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Dave_ wrote:
in one of his comments Lester mentions picking up two copies, suggesting there was at some point an opportunity to order. Did Tusker stick up an order page for half an hour?
This really isn't a huge conspiracy, but the names will be withheld. Some people decided to put the game on a cart if it was ever finished. It was, so they did. A full package was created and a possible price was set. At first it was more of a dream to try and get the game completed, and it was never set up to turn a profit for those involved. Last I heard a few CIB were in the wild. If I am allowed to give specific numbers then I will, but I need to ask first. I was given the opportunity to reserve 2, if I wanted, as I do believe everyone else was as well. They weren't cheap. I can tell you that. From what I know very few bought 2. It really had nothing to do with being any certain type of person or collector. It was more if you happened to stumble into it and if you had the money to afford a copy.
Eventually these are going to make their way for sale. I have no doubt about that. Someone will want to turn a profit, or simply just hook up someone else with a copy. Eventually this ROM will be dumped (if not released), because of how rare this cart is and how few are in private hands. The quality of this homebrew turned out so high that it has already created a demand beyond what everyone assumed. People are signing up just to ask if they can get a ROM. What I would like to see happen is a stripped down version released (no voices, less music, no 2-player, etc) that would fit onto a FlashBoy. Leaving the full version with the 2-player mode limited to the cart, so that the cart can retain its value.