Reg Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 As I go on my journey to collect New Wheels John from Automata, this maybe of interest to some of you ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnparker007 Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 (edited) I don't know if you've been using the facebook groups, there's a few - quite a few years back I went through the same process of buying all the old Speccy games I either used to have a (usually pirate) copy of, or even just remember playing at a friend's house. Thankfully that didn't comprise of too many games/boxsets! The rare ones get expensive So you can often find things cheaper outside of ebay through the fb groups, especially if you get a few from a single person who is willing to 'build piles', so you can accumulate a pile and then they send them all together as a single package. Also, you can request, as someone may have a copy of New Wheels John for instance, but not be very attached to it and so willing to sell, even though they don't list it. Good luck in your quest, I rebuilt mine, and have zero regrets at having them all original on a shelf! I saw some insanely obscure stuff on the groups, sometimes going for crazy money like £400 for a single game (these are usualy suuuper rare titles). Almost always cheaper (and friendlier) than fleabay. Edited August 19, 2023 by johnparker007 1 [ Arcade Simulator ] Pre-alpha installer: http://arcadesimulator.net | Known Issues: https://tinyurl.com/yz4uom2e | Donation info: https://tinyurl.com/yzvgl4xo [ Community Drive ] The drive: http://tinyurl.com/yckze665 [ Fruit Machine Database ] Initial google sheets (WIP): https://tinyurl.com/2c5znxzz [ Fruit Machine ROM Archive ] The archive: https://tinyurl.com/3jhzbueb [ MFME Launch ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/MFMELaunch [ Oasis ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/Oasis [ Sound ROM Editor ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/SoundRomEditor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabbathehut Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 Enjoyable as ever the search for New Wheels John continues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted August 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 On 19/08/2023 at 10:05, johnparker007 said: I don't know if you've been using the facebook groups, there's a few - quite a few years back I went through the same process of buying all the old Speccy games I either used to have a (usually pirate) copy of, or even just remember playing at a friend's house. Thankfully that didn't comprise of too many games/boxsets! The rare ones get expensive So you can often find things cheaper outside of ebay through the fb groups, especially if you get a few from a single person who is willing to 'build piles', so you can accumulate a pile and then they send them all together as a single package. Also, you can request, as someone may have a copy of New Wheels John for instance, but not be very attached to it and so willing to sell, even though they don't list it. Good luck in your quest, I rebuilt mine, and have zero regrets at having them all original on a shelf! I saw some insanely obscure stuff on the groups, sometimes going for crazy money like £400 for a single game (these are usualy suuuper rare titles). Almost always cheaper (and friendlier) than fleabay. Thank you - can you recommend any specific groups here where I might have luck ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted August 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 8 hours ago, jabbathehut said: Enjoyable as ever the search for New Wheels John continues. I so want it to end - lol ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnparker007 Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Reg said: Thank you - can you recommend any specific groups here where I might have luck ? I've checked my old fb account - this may not be comprehensive, new groups may have started etc - but here's the recently active ones on my list: Sinclair For Sale (or Buy) World of Spectrum Sinclair For Sale (separate group to the first one in this list!) ZX Spectrum Latest Games sinclair sales Sign up to some/all of those, and ask about your New Wheels John in the groups, if someone can help you locate and procure an obscure Speccy game, it's these guys 1 [ Arcade Simulator ] Pre-alpha installer: http://arcadesimulator.net | Known Issues: https://tinyurl.com/yz4uom2e | Donation info: https://tinyurl.com/yzvgl4xo [ Community Drive ] The drive: http://tinyurl.com/yckze665 [ Fruit Machine Database ] Initial google sheets (WIP): https://tinyurl.com/2c5znxzz [ Fruit Machine ROM Archive ] The archive: https://tinyurl.com/3jhzbueb [ MFME Launch ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/MFMELaunch [ Oasis ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/Oasis [ Sound ROM Editor ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/SoundRomEditor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted August 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 Lovely, thank you - I've signed up to some of those. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabbathehut Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 The search for New Wheels John is over. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onearmbandit Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 Bobsleigh is a great game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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