Sorry your browser is not supported!

You are using an outdated browser that does not support modern web technologies, in order to use this site please update to a new browser.

Browsers supported include Chrome, FireFox, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer 10+ or Microsoft Edge.

DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / Retro Compo Analysis

Author
Message
Richard Davey
Retired Moderator
24
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 30th Apr 2002
Location: On the Jupiter Probe
Posted: 24th Apr 2003 18:32
Link
Hi all,

A bit of post-compo analysis for you all.

Hits to our site went through to roof Over the period everyone was waiting for the results (24 hours) we experienced no less than 1,849,013 hits to our web server (which is just over 21 hits per second) so full kudos to Pair Networks for hosting such a great server for us

Our new fileserver coped well too and took 6610 hits (2206 files equalling 11,630,240 KBytes) in the same period.

Most downloaded games are as follows (this is VERY interesting when you consider the winning games!!)

1) Red Situation (420 downloads)
2) Girls from the Block (385 downloads)
3) 3D Bubble Bobble (382 downloads)
4) Jetpac2003 (343 downloads)
5) Diam Diam (269 downloads)
6) Retro Fighter (242 downloads)
7) Doom 6666 (217 downloads)
8) Super Kario (205 downloads)
9) Astral Mega Invaders (198 downloads)
10) Battle for Hoth (196 downloads)

Amazingly 46 people downloaded Dark Doom, even though it doesn't work at all

Remember this is just a 24-hour period, I imagine the downloads to increase a lot more than this over the coming weeks.

Cheers,

Rich
"Gentlemen, we are about to short-circuit the Universe!"
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Shadow Robert
23
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 22nd Sep 2002
Location: Hertfordshire, England
Posted: 24th Apr 2003 18:59
Link
Doom works for me (^_^)

theres the proof ... pretty fast and furious - and ALOT of fun


however the camera is a little too responsive, and the people are insanely hard (even for me) to go up against... with the fact you start with a knife against a marine and cacodemon in the first room it's insane!!

however for DB Standard (1.09) that is one well developed game
graphcis are pretty outstanding for what they had to work with, pitty you never got it running.

Tsu'va Oni Ni Jyuuko Fiori Sei Tau!
One block follows the suit ... the whole suit of blocks is the path ... what have you found?
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Richard Davey
Retired Moderator
24
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 30th Apr 2002
Location: On the Jupiter Probe
Posted: 24th Apr 2003 19:15 Edited at: 24th Apr 2003 19:17
Link
No it's Dark Doom that doesn't work, he didn't include several required .col files for collision. The shot you posted is from Doom 6666 which I know works Edit: Also you start with a knife, shotgun and sniper rifle! Press the 1,2,3 keys and press F8 in the game to put your health back to 100% (very useful).

Cheers,

Rich

"Gentlemen, we are about to short-circuit the Universe!"
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Shadow Robert
23
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 22nd Sep 2002
Location: Hertfordshire, England
Posted: 24th Apr 2003 19:18
Link
lol (^_^) i figured they were the same... so many clones of so many clones

ya know i was suprised, so many retro games - not a single Lightcycles!

Tsu'va Oni Ni Jyuuko Fiori Sei Tau!
One block follows the suit ... the whole suit of blocks is the path ... what have you found?
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Van B
Moderator
23
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 8th Oct 2002
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted: 24th Apr 2003 19:30
Link
Hehe, I got to see the DarkDoom running, just before I fell through the floor infinately!. It was a nightmare, but I managed to get the level setup files from the .exe, no luck on the .col files though, no obvious file headers so I could'nt suss it out (although it is carto shop stuff). If I get it working before the guy who made it, he has to give me his first born.


Van-B
Back to top
Profile PM Email
hexGEAR
23
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 3rd Nov 2002
Location: Naytonia
Posted: 24th Apr 2003 19:43
Link
cool! hey Rich, did you get the updated version of retro fighter?, i.e. v1.1 i updated somethings that i didn't have the chance to before the competition deadline! i'm gonna leave things like a.i. character diversity and other stuff you mentioned for part II of the game.

everyday of life is a new chapter that has already been fortold but is up to the soul to capture.
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Andy Igoe
23
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 6th Oct 2002
Location: United Kingdom
Posted: 25th Apr 2003 00:19
Link
I'm quite impressed Hoth still made the list as it had 650 downloads before the competition results where announced! Jetpac was on 750 downloads but was released considerably earlier

Moral of the story: MrTAToad has a rival for largest ego

Pneumatic Dryll
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
MJ Tupix
23
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 23rd Apr 2003
Location: Brazil
Posted: 25th Apr 2003 03:07
Link
Uhhh x-d , We are very happy with repercussion of Red Situation, and the community, what you think about the game?
PS. We promise that the IA will be improvement

Tupix team
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
hexGEAR
23
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 3rd Nov 2002
Location: Naytonia
Posted: 25th Apr 2003 04:04
Link
Red Situation is a pretty cool game! Those monitor screens are cool! you can see the dbpro software 'n' all, it's kinda like they where making the game in the game yeah, i guess the main problem is the A.I. but hey, who am i to complain, my A.I. was shite (not enuff time to complete ) anyways to summarise i was impressed

everyday of life is a new chapter that has already been fortold but is up to the soul to capture.
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
MJ Tupix
23
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 23rd Apr 2003
Location: Brazil
Posted: 25th Apr 2003 17:36
Link
Thanks, follow some tips:
1) Shoot in the corridors lights and you'll be surprised......

2) Use the first tip do kill the bad guys!

3) In the roof there's a room...pay attention on the signs or....

4) In the blue door rooms (not in all) there's a medkit to heal Agent Oito's energy, use it!

5) After you steal all the Top-Secret-Documents the lobby's door will open, get out of the build....quickly!

Tupix team
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Back to top

Login to post a reply

Server time is: 2026-07-11 09:30:09
Your offset time is: 2026-07-11 09:30:09