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sponge008
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Posted: 13th Mar 2004 22:23
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Since there isn't a "general DarkBASIC" forum, I decided to post this here. Where does everyone here publish/post their games?

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Posted: 14th Mar 2004 04:46
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Dunno. Most of us (I think) publish our games on our own.

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Digital Awakening
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Posted: 14th Mar 2004 04:59
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Most people just post a link and say download

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Posted: 14th Mar 2004 05:12 Edited at: 14th Mar 2004 05:12
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http://www.garagegames.com/

A really good publisher for "garage games".

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sponge008
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Posted: 14th Mar 2004 16:36 Edited at: 14th Mar 2004 16:38
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On the Garage Games site, I only see about 20 games. Is that it? I guess it's not very popular. About publishing games on your own, first of all, personal sites like that rarely get any traffic, and second of all, you don't make any money off of that, do you?
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ReD_eYe
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Posted: 14th Mar 2004 16:38
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...or they only pick good games to publish

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Posted: 14th Mar 2004 16:49
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They only pick good games that are published.

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sponge008
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Posted: 15th Mar 2004 23:05
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Hmm...are they popular? According to traffic reports, they are really low in traffic.
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MikeS
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Posted: 15th Mar 2004 23:38
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Garage games is one of the best known freelance/indie game companies around. They'll only choose games up to par, that are complete, fun, and acceptable for most audiences.



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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 16th Mar 2004 16:30
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Well, I stick mine on my web site. Its http://www.codingarea.co.uk if you didn't know.


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Jeku
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Posted: 16th Mar 2004 19:48
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Garage Games is great because they will sell you their Tribes engine for only $100US. As far as I know, the games they publish are based on that engine only.

I, too, was wondering where to stick my games. I have made a few quality free games and I want the world to see them I know posting them here in the announcements forum is nice, but to be honest it doesn't reach as far an audience as, say, Download.com would.

That being said, I used to use Download.com for distribution until they started charging money. I would pay if my games had a pricetag, but they're freeware.

Anyone know any good freeware sites to place games other than Tucows or small indie sites like the TGC forums?

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jrowe
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Posted: 16th Mar 2004 19:53
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Nope, Garage games will publish anything that's good enough, not just games using their Tribes engine. Infact 3D Mahjong was made in DBpro.


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MikeS
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Posted: 17th Mar 2004 00:33
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Quote: "Garage games will publish anything "


Yup, in fact, Aerial Antics which was recently added to the collection was made in Blitz3D.

Quote: "Does anybody know a publisher that will put my games in stores also?"


Well, 2 ways I think of right away.

1.) Show your game to a big-time publisher, and they'll get it in the stores.

2.) Box it, and send it around manually to retailers that'll accept it.

Bottom-line:
Chances of getting a darkbasic out in a store aren't too good, unless it's truly amazing. (0 games that I know of being sold in stores)



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Posted: 17th Mar 2004 00:46
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Quote: "Garage Games is great because they will sell you their Tribes engine for only $100US. As far as I know, the games they publish are based on that engine only."


Its not "their Tribes engine". Its a SDK that Tribes was made off of. And the TORQUE GAME ENGINE (that's what its called) is super powerful and worth $100.

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