What are these cartridges?

[prfsnl_gmr]

Maybe bootleg Coleco carts? Those are close to 2600 size and there's Donkey Kong on the Coleco. Cat & Rat could be Mousetrap? Mars Attack could be Space Fury?

My guess is that "Cat & Rat" is a re-named version of "Cat Trax" and that "Mars Attack" could be any one of the "space" games for the Arcadia 2001 (i.e., Alien Invaders, Space Attack, Space Vultures, etc.). Another clue is the game "Folkland War". The 1982 Falklands War would have been a big deal in England (and Argentina), but not such a big deal in the United States. I suspect the title "Folkland War" is in reference to the 1982 Falklands War, making me almost certain that these are carts for a foreign Arcadia 2001 variant.

[CRTGAMER]

Came across these today and not sure what they are. They are a bit wider than an atari cartridge. Im just starting collecting video games, do I want these?

It would help if you post what country you bought them in. Maybe check back where you saw the carts just in case there is a matching console buried in the shelves somewhere?

EDIT
Interesting, the Arcade Star Castle is called Space Castle in Germany, a Vectrex tease.

Do the back of the carts have screenshots on them? How many pins inside?

[AppleQueso]

I have an Arcadia 2001, and those are definitely not North American Arcadia 2001 carts. That said, there were a lot of foreign Arcadia 2001 variants, and I would not be surprised if the games were for one of those.

EDIT: I just noticed the names on the carts. "Capture" is an Arcadia 2001 title, as is "Space Mission". I suspect that "Combat" is a re-named version of "Tanks A Lot". Accordingly, I very strongly suspect that those are carts for a foreign Arcadia 2001 variant.

Damn, I wasn't too far off noticing the Arcadia thing then.

I kinda want an Arcadia now...

[CRTGAMER]

Considering the poor quality of the stickers and that some of them appear to be mismatched onto games with other titles, I'm also leaning towards bootlegs of some sort. Any idea if the PAL sticker on the Donkey Kong cartridge means anything? And also, what are the serial numbers printed on the labels in the lower right corners?

THIS. Look at the Space Castle game, each cart has a different name on top. I'm real curious if the Space Castle cart is based on the Arcade Star Castle. Vectrex is supposed to be the only system that has the official home release. Strange that Space Castle looks to be the most common cart in the collection with all but one getting a relabel to another game.

I pulled the image again, right click for a zoomed in view. 18 numbered games at least on this system based on the printed labels. I see printed labels of Video Chess, Space Mission, Auto Race, Basketball, Soccer, Capture and what is or Mat/Log? Some of the names allude to Atari 2600 titles.

I thought Up Up & Away was 2600 Superman, the label picture looks like Crazy Climber.

Right Click for a larger view

[Ack]

Hmm, I'm not quite sure if that serial code is 15-CTO-10, 16-CTO-10, 15-CTG-10, or 16-CTG-10 on that Up-Up & Away cartridge, but none of those pull up anything relevant to video games when I search for them.

[markc_]

Thanks for the replies. I probably should of mentioned that I'm in Australia. The numbers on the carts are
IS-CTG-10
IS-CTG-07

[prfsnl_gmr]

Thanks for the replies. I probably should of mentioned that I'm in Australia. The numbers on the carts are
IS-CTG-10
IS-CTG-07

In that case, my guess is that these are carts for one (or more) of the following, flamboyantly-named consoles:

Sheen Home Video Centre 2001
Tempest MPT-03
Trakton Computer Video Game
Tunix Home Arcade
UVI Compu-Game
Video Master

All of these are Australian Arcadia 2001 variants.

(Also...these are a cool find! I am trying to collect a complete set of NTSC Arcadia 2001 games, and this is the first time that I have seen the foreign versions of these carts.)

[markc_]

Thanks for all the input guys.
I think you are right and they are the carts for the Australian variant of the Arcadia 2001.

[CRTGAMER]

Thanks for all the input guys.
I think you are right and they are the carts for the Australian variant of the Arcadia 2001.

Some of the names do match the Arcadia 2001, however there are titles do not seem to correlate to a similar US named game cart. What is perplexing is the text printed (dot matrix printed?) vintage stickers on top that represent a different game compared to the front label on the carts.

Some names match up to official released games, but a couple do not. Auto Race, Basketball and Mat/Log for example. Maybe bootlegs or a chance the carts are direct from an Emerson Arcadia Developer, unreleased games perhaps? Auto Race could be a rare game, a variant of Route 16.

Number is not Alphabetic
Maybe the hand written numbers on the printed stickers could be the order the game was coded? The old computer printed sticker labels on top makes me think that those particular carts and maybe all of them are from a developer and not bootlegs. I would think a bootleg seller would at least remove the original label in the front and not just use a printed sticker and hand written numbered like that. You should really try to find the console back at the store and fire them up, maybe some unreleased treasures! Even the sticker labeled games with names of official released titles could be earlier beta editions!

I'm real curious about that Space Castle thinking at first it might be a home version of the Arcade Star Castle. Looking at the label again, the way the gun shoots at the sky maybe a version of a game called Paratrooper? This would make it an unreleased Arcadia title. Or going by the list below, one of the bottom shooters such as Pleiads? If you get a console, maybe post a screenshot of this game?

http://www.allgame.com/platform.php?id=17661&tab=games

Arcadia 2001 <US>Game List

1979 3D Bowling Sports Bowling
1979 Alien Invaders Shooter Fixed-Screen Shooter
1979 American Football Sports Football (American)
1979 Baseball Sports Baseball
1979 Brain Quiz Traditional Trivia Game
1979 Breakaway Action Ball and Paddle
1979 Capture Puzzle Action Puzzle
1979 Cat Trax Action Maze
1979 Escape Shooter Fixed-Screen Shooter
1979 Funky Fish Action 2D Action
1979 Grand Slam Tennis Sports Tennis
1979 Jungler Action Maze
1979 Missile War Shooter Fixed-Screen Shooter
1979 Ocean Battle Shooter Fixed-Screen Shooter
1979 Pleiads Shooter Fixed-Screen Shooter
1979 Red Clash Action 2D Action
1979 Soccer Sports Soccer
1979 Space Attack Shooter Fixed-Screen Shooter
1979 Space Chess Traditional Board Game
1979 Space Mission Shooter Fixed-Screen Shooter
1979 Space Raiders Shooter Fixed-Screen Shooter
1979 Space Vultures Action 2D Action
1979 Spiders Shooter Fixed-Screen Shooter
1979 Tanks-A-Lot Shooter Fixed-Screen

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadia_2001#Games

Many of the games for the Arcadia 2001 are ports of lesser-known arcade games such as Route 16 and Jungler.There are 46 games for this system.

3-D Bowling - a Bowling game released for the Arcadia by Emerson Radio Corp. in 1982.
3-D Raceway - 3D Raceway
3-D Soccer - a Soccer game released by Emerson Radio Corp. for the Arcadia in 1982.
Alien Invaders - is a Shoot-'Em-Up game released by Emerson Radio Corp. for the Arcadia in 1982.
Astro Invader
American Football - is a Football game released by Emerson Radio Corp. for the Arcadia in 1982.
Baseball
Brain Quiz
Breakaway
Capture
Cat Trax
Crazy Gobbler
Crazy Climber (unreleased)
Escape
Funky Fish
Galaxian
Grand Prix 3-D
Grand Slam Tennis
Hobo
Home Squadron
Jump Bug
Jungler
Kidou Senshi Gundamu (only in Japan)
Math Logic
Missile War
Ocean Battle
Pleiades
RD2 Tank
Red Clash
Robot Killer (clone of Berzerk)
Route 16
Soccer
Space Attack
Space Chess
Space Mission
Space Raiders
Space Squadron
Space Vultures
Spiders
Star Chess
Super Bug
Super Gobbler
Tanks A Lot
The End
Turtles/Turpin

EDIT
A good chance that some of the carts are developer or beta copies! Note in the Wiki List that Crazy Climber is unreleased. Yet there is what looks like a European version!

Just found another title, exclusive to Europe. Maybe this is that Space Castle game with the Paratrooper themed picture on the front label?

http://gamesdbase.com/game/emerson-arca ... ooter.aspx

Parashooter - Emerson Arcadia 2001

Publisher: UA Ltd ? No-Intro: Parashooter (Europe)
Developer: Unknown ? GoodName: N/A
Year: 1982 TOSEC: N/A
Category: Shooter MAME: N/A

Look at the label picture, Up Up & Away might be this game. Another Euro exclusive or beta? The Arcadia game list is growing.

http://gamesdbase.com/game/emerson-arca ... imber.aspx

Crazy Climber - Emerson Arcadia 2001

Publisher: UA Ltd ? No-Intro: Crazy Climber (Europe)
Developer: Unknown ? GoodName: N/A
Year: 1982 TOSEC: N/A
Category: Arcade MAME: N/A

[Nyukki]

Whatever these are, I'm 99% sure they aren't PSX games!