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| Campaign
to Preserve Ultra-Rare Arcade Games |
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| Total $US
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$ 10,250 |
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| Number of
Pledges So Far : |
64 |
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| Average $US per
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| Overview : |
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Please Do NOT Send ANY Money yet (See below) |
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campaign aims to gather donations (pledges only at the moment) from the
emulation community in order |
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purchase the rights to some extremely rare arcade games. |
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| N.B. Originally, this campaign aimed to
purchase the actual physical ultra-rare arcade machines |
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| (Military Battlezone (Bradley Trainer) and Marble Madness 2 (Marble
Man) of which only 2 or 3 were ever built). |
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these machines are no longer for sale, so the campaign has been changed to
attempt to purchase the rights |
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direct from the copy right holder (Midway). |
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| This is a very
delicate process, and I am now in the process of tracking down the right
people to talk to |
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at Midway (the company that own the rights to the games). |
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| N.B. Please do not contact Midway about this - this must be
done *very* carefully. |
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| We don't want
the price going up, or Midway getting pissed off at us !!! |
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| N.B. This process may take several weeks, or
even longer, and I certainly don't want to rush things and stuff |
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up. I also want to give things time
to calm down and reduce the heat caused by the removal from |
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above machines. |
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physical arcade machines that contain these games are very old, extremely
rare, and they may |
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be around much longer due to the ravages of Bit Rot, ROM Decay, and general
mechanical and |
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wear and tear. The ONLY way to ensure
the games these machines contain are not lost |
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| forever is to
get the games (ROM images) emulated. |
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| The sole aim
of purchasing the rights to these games is to simply make the |
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Domain, so that the games can be preserved through emulation. |
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the entire emulation community can enjoy the games without fear or guilt. |
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| As an arcade
machine / emulator enthusiast, I am determined to try and preserve these
games. |
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| If
you would like to contribute to or support this campaign and make a
contribution pledge, then please do so, |
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ensure that you understand the following criteria / rules : |
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Do NOT send me money or cash or checks under
ANY circumstances (see below). |
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Email me (moose@rocknet.net.au) with a brief email, putting your name, and the amount in
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you wish to contribute in the email's
subject. e.g. An email subject "Mike Smith,
$20" would be fine. |
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Remember: All amounts should be quoted in US
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If you would like to contribute towards only
one of the machines, then please specify this in your email. |
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e.g. An
email subject "Mike Smith, $20, MM2" would $20 US pledge towards
Marble Madness 2. |
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When
enough money has been raised, you will be contacted via email and asked to
send the money you |
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pledged to someone (who is still to be determined) who is based in the USA,
and will collect the |
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money, and conduct the purchase of the rights
to the games. |
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Then, the ROMs for the games will be obtained,
and, if possible, a new screen or message |
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will be added into them to say that these games
are Public Domain as a result of this campaign, |
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so that this message is displayed when any game
or emulator runs / loads the roms. |
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Then, the ROMs will be released to the Public
Domain and released over the internet. |
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| In the future,
I would like to automate the process of collecting pledges on this WEB page. |
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| My home page
is currently based on XOOM servers, so if anyone can help with this with CGI
or whatever scripts, contact me. |
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| If you can
help with any aspects of this campaign, please let me know. |
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| If you can
help spread word of this campaign to increase its chance for pledges /
donnations, please do so. |
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| If you want to
change your pledges, or pledge details, please let me know. |
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| Please visit my
main page for further details, links, information, and updates on the campaign : |
http://move.to/moose |
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Please Do NOT Send ANY Money yet (See above) |
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08-Aug-2002, 02:59 AM |
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| Date
of Pledge (Email) |
Name |
Nickname |
Country / Location |
On Mame Message Board |
Amount of Money To Military Battlezone $US |
Amount of Money To Marble Madness 2 $US |
Amount of Money To Either Machine $US |
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| 11-Oct-00 |
Mike O'Malley |
Moose |
Australia |
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$ 100.00 |
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| 12-Oct-00 |
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Turrican |
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$ 20.00 |
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| 12-Oct-00 |
?? |
The Ur-Vile |
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$ 5.00 |
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| 12-Oct-00 |
Stephen Mayba |
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Canada |
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$ 100.00 |
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| 12-Oct-00 |
Brandin Spellmen |
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$ 5.00 |
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| 12-Oct-00 |
Greg Fife |
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USA |
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$ 40.00 |
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| 14-Oct-00 |
Steve Brown |
Gilby |
UK |
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$ 30.00 |
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| 17-Oct-00 |
Bart Tobalske |
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USA |
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$ 20.00 |
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| 16-Jan-01 |
Mike ?? |
Pac Man |
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$ 20.00 |
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| 16-Jan-01 |
Karl Cziumplik |
CADweazle |
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$ 100.00 |
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| 16-Jan-01 |
Ilya Tillekens |
Gargoyle |
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$ 2,500.00 |
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| 17-Jan-01 |
Phil Stroffolino |
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$ 450.00 |
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| 18-Jan-01 |
Marco Tarini |
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Italy |
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$ 10.00 |
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| 18-Jan-01 |
Brad Oliver |
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$ 1,000.00 |
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| 19-Jan-01 |
Brian Peek |
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USA |
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$ 500.00 |
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| 19-Jan-01 |
Andrew Pierce |
Jellodyne |
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$ 20.00 |
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| 19-Jan-01 |
Julian Eggebrecht |
JUE |
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$ 2,500.00 |
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| 19-Jan-01 |
Josh Smith |
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$ 5.00 |
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| 19-Jan-01 |
Mike Herrin |
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$ 50.00 |
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| 19-Jan-01 |
Shaun Brandt |
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$ 200.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Antonio Gerli |
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Italy |
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$ 400.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Darren Ithell |
Dith |
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$ 30.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Anon |
CiscoKid |
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$ 20.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Bryan McIntire |
Brywalker |
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$ 50.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Christian Jenni |
The Sheep |
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$ 30.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Gideon Zhi |
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$ 10.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Eric Richmond |
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$ 75.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Diego Macchi |
pinkstone |
Argentina |
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$ 20.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
David Clemens |
XtremeM.A.M.E. |
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$ 50.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Dave France |
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USA |
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$ 20.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Jeff Tjaden |
The Crow |
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$ 40.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Jay ?? |
jay_on_emu |
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$ 200.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Jay Loring |
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$ 50.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Jay Ehrlich |
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USA |
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$ 20.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Jason Liebig |
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$ 20.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Juan Antonio Pascual Estapé |
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$ 100.00 |
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Brian ?? |
Jet-X |
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$ 100.00 |
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Jim G. |
pcman |
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$ 100.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Luigi Dalmazio |
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Italy |
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$ 25.00 |
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Massimiliano Pernatsch |
Danzauker |
Italy |
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$ 25.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Prophet of Retrogames |
Prophet |
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$ 50.00 |
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Randy ?? |
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USA |
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$ 200.00 |
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pachecoj |
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$ 20.00 |
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Bruce ?? |
Nintendont |
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$ 200.00 |
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Sebastien Monassa |
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$ 20.00 |
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Russell Howard |
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UK |
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$ 50.00 |
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| 20-Jan-01 |
Rodney Hester |
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$ 20.00 |
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Rob Taylor |
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$ 20.00 |
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Ray Ghanbari |
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$ 50.00 |
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Surge |
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$ 100.00 |
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Simon Fuller |
Edge |
UK |
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$ 15.00 |
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| 21-Jan-01 |
Jose Gonzalo Acebal |
Kitzel |
Argentina |
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$ 10.00 |
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| 21-Jan-01 |
Ken Bloch |
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$ 100.00 |
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| 21-Jan-01 |
Steve Mowdy |
samhain |
USA |
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$ 50.00 |
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| 22-Jan-01 |
Mike Tedder |
bpoint |
Japan |
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$ 20.00 |
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| 22-Jan-01 |
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$ 50.00 |
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| 22-Jan-01 |
David Smith |
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$ 20.00 |
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| 22-Jan-01 |
David Martinez |
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$ 10.00 |
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| 22-Jan-01 |
Rochus Boerner |
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$ 40.00 |
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| 23-Jan-01 |
Dean Woodyatt |
Bleugh |
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$ 20.00 |
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| 23-Jan-01 |
Stefan Zimmermann |
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$ 50.00 |
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| 23-Jan-01 |
Steve Lundquist |
Xiaou 2 |
USA |
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$ 20.00 |
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| 23-Jan-01 |
Shain Klammer |
Rufus |
Canada |
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$ 30.00 |
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| 24-Jan-01 |
Cj Biro |
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| 11-Oct-00 |
Campaign started by Michael O'Malley by posting
a (long) post on both MAME Message Boards. |
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Email sent to JoseQ at JoseQ's EmuViews
(http://www.emuviews.com/) about campaign (but received absolutely No
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| 11-Oct-00 |
Email sent to Dave at Vintage Gaming
(http://www.vg-network.com/) about campaign (but received absolutely No
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| 14-Jan-01 |
Campaign Updated by my (long) post on MAME
Message Board. |
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| 14-Jan-01 |
Campaign finally mentioned on a WEB site,
thanks Retrogames (http://www.retrogames.com). |
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| 16-Jan-01 |
Campaign Updated again by another of my (long)
posts on MAME Message Board. |
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| 22-Jan-01 |
Email the owner of the machines, and confirm
this campaign's serious intent to purchase the machines, and request further
details on the machines. |
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We now have $10,000 US in pledges !!! |
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| 24-Jan-01 |
Comfirmation received direct from the owner
that the machines are NO LONGER FOR SALE. |
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| 25-Jan-01 |
Change the campaign to purchase the rights to
the games rather than the physical arcade machines. |
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| 21-Feb-01 |
Campaign Updated by my (long) post on my WEB
site's main updates section. |
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| 15-Nov-01 |
Campaign Updated again by another my post on
MAME Message Board and my WEB site's main updates section. |
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| 17-Jan-02 |
MAME now supports Military
Battlezone (Bradley Trainer) - and the ROMs may
soon be released to the public. This
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| Who the Hell
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| My name is
Michael O'Malley (moose@move.NOSPAM.to.SPAMMENOT), and I live in
Australia. I have been into
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particularly into Arcade Machine Emulators since the very first arcade
emulators appeared on the PC. |
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the arcade emulator authors, and I have many contacts and friends in the
emulation community. |
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am a professional computer programmer, but I do not have the necessary low
level chip or electrical knowledge |
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to write an emulator completely. So,
rather than being just another freeloader in the emulation community, |
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dedicated my WEB pages to helping emulation / authors, and have also
developed FREE emulation utilities. |
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trying to ensure that some very old and ultra-rare arcade machines are
preserved through emulation. |
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started this campaign on 11-October-2000, by posting messages to the MAME
(Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) |
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(at: http://www.mame.net/ ). |
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in the campaign (at this stage) is to get the campaign started (no easy task,
I can tell you), push the campaign along |
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easy task), collate and report the pledges, and monitor how things are going
until we have enough money to really act. |
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I am in Australia, and the machines are in the USA, then there is a good
chance that I will NEVER EVER see |
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touch the legendary machines that I am working so hard to preserve, but who
knows, one day I may …. |
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wonderful day that would be !! ;)) |
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hopefully, we will all see these games safely preserved through emulation
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| Please contact Michael "Moose" O'Malley (moose@move.NOSPAM.to.SPAMMENOT) for further information. |
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moose@move.NOSPAM.to.SPAMMENOT |
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| Home Page : |
http://move.to/moose |
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