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Peter H
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sweet!

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Did you send it Drew?

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wow, i set my auto-logout for a week exactly a week ago, and it logged out right when i posted! what i was going to say was:

By rated, i mean by esrb. wait, never mind.

ps: what happened with those posts??!!??!!??!!??

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Posted: 23rd Jun 2005 05:36
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Drew had too much to drink. Got a little hammered. No big deal.

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Quote: "Got a little hammered. No big deal. "


Note to world, that did not happen. I don't actually know what happened, sorry everyone. ^_^

ERSB? I don't know - I'm aiming for a small market here, so probably not - I'll give it a voluntary rating of 'family friendly'.

@ Megaton, I'm real sorry but you'll have to wait until tommorrow, I just didn't get round to it tonight as I was busy putting the voices that just arrived into the game.

Tommorrow.

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Posted: 23rd Jun 2005 08:19 Edited at: 23rd Jun 2005 08:26
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Wow, that's a lot of money D=
Hope you make it back plus some/lots with the sales


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yes, i hope you get a lot of money, and i hope my lack of looking for downloadable games is the reason ive never heard of a site that sells them. ill tell my friends to go to whatever the site is and search for dumbo and cool.

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Posted: 23rd Jun 2005 17:17 Edited at: 23rd Jun 2005 17:20
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Quote: "Wow, that's a lot of money "


I don't really think so; my total budget is:



Which brings my total budget to just over £360 - for an indie game, or any game, that's not that much really, and I did get a lot of voice acting for my money - over 10 minutes of samples, most of which you guys haven't seen yet.

I do hope to make it back though; if not, I only would've spent it on about two months supply of clothes, pizza hut and the cinema anyway. And if it does turn to freeware, I've at least made something I can be proud of ^_^

I've got something of a 'marketing' strategy prepared too, so it's not like I'm just going to release it and tell you guys about it, hoping it'll sell loads on these forums alone...

I may also do a German version, because most of my visitor emails are from Germans (there seems to be a big market there, and luckily, I speak good German : mein Deutsch ist sehr gut! )

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Sie gutes Deutsches sprechen, aber können Sie in der Lagesind, irgendwelche deutschen Sprachschauspieler zu finden? (ich bin von ihr sicher, aber ich bin gerechte Prüfung aus meinem Deutschen)

[Not sure if that makes any sense]

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Posted: 24th Jun 2005 03:22 Edited at: 24th Jun 2005 03:32
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Despite the fact you didn't provide me with anything Drew, I got some kind of design & layout coughed up already. I am currently finalizing the navigation and wanted to get the links from you (e.g Home, downloads, screens etc) If you're too lazy I can make up my own. I've grown quite efficiant at that.

Also some screen grabs would be great.

I also made a small text-logo and it ended up looking like a saturday morning cartoon logo. Where you aiming for a cartoony look with this game? Because I can change it no problem if you want.

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Wow so you actually hired people to do voice acting. thats pretty neat


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Posted: 24th Jun 2005 19:26 Edited at: 24th Jun 2005 19:26
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@ Megaton:

Sorry, something big came up yesterday.

The navigation? >>



If you could get onto me via this email: formegaton@ddrw.com please, as this should now work fine.

Quote: "Wow so you actually hired people to do voice acting."


Yes.

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haha mine was very close actually. I put "purchase" instead of buy.

Anyway I'll finish it off and send it today.

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Emailed to formegaton@ddrw.com

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I've been watching this thread forever.. but dont think I've ever actually posted anything here.

Anyway.. just wanto say I'm really looking forwards to the demo release.. and its a good chance I will be buying this game.

Keep up the Great work Drew

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Posted: 25th Jun 2005 05:29 Edited at: 25th Jun 2005 05:29
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Quote: "I've been watching this thread forever.. but dont think I've ever actually posted anything here."


No problem, I'm guilty of that too. Sometimes you read a thread and everythings already been said ^_^

I hope you do buy the game; if you enjoyed the (now quite out of date) demo, you'll really enjoy the full game

Good luck with Jazz helpouts and your artwork projects.
Hope your computer has recovered from it's fire?

Stay tuned.

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Posted: 25th Jun 2005 08:17 Edited at: 25th Jun 2005 08:24
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Quote: "Hope your computer has recovered from it's fire?"


Not quite yet.. I've got it runnning again.. but I'm still waiting to get my Graphic card back, thanks for asking though

PS: just relised you made the Time Ship game which was the first DBpro game I spendt a lot more then an hour on. Great game.

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Posted: 25th Jun 2005 08:21
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like Jonny Ree I don't think I have commented on this before but I have been watching from the shadows
I am thinking about buying this too, I liked your first demo. If I like the next one I will surely purchase
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Have any of you played the Original Dumbos adventures? It was pretty brill. Specially the train level. So this IS gonna be awesome!


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Posted: 25th Jun 2005 18:38
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@ Saberdude - there is a screenshots of the train level a couple of pages back.

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I know. I was just saying I rember there being a train level in the first game and it was good


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I actually downloaded the first game earlier today, and I must say, it was rather fun, if a little difficult at parts (those disappearing blocks caused some havock) but alls well that ends well as they say. You've sure improved the project since the old days though.

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Quote: " if a little difficult at parts "


Yeah, I've been told it is notoriously difficult. Did you know about the quicksave feature? Press Q at any point to quicksave.

Thanks!
Maybe I should get back to work on it!!

More screenshots of Wednesday.

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Posted: 26th Jun 2005 03:40 Edited at: 26th Jun 2005 05:56
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[edit] - double posting problem, again.

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Posted: 26th Jun 2005 03:40 Edited at: 26th Jun 2005 05:57
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[edit] - same as above. Sorry Mod's, this keeps happening by accident - look at the times!

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Posted: 26th Jun 2005 03:46
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no clue.

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Posted: 26th Jun 2005 05:56 Edited at: 10th Jul 2005 22:15
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[edit] See below for progress update.

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Posted: 10th Jul 2005 22:20 Edited at: 10th Jul 2005 22:46
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UPDATE

Okay everyone, here it is; as the game is very nearly done, I'll tell you exactly what it'll feature.

6 main story levels and a tutorial level.

12 VR themed 'puzzle' levels against the clock.

3-4 minutes of cutscene all voice acted.

All new features that were not seen in the demo, including Quicksave, (the ability to save anywhere, anytime) a map view, all new player animations and idle banter, new voice samples and completely overhauled enemies that now talk to each other and slack off patrol duty.

Options galore! You can finally change the draw distance, you can change the tightness of controls if you are a new player! (Tighter = easier to control, but camera movement feels clunkier)

And a celebrity guest appearance from a little-known ball of tar called 'Gish' has been finalised.



And the lovely Katie Holmes has agreed to help promote the game by counting down every day until launch!
Work is being done, every day, all day on the game!

Katie Holmes and I agree, it should be an exciting couple of weeks!

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You've got to be joking me...
(Atleast find a better celebrety )

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Whats wrong with Katie Holmes?
Even though Batman Begins was TERRIBLE!
Anyways can't wait Drew, can't wait...


Thanks to Animeblood for the Logo!
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Quote: "You've got to be joking me...
(Atleast find a better celebrety )"


Man, be quiet ... She's right above you!... and now she's below you too! ARRRGHGHGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Hey, Drew. I appologize for beeing AFK on irc. I idle too much I guess. I've got most other messegner softwares installed.. so just email me the name of your favorite messenger if you wanto talk.

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How are you selling the game, Drew? By yourself or through a company?

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Posted: 11th Jul 2005 17:39 Edited at: 11th Jul 2005 17:42
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Quote: "Hey, Drew. I appologize for beeing AFK on irc."


That's cool, I was just on the IRC and saw a friendly face, I don't have anything specific to chat about!
I don't really use MSN or Yahoo or anything like that to be honest, as I waste enough time on these forums as it is

Quote: "How are you selling the game, Drew?"


By myself, through PayLoadz (basically PayPal - give it a Google) on my own website (http://www.drewsgames.com) and through (http://www.dumboandcool.com) which I've yet to buy.

It will cost $9.99, as it's not the longest of games
(It took my friend just two and a quarter hours to complete it, 100%) but I hope that what is there is fun! I'm adding longevity now by adding secrets etc... and mini games to unlock.

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Posted: 11th Jul 2005 21:19 Edited at: 11th Jul 2005 21:24
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Large, indulging update

Okay, as part of my OTT pre-launch hype, I'm going to be posting progress from the game every week. That includes screenshots, videos and sound files. This weeks update is a look at concept art and the game world from above.



The concept image I used to show my modeller what Studes looked like. They hate their jobs, which is why he looks sad.

Level 1, big overhead shot!



Level 2, big overhead shots!





Level 3, big overhead shots!





And... a map of the game! (Minus the last two Oil Rig levels as they are secret) Red arrows show the progression of the player through the game world; and incase anybody asks how Dumbo & Cool actually make the journeys indicated by the red arrows - they teleport. The coins they collect let them teleport to the next level. It's the law.

Also, the levels are to scale and exactly as they are in game, so this may be good if you are ever stuck in game.



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Damn this looks nice! Torn between buying this or Sudeki! I'm poor and can't afford both!

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Drew change your pic of Katie back to the one before. It looks much nicer!


Thanks to Animeblood for the Logo!
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Quote: "Drew change your pic of Katie back to the one before. It looks much nicer!"


A new one everyday!

And now, I've got to get back to work on D&C!

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what if you run out, or do you have 53 katie holmes pics?, if you do, then i think you're over obsessed

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I don't know, I've made them for this week already, I should be able to find 46 more with Google and Yahoo image searches pretty easily

Finding 53 things to say... that's the challenge!

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Large, indulging update

Okay, as part of my OTT pre-launch hype, I'm going to be posting progress from the game every week. That includes screenshots, videos and sound files. This weeks update is a look at concept art and the game world from above.



The concept image I used to show my modeller what Studes looked like. They hate their jobs, which is why he looks sad.

Level 1, big overhead shot!



Level 2, big overhead shots!





Level 3, big overhead shots!





And... a map of the game! (Minus the last two Oil Rig levels as they are secret) Red arrows show the progression of the player through the game world; and incase anybody asks how Dumbo & Cool actually make the journeys indicated by the red arrows - they teleport. The coins they collect let them teleport to the next level. It's the law.

Also, the levels are to scale and exactly as they are in game, so this may be good if you are ever stuck in game.



I DIDN'T WANT THIS NEW AND BIG POST TO BE MISSED ON ACCOUNT OF A NEW PAGE, SO I REPOSTED IT HERE.


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Quote: "I'm off for a pizza with Drew..."

Hee hee! You wish!

If you remeber my comment from the last page (for those of you who don't which is probably everyone! it was something along the lines of not being able to choose between buying Sudeki or D+C) I deided I'll buy Dumbo and Cool first and then try and get some cash togeter for Sudeki. This is quite a major accheivement on Drew's part because I've been wanting Sudeki since July last year!

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Posted: 12th Jul 2005 19:45 Edited at: 12th Jul 2005 19:57
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How much does Sudeki cost?
Dumbo & Cool costs a little over £4.65 ($9.99), Is Sudeki a commercially priced game?

Thanks for the nice stuff said, Andrew

Also, we are going for a pizza.


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Sudeki is about £17.99 but I'm a poor person with no money!

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do you mean SuDoku?

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No I mean Sudeki.

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whats that?

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Try google for these sort of questions

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/sudeki/


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Anyway back on topic. Any news when your site is going to be up Drew?

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