The Other Side

I am so happy!! Phillip Tanner, the co-creator of Nightmare and Atmosfear, has taken some time from his busy schedule to answer some of my questions, and has given me permision to share some of that information with you...

Phillip> Hi,Just thought I'd let you know that the reason we called it ATMOSFEAR in many countries was because we couldn't get the name NIGHTMARE cleared. NIGHTMARE was always called The game of atmosfear so the name change was easy and tobe honest, Atmosfear is a more appropriate name for the game. A Couple 'A Cowboys still owns and controls all the rights to ATMOSFEAR/Nightmare though Brett is no longer with the company.

MARR0W> Philp Tanner?! Unless my information is incorect, aren't you the guy that created the game? Wow! It's an honor to hear from you. Thanks for clearing up the question about the name! I realy apprecitate that! I have to aggree with you though, Atmosfear is a more appropriate name.

Phillip> Hi Jason, Yes Brett and I created the game and I am glad there are people like you out there still into it. Thought I'd let you know that we are in the negotiation phase to relaunch the game or a version of the game on DVD.

MARR0W> Do you have your own Website?

Phillip> No I don't have a website.

MARR0W> What happened to Xtraordinary Aliens?

Phillip> Extraordinary Aliens was Bretts company when he left Cowboys and moved to the States. He has since moved back to Australia and I suspect that Extraordinary Aliens no longer exists.

MARR0W> What happened to the "Atomsfear: the Source Book" that was advertised with Atmosfear: The Harbingers?

Phillip> I don't think we ever completed the source book. Many things were started but not necessarily finished as we tried to focus on the the things that realy mattered.

MARR0W> Darkwolff@aol.com and I where wondering, what's the deal with this "screenplay" you keep metioning? If it's a movie or something, what can you tell us about it??

Phillip> The screenplay is a feature film script. I would like to try to launch the new game and film at the same time but this will all depend on whether or not we can raise the money required to make the film.

MARR0W> Has the Gatekeeper always been played by the same actor?

Phillip> The English Gatekeeper is always the same person but for the international version of the original games (Not The Harbingers) it was an actor from that specific territory.

MARR0W> All the Harbingers seem to be based on real people and\or myths. Who is Hellin based on??

Phillip> Hellin was the only character not based on a specific person/myth.

Another thing he told me, that I'd forgotten to copy down, was an answer to a question about his views of the use of his images on fan web sites. He replied that he didn't mind so long as they promoted the game and that they were not being used to make a profit.