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If someone is going to be king and president of OSD and keep track of all his various escapades, it'd be a shame if it were anyone but Ponch himself.  

I'm flattered by the nomination. But I'm not sure Dennis would benefit from any one man's hand at the rudder of his ship (there's a dirty joke in there somewhere).  

That being said, I have been hard at work on a little something. You can read more about it here.

[Oceanspirit Dennis: Archipelago Adventures!]

After eight months of work, I think I'm ready to show off what I've managed to accomplish so far. So behold, AGS Community...

Oceanspirit Dennis: Archipelago Adventures!

Inside the Archipel-A-Go-Go Boarding House


A large, JRPG style game set in the OSD universe. Tons of quests, dozens of NPCs, scores of monsters, ship to ship battles, away missions to explore uncharted islands, upgrades to buy for your ship, and lots and lots of hair gel.



Standing at the docks of Archipel-A-Go-Go, the place to be for all the cool pirates


TEASER TRAILER

Download the teaser trailer and give it a look. I'm dying to know what you think!  

- Ponch

There's another Squinky whose name is TheInquisitveStranger in these forums.

Ah, I was thinking of the eye patch guy who is Tom Selleck's love child. Thanks for clearing that up. Now if only someone could explain to me what the rest of this thread is about.

Squinky's a chick?!?!  :o

(Also, some other things were said in this thread that were probably of some importance. Mostly by Scavenger. <3)

Happy Birthday, DiPerla. Maybe this year you'll finally make a full game!

This thread has all the early OSD games.

Ray of Hope is here.

An lastly, OSD Gets Textual can be found here.

That should be all of them, I think. That should bring you guys up to speed. 

I was going to say maybe been can make a story to the first game but I dont know if it is possible at this point.

I had to read that sentence twice.

You can make whatever story you like to set the stage for Scourge of the Underworld, Icey. There wasn't a lot of story to that game, as I recall. Dennis fights an evil purple blob in a vaguely Asian setting. The blob is defeated and Dennis is now king (or at least he thinks he is). (Also, Ray is just off screen, waiting outside their strange purple house, waiting for the battle to finish so he can play Snakes of Avalon). And that's it. That's the entire story. (And that's if you don't decide that Square Penis was also waiting just off screen, watching his evil plot unfold -- assuming he was behind the blob's attack on Dennis as well).

How much more of a setup do you need? As long as your game ends with Dennis in a vaguely Asian land, living in a small purple house with Ray, ready to do battle with a blob on the other side of a canyon, it should fit in just fine.

OR... You could just tell your own story however you like. There is no "set in stone" story for OSD. Tell whatever story you like. The OSD fans (and they are legion, no doubt), will accept it or not. That's how things are for Dennis and all those he loves (whether they're secretly evil or not) -- his world changes a little or a lot every time someone adds to it.

That's my opinion, anyway.

A definitive time line would be impossible for OSD, I think. The games don't exactly have a story bible. And what's more, breaking continuity is encouraged (and almost required). But this is the OSDverse as I understand it:

1) Ben304 gets very drunk and makes Scourge of the Underworld. This is the beginning of something awesome and terrible in the AGS community. No one can go back to their normal, everyday lives after this moment.

2) DDQ, not to be outdone, breaks out his crayons and doodles over Ben's game, making the DX version. It is at this point that Life Partner Ray is introduced and announces that he's off to play Snakes of Avalon.

3) Ben returns with Mighty Pirate, in which Dennis tries to get Ray's attention by starring in an adventure game of his own, in the apparent hopes that Ray will play the game the player is playing and remember how important Dennis is to him (which is an idea so meta that it makes my head hurt. -- Further proof that Ben was drinking heavily again).

3 1/2) Ray goes off to play Snakes of Avalon while Dennis goes off to do something else. Ray is attacked by the blobs and is later seduced by Square Penis. Ray is now evil.

4) Dennis returns from his ocean adventures to find that Knottybeard the Pirate has taken over Dennis' island in Pirates on the Poopdeck. Ray is mentioned in this game but not seen. (He may have been away working for Square Penis).

5) Dennis takes a trip to the mainland and agrees to undertake a mission for the mayor by defusing a bologna bombwich as seen in Blades of Passion.

6) Shortly after, as seen in The Naked & The Ninja, the Mayor travels to Dennis' island to ask Ray (who is either no longer evil or really, really good at hiding it) to rescue Dennis, who is being held by ninjas in the employ of Hansel*.

7) At some point after that, Dennis and Ray break up and Dennis gets a new Japanese boyfriend. Together they explore a dungeon and defeat the Internet in OSD Gets Textual.

8 ) Millions, possibly billions, of years later, Dennis is rescued by Heavenwhiskers Fred from his magical slumber to begin his RPG adventure. The world has been destroyed and the weak are preyed upon by small dogs and giant demons.

I have no idea where the other games fit in this terribly loose continuity. But I can tell you that my next game, Archipelago Adventures!, takes places after The Naked and The Ninja (and possibly OSD Gets Textual). Dennis finally goes on the adventures he had scheduled back during opening scene of Blades of Passion. Also, Dennis and Ray will be a couple again.

Anyhoo, this just goes to show how wonderfully convoluted the OSD universe is. I think any effort to shoehorn it into a rigid continuity will eventually have the same side effect it had on RON. It will be so hard for any newcomer to know where and when to place their game in the time line that they may not even try.

Plus, as we've seen with Ray, you can do whatever you want with characters in this game and no one has to respect the changes you've made. In RON, it would be terribly rude to kill off someone else's character, so lots of people are running around town protected by script immunity. In OSD, you could have Knottybeard feed Hansel into a woodchipper in one game, and have him return in the next game with no mention of it. That's the beauty of the OSDverse.

Your mileage may vary, of course. But I say you should feel free to whatever you like with OSD. I know I will. Plus, I'm hoping Ben will get really drunk again and make another one. Or maybe Tzachs will fire up the microphone and give us another "Dear Ray..." vocal performance.

- Ponch
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* HANNNNNSSEEELLLLLL!

This thread has taken a rather AWESOME turn the last couple pages hasn't it?

It sure has! 

Also, nicely done, ddq!

Wow, check out the bandwagon hoppers-on! 

Hey, buddy, I know a bandwagon when I see one! And in my defense, I was just trying to be one of the cool kids. It's clearly Snake who is copying me by following the trail I blazed shortly after you blazed it.

And Baron, that post may be entirely too sexy for this forum. 

Why isn't her top missing though?

Because I haven't won an AGS award!!!1!

Were you aware that that police officer seems to have no pants on?

Shh! I'm trying to buy votes here! 

[Barn Runner: Fully Automatic Mojo (AGS Award Winning Special Edition)]

To all the Barn Runner fans, I want to say thanks for the nomination. And if I win an AGS award (having never done so in all the years I've been a member here  :'(  ), then I promise I'll release Barn Runner: Fully Automatic Mojo (AGS Award Winning Special Edition) with an especially sexy ending! 



That's right! I'm willing to buy your vote with cheesecake! 

The choice is yours, AGS Community!*

- Ponch
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*Remember, vote early and vote often!

This was one of my favorite things ever.

...I love you guys  :'(

It's because of strange, unplanned stuff like Icey Day that keeps me coming back to this forum every day. I don't really inhabit any other forums or online communities. But there's just something special about you guys. I think we're all feelin' the love today.  

Also, way to barely make the party, Snake. By the time you showed up, all the beer was gone and the ice was all slushy and melted. And the ice was the entire reason for the party!!!

Thanks. Because of you I am now level 2 huzaa!

Well done, Icey! Maybe next year you'll be ready for some of the more advanced quests.

Hope you had a happy birthday. I'm drinking a beer in your honor tonight.

Icey_Penix: Giant penises go in Completed Games Announcements.

[Edit: Retracted my statement about the poo as the poo has mysteriously disappeared.]

I'll be drinking one of these tonight (seriously!)



It's teh official beer of pubmast0rs!

What is this nonsensical thread? 

It's Icey Day! That means it's time to get drunk on a Tuesday!!!

Jimbob. All of the entries were good, but I thought this one evoked the best mood for the subject matter.

Best day ever!