PattheNESpunk RCA Studio II Bingo vid and question
Just saw this video:
...and wanted to ask here if any collectors know of any other copies of this game, if you think it was released to retail, etc. The video caught my attention since they normally don't do these sorts of videos on the real older games, and I really hope nobody decides to speculate on the Studio II all of a sudden as a result of this and that it's the easiest system to get a full collection for.
...and wanted to ask here if any collectors know of any other copies of this game, if you think it was released to retail, etc. The video caught my attention since they normally don't do these sorts of videos on the real older games, and I really hope nobody decides to speculate on the Studio II all of a sudden as a result of this and that it's the easiest system to get a full collection for.
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How is it easy to get a full collection if there are less than 50 of TV Bingo? And I doubt this video will spark that much more interest in the RCA Studio II. Niche collection to go for in an already niche hobby. The available copies were probably fully finished "prototype" copies, akin to a "build 1.0" that we see on CD based game prototypes of today. The RCA was discontinued, so there was no need to mass produce it. Just my guess.
My theory there is that this game doesn't actually count as part of the full set since it never seems to have actually been sold in the US. Only 10 games came out for the system, and they all regularly show up on Ebay, plus there's no real demand for them. Bingo would just be something extra to a US Studio II set. I recall there being a lot of debate about this title back in the day (circa 2000) when some guy at a convention had a copy and then vansihed and nobody even had any photos of the thing until now.
I agree, RCA Studio II is a curiosity for early console collectors. Kind of the doomed, forgotten pre-2600 system.
...and wanted to ask here if any collectors know of any other copies of this game, if you think it was released to retail, etc. The video caught my attention since they normally don't do these sorts of videos on the real older games, and I really hope nobody decides to speculate on the Studio II all of a sudden as a result of this and that it's the easiest system to get a full collection for.
Isn't that exactly what you are doing? Game you never knew or cared about and all the sudden you care about it because someone released a video about it. Exactly the point.
...and wanted to ask here if any collectors know of any other copies of this game, if you think it was released to retail, etc. The video caught my attention since they normally don't do these sorts of videos on the real older games, and I really hope nobody decides to speculate on the Studio II all of a sudden as a result of this and that it's the easiest system to get a full collection for.
Isn't that exactly what you are doing? Game you never knew or cared about and all the sudden you care about it because someone released a video about it. Exactly the point.
All of this.
Bah. Telstar Arcade is better. It's a triangle. With surface mount carts. That are also triangles. And fake woodgrain.
yes but are the boxes also triangles?
wonder how big that set is
edit: 4 games? and people think RCA Studio II has a small set
Isn't that exactly what you are doing? Game you never knew or cared about and all the sudden you care about it because someone released a video about it. Exactly the point.
Same could be said with a thread or news article. Gotta catch them all, even if they do not care about the game.
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/256935-rca-studio-ii-multicart/
edit: 4 games? and people think RCA Studio II has a small set
Yeah, the Telstar Arcade was the other one I thought of. And Cart #4 was mail order only or some other restriction on its distribution, so it's significantly rarer than the others.
What is it with game consoles having one game that had some weird circumstance that limited production and causes everyone to lose their minds thirty years later?
For those interested in the Studio II, and you know who you are, there's a multicart coming out soon. Read about it here:
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/...
Pretty neat, though I think the audience is pretty limited here.
*looking around*
*bookmarking thread*
edit: 4 games? and people think RCA Studio II has a small set
Yeah, the Telstar Arcade was the other one I thought of. And Cart #4 was mail order only or some other restriction on its distribution, so it's significantly rarer than the others.
What is it with game consoles having one game that had some weird circumstance that limited production and causes everyone to lose their minds thirty years later? It was that was for me a
Crap, I didnt know about #4 being rare. Course none of them are common.
As for the one game per system, it was that was with me a few years ago, every video I saw with an Action Max collection was showing all the same games I had, everyone was missing the same single game, Blue Thunder. It was the AVGN video showing his collection that I decided something was up and started actively looking for it. Took a few years till they started showing up, now there always seems to be 2-3 overpriced action max sets on ebay. The same sets mind you, cause they never sell, cause no one gives a shit.
Crap, I didnt know about #4 being rare. Course none of them are common.
Yeah, I looked into owning an Arcade and the games because I was like, "four games for a complete set? Shit, that's the easiest system to collect for ever." The system doesn't come up for sale often (right now on the Bay only the guns are available), but they usually have two or three of the carts with them when they do. But then I looked deeper into it and found that fourth cart was of course way less common.
Still a pretty neat system, if a bit ungainly.
edit: 4 games? and people think RCA Studio II has a small set
Yeah, the Telstar Arcade was the other one I thought of. And Cart #4 was mail order only or some other restriction on its distribution, so it's significantly rarer than the others.
What is it with game consoles having one game that had some weird circumstance that limited production and causes everyone to lose their minds thirty years later? It was that was for me a
Crap, I didnt know about #4 being rare. Course none of them are common.
As for the one game per system, it was that was with me a few years ago, every video I saw with an Action Max collection was showing all the same games I had, everyone was missing the same single game, Blue Thunder. It was the AVGN video showing his collection that I decided something was up and started actively looking for it. Took a few years till they started showing up, now there always seems to be 2-3 overpriced action max sets on ebay. The same sets mind you, cause they never sell, cause no one gives a shit.
damn. There's always one. Well I know what's next on my list
In reality if you are a looking for the smallest set that most people would care about, NTSC Virtual Boy is 14 games.
Virtual Boy = Jack Bros. It's like some kind of rule!
Virtual Boy = Jack Bros. It's like some kind of rule!
Wheel of Fortune 2 for the game.com
Heck, even some series is like that. You've seen me talk about the goldbox games a billion times. 9 of them common, 1 rare as shit. The rare one being online-only and in a slightly larger box with a different logo too, so makes it hard to say it's oart of the set.
Bah. Telstar Arcade is better. It's a triangle. With surface mount carts. That are also triangles. And fake woodgrain.
Dont forget the gun and steering wheel. Truly the greatest console of all time. Someone needs to make a GTA game for it.