Air Raid or NWC championship cart ?

[Buyatari]

Ok you have your pick. Air Raid for the Atari 2600 or the finest NWC Championship cart. Cost is not a factor.

Whats it going to be?

[-hellvin-]

Air Raid

I have a greater interest in Atari based stuff and I'm sure it's quite a bit more rare than the nwc, even gold version.

[Gamemaster_ca_2003]

NWC Cart Either version because It is a game that I would not only want but Play it often as well.

[swlovinist]

Well considering I am only 6 games away from my US Nes set, the choice was easy for me.......

[tholly]

NWC 90 ... i was always into Nintendo and never had a really big interest in Atari

[marshalldylan1]

Definetly NWC. I'm more into NES than atari, so, of course the NES.

[Nesmaster]

TEH NWC!

[SS]

"Air Raid" but I'm an Atari geek.

[video_game_addict]

"Air Raid" but I'm an Atari geek.

Same here. ;)

[thehistorian]

"Air Raid" but I'm an Atari geek.

Same here. ;)

ditto.. not to mention the statistical odd are that you will see more of the NWC cart in the future..

BUt I know that less than on week after I finally get mine.. some fool will find a warehouse full of MIB copies...

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

"Tutankham" for the Odyssey2.

Oh, sorry, what was I saying? Uh...make mine "Air Raid." ;)

[Ed Oscuro]

Bomber Raid, Japanese SMS...erm...

[portnoyd]

Gold NWC. This was kinda obvious.

dave

[NintendoMan]

NWC 90 ... i was always into Nintendo and never had a really big interest in Atari

EXACTLY!!
Hands down the NWC cart for me as well. Never have had any interest at all in Atari.

[rick weis]

so far this poll don't surprise me, since DP is more a nintendo crowd. i bet a poll like this on AA would be reverse. :D

Rick

[Ninja Blacksox]

Easy.

I'd take the "NWC 90" cart in a heartbeat.

Sorry, but I don't care much for Atari. I respect it, but my heart belongs to the NES.

Atari stuff = Trade bait.

-A Boy

[max 330 mega]

i hate to be the majority, but i really have to say NWC cart :o

[jwl]

NWC for me. :)

[TheRedEye]

I'm going to surprise everyone and say Air Raid.

[tynstar]

Hands down by far the Air Raid cart. Way more rare. Plus NES is just OK for me.

[anagrama]

Bomber Raid, Japanese SMS...erm...

Bomber Raid?!
If we're talking Sega Holy Grails, I'll go for SG1000 Pachinko, thanks ;)

Air Raid or NWC? Meh, I could take or leave either... :evil:

[digitalpress]

Great question.

On the one hand, you have the kinda crappy and unknown (outside of collecting circles) Men-a-Vision Air Raid, arguably the hardest to find US-produced Atari 2600 game.

On the other, you've got the fabled Nintendo World Championship cart, known to exist in limited quantity and a FUN game to play.

I'd have to go with the NWC cart mainly because it would be a better conversation piece. It has an interesting story behind it, we could plug it in and enjoy it, and it's only going to go up in value. I know the blank stares I'd get if I showed Air Raid to most gamers, either in physical form or on the screen.

So yeah, NWC for me.

[leonk]

Joe couldn't have said it better..

if I told someone I spent 3000$ on air raid.. I'd get the 10 second look, followed by a laugh...

If I told the same person the story behind the gold NWC.. I'd get oooh's and aahh's..

No doubt about it.. NWC has a story behind it.. and it's this story that's going to help keep its price. 75 years from now, when the last atari & NES fan boy is in the ground which cart do you think will still make people's heads turn??

[kai123]

No doubt about it.. NWC has a story behind it.. and it's this story that's going to help keep its price. 75 years from now, when the last atari & NES fan boy is in the ground which cart do you think will still make people's heads turn??

Mario/Duck Hunt?

:D I couldn't resist.

I voted for the NWC.

[Keir]

I'm going to surprise everyone and say Air Raid.
And I will surprise a few people by saying NWC.

I pick NWC because (1) what DP said and (2) Air Raid is only going to go down in value when everyone realizes that it's just another Brazilian pirate cart.

[leonk]

Is there a good web page that talks about air raid and its background?

[Cmosfm]

I'd take the NWC because I'm a bigger fan of the NES than the atari. Since I started collecting 3 years ago, my main system to collect for has always been the NES. It's been pretty rough this last year with the newbie NES collector influx...but i'm making it.

So give me the NWC over Air Raid anyday!

[digitalpress]

Is there a good web page that talks about air raid and its background?

Behold! The rich history of AIR RAID:
http://www.digitpress.com/DP/cmf/game.cmf?gameid=136221

Heh... we really do need to beef that up a little, but there isn't much info about the game.

[DigitalSpace]

My vote was for the NWC cart.

[captain nintendo]

NWC cart.


But Air Raid is very tempting.

[leonk]

Here's a better question:

What's a nicer find? NWS for 5$ or:

http://members.tripod.com/~PitfallHarry/images/AirRaid.html

[rbudrick]

Well, grey or gold NWC?

But I did vote NWC Joe hit the nail on the head. NWC is a far better conversation piece.

So anyone wanna sell me an NWC? :D

-Rob

[Sylentwulf]

If it were something I could add to my collection, but not sell. Price doesn't matter (and I can't re-sell it just for the money)
I would pick air raid no question.

[le geek]

I went with NWC!

But I would swap it for Video Life in heartbeat

[Ninja Blacksox]

Here's a better question:

What's a nicer find? NWS for 5$ or:

http://members.tripod.com/~PitfallHarry/images/AirRaid.html

Wow.

That is an excellent find.

I'd still take the NWC, though.

-A Boy

[Crush Crawfish]

Magical Chase!!!

Oh wait....I'll go with NWC then. For the reasons Joe stated perfectly before nd simply because I'm just not that big of an Atari fan. :P

[Black Dragon]

NWC, i am still looking for that cart to this day and still nothing only 116 carts were made and only 26 carts were gold!!! to this day the grey carts go from $200 to $500 and the gold carts can go up to $6000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @_@

[Dreamscape]

NWC, I don't really care much for Atari stuff.

[sku_u]

I'd have to take NWC over Air Raid since Air Raid is just a hack of Space Jockey and may be a pirated cart.

[leonk]

Isn't it funny that both NWC and Air Raid are hacks of other games?? :D

[mezrabad]

I'd take Air Raid, but only if it had the box with it, if one ever existed.

[SegaAges]

don't get me wrong, 2600 rocks, but i would rather have nwc just because i have played the rom of it, and it is actually pretty addicting (i guess i don't know the little trick the people did on mario, but i need to find out). don't get me wrong, i played this in rom form on my dc, i don't own it

[FABombjoy]

The NWC cart has a pre-established, known & verified history. It's a collectable with a story. It's playable, and (supposedly) fun. I've never had the opportunity to evaluate it's fun-ness myself.

Air Raid is... some incredibly rare blue cart of dubious origin. Anybody actually know where the Menavision company was located? It's not very enjoyable, either. Fun-factor obviously doesn't matter to 2600 completists, but it's still a factor for some.

As far as total value, I'd pick the NWC cart any day.

[rolenta]

I would pick Air-Raid since it is one of the 3 2600 carts that I need. However, if Air Raid is really a Brazilian cart as suspected, then I wouldn't pay $5 for it.

[tynstar]

NWC, i am still looking for that cart to this day and still nothing only 116 carts were made and only 26 carts were gold!!! to this day the grey carts go from $200 to $500 and the gold carts can go up to $6000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @_@


$200-$500 for a grey NWV cart? When? I thought they went for $1500 ish.

[tholly]

NWC, i am still looking for that cart to this day and still nothing only 116 carts were made and only 26 carts were gold!!! to this day the grey carts go from $200 to $500 and the gold carts can go up to $6000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @_@


$200-$500 for a grey NWV cart? When? I thought they went for $1500 ish.


yea...they do....BUT, if someone will sell me a grey NWC for $200......then let me know, cuz you just sold it.....

[ubersaurus]

I'd take Air Raid, but only if it had the box with it, if one ever existed.

I believe there's 1 box known in existence for air raid, but that's about it.


Space Jockey is nothing like Air Raid.

[Half Cab Leroy]

NWC since I'm not too big on Atari.

[rbudrick]

If someone wants to sell me an NWC for $500, I"ll take 4. Shit, I'll take as many as you got...

-Rob

[Necrosaro420]

Ok you have your pick. Air Raid for the Atari 2600 or the finest NWC Championship cart. Cost is not a factor.

Whats it going to be?


Id go with NWC. I collect all video gaming stuff, but id have to say I collect more NES than anything.

[slip81]

I'd go with NWC. I lik egold carts, plus I hear it's worth a few bucks, and I'm not really an Atari fan except for the classics

[cincynoti]

I'd take Air Raid, but only if it had the box with it, if one ever existed.

I believe there's 1 box known in existence for air raid, but that's about it.


Space Jockey is nothing like Air Raid.

Here is an old thread on AtariAge which talks about using CloneSpy to compare the Space Jockey and Air Raid binaries:

http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=34495&highlight=air+raid+hack+space+jockey

Down at the bottom, Thomas explains the results. Air Raid contains 56% of the Space Jockey code.

Another active thread is discussing the current Air Raid auction on ebay:

http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=57325

I agree that comparing a side scroller to a vertical scroller seems like a significant hack. But owing 56% of its code to Space Jockey is way more than coincidence.

Has anyone here ever seen the Air Raid box? The story from Pitfall Harry said that the supposed owner has disappeared from the collecting scene. I vaguely recall an old version of the DP Guide had a story that said one of the DP staff swore they had seen the box for Air Raid.

As a side note, who here owns a copy of Air Raid? Only one person on AtariAge has one. Plus there were two others sold on ebay in the late 90s...one to "jeffgamer".

[Buyatari]

I like to consider myself more of an Atari guy than a Nintendo guy.

But I picked NWC. I think it will go down as the THE holy grail of game collecting.

Adam

[Backgammon]

Air Raid. Everyone knows about NWC and I'm not that interested in Nintendo stuff.

[Neonsolid]

Gone.

[charitycasegreg]

I'd go with NWC. I lik egold carts, plus I hear it's worth a few bucks, and I'm not really an Atari fan except for the classics

Air raid just went for over $3000 on ebay last week. I wonder how much a gold nwc cart would go for right now?