picture section

• German label Frogger cart
  The picture doesn't show it too well, but the cart case is very similar to those used by Homevision. Please note the German Parker logo with the "Weltbekannt durch Monopoly" slogan below it. Compare it to this Action Man cart, which has the same logo, but as an extra sticker over the label of a normal Parker cart.
  
  
• Text label Popeye cart
  Another strange label Parker cart. This time in a normal case, but with a smaller text-only label.
  
  
• Missile Control by Video Gems
  Here are scans of the box, cart and manual of this hard to find game. In Germany it was distributed by Hanimex. Unfortunately the scans don't show the unique cart case and the nice end label.
  
  
• Surfer's Paradise (but danger below!) by Video Gems
  Here are scans of the box, cart and manual of this hard to find game. In Germany it was distributed by Hanimex. Unfortunately the scans don't show the unique cart case and the nice end label.
  
  
• Award badges for the two games above
  Video Gems included two award stickers with their games, each showing a different score to achieve. You could open the front flap of the box and see the badges and the cart behind different windows. Above the sticker windows it read "Good scores should be rewarded." and below them it said "Wear your badge of honor. You earned it!".
  
  
• Japanese Realsports Tennis cart
  Here are scans of the frontside and the backside of the box. Please note the DM price sticker, which means that this game must have been sold in a German store. This is strange, because the cart is the normal NTSC version, which doesn't work too well on a German PAL VCS. On the outside the manual looks just like the box, therefore I have scanned a text page from the inside.
  
  
• Angriff der Termiten by Commavid
  This is the German version of Cosmic Swarm. The box has a sticker with the German name on it. Please note the much simpler grahics in the manual. For completeness here is also a picture of the oversized cartridge.
  
  
• Zaxxon by CBS and Coleco
  Ever wondered how different the European CBS releases of Coleco's VCS games are? Here are scans of Zaxxon carts and boxes in both versions for a side by side comparison. Please note that the CBS cart is upside down, as that is how the text on the labels is applied. Also note that the Coleco box is a little sun-faded and doesn't represent the actual colours.