We've been duped.

Apparently, Dampe', the creator of one of the versions of Ocarina of Time 2D isn't really dead, or it appears that he didn't really die. April Fools?

For a ten-point explanation of why faked his death, let’s pass the microphone to Nihiljin in the Kotaku comments:

1. No rain in his area for several days, ruling out death by a car that swerved off the road to hit him. [NB there was 1mm of rain on Wednesday 21 March]
2. No local news in his area mentions the death of a teenager named Richard Denton.
3. No info at local police stations about an accident.
4. There were several Ocarina of Time 2D projects. His was being done in Gamemaker and it was the least impressive.
5. Months and months of work and we get a few screenshots of the Deku Tree.
6. Only 15 years old. I’m the same age and I frequently move from different stuff, getting bored quickly with the same things. He could’ve gotten tired of it.
7. Pressure. People would expect great things from anything with the words “Ocarina of Time” in the title. He might have cracked.
8. “Mention OoT2D on the forum and you’re banned. Forget about it. His family doesn’t want you to talk about it.” ^Short version of what was posted on the site. Why would mentioning it be bad? Why would his family care so much about a project they probably didn’t know or care about? Why would they be so desperate to eliminate all traces of it if they were grieving so much? If I died I think my family would have other matters besides shutting down my accounts on the Sony and Nintendo forums.
9. His account was acessed a few hours after his “death”.
10. A bit too perfect. The brilliant young developer is tragically killed and his last words were “I love you” to his girlfriend.

Source

I SAY WE KILL THE ****ER!

Read it on Digg.

I never believed it for a second!

Originally Posted by Taledin

I never believed it for a second!

I never cared for a second.

My god.... Another fake the death?

Yeah, the old "died in a car accident" gag is getting old. I can't tell you how many people on the internet "die" in a car tragedy, but sign on a week later.

It's always the same.

Didn't I call this the day it 'happened?'

Lol I kinda believed it.

Originally Posted by Captain Cornflake

Didn't I call this the day it 'happened?'

I believe you did, Capn.

Well, that's good. I actually believed it, but I've never actually been duped before so I guess I didn't know it was common.

Wow Cap'n! Is that your African American senses that told you that? Wow..I wanna be black now.

I never cared about the game, didn't care much when he died (I don't usually mourn complete strangers), and I find myself not caring now.

If I died I think my family would have other matters besides shutting down my accounts on the Sony and Nintendo forums.

Actually, if I ever write a will, I will tell those that can, to come to this forum and tell everyone I'm gone. Just as they plan to tell everyone else that knew me that I'm gone.

Of 'course' 'it' was a 'hoax', 'obviously'.

Originally Posted by Dark Tragedy

Of 'course' 'it' was a 'hoax', 'obviously'.

I don't get it.

The creator of OoT2D...dead?!

This is the official (kinda) thread about it.
Please discuss this there.