Well, some topics seem to get off ‘topic’ lately, and get into a discussion of repros and the process…what we are doing next ect.

I thought it might be a good idea to post stuff on this thread..organize it a bit.

Maybe make other threads that deal with cart shells or if we have a viable connector ect.

Now…where are we atm with reproductions

Well let’s see

I’m planning on sending out the free carts still. Need to get the labels..I’m going to send out 70 carts it looks like.

People that get a free cart can order the packaging at tusks website. The packaging has a small hold up on the hint-book. We’re not sure how much it will cost yet..depends on how many pages the instructions and hintbook has…Poster looks really sweet..morintari did the artwork for the poster and hintbook ect..

For people that want to buy one CIB…we will offer a few CIB (25?) (should the labels be the same?) Funny thing happened. After I released the rom..I stopped getting emails about copy-write stuff.

Blox will be released soonish..we’re going to do a small release at first (25) to make sure there is interest. Blox 2 isn’t going to be done yet..small issue with the save function.

Fastball: remastered still looks like it’s a go. Most of thunderstrucks changes that he has planned has been coded..But the job of coding 50 + levels might take a bit.

We’re going to do a small resupply of the boundhigh/space pinball carts in tusks store (25 of each). This will be the last resupply planned for a bit..so we can get other games done. So, if you haven’t gotten one..order them now (will be a few weeks til we get the new carts in)

After that..nothings been decided.

If we do an english version of gundam..prices will be higher. Richard has to make it have sram..so production costs on his side will be higher. I can prob get the batteries pretty cheap on my side..and install them in the USA.

Other ideas…english version of space squash (if it gets fully translated). I think this is a much better game (fun) to play then gundam. But, you really NEED the translation of gundam to play it..while space squash you can just pick up and play. So, not sure on which one I’d like done first…but I’d like both done.

Homebrews ? Should we split the more ‘commercial’ releases with homebrew releases ? I guess we’ll have to see how well blox does.

Fishbones…

gamehero…

Soviet Union collection…maybe horvat can combine his roms into one ‘collection’..if he wants to..we can do a release with that…

Virtual Chris came out with a bunch of games..maybe a collection ? have to see the interest

Anyway..just wanted to update people on where we are at.

Also, 3 kinda small points I want to make..might seem small..but I want to get it out there before any potential problems happen…

1st. My thoughts might not be Tusk’s or Mindstorm’s…so if I posts my thoughts here..please don’t take it as their thoughts 🙂 Just cuz I say something here..doesn’t make it ‘official’ stuff.

2nd. You can post want you want to see done..but even if we get 20 posts saying ‘we want gundam’..don’t be upset if squash or something else is done first. Maybe we can get to the point that we have a vote on which game comes out next…but we aren’t there yet. We might not have the chips for a certain game..or the manual might not be done ect.

3rd. If I talk about games about to come out..or plans for future games..doesn’t mean we’re doing pre-order’s 🙂 It would be helpful to know how many people are wanting to buy a game..but I don’t think we’ll be taking money ahead of time yet. That first bound high thing was a bit of a mess. Tusk had the packaging..then all of a sudden we could do CIB’s..but people didn’t seem to understand the time it took to get the connectors send them off to mindstorm..get them back..put the carts together ect. If we do any type of pre-ordering thingy..I think Tusk will post on another thread or something.

-Bigmak

[Lopingg]

Sorry for bringing an old thread back from the dead, but I find it appropriate to continue the discussion here, unless the main discussion has moved elsewhere.

Simply put, I’m curious about the current repro situation. Just as a disclaimer, this is in no way criticism or impatience of any kind. I vastly appreciate the effort put behind every release regardless of it happening once a few years or not at all anymore.

I’ve heard something about a coming end of raw materials, which is sadly understandable. Are there any plans on future repro releases or has it come to an indefinite halt after Fishbone?

I check the front page and Tusk’s shop regularly as a preventive measure from missing out on any eventual announcements being made elsewhere. Every new release helps breathing new life into this system and as a gamer/collector nothing is more exciting than a physical homebrew/prototype/unreleased game for this system. Personally I find no interest in the translation repros, but the initiative is golden either way.

That’s it I think. Partly appreciation, partly curiousness about the state of the repro situation.

Even though I seldom post, I’m profoundly grateful for this community, so keep it awesome.

• This reply was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by Lopingg.

lopingg wrote:
Are there any plans on future repro releases or has it come to an indefinite halt after Fishbone?

I’m not involved in making the repos but I was wondering what games you would like to see being released? Most homebrews and prototypes have been done.

The only thing I can think of is a translated Virtual Fishing. However, that one is not fully translated yet (because I’m a lazy bastard). Also, it is a horrible game.

Well I have no new games in mind. Just wanted an update on the matter and if the planned list of new games have been worked through at the moment then that’s as good as anything. Dragon Hopper would be a grail of sorts. I’ll keep dreaming for the ROM to surface. 🙂

Additionally, I don’t know how much insight you have in the code or if you’re working more graphically, but you don’t happen to have any info on the requirements for cathing all the fishes in Virtual Fishing (or if some are glitched)? I’ve managed to complete every single VB-game except for that one, fishing for hours and in many different ways, but the game still only cycles between the same few fishes, with many of them never even being seen no matter what I do. I can’t seem to find any info on the matter either. It’s such a stale game indeed, but this has always bugged me.

thunderstruck wrote:

lopingg wrote:
Are there any plans on future repro releases or has it come to an indefinite halt after Fishbone?

I’m not involved in making the repos but I was wondering what games you would like to see being released? Most homebrews and prototypes have been done.

The only thing I can think of is a translated Virtual Fishing. However, that one is not fully translated yet (because I’m a lazy bastard). Also, it is a horrible game.

I would LOVE if you made the next act for snatcher. The first act was so good. I had never played that game before your port and it was awesome! I’d love to see how the story continues.

adler_0 wrote:
I would LOVE if you made the next act for snatcher. The first act was so good. I had never played that game before your port and it was awesome! I’d love to see how the story continues.

Yeah, I really need to get back to it. It’s been almost a year.