classicgamer74 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Does anyone heard any updates on the rom of this game? A few years ago some people said it was close to being dumped but I haven't been able to find any information since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 It's actually a CD-ROM on modded 3DO hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 On 1/19/2020 at 10:52 PM, Crimefighter said: It's actually a CD-ROM on modded 3DO hardware. You have to wonder who thought that was a good idea for arcade hardware. The whole thing is slow and kind of janky. The game *should* be fun, but it's just not. There's a reason Atari canned it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Unfortunate, actually a decent arcade game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer74 Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 So, it is impossible for it to be dumped? That's too bad. As a fan I wouldn't mind just checking it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magmavision2000 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Last time I checked, Galloping Ghost owns the prototype (you can actually play it at their arcade), however, they can't or won't get it dumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergun Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 There are others. Galloping Ghost ain’t the only game in town. For example, I saw one in North Carolina a few years ago. And California area surely has many of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Are they all in equal states of completion though? I know GG's version can be played through to the end as I did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 I think I've heard there's like 11 prototype cabinets. Not sure if any are in different stages of completion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergun Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I’m not sure either if there are any differences among them. I cared so little about it when I saw it, that I didn’t even bother to play it. I genuinely dislike the entire B&B property for that matter. I detest that whole “later years MTV generation”. The “kindergarten quality choppy animation” used in garbage like B&B, South Park, etc. completely turns me off. And then, add to that having a 3DO console as its hardware, it then loses all my respect. American Laser Games also utilized the 3DO hardware in their “budget line” of arcade titles, and that too was sub par for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 On 1/25/2020 at 5:51 PM, Tempest said: Are they all in equal states of completion though? I know GG's version can be played through to the end as I did it. I need to come back over there - there are two prototype versions of the game code. The second proto the starting level is different and the bonus stages allow you to do them over and over. GGA has swapped discs and is running the other version now, which the difficulty is harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer74 Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 I cant wait to go there some day. I know I'll probably lose myself there. It's not really all the far for me, probably about 45 minutes or so. Still, I do hope that someone is able to dump it someday. I wonder if the rom would be better suited to DAPHNE than MAME... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) Given its a 3D0 game technically, it would probably work best on a 3D0 emulator and not a laserdisc emulator. MAME supposedly has arcade drivers for it. Edited April 20, 2020 by Crimefighter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 I could have sworn I heard Doc Mack say that he dumped the rom, as well as made a backup of the CD for the game. I don't think he's releasing it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer74 Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 You know, in a way I dont blame him. I dont know if it was Matt or someone else who said they're sick of people who put roms on a cart and then try to sell it for absorbodent prices on Ebay or other places. I understand if you have a rom and want to put it on a cart for your own use or if you charge someone a minimal fee to do it. I mean not all of us know how to put roms on an individual cart or have the boards. I saw an example of this on Ebay a while back. Some guy was selling a cart that of Pompeii. They marketed it as a rare and valuable game and were asking a starting price for $100. Imagine some poor guy who didnt know that it was an incomplete and unplayable prototype? Its people like that who ruin it for everyone. On a side note a buddy of mine who i met on here made me a cart of Birthday Mania and put my daughter's name on it like you would have got if you'd ordered it back in the day. I hacked the program and put my daughter's name on the game intro. I gave it to my daughter as a gift and she has it on her desk with her other treasures. She says she'll keep it until her dying day. Now if my daughter was evil she could try to make the cart look vintage and try to sell it online for thousands. Sorry to ramble on for so long. The point is that evil and selfish people are the ones who ruin it for the rest of us. Those of us that would readily give away one share roms with anyone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 3 hours ago, classicgamer74 said: Those of us that would readily give away one share roms with anyone. How many thousands have you paid for prototypes, just to release them for charity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer74 Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 None actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer74 Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 I'm talking about everyday roms. That's why I mentioned Pompeii. The rare and expensive ones are different. I see your point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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