Author Topic: I Purchased Sapphire! (Read 7522 times)

Fudoh · « **Reply #45 on:** June 30, 2005, 11:03:54 AM »

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Did it come via DHL?! God I hope they left mine on the doorstep!!!

All games have been sent registered, so there shouldn't be any "doorstep" dropfoffs. You'll need to sign for it.

zborgerd · « **Reply #46 on:** July 01, 2005, 03:22:16 AM »

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Quote from: "Nemo"
I got mine today, it's definitely an amazing replication, too bad I won't be able to play it till I get my Duo-R back.

Post Office left me a note to pick it up tomorrow morning.
So happy that my copy is here, well, almost

Too bad that my Duo is in the box and I don't know where it is since I'm moving to a new apartment....damn....

I also got a note from the post office. I'm going to try to pick it up today.

pixeljunkie · « **Reply #47 on:** July 01, 2005, 04:12:18 AM »

holding mine in my hands right now!

Love it, nobody should worry about these hurting the actual collector's market for the authentic one though...in my opinion its obvious these are "alternative" [but I come from a printing background]. VERY PLEASED though. Gonna' look great with my other games. Can't wait to get home and play it!!!! Thanks again!!!!

torgo · « **Reply #48 on:** July 01, 2005, 05:00:21 AM »

I hate waiting

I loved this game when I played it before, so this is truly a great find. I'm so jazzed-up about this that I hooked the Duo back up last night, and I got the new version of MagicEngine setup on my PC.

This is gonna rule!!!!

akamichi · « **Reply #49 on:** July 01, 2005, 06:41:04 AM »

I got a registered mail today and it turned out to be some forms from my company! What a freaking let down!

That about ruined my day.

Oh well. At least now I know people have been getting them so mine should be arriving soon I hope.

Black Tiger · « **Reply #50 on:** July 01, 2005, 09:37:46 AM »

Quote from: "pixeljunkie"

holding mine in my hands right now!

Love it, nobody should worry about these hurting the actual collector's market for the authentic one though...in my opinion its obvious these are "alternative" [but I come from a printing background]. VERY PLEASED though. Gonna' look great with my other games. Can't wait to get home and play it!!!! Thanks again!!!!

Well, if they're even close to Ever Anime/Son May(or whatever)/HK soundtracks quality I'll be very happy.

zborgerd · « **Reply #51 on:** July 01, 2005, 10:16:49 AM »

Just got mine from the post office. These are excellent quality. I'd almost be willing to say that they are originals or pre-production samples... BUT...

I did some research, and found that they were mastered by a company in Europe called "CARE4DATA", who was recently purchased by ECFgroup/Mediamotion.

http://www.care4data.ch/index2.php
http://www.ecfgroup.nl/domains/default/pages/content.asp?content=12760000000231_0_10000000001651&basicsiteid=27

Apparently, someone near Zurich has been having these things manufactured. It's certainly intriguing, to say the least.

My guess is that someone got ahold of the original data. I'm sure that scanners exist to replicate this stuff pretty well, but someone worked hard to make this as convincing as possible. The dead giveaway is the CD itself. It is certainly not mastered in Japan and ring in the center is unique. I've never seen a PCE game with one.

pixeljunkie · « **Reply #52 on:** July 01, 2005, 10:30:35 AM »

VERY interesting. I also noticed the "care4data" on the bottom ring. Almost looked it up too. The stuff is offset printed to be sure...obviously taken from scans of the original given the hit that the print quality takes when compared to an original. So, if these are coming out of Switzerland...then they are different from the Asian bootlegs well documented on the net??? Seems likely these are a new NEW batch then.

zborgerd · « **Reply #53 on:** July 01, 2005, 10:33:45 AM »

Quote from: "pixeljunkie"

VERY interesting. I also noticed the "care4data" on the bottom ring. Almost looked it up too. The stuff is offset printed to be sure...obviously taken from scans of the original given the hit that the print quality takes when compared to an original. So, if these are coming out of Switzerland...then they are different from the Asian bootlegs well documented on the net??? Seems likely these are a new NEW batch then.

Certainly very possible. We're entering an age were high quality bootlegs are very easy to produce with modern equipment that can be purchased or rented by anyone. I suspect we'll see a lot more bootleg games in the future, from all sorts of places around the world.

Fudoh · « **Reply #54 on:** July 01, 2005, 10:42:10 AM »

Switzerland has a strong PCE community, unfortunately most of them french speaking, so at least ouf of my "range".

I'm not sure if this swiss link above really fits. care4data Benelux on the other hand sure seems like a giant cd/dvd reproduction facilty (care4data.be). Even if produced in Switzerland I've never before seen any being offerend from this side (Switzerland). Distributing them in Japan must have been no. 1 priority - with shops paying up to 30.000 yen for used ones in Tokyo not a bad idea.

I've seen people buying copies all over the years from japanese stores and it's always been either the "very original" or these ones. Also the article on this british videogame site from 2002 (also posted above) refers definitely to these (since I at least know who they got theirs from).

Well, nevertheless, I hope you feel good about these and don't feel ripped off at this pricing !!

pixeljunkie · « **Reply #55 on:** July 01, 2005, 10:51:46 AM »

Quote from: "Fudoh"

Well, nevertheless, I hope you feel good about these and don't feel ripped off at this pricing !!

Not in the least...VERY PLEASED

thanks again!

zborgerd · « **Reply #56 on:** July 01, 2005, 11:11:38 AM »

Quote from: "Fudoh"

Switzerland has a strong PCE community, unfortunately most of them french speaking, so at least ouf of my "range".

I'm not sure if this swiss link above really fits. care4data Benelux on the other hand sure seems like a giant cd/dvd reproduction facilty (care4data.be). Even if produced in Switzerland I've never before seen any being offerend from this side (Switzerland). Distributing them in Japan must have been no. 1 priority - with shops paying up to 30.000 yen for used ones in Tokyo not a bad idea.

I've seen people buying copies all over the years from japanese stores and it's always been either the "very original" or these ones. Also the article on this british videogame site from 2002 (also posted above) refers definitely to these (since I at least know who they got theirs from).

Well, nevertheless, I hope you feel good about these and don't feel ripped off at this pricing !!

I'm very pleased with this game. I think that we all knew perfectly what to expect and it's exceeded my expections.

One of the reasons I purchased it is simply because the mystery behind this version of the game really peaked my couriosity. Plus, I finally get to use that brand new Arcade Card Pro.

I just played the first few stages of the game, and it's VERY fun. Reminds me of a blend of Soldier Blade and Lords of Thunder. In fact, since the music was done by the same group (T's Music, I think) it's almost like hearing "Lords of Thunder Part 2".

In that sense, it's like a blend of two of the best PCE shooters ever made.

Thanks for the great item and very prompt shipping!

Paladin · « **Reply #57 on:** July 01, 2005, 01:41:11 PM »

Now I can't wait to get mine. My Arcade card Duo needs to see some use, and this should fit the bill nicely. I assume they work fine in a Duo since I haven't heard otherwise. Once I get it I'm dropping everything that day to play it, even if I have to call off work to do so.

pixeljunkie · « **Reply #58 on:** July 02, 2005, 04:57:59 AM »

so it begins...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4315&item=8202768374&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

at least its only buy-it-now.

Still waiting for the first jackass to try and pass one off.

Leroy · « **Reply #59 on:** July 02, 2005, 07:15:43 AM »

I hope I can get one still.

I emailed Fudoh, if he's out I'll try the new eBay auction.

Author Topic: I Purchased Sapphire! (Read 7522 times)

Leroy