Posted March 25, 2007 Richard Denton June, 16 years old (Dampe) the leader of a project to recreate Ocarina of Time died Friday in a car accident. http://z14.invisionfree.com/Ocarina_Of_Time_2D/index.php?showtopic=1156&st=0 He was involved in a great project and was a really great guy, he will be missed. R.I.P Richard Denton June 16th 1991 - March 21st 2007. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 25, 2007 That sucks, they only just finished the project. Its a huge shame this happend and he'll never see the rewards of all his effort. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 25, 2007 That's just terrible. As PA would say, that's the definition of terrible Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 25, 2007 Man he was younger than me. He was only 15. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 25, 2007 He wasn't even 16 man... I don't think it's correct to talk about his project since we're talking about the death a person, but they're not going to finish it, even though I think he would have liked to see it released. This is really messed up, his family and friends must be devastated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 25, 2007 Would of been good of him to live longer to atleast see the results and his hard work paying off. Poor guy,younger than me.Messed up hearing something like this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 25, 2007 He was so young... life isn't fair EDIT: Turns out they've take the site down now aswell.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 25, 2007 I don't think they're going about this the right way..I'm pretty sure Dampe would have wanted the project to be carried on. If I was working hard on something, and suddenly died, I'd want to be safe in the knowledge that someone will finish it off. I read the story earlier and posted a comment on the frontpage. It's a sad story, and a big loss to those concerned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 25, 2007 To be honest, i think a website is the last thing he would be thinking of... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 26, 2007 damn shame. the project deserves to be completed though. I'd want my hard work to finish if I was killed...unless, you know, it was a book or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 1, 2007 Haha, yeah that sounds a bit more like it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 1, 2007 Dampé’s not dead Faking your own death? What a horrible thing to do. Unless the Chinese are after him, of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 1, 2007 So maybe he did get hit by a car, but had a fairy in a jar. (Flipping heck, think if it'd been Jordan). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 1, 2007 Just went to his profile on youtube and saw he logged on 5 hours ago and posted a bulletin saying this: Seriously guys, I am really dead. You need to stop calling me names because that is disrespectful to do to a dead person. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 1, 2007 He's logged into all his online accounts after his death, as recently as yesterday. Is this deliberate? In OOT Dampe was a ghost... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 1, 2007 So maybe he did get hit by a car, but had a fairy in a jar. (Flipping heck, think if it'd been Jordan). Hahahahaha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 1, 2007 well this little 10 point plan as to why he did it, somes it up pretty well: 1. No rain in his area for several days, ruling out death by a car that swerved off the road to hit him. [NB there was 1mm of rain on Wednesday 21 March]2. No local news in his area mentions the death of a teenager named Richard Denton. 3. No info at local police stations about an accident. 4. There were several Ocarina of Time 2D projects. His was being done in Gamemaker and it was the least impressive. 5. Months and months of work and we get a few screenshots of the Deku Tree. 6. Only 15 years old. I’m the same age and I frequently move from different stuff, getting bored quickly with the same things. He could’ve gotten tired of it. 7. Pressure. People would expect great things from anything with the words “Ocarina of Time” in the title. He might have cracked. 8. “Mention OoT2D on the forum and you’re banned. Forget about it. His family doesn’t want you to talk about it.” ^Short version of what was posted on the site. Why would mentioning it be bad? Why would his family care so much about a project they probably didn’t know or care about? Why would they be so desperate to eliminate all traces of it if they were grieving so much? If I died I think my family would have other matters besides shutting down my accounts on the Sony and Nintendo forums. 9. His account was acessed a few hours after his “death”. 10. A bit too perfect. The brilliant young developer is tragically killed and his last words were “I love you” to his girlfriend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 1, 2007 That's so very sad. Instead of coming out and saying it, at least that would've given him some credit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 1, 2007 I knew it was a faked death but didn't want to post that for fear of being shot down on here. What a pathetic joke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
