Evil's Doom

ErikBauer · 21 September 2006, 15:31

Some time ago I tried to contact Titan Games and asked them about Evil's Doom http://hol.abime.net/search.php?find=Evil\'s%20Doom

The surprising thing is that they answered me and we had a couple of mail exchanges where I hinted the possibility of having it available on the net.
But they smartly avoided a direct answer, telling that they nearly completed the game but it was still too buggy to be released.

Now, what if one of the founders of aGTW tries to contact them again?
Maybe with some luck and some insistence we can obtain something.

Or may be we can open a petition and show them how much appreciation we could give for such a gift...

ErikBauer · 21 September 2006, 15:57

Here are the E-Mails we exchanged:

First mail + his answer:

Quote:

erikbauer AT mail DOT com schrieb:
> On 2005-08-22 at 16:00:31,
> The following information was submitted:
>> From Host: 213.213.120.111
> name = Giudice
> firstname = Luca
> os = AmigaOS
> submit_by = erikbauer AT mail DOT com
> requests = Hi, I'm writing from Italy, and I've a question for you:
> Is there any possibility to find somewhere Evil's Doom for Amiga?
> I remember there were some reviews of this game on an Italian
> Magazine, but as far as I know it has never been released in Italy.
> I know It migt be out of stock (If it has ever been published), but
> any chance of a download or something like that?
>
> Thanx in advance for your reply.
>
> Best reguards, Luca Giudice
>
>
>
Evils Doom became a victim of software piracy. After betaversion were
sent to magazines right after this the first cracks appeared so
developers have decided to cancel EvilsDoom an left the Amiga.

best regards
Michael Garlich

Second mail + his answer:

Quote:

[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Luca/IMPOST%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/IMG]Hello Mr. Giudice

Luca Giudice schrieb:
> Ah, it is a pity... wasn't it ever completed?

the betaversion was finished except a serious bug that you cant
finish the game because the final enemy is immortal

> It has to be a very, very cool game (I'm a big fan of Dungeon
> Master even today).
> Maybe now I'm asking for too much, but nobody ever tought to
> release it as an uncompleted version or as an Abandonware or a
> Budget game?

The game is written in assembler and not graphic board compatible
also the serious bug with the final enemy makes no sense to release
this game.
> I know a lot of people that still has an Amiga or at least an
> emulator would like to play it.
>
> PS: take it as you wish, but I've never seen even a pirated copy of
> Evil's Doom in Italy, nor any people I know on Amiga forums have
> one, so apparently nobody is capable of playing that game, and I
> say without fear of repeating, it is a real pity.
>
We saw these magazine review version of Evils Doom on several servers
england, russia aso.
> PPS: Thank you for you kind answer :-)
>
>

best regards
Michael Garlich

dlfrsilver · 21 September 2006, 16:03

Just tell him we have coders able to kill the bugs in the game,
and able to correct them ^^.

Marcuz · 21 September 2006, 17:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

Just tell him we have coders able to kill the bugs in the game,
and able to correct them ^^.

yeah, and players that would play it

btw if this has to be released using emulators as a good reason, well it's better to be known that it is badly playable on winuae due to the flicker issue. without that fixed, is almost only playable on real amigas.

ErikBauer · 21 September 2006, 17:20

I'd play it through emulation on WinUAe so, yes, if we can get the bugs to be corrected it is better.

ErikBauer · 26 September 2006, 11:40

So, Isn't there any top member here willing to ask Titan about Evil's Doom?

blade002 · 26 September 2006, 14:50

I actually had it and played it back then. It had excellent AGA graphics but the music is what grabbed me the most.. It had amazing music!. One of the best RPG's on the Amiga.

I still have the disks for it here somewhere, i just hope they still work ?

Games that i thought were "truly" worth buying i would buy, so if this game had of been more readily available i would have gave the cracked version i had the flick and bought the original.

kriz · 26 September 2006, 15:11

Argh i had an HDF of Evils doom that you could play in Winuae, worked fine..

I cant find this page now, it was found in a eastern Europe webpage.. I remember i couldnt understand the language...

This game is extremely good, hopefully it now can be fixed and enjoyed on the real thing ?!

ErikBauer: I am very interested in this, count me in if something has to be done!

Marcuz · 26 September 2006, 16:54

sorry what you mean worked fine? no flickering/vanishing pixels?

Marcuz · 26 September 2006, 16:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by kriz

I cant find this page now, it was found in a eastern Europe webpage.. I remember i couldnt understand the language...

the site you mean is hoborg.dungeony or something like that. i have the link, but the domain has expired

Retro1234 · 26 September 2006, 19:20

There is a copy on planetemu.net havent tryed it but I will now

10 adfs - Bad Karma

kriz · 26 September 2006, 19:24

The flickering was still a bug, i get through it by entering "dungeon" mode and then getting back to the carachter screen... it was playable this way (although abit irritating..) With space button I think.

Sadly the harddrive I had this on have died (wont show up in bios anymore)..

Surely someone must have this on their hd`s... They had many games on that page, all with their own uae config file..

Marcuz · 26 September 2006, 19:40

i think i have still the hdf, is needed, and now i remember this walk-around thingh you mentioned, but it wasn't working much for me, as the dcreen reverted to it's messy state anytime some text appeared or when objects were switched. something like that. so i never did go past the village in the start of the game. a pity.

kriz · 26 September 2006, 19:42

Please zone it if you can, would be interesting to see some of the more experienced coders look at this =) I also want to test it on the real thing again..

Marcuz · 26 September 2006, 20:09

i cannot put it on the zone as it is bigger the maximum allowed (it's about 9Mb) if someone is interested in having it, please let me know: if some coders want to look at it, i'm more than happy to send it. also it is not in hdf format anymore, as i extracted it and put it on a dir to make it work.

ErikBauer · 27 September 2006, 14:12

Glad to see a lot of people interested here. Evil's Doom was surely one of the best Amiga games ever written (Totally agree about the sondtrack, never heard something that inspiring while playing an RPG: we are at the same level of Tristram music in DiabloII).

I'm also glad we have programmers able to de-bug it, but would'nt be nice to have the OK from Titan?
We coud post them a petition or something like that.

viddi · 27 September 2006, 14:49

Oh, I want a WHDload-Version with fixed hires-modus.

But Titan´s Special Edition would be fantastic!!

Steve · 27 September 2006, 15:24

I have Evil's Doom on my computer. I think I have both the disk version and the HDF version. I think it needs installing on a hard drive to run - it won't work from the floppies. I'm not sure where I got it from though & I can't remember if it worked either. Unfortunately as I've recently moved my computer is currently MIA so checking this will take some time I'm afraid.

kriz · 27 September 2006, 15:46

Getting the updatet version from Titan would be the best, but this is somehow maybe more sketchy..But you should continue to mail them, maybe someone can get in touch with the old developers also ?

but a fix of the allready released version would be perfect, the music and art is both very atmospheric and beutiful!

If someone can split the archive (the hdf) and zone it maybe ?

ErikBauer · 27 September 2006, 15:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by kriz

Getting the updatet version from Titan would be the best, but this is somehow maybe more sketchy..But you should continue to mail them, maybe someone can get in touch with the old developers also ?

Ok, I can try to E-Mail them again and ask if they can tell me how to contact the old programmers

@ the owners of the game, could you please check if there is something on how to contact the programmers?

21 September 2006, 15:31	#1
ErikBauer Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Italy Age: 50 Posts: 38	Evil's Doom Some time ago I tried to contact Titan Games and asked them about Evil's Doom http://hol.abime.net/search.php?find=Evil\'s%20Doom The surprising thing is that they answered me and we had a couple of mail exchanges where I hinted the possibility of having it available on the net. But they smartly avoided a direct answer, telling that they nearly completed the game but it was still too buggy to be released. Now, what if one of the founders of aGTW tries to contact them again? Maybe with some luck and some insistence we can obtain something. Or may be we can open a petition and show them how much appreciation we could give for such a gift...

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21 September 2006, 16:03	#3
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,412	Just tell him we have coders able to kill the bugs in the game, and able to correct them ^^.

21 September 2006, 17:20	#5
ErikBauer Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Italy Age: 50 Posts: 38	I'd play it through emulation on WinUAe so, yes, if we can get the bugs to be corrected it is better.

26 September 2006, 11:40	#6
ErikBauer Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Italy Age: 50 Posts: 38	So, Isn't there any top member here willing to ask Titan about Evil's Doom?

26 September 2006, 14:50	#7
blade002 Zone Friend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Age: 50 Posts: 2,616	I actually had it and played it back then. It had excellent AGA graphics but the music is what grabbed me the most.. It had amazing music!. One of the best RPG's on the Amiga. I still have the disks for it here somewhere, i just hope they still work ? Games that i thought were "truly" worth buying i would buy, so if this game had of been more readily available i would have gave the cracked version i had the flick and bought the original.

26 September 2006, 15:11	#8
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	Argh i had an HDF of Evils doom that you could play in Winuae, worked fine.. I cant find this page now, it was found in a eastern Europe webpage.. I remember i couldnt understand the language... This game is extremely good, hopefully it now can be fixed and enjoyed on the real thing ?! ErikBauer: I am very interested in this, count me in if something has to be done!

26 September 2006, 16:54	#9
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	sorry what you mean worked fine? no flickering/vanishing pixels?

26 September 2006, 19:20	#11
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,773	There is a copy on planetemu.net havent tryed it but I will now 10 adfs - Bad Karma

26 September 2006, 19:24	#12
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	The flickering was still a bug, i get through it by entering "dungeon" mode and then getting back to the carachter screen... it was playable this way (although abit irritating..) With space button I think. Sadly the harddrive I had this on have died (wont show up in bios anymore).. Surely someone must have this on their hd`s... They had many games on that page, all with their own uae config file..

26 September 2006, 19:40	#13
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	i think i have still the hdf, is needed, and now i remember this walk-around thingh you mentioned, but it wasn't working much for me, as the dcreen reverted to it's messy state anytime some text appeared or when objects were switched. something like that. so i never did go past the village in the start of the game. a pity.

26 September 2006, 19:42	#14
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	Please zone it if you can, would be interesting to see some of the more experienced coders look at this =) I also want to test it on the real thing again..

26 September 2006, 20:09	#15
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	i cannot put it on the zone as it is bigger the maximum allowed (it's about 9Mb) if someone is interested in having it, please let me know: if some coders want to look at it, i'm more than happy to send it. also it is not in hdf format anymore, as i extracted it and put it on a dir to make it work.

27 September 2006, 14:12	#16
ErikBauer Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Italy Age: 50 Posts: 38	Glad to see a lot of people interested here. Evil's Doom was surely one of the best Amiga games ever written (Totally agree about the sondtrack, never heard something that inspiring while playing an RPG: we are at the same level of Tristram music in DiabloII). I'm also glad we have programmers able to de-bug it, but would'nt be nice to have the OK from Titan? We coud post them a petition or something like that.

27 September 2006, 14:49	#17
viddi Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 4,007	Oh, I want a WHDload-Version with fixed hires-modus. But Titan´s Special Edition would be fantastic!!

27 September 2006, 15:24	#18
Steve I Identify as an Ewok Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Lincolnshire Age: 45 Posts: 2,356	I have Evil's Doom on my computer. I think I have both the disk version and the HDF version. I think it needs installing on a hard drive to run - it won't work from the floppies. I'm not sure where I got it from though & I can't remember if it worked either. Unfortunately as I've recently moved my computer is currently MIA so checking this will take some time I'm afraid.

27 September 2006, 15:46	#19
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	Getting the updatet version from Titan would be the best, but this is somehow maybe more sketchy..But you should continue to mail them, maybe someone can get in touch with the old developers also ? but a fix of the allready released version would be perfect, the music and art is both very atmospheric and beutiful! If someone can split the archive (the hdf) and zone it maybe ?

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