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Just in case people are interested...
Ashens: http://www.youtube.com/user/ashens
Danisnotonfire: http://www.youtube.com/user/danisnotonfire
AmazingPhil: http://www.youtube.com/user/AmazingPhil
Emma Blackery: http://www.youtube.com/user/emmablackery
I'm a big fan of Stuart Ashens (who also does stuff on Doug Walker's site, http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com) but I've never heard of the others. Strange, as most of you lot who have commented seem to be the other way around!
Tim's statement about not coming out of retirement doesn't really stack up with the following from his Wikipedia entry:
He is currently Managing Director of DungeonMaster Ltd, and is active in producing for the Internet and the advancement of linguistic artificial intellience in drama applications.
Because, as we all know, Wikipedia is accurate
Hi y'all!
It's been a long time since I last posted on these forums (so long that I had to set up a new account), but I'm back, alive and kicking!
I'm working on a brand new KM-based fan game, the working title of which is Knightmare Series 9 (although this will almost definitely change). It's not a straight adaptation of the show like DJ Oska's game a few years ago, but more of a tribute to The Greater Game. It doesn't follow the continuity of any particular series and will feature several characters who never appeared together in the same series.
Whilst it is based on Knightmare it does include weapons combat. I'm trying to keep the weapons as relevant to the characters as possible in order to not upset too many fans.
The game is in the very early stages at the moment, but I am constantly updating a Facebook album with new screenshots as I go. You can find it at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=95174&id=1224575833&fbid=1656321087610
Especially since some sellers seem to want upwards of £15 for it. If I didn't have something very important to save for I'd buy that.
Interesting... Cheers for that.
Mildred: It's at times like this I wish I'd listened to Professor Snape a little more in potions class.
The trouble is that Jackanory was still immensely popular, meaning a guaranteed large audience. Whilst Knightmare was popular in its day it currently has a following that could only really be considered a niche market and as such would probably be a big financial risk for anyone to take on.
Although I do of course love the idea of a new version of Knightmare (if it's done right) I seriously think our efforts would be better spent pushing for more repeats. At least if we could get them shown on a more mainstream channel it might interest more bigwigs in putting in the cash for a new series.
I think a celebrity version would be good as long as they could guarantee getting actual celebrities, rather than the usual Z-graders they usually drag up (having said that, Jade Goody get her comeuppance on the Trial by Spikes would be worth watching).
An adult version of Knightmare would be a great idea as it would have an almost guaranteed audience in us, the people who remember it from our childhood. However, thinking about it kind of gives me the same feeling I get when I see a modern remake of a truly great film; The original was brilliant so do we really want to risk tarnishing its reputation by introducing ideas that weren't in the original?
Cheers mate!
Yeah. It's a shame it'd take that long. Hopefully by that time Knightmare will be remembered in the same way as shows such as Thunderbirds and the like.
Thanks tubor. To be honest I thought this thread would get a little more attention than it has so far. Ah well...
Maybe we should invite TC to the christening, since without him this child probably wouldn't have a chance at life.
Well I thought it was interesting, and welcome back Emil!
I know. It's all so romantic...
I guess it means we'll have to have a KM wedding. Brother Mace could marry us off, Treguard and Pickle mingling with our family, and a fight breaking out between Gundrada and Stiletta over the bouquet.
Funnily enough, I've been browsing some text-adv sites today. I recommend looking on www.ifarchive.org/ for a store of just about anything you need. They also have an FTP site ftp://ftp.ifarchive.org/if-archive/.
Inform is highly-recommended by some programmers - http://www.inform-fiction.org/.
Thanks HStorm. I'll have a looksie when I get the chance.
Myself and my partner Emma (spawn_of_fear) would like to officially introduce the forum to The Knightmare Baby!
Well... we would... if it was a baby yet. At the moment you'll have to make do with The Knightmare Fetus.
There are two reasons why this particular bundle of joy can be classed as The Knightmare Baby:
Because Emma and I met over Myspace due to our mutual love of Knightmare, and...
As you'll see from one of the pictures at the link below, it does bare a rather striking resemblance to a certain Lord Fear (if he wasn't a fictional character I might be slightly concerned about this).
But this isn't just any old fetus... oh no! This fetus has already mastered the art of, get this, creating a Myspace profile! How it manages to get an internet connection from Emma's womb is anyone's guess, but ours is not to question.
We'd like to get it as famous as the Facebook Fetus, so if you've got a Myspace account you might consider adding the little tyke as a friend.
Cheers!
http://www.myspace.com/icklething
EDIT: And no, we are not going to call it Treguard, Motley, Sidriss, Pickle, Malice, Skarkill, Lissard, Hordriss, Gretel, Folly, Granitas... etc.
I am in quite a bit of pain with Wii Elbow (similar to Playstation Thumb), so thanks for making me laugh.
Yup, that's right.
Somebody else's turn to come up with some methinks
A minecart rollercoaster would be essential, although perhaps without the crash at the end.
How about a full-size walk-in Knightmare game type thing, like the old Cyberdome Crystal Maze games that were at some bowling alleys?
Yeah, it takes a long time to make a polished game. I've wanted to do one for a while. I started off doing a small minigame called Pooka Invaders, but had problems with my copy of TGF so it got scrapped. Then I toyed with the idea of making a Knightmare fighting game using MUGEN, but it met with a lukewarm response and I couldn't find anyone to help with the characters. Then I wanted to make an FPS using FPSCreator, but was limited by the model packs available.
One day I'll get round to making the text adventure I promised myself I'd do.
Oooh! Slander!!