King's Ransom (Unreleased game, possible attempt to rescue it?)) - Page 2

Adrian Browne · 05 August 2015, 00:25

Yup. If you can salvage anything from those discs that would be cool. We love this sort of thing around here. I'm always fascinated to see lost Amiga games unearthed and sometimes brought back to life.

Gzegzolka · 05 August 2015, 08:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by albino

Two years of developement for being canned!
Sometimes things doesn't play fair for the developer and also for the users, specialy when that about a such quality games...

I do not understood this too. Like some developers cancel their games that was nearly done. Like game is 90% complete, but it's year 94 and Commodore goes out, and so they abandon it just by this one fact. I mean there was still lot of people who have amiga and just because there is no more Commodore it doesn't mean that all amiga hardware will brick itself and become broken. When I hear that Commodore is out of business I wasn't thinking about throwing to trash all my games. And You? I'm sure that it was possible to earn good money on developing amiga games till 1996.

26 August 2015, 23:55

It would be wonderfull to have something to run on our miggy yes !

alexh · 27 August 2015, 12:16

Such a shame this wasn't preserved. I do hope that the developer will take the time to look in their attic/basement.

There are several people here on the forum (IFW) (JimDrew), who created their own hardware and software for recovering Amiga (and all format) disks on the PC.

Under the names Kryoflux and SupercardPro.

If he didn't want to part with the disks, and didn't want to invest in the hardware, I am sure for such an interesting project he could get a loan of a unit and some advice.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gzegzolka

I'm sure that it was possible to earn good money on developing amiga games till 1996.

But you could earn great money on PSOne.

ascp · 27 August 2015, 13:59

Even if you only can find some graphics it would still be ubercool to see something more than just the screenshots.

Adrian Browne · 28 August 2015, 03:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonathan

Even if you only can find some graphics it would still be ubercool to see something more than just the screenshots.

Yup. It looks like a truly beautiful game.

Gzegzolka · 19 February 2018, 22:55

You have no idea how much can be found in old magazines

malko · 19 February 2018, 23:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barbadel

I'm not sure if there is anyone still looking at this thread but let me first thank you guys for your interest in our game. As I've mentioned in an old post, King Ransom was a sequel to Wrath of the Demon made by myself and the rest of the Abstrax team. After 2 years of development, the game was unfortunately put on hold so the team could be assigned to some more pressing console projects. Regrettably, we never went back to complete it and after a few years, the Abstrax team split off so the whereabouts of the latest version of the game is very much uncertain. I possibly have some parts of the Amiga version sitting in a box in my basement but reviving that would for sure be time consuming and quite a challenging task...

Pierre Proulx
Abstrax

If you are still in the neighbourhood Pierre, would you mind considering going in your basement to look for the disks/hd ?

DamienD · 19 February 2018, 23:51

Yup, first time I've read this thread and wow!!! Looks amazing, nice work indeed Pierre and co

...and as others have said; we on EAB love an [unreleased] game in any state

Gzegzolka · 20 February 2018, 10:23

Few more scans from my collection:

invent · 20 February 2018, 11:30

I'm glad i have subscribed to this thread, do we have the official artist and coder involved?

Can we contact anyone who published the magazines with the original images that we can post here? I spend about 30 mins before work trying to source the info with no luck. Lots of web archive magazine referencences though. Very interesting game.

Gzegzolka · 20 February 2018, 16:07

There are lot of stuff in internet, but even if You know what You are searching it often has no proper tags. Like Amiga Magazie Rack mention existence of some mags and have only scanned covers or less, so You have to hit archive org in hope they will have those magazines or even look for other dedicated websites for magazines. That is how I obtained that scans

happymondays · 21 February 2018, 00:15

Definitely. There are sources that you find more or less accidentally. And it seems we are living in times when people start to archive and share some Amiga stuff hardly known before.

Gzegzolka · 26 February 2018, 14:55

Two more shoots from Tilt Magazine from June 1993

I also use today google to ask for Kings Ransom images and I find promotional poster:
https://twitter.com/dosnostalgic/sta...75390113832960

malko · 27 February 2018, 01:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by fxart

Hello everyone:
the public profile of the game programmer (Pierre Proulx) can be viewed here:
http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/pierre-proulx/28/342/235
I hope help anyone want to contact him.

Regarding this public profile, it seems that he is working at bitHeads Inc. actually.
Did someone try to contact him recently ?

malko · 04 October 2018, 15:13

up.
Just in case "Pierre Proulx" or one of his friend is wandering around here in EAB.

Valken · 04 October 2018, 15:56

Just wanted to comment how beautiful that game looks! It looks like AGA/VGA? Just amazing...

haynor666 · 31 October 2018, 19:45

Looks great indeed but so much time and we still don't know too much about game not to mention it's release.

fxart · 21 July 2019, 10:49

HI,
no one like Ross, Galahad, Stingray, Diffsilver or others Legends of this forum, can contact Pierre and ask him if is possible to rescue and obtain what is remain of this unreleased games?
I think that different coders can attempt to finish it if they has something in their hands.
Sorry for my bad english.

malko · 21 July 2019, 11:29

I know that DrBong had tried to contact someone who may know Mr Proulx.
Think it was 6 to 8 month ago but no news since then.
You can try to ask him if there is any feedback on the topic.

19 February 2018, 22:55	#27
Gzegzolka Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Warszawa / Polska Posts: 1,858	You have no idea how much can be found in old magazines Last edited by Gzegzolka; 12 August 2023 at 22:42.

20 February 2018, 10:23	#30
Gzegzolka Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Warszawa / Polska Posts: 1,858	Few more scans from my collection: Last edited by Gzegzolka; 12 August 2023 at 22:42.

26 February 2018, 14:55	#34
Gzegzolka Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Warszawa / Polska Posts: 1,858	Two more shoots from Tilt Magazine from June 1993 I also use today google to ask for Kings Ransom images and I find promotional poster: https://twitter.com/dosnostalgic/sta...75390113832960 Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Gzegzolka; 26 February 2018 at 15:18.

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05 August 2015, 00:25	#21
Adrian Browne Jackie Chan Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ireland Age: 46 Posts: 985	Yup. If you can salvage anything from those discs that would be cool. We love this sort of thing around here. I'm always fascinated to see lost Amiga games unearthed and sometimes brought back to life.

26 August 2015, 23:55	#23
Vollldo Posts: n/a	It would be wonderfull to have something to run on our miggy yes !

27 August 2015, 13:59	#25
ascp Pastafarian Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Uppsala/Sweden Posts: 290	Even if you only can find some graphics it would still be ubercool to see something more than just the screenshots.

19 February 2018, 23:51	#29
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Yup, first time I've read this thread and wow!!! Looks amazing, nice work indeed Pierre and co ...and as others have said; we on EAB love an [unreleased] game in any state

20 February 2018, 11:30	#31
invent pixels Join Date: May 2014 Location: Australia Age: 52 Posts: 476	I'm glad i have subscribed to this thread, do we have the official artist and coder involved? Can we contact anyone who published the magazines with the original images that we can post here? I spend about 30 mins before work trying to source the info with no luck. Lots of web archive magazine referencences though. Very interesting game.

20 February 2018, 16:07	#32
Gzegzolka Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Warszawa / Polska Posts: 1,858	There are lot of stuff in internet, but even if You know what You are searching it often has no proper tags. Like Amiga Magazie Rack mention existence of some mags and have only scanned covers or less, so You have to hit archive org in hope they will have those magazines or even look for other dedicated websites for magazines. That is how I obtained that scans

21 February 2018, 00:15	#33
happymondays Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Szeged Posts: 219	Definitely. There are sources that you find more or less accidentally. And it seems we are living in times when people start to archive and share some Amiga stuff hardly known before.

04 October 2018, 15:13	#36
malko Ex nihilo nihil Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: CH Posts: 4,856	up. Just in case "Pierre Proulx" or one of his friend is wandering around here in EAB.

04 October 2018, 15:56	#37
Valken Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Amiga Posts: 465	Just wanted to comment how beautiful that game looks! It looks like AGA/VGA? Just amazing...

31 October 2018, 19:45	#38
haynor666 retro maniac Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tarnobrzeg/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 1,748	Looks great indeed but so much time and we still don't know too much about game not to mention it's release.

21 July 2019, 10:49	#39
fxart FxART Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Italy Posts: 12	HI, no one like Ross, Galahad, Stingray, Diffsilver or others Legends of this forum, can contact Pierre and ask him if is possible to rescue and obtain what is remain of this unreleased games? I think that different coders can attempt to finish it if they has something in their hands. Sorry for my bad english.

21 July 2019, 11:29	#40
malko Ex nihilo nihil Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: CH Posts: 4,856	I know that DrBong had tried to contact someone who may know Mr Proulx. Think it was 6 to 8 month ago but no news since then. You can try to ask him if there is any feedback on the topic.

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