Deadeye | 1,596 Homebrew Team · Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 RetroUSB has opened up sales for the yearly cart. As always, download available on website for free, or cart with blinky lights for sale. "Need something to pass the time during xmas vacation? Endless Grinch lasts forever, or at least as long as you do! Coins are capped at a maximum of 12 and slowly disappear. Run out and you die, or keep stocked and play endlessly. Rampage through randomized overworld, tree, and castle levels so each playthrough is new. Try not to go insane from the Christmas music or go blind staring at the cartridge LEDs which dance to the music. Aim for distance or score, turtle jumping won't help you this time!" https://www.retrousb.com/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=171 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,096 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Let’s go! It’s officially Xmas season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 The gameplay sounds like I'd enjoy this one, might pick it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausden | 323 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Grabbin’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dockvalentine | 23 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Thanks for the update. I definitely grabbed one myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,793 Events Team · Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 $1 more than last year? This truly is the economic end times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD | 1,395 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Excellent! Ordering it now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,722 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 I'll likely order this one, always great to add another Mario bootleg to the collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye | 1,596 Homebrew Team · Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 Video play session: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,006 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 How is that even legzal? I picked up mine last night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,722 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Code Monkey said: How is that even legzal? I picked up mine last night. I'm just curious how people will classify this. Bootleg, knockoff, pirate, something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 32 minutes ago, fcgamer said: I'm just curious how people will classify this. Bootleg, knockoff, pirate, something else? To be honest these days I see the number of people who care about such classifications dwindling. Old collectors are leaving the hobby, and new collectors are content to literally collect CIB repros. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Code Monkey said: How is that even legzal? Nintendo said it was fine as long as they used coins to replenish time and added a distance meter... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,910 Events Helper · Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Not to discount this at all, and i know a lot of you might hate me for saying this, but its a super mario maker level on a nes cart . Still, knowing one of the creators, looks fun enough for a little playthrough or something sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,722 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 24 minutes ago, Gloves said: To be honest these days I see the number of people who care about such classifications dwindling. Old collectors are leaving the hobby, and new collectors are content to literally collect CIB repros. You're not in the same circles as me generally. I intend to order one of these as the rom was fun, and I'd likely enjoy playing it every year. Plus I'm always happy to support a community member. That being said, this should be classified in exactly the same way as people classify Hummer Team's Super Mario World, for example. I suspect it won't be though. Why does it matter? Perhaps it doesn't, but I'm actively trying to promote (non-Japanese) games from Asia as being an important part of gaming history, but it's hard to do that when vocabulary with derogatory connotations or baggage is used to reference them. But most people here I suspect won't consider Brian's game as a bootleg or pirate or something like that, since it was made by a community member and was made outside of the sinosphere. That's my point. Carry on folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,722 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 9 minutes ago, Jeevan said: Not to discount this at all, and i know a lot of you might hate me for saying this, but its a super mario maker level on a nes cart . Still, knowing one of the creators, looks fun enough for a little playthrough or something sometime. Reminds me of the definitive SMB2 Japanese version he did that was just a copy of Taiwanese Gamars' SMB2J disk to cart conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 11 minutes ago, fcgamer said: You're not in the same circles as me generally. I intend to order one of these as the rom was fun, and I'd likely enjoy playing it every year. Plus I'm always happy to support a community member. That being said, this should be classified in exactly the same way as people classify Hummer Team's Super Mario World, for example. I suspect it won't be though. Why does it matter? Perhaps it doesn't, but I'm actively trying to promote (non-Japanese) games from Asia as being an important part of gaming history, but it's hard to do that when vocabulary with derogatory connotations or baggage is used to reference them. But most people here I suspect won't consider Brian's game as a bootleg or pirate or something like that, since it was made by a community member and was made outside of the sinosphere. That's my point. Carry on folks. 8-bit Xmas 2022 is a bootleg, pretty clearly. It's a game using unauthorized content being sold without permission of the original designer/developer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,096 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 a romhack on a physical cart being sold for profit would qualify as what? A bootleg? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,722 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 31 minutes ago, a3quit4s said: a romhack on a physical cart being sold for profit would qualify as what? A bootleg? I think people would just call it a hack, then maybe bootleg secondary. I personally don't like these terms though as they carry a lot of baggage, and diminish the work the author put into the game* I think unauthorized sounds more neutral? *See the interview I did with the creator of Super Dr Mario Bros to really appreciate the work going into this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,006 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Bootleg, pirate and knockoff are all exactly the same and this is neither. Those all need to be an exact reproduction which this is not. It's just a hack of a ROM unless they used the code from the guy that remade it from scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 25 minutes ago, Code Monkey said: Bootleg, pirate and knockoff are all exactly the same and this is neither. Those all need to be an exact reproduction which this is not. It's just a hack of a ROM unless they used the code from the guy that remade it from scratch. Bootleg: A new game which makes heavy unauthorized use of materials from an existing game. Pirate: An unauthorized copy of an existing game. Knockoff: A game heavily inspired by an existing game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 27 minutes ago, Code Monkey said: Bootleg, pirate and knockoff are all exactly the same and this is neither. Those all need to be an exact reproduction which this is not. It's just a hack of a ROM unless they used the code from the guy that remade it from scratch. It seems like you are purposely going out of your way to always be wrong... This cart is all of the above and there isn't really an argument to the contrary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,006 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 16 minutes ago, Gloves said: Bootleg: A new game which makes heavy unauthorized use of materials from an existing game. Pirate: An unauthorized copy of an existing game. Knockoff: A game heavily inspired by an existing game. This is vastly different from the action figure market. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Just now, Code Monkey said: This is vastly different from the action figure market. Different market, different meaning! Weird, but true. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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