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Gil Galvanti
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Posted: 21st Jan 2006 02:28
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I was browsing through the showcase of DBP, just for fun, and I realized that something like 7/8 games is based on aliens or has them in it. Any idea why this is? Most of the games here on the forum don't have aliens in them. Just curious why so many were about aliens.

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Cian Rice
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This is because back in late 03/ early 04 I believe there was an Alienwear compo where the games had to use the Alienwear model that was provided.

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 21st Jan 2006 02:32
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Because Aliens are the new Zombies.

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Hawkeye
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Posted: 21st Jan 2006 02:41
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Arrrrrgh, you [cat]! The second I saw the thread title, I went "ha! I'm gonna post about how aliens are the new zombies." But I was too late.

Curse you, [cating] [cat] [cat] son of a mother [cat-ing] [cat], currrrssssssssssssseeeeeeee yyoouuuuuu.....


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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 21st Jan 2006 02:43
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Pwned, nublet.

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Fallout
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Posted: 21st Jan 2006 02:47
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Megs, you are a zombie plague yourself. A dribbling drooling wreck of an undead moggy, you are.

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Toby Quan
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Posted: 21st Jan 2006 04:51 Edited at: 21st Jan 2006 04:55
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Alienware Competition
http://darkbasic.thegamecreators.com/?gf=alienware

Alienware Competition Winners
http://darkbasic.thegamecreators.com/?gf=alienware_winners

The winning game had stunning graphics - perhaps some of the best graphics ever done in a DarkBasic game yet!

My entry was called "Invaders from Earth". I didn't place in the top 10, but I learned one very important thing : "Make the game easy to get into, and easy to get out of." The judges don't want a game that they have to learn or read 6 pages of instructions to play. They want to start right away and get it fairly easily.
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Van B
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Posted: 23rd Jan 2006 12:52
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I think there was about 60 entries for that compo, often you'll see the showcase on the main page full with alienware compo games - people visiting the site must think we're all a bit weird I think.


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Kangaroo2 BETA2
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Haha I can remember lusting over that prize at the time - my own pc is equal to or better than that now, and I got all the bits cheap/second hand Funny how quickly technology progresses


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Wiggett
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Posted: 23rd Jan 2006 14:49 Edited at: 23rd Jan 2006 14:53
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OIE so should have come first. Room war looks fancy, but wasn't much chop.

not to dig up old arguments, but I honestly think OIE is a title that looks like it's well on it's way to being a professional product.

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