This is one of the strongest Atari Origin Systems available for collectors. It ncludes the highly desirable original radiation detector badge feelie, radiation dots, plastic black packet with seal, manuals, reference materials, original disk, sleeves, and box. Based on Steve Jackson's legendary OGRE tabletop wargame.
Origin Systems collector titles with intact feelies have become increasingly difficult to locate complete.
The radiation badge is one of the most memorable and collectible physical extras ever included with an Atari computer game release.
OGRE was released by Origin Systems in 1985 and was based on Steve Jackson's classic futuristic wargame involving gigantic cybernetic super-tanks battling conventional military forces across nuclear battlefields.
While the game itself is respected among strategy gamers, the major collector appeal comes from the elaborate physical package. Origin Systems became famous for premium boxed releases loaded with thematic feelies, and OGRE featured one of the most unusual: a radiation detection badge with color-changing warning dots and supporting materials designed to immerse the player in the game's post-nuclear world.
Most surviving copies today are missing portions of these extras. Complete Atari editions with the radiation badge, warning dots, packet, manuals, reference materials, original disk, and box are substantially harder to locate than loose or incomplete examples.
This example appears exceptionally complete and displays beautifully.
- Rarity Level: Very Scarce Complete
- Collector Demand: High and Increasing
- Original OGRE box included
- Original game disk included
- Original Origin Systems disk sleeve included
- Original OGRE manual included
- Original Player Reference Card included
- Original Strategy and Notes booklet included
- Original radiation detector badge included
- Original radiation warning dots included
- Original black packet included with seal
- Typical age-related shelf wear present
- Disk has not been tested
- Please review photographs carefully for exact condition and
completeness
Description
OGRE remains one of the most respected science-fiction strategy properties of the 1980s.
Based on Steve Jackson's famous tabletop game, OGRE places players into a brutal future war where massive cybernetic armored war machines battle traditional military forces in a radioactive wasteland. The game's central attraction is the terrifying OGRE itself: a gigantic autonomous combat tank capable of destroying entire armies if not stopped.
Origin Systems adapted the game for home computers during the company's golden age and delivered it in the kind of premium collector packaging that helped establish the company's legendary reputation among computer gamers. What makes this Atari edition particularly desirable today is the survival of the original feelies. The radiation detector badge and associated warning materials are among the most recognizable physical extras ever included with an Origin Systems release. Many copies lost these items over the years, making complete examples especially attractive to serious collectors.
The package has tremendous shelf appeal, with dramatic cover artwork, distinctive military-themed inserts, and strong crossover interest from Atari collectors, Steve Jackson fans, Origin Systems enthusiasts, and vintage computer gaming historians. This is exactly the type of complete boxed Atari release that advanced collectors actively seek.
Collector Appeal
- Origin Systems release
- Steve Jackson game adaptation
- Rare radiation badge feelie
- Original radiation warning dots included
- Original black packet included
- Atari 8-bit collector favorite
- Science fiction military strategy title
- Outstanding display artwork
- Strong crossover appeal between tabletop and computer gaming collectors
- Difficult to locate complete
- Increasing collector demand for Origin feelie titles
Of the Atari titles you've shown so far, this is one of the few that legitimately has premium collector-piece potential because of the completeness and survival of the original feelies.
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