Hollywoodcaddy

Hello variant collectors...I'll keep it short...on an Oval Seal game, the oval seal has a TM or an R at the bottom right of the seal...some games only have the oval TM variant...some games only have the oval R variant...some games have both Oval TM an R variants... What I'm looking for is if anyone knows of or has a list of known oval seal games that fell into that small window of not having the TM or R...see what I'm saying, there is just an oval seal, no TM or R...the most common game that has this I would guess is Snakes Revenge, so does anyone have more knowledge on this particular subject? And I am only asking about the loose carts....no boxes

Ok...I see it now...that's mostly about the box I take it...please don't quote me but I believe that box was released in Europe....not necessarily a PAL version...I don't believe there are any actual PAL versions of Caltron, I could be wrong...anyways I always assumed that since none of the Caltrons were considered NTSC or PAL...that where they were released is where what collectors used to determine whether they were considered a "North American/South American/European/Japanese" release...that's why we've always considered there to be a couple "American versions" ...but if the way we are looking at these have changed by all means please let me know haha....because there are like 6 or so versions of this game haha...

I WILL find that other stuff I read...I was 15 pages deep into searching for things when I found it and it wasn't in a place collectors would normally search but I'll find it haha....and does anyone have any pictures of the newly found Caltron variant...it would be #1300 on my list if I can confirm it

This is a good one....but I will try and find the other one where the guy actually goes into alittle more detail about the chiller and wally bear games and the time lines...but you kind of get the idea just by reading this

American Video Game Cartridges Inc. was a subsidiary of a larger software-oriented holding company based in Chandler, Arizona, called ShareData Inc. In 1987 ShareData was having financial and liquidity problems, so a new president, Michael S. Williams, was hired by an outside investment group to correct this. By 1989 ShareData had been restructured and their adventures into the videogame business began. Mid 1989 ShareData hired a guy called Richard C. Frick as vice president of product development in their consumer products division. Frick came from a job at Atari where he worked in a variety of capacities such as videogames, including the Tengen subsidary which had taken up development of unlicensed NES games by this time, business productivity software development and third-party relationships. At ShareData he would be responsible for the acquisition and development of new titles for the division's recreational software line. ShareData released a good deal of Commodore64 quiz titles such as Classic Concentration, Family Feud, Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune and Wheel of Fortune second edition. They had also been releasing something they called "Load 'N Go" software for PC's years earlier. In 1989 they released their first non-quiz C64 game called Avoid the Noid, and yes this guy eventually also got his own NES game aswell, though not released by ShareData. Anyway the idea to make low-budget NES games came into mind and ShareData contacted another company, Color Dreams, who already had their foot in the doorway to be making NES games using their own, unlicensed, cartridge. ShareData licensed the NES format from Color Dreams and bought a license to release Exidy games on the NES aswell. First game programmed was Chiller and a small production run was made using Color Dreams cartridge format with a label saying the game was released by ShareData. I don't think these were actually released though as American Game Cartrides Inc soon after was formed and the cartridge design to a much heavier one and the name ShareData removed from the game aswell as cartridge label. Chiller was released with a suggested retail price of $29.95 and soon after 2 other games followed, Death Race, another Exidy title even though it didn't say so on the box unlike Chiller, and ShockWave. It seems like the two later games were released at the same time as both manuals has the exact same offer for a American Game Carts Inc t-shirt, valid through December 1991, but all 3 games were most likely made in 1990 as they all are copyrighted that year. As a publicity stunt, which I bet didn't attract that many buyers, a small piece of cardboard was included with the game and had this written on it: "Be one of the first 100 to make it to New York and WIN an Official Death Race Car!". All you had to do was take a picture of yourself standing next to your TV with the Death Race' Gauntlet Level "Congratulations Screen" for New York City shown. The contest ended on June 1st 1991 and I'm sure those 100 radio controlled race cars are still in a warehouse somewhere, mainly because Death Race is one pain in the A** to play and I'm sure no one bothered to play long enough to reach the New York part of the game. As if that wasn't enough, you had to have the original receipt of purchase as well as cut off the top flap of the box and send it in along with the photo. Should you be one of the winners from this contest, MAIL ME! In 1991 American Game Carts Inc finished their last NES game, Wally Bear and the NO! Gang. Richard Frick had left AGCI in February 1990 to form American Video Entertainment, a subsidary of the rom chip manufacturer Macronix, and ended up buying the rights to publish Wally Bear from AGCI, who then, about a year later, was put to rest by their mother company, ShareData. That year the ShareData president left the company, aswell as their controller. ShareData Inc filed for formal protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in December 1993. The former president and controller of ShareData formed a new company the same month ShareData went belly-up, called Bulldog Investment Company, who today are owned by Aztor� Holdings Inc., which was a company started in May 1995 as an Arizona corporation to own the assets of ShareData Inc. In December 1995 the court approved ShareData's reorganization plan, and it merged with Aztor�. Pretty dry stuff to understand, but I hope it gives atleast a little meaning, pretty much that ShareData still exist in the shape of Aztor�, but no longer deals with software, but instead now an investment company. Anyway, American Game Carts' team of NES programmers and artists actually had more games planned, which unfortunately never saw the light of day, some never even went into development while others were cancelled while being developed, such as the much discussed Crossbow, which was advertised as the 3rd game to be released by AGCI, before ShockWave, but also mentioned on a subway train ad in the second level of Wally Bear and the NO! Gang. The following were games planned by AGCI/ShareData and maybe even mentioned by the press: Cheyenne, another Exidy arcade shooter released back in 1984, prequel to Chiller, western themed. Supposedly never even went into development. Crossbow, an Exidy arcade game from 1983 which wrote the following on the original arcade flyer. "Each scene is begun by the player choosing the colored patch he wishes his party to follow. If the part survives, the player chooses where to go next by trial and error. The player must learn which colored path leads to which scene's unique element of danger. The adventure ends when all party members are killed." The game idea is similar to the Chiller but takes place in a Robin Hood themed world. The game was, besides the arcade game, released on PC, Atari 2600, Atari 7800 and Commodore64 (by Imagineering Inc.). Married... With Children, supposedly one of the first NES game announcements made by ShareData. The price of the game was to be under $20 and would be a "adult only" game (Panesian anyone? :). Married... with Children would be based off the TV comedy and would be similar to Sierra's Liesure Suit Larry series. Something tells me they never even began working on this game, soon after Chiller was released and you've just read where things lead from there. Warp Space, an action-simulation of outer-space combat. The solitary gamer, a recent graduate of the TerraFed Fleet Academy, rises through the fleet as he reaps the rewards that go to those who complete the dangerous missions. The wide variety of weapons and ship types, coupled with the large number of planets awaiting exploration, give Warp Space a high degree of playability." - VGCE March 1992 (pg 98). Bad Boys B-Ball, could've been one of the later games planned, like Warp Space. No information is available about this tile, but judging from the title it could've been some sort of baseball game. Knockout, another totally unknown release, but I'm sure it was meant to be a boxing game

Hello bud...I have pictures of the share data chiller but I did NOT know about the newly found Caltron...Do you happen to have any pictures of it...front and back maybe....with some luck perhaps the board haha?!!! Oh and I will find it again if you'd like, a very obscure interview with the main guy of share data...I can't remember exactly, but it was about aquiring the rights to AGCI games before they were released and selling them as share data games...long story short it talked about why there was a share data chiller made before the AGCI chiller and then I believe the exact opposite for wally bear... I'll try an find it again...see if I can post it on here...it was interesting

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I'm getting there haha....it's been a crazy couple days and I'm trying to get it all on here in between working and fixing the car an house stuff haha

I'm selling some stuff to help pay for my broken car haha... Some things I have prices on and others just make an offer if you're interested...I haven't sold much on here so if something seems ridiculously high then just tell me haha...I'm pretty easy to work with *CLAMSHELLS 9 - clear with Nintendo logo 3 - blue with Nintendo logo 7 - clear no Nintendo logo All close perfectly...none are broke or cracked Make an offer...I'd prefer to get rid of all of these in one shot Here are some accessories Make an offer on something if you're interested!!! Everything has been opened before...obviously the zinger ...the jammers have the foam packing inside, the competition pro and the 500xj are pretty cool I simply don't need them...it would be nice to sell all of these to the same person because they fit in the box I have them in perfectly right now "for shipping" haha...the Kay bee toys price tags are pretty cool Bit Boxes I was thinking $40 for these ... shipped 7 Bit Boxes with covers and two normal plastic cases...the Bit Boxes are actually pretty nice...they are a soft plastic on the inside but super durable...I'm pretty sure you could throw these off your roof and the game wouldn't get damaged one bit...theres a place to put the manual in these behind clear plastic too...the two hard plastic cases are exactly what I said haha...I would like to sell these all in one shot if possible Nes Games... CIB .... C=Cart... I=Manual... B=Box *CIB - Mike Tyson's Punch Out... White bullets...cart, manual, box, ROB poster, sleeve, foam and plastic with a little hole...cart is VERY GOOD, manual is VERY GOOD, poster is MINTY, box is average has a missing side tab up top $ SOLD *CIB - Mega Man 2...complete with inserts and baggie $140 *CIB - Where in time is Carmen San Diego... Big box, game, manual, encyclopedia...game is VERY GOOD ...manual and box are average.. encyclopedia is in good condition...no folded pages or anything like that...it's actually neat to look through $50 *CIB - Tetris... game, box, manual $25 *CIB - Super Mario Bros 3...game, box, manual $80 *CB - Wayne Gretzky Hockey...box, game $25 *CB - Black Bass...game, box $20 *CB - Star Tropics... Game, box $40 *CB - WrestleMania...game, box $25 *CB - Dungeon Magic... Box, game $25 *CB - Nes Play Action Football.... Box, game $15 *CB - Bandai Golf... Game, box $15 *IB - Captain Comic... Box, manual make an offer *IB - King of Kings...Box, manual SOLD *IB - Bible Adventures...box, manual SOLD *IB - Joshua battle for Jericho...box, manual SOLD *B - Double Dragon...Box SOLD *B - Klashball... Box,a couple inserts $20 *B - Spiritual Warfare...Box SOLD All the boxes are in average to good condition I would say...there is nothing in mint condition unless it says otherwise *Ultima Warriors of Destiny is a plastic rental type case....the box was cut out to fit in it...you probably know what I'm talking about Make an offer It would be nice to sell all the boxes and games all at once but I understand that probably won't happen haha...if you have questions or need more pictures feel free to ask!!! Game boy stuff Make an offer if you are interested!!! The two brown covered Pokemon manuals- one is for Pokemon Red and the other is for Pokemon yellow... N64 stuff Make an offer if you are interested!!! The poster with THQ on it is an NWO poster with Hulk Hogan on it... SOLD ................................................................................................................................... And this one really isn't for sale unless someone throws a stupid big number at it haha It's 100% CIB, game, manual, inserts, foam, baggie

Thank you thank you...that's what I thought but I wanted to be 100% sure

Hey when you say a first print Athletic World are you referring to the box being rare...I know there is a super rare family fun box that is out there...or are you referring to a rare loose 5 screw cart???

ThePhleo understood what I was saying haha...thank you again guys...very helpful as always!!!

Thank you thank you...you are gentlemen and scholars!!! One more quick question...Did all of the different versions come with that special letter or was there a certain time frame that the letter was put into the boxes?!!

Mike Tyson's Punch Out White Bullets CIB This has probably been answered a hundred times but does anyone know exactly what came inside of that version "insert wise"?!! Seems like everyone has their own opinion since wata doesn't give a shit when grading the games...i've gotten three different answers from people that have sent their mtpo cib with insert to wata.... So....Can anyone tell me or show me exactly what came inside that version...obviously I understand that it is possible that there were a few different Inserts that could have came in that version...I'm pretty much asking if you have the game from childhood or you opened it up from sealed and have the knowledge of what's in there....NOT what was in your cib when wata graded it as authentic

Ok..SOLD... admins do your stuff haha...or delete this or however you guys do it

If that's good for you it's good for me...

What are they on ebay $50-60 bucks ... It'll cost me 5 bucks to ship it so make me an offer haha...maybe I can mail it out today with everything else haha

You m-fer hahaha j/j ...well shit I dont have a clue now since everyone apparently hates mm6 haha

Poor mm6 haha, nobody likes you mm6, nobody wants you around!!!

No bud...it's the same haha...I'm not trying to upsell a different model haha

Ok...jeevan can have the top 5 and quits can have the bottom mega man hahaha....it's no big deal...I have plenty haha

Everyone hold on hahaha

Hahaha....this is hilarious....alright haha....I am a variant collector SO let's make this very easy hahaha....a3quit4s needs mega man 1....I have a mega man 1 round seal on my shelf....you can have that one....jeeven can have 1-5 that are in the pictures I posted ....hahaha how does this all sound??!!! We can talk about prices and pictures and all of that in a minute hahahahahaha.....mega man 6 I will throw in the lake ....to hell with mega man 6 hahahaha .....is this good with everyone!!! Hahaha

Ok haha...well I'm gonna check my messages now haha....I really am sorry if I did something the wrong way haha...and no I haven't put these on here before haha...they are/were from my actual collection...I'm not upgrading or anything....the car broke and I have to pay for it haha...mega mans are easy to replace one day