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Yahtzee was inspired by the {{Wikipedia|Space_Quest|Space Quest}} games to create his next series, which he called [[Rob Blanc]]. Rob Blanc I became the first proper game made with AGS, luring people from all corners of the world to try the newly-redeveloped [[RoomEdit|AGS editor]]. Next, he released both Rob Blanc II and III, both games being of similar quality to the original Rob Blanc. Later on, he made the first [[Reality-on-the-Norm]] game, entitled [[Lunchtime of the Damned]]. | Yahtzee was inspired by the {{Wikipedia|Space_Quest|Space Quest}} games to create his next series, which he called [[Rob Blanc]]. Rob Blanc I became the first proper game made with AGS, luring people from all corners of the world to try the newly-redeveloped [[RoomEdit|AGS editor]]. Next, he released both Rob Blanc II and III, both games being of similar quality to the original Rob Blanc. Later on, he made the first [[Reality-on-the-Norm]] game, entitled [[Lunchtime of the Damned]]. | ||
During game development of "The Vestibule" between 2000 and 2001 Yahtzee initiated a plan for [[Mittens]] which was later held but he did not attend. Yahtzee was also a driving force behind the formation of the AGS Awards, originally called the AGD Awards. | |||
===An ego=== | ===An ego=== | ||
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Yahtzee could not stop making games that easily. He made [[Trials of Odysseus Kent|The Trials of Odysseus Kent]] based on his nostalgia for the {{Wikipedia|Monkey_Island|Monkey Island}} games. After Odysseus was well-received by the AGS community, he wrote an [[Yahtzee's Apology|article]] explaining himself and apologizing for his earlier actions. He also claimed that would be the last game he would ever make. | Yahtzee could not stop making games that easily. He made [[Trials of Odysseus Kent|The Trials of Odysseus Kent]] based on his nostalgia for the {{Wikipedia|Monkey_Island|Monkey Island}} games. After Odysseus was well-received by the AGS community, he wrote an [[Yahtzee's Apology|article]] explaining himself and apologizing for his earlier actions. He also claimed that would be the last game he would ever make. | ||
He was wrong. He released a serious game, inspired by horror movies and {{Wikipedia|Maniac_Mansion|Maniac Mansion}}, called [[5 Days a Stranger]], considered by some to be one of the best AGS Games ever made. This has gone on to have | He was wrong. He released a serious game, inspired by horror movies and {{Wikipedia|Maniac_Mansion|Maniac Mansion}}, called [[5 Days a Stranger]], considered by some to be one of the best AGS Games ever made. This has gone on to have 3 sequels, making it a quadrilogy: 7 Days a Skeptic, Trilby's Notes and 6 Days a Sacrifice. All of these have a connection to the DeFoes. | ||
6 Day Assasin is ''not'' part of this series! | |||
===An outcast by choice=== | ===An outcast by choice=== | ||
Yahtzee now lives in Australia, and has continued to make games since he left the community. He has admitted lurking around the [[AGS forums]] under different names, and he also runs a popular [http://www.fullyramblomatic.com blog]. | Yahtzee now lives in Australia, and has continued to make games since he left the community. He has admitted lurking around the [[AGS forums]] under different names, and he also runs a popular [http://www.fullyramblomatic.com blog]. | ||
===Awards=== | |||
Yahtzee is the only person to have been nominated in every year of [[AGS Awards]], totalling 44 nominations (the most of any person), his most being for [[5 Days a Stranger]], which garnered 11 nominations. His games have won 15 AGS awards over 5 years. | |||
==Games== | ==Games== | ||
* The [[Rob Blanc]] series. | * The [[Rob Blanc]] series. | ||
*[[The Trials of Odysseus Kent]] | *[[The Trials of Odysseus Kent]] | ||
*[[5 Days a Stranger]], [[7 Days a Skeptic]], | *[[5 Days a Stranger]], [[7 Days a Skeptic]], [[Trilby's Notes]] and [[6 Days A Sacrifice]] | ||
*[[Poseidon 12]] | *[[Poseidon 12]] | ||
*[[Adventures in the Galaxy of Fantabulous Wonderment]] | *[[Adventures in the Galaxy of Fantabulous Wonderment]] | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http:// | *[http://fullyramblomatic-yahtzee.blogspot.com/ FullyRamblomatic.com] - Yahtzee's blogsite. | ||
[[Category:AGS people]] | [[Category:AGS people]] | ||
[[Category:AGS community and history]] | [[Category:AGS community and history]] |
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