SoulBlazer Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Received my overlays the other day! Some of the images *might* be a little dark to my eyes, but excellent overall quality to be sure. Keith was super apologetic, refunded my money and said he'd still be sending out my order. He did. While the transaction was totally botched (he even sent my shipping confirmation to another user here - ha!) and took a while from confirming to finally getting out in the mail, he did evetually make it right. I'm confident everyone will get their stuff eventually. Might be a pain, might have to be persistent, but it is what it is. To those who are saying they've received zero communication from him, any chance that your mail could be going to his junk bin and/or perhaps his has on your end? Oh, I'm quite sure I'll get my order sooner or later. It may not be until the summer at this rate, but I'm sure I'll get it. I'm just frustrated with the whole process from start to finish. And yes, I have been checking my junk mail folder also for anything from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I can think of tons of things, actually: deciding to wait it out vs. pursue a refund immediately, based on what's happening with other people in the same boat ("I got my stuff!" vs. "Nope, still nothing here") trying to figure out if there's been a technical issue via comparing notes, and how to fix it trying to figure out why it's been happening, and whether it can be expected to get better (i.e. person X is in the hospital) etc. Look, this is the age of the Internet. People use online spaces to do things, and have conversations, that happened in person in the past. If we have a bad experience with a retailer, we post about it to figure out whether it's just a one-off, or whether we should write that retailer off. We may even decide to warn other people away from doing business with that retailer, or least caution them about what to expect. I think the above is wisdom. There is something to be gained from meaningful reports on the orders. (The excessive complaining isn't very helpful though) Even without the internet, customers are going to constantly do things you would prefer they didn't. You've got to roll with that and deal with the complaints without alienating them. Small biz or huge conglomerate, it is the same. Communicate frequently and openly with your customers or they will tell you they are unhappy. I would say that in the midst of a crisis, communication becomes even more important. People want updates, and they will get them. If the big fat hairy important customer doesn't get updated by you, then he's probably getting an update from someone else. Does that person represent your interests? Should you control or influence that communication? When customers are most hungry for info is when you have to be at your best in communicating with them. I ordered on Dec 1st. My overlay order was reported as shipping 2/13 and the tracking shows it in my city ready for delivery today. I got the general update on Dec 23, and I sent 2 or 3 emails back in December, but I didn't get a response. I got another general update a few weeks ago, but never anything personal. I did NOT file any sort of PayPal or CC dispute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Looks like I whipped this game. Rollover! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Looks like I whipped this game. Rollover! 50shades Screenshot (17).gif 50shades Screenshot (18).gif Obligatory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIEVqFB4WUo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 We just had the Beginnergers over for dinner the other day. Never suspected at thing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 So according to the tracking number, when did the item actually ship at the post office? Was it before or after the credit card company contacted them? The credit card company didn't say when they were able to make contact with Intellivision Productions, but it was obviously sometime before they contacted me. And the tracking number shows the item as just being shipped now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 We just had the Beginnergers over for dinner the other day. Never suspected at thing. Hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 WOW - my overlays arrived today! WOo hoo! They look pretty decent too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Looks like I whipped this game. Rollover! 50shades Screenshot (17).gif 50shades Screenshot (18).gif Dear sweet christ. It maxes the rank at 20,000 - I didn't think anyone would be so masochistic as to even get that high. You, sir, are impressive! I hope like hell you used a keyboard macro or some cheat device. Pressing a button or key 65,000 times? Ouch. (For anyone who hasn't tried, you can't simply hold down the button, you have to press it every single time to score a single point). You definitely get a free copy of the CIB release if it ever exists. Thanks for making my day Edit: in fact, if you do ever see us discussing this, make sure to remind me that you're getting a credit in the game. Maybe I'll name the highest rank after you. You can decide real name or AA handle or whatever Of course I see about a 0.1% chance of an actual release, but stranger things have happened. Rev already has the box and overlay art prepared (although Keith might sue us into the ground if we ever tried it). Edited February 17, 2015 by freeweed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Dear sweet christ. It maxes the rank at 20,000 - I didn't think anyone would be so masochistic as to even get that high. You, sir, are impressive! I hope like hell you used a keyboard macro or some cheat device. Pressing a button or key 65,000 times? Ouch. (For anyone who hasn't tried, you can't simply hold down the button, you have to press it every single time to score a single point). You definitely get a free copy of the CIB release if it ever exists. Thanks for making my day damn. I should have used my rapid fire!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gunoz Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 On the bright side, this thread has resulted in at least one game. Let's make it a contest - who can come up with the best game about this situation? I like the Tapper idea but it would be an awful lot of dynamic BACKTAB programming. Not my forte. A game released 30+ years ago seems apropo here... Snafu! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Dear sweet christ. It maxes the rank at 20,000 - I didn't think anyone would be so masochistic as to even get that high. You, sir, are impressive! I hope like hell you used a keyboard macro or some cheat device. Pressing a button or key 65,000 times? Ouch. (For anyone who hasn't tried, you can't simply hold down the button, you have to press it every single time to score a single point). You definitely get a free copy of the CIB release if it ever exists. Thanks for making my day Edit: in fact, if you do ever see us discussing this, make sure to remind me that you're getting a credit in the game. Maybe I'll name the highest rank after you. You can decide real name or AA handle or whatever Of course I see about a 0.1% chance of an actual release, but stranger things have happened. Rev already has the box and overlay art prepared (although Keith might sue us into the ground if we ever tried it). At a constant rate of two whips per second, you would have to whip it for over 9 straight hours to get 65,000. I tried to find 10 hours of Devo on YouTube, but this will have to do http://youtu.be/Ktbhw0v186Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Dear sweet christ. It maxes the rank at 20,000 - I didn't think anyone would be so masochistic as to even get that high. You, sir, are impressive! I hope like hell you used a keyboard macro or some cheat device. Pressing a button or key 65,000 times? Ouch. (For anyone who hasn't tried, you can't simply hold down the button, you have to press it every single time to score a single point). You definitely get a free copy of the CIB release if it ever exists. Thanks for making my day Edit: in fact, if you do ever see us discussing this, make sure to remind me that you're getting a credit in the game. Maybe I'll name the highest rank after you. You can decide real name or AA handle or whatever Of course I see about a 0.1% chance of an actual release, but stranger things have happened. Rev already has the box and overlay art prepared (although Keith might sue us into the ground if we ever tried it). Just change the name and add a few more bdsm mini games. Make it a girl/guy instead of keith and Eric........call it: 50 shades of Inty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 At a constant rate of two whips per second, you would have to whip it for over 9 straight hours to get 65,000. Depending on the rhythm you use, you can get around 4 per second. So we're talking close to 5 hours of play. Thanks for prompting me on the math. Now I really wanna know how he did it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 My masterpiece! Yes, now is a good time to leave the Inty scene, said a wise man once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 My masterpiece! Yes, now is a good time to leave the Inty scene, said a wise man once. 50 shades of Inty.jpg What font is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I trained a hamster to press the fire button. I fed it NoDoz and put Mountain Dew in its water bottle. She's still a little twitchy as of tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 As people suspected, I actually used a keyboard macro playback software. I was able to get to 65,535 in about ~2 hours. I actually rolled it over twice. I was expecting the score to be implemented in BCD so I was expecting rollover to occur at 99999 (several old Inty games do this) instead of binary at 65535. I smacked my forehead when it rolled the first time, say "oh of course...", and just set up the macro to run another couple hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Annoying. I was editing my post above, got the image in, but then it wouldn't let me edit the post contents. I guess I exactly hit the 60 minute limit for post editing for non-subscribers, right as I was saving the post. Anyway - the font is a placeholder and the tie needs some cleaning up, but that's an honest-to-goodness title screen straight out of jzintv. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Pls overlays get lost in the mail... Really don't want season one of The Battle of the Overlays to end!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Pls overlays get lost in the mail... Really don't want season one of The Battle of the Overlays to end!!! Hey, Eric! Order something else from Intellivision Productions! Quick as a bunny you go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 My masterpiece! Yes, now is a good time to leave the Inty scene, said a wise man once. 50 shades of Inty.jpg Wow, that's awesome! I will buy two!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Annoying. I was editing my post above, got the image in, but then it wouldn't let me edit the post contents. I guess I exactly hit the 60 minute limit for post editing for non-subscribers, right as I was saving the post. Anyway - the font is a placeholder and the tie needs some cleaning up, but that's an honest-to-goodness title screen straight out of jzintv. If you want more time to edit posts (and other upgrades), you could get an AtariAge subscription. For a long time, I somehow completely missed that it was an option but I'm glad I finally noticed and upgraded. http://atariage.com/forums/page/subscriptions 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Hey, Eric! Order something else from Intellivision Productions! Quick as a bunny you go! Slow Thread day today, more like a tortoise then a bunny!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Hey, Eric! Order something else from Intellivision Productions! Never! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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