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Updated November 20, 2004

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Site Archives
Ever since V Planet was launched in September of 1999, QuickBasic programmers and hobbyists from North America, Europe, and around the world have done their share of interesting projects and coding breakthroughs. V Planet has tried very hard to be there every step of the way, covering new QB games whereever they needed the limelight and uncovering the developers and tools that make such projects responsible.

In order to help fully appreciate the efforts of these programmers, the V Planet Site Archives brings all the news articles V Planet has covered to your doorstep. Over fifty QB articles are at your disposal, and the amount of reading material for you to enjoy will increase as our archive continues to grow! So, read along. Amaze your friends with your QB wisdom. Simply click on the articles you want to read and you'll be sitting here for hours.

To help you sift through the Site Archives page a little faster, you can click on one of the links shown below:

Present-July 2003 Articles
June-January 2003 Articles
December 2002-May 2002 Articles
October 2001-July 2001 Articles
June 2001-January 2001 Articles
December 2000-July 2000 Articles
June 2000-January 2000 Articles
October 1999-December 1999 Articles

Present-July 2003 Articles (Sorted By Date)

June 2004 Article Title

6/7/2004 V Planet Launches New Staff E-Mail Address QB Article

6/4/2004 Hypermart Pulls Plug On QB Sites QB Article

April 2004 Article Title

4/23/2004 QB Battle Arena: v.1f Beta Publically Released QB Article

4/23/2004 V Planet Staff Goes On Acid QB Article

March 2004 Article Title

3/26/2004 Getting Ready to Pass the Torch Editorial

November 2003 Article Title

11/26/2003 QB Gaming Sites On the Move QB Article

11/20/2003 Talk About Your Fixer-Uppers Editorial

July 2003 Article Title

7/11/2003 V Planet Launches 2003 QB Expo! Special

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June-January 2003 Articles (Sorted By Date)

June 2003	Article Title
6/8/2003	Videogame Violence Law Poses Questions	QB Article
6/7/2003	First V Planet Mailing List Members Restored	QB Article
6/4/2003	Frantic Journey: Hands-on Impressions	QB Article
6/1/2003	The Battle of the Bulge	Editorial
June 2003	Article Title
4/30/2003	Big QB Characters Show Up in Cobra	QB Article
4/29/2003	QBRPG Scene Site Becomes InnerMark	QB Article
4/23/2003	ChessMaster's Journal: The Rook	Contest
March 2003	Article Title
3/26/2003	2003 Mini-Game "AI" Competition Announced!	Contest
3/12/2003	QB45.com Moves to QB45.net/org	QB Article
3/9/2003	Decision Reached on Six-Point Verdict	QB Article
February 2003	Article Title
2/25/2003	The Truth About MUX	Interview
2/24/2003	LosT SocK Back in Business	QB Article
2/21/2003	More Big QB Sites Enter QB Affiliatedom	QB Article
2/7/2003	Piptol Moves Back to Piptol.cjb.net	QB Article
2/7/2003	QB Battle Arena Beta Sent Out to Developers	QB Article
2/3/2003	QBasicNews Gets Back to Form	QB Article
2/1/2003	QB Colony Joins QB Affiliates	QB Article
January 2003	Article Title
1/17/2003	V Planet's 2003 Game Wishes!	QB Article
1/9/2003	RPG Gold Compo 2003 Commences	QB Article
1/7/2003	V Planet Mailing List Re-Activates	QB Article

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December-May 2002 Articles (Sorted By Date)

December 2002 Article Title

12/23/2002 Darkness Ethereal Closes Down QB Article

12/23/2002 DE "Secret Project" Revealed QB Article

12/21/2002 The Secret of Cooey 3 Phenomenon Editorial

12/17/2002 Adigun Sports Holiday-Themed QB Contest QB Article

12/9/2002 QB Goes On Fighting Game Frenzy QB Article

12/7/2002 Getting Out the Golds QB Article

12/7/2002 Bringing Fun Factor To Your Game QB Article

November 2002 Article Title

11/12/2002 Preparing for the Armageddon: Your QB Survival Kit Editorial

11/10/2002 BlueSckR Dominates RPG-Making Competition QB Article

11/8/2002 Kids of Karendow 2, The Chapter That Could Have Been QB Article

11/7/2002 V Planet Aiming For PHP Upgrades QB Article

October 2002 Article Title

10/23/2002 2002 QB Gaming Gold Award Winners Are Here! QB Article

10/21/2002 RPG-Making Contest Brings Old School Back to QB QB Article

10/16/2002 UGL Game Library Recommended QB Article

10/7/2002 Mockumentary: Sex, Drugs, and QBasic, The Subshock Story, Part 1 QB Article

10/1/2002 V Planet Celebrates Three Years QB Article

September 2002 Article Title

9/30/2002 The World is Too Big for One Planet Editorial

9/25/2002 What's That Game: Gaming Gold Candidate Watch QB Article

9/23/2002 Voting for the 2002 QB Gaming Gold Awards Starts Now! QB Article

9/20/2002 Richard Harris Joins V Planet QB Article

9/11/2002 The World Remembers September 11th QB Article

9/10/2002 Terry Goes On to College QB Article

9/10/2002 2002 QB Gaming Gold Nominees Are Here! QB Article

9/3/2002 PureBasic Maker Speaks Out Interview

August 2002 Article Title

8/21/2002 2002 QB Gaming Gold Mini-Game Page Launched! QB Article

8/18/2002 V Planet Reaches 100,000 Hit Mark Editorial

8/18/2002 The Future of Basic QB Article

8/13/2002 Nominations for the 2002 Gaming Gold Awards Resume QB Article

8/11/2002 The Mini-Game Compo is Over Contest

8/10/2002 One Day Left for the Mini-Game Compo! Contest

8/7/2002 New Mini-Game Competition Details Contest

8/4/2002 2002 Gaming Golds Mini Game Competition Begins! Contest

8/2/2002 Toonski Introduces the New V Planet Forum! QB Article

8/2/2002 Ped Xing Leads QBasicNews Forum Award Winners QB Article

July 2002 Article Title

7/24/2002 2002 Gaming Golds Mini Game Competition Announced! QB Article

7/23/2002 QBasicNews and V Planet to Sponsor Gaming Awards QB Article

7/20/2002 QB Games Showcase at the RPGDX QB Article

7/16/2002 Gianfranco Back in Business QB Article

7/8/2002 The Silent Shame that is Raven Editorial

7/6/2002 Lovely Pressure Joins Affiliates QB Article

7/1/2002 Sailor Moon Puzzle Game Bug Fixed QB Article

June 2002 Article Title

6/30/2002 Piptol Starts Up QB Worlds Webring QB Article

6/28/2002 GBGames File Archive Back Online QB Article

6/24/2002 V Planet is Back! QB Article

6/24/2002 Darkness Ethereal Expresses Life Beyond QB QB Article

6/23/2002 V Planet Staff Changes Gallore QB Article

6/23/2002 No Refuge for Game Developers QB Article

6/21/2002 QB45.com Needs to Keep On Linking Editorial

6/8/2002 V Planet Backed Up and Ready to Go QB Article

6/5/2002 Former QB Programmers Break into Industry QB Article

6/5/2002 V Planet to Make QB Characters Fighting Game QB Article

May 2002 Article Title

5/13/2002 GBGames, QB45.com, and Darkness Ethereal Regroup QB Article

5/13/2002 Make MTV Happy, Vote for Legally Blonde Entertainment

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October-July 2001 Articles (Sorted By Date)

October 2001 Article Title

10/17/2001 PickersGames Offline? QB Article

10/11/2001 First Major QBRPG Archive Disappears QB Article

10/6/2001 Happy 2nd Birthday, V Planet! QB Article

10/5/2001 V Planet Switches To "Somewhat Daily" Updates Editorial

September 2001 Article Title

9/30/2001 V Planet Staff at Full Capacity QB Article

9/23/2001 Hamsters Cry Foul On Re-Review Policy QB Article

9/17/2001 Attack on America Puts Videogame Sites in Disarray QB Article

9/15/2001 V Planet Wins New Cyber Tech Award QB Article

9/10/2001 Labelling Your Masterpiece QB Article

9/5/2001 White and Grey Color Scheme Sticks QB Article

August 2001 Article Title

8/29/2001 Antz Joins the V Planet Team! QB Article

8/27/2001 Affiliate List Ironed Out For August Site Report

8/26/2001 HyperRealistic Games Charges Up QB Article

8/23/2001 Dark Ages II Nears Completion Preview

8/23/2001 V Planet's New Layout in Progress! QB Article

8/17/2001 Sound Card Compatibility: The Silent Killer of QB Games? QB Article

8/8/2001 2001 QB Expo Cancelled QB Article

8/5/2001 One More Look into The Making Brothers QB Article

8/1/2001 V Planet Mailing List goes to Server.com QB Article

July 2001 Article Title

7/26/2001 QB45.com To Go To Highest Bidder QB Article

7/25/2001 SirCam Virus Hits QB Community Hard QB Article

7/22/2001 The Fine Line For Violence Editorial

7/21/2001 V Planet Needs More Reporters QB Article

7/8/2001 QB Expo Development Off to Rough Start QB Article

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June 2001-January 2001 Articles (Sorted By Date)

June 2001 Article Title

6/29/2001 V Planet Takes Largest Delay Ever QB Article

6/24/2001 QB Affiliates Spearhead Expo Campaign QB Article

6/20/2001 QBasic Enters Age of Sega Genesis? QB Article

May 2001 Article Title

5/25/2001 2001 QB Expo Registration Begins! QB Article

5/24/2001 Traffic Troubles Impact Big QB Sites QB Article

5/22/2001 Bainstooth Brings Guidance to V Planet QB Article

5/17/2001 2001 QB Gaming Golds Site Launched! QB Article

5/15/2001 StattoNet Closes Off Its Sections QB Article

5/12/2001 Improving Your QB Game's "Shelf Life" Editorial

5/2/2001 Thanks for Two at the Statto Site Awards! QB Article

5/2/2001 Pickers Makes Big Plans After 10,000 Hit Mark QB Article

April 2001 Article Title

4/30/2001 V Planet Gets a New Mailbox QB Article

4/21/2001 Vote V Planet for the Statto Site Awards! QB Article

4/19/2001 Future Software Buys QBasicNews.com QB Article

4/16/2001 AlienQB Rides Into The Sunset QB Article

4/14/2001 Affiliates Cut Back In April Site Report

4/7/2001 QBasicNews.com Forced Offline By Closed Server QB Article

4/7/2001 Future QB Events Announced QB Article

4/6/2001 Revenge of the Basics, Part 1: DarkBasic QB Article

March 2001 Article Title

3/30/2001 Future Software "Offline" Message Alarms Community QB Article

3/27/2001 The Gold Winners Reign In March Site Report

3/25/2001 In Search of the Right Speed Editorial

3/18/2001 Ghini Run Demo 2 Dominates QB Racing Preview

3/17/2001 XBox Invades Hulla-Balloo? Entertainment

3/15/2001 V Planet Settles For Silver QB Article

3/12/2001 Gaming Gold Awards Delivered QB Article

3/3/2001 Master Creating Goes Commercial QB Article

February 2001 Article Title

2/27/2001 Time for Some Early Spring Cleaning QB Article

2/20/2001 Should Programmers Shrivel up or Succeed? Editorial

2/16/2001 2001 QB Gaming Gold Winners Announced! QB Article

2/14/2001 Match Picks With the Zkman QB Article

2/14/2001 Help QBCM Celebrate It's Birthday! QB Article

2/9/2001 Geocities Change Forces Voting to Stop QB Article

2/8/2001 Adult Policies to Be Unsanctioned QB Article

2/5/2001 A Slow Recovery Into February Site Report

2/1/2001 GBGames Makes It Mark in QB QB Article

2/1/2001 The Case of Obidwaa vs. the Fry Guys QB Article

January 2001 Article Title

1/23/2001 2001 Gaming Gold Awards Ballot Finished! QB Article

1/20/2001 Excuse the Grammar Editorial

1/17/2001 A Look into the Generation QB Article

1/12/2001 2001 Gaming Gold Nomination Form QB Article

1/10/2001 Diamond Titan Joins V Planet QB Article

1/5/2001 Inside The Heart of Imerion QB Article

1/5/2001 V Planet Wins Statto Gold Code Award QB Article

1/3/2001 Make our Mailing List Come Alive! QB Article

1/2/2001 QB:CM Drops Reviews in Favor of Gamers QB Article

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December-July 2000 Articles (Sorted By Date)

December 2000	Article Title
12/31/2000	ShadowCorps Joins Hulla-Balloo	QB Article
12/21/2000	V Planet's Holiday Picks	QB Article
12/18/2000	Tek and Terry in December	Site Report
12/13/2000	The Morikun Tale Will Be Told	QB Article
12/11/2000	QB on Acid Leaks Back	QB Article
12/10/2000	QBShire's Last Editiorial	Editorial
November 2000	Article Title
11/24/2000	The End of MS-DOS?	QB Article
11/23/2000	Leave it to EvilBeaver	Interview
11/23/2000	V Planet Knocked Back By Politics	Editorial
11/6/2000	For Ye Who Seeks Refuge	QB Article
October 2000	Article Title
10/30/2000	QB Sites Suffer From October Crisis	QB Article
10/29/2000	AlienQB Joins V Planet!	QB Article
10/27/2000	Hit Me QB One More Time	QB Article
10/24/2000	That's Some Crazy Balls	Preview
10/19/2000	2001 Qlympics Overview	QB Article
10/19/2000	2001 Gaming Golds Overview	QB Article
10/14/2000	How to Work at V Planet	QB Article
10/14/2000	Jeremy Hammond Joins Our Crew	Editorial
10/13/2000	In and Out of October	Site Report
10/1/2000	QB Expo Coverage, Part #6	QB Article
September 2000	Article Title
9/30/2000	Come See Our New QB Links Page	QB Article
9/30/2000	V Planet Breaks Bad Record	QB Article
9/15/2000	Top Strategy Games List is Coming!	QB Article
9/15/2000	Our Stand on Adult QB Games	Editorial
9/12/2000	Things Look Up in September	Site Report
9/6/2000	QB Expo Coverage, Part #5	QB Article
9/3/2000	Master Creating Makes its Picks	QB Article
9/2/2000	Dark Legends Parts from QB Portal	QB Article
August 2000	Article Title
8/31/2000	2000 QB Expo is Now OPEN!!!	QB Article
8/30/2000	QB Expo Coverage, Part #4	QB Article
8/20/2000	QB Expo Coverage, Part #3	QB Article
8/16/2000	QBShire Speaks to NeoBasic	Interview
8/16/2000	Huh huh, It's Site Hunting Season	Site Report
8/14/2000	QB Game Reviews: The Standard?	Editorial
8/14/2000	QB Expo Coverage, Part #2	QB Article
8/11/2000	Has Pete's Site Been Pulled?	QB Article
8/8/2000	The REAL QB Expo Launch Dates	QB Article
8/6/2000	QB Expo Coverage, Part #1	QB Article
July 2000	Article Title
7/28/2000	Developers Get VIP Treatment	QB Article
7/19/2000	End of Days for QBShire@fcmail.com	QB Article
7/19/2000	A Half-Time Show For Our Hands	QB Article
7/17/2000	Read 'em and Weep	Editorial
7/14/2000	Gabbing For Better Games	Interview
7/8/2000	QB Expo to Sign With Hulla-Balloo	QB Article
7/6/2000	Show QuickBasic.com Some Love	QB Article
7/5/2000	Where the Chickens Run	QB Article

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January-June 2000 Articles (Sorted By Date)

June 2000	Article Title
6/30/2000	Evolution of the Zelda Clone	QB Article
6/25/2000	Cyber Chick Squares Up	QB Article
6/24/2000	NeoBasic Introduces New Award	QB Article
6/24/2000	Download Devkits Here	QB Article
6/24/2000	Technical Problems in June	Site Report
6/18/2000	Clockwerk Productions Interview, Pt. 2	Interview
6/14/2000	The Make Your Character Count Contest	QB Article
6/10/2000	Final List: QB Expo Developers	QB Article
6/5/2000	V Planet Wins Second Award	QB Article
6/3/2000	PHAT Kids Seek Revolution	QB Article
May 2000	Article Title
5/29/2000	V Games: Secret Game Revealed	QB Article
5/20/2000	The Forces of May: RPG Sites	Site Report
5/19/2000	Clockwerk Productions Interview, Pt. 1	Interview
5/18/2000	It Sounds Like Not Enough	QB Article
5/16/2000	Marcade Leaves NeoBasic	QB Article
5/11/2000	Pete's QBasic Site Scare	QB Article
5/8/2000	Taken Out of the Dark	QB Article
5/6/2000	Build A Better Universe	QB Article
5/3/2000	Will the Real Raven Please Stand Up?	QB Article
5/3/2000	The Dungeon Falls to Darkness	QB Article
April 2000	Article Title
4/24/2000	Cyberion Wish List	QB Article
4/19/2000	QB: The Magazine Archives Are Back	QB Article
4/17/2000	Reviews Reconstructed	QB Article
4/11/2000	A Tale of Two Industries	Editorial
4/11/2000	A Renaissance in April	Site Report
4/7/2000	The QB Exposition	QB Article
4/7/2000	The Buttons Go Bad	QB Article
4/1/2000	The Revenge of Pete's Cousin	QB Article
4/1/2000	Future Software Confirmed For 100,000 Hits	QB Article
March 2000	Article Title
3/22/2000	Programming Oasis Back Online	QB Article
3/20/2000	Top Arcade Game List Splits	Editorial
3/20/2000	QB Sites in March	Site Report
3/19/2000	Wrath of Sona Journals	QB Article
3/16/2000	Top Puzzle Game Preview	QB Article
February 2000	Article Title
2/28/2000	V Planet! Wants Your Strategy Games	QB Article
2/28/2000	Yet Another Site Makeover	QB Article
2/20/2000	Is Time Running Our For Quickbasic.com?	QB Article
2/14/2000	Piptol and AlienQB Lend a Hand	QB Article
2/12/2000	Simply QBasic and Neozones.com Merge	QB Article
2/4/2000	V Planet Announces New Event	QB Article
2/4/2000	Bring On the Affiliates	QB Article
January 2000	Article Title
1/26/2000	And The Winners Are...	QB Article
1/17/2000	QB Sites Change Face	Site Report
1/17/2000	It's Crunch Time	QB Article
1/10/2000	Can Zkman Predict the Winners?	Interview

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October-December 1999 Articles (Sorted By Date)

December 1999	Article Title
12/22/99	QB Gaming Gold FAQ	QB Article
12/22/99	Three More Go For Gold	QB Article
12/13/99	Bug Fixers Wanted	QB Article
12/10/99	Arcade: Top Action/Platforms Needed	QB Article
November 1999	Article Title
11/26/99	Bob Saget Gets Banished	QB Article
11/3/99	QBShire Looks to the Future	Editorial
October 1999	Article Title
10/21/99	DarkDread Goes Ethereal	Interview
10/13/99	QBShire Catches Cold	Editorial

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V Planet! Archive
This is an archive of V Planet, circa November 2004, when the site was last active. This is read-only, and preserved here as part of the QB Zines Archive at Pete's QB Site.

Site Highlights
2004 QB Gaming Gold Awards Almost Set To Begin!
Get ready for this year's Gaming Golds! After a long hiatus, this year promises to be one of the biggest galas in the history of the QB world. Who will take home the gold this year?

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The original king of QB reviews is back with a vengeance! Check out the new and improved version of his website and don't forget to upload your latest QB projects to Pete's new download section!

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