+Andrew Davie Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 I can't afford to buy my own game.... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, Keatah said: Many times if something is too cheap, no one even looks at it. This is an old school ebay tactic. Put a ridiculous high price on a rare item...people start clicking it. Inevitably they look at your other auctions, if those other auctions are reasonably priced, or even a good deal...you get sales and the strategy worked... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Andrew Davie said: I can't afford to buy my own game.... Try to sell it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 A good while back I paid 200.00 combined for the 2600 and 5200 Boulder Dash. I would say 250.00 is the going price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 How are things coming with the new release? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, adamchevy said: How are things coming with the new release? It hasn't been forgotten. We are still discussing the legal stuff and costs. It's always tricky when you have multiple parties (4) that need to agree on stuff - especially when those involved all have other projects and "more important" things to attend to. If/after we manage to get a formal agreement in place, then we need to do a manual and box design. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 The good news is, that we are quite close to the end of negotiations now. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertclevernamehere Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I think new artwork should be used for the rerelease for a couple of reasons. 1. It would differentiate it from the initial release, which I think owners of the earlier release would appreciate. 2. On the whole, the quality of the artwork for AtariAge games has come on leaps and bounds since the first release. (Mostly) far more slick and professional looking now. That should be taken advantage of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhd Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 8:25 PM, Andrew Davie said: The cost will be driven by the requirement for 4 different parties to have some share of the profits on each cartridge. Taking a percentage of each sale is a much more sensible way to go than having to pay up-front for a license limited to a specified number of units. The only problem with this (and really any similar model) is that there is no revenue coming to the developers/intellectual property owners from subsequent re-sales. So, if someone buys a cartridge for, say, $100, but then manages to resell it for $1,000, the only one to benefit is the reseller. Perhaps the end-user license agreement could address this lacuna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) Looking more like Boulder Dash 2021 @Andrew Davie??? Edited November 5, 2020 by Arenafoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 18 minutes ago, Arenafoot said: Looking more like Boulder Dash 2021 @Andrew Davie??? Well, there doesn't seem to be much enthusiasm to move forward and no formal agreement yet. Personally, I've lost interest. Definitely won't happen this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, Andrew Davie said: Well, there doesn't seem to be much enthusiasm to move forward and no formal agreement yet. Personally, I've lost interest. Definitely won't happen this year. I want it to happen, but it's certainly not going to happen this year. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 I’m still very much interested in this happening and it’s to bad that it didn’t work out for 2020. I was hoping to add it to my Christmas list. I’m not sure why you would think there wasn’t enthusiasm to see this happen. This was on the top of my list for a long time and I have been patiently hoping to see this become available again. I would say EBay alone is a good indication that there is plenty of interest in seeing this game happen again for the 2600. I’m sure many people would love to own this game if it wasn’t so hard to obtain. As it is I don’t have a spare $800-1500 sitting around to buy one off of eBay at current prices. 2021 here we come!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertclevernamehere Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Andrew Davie said: Well, there doesn't seem to be much enthusiasm to move forward and no formal agreement yet. Personally, I've lost interest. Definitely won't happen this year. 1 hour ago, Albert said: I want it to happen, but it's certainly not going to happen this year. ..Al I hope it happens but am glad it’s not 2020. Already loads of great home brews coming from AtariAge this year and hopefully Dan Kitchen’s Gold Rush too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 7 hours ago, Albert said: I want it to happen, but it's certainly not going to happen this year. True. Unfortunately the process slowed down a lot since summer. But I am still positive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertclevernamehere Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 7 hours ago, adamchevy said: I would say EBay alone is a good indication that there is plenty of interest in seeing this game happen again for the 2600. I’m sure many people would love to own this game if it wasn’t so hard to obtain. As it is I don’t have a spare $800-1500 sitting around to buy one off of eBay at current prices. 2021 here we come!!! Wow! Is it really going for that much? Even if I had that kind of spare money, I'd have to reassess my hobby as a serious addiction if I contemplated spending that much even for a second. I'd have to be a multi-millionaire first. Which I'm not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Never goes for 800 plus that I have seen. I think I have seen it go in the 150 to 300 dollar range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Never goes for 800 plus that I have seen. I think I have seen it go in the 150 to 300 dollar range. I’ve seen it go for over $400 a few times. I may have over exaggerated due to the auction on eBay that stays at $1500. I sent an email to first star software about a year ago and asked them if they had a copy they would sell to me. There price was $800, and they justified this with past eBay prices . Also they said they only had one copy left. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, adamchevy said: I sent an email to first star software about a year ago and asked them if they had a copy they would sell to me. There price was $800, and they justified this with past eBay prices . Also they said they only had one copy left. They are no longer the IP owner, having sold it over a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 They are no longer the IP owner, having sold it over a year ago. That’s right it was some company called bbg-entertainment. It looks like they are in Germany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 I'll take 2 if you release this. I deeply regret missing this when it came out originally. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imstarryeyed Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I know I would buy one if it becomes available, here is to hoping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skwrl63 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I would want a copy......maybe 2021..... 2020 has been a crappy year anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Hopefully by April 2021 so I can request it for my birthday. I’ll be 40 after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spspspsp Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Count me among those hoping to purchase a copy too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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