TIGSource: From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider...

From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider...

Derek Yu — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:12:00 +0000

...comes a whole new experience that is guaranteed to change the face of electronic entertainment forever. During a private unveiling of the game in San Francisco this past weekend, reknowned movie critic Roger Ebert purportedly took his hands off the keyboard after just 10 seconds of play and said⁺, quietly and to no one in particular:

I’ve heard many arguments for why games are art. This is best one. I am convinced. My hat is off to you, Romeopie.

He then proceeded to cry real tears of joy which, he claimed, “had not touched my cheeks in over 75 years. Since the Great War.” It is not understood exactly which war to which Mr. Ebert was referring, or how he could have cried before he was born, in 1942. However, those in attendance were compelled to believe that he was being genuine with his emotions.

⁺ This is completely false.

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by xerus

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:11:33 +0000

The cryptic readme is a pxtone file.

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Metroid48

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:24:59 +0000

@Derk

All other deadly, funny, shooters.

Btw, what format is the readme in?

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Derk

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:50:21 +0000

It is… like all the other shooters

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Cave Story

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:23:47 +0000

I’m sure Cactus never tried to beat his own games. He just makes them as difficult as possible.Doh!

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by xerus

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:15:56 +0000

cactus how could you! You’re supposed to be pro at this stuff.

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by cactus

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:38:52 +0000

Haha, fun game! Did you make the music in this one too, Derek?

I wasn’t sure how you could top Diamond Rider, but apparently, making a game with almost no similarities at all seems to have done the trick :)

I almost beat it too. But instead I died…

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Uesugi

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:12:27 +0000

The end to an engaging afternoon at the computer.

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Derek

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:22:52 +0000

Pasta = CliffyB <3

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Cave Story

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:48:23 +0000

Also, an Stanislas Lem reference is awesome too dear sir. My hat off to you.

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Ijon Tichy

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:46:36 +0000

“I feel sorry for the maron who made it”

Awesome.

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Cave Story

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:38:17 +0000

Better than it’s obvious HALO inspiration. The trick of getting closer makes the game very easy to finish.

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by xerus

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:01:16 +0000

Sorry to all those Rider fans that were expecting a terrible game… we actually worked on this for 2 days instead of 20 minutes this time, ha.

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Noyb

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:58:29 +0000

1611 combo. 3300 time. I liked the mechanic that the closer you are to the boss, the more damage you do. I suck at bullet hells, so the final boss was basically me trying to end up with four lives after the beginning forms, then just standing right next to it and shooting.

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Jad

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:34:21 +0000

I’m deeply disappointed in this game.

It had none of the avant-garde qualities that diamond rider had. This is simply a watered-down experience to please the masses. Coherent movement? Actual gameplay?

MUSIC IN 4/4 TEMPO!?

It was even enjoyable! I despise this game and all that it stands for. Try selling it to EA, they might like it. I’m gonna stay hardcore and play the original.

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Xander's Right's Right

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:15:39 +0000

@Xander’s Right

Damn Right!

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by oranda

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:02:11 +0000

Filenames has awesome much?

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Xander's Right

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:09:25 +0000

@Xander,

Better than the entire Heroes series I’d say! With that said, at least Heroes isn’t anywhere near as trite as CSI: Miami… who ever gave the go ahead for that one should be shot. Anyway, great game, though not as good as the Red Dwarf Series… but then, very little is.

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by deadeye

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:41:42 +0000

Was that Salvador Dali trying to invade my brain?

Hm, I guess that could be taken many ways, but specifically I mean one of the quickly flashing images.

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by gnome

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:33:37 +0000

Awwww…

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by some dude

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:57:39 +0000

WTF!?

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Xander

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:47:46 +0000

Somehow better than the entire second season of heroes.

Also; Heroes needs moar lasers.

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Dooshsplat

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:13:46 +0000

This is like an electronic orgasm! I literally had to change my pants after playing through it. Warm fuzzy wuzzies all over.

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Chase

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:05:46 +0000

I can’t honestly think of a good reason why I should like this game.

But I can’t honestly think of a good reason why I am unable to stop playing it.

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Oob

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:36:27 +0000

I have almost certainly been brainwashed…

I…I think I have to go and buy Aquaria now…

"From the People Who Brought You Diamond Rider..." by Jest

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:48:36 +0000

Wow, I can’t believe I sat there and played that over and over and over until I beat it. XD Actually a hell of allot of fun. or maybe it’s just 3:42AM and everything is amusing.