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Damien Hirst: The Adventure Game

Aquanox?

Correct, it's Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu ShŠjo a.k.a. Famicom Detective Club Part II: The Girl who Stands Behind
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It's more of a visual novel than a standard puzzle solving adventure game, but I remember the story being really good.

I'm not suggesting you go downloading ROMs and emulators, but if you were to find yourself with a ROM of the game and you happened to download the fan translation patch, place it in the same directory as the ROM and give it the same name, you might find yourself playing a fun detective game with a great story and a think verb. Or you could learn Japanese and buy the original cartridge, I guess.

Anyway, Gribbler, your turn.

...maybe? Any idea which one?

Err... yeah yeah... This is OD's April Fools joke, obviously!

I feel like I missed an opportunity there.

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I thought this game was semi-well known, maybe not. OK, hint time:

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It's a SNES/Super Famicom game.

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It was only released in Japan, but it got a fan translation several years later.

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It's a remake of a Famicom game.

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It's the 2nd part of a series of games, but is actually a prequel to the original game's story.

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Anyone played this one?

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Heavy Rain? One of Scott's sections.

LOL! Is that really a game?

It should be.

The Adventures of Petrol Man, The Worlds's Most Flamable Hero?

Your turn, Gribbler.

Nope, sorry!

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Which one does it look like?

Is it good? Apparently I own it but I don't remember ever playing it.

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Slightly edited to avoid making this too easy.

That looks like a board game I've seen called something like 221B Baker Street?

Correct!

That mission had such a great premise (figure out what colour dress your target is wearing) and such a disappointing answer (ask someone).

Anyway, this should be a lot easier than my last one:
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Looks like Dishonoured.

[Mel Odius goes 'Six String Searchin']

Mel Odius goes 'Six String Searchin' is correct!
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Sorry for the tough one, I knew it was obscure but I was hoping someone would have come across it.

Over to janosbiro...

Alright, apparently nobody played this but me. Here's some hints, first one to Google the answer can take the next turn:

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It's a DOS game from 1992.

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The goal of the game is shown in one of the screenshots I posted.

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The game had a parser interface and no mouse support.

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It was made in a 'game-making' program (way before AGS existed).

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Although it was a complete game in itself, it was released as shareware as a kind of demo for a planned sequel.

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I don't think the sequel was ever made.

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I played it as a kid in the mid 90s, but it's probably pretty obscure. There's at least one Youtube longplay though.

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Alright, have another screenshot that actually shows the main character:
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