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November 4, 1999
Creatures 3 is now available in the United States and coming soon in the United Kingdom. We have been bugging the guys at our local software store. They said it has been ordered and it should be coming in any day now.
Creatures Adventures is now available in both US and UK. We just got it, and we are having lots of fun with it. It is designed for young children so it's perfect for us. heeheehee Really, it's a great way to recover from being brain-dead after exams.
Have you visited the
CyberLife Website
lately? Be sure to look at the C3 screenshots to see what the next new game will look like. Creatures Adventures is coming soon for younger players. (Yup, we are planning to get it even if we are no longer little kiddies.) Have fun with the CamCam. Find out what the guys at CyberLife are up to.
Good News!
Albia 2000
is back!!! Welcome back Ali!
Guess who got a job at CyberLife? The great geneticist, COBler and webmaster, Ashley Harman of
Frimlin's Kiwi Creatures
. Congratulations Ashley!
Off Topic: If you enjoy Creatures, you might also like the new Star Wars Episode 1 game
The Gungan Frontier
. Load your spaceship with plants and animals and take them to colonize a new moon. Make sure everybody has enough food!
Off Topic: If you would like to talk to your computer pets,
PF Magic
will be releasing Petz 4 and Babyz soon. Just Imagine! You can actually talk to them!
Congratulations to
Frimlin's Kiwi Creatures
for winning the
Golden Shee Award
. Great job, Ashley! Congratulations to all of the other sites that were voted in the Top Ten!
We enjoyed visitng all of the winning sites. We didn't know about some of them until now, and we are happy to have found them. We are a bit surprised that
Creature's Shack
wasn't in the Top Ten. It's one of our favorite sites, and we encourage you to visit often because it has lots of great stuff and is updated frequently.
November 5, 1998: So sorry for the lack of updates. Sometimes our HTML Editor,
Mommy 1.0
, crashes (from
lupus
). We don't want to upgrade to
Orphans 2.0
so we have been busy helping out with chores and other stuff. We have been working on breeding some C2 Norns and trying to make C2 COBs. (The scripts work, but our sprites look awful, so if anyone has some advice we'd appreciate any help converting .bmp to .s16) As many of you know, we are perpetually behind in answering e-mail, so if you wrote to us and didn't get a reply yet, we are very, very sorry. We will write back as soon as possible.
In the meantime you can get lots of healthy, colorful C2 Creatures and great C2 COBs at
Frimlin's
site and at
Creatures Shack
. Take a look at the super cool artwork at
Adventures in Nornsitting
. Did you get the Halloween COBs from
CyberLife
?
NornGod's NornMania
was attacked by the Avenger Squid and has reopened at a new URL. This is a cool site with lots of very helpful advice for getting started with C2. If you have a website or see a website that is still linked to the old URL, please update it. Thanks!
If you don't have C2, get Terra Nornia, a new world for C1 created by
Dr. Slink
and
Lis Morris
.
Added Wiseman's C2 Albino Norn and Black Norn. Also added a new page, C2 Creatures From Our Friends. Oct 15
Here at last! Wiseman's Dancing Norns and King Norns on the
Gen Files
page Oct 13
Added C1 Dwarf Norn mixes bred from Markham Carroll's Dwarf Norns Oct 11
Send your Norns to
MISSRIDE
for a C2 Wolfling Run. See C2 page for details. Sept 27
UUUUUGGGHHH!!! We found Borland the C Monster. (Picture on the C2 page) Sept 25
Drumroll please...here is a
Cheat for C2
! Hooray! Sept 17
Can't find all the spinning Implements? Here is a
map
to help you. Sept 11
Found the Implements and activated the Gene Splicing Machine. Here are some
C2 mixes
Sept 7
It's Here!!! We got it!!! Take a look at some
Creatures 2 pictures
Sept 5
We have been checking the stores almost every day and still no C2. All we have is one
picture of an ugly Grendel
from Kazi. Sept 4
Added Animal Crackers and Drink Vendor COBs (on Vendor COBs page) Aug 29 (And the flames from concerned
E.R.F.A.C.
members pour in...hehehe. Thanks for the idea,
SteerPike
!)
We visited several stores and found out that Creatures 2 will be available in Hawaii on about Sept 1. Added 2 more chapters of Benji's story, Babble, on the Breeders' Stories page. Aug 27
Announcing Wiseman's Azzwhupper, the oldest Norn in the world! (on the GEN Files page) Aug 26
Added DeathAngeL's Norns Aug 25
Added Rehabilitated Tortured Norns Aug 23
Added more stories by Brat17712 and Benji to the Breeders' Stories page. (Bet you thought we'd
never
get around to putting them up! hehehe Sorry for taking so long. Thanks for being so patient!) Aug 21
Moved the
Vacations and Activities
to a new page and added a
Main Index
Aug 16
Added more Norn Day Norns Aug 14
Added Robert Marsh's
EttaNorns
and
Special Needs Norns
Aug 9
Added more Norns to the Norn Day page and updated the Links July 25
Gasp! We just can't keep up with the e-mail, so we are working on a
FAQ
page. It's still under construction, but maybe it'll help answer some of your questions, and you won't have to wait for us to reply. July 15
Added Benji's story,
The Ghost of Albia
on Breeders' Story page July 7
You can be Famous! Visit the CyberLife site immediately. "You'd need to be free TOMORROW (Tuesday 7th July 1998), and be able to get to the CyberLife offices in Cambridge, England under your own steam by 1PM. If so, and you're interested in an interview and chatting about Creatures on camera, please e-mail press_video@cyberlife.co.uk " July 6
Added more GEN files July 5
The
Psychadelic Ron Norn
on the Safe COBs page is now downloadable. Please push the readme file...make sure you save your original sprites! July 4 (Happy Independence Day!)
Applied for membership at F.A.M.A.L. (Federation Against Misuse of Artificial Life) June 27
Added Wiseman's TROY to Gen File page, added more Norns to Norn Day page June 25
Added more "Norn Day" Norns and Wiseman's OWEN gen file June 22
Editorial regarding Tortured Norns: To those of you who said "Get a Life"..."It's only a game"..."Norns are not really alive so they don't really feel any pain"..."I'm a kid and seeing Norn abuse has no effect on me"..."AntiNorn can do whatever he wants with his game"..."AntiNorn has the freedom of speech and can post anything he wants on his website"...etc., well, you're entitled to your opinion, but we think there is a correlation between hostile children and abusive adults. Children and teens who abuse animals, bully smaller kids, destroy their toys, and cannot find ways of coping with or controlling their anger will probably grow up to be adults who abuse their own children and/or spouses. Then it won't be just a game anymore. June 21 P.S. We would like to put this whole incident behind us and go back to the tranquility of Albia where we can play with Creatures and create new COBs, but this issue was too important to ignore, so we just had to say something.
Added Breeders' Stories page. The first story is "The Life of a Twin" by Brat 17712 June 17
Please go to
Creatures United Tribe
and sign the petition to have the "Tortured Norns" site closed down. June 13
Wolfling Contest June 12
Ads for Arthur's Newsletter and Vacation Land June 10
Added more Norns on Norn Day page; added Matt Norns on Bunny and Grorn page and joined Matt Webring June 8
Added Teletubbies (on More COBs page), Wedding Cake (on Vendor COBs page), and Grons (on Norn Day page) June 5
Joined Project Love May 30
Well...we don't have anything new today but we just found a new Creatures site. Please visit the Matt Project and get the male bunny Norn and some new COBs. May 29
Added Bonsai Tree Vendor. May 27
Added Wiseman's Award and BEST Gen file for Norns who won't mate with their own family members. May 26
Added "Norn Day" Norns and a new GEN file. If you want Norns that are good eaters get Wiseman's EATR gene. May 24
Added Princess and Erin Beanie Babies (on the More COBs page), added more "Norn Day" Norns May 21
Added the first Norn Day photo (on Norn Day page), added new immortality gene (on GEN Files from Our Friends page), added more links May 19
Added Norn Day COB May 18
Added Hatchery Norns (on the Mixed Norns page) May 14
Added new COBs: Pillsbury Doughboy, Edible Blobs, Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich, and Lantern May 13
Added Wiseman & Matt's Cardinal GEN file and Maeve's Isis set of pregnant Norns and babies May 11
***HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAVID!!!*** There's a new COB for you on your page May 8
Added Story #4 Urashima Taro May 7
Added Albian Rainbow Award, added a set of pregnant Norns to "Norns from Our Friends" page, revised Toast COB (now the toast disappears when eaten) May 6
Added a pregnant Norn to Norns from Our Friends page and changed the name of the sprite for the Easter Basket COB to avoid conflicts with the Norn Holiday Easter Egg COB. Sorry if you had problems with it. Thanks, Erin, for pointing out the problem to us. Apr 30
Added more Norns and GEN files from our friends, including Wiseman's multicolored Ron Norns Apr 29
Kyla sent us a whole bunch of Norns. They are on Page 2 of Norns from Our Friends. Apr 27
RomeoNorn kindly sent us some Norns and Grorns. They are on Page 1 of "Norns from Our Friends" Apr 24
Added award from Andrew's and Kalina's Creature Page (Thank You!!!) Apr 23
Added Wiseman's BLOB Gen File. It's a very interesting gene! The females are Purple Mountain and the males are bald. (On Page 3 of More Norns From Our Friends) Apr 21
Wow! Wiseman sent us a complete set of colorful Forest Norns. They are on Page 3 of More Norns From Our Friends Apr 20
Our friend Kazi has a new Creatures website. Added a link to Kazi's site. Apr 19
Added a new Norn to "Norns From Our Friends" page. Tyler was kindly sent to us by Wiseman. Tyler lived to a ripe old age of 97:05 in Wiseman's Albia! Apr 17
Added SteerPike's COBs Apr 15
Added poems "My Last Grendel" and "Porphyria's Lover" (on the page with the stories); added Green Norns (on Cardinal Norn page); added David's Grorn (on David's page) Apr 8
Have you seen the Grorns? hahaha! Apr 7
New award from Pool Shark's Gene Pool. (Thanks!!!) Apr. 5
Added story "Jack and the Lemon Stalk" April 3
Added more Norns to "More Norns from Our Friends" page March 28
Sorry, The Last Starfighter Norns have departed for another planet, but now you can download some mixed-up Easter Bunny Norns. March 25
Added Easter Basket COB (on Vendor COBs page) March 19
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Added Clover COB March 15
We finally got Norn Pose to work! Special Thanks to SteerPike, who kindly sent us the elusive cmdialog file. Added some dancing Norns March 11
Added a new Norn to "More Norns from Our Friends" page, added Beanie Baby Sprite Set #6 March 10
Added Toast COB and Beanie Baby Sprite Set #5 March 5
Added Beanie Baby Sprite Set #4 and moved webrings to a new page March 3
Added Rock Collection COB Feb 27
Revised the Xmas Holly so that you can put it anywhere; changed some pictures on COBs and Holiday COBs pages Feb 25
Added Nornerella Story Feb 24
The Beanie Babies are here! Thank you for being so patient. Added Beanie Baby Sprite Sets #2 and 3 Feb 23
Replaced Cardinal Norns, Ron and Forest Norns, and Mixed Norns with new batches of Norns Feb 22
Added more Norns from our Friends Feb 19
Added awards from Norns in Black and Paul Winters (Thank You!) Added more Norns to David's page and Friends page. Feb 16
Replaced Bubble Gum Vendor, Toy Vendor, and small FAX Machine with revised movable vendors. Added Mailbox COB. Feb 13
Updated Diary (finally!) Feb 11 We had been trying to update the diary for a while, but for some reason it wouldn't let us add any more stuff to that page even though there ought to be more space on the website. Duh...uh...it took us long enough, but we finally figured it out. : ) Apparently there is a limit to how long each page can be, and we have reached that limit, so we put the 1998 entries on a new page.
Moved Awards to new page; moved vendor COBs to new page; added Breedable Grendels; changed David's song. Feb 9
Joined "Equal Rights For Norns" Feb 8 If you believe that Norns and Grendels are
alive
, and have real feelings, and should be treated as such, then you should join, too.
Sorry but we had to delete one page of Norns because we are running out of web space again. As soon as we can create enough space we have more COBs and some Breedable Grendels to add to the website. Feb 6
Added Valentine's Day Cookie COB Feb 3
Revised Beanie Baby Vendor Feb 2
Added Soap Opera Story, Forbidden Love, Jan 30
Deleted the old batch of Undead Norns and replaced with new ones Jan 28
Added Beanie Baby Vendor Jan 26 Nornette sent us an award. Thanks Nornette!
Added more Norns to David's page Jan. 22
Added Garland COB on Jan 9. Right now there are 7 sprites. Maybe we'll add more later if we can find more images, or you can add some of your own pictures.
Added FAX Machine 1.6 COB (has more FAX Form sprites than version 1.5) Jan. 8 Version 1.5 is still available. When you see how corny the jokes are, you'll want the old version back! Ha ha!
Added Toy Vendor COB on Jan. 5
Added revised FAX Machine 2.1 and Ruler COBs on Jan. 4
Added FAX Machine 1.5 COB on Jan. 3
Added Bubble Gum Vendor COB on Jan. 1, 1998 (It finally works!)
Our friend, David, has the new Genetics Kit! Purple Grendel added to David's Page. New Mixed Norns Page added Dec. 30
Christmas Present from Alexander Laemmle added on Dec. 22
Added more Norns to David's Page Dec. 21
More Norns added to David's and Star Wars pages on Dec. 14
Star Wars Norns added Dec. 11
New! Creatures Life Kit #1 now available! Ron and Forest Norns added Dec 8
David's Norns added Dec. 6
The Last Starfighter Norns added Dec. 3
More COBs added Nov. 24, Dec. 3
Diary of a Norn Addict added Nov. 17
New COBs added Nov. 3
Cardinal Norns, Santa and Purple Mountain Mixes, and Grenorns added Oct. 29
Undead Norns added Oct. 14
New Holiday COBs added Oct. 9
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