Subject: Fight game of the future!
To: All
From: Ryan Elam
FidoNet Area: Computer Gaming
Date: Sunday, March 13, 1994
Time: 5:35:23 AM
Message: #1861

This is a message to all present and future fans of Diversions Entertainment's
new fight game, One Must Fall:2097. For those who haven't heard of it, OMF is
an arena-style one-on-one fight game along the genre of Street Fighter II,
Mortal Kombat, and the like. OMF:2097 features pilots who are able to interface
their cerebral cortex to huge (up to 35 meters tall) robots. The robots then
fight till one is shut down. The game is soon to be released to shareware by
Epic Megagames.

First of all, I would like to explain to those who have been following these
threads that you have been involved first hand in the creative process of the
FIRST game of a NEW company. We have made several mistakes, and changed our
minds several times. At first, we understand, you can get very upset at these
changes and flip-flops. But please see that this happens ALL THE TIME, and we
simply want the BEST GAME WE CAN MAKE; especially since this will be our first
release.

Now, having said that, let me give you the BAD news. The absolute final name is
One Must Fall:2097. Amazingly enough, this was the FIRST name we had decided
on. We were told by many people that keeping One Must Fall will cause problems
with those who downloaded the original "Alpha" version of the fight game (the
one with the brothers fighting). Two nights ago we decided we liked the old
name best. We think that people are EXPECTING a One Must Fall game. We have
been told OVER AND OVER that people like the name. We ALSO like the other name,
WAR Machines, but decided on One Must Fall:2097 for many reasons. If you are a
fan of WAR Machines, I appologise for the (yet another) change.

Now for the good news. OMF:2097 will be shareware released as TWO GAMES. The
first is the one that has been so widely talked about. It features a normal,
fight-till-you-win tournament. It will be a very big download (approx 1.5M
zipped -- sheesh!) and will have three fighters and four pilots to choose from.
There is a boss pilot, Raven, who will use a Pyros model robot to turn you into
a crispy critter.

Each of the fighters you can choose has at least three "special moves". They
are the less-wierd of the final ten mechs, but are the easiest to start out
with. You will face combinations of the other nine pilots and the three
"shareware" mechs. After defeating all nine, you face the boss. Once you beat
him (..if...) you get a nice, wonderful beg screen.

At the same time, we will be releasing The Circuit, a more strategy-oriented
game which occurs just a few short years after the WAR plot. You create your
own pilot and "build" the ultimate fighting machine. This module is an add-on
to the original OMF:2097, and cannot run as a separate package. It will be
approximately an 800k download. We recommend that you try the OMF:2097 before
OMF:The Circuit.

The next add-on (about a month after release) is a new sound effects pack. It
will be an optional addition to both OMF:2097 and OMF:The Circuit, and will
probably be about a 500k ZIP file.

After that, you will have probably four months to get used to the game. We will
be converting the entire game to protected mode during that time, and adding
modem support and network support.

Now, if we only get five registered versions of the game, you can bet that all
you'll get from us is a "Would you like fries with that order?" at your nearest
Tampa, Fl McDonalds...

Why register? Well, first of all, we need it... Second, you'll receive a
wonderful full-color manual and some shiny diskettes. Free with your diskettes
and manual is The Registered Version Of One Must Fall:2097.

The registered version contains ten robots. They kick metal! It also contains
several new options that almost completely change the feel of the game! You get
an expanded version of The Circuit, with three tournaments. You get MORE
animation, MORE robots, MORE game! You get our bill collectors off our backs!
You keep Diversions Entertainment working on it's next project!

Again, thank you for your time and your help in designing the game. We hope to
continue to keep you, our CUSTOMER, first in our minds.


Ryan Elam
Diversions Entertainment
ryan.elam@f54.n377.z1.fidonet.org
CSID: 74104,1677