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Ascending Wordsmith
03-02-2003, 04:08 PM
I saw the Chase the Chuck Wagon auction on Ebay and learned that you actually had to save the UPC labels on Chuck Wagon dog food cans. What a unique approach to selling a game! Buy dog food, save the labels, mail them to the company, then receive the game in the mail.

These are the only mail order games I know of:
-Magicard, Video Life, Chase the Chuck Wagon (Atari 2600)
-Darius Alpha (PC Engine Duo)

What are other games that were only sold via mail order? I know the Atari2600 had quite a few titles available only through the mail.

Do any companies still sell games using only mail order access?

*I would personally bet that no company would use such methods since it tends to go unnoticed by the consumers, but maybe I'm wrong.

CrazyImpmon
03-02-2003, 06:56 PM
I know Koolaid Man for 2600 was available if you saved up enough points but I think the game were eventually made available lat stores locally.

Another mail order only oddities: the Panesian games. They were only available through mail order and they only advertised in porn magazines. I don't think you need to save anything to get the games.