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From: Hugh Falk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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Wow, there are so many...maybe too many. However, the ones that stick out
in my mind aren't
, November 16, 2002 12:29 PM
Subject: RE: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?
Sorry, slow in responding to this one.
Yes, I do. Is it particularly rare?
I don't have much from Synergisitic:
The Warlock's Revenge
Dungeon/Wilderness Campaign
Escape from Arcturus
Odyssey
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It doesn't seem to be any rarer than any other Synergistic titles. They're
all pretty uncommon from my experience.
Is the cover art for Warlock's the same as the manual? Mine's sans box.
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Yes! I have mint copies of these two as well. Man, I am pretty loaded
with Synergistic Software. :)
Got Warlock's Revenge
start coding when they were 10)?
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From: John Romero [mailto:john;monkeystone.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 1:41 AM
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Back then, most games filled up all available memory
end of the Golden Age of Gaming (by GOTCHA's definition), you
have to love that gameCarmack sure knows how to make them ;-))
^^^
DO I NEED TO KILL YOU FOR THAT REMARK??!!! ;P~~
- John
That reminds me of another good poll for you guys. I
mentioned some of the best games I got for free. But I'd be
curious...what is the most you paid for a single game? I
don't want to know about a group of games...just one game.
Well, I may have been horribly raped back in 1998, but I
I havn't got any spectacular tales to write about, but these are my best finds:
Three copies of [MS(T)] Worlds of Ultima 2 Martian Dreams for $8 each.
Ultima 8 by Softworld (the Chinese editor of Origin games) for $5
A huge bundle of Apple 2 games that included Ultima CPC (with manual) and
] What's your favorite find?
John Romero [EMAIL PROTECTED]
11-11-2002 08:54
Solicita-se resposta a john
That reminds me of another good poll for you guys. I
mentioned some of the best games I got for free. But I'd be
curious...what is the most you paid for a single game? I
don't want
, 2002 12:38 AM
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Thanks for the minor deity status! I'd actually like to see what the
complete EA Apple II catalog looks like. Do you have a list you could
send me? Also, does that include IIgs?
That reminds me
laughter subsides). Didn't think so.
John: swamped w/Wasteland folders yet?
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From: John Romero [mailto:john;monkeystone.com]
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 1:52 AM
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I
documented somewhere, feel free to send a
link.
Hugh
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From: John Romero [mailto:john;monkeystone.com]
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 12:46 AM
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end of the Golden Age of Gaming
in this group...and it would
probably still go for more.
Hugh
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From: John Romero [mailto:john;monkeystone.com]
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 12:55 AM
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That reminds me of another good
Hugh Falk stated:
AH was one
of the most prolific publishers of the early 80's, but I guess their
products overlapped and were just overshadowed by SSI.
I didn't buy many computer games in the early '80s. Now that I think
about it, I don't think my family had a computer until about 1983.
And
Dan Chisarick stated:
I spent about 22+ months tracking down every last EA title
(complete) made for the Apple ][ (flat, box, game, utility, app, etc.)
Of those by far the most satisfying to find: Marble Madness, Realm of
Impossibility, One-on-One, Arctic Fox, Adventure Construction Set.
Dan Chisarick stated:
Mega off-topic: There are emulators for PDA's... so where are
the joysticks? Who wants to abuse the integrated buttons for those
things, anyway? :) I guess its called the external keyboard. Sigh.
Back on topic: Add Rescue Raiders to the list of gems. I
Dan Chisarick stated:
Mega off-topic: There are emulators for PDA's... so where are
the joysticks? Who wants to abuse the integrated buttons for those
things, anyway? :) I guess its called the external keyboard. Sigh.
Drat, forgot my reply to this part in my last post.
There are
That reminds me, I've got a copy of Skyfox that has
rectangular, yellow stickers with red text reading DEMO COPY
/ line / NOT FOR RESALE on it. There's one on the front,
one that was apparently holding the folio closed, and another
on the disk. (The reference card is missing.) Anyone
On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 09:36 PM, C.E. Forman wrote:
[Snip]
I've been thinking about this... and wouldn't it be safer to play off
backup
copies? I mean, the disk could get munched in the drive, the label
could
get scratched going in and out... or is that attitude too anal for the
In high school and college, I worked in video-game retail throughout the
mid-to-late 80s (at an Atari/Commodore/Apple store and later at EB). We would
get demo copies just like you describe for store display. However, they
probably could have been used for any of the purposes you mention.
Hugh
On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 10:32 PM, Dan Chisarick wrote:
[Snip]
Mega off-topic: There are emulators for PDA's... so where are
the joysticks? Who wants to abuse the integrated buttons for those
things, anyway? :) I guess its called the external keyboard. Sigh.
Sony has a game pad
The ones we got were consistantly full copies...never modified, except for the
sticker to prevent the reseller from making money on it.
Hugh
On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 11:25:18 -0600 (CST) Lee K. Seitz
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Dan Chisarick stated:
Mega off-topic: There are emulators for
On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 11:38 PM, Hugh Falk wrote:
[Snip]
That reminds me of another good poll for you guys. I mentioned some
of the
best games I got for free. But I'd be curious...what is the most you
paid
for a single game? I don't want to know about a group of games...just
one
On Monday, November 11, 2002, at 12:04 AM, John Romero wrote:
Hmm. Now I have an urge to go find Dungeon Campaign and
Wilderness
Campaign...
Yes! I have mint copies of these two as well. Man, I am pretty loaded
with Synergistic Software. :)
Why do I have the feeling that the list of
On Monday, November 11, 2002, at 06:36 AM, Alexander Zoller wrote:
[Snip]
Favorite finds: items previously believed to NOT exist. Ultima III by
US
Gold, for example, or the slipcased Ultima Trilogy.
Was this a US version?
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Edward Franks
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From: Edward Franks [mailto:xyzzy;kc.rr.com]
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 8:43 PM
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On Monday, November 11, 2002, at 06:36 AM, Alexander Zoller wrote:
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Favorite finds: items previously believed
On Monday, November 11, 2002, at 02:27 PM, Alexander Zoller wrote:
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o, it was a European release by Microprose. They used to distribute
Origin's games in sturdy, small-sized, two-piece cardboard boxes (same
measurements as the Rainbird blue boxes -- a bunch of Level 9 and
Magnetic
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That reminds me, I've got a copy of Skyfox that has
rectangular, yellow stickers with red text reading DEMO COPY
/ line / NOT FOR RESALE on it. There's one on the front,
one that was apparently holding
was the only serious PC game collector I met. I know one with an incredible
pinball game collection as well.
Hugh
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Yes! I have mint copies of these two as well. Man, I am pretty loaded
with Synergistic Software. :)
Got Warlock's Revenge?
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On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 09:36 PM, C.E. Forman wrote: [Snip]
I've been thinking about this... and wouldn't it be safer to play off
backup
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Subject: RE: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?
John, if you don't mind yet another question your
way... classic game copy protection is one of those perverse
fascinations of mine. Some of them (Nassir's 4+4 encoded,
spiral quarter-tracked, self-modifying
loader
On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 12:45 AM, Hugh Falk wrote:
[snip]
I'm also proud of my complete collection of EA flat box games...not
that
they're rare or expensive. I just haven't seen another complete
set...anybody on this list collect EA flats?
The EA game I have are the common Bards
, I feel one of the
most successful (yet underappreciated) publishers of the 80s.
Hugh
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From: Edward Franks [mailto:xyzzy;kc.rr.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 7:22 AM
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I also collect AH games. My list is here:
http://www.classicgaming.com/gotcha/avalonhill.htm (no history section for
AH yet...need to get to that). For some reason AH games are not very
desirable on ebay (with only a few exceptions like Telengard). AH was one
of the most prolific
Both sets have at least one error-free set of disks (why collect
if you can't play)?
I've been thinking about this... and wouldn't it be safer to play off backup
copies? I mean, the disk could get munched in the drive, the label could
get scratched going in and out... or is that attitude too
;earthlink.net]
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Both sets have at least one error-free set of disks (why collect if
you can't play)?
I've been thinking about this... and wouldn't it be safer to play off
backup
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From: C.E. Forman [mailto:ceforman;earthlink.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 7:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?
Both sets have at least one error-free set of disks (why collect
if you can't play)?
I've been thinking
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I spent about 22+ months tracking down every last EA title
(complete) made for the Apple ][ (flat, box, game, utility, app, etc.)
Of those by far the most satisfying to find: Marble Madness, Realm of
Impossibility
Regarding Odyssey: The Compleat Adventure:
I remember this one, this was a GREAT game! It's in four
parts, right? First you fight monsters, trade, and acquire
enough money to build a ship and leave the island, then you
have to navigate the ocean, find a magic artifact in some
catacombs
, November 09, 2002 9:28 PM
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On Saturday, November 9, 2002, at 08:41 PM, C.E. Forman wrote: [Snip]
I remember this one, this was a GREAT game! It's in four parts,
right? First you fight monsters, trade
9:22 AM
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On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 12:45 AM, Hugh Falk wrote: [snip]
I'm also proud of my complete collection of EA flat box games...not
that
they're rare or expensive
What's your favorite old software find that you have?
Since John listed 7, so will I...
1. Shrinked PC re-release from SoftSmith, of Sentient Software's Cyborg
by Michael Berlyn. Currently the only known PC copy in existence (unless
you've got one and haven't come forward yet).
2. Softporn
On Saturday, November 9, 2002, at 05:09 PM, John Romero wrote:
Figured I'd switch topics here since it had to happen sooner or later!
What's your favorite old software find that you have?
My favorite find was a big box Ultima II. I found it at a used
bookstore that was starting to resell
On Sat, 9 Nov 2002, John Romero wrote:
Figured I'd switch topics here since it had to happen sooner or later!
What's your favorite old software find that you have?
I have a copy of Adventure in Serenia as well. Paid top dollar for it;
it's always going to be the centerpiece of my collection,
Wow, there are so many...maybe too many. However, the ones that stick out
in my mind aren't necessarily the best or rarest games I have, it's the best
deals I found. So I'll just name the ones I got for free (the deal can't
get any better than that):
Akalabeth
Starcross (Saucer Package)
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