CPUWIZ Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 This was not made by AA... eBay Auction -- Item Number: 251135424080 No dumbass Hozer face on it, so we have yet another bozo, who thinks it's cool to copy homebrews. Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Perhaps it's time to add the cost of a savekey to new homebrews. it could act as both a software dongle and save game support. Plus, hey.. you could always store the levels on the savekey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Perhaps it's time to add the cost of a savekey to new homebrews. it could act as both a software dongle and save game support. Plus, hey.. you could always store the levels on the savekey! Then, they will just copy the SaveKey, just like Wickey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 This was not made by AA... eBay Auction -- Item Number: 251135424080 No dumbass Hozer face on it, so we have yet another bozo, who thinks it's cool to copy homebrews. Fantastic. Stupid question -- how do we know it wasn't made by AA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 If it was, it would be a dye cut label, in other words, rounded corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 If it was, it would be a dye cut label, in other words, rounded corners. Ah. Good eye. That's the kind of thing that 1) only the people who MADE the cart would know and 2) something that a common person (i.e., the rest of us!) wouldn't have any idea about. Having said that....maybe the seller honestly doesn't know? I do like to give the benift of the doubt. I'll fire off a message to him and see if he responds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 The quality of the label is also pretty poor. The stuff found in the AA store is excellent. To sum it up, that seller is lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icemanxp300 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 There is a possibility he purchased this and didn't make it himself. Now maybe he needs some cash and is selling it. He may not know it was it was homebrew copy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grig Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Doesn't ebay flag and remove all auctions with the word "copy" in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Perhaps it's time to add the cost of a savekey to new homebrews. it could act as both a software dongle and save game support. Plus, hey.. you could always store the levels on the savekey! Then, they will just copy the SaveKey, just like Wickey. Not sure what you're accusing me of here... Sure I have made SaveKeys for myself. I've never even thought of selling one, and have only done good with them, like using them to dump and share prototypes for free... I got the schematic from Richard H. who graciously shared it with me and was supportive of my project. I could have posted the schematic when someone recently asked for it, but I didn't because I honored Richard's right to distribute it himself. Maybe I'm just reading your post wrong, but I'm pretty offended that you would mention that in a thread about pirated home brew games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 You are reading it wrong, it was just to point out how easy it would be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I have been seeing these for a while. I thought it was just people cashing in on how rare this cart is and how popular the name is. The best way for AA to combat this is to make more of this game available. If it could be purchased here no one would need to spend the money these carts are getting on eBay. I have thought about buying one of these but I can't see spending the money on these fakes right now when there is still a chance at a legit copy from AA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I have been seeing these for a while. I thought it was just people cashing in on how rare this cart is and how popular the name is. The best way for AA to combat this is to make more of this game available. If it could be purchased here no one would need to spend the money these carts are getting on eBay. I have thought about buying one of these but I can't see spending the money on these fakes right now when there is still a chance at a legit copy from AA. I'm going to start putting these on eBay, probably tomorrow. ..Al 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 (edited) good one, hopefully those bidders retract if they see more halos for cheaper on ebay! how much will they be on ebay? Edited August 24, 2012 by AtariBrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Didnt Ed Fries release the rom himself in a thread on AA? So does that make it "fair game" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Didnt Ed Fries release the rom himself in a thread on AA? So does that make it "fair game" ? Not to make and sell carts, no. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Didnt Ed Fries release the rom himself in a thread on AA? So does that make it "fair game" ? Not to make and sell carts, no. ..Al I guess once the rom is out there any 'hozer' can make what they want. Intellivision is so different, Only a handful of people know the secret of loading roms onto pcb's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 If we go by Internet standards, it doesn't matter if somebody does something evil. You're a judgmental hater if you point it out or try to correct the problem. It's much better to bend over and shove your head deep into the soft, warm sand. That way everybody will get along and there will be no drama. Threads like this cause drama and we shouldn't stand for it. If you hate the drama created by finger pointing threads like this, join me in the fight against drama by liking this post. We'll show the haters of the world that we will no longer tolerate their finger pointing and truth telling. We'll let them know that we hate anyone who causes drama and we'll shut them up by any means necessary. Look out haters. We're coming for you! If you believe this post, you are a clueless moron and should not be allowed on the Internet. Congratulations on figuring out how to read this spoiler message, though. Maybe you're not as stupid as we imagined. We placed bets on how long it would be until you confused a bottle of bleach with a gallon of milk and committed unintentional suicide, but I guess your level of stupidity is flying low enough under the death radar that you might end up living longer than we thought. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Well, I got a response from the seller, but it's shady and dodging the issue at best. I appreciate the heads up. The main text was automatically added by ebay and I was unable to edit it. I did put my own text below it saying the following: "The original limited-edition, handmade creation was made available at the 2010 Classic Gaming Expo inLas Vegas. This is a barely used copy of the game and is like new." SoI did note that this is a copy of the original game and not the original itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Well, I got a response from the seller, but it's shady and dodging the issue at best. Yeah, especially when people say they bought their copy of a game, meaning a new copy of the original game. That seller clearly knows that they are doing something wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 IMHO, ROM theft and the shitty reproductions which follow will persist until Lars Ulrich decides to start programing and publishing classic video games. When that happens, Hozer is gonna poop his dungarees! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icemanxp300 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I reported the item, hope it helps. Report Category: Copyright and trademark Reason for report: Counterfeit item or authenticity disclaimer Detailed reason: counterfeit, fake, or replica items. Brief description: "This is an illegal reproduction of the original cart. The original game does not look like this." I left out the rounded label on purpose, no reason to give the thiefs advice on how to make better pirates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icemanxp300 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Well, I got a response from the seller, but it's shady and dodging the issue at best. I appreciate the heads up. The main text was automatically added by ebay and I was unable to edit it. I did put my own text below it saying the following: "The original limited-edition, handmade creation was made available at the 2010 Classic Gaming Expo inLas Vegas. This is a barely used copy of the game and is like new." SoI did note that this is a copy of the original game and not the original itself. Just wanted to chime on on how he wrote that he definitely did not word it in a way that makes it show it is a "counterfeit" copy. He said the word copy but in the way that it could be referring to "legal" copy. I could write that for any game I sell. ex: This is a copy of pac-man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobidy Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I would be very interested in another legitimate release as I missed the earlier ones.....I'm sure there are many others looking for one judging by the ebay activity. Unfortunately the Rom is out there and not every collector has the proper info on the cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Jones Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Sorry to bump an old thread, but. . . If you download a rom image and send it to me to assemble for you, this is what label you might expect to see on the cart I sent you at the end of the day. Some of these were made by me, some were made for me, and some were send along with the above mentioned rom images at the customer's request. http://hozervideo.ne...fteen/HALO4.jpg Maybe it should be a general thing when buying homebrews on Ebay, to compare the labels to the real deal first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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