Adventure Game Studio

I'm the host of the week.

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The purpose of Hourgame Saturday is, to encourage the amateur game-making, or to put it bluntly, to make you tear your ass off your chair and finally make something.
In this activity your task is to make an AGS game within a strict and a very short deadline (i.e. one hour).

Timeline:
The event takes place every (surely hope so) Saturday, starting at 7:00 pm GMT, when the theme is revealed on the IRC and in this thread. The participants then have one hour to make their entries and 15 more minutes for uploading. In brief: the deadline for entries is 8:15 pm.
Then the voting takes place till the Monday Morning (since I can't use internet on Sunday afternoons, that's what we'll have to settle with).

Basic rules:
- Participants should join IRC for rules and updates, but stickam/tokbox is fine as long as there's someone to relay the information. (crap, I hadn't noticed this rule!)
- The theme is set by the previous week's winner and by the contest's host in event of his/her absence.
- While it is not forbidden for the theme-setters to participate in the activity, their games cannot be voted for (to prevent accusations of cheating and to discourage regular participation).
- Instead, theme-setters are encouraged to draw trophies for the contest's winners.
- Making your game from scratch is strongly encouraged, though it is not forbidden to use music or artwork from public sources if you are allowed to (e.g. using public domain music tracks in your game is OK, but not really necessary). It is also possible to use a pre-existent AGS template for your game (e.g. that Verb-Coin GUI template).
- You cannot use the stuff you've made earlier, because this competition is about making something new.

Uploading:
Suggested hosts to upload your entry to are:
- http://www.mediafire.com/
- http://www.sendspace.com/
- http://www.rapidshare.com/
- Or your own place.

Voting:
Just tell us your favourite game (and possibly a couple of less favourite ones), and hopefully someone will do the counting.

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The competition is going to start approximately 24 hours after this post, when I announce the theme.

I am trying to create a new FTP account in my hosting space so that the participants will be able to upload their games there instead of the free (and probably slower) hosts. I will update this topic as soon as I prepare them  (yes, I have misunderstood the concept of hosting. Of course uploading to my space is not a rule, it's just something that I thought to be helpful.

This time I won' miss

edit: I've missed a 't'

Quote from: bicilotti on Sat 17/10/2009 09:34:08
This time I won' miss

edit: I've missed a 't'

That edit made me laugh ;D
Oh, and I'm in too :D

EDIT:
About the IRC...

Quote from: Al_Ninio on Sat 17/10/2009 03:26:19
It is down for maintenance, should be back later today.
Maybe.

This is pretty poor timing..

I think I'm not participating this time (depends on a theme choice though).

I will also try to participate, and not miss the deadline this time.
Hopefully, #AGS will be back soon...

Quote from: NsMn on Sat 17/10/2009 10:52:55
I will also try to participate, and not miss the deadline this time.
Hopefully, #AGS will be back soon...

If not, there's always tokbox (gee, I'll have to stop all my torrents then) or some backup channel somewhere.

Chat Environment:
I don't think it is going to be such a big deal as I am intending to announce the theme in the forum at the certain time. I have signed up TokBox though, my profile is http://www.tokbox.com/Ahmet73# but I am not sure if any unsigned users are able to see my texts and camera.

I can create a temporary room in FreeNode channel, which can easily be reached. I guess it's securer than TokBox.

Optional FTP space:
I have created http://coolbluefiles.net/ags1hour/ in case anyone needs a new host space.
Server:      ftp.coolbluefiles.net
Account:    ags1hour
Password: TheLost1  

err.. I don't have a webcam, can you still join a room in tokbox?

You sure can :)

Freenode or something would be better though.

I wasn't sure if I would be able to create a problem-free temporary chat environment in TokBox, so I have created a room in the FreeNode channel:

#ags1hour_tmp


The address of FreeNode is irc.freenode.net, joining the channel is easier with ChatZilla. I'm the Loreance person there.

i dont go on irc at all (security concerns - 9/11 never forget), but if you post the theme here ill try to get something done whether or not it ends up being eligible

Worry not, the theme will be announced at the same time I will do in IRC, at 7:00 pm GMT  (a few seconds after IRC, though). :)

35 minutes left to start it, so this's the time to prepare your foods and drinks.

Quote from: Gord10 on Sat 17/10/2009 18:25:39
Worry not, the theme will be announced at the same time I will do in IRC, at 7:00 pm GMT  (a few seconds after IRC, though). :)

35 minutes left to start it, so this's the time to prepare your foods and drinks.

Ok, shower, pizza and wine and then hourgame.

Post a quick guide on how to get safely on IRC (what abou 9/11?)

Quote from: bicilotti on Sat 17/10/2009 18:40:59
(what abou 9/11?)

never forget

EDIT: also if you run out of time and aren't able to finish the game should you still post it?

Our theme is




Two examples that I know are Cthulhu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu) and Leviathan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan). Of course you are free to use any other gigantic aquatic creature of your preferance. Which creature/creatures and how those will be used is up to your imagination.


Good luck!

@thecatamites: Unfortunately, can't participate after 08:15, which is the deadline. You can post here what you have done, but it can't be voted.

finished, uploading now

EDIT http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=9f10c900240ae4286e7203eb87368129e04e75f6e8ebb871 (http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=9f10c900240ae4286e7203eb87368129e04e75f6e8ebb871)

title: a squid with a view

this is possibly the worst thing ive ever done and not just w.r.t. games either but it was completed in 58 minutes so. although 10 of that was finding the digital camera from my brothers room.

current activity: strangling brother with phonecord
music: toto-africa  8) 8) 8)

Monster in the sea:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ykjltdiwoww (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ykjltdiwoww)
2 endings!


I'm gonna start working on updating it in 10 mins :P

Update
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?1nynonx0hmv (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?1nynonx0hmv)

Cutoff (http://www.sendspace.com/file/uiznaj) Enjoy, as much as possible anyway :D
edit to add some notes now that it's safely posted:
Three rooms, two of which are all black.
File size of .zip is 632 KB (647,672 bytes), which is 636 KB (651,264 bytes) 'on disk', whatever that means.
You may want to uncheck 'play in a window' before playing.
I forgot to turn off debug mode.
Contains one whole sound effect.

Oric/atmos approved, let me show you sea sorrow.
Warning, contains pixel hunt!

http://rapidshare.com/files/294332538/seasorrow.rar.html
http://www.sendspace.com/file/hsp0rm

I'll find a better host soon

edit: found another host

You guys can use http://shutupload.com for uploading games as well. Free, unlimited space and bandwidth, no wait times, etc. I own it. ;)

finished cutoff and the original version of monster in the sea. the latter is ahead of everyone else in terms of actually including gameplay but lost points because i thought the moustache was just a set of giant spider legs. the good ending was cool though. also gonna give props to cutoff for the nice touch of having everyone arbitrarily speak like nineteenth century english gentlemen. nice work both of you!  ;)

gonna play seasorrow now!

A little late, but here goes:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=78BFH38H (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=78BFH38H)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/kar987 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/kar987)

The rushed version of...THE CREATURE FROM BENEATH THE SEA!

Quote from: thecatamites on Sat 17/10/2009 20:21:28
finished cutoff and the original version of monster in the sea. the latter is ahead of everyone else in terms of actually including gameplay but lost points because i thought the moustache was just a set of giant spider legs. the good ending was cool though. also gonna give props to cutoff for the nice touch of having everyone arbitrarily speak like nineteenth century english gentlemen. nice work both of you!  ;)

gonna play seasorrow now!

The mustasch is the brown thing, he has spiderlegs. Thanks though  :)

Thanks everyone for your entries!

My personal favourite is bicilotti's Sea Sorrow, because I loved the atmosphere and plot. The visuals achieve reflecting the sorrow of our protagonist despite their simplicity.

Quote from: Bulbapuck on Sat 17/10/2009 20:26:17
The mustasch is the brown thing, he has spiderlegs. Thanks though  :)

i still can't see it! i can see a cut-off piece of brown near the top of the mouth but that's it. i must need to update my moustache drivers. still, i will give you the benefit of the doubt and add 5 "tachepoints" to your gamer club card.

anyway i really liked the graphics and atmosphere of seasorrow but i'm not sure if it's finished or not? it's quite hard to click on things (well, the fish, anyway). it got my attention though. the creature from beneath the sea is my favourite entry so far due to services rendered in the field of extremely perverse game design choices.

Not another one :'(
I think I'll just need to quit my job and learn not to make myself dinner at this time so I can enter for once.

My choice is Bulbapuck's Monster in the sea. There is animation, subtle hints on how attractive giant octopus-esque things can be (or better, their moustache), multiple endings and most importantly, gameplay.

Okay, brief reviews in the random order that I downloaded them in:

Monster in the sea: It had animation, you can

Spoiler

pull down a raging infernal star in two different ways

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, and the monster had a moustache.

Sea Sorrow: I loved the graphics and music, but it was a bit too pixel-hunty.

The Creature from Beneath the Sea: Very simple, but nice artwork and the dialouge was amusing.

A Squid With a View: I liked the graphics style (I usually hate the photo-montage style, but somehow I really liked it here) and it made me laugh.

My final choice is Bulbapuck's Monster in the Sea, because moustaches. Good job everyone! I enjoyed this, I'll be doing it again sometime :)

Quote from: thecatamites on Sat 17/10/2009 20:45:08
anyway i really liked the graphics and atmosphere of seasorrow but i'm not sure if it's finished or not? it's quite hard to click on things (well, the fish, anyway). it got my attention though. the creature from beneath the sea is my favourite entry so far due to services rendered in the field of extremely perverse game design choices.

There is quite a pixel hunt

Spoiler

you have to take the ring on the bottom right of the screen, It's easier if you play it windowed.

[close]

oh, i finished it now! uh, yeah, that was some pixel hunt. i really liked the graphics though!

but yeah im voting for the creature from beneath the sea because i really liked the (literally) multiple endings.

Quote from: thecatamites on Sat 17/10/2009 20:45:08
i still can't see it! i can see a cut-off piece of brown

You're right, I seem to have cutoff the moustasch.. Not an hourgame without a blunder I guess :=  Here it is:
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/stasch_bulba.PNG) _{..mmm..moustasch.}
Some great entries on this one! :D I enjoyed the games a lot!

My vote goes to biciotti's Sea sorrow because of the great graphics and music! A really great game (though noobish me got stuck for a while on that pixelhunt, I didn't even see it ::))

Great job guys! And many thanks for the kind words and votes :)

First off, thanks Gord for running it this week, was fun.

Thanks to my fellow competitors for their wonderful entries...

And thanks TheCatamites for not only your vote, but comments...you too DataFlashsabot.

That aside, a vote.  I wouldn't vote for my own (for many logistical reasons)...and in my opinion, it really does come down to Sea Sorrow or Monster in the Sea (not discounting other entries...).  Sea Sorrow was fantastic in so far as a minimalized aesthetic, fantastic music, etc...but while it started off strong, the pixel hunt and the somewhat rushed like ending kind of soured the rest of the experience a smidge.  But only a smidge.

Monster in the Sea on the other hand has a bit of humour, a bit of gameplay, and two ways of getting an ending. 

Again, don't get me wrong, A Squid With a View and Cutoff were great in and of themselves, especially for hour games.

My vote though?  I'll go with Monster in the Sea.  Only by a moustache hair though, since Sea Sorrow was great from an atmosphere perspective.

Oh, small plug...I'll upload a 'deluxe edition' of The Creature From Beneath The Sea tomorrow...some minor revisions and tweaks I didn't have time in the hour to do...nothing revolutionary...things like a title screen, ending(s) screens...more 'options'/interactivity that matters...etc.

My vote is for AngelicCharon's game, The Creature From Beneath the Sea.

But shouldn't this be in the Competitions & Activities forum?

I don't think anyone is going to vote more, I guess GMT 07:00 PM is a good time to announce the winner (which is 3 hours and 15 minutes after this post).

And yes, the best place for these threads are the Competition & Activities section. Let's start the next threads there.

Wait! I vote for AngelicCharon.

Sorry, I have remembered to draw trophies in the middle of studying, they are a bit rushed. The sea dragons are drawn over the famous Caduceus and this (http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/images/gadgets/february/my-little-cthulhu.jpg) is the Cthulhu reference I've used. 

AngelicChaos and Bulbapuck shares the first rank while bicilotti receives the second rank award.

Cthulhuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Let me cuddle it!

wheee ^^ first rank! Thanks everyone! Special thanks to Gord for hosting and being awesome at drawing!

I'll send a PM to AngelicCharon about the hosting for next week. See y'all then ;)

First off, congrats to everyone!

Secondly, thanks everyone who voted, and participated!

Definitely thanks to Gord for hosting/drawn trophies/the like...

Bulba and I have discussed things now via PM, and it's been decided that I'll be hosting this upcoming Saturday - if but to allow Bulba to properly participate. :)

So, I look forward to seeing people then!