lazzeri Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 (edited) Hello, I´ve been talking to the author of the amazing Pacman for Channel F. As some of you might know he made a limited run of 50 carts a long time ago and since then he´s devoted to multicarts. He said he would be willing to make a LIMITED SECOND RUN of about 15 carts. But he´d only commit to it if we gather enough interested people. We need AT LEAST TEN PEOPLE! According to him a boxed game with high-quality printed paperwork would cost something between 70 and 120 USD. He will check final costs if we manage to grab an audience. Anyone else in? I´m pretty interested but we need more people in this party. Come on, Channel F collectors. That´s a rare opportunity! Here's an ongoing interest list: 1. Lazzeri 2. Atari_Bill 3. Tombstone 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Edited August 7, 2016 by lazzeri 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 I would be very interested. Prefer it at 100 or less but either way count me for 1 of the 15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Hello, I´ve been talking to the author of the amazing Pacman for Channel F. As some of you might know he made a limited run of 50 carts a long time ago and since then he´s devoted to multicarts. He said he would be willing to make a LIMITED SECOND RUN of about 15 carts. But he´d only commit to it if we gather enough interested people. We need AT LEAST TEN PEOPLE! According to him a boxed game with high-quality printed paperwork would cost something between 70 and 120 USD. He will check final costs if we manage to grab an audience. Anyone else in? I´m pretty interested but we need more people in this party. Come on, Channel F collectors. That´s a rare opportunity! I would be in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoshiChiri Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I can't guarantee I'd be able to put together the money (recent medical stuff)- but I am very much interested & would love to be on the list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I have begged him for 1 in the past! Only channel f item I don't have besides demo 2. I am definitely down for 1, probably 2 if its needed to get the count for him to make them and price is closer to 70. Awesome news on this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I just purchased his multi-cart, so I am tapped out for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazzeri Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share Posted August 8, 2016 I couldn't edit my post so I'll quote myself. Hey, E5Frog! Halfway through! Seems we'll make it! 1. Lazzeri 2. Atari_Bill 3. Tombstone 4. HoshiShiri 5. Stupus 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazing Lazers Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Count me in 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectrexroli Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I also would be interested. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazzeri Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 Update: 1. Lazzeri2. Atari_Bill3. Tombstone4. HoshiShiri5. Stupus6. Blazing Lasers7. Vectrexroli8.9.10. Come on, we can do this. Last batch was like five years ago! It´s now or (probably) never! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozyr Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I'm super strapped for $$$, but honesty, count me in too. I'll figure something out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I'm in! Totally, definitively in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Almost there. Anyone else????? C'mon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Just wondering, if he could design a box and sticker that matches the design of Saba boxes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazzeri Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 Update: 1. Lazzeri2. Atari_Bill3. Tombstone4. HoshiShiri5. Stupus6. Blazing Lasers7. Vectrexroli8. Ozyr9. CatPix10. One more? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Just wondering, if he could design a box and sticker that matches the design of Saba boxes? Hmm... sure I guess it's just a matter how much it's worth? I can get color test prints for one box and one set of labels for maybe $50 or so, getting the colors right might take a second print. Printing those yourself on photopaper would look quite wrong compared to the originals. If you can get 10 people interested in buying a SABA-version I can make it happen, i haven't sold much in Germany, so that could be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) Hah, nice. I'm not in Germany but I'm going to assume that most European collectors will be more than likely to have Saba games rather than US Channel F style games. I'll leave it up to others on this thread to know if they are up to get a Saba design or stick to the US one. It's I'm the lonely wolf on this, I'll get a regular one, I don't wanna add you more work on this new batch. Edited August 14, 2016 by CatPix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 FWIW, the Luxor games here in Sweden had the same look as the Channel F games, right e5frog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoshiChiri Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 I'd want the standard box, as I'm not collecting any variants (aside from kinda wanting chess). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 FWIW, the Luxor games here in Sweden had the same look as the Channel F games, right e5frog? Hey Carlsson! Nice to see you here. The software is exactly the same in Luxor carts, labels vary as can bee seen here: http://channelf.se/gallery/index.html Lazzeri - you should get two and the list is full, just sell it on eBay for double the money later on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazzeri Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 Hey Carlsson! Nice to see you here. The software is exactly the same in Luxor carts, labels vary as can bee seen here: http://channelf.se/gallery/index.html Lazzeri - you should get two and the list is full, just sell it on eBay for double the money later on. Yeah, I´d love to. But import fees down here in Brazil are a whopping 100%. (Seriously. 60% federal and 38% state taxes, shipment included.) So even if I sell for double the money I´ll make nothing. Pathetic. I still hope someone else will join this wagon. Or someone in USA would take the second one and sell later for a profit. That might work too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I'd be more interested in repros of rarer original release videocarts like Video Whizball, Checkers, and Slot Machine, actually. Can't find those even loose for less than a hundred bucks these days. :/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazing Lazers Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I'd be more interested in repros of rarer original release videocarts like Video Whizball, Checkers, and Slot Machine, actually. Can't find those even loose for less than a hundred bucks these days. :/ Seconded! This is something I'd also be up for, even though I have a full original set. Checkers is the real bitch of the 26 to find in any shape, let alone complete. Come to think of it, there's a few other Channel F things that could be done nowadays that us Channel F collectors would be game to have a buy-in for: Illustrated style boxes for #25: Casino Poker and #26: Alien Invasion US style illustrated box for the unique SABA #20: Chess Illustrated box (and repro cart?) for Democart 2 Manual for Democart 1 (cuz why not, ya know) Set of 24 white boxes with end-labels for the full set (besides 25 and 26), or just for the handful of early titles that don't seem to have had a white box release. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 It would be quite possible to do repro carts and boxes, not sure about the cost, hardware would be pretty much the same as a Pac-Man cart but the labels and box(es) would require a lot of work scanning, clean up and test prints to check color. Inventing new boxes... not as appealing even though it would be nice to make something for the last two. Don't know what a Democart manual would say... shortest of them all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I wouldn't even need boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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