View Full Version : My find of the ..uh.. week? Check it out:
icbrkr
07-26-2003, 05:52 PM
Went to the local game store, found this setup for $52:
http://www.particles.org/astro/astro1.jpg
An Astrocade, 30 games, $52!
There's some interesting carts that came with it:
http://www.particles.org/astro/astro2.jpg
The guide doesn't mention any sort of non-Bally version of Cosmic Raiders. Is this a new one?
http://www.particles.org/astro/astro3.jpg
Also in the guide, it states for Astro Battle that the "title change [from Space Invaders] may have occured before the acquisition". It looks like it might be true. This cart has a copyright of Bally on it, instead of Astrocade.
http://www.particles.org/astro/astro5.jpg
All in all, these are the games that came with it:
Bally Basic (x2)
Panzer Attack w/Red Baron
Tornado Baseball, Tennis, Hockey and Handball
Letter Match, Spell n Score, Crosswords
280 Zzzap and Dodgem
Galactic Invasion
Football
Elementary Math and Bingo Math
Space Fortress (x2)
Amazing Maze/Tic Tac Toe
Artillary Duel
Sea Wolf and Bombardier
Blackjack, Poker and Acey-Deucey
Dog Patch
Bally Pin
Clowns and Brickyard
Solar Conqueror
Star Battle
The Incredible Wizard (x2)
Astro Battle (x2)
Grand Prix
Pirates Chase
Cosmic Raiders (x2)
Soccer/Dribbling
Brian
sniperCCJVQ
07-26-2003, 05:57 PM
Damn! 30 carts O_O Great Find !
This will surely be your find of the year.
I'm sure Joe will be please to get your info to !
SoulBlazer
07-26-2003, 06:08 PM
Nice find! I'm not sure how fun it is to PLAY, but it's defentily a good collector's find. :)
I wish I could find stuff like that. :/
Arqueologia_Digital
07-26-2003, 06:39 PM
Great find!!!!
Damn! 30 carts O_O Great Find !
This will surely be your find of the year.
I'm sure Joe will be please to get your info to !
And i consider itīs the find of the year too...
Videogamerdaryll
07-27-2003, 02:45 AM
http://skins.hotbar.com/skins/mailskins/em/040103/040103wow_prv.gif Sweeeeeeet!!
zemmix
07-27-2003, 04:02 AM
Dang thats awesome!! I keep looking for a Astrocade but thats one system that keeps alluding me.
atomicthumbs
07-27-2003, 04:34 AM
Dude, I'll like, give you $53 for it! Thats PROFIT!!!
Let me know! :bullshit:
icbrkr
07-27-2003, 08:30 AM
Dude, I'll like, give you $53 for it! Thats PROFIT!!!
Let me know! :bullshit:
Hmmmm.. how about.. no? :)
What was interesting about the whole thing, is when I saw it in the display case, I thought it only had 15 games with it. When the cashier took it out, and lifted the removable lid, there was another 15! This is, so far, the only Astrocade I've seen in the wild.
Brian
MarioAllStar2600
07-27-2003, 11:48 AM
Nice find
PS -Lets go to his house rob the stuff and split it, PM me if intrested. Oh wait, He can read this cant he.
ManekiNeko
07-27-2003, 04:56 PM
Ooh, Solar Conquerer! It's one of the rarest- and best!- games on the system!
Yep, I'd say that was a pretty good deal. On a related note, I picked up an Astrocade and a small handful of commons for four bucks. It even came with a warranty card and, er, a Christmas card given to the original owners of the system. I'm not sure how I feel about that. :/
JR
Mr-E_MaN
07-27-2003, 05:07 PM
Awesome find. I remember playing that system at my Aunts every time we went to her camp. I think she still has it too. Next time I see her I think I will ask if I can have it... :D
slapdash
07-28-2003, 06:02 PM
Actually, the Action Graphics cartridges might be prototypes or samples... Soccer wasn't released, right? I've never heard of "Dribbling" -- are there two games on there, or were they just not sure they could call it Soccer? :-)
Nice find, especially with those!
BTW, make sure you run that thing well-ventilated (i.e. not on a carpet), as those units can burn out pretty easy I hear...
sniperCCJVQ
07-28-2003, 06:33 PM
Actually, the Action Graphics cartridges might be prototypes or samples... Soccer wasn't released, right? I've never heard of "Dribbling" -- are there two games on there, or were they just not sure they could call it Soccer? :-)
Your right, Soccer/Dribbling his in the Proto section of DP7.
Look like icbrkr found some pretty rare stuff.
Six Switch
07-28-2003, 07:23 PM
Wow very good find! :o
icbrkr
07-29-2003, 08:05 PM
Actually, the Action Graphics cartridges might be prototypes or samples... Soccer wasn't released, right? I've never heard of "Dribbling" -- are there two games on there, or were they just not sure they could call it Soccer? :-)
Nice find, especially with those!
BTW, make sure you run that thing well-ventilated (i.e. not on a carpet), as those units can burn out pretty easy I hear...
Yep, I went and read the FAQ for it, and it's being ventelated while being used. I did find Soccer/Dribbling under "prototypes" in the Digitpress guide. I didn't find, however, any reference towards a newer version of Cosmic Raiders. Any ideas if this is a true sample/demo/prototype?
sniperCCJVQ
07-29-2003, 08:10 PM
Yep, I went and read the FAQ for it, and it's being ventelated while being used. I did find Soccer/Dribbling under "prototypes" in the Digitpress guide. I didn't find, however, any reference towards a newer version of Cosmic Raiders. Any ideas if this is a true sample/demo/prototype?
I think you gotta ask this to Bob Fabris, Adam Torionfo, Michael White or Joe Santulli. These are the people who did the Astrocade section.