Hugh Falk wrote:
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> I didn't think we would ever try to place a value on items. Is that a goal?
Not of the MobyScale, no.
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Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Game request: Ace of Aces EGA version
I didn't think we would ever try to place a value on items. Is that a goal?
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From: Karl Kuras [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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>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.
I'd personall
> 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?"
I didn't think we would ever try to place a value on items. Is that a goal?
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From: Karl Kuras [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Game request: Ace of Aces EGA version
An
Karl Kuras wrote:
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> This is probably the right post to start this line of questioning in, but
> should we be making a distinction in value for the format (ie computer
> system) the game came on? I mean we mostly agree its about the materials,
> but should a C64 version of AoA be worth the same
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 games
Oh sure, there are separate files for each version. I have an original EGA Test Drive
for
example, an Accolade title from this era. There is only 1 disk, with files for both
versions. The games were usually small enough to fit on a 360 with room to spare.
AoA was ' 85 if I recall so the base was m
Chris Newman wrote:
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> 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 t
