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This is quite a gentle hint...

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You can certainly see 'North' in the kitchen, but you might need to look elsewhere - but in a similar sort of way - for 'Green'

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Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for the bug reports. Both are now squashed in the uploaded version.

That's something Mrs Degree often says to me!

EDIT: Scratch that, found it! Only in one particular case.

Ah, that's fixed it, I have been able to download and run your game! I've started to play it, and here's just a little thing to bring to your attention...

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If you search the body more than once, or use an item on the body, you end up with multiple copies of the mobile phone!

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Hmmm, I genuinely can't reproduce this, can you let me have any more details?

Thanks! Hmmm, never used Itch before so might have to look at it. I have changed the link above to http://www.mediafire.com/file/ikabuvhi9k03fty/The_Penthouse.7z/file.

Just had a play of your game - really nice. Interesting story and characters and the art style fit nicely.

Holy Moley! I turn up randomly after years and am greeted straight away with a new Barn Runner game... Excellent.

I thoroughly enjoyed giving this a run through, brilliant to be back in the world of Prick Peckard, but slightly sad the great man wasn't there himself.

Good variety of gameplay too. I liked the mazey bit, was slightly confused and scared by the dating sim and found - to my surprise - the driving part wasn't far too hard for me.

Keep the games coming Mr Cow!

[The Penthouse]

The Penthouse

Game Page: https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2439-the-penthouse





A struggling artist receives a commission to paint a portrait of a wealthy businessman in his Penthouse apartment, but this apparent stroke of luck turns into something else entirely.


Made for April 2020 MAGS with the theme "Sky High".

DOWNLOAD https://www.mediafire.com/file/djw6vzhc1gkn6gp/The_Penthouse_v1.1.7z/file

Or see the Game Page: https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2439-the-penthouse

It's over 10 years since I last released anything, and it feels good to do it again. Shame it took a lockdown to make it happen.

[The Penthouse]

Hi all - so it's been a while since I was last around here, and I was always more of a lurker than anything so I'll not expect you to remember me.

But anyway, thanks to the lockdown, downtime, bank holidays and a whole host of late nights, I have actually managed to cobble something together for the first time in over a decade!

The Penthouse




A struggling artist receives a commission to paint a portrait of a wealthy businessman in his Penthouse apartment, but this apparent stroke of luck turns into something rather different.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ikabuvhi9k03fty/The_Penthouse.7z/file to Download.

EDIT: Uploaded a version with a quick bugfix - at https://www.mediafire.com/file/djw6vzhc1gkn6gp/The_Penthouse_v1.1.7z/file

Looks great!

CW, do what you need to do and never worry about expressing your feelings here, even if you might not mean some of it in the longer term. It's fine to vent.

However, please do not think of anything you have done as failure. You have succeeded in so many ways and even if you haven't "saved the world" (an impossible task) that is not failure. You are much more appreciated in this community that you know.

Well done Mark and team on another great event. Just a shame I could only be there for part of the Saturday.

I know that there is such a huge element of luck to this, but now I'm closing the gap on Dave I'm starting to think it must be skill after all!

I'm hoping to be there again this year, on the Saturday at least.

YES! What a week to pick Aguero!

I would guess Mandle from the opening post?

Sounds fun, I'm in!

1.   Grok - looks so simple but so effective and a great use of the shape.
2.   Bulbapuck - There's something about the look on the face of this hunched old guy that I like a lot - very nice!
3.   Mokho - I love a scarf, and together with the huge collar, there's no way this guy is getting cold in that draughty old castle!

Great entries all.

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Tremble in fear mortals, before the ARMADILLO OF JUSTICE!

Technically "youths" could refer to any group of young people - typically teens as you say.

In terms of common use in the UK, 10-20-30 years ago, "youth clubs" were quite common in places, which were for teenagers of any gender and even "youth centres" were around the place here and there, again for teens of both genders.

However, "youths" is (in my experience) not used so much that way any more. It is more often used in newspapers or in the news etc. as "a gang of youths" which conjures up the image of teenagers in hoodies, likely to be mostly male, drinking in the park at night and engaging in some light vandalism, or hanging around outside convenience stores on bikes which are far too small for them hoping to convince someone to buy them some alcohol, or to steal it! Therefore there is a slightly derogatory or rowdy connotation to it.

Also - on the male v female thing, if the group was entirely male then "youths" would be used in the paper. If a mixed group then "youths" would still be used. If entirely female then it wouldn't (in my opinion). Sexual Equality FTW!

Either way, it is not that common in casual conversation. I wouldn't say "yes there's always some youths hanging around outside bargain booze" although it would be entirely correct technically speaking. It is a slightly outdated term I think, at least around my way, or it is a peculiar one, in that it is in some ways a "formal" term to describe something very much informal!

Thanks guys!

And Adeel, that's really too kind about poor old Colin!