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[idseer]

i can find nothing. search doesn't bring up any list or guide.
there's all kinds of talk about this guide so i assume there is one. where is it?

[Lost Monkey]

If you click on the Atari Age banner at the top left of your screen, it will take you to the home page of AA. From there, you can click on the name of the system whose rarity guide you wish to peruse under the "Systems" section on the left hand side of the screen.

Pac-man isn't rare.

[sku_u]

http://www.atariage....l?SystemID=2600

http://www.atariage....l?SystemID=5200

http://www.atariage....l?SystemID=7800

http://www.atariage....l?SystemID=LYNX

http://www.atariage....SystemID=JAGUAR

[Hendra]

idseer, on Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:41 AM, said:

i can find nothing.  search doesn't bring up any list or guide.
there's all kinds of talk about this guide so i assume there is one.  where is it?

Rarity Guide

[idseer]

Lost Monkey, on Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:50 AM, said:

If you click on the Atari Age banner at the top left of your screen, it will take you to the home page of AA.  From there, you can click on the name of the system whose rarity guide you wish to peruse under the "Systems" section on the left hand side of the screen.

Pac-man isn't rare.

thank you!

why are some not listed at all? for instance in addition to others i have that i CAN find, i have 2010, pepper II, squishem sam, the heist, and war games which i can't find.

Edited by idseer, Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:01 PM.

[sku_u]

idseer, on Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:00 PM, said:

why are some not listed at all?  for instance in addition to others i have that i CAN find, i have 2010, pepper II, squishem sam, the heist, and war games which i can't find.

All of those games are for the Colecovision. Different game system. Due to their similar shape and size, they are often mistaken for Atari 2600 carts. Generally, Colecovision carts are angled at the bottom part where the cart meets the system whereas Atari 2600 carts are rectangular and straight.

[idseer]

sku_u, on Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:04 PM, said:

idseer, on Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:00 PM, said:

why are some not listed at all?  for instance in addition to others i have that i CAN find, i have 2010, pepper II, squishem sam, the heist, and war games which i can't find.

All of those games are for the Colecovision. Different game system. Due to their similar shape and size, they are often mistaken for Atari 2600 carts. Generally, Colecovision carts are angled at the bottom part where the cart meets the system whereas Atari 2600 carts are rectangular and straight.

this shows what i know.

then there is no rarity guide for colecovision?

[Xot]

sku_u, on Thu Jun 30, 2005 9:04 PM, said:

All of those games are for the Colecovision.  Different game system.  Due to their similar shape and size, they are often mistaken for Atari 2600 carts.  Generally, Colecovision carts are angled at the bottom part where the cart meets the system whereas Atari 2600 carts are rectangular and straight.

And prominently say "Coleco Vision" on the end label, in most cases.

[sku_u]

idseer, on Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:07 PM, said:

sku_u, on Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:04 PM, said:

idseer, on Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:00 PM, said:

why are some not listed at all?  for instance in addition to others i have that i CAN find, i have 2010, pepper II, squishem sam, the heist, and war games which i can't find.

All of those games are for the Colecovision. Different game system. Due to their similar shape and size, they are often mistaken for Atari 2600 carts. Generally, Colecovision carts are angled at the bottom part where the cart meets the system whereas Atari 2600 carts are rectangular and straight.

this shows what i know.

then there is no rarity guide for colecovision?

Here's a link to a Colecovision rarity guide for you:

http://www.digitpres.../cmf/search.cmf

Here are some pictures to show you what I'm talking about. The Colecovision game is the one on the left. The Atari 2600 one is on the right:


This is what a colecovision cart looks like from the bottom

Here is what an Atari 2600 cart looks like from the bottom

Here they are side by side. The Colecovision cart is the one on the left. Note how the sides of the Colecovision cart come to an angle at the top where the Atari carts are straight.

[sku_u]

Xot, on Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:16 PM, said:

And prominently say "Coleco Vision" on the end label, in most cases.

While that is the case on first party carts, that's not the case on some third party carts. I can't tell you how many times I've seen Parker Bothers carts being sold as Atari 2600 carts that turn out to be Colecovision carts.