Thorm EMI prototype carts?

softensive · Post by **softensive** » Sun May 29, 2016 12:58 am

Are they real? War Games and Porky's on the VIC 20?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COMMODORE-VIC-2 ... SwR5dXSWCT

beamrider · Post by **beamrider** » Sun May 29, 2016 2:28 am

For the asking price I would expect to see video evidence of them working

softensive · Post by **softensive** » Sun May 29, 2016 3:27 am

I asked for videos...

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Sun May 29, 2016 5:59 am

Someone popped up here with a Tank Commander on cartridge about ten years ago. Not a push to suggest Computer War would be slated for cart as well at the time, and then dropped due to seeing the Vic20 market decrease and the cost of tapes being a lot cheaper.

Porkys for the Vic20 is complete unknown to me as well, so interested to see the video footage there.

He won't get the asking price mind you, the market for Vic20 protos is a tiny fraction of the 2600 market for example...

beamrider · Post by **beamrider** » Sun May 29, 2016 8:05 am

Yes, I see tank commander and computer war are both available at zimmers, so not really worth much.

http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/ ... FILES.html

http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/vic20/roms/8k/

Post by **joshuadenmark** » Sun May 29, 2016 1:04 pm

Only an idiot will bid on these "untested" cartridges, can't really understand why he even put this auction up without testing...

softensive · Post by **softensive** » Mon May 30, 2016 1:42 am

He said he will try to get a VIC 20 in order to make videos...

softensive · Post by **softensive** » Mon May 30, 2016 1:44 am

beamrider wrote:Yes, I see tank commander and computer war are both available at zimmers, so not really worth much.

Well, genuine prototypes including a genuine Porky's is worth a bit... I guess something between $500 to $1000 for the lot.

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 5:36 am

Still on sale (20 hours left), at the same very high price. News about videos of Porky's cart in action?

beamrider · Post by **beamrider** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:23 am

without a video of it working, he has no chance. Anyone could have written a hand made label saying Porkies and stuck it on an old cart.

dragos · Post by **dragos** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 9:41 am

This si true, he should offer up a rom dump. I know he says he is waiting on a vic 20, bit for that kind of money he can buy a vic for $40 or less....

tonyrocks · Post by **tonyrocks** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 1:37 pm

dragos wrote:This si true, he should offer up a rom dump. I know he says he is waiting on a vic 20, bit for that kind of money he can buy a vic for $40 or less....

Yeah man, I totally agree. Plus, for an "80skidgeek," you would think he would have a vic-20 sitting around.

r.cade · Post by **r.cade** » Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:41 pm

Looks like someone (not me) finally took a shot and bought this lot on eBay, so maybe we'll see if the Porky's prototype is real.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/222132417178

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Thu Nov 29, 2018 2:22 am

Too bad buyers are anonymous...

Post by **joshuadenmark** » Sun Dec 02, 2018 3:21 am

With a handwritten, not looking like the other labels, the chance this is the real del is kind of low... but I hope it is.

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