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  1. 1. Would you be interested in purchasing a guide on unlicensed / bootleg / homebrew Famicom games?

    • Yes, sign me up!
      15
    • Hell no! I only buy games with the shiny seal.
      4
    • Hmm, I'm not sure if I would purchase this or not.
      6

  2. 2. Should the book also contain the licensed Famicom set?

    • Yes, I prefer a book that also has the licensed games.
      9
    • No, I don't feel this is necessary, as there are already many books on the market focusing on licensed Famicom games.
      6
    • I'm not sure / I have no opinion.
      10

  3. 3. For a full-color book, ranging from 350 - 500 pages, what price would you be willing to pay?

    • $25 - $35
      4
    • $36 - $55
      11
    • $56 - $70
      6
    • More than $70
      2
    • Less than $25
      2

  4. 4. Would you be interested in a softcover version of the book?

    • Yes
      10
    • No
      6
    • I'm not sure
      9

  5. 5. Would you be interested in a black and white version of the book?

    • Yes
      0
    • No
      20
    • I'm not sure
      5

  6. 6. Would you prefer the book to be released as smaller (cheaper) volumes or as larger (more expensive) volumes?

    • I prefer smaller, cheaper volumes
      1
    • I prefer larger, more expensive volumes
      15
    • I have no preference
      9

  7. 7. Should there be a section on hardware and accessories?

    • Yes, show me the hardware pr0n!
      17
    • No, hardware is boring!
      2
    • I don't care about this either way.
      6

  8. 8. How should the games and content be organized?

    • By publisher
      4
    • By developer
      1
    • Alphabetical order
      8
    • Chronological order
      9
    • Other (please specify)
      3

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darkchylde28

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On 5/3/2022 at 10:17 PM, fcgamer said:

First off, a big thanks to @ThePhleofor the amazing review on Amazon! Actually my mom had seen it and felt shocked, my parents are still in the mindset that games aren't collectables.

Anyways, my copy of the book arrived today, as well as the copy for @OptOut . I didn't want to say too much before I actually got to see the final product itself, as my greatest fear is that I'll release something, which is pricey*, and it'll suck...majorly.

I could honestly start nitpicking things with this book, but as the author I think no one is ever 100% satisfied, we are our own harshest critics. 

Overall, I'm extremely happy with how this book turned out, and I think this will definitely become the industry standard when it comes to this particular subject matter. I know I'm extremely biased, but it's also hard to imagine that this was a one-man job.

I've attached some pictures for everyone's enjoyment.

*for the record, half of the cost is printing costs and I only see less than 1/3 of the remaining money

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Not to pick nits, but is "AMOUSEMENT" a Taiwanese thing or a typo?  The book looks great, but I couldn't help but notice that jumping right out at me from the back cover as I scrolled through the photos you posted.

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First off, a big thanks to @ThePhleofor the amazing review on Amazon! Actually my mom had seen it and felt shocked, my parents are still in the mindset that games aren't collectables. Anyways, my

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Alright everyone, time to give you an update. I sent @OptOut a sketch this morning a rough sketch of how the book should be (in my mind, anyways).  I sat down over the Taiwanese New Year holiday

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As for the other ten volumes, I believe I have about six volumes worth of content already more or less written out, and a few of the volumes that I don't have written out will be easy to write, so let

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1 hour ago, darkchylde28 said:

Not to pick nits, but is "AMOUSEMENT" a Taiwanese thing or a typo?  The book looks great, but I couldn't help but notice that jumping right out at me from the back cover as I scrolled through the photos you posted.

It's almost on meme level. It's funny, my mother asked me the same thing.

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@fcgamer I'll say my response here, but it also applies to the other shoutout in the other thread.

No thanks are needed. You've actually pushed me to want to startup my archival efforts again. I'm about to enter my slow season (bottom is late summer) and I'll have some free time soon to take it serious.

I'm the king of scope creep. I can turn 677 items that could fit onto 3 pages into a 2000 page mega project wishing I only made room for more. I'm going to set a goal and page count budget and do it even if I lose money.

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