Thorm EMI prototype carts?

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Thorm EMI prototype carts?

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Are they real? War Games and Porky's on the VIC 20?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COMMODORE-VIC-2 ... SwR5dXSWCT
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For the asking price I would expect to see video evidence of them working
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I asked for videos...
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Someone popped up here with a Tank Commander on cartridge about ten years ago. Not a push to suggest Computer War would be slated for cart as well at the time, and then dropped due to seeing the Vic20 market decrease and the cost of tapes being a lot cheaper.

Porkys for the Vic20 is complete unknown to me as well, so interested to see the video footage there.

He won't get the asking price mind you, the market for Vic20 protos is a tiny fraction of the 2600 market for example...
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Yes, I see tank commander and computer war are both available at zimmers, so not really worth much.

http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/ ... FILES.html

http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/vic20/roms/8k/
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Only an idiot will bid on these "untested" cartridges, can't really understand why he even put this auction up without testing...
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He said he will try to get a VIC 20 in order to make videos...
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beamrider wrote:Yes, I see tank commander and computer war are both available at zimmers, so not really worth much.
Well, genuine prototypes including a genuine Porky's is worth a bit... I guess something between $500 to $1000 for the lot.
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Still on sale (20 hours left), at the same very high price. News about videos of Porky's cart in action?
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without a video of it working, he has no chance. Anyone could have written a hand made label saying Porkies and stuck it on an old cart.
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This si true, he should offer up a rom dump. I know he says he is waiting on a vic 20, bit for that kind of money he can buy a vic for $40 or less....
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dragos wrote:This si true, he should offer up a rom dump. I know he says he is waiting on a vic 20, bit for that kind of money he can buy a vic for $40 or less....
Yeah man, I totally agree. Plus, for an "80skidgeek," you would think he would have a vic-20 sitting around.
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Looks like someone (not me) finally took a shot and bought this lot on eBay, so maybe we'll see if the Porky's prototype is real.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/222132417178
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Too bad buyers are anonymous...
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With a handwritten, not looking like the other labels, the chance this is the real del is kind of low... but I hope it is.
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