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| From: Pidgeotto | Posted: 1/7/2004 5:34:59 AM | Message Detail |
| The chief designer of Carmageddon 2 and designer for Stainless Steel's just contacted me. Whee! Well, anyway I was wondering whether other users got contacted by the game designers they were writing for. --- "...since Greece is in Western Europe, right?"- peach freak http://www.geocities.com/paffkabg/paffkcarp.gif - 5kg Common carp |
| From: Masamune3 | Posted: 1/7/2004 5:42:38 AM | Message Detail |
| I emailed the game developers of Rugby League to ask a few questions. They responded, and that was pretty cool. There are a few developers on these boards, and a few of them worked on RotK for GBA. |
| From: Overated | Posted: 1/7/2004 5:50:49 AM | Message Detail |
| Yeah I think a few FAQ writers get their names into the new RotK GBA game because the developers liked their FAQs. --- FFT Versus Tournament http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.asp?board=2000051&topic=12019268 |
| From: Masamune3 | Posted: 1/7/2004 5:51:32 AM | Message Detail |
| Yep. Pretty cool, if you ask me. |
| From: Pidgeotto | Posted: 1/7/2004 5:54:15 AM | Message Detail |
| Neat... --- "...since Greece is in Western Europe, right?"- peach freak http://www.geocities.com/paffkabg/paffkcarp.gif - 5kg Common carp |
| From: Wyldcard | Posted: 1/7/2004 7:12:12 AM | Message Detail |
| Yup, Big Idea contacted me about my Veggie Tales FAQ. --- John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. <>< |
| From: FecalLord | Posted: 1/7/2004 7:32:31 AM | Message Detail |
| Yeah I've had a few individuals on the team behind Equinox contact me, and some more people behind Rogue Spear as well. It's kind of neat to hear what they think, and often times you're able to mutually help one another. ie: the equinox designer was able to confirm what happened to a room that didn't seem to exist. While my rogue spear FAQ allowed the AI designers to see how I got around the AI in the current game, so that they can improve it in the next one. ~Dan --- "IF ALL ELSE FAILS USE FIRE" ~Zelda II "Sound levels can fool you." ~VirtualBoy manual |
| From: ASchultz | Posted: 1/7/2004 9:27:51 AM | Message Detail |
| Programmers of really old games did. The guy who wrote Russki Duck/Copts and Robbers was the most recent. He was 16/17 when he wrote them. --- http://blurglecruncheon.blogspot.com futzing with Bloodstone/Magic Candle III |
| From: SubSane | Posted: 1/7/2004 12:39:48 PM | Message Detail |
| Code Monkeys contacted me about Simpsons Skateboarding. I had asked in the FAQ if anyone knew how to unlock more characters, and they sent an email a few weeks later to let me know there were none. Crappy news, but appreciated. --- ........SERENITY NOW!!!........ ::Elite Rogue:: {//=|RDoN|=\\} |
| From: Minesweeper | Posted: 1/7/2004 2:51:30 PM | Message Detail |
| Jeronimo Barrera, the executive producer of Smuggler's Run from Rockstar Games, emailed me to thank me for writing an FAQ on Smuggler's Run on December 13, 2000. I still have that email in my inbox...even if it is over three years old. It's kind of like a trophy to me or something, which is why I never deleted it. --- Nathan Norris | CRP # : 6165 | FAQs: 30 | KB : 4227KB | |
| From: CJayC | Posted: 1/7/2004 3:49:12 PM | Message Detail |
| I got an e-mail from one of the developers of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life who, after I had uncovered every possible cheat in the game, was kind enough to explain what they meant, as well as taking pot-shots at the project lead. :) Not quite a mail, but I actually got to meet Douglas Adams for a few minutes and got a signed copy of the game thanks to my Starship Titanic FAQ. That was a rush, given that I'd been reading his stuff since I was in grade school. --- I'm drunk with power! Wait, no, "Buttershots". I'm drunk with "Buttershots"! |
| From: djg40 | Posted: 1/7/2004 3:50:58 PM | Message Detail |
| I have never gotten any emails period from anyone concerning my FAQs. Maybe I should write for a couple higher profile games... --- Psycho Penguin: "I don't know how I got so high." Current Project(s): Secret GBA Game |
| From: Karpah | Posted: 1/7/2004 3:54:04 PM | Message Detail |
| Nope, none from developers. I have gotten surprisingly many e-mails about my guides for totally obscure games, though. --- [ #73 ] Push button to turn on. Play with button to drive wild... <Proud fiance of the Psycho Penguin> |
| From: Tidus9554 | Posted: 1/7/2004 4:36:07 PM | Message Detail |
| None from game developers so far, but Neoseekers and IGN have both contacted me now and asked to host my FAQs. Happiness is me. ^_^ -Spike --- To live in darkness is to void yourself of thought, emotion, feeling, pain... Shadows do not shift for hungry souls. |
| From: shoecream | Posted: 1/7/2004 5:58:45 PM | Message Detail |
| I got a mail from the dev of speedy gonzales giving me a cool cheat :D --- http://losmonos.netfirms.com/faqs/ - FAQer tools If it's not illegal, it must be moral. ~Non Sequitur |
| From: Pidgeotto | Posted: 1/8/2004 12:04:57 PM | Message Detail |
| Woah- double pride! First the head designer of one of my favourite games ever sends me a personal message of gratitude- then Ceejus posts in my topic!!! A winnar is Me! --- "...since Greece is in Western Europe, right?"- peach freak http://www.geocities.com/paffkabg/paffkcarp.gif - 5kg Common carp |
| From: nintendos own | Posted: 1/8/2004 12:17:03 PM | Message Detail |
| OMG! I didn't even see it! Hiiiiiiiii! I'm liek your biggest fan! OMG! OMG! OMG! ^_^ --- AC Name: [2 spaces]Gary AC Town: Maluka http://www.nintendogamenet.com/ |
| From: Pidgeotto | Posted: 1/8/2004 12:27:58 PM | Message Detail |
| =P This has spurred me two write a ton today. --- "...since Greece is in Western Europe, right?"- peach freak http://www.geocities.com/paffkabg/paffkcarp.gif - 5kg Common carp |
| From: Happybuddha311 | Posted: 1/8/2004 12:34:12 PM | Message Detail |
| Cjay..Douglas Adams = Guy who wrote the Hitchhiker books? I've read the first two, but I stopped halfway through Life the Universe and Everything for some reason I forget... --- Happybuddha311:Has a Dynamic Sig! |
| From: kschang | Posted: 1/8/2004 6:46:09 PM | Message Detail |
| Some guys at MicroProse (when they still existed) contacted me about the XCOM guides way back when... --- "Help me! I have PC problems but I can't tell you about it!" -- typical PC tech support request Visit http://pcFAQSbyKC.blogspot.com for more help |
| From: adaml | Posted: 1/8/2004 7:13:26 PM | Message Detail |
| I've never had a developer/programmer contact me on any of my NES FAQs. I actually tried to get ahold of Steve Bjork, the programmer of Super Pitfall, but was unsuccessful. I am just happy to get an email from a reader :) --- American NES games left to beat: 17 Last 3 NES games beaten: Adventures of Rad Gravity, Black Bass, Blue Marlin [Updated 1/7/04] |
| From: Pidgeotto | Posted: 1/11/2004 6:12:21 AM | Message Detail |
| bump --- "...since Greece is in Western Europe, right?"- peach freak http://www.geocities.com/paffkabg/paffkcarp.gif - 5kg Common carp |
| From: falsehead | Posted: 1/11/2004 10:28:37 AM | Message Detail |
| Eidos Australia contacted me and asked to put my Herdy Gerdy FAQ on their help website. That was nice. --- Just bring yo ass to where they go me So you can feel the hand of the dead body. |
| From: AlaskaFox | Posted: 1/11/2004 12:46:14 PM | Message Detail |
| HappyBuddha: Douglas Adams did write the hitchhikers books. I mentioned him in the prolific topic before reading this one. Great minds think alike. ^_^ No game developer has emailed me. But Glenn Meade the author (my favourite) did. --- CRP: 7818 “One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.” |
| From: bremen | Posted: 1/11/2004 1:20:02 PM | Message Detail |
| Hmmm... --- Xenogears & Xenosaga are #1 - Yeah, that's right, I said it. |
| From: Crazyreyn | Posted: 1/13/2004 7:49:26 AM | Message Detail |
| Nope. :( --- Crazyreyn | AVFC | CRP: 27600 OK i aint getting the <3 bit here. Less than 3? 1? 2? - MouseNo4 |
| From: WFEATHER | Posted: 1/18/2004 11:11:22 AM | Message Detail |
| Last Spring, I was contacted by Codemasters Australia requesting permission to host my Le Mans 24 Hours guides on their site. Of course, I quickly agreed :-) Following the writing of my F1 Championship Season 2000 guide, I submitted it to EA Sports to see if I could generate some feedback, and also to see if they would implement some of my ideas. For about a month, I was actually in contact with one of the F1 2001 developers :-) Unfortunately, as I am in the States and the development team was in UK, I had to turn down their request to be a playtester for them; it simply would not have worked logistically, plus I was teaching at the time. --- Best scene in anime: Skipping lampposts in Perfect Blue |
| From: Pidgeotto | Posted: 1/27/2004 6:01:04 AM | Message Detail |
| any more? --- "...since Greece is in Western Europe, right?"- peach freak http://www.geocities.com/paffkabg/paffkcarp.gif - 5kg Common carp |
| From: Avan | Posted: 1/27/2004 7:03:08 AM | Message Detail |
| I saw my name in the credits of Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time for the PC, albeit on a webpage. I have yet to check for sure if it's a hoax, as I haven't recieved anything from the developers... Not getting my hopes up high. It'd make my day if it did, though; I'd purchase a new copy and display it if it were true :) --- Virtual-On Gamers Zone - http://www.vogz.cjb.net VOGZ Forums - http://pub28.ezboard.com/bvirtualgamerszone |
| From: KirbyRockz | Posted: 1/27/2004 7:43:23 AM | Message Detail |
| Stupid question... what's RotK stand for? --- AC Name: Kirby - Town: Stuff Two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights make a left. |
| From: Avan | Posted: 1/27/2004 7:45:27 AM | Message Detail |
| Lord Of The Rings; Return Of The King. Final episode in the LOTR trilogy. --- Virtual-On Gamers Zone - http://www.vogz.cjb.net VOGZ Forums - http://pub28.ezboard.com/bvirtualgamerszone |
| From: KirbyRockz | Posted: 1/27/2004 7:47:36 AM | Message Detail |
| Lol... I knew that RotK stood for Return of the King, but I didn't know that it was a GBA game... I guess I live under a rock. :( --- AC Name: Kirby - Town: Stuff Two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights make a left. |