Rom Hunter Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 That would be a wise decision, indeed. Congratulations, Neoscott! It's great to see these proto's being brought to daylight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercat Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 It sucks that the Bobby proto seems to have bitrotted. If it is indeed bitrot, and not a problem somewhere else on the EPROM or board (like the problems Tempest is having with his Meltdown), then the contents of that particular cart are more than likely lost forever (although depending on the damage, it may or may not be possible to reconstruct what's there, but if it's not a final release binary, then it'll be much harder to do).884621[/snapback] If it's a marginal case of bitrot, reading the device out with different VDD levels may be able to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoscott Posted July 2, 2005 Author Share Posted July 2, 2005 I am entertaining offers on these as a lot all 11 games . Please Pm me if intrested in them all ? Neoscott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickybaby Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Given Tempest's role as prototype historian, if he's willing I'd recommend you send that Bobby cart to him, in the hopes that he might be able to pin down what the problem exactly is, so that you (and the whole community) know exactly what is being dealt with. 884621[/snapback] I will second that completely. One of the best guys we know. No pressure on Tempest of course,lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoscott Posted July 3, 2005 Author Share Posted July 3, 2005 Sold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalH Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Please tell me that you kept the Bobby cart for now, and sold the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 I really hope you sold them to Tempest. If he finds any differences with the released versions (or the other Fox proto's), he will share these findings with the rest of us by putting the info on his site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalH Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Well, yeah, if he sold them to Tempest then that's different. I was just hoping that he didn't sell that Bobby cart to someone who won't be as helpful with it, that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoscott Posted July 3, 2005 Author Share Posted July 3, 2005 (edited) removed Edited July 4, 2005 by neoscott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalH Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 You might want to place a small sticker over that EPROM window, just to be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 (although depending on the damage, it may or may not be possible to reconstruct what's there, but if it's not a final release binary, then it'll be much harder to do). I will offer my help here. At least it should be possible to find out, if the prototype code is different from the released binaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 What happened to these proto's? Tempest, did you buy them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysmith2000 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 The won't suspend your account, but they will warn you. If you put them up again or do other auctions that are against rules they will suspend you. You have to be creative in the description if you want to ebay them. It's always better to sell protos here anyways, get them into the hands of the folks that can really appreciate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Do you mind mentioning who got the protos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 The buyer may have asked him not to, so he/she doesn't get harassed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 What happened to these proto's?Tempest, did you buy them? 932155[/snapback] Nope not me. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 I just saw the screenshot for [spacemaster] X-7, and have to say that it looks suspiciously like the horrid Alpha Shield (Sirius cartridge) for the A8 computers. Can anyone advise if there is a connection between the two titles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 I just saw the screenshot for [spacemaster] X-7, and have to say that it looks suspiciously like the horrid Alpha Shield (Sirius cartridge) for the A8 computers. Can anyone advise if there is a connection between the two titles? 933377[/snapback] They're the same game. TCF licensed several Sirius games and renamed them with movie names (yep this was a movie). Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Another nagging mystery solved. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 TCF licensed several Sirius games and renamed them with movie names (yep this was a movie). Was this a released movie? Or a movie that was planning to be made but never was? The reason I ask is I have never heard of a Spacemaster X-7 movie nor can I find any info that it exists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Franzman Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 (edited) Google search: spacemaster site:imdb.com Hit #1: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052228/ Now go back to eating your sammich! Edited September 18, 2005 by A.J. Franzman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Nuts. Netflix didn't carry it, so I checked ebay...No go. Then after reading through the reviews it looks like the flick has never been released to DVD or VHS. "20th Century Fox used this low budget film as a co-feature for their blockbuster release The Fly (1958) in the United States. Twentieth Century Fox did not put this into a television syndication package. The film has remained almost unseen in the U.S. since its theatrical run." Too bad, Sounds right up my ally. "A space probe returns to Earth covered with a strange fungus. The fungus is accidentally tinged with human blood and is transformed into an ever-growing pile of space rust, dubbed "Blood Rust". " I wonder why they named a 2600 game after such an obscure film? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoscott Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 The buyer may have asked him not to, so he/she doesn't get harassed. 933307[/snapback] I havent been on in a while sorry guys but yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirantho Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 But what happened to the Bobby is Going Home ROM? That's surely useless to anyone who doesn't have a ROM dumper and a bit of knowledge of the original... perhaps you could ask the buyer to contact Tempest or Thomas Jentzsch about it? The code may still be readable in the right hands and it would be very interesting to see what's on it, as games like this are rarely documented! It would be a terrible thing if it were to just be forgotten about by the new owner - and as time goes by the ROMs will get more and more corrupt.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 boy how anticlimactic... well hopefully one day we wil see if these were new versions... x-7 is one of my all time fave 2600 games so id be curious to see if there were any differences in the development process between an early version and a finished version... also, of course, the bobby curiosity.... was it actually a fox game first??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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