Ketsui PCB collection : let's get it dumped.

pixelcorps · Post by **pixelcorps** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:13 am

I'll keep it brief as possible.

We're collecting for a KETSUI PCB to send to GURU to be dumped in the hope we will see it emulated, as no real port is on the horizon.

we've all talked about seeing some new cave games running on mame, and without the small core of people that want it taking the initative to start something it's never going to happen.

This changes now.

I've stepped forward to take donations. Many of you bought ikaruga tees from me, and everyone seems to be happy with my last service.

the target initially is $800

My paypal ID

pixelcorpsATyahoo.com (obviously replace the AT for @)

if you donate please give me your shmups username to add to the list.

If you want to send checks or money orders, PM me and i'll give you snailmail info.

i'll update this entry for donations, and the grand total on a daily basis.

if donations dry up way short of the target, everyone gets refunded.

PLEASE NOTE :

SENDING GURU THE PCB FOR DUMPING IS IN NO WAY A GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE AN IMMEDIATE SUCCESS - HAVING ANYTHING PLAYABLE MAY STILL BE A LONG, LONG WAY OFF!

however no-one else is going to do this, let's face it, outside of us, not many other people care...

let's see what happens.

Brian pixelcorps

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GRAND TOTAL SO FAR : $429.70

Donations so far.

Pixelcorps: $40
rtw: $50
Cyrille2paris: $50
Prometheus: $15
Toastyohs:$ 20
KNTain: $10
TWE: $25
P_HAT: $10
Keade: $25
Cykiller: $10
eight: $20
Never_Scurred: $20
DirtyMonk: $30
Bcass: $10
djvinc: $30
eretsusa: $14.70
zinger: $20
Kingbuzzo: $20
roker: $10

General Martok · Post by **General Martok** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:35 am

I think you should do a vote first to see how many people are actually interested in donating and how much.
I'd feel more confident if there are like 50 or more people willing to do this. Plus there could very well be the possibility that we don't nearly have enough interested in this.

rtw · Post by **rtw** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:37 am

Donated

Come on people where is your sense of adventure ?

rtw

cyrille2paris · Post by **cyrille2paris** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:44 am

Donated

i am glad to be on the same boat. will donate more also if required

+ 50 dollars and i hope for others contributors +++++++++++++ soon

pixelcorps · Post by **pixelcorps** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:49 am

General Martok wrote:I think you should do a vote first to see how many people are actually interested in donating and how much.
I'd feel more confident if there are like 50 or more people willing to do this. Plus there could very well be the possibility that we don't nearly have enough interested in this.

nothing ventured, nothing gained...

PooshhMao · Post by **PooshhMao** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:59 am

I applaud the initiative, but not owning the PCB is not the reason why Ketsui won't be emulated anytime soon - it's well known that Cave themselves requested MAMEDev to halt the supposedly WIP driver.

Nevertheless, Ketsui in MAME=sex surrogate

General Martok · Post by **General Martok** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:07 am

Yeah after seeing how you got 140$ in about 30 mins , I guess you could actually pull that off .
Of course anyone who spent 1200+ on a ketsui kit would probably never donate

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:15 am

General Martok wrote: Of course anyone who spent 1200+ on a ketsui kit would probably never donate

you're wrong.

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:36 am

I'll donate tomorrow.

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:39 am

Ok, optimist and pessimist time.

1.) There's no guarantee that Guru will even dump the board. He's notorious for doing his own thing.

2.) Why not just get someone who already owns the board to send it off to him? Granted, he might just sell it...and it might get broken...or no one would be willing to lend it out...but hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Teehee.

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:15 am

Why not. We're a shitload of members on the forum, a few dollars per donator should be sufficient. Good initiative pixelcorps.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:13 am

Damocles wrote: 1.) There's no guarantee that Guru will even dump the board. He's notorious for doing his own thing.

I was under the impression he was quite trust worthy.

zakk · Post by **zakk** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:07 pm

One just popped up on yahoo for 150k BIN!

Radiant · Post by **Radiant** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:14 pm

Fujita has or had? one for 78k on the new pricelist........so just keep your eyes open....

lowemark · Post by **lowemark** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:19 pm

Radiant wrote:Fujita has or had? one for 78k on the new pricelist........so just keep your eyes open....

had, I just asked them, and it's sold

PROMETHEUS · Post by **PROMETHEUS** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:23 pm

donated 15$

toastyohs · Post by **toastyohs** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:00 pm

I put $20 on it. I can put more later on if needed.

RotateMe · Post by **RotateMe** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:25 pm

This petition is aweswome and the reaction even more.

I love the sense of venture in this petition and I love the thought of the game being playable in MAME because of this forum.

Will get paypall (which I need internetbanking for first) and then donate.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:22 pm

zakk wrote:One just popped up on yahoo for 150k BIN!

Guess it's been sold. Was it board only?

djvinc · Post by **djvinc** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:27 pm

I think they should work on cheaper PCBs like Dodonpachi DOJ, and then when they have a good technique, they work on Ketsui...

Imagine they blow up the Ketsui PCB you are trying to donate...would you donate twice ?

Post by **Dave_K.** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:30 pm

I've been thinking about this for awhile. If you get up enough people to actually buy the board, you stand a better chance of playing this now (without waiting for emulation to work) by simply mailing that board around for everyone to play on a monthly basis! You'd only need 20 people to donate $50 each, and your Ketsui Club is complete. Although maybe 10 people at $100 each is a better, since nobody will want to wait for 20 months after joining to play it.

pixelcorps · Post by **pixelcorps** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:06 pm

true, but donations are open to anyone, big or small - and shipping a PCB around worldwide once a month will probably eventually result in disaster.

nynetails · Post by **nynetails** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:42 pm

Pixelcorps, I will donate, but I don't want to use Paypal. Any way I could send you a check or something?

zakk · Post by **zakk** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:42 pm

GaijinPunch wrote:
zakk wrote:One just popped up on yahoo for 150k BIN!
Guess it's been sold. Was it board only?

http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w10095590

if you can see that. Can't tell if that artwork is copied or not, and I'm too lazy to run it through a translator.

150k yen, lol. Gonna need more donations at this rate!

mirkvid · Post by **mirkvid** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:36 pm

i'll gladly donate when i get paid.

as a computer science student im very curious about the whole rom dumping and emu process. i would love to see some code or learn more about this.

if we had access to source or even algorithms, we could probably do a port to windows if we got enough people behind it. (i can dream!)

eight · Post by **eight** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:36 pm

Woah, great idea! I will gladly donate as soon as I come back from the fun fair here in Hamburg.

pixelcorps · Post by **pixelcorps** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:45 pm

if anyone wants to donate in a non - paypal manner, PM me and i'll arrange something.

re: paypal fees - i'll contribute the difference made by the fees, hows that?

jpolz · Post by **jpolz** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:46 pm

Count me in!

KNTain · Post by **KNTain** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:09 pm

Sent $10 'cuz I'm a cheapass atm.

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:22 pm

I think it would be a good idea to contact Guru, tell him what we're doing, and confirm that he would actually dump the game (soon!).