Cardboard box
Atari
Category
Ephemera
Date
1977
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
20 x 140 x 190 mm
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672721.14.2
Summary
The original cardboard box packaging for a Combat video game cartridge for an Atari home video games console. The box is predominantly red with a colour image of combat scenes with planes and tanks on the front, above which is printed 'COMBAT' in white. There is an Atari logo in the bottom left hand corner of the front and the games number (CX2601) is printed at the bottom right. These pieces of information are also printed on both sides of the box. The rear of the box has details of the five games contained on the cartridge and also of the warranty that is available for it.
Provenance
Original cardboard box for a video game cartridge manufactured by Atari Inc. in 1977
Makers and roles
Atari , publisher