Atari 2600 Air Raid box found

[AcePuppy]

This is real. Albert from AA has confirmed this by visiting the seller.. He lives in the same city. That and a portion of the profits will go to AA.

Follow the thread here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic...uction-update/

[Zing]

This is real. Albert from AA has confirmed this by visiting the seller.. He lives in the same city. That and a portion of the profits will go to AA.

So, a person who is going to get a cut of the final cash amount is "independently" verifying that it is legit? You should be more skeptic because of this, not less.

[CRV]

So, a person who is going to get a cut of the final cash amount is "independently" verifying that it is legit? You should be more skeptic because of this, not less.

If it's not legit, nobody's getting any money.

[otoko]

Question: If nobody that knows where the game is from and everyone who owns it bought it second hand used... then, assuming there is a box anyway... who would be able to actually say it's genuine? Wouldn't you need a second known legit copy of the box?

[AcePuppy]

So, a person who is going to get a cut of the final cash amount is "independently" verifying that it is legit? You should be more skeptic because of this, not less.

The proceeds go to the site, not Albert who verified although he pretty much runs the whole site. If it were not legit then no one would get the money. I'm not at all skeptic, as the pictures are pretty clear cut and not some blurry pictures that are taken from far away.

[swlovinist]

Looks to me that this thing is very legit. Looks like the April Fools joke is that the box is real and everyone wanted to NOT believe. There will be SEVERAL collectors going after this, forum members and lurkers.

[megasdkirby]

Looks to me that this thing is very legit. Looks like the April Fools joke is that the box is real and everyone wanted to NOT believe. There will be SEVERAL collectors going after this, forum members and lurkers.

But the thing is, how can they know the game is called "Air Raid" if the name was unknown? From what I recall, the game was independently called that, as there was no indication of the name anywhere on the cart. For all we know, the game could have been called "UFO Attack" or "Aliens Go Boom" for all we know.

Unless there was a mention anywhere that actually confirms the name to be "Air World", I will remain skeptical.

[Callin]

But the thing is, how can they know the game is called "Air Raid" if the name was unknown? From what I recall, the game was independently called that, as there was no indication of the name anywhere on the cart. For all we know, the game could have been called "UFO Attack" or "Aliens Go Boom" for all we know.

Unless there was a mention anywhere that actually confirms the name to be "Air World", I will remain skeptical.

Air Raid = Air World!

It's all coming together now.

[megasdkirby]

Air Raid = Air World!

It's all coming together now.

For some reason, I was thinking Swordquest instead of Air Raid.

The name came from the box...

http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic...3#entry1784393

For the time being, I will accept it with a grain of salt. Until another box surfaces, doubt will linger as if this box is legit or not.

Hell, maybe one day I will find a CIB copy of the game, as I did (with my brother) many years ago with Condor Attack.

[PingvinBlueJeans]

But the thing is, how can they know the game is called "Air Raid" if the name was unknown? From what I recall, the game was independently called that, as there was no indication of the name anywhere on the cart. For all we know, the game could have been called "UFO Attack" or "Aliens Go Boom" for all we know.

Unless there was a mention anywhere that actually confirms the name to be "Air World", I will remain skeptical.

The name came from the box...

http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic...3#entry1784393

[AcePuppy]

But the thing is, how can they know the game is called "Air Raid" if the name was unknown? From what I recall, the game was independently called that, as there was no indication of the name anywhere on the cart. For all we know, the game could have been called "UFO Attack" or "Aliens Go Boom" for all we know.

Unless there was a mention anywhere that actually confirms the name to be "Air World", I will remain skeptical.

In the official thread on AA regarding the auction, I believe someone mentioned that the creator of the game confirmed the game was actually called Air Raid. It's somewhere in the 20-30 pages of the thread.

[Hawksmoor]

In the official thread on AA regarding the auction, I believe someone mentioned that the creator of the game confirmed the game was actually called Air Raid. It's somewhere in the 20-30 pages of the thread.

If the creator of the game can be contacted to verify the name of the game, couldn't that individual also verify the legitimacy of the box?