Info on these two homebrews please?

[+Andrew Davie]

In a box today I found some bubble-wrapped games that I'd never actually unpacked until now. Labels look homebrew/laser printed maybe. Could be inkjet even

They're originals, not repros... Vault Assault and Crazy Valet.  The labels are slightly different than those I see online - the CGE logo on Crazy Valet, and the ribbon on Vault Assault. I can't remember how/where I got these - probably from the author, but I'm just curious now when they were made and released, quantity sold, etc.

 

 

[+Andrew Davie]

Silly me I see a (C)2000 there.  Is Brian Prescott still active in the forums these days?

[Mayhem]

I think I had that version of Crazy Valet, presume it was sold at CGE 2000.

[+Psionic]

Both were available at the 2001 CGE directly from the author.

 

https://atariage.com/software_page.php?SoftwareLabelID=1139

 

https://atariage.com/software_page.php?SoftwareLabelID=1138

 

Although the memorial ribbon on Vault Assault would mean that particular cartridge was purchased after September 11, 2001 (which occurred a month after CGE).

[+Andrew Davie]

Amazing to think that the origin of '2600 machine is about the same distance, timewise, from when those carts were released, than today is.  In other words 20+ years.  Another way of thinking of that; the '2600 is twice as old now, as it was then. Just a baby. Amazing that we're still going.