Outhouse Software (DOS Games)

[rodrigohc86]

Hi!, how are you?

My name is Rodrigo and i'm here to try to see if can help find me the full versions of the DOS games that Outhouse Software made at the time.

I think the only way is to try to contact its creators, "Heydar Daneshdjoyan" or "Karim Daneshdjoyan", do you know of any way I can contact them?

The games in question are:

* Aztec Maze
* Blast 'Em
* Darkernoid
* Jake Blastem
* Super Rock Bros
* Super Rocco Bros (Part 2)

If someone is interested in the shareware versions, I can upload them.

You can access the web page they had through web archive (Wayback Machine).

Thanks!!

[MrFlibble]

I'm aware of these games, and the shareware versions should be available from the GamesDomain file archive mirror at ftp.gamers.org.

A Wayback Machine snapshot of the Outhouse Software website is found here (but I guess you know that):
http://www.outhousesoftware.co.uk/oldgames.htm

I have no idea if it is still possible to reach the original developers.

However, I can tell you that all these games were created with the DIV Games Studio development environment (used to be very popular in the UK and Spain in the early 2000s), and are almost certainly directly based on sample games that were shipped on the DIV CD:

• Darkenoid ~ Noid
• Super Roco Bros & SRB2 ~ The Castle of Dr. Malvado
• Aztec Maze ~ Pacoman

[rodrigohc86]

Hi MrFlibble, how are you?

Thanks for answering.

Exactly, they are games made with DIV Games Studio, I have those three games you mention (Noid, The Castle of Dr. Malvado & Pacoman) and it is true that they are similar to some games made by Outhouse Software.

I tried to send an email to the two addresses that appeared on the page, unfortunately the yahoo one no longer exists, the hotmail one seems to still be active but I still haven't had any response.

It is a pity that most of the registered/full versions of shareware games for DOS have been lost forever, I think that if the authors of those games still have them, they should publish them if they no longer plan to sell them.

We will continue in the search, thanks!!

[MrFlibble]

I tried to send an email to the two addresses that appeared on the page, unfortunately the yahoo one no longer exists, the hotmail one seems to still be active but I still haven't had any response.

You might also want to try tracking down the developers via LinkedIn and/or Facebook or other social media.

[rodrigohc86]

I tried to look for them on LinkedIn and Facebook but unfortunately I had no luck, they don't appear.

[Rwolf]

I'm not sure, but searching for Daneshdjoyan, it could just be a Persian term for a student, and not a proper name.

[rodrigohc86]

Maybe not their real names?

in the readme of their games they appear like this:

Outhouse Software are
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Programming and Graphics
Heydar Daneshdjoyan

Music and Additional Art
Karim Daneshdjoyan

[Rwolf]

Yes, that is the credits I saw, and there should be some more persons with the same family name I think, if it is a proper name; but it also requires they want to be found. Maybe ask someone who actually understand persian? I just tried google translate.

The company does not seem to have been registered, all contact and purchasing was done by email & mailed cash checks what I understand from their ordering page.

[rodrigohc86]

Thank you for your help, hopefully we can contact with one of them.