Miami is a rough town. Crime, drugs, humidity...but for an enterprising male prostitute, all that matters is satisfying the clients and getting paid. The life isn't as glamorous as it seems, though, as you'll soon find out by guiding our man through one crazy night.
The idea for Back Door Man stems from one I had for a three-game series featuring three separate characters whose stories interconnect, one game being about this character. This is a condensed version of that game.
This was made for the TIGSource Adult/Education Compo, where you could either make a game with an adult theme, an educational theme, or a mix of the two.
Screenshots
(http://www.grundislavgames.com/images/hustler.jpg)
Explore Miami's diverse neighborhoods, from the filthy rich to the just plain filthy.
(http://www.grundislavgames.com/images/hustler2.jpg)
Entertain the locals with tales of your exploits.
FEATURING
- Three separate client scenarios, each with multiple outcomes.
- Multiple endings, depending on how you played.
- Did we mention you play as a man-whore?
TEAM:
Francisco Gonzalez - Art, Writing
Edmundo Ruiz - Programming, Writing
Mark Lovegrove, Simon Loveridge - Music
DOWNLOAD (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?category=101&action=download&game=1194)
lookin good, I'll try out my mangina tonight!
This is what me and Grundislav have been up to this month... truly a collaboration, to the point that he'd work on the game for an hour and then pass it on to me for another hour... I'm thinking of doing a thread or something about working on this game. Is it cool to retro-fit a games in production thread?
Oh, and if you're downloading this fresh from the oven, you may encounter some bugs. So um, yeah... good luck! We'll fix those soon!
Nice job guys. Played through it once and uh... I got sent to jail. Haha. Really great dialog and fun while it lasts... THATS WHAT SHE SAID!
Fun game. I like the premise and the artwork is great. Good job fellas ;)
I think I got the bad ending lol, I'm playing through again for a different one.
Bug or am I just stuck?
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I'm in the guy's closet and don't know how to get out. The wife is in the bathroom and whenever I click on the doors or closet I get a "wait, where do you think you're going?" response from her. Also, it replays the dialog between the wife and husband after she goes into the bathroom.
okay I just played it - fantastic game!
the writing is brilliant - graphics not bad, cant really fault it except that its a bit short!
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I ended up being threatened by the guy with a gun and taken to jail also for leaving the lady to die!
I made $550 - is that a lot?
edit: how do you add spoilers?
edit2: got it - thanks Arj0n
cosmicr: [ hide ] without spaces
HulaZombie: That's a lovely gamestopper bug that was discovered late last night after uploading. We'll have it fixed later today.
Ooh, you got it finished! Congrats guys, I'll check it out as soon as I have some free time!
Fun fun fun!
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LOL that grandma who has a seizure, that animation cracked me up!!!
Real good Grundy and Edmundy! Wish I could've had a few more days to work on some other tracks for the game, but I'm glad Simon's music is in there. The game itself is a joy to play, something a little different & whoreish. Teh win :) Good luck with the TIGsource competition!
You did it! I remember when you were telling me about this idea at a NYC karaoke bar in november 08. Will play as soon as I can.
Wow, a new game by Grundy & Edmundito! Just downloaded it and will try it now. Story sounds interesting and very unique, should be right up my alley. :D
Is there a way to access stuff you've picked up or is there some other clever way of solving the old lady scenario?
Also getting the same bug as HulaZombie, by the way.
Thanks for the feedback so far! We should be tackling those bugs later today. Stay tuned!
That was fun! ;D Finished on my second attempt with $950, getting neither arrested nor threatened. But I guess there's still a better ending?
I managed $1050 for the night, but ended in the closet bug and so
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the only way out of the closet is to talk to the wife, which didn't end well, and causes the player to go invisible for the end of the game. I ended up getting my invisible self shot at the end of the night. Without the closet bug, i think I can get the best ending.
And BTW, did NOT see the young woman ending coming! Hilarious!
Thanks for the feedback! This game was a lot of fun to make.
The closet bug has now been fixed, so if you downloaded the game yesterday, re-download and you should be able to
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blackmail the male client
with no problems.
Alright, I finished with
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$1050 and didn't get killed or hauled off to jail. Is that the best ending?
By the way, I was totally happy to see that I could use "Vince" as my whore name, unless... you know... that was for another Vince... :-\
;)
With regards to the endings:
Each scenario has a factor that affects the way the game ends. As far as which one is "best," that's really up to you.
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If you notice there's no way to earn the maximum possible amount of money AND have a good date with Jennifer, the younger girl. So you have to decide which you think is more important, money or love?
More than anything the reward is discovering the different possible outcomes. The date can have 3 results: good, bad, or mediocre. The older lady scenario can end with her living or dying, and the man can end with the wife discovering you or not. Those factors have an impact on the game ending.
And yes, Vince is one of several AGSer names available on the list.
The animation of
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the old lady heaving around with her chest showing
ruined my life.
But other than that, cool game :=
I like the fact that you can try different things, there is a fair bit of replay value :D
Quote from: Grundislav on Tue 11/08/2009 02:58:09Spoiler
If you notice there's no way to earn the maximum possible amount of money AND have a good date with Jennifer, the younger girl. So you have to decide which you think is more important, money or love?
Ah, that explains some things. I couldn't get anywhere with her. I was beginning to think I might not be as charming as I think I am ;)
This really is a great game. Good luck in the competition!
Hey guess what I broke your game.
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When the old lady dies from her seizure (how do I give her her pills!) dude gets in a loop saying "I'm not sticking around!" and then he starts walking towards the lady's bathroom and then back to the front door, says his line again, rinse, repeat, crash.
p.s. Thank you for allowing me to fufill my lifelong dream of being a male escort.
Played it a couple of times and ended up with 950$ which apparently is still not the best outcome...
Really nice concept, though. For once a huge tree of dialogue options didn't seem tiresome and lengthy to me...
Great little game. Had a lot of fun with it. The most money I made so far was 1050$, but I still haven't managed to trigger the good ending to the date with the young woman. Though...
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I'm not sure I'd WANT to after seeing her in that bear costume - looked just like that guy from The Shining.
Quote from: GarageGothic on Tue 11/08/2009 12:10:44
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I'm not sure I'd WANT to after seeing her in that bear costume - looked just like that guy from The Shining.
I didn't see that one yet!!! Seems like I have to try again tonight.
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In the old biddies room after she appears to kick it
Can you describe exactly what it is you did to lead up to that? I've tried recreating the errors and I don't get any in the old lady's room.
If I remember (I've played several times since), I shagged the grandma, she had the seizure,put on clothes, rang the phone and then went into the bedside cabinet, she died and then when he decided he wasnt sticking around, that error came up. I'll try to repeat it myself. It's possible my machine is temporamental with ags games, as I've come across bugs with other games that I ohly seem to have before.
Oh, I also selected "ambulance would be fine". It seems to loop the text "oh shit" "....Im not getting caught" (paraphrasing) twice before erroring.
^ Just tried that myself and it crashes for me too. It didn't crash for me at any point for me while I was playing it normally though.
Very nice game, haven't figured out how to get the good ending. >:(
Yeah, if you do this exact sequence: sleep with old lady, put on clothes, call phone, ask for an ambulance, and then go to check her bedside cabinet it loops the "oh shit..." text/walking animation twice, and then crashes with the error message that Stee posted.
Other than that, a fun game! :D
Edit: It will also do this if you say no to the ambulance too. If you go to the cabinet and then put on clothes and she dies, this error doesn't occur.
Okay, the old lady bug has been fixed, and the file updated.
Hopefully that takes care of all of them!
I call this upload the Pesty-Stee-Becky Edition! :=
I have to be honest. The title does sound like some sort of comedic gay superhero. Is there some sequel in the works where he dons a gimp mask, a rainbow cape and crotchless panties to fight crime?
Yeah, "back door man" conveys a ton of gay vibes. You don't get the impression that he is gay in the game.
While it's true that nowadays it can be taken to have homosexual implications, we're using it in the original sense, which according to Wikipedia is:
In southern culture, the phrase "back-door man" refers to a man having an affair with a married woman, using the back door as an exit before the husband comes home.
Quote from: Edmundito on Wed 12/08/2009 03:17:34
I call this upload the Pesty-Stee-Becky Edition! :=
Save naming an upload after me for after I ask for more penis movement in the naked walking animation.
Oh wait, I already asked for that. Nevermind.
The painting in the young woman's room seems familiar, but I have no idea why... ::)
I absolutely love this game. Great job guys!
Quote from: Grundislav on Tue 11/08/2009 00:25:06
The closet bug has now been fixed, so if you downloaded the game yesterday, re-download and you should be able to ... with no problems.
I'm looking forward to playing this game, but one suggestion use versionnumbers on the zipfile/game, so this one should be v1.1 and the next v1.2.. this makes it easier for people to see if they have the latest version or not.. you aren't the only one who makes that 'mistake'..
Not a mistake. This game is a perpetual beta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_beta), we purposely rebelled against the decadent practice of versioning software. ;)
Thanks very much for this game!
The first game since the Shivah that caught my girlfriend wife's attention enough to play through with me. :=
Well done Grundymundo... 2nd most popular game (by downloads) last week!
Well done Grundymundo... 2nd most voted game (on TIGsource (http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=7775.0)) (only two votes short form the top, grrrr)!
Rock on guys!
Just played the game, was good fun... I played it like 10 times and tried all kind of stuff, however
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I still didn't figure out how to get to the third (love?) scenario with the young girl, is there only one chain of dialog options that will lead to it?
And also, a small bug:
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When hiding in the closet, get out of the closet and then return to the closet... the scene with the wife coming to the room will take place again, only this time, she's invisible!
Anyways, thanks for fulfilling a long lasting dream of mine, now all that left for me is a game featuring a talking monkey for a hero, and I could go in peace ;D
I also found the same bug as tzachs.
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returning to the closet causes the woman to do the entering room cutscene, but instead she is invisible
I enjoyed this game. Earned $1050 and slept with all three of the clients. :P
What a fantastic game! A truly great experiment with interactivity! Played 3 times through it and earned $950 :)
wow looking so good , i see this game only now , download immediatley!!