What's Your Holy Grail?

[SteveW]

Metal Mutant is a completed, commercial-quality shooter that was coded by a French development team in the early '90s. Although the company never released any pre-release info, and it never appeared on any release lists, it appears that Metal Mutant was ready for release shortly before being permanently canned for unknown reasons. Several years ago, the company's former CEO (team leader?) confirmed the status of Metal Mutant as a finished Lynx title, but stated that he had lost the only completed code some time ago. He couldn't confirm the possibility that other completed code existed...somewhere. There are some Metal Mutant threads in the Lynx forum, but there are very few verifiable details available about this intriguing title.

 

Metal Mutant wasn't a shooter exactly. I'm basing that on the Amiga version which I used to have. It was a side scroller where you'd have to go screen by screen eliminating or getting around obstacles to advance. Some monsters would be impervious to laser fire, but not to missles. Some screens would require precision jumping. It was like a side scrolling action/puzzler. I don't remember getting too far in it. I do remember that it had nice graphics and sound effects.

[jaybird3rd]

Here are a few items on my "holy grail" list:

• An Atari 1450XLD
  
• An Atari 1090 Peripheral Expansion Box
  
• A TI 99/8
  
• An Entex AdventureVision
  
• A Cromemco C-10 (a funny old CP/M system that I like but have never seen on eBay)
  
• A Lambda PC8300 (an ZX81 clone that I had a lot of fun with as a kid)
  
• An Intellivision Entertainment Computer System
  
• A complete Coleco Adam system
  

[AussieAtari]

Good list, I've been looking for a complete Adam system for years but they just never seem to come up in Oz. They are out there as I used to sell them in the '80s but were bloody expensive!

 

I had to pass on a complete Intellivision hardware collection last year due to no cash, it went for under AUD$150, I could have cried.

[Bill Brasky]

You guys want complete ADAM systems? I couldn't give mine away for $10 on ebay. I ended up stripping 3-4 of them of their main boards and throwing all the rest in a dumpster.

[Dave Farquhar]

A working Commodore 65. Failing that, finding another working copy of Metal Mutant for the Lynx. I'd also love to get a copy of Sphear for the Jag, but know that's an impossibility.

 

I remember when Software Hut (I think that was the outfit) was selling the C-65 prototypes for around 200 bucks. They were coy in their description about what it was, but there was enough truth in what they were saying to figure out what it was they were really selling. Never did get around to ordering one though. I was making $4.80 an hour, so at the time, $200 was still a lot of money.

[AussieAtari]

What can I say, I like the white controllers over the black ones

[n8littlefield]

Mine's not a huge deal - I really want a complete set of Megaman NES games. I don't care about boxes/instructions/labels...just want the games without paying $10-20 each.

[MetalSlime23]

Let's see....my holy grail....

 

I'd have to say a complete collection of every single Dragon Quest game, released in both the US or Japan.

 

But since that's not something that is going to be lying around, I'd say right now the top item on my wish list would be Beavis and Butthead for the Sega Genesis.

 

Ever since the second volume of the Mike Judge Collection came out, I've been itching to play it.

[super_dos_man]

I could use bartman for the nes........

[Foxsolo2000]

My Holy Grail would be a boxed copy of Go Go Home Monster for the 2600. As no one has ever seen one of these things in the flesh or can confirm its existence outside of a trade ad it has to be the most holy of holy games for the 2600

[Shawn]

FFVII's goin' for 30$ but a sealed copy's up around 100

 

Horseshit. Where I work we have brand new sealed copies for $19.99.

 

 

Ya, the greatest hits version maybe.

[SteveW]

Another one of my Holy Grails would be a Tomy Tutor. I've always been a TI Home Computer user, and the Tomy Tutor is kind of related to the TI-99/8 Computer that TI cancelled before full production. The technology inside is very similar, although I think the Tutor had an upgraded video chip. There's some theories stating that TI might have had a hand in the design for Tomy.

[MattG/Snyper2099]

Right now it's my Tiles of Fate proto for the NES. It use to be the Myriad box/manual I owned but I traded them off for the aforementioned proto. My holy grail will soon be a complete CIB Color Dreams collection for the NES

Wow, I'm very close to this feat myself. I'm only missing a few color dreams boxes.

 

I suppose my holy grail would be a complete out of control for the 2600.

Edited July 10, 2006 by MattG/Snyper2099

[shadow460]

FFVII's goin' for 30$ but a sealed copy's up around 100

 

Horseshit. Where I work we have brand new sealed copies for $19.99.

 

 

Ya, the greatest hits version maybe.

 

Seven is pretty expensive in the normal version. Both versions are non existent around here.

[+davidcalgary29]

A working Commodore 65. Failing that, finding another working copy of Metal Mutant for the Lynx. I'd also love to get a copy of Sphear for the Jag, but know that's an impossibility.

 

I remember when Software Hut (I think that was the outfit) was selling the C-65 prototypes for around 200 bucks. They were coy in their description about what it was, but there was enough truth in what they were saying to figure out what it was they were really selling. Never did get around to ordering one though. I was making $4.80 an hour, so at the time, $200 was still a lot of money.

 

I see them up for auction on eBay every few years or so, but they routinely go for upwards of $1000. *Sigh*

[super_dos_man]

well....... for those who wanted it here's bust a groove

[superjudge3]

FFVII's goin' for 30$ but a sealed copy's up around 100

 

Horseshit. Where I work we have brand new sealed copies for $19.99.

 

 

Ya, the greatest hits version maybe.

 

Seven is pretty expensive in the normal version. Both versions are non existent around here.

 

Of course they're the Greatest Hits. You don't honestly expect to find the original release version still sealed do you? LOL

Edited July 16, 2006 by superjudge3

[AussieAtari]

Sooooo close - I was after my grail last week (mint Vectrex) on eBay Australia and thought I had a good shot but the unit ended up going for over AUD$200! All of a sudden Vectrex's are "extremely rare" and bloody expensive.

 

I'll just have to wait a week or two for another "extremely rare" unit to come up and maybe lower my quality expectations.

[+davidcalgary29]

I'm also searching for one of the mythical XEs with the Hebrew character set in ROM. I was offered a "star" XE two years ago for an exorbitant amount, but didn't bite (only the shell being offered), and can only imagine what this machine might go for. I should really ask Nir what he did with his Hebrew XE...

[StarSoldier1]

Here's my Holy Grail!

[AlexKIDD]

I don't see it happening anytime soon but i'd like to find a neo geo AES in the wild with a couple joysticks and games. A more realistic find would be a saturn with a couple of decent games. I never see any saturn stuff around here but it's more likely than the neo geo.

[AussieAtari]

I don't see it happening anytime soon but i'd like to find a neo geo AES in the wild with a couple joysticks and games. A more realistic find would be a saturn with a couple of decent games. I never see any saturn stuff around here but it's more likely than the neo geo.

Have a look on eBay.com.au, some guy has been selling NIB Neo Geo consoles. He had 6 listed last week, some PAL some NTSC.

[Jack Spencer Jr]

Sega Master System 3-D glasses. And a few more of the games. Especially Space Harrier 3D.