Killing Time for PC / MAC - What happened?

awbacon · Post by **awbacon** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:15 pm

Not sure how many people have given Killing Time for PC a shot, but if you have you will come to find out that the game shares absolutely 0% resemblance graphically or design wise with its 3DO lineage, save the character actor videos and soundtrack.

My question is...does anyone have any backstory on why they threw away so much content, and created an almost entirely new game around a 3DO game?

Sure 3DO was losing money hand over fist, but the complete redesign still has me scratching my head to this day.

Just wishing they had spruced up the graphics and left the game as is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBgrMXhf ... L&index=45

Youtube video of the PC version

UnholyTancred · Post by **UnholyTancred** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:58 pm

There's no ducks to step on

Post by **3DOKid** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:44 pm

I've played the PC version. It went the wrong way IMHO. Is it a better game? The jury is out. Did it lose it's personality? Yes. yes it did.

It's like when people get teeth veneers done. Sure it looks better, but they lose something at the same time. Not always for the best.

BryWI · Post by **BryWI** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:04 am

UnholyTancred wrote:There's no ducks to step on

lmao. I remember when a friend figured the stepping on ducks thing out the first day we played Killing Time. No more ducks were to be shot at after that moment. That sound effect is priceless. lol.

awbacon · Post by **awbacon** » Wed May 20, 2009 1:05 am

The PC version lost all the personality. Only the soundtrack really kept me interested.

The sprite based enemies killed it for me. Sure the layout was completely different, but if they kept the same enemy characters it could have been pulled off

Its a fun 'case study' in a game being ported onto a diff platform and the drastic changes that can happen

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Wed May 20, 2009 11:45 pm

Interesting, I'd never seen that before. I think I actually prefer its level design. It feels more coherent. The opening areas of the 3DO version feel... I dunno... Half-assed?

NikeX · Post by **NikeX** » Fri May 22, 2009 8:37 pm

I recorded some of my Killing Time Gameplay, well, for a youtube clip about it. Then I 've found out, that Killing Time is indexed in Germany (quote "Killing Time, 3DO, 3DO Company, 31.07.1996 indexed"). So, if I upload any Killing Time footage, I could be reported. Damn.

edit: Wait, so I shouldn't write the name down here, should I?
I want the 90ies back.

awbacon · Post by **awbacon** » Fri May 22, 2009 10:28 pm

Indexed? Is that like copyrighting?

NikeX · Post by **NikeX** » Sat May 23, 2009 5:47 am

It's about banning dangerous videogames, quote:

We are an official administrative authority of the German government called "Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien" (BPjM) ("Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons"). Our task is to protect children and adolescents in Germany from any media which might contain harmful or dangerous contents. This work is authorized by the "Youth Protection Law" (Jugendschutzgesetz - JuSchG).

Source: http://www.bundespruefstelle.de/bmfsfj/ ... glish.html

Here are lists of indexed games:
http://www.looki.de/games/bpjm_indizier ... 71837.html (2008)
http://www.winboard.org/forum/games/600 ... hland.html (2003)

Post by **3DO Experience** » Sat May 23, 2009 6:26 am

I don't know whether to laugh or be angry.

Post by **3DOKid** » Sat May 23, 2009 8:49 pm

KillingTime was dangerous?

BryWI · Post by **BryWI** » Sun May 24, 2009 2:19 am

QUACK QUACK. Yeah those ducks give you nightmares.

Post by **3DOKid** » Sun May 24, 2009 7:30 am

The draw distance gave me nightmares.

BryWI · Post by **BryWI** » Mon May 25, 2009 8:19 am

3DOKid wrote:The draw distance gave me nightmares.

Ouch. Yeah i noticed that quite a bit if you head to the right when you first get inside the mansion. Maybe they were trying to force the "enemies creeping up on you" factor. But yeah I totaly agree with you on that. I seem to not like the game as much as I used to. It has not aged well.