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Is Foley really the devil..?? (Previously: RetroBlast is a traitor..??)
IntruderAlert:
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--- Quote from: KevSteele on June 16, 2005, 05:05:04 pm ---There was an attached graphic as well, a "before and after" sort of thing:
http://retroblast.com/photos/misc/iroms.gif
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Nobody is going to pay Foley monet to replace "type OK" with "All your ROM's are belong to us... D. Foley".
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JoyMonkey:
--- Quote from: IntruderAlert on June 16, 2005, 10:38:35 pm ---... with a history like that it DOES make you wonder whether the .LIC licence you'll get with iROMS means anything at all :-\
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I'm willing to bet I could sell you a licence that's just as legit for a lot less. Want a genuine Rolex watch with that? Hows about some Oakley sunglasses or a Burberry handbag? ;)
KevSteele:
Heh...BMI Gaming is well known in the pinball community as a major ripoff company, so it's no surprise that they're selling Ultracade's cabs, and at the prices quoted.
For everyone who hasn't already, be sure and check out the Ultracade site - it's been overhauled, and he's got a whole bunch of new stuff, such as standalone control panels, encoders, and more:
http://www.ultracade.com/accessories
None of it has prices yet, and lots of "coming soon" signs. This leads me to believe he's planning a major push into the "home retrogaming market", with iROMs leading the way.
I definitely feel he's permanently lost out on the MAME crowd, but I wonder if there's any market left beyond our community for arcade retrogaming? How many arcade fans are there out there that don't know about MAME, I wonder? Will product like this sell in stores? Is it enough to build a business on?
Still lots of questions, but I guess we'll see soon enough what's up...
Kevin
IntruderAlert:
oh.. you're always so darn optimistic! ;)
KevSteele:
--- Quote from: IntruderAlert on June 16, 2005, 11:16:15 pm ---oh.. you're always so darn optimistic! ;)
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Oh, I'm always very positive...positive that something bad is going to happen. :P
Kevin