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Daikatana Alpha

by Maarten Goldstein, Dec 09, 2004 8:37am PST

Related Topics – Daikatana, John Romero

John Romero's website has been updated, adding a Daikatana page which features an ION Storm timeline as well as downloads of the Daikatana alpha and Game Boy Color ROMs for the curious. Thanks Robert.

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By: Humfrey Q Crumb III x Show Full Post

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Didn't John get married? I remember seeing pictures of a cute Romanian girl and Romero grinning from ear-to-ear.

Dec 09, 2004 8:43am PST

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- 18 year old mail order bride he met over the internet. You can't make this shit up. : thatguy2090
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  - For some reason, I kept reading this as 'john and dracula' :( : aaarrrgh
  - Wow, she's hotter than Killcreek. : famine101
  - beautyandthebeast.com : OrkO

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Haha, maybe it was a good thing EBGames didn't have the GBC game still in stock then. I guess my white elephant victim would have been disappointed as he could get it for free beforehand. ;)

Dec 09, 2004 9:11am PST

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  GameBoy Color Daikatana (unreleased) wtf? I've held this very box in my hands and seriously considered... : SilverSnake
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  - Yea, I reasonably positive that it was released in limited quantities. Pretty damn good game, too. ... : roushimsx

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Daikatana was a game unfortunately ravaged by a bunch of punk reviewers desperate to hate something. It annoys the fuck out of me that people point to it as such a terrible product when we've got a vertiable sea of Mortyrs and such that are much worse games. It's not the best game in the world, but it's a long ways from the worst.

It ended up just being pretty average, certainly didn't live up to all the endless attempts at hype, but that doesn't make it the antichrist either.

Dec 09, 2004 11:13pm PST

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- While I agree to some point, the problem with the game was also that the developers themselves were unde... : rorshack

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this cracked me up in the readme:

"The real treasure trove of this version lies in the graphic files youÃ¢Â€Â™ll find in the data\skins
directory and data\sprites directory. These are pure shit and the reason why I went
through so many artists at the beginning of this project. All the skin files are 640x480
and the art is just atrocious and embarrassing. A 640x480 texture for AN ARROW???
Yes, the legends are true. Just look at these awful graphics. The furry boots, the rat, the
Buboid, etc. All just awful work. None of these skins made it into the final."

while I see some of the problems he's talking about, this is a lot like ashley simpson saying her band started playing the wrong song

Dec 09, 2004 1:45pm PST

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- Also, non power of two. : Zann

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By: Salad Sammich x Show Full Post

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Link for Alpha is b0rked?

File(s) cannot be accessed.

You cannot currently access these files. Contact the owner of these files for more information.

:(

Dec 09, 2004 3:20pm PST

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- SAME HERE. guess iits my old streamload acount thats isnt trial anymore. can anyone host the file please... : siobahn

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By: rosewood x Show Full Post

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I read somewhere that basically ION storm was a joke. One of the founders admited that they never thought they would get this insane amount of money, yet along keep getting it doing nothing.

Was that bullshit or does someone have a link to that?

Dec 09, 2004 9:13am PST

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By: Sylvanus x Show Full Post

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Some of the best music in a game though - E1M1 - Hats off to Will Loconto!

Scroll to the bottom....
http://www.daikatananews.net/files.html

Dec 09, 2004 5:55pm PST

Some of the best music in a game though - E1M1 - Hats off to Will Loconto! Scroll to the bottom.... h... : Sylvanus

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You know, daikatana caught a lot of crap, but I contend that it's multiplayer was a lot more fun than doom3's.. I was at quakecon, nobody was playing doom 3 multi, unless you were challenging that ubernerd for a motherboard or something.

Dec 09, 2004 2:33pm PST

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  - HASTE (before Q3's version) I certainly hope this doesnt mean you're under the impression that Daikatana : eskimo spy
- what the hell are you talking about? i saw (and played) lots of D3 at quakecon. : emocore
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  I loved Daikatana's MP. : Salad Sammich
  - Daikatanas deathmatch was incredibly fun. : humpx

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http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?comments=8303

teehee... silly google.

Dec 09, 2004 3:50pm PST

http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?comments=8303 teehee... silly google. : Draco

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By: rorshack x Show Full Post

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Well, that's cool.

Dec 09, 2004 3:36pm PST

Well, that's cool. : rorshack

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By: 1trudA x Show Full Post

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I like this kind of stuff, even if the alpha sucks.

3DRealms should do the same and release DNF running on the Quake 2 engine sometime.

BTW, Some shoots of the alpha in reply.

Dec 09, 2004 3:16pm PST

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So what became of Killcreek? She seems to have dropped off the radar completely.

She did have some sex appeal, but I think she smoked cigarettes, which pretty much blew it for me.

Anyways, anyone know?

Dec 09, 2004 2:06pm PST

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- yeah, smoking... plus the face. : deviantpaul

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What happened to his old gf Killcrack?

And I liked Daikatana... only had to stop because my TNT2ultra couldn't handle it...

Dec 09, 2004 12:25pm PST

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    lol at first glance, that looks like "porno stuff". Sorry Killcreek, but it was funny. : Sylvanus
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      She did near-porno stuff, at least nude shots. She's got them on her website, which I'm too lazy to fi... : famine101
      
      www.stevana.com - She stopped working on it a while ago. :) And yes, she did a playboy layout. : Sylvanus

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daikatana multi(the original mplayer demo) was excellent.
even the retail dm was awesome.
the sp left something to be desired but ive played much worse...........

Dec 09, 2004 12:06pm PST

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- IAWTP. I actually liked the original mplayer multi-demo, even dragged some of my qw friends into it. : abubu

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...i think penny arcade said it best...

Dec 09, 2004 12:14pm PST

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- Looking at the old art style is wierd though. It's like "How could it be so much different that it is no... : Sylvanus

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this makes me miss the days of BitchX and Flame Thrower

Dec 09, 2004 10:55am PST

this makes me miss the days of BitchX and Flame Thrower : Colonel Angus

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"I've gone on record to say that I'm proud of the PC version of Daikatana and I stand behind that. It was not meant to be a beginner's FPS but rather an expert FPS that required more than just the player hopping around and thinking only of themselves like most other FPS's - Daikatana required you to also help your sidekicks survive the ordeal alongside you. This new play mechanic threw many people off the game because it was too difficult. But playing Daikatana again today, this is one fast and furious FPS...still."

HAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA...

We were to stupid to like this level of quality in a game.... thats all..

Dec 09, 2004 9:09am PST

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I look back almost 10 years ago, and the thing I find most appealing about Daikatana is the idea of it. Personally, I think this franchise is pretty cool.

If John were to announce the development of Daikatana 2 at some point in the future, I would be most interested in watching the development cycle. I like the world of Daikatana and the idea of smart sidekicks and weapons that get more powerful. These kinds of ideas helped to sell the product. However, it was the reality of making the product that mortally wounded it.

John Romero has the ability to redefine himself and come back stonger than before.

Dec 09, 2004 10:23am PST

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- Who are you and what zany work did you take your rather odd username from? : jrock
- There was a fan movement regarding this - I'm not sure what happened to it. : Sylvanus

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Dear Mr Romero,

Why did you cut your hair?

Sincierly,
Mr Longhair

Dec 09, 2004 10:19am PST

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The highpoint and lowpoint (damn you, Eidos) of this timeline:

September 97
"Looking Glass Austin is abandoned by its parent company: I go down and convince Warren Spector to join Ion Storm."

Good luck without him, you hairy bastard.

Dec 09, 2004 10:16am PST

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Anyone even able to get the alpha working? Funny how it reflected exactly what the final release would be like.

Dec 09, 2004 10:15am PST

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"...team moves to Midway Austin to work on Area 51.." AWESOME! The demo is totally sweet! I knew there had to be some incredible people working on this one! Great job guys! ...sorry if I blew your cover... Everyone I know who's tried the deemo loves it!

Keep up the great work!

Dec 09, 2004 9:46am PST

"...team moves to Midway Austin to work on Area 51.." AWESOME! The demo is totally sweet! I knew there... : Sylvanus

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I was on autopilot & clicked the alpha download link, caught myself just in time. What the hell was I thinking !

Dec 09, 2004 9:04am PST

I was on autopilot & clicked the alpha download link, caught myself just in time. What the hell was I thi... : ran93r

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So this is just like the ingredients before baking it right?

Dec 09, 2004 8:41am PST

So this is just like the ingredients before baking it right? : Carnivac

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this is going to be great :)

Dec 09, 2004 8:39am PST

this is going to be great :) : burning eye

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