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[Ross PK]

Mine is Journey To The Planets on tape, it get's a 9/10 rarity rating.

[Tickled_Pink]

My rarest item isn't a game. I doubt I have any rare games. But I'd give my PL65 disk an 11/10 rarity rating.

[remowilliams]

There's an A8 rarity guide?

I have a lot of sought after CIB titles, wouldn't know the rarity though. Maybe Jupiter 1999, Universe ?

[badbrad]

My rarest is my BBSB cart.
The DP guide has a A8 (XE) cart rarity guide.

[accousticguitar]

Donkey Kong!

[accousticguitar]

Donkey Kong!

[a8isa1]

Ross PK, on Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:49 PM, said:

Mine is Journey To The Planets on tape, it get's a 9/10 rarity rating.

Don't own many games, just a handfull, but I would guess that Galactic Chase by Spectrum Computers (tape) and Shooting Gallery by Analog Software (also tape) would be pretty rare.

- Steve Sheppard

[remowilliams]

badbrad, on Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:19 PM, said:

My rarest is my BBSB cart.
The DP guide has a A8 (XE) cart rarity guide.

Ah yeah, the carts. I have I dunno, maybe 60-70 but they barely register on my scale of software for the A8.

[carmel_andrews]

I was told that 'cygnus x1' a tape prog by Atari only received limited distribution (or that atari only sold v. few units)

I sold my one to an AA/AM member

cygnus x1 was basically a v. poor 'buck rogers' clone

Also, although 'Thunderfox' was listed on silica shop's free catalog as being available on cartridge, according to the main programmer of 'thunderfox', who i knew personally, Atari never 'officially' released a cartridge version of thunderfox in the UK, mainly europe and the US only

(I did have a tape versionof thunderfox...and i was told that he also engaged in an st version of his first a8 game 'sidewinder' called 'sidewinder 68000' i don't know if he got it published/released or not)

Edited by carmel_andrews, Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:26 AM.

[Jetboot Jack]

Thunderfox DID recieve a UK release on cart, I know I both own a UK copy and sold the item at retail when it was released...

Most rare items I own are my author signed EA LP games (Archon, Mule, PCS, Worms, Murder on the Zinderneuf)...

sTeVE

[Chrodegang]

remowilliams, on Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:49 PM, said:

There's an A8 rarity guide?

Check Atarimania.

[Tork110]

I have Bounty Bob Strikes Back, Castle Hassle, and Journey to the Planet. Sadly, the Bounty Bob cartridge overheats quickly, so I have to use emulators for that game.

[ZylonBane]

I don't know if this is rare, but I used to have a strange Battlezone clone that came on disk and cartridge. No, not disk or cart-- disk AND cart. I suspect the cart just acted as a dongle.

Unfortunately I can't remember the name of it.

[highendsystems]

I would have to say the 'rarest' that I "had" would be Rosens Brigade on tape, it was sorta a variation of River Raid.

I've noticed that many Atarians mention Journey to the Planets on tape, I only ever saw it on cart. I've also seen
posts about it having a different ending. As I remember, on the last planet which does have two toned earthly colors, there were other "Tie-Fighter" ships docked, and you had to land on the last available pad.

Another one I consider rare because I didn't know about till I joined this Forum is Tail of Beta Larae(sp?).

Hey Ross PK -- save me a bowl and I'll tell ya how to get the CandleBra on JTP's ....hehe, couldn't resist....

[Ross PK]

Lol.

[Goochman]

BBSB and Diamond OS 2 or 3 cart

[deathtrappomegranate]

ZylonBane, on Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:55 PM, said:

I don't know if this is rare, but I used to have a strange Battlezone clone that came on disk and cartridge. No, not disk or cart-- disk AND cart. I suspect the cart just acted as a dongle.

Unfortunately I can't remember the name of it.

Assault Force by Supra/MPP perhaps? This was a disk-based game, with a cart that added some arithmetic functionality.

[Almost Rice]

James Bond 007 Cart
The Halley Project. I have to find the box and even the Certificate I got for finishing.
Napoleon at Waterloo CIB Kentek version
Napoleon in Russia NIB
Wizard's Crown CIB
Combat Leader CIB
Phantasie CIB
Hacker CIB
Mail order Monsters
Racing destruction set
Ultima 3
Rescue on Fratalus! flippy w/ C64
Ballblazer flippy w/ C64
Pitstop flippy w/ C64
Temple of Apshai Trilogy
Super Huey
Miner 2049er silver label
Party Quiz game I have to find my controllers
2x Touchdown Football
Bruce Lee Datasoft flippy with C64 version
Pole Position Datasoft flippy with C64 version
Zaxxon cart by SEGA
Combat Chess I love to play this game.
Monster Smash and Round About by Datamost I threw away the box for MS when I was a kid and kept Round About


This is probably the most rare one I have
Space Games by Educational Software


These rare games were basicly bargain bin items. They were dirt cheap because most sucked. I remember getting most at Kaybee's, TRU, Service Merchandise, and Consumer's Distributing in Cali. Most were under $5 when I got them. I can't believe they are "rare"

Edited by Almost Rice, Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:43 PM.

[ZylonBane]

deathtrappomegranate, on Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:46 PM, said:

Assault Force[/b] by Supra/MPP perhaps? This was a disk-based game, with a cart that added some arithmetic functionality.

Ah, yep, that was it!

If that cart had a math coprocessor on it, it sure didn't show.

[Tschibo00]

Ah well, let's see...
My rarest game should be this:
Savage pond, a game about being a tadpole and not getting eaten. Atarimania gives it a 9/10