Air Raid (1982 video game)
{{distinguish|Air Raiders|River Raid|Air Raid (1978 video game)}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Air Raid
| image = Air Raid Cover art.jpg
| developer = Men-A-Vision
| publisher = Men-A-Vision
| designer =
| engine =
| released = 1982
| genre = Shoot 'em up
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Atari 2600
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Air Raid is a 1982 shoot 'em up published for the Atari 2600 by Men-A-Vision, the only game released by the company.{{cite book|last=Weiss|first=Brett|title=Classic Home Video Games, 1972–1984: A Complete Reference Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BzxTtml8Jq4C&pg=PA30|date=4 April 2011|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-8755-4|page=30}} The cartridge is a blue T-handle design with a picture of flying saucers attacking a futuristic city. It had extremely limited distribution,{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2012/10/25/3555866/the-atari-2600-air-raid-cartridge-a-story-of-serendipity |date=25 October 2012 |title=Family unearths rare Atari game from storage, it could sell for $30,000 |last=Corriea |first=Alexa Ray |website=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media}} making it highly sought after by video game collectors.
Gameplay
Rarity
On April 10, 2010, the only copy at the time known to be complete (cartridge and box) sold for $31,600.{{cite web |url=http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/04/man_pays_31600_for_an_atari_game_--_seriously.php |date=2010-04-13 |title=Man Pays $31,600 for an Atari Game - Seriously |last=Bricken |first=Rob |website=Topless Robot |publisher=Voice Media Group |accessdate=2017-04-17}} The next known copy to surface on the internet was on October 22, 2011. The eBay auction offered an incomplete version of the game (cart only). Air Raid still sold for an impressive amount of $3,575 US. The transaction was completed, having both parties exchange positive feedback making this the second highest confirmed price paid for the game.{{cite web |url=http://www.videogameauctions.com/air-raid-atari-2600-sells-for-3575/ |title=Air Raid Atari 2600 Sells for $3,575 |publisher=VideoGameAuctions.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113030147/http://www.videogameauctions.com/air-raid-atari-2600-sells-for-3575/ |archive-date=2011-11-13 |url-status=dead }} On October 24, 2012, the first truly complete game (cartridge, instruction manual and box) was listed for auction and eventually sold for $33,433.30.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamegavel.com/item.cgi?show_item=0000687017 |date=4 November 2012 |title=The ONE THE ONLY Complete Air Raid Ever Found - CIB |last=Bennett |first=Harv |website=GameGavel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108220543/http://www.gamegavel.com/item.cgi?show_item=0000687017 |archive-date=8 November 2012}} Due to the media attention that this complete copy brought, on October 26, 2012, a third boxed copy (although without the instruction manual) surfaced on eBay.{{cite web|url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281011192303 |title=Atari 2600 Air Raid Game in Original Box Extremely RARE |publisher=eBay |date= |accessdate=2024-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051417/http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281011192303 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead}} On June 28, 2021, a Goodwill employee in Fort Worth, Texas found and auctioned off a playable copy of the game at eBay for $10,590.79, which was a success for the company to raise more than $10,000.{{cite web |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article252421983.html|date=2021-06-28|title=Rare Atari game donated to Fort Worth Goodwill store sold to bidder for record amount|last=Stevenson|first=Stefan|website=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|publisher=McClatchy|accessdate=2021-06-30}}{{cite web |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/pop-culture/2021/06/28/rare-atari-game-found-at-a-fort-worth-goodwill-nets-more-than-10k-at-auction/|date=2021-06-28|title=Rare Atari game found at a Fort Worth Goodwill nets more than $10K at auction|last=Caplan|first=Anna|website=The Dallas Morning News|publisher=A. H. Belo|accessdate=2021-06-30}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070202192008/http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=972 Air Raid] at AtariAge
Category:Atari 2600-only games