OH MY GOD!
It's finally here... get your diapers because this may cause you to relieve yourself.
CIRQUE DE ZALE is at last among us. It's been among me for awhile, but now it's out here with the collective. After a lot of beta testing, I can confidently state that I'm 90% sure this game is free of bugs and any major glitches, and most grammar and spelling mistakes.
So... what are you waiting for? It's sitting right there, looking like a lonely little puppy or kitten, waiting for you to download it and give it all the attention and love you can spare.
http://www.anime.com.au/Katt/misc/cirque.zip (http://www.anime.com.au/Katt/misc/cirque.zip)
Let me know what you think! Unless you think it's bad... if that's the case, best not say anything at all. I may cry.
(Seriously, criticism welcome. I may beat you to a bloody pulp but I'll take it all into account so I can make another even better game next time!)
EDIT: Ah, I should probably mention that the game is zipped into a 3 meg file. It's small enough for EVERYONE to enjoy!
Sweet! Can't wait to play it! Downloa- Wait no... The link didn't work. Blast!
You know what, that was such a speedy reply, I think you beat my FTP program by a few seconds. Try again now ^_^
EDIT: To anyone who found their download cutting short or screwing up - my bad! Sorry, I had to make a quick change to the file.
Yup, seems to be downloading fine. Will give my comments once it's done.
Downloading now.... wow... I can hardly wait to see those Monkey-Islandish graphics alive!!! :D
But I think I'll wait till the download ends and play it tomorrow. I have to sleep sometimes, you know. ;)
EDIT - Alright I couldn't resist and started playing it. It's so lovely! :D Those graphics are excellent, and the characters are hilarious!
I played until the game crashed :P though I don't think I can reproduce the crash. It happened when I gave something to someone, I think it was to the old man next to the Guild but don't remember what I was trying to give. Anyway it was one of those errors you get once but not anymore.
Terrific game! :D
Excellent game! Took me about an hour to finish. Nice classic style graphics, pretty straight forward puzzles still requireing some thought.
Two bugs:
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1: I showed the deed to the mother without having given the doll to her, and suddenly she appeared holding it while I still had it in inventory. I could give it to her afterwards, and then she asked for proof of owning a circus. I understand I should have given her the doll first so this must be a bug. (The puzzle of giving her the doll in the first place wasn't obvious to me even after knowing I should. Whats the logic I'm missing? This was the only puzzle lacking meaning to me though :) )
2: I could point at the ladder before having unlocked the hatch. probably one pixel or something is showing... I just swept over it seeing the word ladder when i was using the key on the hatch, so I didn't try any interactions with it...
All of the characters were fun and acted natural considering each of their different personalities. I sometimes found the music a bit repetative but
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the change of music between the outside and the inside of the whitch's house was absolutely wonderful! I loved it!
High score on this one! Is it added to the games list yet? If so I'm heading over there to rate it!
hey kinko, you saucy gal ;)
lol, even though i beta'ed this, ill play though again because its a very visually pleasing game.
ohh 100% complete
:)
-OSC
I like this game alot, the graphics and animations are great
I really loved this game when betatesting, its wonderful and for me one of the ags-classics already. Everyone MUST download it now. So go and download it now, young man, or you don't get dinner tonight!!! ;)
I'm sorry Kinoko, I didn't do a very good job of beta testing! I just have a lot of trouble finding the time. Sorry. But it looks like you didn't need me anyway, so....I promise I'll never volunteer to beta test again....Sorry....forgive me?
Aww, thanks for all the compliments!
Man, I can't believe that stupid mother is still a problem, I thought I fixed that. I'll get that ladder thing fixed too. OK, well I'll try to have that fixed and reuploaded by tomorrow afternoon.
Blackbird/Jockstrap - Don't worry! ^_- I had plenty of beta testers as it was so it got a good working over anyway. I still appreciate your offers and the interest in the game.
That's good to hear you poor, lazy, sexy fraud you.
Can I get peoples' opinions as to whether this is a medium length game or a full length game? I'm not really sure where it would fall...
I'd say medium length.
Yay, whoo and so on. Got this earlier today but haven't played it yet... but I will! Soon....
Did the betatester get a credit? I would consider playing it again in case we did ;)
one of the best AGS games :D
Well, the intro ROCKS! Love it! But if you're looking for criticsim...
1. The walkcyclle fo Zale looks like he is repeatedly kicking his front foot with his back foot
2. When he keeps looking back and forth at the elephant poo in the intro, diagonal views would REALLY have been great there.,
Of course, it make my own game suck by comparison in every compartment (and yours has the added advantage of being finished, too) but you obviously are a talented artists, so a little extra artwork...
Anyway, now to explore this other dimension...
I'm stuck...
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I've given the fisherman the can of seal, I've given the mother the doll...
I have fishing rod, wolfs head, basket of goodies and dog.
I gave the cycle to the bear, and I've seen the chef put the pie on the window sill.
The obvious thing seemed to be to use the rod with the pie but that didn't work.
Can someone help please?
Thanks in advance.
I just finished the game and, WOW!!!
What can I say? Kinoko, you're a pro!!!
All my ten thumbs up!
You have ten thumbs? Ewwww... ;)
Agamemnon:
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find a way to get the sleep potion from the wich and then put it into the cake
Quote from: Totoro on Tue 13/04/2004 23:46:01
You have ten thumbs? Ewwww... ;)
Agamemnon:
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find a way to get the sleep potion from the wich and then put it into the cake
Maybe a stupid question but...
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Where's the cat I'm meant to kill? Or should I be able to do something with the dog/wolfhead?
Thanks :)
EDIT: OK never mind,
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found it down by the fence... it's very difficult to see down there! :D Got the fur now.
Excellent game!! Can't wait till I finish this one!
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I was actually hoping that, occasionally, people wouldn't be able to find the cat ^_^ Heheh, I coloured the cat and the fence the same colours by accident and when I was looking for a place to put the cat...
Yes, the walking animation was seriously one of the first things I've ever animated in my life. It was the very first thing I did in making the game (besides designing the sprite) so I hope you understand why it's not that great. A few people have commented on it looking that way but so many people haven't so... I guess I just left it hoping it wouldn't be too big a problem.
Still, I'll make much better walking cycles in my next game! ^_^
EDIT: Beta testers didn't get individual credits (though I love you all!) because there were too many different people here I wanted to thank and I wanted to keep the credits from getting enormous. There's a thankyou in there to all of you though, and I thank you all again here now!
Bug
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After you give the glasses to Drew Lander, if you talk to her again the glasses will disappear when she is done talking.
And I'm stuck.
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I can't figure out how to get rid of the circus girl, which I assume will allow me to get the circus deed and get the kids. I have the wolf head, basket of goodies, fishing rod, and coloring book.
Quote from: Kinoko on Wed 14/04/2004 01:34:58
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I was actually hoping that, occasionally, people wouldn't be able to find the cat ^_^ Heheh, I coloured the cat and the fence the same colours by accident and when I was looking for a place to put the cat...
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Yeah well it's harder when you're visually impaired like me :p
Anyway, nice puzzle. I too am stuck where Redwall is. Though I haven't QUITE finished trying the book and rod with everything yet! :D
OK, well I'll give a small hint.
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Have you talked to the pimp yet?
Quote from: Kinoko on Wed 14/04/2004 02:20:00
OK, well I'll give a small hint.
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Have you talked to the pimp yet?
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Yeah right at the beginning of the game. Just started a new game; forgot he mentioned that! Thanks! :D
Redwall - Can you give me any more information about that glasses thing? I honestly can't make it happen myself. What exactly do you say to him/where are you standing/etc ...
I like the feel of the game a lot! Good sense of humor, and it looks like you took plenty of inspiration from MI.
I would suggest you add more distinct graphical areas in the rooms so the player can tell where the exits are. Sometimes it's just not clear and it's annoying to have to walk the ego along the edge of a room until he finds it.
Other than that, it's a pretty good game. Naturally, I too am stuck, but it was bound to happen sooner or later.
Great game Kinonko, I loved it! But I'll have to agree with Big Brother about the exits....
I like this game very much. But i am stuck. Where can i find the mother and the bike.
sorry, i found the mother and bike.
It seems that news of my game's launch has reached the far corners of the earth. Both Cirque de Soleil AND Cirque de Dreams are coming to Australia to celebrate it!
Awesome game!
Did you know that you can end it prematurely though?
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If you pixel hunt you can climb down the ladder without unlocking the hatch!
Then if you go talk to the engineer, he says something about the wrong key... even though he hadn't given me any key at all.... and then the game ends. I hadn't even found the lego block yet.
Finished it! :D Thanks for a great game! :D
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I had a few troubles with not getting the deed when I talked to the other ringmaster - he'd just do hi/bye and nothing else even though I got rid of his people... seemed to right itself though when I re-loaded the game...
Nice music, nice graphics, fabulous storyline. :) My one problem was the cat, as I already mentioned; after that it was just a case of working the puzzles out.
Just have to add my praise for this game.
Superb stuff. It was funny right to the last line of the credits.
Great backgrounds and characters (especially the animals) too!
Thanks!
Steve
It took me about 3 hours to finish, so by the forum rules that's full size I think... I'd call it medium length though.
Oh, and I had Drew's disappearing glasses problem too.
Quote from: SteveMcCrea on Wed 14/04/2004 21:37:03
Oh, and I had Drew's disappearing glasses problem too.
Are you sure it's not that she's looking down and then up again? Because I don't get that problem...
Wow, great game!!
I have a minor Bug to report, sorry if this has been posted before:
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when i clicked give and then wolf head, the game crashed, i think it was on the screen with mother and kids
Heh, Damien the bear.
Quote from: Agamemnon on Wed 14/04/2004 21:39:06
Are you sure it's not that she's looking down and then up again? Because I don't get that problem...
Drew is a he I think...
And he's definitely not looking down and up again!
I actually beat it yesterday, but I just got around to posting now.
I liked it. I was laughing all the way through, especially after
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getting zapped to Dimus' tower and getting washed up on the island.
Great ideas. Very nostalgic, and at the same time a great little sendup of the usual tasks and puzzles to be expected in these games, especially with your little snot of a hero. ;D
I actually know a guy named Zale. Pronounced [zayl], though, not [za-lay]. The top hat reminds me of Aram. (http://www.meninhats.com/)
One other thing:
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The demonological colouring book, the troll doll and the seal's blood - great red herring. I love that kind of stuff.
Oh wait, I lied. Two other things.
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What the hell happened with Little Red Riding Hoodie? I was laughing, but seriously, what the hell?
Uplifting, inspiring, soul-soaring stuff. Made my day. Everybody: do the download.
Where do I find the sunscreen, I need it to obtain the glasses.
OK, as for the bug reports... most of the stuff had been mentioned earlier, ie. Drew's glasses. I honestly have no idea about that one, I'd like some more specific information about when it happens because I just can't make it happen myself. Believe me, I -want- to fix this stuff asap.
The wolf head thing - I think that's a general bug, not related to the scripting because it makes no sense whatsoever. I just can't figure it out @_@ If anyone has any ideas... please tell me!
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As for the ringmaster not changing after you get rid of his troupe, unless the seal was the last one you got rid of, you have to exit and re-enter the circus tent for him to change
The ladder bit had been fixed already. People that downloaded the game straight away will have that problem but noone else.
OK... did that address them all? I think so. I'm still checking things but there are a few things like Drew's glasses that I just can't make sense of. The script seems fine to me, I just can't find any loop hole that would cause that. Please give me as much information as you can on these things.
By the way, with the wolf head... did you get an error message? If so, can you tell me exactly what it said? Thanks ^_^
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There's no 'sunscreen' as such, but you can give him something that looks like it
One other thing... I don't really mind but it seems like the mods might prefer us to keep hint requests in the Hints forum. I don't want to be the gang leader of a bunch of forum hoodlums or anything! ^_^
The bug happens when:
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I try to give wolf head after talking with mother. If i use give on the wolf head before talking to mother, nothing happens.
Here's a pic:
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/CDZBug.PNG)
Hmm, it definitely isn't a scripting error. Not on my part anyway. I don't know how to fix that or exactly what's going on. I can only assume it's just a bug with the engine or something.
Post global script line 656 and relevant context to the Tech Forum.
We'll sort it out there, no doubt.
Cheers!
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Where do I get the blue lego block to give the engineer?!
Ooh, ooh! I know that one!
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Poke the big bird (northish of the hatch) with the fork
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You need to get rid of Little Red Riding Hoodie. SOMEHOW!
Ooh, ooh! I know that one too!
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Have you been in the hunter's cabin? Do you know the story of Little Red Riding Hood?
That was more of a clue than a dead give away....
Gee, you know... it never occured to me that someone might not know the story of Little Red riding Hood.
That could be your fatal flaw...
Still you know, there IS a hint to it in the dialogue with LRRH.
Ok, I finished it.
I liked the game, but things got really weird at the end. It seemed like the tone changed.
Anyways, I think my favorite line was something like:
"No, no, no. I won't use the fishing rod on the fish."
That one made my day.
Hey ho, I need some help.
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I got rid of the circus troupe and got the seal and the kids for my own troupe, where do I get my third member? I have the fishing rod,colouring book, wolf head and the circus deed.
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Show the deed to various people. ;)
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Okay...... I'm on the island with the engineer blah blah blah. Amazingly enough I found the martin glass, umbrella and big hat. But now I can't go anywhere!! I can just walk left and right..... and then I talk to Dustin and says "gimme effing lego block" (not quite) but I can't go anywhere except the shoreline?! Or am I really dumb and missing something completely.....
what the freaking hell?! I would edit my last post, but I'm annoyed.....
I got up to the island yesterday, SAVED THE GAME, went to bed, woke up, tried to LOAD THE GAME, and it says there AREN'T ANY SAVED GAMES!
GARR!! What the hell is with that?!
So now I have to start again (should be really easy this time), but I'll still need an answer as I previously posted
I'm not even sure this is really a spoiler, but...
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Mouse around until you find the 'jungle' hotspot. Then, walk into the jungle.
Possible bug?!
I'm replaying the game, and I've done pretty much everything. I've got everyone to join the circus except the mother. Every time I try to show her the deed it says "it isn't time yet". She's got the doll, and she's agreed to give me the kids as soon as I show her proof I can take care of them.... so why can't I show her the deed.
(I've got the wizard, pimp, bear and comedian who all agreed to come. The only items I have left are the colouring book (Which I know is used in the tower), the fishing rod, the wolf head (which I've already used) and the deed)....
Not mother trouble again... it's the same as last time. The script seems 100% fine. I have no idea why this would have happened. When did you download the game? I have changed a couple of things and reuploaded it since I first posted the link. Maybe that bug exists in an earlier version.
I downloaded it yesterday evening..... That would be about 12 hours ago.....
Peter, would you care to add a little something to this thread: http://www.agsforums.com/yabb/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=13193;start=0#msg158010
:) You could explain what's happening best given that it's happening to you and not me, and it would save a lot of back and forthing. Basically we just need to know how often this is happening to you and whether it's just this one problem etc...
ohhhhh..... don't worry about it...
I restarted the game and now it's fine.....
I can't seem to recreate the error, and I'm not EXACTLY sure what I did the first time around to make it happen, so I guess we shall just live in ignorant bliss.
Alright, I'm sorry to all the people that experienced problems with giving things to the mother or to the cricket player. They shared a common problem and after hours of searching, I found the one tiny piece of code that was affecting it all. It's now fixed (along with a lot of other things) and v1.2 of the game (wouldn't it be nice to imagine that it'll be the last??) is now being uploaded as I type. If anyone wants to get themselves a copy of the game that works properly, you may now do so.
I never did experience that problem with Drew's glasses though...
I just finished the game and what a wonderful game it was. I just loved it. Loved the whole "screw you guys, I don't care" attitude Alexander has. This game was loads of fun and humor. Thumbs way up!
I believe I'm stuck, perhaps from a walking dead.
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I am on the tropical Island, and have found everything for the Engineer except for the blue-leggo block. Now here's the problem...I only have a tin of seal, and I'm getting the feeling I needed to use that somewhere in the other part of the game, but I apparently never got around to doing it, and still moved forward. I also never got rid of the seal at the circus.
So is there something I should be looking for, on this island, that I haven't found? Or is this a bug?
So far the game has been enjoyable. The dialog has it's moments. And I enjoy how you mock adventure games. However, until I finish the game, I can't really give a complete review on what I think.
-MillsJROSS
Could you tell me which version of the game you have? (check the readme file) I'm sure that bug shouldn't still exist in the game...
version 1.0
I downloaded it some time ago, and just hadn't got around to playing it, till now.
-MillsJROSS
Ahhh. Well, if you're willing to download it again, the new version (1.2) should be free of all those bugs people told me about. I -hope- there aren't anymore... @_@ Sorry about releasing a buggy version in the first place! I thought me and my beta crew had found them all.
You can't catch em all. As long as you recognize them and do something about them, you're okay in my book. When I have time to download the new version and play it again, I will.
-MillsJROSS
I downloaded it some days earlier, didn't have time to play it fully.
Lot's of things to do :)
I plan to make lengther game myself but I realize I wont play games like I will do, because I never have time to play long games, I only downloaded most of the shorter ones !
Anyway , Cirque looks fun and nice !
One little thing, that bothered me, hum didnt make me feel at ease ( I am not sure of the sentence, I am not english , so dont take it baaaad please !! ), that odd thing was this :
(http://gogoleretour.multimania.com/cirqueguy.png)
Looksalike may happen I must say, but it is quite the same body from foot to head except for the clothes. To build one single and original game you shouldn't have been too much inspired by this other classic.
Maybe the weird walk circle comes from this fact too, as you didnt recreate it well or something, working on your own character would have been less difficult, as you are its mother somewhere, you know it better.
Or maybe animation is just not your "thing" I won't say anything more, because drawing and animation is not really my stuff to and I really suck at it :)
This is only my point of view ... about this little thing, but I repeat that THAT IS A GREAT game, dont get offended please !
Ask someone to moderate my post if you were, I didnt want to be rude
No, no, that's fine. It's no secret, I used the exact same pixels in the face as the original Guybrush. It was completely contrived (if that's a good word to use) so that the game really did have that original feel. When you're working with so few pixels, it's very hard to try and achieve the same "look" without doing it exactly. ^_^ I used Guybrush as a "muse" for the height and stance but it's not copied. The only thing copied pixel for pixel is the face, the rest was like sketching.
I didn't want to create a completely original game, I wanted to create my own story that was nostalgic of the old Monkey Island (and another game that absolutely noone has mentioned so I won't say it myself).
The walk cycle had nothing to do with the original, it was like the first thing I ever animated. I know it looks a little weird, I don't think it's bad though... @_@ How many people are amazing animators off the bat with no training?
I truly hope this doesn't ruin too much of the game for you. It was supposed to be like this, I wasn't trying to create a game for the commercial market - just for fun and as a tribute to my favourite game(s).
Good so far but i have some bugs
Everytime I try to use the basket of goodies it crashes
I cant escape the old witches shop, whers the exit?
Could you give me some more information? Use the basket of goodies on what?
You just have to click at the bottom of the screen towards the centre to get out of the witch's...
I'll just add my Congrats on a really great game Kinoko.
The attitude of the main character really reminded me of "The chronicles of Thomas Covanant" well, except for the leprosy. (actually I've only read half of the second book actually, so my impression of it is probably pretty scewed. )
The lack of motivation for the main character made for a truely refreshing adventure.
Just finished playing it... ah, 'twas a thing of beauty.
I really liked Alexander's attitude and the way fate treated him... sort of a mix between Simon the Sorceror, Eric Cartman and Cerebus the Aardvark. ;D
Oh, and Crazy Meg's dialogue ruled. Hahahaha. Hahahahaha!!!
Yes!! YESSSSSSS!!! Someone SAID IT!
You are truly a Monk of Electricity. I was really hoping -someone- would mention a link to Simon -_- Thankyou for making my day!
I love this game. Great graphics, great characters, great humour. Its only real failing was the easy puzzles, but it more than made up for it in awesomeness in other areas. Definitely in my top two favourite AGS game so far this year. Are you working on another game yet? I look forward to seeing more of your work.
EDIT: here (http://www.adventuregamers.com/underground/gameinfo.php?id=360)'s my review of it for Adventure Gamers. It basically says the same thing as this post, only in slightly more detail :)
Quote from: Kinoko on Thu 15/04/2004 12:16:23
OK, as for the bug reports... most of the stuff had been mentioned earlier, ie. Drew's glasses. I honestly have no idea about that one, I'd like some more specific information about when it happens because I just can't make it happen myself. Believe me, I -want- to fix this stuff asap.
The wolf head thing - I think that's a general bug, not related to the scripting because it makes no sense whatsoever. I just can't figure it out @_@ If anyone has any ideas... please tell me!
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As for the ringmaster not changing after you get rid of his troupe, unless the seal was the last one you got rid of, you have to exit and re-enter the circus tent for him to change
The ladder bit had been fixed already. People that downloaded the game straight away will have that problem but noone else.
OK... did that address them all? I think so. I'm still checking things but there are a few things like Drew's glasses that I just can't make sense of. The script seems fine to me, I just can't find any loop hole that would cause that. Please give me as much information as you can on these things.
By the way, with the wolf head... did you get an error message? If so, can you tell me exactly what it said? Thanks ^_^
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There's no 'sunscreen' as such, but you can give him something that looks like it
One other thing... I don't really mind but it seems like the mods might prefer us to keep hint requests in the Hints forum. I don't want to be the gang leader of a bunch of forum hoodlums or anything! ^_^
I also have received an error message. Sorry but I had posted in the Technical Forum. :-[
After poisoning the pie and given it to the guilders, I saved my game but afterwards I keep getting this error message:
An error has occurred. Please contact author for support as this problem is cause by game rather than the interpreter.
(ACI version 2.60.693)
(Global script line 661)
(Error: SetActiveInventory: player doesn't have any of that inventory).
I reloaded the game 3 times and still get same error message.
Is there anyway to continue with the game?
Thanks and I hope I posted in the right forum.
Where is the new/corrected version? I don't mind restarting the game.
Hmm, I'll check that problem out when I get home (I'm at uni right now), thanks for letting me know. Which version have you got, btw? (it should say in the readme file).
The latest version (1.2) has been out for awhile and it available from the same link. I'm just uploading the new versions over the old ones.
Quote from: AGA on Tue 20/04/2004 15:44:17
here (http://www.adventuregamers.com/underground/gameinfo.php?id=360)'s my review of it for Adventure Gamers. It basically says the same thing as this post, only in slightly more detail :)
Oooooooooooooooooooh! Thanks! My first review... and such a nice one! I feel all squishy inside -_-
Yours was the first AGS game I was really waiting for after seeing the first posts in the critics lounge - and I wasn't disappointed. This one really is a blast!!! Excellent.
Oh, and perhaps I can make your next day by telling you, that Alex reminded me a lot of Philip J. Fry... which is great, because he's one of my favourite cartoon characters.
*GASP!* You people are wonderful! Comparing my main character to two of greatest characters ever -_- Simon and Fry! *sniff* Thankyou.
EDIT: Oh, and sunshine, could you tell me exactly which action you performed before getting the error message?
EDIT2: Oh, and AGA... I do have plans for 3 more games at least. It's just a matter of working out which one to do first. I'd like to do a sequel to Cirque (I have some nice ideas for that one), another similar styled game, and another completely different game featuring some of my hand drawings... in my mind, it looks great!.
very nice, loved it a lot, reminded me a lot of Simon the Sourceror
Quote from: Magintz on Thu 22/04/2004 21:38:31
very nice, loved it a lot, reminded me a lot of Simon the Sourceror
It's just spelling mistake or it have something to do with Terry Pratchetts "Sourcery" and Sourceror ? ;)
Quote from: Kinoko on Wed 21/04/2004 15:20:31
*GASP!* You people are wonderful! Comparing my main character to two of greatest characters ever -_- Simon and Fry! *sniff* Thankyou.
EDIT: Oh, and sunshine, could you tell me exactly which action you performed before getting the error message?
EDIT2: Oh, and AGA... I do have plans for 3 more games at least. It's just a matter of working out which one to do first. I'd like to do a sequel to Cirque (I have some nice ideas for that one), another similar styled game, and another completely different game featuring some of my hand drawings... in my mind, it looks great!.
I have just completed this GREAT GAME. Hope you have a sequel soon. Really enjoyed it. My game did freeze/crash quite a few times. I did have version 1.2. I reloaded quite a few times (8-10 at least). but the game is very enjoyable and the designs very nice. Thank you for this game. Don't stop now, give us a sequel or another great game.
Quote from: AtakeeR on Thu 22/04/2004 22:31:48
Quote from: Magintz on Thu 22/04/2004 21:38:31
very nice, loved it a lot, reminded me a lot of Simon the Sourceror
It's just spelling mistake or it have something to do with Terry Pratchetts "Sourcery" and Sourceror ? ;)
It's a spelling mistake, the game is called Simon the Sorcerer (http://www.adventuresoft.com/gs1.html).
Woop de woop!
It was quite funny and the art was really great
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the art in the crystal room was real nice and the bird's next was awesome and i loved the little animation in the bird standing.
that's also something that was great, people didn't just SNAP! from one pose to another, you animated their arms moving and that's just awesome
i did encounter a bug however:
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i couldn't give the "sunscreen" to the cricket player so i had to start over...
also, I think he walked a little too slow, but that could just be me.
keep on rockin,
eric
Hmm, did you give it to him before talking to him? You have to speak with him about his problem before you can give it to him. If not, I'm not sure what's happening (once again).
Thanks again, everyone ^_^
HEEEEEELP!
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I have the kids, the bear, and the contortionist, the comedian and the wizard, as well as the circus itself.
I have the wolf head, the colouring book, the deed and the fishing rod.
Um... now what? Sooooo stuck.
Oh bother. Never mind I solved it myself.
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You need the whore
as with most things in life, AGA...
kinoko, no I spoke to him before, the first inventory item i picked up was the "sunscreen" i think, are you reusing global ints or something? that could do it
Well, started to play it tonight, ended in one hour and an half
The main story was fine, but some things were a little too obvious, anyway, you did a great game
I haven't been stuck a second, seen some bugs :
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1/ the dog turns into a blue AGS cup for one or two frames when using it on the cat
2/ On the main place in town, when you use inventory item on "nothing" ( on street per example ) zale walks all the way left before moonwalking in front of the magician. I was near the pimp when I accenditaly perform this.
u got pm
I have a problem.
I'm at the circus, but I can't leave it. When in front of the tent, I can go inside the tent, but can't leave any other way. I have already made Missy go.
Please help me!
Otherwise a great game so far.
- ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
I think you have to walk of the bottom of the screen.. I had trouble there too. The exit isn't really obvious.
Thanks, I'll try that.
- :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Quote from: MrColossal on Sat 24/04/2004 06:20:04
kinoko, no I spoke to him before, the first inventory item i picked up was the "sunscreen" i think, are you reusing global ints or something? that could do it
I accidentally -did- reuse a global int at some point, but that was fixed. Have you got the latest version? If not, interaction with the mother would screw it up.
I have 2 bugs to report.
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1)At first I didn't know that you can go to the circus screen from the cricket playground, so I solved all the puzzles that didn't need visiting the tent:
-gave picknick basket to pimp
-got the pamphlet from an old man
-gave little bike to Damien the bear :)
-gave troll doll to mother
And then i found out about the circus thent, and inside I gave the pamphlet i got from the pimp to the woman, and picked up sunscreen from the box. But then I couldn't give the sunscreen to the player. I restarted the game and picked up suncreen right away and gave it to the player.
2)on the beach i talked to the worker, picked up the martini glass and hat, gave them to worker, then i picked up the umbrella, and also gave it to worker, in the jungle I gave the fishing rod to that little guy, and he gave me his weapon. One screen later i used the weapon on the big bird and the game crashed. Too bad i didn't save the game. :'(
EDIT: Sorry if this has been posted before.
Sorry to constantly ask people this after bug reports but are you sure that you have the latest version? Check the readme file, it should say v1.2. The cricketer problem should be fine in the latest version. If you do have the latest, I'll go through and do some major checking again.
Ooops, it seems that I have version 1.0.
I like the monkey island spirit of this game: good work!! ;)
However small error concerning animation of the character when he moves... :-X sorry!!! :P
Great stuff Kinoko,
I just got round to playing it, and it was very impressive, played it all through in one sitting, got stuck a few times but eventually fuggered it all out.
I enjoyed the story and loved the attitude of Alexander (except for his feelings for cricket) excellent job, and I'll be looking forward to whatever else you decide to release, keep up the great work.
~Tim
Wonderful game. I finished it yesterday and i have to say that i was quite impressed.
I loved everything about it.
Looking forward to many more of your great games.
shawn
hey im stuck
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i have recruited all but kids...i cant give wolf's head to mother...what do i do?
Thanks everyone! I really appreciate the feedback!
Just in case anyone posts anymore bug repots etc, I'm gonna be gone for almost a week after tomorrow so don't think you're being ignored. I'll get to them all when I get back (if there are indeed any to be dealt with).
This game is great but here comes: I have the 1.2 version and I've done everything right and spoiler (hide)gotten to the island (/hide)and now I'm stuck! Reading trough this thread I figured out that I should have the spoiler (hide) fishing pole and of course I have only the tin! I've given everything but lego to the fisherman.(/hide) Do I have to play the game all over? I didn't save at all. :(
Up to this point Cirque the Zale was one of the best games I've ever played, so funny!
I recently downloaded the game. I'm not done yet but so far this is definitely one of the better AGS games I've played. The game is extremely polished, and the humour is right on target. Great job; I'm sure I'll love it even more when I'm done.
Quote from: tim on Tue 27/04/2004 05:48:32
hey I'm stuck
i have recruited all but kids...i cant give wolf's head to mother...what do i do?
You've probably thunked it out by now, but if not....
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Isn't there someone ELSE who would be MORE afraid of wolves... I'm sure there's a fairy tale about one such girl...
I havnt finished the game yet, but I have noticed a few things.
*Like eric said the speed is a little slow. Maybe have an option to change it would be nice, and not too hard to implement.
*Its probably a bit late now, but although most of the art is of a very high standard, there are a few backgrounds that dont quite fall into the quality of the others.
*The lack of much different background music at times anoyed me. Like during the intro, I was expecting some carnival tune to come on, but there was not much sound at all. (ok, listening again, there is music during the game... either something broke, or my speakers were turned down... :P)
*I found a bug, I'm sorry if its been mentioned already: If you walk into the Potion Building and before you get in the door, click somewhere else, Alexander walks to where you clicked, but still enters the room (I found this by seeing the cat as i clicked to enter the house and going 'Hey, thats where the cat is... and clicking again...)
*I don't know if this is to do with your game or AGS, but if I alt-esc out and go into windows, and come back, all speech etc only briefly flashes up on the screen. I found that saving the game and restoring it fixed the problem. (also, this doesnt happen all the time... weird)
*This has been mentioned, but when you use the dog on cat, the dog turns into the blue cup for a few frames..
Anyways... love the game, and I am still having fun playing it. Awesome work with the humour. Good luck with future games.
I've restarted the game after I've managed to get to the island without the pole and it was worth it. This game is so witty and the end - the end is one of the coolest. Great game!
Finihed it. Awesome game.
what u told me isnt wat i needed to no this is what i need to no
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ive done everything up to the deed part but i cant recruit the kids y not if u no wat i s'posed to do now tell me
tim:
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You need to give the troll to the mother, and then the deed.
OK, I'm back now and although I'm tired and bitter thanks to Sydney, I've had a look over the bug reports. I'll have a look at the game later on and see what I can do. I'm fairly sure I know now why the door to the cottage acts up but... like I said, I'll check.
zchwing, pick of the month. Thank you.
Once more, an new version is up -_- At least from the secondary url (http://www.anime.com.au/Katt/misc/cirque.zip) as I don't have access to the other ftp account just yet. Both links should point to the new version by tonight.
v1.3 - Hopefully, I've fixed the cottage door problem, the dog turning into a blue cup problem and the problem that allowed you to get to the island without getting the fishing rod. They all baffled me, there didn't seem to be any specific thing wrong that I could see, but I think I've managed to get around them anyway.
If there are any more problems, PLEASE let me know. ^_^ Argh, this is so frustrating. When I make my next game, I'll know better than to release the game without checking things thoroughly.
Quote from: Kinoko on Fri 07/05/2004 02:48:00
Once more, an new version is up -_- At least from the secondary url (http://www.anime.com.au/Katt/misc/cirque.zip) as I don't have access to the other ftp account just yet. Both links should point to the new version by tonight.
v1.3 - Hopefully, I've fixed the cottage door problem, the dog turning into a blue cup problem and the problem that allowed you to get to the island without getting the fishing rod. They all baffled me, there didn't seem to be any specific thing wrong that I could see, but I think I've managed to get around them anyway.
If there are any more problems, PLEASE let me know. ^_^ Argh, this is so frustrating. When I make my next game, I'll know better than to release the game without checking things thoroughly.
There were some bugs but your game was REALLY good;) Hope you make a new game SOON :)
I don't know if this has been said before, but I'll post this anyway. I don't think I have to read seven pages just to find out if a bugfix has been made... So, if I try to give that fellow in the island the hat, the martini glass, the lego block, or whatever, the game will crash with a message that says that it can't find the appropriate item, or something like that.
Once again I have to say ^_^;;; ...
Which version do you have? Check the readme file. v 1.3 is the latest and I don't -think- is has the island problem. It's hard for me to tell because these bugs just pop up and don't make a lot of sense to me most of the time. Also, most of the time they only seem to happen to one or two people and I can't make them happen myself.
Now THIS is a briliant game. Well done Kinoko - a couple of things
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I was just checking I could actualy hide text before I post any give aways
Hey! well look at that! I can hide text - cool - sorry I'm a bit of a computer novice.
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As I said - a couple of things. I think it's already been mentioned - but the dog turns in to the blue cup when he goes after the cat - and also where ever the dog is, he has several white pixels on his sprite. Is that island the exact same background as Mi2? I thought it would be some gag like - 'Hey - how did I get here with herman toothrot' or something - it looks exactly the same - I would have prefered a different island background
But stil - AMAZING GAME!!!! I really love this and it is very reminicent of simon and Mi.
WELL DONE! I really enjoyed this game!
Johnny Old: Well instead of having two posts, you can click preview instead of post. Just so you know for next time...
Also, in version 1.3 Kinoko said that she fixed that dog sprite thing. And I think its a different island. When I saw it I immediately thought of MI, but I think that Kiniko said that she was influenced by the MI games. I didnt mind.
And yes this game is very cool.
Glad you liked the game! ^_^ It is a different background, too.
Quote from: Kinoko on Sun 09/05/2004 14:02:52
Once again I have to say ^_^;;; ...
Which version do you have? Check the readme file. v 1.3 is the latest and I don't -think- is has the island problem. It's hard for me to tell because these bugs just pop up and don't make a lot of sense to me most of the time. Also, most of the time they only seem to happen to one or two people and I can't make them happen myself.
Ah, sorry for not metnioning that, my version is indeed 1.1 ::)
just one question to be answered and i can finish the game...
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how the hell to i get that freakin fluffy doll from drews office??
that is the troll doll everybody talks about?
PLEASE HELP!
Quote from: Floco-Zeppelin on Wed 12/05/2004 18:09:30
just one question to be answered and i can finish the game...
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how the hell to i get that freakin fluffy doll from drews office??
that is the troll doll everybody talks about?
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You can't get that doll. The doll is elsewhere.
thanks for the tip, i was trying to do everything with it and it doesnt work. But i still feel i need some more objective advice...Ã, :P
EDIT: Alright, already found out and finished it!
Wow - Just finnished it and I must say that this is probably the best independent game I have played in years. It's already in my top 5 AGS.
Also I have to say - I had a little look at your online comic - the artwork is superb. Being a cartoonist also (a crap one) I can safely say you have heap much talent . . rock on Kinoko.
P.s you know it's a good game when you begin quoting it before youv'e finished it - Your a spooky kid kinoko and I have to leave (or something like that.)
A great game! I had lots of fun with it.
I would love to support such a fine cartoonist like Kinoko, financially.
But payment and shipping is quite difficult and expensive. I hope my
ship comes in some time in the near future.
Anyway, thank you Kinoko for the great game.
Ooooh, I'm getting compliments on my comic from a game forum! ^_^ Thanks guys. After such a pitiful sale at the Sydney convention I just went to, it's nice to hear things like that.
Yay, Kinoko!
Please sorry for posting sooo late, but hope not too much: I also loved playing your game!
Hope you launch new gret games soon!!! :D
I loved that game. Except that the end was kind of quick.
We have conducted an interview with the talented Rebecca Clements (Kinoko) which you can read in the latest issue of The Inventory (PDF magazine for adventure games). You can download the latest issue as well as older ones for free here:
http://www.justadventure.com/TheInventory/TheInventory.shtm
Version 1.4 is now available for download. Not that I expect you all to run out and update it, there was only one small tiny change. There was one little bit of code in the MI2 template that was causing the occasional bug. If you've had a problem with this inventory-based bug, then I can tell you with no certainly at all that it is most definitely probably fixed to my knowledge.
Congratz and thank you for making such a great game! :)
I'm eagerly awaiting your next game!
Ciao
Your game is horrible, awful, terrible, looks like hell, is not fun to play, I want my money back (on a free download), you owe me 3 hours of my life back, you lazy, sexy fraud. I'm mad as hell. I can't believe this game gets such praise. It sucks! It's horrible! The Elephant Poo in the intro was more interesting than the whole game! Alexander looks like a twad! The jokes are lame! ;)
Oh, thanks for the shout out in the inventory, you're a doll.
;D
Bt
(Now, for the ruin of sarcasm, YES, I was entirely joking for those of you who fail to read satire well. This game is so excellent, it blew my colon out my nose, and now my friends call me poop-schnozz. How's that?)
I just had to say, that yours is one of the best adventure games I have played. It was extremely funny and every moment was enjoyable (instead of the occasional points that occur where you are either bored or frustrated). I did encounter the item bug but I haven't checked the new version to see if it would fix it. It didn't effect me being able to eventually complete the game though. You seem to have loads of talent and let's hope we see another soon! ;D
This game ruled hard. Not only did it look great, it was really very funny. I liked the personalities and the dialogue quite a lot. I am seriously very impressed. I can't wait for more games from you!
Before I forget, though, there was one thing I noticed:
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When you use the dog on the cat, it turns into a blue cup for a few frames. I don't know if someone else mentioned it because I'm lazy and I didn't check. But if they didn't, I did so ha ha in your faces.
Pesty: That problem with the blue cup shouldve been fixed in version 1.3. You probably had an earlier version.
Oh and yes, the game was good. I can't wait for more of her games too.
Just finished this game and here are my thoughts:
The graphics were above an average AGS game but could've used some work here and there. I don't mean to be picky, it's just that some screens looked much better than others. Also, I would've preferred that the "rooms" weren't so close to each other in a straight line. It's like the whole thing was one huge long scrolling room. Unless it was meant to be that way?
For the most part the humour was fairly funny (with some exceptions), even considering that Zale is an ass. :P But I thought the "Zuropean" part with the immigrant comedian on stage was, unfortunately, lame and stupid with the "I am sorry, I not from this country" line, considering that there were some spelling mistakes in the game. I have friends from Europe that don't speak that great of English yet but they're fun and funny people to hang with. :P I don't know if Rebecca is bitter against Europe in some regard but I thought that part was uncool...
Other parts were pretty fun though and I wish Rebecca luck in making "Cirque 2" an enjoyable game to play. Thanks. ;)
Use the wolf's head on the little riding hood and give her basket to the pimp. I really don't remember next, but I DO remember that you'll use the rod much later. There's something else you must use on the pie.
Use the dog to capture the cat. The rest will be revealed.
The rod will be used much later.
Quote from: OzzieOy on Wed 16/06/2004 18:44:44
I don't know if Rebecca is bitter against Europe in some regard but I thought that part was uncool...
Yes, I am. Europe ran over my cat and they won't give me back the balls I accidentally hit into their backyard. Stupid Europe.
^_^
Quote from: OzzieOy on Wed 16/06/2004 18:44:44I have friends from Europe that don't speak that great of English yet but they're fun and funny people to hang with. :P I don't know if Rebecca is bitter against Europe in some regard but I thought that part was uncool...
Speaking for Europe, we really didn't mind.
Sorry about your cat, Rebecca. We tried to swerve, but it was too late. Maybe you shouldn't have let it running loose all over our streets.
I just finished and what a great game!!! Not to hard and not to easy. I really enjoyed it.
I forgive you, Snarky- I mean, Europe. It was a poopy kind of cat anyway. Actually, i'm GLAD you ran over it!
BTW, thanks everyone again for all the kind words -_-
It's a good game, definately. I liked the humour, but there are some issues I wish to mention, simply because I can.
- The insides of buildings shouldn't have rastered colours. Why? Don't know exactly, but it doesn't look good. The rest of the graphics are definately above average, but those rasters were... A breach, to say the least.
- The second part, on the island, seems to have been rushed and was a bit too short. It was a shame that it was so easy to find the martini glass, hat and umbrella. Even though I liked the fact that Zale said "this is going to be difficult" and then proved to be actually easier than finding a sock on your foot, he didn't respond as... satisfying as I would've liked.
But then again, I'm a naggy old bastard, who happens to be from Europe, and not regarding my patriot feelings, the Zurope joke was a cheap shot :)
Hello, I kept mulling over downloading this game and finally decided to do so. The circus idea didn't really appeal to me, but I am sure glad that I did! I have to say this is now my second favourite AGS game. It has to be number one for comedic dialouge though. Had me laughing the whole way through. Especially the bit about the princess at the end.
Congrats on making such an awesome game you really should feel proud. Can't wait to play more of your games in the future.
Cheers.
I'm glad you eventually gave in to your innermost desires... er, well, I'm glad you eventually decided to download it anyway ^_^ Glad you liked it!
Thanks for the comments, voh. I was annoyed the end had to be so short too, but I'd already spent more time than I wanted on it by that stage :) Like I've said before though, when I make the sequel, I'll try to make it the way I think it needs to be made regardless of the amount of time it takes.
I've heard a lot about this game but I too wasn't convinced on the whole circus idea (sorry ;)).
And I hate clowns... that's not a job to be proud of.
Er, anyway... I downloaded Cirque de Zale and I gotta say it's bloody good :D
I love the humour and the style - it reminds me a lot of Simon The Sorcerer, which is a good thing...
Keep up the good work, I look forward to playing the sequel or any other games you make.
10/10
I really loved this game a lot. It seemed to be missing a few animations here and there and it could have used more variety in music and better sound, but the characters and art were amazing. I really loved the humor in this game, and the story. I can't wait for a second.
I watched "Big Fish" over the weekend and the bit where Ewan McGregor is cleaning up Elephant poo at the circus reminded me of Cirque du Zale. Was there any inspiration there?
I haven't seen it, so... no! ^_^ (phew!)
Hey there - this was the first game I tried after finding this site. And it's good! I was surprised how much I really liked it, considering that, for whatever reason, I was fully expecting to hate and be embarressed by it. For the most part it felt like it was being written by a funny, clever person, as opposed to someone *trying* to be a funny, clever person (the difference between the first two Monkey Island games and the second two, if you ask me), and it pretty much nails the old-fashioned atmosphere it's obviously aiming for. That slightly off-kilter music is pretty cool, too.
It would be great if you end up doing some follow ups. It might be a good idea to make the puzzles a bit more complex, though - Oddyseus Kent (the other great game I tried) had this game beat in that respect. This one'll be staying on my hard-drive though.
Quote from: dg on Tue 22/06/2004 12:53:50I love the humour and the style - it reminds me a lot of Simon The Sorcerer, which is a good thing...
Damnit, yes! That sending to another dimension was SO simon the sorceror, it cracked a smile on my face! :)
I loved this game...It's really good.
Good Work Kinoko!
Thanks ^_^ I'm rather glad to hear people are still coming along and playing it (as opposed to it completely dying out after a couple of months).
Quite enjoyable, humerous, and nowhere near a waste o'time *smile*... frighteningly enough I've known people like that, who go out of their way to not do what you ask them to, as well as sarcastically ask you to remind them what they refuse to do! *grins*
Hehe, I now managed to finish the game. :) It was really fun, and I loved Alexander's comments. Great job. ^_^
Just to let you know Kinoko, the game is being hosted here: http://www.abandonia.com/game_display.php?mark=5&ID=187 . Thats pretty cool I think.
Ooh, hey, thanks for that! Thanks for the kind words, too ^_-
this game is.. the magnificence of magnificant magnitude in holy heaven! ;D
Wonderful! Bravo!! *claps*
it now one of my favs ags game:) i dont think theres any bad pint in it,, its perfect. lol.
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Ahh yes, i was quite disapointed having that house destroyed by the bird :P
very good. I'm impressed. Reminded me good old times when I played monkey island 2. Puzzles and story was good. Quite funny, but I think main character was insulting people too much.
Nice game!
Just wanna say anyone who lives in SA the game was loaded onto
the DVD you get with the mag! I requested they add games onto the disc
and wow look what happens!
Well done liked the game.. The character surely has alot of personality!
Quite easy finished in about an hour... But all round I would be impressed
if my first game was nice like this.
I totally missed this comment somehow (and never would have seen it had I not been searching for something just now).
What mag are you talking about. Cirque was included in a DVD?
hey i'm from SA. Is that maybe the LO mag?
so i have been trying to download this game forver,but everytime i try it tells me that i do not have permission to access this file on our server.does anyone know why this is? Its driving me nuts,i keep reading the best things about the game,it sounds great!i want to play! :-[
Oh, from the link in this thread? This thread is way old so the link has changed. You'll need to download it directly from the Games Page of AGS (it's in medium length games)
thanks for responding so quick Kinoko,but no such luck.I even retried it,just by chance that something changed,nothing. ???I dont know about you..but when I can't have something..I want it even more.heehee!
I works for me so I don't know what to tell you...
You can always try it at www.the-underdogs.com (http://www.the-underdogs.com), they have it there too.
I do believe that you can also find it in www.abandonia.com , which is much faster than the underdogs... ;)
Or even http://aafiles.bicycle-for-slugs.org/full/Cirque%20De%20Zale/cirque.zip
;Dwoohoo!thans guys! i finally got it to work! the games crashed on my twice so far,which kinda stinks.But it looks great..i can see what everyone was going on about.i cant wait to finish it!