Go for the gold

[nukeshed]

Makes me wonder how close this game to an actual release....

 

Why do you say this?

[Rev]

Why do you say this?

 

Because there is this prototype box that was finished and ready for production.

 

Unless they did this for alot of games and they werent ready for release or something?

[voltron]

 

 

Because there is this prototype box that was finished and ready for production.

 

Unless they did this for alot of games and they werent ready for release or something?

 

The games were done it was a multicart of its time. Basically a better rom chip would make this real easy to do.

[nukeshed]

Ahh, I think I read that wrong, thinking that some industrious hacker had a ROM that he's been working on.

 

I think that certainly art would have been done beforehand, but not a full box like that.

 

Again, mind you, they also put together all those patches and whatnaught for the Olympics, so maybe since everything was rushed, they did it all at the same time.

[Steve Jones]

_{Alex I'd buy one or two depending on the price}

[+intvnut]

The games were done it was a multicart of its time. Basically a better rom chip would make this real easy to do.

 

BTW, the menu is fully functional, and it's possible to strap the appropriate games into place to make the whole thing work. I've actually demonstrated it working.

 

It is not bug free! IIRC, there's a glitch in Skiing that causes it to not initialize properly every time. But, otherwise, it largely works as expected.

 

EDIT: I should say it's not bug free if you strap it together with the released versions of the games, which is what I did. I believe they did make minor tweaks to the games in the album (the BSR page says as much), in which case the bug may have been fixed there.

Edited September 25, 2012 by intvnut

[voltron]

 

 

BTW, the menu is fully functional, and it's possible to strap the appropriate games into place to make the whole thing work. I've actually demonstrated it working.

 

It is not bug free! IIRC, there's a glitch in Skiing that causes it to not initialize properly every time. But, otherwise, it largely works as expected.

 

Do i sense a homebrew you are working on? If so I want to pre order one. and if alex makes the repro box we have a complete game.

[voltron]

I'll get an high scan of it to make some boxes if there is enough demand.

 

I want two boxes if you make em.

[Intymike]

There is another nice item for big investors:

 

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 170911944347

[+intvnut]

Do i sense a homebrew you are working on? If so I want to pre order one. and if alex makes the repro box we have a complete game.

 

It's not really a homebrew if I were to repackage and reprint a game that Mattel wrote, is it? "Homebrew" ought to really apply to games written by programmers that came to the scene later, like Carl, dZ, Arnauld and so on, not Keith Robinson and David Warhol. :-) After all, they wrote GFTG when it was their day job.

 

EDIT: And to be absolutely clear, I only verified that GFTG could be reconstructed as a technical demo. LTO has no plans to put it on a cart and sell it.

Edited September 25, 2012 by intvnut

[+cmart604]

There is another nice item for big investors:

 

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 170911944347

 

Not worth anywhere near that in my opinion. The last one went for $550 I think in January 2011

[voltron]

I agree. I saw the posting when it first came out and saw that the rpevious ones never broke the 1k mark. This guy is starting the bid at 1900. Maybe if the bid started at 300 it would be ok but this guy is looking someones arm and there leg. I just dont like the way the guy set up the auction so I wont bid on this.

[Alex.Pace]

Nice pick-up on both boxes, Alex!

 

Did you by chance also pick up the Stadium Mud Buggies, LF1, LF2 combo as well?

 

Two $1500 eBay auctions in one day. Nice!

 

What do we think about this?:

 

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 170912884611

 

I already have Stadium, LF1 and LF2,so no;)

[Alex.Pace]

Not worth anywhere near that in my opinion. The last one went for $550 I think in January 2011

 

I fully agree, to my opinion the value is between 400$ and 700$, I told this to david harley some days ago, it is nice that you also made exactly the middle evaluation

[voltron]

well no bidders maybe he will relist at .01

[Intymike]

Not worth anywhere near that in my opinion. The last one went for $550 I think in January 2011

 

I wonder if there´s somewhere a complete display cabinet. :-)

[maximebeauvais]

Alex....put my name down for a repro box if you decide to do it.

 

I will also like to get some parker box like superman and those star war

 

btw, that box is very nice

[+cmart604]

 

 

I wonder if there´s somewhere a complete display cabinet. :-)

 

Yah, how much would you like to stumble across one of those? Very cool units.

[Alex.Pace]

I wonder if there´s somewhere a complete display cabinet. :-)

 

I don't think so. Never heard of it in all these years.

[Alex.Pace]

Ok i got it, I'm working to make 150 pieces of it.

I'll make also 150 Game Factory boxes with manual.

[nukeshed]

Awesome!

 

What is this Game Factory you speak of? Nvm, I looked it up. Interesting.

Edited October 15, 2012 by nukeshed

[+cmart604]

Ok i got it, I'm working to make 150 pieces of it.

I'll make also 150 Game Factory boxes with manual.

 

Alex, do you mean you're going to make 150 copies of the game? Or just 150 repro boxes and manuals? Either way, I'm in.

[Alex.Pace]

Only of the box (i have only game factory manual ready at moment). It seems that it is not easy to make a game factory and gftg cartridge due to memory problems.

Anyway I'm asking to my friends if it is possibile to make the cartridges too.

[voltron]

cool, im in on the box and manuals too.

[+cmart604]

Only of the box (i have only game factory manual ready at moment). It seems that it is not easy to make a game factory and gftg cartridge due to memory problems.

Anyway I'm asking to my friends if it is possibile to make the cartridges too.

 

Cool, let us know.