the big end?

jenzie · 24 February 2006, 02:51

the unreleased racing game, that had only one published picture of it (a shot of the monaco track and a load of onscreen cars

should i have put this in suggestions and feedback?

killergorilla · 24 February 2006, 03:30

True...

It's mentioned in this thread as well...

Database Of Unreleased Amiga Games
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=11293

Quote:

The Big End - Supervision - Previewed September 1994 The One page 40
- This was a top down (sort of Isometric) racing game.
- This may have been a pre releas name.
- Initiated: September 1993
- Set to be released October 1994

Anyone have a scan of this page of The One?

gizmomelb · 24 February 2006, 12:50

umm page 41 actually, when I do some cleaning up tomorrow morning so I've got room to attach the scanner I'll scan and upload it.

Galahad/FLT · 02 March 2006, 11:31

Done or was to be done by the same guys (The Hidden?) that did Donk: Samurai Duck

blade002 · 09 April 2006, 01:45

Which Issue of The One was it shown in?. I can pop over to my mums place where they all are and have a look.

gunatm · 10 April 2006, 18:27

Is "Speed" from Softgang already in the hol? There is a picture of the box cover!

see german a1k-board: http://www.a1k.org/forum/index.php?m...&post_nr=42#42

kolorabi · 28 April 2006, 01:07

Don't know if this preview was scanned before, but it's in the zone now just in case.

DrBong · 18 August 2007, 20:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by jenzie

the unreleased racing game, that had only one published picture of it (a shot of the monaco track and a load of onscreen cars

Quote:

Originally Posted by killergorilla

It's mentioned in this thread as well...

Database Of Unreleased Amiga Games
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=11293

Quote:

The Big End - Supervision - Previewed September 1994 The One page 40
- This was a top down (sort of Isometric) racing game.
- This may have been a pre releas name.
- Initiated: September 1993
- Set to be released October 1994

Anyone have a scan of this page of The One?

Well, we've gone one better and pulled out of the HOL vault some tasty 256 colour screenshots of this unreleased racing game!

http://hol.abime.net/5485 (main entry including DBS)

http://hol.abime.net/5485/screenshot (screenshots x 6)

http://hol.abime.net/5485/review (magazine previews in AMR)

Originally the game was called The Big Engine and was going to be published by Kompart in late 1994. Kompart folded (boo!) and developers The Hidden turned to Supervision, who published their previous game Donk. The game was renamed to The Big End (sounds a bit cheeky!) and was previewed in The One (Sep 94) and Amiga Power (Feb 95).......and then nothing more was written about it after that AFAIR.

Anyone know why it wasn't released? Adrian? Nico? It looked quite good from the screenshots and development had progressed quite far judging from the previews.

Graham Humphrey · 18 August 2007, 20:57

That does look like it might have been a cool game... perhaps someone could track down the programmers and ask them about it?

DamienD · 18 August 2007, 21:06

Nice HOL entry DrBong

It sure does look cool

Anyone have a demo or something?

...also moved thread to the "project.aGTW" section.

DrBong · 18 August 2007, 22:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

Anyone have a demo or something?

I ripped the HOL screenshots from a slideshow demo, which is as much as the Amiga community got to see (I doubt many have even seen it TBH). Would be nice if the developers or people connected to them came across this thread and a playable demo could be salvaged from whatever remains they might have. Even some info. on why it wasn't released would be something. We can but only hope!

Rebel-CD32 · 19 August 2007, 06:14

I was looking forward to playing this back when I read about it in The One and Amiga Power. Even better than getting a playable demo would be to get source code, or get the game in a finished state. It's a real shame more AGTW don't get released like that.

Graham Humphrey · 19 August 2007, 11:59

Yes it is, let's hope some bright spark can contact the developers and persuade them to release whatever they have

T_hairy_bootson · 19 August 2007, 12:02

That looks really cool. Such a shame it never got released.

wilshy · 29 November 2008, 02:15

Giving this a push up to the top

Saw it running at an Amiga show, very early code if I remember but still looked good. Really gutted this never come about.

turrican3 · 13 January 2009, 02:22

no news about this one ?
Is there somebody that tried to contact the coders ? Cody ?

CodyJarrett · 13 January 2009, 08:49

I contacted one of the Hidden developers but he hasn't been in touch with the rest of the team since they left college.

stainy · 13 January 2009, 12:19

I found one of the developers and emailed him... waiting a reponse... did that on Friday I think...

here`s hoping...

turrican3 · 13 January 2009, 13:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by stainy

I found one of the developers and emailed him... waiting a reponse... did that on Friday I think...

here`s hoping...

I cross my fingers

AmigaFriend · 13 January 2009, 13:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by turrican3

I cross my fingers

Me too. It seem to be a great game by the screenshots

24 February 2006, 02:51	#1
jenzie the big end Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: renfrew, scotland Age: 53 Posts: 18	the big end? the unreleased racing game, that had only one published picture of it (a shot of the monaco track and a load of onscreen cars should i have put this in suggestions and feedback?

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24 February 2006, 12:50	#3
gizmomelb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: melbourne Age: 54 Posts: 541	umm page 41 actually, when I do some cleaning up tomorrow morning so I've got room to attach the scanner I'll scan and upload it.

02 March 2006, 11:31	#4
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 8,700	Done or was to be done by the same guys (The Hidden?) that did Donk: Samurai Duck

09 April 2006, 01:45	#5
blade002 Zone Friend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Age: 49 Posts: 2,614	Which Issue of The One was it shown in?. I can pop over to my mums place where they all are and have a look.

10 April 2006, 18:27	#6
gunatm Retronerd Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hamburg (Germany) Age: 48 Posts: 85	Is "Speed" from Softgang already in the hol? There is a picture of the box cover! see german a1k-board: http://www.a1k.org/forum/index.php?m...&post_nr=42#42

28 April 2006, 01:07	#7
kolorabi Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 130	Don't know if this preview was scanned before, but it's in the zone now just in case.

18 August 2007, 20:57	#9
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 36 Posts: 11,160	That does look like it might have been a cool game... perhaps someone could track down the programmers and ask them about it?

18 August 2007, 21:06	#10
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 46 Posts: 20,421	Nice HOL entry DrBong It sure does look cool Anyone have a demo or something? ...also moved thread to the "project.aGTW" section.

19 August 2007, 06:14	#12
Rebel-CD32 Amiga will never die! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tasmania, Australia Age: 42 Posts: 532	I was looking forward to playing this back when I read about it in The One and Amiga Power. Even better than getting a playable demo would be to get source code, or get the game in a finished state. It's a real shame more AGTW don't get released like that.

19 August 2007, 11:59	#13
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 36 Posts: 11,160	Yes it is, let's hope some bright spark can contact the developers and persuade them to release whatever they have

19 August 2007, 12:02	#14
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 45 Posts: 2,075	That looks really cool. Such a shame it never got released.

29 November 2008, 02:15	#15
wilshy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SouthEast-ish UK Posts: 372	Giving this a push up to the top Saw it running at an Amiga show, very early code if I remember but still looked good. Really gutted this never come about.

13 January 2009, 02:22	#16
turrican3 Moon 1969 = amiga 1985 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: belgium Age: 47 Posts: 3,903	no news about this one ? Is there somebody that tried to contact the coders ? Cody ?

13 January 2009, 08:49	#17
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 45 Posts: 6,086	I contacted one of the Hidden developers but he hasn't been in touch with the rest of the team since they left college.

13 January 2009, 12:19	#18
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 51 Posts: 1,660	I found one of the developers and emailed him... waiting a reponse... did that on Friday I think... here`s hoping...

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