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Post by hcmffm on Nov 28, 2016 15:34:25 GMT -5
No, I haven't inquired. I don't want to rush George, so I'll wait and see. Eh? You have already waited and already have seen. They were to have shipped in order and you are near the front of the list. Now all games are taken to have been delivered and the game software is offered for free. Obviously something has gone wrong with your copy of the game. I've contacted George and asked for the status of the shipment. George replied that shipment happened years ago; and at that time George didn't always send out mails announcing shipments. Warrior #7 never reached me so it looks as if the shipment was lost by the carrier. Needless to write that I'm very disappointed.
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Post by VectorX on Nov 28, 2016 16:12:37 GMT -5
Oof, that stinks. Although he's under no circumstances to do so, it seems he should send you a free overlay for it so you could play it showing where the pits are marked.
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Post by gliptitude on Nov 28, 2016 17:07:17 GMT -5
Man that really blows. There doesn't seem like much you can do given the circumstances.. Heh, unless a #7 shows up on ebay or somewhere you won't get any real evidence of whatever happened.
I don't remember a time where I got a shipment from him without an advance email. But I haven't been around as long as some of you guys and also I do seem to remember somebody posting that they recieved their (early low number) copy of Warrior unexpectedly and without notice.
I think I'm glad now that Warrior released as freeware so quickly and I hope everybody tries it out. Really I don't think that is an inferior way to experience the game, especially considering all the hitches in the retail production.
To be honest, the game still appeals to me and it is my favorite among recent Vectrex release, in spite of its flaws. In a way the game remains an experiment. It's not a very fun game and it doesn't function optimally and the physical production is also somewhat compromised. But it remains one of the more interesting, eccentric and stylish programs for the Vectrex.
I would basically advise anyone who doesn't already have a copy of Warrior to NOT go out of their way to buy one, to instead buy one of the several other recent highly polished and fun games which are still being offered for sale. .. But still it is the case that among them Warrior appeals more directly me and my imagination and the curiosity that drew me to vectrex and vector graphics in the first place.
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Post by Vectronic on Nov 28, 2016 17:51:38 GMT -5
I was worried for you too. I believe George has gotten a bad rap due to his communication (or lack there-of) over this release. But still, I find him to be a stand-up guy who just needs to communicate more. When you said #007, I had worried since that was such a low number, and you still had not received it among others. I know George is slow to respond, but please keep trying. In my experience, he may be slow, but he is a man of his word that should make amends. I have had a similar experience with Madtronix, but he has delivered for me beyond call and duty. It is my personal opinion that George (FURY) has been trying to alleviate past transgressions in recent endeavors on his site. There is no doubt in my mind that he has learned from the Warrior fiasco, and is absolutely remedying this for the future.
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Post by slipstream on Dec 1, 2016 4:40:10 GMT -5
Ive purchased all Fury games (bar the 1st) and George has always been superb to deal with. I had a problem once that he resolved out his own pocket and always receice fast and freindly comms from him. Im guessing he maybe has/ had too much on to deal with issues as swiftly as he should but I dont doubt his honesty for a moment. Also cant wait to see the upcoming releases.
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Post by desfeek on Jan 2, 2017 5:18:58 GMT -5
Helmut is of one of the nicest, most genuine people I've ever encountered. He was one of my only penpals I ever had, and it was always great to hear about his family holidays. Give him his goddamn game, George.
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Post by hcmffm on Jan 2, 2017 17:10:39 GMT -5
desfeek , gliptitude , VectorX , slipstream : Thank you all for your sympathy and nice words and comments regarding my lost copy of Warrior #007! In the recent mails George and I exchanged, George assured that he did send out the copy and felt sorry for the lost copy of Warrior. I believe him. In the meantime I bought a friend's copy of Warrior for an acceptable price. So after all I'm not too bad off and I'd say that sh*t did happen but things are fine, again. Warrior - Short test driveMy Vectrex friend and I played Warrior for about an hour. On the positive side are the graphics of the various knights, which look nice and very detailed. But apart from the graphics, Warrior was disappointing to both of us for various reasons: - Single player mode: We took turns in fighting against the enemies and in our very first(!) game we made it to the end of the game. - Two player mode: Often, swords are stuck and cannot be moved. And it didn't feel like "the better player wins". All in all it wasn't much fun but perhaps we have to play more. - Apart from the intro melody there is no sound at all. - The Warrior overlay is very blur due to the type of printing technique. - The faces of the carton box are not 100% plane. The box looks a bit cushion-like or as if it was inflated a bit. -> From my point of view Warrior is nice for collectors and players that really loved the original (assuming that the arcade game had similar flaws). For those who want to try Warrior out, George kindly provides the binary of Warrior for free on his website furyunlimited.com/.
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Post by VectorX on Jan 2, 2017 17:47:40 GMT -5
In the meantime I bought a friend's copy of Warrior for an acceptable price. So after all I'm not too bad off and I'd say that sh*t did happen but things are fine, again. Well, at least it (sorta) worked out.
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Post by Vectronic on Jan 2, 2017 21:34:58 GMT -5
FURY UNLIMITED is selling Warrior Overlay Seconds (slight scratches, dents, incorrect color tone) on his site. Might be good for those who may get the game once it is available as a free download (as he usually eventually does this with most of his games). Look in the Overstock section on the website.
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Post by gauze on Jan 2, 2017 22:01:59 GMT -5
FURY UNLIMITED is selling Warrior Overlay Seconds (slight scratches, dents, incorrect color tone) on his site. Might be good for those who may get the game once it is available as a free download (as he usually eventually does this with most of his games). Look in the Overstock section on the website. it's beenavailable as a free download since November.
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Post by Vectronic on Jan 2, 2017 23:56:58 GMT -5
FURY UNLIMITED is selling Warrior Overlay Seconds (slight scratches, dents, incorrect color tone) on his site. Might be good for those who may get the game once it is available as a free download (as he usually eventually does this with most of his games). Look in the Overstock section on the website. it's beenavailable as a free download since November. I realized after I wrote that, I just didn't remember seeing it on FURY's site. It's one of those games that you kinda need an overlay for (to see the two death pits), so I just wanted people to know there were some overlays left.
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Post by ledzep on Jan 3, 2017 0:55:27 GMT -5
Warrior - Short test driveMy Vectrex friend and I played Warrior for about an hour. On the positive side are the graphics of the various knights, which look nice and very detailed. But apart from the graphics, Warrior was a bit disappointing to both of us for various reasons: - Single player mode: We took turns in fighting against the enemies and in our very first(!) game we made it to the end of the game. - Two player mode: Often, swords are stuck and cannot be moved. And it didn't feel like "the better player wins". All in all it wasn't much fun but perhaps we have to play more. - Apart from the intro melody there is no sound at all. - The Warrior overlay is very blur due to the type of printing technique. - The faces of the carton box are not 100% plane. The box looks a bit cushion-like or as if it was inflated a bit. -> From my point of view Warrior is nice for collectors and players that really loved the original (assuming that the arcade game had similar flaws). For those who want to try Warrior out, George kindly provides the binary of Warrior for free on his website furyunlimited.com/. I remember playing that game in the arcade, the "sword sticking" was there, too. Really hard, sometimes, to convince the arcade game that you wanted to move the sword and not your warrior. Now, I don't know if that irritating aspect was faithfully reproduced on purpose or it's just a symptom of how the game is presented but in a twisted way I was actually glad that it was like the arcade game. Authentic arcade frustration! Hahahaa, no knock on George, the game is more than I expected.
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Post by VectorX on Jan 3, 2017 10:09:09 GMT -5
I remember playing that game in the arcade, the "sword sticking" was there, too. Really hard, sometimes, to convince the arcade game that you wanted to move the sword and not your warrior. Now, I don't know if that irritating aspect was faithfully reproduced on purpose or it's just a symptom of how the game is presented but in a twisted way I was actually glad that it was like the arcade game. With Astro Fighter, your ship didn't always respond to the button presses when you moved it. It wasn't due to crappy buttons or anything either, that's mentioned in a How to Master the Video Games book I still have from back in the day. It works fine on MAME though. I don't know if there is a ROM or not that reproduces the blah button responses that the game originally had. And you're missing nothing when that happens.
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Post by gauze on Jan 3, 2017 22:16:52 GMT -5
I've played Astro Fighter recently but it was the weird/rare square cocktail/mini that has a joystick. I wonder if the button versions have the issue you are talking about because I don't think this joystick version had this problem.
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Post by VectorX on Jan 3, 2017 23:29:17 GMT -5
No, it was the button version, not the joystick one as far as I know. The book I have also said it was the buttons that responded slowly.
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