Fake Games

[guyjin]

 

[nat]

FINALLY got my Sapphire- well after a month of when he mailed it. 

Told you not to worry.

Shipping from Europe is excruciatingly slow. I try to avoid it whenever possible, and when I do, I always prepare myself for a 6-8 week wait. If it comes sooner I'm happy.

[Sinistron]

Who did you say this seller was that was about to have an extra sapphire in stock?  :-"

You and Sinistron should get together and cut out the middleman and extra shipping (the original dude should still get paid, obviously).

I guess that's possible- though let's wait and see if I actually receive the second game- I wouldn't be holding my breath waiting for it.  Then Guyjin would have to pay him- and he'd give me the ok- and I'd send it to Guyjin.  Quite the ops, eh?  Not really I guess lol.

[Sinistron]

FINALLY got my Sapphire- well after a month of when he mailed it. 

Told you not to worry.

You did- and the wait was worth it in this case IMO.

[guyjin]

Who did you say this seller was that was about to have an extra sapphire in stock?  :-"

You and Sinistron should get together and cut out the middleman and extra shipping (the original dude should still get paid, obviously).

I guess that's possible- though let's wait and see if I actually receive the second game- I wouldn't be holding my breath waiting for it.  Then Guyjin would have to pay him- and he'd give me the ok- and I'd send it to Guyjin.  Quite the ops, eh?  Not really I guess lol.

I've emailed him about it, let's see what his opinion on it is...

[Sinistron]

Well if he's game I'm game.  But like I said- We may be waiting a few weeks for the game to arrive if he indeed sent it.  You may want to e-mail him back- and tell him that it was purchased by a Susan Ross (my girlfriend) and was sent to NY.  Confirm with him that it is one of the unopened ones- maybe the day he sent it (he told us he shipped the second one out January 3rd) and that obviously you'd be paying strictly for the game- not the s&h (this is obvious I know)- and that you'd pay him once I received the game- not before.

[nat]

FINALLY got my Sapphire- well after a month of when he mailed it. 

Told you not to worry.

You did- and the wait was worth it in this case IMO.

it was, wasn't it?

Sapphire is my favorite shooter on the system. Yup, #1. The game is the "perfect" shooter on so many levels: audio, visual, gameplay. I personally like the soundtrack BETTER than the Lords soundtrack.

I believe this "boot" is actually a good, viable way for people to get a chance to enjoy a wonderful game that would otherwise be out of reach/out of budget for many. Just don't tell Tatsujin I said that, or he'll flip his lid on me.

[Sinistron]

This is true.  If it wasn't for the comparison pages- I'd have never guessed it was a bootleg.  Looks and plays like a brand spanking new Pc-engine arcade card CD to me.

[Necromancer]

I, too, am loving my Sapphire bootleg.  The only bad part of the game is the weapon sound effects - red is ok, but blue and green are f*cking atrocious and can make your ears bleed.

If it wasn't for the comparison pages- I'd have never guessed it was a bootleg.

Agreed - it's very well done.  The only thing that's really suspicious looking is the over-sized inner ring.

[guyjin]

Hi,

I told Susan (his girlfriend) that he could keep the 2nd copy
for free, so just ask her (or her friend).

If you want to play it fair, you could paypal me a small amount
for it though ($25 ?)

Thanks
Tobias

 

[Sinistron]

Damn I'm hearing it here first!

OK- so what's the fair play here guys? 

Let's vote on it.  I'm all ears.

[nat]

Wait until it shows up before comitting to anything.

When it shows up, guyjin Paypals that guy the $25. guyjin also Paypals Sinistron the small fee for Sinistron to ship it to him.

guyjin comes out a winner, scoring probably the best deal ever on these reprints. Even better than the deal I got when I snatched one up way back when they were $40 shipped (isn't he asking like $50-$65 now or something?).

Bottom line though is wait until the second copy shows up before making any move on this.

[Sinistron]

Right.  The wait is on.  If- say- the second game does arrive- Sinistron can also accept instead of paypal charge for s&h perhaps a cheap hucard- preferably a loose american deep blue, china warrior, or victory run- or any other inexpensive card not in Sinistron's collection that would not pain Guyjin to part with? 

Another thing is- I may possibly be moving in the next couple of weeks- if the game still hasn't arrived by then then it will eventually have to be rerouted to my new address- same neighborhood.

Nat- that move may financially hamper me moving on the tap & cable for that tap mod this week- if so then perhaps you could afford me a little more time on the ok for modding.

Moving (if the guy we interviewed with likes us enough) because of new noisy ass upstairs neighbors- and because 1050 a month (we moved in at 850 a month 4 years ago) is waaay too much for a one bedroom.  We'd rather go with a two bedroom for 1400.  Ouch.  However there will be sanity- and a washer and drier- and room for my turbo and the Imac I'm ready to buy.

[guyjin]

I think I'm going to pee my pants waiting! 

I will definitely pay Sinistron more than just shipping, though 

[nat]

Nat- that move may financially hamper me moving on the tap & cable for that tap mod this week- if so then perhaps you could afford me a little more time on the ok for modding.

I'll be here, whenever you're ready.