Adrian M #1 Posted January 10, 2004 One of my latest acquistions has been a new copy of THRUST+ Platinum Edition from the AA store. I love tihs game and I'm extremely impressed by the game (been playing it nightly!) as well as the packaging, cart and manual design! Today as I was organizing my cart shelf, I noticed that on the bottom of the THRUST+ Platinum box there's a little pricetag-sized box of text that states "Play Before: FEB 2022"....I take it this is a joke from the developer, right? The only reason I ask is due to the inevitable bit rot that occurs in EPROMs, which I've read usually begins in 20 years or so. Feb 2022 is close enough to the 20 year mark, hence my curiosity! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nukey Shay #2 Posted January 10, 2004 That's the date that the little Stonehenge pieces are activated and everyone dies a horrible death at the hands of robots...and spiders, and snakes, etc...who also mysteriously suddenly grew hands. Dunno...sorry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Random Terrain #3 Posted January 10, 2004 Don't worry about 2022, you'll probably be dead by 2015: http://johntitor.strategicbrains.com/Copyr...yrightProof.cfm Doom and gloom propaganda is so cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjk7382 #4 Posted January 10, 2004 Or you can go to http://www.deathclock.com/ and see when you are going to die. It is just a novelty of course, because I get a different date each time I go thru it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moycon #5 Posted January 10, 2004 That's the date that the little Stonehenge pieces are activated and everyone dies a horrible death at the hands of robots...and spiders, and snakes, etc Does the lable also say Siver Shamrock??? I'm guessing Thomas will have to enlighen us. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjk7382 #6 Posted January 10, 2004 Does the lable also say Siver Shamrock??? I'm guessing Thomas will have to enlighen us. No but it also says "Hold this side towards gravity force" for some reason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buck #7 Posted January 10, 2004 Does the lable also say Siver Shamrock??? I'm guessing Thomas will have to enlighen us. Is that a Halloween III reference? 8 more days to Halloween,Halloween,Halloween. 8 more days to Halloween. Silver Shamrock!! Um, nevermind... Buck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atariboy #8 Posted January 10, 2004 I hope I live to see my 44 birthday, but that thing says I won't... lol I got 23 years left. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Random Terrain #9 Posted January 10, 2004 Your Personal Day of Death is... Sunday, February 9, 2031 I don't believe that. I'm going to die in 2015 when the nuclear bombs fall like most people reading this post. My skin will be extra-crispy that day. I hope my arms go first so I can take a quick bite before the rest of me goes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gamerz #10 Posted January 10, 2004 Your Personal Day of Death is... Sunday, February 9, 2031 I don't believe that. I'm going to die in 2015 when the nuclear bombs fall like most people reading this post. My skin will be extra-crispy that day. I hope my arms go first so I can take a quick bite before the rest of me goes. Maybe youre gonna be one of the unlucky ones that survive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
homerwannabee #11 Posted January 10, 2004 I live in the highdesert this would be one of the last places to be hit by a nuclear missle. I would get the nuclear fall out though which would probably kill me in 30 years or so Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas Jentzsch #12 Posted January 10, 2004 Does the lable also say Siver Shamrock??? I'm guessing Thomas will have to enlighen us. I would, but I haven't got my set yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gateway #13 Posted January 10, 2004 Today as I was organizing my cart shelf, I noticed that on the bottom of the THRUST+ Platinum box there's a little pricetag-sized box of text that states "Play Before: FEB 2022"....I take it this is a joke from the developer, right? The only reason I ask is due to the inevitable bit rot that occurs in EPROMs, which I've read usually begins in 20 years or so. Feb 2022 is close enough to the 20 year mark, hence my curiosity! Actually, there was a typo on the new label/sticker. It should say Plutonium Edition. It will become unstable by Feb 2022, so, you need to keep the Feb 2022 sticker held "towards gravity force" and don't bump it, or BOOM!!! Don't say I didn't warn you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liveinabin #14 Posted January 10, 2004 Actually, there was a typo on the new label/sticker. It should say Plutonium Edition. No, that'll be the name of the next edition of Thrust+Platinum turbo ex+alpha etc.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas Jentzsch #15 Posted January 10, 2004 No, that'll be the name of the next edition of Thrust+Platinum turbo ex+alpha etc.. Pssst, don't break any secrets. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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