(@Twyster how the heck did you suddenly get 493.7% dude, CHEATSING YOU ARE CHEATSING!)
November 1, 1986 Draconic Games
Atlanta, Georgia, USA Funds: 25.0%
To Gadgeteer Games
Dear Oliver,
In about one month’s time the GamePocket will be released, I wanted to see if we could do any business in the future and perhaps make plans between our growing companies. We, Draconic Games, have a goal to try and lead in the RPG market if the companies let us and don’t put up TOO much of a fuss with RPG games. What are your goals? Should we make plans between our two companies perhaps?
Alexander Chaser, CEO & Head Developer
Draconic Games
Also when the Sega GameGear was created it could only run up to 20 minutes or something like that, you shouldn’t be able to run up to 30 hours, should you? The Gameboy advanced could only run 15 hours, unless in modern technology they changed the battery
November 5, 1986 Gadgeteer Games Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Funds: 277.7%
Update to GamePocket system specs!
We have made a major mistake in our previous press release, involving the battery life of the console.
The GamePocket will have a battery case big enough for 4 AA batteries, but can operate on only 2 of them. 4 batteries will give up to 12 hours of play time, 3 will give 9 hours, and 2 batteries will provide 6 hours of play time.
Once again, it will also have an optional AC adaptor for playing without batteries, which can be used with an external rechargeable battery pack. See our advertisements for more info.
November 6, 1986 Pixel Power Magazine Printing CO. New York City, NY Funds: 15.75%
Pixel Power Magazine
Review of Big Murder Matic
In my case, I loved this game. The folks over there at Game Giant Magazine say that people that are over 18 don’t play video games? Pfft. What are you guys doing for a living? Playing video games and reviewing them. Anyways, with that off the table, let’s get to the review.
Big Murder Matic is a game that some people hoped for, and some people hated on release. It is the kind of game that relieves stress and enthuses criminals. However, the game is heck-a fun. Players can hijack cars and go on a hit-and run, escape the cops, and shoot innocent people? That’s amazing! I don’t really like the driving system, but that’s because I’m more used to games that are strictly based on racing and have more time to spend on a better driving system.
However, there has been a study that this game is increasingly addicting and can increase crime-activity rate, also violence in young children so I’d advise not to give this to people under at least 15 or 16 years old.
Pixel Power rates it an 8.5/10, and gives it the age rating of A, for Adult for gore, sweraring, and partial nudity.
November 6, 1986 Pixel Studios Los Angeles, CA
Over one year since orignal closing of Pixel Studios!
Today, Pixel Studios celebrates the one-year mark from the original closing of their company. Congratulations for re-opening and lasting this long when you did reopen, Pixel Studios!
(@Twyster I know, I think MacDon stated earlier that the ratings were based on personal thought, the amount of features the game has, and the technology level at the time. Also the age rating but I gave a custom age rating because #yolo.)
November 9th, 1986 Draconic Games
Atlanta, Georgia, USA Funds: 25.0%
SilverGear Postponed AGAIN?!
Unfortunatley, Draconic Games has confirmed that the release date of the SilverGear is postponed. This time it will be postponed until January 3rd, is this a trick to gain waiting hype for the system to release? Or is it because of lack of money, we do not know but these two rumors give us a hint.
( @apljee Okay, never mind. Also, your date’s off, probably because mine was originally. You’ll want to change your last post to later than November 5.)
November 10, 1986 Gadgeteer Games Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Funds: 277.7%
Game Giant Magazine
Review of Quest of Minmus
While the story was of relatively good quality, and the play system works very well, this game has a major flaw.
It’s too mediocre.
In an industry known for cyberpunk pony ghost hunters, monster-summoning mages and futuristic undersea colonies, Quest of Minmus doesn’t spoil us like other titles have with such creative ideas, or even extreme emotions of fear or sadness like those seen from the now-defunct Dark Entertainment.
The Quest of Minmus just… is. It doesn’t surprise you, and it plays out like a pulp fantasy novel except without being cheesy, hammy or grammatically incorrect. Its “major” plot events are so anticlimactic that after about 3 hours I couldn’t play anymore and had to take a day’s break just to keep doing my job.
Overall, the game is like a high-end refrigerator bulb; well-made, but who would actually care enough to buy one?
November 8 1986
Indie Pug Games PugBox Released Today
Today the PugBox has finally released today.Its was delayed due to a issue with the disk drive in the models for launch. But the issue has been fixed and it is ready for stores. and WW1 Warfare has been released too. her are some stats.
Stats for PugBox:
Stats
20kb RAM
30kb Video RAM
497x321 Resolution
100 sprites
64Colors
6 Channel mono sound
4 sound generators with 8 octaves each
2 white noise generators
Output:RF coaxial or din composite
4controller ports
4Keyboard ports
1 printer port
1 cartridge port
no floppy drives
4 build in mouses
1 CD drive/port
PugBox
$150USD
Red painted
1 power adapter
1 RF cable 1 DIN cable
4 controllers
free copy of WW1 Warfare
PugBox Deluxe
250$
Gold painted
4controllers
1 power adapter
1 RF cable 1 DIN cable
Free copys of computer maker tycoon and WW1 Warfare.
WW1 Warfare Stats.
-Cheats
-2D V2
-Game Tutorials
-Better A.I
-Customizing your Squad and yourself
-Animated blood
-Save Files
-Multiple Weapons
-Cutscenes
-4 Difficulties
-Good Animations
-Co-op Mode
-Partly Open World
-Cover System
-Basic Sound
( @apljee I really don’t know what to say to that. It’s unfair, but those are the rules, but then I know how you feel to a degree that I don’t want to tell you “try again next year”. Ask MacDon, see what he has to say. Sorry about that, regardless of the outcome.)
Pixel Studios, a recent re-opened company had released Prison Life, a game made for the more mature audiences, and now they’re announcing this for the SilverGear: Monster Catcher X! The game is about a young adventurer, who has 3 seperate sprites, (pickable when the player makes a new game) sets out on a journey on his islands to beat all of the Monster Leaders, and catch all of the Ultra Monsters. The player will have an option towards the end of the game that can lead to two seperate endings: Joining the nefarious Team X, or saving the world by chosing Team Z. More information down further:
Monster Catcher X Price: $20.00, or £12.00. Markets: USA, Canada, and UK Topic: Monster Genres: Real-time Strategy, RPG Languages: English, French, Spanish Platforms: Pixel Cube (Battle-mode only), PC (Battle-mode only), SilverGear (Full game) Release Date: January 3rd, 1986 (SilverGear release date) Advertising: Anime to be released later after launch, TV ads, posters Game Features and Specs:
2D v2
2 Alternative endings
Real-time battles, involving a total of 8 different attacks and defences for each monster
151 different monsters
’Digital’ special version, (inverted color scheme) types of all Monsters
Endgame score
AI picks random moves to fight with
18 different types of monsters
All monsters have different stats
Monster stats depend on types
4 different types of nets, nets are used for catching monsters
Each kind of nets has different chances of catching monsters
Leveling system
Monster UP system
4 different starting monsters, depending on choices at game beginning.
November 15, 1986 Draconic Games
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Funds: 25.0%
A Package arrives at Pixel Studios
Dear Evan,
Enclosed within this package is the development kit for the SilverGear, keep in mind that we have yet to release it and are still making last testing features, if we decide to update our SilverGear we will send you a new development kit, free of charge!
Alexander Chaser, CEO & Head Developer
Draconic Games
November 21 1986 Gadgeteer Games Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Funds: 277.7%
Game Giant Magazine
Review of Bus Simulator '86
An interesting game with an overhead view, it plays like Big Murder Matic’s driving mechanics if you were actually penalized for running over pedestrians.
As the name suggests, you drive a bus through a city. This is surprisingly hard to do, because the other drivers have varying AIs. Some are good drivers, while others are idiots who will cut you off and run red lights.
While the realism of “becoming rich from driving a bus” is dubious, the game fortunately isn’t quite so liberal about HOW this works. Instead of just one day’s worth of profits, every time you drive a bus route to completion, the results are extrapolated into 30 days of profit by every bus in the city, if they had all been driven with the same level of competence and luck.
The game can also can serve as a stand-in for Blasphemous Mommy Mortifier- ahem -Big Murder Matic for younger players, and if I dare say so it has better controls as well. A lack of weapons and ability to walk around might not sit well with the kiddies, though.
November 28, 1986 Horse-Drawn Games
Scottsdale, Vermont
Astrid’s Pony Tales III Announced
Ads for Astrid’s Pony Tales III, to be released in December, began running today. The TV ad features both original animation and gameplay footage, set to a clip of “Moonlight Shadow” by The Shadows. This ad shows each of the four protagonists, one of whom is a unicorn, but gives few details about their personalities or abilities. This marks the first game in the Astrid’s Pony Tales series with a unicorn protagonist. The magazine ad features screenshots and game information laid over a full-page illustration of the protagonists.
Today We Got All Games, which will be released with SilverGear.
There is the list:
Jump, Run And CrouchSatyr Studios Piratez, ArrrghSatyr Studios (Also on PC) Pedal In The FloorSatyr Studios Earth 2337, The EndSatyr Studios Monster Catcher XPixel Studios Subway Manager TycoonDraconic Games
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