Atari 2600 Air Raid box found

[swlovinist]

There will be people that will continue to question this one, but I think that it is very safe to consider this one real at this point. For more info one just has to to atariage forums and read the 800 posts this auction has generated.

[Sniderman]

It really comes down to AA's past history with some incredible April Fool's Day jokes. Each year, some new proto or rarity is "discovered" and there's a lot of hoopla until the joke is revealed. The AA April Fool's Day pranks are legendary.

So this one-of-a-kind-oh-my-God-rare-as-hell-never-before-seen-or-pictured game box is "discovered" on 4/1 and is discussed at length on AA. Al got involved to "validate its authenticity." Of COURSE no one is gonna take it seriously because there has been one too many of these kinds of situations in the past. If this had surfaced in, say, September....then there wouldn't be nearly the amount of scepticism as seen now.

Personally, I waited all damn day yesterday for the other shoe to drop, but I'm beginning to think that this is either real (and the timing is off) or that someone is going to INCREDIBLE lengths for a joke (and one whose time has passed). Looks like it's real.

[vintagegamecrazy]

I'm calling real too and if it is then what rare games for the 2600 still need boxes to be found for them?

[PingvinBlueJeans]

what rare games for the 2600 still need boxes to be found for them?

Ultravision Karate

[Queen Of The Felines]

I'm calling real too and if it is then what rare games for the 2600 still need boxes to be found for them?

Was a box for Eli's Ladder found?

[PingvinBlueJeans]

Was a box for Eli's Ladder found?

It wasn't sold with one. CPUWIZ at AtariAge did make a mock-up box for it at one point (as he did with the MagiCard).

I often wonder why more classic game developers aren't members of classic game message boards.

Because too many posters on classic game message boards are lunatics.

[DreamTR]

It wasn't sold with one. CPUWIZ at AtariAge did make a mock-up box for it at one point (as he did with the MagiCard).


Because too many posters on classic game message boards are lunatics.

Exactly. And when people try to bring out something new to the community, they get chastised for it. See Messiah and Rob Fulop.

[Emperor Megas]

I often wonder why more classic game developers aren't members of classic game message boards.

Gaming forums are full of freaks, for one thing. And just because they developed video games almost 2 generations ago doesn't mean they have a social interest in it. I know that I wouldn't be jumping at the chance to argue with a bunch of nerds and fanboys about what I did for a living 30+ years ago.

[Mitch]

So this one-of-a-kind-oh-my-God-rare-as-hell-never-before-seen-or-pictured game box is "discovered" on 4/1 and is discussed at length on AA.

Actually it was posted a couple days before the first, though I see your point.

Mitch