Creep: The Last Tube Horror Game

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Creep: The Last Tube Horror Game Apr 30, 2019 15:26:52 GMT ancale13 likes this

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Post by svarthattkatt on Apr 30, 2019 15:26:52 GMT

After a lot of searching I found a short horror game I played over a decade ago that I'd forgotten the name of, it's called Creep: The Last Tube. It was released as a promotion for a 2004 film. It can no longer be found anywhere except the internet archive:

web.archive.org/web/20051016224647/http://www.thelasttube.com/creep.dcr

I installed shockwave for internet explorer but the game isn't working for me, it just displays a loading screen, does it work for anyone else?

If it isn't working for anyone else either, in this thread:

forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/993/archival-imbedded-flash-games

Tomysshadow says that if a dcr file is less than 20 kb it's likely lost, but this file is over 200 kb so maybe someone can make it playable by hacking?

Here's some sites talking about the game if people want more information on it:
www.escapegames24.com/2006/11/creep-last-tube.html
www.nordinho.net/vbull/new-adventure-games/11868-last-tube-creep.html

www.gamershood.com/forum/showthread.php?250-Creep-The-Last-Tube&s=09835a48aca5135c9582cccffef416d9

In case they disappear, these linked pages can also be found on archive.org.

Last Edit: May 1, 2019 5:14:13 GMT by svarthattkatt

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Creep: The Last Tube Horror Game May 1, 2019 3:11:33 GMT

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Post by tomysshadow on May 1, 2019 3:11:33 GMT

Apr 30, 2019 15:26:52 GMT svarthattkatt said:

After a lot of searching I found a short horror game I played over a decade ago that I'd forgotten the name of, it's called Creep: The Last Tube. It was released as a promotion for a 2004 film. It can no longer be found anywhere except the internet archive:

web.archive.org/web/20051016224647/http://www.thelasttube.com/creep.dcr

I installed shockwave for internet explorer but the game isn't working for me, it just displays a loading screen, does it work for anyone else?

If it isn't working for anyone else either, in this thread:

forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/993/archival-imbedded-flash-games

Tomysshadow says that if a dcr file is less than 20 kb it's likely lost, but this file is over 200 kb so maybe someone can make it playable by hacking?

Here's some sites talking about the game if people want more information on it:
www.escapegames24.com/2006/11/creep-last-tube.html
www.nordinho.net/vbull/new-adventure-games/11868-last-tube-creep.html
www.gamershood.com/forum/showthread.php?250-Creep-The-Last-Tube&s=09835a48aca5135c9582cccffef416d9

Unfortunately, the game is missing four files that Wayback did not capture (blank.cct, blank2.cct, SoundCast.cct and font.cct)

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Creep: The Last Tube Horror Game May 1, 2019 5:16:50 GMT ancale13 likes this

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Post by svarthattkatt on May 1, 2019 5:16:50 GMT

May 1, 2019 3:11:33 GMT tomysshadow said:

Unfortunately, the game is missing four files that Wayback did not capture (blank.cct, blank2.cct, SoundCast.cct and font.cct)

You don't think it can be made playable? It could still be playable without sound and a text font seems easy to recreate, but I don't know what blank is.
I submitted it to the Flashpoint Lost Game Request Form.

Last Edit: May 5, 2019 14:35:32 GMT by svarthattkatt

Teencat Guest	Creep: The Last Tube Horror Game Jan 19, 2021 23:27:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Teencat on Jan 19, 2021 23:27:06 GMT I have also been looking for this game! Thank you, OP, for talking about this game. I really hope to play it again and finish it because it used to be scary to me as a kind.

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Creep: The Last Tube Horror Game May 3, 2021 22:51:54 GMT

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Post by TheCracksOverhead on May 3, 2021 22:51:54 GMT

This game came up during my search for the lost Oysterhead Maze game. I've never seen the movie this game was based off of, but this looked interesting so I searched around a bit.

Unfortunately Tomy is correct - the Wayback Machine did not seem to capture the files correctly. In fact, there's actually 17 files + the DCR file that are required for the game to run, not just 4!

After poking around in the DCR, the game appears to have been developed by "JailDog" and the DCR says it was modified by "sir mix lot - ass" (??).

Here's a link dump of stuff that I've found about the game:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Rushton - One of the members of JailDog. You can read some more about JailDog on this page too.

web.archive.org/web/20050626024240/http://www.shockwave3d.com:80/ - Game listing with screenshot/thumbnail. (This is actually where I first discovered this game while looking for Oysterhead Maze.)

momomake.dreamlog.jp/archives/2540788.html - Japanese blog post about the game. Contains another screenshot.

web.archive.org/web/20060116172217/http://kozaki.j-mx.com/game_capture/index.php?e=113 - Another Japanese blog post that contains a walkthrough of the game.

www.escapegames24.com/2006/11/creep-last-tube.html - Another game listing. Has a screenshot and comments section.

www.escapegames24.com/2006/05/last-tube.html - A duplicate listing for the game on the same site as the last link, but it has a different screenshot! Also has a comments section.

gamewalkthrough.blogspot.com/2007/08/creep-last-tube-walkthrough.html - Another blog post containing a walkthrough, this time in English.

www.nordinho.net/vbull/new-adventure-games/11868-last-tube-creep.html - A forum thread about the game. Pages 1 and 3 have screenshots.

www.gamershood.com/399/adventure/creep---the-last-tube - Another game listing that has a screenshot.

www.player.at/contator/1game/news.asp?nnr=17573 - A German article about the game that has a screenshot.

web.archive.org/web/20051031231446if_/http://minijuegos.com:80/juegos/html/index.php?id=3328 - A copy of the game's page that was put on a Spanish website. None of the game's resources were hosted here though. Instead, they pulled the game files from the original site.

List of files required for the game to run (just for reference):

BBall.ls
blank.cct
blank2.cct
creep.dcr
font.cct
JAController.ls
JASequence.ls
JCamera.ls
JCore.ls
JDominoLoader.ls
JFlash.ls
JHud.ls
JMain.ls
JRecTimeline.ls
JRecVarStream.ls
JString.ls
MovieScript.ls
SoundCast.cct

If I find anything new I'll post about it here.

Edit: By the way, I've sent an email in an attempt to contact Anthony Rushton to see if we can recover this game.

Last Edit: May 3, 2021 23:42:26 GMT by TheCracksOverhead

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Creep: The Last Tube Horror Game May 4, 2021 19:36:22 GMT

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Post by TheCracksOverhead on May 4, 2021 19:36:22 GMT

I got an email back from Anthony.

Unfortunately he says that he doesn't recall what happened to the files, so he is unable to help.

I'm still not exactly sure if he's the one who programmed/created the game.. I only emailed him because I think he was the main person over JailDog.

There were two other people who worked at JailDog who we could try to contact: Beau Chesluk and Russell Irwin. I think that they are more likely to be the ones who actually programmed the game.

I would ask Anthony for their contact info, but he seems like a busy person and I don't want to come off as annoying.

I'm going to try to find a way to contact Beau Chesluk next. If someone could help find me a way to contact him or Russel that would be great.

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Creep: The Last Tube Horror Game May 18, 2021 13:29:09 GMT

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Post by TheCracksOverhead on May 18, 2021 13:29:09 GMT

Small update - About two weeks ago, I discovered a NintendoLife article that features an interview with Beau Chesluk. After getting into contact with the article writer, he said that he doesn't have any contact information for Beau, but instead they talked over Linkedin messaging. I sent Pixi.fm a message on Facebook asking if I could speak to either Beau or Russell since they actually both work there. No response yet, as they haven't read the message yet. I have also found the Linkedin pages for Beau and Russell and today I've sent them both a "connection request". You're able to add a note with a connection request, and I did with Russell, but I made a mistake when sending Beau one and I ended up not including a note with the request. Oh well, hopefully one of them will respond.

We'll go and see the Cracks again someday.

TheCracksOverhead Full Member At night, behind the door, I think I've heard one more. Posts: 143	Creep: The Last Tube Horror Game Aug 8, 2021 0:13:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by TheCracksOverhead on Aug 8, 2021 0:13:01 GMT Another small update - Three days ago Pixi.fm messaged me back through Facebook, and I just noticed it today. I gave them my email and they're going to see if Beau will email me.
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Creep: The Last Tube Horror Game Aug 17, 2021 0:42:12 GMT

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Post by TheCracksOverhead on Aug 17, 2021 0:42:12 GMT

Haven't heard anything yet, however I do have a link dump for some new pictures/articles/etc. of the game that I found recently:
jbbs.shitaraba.net/bbs/read_archive.cgi/game/17007/1118489954/ - Japanese forum thread.
forums.gamershood.com/heaven-hell/games-with-broken-links/348-creep-the-last-tube?routestring=forum/heaven-hell/games-with-broken-links/348-creep-the-last-tube - English forum thread.
www.3djuegos.com/comunidad-foros/tema/2870113/0/creep-the-last-tubesaben-que-paso-con-este-juego/ - Spanish forum thread.
web.archive.org/web/20051225044908/http://lazylaces.brinkster.net/default.asp?a=1243 - Blog post about it (scroll down).
web.archive.org/web/20060625171534/http://flashgames.de/index.php?genre=adventurespiele&typ=onlinespiele&page=18&orderby=3&sortby=1 - Archived game listing on a German website with a picture (scroll down).
web.archive.org/web/20070603154007/http://www.feelwiggy.com/online_games/index.php?action=file&onlinegames=331 - Another archived game listing with picture.
web.archive.org/web/20051120085253/http://www.screenhead.com/funny/flash-games/promotional/the-last-tube-107397.php - Another blog post.
bbs.ruliweb.com/community/board/300107/read/4486065 - Korean forum post about the game (with 3 pictures!).

game.donburi.net/archives/entry/the_last_tube.html - Japanese blog post about the game (also has 3 pictures!).

It is also worth mentioning that there's a cheat code you can enter for the game that "speeds your movement, eliminates time restrictions, and elimnates torch batteries expiration". The code is 5060002833643 which is apparently the Barcode for the Movie's DVD release.

Last Edit: Aug 17, 2021 0:47:17 GMT by TheCracksOverhead

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Creep: The Last Tube Horror Game Aug 20, 2021 14:06:48 GMT

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Post by TheCracksOverhead on Aug 20, 2021 14:06:48 GMT

Important update - I managed to get in touch with Beau!

The game hasn't been found yet, but he's been asking around and it's possible that his business partner may have some files in deep storage.

We'll have to wait a month or so to see though, since his partner is away for the summer.

Also it looks like my list of required files for the game isn't complete, so I'm going to see if tomysshadow could help me with figuring that out.

There's one thing they did find though - a video!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GPons5_lDA

The game looks like it would be pretty fun!

Edit: I decided to make an article on the Wiki for this game: lostmediawiki.com/Creep_-_The_Last_Tube_(partially_found_3D_Shockwave_horror_game;_2005-2007)

Edit 2: I found a games page on the JailDog website via the Wayback Machine, and it had a "cover art" type of picture for the game: web.archive.org/web/20051125185712/http://cluster.jaildog.com:80/portal/portal3.php

From the looks of it, all of JailDog's games are now lost media.

Last Edit: Aug 21, 2021 1:23:10 GMT by TheCracksOverhead

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Creep: The Last Tube Horror Game Aug 27, 2021 17:07:04 GMT shen10, tomatopasta, and 1 more like this

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Post by TheCracksOverhead on Aug 27, 2021 17:07:04 GMT

Good news everyone! The game has been found!

Beau has managed to find the game files after searching for some filenames that tomysshadow found within the DCR.

I have updated the wiki article to reflect this.

And with permission I have also uploaded the game to Archive.org and I have submitted it to the Bluemaxima's Flashpoint project.

I hope everyone enjoys!

We'll go and see the Cracks again someday.

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Faty Guest	Creep: The Last Tube Horror Game Sept 9, 2021 3:50:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Faty on Sept 9, 2021 3:50:09 GMT Hello, I did not let me download all the files, I do not know how to run the game, could I do a little tutorial? Thanks I’ve been looking for the game for years

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Creep: The Last Tube Horror Game Sept 9, 2021 13:38:37 GMT

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Post by TheCracksOverhead on Sept 9, 2021 13:38:37 GMT

There is a tutorial on the Archive.org page, but maybe I didn't word it very clearly.

On the right side of the page where it says "Download Options" click on ZIP.

After you've downloaded the zip, extract it with something like 7zip, Winrar, etc. You should get a folder with a few files, one of them being a DCR file.

Now you need to download and extract a Shockwave Projector. You can find one by clicking here.

Finally, all you need to do is open the Projector and then browse for the DCR file.

After that, 13 more dialog windows will pop up asking where some other files are, but they are not required for the game to run, so just keep clicking Cancel until they all go away.

The game will then start loading.

We'll go and see the Cracks again someday.

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Creep: The Last Tube Horror Game Feb 23, 2024 5:39:01 GMT

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Post by thedudeinyellow on Feb 23, 2024 5:39:01 GMT

Sept 9, 2021 13:38:37 GMT TheCracksOverhead said:

There is a tutorial on the Archive.org page, but maybe I didn't word it very clearly.

On the right side of the page where it says "Download Options" click on ZIP.

After you've downloaded the zip, extract it with something like 7zip, Winrar, etc. You should get a folder with a few files, one of them being a DCR file.

Now you need to download and extract a Shockwave Projector. You can find one by clicking here.

Finally, all you need to do is open the Projector and then browse for the DCR file.

After that, 13 more dialog windows will pop up asking where some other files are, but they are not required for the game to run, so just keep clicking Cancel until they all go away.

The game will then start loading.

Hey, thanks for all your efforts to contact the game devs and bring the game back online

...I was wondering if this still works, i followed the tutorial from archive.org/details/creep-the-last-tube and downloaded Shockwave Projector, but when i try to run the DCR file, the program automatically crashes and then closes, so i guess it doesn't work (i downloaded all game files required)...
Then I also tried to find the game on Bluemaxima's Flashpoint Project but no luck, the tag "Violence" under the Tag Filter Groups is nowhere to be found, and the game won't show on the search list either. Any clue if it's still possible to play the game somehow? thank you!

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