[[developers:cyberdreams|cyberdreams]]:dark_seed
===== Dark Seed (1992-04-18) (Sample) =====
**Dark Seed** is an adventure game developed by [[Cyberdreams]] for [[MS-DOS]] that was published by [[Merit Software]] in August 1992.
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The International Network of Crackers released a sample version of the game on May 18, 1992 [(https://archive.org/details/dark_seed_1992_04_18_sample)].
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  * TM.IMG and VERSION.IMG were not included on the disks so the title screen lacks those details. ''(Fig.1)''
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  * The roof of the first house that you see on the way to the town was redrawn. ''(Fig.3)''
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<fs x-small>//They forgot to update this in v1.2 SPA. [[https://labx8.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=developers:cyberdreams:dark_seed:images:21_56_04.png|Note.1]]//</fs>
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The following eight captions are excerpts of dialogue from TOSTEXT.BIN:
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  * **Line 81:** //A friend of Delbert's, huh? Come with me Dawson.// ''(Fig.5)''
  * **Line 81:** //"A friend of Delbert's, huh? Come with me Dawson."// ''(Fig.6)''
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<imgcaption mynewimg6| Retail>{{developers:cyberdreams:dark_seed:images:13_49_52.png?400}}</imgcaption>
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  * **Line 821:** //The strange abode of a bio-mechanical leech, draining the life force form it's victims.// ''(Fig.7)''
  * **Line 821:** //The strange abode of a bio-mechanical leech, draining the life force from it's victims.// ''(Fig.8)''
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  * **Line 900:** //The bars look impenetrable, but the lock looks primitve.// ''(Fig.9)''
  * **Line 900:** //The bars look impenetrable, but the lock looks primitive.// ''(Fig.10)''
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<imgcaption mynewimg10| Retail>{{developers:cyberdreams:dark_seed:images:13_55_17.png?400}}</imgcaption>
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  * **Line 902:** //You attempt to pick the primitve lock. Nothing happens.// ''(Fig.11)''
  * **Line 902:** //You attempt to pick the primitive lock. Nothing happens.// ''(Fig.12)''
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<imgcaption mynewimg11| Sample>{{developers:cyberdreams:dark_seed:images:11_04_06.png?400}}</imgcaption>
<imgcaption mynewimg12| Retail>{{developers:cyberdreams:dark_seed:images:13_55_36.png?400}}</imgcaption>
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  * The author of the article on the film scan is named after the founder of Cyberdreams. <fs x-small>//[[https://labx8.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=developers:cyberdreams:dark_seed:images:18_58_26.png|Note.2]]//</fs> ''(Fig.13)''
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<imgcaption mynewimg14| Retail>{{developers:cyberdreams:dark_seed:images:20_15_52.png?400}}</imgcaption>
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  * There's a triangular hole in the wall of the power chamber instead of an all seeing eye. ''(Fig.15)''
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<imgcaption mynewimg15| Sample>{{developers:cyberdreams:dark_seed:images:19_51_28.png?400}}</imgcaption>
<imgcaption mynewimg16| Retail>{{developers:cyberdreams:dark_seed:images:20_01_47.png?400}}</imgcaption>
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  * Save files are displayed from oldest to newest. ''(Fig.17)''
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<imgcaption mynewimg17| Sample>{{developers:cyberdreams:dark_seed:images:20_40_53.png?400}}</imgcaption>
<imgcaption mynewimg18| Retail>{{developers:cyberdreams:dark_seed:images:20_06_23.png?400}}</imgcaption>
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  * These files were updated and have some differences:
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<sortable>
|< 100% 50px||10% 20% 14%>|
||<fs x-small>**Sample**</fs> ||<fs x-small>Filesize in bytes</fs> ||<fs x-small>Last modified date</fs> ||<fs x-small>**Retail**</fs> ||<fs x-small>Filesize in bytes</fs> ||<fs x-small>Last modified date</fs> ||
||CBASE.NSP ||31927||1992-02-28||CBASE.NSP ||28738||1992-07-08||
||CFILM01.PIC ''(Fig.13)'' ||25785||1991-11-09||CFILM01.PIC ''(Fig.14)'' ||25810||1992-05-21||
||GANC.NSP ||44761||1991-12-17||GANC.NSP ||44761||1992-06-13||
||GBASE.NSP  ||30560||1992-03-03||GBASE.NSP  ||28454||1992-04-21||
||LTLADDER.OBT  ||3220||1992-04-11||LTLADDER.OBT  ||3220||1992-06-08||
||POWNEX.PIC ''(Fig.15)'' ||41146||1991-11-09||POWNEX.PIC ''(Fig.16)'' ||41155||1992-06-12||
||RM10STRS.NSP ||19468||1992-01-10||RM10STRS.NSP ||16949||1992-06-15||
||ROOM0.NSP ||4731||1992-01-01||ROOM0.NSP ||4980||1992-04-24||
||ROOM13.ROM ||1187||1992-02-28||ROOM13.ROM ||1187||1992-04-27||
||ROOM14.NSP ||21834||1992-02-21||ROOM14.NSP ||21834||1992-06-19||
||ROOM53.ROM ||1187||1991-12-24||ROOM53.ROM ||1187||1992-06-13||
||ROOM61.ROM ||1187||1992-04-02||ROOM61.ROM ||1187||1992-06-10||
||ROOM63.ROM ||1187||1992-04-12||ROOM63.ROM ||1187||1992-07-10||
||RTLADDER.OBT ||3220||1992-04-11||RTLADDER.OBT ||3220||1992-06-08||
||TITLE.IMG ''(Fig.1)'' ||20314||1992-02-07||TITLE.IMG ''(Fig.2)'' ||20694||1992-04-27||
||TOS.XYZ ||213696||1992-04-18||TOS.EXE ||147016||1992-08-25||
||TOSTEXT.BIN ||43750||1992-04-18||TOSTEXT.BIN ||43686||1992-06-11||
||TOTOWN.PIC ''(Fig.3)'' ||43520||1992-01-01||TOTOWN.PIC ''(Fig.4)'' ||42798||1992-05-21||
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  * There are a few loose palette files that were removed later:
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||<fs x-small>**Filename**</fs> ||<fs x-small>Filesize in bytes</fs> ||<fs x-small>Last modified date</fs> ||
||GBCARD01.PAL ||48||1992-02-18||
||GBPRINT1.PAL ||48||1992-03-25||
||GDIARY.PAL  ||48||1992-02-18||
||GJOUR201.PAL ||48||1992-02-18||
||GJOURN01.PAL ||48||1992-02-18||
||GLADY.PAL ||48||1992-02-18||
||GLCARD.PAL ||48||1992-02-18||
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  * DS.EXE was replaced with START.EXE in subsequent updates:
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||<fs x-small>**Filename**</fs> ||<fs x-small>Filesize in bytes</fs> ||<fs x-small>Last modified date</fs> ||
||DS.EXE ||61977||1992-04-17||
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==== Unused content ====
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  * Mike may have once had to contend with a doppelganger from the dark side that was known as "Evil Mike".  ''(Fig.19)''
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||<fs x-small>**Filename**</fs> ||<fs x-small>Filesize in bytes</fs> ||<fs x-small>Last modified date</fs> ||
||EVILMIKE.NSP ||48410||1991-12-11||
||EVILMIKE.OBT ||3220||1991-12-11||
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<imgcaption mynewimg19| Composite>{{https://labx8.org/videos/2022-12-24%2017-07-22.mp4?&640x350|Composite}}</imgcaption>
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  * That might be what Mike sees in his dreams on the second night. ''(Fig.20)''
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<imgcaption mynewimg20| Retail>{{https://labx8.org/videos/2022-12-24%2017-09-20.mp4?&640x350|Composite}}</imgcaption>
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This line of dialogue was removed:
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  * **Line 953:** //You hear pounding at the door, "Mike Dawson, come on out! It's the police!"// ''Sample''
  * **Line 953:** //xxx// ''Retail''
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  * This version contains two additional voice clips:
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||<fs x-small>**Filename**</fs>||<fs x-small>Converted audio</fs> ||<fs x-small>Filesize in bytes</fs> ||<fs x-small>Last modified date</fs> ||
||L18A-1.VOC ||{{developers:cyberdreams:dark_seed:images:L18A-1_01.wav}} ||31913||1992-01-03||
||S7A-1.VOC ||{{developers:cyberdreams:dark_seed:images:S7A-1_01.wav}} ||21401||1992-01-03 ||
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=== References ===

~~REFNOTES~~
{{tag>1992 dos ibm_pc cyberdreams dark_seed sample}}