+atari2600land Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 I have 7 copies of this Game Boy game I made. I want them all gone. So I've decided to start giving them away for free. The game is called "Yum" and it plays like the classic Atari 2600 game "Fast Food." PM me if you want one. EDIT: They are all gone. No more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurdFurgeson82 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 PM sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoshiChiri Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 PM Sent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariUCLA24 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 PM sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 Thanks for all the quick interest! They're all gone now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurdFurgeson82 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Thank you for sending this game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 My game arrived but I had to pay an extra shipping charge. They had opened it because the USPS doesn't consider video games to be media (despite the fact that they are) and it was shipped via media mail. I'm not gonna ask you for $1.25 as that would be silly. Still, thanks for the game! I'll play some of it tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Umm usps makes the rule so no it’s not media. It should have been sent first class which usually is $3-4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Tanooki said: Umm usps makes the rule so no it’s not media. It should have been sent first class which usually is $3-4. Are CDs media? Yes they are... put game data on it, and now it's not media? They may not consider it media, but that doesn't mean it isn't a medium. It's a pretty stupid rule. That saying I don't ship video games using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 In general yes they are, but by the post office definition of what media is, they're pretty clear that media is educational, descriptive text, learning, etc. Not games, entertainment audio and visual movie stuff and all that. You're using their services, and if you don't like the rules, that's your problem, and your buyer if they get slapped with a charge for underpaid shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemoose Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Tanooki nailed it before I did. I just sold some magazines on eBay and I had to explain that the mags don't fall under "media mail" rules to a potential buyer. Even if old, the magazines contain advertising which is a no-no for media mail. I got nailed on this years back as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Personally I don't agree with the Post Office's decision not to consider video game discs as media, but I kinda see their point. The original idea for the media mail rate was to provide a break for people sending educational media through the mail. Obviously the line between educational and non-educational is hard to define, which is why there are very few actual rules beyond what materials are allowed. One rule, in place since the beginning, is no advertising, which is why most magazines get the boot. Another rule, the recent one everybody grumbles about, is no video games. I think it's rather stupidly arbitrary, but I can at least respect the decision wasn't made completely in a vacuum. Note that this is only concerns video game discs. Video game cartridges were never officially allowed, despite some postal employees allowing them back in the day. This one I actually agree with. A cartridge isn't simply a piece of media, but rather a piece of computer electronics that is more than just the info stored on some of the chips inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 I don't know why on earth they were mailed as Media Mail. My mom mailed them and she knows nothing about that sort of thing, so it must have been the post office's decision. Sorry about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overgrouth Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 How may I get the YUM rom? being you made this game I would gather you still have the rom. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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