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Title: What kind of box was used in Orion Prime Packaging?
Post by: khaz on 00:13, 07 February 16

Given I'm seven years late on this one, I'm not even trying to buy a physical edition of the game, even though I would love it. I am trying to make it myself instead, which is surprisingly not an easy task?

The box has standard DVD "keep case" dimensions, but without a disc holder, and with a floppy holder? I can't source such a thing anywhere.

Also the download page is missing quite a few things, like the team letter, the newspaper excerpt or the miniCD iso. I'm assuming the Cargosoft team intended it to be exclusives for the physical edition buyers.

I wouldn't even want a 3" edition, given how difficult it is to source 3" floppies nowadays. I'd just make the discs myself. I would have loved however to get a 3.5" one with all the paraphernalia.

Title: Re: What kind of box was used in Orion Prime Packaging?
Post by: TotO on 09:48, 07 February 16

It is a "smart card" / "business card" older.
May be you should contact them for more informations.

Title: Re: What kind of box was used in Orion Prime Packaging?
Post by: khaz on 03:05, 08 February 16

I should. I assumed the authors were regulars here, and I'd rather keep discussions of this sort public, should anyone else be looking for this information in the future.

I'll drop them an email anyway.

[edit] welp, not helping.

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orion@cpcscene.com

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Google tried to deliver your message, but it was rejected by the server for the recipient domain cpcscene.com by redirmail1.reg.bookmyname.com. [88.191.249.177].

The error that the other server returned was:
550 5.1.1 <orion@cpcscene.com>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in virtual alias table

Title: Re: What kind of box was used in Orion Prime Packaging?
Post by: PulkoMandy on 08:31, 08 February 16

cpcscene.com email database was lost some years ago.

You can maybe reach the authors via their personal websites:
Sylvestre CAMPIN (http://sylvestre.org/)
Julien Nevo.com - Music For Video Games (http://julien-nevo.com/)

Title: Re: What kind of box was used in Orion Prime Packaging?
Post by: robcfg on 10:13, 08 February 16

Why not just PM @Targhan (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=110) ?

Title: Re: What kind of box was used in Orion Prime Packaging?
Post by: Targhan on 12:35, 08 February 16

Hi,

Yeah, we used a box designed to hold phone cards, I guess (SuperSylvestre was the one who found and ordered them, I don't remember much). We still have a few dozen left, but keep them for our forthcoming game.

But like you said, what is not in the downloadable package is made exclusively for the buyers of the packaging (you forgot to mention the negative cutting of the surveillance camera). Too bad you're a bit late :).

Trg.Aks

Title: Re: What kind of box was used in Orion Prime Packaging?
Post by: khaz on 14:14, 08 February 16

Well I'll make sure to be around for your next game then ;)

No hope for a reprint then? Maybe an Anniversary Edition in a couple of years? :D

Title: Re: What kind of box was used in Orion Prime Packaging?
Post by: Dr Tiger Ninestein on 14:27, 08 February 16

I'm gutted to have missed out on a physical copy of this game :(

Title: Re: What kind of box was used in Orion Prime Packaging?
Post by: Targhan on 19:29, 08 February 16

No, no chance for a reprint, sorry. We like to move forward and leave the past to the past :).

Title: Re: What kind of box was used in Orion Prime Packaging?
Post by: reidrac on 19:49, 08 February 16

Quote from: Targhan on 19:29, 08 February 16
No, no chance for a reprint, sorry. We like to move forward and leave the past to the past :).

Sorry, I found that quite fun to read in a forum dedicated to the Amstrad CPC... in 2016 :)

Title: Re: What kind of box was used in Orion Prime Packaging?
Post by: Targhan on 20:45, 08 February 16

Yes, that was the whole point :).
But I don't consider making new games on an old computer is a focus to the past. Quite the contrary, as we try to develop new ideas and new techniques. Just my point of view...

Title: Re: What kind of box was used in Orion Prime Packaging?
Post by: khaz on 23:27, 08 February 16

Quote from: Targhan on 19:29, 08 February 16
No, no chance for a reprint, sorry. We like to move forward and leave the past to the past :) .

But I really want to give you my money though :(

Oh well.

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