Re: [SWCollect] Game request: Ace of Aces EGA version

2000-09-12 Thread Jim Leonard
Hugh Falk wrote: I didn't think we would ever try to place a value on items. Is that a goal? Not of the MobyScale, no. -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive historical PC gaming database project. --

Re: [SWCollect] Game request: Ace of Aces EGA version

2000-08-31 Thread C.E. Forman
I didn't think we would ever try to place a value on items. Is that a goal? Not to me. I was under the impression we were just discussing generalities, like "Are PC games in general worth more than other systems?", as opposed to "How *much* more are PC games worth than other systems?"

Re: [SWCollect] Game request: Ace of Aces EGA version

2000-08-30 Thread Karl Kuras
Another thing to remember about the shelflife of games at the time was that the PC didn't have a whole lot of them. IF you landed a game that was good it could survive for ages. This is still true today in many respects with games like Quake still going for $30 in some places. While video

Re: [SWCollect] Game request: Ace of Aces EGA version

2000-08-29 Thread Jim Leonard
Chris Newman wrote: Yes, there was an EGA version of this game released for the PC. Many Accolade games of the mid to late 80s were released in two separate versions -- CGA and EGA. I don't know if it was a ploy to get gamers to pay for an "upgrade" or if Accolade was merely following the