Jim,
Weren't the archives already public? I've seen archive pages turn up in Google search results.
Peter
Actually, you can take Sierra out of the picture right now. It's no longer a publisher--just a brand name under the umbrella of VU Games.
PeterJim Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Pedro Quaresma wrote: Unfortunately I am imagining a future in which the only games publishers will be Sierra,
Just a guess, but I would expect that resale of development systems is prohibited. Weren't there a bunch of those included?
Peter"Feldhamer, Stuart" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Any idea why they took it down?Stuart-Original Message-From: Lee K. Seitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Tuesday,
"C.E. Forman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I still troll the used item bin for the very occasional vintage goodie that shows up. Found two yesterday: LucasFilm's Tie Fighter and OOP's Perfect General II. At what store? Those are a decade old.Every once in a great while this can happen. I
There are a fair number of collectible Mac games, but, overall,the Mac market has never held much interest for collectors.
I suspect this can be traced back to Apple's lack of interest in the Mac games market for much ofthe machine's early history. Initially, it looked down its nose at games.
that come quickly to mind. But compared to the PC and the Amiga,the numberwas small.
In their way, golf and racingsims are just as roster-oriented as those for other sports.They just don't wear it on their sleeves to the same extent.
Peter
Jim Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Peter Olafson wrote
Primarily, yes. But King of Chicago was released for the Mac first and later ported to the Amiga.
Peter
Jim Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Peter Olafson wrote: Oh, sure; there were probably dozens of games that were Mac-first (others include King of Chicago and virtually every game designed
for Mac, weren't they?
Stuart
-Original Message-From: Peter Olafson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 2:25 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [SWCollect] No market for Macintosh collectables?
Oh, sure; there were probably dozens of games that were Mac-first (others include
A small aside: Cliff's coming out with a new game later this year: A Fool his Money. :)Peter Olafson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They were indeed, and most of them then later ported to other platforms. (Don't get me wrong; Mac did have some very strong support from individual game developers
. (Alas, not soon enough to save the company.)
PeterJim Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Peter Olafson wrote: Primarily, yes. But King of Chicago was released for the Mac first and later ported to the Amiga.That contradicts everything I know about Cinemaware, so either you're wrong (not likely
: Why doesn't Jim just bid on it, and then he can do what he wants with the music?:Because it wouldn't be any more legal that way (I have no explicit permission :from Origin to stream the music).
I confess I'm unfamiliar with the mechanics of streaming, but do you really need EA's permission to do
mentioned) that could address issues relating to Internet radio broadcast of CDs. Perhaps it's a simple affair.
PeterJim Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Peter Olafson wrote: I confess I'm unfamiliar with the mechanics of streaming, but do you really need EA's permission to do so? (Origin no lon
I could be wrong, but I doubt anyone remains at Activision from the Infocom days to remind them.
More likely, the Infocom alumnae will hold an event of their own, a la the reunion in Cambridge five years ago.
PeterJim Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Stephen Emond wrote: This year IS the 25th
I have an animation cell from Toonstruck somewhere.
Peter
Jukka Eronen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BTW does anyone here own original game art?Cover art or ingame?
CE,
I was under the impression that you could do this for only a limited period after the seller or bidder'schange of ID.
Peter"C.E. Forman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just tried searching on a seller's old user ID and eBay didn't recognize it.Used to be you could do this and it'd come back with
Marco Thorek wrote: Is there actually a game out there of which only one single copy exists?
Doubtful.
However, there are a number of commercial games that were never actually published and that existed only in alpha or beta form. (I may even have a couple of these.) I don't think you'll find
I suspect it's the daunting minimum bid. I wonder how many bidders there would be if the minimum was $9.99?
That said, I'm sure this'll go ... and for more than the minimum. :)
PeterStuart Feldhamer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is it because of the condition of the manual that there are no takers,
To me, "mint" means simply no blemishes or defects in the packaging or media.
In fact, I'd argue that a shrinked game can't be verified as "mint" because you can't inspect the contents without breaking the shrinkwrap, and hence can't know whether (for example) the slider on one of the disk
I hope it is, but the photo seems to suggest it isn't.
That's one persistent hitch in buying games from France or Germany; the versions are often (though not always)specific to the particular country.
Peter"C.E. Forman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's a rare graphic adventure game, saw very
I hope it is, but the photo seems to suggest it isn't.
That's one persistent hitch in buying games from France or Germany; the versions are often (though not always)specific to the particular country.
Peter"C.E. Forman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's a rare graphic adventure game, saw very
I have one of those myself. I've also seen the game sold in a shrinked flatpack containing just the manual and disks.
PeterDan Chisarick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have an SSI "Ziplock" copy of "Epidemic". The manual just barely fits the bag (needs a little work actually but once its past the
I don't know if it's true, but here's some info that may help.
"Hastily ..." waswritten by John Brunner, a well-regarded scienece fiction author, and published in 1974, Nice bio at http://members.aol.com/tishede/brunner.htm.
PeterHoward Feldman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I seem to remember
While not entirely contradicting the source you suggest, this page suggests around origin, http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Zork
"Originally, 'Zork' was a name that any unfinished program around MIT got. When the game was finished the implementors called it Dungeon, but people went on
Stephane,
I believe the orignal edition of President Elect is another.
I'm interested to see that so many people here seem to be into packaging variations. It's not something I follow myself (though I'm a modest authority on game version variations). :)
Peter
P.S. I'm not sure, but I suspect
Sure! I have a copy somewhere. I remember it being a not-uninteresting game with some quirky features (including the ones you mention) that was something of a cult favorite. (Though the "attitude adjuster" wasn't new; I recall something similar in an early-'90s3D adventure from Electronic Zoo
Lee,
Thanks for that. :)
Just as an aside, that was the first of two Activision attempts to resurrect Planetfall; the second, as I recall, didn't involve Steve M.
Peter
Hugh,
Idon't think -any- of the versions of Maniac Mansion are rare.
But eBay is strange this way. Sometimes a game that is fairly common gets separated from the main flow and caught up in a bidding eddy--probably for no other reason than two or three people happen to want it at that particular
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