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as a pessimist, I'd expect only bad things if we opened the voting to non-members.

I agree.

For my two cents, I'd hate to lose the ceremony. I look forward to attending it every year. I would also hate to lose "Best Character" because characters are what usually draw me to adventure games. I'd also hate to lose Best Short Game. Those are the games I play most (and the kinds of games I tend to make myself). Commercial games usually carry the day for Best Game, but so long as Best Freeware Game has a category, I'm happy. With the exception of the two AGS Bake Sale games I made, I only make games for free. I also like the MAGGIES having a tiny corner of the ceremony.

Having the ceremony earlier in the year is a good idea, but how short of a window do we want for nominations/voting?

Thanks!

Keys of a Gamespace. A beautifully drawn, darkly themed little nugget of a game that will stick in your mind for a quite a while after you've finished it.

Two Birds.

Huzzah! A proper competition! 

 Animal House?

Stu's call, of course, but I'm for it. I've certainly needed an extension to finish a few of my MAGS games in the past.

I finished one!

Also, this thread has made me nostalgic for OROW. How long as it been since we had one of those? My most recent MAGS game was a semi sequel to an old OROW game I did years ago.

I've started something yesterday. Tapping into my pile of doodles to catch up. Result not guaranteed. An amazing game will be delivered shortly. 

  You are awesome! I was starting to think this was a terrible theme and I was going to have to leave the forums forever. 

Happy birthdays eriOo and OneDollar

the Roger Corman (and sometimes the Ed Wood) of AGS in many ways.

I think Slasher would be very happy with that comparison! 

Thanks for the votes, guys. And thanks, tbook for giving us a competition. Nobody wants to win by default. Your entry had a lot of mood and ambience. 

RIP, dude. 

Being old today and playing old people music. 

Nicely done, tbook. Made it across the finish line just in time. 

Inhumanoids seems like something I may have heard of, but no real memories of. Spiral Zone, on the other hand, just jarred loose a memory in my mind that I didn't even know I had! Combat unicycles! God, I miss the 80s. Cocaine was in the water supply back then! And what about Turbo Teen? Talk about body horror! 

Life Force made me the man I am today. 

The best part of EverQuest was finding new clothes gear for your dolls characters. 

How about Ben Jordan 8? A very satisfying closing act on a long-running AGS franchise. Good graphics, nice backgrounds, engaging puzzles, and solid writing. Overall a very enjoyable game, if a bit short compared to some of the other games in the series. Before Grundislav became the fabulously wealthy game-making powerhouse he is today (if the truth about the rewards of indie gaming is otherwise, i don't want to know it!), take a look at his roots.


FYI, I wanted to nominate Seed by Limpingfish (from OROW, many years ago), but it doesn't seem to have a games page. Then I wanted to nominate RoN: Purity of the Surf, but who knows if it would even run on modern systems.

Thanks, dude! High praise, indeed!