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I played the game and must say I was delighted. It looks and sounds good, but most importantly, the puzzles are of that multiple-step-variety that is very satisfying to solve. Great game! It's a pity it looks like it will be the only entrant in January MAGS, as it probably will receive less feedback and fewer downloads as a result. But this, people, this is a good short game well worth playing.

Tempting but the Gamejolt link doesn't work: "Forbidden - You do not have access to this page."

Link fixed.

I've started playing this, and it's looking good and different so far. I notice there is branching, so I wonder: how many endings are there? Probably a bit soon to think about, but I'd be surprised if there wasn't more than one, at least. Not asking for spoilers here, just if anyone knows the number of endings.

Detention!, Monster of the Hounted Hill, A Friend indeed and Men in Hats have no functional links on the main website.

@sincaruk These games should now have working links. Thanks for the heads up.

The download works for me, although it says: "File not downloaded potential security risk".

If you click download anyway, it downloads without problems.-

That is usually the case with me, too. But this time I got "Access denied" because of some admin network setting out of my control.

Edit: gabriel19681_1 But you gave me an idea for a workaround, and I now successfully downloaded it from a different computer with a different base network setup. 

I thought Bigfoot by Cogliostro and his son looked interesting, but I cannot download it, it seems. Does anyone have this?

Edit: Problem solved, thanks to Gabriel!

A probably unfinishable short training game is here: Gravity's Test Game

What is described as an interactive music video from another one of the Space Quest Historian's alter Egos, Error 47, is here: Zak the Maniac - an interactive music video It's a fun mix of Zak McKracken in the Maniac Mansion 35 years later, in an alternate dimension  where things didn't go well in the first place.

[Gravity's Test Game]

Perhaps not surprisingly, a game called Gravity's Test Game seems to not have an ending.

I've now finished the game, and I stand by my praise. The humour and satire doesn't pull any punches, though, so watch out.      I was especially delighted to finally find a Zappa allusion. I recommend this game to anyone who like extremely well written non pc humour and don't mind if the main character has a liberal relationship to intoxication and the well-being of others. It's definitely in my top 5 list of AGS releases last year.

It's been nearly 20 years since I last used AGS, and boy things have changed. But now that I've picked it up again and have some free time on my hands, I thought I would remake my very first game Melrin: The Disciple Ordeal since the original is not available anymore.

Best of luck with the project! But I wonder...the database page https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/204-melrin-the-disciple-ordeal-updated-version-/ now directs to the ags depository at archive.org https://archive.org/details/Melrin_The_Disciple_Ordeal

Is this not the original?

Looking good. I just noticed...the Gothic Ps look a lot like Bs. I read "Bull" and "Bush". 

I noticed today by accident that if you time out while rating a game, the comment field will show up unsigned on the db games page. When I signed back in at the forums and returned to the game page, the comment was there, but my votes/rating had not been registered.

[Zomby Woof]

Back in the MAGS April 2007 the theme was Unexpected, and there were 8 entries, including the famous Me Go Store. But four of the games were not added to the database. They can be found at the archive here:
Day of the Fish This one is short, but funny and well worth a try.
Cabbage Quest I instantly recognized the main theme song as an instrumental version of Frank Zappa's Zomby Woof. The rest of the game is delightfully and frustratingly weird. Thankfully, there are hints in the Mags thread.
Unexpected Quest seems to be a short game of juvenile humour.
West of the Root Wonder of wonders! This one also has a Zappa song as instrumental soundtrack: The Idiot Bastard Son. Aside from that, it's a straightforward short game with an exit almost impossible to find in one room. (Thankfully, you can CTRL-X out if you can't find the hotspot.)

Edit: It seems like the two Zappa soundtracks were no accident, as the two games were made by brothers, at first mistaken for the same person.

[do]

I'm currently playing this and have been doing so for some days.

I enjoy it very much. The humour is off-the-wall, both in puns and allusions and in how inappropriate bahviour seems to be the main character's normal mode of being.

First things first. The look is inspired by cartoons/comics, and the characters are antropomorphic animals. Frankly, I don't think it would have been easy to get away with some of the humour if the characters were more human in appearance. Animation is a bit limited, but with plenty of funny bits. It gets the work done. The characters and backgrounds are instantly recognizable and it's easy to spot the interactive spots. There's an appropriate original soundtrack, in addition to different tunes from the musicians in the game and a jukebox.

The story, then.

Adult content warning: Contains scenes of cartoon violence, including blood and death. There are also instances of strong language, alcohol and drug use, and sexual innuendo.

The warning is appropriate. The lengths to which Ted (the main character) will go to in order to get his band back together, know absolutely no bounds. It doesn't matter who else get hurt, how much property damage there is, or how much and whose money is spent. In fact, the implied body count is pretty huge. This may be a turnoff for some players, but it's presented in a funny way, so I'm all in. In fact, I almost assess any situation using opposite logic: What would I have done? Then make Teddy do the opposite.

I've been laughing a lot. The story is ridiculous in itself, the puzzles are great, but do use their own special logic that won't apply in real life. And there's strewn funny bits all over. I expected quotes and allusions to movies and rock lyrics, but there are also stuff from Shakespeare, modern poetry and more. And the puns come quicker than you may grasp them. My favourite pun so far:

Spoiler

In a cemetery, there's a skull and some bones lying around. Ted remarks something like "I wonder if they still have plans to bury the body"..."Remains to be seen." 

[close]

My favourite character probably isn't Ted, but it comes close between Leo, the singer with an unhealthy apetite for hot dogs, the "Guy on a Date" background character that turns into a running gag through all his dates gone wrong, and my favourite: Bob Dog (whose name may be a reference to Swedish band Bob Hund?) who constantly tries to make it in the food/hot dog stand business despite all his ventures being destroyed by Ted's actions.

The story has its twists and turns, so I have no idea how much remains of the game before I'm through. You always get clear goals, and I haven't wondered what to do next so far, although some of the puzzles take their time. It's not exactly difficult, but not quite straightforward either. There are a few logic puzzle minigames, like a Tower of Hanoi minigame with music studio tapes, but these may be skipped if the player don't fancy playing them.

I'm off to the nominations page now, nominating Bob Dog for best character and the game in the best puzzles, best music and best writing categories. While it may not be the best game this year, it's certainly up there.

[Gongbot (Greek)Challenge of the TentacleThe Excavation of Hob's BarrowTres Acordes (Spanish)SPHONXGrandma BadassBeyond The Edge Of Owlsgard]

Which games have voice work this year?

Edit: I went through the list myself and came up with
Gongbot (Greek)
Challenge of the Tentacle
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Tres Acordes (Spanish)
SPHONX
Grandma Badass
Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard

In addition, Azazel's Christmas Adventure is marked with voice work, but there isn't any in the trailer. I haven't played it yet.
And Steamed Games:  The Graphic Adventure has the voices from the original Simpsons show and clearly isn't eligible in this context.

I played the demo tonight, and enjoyed it very much. Just like the first game, it feels like playing a cartoon. The animation and attention to detail is awesome, and the music is pleasant. This will be a very strong contender for the best demo award, and it makes me eager to see more in the full game later.

And like everyone else, I instantly fell in love with the baby dino. Petting him in the backsack...aaawww! 

I don't think I ever beat it on the highest difficulty settings on the Commodore 64, so I doubt I'll fare any better here. 

I just played. I've played Super Star Trek or clones of it back in the day, on Sharp MZ-721 and Commodore 64. So this was a welcome tour of nostalgia for me. I actually own the 25th Anniversary game, but never got around to playing it (bought a pack of Star Trek games in some collection, probably for DOS). I recognize the screenshots, but feel a pang of guilt for that unopened box on a shelf in the basement.

I enjoyed playing this. The game itself is the basic game I played years back, but the graphics and sound add a lot to the atmosphere. Even if Picard is the Captain for me, not Kirk. This was a fun casual game (at the standard settings, at least). Controls are easy and intuitive,and I noticed that I buy more into the very limited controls because with these graphics and sound clips, I'm accepting that I don't drive the ship - I give the orders and my officers execute them.

> Well, if it's fancy where we're heading, put on the top hat and dance through the doorway Fred Astaire style to get a laugh from our sister.

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Thanks to you posting this link, I've now been reading @The Last To Know 's great articles about the games of the last two years. Recommended! (That apostrophe looks weird...but it's the crux of the biscuit, so I'll leave it hanging.)