Help needed prior to next vault update
Hi everyone....
The next vault update is not too far away, however, I've managed to source 9 unlisted titles, 11 titles which are MIA and a further 10 STP titles which seem to be pretty scarce.... If possible, I'd like to acquire these and get them quickly dumped and add include them when the vault is next updated...
However, my funds are running very very low at the moment, if anyone would like to donate (No matter how small the amount), or even purchase CD/DVD's, this will help me acquire these titles before they are snapped up by someone else who may not be as sympathetic to the preservation teams cause...
Thanks, Steve
http://tzxvault.retrogames.com
The next vault update is not too far away, however, I've managed to source 9 unlisted titles, 11 titles which are MIA and a further 10 STP titles which seem to be pretty scarce.... If possible, I'd like to acquire these and get them quickly dumped and add include them when the vault is next updated...
However, my funds are running very very low at the moment, if anyone would like to donate (No matter how small the amount), or even purchase CD/DVD's, this will help me acquire these titles before they are snapped up by someone else who may not be as sympathetic to the preservation teams cause...
Thanks, Steve
http://tzxvault.retrogames.com
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However more is needed obviously, so if you want the next vault update to be even better than it's currently standing, please buy a WIP tzx vault CD or make a donation...
Just to wet your appetite, the total number of new titles is currently standing at about 350, this includes about half a dozen Vic 20 and Amstrad dumps, about 20 C64 TAP images, the rest is Spectrum stuff.... There's still more to add, including over 140 +D/MGT disk images and a few more late submissions...
Steve
[ This Message was edited by: Gilby on 2004-07-22 09:28 ]
Let me just reitterate that we have spent an enormous amount of our own personal money and regrettably cannot afford to continue with the same driving force that we have in the last few years. There's just too many other factors that mean cutting back on retro spending (like families to feed) :o.
So all your donations are gratefully recieved, no matter how big or small, by way of money, unwanted software and hardware.
Cheers
The good news is that the titles have been put to one side, so they're secure, just a question of when they can be purchased and dumped.
Steve
PS Jon, I've now checked/sorted out the new disk images with the latest beta, everything looks fine!
Not got many Plus D titles to test here , although Geoff Wearmouth's borrowed me a whole stack of Outlet magazines (thanks Geoff!)
Once I've finished my device driver, I'll be converting these with it.
Jon.
So it should be easier to pursuade folks to dump their disks. It's been a tought running for +3 disks.
Wonder how many commercial disks here actually released ?:
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/sdp/opus.html
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/sdp/disciple.html
I'll update these pages as we go along.
Cheers
Andy
A donation would not be too much for such a great site !!
AB
I don't think we want them in EDSK format (according to those pages!) ;)
I've just calculated we're at the 50% mark after the 3 generous contributions received so far... The total for the 30 titles is ?120, making an average of ?4 per title. As you can see, it's not cheap to source titles for the MIA and STP projects, so contributions are still needed please.... :) This would bring the total for the upcoming update to 300+ titles...
Steve
Yep Jon, they're WIP pages :o. I haven't linked them to the SDP pages yet cos I need to update this info :).
We don't know if any fancy copy protections were used like with +3 disks.
Regards
Andy
Yep, there's also paypal and nochecx links on the STP/SDP pages, but the funds go to me rather than Steve :), though it all goes to preservation.
Eye, costs between ?5~?10 for a +3 disk, and it's bloody annoying to have bought one and find it's corrupt. On average I have to source 2-3 disks to get a SDP release. It's been very slow for SDP and either people don't have the disks or are VERY reluctant to loan me them ?
Many thanks to all for donations, present and past !!!!!
Best wishes
3 Cheers
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously though, hypothetically, if each of our visitors donated just ?1 or something we'd be able to resolve so many titles.
I believe the current source material we have our eyes on totals way over ?1,000.... yep that's right !!!
Remeber, even information to refine infoseek or to be able to dispel a MIA cos it wasn't released all helps.
Many thanks for your enthusiasm, it keeps us plodding on, there have been times when we've though, "gawd, how much longeer can we keep this up?", I'm talking mentally, physically and financially :o.
Best wishes
The number of titles unresolved still is truly colossal (1700+) and there are bound to be many many titles which are still unknown and unlisted. Thanks to the four recent donations I'm 50% towards buying the 30 titles I've sourced and reserved... As Andy said, if more people could contribute just a quid or so, then the vault updates would be bigger and more frequent I'm sure.
At the moment, there are loads of titles out there that could be purchased if more funds were available, it just takes longer when you have to wait till pay day to acquire them!!!
Steve
The line where you said about if everyone paid just one pound brings the truth home pretty quickly... it`s that apathy thing with people just not being arsed enough :(
I used to pay for things all the time with postal orders... would that do - don`t worry, it wouldn`t be for only a pound :)
Keep up the great work.
Whats a quid today Less than Half a pint !!!
with over 5000 games available - more than five games for a penny !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep up the good work lads!!
and by the way your right there are more games out there - some were preproduction - some never hit the market - I have a copy of one but are trying to contact the author now. Watch this space for preproduction copy of a classic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Ab
Steve
Damn I been up all night again (downloading A-Team episodes woooo)
This Retro things gotta stop ...
Confusion and Tron by Blaby sourced so that's only Defender to get then Blaby is completed... As you can see though, the scarce tapes fetch quite a bit, so please donate if you're considering it and help preserve some long lost gems...
Steve
would this increase the amount people donate?
[ This Message was edited by: pigdog on 2004-07-25 22:28 ]
Steve
48k Toolkit - Peker Computers
Cup And Bowl - Griffin
Kwikload 2 - Foraits Software
Learn To Read With Prof - ?
Odd One out - Griffin
Puncman - Chalksoft
Quiz Of Europe - Comptutor
Star Watcher - Brainpower
Word Finder - Bradway Software
Birds - Piper Books
Bouncing Berty & Eskimo Capers - Power SW
Fastword - Bruce Publishing
Hotline - Chalksoft
Junior Maths Pack - Micro Mart
Mental Arithmetic - Griffin
Monster Mine - Gem Software
Multi File - Interactive Software People ISP
Star Trucker - Computer Tutor
Starter Wordsplits - Sullis
Sunflower number Show - Macmillan
Donald's Alphabet Chase
Dynamic Graphics - Procomm
Fantastic American Football - Zeppelin
Make A Face - Spinnaker
Simple Business Accounts - Flowchart
Strike Attack - Micro Mart
Sub Hunter - Micro Mart
Time Sanctuary - MC Lothlorien
Time Traveller - Sullis
Wender Bender - Rankshigh Ltd
See anything there that I collect?
so my only point was that in order to get more people to donate then maybe there should be some sort of official line/process/indication of tapes bought by donation..maybe it won't make any difference and we will still have to beg...just a thought to try and make the donation thing more appealing..
what do people think?
thats all, i didn't bid on the blaby titles, maybe we are all on different sides!
cheers
[ This Message was edited by: pigdog on 2004-07-27 00:53 ]
There has been a recent spate of auctions where I tried to offload some stuff, but it's more work than it's worth I think, loads of titles don't even get any interest at 50p. I'm in the process of binning loads of dups cos I can't be arsed to flog them for buttons or put all the time of listing them, being charged them getting nothing to show for it.
Steve
and you are of course correct, more work for you mate, i know, i guess it might depend on the size of donation, but what we DO need to sort out is how we are going to purchase tapes that none of the preservation team want for there own collections, but that need dumping...none of us can afford to collect what we do want and still afford to pay for what we don't especially since the re-sale value is so small....
As and when you punt back this lot, assuming there all at least boxed with inlays. Let me know how much you want, and ill see wot i can do.
48k Toolkit - Peker Computers
Cup And Bowl - Griffin
Kwikload 2 - Foraits Software
Learn To Read With Prof - ?
Odd One out - Griffin
Puncman - Chalksoft
Quiz Of Europe - Comptutor
Star Watcher - Brainpower
Word Finder - Bradway Software
Birds - Piper Books
Bouncing Berty & Eskimo Capers - Power SW
Fastword - Bruce Publishing
Hotline - Chalksoft
Junior Maths Pack - Micro Mart
Mental Arithmetic - Griffin
Monster Mine - Gem Software
Multi File - Interactive Software People ISP
Star Trucker - Computer Tutor
Starter Wordsplits - Sullis
Sunflower number Show - Macmillan
Donald's Alphabet Chase
Dynamic Graphics - Procomm
Fantastic American Football - Zeppelin
Make A Face - Spinnaker
Simple Business Accounts - Flowchart
Strike Attack - Micro Mart
Sub Hunter - Micro Mart
Time Sanctuary - MC Lothlorien
Time Traveller - Sullis
Wender Bender - Rankshigh Ltd
Dave
If a lot like this came up for auction I am sure it would bring a good price. Dave and myself would be bidding against each other for starters.
I think most serious collectors end up buying single tapes or small lots to get single tapes we want as its more or less impossable to find a lot with more than a couple of titles you haven't already got. A single lot like the above would have every serious collector bidding because of the proportion of hard to find titles.
If this lot came up I might even sell one of my rarer tapes to finance the purchase. :)
Tony
Or Pick this Many is cool as well.
Cheery Bye
Dave
I took advantage of that free listing day as well as the previous free PayPal (which I don't recall them paying into my account !!! hmm...).
I listed most titles at a mere 15p~25p and I only sold a handful out of 60 tapes. It took me a while to photo, list, calculate p&p and of course test the tape (I do this for all my auctions where possible). I usually buy SDP and STP items, but the STP items aren't usually sort after and their resale value isn't worth the hassle :(. I keep all SDP disks I buy but resell duplicates as I often need to source more than one disk to be sure I get a good dump (so to speak). I keep 'em just in case a redump is in order, but I've also decided to collect them. I do have the intention to get rid of anything that I have on on tape that I have the disk version of. I also wanna get rid of some of my big box games cos they take up so much space and the missus is hassling me about it... bairns need the rooms for bedrooms etc :).
I've bought stuff from the retro sellers for ?5+ just to resolve some titles, the won't budge on discounts or loans or anything (but who can blame them ?), but the stinger is when you try and resell them, to get a measly 50p or something :(, what I'm trying to say is that we generally keep the titles and use them to trade.
I have a few titles I can't sell, but I've now got a few machines I can probably flog with a bundle of tapes to get rid of them.
Regards
Andy
[ This Message was edited by: Andrew Barker on 2004-07-28 10:57 ]