bros Tutankham. Lance Ringquist confirmed it didn't exist. All those Synapse carts were removed. Don't remember them all Zeppelin, Survivor, Shadow World etc. Chessmaster 2000, Rosen's Brigade , Doc Goodcode's Cavern, Movie Maker. Tapper, Sammy Lightfoot, Capture the Flag, Bumper Bash, Frantic Freddie, Rock & Rhythm, Aegean Voyage. Most were removed because no one could confirm existence. Some were just mistakes to begin with.There is another group which only few examples exist per title. Matterhorn, Espial, Da'Fuzz, Lifespan among them. It could be that these are loaner/tester/review carts. A production , even a small one, would be in the hundreds of carts. More people would have them.
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Atari Frog
Jr. Atari Fan
Member # 1416
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posted 04-21-2002 12:56 PM
Hello everybody,Krawhitham, are your Roklan cartridges prototypes? Do you have pictures? I also have several questions about Tapper... How many versions actually exist? Is the European release on disk the same as the US release? Is the European tape release a tweaked version with less screens? Another strange thing is that the version on the Master Games compilation by US Gold has a different title screen! Opinions? Atari Frog [ 04-21-2002: Message edited by: Atari Frog ]
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Atari Frog
Jr. Atari Fan
Member # 1416
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posted 04-21-2002 01:52 PM
Hi again,<< Lance Ringquist confirmed it [Tutankham] didn't exist >> There is a Parker Brothers ad where you can see the box of the Atari 8-bit version. Pretty odd... << All those Synapse carts were removed. Don't remember them all Zeppelin, Survivor, Shadow World etc. >> Not so sure about the Synapse carts. Still, you're correct, until somebody spots one... Interesting fact, though: Survivor and Shadow World, if I'm not mistaken, are EXACT 16K games (132 sectors on an Atari disk). << Chessmaster 2000 >> How did this one get into the list? << Rosen's Brigade >> A mistake from the beginning. It was marketed by Gentry Software, which was the "budget" division of Datasoft. Why would they have sold cartridges? << Doc Goodcode's Cavern >> A game written in BASIC which, I think, never even appeared on tape. How did this one initially enter the list? << Movie Maker >> Could exist as a prototype somewhere... << Sammy Lightfoot >> Could this one exist as a beta? << Capture the Flag >> I have the manual for that one, I'll check if it mentions a ROM version. BTW, how about Megaforce, Alien and Deadly Duck? According to a game manual (don't remember which, maybe Turmoil?), these were available. Maybe they were programmed to some point? << Bumper Bash >> Mentioned in some dealer ads. << Frantic Freddie >> A legend probably... But how about Gold Mine? << Rock & Rhythm >> Yep, probably disk only. << Aegean Voyage >> Was to be released along with Ranch and Bubble Burst. This one appears on the Spinnaker Software catalogs. Atari Frog
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duckandcover
Atari Fan
Member # 1261
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posted 04-21-2002 04:43 PM
I hope that this doesn't come across as just me ranting but if it does, oh well. I've been collecting 2600 carts for a couple of years now, and in the process, I've learned (to a certain degree), how to spot items of questionable authenticity. But as far as 8-bit items go, I'm still pretty much a newbie. Heck, I didn't even know Andrew Kreig's list even existed until a helpful member of this board directed me to it. I say all that to say that it would be very easy for someone like me to get suckered by auctions like this. I grant you, you will get a playable game for your computer system, but I would have probably purchased the cart thinking it was something authentic. It seems to me that deceptive practices like these are designed to take advantage of the inexperienced, and I think that they have a negative impact on the entire auction community. I wish sellers like ndary would be up front about the nature of their products. There's nothing wrong with selling copies, provided the buyer knows what they're really getting.
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ndary
Jr. Atari Fan
Member # 1423
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posted 04-22-2002 12:47 AM
interesting how I was introduced to this message board.. its shame that things are said about me without letting me know... if some one wants to know.. please ask.. I am not hiding from anyone!!!first I would like to point out that I have no intention to mislead anyone.. its not the 1st time that I post an item on eBay.. (eBay is the easiest way for me to buy Atari items and sell extra stuff that I have) in the past I posted several cartridge on eBay and clearly wrote, that the cartridges are made form prototype rom images and they are not an original release from Atari.. (I never claimed to be the source who knows anything about ATARI XL/XE cartridge history) for the ones who are more involved in the Atari scene you will find that I am not the only one who have this cartridges.. my contact information are also available on that page to anyone who would like to ask or clear any question.. keeping the ATARI XL/XE ALIVE is my dream. in my spare time i collect and reveal unique Atari items.. and i have been supporting the Atari community for the past 10 years.. http://thor.prohosting.com/~atari8/ For the ones who does not like these auctions.. simply dont bid.. every item i post is fully tested... and clearly saies what it is..
Reviving your Atari.. http://thor.prohosting.com/~atari8/
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Albert
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posted 04-22-2002 01:18 AM
quote: Originally posted by ndary: first I would like to point out that I have no intention to mislead anyone.. its not the 1st time that I post an item on eBay.. (eBay is the easiest way for me to buy Atari items and sell extra stuff that I have)
I'm sorry this is how you were introduced to our message boards, but since you no longer seem to be informing people that your auctions are not original carts, it's only fair that we give people a heads up here. If you stated clearly in these auctions that these are simply reproductions and not original cartridges, I'd have much less of a problem with them. However, I've seen an email someone sent John Hardie informing him about a "previously undiscovered cart" that turned out to be one of your 8-bit cartridge auctions. I have no doubt that many people look at your auctions and think, "Holy cow! I've never seen that 8-bit cart before!", then bid on these carts thinking they're the genuine article. And even if people don't bid, since you don't have a disclaimer stating that these are not original carts, many people might believe these games exist. Then they'll start showing up in various lists online as officially released carts, we'll get questions about them, and we'll have to spend time educating people that these are only copies and are not the real thing. As it stands now, your current round of auctions is misleading, as have several previous rounds of fake 8-bit carts I've seen you run. It is not the bidder's responsibility to have to ask, "Is this a real cartridge or a copy?" If you are sincere in not wanting to mislead people then hopefully you will add this missing information to your future auctions. If not, then we will continue to inform people about your auctions when they pop up. ..Al
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