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== AGS Community ==
== AGS Community ==
'''[[Adventure Game Studio|AGS]]''' - Adventure Game Studio.<br>
'''[[Adventure Game Studio|AGS]]''' - Adventure Game Studio<br>
'''ATC''' - AGS Team Challenge: In this competition, groups of five people attempt to make a game. Each team has a story writer, a background artist a sprite artist, a musician and a programmer. The goal of this activity is not to create the best game, but merely to complete a game within a certain time frame.<br>
'''ATC''' - AGS Team Challenge: In this competition, groups of five people attempt to make a game. Each team has a story writer, a background artist a sprite artist, a musician and a programmer. The goal of this activity is not to create the best game, but merely to complete a game within a certain time frame.<br>
'''[[:Category:AGS_Beginners'_FAQ|BFAQ]]''' - Beginner's Frequently Asked Questions<br>
'''[[:Category:AGS_Beginners'_FAQ|BFAQ]]''' - Beginner's Frequently Asked Questions<br>
'''[[CJ]]''' - Chris Jones: Creator of AGS.<br>
'''[[MAGS]]''' - Monthly AGS competition.<br>
'''[[MAGS]]''' - Monthly AGS competition.<br>
'''[[OROW]]''' - One Room One Week competition.<br>
'''[[OROW]]''' - One Room One Week competition.<br>
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'''[[5_Days_a_Stranger|5DAS]]''' - 5 Days a Stranger: First in the Chzo Mythos series by [[Yahtzee]].<br>
'''[[5_Days_a_Stranger|5DAS]]''' - 5 Days a Stranger: First in the Chzo Mythos series by [[Yahtzee]].<br>
'''[[6_Day_Assassin|6DA]]''' - 6 Day Assassin: A short but popular game by MrColossal. It is not related to the similarly named games of the Chzo Mythos.<br>
'''[[6_Day_Assassin|6DA]]''' - 6 Day Assassin: A short but popular game by MrColossal. It is not related to the similarly named games of the Chzo Mythos.<br>
'''[[6_Days_a_Sacrifice|6DAS]]''' - 6 Days a Sacrifice: Fourth in the Chzo Mythos series by Yahtzee.<br>
'''[[6_Days_a_Sacrifice|6DAS]]''' - 6 Days a Sacrifice: Fourth in the Chzo Mythos series by [[Yahtzee]].<br>
'''[[7_Days_a_Skeptic|7DAS]]''' - 7 Days a Skeptic: Second in the Chzo Mythos series by Yahtzee.<br>
'''[[7_Days_a_Skeptic|7DAS]]''' - 7 Days a Skeptic: Second in the Chzo Mythos series by [[Yahtzee]].<br>
'''[[A_Tale_of_Two_Kingdoms|ATOTK]]''' - A Tale of Two Kingdoms: A full length game by Crystal Shard Entertainment that boasts multiple solutions and endings.<br>
'''[[A_Tale_of_Two_Kingdoms|ATOTK]]''' - A Tale of Two Kingdoms: A full length game by Crystal Shard Entertainment that boasts multiple solutions and endings.<br>
'''[[Ben_Jordan|BJ]]''' - Ben Jordan: Popular series by Grundislav.<br>
'''[[Ben_Jordan|BJ]]''' - Ben Jordan: Popular series by Grundislav.<br>
'''[[Daemons_in_the_Attic|DITA]]''' - Daemons in the Attic: a much awaited full lenght adventure by [[Ghost]].<br>
'''[[Daemons_in_the_Attic|DITA]]''' - Daemons in the Attic: a much awaited full lenght adventure by [[Ghost]].<br>
'''[[Fountain_of_Youth|FOY]]''' - Fountain of Youth: A highly anticipated Indiana Jones fangame by [[m0ds]], but only a demo has been released. However, it is of such high quality that it was picked as [[Pick of the Month June]] '08.<br>
'''[[Fountain_of_Youth|FOY]]''' - Fountain of Youth: A highly anticipated Indiana Jones fangame by [[m0ds]], but only a demo has been released. However, it is of such high quality that it was picked as [[Pick of the Month]] June '08.<br>
'''[[Once_Upon_a_Crime|OUAC]]''' - Once Upon a Crime, a medium lenght parody game by [[Ghost]], [[Pick_of_the_Month|Pick of the Month]] in Juanuary 2008.<br>
'''[[Once_Upon_a_Crime|OUAC]]''' - Once Upon a Crime, a medium length parody game by [[Ghost]], [[Pick_of_the_Month|Pick of the Month]] in January 2008.<br>
'''[[Pleurghburg:_Dark_Ages|P:DA]]''' - Pleurghburg: Dark Ages: One of first full-length games from AGS.<br>
'''[[Pleurghburg:_Dark_Ages|P:DA]]''' - Pleurghburg: Dark Ages: One of first full-length games from AGS.<br>
'''[[RON]]''' - Reality-on-the-Norm: A community made series of games centering around the town of the same name.<br>
'''[[RON]]''' - Reality-on-the-Norm: A community made series of games centering around the town of the same name.<br>
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'''BS''' - Broken Sword<br>
'''BS''' - Broken Sword<br>
'''CMI''' - Curse of Monkey Island<br>
'''CMI''' - Curse of Monkey Island<br>
'''COC''' - Conquests of Camelot<br>
'''DOTT''' - Day of the Tentacle<br>
'''DOTT''' - Day of the Tentacle<br>
'''FOA''' - Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis<br>
'''FOA''' - Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis<br>
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'''GK''' - Gabriel Knight<br>
'''GK''' - Gabriel Knight<br>
'''KQ''' - King's Quest<br>
'''KQ''' - King's Quest<br>
'''LSL''' - Leisure Suit Larry<br>
'''MI''' - Monkey Island<br>
'''MI''' - Monkey Island<br>
'''PQ''' - Police Quest<br>
'''PQ''' - Police Quest<br>
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'''SCUMM''' - Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion: Not a game, but the scripting language for most of the LucasArts games.<br>
'''SCUMM''' - Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion: Not a game, but the scripting language for most of the LucasArts games.<br>
'''SQ''' - Space Quest<br>
'''SQ''' - Space Quest<br>
[[Category:Getting Started]]

Latest revision as of 13:21, 3 June 2021

There are many acronyms in the adventure genre. This page is provided as a short list and guide for beginners. If a Wiki page is available, then this page will link to that. If not, a definition is provided for entries that are not self explanitory.

AGS Community

AGS - Adventure Game Studio
ATC - AGS Team Challenge: In this competition, groups of five people attempt to make a game. Each team has a story writer, a background artist a sprite artist, a musician and a programmer. The goal of this activity is not to create the best game, but merely to complete a game within a certain time frame.
BFAQ - Beginner's Frequently Asked Questions
CJ - Chris Jones: Creator of AGS.
MAGS - Monthly AGS competition.
OROW - One Room One Week competition.

Using the AGS Editor

GUI - Graphical User Interface

AGS Games

5DAS - 5 Days a Stranger: First in the Chzo Mythos series by Yahtzee.
6DA - 6 Day Assassin: A short but popular game by MrColossal. It is not related to the similarly named games of the Chzo Mythos.
6DAS - 6 Days a Sacrifice: Fourth in the Chzo Mythos series by Yahtzee.
7DAS - 7 Days a Skeptic: Second in the Chzo Mythos series by Yahtzee.
ATOTK - A Tale of Two Kingdoms: A full length game by Crystal Shard Entertainment that boasts multiple solutions and endings.
BJ - Ben Jordan: Popular series by Grundislav.
DITA - Daemons in the Attic: a much awaited full lenght adventure by Ghost.
FOY - Fountain of Youth: A highly anticipated Indiana Jones fangame by m0ds, but only a demo has been released. However, it is of such high quality that it was picked as Pick of the Month June '08.
OUAC - Once Upon a Crime, a medium length parody game by Ghost, Pick of the Month in January 2008.
P:DA - Pleurghburg: Dark Ages: One of first full-length games from AGS.
RON - Reality-on-the-Norm: A community made series of games centering around the town of the same name.

Commercial Games

BASS - Beneath A Steel Sky
BS - Broken Sword
CMI - Curse of Monkey Island
COC - Conquests of Camelot
DOTT - Day of the Tentacle
FOA - Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
FT - Full Throttle
GF - Grim Fandango
GK - Gabriel Knight
KQ - King's Quest
LSL - Leisure Suit Larry
MI - Monkey Island
PQ - Police Quest
QFG - Quest for Glory
SCUMM - Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion: Not a game, but the scripting language for most of the LucasArts games.
SQ - Space Quest