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Just wanted to edit the original post with the most up to date information about the current state of the search.
We have found a ton of previously unknown DOS 3D GCS games over the last decade and recovered a huge number of games, demos and variants.
You can check out the new and very much improved list of everything DOS 3D GCS in this document.
Still searching for everything not on the list or marked as "lost" in one way or another. So if you have something, feel free to answer in here or send me a message.
If you want to check out these games yourself, the current version of the archive is over here. There are a few titles still commercially available, so these won't be in the archive.
The original post from...oh man, has it been that long?...2013 is below:
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Hi,
I'm a huge fan of the old Pie in the Sky 3D Game Creation System. Even though it's somewhat low tech and couldn't even keep up with DOOM which was released earlier, I still really like it, because it's got its own charme and unique look. It also got a lot of people interested in game development.
During the mid 90s there were a ton of games made with this software and I'm sure if you've been a PC gamer during that time, you know a couple of these. Most of these were released as a demo,shareware or freeware with the full version available directly from the developer.
I'm trying to collect as many of these games as I possibly can, but I'm afraid I might be too late. Most websites dealing with this engine are defunct, many download links are dead and even archive.org isn't very well equipped with archived FTP downloads from 15 years ago.
For example, the shutdown of ftp.cdrom.com has resulted in many titles getting lost.
So why not try asking around at vogons? I'm sure someone has a couple of these games/demos lying around somewhere, maybe even developed one and never released it or has some old shareware discs with a GCS game on them.
Now, I'm NOT asking for dubious "abandonware" or anything like that. I'm only interested in 100% legal and publicly available demos or shareware, freeware versions of these games.
My current list of GCS games has close to 80 titles and I was able to find demos for slightly more than 40. I'm sure that there are countless games I'm missing from my list and I also know that the titles that ARE on the list, but are missing from my collection, were available as a download at one time in the past 10-15 years.
These are the games that I already have:
3D CyberpuckArea DemoAstroreptilioAttack of the Genetic BugsBark Bark 3DCastawayCavemaze 3DChemical WarfareChub Gam 3DChub Gam 3D: Director's CutComic WorldContinuumColosso RevengeColosso SecretD-Day (crashes)Dark WorldDeer NappedDemon (exact title unknown)Despair 1-3Duke Screw'emElapseEternal PrisonEscape from Dr. ColossoEscape POWGaiaGCS Demo levels (different music)GCS Xmas DemoGore GaloreGraliensHover WarIndustrial KillersIn her royal Majesty's Intelligence ServiceLethal TenderLa Cosa NostraLost in ZappersteinMayhem 3DMeltdown (Pie in the Sky)Meltdown (Robert Cureton)MOD-G (first demo)Outnumbered (exact title unknown)Pastor 3DPyramidRed BabeReturn of the DämonsSoren 3DSecret Agent The EscapeSecret Agent RescueSirens' ChamberSoviet Prisoner (Partially in Dutch)Space Station EscapeStop Nick Macki (Lethal Tender Beta)SwallowedTerminal TerrorTerrorist InvasionThe MazeTechno PrisonTerror in Christmas TownTroubled TowerUfo 3DVehicle of Freedom
Wicked DreamWing DoZone ForceZoomZyr (Partially in Dutch)
And these are the games that I know exist, but couldn't find ANY downloads anymore (ignore the asterisks, they're from a different list I made):
Deadly Technology*Delusions*Earth Defender*Gangbusters Deluxe*Iraqi Scum-Bag*Max Resistance*Martial Arts Warriors*Metalhead*Murk*Narc*North v. Memorial (Beta 2.0)*Operation: One Level Quickie Demo*Operation Web*Power Booster 5000*Project Thunderbird*Realms of Evil*Return to Ghost Manor*Santa's Rescue 3D*Suburbia Squad*Terror out of the Deep*Ultimate!*Zombie World*
If you have anything GCS related that's on the second list or anthing that's on neither of the two, I'd greatly appreciate it if you could upload it somewhere, as long as it's legal!
One final note: I'm NOT looking for games made with the later Windows version of the GCS. These are "real" 3D and about Quake1-2 tech level and don't really interest me at all.
I'm only looking for the original MS-DOS engine from 1995 in all it's raycasting glory 😀
Some links to refresh your memories:
A youtube video of a pretty average GCS game: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAwfnQMLjZs
Here's a very old review from PC Gamer in 1995: http://members.tripod.com/vr5_/GCS_PCG.htm
And the most important thing: A screenshot of the good old "Ninja Kick":
Remember the interface...this is what 99% of the GCS games looked like, because unless you had the source code, it couldn't be changed, just slightly altered with a new paintjob.
Apparently the engine was called the "Power 3D" engine, but there's not a whole lot turning up when using it for searching. It's usually known as the Pie 3D GCS, 3DGCS, Pie GCS, 3D Game Creation System and so on.
Update: Almost 20 games have been added or found!
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