| 18 OCT 2002 at 3:49am |
InlandAZGuild Master
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Status : Offline | This game is definitely on my list of things to do on Halloween. Sure hope it hits the local shelves.
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| 18 OCT 2002 at 10:55am |
JonasKyratzesSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 280
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Attending school in Greece? Hey, I'm in Greece too!
/me plots to find Stefano, kill him, and take his place
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| 18 OCT 2002 at 12:13pm |
ConMolSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 396
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Already on order at Amazon.com. Thanks to the developers and GOT GAME for getting it out there for us. Can't wait.
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| 18 OCT 2002 at 1:22pm |
TiipsiIntergalactic Janitor
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Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Randy, the creamy stuff I talked you about was purely fictional.
Greetings, everyone else, this is Stefano.
I cannot truly say I am sorry to disappoint the few of you who thought I was wasting time in Greece, since I am still In Brisbane, Australia, enjoying every single day of this glistening spring.
I am indeed really excited, as I suppose most of you are or would be if their game was just about to be released, even more so after I've heard the american dubbers did a superb job.
Well, I'll be trying to read the discussions on this forum compatibly with the upcoming exams and I'll be delighted to reply any question people (even the majority of the superior monkeys) may want to ask.
Until then...
S.G.
http://www.farfetch.org/tiipsi
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| 18 OCT 2002 at 3:25pm |
JoYSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 208
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Already on order at Amazon.com. Thanks to the developers and GOT GAME for getting it out there for us.
And thanx to WWW.DVDBOXOFFICE.COM for thinking of us Euro fans
JoY
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| 18 OCT 2002 at 6:05pm |
STooGE4444, EastCoastDoom...Schattenjger
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Status : Online | Tony Tough looks very good. The first time I saw TOny was in a video caputre of the game. I really liked it because it had an old school DOTT feeling. Then I realized that it was in Italian. I immediately thought of Runaway. Aw man...but after a bit the news started rolling in about GOTGAMES picking it up. Yea...now I'm eagerly waiting for Halloween. And I usually think Halloween is boring (expect when I was in Junior High getting candy and bowling with pumpkins. It was really funny, this one halloween my friends and I bowled with an albino pumpkin down a hill and it almost hit someone in the shadows that we didn't see. Then we ran. I was running faster than my friends and they were on the track team!) Tony Tough will be great.
Stefano, when did you start development of Tony Tough? What programming language did you use to program it?
*I just realized that you were a writer so that you might not know some of the things. How did you think of the ideas for the game? id you write about the story and the puzzles*
RBs
~rbeeler SVT &&Name's STooGE$$$$ Valpurgius TNT; it's not PLURAL&&[img]http://www.riseaboverecords.com/sleep/image/sleepfront.gif[/img]&&151.Generally speaking Sludge Doomsters are Angry, Gothic doomsters are sad, funeral doomsters are barely breathing, death doomsters are dirty, drunk and dribbling, Stoner Doomsters don't care, drone doomsters are out of it and traditional Doomsters are permanently pissed off, mainly with other doomsters
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| 19 OCT 2002 at 2:27am |
TiipsiIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | First of all, and it was really inconsiderate of me to forget about this in the first post, I need to thank all of you (Randy in the first place) who wrote nice things about our game.
I really hope you enjoy it as much as we loved excreting it.
The development started, if I am not mistaken, in 1999.
It was born in a cellar (from where we actually derived the first location of the game) and, at the beginning we were only two guys in their twenties trying to make something constructive out of endless summer evenings.
The story of its path to completion is long and toubled, but I think it's not inaccurae to say that the final version you'll hopefully be playing was developed over a year and a half by fifteen guys.
It was coded in C++ by two main coders and an additional one.
I wrote pretty much anything you'll hear or do in the game and helped in the arrangement of some locations.
Again, I am really proud of the outcome and I believe it's going to be very entertaining. It was for me when I played...hee hee...deliberatley very old school.
Thanks again for the interest you've shown.
S.G.
http://www.farfetch.org/tiipsi
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| 19 OCT 2002 at 6:45am |
STooGE4444, EastCoastDoom...Schattenjger
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Status : Online | Sounds cool,
As I said before I glued my shoe today and now it doesn't squeak. THe other thing I said was that Tony Tough will be cool, and I can't wait to get it.
Stefano, have you ever worked on other games? Where you the only writer for TT? What are the other things you have done in your career?
SVT RBs
~rbeeler SVT &&Name's STooGE$$$$ Valpurgius TNT; it's not PLURAL&&[img]http://www.riseaboverecords.com/sleep/image/sleepfront.gif[/img]&&151.Generally speaking Sludge Doomsters are Angry, Gothic doomsters are sad, funeral doomsters are barely breathing, death doomsters are dirty, drunk and dribbling, Stoner Doomsters don't care, drone doomsters are out of it and traditional Doomsters are permanently pissed off, mainly with other doomsters
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| 20 OCT 2002 at 3:40am |
TiipsiIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Actually I partially wrote the storyboard for an ancient Amiga game only released in Europe under the horrific name of "Mikro Mortal Tennis" and have a couple of more design ready, but, as probably many of you experienced, producers are not generally even interested in seeing something which is not coming from their own development team or hasn't at least the dignity of a playable demo. As I already wrote, the story behing the release of Tony was long and troublesome and I cannot do but regard a lucky strike that we could develop it thoroughly independently and having it sold all over the world.
Going back to your questions: Yes, was the only writer.
About my career, I think the most interesting point is I am one year far from my doctorate in Architecture.
I actually am doing what passionates me, living in a state of bliss and freedom as far as I am a student.
For sure I would love working on games again rather than on structures...but what's the difference, really?
Nice work on your shoes... I am sure you're already palnning mass destruction.
http://www.farfetch.org/tiipsi
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| 20 OCT 2002 at 3:42am |
TiipsiIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | regard it as a lucky strike
planning
and sorry for all the other crap...
so sleepy.
http://www.farfetch.org/tiipsi
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| 20 OCT 2002 at 4:01am |
STooGE4444, EastCoastDoom...Schattenjger
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Status : Online | Cool, architecture. That's fun. I used to want to do that but then I changed my mind. I have two architect friends though.
"doing what passionates me," Can passion be used as a verb like that? I didn't know that I will use it tomorrow at least 3 times.
Actually, after gluing my shoe I was only planning to go to class and take a midterm. But I think I might be able to create massive destruction along the way; they're big enough. I wanted to glue it because the shoes are my good hacky sack shoes and I didn't want to get other ones.
Do you play games?
~rbeeler SVT &&Name's STooGE$$$$ Valpurgius TNT; it's not PLURAL&&[img]http://www.riseaboverecords.com/sleep/image/sleepfront.gif[/img]&&151.Generally speaking Sludge Doomsters are Angry, Gothic doomsters are sad, funeral doomsters are barely breathing, death doomsters are dirty, drunk and dribbling, Stoner Doomsters don't care, drone doomsters are out of it and traditional Doomsters are permanently pissed off, mainly with other doomsters
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| 21 OCT 2002 at 4:56am |
Randy-JAJourneyman
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Location: US
Status : Offline | Stefano,
Not to worry, I am sure that Tony Tough will be a huge hit and you will soon be rich and famous and drinking non-alcoholic, but bubbly, beverages from the slightly odorous, newly glued, shoes of rich, Australian women.
(I think maybe we've been friends too long, I'm starting to talk like you!)
I played an Italian version of Tony (with English subtitles) a long time ago and Stefano's the funniest and most off-the-wall writer in adventure games since Al Lowe. Anyone who likes the old school Lucas Arts games will love Tony Tough. on't tell Stefano I said this though.
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| 21 OCT 2002 at 5:40am |
STooGE4444, EastCoastDoom...Schattenjger
Posts : 2099
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Status : Online | Don't tell Stefano I said this though.
[glb]**ALERT**ALERT:[/glb] [glb]THIS POST HAS NOW BEEN SECRETLY CONVERTED TO AN INVISIBLE, SECRET UNDERGROUND POST THAT STEFANO CANNOT SEE[/glb] [glb]**ENDALERT**ENDALERT[/glb]
"You see a rock and that is all"
~rbeeler SVT &&Name's STooGE$$$$ Valpurgius TNT; it's not PLURAL&&[img]http://www.riseaboverecords.com/sleep/image/sleepfront.gif[/img]&&151.Generally speaking Sludge Doomsters are Angry, Gothic doomsters are sad, funeral doomsters are barely breathing, death doomsters are dirty, drunk and dribbling, Stoner Doomsters don't care, drone doomsters are out of it and traditional Doomsters are permanently pissed off, mainly with other doomsters
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| 23 OCT 2002 at 12:19am |
TiipsiIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | All the entries evaporated completely...
What happened to this forum?
Truth and fearless of such.
I found out yesterday (http://www.gotgameentertainment.com/tonytough/news.htm)
that Tony was on the NY times...
Delighted.
http://www.farfetch.org/tiipsi
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| 23 OCT 2002 at 6:43am |
STooGE4444, EastCoastDoom...Schattenjger
Posts : 2099
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | It became secret.
~rbeeler SVT &&Name's STooGE$$$$ Valpurgius TNT; it's not PLURAL&&[img]http://www.riseaboverecords.com/sleep/image/sleepfront.gif[/img]&&151.Generally speaking Sludge Doomsters are Angry, Gothic doomsters are sad, funeral doomsters are barely breathing, death doomsters are dirty, drunk and dribbling, Stoner Doomsters don't care, drone doomsters are out of it and traditional Doomsters are permanently pissed off, mainly with other doomsters
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| 25 OCT 2002 at 7:13am |
TiipsiIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 55
Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Wheee...
Six days to the release date of Tony and I have butterflies in my stomach!!!
...
No, wait...it's just jalopeño.
http://www.farfetch.org/tiipsi
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| 25 OCT 2002 at 8:06am |
bleepnikPrivate Detective
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Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | SIX days?! But.. but.. *splutter* I'm broke!! AAAAAAAAAAGH!!
.gita (wondering if she can get paid for donating plasma... or something)
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| 25 OCT 2002 at 6:47pm |
STooGE4444, EastCoastDoom...Schattenjger
Posts : 2099
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Gita,
It's only 30$. You can basically find that in the gutters. Well not really but it's a lot better than 40 or 50.
PLus I have a $10 EB rebate so that mine will be $20. The good thing about that though is that it's not hurting the publishers nor developers.
Yeah...Tony Tough, "SHerlock Gnome"...
~rbeeler SVT &&Name's STooGE$$$$ Valpurgius TNT; it's not PLURAL&&[img]http://www.riseaboverecords.com/sleep/image/sleepfront.gif[/img]&&151.Generally speaking Sludge Doomsters are Angry, Gothic doomsters are sad, funeral doomsters are barely breathing, death doomsters are dirty, drunk and dribbling, Stoner Doomsters don't care, drone doomsters are out of it and traditional Doomsters are permanently pissed off, mainly with other doomsters
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| 26 OCT 2002 at 7:00am |
bleepnikPrivate Detective
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Location: US
Status : Offline | I wasn't complaining about the price of the game; I think it's totally reasonable, and would gladly pay it. Unfortunately, my gutters are not as laden with treasure as yours; TT will have to wait. It's OK tho', adventures have taught me to be patient -- something that doesn't come easily to this Leo.
.gita
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| 26 OCT 2002 at 8:01am |
STooGE4444, EastCoastDoom...Schattenjger
Posts : 2099
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Status : Online | How about I just send you $30?
~rbeeler SVT &&Name's STooGE$$$$ Valpurgius TNT; it's not PLURAL&&[img]http://www.riseaboverecords.com/sleep/image/sleepfront.gif[/img]&&151.Generally speaking Sludge Doomsters are Angry, Gothic doomsters are sad, funeral doomsters are barely breathing, death doomsters are dirty, drunk and dribbling, Stoner Doomsters don't care, drone doomsters are out of it and traditional Doomsters are permanently pissed off, mainly with other doomsters
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| 26 OCT 2002 at 12:23pm |
dimidimidimiSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Ciao Stefano,
I hope you have a lot of fun in the country I come from (Greece). I am currently living in Sweden. I have made some efforts together with a girl from Norway to start an adventure gamers club here in Scandinavia.
I wanted to send the first e-mail to our members next week and I was wandering if you could help me spice it up a little . What I am talking about is whether this game is going to be released in any countries of the Nordic Region (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland) and if so, could we have some release dates or the name of the provider?
I sent an e-mail to gotgame entertainment about it and they reffered me to prograph and they have already forwarded my e-mail to them, but maybe you could give us some news also.
I saw a trailer of your game just recently and it looks great, very oldschooly lucasartsy pointnclicky which can only be good! Our club's main activities will include promotion of adventure games and if you can think of any way that we could help promote your game here in Scandinavia (free of charge) don't hesitate to suggest it.
You can either reply to me here or send me an email at dimidimidimi@hotmail.com, either suits me fine.
Good luck with your game!
PDF adventure magazine - The Inventory&&http://www.justadventure.com/TheInventory/TheInventory.shtm&&&&What would you give to know the truth?&&http://www.brokensaints.com
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| 26 OCT 2002 at 2:14pm |
TiipsiIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | First of all I want to thank you all again for the interest you've shown in Tony Tough.
I don't really care if you can buy it or not (the amount money I am going to get from it can be safely regarded as "hilarious" anyway)...what I care for is that you play and enjoy it, little people in my screen, which is also the reason it was written for.
dimidimidimi, I am pretty sure greece is the most delighful country as I am pretty sure I am not there right now.
As I already drooled somewhere in this post I am in Australia, but this is not quite the point.
You should know that "Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths" (the title was an adventure itself) was developed independently and the company you cited just bought it and financed it from roughly half the develompent to its completion.
The same company currenly owns not only the game, but the rights and anything concerning it.
I am (luckily in some ways) not responsible for its distribution, marketing choices or public relations and I am, hence, afraid I cannot really come in handy for you and your club.
The game was released in Italy, Hungary, Czeck republic and Russia and that's all I can tell you...the territorial distribution was probably decided starting from the connection Prograph had with foreign distributors, but this is only a guess.
As I wrote at the beginning of this inconsequential bunch of lines I'd be head over heels to know it'll be released in even more countries... my concern is what I've written to be enjoyed; I can hope, not much else.
I've heard you can buy it from amazon.com but that's not quite the same thing, is it?
If I can do or write something for your club I'd be more than willing to help.
Until next sign...
S.G.
P.S.: just four dayyyssssss
http://www.farfetch.org/tiipsi
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| 26 OCT 2002 at 5:28pm |
dimidimidimiSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Thanks for the info Stefano. I hope Prograph will provide me with details about their plans for distribution in the nordic region.
The person that created Tony Tough can always be a great source of knowledge and information for any adventure club so I hope if it is not big trouble that I can have your e-mail address for future reference.
My e-mail address is dimidimidimi@hotmail.com if you want to send me yours.
I hope you get the credit that you deserve for your job at Tony Tough and that people will enjoy your game.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Dimitris
PDF adventure magazine - The Inventory&&http://www.justadventure.com/TheInventory/TheInventory.shtm&&&&What would you give to know the truth?&&http://www.brokensaints.com
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| 26 OCT 2002 at 10:00pm |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Tiipsi (26 OCT 2002 2:13pm)
The game was released in Italy, Hungary, Czeck republic and Russia and that's all I can tell you...
That's "Czech Republic" please (it's where I'm from)
I forgot my sig.
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