Ok, so the reason I thought MC was mail order only is because THATS WHAT IT SAYS ON THE WIKIPEDIA PAGE ABOUT HE GAME! Sniffle, I feel stooopid! But there were lots of late gen Duo games that were in fact mail order only. Also on WIki and gamefaqs, they list the release date of the game as a lot later then you guys says. Lastly, that's how I got all Radio Shack Turbo games, they ordered them for me ... never saw them carry any in store, but then I didn't buy Duo games before Xmas 92. And that's KINDA how I got my Beyond Shdaowgate. One EB had to get it from another EB out of state ...
Steve was pretty candid about lawyers being all over the place to make sure no "destroyed" copies slipped out. And howare oeple going to get those games AFTER they've been cushed buy a steam roller and smothered under dried concrete? Possible? Yes. ALso possible that an elephant can hang from a cliff with its tail tied to a daisy :-D (TY Oliver Stone!) Look at the part where he talks about smuggling the TV Tuner accidentally the very next day. I'm officially siding with "1600 copies destroyed" even though there's a once percent chance I'm wrong (kind of like debating the validity of those second print sapphires). Now, sure .. maybe the real physical number was 1598 or 1602 or something like that, BUT that's still pretty close.
Vestcoat, what magazine are those scans from? Steve seems to think MAYBE he has some official street date info, so fingers crossed as I hold my breath. We all know (at the very least) that several Duo titles were delayed, specifically the ones that had "Working" Delays written on them :-D
Zeta, I'll go find the link and send it to you. I found the article from 2006 I wrote last year, but it seems to have finally been removed (maybe for the best, for shame me) recently. I can at least find the thread when I am shredded. Speaking of which, I never did publish any video game journalism, but I've since published in several literary journals and presented at several academic conferences (almost wish it was the other way around)
Zeta, I also like your idea about removing fine print copyright info. If reprints were made, I'd want them to be the same to the naked eye, but something like that (obvious but requiring a magnifying glass) would be perfect.
Black TIger, what game did you work on? Or am I confusing info on the threads here?
Moderators - Can we get someone in to calm down the feud I've inadvertently started? I apologize for my role in fueling these barbed words.
More info from Steve as I receive it. Oh and please don't go flooding the man's email box! He's been really nice with the info so far. I don't want to go upsetting him.
