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Paradox Lounge :: RE: Where are you Inferior Minion?

Fri, 18 May 2012 03:29:57 GMT

Author: Spoonweaver
Posted: Fri, 18 May 2012 03:29:57 GMT
Topic Replies: 10

Oh, um... You can pm me if you'd like.

Paradox Lounge :: RE: Where are you Inferior Minion?

Fri, 18 May 2012 02:04:41 GMT

Author: AdrianX
Posted: Fri, 18 May 2012 02:04:41 GMT
Topic Replies: 10

Spoonweaver wrote:

I'm surprised at how many people still visit this site, I'd assumed we'd all moved over to slimesalad. Yet here we have people who bearly ever if not never post over on slimesalad and yet respond to interesting CP posts within days. Truly remarkable.

Anyways, it's a shame you're not able to use Kickstarter because of your residency. I'd offer to help if I knew you, like at all.

Do you want a formal introduction through PM or would you rather want it here?

Paradox Lounge :: RE: Where are you Inferior Minion?

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:07:18 GMT

Author: Spoonweaver
Posted: Fri, 18 May 2012 00:07:18 GMT
Topic Replies: 10

I'm surprised at how many people still visit this site, I'd assumed we'd all moved over to slimesalad. Yet here we have people who bearly ever if not never post over on slimesalad and yet respond to interesting CP posts within days. Truly remarkable.

Anyways, it's a shame you're not able to use Kickstarter because of your residency. I'd offer to help if I knew you, like at all.

Paradox Lounge :: RE: Where are you Inferior Minion?

Sat, 12 May 2012 15:50:41 GMT

Author: AdrianX
Posted: Sat, 12 May 2012 15:50:41 GMT
Topic Replies: 10

The Mad Cacti wrote:

Wow, sounds amazing.

What do you think about alternatives to Kickstarter, like www.8bitfunding.com, tailored specifically to indie games? There's also the problem that Kickstarter is for US residents only

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so guys if you have game ideas and all, i can do the execution and we can post it on kickstarter or something

Crazy, no one would make that offer!

..8-bitfunding, while enticing, doesn't have that much exposure as compared to Kickstarter; which have been featured A LOT in gaming news sites such as Kotaku.

..yes, i'm pretty much aware that Kickstarter is US-only; hence posting this topic in the first place (hint!)

..okay, you got me. to tell you the truth my plan was to convince IM to help me with my Kickstarter project. he's been a very, very good friend to me ever since the early days of Crescent Dream; and i was hoping that he could help me launch a game project (which was used to be developed using the OHRRPGCE) by being "part of my team" and as the "team's representative".

..have tried contacting Velduanga, as i've been in touch with him on and off these past few years but i've been having trouble talking to him recently..

..so, there you go. yeah, like i said in my early post if you have any unique game ideas in mind and want it up in Kickstarter i can do both the coding and the art for you; in exchange for a favor.

The Arcade :: RE: Talented OHRRPGCE Users

Sat, 12 May 2012 07:46:22 GMT

Author: The Mad Cacti
Posted: Sat, 12 May 2012 07:46:22 GMT
Topic Replies: 1

I think the only one of Orchard's games which you didn't mention was AlphaSix, not counting Saturated Dreamers. Am I forgetting something?
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Paradox Lounge :: RE: Where are you Inferior Minion?

Sat, 12 May 2012 07:22:04 GMT

Author: The Mad Cacti
Posted: Sat, 12 May 2012 07:22:04 GMT
Topic Replies: 10

Wow, sounds amazing.

What do you think about alternatives to Kickstarter, like www.8bitfunding.com, tailored specifically to indie games? There's also the problem that Kickstarter is for US residents only

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so guys if you have game ideas and all, i can do the execution and we can post it on kickstarter or something

Crazy, no one would make that offer!
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Paradox Lounge :: RE: Where are you Inferior Minion?

Sat, 12 May 2012 03:04:23 GMT

Author: Raekuul
Posted: Sat, 12 May 2012 03:04:23 GMT
Topic Replies: 10

Impromptu reunion thread. Glad to see you again ^^
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Paradox Lounge :: RE: Where are you Inferior Minion?

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:19:42 GMT

Author: Sparrowhawk
Posted: Fri, 11 May 2012 00:19:42 GMT
Topic Replies: 10

Welcome back.
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The Arcade :: Talented OHRRPGCE Users

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:25:58 GMT

Author: Rya.Reisender
Subject: Talented OHRRPGCE Users
Posted: Thu, 10 May 2012 10:25:58 GMT
Topic Replies: 1

So I talked about talented people (referring to indie games that are not getting sold, although they would be good enough) on another forum and thought, since I mainly mentioned OHRPRGCE people by name, it wouldn't be nice to do it without them knowing it, so I'll crosspost it here:

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There are many talented people out there. ^^

The guy I talked about earlier is the one who did Alter A.I.L.A. Genesis (http://rpgmaker.net/games/272/). If you play the game a bit further you'll realize that there are some things he is really good in without me having to explain it. :-)
You can contact him at RMN too.

But I can list you many talented guys:

WhiteOwl - Master at making unique 2D pixel art style: http://www.castleparadox.com/rinku/Septa/ohrmonthly/FUABM_1.gif
He always made the same game over and over again (Fantasy Under A Blue Moon X). He never was satisfied with it, so he always threw his last release into the garbage and started from scratch (including redrawing all graphics!). He did that 5 times and never finished the game (even though his last 2 versions both were >10 hours long).
Unfortunately, he had to drop making games out of personal reasons. Now he is a rapper making rap songs, which I found kinda weird.

Royal (and his team members) - Another really good Pixel artist. He started making some games together with Mattgamerr (good designer) and Radar (good composer), but they never really managed to finish a project and just threw out endless demo RPGs. The team itself was perfect though as each one was good in one part. Royal later joined a bigger game company and was partly involved in the graphics in Mirror's Edge. Mattgamerr, always being very interested in foreign languages, switched to making some kind of "dictionary games". Y'know, those "Learning a language while having fun" games. He said he plans to make a Dictionary-RPG hybrid one day. I never heard of him again since then, though. Radar disappeared when the team was dissolved. Not sure what he does now. Probably still composing!

Orchard-L - I knew him from when he made his first RPG. Not only was he talented in pixel art, but also could make amazing story-plots and unique game systems. His first game was more a mix of RPG and strategical game, it wasn't really good and he doesn't like to talk about it. Then he finally found out that weird stories are his way to go. So he make a 2D Horror RPG (Purgatory). Which was quite... disturbing. His next game was also unique in the sense that it was an RPG without any combat. The story was weird and you basically had to explore a city and solve puzzles (City of Dreams) to eventually find out what really is happening. The next game is the start were his games got so good that he was willing to really publish them and keep them published. It was another weird game just like City of Dreams, but now also featuring combat called Boundless Ocean. Then he left the RPG genre and switched to making retro adventure games. His first game of this type was basically a horror-adventure hybrid called Missing. Also very disturbing story, but really exciting. His final game was a detective-adventure game called Fedora Spade that was released in four iterations (cases).
You can find his published games here in case you are interested: http://studioeres.com/games/boundless

Onlyoneinall (nobody really sure about her nick as she changes it so often) - I don't know too much about her, except that she made a horror-RPG hybrid called Bloodlust, which is really really horrifying. Honestly, I never expected a 2D game to actually being able to scare me, but this one managed to do so. It also includes very disturbing short-stories you can read. More disturbing than the other stuff I mentioned above. Don't touch this game if your heart is weak! Lately I heard she is planning on re-working the game (similar to how you do it with D&D - adding more content to existing one).
Edit: I just searched for her on the internet and actually found that she has a website: http://www.kittyandchicken.com/?page_id=130

Kid2Will - Really good game music composer. He got mainly famous through his song "Fire Aura" which is played in "The Impossible Game". You can find his music here: http://kid2will.newgrounds.com/audio/ (listen to Fire Aura!)

General Mumble - He is one of those persons that started going real creative due to the huge "My Little Pony Friendship is Magic" hype. But now he also released a MLP-unrelated album which is really good ( http://generalmumble.bandcamp.com/album/hemikrania ). He is one of those people I'd wish they'd make actual music for games.

The other talented developers I know (including you) generally stayed in the indie scene and started selling their games. Many got access to the market through XBLIG these days, but some also sell their games directly or via BigFishGames.

Now you probably regret having asked me about it. '

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The Soapbox :: HamsterSpeak 61 Online

Tue, 08 May 2012 01:06:02 GMT

Author: Surlaw
Subject: HamsterSpeak 61 Online
Posted: Tue, 08 May 2012 01:06:02 GMT
Topic Replies: 0

http://superwalrusland.com/ohr/issue61/cover.html

Sorry for the delay! Issue 61 is live. Read about Ridiculous Contest Games, ponder the message behind Sky Flyers #4-6, and stick around for some Retrospectives. Be sure to vote in the Add Salom to Everything Contest! We have 34 entries. Pick your top ten and respond with their numbers either here or on Slime Salad/Facebook.
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Paradox Lounge :: RE: Where are you Inferior Minion?

Mon, 07 May 2012 01:47:22 GMT

Author: AdrianX
Posted: Mon, 07 May 2012 01:47:22 GMT
Topic Replies: 10

..Thanks, Cube!

hey there TMC, yeah, been a game designer, pixel artist / animator, user interface and special effects designer, and a 3d modeller/animator/texture artist for over four years. after that i kinda took a break and became a professor (still about game development though) and then finally, i was re-hired as a game designer in another game development company. so yeah i can definitely say that i really love game development.

anyway, looking forward to hear from IM. i have to say that it's... Kickstarter-related. so guys if you have game ideas and all, i can do the execution and we can post it on kickstarter or something.

Paradox Lounge :: RE: zombie films

Sun, 06 May 2012 09:47:06 GMT

Author: NeoSpade
Posted: Sun, 06 May 2012 09:47:06 GMT
Topic Replies: 3

I think a good comedy/action/alien invasion/zombie film has yet to be invented, but if it does then it must involve Bob Surlaw and a washed up sport star buddying up...

Oh wait, does Plan 9 from Outerspace fall into that category or do B-Movies not count?

...that other film needs to be made though...

Paradox Lounge :: RE: I Shall Now Attempt Necromancy

Sun, 06 May 2012 09:42:17 GMT

Author: NeoSpade
Posted: Sun, 06 May 2012 09:42:17 GMT
Topic Replies: 7

I've always loved you Spoon, you know that? (In a straight kinda way that is...)

Oh, and that reminds me I choose Bromance as a regeant, for the not-so-dead forum (I'm gonna be uploading my game and journel here when the time comes ).

Paradox Lounge :: RE: zombie films

Sun, 06 May 2012 02:56:29 GMT

Author: The Mad Cacti
Posted: Sun, 06 May 2012 02:56:29 GMT
Topic Replies: 3

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Paradox Lounge :: RE: Where are you Inferior Minion?

Sun, 06 May 2012 02:54:47 GMT

Author: The Mad Cacti
Posted: Sun, 06 May 2012 02:54:47 GMT
Topic Replies: 10

Wow, hi AdrianX! Nice to see that you're still alive! What's new? Last we heard from you, I think you'd started working at a game company...
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