Wow, there are so many...maybe too many. However, the ones that stick out
in my mind aren't necessarily the best or rarest games I have, it's the best
deals I found. So I'll just name the ones I got for free (the deal can't
get any better than that):
Akalabeth
Starcross (Saucer Package)
Suspende
I would say that yes; the book is ED. However, if you're using the
abbreviated form and grading the entire contents of the game with one grade,
I would not list the entire contents as ED. If everything else was F (for
example), it might bring down the contents to VG or G (it's subjective, of
cour
Jim and anyone else that wants to chime in,
Please make sure I'm using the MobyScale right. I have a copy of
Ultima IV where the Book of Magic has been written in. Spell
components were underlined (in pen) and many pages have a series of
letters written at the top (e.g. "A, D, E"). The last thr
Marco Thorek stated:
>
>It would be pretty neat if we could compile a list of magazines that ran
>articles and/or had ads of interest.
As owner and, sadly, non-updater of the Classic Video Games Literature
List (http://fly.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/cvg/cvglit.shtml), I would love
to see such a database
John Romero stated:
>
>What's your favorite old software find that you have?
Just to introduce myself to Mr. Romero and whoever else might be new,
I'm not really much of a software collector. I find the topic quite
interesting, but my personal passion is old video games (e.g. Atari
2600). Once M
On Saturday, November 9, 2002, at 08:41 PM, C.E. Forman wrote:
[Snip]
I remember this one, this was a GREAT game! It's in four parts, right?
First you fight monsters, trade, and acquire enough money to build a
ship
and leave the island, then you have to navigate the ocean, find a magic
artifac
On Sat, 9 Nov 2002, John Romero wrote:
> Figured I'd switch topics here since it had to happen sooner or later!
>
> What's your favorite old software find that you have?
I have a copy of Adventure in Serenia as well. Paid top dollar for it;
it's always going to be the centerpiece of my collectio
> Another favorite find was Odyssey: The Compleat Apventure by Robert
> Clardy (Synergestic Software). I remember the hours and hours I used
> to play this game in college. Finding a mint copy was a fun bit of
> nostalgia. Even better I found I still enjoy the game today.
I remember this one, t
On Saturday, November 9, 2002, at 05:09 PM, John Romero wrote:
Figured I'd switch topics here since it had to happen sooner or later!
What's your favorite old software find that you have?
My favorite find was a big box Ultima II. I found it at a used
bookstore that was starting to resell
> What's your favorite old software find that you have?
Since John listed 7, so will I...
1. Shrinked PC re-release from SoftSmith, of Sentient Software's "Cyborg"
by Michael Berlyn. Currently the only known PC copy in existence (unless
you've got one and haven't come forward yet).
2. Softpor
> All I did for my pages was create Excel spreadsheets for date, auction
> number, winning bid, and notes. I used the notes to record details on
> unusual auctions (like shrinkwrapped/new items or what was missing
> from an incomplete auction figure), but didn't make any exceptions for
> those in
Hugh Falk stated:
>
>Sounds like a great idea...go for it! Be sure to include numerical data on
>desirable items: times sold on ebay (rarity), average sale price, etc. Of
>course, this would require a human eye to get it right. That would be a
>really useful site.
And a major undertaking. I d
Figured I'd switch topics here since it had to happen sooner or later!
What's your favorite old software find that you have?
I have a *bunch* of old ziploc baggie games from the early days, but I'd
have to say that my favorite ones are:
(1) Pristine, perfect complete collection of Softalk magazi
Sounds like a great idea...go for it! Be sure to include numerical data on
desirable items: times sold on ebay (rarity), average sale price, etc. Of
course, this would require a human eye to get it right. That would be a
really useful site.
Hugh
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From: CcomputerGameC
Well if a website was created to do this, it would be pretty easy to process
the info and re-present it in an acceptable form as far as ebay is
concerned.
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From: "Hugh Falk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 12:30 PM
Subject:
Not that I know of...and I'll bet eBay has a rule against it.
You could probably post the information, but not a direct copy of the page
itself.
Hugh
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From: CcomputerGameCollector [mailto:contact@;computergamecollector.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 9:16 AM
To:
On Saturday, November 9, 2002, at 11:15 AM, CcomputerGameCollector
wrote:
Hmm that wouldnt be a bad idea for a website - browse ebay history
auctions.
Anyone doing this already?
Or perhaps a things-to-watch-out-for web site?
--
Edward Franks
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Hmm that wouldnt be a bad idea for a website - browse ebay history auctions.
Anyone doing this already?
- Original Message -
From: "Alexander Zoller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras
> Edwa
Edward Franks wrote:
> Yeah. Saving eBay auction pages for future reference is very handy.
> :-D
*nods*
Incidentally, I didn't save this particular auction right after it had
ended. I only did so when Eyal approached me about the Ultima 1 trade,
roughly 7 weeks after the auction had ended. And
On Saturday, November 9, 2002, at 04:15 AM, Alexander Zoller wrote:
[Snip]
That was an original one, yes. I confirmed this by talking to the
winner
of the auction. Here's a larger picture:
http://uw3.de/eyal/Dcp_0119.jpg
That's some honest wear and tear a faker should find quite impossible
t
Great column C.E. Excellent job!
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From: "C.E. Forman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Software Collectibles Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 9:50 PM
Subject: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras
> New Shoppe column:
>
> http://www.if-legends.org
> I think that is some of your finest work, Chris. Amazing, and disturbing.
> Thankfully, fakes are pretty easy to spot, and more importantly the cost
of
> producing a passable fake outweighs the cost people will trade for it on
> ebay. (I'm guessing it would take at least $150 to produce somethi
> FYI: The Atari Ultima 1 auction you list would have passed my
> muster.
> I wonder if this was an original used as a template for his other
> fakes. The only thing I see in it that is odd is the the disk sleeve
> is the wrong generation for the games. The disk sleeve that comes with
"C.E. Forman" wrote:
>
> http://www.if-legends.org/~yois/column.php?column_date=2002-11-08
>
> Everybody interested in preserving the integrity of this hobby ought to read
> this, to see what we're up against.
I think that is some of your finest work, Chris. Amazing, and disturbing.
Thankfully
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