N-Gage collectors thread

[WindowsKiller]

2. how many titles are released in TOTAL - i mean including prototypes.

Well, prototypes of unreleased games exist for:

Alien Front
Virtua Cop
Taito Memories

There are most likely othes, but the existence of those in the form of MMC cards is proven.

Prototypes of released games exist as well.

[gamemaster]

Have you seen tatio memories yourself?

[WindowsKiller]

Better, I own the E3 demo card. And the display case, too.

[gamemaster]

Got a picture of it somewhere?

[WindowsKiller]

Not anymore. Had one at my Room of Doom, but I removed my galleries there because of the slowness of it and all the random errors that you get when trying to add/delete/modify something... The gallery wasn't up to date anyway.

It may come back someday using JAlbum on my own server.

[rodarkone]

I don't realy chase the proto's ... if they come in my way I will buy them - if not - i'm not in "pain" - I realy want just an oficial (memory card based) collection, I just love the small boxes of the games and the artwork from the covers/manual -

later edit: ... 21 more to go.

[rodarkone]

This games are most dificult to find:

0710216...Atari Masterpieces Vol. I
0710226...Atari Masterpieces Vol. II
0710208...Civilization
0710206...High Seize
0710224...Warhammer 40,000

The rest I already ordered ...

[gamemaster]

Can you tell me what is all on the mmc card, is there a sticker on it just like the other prototype mmc cards like virtua cop, and how complete is the game???
Thanks

[Ed Oscuro]

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Ag9wZEpOcpA/SazVryGtulI/AAAAAAAACQw/glj7_z2g_bE/s640/DSCF0846_.JPG

Somebody just popped an Atomic Fireball in that guy's mouth.

I admit I'm a sucker for Tom Clancy games, no matter how poor their resolution. Still hoping that NGage prices fall enough that I can get Ashen and some other games on the cheap.

That demo unit rodarkone has looks interesting. With a proper Sim card it might work as a regular NGage, don't you think?

And is that a soundtrack CD for System Rush?

[rodarkone]

1. no the demo units don't work as a regular phone - it must be resofted with a proper firmware first and this operation is almost imposible nowdays

2. yes - it's the system rush soundtrack (i said it before - i bough it from ebay.co.uk with a SMALL SMALL price - like 5 pounds - the game is branded review kit)

[Gabriel]

0710216...Atari Masterpieces Vol. I
0710226...Atari Masterpieces Vol. II
0710208...Civilization
0710206...High Seize
0710224...Warhammer 40,000

So, the fact I own three of those means I'm doing pretty good, eh?

I've never even opened High Seize and Warhammer.

[CMA Death Adder]

As an N-Gage owner and former collector/enthusiast (it was my first cell phone! :P), reading through this thread a bit was interesting; particularly because at one time I, too, was trying my best to collect all the games as they were being released, along with the prototype/demo MMCs that were distributed to stores. What disheartened me in the end was the fact that so many games were being cancelled here in the USA. That, bundled with the fact that the N-Gage didn't have a camera and had to be held up to my ear like a taco made me eventually "replace" it with the 3650, followed by the 3230, followed by the N95...

Even so, I've still got a fond spot for it in my memories. When we went to France toward the end of 2007 to unveil the third production run of Beggar Prince, my trusty ol' N-Gage made the trip with me so as to showcase our then in-progress game Super Fighter Block Battle. (You can see photos from the event here; the N-Gage can be seen in the third photo down, setting next to my Atari Lynx.)

Whomever among you are still collecting for the N-Gage, you're preserving history that's widely overlooked. That's cool, so keep doing it.

[tom]

Hey I'm still playing that game, I'm getting pretty good at it :-)

BTW, looking forward to Zaku

[rodarkone]

So, the fact I own three of those means I'm doing pretty good, eh?

I've never even opened High Seize and Warhammer.

Yep you are

[Satac]

Recently some vietnamese people showed up at the german handheld board portablegaming.de and posted some interesting things. There seams to be an active n-gage scene in Vietnam with their own board here:
http://www.gsm.vn/forum/main/forumdisplay.php?f=402

They buy the N-Gage cheap on Ebay and then mod it. Some of their creations are in this thread:
http://www.gsm.vn/forum/main/showthread.php?t=91134

There was even a meetup in Hanoi:


So - the N-Gage isn't dead yet

[WindowsKiller]

That demo unit rodarkone has looks interesting. With a proper Sim card it might work as a regular NGage, don't you think?

Owning one of those too, I can tell you that they don't. They have different hardware as well. And trying to flash them with a retail unit's firmware will brick them.

[SegaAges]

Hey ColdB33r, you ever have a chance to scan those bro?

I think it would be cool to have cases for alien front and virtua cop. A little bit of google searching and I have found the front of the cover, but not the spine or back, and I suck with phoitoshop too much to make it look nice.

[c0ldb33r]

Sorry, I screwed up. I don't have it. In my head I screwed up - it was the Dreamcast version I was thinking of. I probably downloaded the Alient Front onto an MMC at some point in the past.

[SegaAges]

It's all good. I just suck at photoshop, or else I would make one myself that had a back and spine. Oh well.

[tom]

Maybe there's some Photoshop whizzkid around here who would like to?


Anyone here ever signed on to play HinterWars? It looks like it's still going.