R.I.P. Philip J. Reed (1981 - 2022), the creator of Larry Vales

ukz530 · Mon 05/06/2023 07:42:05

Really sad news. I don't know him very well, but I think he's done a lot for the AGS community. RIP Phil.

Creamy · Tue 27/06/2023 21:59:00

I wanted to choose one of Phil's game for the next pick of the month.
But I had to refrain since you can't run them easily anymore. Plus, the links are all dead.
And to think they were so popular...

Crimson Wizard · Tue 27/06/2023 22:23:03

Quote from: Creamy on Tue 27/06/2023 21:59:00But I had to refrain since you can't run them easily anymore. Plus, the links are all dead.

I never tried myself, but I noticed they are present in the agsarchives torrent tracker found here.

Specifically:
bicycle\full\LarryVales\LarryVales.zip
bicycle\full\Larry Vales 2\LarryVales2.zip
there's also
games\2000\LarryValesI.zip
games\2001\LarryValesII.zip
these are probably duplicates (the torrent contents are not perfectly organized).

I guess one could try running them under DosBox, if they are made for MS Dos? Theoretically one could repackage them along with DosBox exe and custom config for DosBox to auto mount and run the game.

Creamy · Tue 27/06/2023 23:13:56

QuoteI never tried myself, but I noticed they are present in the agsarchives torrent tracker found here.

I found a couple of links too (Internet Archive, My Abandonware...). However, the Pick of the month redirects to the AGS page of the game. So its link must be updated.

QuoteI guess one could try running them under DosBox, if they are made for MS Dos?

Yes, that's what Khris said. But people may not want to be bothered with DosBox.

QuoteTheoretically one could repackage them along with DosBox exe and custom config for DosBox to auto mount and run the game.

I've seen it done on abandonware websites but I've never repackaged a game myself. Plus it needs to be hosted somewhere.

Creamy · Wed 28/06/2023 23:29:50

Thank you @Khris and @heltenjon for making some of his games available again.

KyriakosCH · Sun 16/07/2023 17:10:55

That's sad.
I am not sure if I ever actually played a Larry Vales game,

, the detective games by Yahtzee were what caught my attention.
But his Vales work will live on

Ionias · Sun 13/08/2023 00:53:03

Wow! One of the greats to be sure. I still remember when I first discovered AGS, playing Rob Blanc, Larry Vales and Rodekill. Those were the days. Man where has the time gone. He will be missed.

Scid_ · Tue 22/08/2023 23:58:54

I loved Phil Reed. He was larger than life in the early days of AGS. I really looked up to him. He had boundless enthusiasm, tremendous energy, and gave all of himself, all the time. I guess he didn't keep enough for himself in the end.
I have been following him for a while on the internet and was surprised to hear of his fate. I will miss him.