high voltage Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Read it at work, I liked it. Atari Jaguar Scart (Peritel) connecter needs a pic and a mention though. And Gorf was a professional released game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 On the subject of GORF, the book says there was an initial limited run, then an unlimited run afterwards. That "unlimited" run sure didn't last long as most of us missed out on it! Searching through the site here, looks like around 200 were made before production ceased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddaRuleKonge Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 Read it at work, I liked it. Atari Jaguar Scart (Peritel) connecter needs a pic and a mention though. And Gorf was a professional released game I used the rarity list from atariage, and they list the game as "H" homebrew. I am not sure what defines a homebrew and what defines a official game. I guess that may be up to the collectors them self. Is games released aftermarket homebrew? I was also unsure if I should include the two BattleSphere games in the "official" list also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Steven always claimed that Gorf was an official release. He can say that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 By definition, there's nothing "official" about something that was released long after Atari went bust, by someone who wasn't an Atari registered developer back when such a thing existed. Just because someone claims what they do "official", under the delusion that they're better than those "homebrew" developers, doesn't make it so. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Thanks for creating this and for the other ones as well. Any chance for a Vectrex Encyclopedia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 And Gorf was a professional released game Professional released games don't tend to come on cheap shit green CD-R with inkjet printed stickers stuck on them. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Nice PDF-book. I've downloaded it and donated. Now I need to find time to read it. ^^ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Wow, so much offence against Gorf..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddaRuleKonge Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 Thanks for creating this and for the other ones as well. Any chance for a Vectrex Encyclopedia? I do like the Vectrex. I made a template on a Vectrex PDF some time ago, just need to fill in the pages. I may get around to doing a PDF in a few weeks time. Maybe. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddaRuleKonge Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 I am good into the Atari 7800 PDF/Book. Does anyone have any tips on what hardware I should include in the book. It doesn't matter if its after market. Should I maybe open a new post on this on the 7800 forums? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Wow, so much offence against Gorf..... Well-earned. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdownita Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I am good into the Atari 7800 PDF/Book. Does anyone have any tips on what hardware I should include in the book. It doesn't matter if its after market. Should I maybe open a new post on this on the 7800 forums? Yes, make the Encyclopedia posts on the forum of the systems they relate to. Once you do that you'll see that different sub-forums (systems) react differently .... you started with a tough nut (the Jag) it should be smooth sailing after that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggn Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Wow, so much offence many facts against Gorf..... FTFY 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitari Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) There are other jaguar projects that you could mention such as jagfest, rental jag, rotary controller, white and clear shells, region mod, reset switch, led replacement, cine movies and Cj's ST conversions if you haven't already got them. On the 7800 it's worth mentioning the composite out mod (I think it was composite). Definitely get over to the 7800 forum, that's a whole nother can o worms. Could you provide a link to your sms pdf please? Edited April 11, 2016 by Guitari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I do like the Vectrex. I made a template on a Vectrex PDF some time ago, just need to fill in the pages. I may get around to doing a PDF in a few weeks time. Maybe. That's cool. Hopefully you can get it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Tarzilla Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Well-earned. I'm vaguely familiar with the Gorf release but obviously there is more to the story, can you give the Cliff (or Coles) Notes version or point people unfamiliar with the saga to a forum thread or web page that gives more details? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I'm vaguely familiar with the Gorf release but obviously there is more to the story, can you give the Cliff (or Coles) Notes version or point people unfamiliar with the saga to a forum thread or web page that gives more details? Nope. Let. It. Die. Cover the coffin with a tablecloth. And bury it at sea. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Professional released games don't tend to come on cheap shit green CD-R with inkjet printed stickers stuck on them. FWIW, my "Special Release" seems to be screen (or at least directly inkjet) printed. Definitely not a sticker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Thanks for the hard work! I will give it a read at lunch today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omf Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) most of us missed out on it! i'm sure using google in the correct way will take you in the right direction to obtain yourself a copy if you really want it Edited April 12, 2016 by omf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdownita Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 i'm sure using google in the correct way will take you in the right direction to obtain yourself a copy if you really want it Second that. But to be fair if you want to play Gorf may as well play it on Mame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Bubsy Fractured Furry Tails Tales. A common mistake. As much as I love the game it took me a while to narrow down the true name Actually for a while I wondered if there were two variants to the name depending on region. But as much as I would have liked more to collect of Bubsy, there is only one name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50TBRD Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Gave a few of your Ebooks a quick look and am very impressed. I'm very interested to see what you do for the Vectrex as its very difficult with all the homebrew releases. It would be pretty impossible without pictures and information from my website http://tbone1892001.wix.com/vectrex-guide. Even still, I haven't be able to get pictures for every release such as War of the Robots Omega and its been such an undertaking that I haven't gotten to screenshots either. I'm just now getting to adding individual pictures of manuals, carts and boxes and I still need to update the website to include Vectrexagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddaRuleKonge Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 Gave a few of your Ebooks a quick look and am very impressed. I'm very interested to see what you do for the Vectrex as its very difficult with all the homebrew releases. It would be pretty impossible without pictures and information from my website http://tbone1892001.wix.com/vectrex-guide. Even still, I haven't be able to get pictures for every release such as War of the Robots Omega and its been such an undertaking that I haven't gotten to screenshots either. I'm just now getting to adding individual pictures of manuals, carts and boxes and I still need to update the website to include Vectrexagon. Your site is great. Great layout and real fun to look through. I used some of the information from the site. The PDF was a little hard with all the homebrew, and it does miss alot of info on that subject. I hope it will be of some use for some though... https://daddarulekonge.itch.io/the-vectrex-encyclopedia-book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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