Top 10 most collectable Atari 2600 items

[Marco]

Okay, let's try to compose a top 10 of most desirable Atari 2600 items. That is, in the eyes of collectors (which most of us are anyway). In order to make this work, I've come up with a couple of simple rules:

 

- this is for The King of Consoles only

- this is a list about desirability, not value or rarity per se (though they can make something desirable)

- both released and unreleased items are eligible, but no vaporware (i.e. it must be 99% certain to exist)

- only specific individual items are eligible (not groups like "unreleased prototypes")

- hardware, software, paperware, memorabilia are all eligible

- items from all over the world (PAL, Secam, NTSC) are welcomed into the list

 

Let's have contributions and a debate for a couple of weeks, after which we can try to determine the "Most Wanted" of that moment.

 

I'll start off with a list of items that come to my mind at this moment:

 

1. Boxed Air Raid (that will confirm its manufacturer and origin)

2. Personal Game Programmer (PGP-1) by Answer

3. ECPC Software Center by Romox

4. Graduate Computer CX-3000 prototype by Atari

5. Boxed Karate by Ultravision

6. Pink Panther prototype by Probe 2000

7. Boxed Atari 2700 remote control prototype system

8. POP Kiosk by Atari

9. Previewer by Imagic

0. Boxed Go Go Home Monster by Homevision

 

Cheers,

Marco

Edited January 2, 2007 by Marco

[Michael_]

I´d include the Good Luck Charlie Brown! proto

[decypher]

Maybe the new birthday cart??

 

Jim

[Foxsolo2000]

I definetely agree with Go Go. i would sell my own grandma just to own a loose copy of that game

[Marco]

It would be cool if everyone could post their complete top-10. Then we can put all lists side-by-side and see which items are included the most, thus culminating in the list of "Most Wanted"

 

Cheers,

Marco

[decypher]

Here is my list

 

 

Atlantis II

Air Raid

Karate - Ultravision either cart

Pepsi Invaders

Mangia - NTSC

Lochjaw

X-Man

Cubicolor

Klax Proto

Bloody Human Freeway Proto

 

All either cib or loose

 

Jim

[Rick Weis]

#1=POP Kiosk by Atari

 

 

#2=Personal Game Programmer (PGP-1) by Answer

 

 

#3=the game brain by supervision

 

 

#4=ECPC Software Center by Romox

 

 

#5=Previewer by Imagic

 

 

#6=Previewer by parker brothers

 

 

#7=Brazilian 007 suitcase 2600 unit

 

 

#8=boxed Copy cart by vidco

 

 

#9=Boxed Air Raid

 

 

#10=Boxed karate by ultravision

 

 

i made my list mostly on things i would want most, since i find non-cart stuff more interesting, my list will reflect that.

 

#3 i don't think will make the list on most, since most (99.9%) never heard of it.

 

Rick

[A.J. Franzman]

1. Boxed Air Raid (that will confirm its manufacturer and origin)

Don't forget confirming its title!

[+Wonder007]

Well, here is my most desired list...

 

1) PGP-1

2) Birthday Mania

3) ECPC Romox Software Center

4) Boxed Air Raid

5) Boxed Ultravision Karate

6) Box of Lord of the Rings

7) Actionauts Proto

8 ) POP Kiosk by Atari

9) Graduate Computer CX-3000 prototype by Atari

10) Space Chase Monogrammed

Edited January 3, 2007 by Wonder007

[homerwannabee]

Looks like the big boys in collecting forgot about the true holy grail of the Atari 2600

1. The chalice from the Fireworld contest

2. Birthday Mania cart

3. Atlantis 2 with docs

4. Boxed video life

5. Pepsi Invaders

6. Boxed Mangia

7. Gauntlet

8. Karate

9. A Xante Cart

10. Air Raid

 

Since Marco said this a top 10 most desirable list not a most wanted list I listed My Atlantis 2 with Docs.

Edited January 6, 2007 by homerwannabee

[supercat]

To my mind, for something to be "collectable" it should exist in sufficient quantity that some are likely to exist in the wild. Things like "Boing" cartridges, for example, would strike me as collectable. One-of-a-kind items may be interesting, but I wouldn't consider them as "collectable" in the same way.

[Dino]

My top ten most desirable items would be:

 

1. H.E.R.O. by Activision CIB

2. Pitfall 2 by Activision CIB

3. Pengo (PAL) by Atari CIB

4. Dactar 007 Suitcase

5. Complete Atlantis 2 by Imagic

6. Complete Pepsi Invaders by Atari

7. DC 1 by BOMB

8. Complete Heavy Sixer by Atari

9. Spider Maze by K Tel Vision/Funvision CIB

10. PGP 1 by Answer

 

I consider the list to be the top 10 things you would have in your collection if you could only have 10 things.

[Red 5]

1. Nolan Bushnell's talking head in a jar a la Futurama

2. The deed to (or just an E.T. cart from) the Alamogordo Landfill

3. The sword from Swordquest contest

4. Mount Fuji

 

Why be greedy?

I'll keep it at four.

 

PM me for my address if anyone wants to send me any of those items.

[CPUWIZ]

1. The chalice from the Fireworld contest

 

One of our members has it, he won the contest.

[shadow460]

Top ten of a passive collector:

1. Entire Starpath set, with as many Arcadia titles as were made (I've got four), manuals, boxes, and anything else.

 

2. Sears Heavy Sixer with all the Sears games and controllers.

 

3. Odd controllers, like CX-10's, kids' controllers, Booster Grip, etc.

 

4. Complete set of Gatefold boxed games.

 

5. Complete set of Xante games.

 

6. Complete Xonox set, both single and double end.

 

7. Hats, T shirts, and thinks like that.

 

8. Activsion patches/Imagic Numb Thumb Club stuff.

 

9. Contest materials, e.g., Atlantis II letters, Swordquest flyers, and the like.

 

10. Atari Force comic books.

[Crazy Climber]

1 - Smurfs Save the Day (Mint in Box) - I already have it but it's still my #1

2 - Complete set of Activision Patches - framed and including all systems + Imagic

3 - The large 2600 store display (like the one that was for sale here a little while ago)

4 - The ATLANTIS II t-shirt - In my size

5 - The cool binder book (photo's, etc..) that was supossed to be sold with PINK PANTHER cartridge on Ebay a little while ago

6 - An original Pink Panther doll from the exibition of the proto to go with the binder

7 - Cuttle Cart 2 (I guess thats technically 7800 but I want it to play 2600 games)

8 - An original 2600 Fast Food t-shirt - also in my size

9 - CIB Video Gems set - with all patches

10 - The answers to all my questions about my latest fascination "Birthday Mania" oh and of course a Birthday Mania cartridge as well, blank so my name could be programed in it.

Edited January 3, 2007 by Crazy Climber

[Omegamatrix]

1. Zellers, full set CIB

2. Mangia (NTSC) CIB

3. BOMB (NTSC), full set CIB

4. Puzzy (NTSC), full set CIB

5. Activision (all 4 of the Canadian English/French sports titles) CIB

6. Go Go Home Monster CIB

7. Pengo (black label, PAL) CIB

8. Air Raid CIB

9. Sears pic Superman CIB

10. Birthday Mania

 

 

Wonder I thought you had a monogrammed Spacechase already, no? How many are accounted for?

Edited January 3, 2007 by Omegamatrix

[gamme]

1. Discovery of a completely new NTSC cartridge

2. Birthday Mania

3. Atlantis II complete

4. Finding a Spacechase in the wild that happens to have my own initials (1 in 26^3 chance just within all possible monogrammed cartridges - if only Apollo had a list of all of them made)

5. Finding new prototypes

6. One of those old demo/proto carts with the numbered end labels that Atari made way back

7. Eli's Ladder complete

8. Music Machine complete with album

9. NTSC Mangia

10. Two sexy controllers with the hex discs

 

EDIT: 1 in 26^3 is probably a bit harsh....I doubt Quimby Xavier Zaba was big into Atari.

Edited January 3, 2007 by gamme

[Rom Hunter]

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[Omegamatrix]

Rom, your number 10 post. Didn't Sku_u say he had the rom? Anyone recongize it? I think Sku_u was mistaken, but you never know. Sku_u is long gone, but maybe somebody knows this game?

[keilbaca]

1. Boxed complete Atari 2700.

2. Boxed complete Atari 2800.

3. Boxed complete Atari 2600 Promotional Use Only

4. Parker Brothers Preview center

5. Atari Kiosk

6. Boxed complete Quadrun

7. Boxed Complete Marauder

8. Sinistar prototype

9. Boxed Complete X-Man

10. Boxed complete Heavy Sixer Atari 2600, with hex disc joysticks.

[Rom Hunter]

Rom, your number 10 post. Didn't Sku_u say he had the rom? Anyone recongize it? I think Sku_u was mistaken, but you never know. Sku_u is long gone, but maybe somebody knows this game?

If I don't have this ROM, Sku-u doesn't have it either.

 

It is supposed to be a lost Sancho game.

 

Edited January 3, 2007 by Rom Hunter

[Omegamatrix]

Rom, your number 10 post. Didn't Sku_u say he had the rom? Anyone recongize it? I think Sku_u was mistaken, but you never know. Sku_u is long gone, but maybe somebody knows this game?

If I don't have this ROM, Sku-u doesn't have it either.

 

It is supposed to be a lost Sancho game.

 

Any suspects? I remember a thread about this but I can't find it.

[CPUWIZ]

Rom, your number 10 post. Didn't Sku_u say he had the rom? Anyone recongize it? I think Sku_u was mistaken, but you never know. Sku_u is long gone, but maybe somebody knows this game?

If I don't have this ROM, Sku-u doesn't have it either.

 

It is supposed to be a lost Sancho game.

 

 

You mean just like the Unknown Game, you had that ROM before he did, right?

[PacManPlus]

LOL!

 

 

I tried licking the screen, but it didn't get any bigger

 

Sorry, now back to our regularly scheduled program...