Zaxxon Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 This was shown at CGE '99 and/or '00. Has anyone got a copy of it besides INTV productions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wberdan Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 i believe sean kelly has a back up copy, but is unable to duplicate or dump the rom due to copyright issues / agreements with mattel / blue sky ranger dont hold your breath for it- the BSR told me that they will not release it because of ridiculous copyright issues with mattel willie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyranthraxus Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 I don't need a release of the game on cart. Just an accidental internet leak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 I don't need a release of the game on cart. Just an accidental internetleak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 dont hold your breath for it- the BSR told me that they will not release it because of ridiculous copyright issues with mattel That's pretty much the story behing all the unreleased BSR games. Sad, but what can you do? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 This was shown at CGE '99 and/or '00. Has anyone got a copy of it besides INTV productions? I'm glad to see this question pop-up. I've been asking about this going back to '97 (maybe even '96). I know the legal mumbo-jumbo stuff. However, ROMS for the ColecoVision like Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. are freely available. Ditto for the 2600 version and intellivision version of Masters of the Universe - The Power of He-Man. Certainly, it's not impossible. Further, amuses me that some of the latest Arcade Games and consoles available have images dump and distributed. I'm not saying it's legally right - I'm just amused. Nonetheless, this does remain unavailable for the time being. Probably more sticky of an issue with the new Masters of the Universe cartoon, figures and game(s) being published/created now. Hopefully, one day, this will "mistakenly" reach the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 That's pretty much the story behing all the unreleased BSR games. Sad, but what can you do? Tempest I wonder if it's occured to them that if they make a limited run (say 20-50 carts) and sell them at or just above cost, it's not even going to be worth the time and effort of the original copyright and trademark owners to even bother going after them - and if they DO get a cease and desist, that's all they have to do - cease, and desist. Once you do that, no lawsuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Are there any screenshots for the CV version of He-Man available anywhere? I'd be curious what it looked like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Could the graphics be hacked slightly and call it something else to avoid copyright nonsense? I would suggest Joe-Man for a new name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaxxon Posted April 21, 2004 Author Share Posted April 21, 2004 Are there any screenshots for the CV version of He-Man available anywhere? I'd be curious what it looked like... http://www.intellivisionlives.com/bluesky/...co.html#masters There's video clips with another screen shown here: http://www.cyberroach.com/cyromag/six/cge991p.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaxxon Posted April 21, 2004 Author Share Posted April 21, 2004 I came across a couple other undumped CV carts mentioned in a CV/ADAM service manual. They're just diagnostic carts, not games, but one of them, the "burn-in" cart ver 3.0?, looks like it would be insteresting to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 There's video clips with another screen shown here: http://www.cyberroach.com/cyromag/six/cge991p.htm Boy, those shots are scary good, thanks. Quite a pity the crash had to happen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyranthraxus Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Those shots are pretty sweet. The CV & 5200 would have so many more great games if they had been given only a year or two. The 1984 stuff is pretty great, imagine what 1985 or 1986 would have been like. The whole legal thing is a good laugh in the big picture. I fully understand all the legal and license issues. But I imagine the average homebrew or proto repo has a market of a 100-200 or so people who will pay $50 or so for an old game. And for the CV that number might be much less. The cost of getting a lawyer to write an e-mail exceeds the commerical value of the game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 But I imagine the average homebrew orproto repo has a market of a 100-200 or so people who will pay $50 or so for an old game. And for the CV that number might be much less. The cost of getting a lawyer to write an e-mail exceeds the commerical value of the game! My thoughts exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 You've also got to remember that even if the BSR decided to try and get the rights to release these games, sometimes the copyright owners don't want to bother with something so small. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 You've also got to remember that even if the BSR decided to try and get the rights to release these games, sometimes the copyright owners don't want to bother with something so small. Tempest If it wasn't so vexing, it would be hilarious. They don't want it released to protect their copyright, but they won't license it because it's worth so little commercially. Well if it's worth so little commercially, why are they worried about protecting their copyright? AUGH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyranthraxus Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 You've also got to remember that even if the BSR decided to try and get the rights to release these games, sometimes the copyright owners don't want to bother with something so small. Excellent point. That is probably a reason why many arcade games that while are popular enough (QBert anyone?) to warrant being on a compilation set are not. The paperwork costs more than the few thousand a company like Midway might pay to have it on a PS2 release. It is paperwork that will crush our society... IMHO of course!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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