Re: [SWCollect] Interplay (was: Re: [SWCollect] Best copy protection?)

2004-06-16 Thread Pedro Quaresma
ying.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] Interplay (was: Re: [SWCollect] Best copy protection?) Peter Olafson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 15-06-2004 18:34 Solicita-se resposta a swcollect Actually, you

Re: [SWCollect] Best copy protection?

2004-06-15 Thread Pedro Quaresma
cause they grow old. They grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] Best copy protection? "Jukka Eronen" <[EMAIL P

Re: [SWCollect] Time to blend topics

2004-06-15 Thread Pedro Quaresma
      Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] Time to blend topics Marco Thorek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 15-06-2004 03:40 Solicita-se resposta a swcollect Pedro Quaresma schrieb: > > I still do that now and then to be honest.

Re: [SWCollect] Best copy protection?

2004-06-15 Thread Pedro Quaresma
                        Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] Best copy protection? Marco Thorek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 15-06-2004 03:33 Solicita-se resposta a swcollect Jim Leonard schrieb: > > I was lucky enough to have a B&am

[SWCollect] Interplay (was: Re: [SWCollect] Best copy protection?)

2004-06-15 Thread Pedro Quaresma
3492) Toyota Prius '01, Aqua Ice Opalescent, 40K km., "Esperanza" 'People don't quit playing because they grow old. They grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: (bc

Re: [SWCollect] Best copy protection?

2004-06-14 Thread Pedro Quaresma
40K km., "Esperanza" 'People don't quit playing because they grow old. They grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: Re: [SWCollect]

Re: [SWCollect] Best copy protection?

2004-06-14 Thread Pedro Quaresma
grow old. They grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: [SWCollect] Best copy protection? Jim Leonard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12-06-2004 03:59

RE: [SWCollect] No market for Macintosh collectables?

2004-06-14 Thread Pedro Quaresma
grow old. They grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: RE: [SWCollect] No market for Macintosh collectables? Stuart Feldhamer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11-06

Re: [SWCollect] Time to blend topics

2004-06-14 Thread Pedro Quaresma
                        Para: swcollect <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] Time to blend topics Edward Franks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09-06-2004 21:33 Solicita-se resposta a swcollect On Jun 9, 2004, at 3:20 PM, Stephane Racle

Re: [SWCollect] Another one?!

2004-06-07 Thread Pedro Quaresma
old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] Another one?! Jim Leonard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04-06-2004 18:08 Solicita-se resposta a sw

Re: [SWCollect] Another one?!

2004-06-04 Thread Pedro Quaresma
t playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] Another one?! Jim Leonard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03-06-2004 16:53 Solicita-se resposta a swcollect Are these particularly rare?  I wouldn't imag

[SWCollect] Another one?!

2004-06-01 Thread Pedro Quaresma
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8108709630&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 Surely this seller must've found the motherlode of Origin Soundtracks? :) -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information Division Administração e Desen

RE: [SWCollect] So obviously Mt. Drash is no longer rare....

2004-05-24 Thread Pedro Quaresma
7867000 (ext. 3492) Toyota Prius '01, Aqua Ice Opalescent, 40K km., "Esperanza" 'People don't quit playing because they grow old. They grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [SWCollect] Apple II Reunion Party

2004-05-24 Thread Pedro Quaresma
s '01, Aqua Ice Opalescent, 40K km., "Esperanza" 'People don't quit playing because they grow old. They grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Ped

RE: [SWCollect] So obviously Mt. Drash is no longer rare....

2004-05-17 Thread Pedro Quaresma
) Toyota Prius '01, Aqua Ice Opalescent, 40K km., "Esperanza" 'People don't quit playing because they grow old. They grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A/C: Ref: cc: (b

Re: Re: [SWCollect] Mailing list work

2004-05-14 Thread Pedro Quaresma
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue. ;) >(getting sweaty)...I can't breathe.I CAN'T BREATHE..GGG! > > From: Marco Thorek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/05/13 Thu PM 06:40:05 EDT > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Mailing list work > > Jim

Re: Re: [SWCollect] Ultima cloth maps

2004-05-03 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Joe said: >You have just confirmed that The Origin Museum is INCOMPLETE! Haha, do you want more evidence? Ready to go on two or three more quests? >:) ;) -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information Division Administração e Desenvolvimento Lotu

Re: [SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found

2004-04-01 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Joe wrote: >I too have found another 'sealed' copy of 'Origin Audio CD-Volume 1' (I bought it off of Ebay in Q4 of 2003).  >I now have two.  I also know someone else (Ben Lesnick) who got a 'sealed' copy as well (he got it from Ebay in >Q4 of 2003).   Yes you probably got them from the same perso

RE: [SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found

2004-03-30 Thread Pedro Quaresma
ation and Development [EMAIL PROTECTED] // +351 22 7867000 (ext. 3492) Toyota Prius '01, Aqua Ice Opalescent, 39K km., "Esperanza" 'People don't quit playing because they grow old. They grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes              

[SWCollect] And then one day, the Holy Grail is found

2004-03-30 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Hello list, I have this theory: I know I will find, cheap (I have the principle of not paying more than $50 per computer game), all the items I'd really like to have in my Ultima collection. Time has proven that I'm right. It has happened so far with the Ultima items I'm most proud of, like the

Re: [SWCollect] eBay change

2004-03-02 Thread Pedro Quaresma
d. They grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] eBay change Stephane Racle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01-03-2004 17:27 Solicita-s

Re: [SWCollect] eBay change

2004-03-01 Thread Pedro Quaresma
    Para: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: [SWCollect] eBay change "Hugh Falk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 28-02-2004 20:19 Solicita-se resposta a swcollect Did eBay just change their categories?  Apple II gone?   Hugh       ToyotaShopping - A sua Loja Toyota Online http://www.toyota.pt

Re: [SWCollect] unsubscribe swcollect

2004-02-27 Thread Pedro Quaresma
) Toyota Prius '01, Aqua Ice Opalescent, 38K km., "Esperanza" 'People don't quit playing because they grow old. They grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro

RE: [SWCollect] Sierra/Lucas/Tolkien/Ultima/AD&D/SSI - info and questions

2004-02-27 Thread Pedro Quaresma
CTED] // +351 22 7867000 (ext. 3492) Toyota Prius '01, Aqua Ice Opalescent, 38K km., "Esperanza" 'People don't quit playing because they grow old. They grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: <[EMAI

Re: [SWCollect] Sierra/Lucas/Tolkien/Ultima/AD&D/SSI - info and questions

2004-02-26 Thread Pedro Quaresma
              Para: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] Sierra/Lucas/Tolkien/Ultima/AD&D/SSI - info and questions "Jukka Eronen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 26-02-2004 10:07 Solicita-se resposta a swcollect Pedro Quares

RE: [SWCollect] Sierra/Lucas/Tolkien/Ultima/AD&D/SSI - info and questions

2004-02-26 Thread Pedro Quaresma
>The KIXX re-releases of the Lucasfilm games have very little value.  Just >$5-$10 for Maniac Mansion and Zak. Not 100% true. The Amiga KIXX reedition of Monkey Island is "famous" because it has no copy protection :) Many KIXX games were sold with no copy protection, which is (was?) imho great.

Re: [SWCollect] Sierra/Lucas/Tolkien/Ultima/AD&D/SSI - info and questions

2004-02-26 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Para: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] Sierra/Lucas/Tolkien/Ultima/AD&D/SSI - info and questions "Jukka Eronen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 25-02-2004 23:12 Solicita-se resposta a swcollect Hi! Is the list going to be onl

Re: [SWCollect] Hotel info

2004-02-09 Thread Pedro Quaresma
May I suggest some names? Robert Woodhead/Andrew Greenberg, David W. Bradley, Ali Atabek, Lori Ann & Corey Cole, Al Lowe... Howard Feldman wrote: >Looks like it might be feasible after all though, yay!  If that's the >case, we can start brainstorming for a list of possible guest speakers >and com

Re: [SWCollect] Talking about rarity/value

2004-01-30 Thread Pedro Quaresma
., "Esperanza" 'People don't quit playing because they grow old. They grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: Re: [SWC

Re: [SWCollect] Rarity Scale

2004-01-28 Thread Pedro Quaresma
. 3492) Toyota Prius '01, Aqua Ice Opalescent, 37K km., "Esperanza" 'People don't quit playing because they grow old. They grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A/C

Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics

2004-01-21 Thread Pedro Quaresma
y grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics [EMAIL PROTECTED] 21-01-2004 16:40 Solicita-se resposta a hughf

Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics

2004-01-21 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Hugh Falk wrote: >EA is doing better every year financially (including Europe).  If DVD cases are a mistake, there is no evidence >yet. Sorry, but that's not a valid point Let's replace some words in the sentence above: McDonalds is doing better every year financially (including Europe).  If bur

Re: [SWCollect] 5.25s vs. 3.5s

2004-01-21 Thread Pedro Quaresma
ing because they grow old. They grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: (bcc: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO) Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] 5.25s vs. 35s Jim Leonard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 20-01

Re: [SWCollect] DOSBox: Getting DOS games to run easily

2004-01-15 Thread Pedro Quaresma
      Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] DOSBox: Getting DOS games to run easily Edward Franks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 15-01-2004 16:09 Solicita-se resposta a swcollect On Jan 15, 2004, at 3:29 AM, Pedro Quaresma wrote: > > Thanks for the r

Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics

2004-01-15 Thread Pedro Quaresma
posta a feldman I released 1.0 in 1994 I believe, and there were two minor updates to v1.2 in 1995 or 1996.  It was actually one of only about 4-5 'real' shareware RPGs available at the time. Pedro Quaresma wrote: > > Howard, > How old is The Search for Freedom? About 7 or 8

Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics

2004-01-15 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Jim Leonard wrote: >Pedro Quaresma wrote: > >> >> extremely enjoyable. It's actually my 2nd favorite combat system ever. >What's your 1st? Faery Tales Adventures 2: Halls of the Dead. Combat is turn based, but if you leave the left mouse button pressed, each tu

Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics

2004-01-15 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Edward Franks wrote: >On Jan 14, 2004, at 11:07 AM, Pedro Quaresma wrote: >[Snip] >> Me too, but it's still too arcade-ish. >                 It didn't seem that way to me, but then I play a fair amount first >person shooters.  Combat seemed reasonably fluid. &g

Re: [SWCollect] DOSBox: Getting DOS games to run easily

2004-01-15 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Thanks for the report Jim, looking forward to check that one out too. Nevertheless, the important question remains: will it run Ultima 7 with its Voodoo Memory System? >;) -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information Division Administração e De

Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics

2004-01-15 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Howard, How old is The Search for Freedom? About 7 or 8 years ago, when RPGs were hard to come by, I scavenged the net for about every shareware RPG in existance, and I remember playing one that looked a lot like tSfF. Shareware RPGs... ah... those were the days! :D Pedro PS: A big "Bem vin

Re: [SWCollect] Mt. Drash cassette and market value

2004-01-15 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Lee K. Seitz wrote: >Second was a vintage Pac-Man tie.  Again, I'd never seen one, just the >ad in the back of a video game book I'd gotten in the early '80s.  I >put the fact I wanted one in my signature, so it got posted all over >Usenet. Not sure if you're interested, but there's a pair of Pac

Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics

2004-01-14 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Edward Franks wrote: >>On Jan 14, 2004, at 9:40 AM, Pedro Quaresma wrote: >>[Snip] >> Morrowind is a superb game, highly moddable (I run about 30 mods on my >> game, mostly visual effects and items) and with a very nice and >> original >> setting. >> &

Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics

2004-01-14 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Edward Franks wrote: >On Jan 13, 2004, at 12:31 PM, Jim Leonard wrote: >>[Snip] >> Things I look for in an RPG: >> >> - turn-based combat. >                 You aren't going to find many games that do turn-based combat these >days.  Temple of Elemental Evil is the only one that springs to mind

[SWCollect] RPG suggestions (was: Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics)

2004-01-14 Thread Pedro Quaresma
dern" classics Jim Leonard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 13-01-2004 18:31 Solicita-se resposta a swcollect Excellent, excellent suggestions, thank you. Pedro Quaresma wrote: > > I have given perhaps too many suggestions :) I can be more specific if > you tell me exactly what yo

[SWCollect] Buying online items (was: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics)

2004-01-14 Thread Pedro Quaresma
They grow old because they quit playing.' - Oliver Wendell Holmes                               Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics Jim Leonard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 13-01-2004 18:03 Solicita-se resposta a swcollect Pedr

Re: [SWCollect] Early MPOG

2004-01-13 Thread Pedro Quaresma
This raises another question. Which one was the first known MPOG sold in a box? I'd risk saying Shadows of Yserbius or Neverwinter Nights. Yserbius wasn't online-only, so I'm not sure it should count. -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information

Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics

2004-01-13 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Jim Leonard wrote: >Pedro Quaresma wrote: >> >> Please don't get me started on Planeboring: Torment. That game should >> never have been a RPG. >Ah yes, Pedro, our resident RPG snob.  ;-)  If Planescape: Torment is a >bad RPG by your standards, could you ex

RE: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics

2004-01-13 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Sorry, but I find that kind of remark offensive. I've never bought "online items" but I don't see the problem in paying for things that give you a certain degree of enjoyment. Are tobacco smokers "losers" and "idiots"? Well they spend a fortune on tobacco only to see each cigar vanishing in 3 m

Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics

2004-01-12 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Jim Leonard wrote: >> - Planescape: Torment. Due to the lack of sales back then, hence >> comparably small quantities are available, and the legendary status it >> is gaining ever since, many people now seem to try to get a hold of it. >> Personally I consider it the greatest RPG I played so far.

[SWCollect] Conversation with Robert Nendel (Synergistic Software)

2004-01-12 Thread Pedro Quaresma
OK here's all the information Robert Nendel gave me, quoted verbatim and cut from his emails. The conversation started as I asked him if Robert Clardy had programmed Warriors of Legend: "He [Ed: Robert Clardy] designed it [Ed: Warriors of Legend] - I wrote it ( programmed ) I developed the Syn

Re: [SWCollect] Mt. Drash cassette and market value

2004-01-09 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Speaking of Synergistic Software, I recently had the chance to exchange emails with Robert Nendel, lead programmer for "Warriors of Legend" and other Syn. Soft. games. If anyone's interested, I can share some stories/facts about those days in Syn. Soft. -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT

Re: [SWCollect] Mt. Drash cassette and market value

2004-01-08 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Hugh Falk wrote: >Those are neither folio nor grey.  What you have are the Commodore re-issues of Infocom games.  Unfortunately these are probably the most >commonly available shrink-wrapped Infocom's you can find :-( Don't forget the "Infocom from Mastertronic" series, which are, from my experie

Re: [SWCollect] Mt. Drash cassette and market value

2004-01-07 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Was "The Seventh Sword of Mendor" ever released? I remember in the early 90s waiting for the release of that game (which seemed to be pretty similar to Amberstar / Ambermoon). I also remember it being developed by an Hungarian team (after a google search, they were apparently called Flatliners D

Re: [SWCollect] When did you "discover" ebay?

2003-12-29 Thread Pedro Quaresma
April 25th 1999 here. -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information Division Administração e Desenvolvimento Lotus Notes / Lotus Notes Administration and Development [EMAIL PROTECTED] // +351 22 7867000 (ext. 3492) Toyota Prius '01, Aqua Ice Op

Re: [SWCollect] Technology never ceases to amaze

2003-12-29 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Dan Chisarick wrote: >So two questions: Can you think of any technical innovation in games in >the past few years that really jumped out and made you say "gee whiz"?   I was pretty impressed with the "pixel shading" used in games like Morrowind, that gave a realistic feeling of flowing water. Do

Re: [SWCollect] Win some, lose some

2003-12-11 Thread Pedro Quaresma
You too? :D I didn't forget about it but this time I did miscalculate the time it'd end at. Did you notice you'd be bidding against me? :) The bundle went for $30 but it's easily worth $100-$150, I think. -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Infor

Re: [SWCollect] [Fwd: Re: 5.25" disks?]

2003-12-09 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Marco Thorek wrote: >IMHO the best copy protection still is a neat box, a nice and sufficient >manual and some props to go along. If all you get is a DVD case and a >PDF manual on the CD, most people don't see enough physical evidence of >the game's worth, compared to what is readily available on

[SWCollect] Sandalwood box (was: Vintage games w/fatal flaws)

2003-12-09 Thread Pedro Quaresma
of warning whatsoever that this will happen.   - John   -----Original Message- From: MASTER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pedro Quaresma Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 1:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Vintage games w/fatal flaws Jim Leonard wrote: >> I

Re: [SWCollect] Vintage games w/fatal flaws

2003-12-05 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Jim Leonard wrote: >> I'd have to throw in my entering the words of "Truth, Love and Courage" >> in the wrong order after spending 2.5 hours getting to the bottom of a >> certain 8-level dungeon to get the Codex of Infinite Wisdom just to be >> kicked back to the surface.  Augh!  (Its "corveram

Re: [SWCollect] Vintage games w/fatal flaws

2003-12-05 Thread Pedro Quaresma
games w/fatal flaws Dan Chisarick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05-12-2003 05:07 Solicita-se resposta a swcollect One word: Darklands. On Dec 4, 2003, at 10:26 AM, Pedro Quaresma wrote: > > Darksun 2 (SSI) was an excellent RPG with the exception that it was > virtually unfinishabl

Re: [SWCollect] Vintage games w/fatal flaws

2003-12-04 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Darksun 2 (SSI) was an excellent RPG with the exception that it was virtually unfinishable due to the huge amount of bugs it had. SSI later released a patch but some of the bugs remained (having your best weapons occasionally vanish can be the most frustrating thing on a RPG), so IIRC they offici

Re: [SWCollect] Repairing floppies (long)

2003-12-04 Thread Pedro Quaresma
I'm on the same side of your german collector friend. I think this issue falls on one debate we had in 2001, the "data perservationists vs collectors" talk (on the archives under the subject: "[SWCollect] Data or Packaging...which is more valuable?") -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT D

[SWCollect] You think you know them all and then suddenly...

2003-12-02 Thread Pedro Quaresma
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3062932635&category=4315 After finding that 4-game bundle that included Ultima 6 and a gravis gamepad, I thought I had seen the last of Ultima-including bundles, but I guess I was just plain wrong! -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div.

Re: [SWCollect] How to protect against theft of big-money items?

2003-12-02 Thread Pedro Quaresma
For "special" items you could also state that you won't accept bidders with less than, for example, 100 feedback. -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information Division Administração e Desenvolvimento Lotus Notes / Lotus Notes Administration and

Re: [SWCollect] Hello!

2003-09-23 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Welcome to the list Josh! I hope you're aware of the most recent rule of the list, in which any new member must send for free their most recent collection item to any randomly chosen portuguese list member... ;) Just kidding obviously :) Welcome aboard and please tell us more about yourself and

[SWCollect] Value of these items

2003-09-16 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Hi, Since I'm definitely not an expert in these types of games, I wonder if someone could help me place a value on these. All [MS]: Fish! (c) Magnetic Scrolls (C64 or Amiga) Gandalf (C64) L.A. Crackdown (C64) Thanks, Pedro -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação

Re: [SWCollect] Ultima 11

2003-09-09 Thread Pedro Quaresma
CE wrote: > > It's the game, drawing us to it.  I've long speculated that we don't find > the games, the games find US.  B-) > Having recently purchased my most wanted game version (Ultima 6 10th ann. edition) for $35, only a few months after getting that big box Ultima 2 for $25, I now believe

Re: [SWCollect] Coin identification

2003-09-08 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Hi everyone, just got back from vacations. That coin is from Chaos Strikes Back, I have a one too which I got inside a Wizardry 4 (!). I remember doing some research back then that led me to conclude that it was from CSB and not from DM. -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas d

[SWCollect] (OT) Kids games

2003-08-04 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Sorry for being off-topic again. Lately, my 2 years and 3 months old son has become "obsessed" with an Amiga game I have, called Guldkorn Expressen (aka Kalas Puffs Expressen). It's a simple game in which the player controls a bear that drives a train to catch some corn-flakes-thingies with the h

Re: [SWCollect] Bard's Tale 1 packaging variations

2003-07-29 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Serves me right for answering a mail before reading all other responses :) Hugh said it all. -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information Division Administração e Desenvolvimento Lotus Notes / Lotus Notes Admnistration and Development [EMAIL PR

Re: [SWCollect] Bard's Tale 1 packaging variations

2003-07-29 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Judging from the "fine print" on image 1, I'd say that's a more recent version, since they make the disclaimer that "screenshots shown are for the Amiga version, other versions may be different" etc. Image 2 has none of that, probably since all versions then had same "quality" of gfx. I have no

Re: [SWCollect] Housecleaning

2003-07-24 Thread Pedro Quaresma
I'd certainly like to see it. If nobody else wants to, then please send the list to prqATsalvadorcaetanoDOTpt Thanks, Pedro -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information Division Administração e Desenvolvimento Lotus Notes / Lotus Notes Admnist

Re: [SWCollect] Surprised

2003-07-24 Thread Pedro Quaresma
That kid (and all the Wasteland fans) may get lucky soon. Brian Fargo, not on Interplay anymore, bought the Bard's Tale license. Maybe he'll get the Wasteland license next. Speaking of which, will we see all the "old masters" coming back to their classic titles? Sid Meier bought the licenses of P

Re: [SWCollect] Fw: I'm looking for information and/or a game.

2003-06-25 Thread Pedro Quaresma
There is a game called Deuteros: The Next Millenium by Activision. It's a XCom-like game AFAIK. Could this be the one? http://www.jgb.abelgratis.co.uk/DATA/D/DEUTE.HTML http://www.classicgaming.com/amigareviews/deuteros.htm -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação /

RE: [SWCollect] The Shortgrey

2003-06-05 Thread Pedro Quaresma
sh also? Here are some links that I found:   http://perso.club-internet.fr/cvinc/madrabyte/encart/shortgrey.jpg   http://atari.games.free.fr/atarist/_games_/shortgrey/ OR http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:atari.games.free.fr/atarist/_games_/shortgrey/+%22the+short+grey%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8  

Re: [SWCollect] Shareware collection

2003-06-05 Thread Pedro Quaresma
When I "discovered" the Internet, I used to download every shareware RPG I could get my hands on. I wrote reviews and took notes about them and have at least sent one for publishing at a shareware review site. I have burned all those RPGs on a CD, but the Empire Demo, being a strategy game, isn't

[SWCollect] The Shortgrey

2003-06-02 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Hello, Just wondering if anyone ever heard of this point and click adventure, IIRC from a French company called Accrosoft? In "The Shortgrey" you played the role of the alien that wanted to destroy Earth. It was a humorous game though. Thanks, Pedro -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT D

Re: [SWCollect] Lure of the Temptress

2003-04-02 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Couldn't agree more. My vote too. -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information Division Administração e Desenvolvimento Lotus Notes / Lotus Notes Admnistration and Development [EMAIL PROTECTED] // +351 22 7867000 (ext. 3492) "It has become app

Re: [SWCollect] Couple questions about recent unobtainables

2003-03-18 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Hi Stephen and everyone, I've seen "The Final Chapters" being mentioned by software pirates here in Portugal. I cannot help you as to where it was released though. I don't visit Portuguese gaming shops that often so I have no clue if it's for sale around these parts. -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvado

[SWCollect] Need to find these games!

2003-02-15 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Hi, Sorry for being off-topic. I really need to find these games for a person I know: Wayne Gretzky Hockey (PC) Gridiron (Atari ST) Gridiron (Commodore Amiga) I think I can get the first from eBay, but the others seems to be more difficult to get. I need them to be [VG,VG] in the very least, bu

Re: [SWCollect] Help Finding 5.25 inch external floppy

2003-02-11 Thread Pedro Quaresma
I've got an external 5.25 drive right here under my desk, this thing is *heavy*! I have no idea for which platform this is though, or if it works on any personal computer or even if it high or low density... I have a friend interested in it for his C64, although I'm not sure the 25-pin (just like

Re: [SWCollect] The first? -- Thread was King's Quest 1

2003-02-11 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Speaking of months: if I'm not mistaken, "Akalabeth" and "Temple of Apshai" were released in the same year, thus becoming the first two RPGs ever. But which one was released first? Pedro -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information Division Adm

Re: [SWCollect] Huge lot of old software

2003-02-07 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Very nice and still at a very acceptable price. If I lived in the USA I'd most probably go for it. -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information Division Administração e Desenvolvimento Lotus Notes / Lotus Notes Admnistration and Development [EM

Re: [SWCollect] Software collecting videos

2003-02-04 Thread Pedro Quaresma
's dying to know which I'll flip through them...   Steve     - Original Message - From: Pedro Quaresma To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 1:44 AM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Software collecting videos - There's a VHS tape in the game Daemonsgate, no idea

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-02-04 Thread Pedro Quaresma
I collect RPGs in general for the following platforms (in order of preference): IBM AppleII Amiga C64 Atari ST Sinclair Spectrum (probably not worth mentioning as I believe there are only two interesting/known RPGs on it: Bard's Tale and Times of Lore) I usually skip RPGs that do not exist on th

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-02-04 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Welcome aboard Richard! And sorry for "forgetting" you Marco :) Adam - 17 Alexander - 24 Steve - 25 Brad - 26 (which month?) Stefan - 26 (December) Karl - 26 (September) Pedro - 26 (April) Stuart - 27 C.E. - 28 Stephen Lee - 29 Marco - 30 Dan - 31 Lee - 32 John R. - 35 Richard B. - 36 (which mont

Re: [SWCollect] Software collecting videos

2003-02-04 Thread Pedro Quaresma
- There's a VHS tape in the game Daemonsgate, no idea if it has any promotional video or not. - I believe there are some Richard Garriott videos in the Ultima 9 Dragon Edition CDs? At least one of him explaining the Virtues -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação /

[SWCollect] Portuguese Ultima 9

2003-02-03 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Hi all, Last year, a Portuguese magazine edited and released many hits for a nice price, and Ultima 9 was one of them. These games were sold in DVD case, along with a small magazine, and with a plastic shell around it (I have no pictures of it, but I'm working on it!) Due to Steve and Alexander

[SWCollect] Quaresma's Law! (was: Ebay Gets Crazier and Crazier)

2003-02-03 Thread Pedro Quaresma
I had to dig deep into my mailbox to find the original definition of "Quaresma's Law", here is how the whole thing started: Pedro: Seriously, that is a hell of a bundle. Easily worth around $1500 USDs on eBay. Alexander: $1500? Nah. The FM Towns games fetched $100 - $350 on eBay in the past, bu

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-02-03 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Adam - 17 Alexander - 24 Steve - 25 Brad - 26 (which month?) Stefan - 26 (December) Karl - 26 (September) Pedro - 26 (April) Stuart - 27 C.E. - 28 Stephen Lee - 29 Dan - 31 Lee - 32 John R. - 35 Chris N. - 36 Joe - 38 Edward - 39 So we can now conclude that the average collector is named Steph

Re: [SWCollect] Geekness! (was: Re: [SWCollect] Gosh, you look weird)

2003-01-31 Thread Pedro Quaresma
ra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] Geekness! (was: Re: [SWCollect] Gosh, you look weird) Jim Leonard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>     31-01-2003 08:50 Solicita-se resposta a swcollect Pedro Quaresma wrote: > > I'll start: Last time I got a cellphone I

[SWCollect] Geekness! (was: Re: [SWCollect] Gosh, you look weird)

2003-01-30 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Jim Leonard wrote, >We *all* collect software, so it's not like some of us are bigger geeks than >the others :-D Actually you reminded me of something I've been wanting to suggest: Come on everyone, 'fess up some geek (gaming related) acts you've committed, typical of a "you know you're a gamin

Re: [SWCollect] Gosh, you look weird

2003-01-30 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Nice pic Lee, but shame on you for showing off your Suspended mask... ;) -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information Division Administração e Desenvolvimento Lotus Notes / Lotus Notes Admnistration and Development [EMAIL PROTECTED] // +351 22

Re: [SWCollect] Gosh, you look weird

2003-01-30 Thread Pedro Quaresma
etting married.   ;)   - Original Message - From: Pedro Quaresma To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Gosh, you look weird And here's one of the most recent of mine, taken at work. http://www.dcc.onlinept/~c9707061/prq.jpg (do no

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-01-30 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Alexander - 24 Steve - 25 Brad - 26 (which month?) Stefan - 26 (December) Karl - 26 (September) Pedro - 26 (April) Stuart - 27 C.E. - 28 Dan - 31 Lee - 32 John R. - 35 Chris N. - 36 Joe - 38 Edward - 39 Average is increasing: 29,93 Of the list "regulars" we still miss Jim and... Tom :) Also, Ada

Re: [SWCollect] Gosh, you look weird

2003-01-30 Thread Pedro Quaresma
And here's one of the most recent of mine, taken at work. http://www.dcc.online.pt/~c9707061/prq.jpg (do notice the Penguin standing upon a WindowsNT box! ;) ) -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information Division Administração e Desenvolvimen

Re: [SWCollect] Thanks for the help with LotL

2003-01-30 Thread Pedro Quaresma
LOL!!! :D So does that mean that the Question of Life, the Universe and Everything is: "What is Tom's age?" ;D -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information Division Administração e Desenvolvimento Lotus Notes / Lotus Notes Admnistration and De

Re: [SWCollect] Chris Foreman's Gay Pride Shrine

2003-01-30 Thread Pedro Quaresma
I'm speechless, this is too much. I can't remember the Terms of Agreement (or whatever it's called) when I joined eBay, but I'm sure there's something explicit against this sort of behaviour? Stefan was partially kidding, but someone _could_ sue eBay for having auctions with such images/remarks,

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-01-29 Thread Pedro Quaresma
.. you are REALLY old buddy - Original Message - From: Pedro Quaresma To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 4:04 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE! LOL sure laddie! ;) I was born in April. -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistem

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-01-29 Thread Pedro Quaresma
LOL sure laddie! ;) I was born in April. -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Caetano IMVT Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information Division Administração e Desenvolvimento Lotus Notes / Lotus Notes Admnistration and Development [EMAIL PROTECTED] // +351 22 7867000 (ext. 3492) "It has bec

RE: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-01-29 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Dan Chisarick wrote: >Me - 31 Wasn't too far off! :) Updated list. Alexander - 24 Steve - 25 Stefan - 26 Pedro - 26 Karl - 26 Stuart - 27 C.E. - 28 Dan - 31 John R. - 35 Chris N. - 36 Joe - 38 Current average: 29,27 Someone said he was 32. Who was it? Also Karl, in which month were you

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