DP Collector Lists... IMPORTANT!

[digitalpress]

For our friends at the Retrogaming Roundtable, just a quick heads up. We're getting very close to announcing the new book, "Digital Press Collector's Guide: Advance", the guide you've heard a thing or two about if you've been hanging around these forums for any amount of time. The book will cover systems from the 16-bit "era" to present, including everything from Sega Genesis to Dreamcast and PlayStation.

Here's the rub.

If you look at the lists page http://www.digitpress.com/lists.htm you'll see that all of the systems from our previous book are lists ONLY, no rarities, details about the games, etc. This is all contained in the book. Well for the launch of this new book, the same will happen. So, essentially, all of the lists will become just that - lists.

So the "heads up", as it were, is to GRAB EM NOW before they're pulled. While there isn't a whole lot of detail in these lists, and many have not been updated in quite some time (also intentional, sorry), there's still a ton of information there that could come in handy that won't be available there in the next week or so.

Before anyone gets on my case about taking away something that used to be free, save it. We are ALSO working on a database projet that will put the entire DP database online at your disposal, completely free of charge. It's a much different presentation, not really very good for travelling as the book and lists are today, but terrific for quick reference while you're online. We're trying to make everyone happy.

Hope this advance notice gives you enough time to grab the lists that you can use now, and we hope you'll plunk down some cash for the real deal book in September too!

Game on, brothers and sisters.

[Vroomfunkel]

Thanks for the heads up Joe!! Will make sure I download tonight :D

Vroomfunkel

[TheSmirk]

If you look at the lists page http://www.digitpress.com/lists.pdf

Is it pulled already? That link is dead

[digitalpress]

Looks like I gave you the wrong link! Use the "rarity lists" link at the top of the forums or on the left if you're viewing through the DP main site.

[jgenotte]

Aww man, september. :( Can I pre-order? I am alread so excited for this edition.

-james

[tynstar]

When can we preorder? Looking foward to the book.

[digitalpress]

When can we preorder? Looking foward to the book.

I have some impending CGE site things to take care of but if I have time I'll set up a pre-order page this weekend. I'm pretty excited about this one as well since it's a refreshing change of pace from the consoles we've covered for so many years.

As always, info will be here as soon as it is available.

[tynstar]

Is there going to be any deal on getting both the new book and DP 7 guide?
If so Jag can finally get a book. I will get the new one Jag you can have the DP 7 :P

Or did Jag finally order book? :eek 2:

[Cmosfm]

YAY! I've been waiting for this book...how big is it going to be? Any pricing speculations?

Anyways, as for the lists, I have most saved on my computer already, I need to go get what I dont have though. I seen this coming, it was only common sense! The book goes in more depth though, I prefer to have it over the PDF files anyday!

[digitalpress]

YAY! I've been waiting for this book...how big is it going to be? Any pricing speculations?

I'm 95% sure we'll be targeting the same size as the first book, 512 pages. If we come up short I'll actually be HAPPY - I'd like to put more photographs and scans into this edition.

If the size holds true, the price will as well: $25 shipped to USA. I'd like to incent pre-orders with something too, I'll come up with something between now and pre-order time :)

[Cmosfm]

YAY! I've been waiting for this book...how big is it going to be? Any pricing speculations?

I'm 95% sure we'll be targeting the same size as the first book, 512 pages. If we come up short I'll actually be HAPPY - I'd like to put more photographs and scans into this edition.

If the size holds true, the price will as well: $25 shipped to USA. I'd like to incent pre-orders with something too, I'll come up with something between now and pre-order time :)

Sounds good to me! If you don't mind I'll throw an idea your way...a discount if your pre-order both the guide and a subscription to Manci Games magazine. :D I know Manci isn't yours but you and them could work something out Im sure! Oh well....just an idea, I know whatever you come up with will kick ass. You can count me down for an order.

[Flack]

I think if you preorder, Joe should deliver them in person.

[Reverend JagDiesel]

I'd like to incent pre-orders with something too, I'll come up with something between now and pre-order time
I'd say a 12 months of Janice calendar would be a great incentive for some of us cheapskates (thanks Scott) to fork over the $25 for it.
BTW, I will finally be getting my DPGuide ordered in the next few days, maybe you could hook a brudda up, Joe, if you know what I mean...

[Queen Of The Felines]

I think if you preorder, Joe should deliver them in person.

And for an extra $10 he'll also wear a thong bikini.

Kristine

[Sniderman]

I think if you preorder, Joe should deliver them in person.

And for an extra $10 he'll also wear a thong bikini.

KristineActually, if he shows up in a thong, I'd expect him to pay ME $10.

[Arcturius]

Is there anyway to get hold of one of these new books from outside the US just to get an idea of the charges for it?

[tynstar]

Sorry Joe but if you show up in a thong you have better bring one of those baggies from the air plane cause I am going to need it. :puke:

[punkoffgirl]

I think if you preorder, Joe should deliver them in person.

And for an extra $10 he'll also wear a thong bikini.

Kristine

What will he do for two cookies and a Tic Tac?

[§ Gideon §]

Thank you, DP. I appreciate the heads-up.

[digitalpress]

Is there anyway to get hold of one of these new books from outside the US just to get an idea of the charges for it?

My plans are to keep the new guide EXACTLY the same size, and the same 2002 rates, as the previous book. See? There's no such thing as inflation 'round here!

Details on shipping to various countries: http://www.digitpress.com/dpg_plug.htm

[anagrama]

Joe - Will the PAL/Euro lists on the site also be removed with the other DP Advance stuff? (I'm still not sure if any of them are going to be in the book or not?)

[hydr0x]

Joe - Will the PAL/Euro lists on the site also be removed with the other DP Advance stuff? (I'm still not sure if any of them are going to be in the book or not?)

that's what i'm wondering too ;)

oh and joe, i send you the mail again (to the other e-mail you gave me), did you receive it??!?! if not you should explicitly exclude me from your anti-spam bot LOL

[anagrama]

oh and joe, i send you the mail again (to the other e-mail you gave me), did you receive it??!?! if not you should explicitly exclude me from your anti-spam bot LOL

Ah. That could explain the lack of response to my earlier queries on the subject ;) .

[kainemaxwell]

I'm working hard on dem screenshots.

[jgenotte]

I think that the pre-order incentive should be getting a kick-ass book as soon as possible. *COUGH*dprules*COUGH*

[digitalpress]

Joe - Will the PAL/Euro lists on the site also be removed with the other DP Advance stuff? (I'm still not sure if any of them are going to be in the book or not?)

I'm going to pull everything that would potentially be in the book.

Once everything is in I'll see what kind of space I've got, I won't know for sure what will be in or out import-wise, until that final construction phase. Either way, all of the team's research will be included in the web-based database tool. Nothing ever goes to waste around here!

[kainemaxwell]

We'll all be credited one way or another, right?

[anagrama]

Once everything is in I'll see what kind of space I've got, I won't know for sure what will be in or out import-wise, until that final construction phase. Either way, all of the team's research will be included in the web-based database tool. Nothing ever goes to waste around here!

Grand! I guess I better get cracking on those Megadrive prices then...

[Nature Boy]

If I can make a request: the csv file you provided for Genesis is *fantastic* (I love having rarity lists on my PDA - I've got 2600, NES, N64, DC, PS, and Genesis on there now). If possible, can you provide the lists as csvs as well? I know I'm not the only die hard who will manually enter rarity values to get something on the ole' PDA.

[digitalpress]

We'll all be credited one way or another, right?

Absolutely.

[RichD]

I have posted a list of the rarity lists that have been updated in the last 4 months in the Collecting "Specialty forum" for those that are interested.

[Cmosfm]

I think that the pre-order incentive should be getting a kick-ass book as soon as possible. *COUGH*dprules*COUGH*

SUCK UP!!!!!

LOL LOL LOL

[digitalpress]

As planned, this activity has been completed. We hope to announce the new book this weekend!

As a concession to everyone, I've added the rarity to all of the lists (even the classic game systems) as well as converted everything over to HTML so it fits better (and runs faster) with your browser.

Hope this trade-off is enough to hold everyone over :)

[jgenotte]

Whoo-Hoo!!!! :D :-P :) 8-) LOL :P ;)

[Flack]

I'm kind of confused about some of the lists. Like the C64 list. The C64 page says that that is a "complete checklist of all US-released titles." Aren't there thousands upon thousands of US-released titles for the C64?

[lendelin]

Good news, I'll order the book for sure. (which reminds me that I still didn't buy the DP collectors guide, I'll order it today)

Just for clarification, there won't be release dates in the new book? I wouldn't care about rarity ratings, pricing, short comments, but to include release dates (maybe just the year) would be incredibly helpful.

[digitalpress]

I'm kind of confused about some of the lists. Like the C64 list. The C64 page says that that is a "complete checklist of all US-released titles." Aren't there thousands upon thousands of US-released titles for the C64?

Thanks for pointing that out, it's kind of a generic descirption where it should be very specific in some cases. For computer-based consoles we do not include cassette or diskette media, it's just too huge for our current team. So what you're seeing here (as well as with VIC-20, PC Jr., TI-99, Aquarius, etc) are "all game cartridges" released for that system.

If anyone spots anything else that looks particularly weird, please let me know. I built the HTML generator in Access myself, an undertaking sure to have a few "hiccups".

[digitalpress]

Good news, I'll order the book for sure. (which reminds me that I still didn't buy the DP collectors guide, I'll order it today)

Just for clarification, there won't be release dates in the new book? I wouldn't care about rarity ratings, pricing, short comments, but to include release dates (maybe just the year) would be incredibly helpful.

Everywhere we CAN verify the release date, we include it. Some systems (especially Nintendo's, who have this readily available) are right down to the day, others are to the year. I'd say more than half of our database has release dates and more than 75% of the "Advance Edition" includes this information.

[lendelin]

Good news, I'll order the book for sure. (which reminds me that I still didn't buy the DP collectors guide, I'll order it today)

Just for clarification, there won't be release dates in the new book? I wouldn't care about rarity ratings, pricing, short comments, but to include release dates (maybe just the year) would be incredibly helpful.

Everywhere we CAN verify the release date, we include it. Some systems (especially Nintendo's, who have this readily available) are right down to the day, others are to the year. I'd say more than half of our database has release dates and more than 75% of the "Advance Edition" includes this information.

Great! Thanks for the clarification. BTW, I just ordered the DP collector's guide and I'm really looking forward to it.

[Mayhem]

Good work... though I hope all the sections missing rarity values have them by August, and where they do have them, they are tidied up and fixed (eg. ISS and ISS Deluxe SNES US are definitely NOT rarity 1!).

[kainemaxwell]

Sounds good to me, will check them out shortly!

[Slipdeath]

i thought we were going to be hookes up with a dp guide for helping u with the guide?

[The Manimal]

Are some of those lists going to be finalized for the book? I know some of those lists listed "COMPLETE" whereas some listed that they are still being worked on. I didn't save any of those (wish I did, now), but I am definitely curious to see if some of the lists (like the N64) are complete now.

[sisko]

If I can make a request: the csv file you provided for Genesis is *fantastic* (I love having rarity lists on my PDA - I've got 2600, NES, N64, DC, PS, and Genesis on there now). If possible, can you provide the lists as csvs as well? I know I'm not the only die hard who will manually enter rarity values to get something on the ole' PDA.

Agreed! I would happilly pay extra to get a digitized DP/DPA guide for the Palm as well!

[Nature Boy]

If I can make a request: the csv file you provided for Genesis is *fantastic* (I love having rarity lists on my PDA - I've got 2600, NES, N64, DC, PS, and Genesis on there now). If possible, can you provide the lists as csvs as well? I know I'm not the only die hard who will manually enter rarity values to get something on the ole' PDA.

Agreed! I would happilly pay extra to get a digitized DP/DPA guide for the Palm as well!

Thanks for pointing this out to me - I never said it but I definitely didn't mean to imply that I wanted it for free. I'm definitely willing to pay for the hard work it takes to put 'em together.

[digitalpress]

i thought we were going to be hookes up with a dp guide for helping u with the guide?

If you contributed 25 or more games, you will be, as promised in the thread (it's in the Collecting Forum if you need a reference). I'm not sure how many you sent along, Ricardo, I've received 4 to date FYI. Everyone who has assisted will be credited in the book as well.

[digitalpress]

Are some of those lists going to be finalized for the book? I know some of those lists listed "COMPLETE" whereas some listed that they are still being worked on. I didn't save any of those (wish I did, now), but I am definitely curious to see if some of the lists (like the N64) are complete now.

They'll all be complete - the section editors are currently researching info for the descriptive stuff and we're all working with the pricing and rarity. Even the most recent PDF files weren't completely up to date, though the actual LISTINGS themselves (minus the genres and rarity ratings) that you see out there now should be.

[The Manimal]

Thanks! Is this available for a limited time or are you pressing a whole lot of them? It might be a while because of money issues, but I would like to purchase one ...later.

[RichD]

I do not consider the game gear list to be complete. There are 3 games missing and some that have never been confirmed to have existed. I posted some info in the collecting forumn back on Feb 5, 2003 with my facts and opinions. http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=64731#64731

[Arcturius]

If you contributed 25 or more games, you will be, as promised in the thread

I only just noticed this so is that only if you contributed 25 games screenshots or 25 games worth of information? Just wondering if the PAL Saturn list I'm working on counts?

Oh and Joe I need the .xls files you mailed resent in a .zip or .rar file if possible my e-mail shows the .xls files as a garbled mass of text on the e-mail instead of an attachment I can download so I've not been able to check them out yet.

(I'll PM this too just in case it's missed ^-^)

[digitalpress]

If you contributed 25 or more games, you will be, as promised in the thread

I only just noticed this so is that only if you contributed 25 games screenshots or 25 games worth of information? Just wondering if the PAL Saturn list I'm working on counts?

Oh and Joe I need the .xls files you mailed resent in a .zip or .rar file if possible my e-mail shows the .xls files as a garbled mass of text on the e-mail instead of an attachment I can download so I've not been able to check them out yet.

(I'll PM this too just in case it's missed ^-^)

You're in a different situation entirely. You're on the editorial staff - automatic book coming your way, brother.

I resent the file as a ZIP. Any future DP Guide stuff, just e-mail me, I'm sure we're boring the rest of the world :)

[digitalpress]

Thanks! Is this available for a limited time or are you pressing a whole lot of them? It might be a while because of money issues, but I would like to purchase one ...later.

I have a warehouse in Las Vegas and a very dedicated shipper there as well. I'm planning on printing plenty of books and operating like a real distributor for as long as possible :)

Bottom line: we're not going to run out of them anytime soon.

[digitpress Jim]

I do not consider the game gear list to be complete. There are 3 games missing and some that have never been confirmed to have existed. I posted some info in the collecting forumn back on Feb 5, 2003 with my facts and opinions. http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=64731#64731

Hello RichD,

First off, thank you so much for all the time you took with your Game Gear post. I truly appreciate it and it helps me BIG time in making the most complete Game Gear section possible. I am having a blast putting together the Game Gear section, I LOVE it so much :D It is really great to see other gamers, such as your self, supporting the Game Gear.

If there is ANY thing at all "special" that you would like me to do for the Game Gear section, please feel free to ask. I can tell you right now, that the Game Gear section is gonna have some kick ass info on the Game Gear and games, that is sure to please any Game Gear fan. Forgive my arrogance, but it is true.

Once again, I truly thank you for all the time you took with gathering the Game Gear info and posting it here. Take Care :D :D :D

Game ON,
Jim "The Video Game Master" Combs
DigitPress Jim

[Slipdeath]

i thought we were going to be hookes up with a dp guide for helping u with the guide?

If you contributed 25 or more games, you will be, as promised in the thread (it's in the Collecting Forum if you need a reference). I'm not sure how many you sent along, Ricardo, I've received 4 to date FYI. Everyone who has assisted will be credited in the book as well.
i did 7 nuon

[jimv]

i did 7 nuon[/quote]

I'm new to the forum and to the guide so please don't shoot me if I'm wrong but shouldn't there be 7 Nuon US game releases and 1 Non US game release - Crayon Shin-Chan that was released as the pack in game with the Korean Samsung N591 Nuon player?