Gentlemen,
The last time I posted to a thread here on this particular topic, I took the time to write very clearly, I made valid points, and I replied to any intelligent questions that resulted from it.
Despite this professionalism, I was slammed by the "masses" which resulted in nothing having been accomplished.
I am stating this because I want those who read this post to think before they reply. Too many people here are soley here for the drama, to cause problems, and to add fuel to the fires. I do not have the time nor the patience to reply to each and every single question or accusation. And I CERTAINLY do not have the interest in constantly having to re-post my points. In fact most of what I will say here and now has already been said by myself in several previous posts that I made. Proving my point that nobody who replies ever really reads what I say, they merely enjoy causing trouble. Hell, check the history if you don't believe me.
With that said...here I go again...
1) Yes, the value of say a Metal Slug One home cart is not affected by the fact that the MVS cart can be had for $75, nor that the roms (played on an emulator) can be had for free. The value of a proto however is completely different! Its value is not "elevated" due to its "condition, box, cart sticker, manual, etc." because those items do not exist! Comparing the two is completely incorrect. Picture a loose label-less metal slug one mvs cartridge...what is that worth? $50? Would you pay $1,000 for one? How about $2,000? etc. Of course not! You would be a MORON to do so because the game is "AVAILABLE". Once the game is available, not even the freakiest of collectors will pay those kinds of figures for a "generic" cartridge.
2) The argument that "Billy says Ghostlop is a great game ONLY because it cost so much" also has no foundation. I own the entire neo-geo collection; every single neo-geo released game and some protos. I have no reason to lie. If the game sucked, I would say so. Keep in mind that I also did not say that it is "the best puzzle game ever on the neo!" Because I do not feel that way. I still think that Puzzled & Bust-A-Move are the best ones. I said what I thought, nothing more, nothing less and nothing influenced by a personal bias.
3) For the LAST time, I am NOT a hypocrite. Acquiring a game which nobody else has comes with the most important benefit of all..."leverage". I (we) need this leverage in order to entice other proto owners into TRADING what they have. Which in turn, helps us to acquire another game. These proto owners will NOT trade their protos for a game that is already: "available to everyone".
Everyone who wants to, will eventually be able to play this game. This is inevitable. All things come to light. And the game is already "saved" as it was "found" by one of "us". So nobody needs to lose sleep over this particular game "being lost forever" any longer. But in the meantime, there are other protos owned by other people that we have not even found yet. Finding them is far more important then discussing the ones we already have! Lets focus on those.
annoyed
Billy Pitt
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PS: If you want to make some progress and be a part of the solution, try getting on the case of the other neogeo proto owners out there. The ones who have yet to even share their information, screenshots, videos, etc. of the protos that they have! Attacking me while ignoring them is the only true proven hypocrisy around here! spock