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Robin

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Joined: Sat Feb 22nd 2003
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Posted: 16th May 2005 10:52 Edited: 16th May 2005 10:53

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My game 'Alien Racer' is on a magazine CD! It's on a 'PC World Minibook' CD and is on sale in Australia and New Zealand:

https://secure.idg.com.au/subs/buy.php?id=18982

(My games top right in the picture, above the word 'racing')
They said they'll send me a copy of it for free too which is nice!

Robin

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BatVink

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Posted: 16th May 2005 12:19

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Congrats!

What's the deal, did they tell you beforehand, does your game say "freeware" or have a license that suggests they could use it? I know that for you it's fantastic news, but I just wondered how they got their hands on it.

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Avan Madisen

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Posted: 16th May 2005 14:34 Edited: 16th May 2005 14:34

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Nice to see games made in this community getting themselves shoved around the world!

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Hawkeye

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Posted: 16th May 2005 14:47

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One word--nifteh

EddieB

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Posted: 16th May 2005 16:47

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Congrats!

I still play your game

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Robin

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Posted: 16th May 2005 22:11

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Thanks!
They sent me an email asking my permission to use my game about a month or so ago. In return I asked for a free copy of the magazine

I don't really mind anyone using my game as it's freeware anyway and it's got my name and website on the title screens etc.

Robin

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Posted: 18th May 2005 16:50

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Congrats! I think that is a very good accomplishment.

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MikeS

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Posted: 19th May 2005 23:10

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Congrats Robin.

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Peter H

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Posted: 19th May 2005 23:14

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Congratulations!

heehee, nice to know you got a copy of the magazine out of the deal

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Robin

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Posted: 20th May 2005 11:40

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Thanks! - should be arriving today or in the next few days

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Robin

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Posted: 28th May 2005 13:35

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The magazine arrived in the post today! I've attached a scan of my review, which I'm very pleased with

I noticed that there are three other DB games (That I know of) on the CD - DUO, Extranjero and Transfusion. I've scanned in their reviews too in case fog/banshee studios haven't heard about it. Extranjero didn't have a review, but it's on one of the CD's anyway.

Robin

ps. Sorry about the lame quality of the scans

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