Maverick1978
Veteran Member
Just to exclaim my happiness and joy (since I've nowhere else to share it, and no one else that would really care!)
I managed to snag a NEW, shrinkwrapped copy of Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy (retail copy from Goodtimes Software) for $18.99 shipped this week. I won't say where (not an auction site/common store type), but MAN.... was I ecstatic! Especially since the description was less than forthcoming, as was the seller when I questioned them.
Fully expecting to receive a floppy, or at best, a boxed shareware copy of "Goodbye Galaxy: Episode 1," I was needless to say both surprised and delighted to see the full scale product (EGA/VGA version, not CGA)
Now, I'm at war with myself. The gamer in me wants to tear it open and peek at the insides, image the original floppy, 600dpi scan the box, floppy, and incidentals from every angle, and then fire up the 486 and play! The collector in me wants to keep it in the (mostly) pristine condition that it arrived in.
I say mostly because it was shipped in a manilla envelope with no padding. Thankfully, the only damage it received in shipping was where something impacted the left top edge about 3" down from the top-left corner. While I'm sure it affects the value, it didn't take away from the look of the cover, which I was thankful for.
Ultimately, this will go extremely well with my Invasion of the Vorticons registered floppy, which came directly from Apogee (a 0.99 ebay floppy lot find a little over 2 years ago), and my first and second edition Aliens Ate My Babysitter games. (sadly missing the Commander Keen LCD watch from the first edition game)
I managed to snag a NEW, shrinkwrapped copy of Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy (retail copy from Goodtimes Software) for $18.99 shipped this week. I won't say where (not an auction site/common store type), but MAN.... was I ecstatic! Especially since the description was less than forthcoming, as was the seller when I questioned them.
Fully expecting to receive a floppy, or at best, a boxed shareware copy of "Goodbye Galaxy: Episode 1," I was needless to say both surprised and delighted to see the full scale product (EGA/VGA version, not CGA)
Now, I'm at war with myself. The gamer in me wants to tear it open and peek at the insides, image the original floppy, 600dpi scan the box, floppy, and incidentals from every angle, and then fire up the 486 and play! The collector in me wants to keep it in the (mostly) pristine condition that it arrived in.
I say mostly because it was shipped in a manilla envelope with no padding. Thankfully, the only damage it received in shipping was where something impacted the left top edge about 3" down from the top-left corner. While I'm sure it affects the value, it didn't take away from the look of the cover, which I was thankful for.
Ultimately, this will go extremely well with my Invasion of the Vorticons registered floppy, which came directly from Apogee (a 0.99 ebay floppy lot find a little over 2 years ago), and my first and second edition Aliens Ate My Babysitter games. (sadly missing the Commander Keen LCD watch from the first edition game)