Re: Ebay crazyness

[Andy McFadden <fadden@fadden.com>]

Mark Percival <mark@syndicomm.com> wrote:
> I think that would be pretty close.  For the holy grail to me would be
> an original cassette version of Akalabeth that Garriott published on
> his own before selling it to California Pacific Computer.  However I
> believe he only made about a dozen copies.  Baring that the next best
> thing would be the first release of Akalabeth by CPC.  Even this is
> pretty rare.  It would be after this that I would list the original
> Ultima or 2nd CPC issue of Akalabeth on my holy grail list. :)

The trouble with Akalabeth is that it wasn't a very good game.  If it
weren't for Ultima I, Akalabeth would be forgotten.  That's why I put
the "first edition" Ultima I at the head of the list.

The flip side, of course, is that because Akalabeth wasn't very good it's
also less common.

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