TPR Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 ^ LOVE IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Hmmm. Here is a box concept I came up with this week. Love the box design/artwork and Mr. Turtle's Superman pose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Nice box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digress Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 Cool. It still needs a few adjustments but it'll probably look pretty much as it now does now. I may add a bird flying down towards him in place of the plays like an arcade game text which obviously hasn't been adjusted as it disappears into the white of the cloud. Probably change the screen shots on the back when it's finanalized. Only thing I'm not sure about is putting "COLECO " logo on the box. I might have to leave that off as I don't want to step on any toes. ^ LOVE IT! Love the box design/artwork and Mr. Turtle's Superman pose. Nice box! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBuff Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 This box design is just sooo cute. I love it and I can't wait to play this game. Another great release from you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alekmaul Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 really nice box ! love the turtle standing ^^ Regarding the game, how many screens are managed in it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digress Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 there is already 25 screens , I'm currently optimizing the code and fixing glitches and then i'll add a few more variety of rooms when I know how much room I have left. there is a different skill & hazard you'll need for these rooms. short answer is I expect to have at least 50 screens and up to 100 really nice box ! love the turtle standing ^^ Regarding the game, how many screens are managed in it ? This box design is just sooo cute. I love it and I can't wait to play this game. Another great release from you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crapahute Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Thanks for the comments above by the way. I decided to not respond right away but I assure you I read everything and appreciate the feedback. Hmmm. Here is a box concept I came up with this week. Very nice box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digress Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 1 box every once in a while ... you must have designed near 100 by now. I have many of them on my shelf including 1 in the mail later this month. I used to take a sketchbook into the arcade back in the 80's and draw some of the pictures off the cabinets. I only had so many quarters. Very nice box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Place Logo Here Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I used to take a sketchbook into the arcade back in the 80's and draw some of the pictures off the cabinets. I only had so many quarters. Interesting, as I thought I was the only one who ever noticed the sides of the cabs. I am a big fan of arcade cabinet art (as well as the advertising materials which marketed these games). Even have some of the technical manuals for some early Atari games because they had variants of the cabinet art of the covers. As for the game: I am very excited by this and can't wait to get a copy. Between this and the Tron Lightcycle game, this is a great time to own a Colecovision. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Only thing I'm not sure about is putting "COLECO " logo on the box. I might have to leave that off as I don't want to step on any toes. Mark Thomann was pretty great in granting me license to use the logo. I cannot speak on his behalf of course, but if you earnestly feel like this is an issue, I'd recommend simply dropping him an email to request use of the likeness of the logo. My personal outlook would be, that if you're promoting his IP for a small gang of enthusiasts, he may just say "ok"! You might also make it clear that you're not doing this for profit or expansion of the/your business, but rather to pay homage to an antiquated brand (or something like that). Contact info can be found on the Coleco website http://coleco.vision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digress Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 I made a prototype box today. I think after looking it over I might add the for colecovision & adam strip onto the front cover again. I don't want to use the actual coleco logo though. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I made a prototype box today. I think after looking it over I might add the for colecovision & adam strip onto the front cover again. I don't want to use the actual coleco logo though. Just a point about this... The "Mr. Turtle" property and logo are already technically part of Coleco Holdings. They released plastic kiddie pools with this branding. So using "Mr. Turtle" but not using "Coleco" as logos is six of one and half a dozen of the other. Totally awesome box and I can't wait to play it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digress Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 I know what you're saying. The copywrite for Mr Turtle was discontinued in 1993 according to something I found on the internet. And as far as I'm concerned coleco doesn't exist anymore. Coleco is deinately a name that you can copywrite though but "Mr" or "Turtle" not so much so. I'm not real concerned as I think I'd be well down the list if any copywrite holders come around headhunting but I'd prefer to avoid trouble if possible. Just a point about this... The "Mr. Turtle" property and logo are already technically part of Coleco Holdings. They released plastic kiddie pools with this branding. So using "Mr. Turtle" but not using "Coleco" as logos is six of one and half a dozen of the other. Totally awesome box and I can't wait to play it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Tarzilla Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 The Coleco Trademark on the kiddie pool was abandoned/canceled, https://trademarks.justia.com/736/75/mr-turtle-73675855.html https://inventively.com/search/trademarks/73250015 ...not the same as Copyright. Someone has registered it again, http://www.trademarkia.com/mr-turtle-85772193.html but not for video games 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digress Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Interesting. I feel trademarks & copywrite though is going to go away in the future. I mean china ignores it altogether. Canada and other countries have different expiry dates on stuff than the USA. Popeye & Buddy Holly are public domain in Canada. Mickey mouse is actually well past being public domain but they have so much money and lobbying that they got a 20 year reprieve. Anyways it probably doesn't matter . I print the boxes 1 at a time. I could always change it up anytime I need to. I could even print a different serial # for each box. The Coleco Trademark on the kiddie pool was abandoned/canceled, https://trademarks.justia.com/736/75/mr-turtle-73675855.html https://inventively.com/search/trademarks/73250015 ...not the same as Copyright. Someone has registered it again, http://www.trademarkia.com/mr-turtle-85772193.html but not for video games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Tarzilla Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Again, trademarks and copyright are not the same thing. Trademarks are infinitely extendable. Most of the Tarzan books by Edgar Rice Burroughs are public domain but "Tarzan" is a registered Trademark still maintained by ERB Inc. You can't make a video game, book or movie and use "Tarzan" in the title without a legal agreement. Same with Cocoa-Cola. It been around a long time, but is protected by trademark law. I agree that a lot of countries ignore either Copyright or Trademarks, but I doubt any of us would sell 250 copies of a new ColecoVision game there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digress Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Updated video showing some of the new scenes (but not all) Getting pretty close to done. Just refining some things. Really depends on when I run out of rom space then I'm done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt-Y8uGsPDY 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 ^ Awesome! I'll update the project tracker thread with a link to this video! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digress Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 Showing some update scenes & a couple of new scenes. Still not showing all secrets. Rom is blocked 32Kb solid now. So i'm done other than a little testing. No room for anything else. Game is Hard! I'll have some younger people test it on real hardware on friday to see how they do. I'm a gamer so I made it interesting. It can be won and I can do it. But can you? I may make an easy option with less enemies & rooms. That would be the only thing left to add. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF2vAdhyNkE 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamshaft Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Showing some update scenes & a couple of new scenes. Still not showing all secrets. Rom is blocked 32Kb solid now. So i'm done other than a little testing. No room for anything else. Game is Hard! I'll have some younger people test it on real hardware on friday to see how they do. I'm a gamer so I made it interesting. It can be won and I can do it. But can you? I may make an easy option with less enemies & rooms. That would be the only thing left to add. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF2vAdhyNkE It's looking good so far! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamcon Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Showing some update scenes & a couple of new scenes. Still not showing all secrets. Rom is blocked 32Kb solid now. So i'm done other than a little testing. No room for anything else. Game is Hard! I'll have some younger people test it on real hardware on friday to see how they do. I'm a gamer so I made it interesting. It can be won and I can do it. But can you? I may make an easy option with less enemies & rooms. That would be the only thing left to add. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF2vAdhyNkE AWESOME Gerry !!!!!!!!!!!!1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digress Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 Thanks, I'm pretty happy with it now. Just need to make an easy option and we're done. I updated the box art too.I got something to add to the back too but not ready yet. It's looking good so far! AWESOME Gerry !!!!!!!!!!!!1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Thanks, I'm pretty happy with it now. Just need to make an easy option and we're done. I updated the box art too.I got something to add to the back too but not ready yet. You sir, are a true artist and craftsman! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chart45 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 will we get a 3d turtle cart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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