TheBiRD | 137 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) They just shutdown them buisness and Im curious to know why and what happened at this time?? Anybody knows?? Edited November 5, 2019 by TheBiRD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Ok, the question I've wanted to ask but I've been afraid to admit--what was so special about Timewalk? All I know is that they made re-issued NES games. But, there games seem to go for a premium. What made them so special? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Also, IIRC, they made the semi-licensed, re-issued DuckTales in the promo lunch boxes. That's not what I'm talking about. That was commissioned by CAPCOM, was in limited quantity and handed out to the press-only, so of course those are going for $$$. I'm talking about their games you could order through any normal channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleck586 | 300 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, TheBiRD said: They just shutdown them buisness and Im curious to know why and what happened at this time?? Anybody knows?? The rumor was that they got scared of copyright infringement. They may have even been threatened with suit. I don't know how much truth there was to that, though. 3 minutes ago, RH said: Ok, the question I've wanted to ask but I've been afraid to admit--what was so special about Timewalk? All I know is that they made re-issued NES games. But, there games seem to go for a premium. What made them so special? My opinion was that their games and boxes were always of really high quality at the time, but they were making NES and SNES repros at a time when new carts weren't very cheap, so they painted a lot of old carts to make their stuff. I've been surprised at how the values have held up considering that fact. I alwasy like their boxes and boxart Edited November 5, 2019 by Fleck586 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiRD | 137 Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, RH said: Ok, the question I've wanted to ask but I've been afraid to admit--what was so special about Timewalk? All I know is that they made re-issued NES games. But, there games seem to go for a premium. What made them so special? For me, they are just the first I discovered doing Repro.. I found them to be high quality, cib and most of all gave me the feeling to unpack a sealed game! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A. | 1,139 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 They were the first one's to put together a really nice package so they gathered a large following. I think they just got too big too fast also, beyond the fact of what they were doing was illegal they couldn't keep up with demand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendragonx | 117 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Yeah, I definitely feel they were a bit overwhelmed and couldn't keep up with demand in the end.. Both of the NES carts I ordered from them were faulty, and I only got one fixed before they went under Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m308gunner | 352 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Scored a Mr. Gimmick CIB from them shortly before they went under. Wasn't hugely impressed with the cart (slightly glossy and smelled strongly of spray paint) and the booklet was ever so slightly oversized. Box was nice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,006 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 They had high quality boxes but more importantly they used newly manufactured boards so they weren't butchering vintage donor boards to make their games. Most people sacrifice a Batman: Return Of The Joker cartridge to make a Mr. Gimmick cartridge but Timewalk used new boards. The same thing would happen if RetroUSB died, people would start scrambling to get their games too. They don't offer boxes though so maybe they're different. I also got a faulty Cocoron which I was in the process of getting fixed before they folded and faded into obscurity, never to return another one of my emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peg | 370 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Probably because these companies are finally cracking down on bootleggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsped09 | 223 Moderator · Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Didn't the TW guys shift gears and start Rose Colored Gaming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh_Lurv | 254 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) As other said above, Timewalk was really the first to the summit with making high quality boxes, manuals, and other paper goods to go along with their repro carts. At the time no one else was really doing that to the degree of care Timewalk was putting in, so that gave Timewalk a lot of prestige in the retro gaming community. IIRC, the company shut down as their popularity outstripped their production abilities. I recall a lot of their products towards the end had something like a six month order turnaround. I did appreciate that TW used FX2 chips (from donor Doom carts) for their Star Fox 2 repros. Most repros use an FX1 donor cart and suffer (edit: more) frame rate issues as a result. Edited November 5, 2019 by Teh_Lurv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skorp | 383 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I always wanted to know as well. It was before my time on Nintendo Age and when I joined in 2014, they were shutdown already. Some of their stuff are amazing in quality and I do own a couple of selected games from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty | 187 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 50 minutes ago, RH said: Also, IIRC, they made the semi-licensed, re-issued DuckTales in the promo lunch boxes. That's not what I'm talking about. That was commissioned by CAPCOM, was in limited quantity and handed out to the press-only, so of course those are going for $$$. I'm talking about their games you could order through any normal channels. no they didn't make those lunchboxes, wolf. That was iam8bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty | 187 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 52 minutes ago, RH said: Ok, the question I've wanted to ask but I've been afraid to admit--what was so special about Timewalk? All I know is that they made re-issued NES games. But, there games seem to go for a premium. What made them so special? absolutely nothing. No repro maker can be special because at the end of the day, you're just buying a rom in a shell. Whoop de doo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincoln | 230 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 19 minutes ago, fsped09 said: Didn't the TW guys shift gears and start Rose Colored Gaming? I thought that was someone else entirely. What they were doing wasn't any more legal than time walk, so I wouldn't expect that to be tw guys again. Is rcg still active? I found them pretty off putting with their smugness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber | 150 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 They just made pretty stuff...they got in early enough so the market wasn't flooded. Lot's of Homebrew collectors also collected all the nice boxed hacks and repro's early on too which helped...(there was a time, not long ago, when there really was NOT many homebrews for the NES) I remember that gweyndelin dude really talked them up too (whatever happened to him?) I bought a few and honestly was pretty underwhelmed...pictures looked way better haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 26 minutes ago, Bronty said: no they didn't make those lunchboxes, wolf. That was iam8bit Et tu, Bronty. I was on your side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsped09 | 223 Moderator · Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 47 minutes ago, Lincoln said: I thought that was someone else entirely. What they were doing wasn't any more legal than time walk, so I wouldn't expect that to be tw guys again. Is rcg still active? I found them pretty off putting with their smugness I suppose I'm wrong, thought I heard that was the case. RCG is still going. I've bought a few stands from them, their other stuff is pricey. What did they do that was smug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D~Funk | 284 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Timewalk was pretty awesome! They are the reason i found Nintendo Age back in 2012. I was already buying quite a bit from Timewalk and was talking to the guys over there asking about if they were gonna do a big box Mother 3. They said someone on NA may be doing one. Anyway, i had 18 SNES games from them at 1 point. I saved a bunch of the old pictures before i sold them and uploaded them in some imgur albums: Timewalk Games Pt1 https://imgur.com/a/DoqwUM5 Timewalk Games Pt 2 https://imgur.com/a/Cg4dpOD Sorry for the potato quality but i thought people would be interested. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty | 187 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 59 minutes ago, RH said: Et tu, Bronty. I was on your side. sorry man! hahah just bitter! dying sucks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiRD | 137 Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 1 hour ago, fsped09 said: Didn't the TW guys shift gears and start Rose Colored Gaming? Someday, I thought they were Flashback guys.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincoln | 230 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 2 hours ago, fsped09 said: I suppose I'm wrong, thought I heard that was the case. RCG is still going. I've bought a few stands from them, their other stuff is pricey. What did they do that was smug? Maybe smug is the wrong word. I just have this impression of ... unearned confidence? Idk, something about their approach was aggravating. Maybe prices they were demanding were so far out of line with anything else available at the time. I did just remember they did that earth bound cart though, which would be amazing to own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeatherRebel5150 | 1,056 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 3 hours ago, fsped09 said: Didn't the TW guys shift gears and start Rose Colored Gaming? I always Rose Colored Gaming became or was somehow involved behind the scenes with Analogue. No idea where I heard it from got the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m308gunner | 352 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Bronty said: sorry man! hahah just bitter! dying sucks! ?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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