Talk:Game demo
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I think Game Demos also apply to Demo Kiosks you see in stores such as EBGames. I think they deserve a place in this article. --gakon5(talk)—Precedingundated comment added23:44, 21 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
We're going to have to differentiate the two kinds of demos here. I see a strong (if understandable) bias towards the more common definition - a playable demonstration of a computer/video game soon to be released, a sort of "try-before-you-buy" kind of deal - in favor of ANOTHER common usage I've seen, that being the kind of non-playable demo you would see rolling when you idle on the title screen, or the kind you would download onCOMPET-N to see peoplespeedrun thoughDOOM in record times - most assuredly NOT a "try-before-you-buy" deal, considering this is for the entertainment of those who already ownDOOM and want to see people who are capable of exploiting various glitches and tricks to do all sorts of wacky things. It's not terribly likely we're going to be able to shake one definition off in favor of the other, so we've just got to find a way to work both into the article fairly well. --Shadow Hog05:29, 29 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I know that at least once in my gaming history I've liked the demo, went and bought the game, and found that the finished game was definitely different than the demo. I assumed in cases like this that they created the demo several months before release, and in that time polished the systems or gameplay.
So I was thinking of adding such a comment to the article, but I can't for the life of me remember a specific example. Anyone recall a demo like that? --Syrthiss 13:35, August 30, 2005 (UTC)
You're right, sometimes demos differ from the full game in some way when the demo is released before. I added a bit about it in the playable demo section - it probably needs to be put somewhere else though. I couldnt think of any specific examples. --Jeffthejiff |Talk16:38, 30 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Sometimes a demo isall there is to a game, because the game gets cancelled between the publication of the demo and the planned full release. This happened, for example, with theAmiga version ofPutty Squad. I still have myAmiga Power coverdisk, containing the only two levels of the game Amiga users are ever going to get to play.—JIP |Talk10:24, 31 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
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I think there should a list of Tech Demos on Wikipedia.— Precedingunsigned comment added by96.26.119.45 (talk)23:01, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
See here for the more contexthttps://github.com/gentoo/guru/commit/43cc8ffab5027662c7bdf1d80ccce4a2c73d0f87Vitaly Zdanevich (talk)23:02, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
