Agricola, a platform game never released

03 January 2007, 21:28

Sometimes ago I got in contact with a guy to whom I sold an arcade board.
I was speaking with him and he told me he was an Amiga coder and he made a game which he never finished for various reasons.

He told me the title, and I soon remembered it very well because at the time I was very stunned by the quality of the graphics.

So I dig up all my collection of The Games Machine (the most famous italian magazine dedicated to videogames) and I found the preview.

Funny enough, Agricola was previewed in the same page as the newly added AGTW game Fighting Cancer!
http://agtw.abime.net/extras/31_1.jpg
Agricola is featured on pic 9 and 10.

Baldassare Profeta, the coder of the game, was kind enough he gave me an early demo in ADF format (dated back early 1992) and the last version of the game which he demonstrated in october 93 at the SMAU stand of TGM.
He also compiled a special version of the game with every level executable separately.

I can only say it's a pity he didn't finished it because gfx and music were really of high quality for the time.

Please tell me where to upload all the files I have got from him.

CodyJarrett · 03 January 2007, 21:38

Hi Kold - excellent, thanks!

We have a special file upload section here on the forum called the Zone: http://eab.abime.net/faq.php?faq=vb_...ezone_faq_item

Or if you want to email it to agtw I can upload it to the Zone.

Ultron · 03 January 2007, 22:37

Wow, that 8 turrican clone looks great too!

03 January 2007, 22:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by CodyJarrett

Hi Kold - excellent, thanks!

We have a special file upload section here on the forum called the Zone: http://eab.abime.net/faq.php?faq=vb_...ezone_faq_item

Or if you want to email it to agtw@abime.net I can upload it to the Zone.

thanks for the instructions

I have just uploaded all the files in the zone

If you want to ask him some questions about the development let me know

Marcuz · 03 January 2007, 23:16

thanks for the nice addition! what number of TGM the pic is from? i seem to remember that page...

keropi · 04 January 2007, 00:39

nice one!!!!

04 January 2007, 00:40

Quote:

thanks for the nice addition! what number of TGM the pic is from? i seem to remember that page...

it's from the November 1993 issue. The one with TFX on the front page.

plasmatron · 04 January 2007, 01:27

WoooooW !!!

This game plays very well. It is a very fluffy jump n run, with nice graphics and a lovely little levelchoon. This would be a perfect Codemasters or Idea game.

s2325 · 05 January 2007, 02:10

some screenshots:

Marcuz · 05 January 2007, 10:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kold666

it's from the November 1993 issue. The one with TFX on the front page.

i guess i have it still, somewhere. i've thrown away all the numbers >60 more or less, as they became pretty much useless. however, thanks again for the info.

Graham Humphrey · 06 January 2007, 12:52

Agricola? Sounds like a soft drink..... "I'll have a can of that refreshing new Agricola please"....

Ahem. Nice find though. Would a WHD install be possible for the newer demo? Anyone?

thor · 06 January 2007, 12:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

Agricola? Sounds like a soft drink..... "I'll have a can of that refreshing new Agricola please"....

Hehe, very close with that one: http://www.afri-cola.com/

Graham Humphrey · 06 January 2007, 12:56

Well how about that.... never thought I'd be one letter off!

Ultron · 06 January 2007, 20:11

Anyone konws anything about that game DEUX that really looks like a Turrican clone in the scan? Never got released?

astuermer · 06 January 2007, 21:06

Anyway... "Dark Blade" = "Black Viper" ?

viddi · 06 January 2007, 23:12

@astuermer:

Yes!

andreas · 08 January 2007, 22:42

agricola is Latin for peasant / farmer.

Ultron · 09 January 2007, 01:38

Spanish\Portuguese\Italian for "Farming Activity". Agricole in french, i presume.

Marcuz · 09 January 2007, 01:48

in italian, in that form is currently just an adjective, and even a substantive in italian vulgar (in the sense of part of the talked language) from 1300, (Dante, Convivio) with the same meaning of the latin substantive, agricola, agriculturist; andreas is right, there was also a treatise -rerum agricola-, On Agriculture, written in latin, but this one i don't remember from which time period comes.

Methanoid · 09 January 2007, 08:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by andreas

agricola is Latin for peasant / farmer.

and also the name of a gamous Roman general.. Marcus Agricola.

I wonder if this could be properly finished.. it looks very nice

03 January 2007, 21:28	#1
Kold666 Posts: n/a	Agricola, a platform game never released Sometimes ago I got in contact with a guy to whom I sold an arcade board. I was speaking with him and he told me he was an Amiga coder and he made a game which he never finished for various reasons. He told me the title, and I soon remembered it very well because at the time I was very stunned by the quality of the graphics. So I dig up all my collection of The Games Machine (the most famous italian magazine dedicated to videogames) and I found the preview. Funny enough, Agricola was previewed in the same page as the newly added AGTW game Fighting Cancer! http://agtw.abime.net/extras/31_1.jpg Agricola is featured on pic 9 and 10. Baldassare Profeta, the coder of the game, was kind enough he gave me an early demo in ADF format (dated back early 1992) and the last version of the game which he demonstrated in october 93 at the SMAU stand of TGM. He also compiled a special version of the game with every level executable separately. I can only say it's a pity he didn't finished it because gfx and music were really of high quality for the time. Please tell me where to upload all the files I have got from him.

03 January 2007, 21:38	#2
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Hi Kold - excellent, thanks! We have a special file upload section here on the forum called the Zone: http://eab.abime.net/faq.php?faq=vb_...ezone_faq_item Or if you want to email it to agtw I can upload it to the Zone. Last edited by CodyJarrett; 03 June 2010 at 10:47.

05 January 2007, 02:10	#9
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	some screenshots: Last edited by s2325; 05 September 2008 at 22:49.

09 January 2007, 01:48	#19
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	in italian, in that form is currently just an adjective, and even a substantive in italian vulgar (in the sense of part of the talked language) from 1300, (Dante, Convivio) with the same meaning of the latin substantive, agricola, agriculturist; andreas is right, there was also a treatise -rerum agricola-, On Agriculture, written in latin, but this one i don't remember from which time period comes. Last edited by Marcuz; 09 January 2007 at 01:55.

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plasmatron Zone Friend Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Age: 48 Posts: 967	WoooooW !!! This game plays very well. It is a very fluffy jump n run, with nice graphics and a lovely little levelchoon. This would be a perfect Codemasters or Idea game.

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06 January 2007, 20:11	#14
Ultron Something Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Amigaland, Nostalgia Age: 48 Posts: 757	Anyone konws anything about that game DEUX that really looks like a Turrican clone in the scan? Never got released?

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Ultron Something Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Amigaland, Nostalgia Age: 48 Posts: 757	Spanish\Portuguese\Italian for "Farming Activity". Agricole in french, i presume.

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