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Post by andycole on Oct 13, 2011 14:18:13 GMT 2
Here's the interview I referred to: G&W Creators are interviewed.As you're new here, I don't expect that you've read it. It's a damned good read. Andy
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Post by andycole on Oct 10, 2011 14:48:03 GMT 2
Very nice collection.
I can't remember the name of the little gold console, was it a gameboy micro?
Andy
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Post by andycole on Oct 10, 2011 14:44:07 GMT 2
I remember reading what the maximum number of individual LCD segments was in the interview of the Nintendo employees that was put online a year or so ago. The original PCB and LCD's were modified from calculator displays, so they only had a certain number of cells to work with. I think it was between 70 and 80, I can't remember exactly. But if you think of an 8-digit calculator with the maximum display of 8.8.8.8.8.8.8.8. then the number of cells would be 64. For a 10-digit calculator, it would be 80.
Remember that a character on the screen may be more than one segment, as their arms or legs will have different positions and each of those is an individually controlled segment. I don't see why you think it would be Rainshower, but I can't think of a better example at the moment.
Maybe Zelda? As it has the map? Greenhouse definitely has more than rainshower. Pinball ?
I think my money would be on Greenhouse.
Andy
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Post by andycole on Oct 7, 2011 15:05:35 GMT 2
I've never heard of this before, but I suppose it's understandable how it happens. After all, we know that these branded games just have their metal plates swapped. Everything else is the same. It's just that most of the 'branded' items we've seen before have been loose, so we never saw what boxes they had originally. If this bosch deal was France only, or international, they would have put them in the boxes originally designed for the destination country. Bosch is an international company, so there could be Videopoche versions, or CGL ones even.
I can't remember, have the other Bosch games had French writing below the buttons? If they all have, it might point to it being a French-only promotion. We may never know.
Andy
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Post by andycole on Oct 3, 2011 14:19:30 GMT 2
Hi
On some of the early widescreens, and all gold/silver games, they didn't have the little metal inserts in the ACL buttons, just a hole. So, this is quite normal. Check the serial number, it's probably quite early. Maybe one beginning with a zero?
Andy
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Post by andycole on Sept 13, 2011 17:33:31 GMT 2
Hee hee! Well, with the forum being as dead as it has been lately, a little bit of bickering might not be such a bad thing.... ;D No comment! I actually found it humourous that you were concerned about people whose mother tongue is not English, not being able to understand text speak like "dint" & "cud", meanwhile, I don't even know what those words mean!!! LOL! Well, that's exactly my point! If you struggle, then someone who uses English as a second language is not going to understand the sentence at all. By the way, those words are short for 'Could' and 'didn't' Andy
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Post by andycole on Sept 8, 2011 16:33:58 GMT 2
Wow, so DK3 has had 4 owners in less than a year!
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Post by andycole on Sept 8, 2011 16:30:15 GMT 2
OK, there's no need for anyone to start bickering. I think my request was appropriate and respectful.
Jason, your response, however, was un called for and excessive. Enough has been said, let's all just get along and enjoy the forum.
Andy.
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Post by andycole on Sept 7, 2011 14:22:01 GMT 2
aatifk, can you speak proper English on this forum, please, this ain't Facebook!
Many forum members do not speak English as their first language, so they aren't going to understand txt speak like 'dint' and 'cud'.
Andy
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Post by andycole on Aug 19, 2011 14:13:39 GMT 2
I think nowadays you could get a good condition one for about $150. That would probably value that game at half that, but like I said, some people may be desperate. Andy
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Post by andycole on Aug 17, 2011 13:18:47 GMT 2
Not to you and I, no. But to someone who is desperate for a MK-96, yes I once paid 450 pounds for a flagman that was in only fair condition, because it was the last game I needed. Andy
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Post by andycole on Aug 16, 2011 14:58:05 GMT 2
That game is in a right state and that is a hell of a lot of money for such an example, but....
There's always going to be several people on the lookout for a Donkey Kong Circus, yet I think very few people are interested in buying blisterpacks. And you don't need me to tell you that ebay needs 2 buyers to push up the price.
Andy
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Post by andycole on Aug 10, 2011 14:39:31 GMT 2
I don't see the point, personally. The purpose of the collection is to make complete any non-complete game you might purchase on your travels. In 10 years of collecting I don't think I had more than about 5 or 10 games which were missing parts. The amount you've listed there is complete overkill, unless you can get the whole lot very cheaply. Probably the most valuable items would be the boxes, as a boxed came can be worth a lot more than a loose one. Without having more details of the boxes, it's hard to put a value on the job lot but I wouldn't attach much value to the rest, purely due to the miniscule chance that you're ever going to need most of it.
Andy
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Post by andycole on Aug 10, 2011 14:31:22 GMT 2
Andy, Why would you say these are private deals? They sold via ebay, and the price is right there for all to see (as opposed to someone saying "I sold my PS RS for 5K" or something like that). At any rate, for what it's worth, these are the highest prices I've seen for G&W games sold via ebay. AC I thought that was obvious. The seller lists them as auctions, which where then pulled, and added again with high BIN prices. the auctions then ended a few minutes later. The seller was obviously offered a sum which he was happy with, but couldn't add the BIN to the original auctions as they had bid on them. So, he relisted and the deal was done. I don't think there's any other explanation for the sequence of events. Andy By the way, my definition of a 'private deal' for the purposes of this conversation is that a price is agreed between the seller and the buyer. Not necessarily a deal done outside ebay. This is why I don't think these belong on the list. I didn't write the rules for the list, but by the rules that have been set, they don't belong.
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Post by andycole on Aug 8, 2011 14:11:48 GMT 2
Wow, that is some SERIOUS money! I guess that these should go on to the 'most expensive items list', if they are not there already. Surely they must be the highest prices ever for a G&W? Andy AC, Yes, they do belong there, and they are indeed "SERIOUS money" as you suggested, but, they are not the highest prices ever paid for a G&W. AC Well, since I wrote that post I realised that the 'most expensive' thread excludes private deals, which these were, so they don't belong. Andy.
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