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I have the demo of a game with no info about it online

It's called Grey Worlds: Ascension

should I upload it?

pic related

>> No.1854497

Probably a good idea.
For archivals sake.

Perhaps post it on a forum too so other might save it/ give info on it.

>> No.1854513

well, here it is

I'll try on some forum

https://mega.co.nz/#!tFdmyKbJ!kRKmPz9O4W89nI-n9TrnjRhUrGRLLdRzxrDJBTVl9R8

>> No.1854541

>>1854513
I'm lazy, otherwise I'd do the only known review of this demo.

Someone should do a video on it.

>> No.1854664

This game was being developed by Doomsday Software. Here's their website from 1998.

http://wayback.archive.org/web/19980204214243/http://www.doomsdaysoftware.com/

> We are making a video game called Ascension. The final product will be an on-line, graphical, multi-player, fantasy Role Playing Game. The framework we created so far is in the likeness of Ultima Online and Diablo.

> We created a fully functional internet playable demo that shows off what we have done so far. Ascension is a highly customizable game that comes with a world builder! Our world builder is very different from other builders of this genre because anyone can add their own graphics. If you are a graphic artist, it will be very easy to make you own completely cumstomizable world.

> We have screen shots of the game in action, which can be found by clicking the "Screen shots" link to the left. For more info on Ascension, check out the "Ascension" link to the left.

>> No.1854673

>>1854664
And, here's their website from 2000.

http://wayback.archive.org/web/20001210072700/http://www.doomsdaysoftware.com/

> NEWS May 19th 2000

> We have decided to post the source code to Ascension. Joe and I have no time or money to continue to support this game. So when the game crashes don't send me mail. I can't do much about it.

> Do what you will. Oh yeah, this code was written by two poor guys. Our intention was to get something done with virtually no resources. Not to make the ideal OOP design. So don't bitch about strange functions that go nowhere.

> Goddamn I'm sick of looking at it. Here you go = Whole enchilada, source and exes and all (5 meg).

All the EXE and ZIP links are 404, though, so thanks for uploading what you had.

>> No.1854683

>>1854673
Now we have to get that source code. Os there any email or something?

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>>1854683
Their email was at the defunct doomsdaysoftware.com domain, so no help there.

>> No.1854728

>>1854718
ICQ numbers are on the website.
ICQ is still alive and kicking.
Also ICQ has profiles, that may have an updated email visible.

>> No.1854758

So, is this game like most other retro games that completely crash anything newer than xp? or does it run well?

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>>1854728
OK, anyone with ICQ want to look them up?

> Joe ICQ #21907602, Joel ICQ #20240080

- from http://wayback.archive.org/web/20000116062416/http://www.doomsdaysoftware.com/beta/beta.htm

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>> No.1855334

>>1854810
Bumping this. Tomorrow I will try to install icq and see if there is any way of getting the source code

>> No.1855369

>>1854810
Okay I searched on the ICQ site with no luck

http://www.icq.com/people/&searched=1&tos=friend&f=TypeOfSearch&uin=20240080

We need some last name or shit. I could still found them in facebook or linkedin

>> No.1855403

>>1855369
Fuck guys if I'm not alone here I'm into something

They mention some Brian and use a last name and a university

>We would also like to welcome Brian Donahue aboard to our team. Brian graduated in the summer of 1997 from Kutztown University with a degree in Communication Design.

It is quite likely this is him, maybe he knows
http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianpdonohue

>> No.1855423

>>1855403
Give it up anon. It's not that important.

>> No.1855464

>>1855423
But its interesting.

They tried to make a game and failed. The code is probably bad but I would like to see it. Its for educational purposes.

Are you OP?

>> No.1855480

>>1855464
Not OP. no.

>> No.1855491

>>1855480
I guess people like different things, its okay.

I will check back tomorrow to see if OP is still alive and cares. Or this other guy >>1854664

>> No.1855591

Wow, this is pretty neat. The gaming archaeology is my favorite part of this board. It's an important contribution /vr/ gives to gaming and the internet. I haven't seen an archaeology thread in a while, so it's refreshing to see this and really home we can get a response from the creators or find the source.

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This looks like a really bad Diablo clone. I would honestly just let it rest.

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>>1855591
There's some archaeology happening in the Japanese PC thread, though I'm mostly just flipping through obscure webpages to collect info on abandoned Windows 9x games. ShadowFlare's apparently a great Diablo-like developed by a Japanese dev, Denyusha, that got localized around the turn of the millennium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5trP9fiCBQ

It's certainly better remembered than other early Windows games from Japan, like Dark Eyes (UO-like MMORPG made by the developers of Time Crisis 3/4) or Yoshio Kiya's Die Gekirin series.

I'm trying to find more info on KSS' Radio Zone, a 3DCG first-person adventure game where you explore an irradiated region to complete goals within a time limit. It's just one of many titles that like to pop up on foreign auction sites, then giving me something to search for in Google. The pre-Windows Japanese PC games are documented rather well by comparison, as are Korean games thanks to Hardcore Gaming 101.

>> No.1855714

i am interested in this thread for the sake of archiving the code

this is probably the same Brian's linkedin

>http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianpdonohue

no mention of working for doomsday software though :P

>> No.1855908

>>1855369
Joel is Joel Willard, original lead singer of the band "Ctrl", which was linked from Doomsday Software's website. He was later a programmer at Digital Anvil in Austin and is credited on the 2003 PC game Freelancer.

>> No.1855920

>>1854469
How exactly did you get this game?

>> No.1855954

I have a magazine with article about this game. It's in Russian, though.
It's Nr. 11(68) June 2000, Strana Igr (Страна Игр)
It's called DIABLO+UO=ASCENSION!

>> No.1855972

>>1855714
>:P
Kill yourself.

>> No.1855975

System requirements:
PIII 450MHz, 128MB RAM, GeForce 32MB DDR or Voodoo 4500.

>> No.1855986

>>1855403
keep going this is fun

>> No.1855994

>>1855972
Get the fuck out with that gatekeeper bullshit, you're just as much a faggot as anybody in this thread so get over yourself.

>> No.1856336

>>1855908
http://www.ctrlmusic.com/

Apparently Joel left the band.

>> No.1856598

>>1855920
from a cover cd of an old pc games magazine

I found it while looking from demos of some other games with no info about them, but I don't remember their names

>> No.1856609

Non /vr/ regular here.
This thread is awesome and makes me feel good about humanity.

>> No.1856718

>>1856609
I'm glad someone is happy. Now I have to work but if I get over my anxiety I could try to contact the Brian guy to see if he has some files or email of the other two.

I hope It's not too creepy

>wake up
>check email
>Hey dude remember that thing you did on the Internet 15 years ago?
>I know

>> No.1856975

you ok hon?

>> No.1857808

I'm ok, today I couldn't do much on the investigation. I hope tomorrow is better.

>> No.1857814

>>1856975
>>1857808

fags

>> No.1857829

>>1857814
Oh I forgot to say No homo, sorry

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>>1855604
>MFW the thumbnail looked like some horrific mold growing out of a minitower

>> No.1859743

Bumping because i dont have time today to research

>> No.1860590

>>1859743
Daily bump

>> No.1860668

Bumparoo

>> No.1860735 [DELETED] 

Bumping in an epik bump thread xD

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>> No.1863068

>>1863014
Really is just a ripoff game of Ultima Online. right down to the monsters.

>> No.1863172

>>1856718
"I know."

I laughed so good.

>> No.1865259

waiting for OP to email

>> No.1865278

>>1860735
Ironic shitposting is still fucking shitposting.

>> No.1865278,1 [INTERNAL] 

I have the original source. Downloaded and put away long ago when they offered it for download. I will dig it out and put it somewhere with a link.

>> No.1865278,2 [INTERNAL] 

>>1865278,1
I would like to see that, just found the demo on an old pcgamer cd I had