My Dad Made This Game

[AggressivePebble]

Hi, my dad, who owned Cyberflix essentially made this game, I have exclusive items from the game, and though he is quite confused to why it is on steam, I think it is very cool. Idk how to prove my dad is my dad, but if you want some I'm sure I have it. We have debated turning this into a mobile game but my dad is busy. Nonetheless if you have any questions regarding the game, especially lore related. I am more then happy to pester him for answers, anyway thats all.

[atma_gyan]

Hi! This game was one of my few cherished early teenage memories. I decided to play it again now and it takes me back to 1998, I remember almost everything. So well designed for that era! And the music has an incredible atmosphere. Thanks from me to your dad :)

[Nerdlander]

The German Language-Pack should be nice XD

[DarksydePhilharmonic]

Your dad is a legend. Titanic and Dust and two of the best and most underrated games ever made.

[Hughes this]

Honestly, my sister and I talk about this game a lot. It's her favourite game of all time! We would love to be able to play it on moble (or even better on the web). I play Steam games through the web version of Ge Force Now on a Mac, so I don't think I can get this as it looks like it only works on Windows.

[Dutchgamer1982]

Originally posted by Hughes this:

Honestly, my sister and I talk about this game a lot. It's her favourite game of all time! We would love to be able to play it on moble (or even better on the web). I play Steam games through the web version of Ge Force Now on a Mac, so I don't think I can get this as it looks like it only works on Windows.

it does not even works on windows.. I never got it to run.

[Skyline]

Originally posted by Hughes this:

Honestly, my sister and I talk about this game a lot. It's her favourite game of all time! We would love to be able to play it on moble (or even better on the web). I play Steam games through the web version of Ge Force Now on a Mac, so I don't think I can get this as it looks like it only works on Windows.

it confuses me that the Steam version only supports Windows when a Mac version was available back in the day

[Leo Felix]

I noticed that the Steam version of the game is only in English and I have an old copy, totally original, released here in Brazil, entirely in Portuguese.

I saw on the forum that they managed to make the game work in German, using the original files from the CDs.

Could anyone tell me how I can do the same, that is, use the files from my original CDs in Portuguese and, replacing some of them, make the game run in Portuguese?

What files should I replace? The folder structures on CDs and Steam are very different and even though I see the same files, I don't know which ones I need to change. Which ones actually need to be swapped to change the language.

Thank you all very much in advance.

[AggressivePebble]

Originally posted by Fourne:

Originally posted by Legendkiller165:

Yeah and my great grand father was Henry Ford

Ive looked into this and i honestly feel like this one is legit, following this thread and doing some simple google searches everything does seem to add up.

theres proof of my dad and I together in an earlier post :)

[Leo Felix]

Originally posted by AggressivePebble:

Originally posted by Fourne:

Ive looked into this and i honestly feel like this one is legit, following this thread and doing some simple google searches everything does seem to add up.

theres proof of my dad and I together in an earlier post :)

I noticed that the Steam version of the game is only in English and I have an old copy, totally original, released here in Brazil, entirely in Portuguese.

I saw on the forum that they managed to make the game work in German, using the original files from the CDs.

Could anyone tell me how I can do the same, that is, use the files from my original CDs in Portuguese and, replacing some of them, make the game run in Portuguese?

What files should I replace? The folder structures on CDs and Steam are very different and even though I see the same files, I don't know which ones I need to change. Which ones actually need to be swapped to change the language.

Thank you all very much in advance.

[bwmsim]

Your dad is an absolute legend! Although my parents only recently found out that this game taught me about gun violence and Blackjack when I was 7 years old (1997), I got them to play it for the first time when they came over for a visit earlier this year. Also recently, after 25+ years, I finally was able to get off the ship with all of the needed items and finish the game without getting shot. This game is the reason I've traveled across the ocean to Belfast twice to visit the Titanic museum.

I wish I could meet your dad to personally thank him for an awesome childhood, as well as my early adulthood since I'm still playing his creation.

[KP]

This is awesome. Thanks so much to your dad, OP. This game shaped my childhood - like many others posting here.

I had a huge interest in the titanic, and at the time there wasn’t really anything beyond books and newspaper articles to ‘explore’ the history. This game really brought it to life, and the characters, the atmosphere and the story really was so far ahead of its time (and I’d argue it’s timeless to be honest).

This game is on offer on Steam at the minute and I’m gonna pick it up. I hope some of the proceeds go to your dad and the team - it was a great feat of gaming and still stands up as one of my favourite ever games.

Please tell your dad I sincerely express my gratitude - from sunny England, UK.

[teddy.radiator]

Tell your Dad I said thanks for creating such a beautiful game. I bought this game originally when it came out in the 90's, and never got to finish it. By the time I was in a stable environment, my computer was no longer compatible. Finding here was a real day maker. It's been great to play it again. It is and will ever remain my favorite game.

[Biotic Geth Prime]

Wow.

This topic was such a nice discovery.

I have tons of questions. Maybe you will be able to extract at least one answer from your dad.

Many of my questions derived from this article:

https://cyberflix.wiki.gg/wiki/CyberFlix_Game_Over

Another link:

https://web.archive.org/web/20240609233749/https://monkeyfire.com/mpol/dir_zine/dir_1999/942/t_cover.html

This article is from 1999, a quarter of a century ago.

So, here are my questions for you and him:

-Is your mother the Mrs. Jennifer mentioned by the article as having recently (1999) married Mr. Bill Appleton.

-Does your father hold the files to all of the games? Does he have backups of the assets? The code sources? Earlier builds?

-How did the lawsuit conclude? Did they settle? Did he lose? Did he win?

-Is he still friends with any of the people from that era? In 1999 it seemed that many of them resented him, but did any of the litigant group reconcile with him since then?

-Are there any pictures taken inside the company? The first or second locations. Because both appeared to be very interesting places.

-Did he ever read the article? What about the entry for his company on the book "Joystick Nation"? Im curious to know that he thinks about what was said about him and the company. One individual tried to diminish his contributions by saying that he didnt really made the interactive movies, but only build the projector (the technical asset).

-Did he ever mention the reason why he left Silicon Valley and what problems he faced back then?

-What are his happiest memories from the Cyberflix days?

-Is it possible, on both technical and legal levels for him to re-release the games on Steam, GOG and other services? If not, then on a case to case level, what games would be possible for him to release?

-Would he be in favor of using AI technology to increase the visual quality of the games?

-Is he still involved with software development? if he is, could he tell us what languages does he use nowadays?

-When did he last work on SuperCard?

-Is he still a gamer? If yes, what games does he consider interesting nowadays?

-And, in your own case? What games did you grow up with (aside from skyrim that you already mentioned)? And what do you currently play? Did your father himself introduce you to the games he helped design? Or did you come across the games doing your own investigation into the matter?

-You did mention majoring in Arts. In your portfolio, did you ever pay any sort of homage to any of your fathers works? Like showcasing the environments and/or recreating characters from his own artistic works in gaming?


Thanks in advance for any answer you can offer. It was really nice of you to share your personal story. Please, do feel more than welcome to share more if you ever feel up to.

[Leo Felix]

Originally posted by AggressivePebble:

Hi, my dad, who owned Cyberflix essentially made this game, I have exclusive items from the game, and though he is quite confused to why it is on steam, I think it is very cool. Idk how to prove my dad is my dad, but if you want some I'm sure I have it. We have debated turning this into a mobile game but my dad is busy. Nonetheless if you have any questions regarding the game, especially lore related. I am more then happy to pester him for answers, anyway thats all.

Your father did an excellent job, because the game is wonderful.

Unfortunately, whoever distributed the game on Steam did not have the same care and attention with the public, because they distributed it only in English, leaving out countless other users from other countries, such as Germany, France, Russia, Holland, Japan, Brazil and Poland, to name the ones I know that have translated versions.

In these countries, a version was released that, at the time, was distributed on 2 CDs and was already translated. I have one of these rare ones. But unfortunately these CDs do not run on current versions of Windows.

It would be so great if these translations were included in this Steam version... the subtitles are already made, no translation would be necessary. But there would need to be an interest in pleasing the entire public and not just those who speak English.

[Binky903]

this is really cool about him being your dad. i originally played this on disc i bought from walmart in like... '99? im happy to have found it again! now that im an adult and can understand the actual story line and what im supposed to be doing, i hope to finally finish the game!