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[Rick Weis]

great job guys!  Thank you!

Rick

[bomberpunk]

I HAS A DASH OF BOULDERS!

this package is fantastic. the Boulder Bible (to thick to be a 2600 manual) is stellar!  i will actually play the game tomorrow as i have to start getting ready for work. i will be back to share my experience!

[Aegis]

SpiceWare, on Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:10 PM, said:

Mine arrived today, the mail lady was at the mailbox cluster when I got back from lunch.

Thanks for the photo SpiceWare! I'm not going to be opening mine so it's great to see all the contents

Have fun with your new game everyone!

[Andrew Davie]

Aegis, on Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:13 AM, said:

Thanks for the photo SpiceWare! I'm not going to be opening mine so it's great to see all the contents

You cover your couches with plastic, by any chance?

[Aegis]

Lol! Actually, you're now a member of a very exclusive club - the only other sealed games I have are Lucasfilm's 'Labyrinth: The Computer Game' for the C64 on disk, Infocom's 'The Lurking Horror' on 5.25 inch floppy and Cafeman's 'Adventure II' for the 5200

[Fr0st]

My copy just landed in work. Only had time to open it and have a quick look, but wow, the quality gone into the packaging is amazing.
Will have to wait till lunchtime to get a good read through the manual. Also loving the extras!
And it will be another eight odd hours before I can actually play it! Damn, that's the downside of getting stuff mailed to work right there...

Thanks dudes!!

[high voltage]

Argh don't remind me, I used to own a cib Boing!   which I purchased for £1, the cart was still in its plastic bag too. Biggest mistake selling off my VCS collection in 2004.

Actually Boing! Is an excellent game and I think it's the first console game to feature an actual screenshot on the front of its box.

Edited by high voltage, Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:12 AM.

[Thomas Jentzsch]

Aegis, on Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:13 AM, said:

Thanks for the photo SpiceWare! I'm not going to be opening mine so it's great to see all the contents

Why didn't you tell us before? Would have saved Al a lot of work.

[Aegis]

Thomas Jentzsch, on Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:24 AM, said:

Why didn't you tell us before? Would have saved Al a lot of work.

'Cause in a thousand years time when alien archaeologists dig it up, I didn't want there to be a Pac Man cart in there

[Albert]

Thomas Jentzsch, on Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:24 AM, said:

Aegis, on Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:13 AM, said:

Thanks for the photo SpiceWare! I'm not going to be opening mine so it's great to see all the contents

Why didn't you tell us before? Would have saved Al a lot of work.

LOL, no kidding.  

Most of the copies are shipped at this point, and the remainder will go out this week (another 20 or so today).  The games have mostly been shipped in the order they were placed.

I accidentally unsubscribed from this thread a few days ago and I was wondering why the heck there were no responses!  Glad to see many copies have already arrived and people are enjoying the game.  

..Al

[Aegis]

Just wanted to say congrats to Andrew, Thomas and Albert for this incredible release - I was just showing the videos of Boulder Dash to someone in the office that's never even heard of the 2600 - he's just picked up Deus Ex: Human Revolution cheap from Steam and can't understand why I'm more excited by a 28 year-old game running on a 35 year-old console

[lapetino]

Got mine today, and it's beautiful! Won't be able to play it until tonight, but how fun. Great work to all! Thanks for putting in the hard work and making this great game happen.

[SpiceWare]

I read thru the manual last night.  I really liked The Journey section

[Pioneer4x4]

Albert, on Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:53 AM, said:

Glad to see many copies have already arrived and people are enjoying the game.  

..Al

I like it so far, but I do admit, I haven't tried it yet!  I liked the packaging, and artwork, and read a lot of the manual.  It has very good info on it.
Will it be online on AA?

[Fr0st]

Well, I've just had a game and.....my god.

Unbelievable. To play BD on the 2600, so flawlessly, is incredible. Everything is there. From the gameplay to the sound. Absolutely amazing.

And when I died, the save screen? Fuck. Me.

I've been playing the c64 version a lot lately to try and remember and get back used to the levels, and this is just like playing that port. But better. It's on the 2600.

Well done all involved. This is truly an amazing feat in gaming history.

[Nathan Strum]

SpiceWare, on Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:06 AM, said:

I read thru the manual last night.  I really liked The Journey section

Don't stop believin'.

[Schizophretard]

Thank you Andrew Davie, Thomas Jentzsch, Albert Yarusso, Andre' Bolfing, Nathan Strum, Richard M. Spitalny, Armin Vogl, Stephen Anthony, Fred Quimby, and Marc Oberhauser for all your contributions to this game. You all did an excellent job!

[Jinks]

Pioneer4x4, on Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:59 AM, said:

Albert, on Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:53 AM, said:

Glad to see many copies have already arrived and people are enjoying the game.  

..Al

I like it so far, but I do admit, I haven't tried it yet!  I liked the packaging, and artwork, and read a lot of the manual.  It has very good info on it.
Will it be online on AA?

hope its not sold online at AA as I thought we bought this as a limited release of 250. As a collectors type of deal. Maybe i am wrong..?

[Nathan Strum]

• It is sold online at AtariAge.
  
• It is a limited release of 250.
  
• Therefore, when the last copy is gone, there ain't gonna be no more.

[Andrew Davie]

Nathan Strum, on Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:13 PM, said:

...when the last copy is gone, there ain't gonna be no more.

Correct. I cannot imagine approving re-release in any form. This is your one and only chance to get this title.

[Random Terrain]

Nathan Strum, on Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:13 PM, said:

. . . when the last copy is gone, there ain't gonna be no more.

There's always eBay.

[Thomas Jentzsch]

Andrew Davie, on Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:04 PM, said:

Nathan Strum, on Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:13 PM, said:

...when the last copy is gone, there ain't gonna be no more.

Correct. I cannot imagine approving re-release in any form. This is your one and only chance to get this title.

I think Pioneer4x4 just meant the manual.

[Gateway]

Hey Albert,

PLEASE check your PMs! I moved to another state since December when I ordered Boulderdash. My new address is there, before you ship mine to the wrong place!

Thanks!

[Pioneer4x4]

Thomas Jentzsch, on Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:47 PM, said:

Andrew Davie, on Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:04 PM, said:

Nathan Strum, on Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:13 PM, said:

...when the last copy is gone, there ain't gonna be no more.

Correct. I cannot imagine approving re-release in any form. This is your one and only chance to get this title.

I think Pioneer4x4 just meant the manual.

Correct, I was wondering if it would be in the AA database including the manual. I think at least the part that chronicles the process of making and getting it approved should be made public.

[Albert]

Pioneer4x4, on Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:07 AM, said:

Correct, I was wondering if it would be in the AA database including the manual. I think at least the part that chronicles the process of making and getting it approved should be made public.

Yes, I have a ton of games to add to the database.  I'm working on revamping the backend to make it easier for me (and others!) to do that.

..Al