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Tim S · 28th Jan 2008, 07:46

http://www.bit-tech.net/columns/2008..._independent/1

Mark Morris of Introversion Software, makers of DEFCON and Darwinia, writes in this weeks developer column about publisher pressure, how all the characters in Darwinia almost had smiley faces on them and why it's good to be indie.

Glider · 28th Jan 2008, 09:50

I always had great respect for Introvision. I am a proud owner of Uplink, Darwinia and Defcon, and I can only encourage game developers to make games like this. Great gameplay, Linux compatible (native), good price,...

But this reminds me, I should go looking for more Game Bibles in Uplink

CardJoe · 28th Jan 2008, 10:49

I love the idea of smiley-faced Darwinians

DXR_13KE · 28th Jan 2008, 14:34

the nice thing is that they have the prices correctly converted between currencies, except for € but the diference is not that big.... and 30€ for their game collection is sweet.....

CardJoe · 28th Jan 2008, 15:14

I actually have a postcard from the DEFCON box up in my bathroom right above the toilet. It says "If The Bomb Drops.."

Everytime I drop a decent bomb of my own, I look at it and smile...

Firehed · 28th Jan 2008, 15:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by CardJoe

I love the idea of smiley-faced Darwinians

Somebody needs a dictionary.

Tim S · 28th Jan 2008, 16:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by CardJoe

I actually have a postcard from the DEFCON box up in my bathroom right above the toilet. It says "If The Bomb Drops.."

Everytime I drop a decent bomb of my own, I look at it and smile...

aggies11 · 28th Jan 2008, 19:21

Great and interesting read. I'd recommend Darwinia to any gamer who has become jaded or burnt out by the industry. It is 100% pure undiluted "essence" of the joy of gaming.

All the Introversion games are fantastic, great gifts for anyone who enjoys video games.

Ramble · 28th Jan 2008, 19:21

Defcon rocks as a game, so does Darwinia but I'm too cheap to buy two games. Keep up the great work.

CardJoe · 28th Jan 2008, 19:53

It's £30 for ALL their games together. That's not expensive by anyones standards.

Phil Rhodes · 29th Jan 2008, 19:40

What're they wearing in that photo?

I see air force, navy, army, and - something.

CardJoe · 30th Jan 2008, 07:36

Looks Russian

Bladestorm · 30th Jan 2008, 16:20

Awesome read

NaThRo · 1st Feb 2008, 06:10

"...one journalist in the UK actually disconnected from the Internet whilst playing Uplink because he really believed he was doing something illegal..."

I bought Uplink in '02 and still love breaking it out every now and then.
Last year, at a LAN I was administrating I had one of the young guys come up to me because someone was "hacking" on the other side of the room. Being a LAN aimed at Gaming rather than file sharing or anything else I investigated... Yeah, he was playing uplink.
I think the 1st guy got a little worried when I sat down and started asking how it was going and the like before I explained it was a game and everything was cool.

28th Jan 2008, 07:46	#1
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Glider /dev/null Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 4,102	I always had great respect for Introvision. I am a proud owner of Uplink, Darwinia and Defcon, and I can only encourage game developers to make games like this. Great gameplay, Linux compatible (native), good price,... But this reminds me, I should go looking for more Game Bibles in Uplink __________________ There Are 10 Types Of People, Those Who Know Binary and Those Who Don't

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DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,469	the nice thing is that they have the prices correctly converted between currencies, except for € but the diference is not that big.... and 30€ for their game collection is sweet..... __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

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CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,973	I actually have a postcard from the DEFCON box up in my bathroom right above the toilet. It says "If The Bomb Drops.." Everytime I drop a decent bomb of my own, I look at it and smile... __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

28th Jan 2008, 19:21	#8
aggies11 Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 171	Great and interesting read. I'd recommend Darwinia to any gamer who has become jaded or burnt out by the industry. It is 100% pure undiluted "essence" of the joy of gaming. All the Introversion games are fantastic, great gifts for anyone who enjoys video games.

28th Jan 2008, 19:21	#9
Ramble Ginger Nut Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Exeter, Devon/Wantage, Oxfordshire Posts: 5,235	Defcon rocks as a game, so does Darwinia but I'm too cheap to buy two games. Keep up the great work. __________________ Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Ensign Ricky are beaming down to the planet. Guess who's not coming back.

28th Jan 2008, 19:53	#10
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,973	It's £30 for ALL their games together. That's not expensive by anyones standards. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

29th Jan 2008, 19:40	#11
Phil Rhodes Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 578	What're they wearing in that photo? I see air force, navy, army, and - something.

30th Jan 2008, 07:36	#12
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,973	Looks Russian __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

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1st Feb 2008, 06:10	#14
NaThRo Minimodder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Darwin, Aus Posts: 38	"...one journalist in the UK actually disconnected from the Internet whilst playing Uplink because he really believed he was doing something illegal..." I bought Uplink in '02 and still love breaking it out every now and then. Last year, at a LAN I was administrating I had one of the young guys come up to me because someone was "hacking" on the other side of the room. Being a LAN aimed at Gaming rather than file sharing or anything else I investigated... Yeah, he was playing uplink. I think the 1st guy got a little worried when I sat down and started asking how it was going and the like before I explained it was a game and everything was cool. __________________ NaThRo ----- "I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it." -Dogbert