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  3. Posted

    Ed actually sent me the source code to Nitro back in 2019, but the disk copy he sent seemed to be corrupted and would not resolve to a text file.  I never did get to the bottom of the issue but it's good to see this stuff was able to be rescued regardless.  He did show me his original notebook sketches from the game's development plus some other stuff. 

     

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  4. Posted

    On 3/15/2021 at 10:01 AM, kennybrooks said:

    You could post pictures here and get better assistance.  I believe someone reprinted this with the exact labels at some point.  A little background as to how you came about it and what else was included would be helpful.

    Details and pics were originally posted here.  Looks legit to me.  Assuming he's telling the truth about where and when it was found, I'd say the chances of it being a fake are basically nil.

  6. Posted

    2 minutes ago, Swami said:

    I was probably still farting around on Chrome then. Sigh.

    I had issues like most others did on my desktop but finally decided to give it a try on my phone and was able to snag what turned out to be the penultimate copy.
     

    2 minutes ago, Omegamatrix said:

    That's a pretty cool number to have (especially if you are a Gretzky fan). 😀

    ...or Wilf Paiement.  :P

  9. Posted

    On 2/14/2021 at 9:11 PM, Tony_2600 said:

    hi, do both games play the same? are they the same game with different labels?

    The in-game color scheme was changed (including changing the background from blue to black) but that's about it.

  11. Posted

    On 1/24/2021 at 10:40 PM, Supergun said:

    I keep thinking about the “took his ball and left the playground” analogy. And, well, it just doesn’t seem “accurate”...

    Dude, relax...it's just a figure of speech.  You are WAY over analyzing a simple expression.

     

    8 hours ago, NIAD said:

    Even if CollectorVision ends up striking a deal with him to produce and distribute any games that he might develop or possibly work something out concerning the He-man proto that he owns? Say this does happen, will you hold CollectorVision’s feet to the fire for working with him?

    Obviously not...don't be silly.  CollectorVision can hypothetically publish his games if they so choose but I can't imagine why they would want to considering how many people might refuse to buy them.

     

    1 hour ago, sn8k said:

    Pursuit of Pink Panther. Its here. The rom is free. If you want a cart, you can buy one or you can play it free on an emulator. 

     

    Dont see how masters of the universe is any different aside from yet another tight ass trying to make money off something he has no right trying to make.

    Let's be fair here.  There were multiple copies of Pink Panther in circulation for many years but no one who actually paid money for a copy of the prototype was willing to release it free of charge (or able to do so due to supposed technical difficulties).  Either way, it should be noted that the individual who ultimately released it did not pay thousands of dollars for a copy of it.

  12. Posted

    3 hours ago, Greg2600 said:

    As for the multiple accounts, he did so "to plead his case to Al."  If there are other accounts, he said his employees are on the same network (hence same IP).

    Are you sure it wasn't his dog?  You know...the same one that ate his homework.
     

    On 1/21/2021 at 10:55 PM, zyzzle said:

    Simply disappointed at this terrible turn of events.

    Unfortunate but life is filled with disappointment.

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  13. Posted

    5 hours ago, youki said:

    is there screenshot or video of it somewhere?

    Not that I'm aware of.

    2 hours ago, Tempest said:

    What about the supposed Missile Command prototype that only had the title screen?

    This has been mentioned numerous times over the years but I've personally never seen any proof that it exists and it was not mentioned here as one of the titles being worked on at Atari.

  14. Posted

    3 hours ago, youki said:
    5 hours ago, retroillucid said:

    I don't think the cartridge holder inside the box is the same 

    i'm not so sure.  C64 cart  are quiet similar in term of size.     I can imagine that to reduce cost they used also similar case for the cartridge

    From what I remember, most of the early Sierra boxes contain a small, white, and very flimsy plastic tray like this one that is pretty generic and holds any size cartridge regardless of format.  All versions of Sammy Lightfoot (which was only released in the smaller box) would use this tray.  The very early releases on cartridge with the tan and brown labels (such as Crossfire for the Atari 8-bit computers) lack this tray.
     

    3 hours ago, youki said:

    And if you look the cartridge holder on the picture posted by RetroGamerHero  , you can see that it fits also for Tape Version of the game.

    I don't own any of the larger boxes, so I'm really not sure, but ColecoVision cartridges are significantly bigger than Commodore 64 cartridges (which are closer in size to Atari 8-bit carts) so their respective big boxes may have unique trays inside.

  18. Posted

    12 minutes ago, youki said:

    Get the packaging of a colecovision version. and put your C64 cart inside :) .   The c64 package is exactly the same.  See the picture file i attached above.

    I'd be inclined to do that if the box alone became available for a fairly low price but that's an unlikely occurrence.  And I think I'd need the instruction card also...I honestly can't remember if have it or not.  If the box pops up I'll grab it, but if not it's no loss.   I'm far beyond the point of worrying about such minor things at this point in my life.

  19. Posted

    58 minutes ago, Tempest said:

    Yep.  That' why some people will buy another systems Sammy Lightfoot box and slap a For Colecovision sticker on it from a more common game. 

    Actually, as rare as it is, I think the ColecoVision port is the most common version of the game.  I've been looking for a box and manual for my loose C64 cartridge for years.

  20. Posted

    23 hours ago, RetroGameHero said:

    It’s a larger box than a normal Colecovision game and all I can find online is the regular Oil’s Well version.  

     

    Can anyone help explain the story behind this version.

    In 1984, computer software typically came in oversized boxes and I would assume the later variant was produced with that type of consumer in mind, whereas when the SierraVision line of cartridges had first been introduced they were intended to be marketed as "video games".

    I don't believe there ever was a unique box.  Pretty much all the Sierra boxes are generic ones with stickers applied, and both variations of Oil's Well are no different.

  21. Posted

    13 hours ago, Tempest said:

    Wait, am I to understand that new owner won't make a video of the gameplay because it would "take away from the mystery"?  Is that some kind of joke I'm not understanding or is it serious?  

    And yet he was originally asking the seller for a video of the prototype to determine whether he should bid or not.  Ironic, isn't it?

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