I was wondering what would happen if Chris Jones would be hit by a car suddenly, or accidently fall from a bridge and get hit by a train, or anything similair.
Is there someone with access to the script to carry on with AGS? Will AGS just stop with upgrades, and remember their dear CJ?
Did anyone ever thought about this? Not that I'm looking forward to seeing CJ die, but it could happen to anyone. :-\
Now I'm all depressed. :'(
Edit: And if he does choose to die, then it's his bloody business. If he wants to do a will stating that AGS will be passed on to X, fine, if he doesn't, too bad.
The source isn't available so AGS won't be updated any more and this site will be gone since he owns it. Why speculate?
EvilTypeGuy (i hope thats right) has the source code so.
If I die suddenly, I'm taking you all with me!!!111
The truth is, you guys would never know if I did die. I'd be absent from the forums for a while, then a while longer, then rumours would start, then people would give up and wander off to AGAST/SLUDGE/whatever. It really wouldn't be the end of the universe.
Well, except for me, that is.
Perhaps all the UK resident people on the forums should start a thread every time a Chris Jones obituary is in the papers.
CJ has it´s computer connected to a heart rater, so, if he dies his avatar will change into this:
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/pumamandead1.gif)
BTW, as he drinks virgin´s blood everynite, he will keep young and healthy for many many years...
Edit: Surprising fact that if CJ dies the only think that Minimi would care should be the lack of upgrades for AGS... :P
one little edit:
(http://sylpher.com/kafka/junk/pumamandead1.gif)
We would just create custom plug-ins for everything we needed... Or just start using VB...
man, VB is worse than Fosters.
Don't die CJ
Someone would probably end up hosting AGS, and the last version CJ made would be the final version. It's already complete enough as it is. And with plug-ins, you can always fix/add more. Frankly, I'm impatient for his death. The arsenic is taking longer than expected.
Now what would really break up the community, would be if I died. Then what would happen to the ever lovable, ever fat, Ace Quest? It would be a scary world without him. That said, I'm impatient for my death as well.
-MillsJROSS
If Chris dies suddenly, I shall inherit his vast, vast estate and such, without need for a lengthy divorce battle. I think we would all benefit, quite frankly.
Lol Mr. Colossal...
The truth is that I was thinking in something for the signature, but as I am stupid, I read "I sense danger" in spite of "I sense dagger"(Should I redouce my daily LSD dosis?)... And I couldn´t think nothing funny with that.
But "I didn't sense dagger fast enough" would work just as well..
Maybe you're just not cut out for this humor thing :P
Coffins are without a doubt the most disturbing things in this world.
I can't really say too much about it, I've never really had the chance to talk to him.
I guess if he died suddenly, I would definetly be the last to hear about it... I'm always the last to hear everything. I guess I'd be upset, seeing as he's responsible for creating the coolest adventure making program that I know of, and in my eyes, that's no small feat.
I realize the rest of you are joking around about this, so I'm going to end this here, as I have no sense of humor that I'm aware of.
If CJ dies, wouldn't one of the guys who lives near him in England go to his house and break in and steal the computer...?
Oh, and then eat his heart, so that they have the AGS making powers that CJ possesses? ;D
Well, we'd just get Brain Provinciano to reverse engineer it for us, so then it would be released in 2040, followed by SCIVGA in 2048, and Gilbot would still be working out ways to use DOS, meanwhile CJ will re-emerge from hiding (after acquiring Sierra & LA) and Sue everyone for breach of copyright including Brian, before realising that all the copyrights were expired. Then FOY will be released included with Kinky Island (finally finished by m0ds junior II)
Yes, Ultimo... AGS is not made through consistent hard work and intelligence... it comes from the heart.
Quote from: Ben on Mon 09/02/2004 00:47:53
But "I didn't sense dagger fast enough" would work just as well..
Maybe you're just not cut out for this humor thing :P
the truth is that I broke in tears when I thought on the possibility of CJ dying, and this Photoshop was enough difficult to do for me in such situation to make it funny... :'(
I'm sure Chris will "produce" a Chris Jones Junior and teach him all his wisdoms before he dies. :)
If Chris dies, we'll just freeze him like Walt Disney!
[french accent]
For some it will be grief.
For the law - relief.
But this will be death for Chris Jones and Clyde!
It's funny that we're discussing a person's death here, and all people can come up with is how terrible it would be that we wouldn't see any updates on the ags-engine...
You heartless beasts!
(I, on the other hand, see before me a mittens soccer tournament without the amusing sight of CJ:s girly attempts to run for the ball)
Chris who-now?
Quote from: Pumaman on Sun 08/02/2004 21:51:19If I die suddenly, I'm taking you all with me!!!111
Yay! can I get a window seat? ;)
Quote from: Andail on Mon 09/02/2004 16:04:11
It's funny that we're discussing a person's death here, and all people can come up with is how terrible it would be that we wouldn't see any updates on the ags-engine...
You heartless beasts!
(I, on the other hand, see before me a mittens soccer tournament without the amusing sight of CJ:s girly attempts to run for the ball)
Yes... I pointed that minimi has no heart before...
And yes... We all saw Chris running at Mittens... It was impressive... But there was a swedish guy with four nipples who impressed me most... O_O
Quote from: Raggit on Mon 09/02/2004 00:58:37
Coffins are without a doubt the most disturbing things in this world.
What about S Club?
If CJ died I would regret not hugging him more often.
Quote from: Eggie on Mon 09/02/2004 19:37:22
If CJ died I would regret not hugging him more often.
Or at all...
I love Chris Jones, if he died my life would have no meaning... it would be soo sad.
chri's Death/Suicide note:
To Mods
Speaking from the tongue of an experienced simpleton who obviously would rather be an emasculated, infantile complain-ee. This note should be pretty easy to understand.
All the warnings from the AGI Studio courses over the years, since my first introduction to the, shall we say, ethics involved with independence and the embracement of your community has proven to be very true. I haven't felt the excitement of listening to as well as creating Adventure Games along with reading and writing for too many years now. I feel guity beyond words about these things.
For example when we're back stage and the lights go out and the manic roar of the crowds begins., it doesn't affect me the way in which it did for Guybrush Threepwood, who seemed to love, relish in the the love and adoration from the crowd which is something I totally admire and envy. The fact is, I can't fool you, any one of you. It simply isn't fair to you or me. The worst crime I can think of would be to rip people off by faking it and pretending as if I'm having 100% fun. Sometimes I feel as if I should have a punch-in time clock before I walk out on stage. I've tried everything within my power to appreciate it (and I do,God, believe me I do, but it's not enough). I appreciate the fact that I and we have affected and entertained a lot of people. It must be one of those narcissists who only appreciate things when they're gone. I'm too sensitive. I need to be slightly numb in order to regain the enthusiasms I once had as a child. On our last 3 tours, I've had a much better appreciation for all the people I've known personally, and as fans of our Games, but I still can't get over the frustration, the guilt and empathy I have for everyone. There's good in all of us and I think I simply love people too much, so much that it makes me feel too fucking sad. The sad little, sensitive, unappreciative, Pisces, Jesus man. Why don't you just enjoy it? I don't know!
I don't have a goddess of a wife who sweats ambition and empathy... and a daughter who reminds me too much of what i used to be, full of love and joy, kissing every person she meets because everyone is good and will do her no harm. And that terrifies me to the point to where I can barely function. I can't stand the thought of Frances becoming the miserable, self-destructive, death rocker that I've become.
I have it good, very good, and I'm grateful, but since the age of seven, I've become hateful towards all humans in general. Only because it seems so easy for people to get along that have empathy. Only because I love and feel sorry for people too much I guess.
Thank you all from the pit of my burning, nauseous stomach for your letters and concern during the past years. I'm too much of an erratic, moody baby! I don't have the passion anymore, and so remember, it's better to burn out than to fade away.
Peace, love, empathy.
Chris Jones
Oversized Chicken :P and Minimi, I'll be at your alter.
Please keep going EvenWolf, for AGA.
For his life, which will be so much happier without me.
I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU!
(c) Kurt Cobain, this is the suicide note written by the great artist Kurt Cobain, it has been edited for comedy value's only and to suit the current situation over Chris Jones death. no offence or disrespect was intended when changing this.
Long Live Curt Cobain
-a chicken
The more we post in this thread, the more we're tempting fate.
If he did, I would send m0ds to his house, to get the source code, and then sell it on the black market for a hiiigh price.
No.
Seriously..
Why discuss this?
We all know that CJ is the (our) God!11
You know, zombie religion clearly states that eating a mans brain will grant you his powers, as I've previously mentioned.
Therefore...
I call shotgun on the brain!!!!11!!!!!1!!!!11!
Who's gonna eat the rest of him then? Can CJ be divided amongst 1500 AGS Forum members?
yuck!
Hey, people, don't you think I'm a heartless guy now! I'm just one of those guys that is thinking out loud. All you others thought about this, but are affraid to expose yourself as who you are out of self-pityness.
Anyway... it seems like it wouldn't be any problem if he died, and it also seems nobody really cares, because of some blindness of the fact that THERE IS A PATTERN OF DEATH (final destination ;) ).
And I guess you are right, that there are thousands of people named Chris Jones... so I think AGS is made by thousands of Chris Jones people around the world. ::)
I thought of that before... Well, who needs Chris when you have me ;D? Nobody, right? Right ???
Okay, I was joking. So don't ban me yet. Just wait... wait...
*returns to his "Take Over AGS development in just 15 steps!"â,,¢ e-book*
Well, actually, AGS doesn't need anything else except from a speed boost and alpha scaling working for 32 bit alpha sprites. And maybe some bugs we haven't discovered yet. But still, it sucks when somebody you know dies (even if you don't know him/her very much), the death of CJ does not only mean the stop of AGS
If...CJ...dies? Who told you I was going to kill him? Was it Yufster? Melia? No, don't worry...his time hasn't come yet.
Robert Eric told me about his plan for AGS Community Domination while we were having evil, antagonistic sex one night.
I'd suggest you all now to empty your pockets and start funding the project "Chris 'First cloned humanoid' Jones". Just in case...
If you do whack him, who will be the official danger-senser-type guy?
Me, because I said 'me' first right after the question was asked.
People forget that eric made a contigency plan well over 2 years ago.
http://www.sylpher.com/novomestro/stuff/digijones.zip
Las, do you have Digihelm by any chance?
indeed, but I won't upload it til Sylpher gets back, not that I can really see it being a pressure on space or bandwidth, but it's polite.
http://www.sylpher.com/DGMacphee/Photoshop/digihelm.zip
When Sylph comes back, we'll say it's my fault.
Uhh, has anyone noticed that CJ hasn't responded to this thread in a while? Hmm, I hope it doesn't mean....
He's in the boot of my car.
I'm doing 80 down an abandoned country road.
We're heading for the pier.
Quote from: Migs on Mon 09/02/2004 20:34:42
The more we post in this thread, the more we're tempting fate.
No shit... you people ever hear of the "self-fulfilling prophecy"?
It's bad karma... I'm tellin' ya!
My karma just ran over your dogma.
Zing!
Okay, yeah, I could start AGS over again from scratch, using VB, make it buggy as hell. But that'd be just too bad because it'd be the only alternative other than using the "old" AGS by the late Chris Jones. I will rule you ALL!
Indeed. :D
Just make CAGE!1! and make everybodies use it, they'll forget whatever crappy programme called AGS and its author soon afterwards.
/me is having trouble figuring out what he should kill CJ with.
I know. I'll call c_leksutin.
Ah, so it IS a conspiracy, is it?... I knew I smelled a rat all along...
It's just like the Kennedy assassination... LBJ wanted the power so he had Kennedy assassinated by the government, and they blamed it on Lee Harvey Oswald...
A lot of people say that history repeats itself... look at how similar Kennedy and Lincoln were...
And now history is repeating itself again... CJ=Kennedy, Lex=The lone gunman, the man in black, AGSers=Citizens of the United States, The "Who's who around here" or "the moderators"=The Government... see how the puzzle peices are all falling into place...?
The only thing I can't figure out is: Who's the Lyndon Johnson (the "Instigator"), and who's the Lee Harvey Oswald (the poor sap who's gonna get blamed for it)?
QuoteAh, so it IS a conspiracy, is it?... I knew I smelled a rat all along...
First, shut up! If you tell anyone, you won't be able to live longer than CJ!
Secondly, it's not a rat. I farted :-X (I won't eat beans again)
You know what... I haven't posted since christmas...
I DIED!!! AND NOBODY CARED!!!1!
MY REVENGE IS GREAEt!11
(http://www.hoe.nu/dummercon3/dc3-rattle-ass.jpg)
(not my ass)
Quote from: Guybrush Peepwood on Tue 10/02/2004 19:33:00
First, shut up! If you tell anyone, you won't be able to live longer than CJ!
AHA! Guybrush Poopweed is in league with t|-|3 M@cH1|\|3!1!!11!!!
You'll never silence me!
Quote from: BuffaloGamer on Mon 09/02/2004 21:36:39
Who's gonna eat the rest of him then? Can CJ be divided amongst 1500 AGS Forum members?
Makes you wonder what part the ladies will want to partake of. ;) :o