How do you sell an AGS game like 'Time Gentlemen, Please!'

[Phemar]

I was trying to use the 'Standard SCUMM GUI'.

I wrote that template and I can tell you it's WAY outdated!

[Armageddon]

Using the "technology" is fine, trying to sell a maniac mansion(mania) game on the other hand might bring you in trouble.

I didn't want to use the manic mansion mania template to sell a game with that I just wanted the Scumm GUI from it. But yours looks WAY better so I'll take a look at the license.

EDIT: Okay I read it and from what I understand all I need to do is put this in the credits?

"9-verb MI-style template
Copyright (c) 2006-2010 The AGS-Community"

[ddq]

If you want to sell a game for money, you had better be sure it is damn good. In general, people have higher standards for things which make their wallets lighter. If I were you, I'd start out by making a few freeware games. This will both improve your game design skills and widen your fanbase. Worrying about copyright violation is very smart (*cough* icey *cough*), but if you intend on making money, you also need to focus on getting big enough for the copyright holders to even care.

[Armageddon]

Yeah I understand, I'm probably not gonna make a retail game for awhile, I was just wondering what legal stuff is involved to sell a game.

[Nikolas]

Just speaking from the audio end: There isn't a single reason why one would choose mp3 over OGG. Not a single one! OGG is better in every point, every case, everything.

[abstauber]

Okay I read it and from what I understand all I need to do is put this in the credits?

Nope, not even that

It's enough to keep the credits inside the header file. So yes, no retail player will ever see it

[Radiant]

Just because an engine itself is free doesn't mean the games made with it have to be (here's an almost complete list of commercial games made with AGS)

I suppose a related question, then, is "how do you successfully sell an AGS game". As DDQ says, "you had better be sure it is damn good". I'm curious as to how many from that list of approx 15 games are actually doing well; the only ones I've heard of being successful at it are Yahtzee and Dave Gilbert.

Oh, and if you don't know how to make your own 9-verb MI-style GUI, you probably shouldn't be thinking about going commercial just yet :

[Igor Hardy]

I'm curious as to how many from that list of approx 15 games are actually doing well; the only ones I've heard of being successful at it are Yahtzee and Dave Gilbert.

I doubt Yahtzee was really that successful at it - he was only selling Special Edition versions of his games, and from what Dave Gilbert said this only brings more people to download the freeware versions.

I think "Boryokudan Rue" has a good chance to sell well - with it being nominated at IGF and all.

[Dave Gilbert]

I suppose a related question, then, is "how do you successfully sell an AGS game".

With fervent hope.

[Armageddon]

Okay I read it and from what I understand all I need to do is put this in the credits?

Nope, not even that

It's enough to keep the credits inside the header file. So yes, no retail player will ever see it

Thanks for clearing that up.

Also the only game I've ever heard to sell well was 'Time Gentlemen, Please!' because the first one was supposedly great and they got STEAM to sell it.

[LRH]

AGS games making steam is highly unusual, just FYI.

[markbilly]

The few developers who have managed to sell AGS games successfully have also, quite inconveniently for everyone else, made something that is very difficult and time consuming look very easy. You shouldn't let it stop you trying, though.