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    Default Can we please remove bingo from the "offical release" RCA Studio II library

    I know that this has been brought up before, but can we remove this from the library of RCA Studio II? Unless somebody here can prove it with pics with a commercial box and inst, then we should place this one in the Rumor mill. For the 4 people that actually care about the RCA Studio II and accurate game lists, this would be great. Anyone want to prove me wrong with evidence?(not stories )


    EDIT: After reading my original post, I just wanted to add that I know that this cart does indeed exist. The whole point that I am trying to make is that with any game with the existance of just (1) cart, should the DP guide have games that have not been confirmed to be sold to the general public in a separate section?
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    I care and I agree.

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    Myself and several others saw this game, in a retail box, firsthand at PhillyClassic (2, I believe, in 2001). The guy wouldn't part with it. Al Backiel and I'm pretty sure Matt Reichert can confirm this, as we were three people who certainly did care.

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    How do we not know that these were final samples and not distributed? If we dont know the actual story behind the game, shouldnt we put this in the "rumor mill?"

    I think if we see something and not know futher information, then at least it needs to be questioned further. Frankly if only two of these surface, it makes me question if it was released. If the game was released, why so few? Why havent others surfaced? If a game is made for a system, even for an obscure one, wouldnt many more be commercially available?
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    Oh I agree that there should be more out there, but who know what happens? I can rattle off several entries for the C64 and Vic20 databases where only one or two known copies are out there, many from "established" publishers. Surely there must be more, and maybe in time they will appear to me, but until then, you just go by what you have and can deduce.

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    I guess that I come from a skeptical historical point of view when it comes to adding a game to an offical game list. If there isnt proof, history, or any offical data to go by, then it shouldnt be offically added. I thought that is why the rumor mill was even in the book, for games such as this. For as many as there is to say that it does exist, I bet you there are as many that question it as an offical release. I am still skeptical. I love you guys, but I guess we can agree to disagree.
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    Quote Originally Posted by digitalpress View Post
    Myself and several others saw this game, in a retail box, firsthand at PhillyClassic (2, I believe, in 2001). The guy wouldn't part with it. Al Backiel and I'm pretty sure Matt Reichert can confirm this, as we were three people who certainly did care.
    Hi guys,

    I can indeed vouch for this ultra rare cart. I remember seeing it at PC 2 quite clearly. Back then several people had little collections set up on their tables in addition to selling stuff (I myself had an Arcadia 2001 setup going). One of the guys there had an RCA Studio II collection all set up. This guy had everything! IIRC he said he got it from some mom and pop store in PA that had this dislpay in the back of their store for years.

    Anyway, back to the cart. From what I remember it was packaged in a large rectangular box, like TV Schoolhouse I. It was blue and it was part of the TV Casino series (I remember this because I laughed at how "Bingo was now considered to be gambling"). The box had several bingo cards and tokens in it, but I honestly don't remember seeing the cart itself (although I'm sure it was in the box). The guy didn't actually demo the game, and as Joe pointed out, he wouldn't sell it at any price.

    If I had to guess I'd say that this was a very limited production run game. It was probably the last game RCA produced, and they probably either only sent out a handful of copies, or only sent them out to dealers to demo. I'd say that it might have been only available via mail order, but the guy said he got it from the mom and pop electronics store with the rest of their stuff, so it was at least sent out to dealers and not a mail order only title.

    It was definitely a production game though, it was not a prototype.

    I hope this helps to clear up the mystery a bit (or maybe I just added to it?).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tempest View Post
    It was definitely a production game though, it was not a prototype.
    Thanks for the input Matt! You've actually cleared up some of the fuzzy images I had about that day. Why on earth did none of us have a camera on hand? I'm quite sure that anyone who saw the genuine article there would agree that this was no probotype but a bona fide super-rare game.

    I wonder where that guy is now? And why on earth did none of us get his contact information!?

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    We know it was a production game, but we still dont know if it was sold in stores. I know that at this point there are people on both sides on this one, and it wil stay as an offical release...although at this point we still dont know if it was released back in the day and sold to the public. I guess FOR ME offical releases dont include things such as games like gamma attack, Bingo II, Blockbuster World Chamipionship Cart II etc etc. I guess we will have to agree to disagree. The world may never know on this one.
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    I just wanted to chime in and say I think this disagreement is healthy and good for the the Collector's Guide by keeping it fair and honest, even if in the end nothing satisfies everyone.


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