bigepc Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Not sure if this is the correct forum to ask this. While cleaning out my old boxes came across this game Matterhorn by Tigervision for use with atari 400/600xl/800/800xl. Did a google search and could not find any information on this game. Is this a rare game or just one that is so common that no one talks about it. I can post a picture if that would help identify it. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrodegang Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Not sure if this is the correct forum to ask this. While cleaning out my old boxes came across this game Matterhorn by Tigervision for use with atari 400/600xl/800/800xl. Did a google search and could not find any information on this game. Is this a rare game or just one that is so common that no one talks about it. I can post a picture if that would help identify it. Thanks in advance. This cart is extremely rare. Some people would sell their grandma to get it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Not sure if this is the correct forum to ask this. While cleaning out my old boxes came across this game Matterhorn by Tigervision for use with atari 400/600xl/800/800xl. Did a google search and could not find any information on this game. Is this a rare game or just one that is so common that no one talks about it. I can post a picture if that would help identify it. Thanks in advance. It's a 10! Link I'll give you £10 for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Why don't I ever get this lucky? All I ever find when I clean out my old boxes of 8-bit games are extra copies of BASIC... Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigepc Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 Thanks for the quick replies. I think I brought this at a goodwill store about 10 years ago. If I remember correctly i picked up a few other games they were about .99 cents each by looking through this site i identified the others. I also have a copy of Zaxxon by Sega says in the lists its an 8 for rarity. Any idea of the values of these games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Yeah, £10 (20 USD) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Can I ask where you are located? Most of the known copies of Matterhorn were found in Germany, but IIRC two came from the US. I believe that the last one sold for €250, and mine was about $264. You should remember that prices for 8-bit carts are very volatile, and you might get less for it, but I think that yours would be only the seventh one to be found. Please post a picture or two... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigepc Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 located in the us. will post pictures soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigepc Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 upon request pics . thanks for the replies I guess i need to set this up on ebay i dont really collect games anymore so i was going through these boxes so i could list them for sale. guess i found a valuable one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 upon request pics . thanks for the replies I guess i need to set this up on ebay i dont really collect games anymore so i was going through these boxes so i could list them for sale. guess i found a valuable one Hello and welcome to Atariage. Please post a link to your auctions when you have them set up as I am sure there a few collectors on here that would be more than happy to provide a good home to these rare games that you have found. Regarding the rarity of Zaxxon, Atarimania lists the Atari 8-bit (not to be confused with the 5200 version which is indeed somewhat rare) version of SEGA's Zaxxon cartridge as an R8 but I as I am sure many others have found that this cartridge is much more common than this. Fortunately for collectors, the price of Atari 8-bit computer games is generally determined quite heavily by demand regardless of actual/perceived rarity or ebay closings. Can anyone confirm whether Matterhorn is actually a fun game to play? Unfortunately I haven't had the pleasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 upon request pics . thanks for the replies I guess i need to set this up on ebay Congrats on your find - that appears to be the real deal! Atarimania lists the Atari 8-bit ... version of SEGA's Zaxxon cartridge as an R8 but I as I am sure many others have found that this cartridge is much more common than this. It's important to remember that the rarity values we quote on Atarimania are for *complete* games. When did you last see a complete/boxed A8 Zaxxon cartridge for sale? Can anyone confirm whether Matterhorn is actually a fun game to play? Unfortunately I haven't had the pleasure. It's not bad, really. The ROM is available on Atarimania: http://www.atarimania.com/detail_soft.php?...VERSION_ID=3265 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasholzer Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 It's got a good review in TeleMatch, I always wanted to buy it, but never seen it in the shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 It's got a good review in TeleMatch, I always wanted to buy it, but never seen it in the shops. Callipygous posted a scan of the Telematch review a while ago, on this forum. To date, no box or instruction manual has been found. They would be very cool items to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrodegang Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 guess i found a valuable one Unfortunately, your cart is missing the end label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasholzer Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 It's got a good review in TeleMatch, I always wanted to buy it, but never seen it in the shops. Callipygous posted a scan of the Telematch review a while ago, on this forum. To date, no box or instruction manual has been found. They would be very cool items to find. You know those TeleMatch were my gospel way back in the days. I used to read them over and over and I even phoned up Helge Anderson once (he had his phone number printed in the mag once). My complete run (without the 'Special': Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 You know those TeleMatch were my gospel way back in the days. I used to read them over and over and I even phoned up Helge Anderson once (he had his phone number printed in the mag once). Hre's the link to the review that Callipygous posted: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?a...st&id=17210 The thread was about the third Matterhorn cart to surface; the one that I eventually bought: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41304 Like the example under discussion here, mine was found in the US, and has no end label. It's great to read those old threads again, and it seems like Telematch was an impressive publication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigepc Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 Again thanks for the information I will be putting this up for sale very soon. I also found a copy of HesWare Attack of the Mutant Camels the rarity guide says its a 9 is this one also really difficult to find? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul frees Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I remember this game. It was a lot like Donkey kong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Telematch Ruled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasholzer Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 You know those TeleMatch were my gospel way back in the days. I used to read them over and over and I even phoned up Helge Anderson once (he had his phone number printed in the mag once). Hre's the link to the review that Callipygous posted: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?a...st&id=17210 The thread was about the third Matterhorn cart to surface; the one that I eventually bought: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41304 Like the example under discussion here, mine was found in the US, and has no end label. It's great to read those old threads again, and it seems like Telematch was an impressive publication. TeleMatch was excellent, but in all fairness, they took many articles from Electronic Games magazine and translated them. The USA influence was definitely a great plus for the magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I also found a copy of HesWare Attack of the Mutant Camels the rarity guide says its a 9 is this one also really difficult to find? Yes. It's not nearly as rare as Matterhorn, but several serious collectors have never owned one. Do you just have the loose cartridge, or instructions/packaging? Great finds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigepc Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 no box or manual, have 2 more games with manual and box which are soccer and submarine commander both only a 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender II Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 [Can you get a clearer picture? I prefer to make sure this isn't a reproduction and a better look at the label will help. Ignore the person who told you to add a reproduced end lable. Have you tested it/does it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigepc Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 (edited) [Can you get a clearer picture? I prefer to make sure this isn't a reproduction and a better look at the label will help. Ignore the person who told you to add a reproduced end lable. Have you tested it/does it work? Due to the interest in this game I did find a way to test it and it does work I will be adding pictures to my post in the auction forum. Edited January 21, 2008 by bigepc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigepc Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 (edited) Matterhorn is now up on Ebay eBay Auction -- Item Number: 160202958476 Good luck to all Edited January 27, 2008 by bigepc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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