[SWCollect] Time for my introduction
Greetings everyone, After lurking in this little list for 2 months now I felt now it's the time come out of the closet ;) As you can see, my name is Stefan Lindblom. I am from Sweden, 25 years old, and as my friend Pedro here pointed out, don't look nerdish enough to be allowed to collect old games :) Anyway, when I was 12 I bought my first SSI ADD game, Secret of the Silver Blades. That become the first game to mean something for me, there was magic surrounding it. 2 years later I bought War of the Lance, both for the C-64. I sold them along with my computer to some guy from St. Petersburg who wanted it for his son. I got a Russian annual wage for it, almost feel bad about it. The story behind him was that Russian ships used to come to my hometown to deliver lumber/timber for our huge sawmill. Off topic after 5 min.. great.. War of the Lance was my way into the Dragonlance world. I am now a proud owner of every novel and every add on(atlas, bestiary and so on) that I am aware of. Something 15 year-old may have eluded me but I sure you will be happy to tell me. Btw, do guys mind me using smilies? I tend to be full of irony and sarcasm and dont want to be misinterpreted. I mean you guys being adult(except Pedro) and everything, you might take offence from a brat like me :) Jumping a few years here, to the summer of -99. I found a place called Ebay, I am sure it is familiar ;) I started searching some at random, probably began with War of the Lance and Amberstar. And after a while I realized that hey, this was cool, I also had about $1 in my bankaccount. So.. Half a year later and $6000 poorer(maybe $2000 for shipping only since I live in Sweden, sucks), I was the owner of 151 SSI games, mostly the smaller boxes like the Goldbox games. 350 games in total I believe, the rest was mostly games I had fond memories of like the Ultima games, Legend of Faerghail, Defender of the Crown, Dark Heart of Uukrul and so on. Since I moved down to Stockholm, all these games have been stored at my parents place, the attic. Every time I go there I go up there and unpack them just to look at them, I really miss them. I brought my favorite games down here, just to sit in the bookshelf brightening my day. I have thought about selling many of my games, but I dont know how. Since most people are in the US, I doubt they would want to pay the shipping, about $10 per game. And since I wouldn't sell any $100 games.. well. I have sold a few to a guy from Finland but that was all. During my ebay days, haven't really been there since, I came into contact with you some of you guys. Tom Mage was the first, and the best "contact" I had abroad, he helped me get my hands on the U9 Dragon Ed since it wasn't released in Sweden, I also bought a bunch of nice games from him. Even think I got my shrinkwrapped copy of War of the Lance from him, hardly have to mention that is one of my favorites :) I remember asking Tom if he knew my age.. he guessed right, I was perplexed, but then he said I was probably young since young hearts are more fragile. I was depressed cause my relationship was over at the time.. and damn, he was right. Then there was Edward Franks, hi Edward. I bought a big box of old SSI Apple II games from him, the big box format. I remember more of you guys but I don't think I ever traded with you, only mailed with you a bit or so. And the finally we have Pedro with that weird surname. I met him playing Diablo2 this summer and he directed me here. Such a great guy, always makes me laugh. Btw, did you guys know he is noble? I used to have a homepage before, http://www.stefan.lindblom.com, but is no longer up. I had no time to entertain it and update it, and didnt want to pay for the domain. My old page is still up though but I have done anything with it in 2 years time. If you do happen to have some time over, have a look. http://w1.650.telia.com/~u65005013/ Ok, now you know who I am. I like the environment here, that you guys seem to know each other so well and stick together, I hope I will become part of it :) Best regards, Stefan
Re: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction
Hi Stefan,
welcome to the list! Thanks for introducing yourself, always great to learn
how other collectors got drawn into the hobby. Your story of investing a
small fortune to build your initial collection sounds all too familiar,
I've only recently come to balance out my spendings through trades and
sales. I started with virtually no collectible games ('cept for the few
which I had previously purchased in stores) in 1999, and the next years saw
me buying heavily on eBay. Ebay,... the sudden shock upon realising there's
a huge supply of vintage software out there, and that it wasn't hiding from
you like all those tiny internet sites with lists of old software, but a
giant market with literally thousands of interesting pieces... :)
I know have about 400 Origin titles, mostly Ultimas, which are my specialty
and my most priced collectibles.
The monetary aspect is something I mentioned on this list before -- it's
still possible to get started as a vintage software collector these days,
but only if you have some real funds on your hands. This is likely to
become more and more difficult, right up to the point where newbies may
find it impossible to break into this hobby because they cannot afford the
initial investment.
There aren't too many people that exclusively collect SSI games, it's a
rich field but somewhat underrated due to the extremely high production
figures of certain titles. The market values seem to fluctuate wildly and
I'm sure you're more knowledgeable on the subject than most of us.
Personally I only pick them up as trade bait (term (c) Tom Mage).
Oh and lastly, there really is no need to worry about your age, I think I'm
still the youngest here at age 23 (unless there's another lurker who hasn't
come forward yet) :-)
/Alexander
-Original Message-
From: Stefan Lindblom [mailto:stefan.lindblom;telia.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 10:53 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction
Greetings everyone,
After lurking in this little list for 2 months now I felt now it's the time
come out of the closet ;)
As you can see, my name is Stefan Lindblom. I am from Sweden, 25 years old,
and as my friend Pedro here pointed out, don't look nerdish enough to be
allowed to collect old games :)
Anyway, when I was 12 I bought my first SSI ADD game, Secret of the Silver
Blades. That become the first game to mean something for me, there was magic
surrounding it. 2 years later I bought War of the Lance, both for the C-64.
I sold them along with my computer to some guy from St. Petersburg who
wanted it for his son. I got a Russian annual wage for it, almost feel bad
about it. The story behind him was that Russian ships used to come to my
hometown to deliver lumber/timber for our huge sawmill.
Off topic after 5 min.. great..
War of the Lance was my way into the Dragonlance world. I am now a proud
owner of every novel and every add on(atlas, bestiary and so on) that I am
aware of. Something 15 year-old may have eluded me but I sure you will be
happy to tell me.
Btw, do guys mind me using smilies? I tend to be full of irony and sarcasm
and dont want to be misinterpreted. I mean you guys being adult(except
Pedro) and everything, you might take offence from a brat like me :)
Jumping a few years here, to the summer of -99. I found a place called Ebay,
I am sure it is familiar ;)
I started searching some at random, probably began with War of the Lance and
Amberstar. And after a while I realized that hey, this was cool, I also had
about $1 in my bankaccount. So..
Half a year later and $6000 poorer(maybe $2000 for shipping only since I
live in Sweden, sucks), I was the owner of 151 SSI games, mostly the smaller
boxes like the Goldbox games. 350 games in total I believe, the rest was
mostly games I had fond memories of like the Ultima games, Legend of
Faerghail, Defender of the Crown, Dark Heart of Uukrul and so on. Since I
moved down to Stockholm, all these games have been stored at my parents
place, the attic. Every time I go there I go up there and unpack them just
to look at them, I really miss them. I brought my favorite games down here,
just to sit in the bookshelf brightening my day.
I have thought about selling many of my games, but I dont know how. Since
most people are in the US, I doubt they would want to pay the shipping,
about $10 per game. And since I wouldn't sell any $100 games.. well. I have
sold a few to a guy from Finland but that was all.
During my ebay days, haven't really been there since, I came into contact
with you some of you guys. Tom Mage was the first, and the best contact I
had abroad, he helped me get my hands on the U9 Dragon Ed since it wasn't
released in Sweden, I also bought a bunch of nice games from him. Even think
I got my shrinkwrapped copy of War of the Lance from him, hardly have to
mention that is one of my favorites :)
I remember asking Tom if he knew my age.. he guessed right, I was perplexed,
but then he said I was probably young
Re: [SWCollect] What's your favorite find?
One of these is a copy of Star Saga: One for the Apple II. All the materials inside are unused and the manuals are shrinkwrapped. I don't recall hearing about it until I found it, but I thought it was cool finding it in that condition. I have no sentimental attachment to it, however, and have decided to see what it will fetch on eBay. They generally seem to snag about $50 - $60, from what I've seen. -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?
On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 12:45 AM, Hugh Falk wrote: [snip] I'm also proud of my complete collection of EA flat box games...not that they're rare or expensive. I just haven't seen another complete set...anybody on this list collect EA flats? The EA game I have are the common Bards Tale and Wasteland ones. Color me a classic RPGer. :) To expand on your point about not particularly rare or expensive games, I collect the old Avalon Hill computer games. They had some nifty hybrids (computer game with mounted map board and counters) and a messy listing of games. Trying to figure out what games are out there and then finding them is the fun for me. -- Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction
On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 03:52 AM, Stefan Lindblom wrote: [Snip] Then there was Edward Franks, hi Edward. I bought a big box of old SSI Apple II games from him, the big box format. Hello there. I remember that big box of SSI games I shipped to you. I was happy to get them off my hands and into the hands of someone that loved to have them. It is good to see you here because it makes this list an even bigger treasure trove of software collecting knowledge. -- Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction
You have a splendid memory indeed then :) Glad to you remember me as well, I am happy to be here although my knowledge will be far inferior you all of you. I might be able to add something every now and then though. Cheers - Original Message - From: Edward Franks To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 03:52 AM, Stefan Lindblom wrote:[Snip] Then there was Edward Franks, hi Edward. I bought a big box of old SSI Apple II games from him, the big box format.Hello there. I remember that big box of SSI games I shipped to you. I was happy to get them off my hands and into the hands of someone that loved to have them. It is good to see you here because it makes this list an even bigger treasure trove of software collecting knowledge.-- Edward Franks[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction
Hi Lee, A bunch indeed.. imagine all those books along with all the games and it would be a marvelously looking bookshelf. But hey, all game collectors already know that :) And yes, I have that Trail Map, still in shrink though so I dont know what it looks like.. have to get another one perhaps.. someday. The sequel to Heroes of the Lance was called Dragons of Flame, same kind of engine(or lack of one). Both sucked, I agree, dont blame you for selling them. I of course have quite a few copies of them but I never said I was sane either ;) /Stefan - Original Message - From: Lee K. Seitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 4:55 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction Stefan Lindblom stated: After lurking in this little list for 2 months now I felt now it's the = time come out of the closet ;) Nice to meet you. War of the Lance was my way into the Dragonlance world. I am now a proud = owner of every novel and every add on(atlas, bestiary and so on) that I = am aware of. Something 15 year-old may have eluded me but I sure you = will be happy to tell me. Goodness, that a bunch of stuff. I started reading the DragonLance novels when they first came out. (I was 15 or so.) Kept up with the books through the first three trilogies or so, then they started coming out too fast for me to keep up. The quality also started varying as different authors came in. Do you have the DL Trail Map? I had one, but sold it on eBay a while back, I'm afraid. I think that was one of the few game products I had. I pretty much only read the books. But I've gotten off topic. How's this? Some of the very first PC games I bought were two DragonLance games. Heroes of the Lance was one and I forget what the other one was. (Was there a sequel that's not listed at MobyGames yet?) Anyway, IIRC they were cheap. I didn't even have a PC yet, but played them somewhere that did. After being used to the Apple II's 8-color hi-res graphics, 4-color CGA did nothing for me. I eventually sold both games in disgust. -- Lee K. Seitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/
RE: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?
I also collect AH games. My list is here: http://www.classicgaming.com/gotcha/avalonhill.htm (no history section for AH yet...need to get to that). For some reason AH games are not very desirable on ebay (with only a few exceptions like Telengard). AH was one of the most prolific publishers of the early 80's, but I guess their products overlapped and were just overshadowed by SSI. Lee just pointed out an AH game I have to put on my want list...Incunabula. Anybody have one for trade or sale? Epyx is another company I heavily collect (http://www.classicgaming.com/gotcha/epyx.htm). Again, I feel one of the most successful (yet underappreciated) publishers of the 80s. Hugh -Original Message- From: Edward Franks [mailto:xyzzy;kc.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 7:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find? On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 12:45 AM, Hugh Falk wrote: [snip] I'm also proud of my complete collection of EA flat box games...not that they're rare or expensive. I just haven't seen another complete set...anybody on this list collect EA flats? The EA game I have are the common Bards Tale and Wasteland ones. Color me a classic RPGer. :) To expand on your point about not particularly rare or expensive games, I collect the old Avalon Hill computer games. They had some nifty hybrids (computer game with mounted map board and counters) and a messy listing of games. Trying to figure out what games are out there and then finding them is the fun for me. -- Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction
Hi Hugh, Wow, is that your page? Got tears in my eyes just by opening the SSI link.. have to take a break and have some dinner and read it later, been looking for some good SSI history. For me the guys in the SSI groups are gods :) /Stefan - Original Message - From: Hugh Falk To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 7:19 PM Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction Hi Stefan, Welcome, and I like your site! Lots of good scans.And you have a great SSI collection. I also collect SSI games. You can see a list of my games (and a brief history of SSI) here: http://www.classicgaming.com/gotcha/ssi.htm. If you're ever interested in trading, let me knowalthough my games are in storage right now (hopefully not for too much longer). Also,all this Dragonlance talk mademe realize that I don't have War of the Lance listed on my SSI page, but I definitely have it. In fact, I can see iton my old bookshelf (http://www.classicgaming.com/gotcha/wantlist.htm). The green box contrasts withthe gold boxes. It makes me wonder how many others I neglected to add to my database :-( Hugh -Original Message-From: Stefan Lindblom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 1:53 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction Greetings everyone, After lurking in this little list for 2 months now I felt now it's the time come out of the closet ;) As you can see, my name is Stefan Lindblom. I am from Sweden, 25 years old, and as my friend Pedro here pointed out, don't look nerdish enough to be allowed to collect old games :) Anyway, when I was 12 I bought my first SSI ADD game, Secret of the Silver Blades. That become the first game to mean something for me, there was magic surrounding it. 2 years later I bought War of the Lance, both for the C-64. I sold them along with my computer to some guy from St. Petersburg who wanted it for his son. I got a Russian annual wage for it, almost feel bad about it. The story behind him was that Russian ships used to come to my hometown to deliver lumber/timber for our huge sawmill. Off topic after 5 min.. great.. War of the Lance was my way into the Dragonlance world. I am now a proud owner of every novel and every add on(atlas, bestiary and so on) that I am aware of. Something 15 year-old may have eluded me but I sure you will be happy to tell me. Btw, do guys mind me using smilies? I tend to be full of irony and sarcasm and dont want to be misinterpreted. I mean you guys being adult(except Pedro) and everything, you might take offence from a brat like me :) Jumping a few years here, to the summer of -99. I found a place called Ebay, I am sure it is familiar ;) I started searching some at random, probably began with War of the Lance and Amberstar. And after a while I realized that hey, this was cool, I also had about $1 in my bankaccount. So.. Half a year later and $6000 poorer(maybe $2000 for shipping only since I live in Sweden, sucks), I was the owner of 151 SSI games, mostly the smaller boxes like the Goldbox games. 350 games in total I believe, the rest was mostly games I had fond memories of like the Ultima games, Legend of Faerghail, Defender of the Crown, Dark Heart of Uukrul and so on. Since I moved down to Stockholm, all these games have been stored at my parents place, the attic. Every time I go there I go up there and unpack them just to look at them, I really miss them. I brought my favorite games down here, just to sit in the bookshelf brightening my day. I have thought about selling many of my games, but I dont know how. Since most people are in the US, I doubt they would want to pay the shipping, about $10 per game. And since I wouldn't sell any $100 games.. well. I have sold a few to a guy from Finland but that was all. During my ebay days, haven't really been there since, I came into contact with you some of you guys. Tom Mage was the first, and the best "contact" I had abroad, he helped me get my hands on the U9 Dragon Ed since it wasn't released in Sweden, I also bought a bunch of nice games from him. Even think I got my shrinkwrapped copy of War of the Lance from him, hardly have to mention that is one of my favorites :) I remember asking Tom if he knew my age.. he guessed right, I was perplexed, but then he said I was probably young since young hearts are more fragile. I was depressed cause my relationship was over at the time.. and damn, he was right. Then there was Edward Franks, hi Edward. I bought a big box of old SSI Apple II games from him, the big box format. I remember more of you guys but I don't think I ever traded
Re: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?
I also collect AH games. My list is here: http://www.classicgaming.com/gotcha/avalonhill.htm (no history section for AH yet...need to get to that). For some reason AH games are not very desirable on ebay (with only a few exceptions like Telengard). AH was one of the most prolific publishers of the early 80's, but I guess their products overlapped and were just overshadowed by SSI. Indeed, they released a ton of titles and most are relatively easily to find, but most aren't very sought after by collectors. It's a shame, there are some neat pieces in some of them, such as game boards and markers. If anyone is looking for any particular titles, I have a boatload I haven't gotten around to listing yet. Hugh, I notice you list Police Blotter as an adventure, can you tell me a bit more about it? I haven't seen it on any of the adventure lists I've come across. Lee just pointed out an AH game I have to put on my want list...Incunabula. Anybody have one for trade or sale? Don't have this one, sorry. My current overlooked company is Med Systems / Screenplay. They published graphic adventures, RPG hack-and-slashes, and maze quests in the early 1980s. -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/
RE: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction
Thanks for the kind words and sorry about the tears...a few people have complained about my color scheme, but you're the first to actually complain about eye strain :-)) If you're that big an SSI fan, you should also check out my history of Tactical Design Group, who developed a lot of the SSI big box games: http://www.classicgaming.com/gotcha/tdg.htm Wear sun glasses and enjoy, Hugh -Original Message-From: Stefan Lindblom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 12:15 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction Hi Hugh, Wow, is that your page? Got tears in my eyes just by opening the SSI link.. have to take a break and have some dinner and read it later, been looking for some good SSI history. For me the guys in the SSI groups are gods :) /Stefan - Original Message - From: Hugh Falk To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 7:19 PM Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction Hi Stefan, Welcome, and I like your site! Lots of good scans.And you have a great SSI collection. I also collect SSI games. You can see a list of my games (and a brief history of SSI) here: http://www.classicgaming.com/gotcha/ssi.htm. If you're ever interested in trading, let me knowalthough my games are in storage right now (hopefully not for too much longer). Also,all this Dragonlance talk mademe realize that I don't have War of the Lance listed on my SSI page, but I definitely have it. In fact, I can see iton my old bookshelf (http://www.classicgaming.com/gotcha/wantlist.htm). The green box contrasts withthe gold boxes. It makes me wonder how many others I neglected to add to my database :-( Hugh -Original Message-From: Stefan Lindblom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 1:53 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction Greetings everyone, After lurking in this little list for 2 months now I felt now it's the time come out of the closet ;) As you can see, my name is Stefan Lindblom. I am from Sweden, 25 years old, and as my friend Pedro here pointed out, don't look nerdish enough to be allowed to collect old games :) Anyway, when I was 12 I bought my first SSI ADD game, Secret of the Silver Blades. That become the first game to mean something for me, there was magic surrounding it. 2 years later I bought War of the Lance, both for the C-64. I sold them along with my computer to some guy from St. Petersburg who wanted it for his son. I got a Russian annual wage for it, almost feel bad about it. The story behind him was that Russian ships used to come to my hometown to deliver lumber/timber for our huge sawmill. Off topic after 5 min.. great.. War of the Lance was my way into the Dragonlance world. I am now a proud owner of every novel and every add on(atlas, bestiary and so on) that I am aware of. Something 15 year-old may have eluded me but I sure you will be happy to tell me. Btw, do guys mind me using smilies? I tend to be full of irony and sarcasm and dont want to be misinterpreted. I mean you guys being adult(except Pedro) and everything, you might take offence from a brat like me :) Jumping a few years here, to the summer of -99. I found a place called Ebay, I am sure it is familiar ;) I started searching some at random, probably began with War of the Lance and Amberstar. And after a while I realized that hey, this was cool, I also had about $1 in my bankaccount. So.. Half a year later and $6000 poorer(maybe $2000 for shipping only since I live in Sweden, sucks), I was the owner of 151 SSI games, mostly the smaller boxes like the Goldbox games. 350 games in total I believe, the rest was mostly games I had fond memories of like the Ultima games, Legend of Faerghail, Defender of the Crown, Dark Heart of Uukrul and so on. Since I moved down to Stockholm, all these games have been stored at my parents place, the attic. Every time I go there I go up there and unpack them just to look at them, I really miss them. I brought my favorite games down here, just to sit in the bookshelf brightening my day. I have thought about selling many of my games, but I dont know how. Since most people are in the US, I doubt they would want to pay the shipping, about $10 per game. And since I wouldn't sell any $100 games.. well. I have sold a few to a guy from Finland but that was all. During my ebay days, haven't really been there since, I came into contact with you some of you guys.
Re: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?
Both sets have at least one error-free set of disks (why collect if you can't play)? I've been thinking about this... and wouldn't it be safer to play off backup copies? I mean, the disk could get munched in the drive, the label could get scratched going in and out... or is that attitude too anal for the rest of this group? B-) -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/
RE: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?
Too anal? Certainly not for me, and I doubt for most people here... I didn't want to blab/stray off-topic or I'd go off for 50 pages. I image all the floppies (either normalize them or make nibble images) copy them over a string of computers and burn the images on CD for use on an emulator. The same images can be used to create real Apple disk images in the future if I want to play them on a real Apple. I hunt originals because I want to preserve as much of the original (no crack screens, etc.) as possible. Mega off-topic: There are emulators for PDA's... so where are the joysticks? Who wants to abuse the integrated buttons for those things, anyway? :) I guess its called the external keyboard. Sigh. Back on topic: Add Rescue Raiders to the list of gems. I never thought I'd get that, let alone a Demo copy (used the cheat keys/level skip keys... all the levels are intact. Demo copies of some titles are incomplete, some are full copies w/a DEMO sticker on them. This seems to be the latter.) Had the original receipt and some Sir-Tech dealer promo letter in there too. Cool. -Original Message- From: C.E. Forman [mailto:ceforman;earthlink.net] Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 10:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find? Both sets have at least one error-free set of disks (why collect if you can't play)? I've been thinking about this... and wouldn't it be safer to play off backup copies? I mean, the disk could get munched in the drive, the label could get scratched going in and out... or is that attitude too anal for the rest of this group? B-) -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/
RE: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?
Copies are the way to go for playing, and I usually let other people do the copying. Finding good original games at a garage sale, thrift store, flea market, etc. is a rarity for me (especially since I don't go often anymore). However, I've found hundreds of copies or loose originals at these places. People often sell disk cases full of them for a few bucks. They don't have much value to the collector but are great for playing. Now here's a question. If you own the 20-year-old original, is buying 20-year-old copies (likely pirated 20 years ago) still pirating? :-) Hugh -Original Message- From: C.E. Forman [mailto:ceforman;earthlink.net] Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 7:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find? Both sets have at least one error-free set of disks (why collect if you can't play)? I've been thinking about this... and wouldn't it be safer to play off backup copies? I mean, the disk could get munched in the drive, the label could get scratched going in and out... or is that attitude too anal for the rest of this group? B-) -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/
RE: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?
Thanks for the minor deity status! I'd actually like to see what the complete EA Apple II catalog looks like. Do you have a list you could send me? Also, does that include IIgs? That reminds me of another good poll for you guys. I mentioned some of the best games I got for free. But I'd be curious...what is the most you paid for a single game? I don't want to know about a group of games...just one game. For me it was Caverns of Callisto (NM), which I paid $111.38 on ebay. Considering I was looking for at least a couple of years, and this was the first one I saw, I'm surprised it didn't go for more. (April of this year). It's possible I've paid more for a single game in the past, but I don't think so (I might be repressing a horrible memory). Hugh -Original Message- From: Dan Chisarick [mailto:junk6;bellatlantic.net] Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 7:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find? I spent about 22+ months tracking down every last EA title (complete) made for the Apple ][ (flat, box, game, utility, app, etc.) Of those by far the most satisfying to find: Marble Madness, Realm of Impossibility, One-on-One, Arctic Fox, Adventure Construction Set. Hugh is a tiny god for providing the EA Flatpack reference online :) I have all the Apple ][ Origin titles complete (except Caverns of Callisto, which I missed for $5 on a newsgroup last year). These two sets are by far my most valued, though there are buckets more that I prize as well (mostly RPG's). Both sets have at least one error-free set of disks (why collect if you can't play)? -Original Message- From: Edward Franks [mailto:xyzzy;kc.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 10:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find? On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 12:45 AM, Hugh Falk wrote: [snip] I'm also proud of my complete collection of EA flat box games...not that they're rare or expensive. I just haven't seen another complete set...anybody on this list collect EA flats? The EA game I have are the common Bards Tale and Wasteland ones. Color me a classic RPGer. :) To expand on your point about not particularly rare or expensive games, I collect the old Avalon Hill computer games. They had some nifty hybrids (computer game with mounted map board and counters) and a messy listing of games. Trying to figure out what games are out there and then finding them is the fun for me. -- Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/
RE: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?
Regarding Odyssey: The Compleat Adventure: I remember this one, this was a GREAT game! It's in four parts, right? First you fight monsters, trade, and acquire enough money to build a ship and leave the island, then you have to navigate the ocean, find a magic artifact in some catacombs (my memory here's a bit fuzzy) and then use it to storm the bad guy's fortress. My cousin and I used to play it on his IIe. The only thing was, he'd gotten a pirate copy so a lot of the text had been hacked to display dirty words. IIRC, there was also a sequel, Apventure to Atlantis I think. Yes, I have several mint copies of Odyssey. I also have some mint Apventures as well, all straight from Bob Clardy himself! :) - John -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/
RE: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?
Hmm. Now I have an urge to go find Dungeon Campaign and Wilderness Campaign... Yes! I have mint copies of these two as well. Man, I am pretty loaded with Synergistic Software. :) - John -Original Message- From: Edward Franks [mailto:xyzzy;kc.rr.com] Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 9:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find? On Saturday, November 9, 2002, at 08:41 PM, C.E. Forman wrote: [Snip] I remember this one, this was a GREAT game! It's in four parts, right? First you fight monsters, trade, and acquire enough money to build a ship and leave the island, then you have to navigate the ocean, find a magic artifact in some catacombs (my memory here's a bit fuzzy) and then use it to storm the bad guy's fortress. My cousin and I used to play it on his IIe. The only thing was, he'd gotten a pirate copy so a lot of the text had been hacked to display dirty words. That's the one. :) It is wild to see how inventive people were with such limited resources. IIRC, there was also a sequel, Apventure to Atlantis I think. I have that one as well. I haven't started it yet as I need to complete my Odyssey first. Hmm. Now I have an urge to go find Dungeon Campaign and Wilderness Campaign... -- Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail- [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/
RE: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?
Speaking of Wasteland, if any of you have a copy that you'd really love to have autographed, I could probably arrange for you to have your copy autographed by Alan Pavlish... :) - John -Original Message- From: Edward Franks [mailto:xyzzy;kc.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 9:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find? On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 12:45 AM, Hugh Falk wrote: [snip] I'm also proud of my complete collection of EA flat box games...not that they're rare or expensive. I just haven't seen another complete set...anybody on this list collect EA flats? The EA game I have are the common Bards Tale and Wasteland ones. Color me a classic RPGer. :) To expand on your point about not particularly rare or expensive games, I collect the old Avalon Hill computer games. They had some nifty hybrids (computer game with mounted map board and counters) and a messy listing of games. Trying to figure out what games are out there and then finding them is the fun for me. -- Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail- [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect;oldskool.org/
