MAMEWorld Forums - EmuChat - Re: Marble Man (Marble Madness 2) question

> > It's pretty rare / very rare.
> >
> > According to KLOV:
> > Rare - There are 2 known instances of this machine owned by Marble Madness 2 Marble
> > Man collectors who are active members. Of these, 2 of them are original dedicated
> > machines
> >
> > Marble Madness 2 Marble Man
> >
> > https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8619[/url]
>
> Hi Moose
>
> Thank you for the reply.
>
> Do you know who (user names) of the active members on KLOV that own the game?

I'm not Moose, but if you follow the link at KLOV, it takes you to KLOV's VAPS:
https://www.arcade-museum.com/members/game_census.php?klov_id=8619

A few notes:
1. Just because it's listed for these users on VAPS doesn't mean they're telling the truth, some KLOV users like to lie that they own the rarest of games.

2. Assuming you're thinking about obtaining the ROMs... Obtaining rare ROMs on behalf of MAME isn't as simple as contacting the collectors who advertise that they own them on VAPS. It takes significant social skills and finesse, negotiation and trading if not also quite a lot of money.

3. If approached the wrong way, emulation fans can make the community's relationship with the collector community much, much worse from the garbage fire it is already. Simply because if enough of them are inspired to do so, then being barraged by requests becomes harrassing behavior.

Generally speaking, if this is the case, I'd advise you not to contact them and instead simply send your thoughts on obtaining rarities such as this directly to groups like The Dumping Union through Smitdogg.

- Stiletto