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Started by Ann Haas
Wed, 11 Dec 1996 00:00
Obsidian?? segasoft?? have you seen it?
Author: Ann Haas
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 00:00
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 00:00
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Does anyone have any info (release datew) on this game? I saw SOOOO much animation in a demo of it... It seemed like every single f^*#%$g movement in the game was a full on animation. I also heard someone mention something about 6 CD's!>... I NEEEED to find this game..... i think this is what myst dreamed to be. ann
Re: Obsidian?? segasoft?? have you seen it?
Author: Dave Timoney
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 00:00
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 00:00
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Ann Haas wrote: > > Does anyone have any info (release datew) on this game? I saw SOOOO much > animation in a demo of it... It seemed like every single f^*#%$g > movement in the game was a full on animation. I also heard someone > mention something about 6 CD's!>... I NEEEED to find this game..... i > think this is what myst dreamed to be. Check http://www.sega.com/segapc for release dates. However, since none of the magazines have started talking about it yet, I suspect its release date is a ways off. Dave Humongous Entertainment
Re: Obsidian?? segasoft?? have you seen it?
Author: do... Doug Radcliffe
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 00:00
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 00:00
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: Check http://www.sega.com/segapc for release dates. : However, since none of the magazines have started talking about it yet, : I suspect its release date is a ways off. : : Dave : Humongous Entertainment Actually Obsidian has a pretty firm release date of January 10th, so not that far off. The game will ship on 5-CDs for Windows 95. I wrote a preview for Online Gaming Review, based on a pre-alpha I played. The game seems quite interesting, with many puzzles and lots of nice graphics and music. http://www.ogr.com/previews/obsidian.shtml Doug Radcliffe Online Gaming Review - http://www.ogr.com Adventure Editor
Re: Obsidian?? segasoft?? have you seen it?
Author: Dave Timoney
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 00:00
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 00:00
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Doug Radcliffe wrote: > > : Check http://www.sega.com/segapc for release dates. > : However, since none of the magazines have started talking about it yet, > : I suspect its release date is a ways off. > : > : Dave > : Humongous Entertainment > > Actually Obsidian has a pretty firm release date of January 10th, so not > that far off. > > The game will ship on 5-CDs for Windows 95. I wrote a preview for Online > Gaming Review, based on a pre-alpha I played. The game seems quite > interesting, with many puzzles and lots of nice graphics and music. > > http://www.ogr.com/previews/obsidian.shtml > > Doug Radcliffe > Online Gaming Review - http://www.ogr.com > Adventure Editor Doh! Checked right after I posted that and noticed the January 10th date. Btw, I dunno about anyone else, but I get an error when I try to download the Obsidian demo from OGR using Netscape. Dave Humongous Entertainment
Re: Obsidian?? segasoft?? have you seen it?
Author: Chris Reed
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 00:00
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 00:00
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Dave Timoney wrote:
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> Doug Radcliffe wrote:
> >
> > : Check http://www.sega.com/segapc for release dates.
> > : However, since none of the magazines have started talking about it yet,
> > : I suspect its release date is a ways off.
> > :
> > : Dave
> > : Humongous Entertainment
> >
> > Actually Obsidian has a pretty firm release date of January 10th, so not
> > that far off.
> >
> > The game will ship on 5-CDs for Windows 95. I wrote a preview for Online
> > Gaming Review, based on a pre-alpha I played. The game seems quite
> > interesting, with many puzzles and lots of nice graphics and music.
> >
> > http://www.ogr.com/previews/obsidian.shtml
> >
> > Doug Radcliffe
> > Online Gaming Review - http://www.ogr.com
> > Adventure Editor
>
> Doh! Checked right after I posted that and noticed the January 10th
> date.
> Btw, I dunno about anyone else, but I get an error when I try to
> download
> the Obsidian demo from OGR using Netscape.
>
> Dave
> Humongous Entertainment
I've been having problems with the demo too. I've found two different
zip files floating around - each containing different files. One
crashes when I run the install program, the other zip file seems to be
corrupted when it gets to the "big" file (I can't remember the
extension). If you find a working demo, let me know...
Nowhere
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Chris Reed a.k.a. Nowhere Dragon -=UDIC=-
"Perfect cinnamon toasty rolls..." - Thomas Veil Nowhere Man
check out my webpage at http://www.lehigh.edu/~cdr2/cdr2.html
Re: Obsidian?? segasoft?? have you seen it?
Author: do... Doug Radcliffe
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 00:00
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 00:00
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: Doh! Checked right after I posted that and noticed the January 10th : date. : Btw, I dunno about anyone else, but I get an error when I try to : download : the Obsidian demo from OGR using Netscape. : : Dave : Humongous Entertainment Yeah, OGR has had problems with downloads. The error usually indicates that the FTP server is full. If you want to try and get it via FTP, you can go to "ftp.ogr.com" and to pub/demos and the Obsidian demo is OBSDEMO.ZIP It is 18 megs in length however, you have been warned. ;) Doug Radcliffe Online Gaming Review - http://www.ogr.com Adventure Editor
Re: Obsidian?? segasoft?? have you seen it?
Author: do... Doug Radcliffe
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 00:00
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 00:00
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: date. : Btw, I dunno about anyone else, but I get an error when I try to : download : the Obsidian demo from OGR using Netscape. : : Dave Oops.. actually it was my fault. The link was bad. I have fixed it however, sorry about that. Doug Radcliffe Online Gaming Review - http://www.ogr.com Adventure Editor
Re: Obsidian?? segasoft?? have you seen it?
Author: Dave Timoney
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 00:00
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 00:00
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Chris Reed wrote: > > Dave Timoney wrote: > > > > Doug Radcliffe wrote: > > > > > > : Check http://www.sega.com/segapc for release dates. > > > : However, since none of the magazines have started talking about it yet, > > > : I suspect its release date is a ways off. > > > : > > > : Dave > > > : Humongous Entertainment > > > > > > Actually Obsidian has a pretty firm release date of January 10th, so not > > > that far off. > > > > > > The game will ship on 5-CDs for Windows 95. I wrote a preview for Online > > > Gaming Review, based on a pre-alpha I played. The game seems quite > > > interesting, with many puzzles and lots of nice graphics and music. > > > > > > http://www.ogr.com/previews/obsidian.shtml > > > > > > Doug Radcliffe > > > Online Gaming Review - http://www.ogr.com > > > Adventure Editor > > > > Doh! Checked right after I posted that and noticed the January 10th > > date. > > Btw, I dunno about anyone else, but I get an error when I try to > > download > > the Obsidian demo from OGR using Netscape. > > > > Dave > > Humongous Entertainment > > I've been having problems with the demo too. I've found two different > zip files floating around - each containing different files. One > crashes when I run the install program, the other zip file seems to be > corrupted when it gets to the "big" file (I can't remember the > extension). If you find a working demo, let me know... > > Nowhere > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Chris Reed a.k.a. Nowhere Dragon -=UDIC=- Me too - I got both. One goes so far as to have the grey skull-like face on the Mtropolis player, but running that one gives me an error box without text on it <g>. The other zip also uncompresses but has a stock Win '95 exe icon on the player. Bummer. Still, I've downloaded the MOV files on http://www.sega.com/segapc so at least I see a bit of what it looks like. Nice Dave Humongous Entertainment
Re: Obsidian?? segasoft?? have you seen it?
Author: Aaron John Loeb
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 00:00
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 00:00
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Hi all, If you'd like some info on the game, check out the preview Dan Watts wrote for us over at GamePen (http://www.gamepen.com/previews/obsidian.html) This will be updated soon, as Dan just got the Beta from SegaSoft and will be taking a look at it. As for a working demo, I have a zip disk with a 30.5 meg demo SegaSoft fedexed me today. You can expect it up on our site by the weekend. There is a link to SegaSoft's FTP up at GamePen now (http://www.gamepen.com/cradle/obsidian/) which will get you a 17.8 meg demo. Again, this weekend you'll be able to get the bigger demo straight from our server. Aaron John Loeb Managing Editor GamePen (http://www.gamepen.com/) Chris Reed wrote: > > Dave Timoney wrote: > > > > Doug Radcliffe wrote: > > > > > > : Check http://www.sega.com/segapc for release dates. > > > : However, since none of the magazines have started talking about it yet, > > > : I suspect its release date is a ways off. > > > : > > > : Dave > > > : Humongous Entertainment > > > > > > Actually Obsidian has a pretty firm release date of January 10th, so not > > > that far off. > > > > > > The game will ship on 5-CDs for Windows 95. I wrote a preview for Online > > > Gaming Review, based on a pre-alpha I played. The game seems quite > > > interesting, with many puzzles and lots of nice graphics and music. > > > > > > http://www.ogr.com/previews/obsidian.shtml > > > > > > Doug Radcliffe > > > Online Gaming Review - http://www.ogr.com > > > Adventure Editor > > > > Doh! Checked right after I posted that and noticed the January 10th > > date. > > Btw, I dunno about anyone else, but I get an error when I try to > > download > > the Obsidian demo from OGR using Netscape. > > > > Dave > > Humongous Entertainment > > I've been having problems with the demo too. I've found two different > zip files floating around - each containing different files. One > crashes when I run the install program, the other zip file seems to be > corrupted when it gets to the "big" file (I can't remember the > extension). If you find a working demo, let me know... > > Nowhere > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Chris Reed a.k.a. Nowhere Dragon -=UDIC=- > "Perfect cinnamon toasty rolls..." - Thomas Veil Nowhere Man > check out my webpage at http://www.lehigh.edu/~cdr2/cdr2.html
Re: Obsidian?? segasoft?? have you seen it?
Author: Aaron John Loeb
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 00:00
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 00:00
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Well, it's at times like this that one must learn to laugh at oneself. As it turns out, the demo in question is only 18.8 meg when compressed. So, take what I said about a humongous demo with a grain of salt (Well, since I was just plain wrong, don't take it at all!). Oops! Aaron John Loeb Managing Editor GamePen(http://www.gamepen.com/) Aaron John Loeb wrote: > > Hi all, > > If you'd like some info on the game, check out the preview Dan Watts > wrote for us over at GamePen > (http://www.gamepen.com/previews/obsidian.html) > > This will be updated soon, as Dan just got the Beta from SegaSoft and > will be taking a look at it. > > As for a working demo, I have a zip disk with a 30.5 meg demo SegaSoft > fedexed me today. You can expect it up on our site by the weekend. > There is a link to SegaSoft's FTP up at GamePen now > (http://www.gamepen.com/cradle/obsidian/) which will get you a 17.8 meg > demo. Again, this weekend you'll be able to get the bigger demo > straight from our server. > > Aaron John Loeb > Managing Editor > GamePen (http://www.gamepen.com/)
Re: Obsidian?? segasoft?? have you seen it?
Author: shagge1771
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 23:24
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 23:24
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On Sunday, December 15, 1996 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Doug Radcliffe wrote: > : Doh! Checked right after I posted that and noticed the January 10th > : date. > : Btw, I dunno about anyone else, but I get an error when I try to > : download > : the Obsidian demo from OGR using Netscape. > : > : Dave > : Humongous Entertainment > > Yeah, OGR has had problems with downloads. The error usually indicates > that the FTP server is full. If you want to try and get it via FTP, you > can go to "ftp.ogr.com" and to pub/demos and the Obsidian demo is > OBSDEMO.ZIP It is 18 megs in length however, you have been warned. ;) > > Doug Radcliffe > Online Gaming Review - http://www.ogr.com > Adventure Editor
Re: Obsidian?? segasoft?? have you seen it?
Author: Andrew Plotkin
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 02:29
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 02:29
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Here, shagge1771@gmail.com wrote: > On Sunday, December 15, 1996 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Doug Radcliffe wrote: > > : Doh! Checked right after I posted that and noticed the January 10th > > : date. > > : Btw, I dunno about anyone else, but I get an error when I try to > > : download > > : the Obsidian demo from OGR using Netscape. > > : > > : Dave > > : Humongous Entertainment > > > > Yeah, OGR has had problems with downloads. The error usually indicates > > that the FTP server is full. If you want to try and get it via FTP, you > > can go to "ftp.ogr.com" and to pub/demos and the Obsidian demo is > > OBSDEMO.ZIP It is 18 megs in length however, you have been warned. ;) > > 18 megs!? Sweet Georgia Brown! It'll be 2014 by the time it finishes! There's thread necromancy and then there's thread reaching-into-the-bowels- of-the-abyss. If you really want the demo, try http://download.cnet.com/Obsidian-demo/3000-2097_4-10004172.html . Although download.com isn't anybody's favorite site anymore -- I wouldn't directly execute the self-extracting-exe they offer. --Z -- "And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these were the borogoves..." *
Re: Obsidian?? segasoft?? have you seen it?
Author: Snapper
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 20:10
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 20:10
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2014 02:29:22 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Plotkin <erkyrath@eblong.com> wrote: >Here, shagge1771@gmail.com wrote: >> On Sunday, December 15, 1996 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Doug Radcliffe wrote: >> > : Doh! Checked right after I posted that and noticed the January 10th >> > : date. >> > : Btw, I dunno about anyone else, but I get an error when I try to >> > : download >> > : the Obsidian demo from OGR using Netscape. >> > : >> > : Dave >> > : Humongous Entertainment >> > >> > Yeah, OGR has had problems with downloads. The error usually indicates >> > that the FTP server is full. If you want to try and get it via FTP, you >> > can go to "ftp.ogr.com" and to pub/demos and the Obsidian demo is >> > OBSDEMO.ZIP It is 18 megs in length however, you have been warned. ;) >> >> 18 megs!? Sweet Georgia Brown! It'll be 2014 by the time it finishes! > >There's thread necromancy and then there's thread reaching-into-the-bowels- >of-the-abyss. > >If you really want the demo, try >http://download.cnet.com/Obsidian-demo/3000-2097_4-10004172.html . >Although download.com isn't anybody's favorite site anymore -- I >wouldn't directly execute the self-extracting-exe they offer. > >--Z You can buy the complete game (new) from Amazon for $99.95. Better hurry there's only one left. Free shipping too. There are 11 used versions for sale starting at $12.54 thru $49.99 Great game. I still have my copy somewhere. I should try and see if it will load and play on Windows 7. I'm surprised GOG or Steam doesn't offer this game.
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