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Thorm EMI prototype carts?

Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 12:58 am
by softensive
Are they real? War Games and Porky's on the VIC 20?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COMMODORE-VIC-2 ... SwR5dXSWCT

Re: Thorm EMI prototype carts?

Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 2:28 am
by beamrider
For the asking price I would expect to see video evidence of them working

Re: Thorm EMI prototype carts?

Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 3:27 am
by softensive
I asked for videos...

Re: Thorm EMI prototype carts?

Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 5:59 am
by Mayhem
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...

Re: Thorm EMI prototype carts?

Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 8:05 am
by beamrider
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/

Re: Thorm EMI prototype carts?

Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 1:04 pm
by joshuadenmark
Only an idiot will bid on these "untested" cartridges, can't really understand why he even put this auction up without testing...

Re: Thorm EMI prototype carts?

Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 1:42 am
by softensive
He said he will try to get a VIC 20 in order to make videos...

Re: Thorm EMI prototype carts?

Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 1:44 am
by softensive
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.

Re: Thorm EMI prototype carts?

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 5:36 am
by orion70
Still on sale (20 hours left), at the same very high price. News about videos of Porky's cart in action?

Re: Thorm EMI prototype carts?

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:23 am
by beamrider
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.

Re: Thorm EMI prototype carts?

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 9:41 am
by dragos
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....

Re: Thorm EMI prototype carts?

Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 1:37 pm
by tonyrocks
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.

Re: Thorm EMI prototype carts?

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:41 pm
by r.cade
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

Re: Thorm EMI prototype carts?

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 2:22 am
by orion70
Too bad buyers are anonymous...

Re: Thorm EMI prototype carts?

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 3:21 am
by joshuadenmark
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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