DelphiGamer.com Showcase site goes Live.

[technomage]

[quote="FNX"]
Question: will be possible to add ]

Currently the project pages are written up by me, the main reason for that is it's a review of sorts, rather than being written by the develper. That said I am willing to put links to project pages/web sites in there so people can get updates etc. any person wanting to include site links let me know when you submit the game for consideration.

[jdarling]

So, now that the site is live, how do we get our games added to it. I wouldn't mind getting the few I have added to help bulk out the site in general. I'd also like to cross link kids.eonclash.com to DelphiGamer in the cases were there are kids games built in Delphi/Pascal.

[technomage]

Check out http://www.delphigamer.com/main.php?p=contact It gives you the info you need, it depends on whether it's a freeware/shareware or if you want to got commercial.

Basically for freeware / shareware games, just PM me with the details and we'll take a look

[FNX]

ok i've looked to the contact page on DG, now, what do you expect from
a "very high quality" game?. Which are the criteria you use to decide
which is worth or not?

For example i'd like to submit improoved versions of Babu Puzzle and
Invasion (this with 2 skins, custom and ripped) both with online highscores,
fully functional and mostly bugs free. (see http://www.fnxgames.com games and wip page).
Plus a third one currently under development
but i'm going to submit only when it will be finished (a puzzle shoot'em up).
(... yes i got a very nice idea exactly when compo was over hhehehe)

Any info is much appreciated

[technomage]

That is a very good question.

Just to point out it doesn't have to be the latest shader technology or stuff like that. but it does need to polished.

When I say polished for me that would mean something like

• Has a logo/Splash screen
  A menu system which will allow users to edit settings
  Good game play
  Good graphics for that type of game
  Shouldn't crash.

I guess if you condiser the criteria that the PGD Annual competitions are judged on , that is what we are looking for.

I would like to point out that we do want lots games for the site, but remember it's a showcase , it showing the best of what we as a community can do. Myself and Dom (and I'm sure others) are willing to help polish games and give advice.

Put it another way, if someone who writes C++ says to you " you can't write good games in Pascal" you should be able to point them at www.delphigamer.com and say "can't right good games in Pascal eh!".

So don't be put off, and like I said we can help for example if your worried about your graphics we can help or put you in touch with someone who can.

Dom - what are your thoughts?

[savage]

As Dean says, this is a showcase site, so there obviously needs to be some criteria that defines "Best in Show". I think, we are looking for the level of quality you would expect from a game that you would probably pay money for ( not necessarily AAA title type of money ). So all criterias that Dean mentioned, are what I would expect.

[WILL]

Maybe something that hasn't been asked before --probably because it's automatically assumed by it's very nature-- is the criteria limited to indie games or would non-indie companies be included to the list too? ie. Age of Wonders demos from Triumph Studios, etc..

[technomage]

I don't think we mind...

Non Indie as well as Indie..

[WILL]

I was just thinking that the whole AoW series would make a great trio for showing off. So would the SoA project, should the Open Source version eventually grow legs.

But you'd of course have to contact Triumph for permission to host their demos no?


By Indie I mean a company that works only part time or is so small they cannot be considered a big commercial company like EA or Blizzard or even Bethesda or id Software.

[technomage]

Well the site's been up a week and here are the current download counts

Air Blast 43
Tanx 55
Jagdgeschwader 25

For those of your who have posted your games to me, i will be looking at them as soon as I can (I'm having to work overtime this weekend as my day job has a release next week )

Just a reminder about the hosting services hosting.delphigamer.com, if you are intested in getting some cheap hosting PM me. In addition to the money off coupon ( and after talking to others) I'll be upping the disk space for a basic account to 50 Meg for PGD memebers only

The money from the hosting services will go towards keeping the delphigamer.com site running.