New Stuff! Happy Holidays from the AGDI & Himalaya Family

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New Stuff! Happy Holidays from the AGDI & Himalaya Family

#1 Post by eriqchang » Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:10 am

It's never too late to revisit a classic. And revisiting classics is what we do around here right? ;)

Let's start 2010 with a look back at "Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine" and two BRAND NEW behind-the-scenes features I've brought back with me in the time machine.

It's time to start visiting the forums again if you've been away. Something special is brewing in the cauldron at AGDI and I'm getting all mushy inside just thinking about it!

Happy Holidays from the AGDI and Himalaya Family. Keep the spirit of the adventure game alive!

Are you ready? Let's take a ride in the time machine!

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#2 Post by pbpb33 » Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:21 am

Can someone please tell me what is brewing at AGDI? What do you mean? Is there a new game?
eriqchang wrote:It's never too late to revisit a classic. And revisiting classics is what we do around here right? ;)

Let's start 2010 with a look back at "Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine" and two BRAND NEW behind-the-scenes features I've brought back with me in the time machine.

It's time to start visiting the forums again if you've been away. Something special is brewing in the cauldron at AGDI and I'm getting all mushy inside just thinking about it!

Happy Holidays from the AGDI and Himalaya Family. Keep the spirit of the adventure game alive!

Are you ready? Let's take a ride in the time machine!

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#3 Post by DrJones » Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:17 pm

Maybe is a new feature for QFGII or a new Himalaya game. :D

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#4 Post by MusicallyInspired » Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:48 pm

Ooooo! I wonder what it is!

I doubt it's the new game from Himalaya since that's already been announced. Plus he said "something is brewing in the cauldron at AGDI" not Himalaya.

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#5 Post by pbpb33 » Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:38 pm

Yeah, for a second I thought it meant "something brewing" at AGDI generally (i.e., the ongoing online community forum participation, the site constantly attracting new visitors downloading the games for the first time, the spirit of adventure gaming here that hopefully helps inspire new original adventures, both amateur and professional), but the call to return to the forums again makes me kind of hopeful that something forthcoming is going to jolt things up a bit here. A site update? But the site is already snazzy, and the luster of its newness still hasn't worn off. Maybe a forum design update? But this one seems to work well. AGDI is going to host the AGD Awards this year and put in place some kind of third-party vote verification so we all know how many people voted for each nominee? Ahem, I'm not going to revist that topic again after that previous episode. Perhaps some kind of update or add-on pack for one of their earlier releases? Maybe an announcement of a merger or partnership with another development team?

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#6 Post by MusicallyInspired » Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:32 am

Maybe it could be just some more behind the scenes features on their already-released remakes. Maybe not. Who knows?

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#7 Post by haradan » Fri Jan 08, 2010 4:06 am

MusicallyInspired wrote:Who knows?
Indeed. :lol

Whatever it is, I can't wait! :D

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#8 Post by KQartist » Fri Jan 08, 2010 4:44 pm

I can't wait...It'll be exciting to see what you have in store for us, Eriq. :)

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#9 Post by Tehseen » Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:08 pm

A remake of black cauldron may be.............. lol

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#10 Post by DrJones » Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:09 pm

Maybe it's a remake of Johnny Castaway.

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#11 Post by haradan » Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:17 pm

DrJones wrote:Maybe it's a remake of Johnny Castaway.
Nah, Johnny Castaway is already in VGA.

My guess is, after 9-10 years in developing, they're finally releasing Royal Quest! :p

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#12 Post by MusicallyInspired » Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:43 pm

No it isn't. In fact it's dithered in 16-colors and in 640x480 (well, technically that's the simplest version of Super VGA, but it's definitely not 256 colours).

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#13 Post by Spikey » Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:30 pm

Tehseen wrote:A remake of black cauldron may be.............. lol
This immediately sprung to my mind as well. :rollin

but AGDI will most likely not be challenging Disney copyrights.

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#14 Post by MusicallyInspired » Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:44 pm

It wouldn't have to be the Disney version. The Black Cauldron was a book series wasn't it? Before Disney made it a cartoon.

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#15 Post by haradan » Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:25 am

MusicallyInspired wrote:No it isn't. In fact it's dithered in 16-colors and in 640x480 (well, technically that's the simplest version of Super VGA, but it's definitely not 256 colours).
Really? My memory is starting to fail then.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure it's not Johnny Castaway, and about Black Cauldron, I don't know, I never found that game very interesting, so I'm still betting on Royal Quest (not really.) ;)

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#16 Post by Brainiac » Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:27 pm

MusicallyInspired wrote:It wouldn't have to be the Disney version. The Black Cauldron was a book series wasn't it? Before Disney made it a cartoon.
It was the second book in the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander; the animated version was a fusion of it and the first book (The Book of Three) and basically combined the Horned King with his master, Arawn Death-Lord.

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#17 Post by pbpb33 » Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:03 pm

DrJones wrote:Maybe it's a remake of Johnny Castaway.
great response!! :lol That's a title I haven't heard about in a LONG time.

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#18 Post by eriqchang » Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:58 am

Tehseen wrote:A remake of black cauldron may be.............. lol
LOL! That was really funny.

It's not a new site. It's not a partnership. And it's not a remake revision.

It DOES include brand new material and, with that, a new site and a new handful of things.

I just threw some cat fur into the cauldron. It's really beginning to bubble now...

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#19 Post by RGH » Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:33 am

:|

Ahh...

Come on!

Any new information on the new game? Al Emmo was a great first release. I am eager to know what is next!

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#20 Post by Anonymous Game Creator 2 » Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:56 am

Hopefully soon. We've lost some workers on the project, so unfortunately progress has been delayed, and we haven't been able to produce assets fast enough to build a media showcase for public announcement yet.

If everything goes according to plan, though, we should be able to release some screenshots and information in the near future!

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#21 Post by eriqchang » Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:51 pm

:P - - -- drooling in anticipation.

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#22 Post by RGH » Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:01 am

I am sorry that things are not going as planned, but I am excited regardless. I know I will be checking the forum more often in hopes of learning something new!

Stay in touch and keep us updated!

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#23 Post by b74life » Thu May 13, 2010 5:02 pm

TELLLLLL MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#24 Post by rugged » Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:15 am

I just threw some cat fur into the cauldron. It's really beginning to bubble now...
IS that a kq3 reference?

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#25 Post by DrJones » Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:43 pm

Was there a cauldron in KQ3? I remember there being a book, a henious cat, and a porridge (heh, I always have found funny the sound of that word), but I don't remember a cauldron.

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