Happy b-day D3

Asrale · Post by **Asrale** » Wed May 26, 2004 1:40 pm

So D3 is 5 today, celebrate amongst yourselves.

Warlock · Post by **Warlock** » Wed May 26, 2004 1:46 pm

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Wed May 26, 2004 2:35 pm

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Wed May 26, 2004 3:11 pm

Happy birthday D3!

All things considered, you're showing your age well

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Nexus_One · Post by **Nexus_One** » Wed May 26, 2004 3:40 pm

woohoo?

Top Wop · Post by **Top Wop** » Wed May 26, 2004 3:42 pm

5 years old and D3 is still one of a kind compared to today's standards.

Too bad these major publishers dont get it.

Sapphire Wolf · Post by **Sapphire Wolf** » Wed May 26, 2004 4:32 pm

A Parade for Descent 3!

XeonJr · Post by **XeonJr** » Wed May 26, 2004 4:44 pm

Correct me if i'm wrong but isn't D3 6?

-Demo and retail released in 1998

SSX-Thunderbird · Post by **SSX-Thunderbird** » Wed May 26, 2004 9:10 pm

Demo came in 98, retail came out in 99.

MehYam · Post by **MehYam** » Wed May 26, 2004 11:13 pm

Top Wop wrote:Too bad these major publishers dont get it.

At about 80,000 copies sold, I think they get the message just fine!

Defender · Post by **Defender** » Wed May 26, 2004 11:35 pm

I thought D3 sold ~200k copies, and FS2 sold 80k?

Maybe i'm just backwards...

{Hawk}Liquid · Post by **{Hawk}Liquid** » Wed May 26, 2004 11:44 pm

Defender wrote:I thought D3 sold ~200k copies, and FS2 sold 80k?

Maybe i'm just backwards...

no i think your right

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Thu May 27, 2004 12:01 am

200k copies? WTF? Didnt any of them play d3 after they bought it?

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Thu May 27, 2004 12:35 am

Probably SP. Also I'd bet they counted in Destination Saturn (hm, or was that D2 ? Can't remember. I'm sure there was a shorter D3 version that came bundled w/ whatnot)

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Thu May 27, 2004 12:43 am

[Grendel] wrote:Probably SP. Also I'd bet they counted in Destination Saturn (hm, or was that D2 ?

That was D1.

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Thu May 27, 2004 1:02 am

There were shortened versions of D1, D2, and D3. D1 was Destination Saturn, D2 was Destination Quartzon, and D3 was Sol Ascent. Each of these came bundled with certain hardware. I don't know if they count these in the total sales or not.

Even if they don't, 200K copies of D3 isn't nearly what they hoped to get from the sequel to D1 and D2. IIRC, D2 sold over a million copies.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Thu May 27, 2004 5:21 am

D3 sold 50,000 copies and FS2 sold 25,000 copies. I was told this by Jason at Outrage.

DigiJo · Post by **DigiJo** » Thu May 27, 2004 5:41 am

what a shame, only 50000 sold copys for such a fine game. happy b-day d3.

[MS]Sky · Post by **[MS]Sky** » Fri May 28, 2004 8:30 am

umm...should be 6 right? I started playing in June of 1998 at HEAT. You do the math!

[MS]Sky · Post by **[MS]Sky** » Fri May 28, 2004 8:34 am

I think I'm right....maybe not....It might have been '99 now that I think of it .... Shees .... I'm getting old!

Resilient · Post by **Resilient** » Fri May 28, 2004 9:56 am

I clearly remember D3 hitting the shelves in '99. I remember reserving a copy at my local EB store, and picking it up the day after they had it in. I finished all 17 levels in 9 days, without any cheat codes.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Fri May 28, 2004 10:30 am

It was mid 99.

Sheesh, I've been playing this game off and on for 5 years?

If only someone would invent a better game, but nobody has.

Rotten Tomato · Post by **Rotten Tomato** » Fri May 28, 2004 11:16 am

Happy belated birthday! *BURPS* (for no reason)

snoopy · Post by **snoopy** » Fri May 28, 2004 11:18 am

All I remember is I was on PXO the day of release

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Fri May 28, 2004 11:31 am

D3 came out in spring of 99 as I had a D3 lan in nov 99.

Asrale · Post by **Asrale** » Fri May 28, 2004 11:52 am

Ok peeps, here's the facts straight from Toschlog:

"The final version of Descent 3 was built and delivered to Interplay on May 26, 1999. Duplication began on May 28. The game started shipping on June 11; I'm not sure when the first copies appeared in stores, but it was probably a few days after the 11th."

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Fri May 28, 2004 1:19 pm

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you...

I want some cake

SSX-Thunderbird · Post by **SSX-Thunderbird** » Fri May 28, 2004 3:50 pm

[Grendel] wrote:Probably SP. Also I'd bet they counted in Destination Saturn (hm, or was that D2 ? Can't remember. I'm sure there was a shorter D3 version that came bundled w/ whatnot)

I'm pretty sure Sol Ascent doesn't count in the sales figures because it could only be obtained with a bundle.

Gooberman · Post by **Gooberman** » Fri May 28, 2004 7:09 pm

I still havn't beat the single player

(I have seen the final movie however, Krom sent me a saved game about a year ago where I only had to fly forward to watch the ending

)

Battlebot · Post by **Battlebot** » Fri May 28, 2004 7:42 pm

lmao goob

Birdseye · Post by **Birdseye** » Fri May 28, 2004 9:20 pm

heh, i dont think I ever beat the 3rd level of SP

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Fri May 28, 2004 9:36 pm

i never played any of the descents on single player past the first level of d1. i all but threw the game out until i discovered modem to modem games! descent's multi was far superior than its singleplayer in my opinion.

BfDiDDy · Post by **BfDiDDy** » Fri May 28, 2004 9:41 pm

I got D3 sole ascent in January of 2000 bundled with a 3DFX hammerhead Gamepad. Drummergirl and I spent 2 weeks trying to get to llevel 5 with it.

I then purchased D3 and tried out this thing called "multiplayer". With Drummergirl in tow, gamepad in hand, we tried a level called burning indika 3. It was safe to assume that I got annihilated.

Thanks to Descent 3 for all the memories... ~

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sat May 29, 2004 2:20 pm

i got my D3 Sol Ascent with a 3dFx Voodoo 3 vcard. i then bought the full version the next year

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Sat May 29, 2004 8:17 pm

Vindicator wrote:
[Grendel] wrote:Probably SP. Also I'd bet they counted in Destination Saturn (hm, or was that D2 ?
That was D1.

I feel soooo old..

Heh -- just purchased another copy of the dual-jewel version at Fry's. For $4.99..