DavidBlocks 11/15/1993

Context
The 1993 DavidBlocks beta playtesting was open to a select few at Awesonuiame (now called Retro Dev), but some anomalies happened. DavidBlocks 1.0 was published on 12/29/1993, but wasn't advertised until later in 1994.

11/15/1993
I was trying out the new developer environment and decided to playtest it. Upon clicking Play Solo, it crashed. I tried to report the bug to Retro Dev, but my computer got bluescreened, so I restarted it. I tried to reopen the client, and it worked successfully, but the only problem is that the Toolbox was entirely missing from the client. I decided to snoop around in the files to see if there were any options to re-enable the toolbox, but I had the feeling that something was watching me from behind while doing so. When I finished trying to find the files, a confirmation box showed up and it said "game.Workspace.Model.Script has been inserted. Delete it while you still can." I clicked OK, and I noticed it in the explorer. Instinctively I deleted the model, but it kept appearing. I decided to go to bed and sleep.

11/16/1993
Woken up by a strange sound at 2:31 AM, I decided to investigate. Upon checking what caused the sound, it ended up being my computer. As I checked the DavidBlocks prototype client, the same strange sound played and I regained the feeling that something is watching me from behind. So, I decided to go back to sleep as I was tired. When I woke up in the afternoon, I decided to get ready to meet up with my friends in-person, I decided to talk to them about the strange stuff that happened last night. One of them suggested that I needed to cover up the speakers of my computer. I said that the suggestion was ridiculous, so I explained more of it and probably about Retro Dev as-well. I decided to invite them over to my house for proof of the anomalies, but when I opened up the DavidBlocks client, there was none of the anomalies I experienced last night.

11/17/1993
I decided to go to the supermarket to get some groceries, but while I was there, I saw a teal and yellow figure that resembles David, but I decided to continue shopping though. On my way back, I saw another figure resembling David. I decided to go back on the prototype DavidBlocks client, but it had an error message that says "Better try contacting." I couldn't close the error message, so I decided to continue toying around in the client, and I had noticed the Toolbox is back, but not functional. 15 seconds in, I heard yet another strange noise, but it was different, and I felt like I was being watched too! I decided to close the client and report it to the devs. This time however, it worked, but they never responded.

11/18/1993
I woke up with an open cut on my wrist, and it was still bleeding, so I thought "Is there something I should worry about for the client I have?" Nevertheless, I checked the website and there was a new prerelease build: 0.89. Instinctively, I decided to install the client to see what was new, and what was new is that they added the cylinder shape and controller-flags. I decided to read more about the update logs and I found some info on how the controller-flags work, but the lag was horrendous. I decided to bandage up my wrist to heal it up and then continue with the DavidBlocks client.

11/19/1993
I decided to go back to the DavidBlocks studio client and found out all my .dbplc (DavidBlocks place) files had been wiped clean, but an even worse thing is that I didn't even back them up! But however, the model files weren't deleted. I then heard a thud in another room, I decided to investigate, only to see broken glass. I contemplated about leaving the beta program, but they didn't let me leave for a strange reason: "Keep playing."

11/20/1993
I had woken up to door knocking, I decided to answer the door, and it was one of my friends, they asked if I was okay, and I answered with "I'm probably not okay, I mean, I've got my wrist cut, a room has been broken into, and I've been seeing things." They said that I should seek help with what I'm going through and I agreed. - 1:22 PM

11/21/1993 - Conclusion
I've decided to try and capture this strange figure, so it can't roam around my house anymore. - 8:23 AM

First try wasn't successful, but I found out what it's attracted to: soda cans. - 9:25 AM

My attempts weren't successful, so I guess I'll try fighting it. I had tried to neutralize the figure, but the David-like figure seemed resilient to basic human force, so I decided to try attacking it with a knife. It stole my knife, but fortunately I have good reflexes that made it miss. - 11:00 AM

I had now killed the David-like figure, but I'm starting to feel drowsy from the amount of blood I've lost. - 11:12 AM

12/11/1993
David Blocks 1.0 is almost being finished, but due to my experience with it, I had uninstalled the app. I decided to contact the developers a second time to notify them that I wanted to leave the beta program, but still, they refused to let me go.