Special 7800 Proto Stolen At CGE - Help Please!, Halloween cart stolen from AA stand

[7th lutz]

I am very sad to report that the demo cart of the 7800 Halloween themed game made for CGE was stolen from the AA booth on Saturday afternoon so people attending on Sunday could not play the game. Some people are just scum, pure and simple and make our otherwise wonderful community look bad. The cart belonged to AA member Groovybee and was still a work in progress prototype.

There is every chance this might pop up on eBay or be offered to members on forums, it’s the only one of its kind and it’s got the AtariAge prototype/demo label on it so it’s a dead giveaway. It’s not even the full game. It has a tiny partial level, only one boss, no working inventory system, no sound etc. It was just a demo to show what will be available on the 7800 in the near future.

If the person who has stolen this and wants to do the right thing and return it and is reading this Chickybaby will still be at the hotel until tomorrow August 3rd, so leave the cart at reception marked for her. If any members reading this know who has it then I urge you to tell them to return it by simply sending it to Albert @ AtariAge.

[TonyTheTiger]

What a punk. Hopefully they'll take the opportunity to return it anonymously no questions asked.

[JSoup]

In Before Jackass Dumps A ROM

[BetaWolf47]

Return it anonymously? I think you've got too much faith in this person.

[HurricaneAndrew]

What kind of dickhead steals an unfinished game? Seriously...

[Kyle15]

I hope you get the prototype back or find the thief. It may take a while, but it doesn't hurt to try.

[Greg2600]

What kind of dickhead steals an unfinished game? Seriously...

Really, it's essentially useless considering the author is going to be selling finished copies.

[BetaWolf47]

Really, it's essentially useless considering the author is going to be selling finished copies.

That logic goes for any proto that has a full game released, period.

[HurricaneAndrew]

I mean... If it was the prototype of an official game, then sure, it is going to be desirable. But this was a prototype of a homebrew, from what I understand. That's what makes no sense to me.

[Tupin]

Sad. I've not heard of this game, do you have a link to information?

[7th lutz]

Sad. I've not heard of this game, do you have a link to information?

Here are two threads for information about the game.

Halloween CGE demo page: http://www.atariage.com/features/sho...html#halloween

Halloween development thread: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic...appy-halloween

[Oldskool]

I mean... If it was the prototype of an official game, then sure, it is going to be desirable. But this was a prototype of a homebrew, from what I understand. That's what makes no sense to me.

The fact that it was stolen is all that matters here.

[Tupin]

Here are two threads for information about the game.

Halloween CGE demo page: http://www.atariage.com/features/sho...html#halloween

Halloween development thread: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic...appy-halloween

Wow. The game looks awesome. So do the rest on the page. Too bad the AtariAge store is on vacation, I want to get some homebrews.

[JSoup]

The fact that it was stolen is all that matters here.

Not to be a dick, but why does it matter at all? A barely playable version of a homebrew game was stolen, oh no! Now the author will have to finish the game like he was going to do anyway!

[ZombieK]

What kind of dickhead steals an unfinished game? Seriously...

Damn Thieves its because of stuff like this that I am so ocd about all my shit and always double check myself when I leave anywhere.
Kinda turned me into a paranoid fucker when people stole all the stuff out of my house.

What dicks ruining the fun for everyone else. Just for something that won't be worth anything. Also is there Anyway someone thought it was a "rare" proto and snatched it for that reason?

[G-Boobie]

Not to be a dick, but why does it matter at all? A barely playable version of a homebrew game was stolen, oh no! Now the author will have to finish the game like he was going to do anyway!

It matters for a couple reasons. First, no one was able to play the game on the second day. That could hurt sales, and it has to be disappointing for the creator that other people weren't able to sample his handiwork. Second, theft is fucking theft, you asshole. Someone's property was taken from them. Actual value doesn't matter.

[Policenaut]

It saddens me to read that some stupid jerk had the audacity to steal a one-of-a-kind proto like that.

[Oldskool]

Not to be a dick, but why does it matter at all? A barely playable version of a homebrew game was stolen, oh no! Now the author will have to finish the game like he was going to do anyway!

I guess you don't understand my point. The fact is that it was stolen, someone STOLE it. So are you basically saying it's ok to steal a piece of candy from the store because it's only worth 1 cent to them? Stealing is stealing, and it's wrong. I understand what you guys are saying - I know it will still be finished. But that's besides the point.

[JSoup]

Second, theft is fucking theft, you asshole. Someone's property was taken from them. Actual value doesn't matter.

Actual value doesn't matter. It's like we don't live in America.

[dendawg]

You're right...actual value doesn't matter. All that does and should matter is that it was stolen. What part of "stolen" don't you understand??