These pages are obsolete
and are no longer updated!
New version of the game can be found in
www.pakoon.com.
24.7.2003 - NEW RELEASE AVAILABLE! The new version of Pakoon is now available at www.pakoon.com! The new version, called
is freeware like its predecessors and continues the line of pakoon games in a true metal oxide software spirit. Go to www.pakoon.com and read more from there.
As the new version has now been made public, these pages will no longer be updated. I will let them stay here for some time, in case people want to download the old version and download the extra cars, source code etc.
Let the new version take you to new heights and remember, it's all downhill from now on...
Cheers,
Mikko Oksalahti a.k.a. Metallic Oxide
15.5.2003 - 9 New Cars Added! There are 9 new cars available for download! Check out the download page.
Cheers,
Mikko Oksalahti a.k.a. Metallic Oxide
30.1.2003 - New Stuff is Coming! I'm very happy to announce these latest developments at the PAKOON front.
- I have registered domain www.pakoon.com. This site will be launched when the next version is released. Before that, www.pakoon.com simply refers to this current pakoon homepage.
- New version is coming! The development of the next pakoon game is well underway and will be released for free when it's ready. Please do not send any email asking when the new version will be ready, since no-one in the universe knows it. The only thing I want to tell you now is the name of the new version.
First there was Pakoon v0.03a, then came PAKOON! v1.ONE. After a while, metal oxide software is proud to announce:
- Patrick Weingerl has set up a message board for the PAKOON games. The board can be found at the address www.pakoon-board.tk. Please note that this is an independent site and I'm not maintaining or administering this board myself. I try to visit it every now and then to see what PAKOON users are up to. My username on the board is oksalahti.
- PAKOON has been awarded the www.idoor.de best freegame award 2003.
- Two new vehicles has been added. Check out the coco from iroker and the absolutely wonderful DuneBuggy from Patrick Weingerl. Go to the download page and get these new vehicles for the PAKOON game.
Cheers,
Mikko Oksalahti a.k.a. Metallic Oxide
14.1.2003 - Project il Car Added! Another wacky vehicle from Gigi. Check out the Project il on the download page.
Cheers,
Mikko Oksalahti a.k.a. Metallic Oxide
2.1.2003 - Moon Car Added! Celebrate the new year with this sturdy moon vehicle called Buggy from George Freshman. Also get the latest Chevrolet 1957 (I changed the aerodynamics of the car so that it handles better now). Go to the download page and grab these new vehicles for your PAKOON game.
Cheers,
Mikko Oksalahti a.k.a. Metallic Oxide
31.12.2002 - New Concept Car Added! Today we got an 8-wheeler concept car called Racoon made by Iroker.This is a revolutionary moment in PAKOON history! This is the first PAKOON vehicle that includes more than 4 wheels (and each one of them turns). Go to the download page and grab this new vehicle for your PAKOON game.
Cheers,
Mikko Oksalahti a.k.a. Metallic Oxide
30.12.2002 - 5 New Cars Added! Christmas came and so came 5 new cars for PAKOON!. I finally had some time to do some 3D modeling myself. The result is a beautiful 1957 Chevrolet. The original 3D model was downloaded from somewhere in the net (I have forgotten where. If you recognize the model and are the original creator, let me know about it). Then there's a futuristic car/motorcycle Xcycle from iroker (check out www.iroker.com). And as if this wasn't enough, Gigi treats us with 3 brand new vehicles: a sprayed Porsche, a unique creation called Gigi New and an AC Cobra '65. Go to the download page and grab these new vehicles for your PAKOON game.
Cheers,
Mikko Oksalahti a.k.a. Metallic Oxide
23.12.2002 - New Car Added (Camaro '83)! Here's a Christmas present from George Freshman to all PAKOON users. A 1983 Camaro with a powerful engine and crazy aerodynamics. Go to the download page and grab this new vehicle for your PAKOON game.
Cheers,
Mikko Oksalahti a.k.a. Metallic Oxide
11.12.2002 - 2 New Cars Added! Check out the lego vehicle LegoJeep made by George Freshman (try to drive full one minute without flipping over!). The other car is a psychedelic Formula 1 concept car with rather powerful engine. This sucker, called simply F1, is made by Gigi. Go to the download page and grab these new vehicles for your PAKOON game.
Cheers,
Mikko Oksalahti a.k.a. Metallic Oxide
5.12.2002 - New Car Formula Added! PAKOON! is taking a step towards the Formula 1 world. Check out this slim speedster called Formula made by George Freshman. The car has excellent traction and aerodynamics and sticks to the ground like a leech. It has so powerful engine that you can even use it as an "airplane" for short distances. Go to the download page and grab this new vehicle for your PAKOON game.
Cheers,
Mikko Oksalahti a.k.a. Metallic Oxide
5.11.2002 - Developer Package Added! I have added the first version of the developer package. Basically it includes all the information you need to know to create new vehicles and scenes for PAKOON. Unfortunately it is not in the user friendliest form. Go to the devCenter page and download it.
Cheers,
Mikko Oksalahti a.k.a. Metallic Oxide
4.11.2002 - New Car Futura Added! The first vehicle not done by Metal Oxide Software has been added. Special thanks to Mr. Tuomas Nylund for the funky space-car Futura. Metal Oxide Software wishes to acknowledge Tuomas for this pioneer work. Go to the download page and grab this new vehicle for your PAKOON game.
Cheers,
Mikko Oksalahti a.k.a. Metallic Oxide
15.10.2002 - PAKOON Source Code Available! The source code of PAKOON! is now available for download. Go to the devCenter to get it.
This version is for Microsoft Visual Studio C++ 6.0 only.
The source code is messy, poorly organized, incomplete, full of bugs and unclear. If you notice significant bugs and are willing to help, fix the bug on your version. Then test it and when you think your correction is ready, send me email with the changes to the source code. I will then include your fixes to the public source code package.
If you wan't to criticize the state of the source code, don't bother as I will ignore all such emails.
Notice that there are restrictions related to the usage of the PAKOON source code. Read the copyright first to be aware of these.
Cheers,
Mikko Oksalahti a.k.a. Metallic Oxide
8.10.2002 - New PAKOON Pages Opened! Although the game is not yet ready, I decided to publish it. I figured with a freeware game like this, it makes no sense to wait until the game is really 100% finished. Also, I'm planning to make the whole game public, with source code and all. I do this in hope of getting a group of voluntary people interested in it, so that it could be further developed by an internet team.
These pages are not yet complete either. All the pages are there and you can download the game, but the packages promised in the developer center are not yet there. I'm reorganizing the source code to publish it and writing the instructions for the developer package.
Check the devCenter if you're interested in participating in developing this game. Also check the FAQ, where I have tried to list all relevant questions and answers.
Cheers,
Mikko Oksalahti a.k.a. Metallic Oxide
