> There were only 3 machines were ever built. All are in high-end collections. One > collector had a tech come and work on some of his games. The unscrupulous tech copied > the ROMS without permission- The game was not broken and not one he was supposed to > "fix". The owner is reviewing a couple of months of security video to see if he can > catch him in the act. > > This is the first time that someone has actually had the balls to steal ROMS from a > collector.
Is this the real AtariScott or, is this a troll trying to stir up trouble by making the stealing allegations?
Been following the mame scene since late 1997. It is always great to see a new game (proto or not) preserved. For about the last decade, I have been more intrigued by the background on how the proto was dumped/released than I am about actually playing the proto.
The background of the dump/release usually has one of the following narratives:
(1) the feel good story of an undiscovered gem, something like Soultime finding a long lost Jap prototype collecting dust in a warehouse; or
(2) some controversial claims of why the dump should have never been released in the first place.
In either story above, people get to play and enjoy the games for decades to come so it is great for the community. However, the controversial scenario, like we have here, is far more entertaining to read the background. We have these forums but someone should put together the controversial background on a Wiki so that is preserved as well in case these forums disappear someday. Just a thought.
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