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| 26 MAR 2007 at 11:37am |
colpetSchattenjger
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Joined: 12 APR 2003
Status : Offline | I wondering if this poster was only included in a demo version of Black Dahlia, and not included in the original 1998 issue.
I wish I could remember (or access) the e-bay description that the seller had for the game. I do think it was an edition that went out to the publishers,, and that's why it had the poster and the demo disc included.
Occasionally visiting Uru Live (KI 0063722 .&&
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| 28 MAR 2007 at 3:12am |
ZoeRyanIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 15
Joined: 18 MAR 2007
Status : Online | I haven’t had a chance to visit for a little while.
Anyway, I did find time to play through the Freddy Pharkas floppy demo and the Space Quest 6 demo. Those demos are great fun. Thanks again for letting us know about those special game demos.
The Timelapse demo is very unique and interesting. First of all, part of the demo will run under a modern graphics card, while part of it will not. The part that will run on a modern machine is called the Timelapse Overview. This includes screen shots, a trailer, and two mini-game puzzles (the bow and arrow shooting puzzle and the rock/paper/scissors mini-game). Unfortunately, the portion of the demo that won’t run on a modern machine is the part that allows you to explore a nice chunk of the actual game world in ancient Egypt and solve a large information-gathering puzzle (but using an alternate solution compared to the final version, of course). Oh well … so much for that.
Lastly, I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up, but I have a lead on acquiring a demo for a cancelled game that has me very excited at the moment. I’m a long way from having anything concrete to report yet, so I won’t even say which game it is, but bear with me and I’ll be back with more info as soon as I’m able. For some reason, I’ve been reaching the end of many journeys lately; maybe yet another will reach a conclusion soon. I just hope this one isn’t another dead-end like Vulcan Fury.
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| 30 MAR 2007 at 1:05am |
ZoeRyanIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 15
Joined: 18 MAR 2007
Status : Online | I am back to tell you (if you care about these exotic demos) some very interesting and exciting news. Oh, I am just terrible about keeping a secret. I have successfully tracked down a playable demo for … It Came for Zog!
Can you believe it?! I hope you are pleased to hear this news. I’m personally just so thrilled. The development of this game began in the late 1990s, but was cancelled in late 2000 or early 2001.
I admit that I don’t yet have the demo in my possession (like I said – I’m a terrible secret keeper), but I have a promise straight from one of the (ex)developers:
“I have a 70mb playable demo … I'll dig it out of some archive somewhere and upload it”
AND, I have yet another lead on yet another demo for a cancelled game. This particular lead is for a HUGELY popular cancelled game (not Warcraft Adventures – darn!). Make no mistake; if this next one works out, you’ll have to upgrade me to Grand Sorceress of Exotic Demos.
As soon as the Zog developer follows through on his promise, I’ll let you know where to go to retrieve it.
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| 30 MAR 2007 at 7:55am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7058
Joined: 14 SEP 2003
Status : Online | Originally Posted By ZoeRyan (30 MAR 2007 1:05am)
if this next one works out, you’ll have to upgrade me to Grand Sorceress of Exotic Demos.
So what does that make you now? Arcane Demo Enchantress, First Class?
I don't collect games (just play them) but I do collect old software - although of course "old" is relative, we're talking teens, 20 years at most! That collecting makes me realize how ephemeral software is. Software really can simply disappear, and that's kind of sad.
I fully understand your excitement when you get a new hard-to-find demo, maybe after several years of trying. It took me about two years to find a release of an operating system which was official but never available in retail. Former developers are the best chance for this kind of stuff - one gave me the original CDs (then it took me another year of eBay watching to buy the hardware to run the thing on)
Sometimes it happens that software is really gone. A while back I was trying to track down the source code for a more or less obscure software product. The current owner of the product was willing to release the source but couldn't find it. I contacted several original developers of the product all assured me that they didn't have the source either. It's simply gone - and that was a program running on the DOS PC platform and last sold in 1994 or so, not something running on hardware that doesn't exist anymore and on an operating system no one alive has ever heard of.
So collect demos, keep them safely stored, and one day open a museum!
I forgot my sig.
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| 31 MAR 2007 at 4:36am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
Posts : 16552
Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | You're amazing ZoeRyan. [smiley=bowdown.gif] Such determination and passion. [smiley=thumbs.gif]
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| 2 APR 2007 at 12:56am |
adventure_guruIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 36
Joined: 20 MAR 2007
Location: US
Status : Offline | Cool, I definitely would like to see the It Came For Zog! demo when you get it. As for your other mystery demo, I'll have to think about what hugely popular cancelled adventure games there are.
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| 9 JUN 2007 at 10:38am |
ElumIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 12
Joined: 25 JAN 2004
Status : Online | This topic shouldn't be forgotten
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| 17 JUN 2007 at 10:05pm |
bbk5Intergalactic Janitor
Posts : 4
Joined: 17 JUN 2007
Status : Online | So I was just out searching for any info on the 20,000 Leagues Demo I remembered from years ago and came across this. oes anyone still have access to the demo or a link where it can still be downloaded from? I've been dying to try it but the d/l link for the demo has been dead for a while.
If anyone could help me out, I'd be very grateful!
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| 18 JUN 2007 at 12:34am |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | If I can figure out how to upload to sendspace, I'll upload the demo and post the link here.
It's currently at 15% uploaded. I assume it will give me a download link once it's finished.
edit: Dern thing quit on me. Have to start it over. Currently on 4%.
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| 18 JUN 2007 at 1:19am |
bbk5Intergalactic Janitor
Posts : 4
Joined: 17 JUN 2007
Status : Online | Thanks so much. I'd really appreciate it!
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| 18 JUN 2007 at 2:32am |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | The darn thing keeps cutting off the upload before it's finished.
I had 70% uploaded this last time before it cut off and started over from the beginning.
I'm going to try again with a different connection -- slower but hopefully more stable.
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| 18 JUN 2007 at 4:22am |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Try this
http://www.sendspace.com/file/akrp7i
MD5sum should be
950ed3003161ebd715af8f92eee2ec9c
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| 19 JUN 2007 at 3:06am |
bbk5Intergalactic Janitor
Posts : 4
Joined: 17 JUN 2007
Status : Online | Awesome, thanks so much for posting that! I was afraid I had missed the boat but you really came through.
I'm going to try and make this into a torrent so that more people will have the opportunity to try it out. Also, that way it will hopefully last a little bit longer on the net.
Thanks again!
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| 19 JUN 2007 at 10:31pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | You're welcome. Hope you enjoy it.
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| 17 DEC 2007 at 9:17pm |
PeterooIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 20
Joined: 12 DEC 2007
Status : Offline | Hi! I've been trying to track down the Venice Under Glass and Temujin demos without any luck. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Many thanks!
Peter
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| 20 DEC 2007 at 6:31am |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Did you ever find either of those demos?
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| 20 DEC 2007 at 7:08am |
PeterooIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 20
Joined: 12 DEC 2007
Status : Offline | No, not yet.
Peter
PS: Nor Southpeak's 20,000 Leagues demo, which I've also been seeking.
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| 20 DEC 2007 at 8:58pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | I'll upload the Temujin demo to Sendspace. It will have to be in two parts because of Sendspace's upload limit.
My upload speed is pathetic (about 20KB/s), so it will be a while (Sendspace estimate is 2 hours). I'll post back when I have a download link.
The md5sum of TEMTOUR.part1.rar should be 1fcf88f385134ce58ce658d38f2ea592
The md5sum of TEMTOUR.part2.rar should be 3ef7132d5ec22b63a2e54fe906b9818e
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| 20 DEC 2007 at 9:00pm |
PeterooIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 20
Joined: 12 DEC 2007
Status : Offline | Very good of you. Thanks!
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| 20 DEC 2007 at 11:00pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Part 1 here
http://www.sendspace.com/file/1ona75
When you've downloaded it, I'll upload part 2.
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| 20 DEC 2007 at 11:10pm |
PeterooIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 20
Joined: 12 DEC 2007
Status : Offline | Just grabbed Part 1.
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| 20 DEC 2007 at 11:15pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Sure takes longer to upload than download.
Part 2 is smaller, and the estimated time for upload is a little over an hour and a half.
Once you get that, I'll try uploading the 20,000 Leagues demo.
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| 20 DEC 2007 at 11:17pm |
PeterooIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 20
Joined: 12 DEC 2007
Status : Offline | That would be brilliant. Thank you.
Peter
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| 21 DEC 2007 at 2:35am |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Part 2 is at
http://www.sendspace.com/file/07sw3f
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