Hmm, very interesting. I have a Moonsweeper with "International Edition" on the box, bought in the USA. And you have a Fathom without "International Edition" on the box, bought in France. Weird ...
I unterstand the way your edition was released though. As this was a very late game, they probably made only one box for all markets, with English manual, and added cheap additional instructions in the countries where the game was sold. (Like they did at the very beginning - Imagic sold their US editions in Europe, as the Internatioal Edition wasn't finished)
But the "International Edition" from the US is more of a mystery. The box of my Moonsweeper has multilingual text on the backside, but was definitely sold in the US (as I told, I had two of those, both bought from the US) ...
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my latest buys are
boxed i racer by radica 3d game £2.30
Atari joystick ,Frogger ,Wizard of wor and Stargate for £8.00 not boxed
Grandstand pocket scramble not box for £2.00 ebay £19.99
zx Spectrum games 32 on tapes for £5.00
Grandstand Deective Shoestring with instuctions and box for £2.00 ebay £29.99
Grandstand Astro war red type not boxed played with for £9.00
saga master system mint boxed instructions in bag for £5.00
electronic master mind by invicta boxed not working £1.00
made in 1977
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Dieter said:
Do you find all that stuff on flea markets (boot sales)?
I racer ,Saga master system and Astro wars in car boot sale july to aug 2011
the rest in an autojumble(car parts jumble sale) Sept 9 to 10
I missed out MB pac man for £1.00
zx spectrum joystick interface £2.00
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Intellivisioner said:
No "International Edition",Dieter. Wonder where this french instructions copy comes from...
My guess is that Imagic (or better the reseller) sometimes, when they are short of supply, used the U.S. version of a game and included a segment of the international manual.
Back in the 80s I saw a few Intellivision games where that happend. They where all brand new.
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my latest acqusition are as of 5/11/11
atari 2600
Galaxian boxed instructions and centidede boxed instuction for £5.98
Solaris boxed instructions for £4.68
ps1
worm world party for boxed instrutions £0.50
pac world boxed instrution £0.50
Nes console £0.00 as it was given to me. working but I'll had to disabel 10nes chip u10 cic chip pin 4 and get a new 72 pin edge connector on ebay for £10.49 with P+p in price as it was playing up a bit !
This has to be the most expensive radofin console with 12 unboxed games for £124.99 + £9.00 P+p on ebay item Number 260886971856 
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My lates acquisitions are
Hand helds
MB Connet4 uk unboxed for £0.50 and one usa boxed for £0.30
MB battleship uk unboxed for £0.50 and one usa boxed for £0.30 car boot
Speak and spell for £0.99 charity shop 30/11/11
Mb computer Battleship big one made in 1977 boxed for £3.50 car boot 11/12/11
console
Philips videopac G7000 console boxed 2 out of 10 earlier box version
for £10.00 in car boot on 11/12/11 with 2 boxed games 1 and 6 console is working as I uesd a universal one on it tryed 9v on it and the screeen rolling with bars so Ive put it up to 12v and no srolling bars. the philips one using 10v
but the philips power unit is not working as a fuse has gone and the 3.5 jack has been filed at the end. I'm going to get fuse in the new year as they out of stock and try to get it working ? 
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