Urban legends or not

dirkies · 07 August 2002, 04:46

Okay oldskoolers, topic is: have you ever heard about these funny/remarkable stories?

I'll give a few to start, feel free to add!

UK computer magazine C+VG doing a review of Dark Castle for Amiga in 1987, not realizing they were putting a screenshot in with the text "Cracked by Lord Blitter for Bamiga Sector One" ? (I'll scan it asa I find the magazine back, I still have it somewhere!)

The fight in the scene about who would be the first to crack Dragon's Lair I, with finally groups making custom copiers for just that game and selling it per copy (they make the copy for you on the spot) on copyparties?

That Bob Dinnerman's beloved F/A 18 Interceptor was actually an unfinished game which was sold anyway because of the software house's impatience?

Twistin'Ghost · 07 August 2002, 10:10

Quote:

Originally posted by dirkies
That Bob Dinnerman's beloved F/A 18 Interceptor was actually an unfinished game which was sold anyway because of the software house's impatience?

Is this true?

jmmijo · 07 August 2002, 10:25

Wasn't this an Electronic Arts release ?!? I thought it was a finished game but hey it wouldn't have been the first time a game was ever released unfinished, nor will it be the last

Drake1009 · 07 August 2002, 11:33

Dum dee dum...pc games...unfinsihed...*cough*

KombatSanta · 07 August 2002, 12:06

Quote:

Originally posted by jmmijo
hey it wouldn't have been the first time a game was ever released unfinished, nor will it be the last

..or Operating systems (did anyone say: Windows?)

CPC464 · 07 August 2002, 12:19

Not an Amiga story but DEFINATELY an Urban Legend (I think).

I once heard a story from a tech support guy about a call he had.

Apparently he had been called to remove a guys credit card from his floppy disk.

This was because the guy thought when you did your online shopping thats where your credit card went to pay for transactions

True or Urban Legend ???

Who Knows

KombatSanta · 07 August 2002, 15:44

when you touch the magnetic disc on the floppy with your finger, and put the disc on your amiga , you will see the fingerprint on your screen

Drake1009 · 07 August 2002, 17:33

Urban legend or not...I don't know

Guy buying X-copy for the Amiga as a game, then writing to an Amiga magazine to ask how you play the game.

The letter is real. But wether he really bought it thinking it was a game he had seen at a club or if he was just being funny I don't know.

jmmijo · 07 August 2002, 19:56

Take a look at this site for some humorous oddities related to computers, mostly PC folks of course, but hey I remember getting a lot of similar stuff on the phone at an ISP I used to work for

http://www.rinkworks.com/stupid/

Sorry about the POP-UP's this site has now

LordBug · 07 August 2002, 20:27

Urban Legends Reference Pages

For all the Urban Legends you could POSSIBLY want. Updated all the time too

jmmijo · 07 August 2002, 20:39

And another one for all of you

http://www.darwinawards.com/

Djay · 07 August 2002, 23:24

Commodore released the Amiga 500+ to generate money to develope the A1200, only to release their proper (lower spec) machine the A600...
---
Commodore had to sell the Amiga brand, because they spent all their money on R&D (the RISC processor)

Dastardly · 08 August 2002, 00:04

Whats the difference between this thread and my own..
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5370

th4t1guy · 08 August 2002, 00:49

the expiration date.

Dastardly · 08 August 2002, 00:52

Ahhh, so there is a difference then

07 August 2002, 04:46	#1
dirkies Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Age: 51 Posts: 1,296	Urban legends or not Okay oldskoolers, topic is: have you ever heard about these funny/remarkable stories? I'll give a few to start, feel free to add! UK computer magazine C+VG doing a review of Dark Castle for Amiga in 1987, not realizing they were putting a screenshot in with the text "Cracked by Lord Blitter for Bamiga Sector One" ? (I'll scan it asa I find the magazine back, I still have it somewhere!) The fight in the scene about who would be the first to crack Dragon's Lair I, with finally groups making custom copiers for just that game and selling it per copy (they make the copy for you on the spot) on copyparties? That Bob Dinnerman's beloved F/A 18 Interceptor was actually an unfinished game which was sold anyway because of the software house's impatience?

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07 August 2002, 10:25	#3
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	Wasn't this an Electronic Arts release ?!? I thought it was a finished game but hey it wouldn't have been the first time a game was ever released unfinished, nor will it be the last

07 August 2002, 11:33	#4
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	Dum dee dum...pc games...unfinsihed...cough

07 August 2002, 12:19	#6
CPC464 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: York Age: 54 Posts: 393	Not an Amiga story but DEFINATELY an Urban Legend (I think). I once heard a story from a tech support guy about a call he had. Apparently he had been called to remove a guys credit card from his floppy disk. This was because the guy thought when you did your online shopping thats where your credit card went to pay for transactions True or Urban Legend ??? Who Knows

07 August 2002, 15:44	#7
KombatSanta Pipboy approved Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Karlstad, Sweden Age: 48 Posts: 460	when you touch the magnetic disc on the floppy with your finger, and put the disc on your amiga , you will see the fingerprint on your screen

07 August 2002, 17:33	#8
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	Urban legend or not...I don't know Guy buying X-copy for the Amiga as a game, then writing to an Amiga magazine to ask how you play the game. The letter is real. But wether he really bought it thinking it was a game he had seen at a club or if he was just being funny I don't know.

07 August 2002, 19:56	#9
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	Take a look at this site for some humorous oddities related to computers, mostly PC folks of course, but hey I remember getting a lot of similar stuff on the phone at an ISP I used to work for http://www.rinkworks.com/stupid/ Sorry about the POP-UP's this site has now

07 August 2002, 20:27	#10
LordBug Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Someplace Posts: 88	Urban Legends Reference Pages For all the Urban Legends you could POSSIBLY want. Updated all the time too

07 August 2002, 20:39	#11
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	And another one for all of you http://www.darwinawards.com/

07 August 2002, 23:24	#12
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	Commodore released the Amiga 500+ to generate money to develope the A1200, only to release their proper (lower spec) machine the A600... --- Commodore had to sell the Amiga brand, because they spent all their money on R&D (the RISC processor)

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Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	Whats the difference between this thread and my own.. http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5370

08 August 2002, 00:49	#14
th4t1guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO, USA Posts: 683	the expiration date.

08 August 2002, 00:52	#15
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	Ahhh, so there is a difference then

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