Realms of Antiquity Poll: Media Distribution

[+adamantyr]

As I work towards the final release candidate for digital, the tangible version of the game is also in the works. I got most everything worked out, except how to distribute the game to 99'ers on an actual media. Things like floppy disk stickers will be a given! And every game box comes with a digital version as well. A cartridge holding the game binary is a nice bonus because it will load faster than it does from disk but you still need the disk system to play the game.

[wolhess]

Hi @adamantyr,

For me, the box with the disk labels is enough. But when the cartridge version is available I will buy it too.

 

Wolfgang

[jrhodes]

1 hour ago, adamantyr said:

As I work towards the final release candidate for digital, the tangible version of the game is also in the works. I got most everything worked out, except how to distribute the game to 99'ers on an actual media. Things like floppy disk stickers will be a given! And every game box comes with a digital version as well. A cartridge holding the game binary is a nice bonus because it will load faster than it does from disk but you still need the disk system to play the game.

I admit i have not been following development of this very close.

Does files on TIPI count as a disk system, or do you mean the game really needs a real disk system?

How about a NanoPEB?

 

As for the poll, SD card works for me.

[RXB]

Where the hell would you get a 5 1/4 Floppies or the drives? They are like Unicorns and cost as much!

 

[+chue]

I voted cdrom but sd would be acceptable for me

[+arcadeshopper]

I admit i have not been following development of this very close.
Does files on TIPI count as a disk system, or do you mean the game really needs a real disk system?
How about a NanoPEB?
 
As for the poll, SD card works for me.

Tipi works great
Game requires Sams so unless you can hook up Sams with your nanopeb probably not

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[+InsaneMultitasker]

Did you intend for this poll to be in the dev section or the general forum where there might be a larger audience? 

 

(Very exciting to watch Realms of Antiquity progress!)

[+adamantyr]

Dev section. Technically still in development!

 

I actually may have found a neat solution... I can bulk buy micro SD cards that come with an adapter, are 512mb (small sizes are hard to find), and also include a USB 2.0 interface/storage. I ordered some to test with the FinalGROM. If that works, it could store both the cartridge binary AND all the files.

[fabrice montupet]

I voted for stickers, to put on the floppy disks.

[+arcadeshopper]

2 hours ago, wolhess said:

Hi @adamantyr,

For me, the box with the disk labels is enough. But when the cartridge version is available I will buy it too.

 

Wolfgang

Ditto

[atrax27407]

RE: 5.25" disks/ drives

 

There are pages of 5.25" disks on Ebay for about $1 per disk and there are also drives available.

[+adamantyr]

4 hours ago, atrax27407 said:

RE: 5.25" disks/ drives

 

There are pages of 5.25" disks on Ebay for about $1 per disk and there are also drives available.

Yeah, most of those are "not working or not tested" disks.

 

I got an offer though for a store of used disks from someone. That at least means I could offer the option to someone who REALLY wanted them that way.

[atrax27407]

That is not correct - there are lots of new "sealed in the box" auctions - in lots from 10 to 50+. There are a few that are "non-working" auctions but there are still plenty of them available that are good.

[GDMike]

I just upload the image(s) to various sites and be done.

Edited November 2, 2020 by GDMike

[+arcadeshopper]

Yeah, most of those are "not working or not tested" disks. [emoji4]
 
I got an offer though for a store of used disks from someone. That at least means I could offer the option to someone who REALLY wanted them that way.

I have good disks for a buck ea

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[+adamantyr]

4 minutes ago, arcadeshopper said:

I have good disks for a buck ea

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I saw them on your site! I think you have 42 at the moment?

[GDMike]

1 minute ago, adamantyr said:

I saw them on your site! I think you have 42 at the moment?

It's all I've used, and there great

[+arcadeshopper]

I saw them on your site! I think you have 42 at the moment?

I have more and can get more

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[pixelpedant]

As for the original question, I'm all for a cartridge.  But really, given it runs just fine off TIPI (or TIPI+FinalGROM), the main thing I'd be looking to pay for is physical versions of any and all supporting materials.

[+adamantyr]

Something important to note, it's not "a cartridge or disks." It's "Disks or a cartridge AND disks. The game will not run on a cartridge alone.

[+Ksarul]

I have plenty of my own disks, so getting it to a floppy isn't an issue--and since I build lots of cartridge boards, if the disk also has the cartridge binary on it, you can be sure I'll make a test cartridge to play with (and I'll definitely want the final version of the cartridge to go with the three or so sets I want to buy).

[+adamantyr]

5 1/4" Floppy labels! And I do have 3 1/2" ones as well planned... however, I will have no means to actually create 720K 3 1/2" floppy disks, as I don't have the disk controller on the TI that can do it.

 

Unless someone has a means to create them on a Windows 10 PC using a PC floppy drive but it will format for the TI?

 

[+adamantyr]

Also here are the cartridge labels I'm having printed up: