Re: Unhappy with LemminGS price

["Charles T. Turley" <cturley@wco.com>]

Here's my 2 cents worth on all this about having to buy Convert 3200, in 
order to be able to get Lemmings GS. I can certainly understand the 
logic and reasoning behind such. First, JB, just buy the Convert 3200 
program for $20 (I think that's the price) plus S & H, etc. and then you 
can buy Lemmings GS from Joe and Brutal Deluxe. 

It's the only way you can get it legally anyway. That's a total cost to 
you of $23 - plus the S & H charges.  Both software titles are worth 
every penny of the cost.

I think everybody must realize that Joe wants to make money for his 
efforts with both programs and Brutal Deluxe really isn't too concerned 
with making any money from the Lemmings GS program at all. BD and Joe 
should make money from the Convert 3200 program- it's a very good 
graphics conversion program for the price.

I tried to buy it from Joe - when it was first discussed and offered for 
sale last year, but he refused to sell it to me. Then Olivier Z (the 
co-author of BD) sent it to me for free. So, what class do I fit in with 
respect to being able to buy or obtain the Lemmings GS disks set game - 
legally? None, that's what class I fit into. I didn't and couldn't buy 
Convert 3200. I got it sent to me for free from the author. Thus, I'm 
not a registered owner, so I can't get Lemmings GS legally.

Olivier Z. already posted on this newsgroup in one of our old and famous
flamewars - that I was no one and he wasn't going to allow me to have 
the Lemming GS disk set game, when it's released. Now, I neither have 
any usable need of it. Nor do I have the time or desire to play games on 
the computer anyway. Non-the-less, it would be nice to have it - just to 
have it to add to my IIGS games collection! With respect to the Lemmings
GS disk set game - if I can't obtain it legally, then I don't want it - 
period!

At least you have the option of buying 3200 Convert and then ordering 
the Lemmings GS disks set game - for the simple cost of $3 - S & H plus 
disks expenses. IMO - that's certainly not to much of a price to have to 
pay. After all, Lemmings on the Mac or PC platform would cost you more 
than both software titles; Convert 3200 and  would for the IIGS. And, if 
you don't want or need the Convert 3200 program then resell it for 
half-price to somebody in the marketplace or give it to some needy IIGS 
user that can't afford to buy it but, could use it.

Cheers, 
Tom