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Game update - promo added 23.6.13

Hey Jim. Good to see your game made it to the AGS database.

I actually discovered this game a few weeks ago on YouTube. I love the one-liners from PacBilly
"That my good man is the stench of unbridled laziness."

The game has inspired me make promos for my own games. And also go for a jog this morning, cos I'm a lazy shit!

Anyway.. Shitty Quest. A fun little game, with an important message for our times.

[NEXT INSULT]

The upper-arm thrust is my finishing move!

sorry Ghost, didn't see this..

hmm.. thrusting..

Are your moves this bad in bed? What are you trying to prove?

NEXT INSULT

We'll surely avoid scurvy if we all eat an orange.

My grandmother throws a better swing!

She's surely as ugly as you, if that's her thing!

Try this:

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Let me know if this makes sense or if you still need help!

Not sure.. Could it be zork nemesis?

[BOSS:]

I love it!

I've got another maths type joke..

An accounting firm is going through the recruiting process.

The boss interviews the first candidate and asks:

BOSS: How much is 1 plus 1?
ERIC: Well let's see. 1 plus 1 is 2.
BOSS: (Shakes his hand).. Thanks for your time. We'll let you know.

The same question is put to the second candidate:

BOSS: How much is 1 plus 1?
SHEILA: Easy! The answer's 2.
BOSS: (Shakes her hand).. Thanks for your time. We'll let you know.

Again, the question is asked to the third candidate:

BOSS: How much is 1 plus 1?
MIKE: (Pauses).. Whatever you want it to be, boss.
BOSS: Congratulations! You're hired!

Ok, so it's more of a business joke.

Anyone else got any maths jokes? I'm partial to a bit of differentiation humour myself.

(har-d-har-har!)

Did you..

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Collect the Wong's Cafe puzzle placemat? It's actually a guide to get through the maze. Give it a try, and save your game regularly too as you progress.

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There's no way to get through the 'item detector' with inventory items. So forget it!
I'm sure you'll think of something else.

Hint:

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At Wong's Cafe, eat plenty of fortune cookies. Some contain hints, and others will help you proceed in the game.

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Did you..

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look at the hotel registry book?

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And did you..

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examine that poster you picked up?

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And can you..

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see something in common.. a name?

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barricade the door with the ladder

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Well, gosh! If you're gonna steal.. may as well steal from the best!

[embed=425,349]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrwjiO1MCVs[/embed]

Yeah.. the helmet was a dead giveaway.

[Fantasy World Dizzy!!]

Not just some Dizzy.. It's Fantastic Dizzy!

I mean.. Fantasy World Dizzy!! (There's a dragon in a mine shaft in both those games ).

Next!

Yes! There is a way. The scene is reminiscent of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.

"Here's Johnny!"

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Barricade the door with something. Quick!!

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Hey frenzykitty, you should try these games (if you haven't already)..

5 Days a Stranger
6 Days a Sacrifice
7 Days a Skeptic
Trilby's Notes

Scared the willies out of me!

Also, check this out from the movie Samsara.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZSM7YpA0Oo

Creepy!

springthoughts:

It is the unknown that scares

I say.. it's the weird shit that scares!

[Trivia:]

My game was awarded 1 cup by the AGS panel..

Awesome!

Inspired by this outstanding achievement, I decided to go around The Block one last time and do something I should have done a long time ago..

And that is make a promo!

Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OFYTw9B-g8

It appears I do things in reverse order: I release the game, then fix bugs, and finally release a promo.

Enjoy!

Trivia:

• The video contains actual footage from the site taken a few years ago. The council said the caravan was an eyesore so my bogan uncle erected a corrugated iron cover over it.
• The caravan still exists today hidden somewhere within dense overgrowth, similar to the lost temples of Cambodia.

Reminder:

• Don't forget to leave some feedback and vote you lazy bastards!
• Note that the game actually includes 2 cups in it as inventory items, which is a subliminal message when it comes time to vote.

Dear elentgirl et al..

I was only joking of course. It was purely coincidental that Adventure Island includes spiders and ornamental skulls. But all the best games do! Return to Zork had a giant spider for example, just like the one in my game. And I believe Monkey Island had a few skulls in it.

My post was actually a subtle cross-promotion for my game. But now I feel guilty so I'll bump your game to the top of my list and play immediately.

sliding puzzle

Amazing! I also created a slider puzzle and used to have the exact same problem with sliders moving off where they shouldn't! I tested the shit out of it and finally got it working correctly. Although that doesn't help you, hopefully you'll find it comforting that we all experience problems with slider puzzles from time to time.

Looks very cool.

But you've obviously stolen ideas from one of my games:



Mind you, I stole from Return to Zork, but that's besides the point. Stealing is wrong!

Anyway, the game looks very cool. Downloading now and adding to the increasingly unsustainable list of 'games yet to play'.

No..... don't do it!!!!!

Crimson Wizard is right. It can be done another way.

Try this:

Code: AGS

// MY MESSAGES

function my_message(int n) {
  
  if      (n==0) Display("You probably want to pick that up. Try the other mouse cursor that gets things.");
  else if (n==1) Display("Try looking closer.");
  else if (n==2) Display("It won't fit in you're inventory!");
  else if (n==3) Display("It's ungettable!");
  else if (n==4) Display("You can't do much with this.");
  
}

When I recently updated a game from 2.7 to 3.2, I built the above function to handle my 'GlobalMessages'.

E.g. if you want message 0, call my_message(0).