Following up on this thread - the software industry often mentions
billions in losses due to piracy. But is that based upon an estimate of
how many illegal copies of software packages are in use, or is it based
on an estimate of how many people use copied products but would actually
have paid
In Canada, this would be legal.
Quick, you still have time to move, Jim. ;-)
Stephane
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I believe that this is as illegal as copying *ANY* music file.
Why doesn't Jim just bid on it, and then he can do what he wants with the music?
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=51333item=5703206634rd=1
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Sure looks like it. I'm going from memory here, but I think the original
Ultima III disk has blue writing and shows a small drawing of the head
of a demon on the right side of the label...
Dan Chisarick wrote:
My Google skills fail me these days. I can't find a site that has
the pictures of
I didn't look at it closely, but I'm guessing that second listing was a
"second-chance" offered only to King Dragon...
Peter Olafson wrote:
Interesting. Just out of curioisity, what would happen if
someone else had found and acted upon that second listing before
thehigh bidderfrom the
Jukka Eronen wrote:
Yeah :). Quite an impossible task to locate the originals, though.
And even then to get to have them.
BTW does anyone here own original game art?
Cover art or ingame?
One of my most prized items is the original cover art for Masquerade (by
Phoenix). It's a breathtaking 8.5
Not all swords are two-handed. And that trident looks pretty wimpy...
like someone could actually use it with one hand. :-) Of course, I'm
not sure that this is the best combination for someone who wants to
fight with two weapons! Probably would get a -5 penalty on the THAC0.
:-)
Dan
Yes, I had my eye on those disks too, but there's no way I'm paying $175
for seven disk labels. :-)
Dan Chisarick wrote:
I was looking at this, figuring that since they were loose disks
they'd go for cheap. Cannonball Blitz drew some attention recently,
so I thought it'd be nice to score an
Hmm... That looks like the ones I've seen before.
Stephane
Marco Thorek wrote:
Look at this,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3773item=3677785326rd=1
and note the Sophisticated Database... cover only over the lower left
of the box.
Wasn't there a slipcase that went entirely
While I'm appreciative of the fact that my collection is increasing in
value, I don't see high prices as a good thing. I know I don't collect
for money... I wonder how many of us share your perspective? I'd much
rather be able to add new items to my collection for reasonable prices.
If the
The corner of the picture has a French flag and something that almost
looks like "Version Franaise"... Hmmm... ;-)
C.E. Forman wrote:
It's a rare graphic adventure game, saw very limited release here. One of
the ones I see on a lot of people's want-lists.
Heh, just realized, God I hope
I've purchased a few items from them in the past. While the items were
generally fairly nice, the service was pretty poor. Minimal
communication, no answer to questions, high shipping cost. I stay away
from their auctions unless it's something I really want.
Can't say I'm too fond of the
I guess then it's a good thing the other bidder didn't bid... oh say,
$98? :-)
Josh Lulewicz wrote:
Heh actually that was supposed to be 9.99 blushes
I didn't realize it until after the end of the auction :(
Damn IE autofiller...
-josh
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Does anyone have a list of which SSI games were released in both large
and small box variations? So far, I know of:
Computer Quarterback
Computer Baseball
Questron
As well, I've seen Broadsides in both a standard small box and a
flimsier RapidFire box. Anyone known of any other titles like
And it goes on every day in a number of industries. :-)
Jim Leonard wrote:
Dan Chisarick wrote:
Not quite. The idea is that no outsider bids on the item.
Doesn't matter -- it's still deception to raise the price of an item.
Just because *that one auction* doesn't sell at the higher price
I didn't mean to imply that it should, and I'm with you on this. I just
thought it was a funny juxtaposition of words:
It's artificial price fixing. (slaps Dan on wrist)
That is, a lot of white-collar criminals only get a slap on the wrist.
Stephane
Jim Leonard wrote:
Stephane Racle wrote
I was actually thinking along the same lines, and I'm sure I wasn't the
only other one. Some of the prices make it seem like $100 for a game is
nothing... I don't know, but to me, $100 is a lot of cash! The other
thing I've noticed too is that there's at least a couple of bidders who
seem to
Is that who jeffcowe is?
Josh Lulewicz wrote:
Well it was fun while it lastedguess I should have sold mine when it
was rare.
Please don't let Eyal get this one.
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Those were significant bids! Trying to make sure nobody else has one?
;-)
Josh Lulewicz wrote:
Would you guys have killed me if I had won it???
:)
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Edward -
Putting insurance on that shipment? ;-)
Per-Olof Karlsson wrote:
3605!
I'm stunned. I'm happy for Edward of course, but I couldn't dream of it
getting that high!
In any case, it found a great new home, and most likely it'll be
immortalized in print soon.. :)
- Peo
to schedule it for
a
release and it eventually got put aside.
Do you know
anything more about Ultima IV Part
II? If you have the article Id love to read it.
Steve
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Here's an idea -- arandom article
of interest scanned in and put on the site weekly! Would be a cool
thing to have.
Brad
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scanned PDF files so you can search the text? Anyone have any
experience w/how effective this is?
On Mar 17, 2004, at 3:01 AM, Stephane Racle wrote:
I'm pleased to announce that my web site, the Computer Gaming World
(CGW) Museum, is finally on-line! The Museum is dedicated
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Yes, I have LOL. But it's not so bad if it's progressively. A few now,
a few then... might take a year to get all of them up. But yes
are almost as old as me!), I would be glad
to help out in the beginning.
Best regards,
Tomas
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Hehe. You may be willing to cut up my magazines, but
I'm not! Well, I'd
cut up duplicate issues. It probably wouldn't be too
difficult for
issues 25
I'm pleased to announce that my web site, the Computer Gaming World
(CGW) Museum, is finally on-line! The Museum is dedicated to the
preservation and presentation of all CGW items related to the time
period covered by the first 100 issues of Computer Gaming World
magazine. Currently there is
Doubtful I could do that without incurring the wrath of ZD...
BL wrote:
Great job man, looks awesome. If your ultimate plan is to have the entire
mags scanned, I can't wait!
Brad
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approach it the right way, they might even pay you to do
it...
Stuart
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Doubtful I could
issue of CGW were some articles about Silas' RobotWar.
Very cool. Luckily, Wolf3D made it in issue 98! :)
- John
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I'm
it would take to scan 100 magazines? :eek:
Freddie
Vintage Gaming - http://www.vintagegaming.org
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site, even though it is more recent.
Hugh
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Hehe. You may be willing to cut up my magazines, but I'm not! Well, I'd
cut up duplicate
I guess we'll have to see if CNET (I think that's who it was) was right
when they stated that a complete Drash could sell for up to $2000!
Edward Franks wrote:
On Mar 15, 2004, at 1:43 AM, Josh Lulewicz wrote:
Edward what are earth are you thinking!?!?!?!?
That I'd like to keep my
I bought most of my Infocom grey boxes from a place called Compsult, in
California, back in 1991. They still sell stuff on eBay as Software
Outlet or something similar... I think I purcshased 15-16 titles, brand
new, still in the shrink for $5 each... Sci-Fi classics with the
slipcase for $15.
Oh well, it happens. I will comment on it even though it's not for
me... :-) From reading your message and others earlier today, I had to
comment...
I just think wanting to "keep it a mystery" is a fine line. And I don't
just mean for Drash. Certainly a good part of the fun is finding new
Maybe Edward has a hot tip for another Drash, he's not just telling us
and seeing what he can get for this one. :-)
Josh Lulewicz wrote:
I'll
just say I was offered a LOT more than 2K for mine
without the box.
I too have
been offered A LOT more than 2K
for
Indeed... why selling? Are you truly selling off your entire Ultima
collection?
Josh Lulewicz wrote:
Edward what are earth are
you thinking!?!?!?!?
Let the circus beginI
think you all know what
I am referring to.
-josh
That was their first game? I think I have a copy of that booklet
somewhere. Do you know what else, if anything, was included in the
package besides a diskette?
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Here is Broderbund's first game:
http://www.classicgaming.com/gotcha/Broderbund.htm
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This would be more recent. The box says 1993.
Jim Leonard wrote:
Stephane Racle wrote:
It was easier to find than I thought... Looks like an RPG with modem
play!
Really? What year? I believe American Challenge: A Sailing
Simulation was semi-officially the first modem 2-player game but I'd
I have a Microsoft Wireless Intellimouse Explorer 2.0, and I have to
admit it works quite well. No lag, quite comfortable to use, and the
batteries last for a while. It was bought new for CAN $50, so it
shouldn't be too far off your mark...
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Need wireless rechargable
That was one of my favourites. What would you like to know?
Stephane
Matthew Sewell wrote:
Hi All,
I've been going through my old stuff and I'm wondering if anyone can
tell me about the game Microbe from Synergistic Software. Thanks
Matt
First time I see that one too... interesting. I think the first ever
release was the one with the orange booklet in a baggie. Does anyone
know for sure? I think, however, that Zork/Zork I wins hands down for
the most package variations!
Dan Chisarick wrote:
I think Castle Wolfenstein should
It is? Sub-category of which category? I don't see it anywhere...
Pedro Quaresma wrote:
It's now a sub-category, which you
can choose on the "navigator" on the left hand side
--
Pedro R. Quaresma
Salvador Caetano IMVT
Div. Sistemas de Informao / Systems and Information Division
Let's validate the system:
Ultima IX: Ascension is worth $80 + $9 - $90 = -$1, so $0. This must
therefore be be a good system!
Although I still like the -$1 value, because if I had to play this game
again, I'd definitely want to be paid for it! :-P
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Lee,
Thanks
Heh. Actually, that's an interesting one. I never understood the
fascination with this particular package. It routinely sells on eBay
for anywhere between $100-$200, but it's really not that interesting...
For that price, you can probably grab 5 or 6 grey boxes, a couple of
folios, and some
Perhaps someone who worked at Origin in some fashion? Location is
Austin, TX...
Edward Franks wrote:
On Feb 1, 2004, at 7:40 PM, Per-Olof Karlsson wrote:
Did anyone see this auction?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
ViewItemcategory=11050item=3075606212
Seems pretty peculiar to me..
Wow...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3561item=3073649958
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Talking about preserving games... I have an old Apple II diskette with a
graphic adventure game called Whiz Kid. It's in the style of the early
Sierra Hi-Res Adventures, with graphics on the top and text on the
bottom of the screen. The following information is given at bootup:
Venturwiz (tm)
We have a similar issue here in Canada as anything that comes in with a
value of more than CAN $20 (or CAN $60 if it's declared as a gift) is
taxed at 15%. I've actually had items shipped to me where the seller
had declared a higher value than the eBay auction value, thinking it
made no
wrote:
Stephane Racle wrote:
If I recall, the real sequel to Wasteland was called Mean Time
and was never released. Something about the project being
abandoned... perhaps someone here knows how much work was actually
done on it? I'm going from memory here, I could be wrong.
You're correct; http
wrote:
Stephane,
You got your BotF from the former
president of Phoenix, didn't you? I recall he was selling some stuff
awhile back, I got a few pieces from him myself.
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a package I haven't seen before. B-)
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I agree with you on actual vs perceived value
Japanese package...
Can't remember which one, though he sent me a copy of the letter he
sent to the Japanese distributor.
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I still remember that $2000 Starcross saucer very well! Although IMO,
someone drove up the price on that one... although if I recall, the
buyer was more than happy with the result.
Edward Franks wrote:
I believe that most collectors have somewhat limited
cash flow, and so I have never seen
I also noticed just a couple of days ago that my Odyssey manual was
actually very different from his. Mine is essentially black and white,
almost newspaperish, while his has a full colour cover. I wonder if your
disk goes with the one I have? Or do you have the same book as Howard too?
Edward
to get the last one. On the other hand, Suspended
and Starcross were no brainers... and I suspect they are on many
software collectors' lists.
Marco Thorek wrote:
Stephane Racle schrieb:
One package I had never seen on eBay until tonight was Zorkquest II.
I've seen all the other Infoco
Well, for one thing, some of the games (or variations) you mention
below were produced in extremely small quantities, and I doubt that
many copies survive to this day, except perhaps with the author or
publisher - and even then, not in all cases. Furthermore, not many
people know or care
One package I had never seen on eBay until tonight was Zorkquest II.
I've seen all the other Infocomics about a hundred times, but never that
one. Is it that uncommon? One would think they'd be plenty of copies
lying around...
Incidentally, here's a few games I have never once seen (other than
So, to revisit a discussion, how do the rest of you try to estimate
the market value of these types of games? What would, say, the first
release of Zork -- the PDP-11 version -- be worth?
Brian Moriarty estimates that less than 50 of these were ever sold. Look at
his
Hello eveyone,
I was able to dig up some good information and items on Phoenix
Software, which published software from 1981 to 1984. I thought it might
be of interest! I've included links to some pictures at the following
address:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/sracle
Some interesting tidbits
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