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[solidcorp]

I'm showing the latest Star Castle 2600 at Video Game Summit 2011 right now.

It starts easier, has level progression, better controlls, and more.  It's a one of a kind stand alone cart, I just finished the clear cartridge that lights up with the game action.

And best of all, as of today it's for sale.

D. Scott Williamson

[save2600]

Awesome! Are you making these available for those of us that can't attend? I remember reading about your work on this a while back. Excited to finally play it!

[Cebus Capucinis]

save2600, on Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:59 AM, said:

Awesome! Are you making these available for those of us that can't attend? I remember reading about your work on this a while back. Excited to finally play it!

Seconded!

[save2600]

Here's a sneak peek at the gameplay...

http://www.myspace.c.../blog/537266954

And the cart has a couple of LED's sticking out of it too?

https://picasaweb.go...i2600StarCastle

[SpiceWare]

Star Castle is a 64K game?

https://picasaweb.go...473191708995346

[horseboy]

Awesome. I thought you were gung ho about never ever selling this thing?

[save2600]

Oh wait, got a little too excited I think. There's just the one cart you're selling? Damn, that's probably gonna fetch decent coin then.

Hopefully you'll release the .bin so we can play it on our Harmony carts      Or make it available to Albert for sale here in the store. Could be a nice little arrangement for you since he'd be producing all the carts, labels and such.

In the meantime, I'd like to dangle some beer money toward a .bin of the finished game...  

[rmaerz]

solidcorp, on Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:36 AM, said:

I'm showing the latest Star Castle 2600 at Video Game Summit 2011 right now.

It starts easier, has level progression, better controlls, and more.  It's a one of a kind stand alone cart, I just finished the clear cartridge that lights up with the game action.

And best of all, as of today it's for sale.

D. Scott Williamson

I must have a copy!

[CPUWIZ]

Well, if there is only gonna be one copy, it's Jose's. LOL

[solidcorp]

SpiceWare, on Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:32 PM, said:

Star Castle is a 64K game?

https://picasaweb.go...473191708995346

8k. Just like Asteroids in development at the same time as Star Castle was to be.

My cartridge has a 64k capacity, but Star Castle is only 8.

[save2600]

Did you end up selling it? How much and was the guy a member of AA per chance? Inquiring minds want to know  

[solidcorp]

save2600, on Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:05 PM, said:

Did you end up selling it? How much and was the guy a member of AA per chance? Inquiring minds want to know  

Nope, no one has even inquired about the price.

[5-11under]

solidcorp, on Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:08 AM, said:

save2600, on Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:05 PM, said:

Did you end up selling it? How much and was the guy a member of AA per chance? Inquiring minds want to know  

Nope, no one has even inquired about the price.

What is the price?

[solidcorp]

5-11under, on Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:33 AM, said:

solidcorp, on Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:08 AM, said:

save2600, on Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:05 PM, said:

Did you end up selling it? How much and was the guy a member of AA per chance? Inquiring minds want to know  

Nope, no one has even inquired about the price.

What is the price?

What's it worth?

[solidcorp]

solidcorp, on Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:58 AM, said:

5-11under, on Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:33 AM, said:

solidcorp, on Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:08 AM, said:

save2600, on Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:05 PM, said:

Did you end up selling it? How much and was the guy a member of AA per chance? Inquiring minds want to know  

Nope, no one has even inquired about the price.

What is the price?

What's it worth?

From a cost basis it took somewhere between 500 and 800 hours to write the software, plus PCB & PLD development, plus machining a custom clear cartridge - on a CNC machine I designed and built as well.

Plus all the subjective stuff - it's connected to a big piece of video game history - and only one was every made.

...and it's an awesome game.

Edited by solidcorp, Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:08 AM.

[solidcorp]

Here is a link to a news piece Bill Osmulski did at VGS

Star Castle at VGS

[AtariLeaf]

solidcorp, on Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:08 AM, said:

From a cost basis it took somewhere between 500 and 800 hours to write the software, plus PCB & PLD development, plus machining a custom clear cartridge - on a CNC machine I designed and built as well.

Plus all the subjective stuff - it's connected to a big piece of video game history - and only one was every made.

...and it's an awesome game.

So. . . 2K monies?

It IS an awesome looking game. Congrats. You did a fantastic job.

[solidcorp]

AtariLeaf, on Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:04 PM, said:

It IS an awesome looking game. Congrats. You did a fantastic job.

Thanks man, comments like these mean the world to me.

[solidcorp]

CPUWIZ, on Sat Jul 16, 2011 1:55 PM, said:

Well, if there is only gonna be one copy, it's Jose's. LOL

Why Jose's?

[CPUWIZ]

solidcorp, on Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:45 PM, said:

CPUWIZ, on Sat Jul 16, 2011 1:55 PM, said:

Well, if there is only gonna be one copy, it's Jose's. LOL

Why Jose's?

It's a joke.  Sort of.

[Shawn Sr.]

CPUWIZ, on Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:12 PM, said:

It's a joke.  Sort of.

No it's not. Sort of.

[solidcorp]

Shawn Sr., on Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:14 PM, said:

CPUWIZ, on Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:12 PM, said:

It's a joke.  Sort of.

No it's not. Sort of.

I don't get it.

   ( ? )

[5-11under]

solidcorp, on Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:32 PM, said:

Shawn Sr., on Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:14 PM, said:

CPUWIZ, on Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:12 PM, said:

It's a joke.  Sort of.

No it's not. Sort of.

I don't get it.

   ( ? )

Jose is a collector of Atari 2600 items, and seems to have money. He bought Air Raid boxed for upwards of $30K.
edit: if there's a bidding war for this, he's likely to win.

Edited by 5-11under, Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:49 PM.

[keilbaca]

That game looks amazing, and thanks to the arcade high score club, I really got to like Star Castle.

I'll never be able to afford to play it

[AtariLeaf]

5-11under, on Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:49 PM, said:

solidcorp, on Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:32 PM, said:

Shawn Sr., on Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:14 PM, said:

CPUWIZ, on Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:12 PM, said:

It's a joke.  Sort of.

No it's not. Sort of.

I don't get it.

   ( ? )

Jose is a collector of Atari 2600 items, and seems to have money. He bought Air Raid boxed for upwards of $30K.
edit: if there's a bidding war for this, he's likely to win.

Isn't he the one that eventually wants to open an Atari museum?