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OLD NEWS FROM 2003
December 18th 2003: Downfall 2.2.1 released
The board help can now be accessed from the main menu, without starting a new game, by right- or Ctrl-clicking on a board's name.
There is now a sound effect when gold is collected.
Misc. small changes.

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November 9th 2003: Manic Minefields 2.1.4 released
A couple of bugs have been fixed, and the PC/Windows (un)installer has been changed to NSIS.

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November 4th 2003: Downfall 2.2.0 released
This update includes 3 new boards, improved graphics, and more.
Also, a couple of bugs causing crashes and slow or no rendering on some graphics cards, have been fixed.

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September 24th 2003: Downfall 2.1.1 released
This update includes some minor improvements and a bugfix.

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September 12th 2003: Downfall review
Downfall has been reviewed by Bytten.

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August 25th 2003: Downfall 2.1.0 released
New board added. Improved "Board Help" and "Pause" screens. Added "Reset Highscores" function.

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August 14th 2003: New Downfall review
Downfall has been reviewed by Game Tunnel.

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July 24th 2003: Another Downfall review
Downfall has been reviewed by Game Chronicles Magazine.

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July 20th 2003: Downfall reviewed
Stratos Group has published a review of Downfall.

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July 9th 2003: Downfall 2.0.4 released
New option added. You can now choose to view the main menu as "full" (standard look) or "slim" (with a few buttons removed).
A bug that could cause the game to freeze (after the "Norbyte presents" screen) on some Windows setups, has been fixed.

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July 1st 2003: Downfall 2.0.3 released
A minor physics fault (rarely noticeable) has been corrected.
The board help screen now lists the keys needed to play.

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June 30th 2003: Downfall 2.0.2 released
A bug in the Mac OS X version caused the game to display a black screen and no graphics on some setups. This has now been fixed.
The Windows version didn't run smoothly on some setups with low video memory (especially in combination with a high resolution). The game now performs better on those setups.
The in-game physics has been slightly adjusted.

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June 24th 2003: New 5 for Downfall
Downfall has received 5/5 from UKwares!

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June 4th 2003: Downfall 2.0.1 released
Some graphics improved. A bug that could cause Downfall to freeze on some setups has been fixed.

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May 28th 2003: Downfall top rated
Downfall has received 5/5 from BrotherSoft!

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May 26th 2003: Downfall 2 released
We have added lots of new boards and one extra dimension. That's right, the new version is 3D!

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April 24th 2003: Manic Minefields top rated again
BrotherSoft gives Manic Minefields 5/5 and an Editor's Pick!

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March 27th 2003: Manic Minefields 2.1.3 released
Added a grey background option, support for Windows install/uninstall, a bug fix and more.

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