adamchevy Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I haven’t heard much about this lately, any news to report? I hope it’s still coming in 2021! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 We hope too. But progress is very slow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Al_Nafuur Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 [emoji848] I’m looking for a real 2600 cart not this. Ofcourse if I had a new VCS this would be on the top of my play list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Sims Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) I would gladly pay $75, but the seller asking $3000 on eBay can keep dreaming. They just sent me an offer for $2600, but that is still asking too much when I am riding around in triple digit temperatures in a vehicle without air conditioning. I would rather get my A/C fixed. ? I love Andrew and Thomas's work, and wish I would have been following the scene when it was released. I was not paying attention at the time. You snooze, you loose, I guess. Edited August 1, 2022 by Sheldon Sims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Sheldon Sims said: I would gladly pay $75, but the seller asking $3000 on eBay can keep dreaming. They just sent me an offer for $2600, but that is still asking too much when I am riding around in triple digit temperatures in a vehicle without air conditioning. I would rather get my A/C fixed. ? I love Andrew and Thomas's work, and wish I would have been following the scene when it was released, but I was working internationally and not paying attention at the time. You snooze, you loose, I guess. We're working on re-releasing the game with completely new artwork by William Thorup (who has created the covert art and packaging for several Jaguar games for us, most recently Gravitic Mines). We will be able to reveal the packaging soon. ..Al 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Sims Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Albert said: We're working on re-releasing the game with completely new artwork by William Thorup (who has created the covert art and packaging for several Jaguar games for us, most recently Gravitic Mines). We will be able to reveal the packaging soon. ..Al Yes. Thanks Al. I will keep my eyes peeled this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Albert said: We will be able to reveal the packaging soon. ... and definitely not ask for $2600. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Just now, Thomas Jentzsch said: ... and definitely not ask for $2600. No kidding, that's just obscene. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Sheldon Sims said: Yes. Thanks Al. I will keep my eyes peeled this time around. The plan is to make this version available indefinitely. That is, it won't be a limited release as was the case with the original run years ago. Anyone who wants a copy will be able to purchase one at a reasonable price. ..Al 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Sims Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Just now, Thomas Jentzsch said: ... and definitely not ask for $2600. Thanks Thomas. You guys rock. I am going through Andrew's course again, after a 18 year hiatus. If I am ever 1/10th as skilled as you guys, I will be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Albert said: No kidding, that's just obscene. I should have sold one or two of my free copies before we announced this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Thomas Jentzsch said: I should have sold one or two of my free copies before we announced this. I still have a few copies, but I plan on hanging on to them. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Albert said: I still have a few copies, but I plan on hanging on to them. We could use them to counter such greedy offers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Thomas Jentzsch said: We could use them to counter such greedy offers. I'm not doing that, but you go right ahead. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Thomas Jentzsch said: We could use them to counter such greedy offers. I will put this new release of Boulder Dash up on eBay and Etsy, though. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 4 hours ago, Sheldon Sims said: I would gladly pay $75, but the seller asking $3000 on eBay can keep dreaming. This, IIRC, is more than I made from writing the thing. Over nearly 10 years. It's a good argument for releasing as a NFT with inbuilt on-sale royalties going to the creator. That is, say 10% of any future sale of the object being sent to the original author. I hate being the lowest link in a financial chain where others profit from my work, and not I. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, Andrew Davie said: This, IIRC, is more than I made from writing the thing. Over nearly 10 years. It's a good argument for releasing as a NFT with inbuilt on-sale royalties going to the creator. That is, say 10% of any future sale of the object being sent to the original author. I hate being the lowest link in a financial chain where others profit from my work, and not I. Nobody made a lot of money on the original run of Boulder Dash. I made the least of the four parties involved (you, Thomas Jentzsch, First Star Software, and me). Also, I'll eat my hat if someone buys that Boulder Dash auction for $3,000. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 14 minutes ago, Albert said: Also, I'll eat my hat if someone buys that Boulder Dash auction for $3,000. That's tempting... just to watch Albert eat a hat. Maybe if I put it on Kickstarter... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Nathan Strum said: That's tempting... just to watch Albert eat a hat. Maybe if I put it on Kickstarter... If someone does buy that for $3,000, I'm going to put another copy up (ignore what I said earlier!) ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Albert said: If someone does buy that for $3,000, I'm going to put another copy up (ignore what I said earlier!) ..Al With $3K, you could have bought 40 copies (at $75/ea) when it was originally released! Amazing that it took a whole year to sell the original run. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 With $3K, you could have bought 40 copies (at $75/ea) when it was originally released! Amazing that it took a whole year to sell the original run.Makes me wish I held on to the one I purchased from you. It always interests me to see what some people are willing to pay for something. I look forward to the upcoming release! Now I just need a cartridge adapter for my mister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, adamchevy said: Now I just need a cartridge adapter for my mister. That's assuming it'll be compatible with it. There's two interesting recent threads discussing cart compatibility with fpga devices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 6 hours ago, fdr4prez said: That's assuming it'll be compatible with it. Boulder Dash doesn't use any special hardware, only a special bankswitching mode. If this one is supported, it should work without problems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 6 hours ago, fdr4prez said: That's assuming it'll be compatible with it. There's two interesting recent threads discussing cart compatibility with fpga devices The gist of it is I've not seen any accurate FPGA 2600 implementations w/cartridge slots to date. The two main problems appear to be: 1- they are cartridge loaders, and those simply won't work with a Harmony which actively controls signals (via 70MHz) CPU. 2- the voltage/impedance of FPGA I/O pins doesn't seem to be directly compatible with old-school technology. And Harmony is "old school" in that it communicates directly with even older-school 2600 circuitry. ..and so we wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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