The latest year saw the resurrection of several game projects from the early 2000's, which were considered dead until now. This includes Kinky Island, Run Hot, Day of the Testicle (the ressurection came in a form of a sequel), Zak McKracken and the Lonely Sea Monster, and Crazy Mansion. Any other projects you'd like to see revived?
Larry Vales?
The Forgotten Element, Legend Of The Lost Lagoon, and that oddball Ren and Stimpy project. All of them had good (or better, great!) production value, and especially TFE had so many cool features I can't visit the thread without crying.
Lemmy, Binky, you hear me? I am crying!
The Vestibule :)
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=35231.0
I remember playing that demo. It was made for DOS! Bizarre and intriguing setting and characters. Loved it.
I'd like to see a remastered Rob Blanc game with improved versions of all three games put into one long game with better graphics, more puzzles and dialogues, a full voice pack and high quality music. Of course that isn't going to happen, but still... it would be nice!
Also, not quite what you meant I know, I'd like Dave Gilbert to make another RON game - preferably a follow up to Purity of the Surf, my all-time favourite RON game. :-D (Again, I know it isn't going to happen...)
TerranRich's By the Sword
Darth's Star Wars game
The completion of JAPNCA
The Sphinx game that was supposed to be done as a sort of community thing
Kinoko's (probably never to be finished) Gift of Aldora RPG
Bush Monkey's Valis RPG
Anarcho's Square John Boy
Hero Theorem by Bernie
Buccaneer 2 by Hobbes
That...errrr....game about the girl in the yellow raincoat on the blue-tinged island by....Dan? Does someone remember the name?
oh, and THE DEMO GAME!
Phil Reed's Larry Vales III
Ben's Airwave II
Ron Gilbert's Purity Of The Surf II (I didn't even know this was an option! Thanks, CaptainD)
Kinoko's Gift of Aldora
Snake's Paper War and THE LEGEND OF LEITOR'S EDGE
OneDollar's The Search For Oceanspirit Dennis (Seriously! It looked like a very cool game!)
Grundy's untitled OSD game (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=43979.msg585227#msg585227)
Historical League of Bouncy Boxing II (Foxy Boxing Edition! :cool: )
Quote from: Ponch on Wed 04/07/2012 14:43:41
Purity Of The Surf II (I didn't even know this was an option! Thanks, CaptainD)
Well, it's only an option in my head really... 8-0
A topic doesn't get more Cyrus than this... But I agree with all the games mentioned above. A couple that spring to mind for me include Grundislav's and Layabouts "Opera" game, up until two weeks ago I would also have included "The Big Sheep" because that had been on the cards for a few years. I could also add a whole bunch of the games that were featured at AdventureX in 2011 because they seemed to have gone on the back burner, Orbital, Automaticity, Roadwerks and many more (http://screen7.co.uk/adventurex/exhibits.html) currently lost in time... ;)
M Borg and J Dekker were working on a game called The Visitor but I hear it got abandoned, it was looking awesome. I can't find the images for it but they, and many other "where the heck are they" projects are in threads like this (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=36479.0). That said I can totally understand development taking years on particular games, even decades when you take into account lifestyles and work commitments.
Finally I'd add "Any game by Gravity" because he's been telling me he'll get round to it since 2000 :P About the same time as Rich's "By The Sword" was announced... But I think I saw Grav's name on some other projects in the works at the moment which is good. At least if some of the projects have been abandoned its good to know the talented from yesteryear still have a keen interest and help out.
When I was 10, there was a game called Legend of Leitor's Edge.
I'm 24, where the F@#% IS THAT GAME DANG IT?!?!?@!?!@?!@?!1111SHIFTELEVEN1111
Jimmy Jam (Nixxon)
The Bar (Opo Terser)
Henri: Don't Drink and Drive (InCreator)
Captain Disaster!!
No seriously... now in production with the help of a talented programmer / artist, way back in the time of the EZ Boards I tried to make something myself and failed utterly miserable. (I'd also quite like to actually make my "Life of Death" RON game but that's no likely to happen anytime soon.)
Did I mention Purity of the Surf 2?! :P
Quote from: CaptainD on Wed 04/07/2012 18:54:57
Did I mention Purity of the Surf 2?! :P
Did you say Purity of the Surf 2? Man, I'm hearing a lot about Purity of the Surf 2 lately. Goodness, there sure is a lot of buzz around Purity of the Surf 2! I hope Dave Gilbert can tear himself away from his media empire long enough to see how the lowly masses are clamoring for Purity of the Surf 2! 8-)
I think you mean Ron Gilbert
I get them confused all the time. But I apologize for nothing! Heck, I've confused Ben Chandler with Ben Ward on more than one occasion. :=
I agree. There are far too many game related Daves and Gilberts. Someone should design a system
We should number all the Daves, just like we do with the Bens and the Vinces.
But the important thing is that we're talking about Purity of the Surf 2. :smiley:
That is a surity. Of....purf...ection.
Quote from: Babar on Wed 04/07/2012 20:14:47
That is a surity. Of....purf...ection.
Ooh! A puzzle to solve! Let me get a pencil and a sheet of paper! :cheesy:
Did someone mention Purity of the Surf II? Man, that game is going to be GREAT!
Quote from: Kweepa on Wed 04/07/2012 20:48:47
Did someone mention Purity of the Surf II? Man, that game is going to be GREAT!
I know! It's going to be the game to beat this summer! I'm all a'tingle waiting for official word from
Ron Dave Ben Gilbert! :cheesy:
2 Pure 2 Surfious
Get on it, Tim Davebert!
I wonder if Dave would be allowed to make a commercial RoN game, now he's sold out and all.
Ponch, you'll get your wish. Just saying.
Quote from: Grundislav on Wed 04/07/2012 23:14:22
Ponch, you'll get your wish. Just saying.
Which wish? Because if it's the one I'm thinking about, I've tried to get Kim to do that for three years and she just won't budge, man. :=
Well, I can't help you there, but I CAN help you with your lack of an OceanSpirit Dennis game from me. Have faith! I have to deal with this asshole Ben Something-or-other first.
Quote from: Grundislav on Wed 04/07/2012 23:27:57
I have to deal with this asshole Ben Something-or-other first.
Oh,
that guy! (roll) While you're savagely beating him, make sure to ransack his place and find the source code to LOL OSD. I've been trying to pry it out of his hands for a month. But he seems irrationally attached to it and refuses to part with it. (wrong)
EDIT: Also, hooray new OSD game! \o/
That two color Monkey Island game about Herman Toothrot. :-D
Of the top of my head... The McCarthy Chronicles II.
YES! Chicky (and Babar), where is Herman Toothrot's Monkey Island?
Still waiting for more details about Purity of the Surf II. Dave, you tease.
Is anyone still working on Purity of the Smurf, by the way?
Not so old, but neither am I (speaking in terms of my AGS forums life):
Full version of Little Dreamer. There was an excellent demo released in 2009.
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/Games.aspx/Detail/1241/Little_Dreamer
Quote from: Ascovel on Thu 05/07/2012 02:21:21
Not so old, but neither am I (speaking in terms of my AGS forums life):
Full version of Little Dreamer. There was an excellent demo released in 2009.
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/Games.aspx/Detail/1241/Little_Dreamer
That was pretty cool!
The Tablet of Altheria: The Adventures of Jon Rutherford
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=9131.msg111068#msg111068
Heh. I played the demo of this, and worked with the creator for a while. Really cool little game. Would have loved to seen it finished.
Bt
Haunted Hollow II
Legend of the Lost Lagoon
The Forgotten Element
Stranger at Midnight
Frank the Farmhand 3
The Family Treasure 2
Apprentice III
The Simpsons
Herman Toothrot's Monkey Island
Robots of Dawn
Jimmy Jam
I can't think of any others off the top of my head.
Quote from: Secret Fawful on Thu 05/07/2012 04:13:52
Haunted Hollow II
Legend of the Lost Lagoon
The Forgotten Element
Stranger at Midnight
Frank the Farmhand 3
The Family Treasure 2
Apprentice III
The Simpsons
Herman Toothrot's Monkey Island
Robots of Dawn
Jimmy Jam
I can't think of any others off the top of my head.
Hey my game made it out there! Dont think it will be released anytime soon. My source code is packed away some where in storage on some cd. I need to find it someday and maybe it will be continued.
Quote from: Secret Fawful on Thu 05/07/2012 04:13:52
Apprentice III
Just out of interest, does Herculean Effort still exist, does anybody know? Last I heard was one of them making a game for a cellphone. I'd love to see Part 3!
I'd really like to see Boyd Quest completed.
That would be neat.
I forgot to mention, anything ProgZ didn't finish.
Was it called Not Another Point and Click Adventure Game or something? The two kids who are going to enter into a reality show, but the game ends before they actually get to the audition? I really liked that.
Also, Duckbutcher's half-finished Doctor Who game. Really good cliffhanger.
And I'll third either Larry Vales III: Time Heals all `Burns or the promised final instalment that Phil Reed mentioned a couple of years ago...
...and I might just make a shout out to all the unfinished stuff on my harddrive. Hell's Cafe and Accommodation may yet get made! (But I doubt it)
Ohh, two colour Herman ;-D Babar and i are working on it. Well, 'working'. We need to kick-start production (not that Babar hasn't tried!) I keep telling him i have another project to finish first := I can't concentrate on more than one, it makes me stir crazy!
I'm still waiting on Time Out by Mr Eric Colossal!! The intro cutscene was so pretty! God damn, i want that game.
Also, Purity of the Surf 2.
Quote from: Jared on Thu 05/07/2012 10:18:12
Was it called Not Another Point and Click Adventure Game or something? The two kids who are going to enter into a reality show, but the game ends before they actually get to the audition? I really liked that.
Just Another Point n Click Adventure. I reviewed this one six years (http://www.adventuregamers.com/articles/view/17913) ago. Eek.
Aaron's epic journey.
I am still waiting for Rebel Spy.
A new Rob Blanc Game or some remakes would be great too.
Hey, Joseph, did you say you working on a DOTT-style Star Wars point and click adventure or am I thinking of someone else? Because the one-line summary of that got me interested I remember...
I'm still waiting for The Bus.
As a Quest for Glory fan I have to say:
1- Hero 6 (started on MAD but ended up on AGS)
2- Project Katrina
3- Destiny (not sure it this was AGS or their own internal ags style engine)
Quote from: Jared on Fri 06/07/2012 01:23:14
Hey, Joseph, did you say you working on a DOTT-style Star Wars point and click adventure or am I thinking of someone else? Because the one-line summary of that got me interested I remember...
No, not me. I do not have the skills necessary for those types of graphics. Must of been someone else. If you want a Star Wars fix though try out www.hansoloadventures.com, they just released a demo of the game.
Search for Sanity
Ignac 2
Jimmy Jam
Joseph DiPerla's DOTT/Zak crossover (and another original project (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=30347.msg165969#msg165969) by him)
Mount Monkey/Tafkasomm
Mats Berglinn's DOTT fanproject (not sure whether it's dead, though)
Sam & Max: Case Gilbert (seems to be on hiatus rather than dead).
Ignac 2!
Yeah, that would be great - especially if it had the lovely graphics of the first but without the pixel-hunting!
Also, I know it actually IS still in production but very very slowly (it's been several years) - Prodigal 2. Judging from the screenshots, it's going to be pretty special:
(http://www.prodigal-game.com/images/aptmentbedroom.jpg)
(http://www.prodigal-game.com/images/aprtment.jpg)
(http://www.prodigal-game.com/apartment.jpg)
(http://www.prodigal-game.com/house.jpg)
Isometric Adventure 2: Electric Boogaloo!
Bt
Quote from: Cyrus on Mon 09/07/2012 06:31:42
Joseph DiPerla's DOTT/Zak crossover (and another original project (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=30347.msg165969#msg165969) by him)
Holly Crap! I cant believe someone actually remembered that I had started a DOTT/Zak Game!!!!! That was like 14 years ago, before I was even a member of the AGS Community. Sorry to say, its not happening. As far as the other game goes... I still have the story and puzzle layout, but I think that will not be brought to light either. My big dream is to remake Zak McKracken. That at the moment is the only real project I have in my head and on paper for what I want to work on. Even though I have no team or help for it, the project will never die... Unless someone else remakes the game. :\
Also I wish Dan would finish Zak McKracken and the Lonely Sea Monster.
And also that someone would finish Hillbilly Burger Bastards so I can take full credit.
I'd like to see Drugbust and Boob-Quest Forgotten Element.
Most of these games look pretty nice though
http://bigbluecup.blogspot.de/
@Crimson: Yaay :D
And just in case you want to take over I'll gladly send you those files
Drug Bust is officially dead. Tom and I had some trouble with parts of it and then I lost most of the assets when I changed hard drives so there's no way it will happen.
Quote from: abstauber on Thu 12/07/2012 14:03:42
Most of these games look pretty nice though
http://bigbluecup.blogspot.de/
Mashpotoato's 'Hatmaker's Tale' would be my vote.
Quote from: ProgZmax on Thu 12/07/2012 10:45:18
Also I wish Dan would finish Zak McKracken and the Lonely Sea Monster.
This please. Very much.
I would've though someone would have mentioned this but Revenants! Anyone remember that? Gaspop had a bunch of great unfinished games. I always wished Revenants would have been finished. The old demo for it was great.
Quote from: PhantomNorik on Sun 22/07/2012 02:10:22
I would've though someone would have mentioned this but Revenants! Anyone remember that? Gaspop had a bunch of great unfinished games. I always wished Revenants would have been finished. The old demo for it was great.
It's my fault. I cursed it (and Byzantine) at Mittens 2003 by saying they were my favorite AGS games while they were still only demos.