Can someone enlighten me on Implode and Meteor Blaster DX?

[Duo_R]

Without Mindrecs blessing wouldn't that be kinda piracy?

[TheClash603]

Without Mindrecs blessing wouldn't that be kinda piracy?

My post implied we were asking them for their blessing and they would get all the pressed CDs.

The benefit would be mutual.  The community would get pressed discs and they would get a bunch of free pressed discs to make money off of in the future.  The could probably number 100 of them and people would go nuts to get a numbered reprint  That alone is $2,000 at $20 a pop, which more than makes up for the cost.

Dibs on #1, cause it was my idea

[vestcoat]

I asked if they might do a Meteor Blaster re-press in April of last year and BT said they had no plans to, but asking if they'd be willing to allow a kickstarter and see what happens is a good idea.

Now that I look at the email, he also mentioned that MB "sold out" after five years, which would explain why it's no longer in the store. They probably only have a few copies left, if anyone else is interested.

Yeah that Meteor Blaster killed my other Duo and got the eye stuck. Not cool at all, so Meteor Blaster is long overdue to get a proper printing.

Ditto. After pushing my lens back into place I began to experience audio dropouts and longer load times and had to get a new lens. I'd recommend no one try to play Meteor Blaster in a black Duo.

[BigusSchmuck]

I like this idea ALOT. I would be more than willing to put in a $20 donation for a pressed copy of Meteor Blaster or for that matter bootleg pressed games that are rare and expensive like Beyond Shadowgate as mentioned in another thread. This would be a good place to start on something like this, as I'm pretty sure we have well over 100 members on this forum although I'm not sure we have 100 active members though...

[nodtveidt]

All MindRec would have to do is run the project files through OldMan's autocue utility and I bet MBDX would be ready to press... though if I were them, I'd spruce the game up a bit... time's passed, and the bar for homebrew has been decidedly raised.

[nodtveidt]

I just caught up with Bt on IRC... he says he's not saying no to the idea, and that a kickstarter or indiegogo campaign is probably the best way to go about this. It will most certainly gauge interest.

[DragonmasterDan]

I just caught up with Bt on IRC... he says he's not saying no to the idea, and that a kickstarter or indiegogo campaign is probably the best way to go about this. It will most certainly gauge interest.

Did he give any indication of the amount of money needed to "kickstart" it?

[nodtveidt]

He didn't really say, but I would assume enough to have it pressed... that way, there's no out-of-pocket expense to him, and the game gets a proper release for those who've invested in it. He said that he was swimming in CDRs from the last attempt, so that really put a damper on things. However, we were talking about minimum orders and whatnot, and he seems to be curious for more info so this is a good sign.

[DragonmasterDan]

He didn't really say, but I would assume enough to have it pressed... that way, there's no out-of-pocket expense to him, and the game gets a proper release for those who've invested in it. He said that he was swimming in CDRs from the last attempt, so that really put a damper on things. However, we were talking about minimum orders and whatnot, and he seems to be curious for more info so this is a good sign.

Do you mind my asking what it cost to have MSR printed, so we have a good idea of what to expect for Meteor Blaster?

[jperryss]

He didn't really say, but I would assume enough to have it pressed... that way, there's no out-of-pocket expense to him, and the game gets a proper release for those who've invested in it. He said that he was swimming in CDRs from the last attempt, so that really put a damper on things. However, we were talking about minimum orders and whatnot, and he seems to be curious for more info so this is a good sign.

Do you mind my asking what it cost to have MSR printed, so we have a good idea of what to expect for Meteor Blaster?

Aren't some folks already looking into pressing discs in the 'Making some OMG RAER bootlegs' thread?

[Gogan]

I'd be down with an actual pressing too. I'm not about to risk f*ckin up my duo on a cdr!

Do you mind my asking what it cost to have MSR printed, so we have a good idea of what to expect for Meteor Blaster?

While I can't speak for MS, I just got some pressed music discs, with full color, 6 panel inlays. Really professional. We bought 1000, and paid ~$2000 for the pressing. Not sure if it's more expensive to do data discs, but I'd imagine not. This was through DiscMakers btw

[hoobs88]

As far as I know, Bt left the PCE scene behind long ago... so convincing him to have MBDX done up properly is probably a pipe dream. I offered to help with it a couple of years back but pretty much just got the brush-off. I can try talking to Fragmare about it though, but no promises.

I thought Fragmare and BT Garner were the same person.

[Necromancer]

From NationWide Disc's online quote thingy it's $719 for 300 discs with full color disc, jewel case, and full color tray and four panel insert (or $809 for 500 or $869 for 1000), and figure another $100 or so for shipping.

If BT doesn't have the time (or doesn't want to devote the time) to package, label, and ship games out, I'd be willing to take care of it for him.  It'd go well with the booties and save people a couple bucks on shipping.

[Bernie]

Im game for whenever a decision is made. 

[Gogan]

From NationWide Disc's online quote thingy it's $719 for 300 discs with full color disc, jewel case, and full color tray and four panel insert (or $809 for 500 or $869 for 1000), and figure another $100 or so for shipping.

That sounds bout right. I was including bar code/retail spine/wrap (which I'm sure wouldn't be necessary) and shipping.