Kiwi Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 when i will leave the colecovision scene (lot of people will be happy ) . (my objective if to release 10 games for the CV and then stop) I won't be happy. We need more Colecovision programmers on this scene. We're becoming a rare breed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil7833 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I am happy with what was released from the vault. It's like $$$$ of games. More to feed to the Phoenix when it arrives... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killersquirel Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I will release all my roms in once for FREE (except GNz,) when i will leave the colecovision scene (lot of people will be happy ) . (my objective if to release 10 games for the CV and then stop) I won't be happy. I like your games and look forward to what you make next. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 .... It will be the same situation for the exclusive Collectorvision Club game, those of use that joined up early enough to qualify for the exclusive game would be pretty upset if Collectorvision released the rom for free. Manufactured rarity is a thing now, its unfortunate, but there it is. People who get the game from the Club will be free to leek the rom file (included with the CIB game) ''Rarity is a thing now'' Well, trust me, I wish we could (always) sell 500-1000 copies and by that, lower the price of our games at the same time. But the market is simply not there, hence why we're forced to do small run Besides, we certainly don't want ending up printing too much copies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 There's several devs I get C64 binaries from on itch.io. They usually charge $3 each. The C64 market is way different than the CV one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 Why? Once you have been paid for your work, the Intellectual Property becomes the property of Collectorvision, I'm not going to talk much about this But most of the time, the game (and rom) became our property This is the case for 90% of all of our releases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 It will be the same situation for the exclusive Collectorvision Club game, those of use that joined up early enough to qualify for the exclusive game would be pretty upset if Collectorvision released the rom for free. Just for the record, I could care less. Maybe have a wait of like 2-4 years to encourage sales, but after that, the more the merrier; Whether selling another run, selling the rom or releasing the rom for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 By the way , Collectorvision at this time was even not a "company". Company? Lol, well, kind of ... We've no offices, warehouse and stuff like that We might look like a company, but truth is we're a VERY SUPER SMALL one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mswift74 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Great job with all the roms! I have been playing games on my RetroPie all weekend! Thanks again. -Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alortegac Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Ripcord is great! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 Great job with all the roms! I have been playing games on my RetroPie all weekend! Thanks again. -Mark Ripcord is great! Thanks! Have fun!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 The Gamester 81 game woulda been cool!! but honestly, thank you Collectorvision, I am literally snowed in my house unable to go anywhere, so I am enjoying the roms to games I didnt already have!!! Really loving these!! Gamester81 was published by "atari2600.com", which I think has become a ghost site now. Still there but not operational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 Gamester81 was published by "atari2600.com", which I think has become a ghost site now. Still there but not operational. Gamester81 game will be included with the next update John agreed to make it available 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Gamester81 game will be included with the next update John agreed to make it available I have not checked out all the games yet but will Chess Challenger be included ? And what about Rollerball and Ghostblaster ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 I have not checked out all the games yet but will Chess Challenger be included ? And what about Rollerball and Ghostblaster ? Ghostblaster was released by NewColeco and the rom image has been available for years on Daniel's site as well as many others. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy2tone Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 WOW!!! The ROM Vault is awesome. Cannot wait to play these on my new Phoenix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 As suggested by NIAD, we've added the CV Rom Pack to our websiteSo if you missed the CollectorVision Club, here's your chance to at least get the rom files https://collectorvision.com/shop/colecovision/collectorvision-vault-rom-pack/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loafer Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 (edited) That should move a bit more funding your way I would think, as long as people are aware of its existence. Since I don't really have an interest in carts themselves, in a way I wish I'd know about this alternate way of getting the roms prior to the original offer but I can't say I have regret, there is excellent value in the roms provided per $ spent. There are some true gems. Jesus is Ripcord ever addictive and I find it more fun than the arcade version! There are other gems too, I'm a big fan of Lode Runner and nice to see a Colecovision version, seems to play great too. Many thanks again for making it available. Edited February 11, 2019 by Loafer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyzzle Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 (edited) Collectorvision promised you to have access to their rom vault. They never said that you will have access to all the roms. They don't own my roms. This agreement has been done between me and JF years ago ... i let him publish my rom on cartridge for a number of cartridges predefined and I keep all the right on my roms. I will release all my roms in once for FREE (except GNz,) when i will leave the colecovision scene (lot of people will be happy ) . (my objective if to release 10 games for the CV and then stop) By the way , Collectorvision at this time was even not a "company". OK, thanks for that perfectly reasonable explanation, I certainly didn't know this agreement had been years ago. Well, at least you are upfront about offering your roms to the community "one day." Can't see why many will be happy when you leave the scene, as that will be a sad day for me. Coleco programmers aren;t growing on trees, after all. Edited February 11, 2019 by zyzzle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youki Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Company? Lol, well, kind of ... We've no offices, warehouse and stuff like that We might look like a company, but truth is we're a VERY SUPER SMALL one The information i have is that "CollectorVision" exists legally as a company since 14-03-2014 . that's a very good thing! There are lot others homebrew "company" that have no legal existence at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 The information i have is that "CollectorVision" exists legally as a company since 14-03-2014 . that's a very good thing! There are lot others homebrew "company" that have no legal existence at all. It's not really by choice you know You have to pay taxes etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.E.R.O. Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 The C64 market is way different than the CV one Very true. Some of the devs do sell full boxed versions of their games, tho. Having played Sydney Hunter & The Sacred Tribe on both Commodore 64 & Colecovision I can honestly say I enjoyed playing on both systems even tho the C64 version has a little special cameo that made me laugh after the player gets their game over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 ... the C64 version has a little special cameo that made me laugh after the player gets their game over. Oh, he's also in the CV version as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.E.R.O. Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Oh, he's also in the CV version as well Haven't come across our mutual friend yet then. Also disconcerting is in the CV version Sydney can't jump straight up like in the C64 version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 ... Also disconcerting is in the CV version Sydney can't jump straight up like in the C64 version. Ah yes, that's something we've corrected in Caverns of Death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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