Amstrad Sakis amateur limited physical edition – 1st disk for a cpcwiki member!

[skylas]

Hello all,

I am happy to announce that I finally managed to create 10 AMSTRAD disks with my games.

I made a limited amateur physical edition, just for fun, and in order to encourage similar actions from others.

All disks are formatted with multimark and have an <error> file in each side (in order to isolate the bad sectors), but this only affects the capacity of the disk which is a bit smaller now. All games written in each disk were tested today and all work normally.

So, I bought some paper boxes, some stickers for the box and the disks, printed an A4 2 side color manual, and there is a also a sticker as a present. 

Four years ago, when I discovered Amstrad again, I could not imagine that I could create these games and make an amateur physical edition. This happened due to the help in the retro forums, and mostly CPCwiki forum, where so many people helped me without anything in return. I know that my games are really simple, but it is an example that a person with no knowledge of programming or hardware can create at least something, if there is support from other people.

So, the first disk will go to a member of the forum for free, what is needed is only 3 euros (as <help> for the postage if you are the winner), mostly to avoid people entering the draw without real interest.

So, i made a small program for the draw, in really simple BASIC (20 names for now can be entered) that I attach. You can be participate by writing in this thread and mention it, until Friday night. I will make the draw on Saturday and then upload the video.

For anyone that is interested in buying, you can pm me, but you will automatically participate for the draw. Profit is not my goal, not sure about the price, at about 20 euros including postage (to everywhere in the world). But there are very few disks and I cannot produce any more (not willing also for buying disks just to sell). If anyone really wants it and money is the problem, he can ask me via pm for discount. I am an amateur creator, so do not expect professional quality or fast shipping, it is something just made with love for Amstrad, and also I have no profit from that.

 

 Thank you all! Anyone willing to participate in the draw?

[Gryzor]

Count me in

[asertus]

Me too, thank you 

[robcfg]

Colour me interested! 

[VincentGR]

Great move!!!


Please don't count me in, I am happy with the files.

[Dubliner]

Please, count me in

But there are very few disks and I cannot produce any more (not willing also for buying disks just to sell).

If there is too many people interested, one way to solve this problem could be that those interested in it may send you a disc in advance, so you can produce that copy for sure. This can work specially if you don't have to order batches of printed works.

Or, you could send just box, manual and sticker for those who don't mind to save the files on their discs themselves

[ldaneels]

Very nice! You can count me in

[Dominoid]

that's lovely, I would very much like to enter the draw if possible please

[skylas]

Thank you all for participation!
So, until now we have
GRYZOR 
ASERTUS
ROBCFG
DUBLINER
IDANEELS
DOMINOID.
  As tomorrow will be a busy day, I will make the draw at night, so you can enter the draw until tomorrow 2100 GR time!

[skylas]

Just fixed the code! In the next hour I will make the draw and upload the video! There is a small surprise!

[skylas]

Results in the video!! Congratulations to the winner... or winners!!!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UdC6uMBKK_9zZrZVph0DcWPBRv-k3sqW?usp=sharing
Pls send pm with your address!
For the unlucky participants pls pm also to buy (some of them have already contacted), we can offer a discount!

[robcfg]

Very nicely done, congratulations to the winners! 

[ldaneels]

Yes indeed, congratulations to the winners.
I am wondering if I will ever win a draw. If I can't even win with 6 entries (or even 5 for that matter), my chances look abysmal I think I definitely made the right choice never playing the lottery or entering contests.
At any rate, I sent a PM.Thanks for the fun little event.Cheers,
Loic

[tjohnson]

Congrations to the winner and to @skylas to putting in the time and effort to create this.  Inspiration to do the same do the same for others

[Dubliner]

What a nice surprise

[Gryzor]

First time I enjoyed a draw so much😀

I was thinking, if there are enough copies I'd also like to buy a second one to give away to some other member-still thinking the how and why!

Thanks, this has been very enjoyable!

[skylas]

Thank you all for your kind words. Congratulations to all!

The purpose of all this was mainly to encourage other similar actions, that can produce nice feelings and enhance the feeling of the community.
I received much help from many people in my questions when I strarted dealing with AMSTRAD again.

Of course GRYZOR, this can be done, and you can think of a better and enjoyable way to make a draw!