Re: [SWCollect] Geekness! (was: Re: [SWCollect] Gosh, you look weird)
Pedro Quaresma wrote: > > C'mon, give us a hint at least :) Was it a computer game on a cellphone or > similar? I can't even hint because anyone who monitors the list could figure out not only what game it was but what it is used for. Suffice it to say it is as geeky as trying for Ultima as a phone number :) -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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] Geekness! (was: Re: [SWCollect] Gosh, you look weird)
Adam Baratz wrote: > > > I did something similar but unfortunately I can't tell anyone what it is > > because I still use it :-) > > Is ZORK your ATM PIN#? ;) Not Zork, and not PIN, but you understand why I can't answer :) -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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] WC3: Premiere Edition
Alexander Zöller wrote: > > I was surprised to see two shrinkwrapped copies on eBay within as little > as two weeks: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3000847934 > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3002417968 Argh -- I paid more for my UNwrapped, INcomplete package. Argh. Well, at least I got my hands recently on the Creative pack-in Wing Commander IV DVD version (with real DVD video) *and* got it to work perfectly on my W98 system with Hollywood + MPEG decoder. And it was great until I realized I suck at playing WC :-) DVD and slipcover only, no box was ever released... I paid $31. Fair, I thought. Too high, too low? Comments welcome. I hear that the Wing Commander IV DVD retail version -- A single DVD with the contents of all 6 CDROMS on it -- is more rare because it had a more limited production run. Can anyone confirm or deny? -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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] $1000 Game Cartridge
"All we have to do is create a new Atari 2600 game and we can sell a (very) limited number of copies for $1000 each." That may work for Akalabeth :-/ but I doubt very highly it would work for any modern console platform. People have charged up to $150 for a new Atari Jaguar cartridge (Battlesphere) and new Lynx carts can go for up to $70 but I don't think a new Atari cart would fetch $1000. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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] Ebay Gets Crazier and Crazier
Edward Franks wrote: > > Here's one that's truly annoying: > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ > eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2303780307&category=189>. There's so much > verbiage (note the False Negative Feedback section) that you just want > to pass on by. Now that is scary. And I Automatically Don't Trust Anyone Who Inexplicably Uses Mixed Caps Throughout The Entire Sentence. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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] That MicroLeague Baseball 2 problem
If you send me the PC program I can try to reproduce the error here (tell me how to run the demo). If I can reproduce it here I can work on a fix. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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] King's Quest 1
Edward Franks wrote: > > > 1. Adventure was the first computer game, yes? > > Nope. :) Space War was (circa 1960). MIT students meet the PDP-1 > and the cathode-ray tube. I meant PERSONAL computer. Adventure was playable on CPM machines if memory serves; it was certainly the first game I ever played (on an Osborne) in 1979. BTW, it is 90% certain RPG will join the main list of genres at MobyGames, so I thank all of you for taking time to illustrate your viewpoints. (But I am not budging on King's Quest being primarily IF+G, because honestly that is what it is. The input is all text (moving your character can be done with joystick but that is all a joystick can do in that game) and the output is text and graphics, so that pretty much clinches it.) > > 2. The Adventure genre encompasses *all* fantasy-style gaming. So RPG > > fits > > into it, yes? If not, why? > > No, because you you can have non-fantasy based RPGs. Wasteland and > Fallout for example. (I'm assuming that you are using the term fantasy > to mean the generic pseudo-medieval Tolkien-esque settings.) No, this was badly worded on my part. I meant all "I am playing a character other than myself" games, which includes everything from King's Quest to Zyll to Fallout. Anyway, I'm just defending myself since I don't want to look like a newbie who didn't know what Spacewar and non-fantasy-themed adventures were :-) -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] King's Quest 1
Stuart Feldhamer wrote: > > Then again, if you want to invent new terminology, that's your business I > suppose. No, it isn't, which is why this entire discussion was initiated. You (and everyone else here) will be happy to know that I am "fixing" the system at MobyGames (the first and hopefully only time in our 4-year history). No, I definitely don't want to invent new terminology. MobyGames would be a sham if I did :-) -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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/
[SWCollect] Software collecting videos
Origin Museum wrote: > > 1. Direct Sale from EA--This was the FULL package, obtainable only via mail-order. >This included the game (in the film canister), the music CD, the VHS video, the >T-Shirt, the 'Behind The Screens' CD, and the 1995 Wing Commander calendar. This >version came in a BROWN Cardboard Mailing Box, with the extras packaged OUTSIDE the >canister...there was NO 'game box' for this version. Small change of subject: Does anyone here have this VHS tape? I am not going to beg for a copy, but I wanted to tell you guys that in the next few months I am going to finally start another DVD video project, this one an effort to preserve video relevant to software collectors, and I have contacts who are willing to lend me their copies of the Sierra promotional tapes of the late 1980s for it. Also scheduled was the "making of" Wing Commander VHS tape, which is why I bring it up because I don't have a copy. The DVD produced by the project would be sold a few bucks above cost (probably through CustomFlix so that I don't have to deal with fullfillment). The goal of the project would be to: - Professionally dump the video in 4:2:2 for proper mastering to DVD's 4:2:0 (no cheap DV conversions) - Clean up the video (remove noise, color correction, exposure/white level correction) - Clean up the audio (remove noise, remaster audio (game soundtracks) where appropriate) - Author to DVD with simple menu and chapter points - Professional-grade MPEG-2 encoding All of this was done for MindCandy so I already have the tools and knowledge. The scope of this project was "behind the scenes" and/or "making-of" videos -- inside trivia stuff that any collector would drool over. So, so far, I can only think of four: - Sierra promo videos (1989 and 1990 I believe I have contacts for, were there any more?) - 7th Guest "making-of" bundled with early versions (I have this) - Wing Commander VHS tape (I do not have this) Can anyone think of any more? (Also: There are some CDROM videos that may fall into this scope, like the Ken & Roberta interview snippets on CDROM bundled with the Robert Williams collection, and I can remember a Robert Williams promo interview on some CDROM gaming multimedia magazine that was popular in the mid 1990s, but I haven't decided on including those yet. I can make crappy .AVIs look pretty damn good through motion vectoring tricks, but I was only going to include them if the original sources had been lost.) -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] Software collecting videos
Stuart Feldhamer wrote: > > Do they have to be VHS tapes? There were tons of making-of videos included > on CDs with various games. Also, have you considered the legality of this > (not that I care)? I wrote previously: There are some CDROM videos that may fall into this scope, like the Ken & Roberta interview snippets on CDROM bundled with the Robert Williams collection, and I can remember a Robert Williams promo interview on some CDROM gaming multimedia magazine that was popular in the mid 1990s, but I haven't decided on including those yet. I can make crappy .AVIs look pretty damn good through motion vectoring tricks, but I was only going to include them if the original sources had been lost. I have not considered the legality of it, no. Since I am selling it at practically no profit (like, $1 above cost) I figured that it wouldn't be an issue. Getting permission probably wouldn't be too hard, but it would take a while as I'm not sure Ken is happy (or able) to lend Sierra copyrights. There was a videotape of various classic Atari and other early 8-bit advertisements sold -- I have no idea if that was legal as well. > Stuart > > -Original Message- > From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 6:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [SWCollect] Software collecting videos > > Origin Museum wrote: > > > > 1. Direct Sale from EA--This was the FULL package, obtainable only via > mail-order. This included the game (in the film canister), the music CD, > the VHS video, the T-Shirt, the 'Behind The Screens' CD, and the 1995 Wing > Commander calendar. This version came in a BROWN Cardboard Mailing Box, > with the extras packaged OUTSIDE the canister...there was NO 'game box' for > this version. > > Small change of subject: Does anyone here have this VHS tape? I am not > going > to beg for a copy, but I wanted to tell you guys that in the next few months > I > am going to finally start another DVD video project, this one an effort to > preserve video relevant to software collectors, and I have contacts who are > willing to lend me their copies of the Sierra promotional tapes of the late > 1980s for it. Also scheduled was the "making of" Wing Commander VHS tape, > which is why I bring it up because I don't have a copy. > > The DVD produced by the project would be sold a few bucks above cost > (probably > through CustomFlix so that I don't have to deal with fullfillment). The > goal > of the project would be to: > > - Professionally dump the video in 4:2:2 for proper mastering to DVD's 4:2:0 > (no cheap DV conversions) > - Clean up the video (remove noise, color correction, exposure/white level > correction) > - Clean up the audio (remove noise, remaster audio (game soundtracks) where > appropriate) > - Author to DVD with simple menu and chapter points > - Professional-grade MPEG-2 encoding > > All of this was done for MindCandy so I already have the tools and > knowledge. > The scope of this project was "behind the scenes" and/or "making-of" > videos -- > inside trivia stuff that any collector would drool over. So, so far, I can > only think of four: > > - Sierra promo videos (1989 and 1990 I believe I have contacts for, were > there > any more?) > - 7th Guest "making-of" bundled with early versions (I have this) > - Wing Commander VHS tape (I do not have this) > > Can anyone think of any more? > > (Also: There are some CDROM videos that may fall into this scope, like the > Ken & Roberta interview snippets on CDROM bundled with the Robert Williams > collection, and I can remember a Robert Williams promo interview on some > CDROM > gaming multimedia magazine that was popular in the mid 1990s, but I haven't > decided on including those yet. I can make crappy .AVIs look pretty damn > good > through motion vectoring tricks, but I was only going to include them if the > original sources had been lost.) > -- > http://www.MobyGames.com/ > The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. > > -- > 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
Re: [SWCollect] Software collecting videos
"RG is on the Ultima Collection CD. There are also other RG / U9 related movies that were included with various magazine cover discs. If anyone's dying to know which I'll flip through them..." Rather than that, I may just ask you for copies of the videos when the time comes; you could burn them onto a CD or something. This is all a few months out, so I'm not asking for anything formally, just advice and information for now. -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] Software collecting videos
Pedro Quaresma wrote: > > - There's a VHS tape in the game Daemonsgate, no idea if it has any > promotional video or not. I believe it's just background story, no real "making of" info. > - I believe there are some Richard Garriott videos in the Ultima 9 Dragon > Edition CDs? At least one of him explaining the Virtues Ah, yes -- thank for that, hadn't remembered. -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] Software collecting videos
Origin Museum wrote: > > ***Jim Leonard Wrote: > <<<<<<practically no profit (like, $1 above cost) I figured that it wouldn't be an issue. >Getting permission probably wouldn't be too hard, but it would take a while as I'm >not sure Ken is happy (or able) to lend Sierra copyrights.>>>>>>> > > If you can get EA's legal department to give you permission, I would be happy to >send you a copy of the WC3 tape. Getting that permission, however, may be a big >problem. Considering the way EA protects their copyrights (as is their right), it >could be a while before they allow you to do this. I wasn't planning to charge for the DVD so I didn't think there would be legal issues. There's always the option of a "bootleg" where I don't charge for it and don't put any names on it... In any case I'll certainly ask. > I also have another Origin promotional tape, that was distributed to software stores >circa 1989. They are cheaply made advertisements for old Origin games like >Windwalker, Knights of Legend, 2400 AD, and another (no Ultima tho.) They were >obviously made 'in-house', and they are not the best-produced commercials that I've >ever seen, but they are an interesting look at the birth of computer game >advertising. Again, if you get the permissions, I'd be glad to contribute! :) Who would I talk to about that? EA or someone else? EA hadn't purchased Origin by that time. -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] The first? -- Thread was King's Quest 1
Hugh Falk wrote: > > I don't even know what the first commercial game would have been. The first game you had to pay for for a personal computer. > depends on your definition of "Personal Computer." You could go back to the > Altair or others that didn't have video screens. Games on those systems If you had to pay for the game, then yes, it qualifies. So out of curiousity, what is the earliest commercial personal computer game people remember? -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] Software collecting videos
Here's another quick question: Assuming I create a DVD of all these various videos, both VHS and (remastered) CDROM, what would you all be willing to pay for it? Or would it not be worth paying for? Me personally, I'd pay about $15 if someone did this and sold it. -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] Greetings
Alexander Zoller wrote: > > Jim, how many people have subscribed to the list so far? I'm curious if > there are a lot of lurkers :) Over 30 and under 40. Can't give exact numbers because I'm on the train right now and can't check it :-) -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] Greetings
CcomputerGameCollector wrote: > > Just and update on CGC; I've pretty much completed the collection importer, > but I've decided to hold off on making it public. The masterlist simply is > not expansive enough for it to be effective. So, I'm just concentrating on > building the masterlist, and when I feel it's large enough to make the > importer effective, I will make it available at that point. Would having access to MobyGames' list of PC titles in a very simple downloadable format (title, publisher, year, etc) help? -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] Greetings
Hugh Falk wrote: > > Where the conditions are listed, it clearly states that NM is "no defects, > > no wrap", but you mentioned that NM can have the modifier of (S)? I > > certainly understand the need for NM (S), but perhaps you should modify that > > page a bit to clear things up? > > Good point. Anyone else? Jim? I agree that NM (S) is possible if there is one extremely minor defect, but the box is still sealed. I will modify the main page at mobygames to reflect this if there are none opposed. Anyone? -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] Greetings
CcomputerGameCollector wrote: > > I figured I'd take a look around the web for a type of clear plastic case > (kind of like an oversized VHS case or something like that) that would fit > most computer games, and buy a bunch bulk, and start putting all of my > collection in them. It seemed like a good idea. However, after searching > all corners of the net I've came up completely empty. I must have seen > every plastic case imaginable except one that would suite the task of > housing a computer game. Has anyone thought about this, or come across a > place that sells a plastic box of sorts that would serve this purpose? I'm > figuring an 8x10x1.5 would fit most games barring a few. Has this issue been revisited for newer small boxes? (SmallBoxes? :-) BTW, I will never get used to the current crop of DVD-style boxes. Small boxes were one thing for euro software, but the current crop of "we need more space on the shelves for console games" small boxes still brings a tear to my eye. -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] Greetings
"C.E. Forman" wrote: > > I would request that we not expand the Mobyscale. It was designed to be > flexible so individual collectors can tailor it to their individual needs. I concur. Verbiage and examples I have no problem modifying, but the main grades and concepts are very solid. However, as this is obviously a reply to an old message, and I fear I don't have time to examine in detail every message on this subject, could someone let me know if any major decisions were made during this topic to have things added to the MobyScale? -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] Software collecting videos
Edward Franks wrote: > > On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 02:51 PM, Jim Leonard wrote: > [Snip] > > I wasn't planning to charge for the DVD so I didn't think there would > > be legal > > issues. > > It doesn't matter if you charge for it or not. EA might not be able > to get punitive damages, but their lawyers could kill your pocketbook. > :-/ You are correct. Well, then here's my current plan: Master the entire disc with as much material as possible (so that I have a list of material to ask permission for), then if permission is not granted, remove the material before distribution. In other words, I don't want fear of not getting permission to hamper the product. > If the tapes were Origin property -- I don't see why they wouldn't be > -- I imagine they all became EA's property when EA bought Origin. > Other than Akalabeth and Lord British I can't think of anything that > was negotiated as a separate property. Getting a response back from EA's legal department is like pulling teeth. Ugh. -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] Software collecting videos
Karl Kuras wrote: > > This brings up the whole issue of abandonware. Please don't -- I wish I never had anything to do with it. To clarify, I know it's wrong and I won't do it. I was just starry-eyed from the prospect of having all that material remastered on a single DVD. -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] Software collecting videos
Origin Museum wrote: > > Although your idea is a good one (I would've bought a copy for SURE!), I don't >really think that it would 'fly'. I understand your frustrations--after all, >publishing something like this would not take money out of anyone's purseBUT, >each of these companies paid an incredible amount for the right to copyright their >material. They have a right to prevent this sort of thing, whatever their reasoning >may be. To be specific, all material has implied copyright, so they didn't actually *pay* to have it copyrighted. But they do have the right to control how their information is dissemenated, since they certainly paid for the information/product itself. > You have LOTS of other good ideas---don't give up! Well, the only other thing I can think of is to ask permission and skew my request towards the making of a documentary about how game companies created and marketed games 10 to 20 years ago. I'm an archivist, and VHS tapes degrade (literally disintegrate) over as little as 10 years. I want to preserve this info. At this point I don't care about distributing the info, I just want to remaster it so that *some pristine copy exists* before they're all useless. VHS video degrading is *NOT* the same issue as old disks in a shrinkwrap package: You can get a perfect copy 1000 generations down the line because disks are digital. VHS is analog, and any generational copy produces significant loss. Would any of you be willing to lend me said videos just for that purpose -- to remaster the video and send it back to you along with a DVD? Ten years from now I can guarantee that your VHS tapes will be suffering. :-( -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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/
[SWCollect] Free listings
This is very late, but I'm surprised someone hasn't mentioned it yet: Today only, ebay is making fixed price listings free. So there's about 7 hours left if you still want to place some listings... -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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/
[SWCollect] Using MobyGames Info
"C.E. Forman" wrote: > > Actually, Jim, this brings up something I wanted to ask you: Would it be > possible for me to get a basic list of gameID, title, and publisher from > Moby? I've considered setting up links from my trade and vault items to > MobyGames, if additional info on the games exists... with your permission, > of course. Like what GameTZ uses. How about what GameTZ uses *exactly*? Here's the link: http://www.mobygames.com/misc/ugtz_download I cleared it with my partners, so you (and any other website implementors on this list) are allowed to use it provided that you make it obvious you are linking to MobyGames somehow, either through text or a tiny graphic or something. (Link text of just "more info", etc. would not be enough.) We provided the little icon that UGTZ/GameTZ uses, so feel free to save it from their pages and use it. If you need larger icons or ads, you can find them here: http://www.mobygames.com/info/link/ The output of the above link is very simple: Banjo-Kazooie; Nintendo 64; http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId=3583 Sonic Adventure; Dreamcast; http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId=3530 Quake II; DOS; http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId=405 ..etc. For older PC games, most collectors on this list will only look at the "DOS" and "Booter" platforms. Sorry, no C64 or Atari yet, but they are planned to be implemented. If you have any questions, just ask. Again, our only requirement is that you make it obvious it's MobyGames you're linking to. Automatically pulling the info up in framesets or otherwise disguising MobyGames' information will probably get us miffed :) Otherwise, enjoy! -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] Huge lot of old software
There's a lot of hidden gems in this one. It will be very curious to see what this one goes for. > "Feldhamer, Stuart" wrote: > > Don't know if you people saw this or not, but I figured I'd post it: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3400615562&category=182 -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] House (Off-Topic)
"C.E. Forman" wrote: > > Hey gang, > > Getting way off-topic here, but I'm looking at buying a house, soon, and > could use some advice from anyone who's been down this road before. Since I am in great financial trouble right now (I may announce my first selling auctions here soon :-( I would recommend the obvious: - Put as much down as you have savings for. At least 20% so that you can avoid paying PMI. - No matter what you are approved for, don't buy a house/take a mortgage where your mortgage payment is more than 50% of your take-home pay. That's all. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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] Greetings
John Romero wrote: > > I worked on it with my friend Lane Roathe. Lane did the 256-byte RWTS > routine (the low-level) and I did the high-level code that supported the > disk structure and API. There's an easter egg in there too. :) Here's > a link to it: http://hometown.aol.com/graemecree/infobugs/infonote.htm OT: This document is full of cool info, but he's blatantly wrong on Amnesia. Here's a copy of the letter I wrote him: ---quote begin--- In your excellent Infonotes document, you write that you can't believe that Amnesia required you to reboot the machine to exit the game. I can't believe it either, because what you were playing was a pirated version "converted" to DOS. It never existed commercially in that form. The original game is bootable, meaning it had a custom OS and booted directly from the floppy disk. While rare for the IBM PC, over 100 of these PC bootable disks were created during the first decade of the IBM PC's life. You can get a list of all the PC bootable games we have documented at MobyGames here: http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/a,4/?o=a1 If you'd like to verify my information, check out the rap sheet on Amnesia here: http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,4/gameId,1775/ Specifically, check out the diskette label here: http://www.mobygames.com/game/covers/gameCoverId,14584/gameId,1775/ which clearly says IBM PC/XT/etc. and "boot this side". So now that you know it's bootable, the request to reboot the machine to exit the game is no more unreasonable than bootable games on other platforms. So could you be fair to the poor, always-picked-on-as-a-gaming-platform IBM PC and adjust your note about Amnesia? I don't think it should be judged on the converted pirated copy you got a hold of :-) quote end -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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] The first? -- Thread was King's Quest 1
Weren't there any games you were obligated to pay for for the Altair? Because that would pretty much take the crown. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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] The first? -- Thread was King's Quest 1
Year? Edward Franks wrote: > > Fire in the Valley by Freiberger and Swaine mentions a backgammon game > (pg 63, Collector's Edition hardcover), but no details on if that game > was ever sold. A number of the early games were used to demonstrate > the early hardware. > > The first game I can see listed in the book as being sold is a chess > program -- MicroChess -- by a guy name Peter Jennings (not related to > the news anchor). The book states the game sold for $10, including a > fifteen page manual (with source code) for the KIM-1 micro. > Ironically, that game lead to the creation a company called Personal > Software. The money from MicroChess paid for the marketing of > VisiCalc... > > This will teach me to go look in my reference books _first_. ;-) > > -- > > Edward Franks > > -- > 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/ -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/
[SWCollect] RPG moved to main genre list
Just a quick note that, after everyone's helpful discussion, Role-Playing (RPG) has indeed been moved to the main genres list at MobyGames. It was ultimatly the suggestion of Rogue-like games that broke me :) because I couldn't place them in any of our existing main genres. A full explaination is posted to the main page at www.mobygames.com. Also, the current poll asks what kind of game manual you like -- I assume everyone here is going to vote for "full" :-) -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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] Using MobyGames Info
No feedback on this -- is this information helpful/useful? If not, let me know. We aim to please. Jim Leonard wrote: > > "C.E. Forman" wrote: > > > > Actually, Jim, this brings up something I wanted to ask you: Would it be > > possible for me to get a basic list of gameID, title, and publisher from > > Moby? I've considered setting up links from my trade and vault items to > > MobyGames, if additional info on the games exists... with your permission, > > of course. Like what GameTZ uses. > > How about what GameTZ uses *exactly*? Here's the link: > > http://www.mobygames.com/misc/ugtz_download > > I cleared it with my partners, so you (and any other website implementors on > this list) are allowed to use it provided that you make it obvious you are > linking to MobyGames somehow, either through text or a tiny graphic or > something. (Link text of just "more info", etc. would not be enough.) We > provided the little icon that UGTZ/GameTZ uses, so feel free to save it from > their pages and use it. If you need larger icons or ads, you can find them > here: http://www.mobygames.com/info/link/ > > The output of the above link is very simple: > > Banjo-Kazooie; Nintendo 64; http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId=3583 > Sonic Adventure; Dreamcast; http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId=3530 > Quake II; DOS; http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId=405 > > ..etc. For older PC games, most collectors on this list will only look at > the "DOS" and "Booter" platforms. Sorry, no C64 or Atari yet, but they are > planned to be implemented. > > If you have any questions, just ask. Again, our only requirement is that you > make it obvious it's MobyGames you're linking to. Automatically pulling the > info up in framesets or otherwise disguising MobyGames' information will > probably get us miffed :) Otherwise, enjoy! > -- > http://www.MobyGames.com/ > The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. > > -- > 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/ -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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] RPG moved to main genre list
..and moved right back due to a coding error. We're working on the error. :-P Jim Leonard wrote: > > Just a quick note that, after everyone's helpful discussion, Role-Playing > (RPG) has indeed been moved to the main genres list at MobyGames. It was > ultimatly the suggestion of Rogue-like games that broke me :) because I > couldn't place them in any of our existing main genres. > > A full explaination is posted to the main page at www.mobygames.com. Also, > the current poll asks what kind of game manual you like -- I assume everyone > here is going to vote for "full" :-) > -- > Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ > Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ > Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ > > -- > 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/ -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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] RPG moved to main genre list
(BTW, RPG was moved back to the main list -- Brian found the bug in the system.) Dan Chisarick wrote: > >Sidebar... who's got the best manuals? (SSI, Origin and EA, but if I > had to pick one, I'd say SSI.) I was always a fan of EA up until about 1990-1991 because their manuals always had this great sense of fun -- like a kid discovering a new toy (which, if you think about the industry, they were). Of particular note were the inside-cover anti-piracy "stories" (they were rarely a notice, but rather a story written in the context of the game asking players to consider the ramifications of software piracy). A few were duds, but most were clever. As a TOTAL aside, the guys who did Budokan for the IBM PC embedded the anti-piracy message into the program executable itself -- and I mean this in the most literal sense possible. Type this exactly at a DOS prompt: "type budo.com" (without the quotes) and you'll see what I mean. Pretty clever assembler programmers. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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] Using MobyGames Info
Edward Franks wrote: > > On Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 01:59 AM, Jim Leonard wrote: > > > No feedback on this -- is this information helpful/useful? If not, > > let me > > know. We aim to please. > > I'm not doing enough to need the info at the moment. > > By the way, is this auction > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ > eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3008172904&category=11050> legitimately > using Moby Games images? Of course not. The only auctioneers we permit to use our images are members of this list, and only with some note that says the images are used with permission and providing the URL of mobygames. I have emailed the person. Thanks for the heads-up. Normally I wouldn't give a crap, except that this guy was not only using multiple images, but doing so to totally misrepresent the product (the covers aren't part of the item!). -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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] Using MobyGames Info
Oh, and just noticed that much of the text copy he uses to describe the items is also lifted verbatim off of MobyGames. I just sent him a cease and desist notice. I'm not cruel, but geez, at least *credit the source*... Jim Leonard wrote: > > Edward Franks wrote: > > > > On Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 01:59 AM, Jim Leonard wrote: > > > > > No feedback on this -- is this information helpful/useful? If not, > > > let me > > > know. We aim to please. > > > > I'm not doing enough to need the info at the moment. > > > > By the way, is this auction > > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ > > eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3008172904&category=11050> legitimately > > using Moby Games images? > > Of course not. The only auctioneers we permit to use our images are members > of this list, and only with some note that says the images are used with > permission and providing the URL of mobygames. > > I have emailed the person. Thanks for the heads-up. Normally I wouldn't give > a crap, except that this guy was not only using multiple images, but doing so > to totally misrepresent the product (the covers aren't part of the item!). > -- > Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ > Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ > Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ > > -- > 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/ -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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] Philly Classic or BUST! :)
My heart goes out with you. I wish dearly that I could be there with you. Origin Museum wrote: > > Greetings All! > > Well, I've just confirmed my tickets and room for the Philly Classic (Mar 28-30), >and wanted to sort out a few details for our 'Meet and Greet'. > > So far on the list, we have: > > C.E. Forman > Dan C. > Stuart F. > Joe G. > Paula G. > Chris N. (not probable, but possible, providing babysitter) > > After scanning the emails, I suggest a meet up at the main entrance to the show on >Sunday (Mar30) at 9AM, and all have breakfast together. We can then show some of our >stuff, and have a little fun together at the conference! Paula and I will bring a >camera, so that we can share the pics with all of the others (in private, of course). > > In regard to items to bring for 'show and tell', whatever floats your boat! I know >that Paula and I are rather cloistered in our collecting experience, so ANYTHING >outside the Origin arena would hold interest for us, and I promise to "OOOH and >A" the most! :) New-Old-Rare-Interesting-WHATEVER! > > In order for people to recognize us, I plan on wearing an Origin shirt of some type, >and I'll ask Paula to do the same! I had some very cool Museum shirts made up, and >you'll recognize them from the back--I guarantee it! > > It may be better to exchange cellphone numbers in private, so as to more easily >connect...let me know what everyone thinks! > > And, as always, if anyone else wants to attend--The More-The Merrier! > > Please reply, to discuss if this works for everyone! > > '...Preserving Worlds...' > Joe and Paula > Curators of The Origin Museum > > - > Express yourself with a super cool email address from BigMailBox.com. > Hundreds of choices. It's free! > http://www.bigmailbox.com > - > > -- > 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/ -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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] Using MobyGames Info
Marco Thorek wrote: > > Hm, can you give me a sample of the "cease & desist"? I'm not that > familiar with the US legal system and having that could come in handy. > Just recently I found another site that lifted some of the bios I > compiled on the Infocom authors in their entirety. A proper cease and desist letter would be something that has three paragraphs: - First paragraph introduces yourself or your identity, and links you to the intellectual property you are going to talk about - Second paragraph lists the infractions (what the guy is doing wrong) - Third paragraph asks that the person "cease and desist" (exact wording is important!) said behavior None of these paragraphs necessarily need to be very long, or even formatted into three paragraphs, but it's typical form if you're not a lawyer. (If you are, or want to sound like one, then here's an actual cease and desist letter to use as reference: http://www.mobygames.com/featured_article/feature,7/section,23/ Personally, I just shot him a quick note: "Hi, I noticed in this auction that you are using images from MobyGames.com without our permission. Please cease and desist this immediately or will be forced to take action which includes, but is not limited to, contacting ebay in regards to having your account suspended or revoked. Your prompt attention in this matter is greatly appreciated." I didn't want to go into it much because I wasn't expecting a reply. As it turns out, he promised not to do it again, so I left it at that. > (PS. RPGs sure look great there among the main genres ;-) Yeah, rub it in... :-) You have to know it was a blow to my ego that I royally screwed that up. And Hack was one of my first addicted games, even!! How could I have blown it? Oh well; it's fixed for all eternity now. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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] Using MobyGames Info
Jim Leonard wrote: > > into three paragraphs, but it's typical form if you're not a lawyer. (If you > are, or want to sound like one, then here's an actual cease and desist letter I just remembered two things: Particularly nasty wording or harsh language or accusations are not good practice for cease and desist letters. Also, if you threaten legal action, be prepared to actually follow up on it. Don't make legal threats unless you're serious. -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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/
[SWCollect] Gone for a week
I'll be travelling on business all this upcoming week, so if something happens @ oldskool.org regarding mailing lists, I may not be able to fix it until March 1st. Just FYI. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
[SWCollect] Mailing lists back up
I apologize for the incredibly long delay, but I believe I have finally fixed the @oldskool.org mailing lists. It took as long as it did because the hard drive with the list configuration (and more importantly, list of subscribers) was fairly scrambled. So, all the @oldskool.org mailing lists should be back up. If there is still a problem, please email me. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
[SWCollect] Spoke too soon
As you can see, the mailing lists are working properly, but the Reply-To header is all messed up. What this means is that if you only hit the Reply button to respond to the email, it will go nowhere. You will have to manually fix the email to be the same as the list mailing address ([EMAIL PROTECTED], for example). Sorry about this. I'll send out a final message when I fix it. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
[SWCollect] Fixed for real
All the @oldskool.org mailing lists are fixed again. Sorry for the spam. Email at will. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Fixed for real
Sorry for the delay!!! I didn't expect it would take that long either... If it's any consolation, the new box has redundant disk, so even if it blows a gasket it should still retain the data. Stuart Feldhamer wrote: > > YAY!!! > > -Original Message----- > From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 11:36 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [SWCollect] Fixed for real > > All the @oldskool.org mailing lists are fixed again. Sorry for the spam. > Email at will. > -- > Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > http://www.oldskool.org/ > Want to help an ambitious games project? > http://www.mobygames.com/ > Or check out some trippy MindCandy at > http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ > > -- > 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/[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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Mind Candy mention
Thanks for the note! I'll forward this to the MindCandy team. Hugh Falk wrote: > > Jim, > > Just thought I'd mention that mindcandydvd.com was given a plug in the last > issue of Game Developer magazine -- page 14. There is an article about the > demo scene. Mind Candy isn't specifically mentioned in the article, but it > is listed in the reference section at the end. > > Hugh > > -- > 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Mind Candy mention
I already saw a translation, thanks! Marco Thorek wrote: > > Mind Candy was also mentioned in the previous c't, a highly popular > German computer magazine. > > Jim, if you want it I'll scan the page for you and mail it off to you > with a translation to English. > > For everyone in Germany: It was on p. 276 in c't 6/2003. Nice halfpage > complete with pictures. > > Marco > > Hugh Falk schrieb: > > > > Jim, > > > > Just thought I'd mention that mindcandydvd.com was given a plug in the last > > issue of Game Developer magazine -- page 14. There is an article about the > > demo scene. Mind Candy isn't specifically mentioned in the article, but it > > is listed in the reference section at the end. > > > > Hugh > > -- > 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Mind Candy mention
Now THAT is easily the most bizarre (and wonderful) endorsement I've gotten yet! :-D Origin Museum wrote: > > Hey guys! > > I insist that ALL of you get off your lazy BEE-HINDS, and buy this DVD! It is a > very cool part of our gaming history. I introduced my wife to the world of computer > demos using this DVD, and now she pops it in when she cleans the house!! > > So buy it for 2 reasons--to support Jim Leonard, and for a clean house!! :) > > "...Preserving Worlds..." > Joe Garrity > Curator of The Origin Museum > > > "Hugh Falk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [SWCollect] Mind Candy > > mentionDate: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 20:22:13 -0800 > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Jim, > > > >Just thought I'd mention that mindcandydvd.com was given a plug in the last > >issue of Game Developer magazine -- page 14. There is an article about the > >demo scene. Mind Candy isn't specifically mentioned in the article, but it > >is listed in the reference section at the end. > > > >Hugh > > > > > > > >-- > >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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > - > Express yourself with a super cool email address from BigMailBox.com. > Hundreds of choices. It's free! > http://www.bigmailbox.com > - > > -- > 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] (OT) Hardware question - Soundblaster Pro
Pedro Quaresma wrote: Yes, there's a command line tool (set-vol or sbp-mix or sbp-vol or something) that lets me set the volume. But I have set CD, line and mic on that program to the max, and yet the sound is extremely low. I'd get another one to test with. Mine never had this problem, heat or not. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
[SWCollect] Vendio/Assist services? (and CGExpo)
I just won an auction where the seller was using Vendio services, and I have to say it was an extremely slick end-user experience for payment. Multiple payment types were handled automatically by Vendio (including auto-forwarding to PayPal) and, as a potential seller myself, I was impressed. Does anyone here on this list use or know someone who uses these "auction assist" services and find them worthwhile? Anyone know of a more appropriate one for infrequent/casual sellers? (I ask because every time I start getting things organized to auction off, I get overwhelmed by the number of options I have available to me. I end up scrapping the whole idea after looking at rules, fees, and options for four hours...) PS: I (and Brian and Dave) are going to the Classic Gaming Expo in Las Vegas the weekend of August 9th. We'll be at the MobyGames table, so feel free to stop by and chat. We're not explicitly selling anything; we're just trying to get more people involved in contributing to the MobyGames database -- spread the good word and all that. Next year I'm going to schedule vacation for PhillyClassic or wherever we all decide to meet up -- blanked faces or not ;-) I'm very envious of those who were able to go. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Tass Times in Tonetown
Feldhamer, Stuart wrote: A disk, a newspaper, a manual, possibly some sort of pin...maybe a registration card too if you're lucky. My actual complete package, purchased at full price in 1986 when it came out, contains: Single 5.25" disk Registration Card Tass Times in Tonetown: THE BOOK (manual) Tonetown Times (newspaper with clues) That's it. I don't believe the IBM packages ever had a pin, although I could be wrong. I never got one. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Shareware collection
Lee K. Seitz wrote: Okay, you've all got shelves and shelves full of boxed games and such. What about shareware? Do you have CD-Rs full of zip files? What Worse: I've got DVD-ROMs of them (I've got over 600 CDRs so I've started trying to dump collections into large file stores, organizing, removing duplicates, and burning finished to DVD-R for easy retrieval). Of course, not all of these are *shareware* games (cough) but the same principle applies. And yes, I also have my share of text files, pictures, music (good old MODs, Adlib ROLs, etc.), Doom WADs, etc. If you'd like to talk about long-term file archival, let me know and we can start this thread back up. I've got some experience that can help answer any questions you might have. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] An interesting feature on auctions
Dan Chisarick wrote: And just to beat on it a little more from the flip side... would you enjoy collecting as much if you had unlimited resources with which to do so? Hell yes!! I've stopped collecting entirely (may even be selling soon) because of financial issues :-( Thank god I discovered Arcanum. What an amazing game... there's at least 60 hours of engaging gameplay hidden in that thing. So at least I won't be *wanting* for more games for a month or so. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] An interesting feature on auctions
Origin Museum wrote: So, getting a deal is not what it's about, for me, anyway. I'm with you. Long-time members of this list may remember my diatribe about "Why doesn't everyone just bid their absolute max and walk away?" thread (which was pleasantly and humorously disproven by Chris Forman when he stated he watches other people to see what they bid on :-). For me, it's about owning the item, now how I come to obtain it. For many people it *is* about how you obtain it. I'm no stranger to psychology -- I used it in creating MobyGames' contribution rating system :-). Which, thankfully, has worked properly and for the right reasons (so far). -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] RobotWar
Lee K. Seitz wrote: Found the manual (but no disk) for RobotWar by Muse Software for the Apple II today. I wasn't familiar with it, but I saw similar programs back in the early '90s (P-Robots (as in Pascal) and C-Robots). Was this the original game of this genre that gave rise to all the rest? I believe C-robots predates it, but if memory serves, the original version (possibly late 1970s/early 1980s) was a made-up assembly language that allowed about eight instructions and maybe one or two registers. One of those games popular on mainframes, etc. I'm sure there's some page out there with all this history; sorry mine is so foggy. BTW, Silas Warner (the programmer/designer who also happened to write some game called Castle Wolfenstein 8) ), was ridiculously easy to track down: http://pwp.value.net/~penomee/silas.html. *If* his web page is up to date, he's currently unemployed? Old webpage. I'm sure he's employed somewhere -- he's got a really impressive resume (and most people usually hire him based on "Whoa, you wrote Castle Wolfenstein? I loved that game as a kid/teenager!" ;-) -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Vendio/Assist services? (and CGExpo)
So nobody is using services like this? No opinions at all? Jim Leonard wrote: I just won an auction where the seller was using Vendio services, and I have to say it was an extremely slick end-user experience for payment. Multiple payment types were handled automatically by Vendio (including auto-forwarding to PayPal) and, as a potential seller myself, I was impressed. Does anyone here on this list use or know someone who uses these "auction assist" services and find them worthwhile? Anyone know of a more appropriate one for infrequent/casual sellers? (I ask because every time I start getting things organized to auction off, I get overwhelmed by the number of options I have available to me. I end up scrapping the whole idea after looking at rules, fees, and options for four hours...) PS: I (and Brian and Dave) are going to the Classic Gaming Expo in Las Vegas the weekend of August 9th. We'll be at the MobyGames table, so feel free to stop by and chat. We're not explicitly selling anything; we're just trying to get more people involved in contributing to the MobyGames database -- spread the good word and all that. Next year I'm going to schedule vacation for PhillyClassic or wherever we all decide to meet up -- blanked faces or not ;-) I'm very envious of those who were able to go. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Been Awhile, Hasn't It?
Marco Thorek wrote: Oh, and we have a damn hot heatwave in Germany. Today we had 36°C, that's 97°F for you on the other side of the big pond. They say we are in for a constant climate change in that direction, meaning in 20 years we can have palms instead of oaks lining streets. 34C is about normal for Chicago this time of year :-) And it gets to -20C or worse during the winter. Yep, I hate this place ;-) -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Been Awhile, Hasn't It?
Hugh Falk wrote: I've been really busy here to. FYI to all. I plan on going to CGE. Anyone else? I (and Brian and Dave) will be at CGE this year at the MobyGames booth. I will enthusiastically talk shoppe ;) with anyone else who wants to drop by. We plan to set up a booth at PhillyClassic as well next year, so maybe I'll finally meet most of you circa another group meeting... -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Value of Goldfinger for Apple //?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone is interested in my Angelsoft Goldfinger, this is the only one I've ever had and I've never seen one for sale, anyone have idea of the value, not sure what to ask? As always, make him state his price first -- that way if it's higher than what you thought you'd sell for, you automatically win. :-) I am not qualified to answer, but my ballpark is $90-$130 depending on condition. Any other estimates? -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] FS/T Shrinked new Zak McKracken and others
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have a sealed Zak for sale/trade. It is Amiga version. I also have original IBM disks, manual and copy protection so basically two Zaks Make offer if you like (one or the other or both), you guys know the stuff I am looking for or check the web page (also looking for the Sierra HiRes games although not listed on my page yet). Also have shrinked Legend of Djel and Cruise for a Corpse for Amiga. Along these lines, I just inherited very many boxed/complete Amiga games. How's the market on these? I don't plan on selling for at least six months, but wanted to know if it was worth it or not. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Value of Apple ][ Goldfinger
Stephen S. Lee wrote: Jim responded that it's worth $90-130. No way it's worth that much even if it's MS; it'd only be worth about that much if IBM and MS. My bad -- I thought it was IBM (didn't read too carefully). My collection is 600+ IBM titles and I *still* don't understand why IBM software collectables go for almost twice as much as other platforms. Any theories? I'm especially puzzled since the Abandonware movement has pretty much made everything available for download. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Value of Apple ][ Goldfinger
Stephen S. Lee wrote: I've never seen a for-sale copy of an Angelsoft game for IBM other than the two that I own, High Stakes and The Mist, which appear to be the most common titles for IBM. The Mist seems to be particularly common, but that seems to be balanced by much higher demand. BTW, the IBM version of The Mist is flawed -- there is a typo in one of the verb actions you need to perform, so it is impossible to win the game without knowing what the typo is! (For those familiar with other platforms, is this the same on them? I would imagine a typo in the dictionary would propogate...) A hacker friend of mine clued me in to this fact when we were talking about the game circa 1996 and he said, "Yeah, the one with the typo? I dumped RAM with debug.com and found it." So THAT'S why I was never able to finish it! :) -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Been Awhile, Hasn't It?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep, I hate this place ;-) Oh come on Jim. I lived in CA for awhile but my heart is here, I LOVE Chicago. Okay, I retract my previous statement. My amended statement is, "I hate the WEATHER in this place." :) -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Been Awhile, Hasn't It?
Marco Thorek wrote: Mine are those with the silver box from 1994 and contain SQ I-V and a video featuring the "Two Guys from Andromeda." A VHS video? Or some .AVI on the disc(s)? -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Been Awhile, Hasn't It?
Marco Thorek wrote: It's an AVI on the CD. Made to look like a news report. Quite funny and interesting, actually. Cool. Maybe someday I'll go ahead with my bootleg "Sierra Videos" DVD project anyway. I have access to both 1989's and 1990's product demos through friends, and the making of 7th Guest, and some other videos related to making or promoting games created from the developers themselves. The only tricky part, as I've stated before, is the *legality* of creating such a compilation. BTW, talking about Sierra reminds of Roberta Williams sitting naked in the jacuzzi for the Softporn box. "Gee, honey, our fledgling company really needs to save all the money it can right now and models are just too expensive. Would you mind to get naked and have your picture taken for a box I will try to sell nation- and even worldwide?" IIRC she's not *visibly* naked. Sure, she's naked, but most of her is in the hot tub. I haven't seen the box cover for a while though. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Value of Apple ][ Goldfinger
Stephen S. Lee wrote: > I think I've tried both the Addams solve and the Simon solve, and both of them work fine on the IBM version of The Mist. (This assumes that the Underdogs copy hasn't been tinkered with, though; that's what I was using.) Yeah, that's the fixed one I gave her. :-) You should try to finish it on my original! -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Surprised
Dan Chisarick wrote: For no particular reason I stopped in the local "Game Stop". I've been grabbing all the fullsize "Baldur's Gate" and "Icewind Dale" titles (and their add-ons) for $10-20 each lately. 6 down, 2 to go. Anyway, guy behind the counter, couldn't have been more than... 19. I mention something about the fullsize boxes and what a scam the re-release packaging is (no printed docs being the worst). He mentions how he has games from (some number of years ago). I said I had a few from '79. Imagine my surprise when he said his favorite game of all time is "Wasteland". He was talking about wanting to write to Brian Fargo about making a real sequel to that (none of this "Fallout" or even "Fountain of Dreams"). I was quite surprised. He was at best in Kindergarden when Wasteland was released. He grabbed images of it from the Internet and played it on an emulator. Beat it several times. I was jealous (any may be loading it up again in the very near future). That is rare, and very cool. Even after playing Fallout (haven't tried Fallout 2 yet) and Arcanum (which I'm playing 2 games simultaneously), I think that Wasteland is still my favorite game of all time. I'm glad he found that and not something like a Scott Adams adventure (ducking debris flung from Chris ;-D -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Surprised
Pedro Quaresma wrote: Speaking of which, will we see all the "old masters" coming back to their classic titles? Sid Meier bought the licenses of Pirates and He did more than buy it, he's actively developing it for a 2004 or 2005 release. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Housecleaning
Feldhamer, Stuart wrote: So is anyone interested? I didn't want to post a full list here and spam uninterested parties. While this mailng list was created primarily for the discussion of issues relating to our hobby, it has not (as of yet) been abused by sell/want lists. So, go right ahead! I'm sure many are curious what "junk" you're releasing into the wild. (Of course, if people are sending out have/want lists every single day, I may revisit that issue :-) -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Housecleaning
Feldhamer, Stuart wrote: Actually, I had dinner with a friend recently...we used to play games together in high school such as Pool of Radiance, Lurking Horror, etc. (I know I'm dating myself). He said to me, "Stuart, those games were awesome, but I don't get it...why would you want to collect the boxes??? I can understand keeping the code, but why the boxes?" I said something like, "Well, remember those Infocom games with all the props, blah blah blah..." but he didn't get it. It made me feel sort of weird since he still remembered those days fondly but still couldn't understand the collecting. We didn't have a lot of money, so for me keeping the box and displaying it on a shelf was a sign of personal pride and accomplishment. I saved my money dilligently and bought one game every two months or so. I still have my first few purchased when I was 14: Tass Times in Tonetown Starflight Music Construction Set Pinball Construction Set Jewels of Darkness (Firebird) Buck Rogers (Sega) All IBM. Except Tass Times and Buck Rogers, they are in VG condition and only missing their registration cards (yes, I actually filled them out and sent them in). Another appeal of collecting "the whole thing" is because I was very heavily involved in warez. I had copies of pretty much anything I wanted to have, so owning the full box+manual+extras was a treat. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Housecleaning
Feldhamer, Stuart wrote: You're dating yourself also, Jim. Now I'm curious how old you are exactly. : ) :-) I'm 32. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Value of Apple ][ Goldfinger
C.E. Forman wrote: I believe I've seen all of them listed in catalogs for IBM. (The folder versions. The Thunder Mountain budget packs I've only seen for Apple II and vintage Mac.) I used to own a Thunder Mountain pack for IBM -- it was a "10-pack" and came with Uridium, Eagle's Nest, etc. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Value of Apple ][ Goldfinger
Dan Chisarick wrote: That's actually another interesting point. Is an emulator which comes "close enough" really good enough? I've seen some really damn good emulators that are works of art, but they're not perfect. Not perfect in the sense that the sounds still aren't quite right. The joystick emulation is a hair bit different. Even if you stuffed a PC inside an Apple case (or whatever classic box) you'd know. Personally, with really old games, you had to use your imagination a fair amount to begin with :) I consider this a logical extension. For me, a 5.5 lbs laptop that can emulate vintage Apples and a C64 is more than adequate. I'll play Choplifter with the cannon fire sound just a bit off, or a little scratchiness in the already scratchy music of a computer that had no tone generator to begin with and be happy. You forgot the biggest giveaway of some emulators: No scanlines. When I first started playing with MAME half a decade ago I noticed how well it worked, but how non-authentic the graphics looked. Only when they started adding their "scanlines" options did it start to look like the arcade game (for me). The only emu that came really really damn close was Vector Dream (I think that's the name). The author was an actual arcade operator for years, so he programmed in 60Hz hum, static and popping, sound of coin hitting the box, etc. and the best part was he also included BURN-IN. It was hilarious to see "INSERT COIN" and "HIGH SCORE" burnt into the screen! I made a 50-second sound loop of "arcade ambience" to be included as background noise and sent it to him, and while the emu was available, it came with my sound. If you turned the sound way up and the lights way down, and played the game standing up (or maybe sitting on a stool), it was *almost* like being in a 1980's arcade. Update: You can read a bit about it here: http://www.classicgaming.com/features/articles/vectordreams/ And download it (and my ambience file) here: http://caesar.logiqx.com/html/emus/multi/vector_dream.shtml -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] (OT) Kids games
Origin Museum wrote: (Is it weird that I'm secretly proud to have that memorized?) Am I any worse for being proud that I've noticed that the version played during the end credits is an alternate take with more lyrics? :) -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: FW: Re: [SWCollect] (OT) Kids games
Some mail clients don't honor the Reply-To: field, unfortunately.
Feldhamer, Stuart wrote:
Hey, that's weird. The Reply-To on this message is set to John's email
rather than to the list...
Stuart
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*From:* John Romero [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Sent:* Tuesday, August 05, 2003 4:36 PM
*To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Subject:* RE: Re: [SWCollect] (OT) Kids games
Humongous Entertainment was a really great company, led by the legendary
Ron Gilbert of LucasArts fame. Ron started up a company after selling
Humongous several years ago. His new company is called HulaBee
(www.hulabee.com <http://www.hulabee.com>) and they are continuing the
tradition of Humongous!
- John
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*From:* Origin Museum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Sent:* Tuesday, August 05, 2003 7:55 AM
*To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Subject:* RE: Re: [SWCollect] (OT) Kids games
Jim Leonard wrote:
***
Can't help you with Amiga games, but every single Humongous Entertainment game
for the PC (Putt-Putt, Freddi Fish, etc.) are really well done.
***
I love Humongous entertainment! Almost all of the sound and music for their
games was done by The 'Fatman and Team Fat' (the same group that gave us the
music for Wing Commander 1 +2, Ultima Underworld, and 7th Guest).
I doubt that anyone but Jim will get this (unless you're a Humongous fan as
well), but it's been an hour since I got this email, and I can't stop humming
'Welcome to the Zoo'!
To get an idea of the great fun of these games, say these lyrics as fast as you
can! :)
"S wipe of the windshield so you can see,
The elephant the monkey and the chimpanzze,
Canaries, Takairees, the bears are all hairy,
The cheetahs, cicatas, gorillas and gators,
The emu and the lama very similar to the dromedary,
the turtles and the tortises, the dolphins and the porpises,
Lice, mice, geese, moose--Welcome to the Zoo!"
(Is it weird that I'm secretly proud to have that memorized?)
Joe
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Re: [SWCollect] (OT) Kids games
Pedro Quaresma wrote: I would love to find more simple and fun Amiga games like this one for him, so I thought, who better to ask than that lovely group of people that know every game in existance? :) Can't help you with Amiga games, but every single Humongous Entertainment game for the PC (Putt-Putt, Freddi Fish, etc.) are really well done. We own most of them and my eldest was doing the first (Putt-Putt Joins The Parade) mostly by himself before he was 3. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
[SWCollect] CGExpo
Just a reminder I will be at the Classic Gaming Expo in Las Vegas this weekend at the MobyGames booth. Please feel free to stop by and say hi (and if I don't immediately recognize your name, please don't be offended -- I'm TERRIBLE with names). -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] CGExpo
Back from CGExpo, and it was great -- it was a little less formal than something like, oh, E3, and more formal than something like Phillyclassic (which I hear was more of a swap meet than expo). If I missed anyone there, I apologize -- when I wasn't tending the booth I was trying to play some arcade games. I'll try to put some pictures up soon. Jim Leonard wrote: Just a reminder I will be at the Classic Gaming Expo in Las Vegas this weekend at the MobyGames booth. Please feel free to stop by and say hi (and if I don't immediately recognize your name, please don't be offended -- I'm TERRIBLE with names). -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] (OT) Kids games
Origin Museum wrote: "S wipe of the windshield so you can see, The elephant the monkey and the chimpanzze, Canaries, Takairees, the bears are all hairy, The cheetahs, cicatas, gorillas and gators, The emu and the lama very similar to the dromedary, the turtles and the tortises, the dolphins and the porpises, Lice, mice, geese, moose--Welcome to the Zoo!" "We are the topiary creatures! We're very pleased to meet'chaz! (Seniors and senoritas too!)" Yes, my entire family has sung it too ;-) -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Paypal "protection plan"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I will file a police report against them. You people really want to use a service that would do this to an honest person? Yes, because there isn't any other game in town. Same thing with ebay -- I won't use bidville because I'm not certain I wouldn't get a fair shake of buyers. I have followed this thread as much as possible but I must have missed something: The buyer disputed the charge -- can't the seller do the same? Surely there is some recourse for the seller, yes? If you sold it via ebay, doesn't ebay have transaction dispute services? -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
[SWCollect] Incommunicado
Just a quick note that I am having computer problems at home, so I will probably be offline evenings and weekends until I get them solved. Just FYI. I will still check email at work. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Latest Shoppe Column Is Up
Actually, I found it quite amusing :-)
Feldhamer, Stuart wrote:
Well, that was sort of dumb, wasn't it? Now I have to write "DON'T RESPOND
TO EVERYONE ON THE LIST" 10,000 times. : (
Stuart
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From: Feldhamer, Stuart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:27 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Latest Shoppe Column Is Up
Some comments on the latest column:
1) Great column...I always enjoy your writing.
2) I can help you circumvent the curse of the shrinkwrap hoarder if you
like. Therapy is extra. : )
3) I'm amused to see that the orb isn't even a marble, but a rock. Boy, it
sure looks rounder and shinier on the cover artwork!
4) How do I sign up for the summer counterfeiting program? : )
I have to go now...Yosefa is making me type "I WILL SCAN RAMBO TONIGHT" 1000
times. Actually, that couldn't be farther from the truth. : )
Stuart
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Subject: [SWCollect] Latest Shoppe Column Is Up
Latest column is up, on the latest peddler of fake crap:
http://www.yois.biz/column.php
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Re: [SWCollect] (SWCollect) Reshrinking issues, SSI collectors lookthis way :)
One of these days I would LOVE to take pictures of all sorts of original vs. re-shrinked wrap, but unfortunately I don't have the time. :-( Suffice it to say that the ones where the box was put on upside down is MOST DEFINITELY a re-wrap. I worked in Babbage's and Egghead in the late 1980s and early 1990s and my co-workers did that routinely (pissed me off to the point where I would crack the wrap on them and re-wrap them properly). Something that has been re-wrapped should have "rough" or uneven seams/lines/edges where the wrap halves were burnt together. Stefan Lindblom wrote: Howdy strangers! Alright, I think I need a serious lesson about this whole reshrinking business. I just came home from the post office, with 5 shrinked SSI games. 4 goldbox games, of which Pools of Darkness was of real importance since I didnt have it shrinked before. I stand here confused though, cause I smell a rat. I carefully go over the wraps on the goldbox games, compare them to each other, and come to some conclusions. One of the games was Gateway, and that one looks genuinely wrapped. It has the orange HD disk drive req sticker, a round blue ibm sticker, a Get-a-way sticker, and some kind of .um.. anti-theft thing? Anyway, that looks ok, as it should be. I check the sides of the box. And there are no.. hmm.. line? I need to improve my English :( On some of my SSI games, there appears to be 2 halves "glued" together on each of the long sides of the box. Yet on this one, it appears to be more or less a whole wrapping pulled over the box. It has that little "folding" thing on the two short sides(ie up and down on the box). Am I making any sense here? Anyway, the Pools box have those "splits" on the long sides, as does several of the other goldbox games I have since before. Pools have another issue as well though... and this drives me crazy. I guess most of you know what a goldbox looks like. It consists of two pieces, a bottom and a top(lid) piece. Well, in this case one of the pieces has been placed upside down! Imagine how that looks :( One of the other sealed games, also with the splits at the long sides, was in a really worn shape, impossibly worn for a sealed game. Sigh.. Anyway, I am sure most of you have at least a few goldbox games. But could someone who is as dedicated to them as I am give me some feedback here? I would like to hear something about this before I bring out my axe and contact the seller of these. Yours truly :) /Stefan -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Dark Queen of Krynn German release?
Stefan Lindblom wrote: I bought my first goldbox game when Secret of the Silver Blades was fresh on the shelves, I was 12, should be 13-14 years ago then. I have been collecting SSI games since 4 years back, have about 150 of them by now. Good god, 150? What's the title you have with the most duplicates? I got mine the years they came out, but only to play the Pool of Radiance "quadrilogy" (Pool of Radiance, Curse of the Azure Bonds, Secret of the Silver Blades, Pools of Darkness) while in college with friends. (Being college, days, I would go to sleep while my friends would keep playing, then when the sun came up they would go to bed and I would resume playing ;-) And for a time we would all "multiplay" it, where we would each assign ourselves to a character and would dictate what each would do in battle -- kind of like four dungeonmasters playing a single-player game at once.) Those are the only four I've willingly bought and played; the rest that I have were acquired in trade bundles. Whoa, sorry to get all nostalgic there. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] (SWCollect) Reshrinking issues, SSI collectors lookthis way :)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not necessarily agree with this. In fact I bought a bunch of new C64 games from a former C64 dealer and got a "new" Windwalker where the back was upside down. All the games were new (he did not sell used merchandise) so I'm guessing it was ok, the guy who bought it from me told me they DO come like that sometimes, he was a serious collector of shrinkwrapped games. In the time I worked at Babbage's from 1987-1989 and Egghead during the summers of 1989-1992, I unloaded shipments at least once a week, sometimes twice, and I *never once* saw a new package where the box was assembled with one half upside down. So this is where my information comes from. It is possible that very limited-run, low-budget, cheap publishers may have had this happen (I'm thinking rare/uncommon titles here), but I never saw it from EA, Sierra, etc. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Radio Shack "The Legacy"
This reminds me of the Star Wars (action game, Vektorgrafix) boxes that had a little blinking LED on the front. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 09/06/2003 12:18:28 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Aw geez, I remember seeing one of those so long ago. Had I know it had that in there I woulda nabbed it in a second. What sort of sadist makes an OEM reprint of a game a collector's item, anyway? I believe the box was nearly all black? Yeah black with orange letters. The box must be thinner than the original release because the manual and cards are too big for it, too wide. I've never seen one for sale other than mine, never really looked though. Speaker thing has 3 small watch batteries in it, I think light activates the sound when you open the box. Pretty cool :) Thanks, Tom Visit my web page for many games for sale/trade and screen shots of Ultima Escape from Mt. Drash, Tom's Ultima, Infocom and RPG page <http://members.aol.com/tommage/UltimaPage/ultima.htm> ------------ -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Ultima 11
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Except Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2. It has no soul. B-) At least it tried. Cybergenic Rangers -- now THAT has no soul. Worse, it sucks the soul right out of you. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] (SWCollect) Reshrinking issues, SSI collectors look this way :)
Stefan Lindblom wrote: In other words... hmm.. there are no guarantees to anything about the whole re-wrapping business? Sigh. When I realized this mess last night I relucantly started to go over some other older SSI titles. Well, the older ones appeared genuine. But some of the goldbox games may have been reshrinked.. I know some are for sure.. sad :( The quality of the shrinkwrap can usually tell you. Factory wrap differs significantly from store re-wrap. Don't give up hope yet :) -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Ultima 11
Pedro Quaresma wrote: CE wrote: > > It's the game, drawing us to it. I've long speculated that we don't find > the games, the games find US. B-) For you, maybe. I swear I was in shock when you went into that salvation army bookstore and within 30 seconds found that book written by Michael Berlyn. Amazing. Me, I'm one of the poor schmucks who pay $110 for a slightly incomplete Wing Commander filmcan. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Dang, is the book something special?
Hugh Falk wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3045965082&category=27251 Does this mean I should sell my Robert Williams Collection bundled with my behind-the-scenes-at-Sierra book (can't remember name)? I wonder how much I'd get for it... -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] 5.25 disk care (fwd)
Lee K. Seitz wrote: Jim (or anyone else that wants to chime in), What's the policy of letting people know about the existence of/inviting them to this list? This guy sounds like a candidate. By all means, let him know about the list! This is not a private list and was never intended to be one -- if anyone has any passing interest in software collecting as a hobby, I'd love it if they joined this list. I would forward the mobyscale URL to him: http://www.mobygames.com/info/MobyScale Not only does it scare the dickens out of him :) but at the bottom it gives instructions on joining the list. Also, if he wants to know what he's getting into, he can check the archives (URL is at the bottom of every message). -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Hello!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just subscribed (thank you Chris for making me aware of this group). Just wanted to extend a “Hello” to all the members and introduce the latest addition to my collection. Welcome! And as one of your your inaugural replies, I have to point out an error on your "King's Quest I - IBM PC jr 2nd Release" page -- it wasn't for the PCjr, it was for the PC (look at your own diskette label). That's why the top-half overlay only was included, since it was for PC keyboards. Yes, we are a nitpicky bunch :) but don't let that sway you from posting questions here. We talk about all sorts of stuff, from versions/variations/releases, to storing and caring for your collection, to approximate value for items, etc. Welcome! -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Gross Collecting Story
Dan Chisarick wrote: I just saw a listing on ebay for a limited-edition Infocom game that came w/a hairball trinket. Bidding should be brisk on such a find. Yes, but Chris' was *authentic*. I expect Chris to corner the market on authentic hairball trinkets now. :) -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Paypal, even worse
Not to play Devil's Advocate, but I am going to put items online soon and wanted to accept PayPal. If I insisted on delivery confirmation for everything that I send, and I pay for it myself, and told the customer that I would require delivery/signature confirmation in the auction description, then wouldn't it be fair to assume that I would have complete seller protection? For virtual items or services: Would escrow be applicable here? If not, is it fair to learn from your experiences and require check or money order from now on for virtual services? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Called them up today to verify what I thought about seller protection. As I thought ANYTHING CAN BE REVERSED IF NO DELIVERY OR SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION. Overseas, no transaction is safe since no verified address and no delivery confirm possible, NO PROTECTION, ANY TRANSACTION CAN BE REVERSED. Personal (no fee) acct, NO PROTECTION PERIOD, ANY TRANSACTION CAN BE REVERSED Only "Premier" acct. offers "seller protection" NO SERVICES OR VIRTUAL ITEMS COVERED, any transaction for these can be reversed. What if you offer buyer insurance and they decline it? You take the delivery confirm and the PO loses the package. IT CAN BE REVERSED EVEN THOUGH THEY DECLINED THE INSURANCE SINCE IT DID NOT ARRIVE. The $88 paypal stole from me, person claimed his acct was hacked, the reason for paypal stealing $88 from me. Both he and I sent paypal massive amounts of info to catch the "hacker". Called today, they did NOTHING with it since they just took the $88 from me, just let it drop. PAYPAL SUCKS, for sellers there is next to NO PROTECTION. Stuart, catch the part about no protection on personal accts? This should not be legal, there should be some sort of law. And "CAN BE REVERSED" means "WILL BE REVERSED" if the buyer asks for it, count on it!! Tom Visit my web page for many games for sale/trade and screen shots of Ultima Escape from Mt. Drash, Tom's Ultima, Infocom and RPG page <http://members.aol.com/tommage/UltimaPage/ultima.htm> -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Paypal, even worse
C.E. Forman wrote: I already went this year. B-) Whether I go next will depend on time, money, and whether my German collector buddy comes over here again. And if he does, whether he'll choose Philly or the one in Vegas. Speaking of which, is anyone interested in seeing my pictures of CGExpo? If anyone has interest, I'll put them online. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
[SWCollect] Half and Bidville experiences?
Anyone used Half.com and has experiences to share? I have some esoteric (read: crappy) items to list, but I'm not sure they'd fetch more than $4. (Lest you think I would be wasting my time, I have nearly 100 to sell, so $400 or more is not chump change.) If I sell something on ebay for $4, and I take paypal, and I list it properly (software:games and software:vintage), I would pretty much lose money, I'm sure. So I was wondering if anyone had tried listing items on half and how well the experience went. Along those lines, I see that Chris and others have stuff listed in bidville, and it seems to be re-listed automatically. Has Chris and others actually sold stuff there? I was under the impression that their traffic was less than 2% of ebay's traffic. All suggestions welcome. I don't really want to sell lots of 10 because the entire lot would go for $5 and then I'd feel like an idiot. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Half and Bidville experiences?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and once you list it just stays til it sells. Right -- does stuff actuall sell out of there? -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Paypal, even worse
Lee K. Seitz wrote: Jim Leonard stated: Speaking of which, is anyone interested in seeing my pictures of CGExpo? If anyone has interest, I'll put them online. Okay, they *should* be online here: http://www.softwarecollecting.org/Pictures/CGExpo2003 If there is a problem getting to them, let me know. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Half and Bidville experiences?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh yes, I do a good business there. I don't use ebay unless they have a free listing day, they just piss me off, like Chris I guess. I just add a bit extra to my prices because of the high fee and let the stuff sit. Not sure what you are listing though, the stuff that sells best are items that have an official half listing. If you are adding new items that have not been listed before I have not had that much success. I'm going to dump a lot of stuff I bought to enter into MobyGames -- esoteric games where I thought I could find a nugglet of gold in a trash heap (Captain Quazaar, Reloaded, Loadstar, etc.). Never happened, so I'd like to get at least $4 for each title. Sadly, I'm sure this stuff hasn't been listed before. I may do 10 titles just to get the feel of ebay (yes, I have not actually listed anything for sale there yet). -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Half and Bidville experiences?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Something you could try is list a "popular" game or two also. In the listing of the popular games ask people to check all games you have for sale under your ID, that way you might get a bit more traffic on the new listings. That is a good idea, thanks! -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Half and Bidville experiences?
C.E. Forman wrote: I love BidVille. From a seller's perspective it's better than eBay. No fees, one page to fill out info instead of five. Yeah, the traffic is far less than eBay but it relists automatically up to, I believe, 20 times, and you can run month-long auctions, so it's very low-maintenance. The strategy I use is, list stuff with a fair (but not outright cheap) starting bid, then make the BuyItNow what you'd like to get, but not too unreasonably high. A lot of my BidVille sales have been BuyItNow, from people who don't want to wait for the auction to end. Get the bulk-loader if you're planning on listing a lot at once. Thanks very much for your experiences. How many units a month do you move out of your bidville account? More than 10? Normally I'm a patient guy, but I need to move this stuff in less than six weeks, so I'm trying to gauge if it's worth it or not. Also, if bidville has no fees, then how do they make money? A percentage of the closing bid? -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
