5200 Box, Manual, Cart, Label, and Game Variants

[XJR15]

5200 Box, Manual, Cart, Label, and Game Variants

I was wondering if there was a list like the 2600 variants? If not, lets start one, in this thread...

[XJR15]

Thanks for nothing:

http://www.djbsports.com/faq/a52.html

Enjoy

[Flack]

You're welcome.

I'd imagine AtariAge has some of this information as well.

[video_game_addict]

5200 isn't that popular over here. It's not even that popular of the Atari's. Atariage would probably be the better place, as most 5200 collectors would see a posting in that specific forum. It could stay there for weeks & never leave the first page of posts. Here, it's bumped off the first page within a few hours.

The 5200 FAQ is a good source of info, and does give some examples of known variants. Only thing I would question in that FAQ under sec 2.2 it states that both Miner2049er & Bounty Bob had two different types of labels/carts.

Miner 2049er did. there is a text "gold foil" label, & a picture label. And for the Atari 800 Miner 2049er also had two versions, a text "silver foil" label, as well as a picture label, But on both the Atari 8-bit & the 5200, I've only ever seen the picture label for Bounty Bob. It also states that Bounty Bob picture label came in a red case, this is also wrong. Miner 2049er came in a red case, Bounty Bob is in a black case. It's actually in a "DECIO ELECTRONICS" case I believe it's a common style case, was used (smaller version on the 8-bit platform as well) Meteorites for 5200 was also sold in the same style case.


But the FAQ states that:

Bounty Bob was offered in a text label variety.

Bounty Bob (the pic label) came in a red case.

Miner 2049er (the text label) came with a Silver foil label.

I think these are mistakes in the 5200 FAQ.

I would love for John Hardie or somebody, to prove me wrong though. :P
(Meaning I'd love the see pics of these if they exist)