[SWCollect] Introducing myself

2000-08-16 Thread Lee K. Seitz
I may keep this one.) Raider: Pirate of Wall St. Skate or Die Tass Times in Tonetown Test Drive I believe all of these games have the instructions and disks. All are sealed with clear packing tape, which makes it hard to check. If you want a game and it turns out not to have both the instructi

Re: [SWCollect] Introducing myself

2000-08-17 Thread Lee K. Seitz
tion card on how to order the 3.5" size. 8) There's also the box, instructions, and registration card (partially filled out). I would say all items are "very good" by the MobyGames scale. The disks are untested until I get home. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTE

Re: [SWCollect] Introducing myself

2000-08-17 Thread Lee K. Seitz
s Very Good to VG+. The Personal Choice sheet is Fair, as it was crumpled in the bottom of the box under the plastic insert, which is G to VG. Now that you have full information, would anyone care to revise their offer? (You can do so in private, if you prefer.) Would you like to see a s

Re: [SWCollect] Introducing myself

2000-08-17 Thread Lee K. Seitz
e front that opened? BTW, despite the fact it's labeled "female version" and the O has a plus on the bottom (to make a female symbol), only three of the nine faces on the front are women. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted:

[SWCollect] General Collector Questions

2000-08-17 Thread Lee K. Seitz
'd guess that the rules are reversed for software collectors. You guys seem more interested in the packaging than the actual code. Am I right? Would you pay the same price for a near mint game package that was completely missing the disks? Just curious. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED

[SWCollect] Other Collector Question

2000-08-17 Thread Lee K. Seitz
et!), and most of them run fine on the latest machines since timing isn't usually an issue. I don't usually pick up non-PC versions, although I might grab an Apple II one if I saw it. And since I mentioned it, do you collect box variations? How many people are on this list, anyway? -- Lee K.

Re: [SWCollect] Introducing myself

2000-08-17 Thread Lee K. Seitz
n the garage I might try them on, but most of the computers are untested. I picked them up off the curb recently and haven't exactly let my wife know about them. ;) There's no room for them in the house anyway. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ W

Re: [SWCollect] Introducing myself

2000-08-17 Thread Lee K. Seitz
and not being a folder, but he still outbid you. It's also easier to send it to him because I have some other stuff I promised to send him a long time ago. I do appreciate your honesty in your original offer, though. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseit

Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale 0.1

2000-08-18 Thread Lee K. Seitz
ion is to create a page (and mention it in the text) that shows scans of items (primarily boxes) that demonstrate each condition. A picture really is worth 1000 words. If necessary, you might want to have closeups of the defects. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~l

Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale 0.1

2000-08-19 Thread Lee K. Seitz
book collecting.) Because computer games aren't as old, I don't think they need as many ratings. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus Vintage Pac-M*n necktie| for all

Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale 0.1

2000-08-19 Thread Lee K. Seitz
hich far more were produced, but which consistently fetch >$500+ at auction. It seems more to be the combination of scarcity and >the number of collectors who want it that add up to a valuable game. This is absolutely true. That's why the Digital Press Guide for video games gives all games

Re: [SWCollect] General Collector Questions

2000-08-25 Thread Lee K. Seitz
're mostly correct about it >not being the same. Well I don't have the resources to hook my PC up to a TV, unfortunately. I do know 2600 Pac-Man looks different on some emulators in that you can actually see the four ghosts are different colors. (They'd always looked the same

Re: [SWCollect] Correct term for record albums?

2000-08-25 Thread Lee K. Seitz
nded in 1980 by a group of Atari 2600 programmers who were fed up (in large part) with not getting any credit for the games they created.) -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus Vintage Pac-M*n n

Re: Vote (Was: Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale, version 0.2)

2000-08-30 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard boldly stated: > >:) I'm trying to stay away from the term "Mint" since it's so >overused/misused. Let's take a vote: Who here would like to see >"Factory-Sealed" on the scale be renamed to "Mint Sealed"? A yay or n

Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale 0.1

2000-08-30 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard boldly stated: > >"Lee K. Seitz" wrote: >> >> FYI, the scale for comics is Pristine Mint, Mint, Near Mint, Very >> Fine, Fine (FN), Very Good, Good, Fair (f), Poor, and Coverless. The > >See, that sounds just crazy to me. That many grades me

Re: [SWCollect] General Collector Questions

2000-08-30 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard boldly stated: > >"Lee K. Seitz" wrote: >> Well I don't have the resources to hook my PC up to a TV, >> unfortunately. I do know 2600 Pac-Man looks different on some >> emulators in that you can actually see the four ghosts are different >

[SWCollect] Finds and stuff

2000-09-06 Thread Lee K. Seitz
rather a career planning tool for students. It was published by Mindscape, though, so I thought someone might be interested. Speaking of which, does anyone here collect anything besides games? -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted:

Re: [SWCollect] Finds and stuff

2000-09-06 Thread Lee K. Seitz
cked! Mostly with classic video games (Atari 2600, Intellivision, etc.) and related memorbilia (plush Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, & Q*bert; Pac-Man mugs; Pac-Man soap; etc.). Thank goodness my wife let me put most of my comic book collection under our bed or I'd really be in trouble! Did I mention

[SWCollect] Lost Treasure of Infocom IIgs?

2000-09-06 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Just curious, do you think this item is legitimate? It's supposedly a copy of The Lost Treasures of Infocom for the Apple IIgs. The description itself states that it supposedly doesn't exist. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=424657806 -- Lee K. Se

Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale, version 0.2

2000-08-25 Thread Lee K. Seitz
not a whole lot of damage that can be done to the label without making it unreadable. With CDs, I suppose it's possible to scratch the top side to heck without damaging the bottom. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: |

Re: Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale, version 0.2

2000-08-25 Thread Lee K. Seitz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] boldly stated: > >Sorry, meant to say "Jim,..." below. Well now you've gotten my opinion anyway. Thanks for clarifying, though. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Clas

[SWCollect] Disk Restoration

2000-09-08 Thread Lee K. Seitz
them make everything okay? And am I the only one that still has their disk notcher to use the backside of floppies on their Apple II? (I used a simple hole punch for a long time, but a true disk notcher takes less time.) What other systems also had people notching & flipping disks? Ar

Re: [SWCollect] Finds and stuff

2000-09-08 Thread Lee K. Seitz
some tapes. Of course, the sad part is I picked up a copy of Frogger for the machine before I had one. I then traded it away some time later thinking I wasn't going to ever find one. Oops! -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted:

Re: [SWCollect] Disk Restoration

2000-09-11 Thread Lee K. Seitz
mmon argument against shrinkwrap in the classic video games newsgroup. I imagine it depends on the thickness of the box material and other factors. Of course, many computer game boxes are thicker than video game boxes and intended to be kept rather than thrown out after being opened. -- Lee K. Seitz

Re: [SWCollect] Disk Restoration

2000-09-11 Thread Lee K. Seitz
the sleeves to http://www.cyberden.com/sleeves/? 8) >> for a long time, but a true disk notcher takes less time.) What other >> systems also had people notching & flipping disks? > >C64, Atari 400/800, Apple II are the ones that come to mind, although surely >there

Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale 0.25

2000-09-12 Thread Lee K. Seitz
d to be) a brand new copy of some recipe software and there was a copy of Calendar Creator inside, too. Nowhere on or in the box did it say anything about Calendar Creator. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Class

Re: [SWCollect] Disk Restoration

2000-09-12 Thread Lee K. Seitz
;s a "nybble copy"? Is that some copying program I'm unfamiliar with or a specific method? -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus Vintage Pac-M*n necktie| for all yo

[SWCollect] Worth picking up?

2000-09-13 Thread Lee K. Seitz
to say I had a legal copy. (I've been using (well, not recently) a copy of my father's disks for a long, long time.) -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus Vintage Pac-M*n necktie

Re: [SWCollect] Worth picking up?

2000-09-13 Thread Lee K. Seitz
The first 26 go to those who entered the drawing at Classic Gaming Expo (CGE) 2000. (I believe the other 74 go to family and friends of the author and programmers.) I was fortunate enough to be selected as one of the 26. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ W

Re: [SWCollect] Worth picking up?

2000-09-15 Thread Lee K. Seitz
by, although it will depend somewhat on what shape it's in. Also, someone else expressed interest in both these games, so I'm in a quandry over what to do if they're still there when I go back to the store. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted

Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale 0.25

2000-09-15 Thread Lee K. Seitz
put on his peril-sensitive sunglasses and then he wouldn't notice. OR Tell him that, in order to make it up to him, you'd already included "no tea" in the package free of charge. Sorry, couldn't resist. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseit

[SWCollect] How to ID original shrinkwrap?

2000-09-20 Thread Lee K. Seitz
t;, under which "$19.95" and "$14.95" were written, respectively, IIRC. Thanks. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus Vintage Pac-M*n necktie| for all you

Re: [SWCollect] How to ID original shrinkwrap?

2000-09-20 Thread Lee K. Seitz
open? BTW, Jim and anyone else who cares, the sticker says "255D / Disk for: / IBM / (64K with Advanced / Basic and Color Board)". So I guess you need to check "requires BASIC" and CGA for MobyGames, Jim. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/

Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale 0.2.6

2000-09-26 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Hugh Falk boldly stated: > >UC works for me, but I prefer Poor...it's more intuitive, but I wouldn't argue too >hard for it. Let's take a vote. I'm with C.E. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted:

Re: How Fair is Poor? (was: Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale 0.2.6)

2000-09-27 Thread Lee K. Seitz
stion: Am I correct that MS can apply to things other than the box. For example, I have a copy of Star Saga: One that's been opened, but there are two sets of manuals inside that are still shrinkwrapped. So I could list the box as VG and the manuals as MS, right? -- Lee K. Seitz *

Re: How Fair is Poor? (was: Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale 0.2.6)

2000-09-28 Thread Lee K. Seitz
to just Missing, but that's too easy to confuse with MS. Then I thought maybe IM could be changed to Gone (no, there's Good). Uh, Absent? Lost? -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexu

Re: How Fair is Poor? (was: Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale 0.2.6)

2000-09-29 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard boldly stated: > >If noone has any objections to Undesirable Defects, I'll make the change. >Naysayers, you have a couple of days to suggest something better. :-) I prefer C.E.'s Excess Defects, but I'm getting tired of quibbling over it (as I'm s

[SWCollect] PCs & Games book

2000-09-29 Thread Lee K. Seitz
is really just RPGs. I don't know where they got the "strategic" part. Themed games is basically a miscellaneous category. The final section covers new computers like the Coleco Adam, Mattel Aquarius, Spectravideo SV-whatever, and such. It's not a bad book, although it

Re: [OWB] Re: [SWCollect] How to ID original shrinkwrap?

2000-09-29 Thread Lee K. Seitz
ur box also has wrinkles in the corners, which store rewrap *never* has. >Store rewrap isn't flexible/pliable/stretchable like the good stuff they use at >the factory. > >It is my semi-professional opinion that your box has original wrap. Well now you've got wrinkles, but seam

Re: [SWCollect] PCs & Games book

2000-09-29 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Temple of Apshai display has relatively low resolution, it can be generated on most computers without difficulty. This means that Temple of Apshai is available for more computers than any other role-playing game on the market. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.

Re: [SWCollect] PCs & Games book

2000-09-29 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard boldly stated: > >"Lee K. Seitz" wrote: >> >> Just to add something a little more interesting to the conversation, I >> thought I'd tell you about a book I bought for a quarter earlier this > >A quarter! Where can I find bargains like the

Re: [SWCollect] PCs & Games book

2000-09-29 Thread Lee K. Seitz
C.E. Forman boldly stated: > >> A quarter! Where can I find bargains like these? > >OH, no! That's THE best kept secret of a game reseller. You don't have >to >tell him, Lee. B-) Oops, I just did. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://h

Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale 0.2.8

2000-10-02 Thread Lee K. Seitz
do.) I think that departs from the purpose of the scale, which is to note condition only, but Jim gets to make the final call. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus Vintage Pac-M*n necktie| for

Re: [SWCollect] My status and where I've been

2000-10-24 Thread Lee K. Seitz
quot; "I want orange juice!" "You want orange juice...?" "I want orange juice!" Sigh. "What's the magic word?" "Pleeeaaasse. Please, please, please!" ObSWCollect: Saw the folder (only) for the Tandy version of Starflight today. Didn'

Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale 1.0?

2000-10-24 Thread Lee K. Seitz
you don't know what I'm talking about, there was about six different badge designs and each package only contained one badge. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus Vintage Pac

Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale 0.3.0 -- please review

2000-11-01 Thread Lee K. Seitz
rk, so it would be "NM, (BM)". BTW, the description should say "Software media." Not all software comes on diskette. There's also tapes, cartridges, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, etc. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: |

Re: [SWCollect] Re: Finally, a total

2000-11-15 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard boldly stated: > >"Lee K. Seitz" wrote: >> >> BTW, I finally tried out that copy of Donkey Kong you pointed me to. >> (Thanks.) Sadly, even MoSlo can't slow it down enough to be playable. >> (But it does slow it down enough that

Re: [SWCollect] Worth picking up?

2000-09-15 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard boldly stated: > >"Lee K. Seitz" wrote: >> >> Thrustmaster joystick and throttle > >Oo, me. If they're reasonable, I'll pay up. Let me know how much you/they >want for them. They weren't priced, so I'll ask next time I

Re: [SWCollect] MobyScale 0.3.0 -- please review

2000-11-06 Thread Lee K. Seitz
known to have or not have bad media. What, you aren't clairvoyant? 8) >> disk and label that looks Near Mint but doesn't work, so it would be >> "NM, (BM)". > >Yep. Did I mention I much prefer that to rating a disk that doesn't work but looks gre

Re: [SWCollect] Accessible storage?

2001-02-14 Thread Lee K. Seitz
me years of storage. (OTOH, there's enough acid in the boxes themselves to cause them to deteroirate over time anyway, so it may not make much difference.) -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus

Re: [SWCollect] Accessible storage?

2001-02-15 Thread Lee K. Seitz
rily for Playboy & Heavy Metal magazines. (BTW, comic bags actually come in slightly different sizes, but not enough to help much with software boxes.) -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Gam

Re: [SWCollect] Accessible storage?

2001-02-15 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard boldly stated: > >"Lee K. Seitz" wrote: >> >> You might want to be wary of the acid in the bags. They could harm >> the boxes after some years of storage. (OTOH, there's enough acid in >> the boxes themselves to cause them to deteroirate

Re: [SWCollect] Philly Classic

2001-04-14 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Hugh Falk boldly stated: > >Hey guys, > >Just wondering if anyone else will be at the Philly Classic in one week. >I've got my tickets. Sorry, but impending baby (and lack of money and vacation time) is keeping me here. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home

Re: [SWCollect] hypothetical question

2001-06-26 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Hmmm, I wonder if that's why I can't get to it from work either, now. They've blocked access to porn and gambling sites. I guess blocking all URLs with "game" or "gaming" in them would help cover the latter. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.

Re: [SWCollect] hypothetical question

2001-06-26 Thread Lee K. Seitz
idea, but it didn't work for me. Maybe it'll work for Pedro. Interestingly enough, I've discovered I *can* get to PalmGamingWorld.com, though. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Ne

Re: [SWCollect] hypothetical question

2001-06-27 Thread Lee K. Seitz
umb program (or administrator ;-) But you see, I can't get to ClassicGaming.com, either. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus Vintage Pac-M*n necktie| for all your classic link & ne

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-27 Thread Lee K. Seitz
sed to be gaming's >> equivalent of the Oscars. Just for clarification, was this shown on TBS with Leslie Neilsen hosting or am I thinking of something else? I taped it, but was so disenchanted by it I'm pretty sure I taped over it. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://

[SWCollect] Cold, dead hands

2001-06-27 Thread Lee K. Seitz
ll away? Will they donate it to the Smithsonian? Will you have it buried with you??? -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus Vintage Pac-M*n necktie| for all your classic link & n

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-27 Thread Lee K. Seitz
ith something offensive on it because they blurred it out. Lastly, I do have a copy of some show about truly classic consoles like the Vectrex. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus Vintage

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-27 Thread Lee K. Seitz
to enter your name in the hall of fame, pressing a single key left an entire name of that character. (For example, L became L.) I even wrote nasy comments on my registration card, which caused them to send me an updated version. I was impressed that they did that, but it didn't w

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-28 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard boldly stated: > >Lemmings came out for C64? Didn't Lemmings come out for almost every platform available at the time? -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus Vint

Re: [SWCollect] trademark for collectors

2001-07-03 Thread Lee K. Seitz
e without and a one with working disks should be worth more than one with non-working disks. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus Vintage Pac-M*n necktie| for all your classic lin

Re: [SWCollect] trademark for collectors

2001-07-03 Thread Lee K. Seitz
to find Atari 2600 game. (You had to collect Purina dog food proofs of purchase and send them in to get one.) Many people have it at the top of their wanted list, but (even discounting one-of-a-kind prototypes) there are certainly other games that are rarer. -- Lee K. Seitz *

Re: [SWCollect] Data or Packaging...which is more valuable?

2001-07-03 Thread Lee K. Seitz
eservationist hat on), that until they're all archived in their original forms, the need is still there. However, the Players (people who just want to be able to play the games, which I believe have been the dominant force behind many preservation efforts), don't really car

Re: [SWCollect] trademark for collectors

2001-07-03 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard boldly stated: > >"Lee K. Seitz" wrote: >> >> them in to get one.) Many people have it at the top of their wanted >> list, but (even discounting one-of-a-kind prototypes) there are >> certainly other games that are rarer. > >What'

Re: [SWCollect] Data or Packaging...which is more valuable?

2001-07-03 Thread Lee K. Seitz
ner at work to make a copy of Asimov. I'll have to do it again when I get broadband at home. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus Vintage Pac-M*n necktie| for all your c

Re: [SWCollect] trademark for collectors

2001-07-05 Thread Lee K. Seitz
I believe classic game (cartridge) collectors sometimes find it helpful to simply say "Atari" and not confuse people with terms like "Vectrex." -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video G

Re: [SWCollect] trademark for collectors

2001-07-06 Thread Lee K. Seitz
denote all >personal computer games in one lump term? I'd probably say, "the first game for home computers was written in 1977." -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Gam

[SWCollect] LGoP2 mention

2001-07-06 Thread Lee K. Seitz
?sid=01/07/05/0150254). See question #2. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus Vintage Pac-M*n necktie| for all your classic link & news needs! |h

Re: [SWCollect] LGoP2 mention

2001-07-06 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard boldly stated: > >"Lee K. Seitz" wrote: >> >> Since it's been a subject of recent discussion, I thought you'd like >> to know that Tom Sloper explains in part why Leather Goddesses of >> Phobos II: Gas Pump Girls Meet The Pulsating

Re: [SWCollect] [OT] Roland LAPC-1

2001-07-10 Thread Lee K. Seitz
unplayable at 700 MHz. IIRC, Adlib was the only card the game supported. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus Vintage Pac-M*n necktie| for all your classic link & news needs!

Re: [SWCollect] [OT] Roland LAPC-1

2001-07-11 Thread Lee K. Seitz
monitor and Adlib card. And he played Eye of the Beholder on it. Try playing new games on five-year-old hardware now! (I had to check MobyGames for the date. Cool ASCII logo for Lynx browsers, Jim! Never been to MG using Lynx before. Now it's my only choice from work.) -- Lee K. Sei

Re: [SWCollect] [OT] Roland LAPC-1

2001-07-11 Thread Lee K. Seitz
ed the manual.) I can't believe they tried to pass that security feature off as an opening game in the docs. BTW, don't be put off by my new sig. I just got yet more spam, this time pushing a two CD-ROM set of Sega Genesis games for the Dreamcast. I was finally pushed over the ed

Re: [SWCollect] Some questions

2001-07-12 Thread Lee K. Seitz
t of the book. > >Hugh So did they repackage it after the initial offering? My Apple II copy came in a box. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: Vintage Pac-M*n necktie ** If you send me spam selling illegal compliations of old

Re: [SWCollect] Ludicrous prices

2001-07-23 Thread Lee K. Seitz
ut Twilight 2000 originally was a pen-and-paper RPG set shortly after WW III. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: Vintage Pac-M*n necktie ** If you send me spam selling illegal compliations of old ** ** games, I WILL

[SWCollect] Recent IBM games

2001-07-24 Thread Lee K. Seitz
recently bought. (*Highly* recommended to all subscribers of this list.) This revealed to me that Bill Budge released Pinball Construction Set on the Sega Genesis as Virtual Pinball. They, indeed, had two copies of it, but at $29.95 I'll pass! -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * h

Re: [SWCollect] Recent IBM games

2001-07-26 Thread Lee K. Seitz
ng to put it. Wife & kids are out of town. My task is to clean up my room (read: storage area) so that it's safe for our son (and anyone else, for that matter) to go in and use the computer. I've already made a stack of about a dozen games I have yet to actually install and play

Re: [SWCollect] Awkward game packages

2001-07-26 Thread Lee K. Seitz
sticks out farther from the shelf. I bought it way back when in part because you could import characters from Might & Magic. Their magical items would become hi-tech items. I was disappointed with it and never got very far. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/

Re: [SWCollect] Awkward game packages

2001-07-26 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard boldly stated: > >"Lee K. Seitz" wrote: >> >> Centauri Alliance, a sci-fi RPG for the Apple II (and maybe others) >> came in a hexagonal box. >> I >> bought it way back when in part because you could import characters >> from Migh

Re: [SWCollect] Labels and value (was: Ultimas)

2001-07-27 Thread Lee K. Seitz
of which, I'm looking for an original (uncracked) copy of Apple II Choplifter, if anyone has one. Mine died. 8( -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: Vintage Pac-M*n necktie (The asterisk is to ke

Re: [SWCollect] Labels and value (was: Ultimas)

2001-07-27 Thread Lee K. Seitz
fts stores while I'm out looking for Atari 2600 cartridges, etc. Odds are if I'm bidding on a game at all, it's because I want to *play* it. I'm just anal in that I like to have boxes and manuals for my games. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.n

[SWCollect] Anyone want me to pick these up?

2001-07-27 Thread Lee K. Seitz
atbox; initially got to maybe sell/trade, but then I found out one of my favorite comic book creators helped do the comic inside, so I think I'll keep it. Works, but no manual. Has "Demo Copy, Not For Sale" stickers plastered on it.) --

Re: [SWCollect] Anyone want me to pick these up?

2001-07-28 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard boldly stated: > >"Lee K. Seitz" wrote: >> >> Test Drive >> Test Drive 2: The Duel (5.25") > >If the boxes are in good condition (G or higher), I'd like these to scan for >MobyGames. Just let me know how much, etc. Paypal okay?

Re: [SWCollect] Labels and value (was: Ultimas)

2001-07-28 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard boldly stated: > >"Lee K. Seitz" wrote: >> >> Anyway, one thing was an Apple II copy of Ulitma IV. (Only seems to >> be missing the Ankh.) I tried the first disk out (the program disk) >> and it doesn't work. Even worse, the disks came

Re: [SWCollect] Anyone want me to pick these up?

2001-07-28 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Stephen S. Lee boldly stated: > >On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Lee K. Seitz wrote: >[snip] >> James Bond: Stealth Affair (5.25"; probably $5) > >I already have both package types for this one, but this tends to sell for >$25-30 on eBay -- go for it. I dunno. There'

Re: [SWCollect] Nice grab on eBay

2001-08-01 Thread Lee K. Seitz
0/800/etc.) lot, yes? Or maybe Commodore 64? -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: Vintage Pac-M*n necktie (The asterisk is to keep from mucking up people's Usenet search results. Replace it w

Re: [SWCollect] What was the first IBM game to have mouse support?

2001-08-12 Thread Lee K. Seitz
think it sometimes suffers from slowdown when there are too many enemies and shots on the screen.) I think double hi-res really came along too late for the Apple IIe/c. Companies had moved on to the IIgs/ST/Amiga/PC/Mac. Or maybe I just didn't become aware of it soon enough. -- Lee K. Seitz

Re: [SWCollect] What was the first IBM game to have mouse support?

2001-08-13 Thread Lee K. Seitz
irst two. >Star Trek: First Contact They were still making Apple II games then?!? >Wow, shows what we know! :-) I'm going to have to try some of these >out now. Ditto! Thanks for the list. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/

Re: [SWCollect] What was the first IBM game to have mouse support?

2001-08-13 Thread Lee K. Seitz
good list -- game renames. I have an addition: Dragon Lord for >the PC (dist by CinemaWare in 1990) was released under the name Dragon's Breath on >the Amiga. I'm not sure if this counts, but Castelian (C64(?) and NES) was released as Tower Toppler on the Atari 7800. -- Lee K. Se

Re: [SWCollect] What was the first IBM game to have mouse support?

2001-08-13 Thread Lee K. Seitz
as accomplished and >why you needed 128K bankswitching to do it. I wish I could help, but I don't recall why it required 128K, if I ever even knew. I never really got into the guts of the //e. I guess that's why I'm a web developer now instead of a real coder. 8) -- Lee K. Seitz

Re: [SWCollect] What was the first IBM game to have mouse support?

2001-08-13 Thread Lee K. Seitz
onfusion here. This ST:FC has >absolutely nothing to do with the ST:TNG film of the same name. Yes, that would be the confusion. Thanks for clearing that up. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: Vintage Pac-M*n necktie (The

Re: [SWCollect] Bizarre games (was: Re: Axis Assassin)

2001-08-17 Thread Lee K. Seitz
ve it, but sold it. I didn't find it meditative, but rather frustrating. I'd miss a platform, fall down to the bottom of the room and have to work my way back up again. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: Vintage Pac-

Re: [SWCollect] Early Controversial Games

2001-08-26 Thread Lee K. Seitz
also notorious for proving piracy >true. It only sold about 12,000 copies if memory serves, which wasn't >enough to sustain the programmer and he stopped making (quality) games >-- yet Bilestoad was one of the most copied games I can ever remember. I might also mention that he&#

Re: [SWCollect] Sniping

2001-08-29 Thread Lee K. Seitz
can enter in their search forms. But if you use a custom page like mine, you can enter longer searches. Particularly useful for entering a long list of words NOT to include (e.g. (q bert,qbert) -(atari,colecovision,2600,Nintendo,NES,SNES,PC,playstation,dreamcast,gameboy,"game boy")). -- Lee K

Re: [SWCollect] Sniping

2001-08-29 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard boldly stated: > >"Lee K. Seitz" wrote: >> >> I haven't had much time for eBay lately, but I think it's up to date >> with their current search forms. I can send it to you (or post it >> here), if anyone's interested. >

Re: [SWCollect] Sniping

2001-08-30 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Chris Newman boldly stated: > >My peak lunacy Ouch, bad pun! > was bidding $2500 for a flown-to-the-moon flag, framed by >the crew of Apollo XIV. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: Vintage Pac-M*n necktie (The

[SWCollect] Today's finds

2001-11-02 Thread Lee K. Seitz
#x27;s not worth anything, but would it come in handy for problems I might have with an older PC? When and if I ever get any older PCs set up, that is. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: Vintage Pac-M*n necktie (The asterisk i

Re: [SWCollect] Today's finds

2001-11-03 Thread Lee K. Seitz
How many games released in a bi- or trifold and then re-released in a record sleeve? -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: Vintage Pac-M*n necktie (The asterisk is to keep from mucking up people's Usenet search results. R

Re: [SWCollect] Shock

2001-11-03 Thread Lee K. Seitz
why the Mattel's Intellivision programmers were only known as "the Blue Sky Rangers." (See www.intellivisionlives.com.) -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: Vintage Pac-M*n necktie (The asterisk is to keep from muck

Re: [SWCollect] Today's finds

2001-11-03 Thread Lee K. Seitz
ting PC Tools 6 if I already have Copy II PC 6 and Norton Utilities 6? (Of course, I don't think I've verified that Copy II PC works and only have 5.25" HD disks for Norton.) -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: Vin

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