The game has been up since about March (05).
I know, I was surprised about it too! But I put it on download.com and my website. Next, about a month afterwards, I got an email asking me if an Indian magazine ("Living Digital") wanted to put my game on a cover disk, who would say no? (the magazine containing the copy of the game has been sold 750,000 times, aprox)
Next two things happened,
1. I kept getting emails from different websites wanting my game to put on their site, spanish, frence, mexican and even brazilian were only to name a few. I said yes to all of them of course!
2. The local newspaper came round to give me an interview, (title: "14 year old's 3D game giant hit with India!" )
My websites hits have trebled over the past 3 months making it over 5,000 hits already this month (16/9/05).
The thing with the story is that its in text, "This allows the reader to create thier own story based on the idea's you put into thier head" - wittered on my english teacher, then it hit me! Why not do the same thing for the game!
I suppose I've had about 850,000 - 900,000 playing the game, but who knows how many people who have bought the magazine passed it on to thier friends?
HITS COUNT:
750,000 + (magazine)
20,000 + (my website)
2300 + (download.com)
20,000 + (international sites)
Total = 792,300 (and counting...)
P.S. Mr "download.com" guy, If you tell me the IP address of the person who downloaded it 1979 times then I can trace it from my website.
and Jiffy , GET OUT OF MY BUSHES!
See my work at www.netdemons.co.uk