MARS 3D - Community-Campaign "The lost shooter from the 90s as physical release"
#91 Posted 28 July 2019 - 09:21 PM
Thanks for the tips, I really enjoyed playing through the extra levels! You're right, some are obliviously incomplete, but there's actually some really good level design here, for instance the parking garage level or the shipping container level. I was also excited to find two new enemies (Brute and Executioner) as well as two new music tracks (on E2L8 and E2L9). It's a shame they didn't manage to complete these, adding some of them to the campaign would have helped make the game feel a lot more satisfying.
My only lingering question is, after having played through all the levels, there's still two enemies listed in the manual I don't recall ever encountering: The Zoid and the Hellion. Do you recall which levels (if any) these appeared in?
#92 Posted 13 August 2019 - 03:49 AM
https://youtu.be/Eknuq_nuJuY?t=1940
#93 Posted 08 February 2020 - 02:29 AM
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#94 Posted 08 February 2020 - 04:37 AM
NightFright, on 08 February 2020 - 02:29 AM, said:
mr-edit did posted this...
mr-edit, on 25 May 2019 - 06:45 AM, said:
So I guess this means it's fine?
#95 Posted 08 February 2020 - 04:53 AM
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#96 Posted 09 February 2020 - 07:33 AM
#97 Posted 09 February 2020 - 08:44 AM
#98 Posted 09 February 2020 - 09:25 AM
Many people fill out the order form, but then they don't answer to the information mail. That's sad, otherwise all copies would be taken.
#99 Posted 09 June 2020 - 11:06 PM
after LGR made a new video with an mention from the MARS 3D community release
my mail account explode! Now are all copies are sold out.
In the next weeks i will upload an free iso image of the game under the
website: http://www.mars3d-game.tk
So everyone can try the game in the translated version.
But i haven't so much webspace. it would be good if someone else could host the iso too.
I would then put the link on the website on it.
Thanks to all people they buyed this big box. It takes a long time, but
now this community release campaign is completed.
EDIT:
i forgot to say: i still have a lot of cd roms left. If anyone is interested, contact me.
I will send this in a normal letter just for the shipping cost. It's just the CD-ROM, without a manual, box or something.
If no one has interest, they are going to the trash.
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#100 Posted 10 June 2020 - 11:03 AM
mr-edit, on 09 June 2020 - 11:06 PM, said:
my mail account explode! Now are all copies are sold out.
Cool, I didn't know about the LGR video
#101 Posted 11 June 2020 - 05:40 AM
MrFlibble, on 10 June 2020 - 11:03 AM, said:
At 30:12...someone sent him a copy of this version and...you know what happened now. LOL.
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#102 Posted 11 June 2020 - 05:49 AM
mr-edit, on 09 June 2020 - 11:06 PM, said:
But i haven't so much webspace. it would be good if someone else could host the iso too.
I would then put the link on the website on it.
Maybe you can try upload it to here? (But not sure if it's good idea or not)
#103 Posted 11 June 2020 - 10:28 AM
I will upload the iso at google-drive. As i said, if some one wants to upload to other pages, feel free to do that.
#104 Posted 13 June 2020 - 02:52 AM
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#105 Posted 13 June 2020 - 06:20 AM
of course you can do it
Now the ISO can be downloaded at the website. Have fun! And thanks again to all people who was interested at this community-campaign.
#106 Posted 14 June 2020 - 11:28 AM
a. As far as I understand it after reading the info at the site, this community release was made without involvement from the original developers, right? Has anyone tried to contact them?
b. I remember watching a gameplay video with commentary, and the guy said that the problem with translating the game into English was in the stuff like pickup messages, which use a handful of Chinese characters whereas a much longer text like "Picked up a clip" would be required for the English translation. If indeed so, how did you solve this problem?
#108 Posted 14 June 2020 - 04:25 PM
mr-edit, on 13 June 2020 - 06:20 AM, said:
of course you can do it
Now the ISO can be downloaded at the website. Have fun! And thanks again to all people who was interested at this community-campaign.
Any chance you also have a PDF copy of that manual? or is there a version already on the ISO?
#109 Posted 14 June 2020 - 09:23 PM
to your questions:
a, read page 1, post #18 at this thread
b, thats a bit tricky to explain how it solved: you must understand how the game works and which files it loads, and then edit these files. It's the same progress if rom-hacker do translations for console games.
@Lord_Kane
the manual is not included, it's not neccesarry for the game. it was just a feature for the big box version.
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#110 Posted 15 June 2020 - 03:11 AM
Mars 3D ISO (7Z archive, 36.7 MB)
Once I get my FTP access working again, I will move the file over there.
#111 Posted 15 June 2020 - 07:46 AM
mr-edit, on 24 February 2019 - 12:46 AM, said:
the reason why it was never sold properly. And after 22 years, most rights would have expired too. Furthermore, this is a non commercial campaign.
There is no profit mind behind.
I still believe that it would be nice to try to contact the original developers, if only to let them know how you brought their game to a new audience and made it more widely known.
Even if the developers plagiarised (if I may say so) certain assets from other contemporary games, they put a lot of effort into their project, and it turned out well too, otherwise you'd not be bringing it back to life.
Also don't forget that the original Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem II have certain graphics "borrowed" from Turrican and other games.
I'm quite inspired by Brandon Cobb's story of finding and finally meeting in person the original developers of Sango Fighter and Super Fighter. Would be cool if you could do the same, or something similar concerning contact with the authors of Mars 3D.
And I won't lie, if licensing is cleared and the game is re-released on GOG, I'm ready to purchase it (provided the price is reasonable of course).
#112 Posted 15 June 2020 - 09:21 AM
mr-edit, on 14 June 2020 - 09:23 PM, said:
@Lord_Kane
the manual is not included, it's not neccesarry for the game. it was just a feature for the big box version.
Sir, I must respectfully disagree, a manual adds that much more connection to a title, I admit Mars 3D does not have the technical prowess of lets say DN3d or Doom, but I think you should include a PDF copy with the free version just because well, manuals are cool and I like manuals so I urge you to reconsider.
#113 Posted 15 June 2020 - 09:43 AM
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#114 Posted 15 June 2020 - 09:53 AM
mr-edit, on 15 June 2020 - 09:43 AM, said:
Ah fair enough, I wasnt aware of that.
All good then.
#115 Posted 15 June 2020 - 01:18 PM
#116 Posted 15 June 2020 - 01:48 PM
#117 Posted 15 June 2020 - 02:14 PM
NightFright, on 15 June 2020 - 01:18 PM, said:
yeah thats why I backed off. mr_edit's reasoning was pretty solid, but I get the feeling you didnt read my post.
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#118 Posted 15 June 2020 - 09:38 PM
#119 Posted 16 June 2020 - 10:09 AM
NightFright, on 15 June 2020 - 09:38 PM, said:
Ah, sorry, I wasnt doing well yesterday so I misinterpreted what you wrote, anyways, yeah its not good, its a bit glitchy and runs oddly, but still, I wish I had the dough to have bought it, because odd jank I collect.
#120 Posted 17 June 2020 - 12:39 AM
MrFlibble, on 15 June 2020 - 07:46 AM, said:
Even if the developers plagiarised (if I may say so) certain assets from other contemporary games, they put a lot of effort into their project, and it turned out well too, otherwise you'd not be bringing it back to life.
Also don't forget that the original Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem II have certain graphics "borrowed" from Turrican and other games.
I'm quite inspired by Brandon Cobb's story of finding and finally meeting in person the original developers of Sango Fighter and Super Fighter. Would be cool if you could do the same, or something similar concerning contact with the authors of Mars 3D.
And I won't lie, if licensing is cleared and the game is re-released on GOG, I'm ready to purchase it (provided the price is reasonable of course).
SuperSango was very lucky as its dev. still care about their game...
Good luck with that, as I already said on the thread I introduce MARS3D, the Taiwanese publisher who was "publish" this game just never give any shit anymore after it failed.
(We called it "Black History", no, no, no, it's not that Black History. Well, it's means history that never want to be know or being found.)
Also, early time of game companies in Taiwan never cared about this kind of preserve things so everything about MARS3D may lost in time already...even nobody knows where are the devs. of MARS3D now. (Engine Technology CO. LTD closed on many, many years ago. It was hard to find info before that happens...after that, it more like mission impossible)
And I'm sure the engine guy(He seems not the only one who made whole game I guess) were came here also have not all of(or totally no) control over this too I guess but yeah, it would still possible if whoever want to pursuit whoever responsible/owned for this game/whose were in this project that can deciding about licensing, but the success rate may fall into...uh, fat chance, mostly because they didn't care/just forgot/lost anything.
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