Re: Good 'ole Ware

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Jim Cullen writes ...
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> Let's say Electronic Arts puts out a retro package....a CD with emulator disk
> images of titles such as Archon...Realm of Impossibility...Lords of
> Conquest...etc..with disk images for C64, Apple II, Atari 800 emulators.  The
> booklet could contain pictures of the original packaging along with program
> history..etc.  I think this kind of thing could sell.  You could even
> transfer the images back to 5 1/4 disk if you want....you would be owning a
> legitimate copy anyhow.  It would be a nice piece of gaming  and computing
> history.

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     The packaging and documentation are a genuine attraction; they are,
also, expensive to produce. Of course, you do save a lot by putting
several games in a single box (like Infocom's Lost Treasures); and, even
better, you reduce store shelf space. One problem you will run into is
that someone is sure to ask: "Why not just release straight for-PC
(non-emulator) versions and get access to a much larger market?" 




Rubywand