Pier Solar, new Genesis game

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Pier Solar, new Genesis game
Tweet Topic Started: Jun 1 2010, 07:26 AM (5,887 Views)
Jonny Justice	Jun 1 2010, 07:26 AM Post #1
Level 7 Posts: 1,375 Group: Members Member #1,866 Joined: Apr 3, 2010	I know Pete has talked about this sometime before, but I dunno if there is a Thread about it. The game looks great, but I was wondering just who exactly is behind Watermelon games, and how many people. How long has it taken them, and when will it be released?
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TV's Mr. Neil	Jan 21 2011, 09:14 AM Post #76
Level 2 Posts: 71 Group: Members Member #2,996 Joined: Nov 13, 2010	I've gotten much farther in the game. Holy crap. Just the visuals alone. There's this one industrial city, where you climb up to the top of this factory, and you look out at this full-screen painting of the city below. I've never seen something like that in a Genesis game before. usually something like that is all tiled. And there are a lot of full-screen paintings like that throughout the game. You can really see what they spent those 64 megs on. This thing is a work of art.
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stratamaster78	Jan 21 2011, 12:29 PM Post #77
Level 6 Posts: 946 Group: Members Member #1,126 Joined: Aug 9, 2009	I'd love to play the game.... but I'm too busy calculating how long it will take to get my copy. Let's see...they will replace your game 45 days after being lost in shipping. Mine left China on Dec 30th. So it will be declared missing around Feb 14th or so....they will ship the next copy out on a donkey cart Feb 15th.... 45 days later it will be declared lost and cycle continues. Maybe I can just watch a playthrough on youtube when someone uploads that. Good job watermelon team...good job.



Vidmusc	Jan 21 2011, 07:22 PM Post #78
Level 4 Posts: 374 Group: Members Member #3,159 Joined: Dec 19, 2010	This happens to be the first time I've heard of this game. I looked into it, and it looks very nice. If I ever get the Retron 3-in-1 Game System, I'm gonna have to pick this up, as a great RPG for the console.



Overtimee	Jan 22 2011, 05:02 PM Post #79
Run! Posts: 1,434 Group: Members Member #1,313 Joined: Oct 10, 2009	stratamaster78 Jan 21 2011, 12:29 PM I'd love to play the game.... but I'm too busy calculating how long it will take to get my copy. Let's see...they will replace your game 45 days after being lost in shipping. Mine left China on Dec 30th. So it will be declared missing around Feb 14th or so....they will ship the next copy out on a donkey cart Feb 15th.... 45 days later it will be declared lost and cycle continues. Maybe I can just watch a playthrough on youtube when someone uploads that. Good job watermelon team...good job. Still haven't got it?
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TV's Mr. Neil	Jan 23 2011, 01:09 PM Post #80
Level 2 Posts: 71 Group: Members Member #2,996 Joined: Nov 13, 2010	VSigma100 Jan 21 2011, 07:22 PM This happens to be the first time I've heard of this game. I looked into it, and it looks very nice. If I ever get the Retron 3-in-1 Game System, I'm gonna have to pick this up, as a great RPG for the console. Won't work. They designed the game to take advantage of a lot of programming tricks that were not known until well after the 16-bit era had ended. Those clone systems run off of a chip that don't have those features. A lot of the clone systems won't even load the game much less run it as intended. It's pretty much made to run on the official Sega Genesis hardware exclusively.
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kuroi	Feb 1 2011, 03:44 PM Post #81
Welcome To Warp Zone! Posts: 517 Group: Founding Members Member #141 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	All reprint editions are being processed as of now, and no address changes can be made. As I expected (and just now confirmed via email), the reprint edition will be shipping out on February 15th. Here's the email I got. "Hello friends of Pier Solar, this email is about order id : 7124, packaging : r, Reprint Edition. We are now processing your order, please note that changes on the shipping address aren't possible anymore. You will receive another email shortly, around the 15th February, when your game ships! Thanks for your patience. Best regards, WaterMelon Team" Awesome Edited by kuroi, Feb 1 2011, 03:45 PM.
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TV's Mr. Neil	Feb 3 2011, 11:02 PM Post #82
Level 2 Posts: 71 Group: Members Member #2,996 Joined: Nov 13, 2010	Heeeey. Pete finally got his copy. http://www.justin.tv/petesgameroom/b/278617932 Watched about the first half hour of his play-thru. Pete's wondering why his highest-level character keeps taking so much damage. First of all, it's not a glitch. It has almost entirely to do with what equipment you're wearing. The designers went to great lengths to make sure that you don't just assume that buying the gear in the next town automatically makes you tougher. Some gear is actually resistant to certain elemental attacks. Pete seems to be having fun, but I also see that he's experiencing some of the confusion from the design of the desert palace that I experienced. I really hated that place. It took me forever to find the one hidden tile (HINT!) that's obscured from sight. Fortunately, that one dog character has a magic spell to go back to his abode and rest. One of the more forgiving parts of the game, actually. I had to do that a lot. Let us know when you get to Verdansha, Pete. Tell us if you're still having fun. And you might want to mod a Wii strap onto your Genesis controller to avoid controller-throwing damage. Edited by TV's Mr. Neil, Feb 4 2011, 09:10 AM.
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Kharnivore2099	Feb 4 2011, 07:57 AM Post #83
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TV's Mr. Neil	Feb 4 2011, 09:11 AM Post #84
Level 2 Posts: 71 Group: Members Member #2,996 Joined: Nov 13, 2010	I would guess one more print run and then they call quits, unless there's REALLY a demand for it.
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kuroi	Feb 10 2011, 12:18 AM Post #85
Welcome To Warp Zone! Posts: 517 Group: Founding Members Member #141 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	I've talked to Tulio and Fonzie, and they are making the copies as they get the money. The next set of reprints should be available for purchase by the end of the month. They only make enough copies for however many orders they get/get paid for. Once this batch ships out (next week), the overhead will be gone and they can process the next batch to go out. They plan to keep making them so long as there is demand (and it seems demand is high). However, as this is just something they are doing on the side, they aren't sinking personal money into it. Keep checking the page every day if you still want a copy, so long as there is demand, they can continue putting money toward it.
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stratamaster78	Feb 14 2011, 10:51 PM Post #86
Level 6 Posts: 946 Group: Members Member #1,126 Joined: Aug 9, 2009	Well I pretty much nailed the arrival date as my copy FINALLY got here today. I was in for a surprise because I could have sworn I ordered the JP Megadrive version. I received the U.S. Genesis version instead and I am not complaining. My certificate says it's #321/800. Everything was okay with no shipping damage and I have already tested the game and it works fine. All in all the wait was pretty excessive but I am just glad to have the game at last. Now I just have to start a playthrough on what I hear is a brutally difficult RPG.



majinpowers	Feb 15 2011, 04:52 AM Post #87
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kuroi	Feb 25 2011, 04:21 PM Post #88
Welcome To Warp Zone! Posts: 517 Group: Founding Members Member #141 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	Hello friends of Pier Solar, this email is about order id : [erased], packaging : r, Reprint Edition. Your order has been shipped, sorry for the communication delay. You should receive it within 20 days. Thanks for your understanding. Best regards, WaterMelon Team
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Direngrey911	Feb 26 2011, 01:06 PM Post #89
Tanzbefehl! Posts: 1,012 Group: Members Member #1,678 Joined: Mar 11, 2010	Ok I've heard about this since day 1 but was skeptical of ordering one. So far, only a handful of people have received it, off of which only one or two have working CD's, not mentioning the ones destroyed through china-post. Re-prints are sold out and overall the game runs in very VERY limited production. Sounds to me like they're trying to over-inflate their own product for later (sky-high) sales on eBay. I'm glad I didn't get it yet.
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kuroi	Feb 26 2011, 01:58 PM Post #90
Welcome To Warp Zone! Posts: 517 Group: Founding Members Member #141 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	Direngrey911 Feb 26 2011, 01:06 PM Ok I've heard about this since day 1 but was skeptical of ordering one. So far, only a handful of people have received it, off of which only one or two have working CD's, not mentioning the ones destroyed through china-post. Re-prints are sold out and overall the game runs in very VERY limited production. Sounds to me like they're trying to over-inflate their own product for later (sky-high) sales on eBay. I'm glad I didn't get it yet. That's kind of an ignorant opinion. Nearly everyone has gotten their copies at this point, however, some people did experience issues. This game was made by an independent team and manufactured in China. They were able to make 800 copies with the money from presale, and that's not a small number for a homebrew team. I will admit that the included CD was of low quality, but then again, it was made in China.
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hooflung128	Feb 26 2011, 05:26 PM Post #91
Level 7 Posts: 1,369 Group: Members Member #1,853 Joined: Mar 31, 2010	Damnit I want to get this game. I guess I have to find an original Sega CD add-on for my Model 1.
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kuroi	Feb 28 2011, 06:26 AM Post #92
Welcome To Warp Zone! Posts: 517 Group: Founding Members Member #141 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	It is now available for purchase once again.
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DizzyDial	Mar 3 2011, 04:26 PM Post #93
RPG Obessed Posts: 1,086 Group: Members Member #1,617 Joined: Feb 18, 2010	I ordered my copy about 3 days ago, I really wanted to have it in my collection. I'm not too stressed over how long it takes to get to me, I hope it comes in the 42 days they say it will but if not I can wait. I just want to be able to show people in a few years and tell them the story about it and feel good for grabbing it when I could.



TheSmashLabs	Mar 4 2011, 01:26 AM Post #94
Mr Smash! Posts: 45 Group: Members Member #2,867 Joined: Oct 12, 2010	I'm trying to order it right now but when I go to my paypal page, it says it will charge me $45,000 and not $45. whats up with that!!! EDIT:The strangest thing, Once I was at the final paypal page, It changed back to $45. I just wanted to make sure a sega genesis game wasn't gonna cost me a cadillac Edited by TheSmashLabs, Mar 4 2011, 01:31 AM.
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DizzyDial	Mar 4 2011, 03:26 AM Post #95
RPG Obessed Posts: 1,086 Group: Members Member #1,617 Joined: Feb 18, 2010	TheSmashLabs Mar 4 2011, 01:26 AM I'm trying to order it right now but when I go to my paypal page, it says it will charge me $45,000 and not $45. whats up with that!!! EDIT:The strangest thing, Once I was at the final paypal page, It changed back to $45. I just wanted to make sure a sega genesis game wasn't gonna cost me a cadillac Haha woah, that would be quite the mix-up. Imagine having to email them asking for your 44,955 dollars back...



Richard	Mar 8 2011, 06:34 PM Post #96
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Direngrey911	Mar 9 2011, 09:49 PM Post #97
Tanzbefehl! Posts: 1,012 Group: Members Member #1,678 Joined: Mar 11, 2010	So... the ones that haven't received their copy are still waiting? I'm starting to become very skeptical about this
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kuroi	Mar 13 2011, 03:39 AM Post #98
Welcome To Warp Zone! Posts: 517 Group: Founding Members Member #141 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	Direngrey911 Mar 9 2011, 09:49 PM So... the ones that haven't received their copy are still waiting? I'm starting to become very skeptical about this There are only a handful of people waiting for their copies from the initial release (december), and those were all mail related incidents. The reprints are just now starting to show up at people's doors, as they shipped out from China on the 21st of February. If you are unfamiliar with shipping from china, japan, or anywhere else in east asia, economy shipping can take anywhere from 10 days to a month and a half. If any problems occur in shipping, not only do they have to be confirmed by the shipper, but they have to be reimbursed by the shipping company. When you ship out 800+ packages at a time, there are bound to be issues. Considering this is coming from an incredibly small, independent team, I'm not all that surprised that they would pay for a new shipment out of their own pockets, rather than wait for their claim from the shipping company. I suggest you keep your opinions on this matter to yourself.
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BUGDEN1993	Mar 13 2011, 07:54 AM Post #99
Level 3 Posts: 102 Group: Members Member #1,089 Joined: Aug 2, 2009	bought the reprint few weeks back...



kuroi	Mar 13 2011, 10:04 AM Post #100
Welcome To Warp Zone! Posts: 517 Group: Founding Members Member #141 Joined: Jan 27, 2009	If you bought the reprint within the last 2 weeks, your copy will be here somewhere near the middle to the end of april. If you bought your reprint back in january, yours should be arriving here withing the next couple of weeks (they shipped out the last week of february).
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