Look! Up In The Sky!
(http://www.barnrunner.com/pics/promos/forever3-1_Lg.png)
It's A New Barn Runner Game!
That's right! Two and a half years
of being too lazy to finish it of diligent fine tuning, and I'm finally ready to present Barn Runner 5: The Forever Friday 3. And, gosh, does this game have it all!
* Lots of exciting places to explore! (Just look at the men's room up there!)
* Oodles of exciting conversations to be had! (Probably too much chit chat, to be honest)
* More inventory items than seems practical (Much of it is completely pointless!)
* Poorly designed puzzles that are sure to baffle and frustrate you for hours! (I'm so sorry!)
* Cutscenes by the bucket load! (Mostly the game just gives you something to do between cutscenes!)
* Multiple player characters (yet all are shockingly interchangeable!)
* Completely skippable arcade sequences (so optional I wonder why I even bothered to put them in!)
* Lots of fun little mini-games (sure to distract you from the shoddy puzzles!)
* Tons of Easter Eggs (and old TV and movie references you younger kids are certain not to get. OH GOD, I'M SO OLD!)
* Multiple paths to victory (no more linear story telling this time around! It's sure to lead to trouble!)
* Bugs and typos my play testers missed (you can never catch them all.)
* Biggest Barn Runner game ever! (Bloated! That's the word I'd use!)
(http://www.barnrunner.com/pics/promos/forever3-2_Lg.png)
Look, kids! A cigarette vending machine! Just one of the many poor choices I made as a designer!
This full length game picks up just hours after the last chapter ended. The mass hysteria of the "Big Crazy" continues tearing through the city and it's up to our hero, Prick Peckard; the partner that won't go away, Harry; and the object of Prick's desire, Noriko. They can save the city... But only with your help!
Will Prick survive this secret mission into the wilds of the BGCZ? Will he find the people responsible? Will his city survive the madness that has claimed so many other cities before it? Will Noriko's secret prototype be up to the task? (Ah, how the 80s loved super machines!) Are Harry's pilot skills up the task? And can Prick handle an adventure without having a trench coat to wear? (He's a creature of habit!)
And how does rock-a-billy's favorite son Mojo Nixon factor into all of this? You'll only find out if you download! (So consider youself warned!)
Available from TackyWorld Interactive, where the quality of our freeware is matched only by the price!
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD (RAR Format) (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=download&game=1443) (30 Megabytes)
System Requirements:Windows 95/98, 2000, ME, XP, or Vista
1 gHz Processor
512 Mb of RAM
DirectX compliant sound and video cards
330 Mb hard drive space
Rated "T" For Teen (not really, but it probably should be)
This game contains:
Midly Suggestive Adult Themes
Mild Profanity
Brief Nudity
Cartoonish Violence
Plugins and other helpful things Used by this game> Andrew MacCormack's Save/Load Functions & Unlimited Timers Module
> Steve McCrea's OtherRoom plugin
> Scorpiorus' Parallax plugin
> Andreas Vogel's Flashlight Plugin
> Rui Pires & Strazers 8-Direction Movement Module
> French Translations by Paolo
So, if you have some time to waste or just have nothing left to live for, why not download it and give it a try? There are worse ways to spend your day (probably).
Ponch
Dualnames dies from excitement!!
The game is amazing so far. And here i was, thinking I'd work on my own games. It's always some asshole ruining your creative process. :P
Quote from: Dualnames on Sun 19/06/2011 17:16:17
Dualnames dies from excitement!!
The game is amazing so far. And here i was, thinking I'd work on my own games. It's always some asshole ruining your creative process. :P
I apologize! (And once you've completed the game and seen how pointless it all is, I'll apologize again!) ;)
Cool :D Congrats on finishing this Ponch! I'll be checking it out very soon, as I must find out why that machine is out of ranch flavored cigarettes.
Quote from: kconan on Sun 19/06/2011 17:31:44
Cool :D Congrats on finishing this Ponch! I'll be checking it out very soon, as I must find out why that machine is out of ranch flavored cigarettes.
That's just one of the many spine-tingling mysteries you'll solve in this game. Just wait until you find out that the General Store is out of booze. It's pretty chilling stuff! :=
Just found out B.R. 5.3 is out. Awesome! Ponch Rocks!! He Rules!!! He was just trying to teach us all alittle patience in our fast pasted society.
I'm downloading it right, now.
Quote from: BLUEKNIGHT38 on Sun 19/06/2011 19:02:11
Just found out B.R. 5.3 is out. Awesome! Ponch Rocks!! He Rules!!! He was just trying to teach us all alittle patience in our fast pasted society.
I'm downloading it right, now.
Exactly! I wasn't shiftless or lazy. No sir! I was trying to teach you kids a valuable life lesson: Slow down and smell the roses! And... um... recycle and stuff. That's important too! 8)
Excitement overload! ;D
Loving this game so far, Ponch. Congrats on finishing it. ;D
*goes back to playing*
Quote from: Frodo on Sun 19/06/2011 19:24:05
Excitement overload! ;D
Loving this game so far, Ponch. Congrats on finishing it. ;D
*goes back to playing*
Glad you like it. It was a lot of work and I'm glad to finally be done with it. Now I have to get the next one ready. Good lord, it never ends! :=
UPDATE: A bug has been reported! I'll get a fixed version of the game up tonight. But in the meantime, after you give May the crayons and the old canvas, while you're following her into the woods. Do NOT stop to talk to Harry or the game may crash. As long as you don't talk to him while following her, everything thing is fine and the game continues as normal. I'll get the patched version up as soon as I can. :-*
UPDATE 2: Problem solved. New version uploaded. If anyone else spots a bug, feel free to PM me. :)
Yes yes ohdeargods yesss! Can't wait to get try this out later tonight! Barn Runner rocks!
Boy... that scene in the screenshot you've shown looks an awful like:
(http://www.freewebs.com/spentertainment/MISC/mysteryBG.png)
Hmm
;)
Quote from: SNaKe on Mon 20/06/2011 00:07:49
Boy... that scene in the screenshot you've shown looks an awful like:
(Snip)
Hmm
;)
What?! Sir, you have offended my honor! I demand pistols at dawn. Or possibly hand grenades at brunch.
If you would look closely, you'll notice that your guy is wearing white shoes. My guy is wearing black shoes. They are clearly completely different pictures! 8)
Also, thanks PlayPretend! Barn Runner does indeed rock! So much so that obviously Snake was so inspired that he made a time machine and went back in time to pay homage to all things Barn Runner. Well played, Snake. But PlayPretend and I are on to you, sir! Stop creating paradoxes! The universe is not a toy!
Holy shit, it looks like Prick's been using steroids since the last episode. Now I just need to dig up my passwords, if I can find them. Sigh...
Mojo Nixon involved in this game could only make it better. Afterall, his performance in Buttcrack sure did!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dca2o42yUUs
PREACHERMAN BOB KNOWS ALL.
Quote from: ProgZmax on Mon 20/06/2011 00:53:51
Holy shit, it looks like Prick's been using steroids since the last episode. Now I just need to dig up my passwords, if I can find them. Sigh...
Mojo Nixon involved in this game could only make it better.
That's a bit of a running joke. It was revealed all the way back in Barn Runner 2 (and in several games since), that when Prick takes his coat off, he's incredibly buff. But in the coat he looks more average and a little slouchy. Is the coat magical or something? Is it just filled with so much junk that it weighs him down? Who knows! It is a mystery! ???
I hope you can find those codes! I put a lot of work into the campaign elements! I'll be sad if no one uses them.
Lastly, Mojo makes everything better! (But you'll have to beat Fast Eddie Gupton in a drag race if you want to hear his music!)
Wheeeeeee! \o/
That is all.
Quote from: LimpingFish on Mon 20/06/2011 03:06:01
Wheeeeeee! \o/
That is all.
Thank you, sir! I'm glad you're excited. I'll have you know that Barn Runner 5-3 is a game so manly that just playing it will put hair on your chest (or on your hamster, as the case may be) :=
At last!!!!
I have made a commitment to wearing pink bunny ears at all times while playing this game.
THAT'S HOW COMMITTED I AM! :D
sauyadav: Indeed!
Ben: To be fair, weren't you already wearing them all the time anyway? ;)
Yes, but now I have a reason! :=
Eh, I've already failed to submit two assignments and flunked an exam.
Time for some relaxation!
FANTASTIC! ;D
Cannot wait, but have to, stupid job... >:(
oH yEAH pONCH! i'M SOOOOOO SOLD FOR A mULEBORO RIGHT NOW!
Downloading and playing tonite at home.
Tx for the game. I was really wating for this.
WonkE3th: That's the spirit! Tell life to piss off -- There's a new Barn Runner game! It's totally worth shirking your responsibilities!
Intense Degree: Job? What are you doing? Prioritizing things? Sheesh! Take a lesson from WonkE3th.
LUniqueDan: Are you telling me you got hooked on cigarettes just by looking at a badly drawn picture of some? My God! The media was right! Cigarettes are worse than Hitler! :o
The game unfolds in an amazing way puzzle-design-wise. Way to go so far. I'm trying to rush to the finish and still fail. Which is great :P
Quote from: Dualnames on Mon 20/06/2011 19:46:58
The game unfolds in an amazing way puzzle-design-wise. Way to go so far. I'm trying to rush to the finish and still fail. Which is great :P
Glad to see you haven't beaten it yet. It's so dispiriting to spend ages and ages working on a game only to watch people finish it in a single evening. This time around I was hoping that wouldn't happen. Good to see I finally made a game you couldn't beat on your lunch break! (And all I had to do was release it several years behind schedule! -- By that logic, I should still be playing Duke Nukem Forever in the retirement home!)
Also PUPPET SHOW. MAN, I COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING.
Quote from: PE3nch on Mon 20/06/2011 21:10:11
Glad to see you haven't beaten it yet. It's so dispiriting to spend ages and ages working on a game only to watch people finish it in a single evening.
Just completed. Really nice game!
Spoiler
Just kidding! Looking forward to playing it though. It's been a long time since i've been able to play a Prick ;D
Dual: Thanks, man! The puppet show is my favorite egg in the entire game. It was quite a bit of work to do just for an egg, so I'm glad someone found it! :D
Stee: If I say so myself, of all the heroes of ancient myth and modern fiction named Prick, Prick Peckard is the greatest. ;)
OMFG it is finally here!!! Do you know, ponch, how much disappointment I getting every time when I checked in here and saw nothing from this chapter! At the first it said coming Feb 2009. When the time came, nothing... well, never mind as I know "delay" is a common practice in game industry. Then 2010 passed... nothing but the demo... I was losing hope.... UNTIL NOW! \o/
For God sake please don't make us wait THAT long in the future, PLEASE!
Fear not, Airborne. The next game comes out in December. I promise you I'll make that deadline. With any luck parts 5 and 6 will come out next year and the Forever Friday saga will finally come to an end. :)
Parts 5 and 6? Milking this series a bit, aren't you? Why not just wrap it all together into part 4 and be done with it, that way I don't need to keep rifling through passwords.
THINK OF THE PASSWORDS! You'll killing me, man.
Quote from: ProgZmax on Wed 22/06/2011 17:23:36
Parts 5 and 6? Milking this series a bit, aren't you? Why not just wrap it all together into part 4 and be done with it, that way I don't need to keep rifling through passwords.
THINK OF THE PASSWORDS! You'll killing me, man.
To be fair, Forever Friday was always bloated and overstuffed with shoddy puzzles and too much dialog. It's not like I didn't announce that from the outset. It only SEEMS more bloated because I'm taking so long to finish it, giving people more time to reflect on just how poorly made and generally slapped together my games are. ;)
And a true dudebro doesn't complain when life throws some hardships (i.e. passwords) in is path. He just mans up and does what he has to do. You have to set an example for the younger dudebros like Ben304 and Dualnames. This world is tough and confusing. Now more than ever, it seems. They're looking to you, ProgZ.
Don't let them down.
:'(
(Cue sad music)
(Distant, echoing voice over: Don't let them down)
AS A TRUE FAN OF THIS SERIES I HAVE TO SAY.
Passwords? Arcade Mode? Director's Cut? Side Missions?
YOU MUST BE A MAN TO HANDLE ALL OF THOSE.
Quote from: Dualnames on Thu 23/06/2011 13:37:42
AS A TRUE FAN OF THIS SERIES I HAVE TO SAY.
Passwords? Arcade Mode? Director's Cut? Side Missions?
YOU MUST BE A MAN TO HANDLE ALL OF THOSE.
As I said in the "Awesome!" trailer from a while ago, I was putting all that extra development time to good use! :D
This is a personal opinion, and only PONCH HIMSELF may judge me. THE REST OF YOU CAN F!@#$ OFF. Politely.
Starting off, the game started in an amazing way with the french jokes and all. I totally laughed my ass off. The puzzles were also great in this part, and generally a very enjoyable start.
Now, the game switched to the BGCZ. The puzzles here remind me of MI2. Lots of backtracking (but not that annoying, especially when Prick jokes about it), and I really remembered the Map puzzles, especially the one with the wind and the seagull.
I felt this game was a bit less funny than the others though. It had some great moments, don't get me wrong, but I didn't laugh all the time, like I used to. That's not necessarily bad. There were some great moments, nevertheless, especially the PUPPET SHOW and the April's Narrating, and the reporter, LOL TO THAT.
I believe the less laughing involves Prick not narrating in the same level. He barely narrates here, like 12-20 dialogues or so. Which what I've always enjoyed.
I'm gonna say I liked this less than part 2, which still holds the prize as a really underrated gem in my honest opinion.
Also about the mailbot. I'm sure you made Ben smile like a motherfucker.
I've kind of bashed two of my favorite AGS franchises of all time, so don't judge me as an asshole, I love your games like nothing, and same goes for Technocrat. I just felt that this part was a bit, just barely inferior to the rest.
Nice review. I can't take issue with any of it.
Prick having fewer monologues was an intentional choice. For the first time in years, Prick is so busy that he doesn't have the time to get lost in his own head. There are only a few moments, like in the barn, where he has a minute to catch his breath and revert to his old ways.
I tried to keep the backtracking to a minimum. But I also wanted to address the complaints that my games tend to be linear, so it was a bit of a balancing act.
All in all, I'm glad you liked it.
QuoteAnd a true dudebro doesn't complain when life throws some hardships (i.e. passwords) in is path. He just mans up and does what he has to do.
Fair enough, I concede my lack of dudebroness on this topic. However...
The minigames need some pretty severe balancing as they are, and the super-vehicle is a super pussy and could stand to take a few dents to the hull instead of piloting a Ford Pinto everywhere. A REAL dudebro would fix this Airwolf Supercar to transform it from pussy into awesome.
Quote from: ProgZmax on Thu 23/06/2011 18:18:36
The minigames need some pretty severe balancing as they are, and the super-vehicle is a super pussy and could stand to take a few dents to the hull instead of piloting a Ford Pinto everywhere.
I'm assuming the mini-games you're talking about are the "real life" ones and not the ones in the truck stop, right? What would you like to see? More checkpoint saves?
As far as taking the dents in the hull with the oncoming traffic, maybe Harry doesn't want to scrape the paint? ;) Besides, I like my old school arcades old school tough. That good old "one hit and you're toast" Spy Hunter style. I know not everyone shares that sentiment, so I included the arcade mode on/off button. I guess I could take another pass at it.
Excellent game so far. I'm close to getting the first transmitter up. :=
Love all the stuff in BGCZ. It's great how you keep getting sent to another location, to complete a side-quest, but you can't do the side-quest until you've done something else. So you get more and more sidetracked from the main quest, which is putting the transmitters up. :)
And Ponch, love the pupper show: How he bacame a man. ;D
Also love it when you say the truth to the Mail Corporal/Colonel, inside the vault.
Frodo: Thanks. I tried to make the quests more complicated this time around. Also, Billy had to become a man sooner or later. Luckily, he had a General Store nearby! :=
Dual: I liked writing dialog for Postmaster Colonel Cole. In his on way, he's a lot like Prick. I'd love to know what his interior monologue sounds like. (Did you ask him about the tattoos?)
Quote from: PE3nch on Fri 24/06/2011 16:08:50
Dual: I liked writing dialog for Postmaster Colonel Cole. In his on way, he's a lot like Prick. I'd love to know what his interior monologue sounds like. (Did you ask him about the tattoos?)
NEVER FORGET :P
Finished it. Loved it.
To be honest, I never thought any scene from a Barn Runner game would ever manage to surpass the naked bigwheel dream sequence, but I'm pretty sure the whole thing with the portrait for the cow is my new most favourite Barn Runner thing ever.
I actually quite liked the departure from the constant narration, I felt there was just enough of it in the game to satisfy my love of it, and then a nice variety of other jokes. When I say "Nice" I mean my gosh, did some of these make me laugh/cringe/go "ooohhhhhhh". Loved seeing Mailbot in action too, I had forgotten that he salutes all the time :D
Oh yeah, and the ranch flavoured cigarettes puzzle is probably my favourite Barn Runner puzzle to date, loved that one!
Congrats, definitely looking forward to the next episode!
Edit: Three things I forgot:
For some reason I found the scene where Prick wakes up after you know what to make him seem more human than comedic. Maybe it's because we've all been in that situation and can relate to it, right guys? Guys?
:=
Also, I loved how you used the truck stop to cram in as many truck related pop culture references as humanly possible, particularly when I went out the back and straight away recognized the truck from my most favourite adventure game ever!
Finally, man this was a solid length game! You weren't kidding about it being the longest Barn Runner game ever. Definitely a good length adventure this time around :D
Glad you liked it. And thanks for loaning out Mailbot for a cameo.
Regarding the truck stop, there were actually several more I cut out. The rear parking lot around the dumpster was originally much bigger. I had the trucks from Duel, Convoy, Arc II, and Maximum Overdrive back there (plus loads and loads more truck stop orphans -- it was a real "lord of the flies" sort of place). And the Spring Break Wet T-Shirt Blast arcade game still worked too. ;)
Lastly, I'm glad you think I topped the naked big wheel scene. :D
Quote from: PE3nch on Fri 24/06/2011 16:08:50
Dual: I liked writing dialog for Postmaster Colonel Cole. In his on way, he's a lot like Prick. I'd love to know what his interior monologue sounds like. (Did you ask him about the tattoos?)
That story is one of my most favorites!
Quote from: Airborne on Mon 27/06/2011 18:00:19
Quote from: PE3nch on Fri 24/06/2011 16:08:50
Dual: I liked writing dialog for Postmaster Colonel Cole. In his on way, he's a lot like Prick. I'd love to know what his interior monologue sounds like. (Did you ask him about the tattoos?)
That story is one of my most favorites!
I like Cole a lot. I wish I'd found a way to bring him into the series earlier than this just so I would have had more opportunities to write dialog for his crazy rants. :D
QuoteRegarding the truck stop, there were actually several more I cut out
I was sure I'd be the only one who 'got' the Damnation Alley roadster/radioactive roaches bit. That movie is on my 'guilty pleasures' list of awesomely bad awesome sci-fi. Of course there was also the legendary Porkchop Express, from yet another awesomely bad awesome comedy. Little references like these warm my otherwise cold-and-disillusioned-with-modern-film heart.
Quote from: ProgZmax on Tue 28/06/2011 01:31:11
I was sure I'd be the only one who 'got' the Damnation Alley roadster/radioactive roaches bit. That movie is on my 'guilty pleasures' list of awesomely bad awesome sci-fi. Of course there was also the legendary Porkchop Express, from yet another awesomely bad awesome comedy. Little references like these warm my otherwise cold-and-disillusioned-with-modern-film heart.
If I say I put them in there just for you, can you finagle the AGS review board to give me an extra half cup? (I'm not above buying votes is what I'm saying := )
Quote from: PE3nch on Mon 27/06/2011 20:13:27
I like Cole a lot. I wish I'd found a way to bring him into the series earlier than this just so I would have had more opportunities to write dialog for his crazy rants. :D
Will you put him into the following chapters or may be even episodes?
Quote from: Airborne on Tue 28/06/2011 16:02:27
Quote from: PE3nch on Mon 27/06/2011 20:13:27
I like Cole a lot. I wish I'd found a way to bring him into the series earlier than this just so I would have had more opportunities to write dialog for his crazy rants. :D
Will you put him into the following chapters or may be even episodes?
That's always a possibility. But there are only a few Barn Runner games left at this point, so it might be tricky to find a place to shoehorn him in. We'll see. 8)
Love the postman guy, with the eyepatch and the tatts. :=
This game is unacceptable on account of the fact that it does not contain any kittens in hats.
Please submit your second draft with those items included.
Frodo: Thanks. Cole has proven to be surprisingly popular! If I had known that, I would have put him in the series earlier!
Calin: It may not have kittens, but it does have a chicken! Surely that has to count for something, right? :=
Quote from: PE3nch on Sun 03/07/2011 19:10:24
Calin: It may not have kittens, but it does have a chicken! Surely that has to count for something, right? :=
Not just
any chicken. It's a very CUTE wee chicken! ;D
Quote from: PE3nch on Sun 03/07/2011 19:10:24
Frodo: Thanks. Cole has proven to be surprisingly popular! If I had known that, I would have put him in the series earlier!
Calin: It may not have kittens, but it does have a chicken! Surely that has to count for something, right? :=
FUCK KITTENS. PUPPETS.
It taught me so much! MY LIFE IS NOW SEEN UNDER A NEW PERSPECTIVE!
Puppets. Chickens. Postmen. Come on, gang. There's room enough in our hearts for all of them. :-*
The mockingly exuberant feature list alone is sure to entertain me for hours before I even get around to playing the game. Nice work Ponch! :D
Quote from: hedgefield on Mon 04/07/2011 20:16:02
The mockingly exuberant feature list alone is sure to entertain me for hours before I even get around to playing the game. Nice work Ponch! :D
Thanks! The game is almost as exciting as the forum post I wrote about it! :=
Oh lordy I forget to check AGS for a couple months and I miss a new Barn Runner!! Been waitin forever for this!! *downloading now*
Quote from: CosmoQueen on Sun 10/07/2011 02:48:13
Oh lordy I forget to check AGS for a couple months and I miss a new Barn Runner!! Been waitin forever for this!! *downloading now*
I'm only two years late and you've stopped checking three times every day? Have a little faith in me, AGS community! :=
I know, I know I'm a terrible person!!! Please forgive me! LOL ;)
Quote from: CosmoQueen on Sun 10/07/2011 05:10:15
I know, I know I'm a terrible person!!! Please forgive me! LOL ;)
You're forgiven this time. But when I'm two years late on the next game, don't let it happen again! ;)
*bows* YES SIR!!! :D
It's been a while since I've played any of the Barn Runner games, and when I finally got a chance to sit down and play this new chapter, I pretty much kept going until I was done with it.
This series continues to impress me. The numerous and varied puzzles kept me interested and entertained, and I got many a chuckle out of the many jokes and references.
One thing that I really like about this series is the incredible level of detail in just about every facet of this game's universe. The way various places/people/things are described and the way they are connected to various other elements gives a really polished feel to everything. It doesn't at all feel like a jumble of futuristic elements and bland stereotypes thrown together and spiced up with a few overused jokes -- I know it's a cliched thing to say, but you can tell that a lot of heart went into the making of this series.
Thanks for bringing us yet another installment of Barn Runner, Ponch!
Quote from: Akril15 on Tue 19/07/2011 19:06:23
One thing that I really like about this series is the incredible level of detail in just about every facet of this game's universe. ... I know it's a cliched thing to say, but you can tell that a lot of heart went into the making of this series.
Thank you! :D
I do indeed put a lot of work into tying this entire Barn Runner endeavor into a rich tapestry (or something). I'm glad you like it so much. Thanks for the kind words!
I specially made a proof-photo of my favorite (http://www.bildermonster24.de/images/992_Greenie_Silent_Running.png) and afterwards I found all the robots (which are related to a film) already listed by Ponch - grmbl (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z147/Pagn93/Smileys/th4531_eusa_doh.gif).
Well, not only this lovely little robo is well done, but I loved it in the film! Have you been inspired from this competitions poster (http://www.flickfilosopher.com/flickfilos/art/whereswallefull.gif) or do you know all the robots?
The TV-show and the french-lessons made me laugh and it was a real fun to play.
Sorrily I had to quit in a very early state of the game, but the long way in the underground is simply not my cup of tea. I think I am too much of a mouse-fetischist for this kind of play. One or two aereas in this style are okay for me, but there was always another one and so my endless failings near the end of the „Deep Blue“ made me give up on it.
I am sad about quitting, but sometimes living as a mouse-fetischist can be really hard (http://www.gamershood.com/forum/images/smilies/newsmiles//imoksmiley.gif), I am sorry!
Quote from: Tabata on Sun 21/08/2011 16:03:18
Sorrily I had to quit in a very early state of the game, but the long way in the underground is simply not my cup of tea.
If you dislike the arcade sequences, then just click the "Setup" button on the GUI at the top of the screen and switch "Arcade Mode" to "off". The game will skip all the arcades and mazes, leaving you only the adventure game stuff to play. You can do this at any point in the game and you don't have to start a new game. Just go back to a saved point prior to the arcade and pick up from there with the arcades off.
And thanks for the link to the robot group shot. I wished that had been around when I started this series. Until now, I've had to plumb the depths of my video collection to find robots to use in the games.
Anyhoo, I hope you'll switch the arcades off and give the game another spin.
Thanks for playing! :D
Quote from: Ponch on Mon 29/08/2011 03:47:26
If you dislike the arcade sequences, then just click the "Setup" button on the GUI at the top of the screen and switch "Arcade Mode" to "off". The game will skip all the arcades and mazes, leaving you only the adventure game stuff to play. You can do this at any point in the game and you don't have to start a new game. Just go back to a saved point prior to the arcade and pick up from there with the arcades off.
...
Anyhoo, I hope you'll switch the arcades off and give the game another spin.
These are great news! (http://www.smileygarden.de/smilie/Schleifchen-Girls/smilie_girl_192.gif)
Sure I will give it another try now â€" thank you very much for explaining this great option to me!
Barn Runner 5, Chapter 3 Rocks the World!! Thanks so much for All Your
Hardwork!!! Eagerly await 4th chapter by the end of the year. Good
luck.
Quote from: BLUEKNIGHT38 on Sat 03/09/2011 16:27:14
Barn Runner 5, Chapter 3 Rocks the World!! Thanks so much for All Your
Hardwork!!! Eagerly await 4th chapter by the end of the year. Good
luck.
Thanks! Part four will indeed make the December deadline. The trick part will be getting chapter 5 out on time. It's proving to be more work than I had anticipated. :P
It's unbelievable, but (thanks to the extra-time I got offered because of the database-error) finally I was able to manage this one, too (and thanks to the big hint of TomatosInTheHead over here (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=44497.msg594077#msg594077) I was able to post this)
(http://www.smileyvault.com/albums/userpics/10172/holycow.gif) - All this work in graphic, dialogs, music, ... and the uncountable fine details must have needed a plethora of time! Those dialogs are splendid and beside the nice puzzles it's half the fun of it. The music fits well to the scenes (I liked the truckstop-music best, but the others were well chosen, too â€" like „Maybe“ for the hermit) and giving players like me the possibility to switch the arcade mode off is gorgeous.
Thank you very much for this game and this option! It was my only chance to go on with this wonderful game!(http://www.smilie-harvester.de/smilies/Schilder/89.gif)
It's very recommended to play for everyone because (thanks to wise Ponch) it's not only fun for males to play and watch it.(http://bestsmileys.com/lol/10.gif)
This „guy in the grey pyjama“ ~ ooohlala (http://smilies-smilies.de/smilies/freundschaft_liebe/flirtysmile3.gif)
For several reasons I would like to end with a quote from the game:
„I am looking forward to getting to know you bettter.“ ;)
Thanks, Tabata. I'm glad to see you stuck with it and beat the game. :D
Thank you so much for this game, Ponch! It's full of awesomey goodness! Is there any chance a walkthrough will be released soon? Because I am very stuck. :)
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I've got the rat poison, but can't figure out how to kill the rats with it, since I don't know how to make it stronger.
I've got the cheeseburger, but Elvis wants a Long Haul, and I don't remember what that is, and no one can tell me. :)
Out of curiosity, was there something else I could do with the racing chicken besides return it to the cow?
Boom! Walkthrough!
http://www.barnrunner.com/otherstuff/BR5-3_Solve.zip
I'm glad you're liking the game! And to answer your question:
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Normally, chickens make for good eating. But Lightning is Hilde's special friend. As such, all you can do is turn him in for the reward. But don't look at him as an inventory item with limited use, look at him as a little lost bird who needs someone to get him home safely. And that should be reward enough. That and the fistful of money, of course. :)
Thanks for playing! :D
Oh, btw, could you give us a list of the music you've used?
There were already several songs I knew but couldn't for the life of me remember where form, for instance the one in the water cave. Driving me nuts :)
That's also where I'm helplessly stuck for now, until I can bring myself to go through the whole cave yet again until dying at the hard part what must be near the end :)
The music used during the underground lake is a spooky remix of "Kraid's Lair" from Metroid. It's been on my hard drive for years and I can't remember where I found it.
As far a listing of all the tracks, maybe I'll do that and put it up on my site one of these days. But it would take a long time. There are almost 70 tracks in 5-3 alone!
Anyhoo, glad you're enjoying the game. I sent you a PM with some useful info about the water maze. Hope that helps. :)