Interest Check: Monster Party Beta Reproductions

[manuel]

Wow, your stuff looks great.
Good luck with everything should you decide to try it. 

[Zycrow]

I would definitely be interested in one.

It sounds like from your initial post that the game would be released in the Famicom format. Is that right? (I'm interested either way.)

[tappybot]

   Sign me up!

[BeaglePuss]

I would definitely be interested in one.

It sounds like from your initial post that the game would be released in the Famicom format. Is that right? (I'm interested either way.)

The game will be released exclusively in Famicom format.  My brother and I talked, and we feel it's the right thing to do.  If we went with NES reproductions we'd definitely be able to sell more games and we'd be able to produce carts at a fraction of the cost, but it would really defeat the purpose of the release.  The US got their Monster Party already, and the Famicom has waited 25 years to get their hands on a copy.  It's only fair.

Going with Famicom reproductions has proven to be difficult, but certainly doable.  The work put into the release will leave the buyers satisfied for sure though.

[80sFREAK]

The game will be released exclusively in Famicom format. 

As i said - best wishes.

No sales at NA @ go to famicomworld 

P.S. Don't forget to add visible "reproduction" sign on the label.
P.P.S. Brand new famicom shells... ummm it's something new 

[L___E___T]

Krikzz has created brand new Famicom shells, so that can be done as well.

[fcgamer]

The game will be released exclusively in Famicom format. 

As i said - best wishes.

No sales at NA @ go to famicomworld 

P.S. Don't forget to add visible "reproduction" sign on the label.
P.P.S. Brand new famicom shells... ummm it's something new 

Not sure the meaning of this post.  Maybe I am confused a bit.

It seems there is a lot of interest generated at NA for this game, but I'm glad to see BeaglePuss also posting it here as well, since the folks here probably would be even more interested in a Famicom release than the folks on NA.

Why the point of adding "reproduction" on the label?  The game was never released on Famicom format, afaik.  Not the same as taking Gimmik or something like that, copying it, and then passing it off as a real thing.

Sure, there are many people out there producing Famicom shells to this day (just look at all of the crappy modern clone cases, which break so easily, still being produced in China and what not).  Correct me if I am wrong, but as of date, I am not aware of any Famicom release in the west of this sort...i.e. prototype of unreleased game or homebrew game being made and put onto cart, in a limited run of carts.

Either way, I am extremely excited about this release, and can't wait to see it. 

[BeaglePuss]

The game will be released exclusively in Famicom format. 

As i said - best wishes.

No sales at NA @ go to famicomworld 

P.S. Don't forget to add visible "reproduction" sign on the label.
P.P.S. Brand new famicom shells... ummm it's something new 

The game will be sold on numerous message boards including NA, AA, DP, and Famicom world.  Given the current interest, I anticipate a sell out (similar to all my previous releases).

There will be no mention of reproduction on the label.  I could see the need to add reproduction if the game had seen an original release on the Famicom, but being that the game is unreleased I don't see the need to write reproduction.

The game will indeed be using brand new Famicom shells.  I'm working with a manufacturer currently that will have no problem producing new shells (in fact, they already do).  I've used them for both Genesis and SNES shells in the past with great success, and I don't imagine it being any different with this release.

I have two unreleased reproductions runs in the works (one for the Genesis and one for the SNES).  Monster Party will not begin production until those two sales are completed.  We're moving in the right direction though.

[nerdynebraskan]

This does sound very exciting, and I'd like to check out the game eventually. I wasn't originally a fan of the NES version, but it has grown on me in the last couple of years; it'd be interesting to see the differences. All of the lawsuit-bait that I keep hearing teased in the Nolans' descriptions of this version reminds me a lot of Splatterhouse, which makes this even more exciting.

I'm very appreciative of the offer to release this publicly for everyone to enjoy. I'm afraid I won't personally be able to justify dropping $85 on a repro, though. I guess I'll be waiting for the eventual release of the ROM; is the mapper a common one that a flash cart could easily play? (I've been meaning to buy an Everdrive for a little while now...) I'd be willing to throw $5 your way after the ROM is released as a (very) small token of gratitude.

[BeaglePuss]

This does sound very exciting, and I'd like to check out the game eventually. I wasn't originally a fan of the NES version, but it has grown on me in the last couple of years; it'd be interesting to see the differences. All of the lawsuit-bait that I keep hearing teased in the Nolans' descriptions of this version reminds me a lot of Splatterhouse, which makes this even more exciting.

I'm very appreciative of the offer to release this publicly for everyone to enjoy. I'm afraid I won't personally be able to justify dropping $85 on a repro, though. I guess I'll be waiting for the eventual release of the ROM; is the mapper a common one that a flash cart could easily play? (I've been meaning to buy an Everdrive for a little while now...) I'd be willing to throw $5 your way after the ROM is released as a (very) small token of gratitude.

The mapper is extremely common (I can't think of it at the moment, but I can post it later when I recall), and it can play in a flash cart without a doubt.  I've played it on the NES Powerpak myself, so I know for certain that it's not an issue.

As for the donation, it's not needed.  Simply enjoy the rom as a gift, and give the game the play-through that it deserves after all these years.  Hell, feel free to make your own repro with the rom once you get it.  Once the rom is out there.....  Well......  It's out there! 

[80sFREAK]

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Interest Check: Monster Party Beta Reproductions

but

There will be no mention of reproduction on the label.

or is it ok now to take someones code and "release" it with no mention of reproduction? 

[BeaglePuss]

Title

Interest Check: Monster Party Beta Reproductions

but

There will be no mention of reproduction on the label.

or is it ok now to take someones code and "release" it with no mention of reproduction? 

It's never been "ok," but the alternative is less appealing.  Would you prefer the cart/code rot in some private collector's hands like it has for so long already? 

When I release the rom (for free), you're welcome to make your own cart and place reproduction on the label.

[nerdynebraskan]

These repros will undoubtedly be very obvious, given that the only two original copies were prototypes with simple black text typed onto a plain white label. Hell, the Nolans may even use a completely different looking shell, and they'll no doubt be putting colorful, glossy, art-filled labels on their repros. No one is going to get them confused. This is far different than someone making a bootleg of a released game and putting (an attempt at) an exact replica of the original art on the label (even if they think they're excused by putting "reproduction" somewhere on the label).

[fcgamer]

These repros will undoubtedly be very obvious, given that the only two original copies were prototypes with simple black text typed onto a plain white label. Hell, the Nolans may even use a completely different looking shell, and they'll no doubt be putting colorful, glossy, art-filled labels on their repros. No one is going to get them confused. This is far different than someone making a bootleg of a released game and putting (an attempt at) an exact replica of the original art on the label (even if they think they're excused by putting "reproduction" somewhere on the label).

Totally agree with Jackson here, and I'm honestly not sure what the big deal is with this one.  On Famicom, the game was unreleased...

[P]

Technically it isn't even a reproduction since it was never produced in the first place. Maybe some text that says it's not released by the original developers could be in place though.