sku_u Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 I was wondering when the 5200 version of Castle Crisis is expected to start shipping? I ordered one prior to PC5 and I notice they have been removed from the store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 The game took a little longer than expected to complete, both from the perspective of the binary as well as the manual. We expect to be able to ship out all the pre-orders next week. The game is now done, the labels are printed, the boxes are printed and ready, and the manual should be done and printed in the next few days. I did send email yesterday to everyone who pre-ordered, but it's possible I missed one or two people. I removed the game from the store so no one eles would order it before it's ready to ship. Please accept apologies for the delay. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuddy Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Is this going to be permanently available from the store? Because if I miss out on purchasing this too... *shakes fist* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Is this going to be permanently available from the store? Because if I miss out on purchasing this too... *shakes fist* Yes, you'll be able to purchase it once we finish up the manual and it's added back to the store. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 I'm a fool. I didn't even realize there was pre-ordering on this one. I +will+ get a copy once it's available via the store though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Oh man I so want this game. Need to get myself a 5200 first though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Question: What controllers does it use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Analog joysticks or homemade paddle controllers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Almost...There.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 heres a somewhat unrelated dumb question, which 5200 carts do you canabalize to make new games? i only ask since common 5200 carts are a lot tougher to come by then common 2600 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 I think Albert is building toy castles with our carts, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 heres a somewhat unrelated dumb question, which 5200 carts do you canabalize to make new games? i only ask since common 5200 carts are a lot tougher to come by then common 2600 games. Tell me about it. Games like Super Breakout and Pac-Man are relatively "common" for the 5200, since they were both pack-in games at some point. There are quite a few other common 5200 games also. If you look at the 5200 Rarity Guide, you'll see lots of games rated at 1 and 2 by Atari. These are what get recycled for new games. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 More OT, Albert do ya'll use all new PCBs now or are some reused as well? And for the other platforms, 2600, those new 8-bit titles that were on ya'lls table, any CV titles etc. Just 100% new insides or do some guts get used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 100% new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 More OT,Albert do ya'll use all new PCBs now or are some reused as well? And for the other platforms, 2600, those new 8-bit titles that were on ya'lls table, any CV titles etc. Just 100% new insides or do some guts get used? As CPUWIZ said, all the PCBs we use are new, we don't recycle them (far too time consuming). I have boxes and boxes of boards removed from old 2600, 5200, and to a lesser extent, CV and 8-bit carts. I still haven't quite figured out what to do with them, except throw them out. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 I still haven't quite figured out what to do with them, except throw them out. ..Al http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3079781965 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Holy cow I can't believe those went for so much. I have probably ten boxes full of these things. Hmmmmmmmmmmm. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Holy cow I can't believe those went for so much. I have probably ten boxes full of these things. Hmmmmmmmmmmm. ..Al http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3065152110 Shit, gotta go, be back later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 I doubt Al has very many XONOX & Mythicon titles mixed in his boxes of pcbs thou, Still if they work it's better than throwing out. I think Curt sold off some recently, and now some of his have been popping back up on ebay as tested & working, now identified pcbs. 8-bit pcbs those were. There does seem to be a market for them. Probably better broken down into lots, make them like digital grab bags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 I doubt Al has very many XONOX & Mythicon titles mixed in his boxes of pcbs thou, No, none at all. Mostly games by Atari, and some by Activision (for the 2600, at any rate). All the 5200 ones are Atari games. Still if they work it's better than throwing out. I think Curt sold off some recently, and now some of his have been popping back up on ebay as tested & working, now identified pcbs. 8-bit pcbs those were. There does seem to be a market for them. Interesting. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 heres a somewhat unrelated dumb question, which 5200 carts do you canabalize to make new games? i only ask since common 5200 carts are a lot tougher to come by then common 2600 games. Tell me about it. Games like Super Breakout and Pac-Man are relatively "common" for the 5200, since they were both pack-in games at some point. There are quite a few other common 5200 games also. If you look at the 5200 Rarity Guide, you'll see lots of games rated at 1 and 2 by Atari. These are what get recycled for new games. ..Al so the rarity guides for each system is independant of one another. I have seen a lot more Pac Mans and Combats for the VCS than i have seen super breakout and Pac Man for the 5200. but in the long run, im sure the numbers you deal with dont put a huge dent in the existing supply. especially with the 5200, there has got to be more common carts of a given title than working systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 so the rarity guides for each system is independant of one another. Yes. I have seen a lot more Pac Mans and Combats for the VCS than i have seen super breakout and Pac Man for the 5200. but in the long run, im sure the numbers you deal with dont put a huge dent in the existing supply. especially with the 5200, there has got to be more common carts of a given title than working systems. Yes, there are probably millions more Pac-Mans and Combats for the 2600 than all the games combined for the 5200. And even then, no, we're not going through enough carts to put any 5200 games in danger of becoming extinct! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted April 5, 2004 Author Share Posted April 5, 2004 so the rarity guides for each system is independant of one another. I have seen a lot more Pac Mans and Combats for the VCS than i have seen super breakout and Pac Man for the 5200. but in the long run, im sure the numbers you deal with dont put a huge dent in the existing supply. especially with the 5200, there has got to be more common carts of a given title than working systems. The 5200 is kind of an odd system in that there aren't any carts that are as common as Combat or Pacman for the 2600, but there also aren't any games that compare in rarity to the majority of 9s and 10s for the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 so the rarity guides for each system is independant of one another. I have seen a lot more Pac Mans and Combats for the VCS than i have seen super breakout and Pac Man for the 5200. but in the long run, im sure the numbers you deal with dont put a huge dent in the existing supply. especially with the 5200, there has got to be more common carts of a given title than working systems. The 5200 is kind of an odd system in that there aren't any carts that are as common as Combat or Pacman for the 2600, but there also aren't any games that compare in rarity to the majority of 9s and 10s for the 2600. Bell-curve game supply: only on the 5200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 While I'm waiting for the ink to dry on those manuals, I built one of these. Highly recommend. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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