I may be reaching here, or be stepping out of the normal lines for this
list but with all of the talk on the new game BT is releasing... I kind of
want to pick up a TG+CD or TurboDuo to replace mine that was swiped in my
move. Playing Dracula X again in its origainl format would be awesome...
supporting the devs still making these would be awesome too. Granted, Ill
probably pick up a copy of HNB regardless :-D
Anyone have a good lead on a decent console and Dracula X game? I suppose
I'd need the 3.0 Card too. Thanks folks!
Jasen
On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Seavey <xxxxxx@optonline.net> wrote:
> I would imagine something like that would have a "minimum order" too,
> just like the SCD runs do. I wonder what that minimum would be, how much
> prototypes would cost for testing, etc etc. As cool as it would be, what
> I've come to realize in talking with some folks recently is that there are
> too few people who "support developers" and buy games at full price or
> games they like the concept of but have no realistic time/chance of
> actually playing. Most folks wait for a sale at Walmart or simply pass up
> anything but Madden and Call of Duty. Given the cost of HuCard type
> production, which I'm guessing is high, and taking into account the size of
> the audience - then factor in how many people would actually buy a TG16
> game for $60+ (especially if they already bought the SCD version) and you
> have a losing scenario financially.
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> I think it would be super-cool to see it done, but I don't know that even
> on this list we could gather enough support to make it practical, and those
> on this list are the most hard-core fans J
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> What about those HuCards that allow you to put a bunch of ROMs on one
> card? I picked mine up when a lister years ago made a bulk order. As I
> don't have many ROMs I don't use it much but something like that would let
> you play a game on an Express if it were in HuCard size/format without the
> expense of producing them as an official HuCard title.
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> @BT - music aside, could the game code fit into a HuCard-sized ROM that
> would work in a setup like this? I don't know how you'd make money on that
> yet but I'm just curious if it is technically possible?
>
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> Matt (aka Landis)
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> *From:* xxxxxx@gmail.com [mailto:xxxxxx@gmail.com] *On Behalf Of *bt
> garner
> *Sent:* Sunday, September 07, 2014 6:49 PM
> *To:* xxxxxx@link.st
> *Subject:* Fwd: [Turbo-List] Hypernova Blast Shipped
>
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> Well, I think it boils down to simple economics. Look at the 2 most
> recent PCE releases. Atlantean was recently released on a custom built
> HuCard format, price is $60. HNB on SCD sells for half that. Now think
> about hardware, how many TG-16s and Duos are out there that are still
> functioning (and hooked up)? Those are the only machines that can play a
> HuCard game. Whereas an SCD can be played in any emulator or Duo (yeah, I
> know, no TG-16s for that). Then you have the piracy issue. If you
> released a PCE game on a format that could easily be uploaded, it will be
> uploaded (I have no doubt that HNB will be uploaded at some point too).
>
> I am not saying it can't happen, but it just seems very unlikely that
> anyone would invest the time needed for a PCE release, then do what they
> can to not be able to recover the costs (and by costs I mean the costs of
> the product, that is not including the development costs).
>
> -bt
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> On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Steve <xxxxxx@craftsathome.net> wrote:
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> I understand the ease and utility of using CD as a distribution medium,
> and also the flexibility in background music that a CD affords to a game.
> However, in these days of micro/mini SD cards, would it be "worth it" to
> distribute games on some kind of pseudo-Hucards with an SD card baked in? I
> would love to play new games on my Express as well as my Duo.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Sent from my Intellivision keyboard component.
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> > On Sep 7, 2014, at 3:14 PM, bt garner <xxxxxx@mindrec.com> wrote:
> >
> > Yo guys - the first batch of HNB CDs
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