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Blazer
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2003 04:39 Edited at: 4th Oct 2003 20:32
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when do you think is a good stage to relese a demo? i'm getting pretty close for a demo in my game. any comments?

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PoHa!84
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2003 05:16
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Err... what? Something about releasing a demo? What is your primary language, man?

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BatVink
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2003 13:39
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If you're planning to release a demo, it needs to be fully working, no bugs, and you need to be 100% certain you can release the full version.

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Blazer
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Posted: 4th Oct 2003 20:32
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sorry, i typed to fast, i edited it. Bat vink, when you say I need to 100% certin that I can relese the full version, dose that mean i have to finish me game?

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Kentaree
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Posted: 4th Oct 2003 20:41
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I think what he means is that there's very little point in releasing a demo version of a game, unless your totally sure that a full version will come out.

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JoelJ
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Posted: 4th Oct 2003 23:34
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i think he means a beta or something to the extent thereof.

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BatVink
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Posted: 5th Oct 2003 01:40
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Pretty much what it says on the tin...don't release a demo if the reason you haven't got a full version is because you're stuck on some aspect of the game.

To take a very simple example, don't release your Space Invaders demo, knowing that you don't know how to do more than one level.

However, if you can do multiple levels, but your full version is just waiting for new graphics for the higher levels, release your 1 level demo.

Make sense?

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