A blast from the past... Checkin' da archives.

[ianh05]

Not sure if these have been posted. To start with here is a great example of a Robo-tron:
 
Turns out Jimxorb had the same idea :P


E-rupt Gifs:
http://web.archive.org/web/20060212171421/http://www.jimxorb.com/E-Rupt2F2.GIF 
http://web.archive.org/web/20060212171449/http://www.jimxorb.com/E-Rupt2.GIF 


XKO 5:
http://web.archive.org/web/20050427034124/http://www.jimxorb.com/XKO_50.jpg 


zip of skinning contest from 2004 complete with Bot file, text file with info and exported BMP of the bot:
http://web.archive.org/web/20060209054653/http://www.jimxorb.com/Skin_Contest_5.zip

Here's the bot people had to skin:

[kill343gs]

JD, I see you've found US Flapjack Rebel

[Jack Daniels]

JD, I see you've found US Flapjack Rebel

Yeah. :D  Your old showcase is awesome.  I can see why you designed Stratocaster the way you did... you love putting rows of wheels on each side of a boxy chassis.


Edit: Also, has anyone posted shots of the bots from Bot Bash 2004?  I can't be bothered to read the whole thread.

[Team 9]

wow, looking at that old forum is like walking through the ruins of a once great civilization. you know it was once bustling and active.....but now, nothing remains.

 

[MassimoV]

...except us.

[Team 9]

well, almost nothing.

[Jamin]

stop trying to be overly dramatic for gods sake, it was a website not a freaking ghost town in the nevada desert

[Team 9]

can i not make a semi-poignant statement without you jumping on me.

[Conraaa]

Go on, make one then.

Anyway I want to try and skin that maruder bot. Any copies remain?

Edit: Disregard that I just saw the download link.

[Team 9]

already done.

anyway, why did the old forum collapse?

[Jamin]

because Gabriel interactive stopped caring about their unfinished bargain bin game

[Clickbeetle]

stop trying to be overly dramatic for gods sake, it was a website not a freaking ghost town in the nevada desert

Actually now that Team 9 mentions it, that is a very accurate description of what browsing the old forum archives is like.
 
You can see the general structure and some of the more popular threads, even a few rare artifacts (pictures), but most of the details are obliterated.  Most of the people on those old forums are no longer around, too, which makes it feel even more like a ghost town.

[Somebody]

stop trying to be overly dramatic for gods sake, it was a website not a freaking ghost town in the nevada desert

Actually now that Team 9 mentions it, that is a very accurate description of what browsing the old forum archives is like.
 
You can see the general structure and some of the more popular threads, even a few rare artifacts (pictures), but most of the details are obliterated.  Most of the people on those old forums are no longer around, too, which makes it feel even more like a ghost town.

This exactly. Even browsing old GTM threads makes me long for the days 4 years ago.

[Team 9]

like i have said before. i feel haunted by my lateness to the community. which once had more than 100 active people.

[courthousedoc]

stop trying to be overly dramatic for gods sake, it was a website not a freaking ghost town in the nevada desert

Actually now that Team 9 mentions it, that is a very accurate description of what browsing the old forum archives is like.
 
You can see the general structure and some of the more popular threads, even a few rare artifacts (pictures), but most of the details are obliterated.  Most of the people on those old forums are no longer around, too, which makes it feel even more like a ghost town.

This exactly. Even browsing old GTM threads makes me long for the days 4 years ago.

I think I joined 3 or 4 years ago and I recall guys like Whammitnutt, Icethefrostycat and others. Heck look in both my DSL (First few pages) and Stock showcases (First page only), you can see some posts by some veterans who aren't here anymore. Still it's a d**n shame the Wayback Machine didn't chronicle the entire wizfourms.

[Badnik96]

I miss the days before we converted to the new software.

[ianh05]

The First Tournament I hosted (successfully) - Tabletop Challenge:

Download bots here:
https://gametechmods.com/uploads/files/Tabletop Challenge Bots.zip

Includes the infamous Project Tabletop bot :)

Videos of the tournament can be found here:
 

[Jamin]

You don't see robots like "Outa there" very often. Very cool concept I must admit.

[ianh05]

You don't see robots like "Outa there" very often. Very cool concept I must admit.

lol it was my H.A.N.N.A.H bot modified to do no damage but still acts like a VS to get under and flip other bots it did OK but ran into the eventual winner redcross (which was made by Dexterhunter I believe) in the semi's -.-

[Badnik96]

I remember seeing that on youtube forever ago! Do you remember who built who?