Harmful Park Oltra Players ?!

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:30 pm

Does anyone know anything about this?
(picture stolen from an ebay auction)

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:39 pm

Do you have a link to the auction? I'm certainly interested in finding out what it might be...

SamIAm · Post by **SamIAm** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:43 pm

What the crap is that? What system is it for? Is it a shmup? The original Harmful Park has all these mini-games in it, and it makes me wonder if it's something like that.

Post by **Ghegs** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:57 pm

I would have to guess that's a PC game - nothing on the cover suggests a console release.

Peculiar indeed. I can barely make out the word "game" under the logo in the top-left corner. Finding out who or what uses that logo might help as well.

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:12 pm

It's a Playstation game.

auction

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:16 pm

cool find!

It's probably a playable demo - it would be cool to discover if it contains beta elements or just a few stages of the final product. Too bad the auction did't come with a photo of the actual cd.

So, who snagged it?

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:18 pm

Probably Ceph, considering he made this topic right after the auction ended...

Post by **Ghegs** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:20 pm

Hm, I'm still doubtful. All the demo discs I've ever seen still have the console's logo somewhere (if they have a cover, at least). That "g" logo is nowhere to be seen on the actual game's cover. And those images are taken from the game's manual.

Well, Ceph'll bring us the truth eventually.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:21 pm

Hmm, from the Tokyo Game Show, eh? It might well be a demo, or maybe it contains the "score attack" stage...either way, that is a nifty little collector's item. I wonder how many are out there...

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:22 pm

Well, the Tokyo Game Show 1997 logo used (in the upper-left corner) is indeed the official one for that year.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:23 pm

well the auction states it's a demo from the Tokyo Game Show '97, and indeed the front cover has the TGS logo on it - I'd also assume he has at least tried it before selling (just to rule out the possibility of a cd-rom or video cd with promotional or bonus content).

edit: beaten by Ganelon by a sec ^^

Post by **Ghegs** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:24 pm

Ah, I didn't know that's what the logo represented. Clears that up.

sideshow · Post by **sideshow** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:56 pm

Never knew there was a demo of this game. Nice find.

Fudoh · Post by **Fudoh** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:23 pm

I had this exact version. It's a HK copy/bootleg of the game. The "oltra players" logo could be found on several releases these days. If you want confirmation ask him about the CD color, it's definitely not black.

Fudoh

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:39 pm

So all demo disks are black like nornmal games? Did the bootleg you had play on an unmodded PS1?

Fudoh · Post by **Fudoh** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:12 pm

Did the bootleg you had play on an unmodded PS1?

no, it did not. It was a classic "HK silver".

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:07 pm

All the demos/magazines promo cd I've seen around are black, if this helps.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:26 pm

Seems like someone got a real deal, though I guess that depends on what exactly this item is.