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DirtyFexen 10-24-2014 11:10 PM

Balls of Steel?
 
Why isn't Balls of Steel included with the 3D Realms Anthology or listed on the games page? It's currently available on GoG.com so I see no reason why it wouldn't be so much as referenced here.

AXE 10-25-2014 02:54 AM

Re: Balls of Steel?
 
I'm guessing its because its a windows game (everything in the anthology is from the DOS days) but I agree, it would have been nice to have.

Lunick Fiore 10-25-2014 03:16 AM

Re: Balls of Steel?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by AXE (Post 964575)
I'm guessing its because its a windows game (everything in the anthology is from the DOS days) but I agree, it would have been nice to have.

Manhattan Project...?

Duke Nukem 3D also comes with a copy of EDuke32.

DirtyFexen 10-25-2014 06:34 AM

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http://i.imgur.com/kuCBR1A.png

As Balls of Steel is currently unavailable for purchase on the 3D Realms store I'm posting a link to where to purchase the GoG.com version. Click the image above to be directed to the GoG.com store page for Balls of Steel.

AXE 10-25-2014 11:09 AM

Re: Balls of Steel?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Lunick Fiore (Post 964577)
Manhattan Project...?

Duke Nukem 3D also comes with a copy of EDuke32.

oooh right. I forgot about that one. I don't know that I'd count eduke32 though, since its just files in the folder and not part of the anthology launcher.

Stevey Boy 10-25-2014 01:55 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyFexen (Post 964587)
As Balls of Steel is currently unavailable for purchase on the 3D Realms store I'm posting a link to where to purchase the GoG.com version. Click the image above to be directed to the GoG.com store page for Balls of Steel.

Are you just gonna spam Steam/GoG store pages in every post you make?

DirtyFexen 10-25-2014 02:07 PM

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The information is relevant to the topic given it's not available on the 3D Realms store as is my three other posts with links to games in them as nowhere on the new 3D Realms website does it mention the availability of any of the titles anywhere except here which is a shame given some fantastic titles are currently absent from their own store while being available elsewhere and well done ports like Shadow Warrior Classic Redux and Shadow Warrior iOS don't even get a mention. Oh, and for the record currently four out of my eighteen posts have contained links to 3D Realms/Apogee titles available on GoG.com and Steam which is hardly spamming especially when it's relevant up until 3D Realms decides to provide links to these titles on other services.

Joe Siegler 10-27-2014 01:07 PM

Re: Balls of Steel?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by AXE (Post 964575)
I'm guessing its because its a windows game (everything in the anthology is from the DOS days) but I agree, it would have been nice to have.

That has nothing to do with it. The game has some problems and doesn't run right on the current version of Windows. That is why it wasn't there. The hope is it can get worked out, and BoS will get added into the pack at some future time. No solid news beyond that.

If you remember, the last version of BoS included a user patch, because the original programmers didn't want to (or couldn't - I honestly don't remember now) fix it. There was a USER PATCH made available that let it run in what was then the current version of Windows (I think Windows 98?, not sure on timing now).

Either way it was not included for technical reasons. Nothing to do with DOS/Windows.

Lunick Fiore 10-27-2014 06:57 PM

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Have you guys tried using patches etc from here? http://forums.duke4.net/topic/7341-w...atches-by-mok/

I use the Balls of Steel Loader here to run the game on Windows 8.1 just fine although not sure how you'd go about contacting some of the people involved.

Joe Siegler 10-27-2014 07:56 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lunick Fiore (Post 964700)
Have you guys tried using patches etc from here? http://forums.duke4.net/topic/7341-w...atches-by-mok/

We're aware of user patches. But that's not quite the same thing as a recoded game to work properly. Can't always distribute user content, as you never TRULY know what it is in it. Has to be fixed "the right way", know what I mean?

Lunick Fiore 10-27-2014 08:27 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Siegler (Post 964702)
We're aware of user patches. But that's not quite the same thing as a recoded game to work properly. Can't always distribute user content, as you never TRULY know what it is in it. Has to be fixed "the right way", know what I mean?

It took Interceptor 6 months to "fix" a problem with Manhattan Project on Steam. I am just concerned that it will take just as long to fix other games in their back catalog...

Frederik Schreiber 10-28-2014 03:26 AM

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We're currently working on a patch for the anthology, which we expect to be ready within the next week.

We also have Balls of Steel successfully running, and will have an announcement soon :)

Joe Siegler 10-28-2014 09:35 AM

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What Fred Said.

If Fred is right, does that make it Right Said Fred?

Sorry, bit goofy this morning.

Leminur 10-31-2014 12:32 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Siegler (Post 964726)
Sorry, bit goofy this morning.

http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/o...05-oh-you.jpeg

AXE 11-01-2014 02:56 PM

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Yay patch!

Yay hope for balls of steel in a future edition!

Sillygostly 11-01-2014 10:36 PM

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The prospect of Balls of Steel is good news, though pinball games have never held my attention for very long. I remember seeing this in boxed form way back when. Those were the days.

All I want though is for the Anthology (and the individual install shells) to be updated so that the existing save data and high scores are reset (whilst using the most recent, stable versions of all of the games).

Also, is there any particular reason why Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport (which was released as freeware some time ago) is absent from the anthology?

SpinX 11-02-2014 07:21 PM

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Balls of steel was an awesome game and I realy think an Ipad version would do well...

Joe Siegler 11-04-2014 08:49 AM

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My favorite thing about Balls of Steel was that it was the only pinball game (to that point) that ever got a violence rating. :)

smashed pumpkin 11-05-2014 12:59 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Siegler (Post 964861)
My favorite thing about Balls of Steel was that it was the only pinball game (to that point) that ever got a violence rating. :)

THIS!

Missed the game the first time around. Wouldn't mind checking it out.

Leminur 11-05-2014 01:21 PM

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Pinballs are way too violent for kids. They can smash people with Pinball machines like they were bumpers.

8IronBob 11-15-2014 07:15 AM

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One could say Balls of Steel is the only PC pinball game WORTH playing...PERIOD.

Stevey Boy 11-27-2014 02:39 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 8IronBob (Post 964955)
One could say Balls of Steel is the only PC pinball game WORTH playing...PERIOD.

But not really, though.

Alyxx 11-28-2014 08:35 AM

Re: Balls of Steel?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Frederik Schreiber (Post 964716)
We're currently working on a patch for the anthology, which we expect to be ready within the next week.

We also have Balls of Steel successfully running, and will have an announcement soon :)

Good news! Would be amazing to have Balls of Steel in there...

Nukkus 12-24-2014 04:08 PM

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I wish we could have Balls of Steel for Christmas T_T

Nukkus 02-02-2015 07:22 AM

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Will we ever have ballsballsballsballsballsballsballs of steeeeeeeeeeel?

MrBlackCat 02-02-2015 08:29 PM

Re: Balls of Steel?
 
Duke has them... he said so.
(hehehe)

MrBlackCat

Nukkus 03-19-2015 06:41 PM

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Still hoping for some ferric spheres here!

MrBlackCat 03-20-2015 03:51 PM

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"I wish we could have Balls of Steel for Easter."

MrBlackCat

Joe Siegler 03-26-2015 10:45 AM

Re: Balls of Steel?
 
Guys are pretty focused on Bombshell at the moment. Any addtl updates to the anthology are currently on the back burner.

Nukkus 04-04-2015 10:10 AM

Re: Balls of Steel?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Siegler (Post 965612)
Guys are pretty focused on Bombshell at the moment. Any addtl updates to the anthology are currently on the back burner.

I have balls of sad.

Clint Flicker 04-04-2015 10:55 AM

Re: Balls of Steel?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by MrBlackCat (Post 965593)
"I wish we could have Balls of Steel for Easter."

MrBlackCat

Here ya go.:cool:

MrBlackCat 04-05-2015 09:24 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MrBlackCat (Post 965593)
"I wish we could have Balls of Steel for Easter."

MrBlackCat

Oh well... since they didn't release Balls of Steel for Easter, it MUST be set for release on Independence Day!

"I can't wait for the release on Independence Day!" ;)

Maybe we should just ask Steve... "I believe... in Steve."

MrBlackCat

AXE 04-28-2015 08:07 PM

Re: Balls of Steel?
 
Balls of steel is apparently going to be part of the steam release! Maybe we'll get it over here too? Pretty please?

Joe Siegler 04-29-2015 02:10 PM

Re: Balls of Steel?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by AXE (Post 965813)
Balls of steel is apparently going to be part of the steam release! Maybe we'll get it over here too? Pretty please?

That's addressed in the FAQ on the 3DR site. Check the "Product Questions" section:

https://3drealms.com/faq/

The Duke Returns 04-29-2015 05:22 PM

Re: Balls of Steel?
 
question I know that Duke Nukem 3D EDuke32 and DosDuke is apart of the collection will it replace Megaton?

Lunick Fiore 04-29-2015 11:09 PM

Re: Balls of Steel?
 
They're separate entries in the SteamDB so they will so there will be two entries for Duke 3D on Steam, just that you won't be able to get this 3D Realms version on its own but only through the 3D Realms Anthology.

The Duke Returns 04-30-2015 05:56 AM

Re: Balls of Steel?
 
2 Things since we are talking about this

1. On Duke 1 and Duke 2 for some odd reason I'm playing the game agood 5 mins later for me the screen goes black for a sec then my game is side-wards

2. when I change keyboard settings and play the game it doesn't do that side-wards thing to me but when I get the game and come back to it the settings are default is there away to save the settings on those port or am I Screwed?

Hendricks266 04-30-2015 11:08 AM

Re: Balls of Steel?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by The Duke Returns (Post 965826)
1. On Duke 1 and Duke 2 for some odd reason I'm playing the game agood 5 mins later for me the screen goes black for a sec then my game is side-wards

Windows 8 and up has a keyboard shortcut where Ctrl+Alt+[Arrow Key] changes the orientation of the screen. In the interim, you should research how to disable this.

The Duke Returns 04-30-2015 02:28 PM

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I see thanks for the help


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