2 or 3 Imports to add to the VCS List

[rbudrick]

Hey DP,

Got some additions for you.

First is a multicart labeled Fantastic Game. It is a 32 in one, and is labeled as 3204n, as opposed to the 3204n-a in the DP guide. Just to be sure they are not the same, I'll list the games in the order listed on the back of the label:

Left Column:
TIC-TAC-TOE
COWBOY
LASER BLAST
TENNIS
SKI RUN
OUTLAW
MATH
FREEWAY
CHESS
AIR LAND WAR
BOXING
BOWLING
I.Q. WINNER
TANK WAR
BASKETBALL
AIRTROOPS

Right Column:
ANT WAR
FOOTBALL
GOLF
FISHING
PINGO II
OTHELLO
CANNON GUN
BRIDGE
FANCY TANK
ROBBIT RUNN
LASER FOCUS
SNAKE WAR
SPACE HUNTEI
PARATROOPS
BASEBALL
MINI GOLF

Next we have anothe Fantastic Game 32-In 1, but it is labeled as 3203p
It has all the same games as above, only in a completely different order, with the exception of Space Huntei...instead 3203p has Astrowar. Also, Laser Focus on the 3204n cart is NOT the same as Laser Blast, but it is strikingly similar (it's faster, different colors, like a blue sky, different sprites). Also, on 3203p Robbit Runn is labeled as Robbit Running. So, there basically like 1 1/2 games difference between the two.

For the sake of archiving information, I will list the game order for this cart too:

Left Column:
SPACE WAR
SNAKE WAR
MINI GOLF
TIC-TAC-TOE
AIRTROOPS
GOLF
ROBBIT RUNNING
MATH
FANCY TANK
CHESS
BRIDGE
CANNON GUN
FOOTBALL
I.Q. WINNER
OTHELLO
ASTROWAR

Right Column:
BASEBALL
COWBOY
LASER BLAST
TENNIS
BOWLING
SKI RUN
PARATROOPS
FREEWAY
ANT WAR
PINGO II
FISHING
AIR LAND WAR
BASKETBALL
TANK WAR
OUTLAW
BOXING

Third, I have a 16 in one from Fantastic Game that has different games listed than the one in the DP Guide. The model number for the one I have is 1603. No letters.

It should be noted that the model numbers indicate some info on the cart. the first two digits indicate how many games are on the cart. the second 2 I assume indicates which version (list of games?) the cart is. The N or P does indeed indicate PAL or NTSC. The 3204n I got from a Mexican fella, and the other 2 are PAL (from the UK). I guess thi pirater got around. So, the 16 in one has no P or N, but it is PAL. So, I assume there are likely copies of 1601x, 3201x, 1602x, 3202x, maybe even 05 and higher...

I Wonder what the "a" on the end of the one in the DP guide is for. For the hell of it, until confirmed, maybe a note under this game indicating possible different carts may make a difference in the guide (you didn't list the games on the "a" copy, so I dunno)? Maybe not. Your call, of course.

So, Joe, any idea what the model number for the 16 in 1 in the guide is? Is it Pal or NTSC?

Here's the list of games on the 16 in one I have:

Left Column:
CHESS
COWBOY
LASER BLAST
TENNIS
SKI RUN
OUTLAW
BASEBALL
FREEWAY
TIC-TAC-TOE
FANCY TANK
BOXING
BOWLING
I.Q. WINNER
FOOTBALL
OTHELLO
FISHING

Well, sorry for the long post, but on new discoveries, I try to be as thorough as possible. It is history, you know :-) Lol

-Rob

[digitalpress]

Great info. There can never be "too much information", especially with the import Atari stuff since it's all so murky and obscure. I think it would take Marco an entire lifetime to fill in all of the details on that section. Which, of course, he will do

I don't have an answer to the "a" suffix but I'm passing this along to him. He may know or have a theory!

Thanks again.

[rbudrick]

Any time, Joe. What's the purpose of collecting, if you can't give something back to the community in terms of "historical information?"

Ok, so maybe I'm tooting our horns here, but thats how I feel

And hey everyone! Always report your unlisted discoveries! I've reported at least 3 or 4 in the past year, and I rarely see others doing so...

-Rob