+DrVenkman Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Nope, server issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Click. Cry. ARGH. But at least it's being fair since it seems several folks had issues registering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithbk Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 DENIED!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Propane13 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Well, tomorrow's "Pi Day", so I'll combine my purchase tomorrow with some sort of pastry. I can live with that. I mean, I waited 34 years for a new game from these folks-- I can wait 23 more hours. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Kinda sucks that this message about the delay didn't pop up UNTIL the timer ran out? I'd much rather have known about this ahead of time as they had to know there was a problem before the countdown ended. Oh well, tomorrow it is. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithbk Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I had to switch browsers. Firefox was not working, but Chrome worked just fine. I was all set to go, watching the countdown... oh well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Hmmmm.....stayed home all afternoon to buy this......guessing I'll try tomorrow........ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 hah! murphy got them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Propane13 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, -^CrossBow^- said: Kinda sucks that this message about the delay didn't pop up UNTIL the timer ran out? I'd much rather have known about this ahead of time as they had to know there was a problem before the countdown ended. Oh well, tomorrow it is. I don't think they knew until the last minute. They commented on a post on reddit 26 minutes ago saying they were go for launch 20 minutes later. Must have been an unexpected glitch. I wonder if it had to do with daylight savings time messing with server code. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I don't even get a message. Logging into my account or clicking the on sale now button keeps bringing me back to the "editions" main page where it says "Available Later Today" EDIT: okay, now it's changed. I guess the refresh button will be part of my arsenal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 If it was caused by some server overload, then it bodes well for the success of the game! I'm excited about this game. I didn't like all the Activision games, but this one has my interest in a big way! One more day to wait? Ok sure... I'll wait. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_q_atari Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Someone tried to place an order for 1000 games and it crashed the site. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, D Train said: hah! murphy got them! Y2K got em! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 As long as this doesn't carry over into the work week. I can't even access this from my work computer. I'll have to call in sick! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Propane13 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, john_q_atari said: Someone tried to place an order for 1000 games and it crashed the site. For real, or speculation? Edit: I may be gullible, but this is a plausible answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Propane13 said: For real, or speculation? Edit: I may be gullible, but this is a plausible answer. It immediately went to the delayed message so no one had a chance to order anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 So, when you log into your account do you see anything different than before? I just see the normal "Editions" page. not my name or "signed in" or "log out" or anything. Not sure if I'm even getting logged in. I registered for an account yesterday but haven't gotten an e-mail or anything. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 On 3/10/2021 at 9:26 PM, mos6507 said: This is something I never would have imagined 20+ years ago when I interviewed some of these people. All the philosophical discussions that have come and gone about the merits of a) continuing to write 2600 games and b) using more than, let's say 32K and here we are with a 128K game and a board layout that can handle 256K. Pretty amazing. I know this isn't the first time one of the OG's released a new game (or finished a proto) but this seems to be more of an ongoing commercial enterprise rather than a one-off. That's what is blowing my mind. I may have to consider getting back into this hobby again... That being said, it saddens me to read some of the reactions. There's more effort being spent speculating how the DRM is going to work and how one might go about breaking it than any sense of appreciation or respect. I also don't think we should conjure up any sort of turf-battle rivalry between the homebrew scene and these guys. If they want to make more traditional closed-source commercial games, more power to them. I love the communal aspect of homebrews but they certainly have the experience to know how to make quality games in private. We should be encouraging them. Not only could they make some great new games, but it might inspire some more original 2600 programmers to get back into writing 2600 (and other classic system) games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Good for me I guess since I completely forgot it was out today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Swami said: So, when you log into your account do you see anything different than before? I just see the normal "Editions" page. not my name or "signed in" or "log out" or anything. Not sure if I'm even getting logged in. I registered for an account yesterday but haven't gotten an e-mail or anything. ^This!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) See also save2600's Status Update. Edited March 13, 2021 by GoldLeader Edit. He erased it! D'Oh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 22 minutes ago, keithbk said: I had to switch browsers. Firefox was not working, but Chrome worked just fine. I was all set to go, watching the countdown... oh well. Switch browsers? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevKelley Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 While it is unfortunate they had issues on their initial release, it is actually comforting that they experienced such an overwhelming response. Here is to future endeavors from the team at Audacity! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 34 minutes ago, GoldLeader said: See also save2600's Status Update. looks like it was pulled down. hmmn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I am having flashbacks to COVID vaccine signups... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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