+CyranoJ Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 I just want to say that, above all the gaming communities, the Jaguar one has been the most supportive of my work, thanks for all guys Seconded. For all the bad press it gets you guys are awesome! Good luck in the future, Mr Orion_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimm Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 (edited) Sorry to see you go Orion_, no disrespect towards other developers here who make games for the jag, but you are the only one i know of who actually come up with new games, not just ports or re-imagenings. I have three of your games, Elansar on cartridge, Philia and AMR, and i appreciate the effort you have made to make these NEW games. I will be looking forward to your last jaguar cartridge release and hopefully will be able to get a copy. Edited May 29, 2017 by grimm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagosaurus Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Yes, I quit game programming as a "professional" and will leave this as a hobby, hence no more physical release and way much time between my game releases. Don't worry about Escape 2042 for Jaguar, it will happen, the port is finished and ready, I'm in the process of finishing the box art and manual design so Albert can start the production as soon as he can. I won't make physical game release myself anymore, so once my game stock is empty, that will be it. But I still have lots of game in stock especially for the Dreamcast, that's why I've been making sales recently. If additional physical game releases should happen then that would be made by someone else, for example Gaztee with the Reprint of Elansar/Alice/OJC I just want to say that, above all the gaming communities, the Jaguar one has been the most supportive of my work, thanks for all guys Thanks for your detailed response good sir. Awesome to see Escape 2042 headed for the Jag. I will likely be picking up a coupe DC titles, as well as some Android ports. Good luck to you in all your future endeavors. You're obviously a talented individual and will do well. I always bring you up your releases when folks around the community are discussing retro devs and will continue to do so. Not many have released the number of games across multiple platforms. For example, my mind was blown when I saw Zia on PS1. Anyways, much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82-T/A Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 See attached image from twitter. I hope this means that Escape 2042 still might make it to Jaguar as some initial coding tests had recently been done. Any confirmation either way Orion? Sigh... yeah, I can see that. The game industry is BRUTAL. I've had a few friends work for EA, and know a few others that worked on several projects back in the hey-day. If you're lucky... you get a hit, and EA or Activision buy you out. If you're unlucky... you basically lose everything, or at best, break even. You work insane hours... of course... because it's like any business owner would. And back to the lucky part. You need distribution. I'd say it's maybe getting easier now with fewer physical releases. People are gearing more towards Steam and GOG; however, if you're lucky (again), EA or Activision, or ID / Blizzard, whatever... would buy you out, and usually the deals are written in such a way that all rights and everything go towards EA or Activision. IF you're SUPER-LUCKY... they give you a royalty for any game sold.. and even more lucky if they decide to keep your sub-company as a branch of the parent company (this doesn't really happen anymore). Most often... if your game is a success... they don't even hire you to write the sequel, and bring people in from corporate to bang out something using a slightly enhanced version of the old engine you wrote, but just with a slightly different plot and changed sprites. It gets progressively worse the fewer people you have helping / working with you. And that's assuming everyone gets along... both creatively and professionally... just long enough to ensure the game actually gets produced. Even people who are easy to get along with... when "their vision" gets completely changed by the project lead to be more corporate or to meet requirements that bean counters thing would be better served to the public... just watch how the artisans respond. ... that's the life of a computer game programmer. Yes, I quit game programming as a "professional" and will leave this as a hobby, hence no more physical release and way much time between my game releases. Don't worry about Escape 2042 for Jaguar, it will happen, the port is finished and ready, I'm in the process of finishing the box art and manual design so Albert can start the production as soon as he can. I won't make physical game release myself anymore, so once my game stock is empty, that will be it. But I still have lots of game in stock especially for the Dreamcast, that's why I've been making sales recently. If additional physical game releases should happen then that would be made by someone else, for example Gaztee with the Reprint of Elansar/Alice/OJC I just want to say that, above all the gaming communities, the Jaguar one has been the most supportive of my work, thanks for all guys Well, I totally understand, and I'm also thrilled to hear about 2042. I am VERY excited for it!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Nice idea w/the re-releases, gives people a chance to pick these up without having to resort to insane EBay auctions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 I'm fairly interested in a Alice's Mom's Rescue on a cart. I was actually wondering if the cart is capable of saving a game, or at least the highest level achieved, so I don't have to play through it all in one sitting. Anyone know if it does this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjameslv Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 I'm fairly interested in a Alice's Mom's Rescue on a cart. I was actually wondering if the cart is capable of saving a game, or at least the highest level achieved, so I don't have to play through it all in one sitting. Anyone know if it does this? It saves your game, but you do restart from the beginning of the last level you were on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 That's good enough for me! I'm in for one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor_shred Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Elansar and the Orion collection on cart get my vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LianneJaguar64 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Would love to do so, especially for Elansar, I understand there are limited copies available currently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapicco Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Do you have a pic of what the amr box will look like? I saw a custom case that looked really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82-T/A Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Still very eager for 2042!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaztee Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Right its that time again. We are going ahead with the re-issues, so will open pre-orders this week. I will leave them open until the middle of September so anyone who is away for their summer vacation shouldn't miss out. Elansar & Alice will have multi language manuals, Orion collection will just be in English. Alice box will be more like the CD box this time round. All ordering details will be up on site later this week. Happy days for all Jaguar owners 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stage_1_Boss Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Awesome! = ) Thank you much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilfox67 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 great news, thank you very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapicco Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Right its that time again. We are going ahead with the re-issues, so will open pre-orders this week. I will leave them open until the middle of September so anyone who is away for their summer vacation shouldn't miss out. Elansar & Alice will have multi language manuals, Orion collection will just be in English. Alice box will be more like the CD box this time round. All ordering details will be up on site later this week. Happy days for all Jaguar owners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapicco Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Right its that time again. We are going ahead with the re-issues, so will open pre-orders this week. I will leave them open until the middle of September so anyone who is away for their summer vacation shouldn't miss out. Elansar & Alice will have multi language manuals, Orion collection will just be in English. Alice box will be more like the CD box this time round. All ordering details will be up on site later this week. Happy days for all Jaguar owners Sounds good! Re: AMR, was hoping for a box similar to the dreamcast limited edition. Any chance? http://www.play-asia.com/alices-moms-rescue-limited-edition/13/708h5r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaztee Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 Sounds good! Re: AMR, was hoping for a box similar to the dreamcast limited edition. Any chance? http://www.play-asia.com/alices-moms-rescue-limited-edition/13/708h5r Zero chance. We would have liked to use that on the original run, but we're not allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Oh..nice an Orion Collection! I'm keeping tabs on this thread! Thanks for the heads up on the pre-orders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaztee Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 Zero chance. We would have liked to use that on the original run, but we're not allowed. Sounds good! Re: AMR, was hoping for a box similar to the dreamcast limited edition. Any chance? http://www.play-asia.com/alices-moms-rescue-limited-edition/13/708h5r Well it seems I lied The new AMR is going to be NOTHING like the previous cart run OR the CD version for the Jaguar. The manual is going to be about 28 pages and I am sure I won't understand 4/5ths of it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapicco Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Nice, so there's a chance of that cute cover! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaztee Posted August 4, 2017 Author Share Posted August 4, 2017 (edited) Nice, so there's a chance of that cute cover! I think the cover we now have is actually better than that one IMHO that is Edited August 4, 2017 by Gaztee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimm Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 I think the cover we now have is actually better than that one that is MHO Excited to see what it will look like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 I just bought all their games on itch.io so I can play them on the Falcon, but wouldn't mind having the cartridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaztee Posted August 4, 2017 Author Share Posted August 4, 2017 (edited) So until the boxes are printed here is a sneak peak at how they'll look. At least you can now see how different (or not!) Alice & Elansar will be this time around. Ordering details or on the pre-order thread Edited August 4, 2017 by Gaztee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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