AGS mentioned on Brazillian magazine

Felipe · Wed 18/02/2004 05:59:23

So, this afternoon I was looking for some magazines when I suddenly found one called: "CriaÃ§Ã£o de Games" (which means 'Game creation') - of course that with a tittle like that it called my attention. I hadn't heard of this magazine before, but it was in the #9 already.
What was my surprise when I noticed that AGS was amongst the programs that come with the CD!!!
Of course I bought it! 8)

Here you have the image from inside the magazine where it mentions AGS:
Look at the bottom-left corner
It says: "Do you remember the game Full Throttle, from LucasArts, in which you controlled the main character by clicking on objects on the screen with the mouse cursor? Well, that's the kind of game Adventure Game Studio makes"

And here is an image of inside the CD interface:
AGS description & instalation
The description has the above text plus: "It's not necessary to have much knowledge to create your own point'n'click game. All you have to do is click on the menus and set up your game the way you want it."

I'm saying this because... well, first of all finding a Brazillian magazine mentioning AGS is not something you find everyday. And also because I'm pretty sure Chris is unaware of this and I think it's something he wanted to know.
Wheter this is legal or not, I don't know - I know AGS is freeware but I think that you have to ask the author's permission to include it in a CD and sell it.
Just in case you were wondering, it has AGS v2.55 (from May 2003) Build 2.55.359 and a screenshot of Mr. Colossal's "6 Day Assassin". $:-\$

P.S. I wasn't sure if this should be here or in the Adventure-related talk and chat forum - since it's AGS and Adventure-related, although being something 'general'

Femme Stab Mode >:D · Wed 18/02/2004 10:16:19

Well, if all of those programs are on the CD, they are selling rm2k3, only available in Japanese, unless you have an illeagal translated copy. That's worse than sellign freeware.

Las Naranjas · Wed 18/02/2004 10:31:16

They're selling a magazine with a free cd, not a cd with a free magazine.

DGMacphee · Wed 18/02/2004 13:56:12

The CD is supposed to be a "gift".

MrColossal · Wed 18/02/2004 22:00:28

"It's not necessary to have much knowledge to create your own point'n'click game."

comedy gold

m0ds · Wed 18/02/2004 22:22:44

"All you have to do is click on the menus and set up your game the way you want it."

Just as golden.

Felipe · Fri 20/02/2004 17:55:36

QuoteWell, if all of those programs are on the CD, they are selling rm2k3, only available in Japanese, unless you have an illeagal translated copy. That's worse than sellign freeware.

Well, it's there; and although I haven't installed it I'm quite sure it's not in Japanese.
Is it illegal, then?

QuoteThey're selling a magazine with a free cd, not a cd with a free magazine.

QuoteThe CD is supposed to be a "gift".

Hmm, so they can put whatever they want in a CD and if they 'sell' it 'with' a magazine they aren't doing anything illegal? Like... they can say that all they are selling is a magazine that has a Cd as a 'gift'?
Well... I didn't know that.
Anyway, that wasn't my point. My point was whether they can put 'third-party' programs in a CD that comes with a magazine without even warning their authors they are doing it.

I mean, since AGS is in that CD shouldn't they send Chris an e-mail, at least, saying something like "Dear Mr. bla bla bla we're putting your software in a Cd which will be distributed with a magazine bla bla bla"?

Eric & m0ds: Heh, yeah... I think they exaggerated a bit there

- Felipe

DGMacphee · Fri 20/02/2004 18:45:01

It's polite to give Chirs an e-mail, but since AGS is freeware they can legally include it without sending an e-mail.

Felipe · Wed 25/02/2004 18:53:47

(oops - almost forgot this thread!)

Quote from: DGMacphee on Fri 20/02/2004 18:45:01
It's polite to give Chirs an e-mail, but since AGS is freeware they can legally include it without sending an e-mail.

Either way I think they should've sent one... $:-\$

Now... let's be prepared for a (possible) "invasion".
I don't know the "target audience" of that magazine since i didn't know it; but judjing (sp?) for it's content it's mainly for amateur game developers.

- Felipe

P.S. What a pity Chris couldn't see this... afterall, it's the first time I see AGS mentioned in a magazine here.

MrColossal · Wed 25/02/2004 18:57:20

ags has been mentioned in a bunch of magazines, check in the ags gen archives

AGA · Wed 25/02/2004 19:11:57

Including this one - PC Zone - by me

Felipe · Wed 25/02/2004 19:25:35

Quote from: MrColossal on Wed 25/02/2004 18:57:20
ags has been mentioned in a bunch of magazines, check in the ags gen archives

...ahem...

Quoteit's the first time I see AGS mentioned in a magazine here

I know it - however, this is the first time it's mentioned on a Brazillian magazine (as the title states with capital letters and all)

I know it's not much (yet) but let's hope (as AGA said in his PC Zone 'article') AGS gets the attention it deserves and receives full-page reviews, CJ interviews and all

(hopefully in a magazine with a 'target audience' of more mature readers)

- Felipe

SSH · Wed 25/02/2004 19:53:42

Quote from: Felipe on Wed 25/02/2004 19:25:35
but let's hope (as AGA said in his PC Zone 'article') AGS gets the attention it deserves and receives full-page reviews, CJ interviews and all
(hopefully in a magazine with a 'target audience' of more mature readers)

You want to see CJ in Playboy? :o :o :o

where will he put his onion rings?

Trapezoid · Wed 25/02/2004 20:49:30

If the room is cold enough, he could probably hold them on his nipples.

Felipe · Sat 28/02/2004 18:16:26

Heh, all this where-to-put-the-onion-rings-talk made me remember those jokes about the dounuts in a nudity (sp?) beach... that say:

Who's the most popular man in a nudity beach?
The one that manages to hold a (blue

) cup of coffee in each hand and 12 dounuts. :

And who's the most popular woman?
The one that manages to eat the last dounut. :

Ok, maybe that's not THAT funny, but then... $:-\$

AGA · Sat 28/02/2004 19:19:04

Maybe the all-new AGS site (when it's chosen) could have a publicity section, with links to scans of all the magazine articles/letters AGS has been in...

Pumaman · Sat 28/02/2004 19:46:36

Hmm yeah, I'm not to fond of 'Publicity' pages because they seem so egotistical and 'look at us, we're so great we've been featured in the media'-like, but it might be worthwhile to create a page listing these things, just as a handy reference for threads like this, really.

So um, can anyone remember where else AGS has featured?

Femme Stab Mode >:D · Sun 29/02/2004 02:49:36

Felipe - yes, but nobody cares.

I looked a bit into it and realised that they are distributing scenario rm2k3, a totally different engine, but the author forbids any distribution of the engine that's not completely free. (as if anyone would want srm2k3, that thing is so awfully sucky and laggy and shitty nobody would want it. Someone wasted 10 years of his/her life on that piece of crap)

Felipe · Mon 01/03/2004 19:38:18

Quote from: Pumaman on Sat 28/02/2004 19:46:36
So um, can anyone remember where else AGS has featured?

Apart from the above letter AGA sent to PC Zone...
Well I remember something about Tech TV... does TV channels count too?

And if I'm not mistaken P:DA featured in PC Gamer UK (where it got a score of 80%, I think) and probably in other magazines, as might also have Larry Vales and the Tierra's games.

So, would this page feature AGS made games, too? Or would it be just about the engine itself?

-Felipe-

Privateer Puddin' · Mon 01/03/2004 19:39:23

http://www.btinternet.com/~ctswin/agsscan/