Rarest Atari 2600 game ever for sale - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 18th Feb 2008, 11:09

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/02...ver_for_sale/1

One of the rarest Atari 2600 games ever made, Gamma Attack, is on sale on eBay. For half a million dollars.

lamboman · 18th Feb 2008, 11:31

Oh, I love bargain bins!

Nexxo · 18th Feb 2008, 11:46

Shouldn't this be in the FS Bargains forum?

Flibblebot · 18th Feb 2008, 11:47

Is there a reason it only sold 20 copies?
I wrote a game, and it never even got published, so perhaps I should sell it for...1 million dollars...

mikeuk2004 · 18th Feb 2008, 12:59

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Originally Posted by Flibblebot

Is there a reason it only sold 20 copies?
I wrote a game, and it never even got published, so perhaps I should sell it for...1 million dollars...

Probably because it was jsut as good as the ET game.

No game on this planet is worth £250K no matter how rare it is.

Jokkocze · 18th Feb 2008, 13:30

1200 quid for a sealed chrono trigger?! I should really consider throwing mine up on ebay...

Bauul · 18th Feb 2008, 13:37

Only $250,000?? I'm there!

CardJoe · 18th Feb 2008, 13:39

One of these days I'll get my first copy of Monkey Island signed by Ron Gilbert, sell it and retire.

chicorasia · 18th Feb 2008, 13:55

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Originally Posted by CardJoe

One of these days I'll get my first copy of Monkey Island signed by Ron Gilbert, sell it and retire.

Is it the original, 16-colour, floppy disk edition?

That's gotta be worth a few thousand $$$

wolff000 · 18th Feb 2008, 14:14

I doubt this sells for anyway near half a million US. The person just wants to get as much as possible out of the auction. By asking for such a high amount they ar ehoping to maximize what people offer them. I don't see this game going for more than a few thousand. That is too high in my book but some people have more disposable income than common sense.

CardJoe · 18th Feb 2008, 15:17

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Originally Posted by chicorasia

Is it the original, 16-colour, floppy disk edition?

That's gotta be worth a few thousand $$$

Yep, for the Amiga A500+. Unfortunately, the box is in ruins.

Agent_M · 18th Feb 2008, 15:34

get him to tape it up, take pictures and get him to sign each disk! sorted, worth more :P

Flibblebot · 18th Feb 2008, 16:40

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Originally Posted by Agent_M

get him to tape it up, take pictures and get him to sign each disk! sorted, worth more :P

Unfortunately, Ron Gilbert has a restraining order against Joe

Bungle · 18th Feb 2008, 17:18

Whoever buys that title, has got to be the biggest computer gaming geek of all time. Crazy money.

WTF_Shelley · 18th Feb 2008, 17:28

or the biggest mug in the world

TGImages · 18th Feb 2008, 19:27

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Originally Posted by wolff000

I doubt this sells for anyway near half a million US. By asking for such a high amount they ar ehoping to maximize what people offer them.

Or maximize their exposure and free advertising. After all, we're discussing it here! So this is yet another free ad for them.

DXR_13KE · 18th Feb 2008, 20:21

i bet bill gates will buy it......

johnnyboy700 · 18th Feb 2008, 20:46

Yep, what better way to get your item noticed that to put a ridiculous price tag on it.

rjkoneill · 19th Feb 2008, 09:34

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Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

i bet bill gates will buy it......

and then get it put on xbox live arcade so that it then becomes worthless

PhantomOf AtariAge · 12th Jan 2009, 04:57

I own it. I just wanted to get the word out that it was found and not have to sell it even though I took a lot of BS from jealous people and people actually thinking I wanted half a Mil for it thoug if Bill Gates would have offered it, I wouldnt have turned him down but then neither would any of you all. I don't ever plan on selling it. I had 100 reproductions made and released the ROM but to the wiseguy that thinks just because something like xbox live or me releasing the ROM to the public would make it worthless, you haven't a clue dude. Either way it is still the only Original known to still exist and probably is and it is quite valuable. The Xbox generation couldn't possibly comprehend such uniqueness. Have fun with your Xbox live. Glad to se some of you seem to have got it though. It did get good advertising that week for the other Ebay items but more importantly, it let gamers know it was found. It was the greatest find of my collecting lifetime and I was happy to share it even though It was not all peaches and keen wth some of the abuse I had to take for listing a game for that much $ because some people think they are the authority on everything I suppose. Oh well, you live, you learn. Cheers - Phantom

18th Feb 2008, 11:09	#1
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18th Feb 2008, 14:14	#10
wolff000 I am here to steal your secrets. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Never-never Land Posts: 196	I doubt this sells for anyway near half a million US. The person just wants to get as much as possible out of the auction. By asking for such a high amount they ar ehoping to maximize what people offer them. I don't see this game going for more than a few thousand. That is too high in my book but some people have more disposable income than common sense. __________________ The gospel accordong to Myamoto, Chatper three, verse six..."And it is written that the gaming of man will die, and rest silent for two years. But on the eighty-fifth year of the twentieth century, it shall rise again. And its triumphant return shall be heralded by two great plumbers and thou will know gaming has been born again."

18th Feb 2008, 15:34	#12
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18th Feb 2008, 20:46	#18
johnnyboy700 Hypermodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 789	Yep, what better way to get your item noticed that to put a ridiculous price tag on it.

12th Jan 2009, 04:57	#20
PhantomOf AtariAge What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2	I own it. I just wanted to get the word out that it was found and not have to sell it even though I took a lot of BS from jealous people and people actually thinking I wanted half a Mil for it thoug if Bill Gates would have offered it, I wouldnt have turned him down but then neither would any of you all. I don't ever plan on selling it. I had 100 reproductions made and released the ROM but to the wiseguy that thinks just because something like xbox live or me releasing the ROM to the public would make it worthless, you haven't a clue dude. Either way it is still the only Original known to still exist and probably is and it is quite valuable. The Xbox generation couldn't possibly comprehend such uniqueness. Have fun with your Xbox live. Glad to se some of you seem to have got it though. It did get good advertising that week for the other Ebay items but more importantly, it let gamers know it was found. It was the greatest find of my collecting lifetime and I was happy to share it even though It was not all peaches and keen wth some of the abuse I had to take for listing a game for that much $ because some people think they are the authority on everything I suppose. Oh well, you live, you learn. Cheers - Phantom