Talk:Game demo

message: 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 on COMPET-N to see people speedrun though DOOM in record times - most assuredly NOT a "try-before-you-buy" deal, considering this is for the entertainment of those who already own DOOM 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 Hog 05:29, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Here's another, first-person shooter demos, recorded replays of in-game action. This use of the term is widespread in online gaming with Quake, Unreal Tournament, Counter-Strike and the other FPS games using it. — FlooK 17:47, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

text: Actually this is the same as your last definition, it's just used for things other than speedruns —FlooK 17:50, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Different kinds of demos 

message: 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 | Talk 16:38, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, the Amiga version of Putty Squad was finally released in December 2013, almost two decades after its announcement, and eight years after my comment above. JIP | Talk 18:32, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Demos not matching the final product all that well? 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Demo disc.jpg

message: :Image:Nintendo DS Metroid Prime- Hunters First Hunt package.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Nintendo DS Metroid Prime- Hunters First Hunt package.jpg

message: I think there should a list of Tech Demos on Wikipedia.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.26.119.45 (talk) 23:01, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  List