"Gag programs" for the Amiga

Cherno · 26 November 2019, 22:51

I faintly remember a disk that had various "gag programs" that mostly created weird and annoying effects in the workbench environment (they were all workbench executables). The only one I can really remember is a melting effect, where the whole workbench screen with all windows and drawers melts and sags towards the bottom and you can't do anything anymore. I think most of these simple programs had a way to reset them with the Escape key or something, but for some, you just had to restart the poor Amiga. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

AmigaEd · 27 November 2019, 05:41

One that I remember was called "Vacbench". It changed the mouse pointer into a vacuum cleaner and as you moved the pointer around the screen it would "suck up" everything off of the screen.

Matt_H · 27 November 2019, 06:00

There were two that I used somewhat regularly. One involved lemmings wandering around and falling off the sides of windows. I think this is it.

The other I think was called WBSnow and involved snow falling and accumulating on the Workbench. There’s a program on Aminet under that name but the one I had was much older. Not sure if it was an older version or a different program entirely. If the latter, I should check to see if I have the archive somewhere. (I suspect there is a lot of older North American Amiga shareware/freeware currently missing from Aminet.)

Pfloyd · 27 November 2019, 08:31

I remember a program which does apparently nothing. No output at all.

But after a couple of minutes, a fullscreen skull appears and a scream sample is played.

Predseda · 27 November 2019, 08:44

I have a whole collection of these

Anubis · 27 November 2019, 12:24

iirc Amiga Format cover discs used to have few of those regularly....

pipper · 27 November 2019, 19:08

Or the one where cockroaches live underneath the workbench windows. When you move the window, the cockroaches hurry to the next window to hide behind

Predseda · 27 November 2019, 21:20

I have all those mentioned above

capehorn · 27 November 2019, 21:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anubis

iirc Amiga Format cover discs used to have few of those regularly....

They were called 'Workbench Hacks' and they featured regularly on random early AF coverdisks.

Nightshft · 28 November 2019, 02:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predseda

I have all those mentioned above

Would you mind upping them to the zone? I'd really like to try them out on my Miggies.

rutra80 · 28 November 2019, 14:00

There surely were such programs on Network CD by Weird Science.

Predseda · 28 November 2019, 14:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightshft

Would you mind upping them to the zone? I'd really like to try them out on my Miggies.

Sure

But on Sunday. I am just leaving for 4 days Amiga party

Matt_H · 28 November 2019, 14:44

game/gag on Aminet is mostly these kinds of programs.

And I believe the snow program I mentioned in my previous post is game/gag/snow.lha

DamienD · 28 November 2019, 15:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt_H

game/gag on Aminet is mostly these kinds of programs.

Yeah wow, loads of them: http://de.aminet.net/aminet/game/gag/

I want to try ARoach

Nightshft · 30 November 2019, 15:17

Ah, cool thanks! No time today, will look into it the next days. Cheers!
@Predseda Enjoy the Party! 4 days, OMG

Pyromania · 30 November 2019, 15:28

These programs are a gag.

Jope · 02 December 2019, 15:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by capehorn

They were called 'Workbench Hacks' and they featured regularly on random early AF coverdisks.

Also known as screen hacks.

26 November 2019, 22:51	#1
Cherno Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 1,054	"Gag programs" for the Amiga I faintly remember a disk that had various "gag programs" that mostly created weird and annoying effects in the workbench environment (they were all workbench executables). The only one I can really remember is a melting effect, where the whole workbench screen with all windows and drawers melts and sags towards the bottom and you can't do anything anymore. I think most of these simple programs had a way to reset them with the Escape key or something, but for some, you just had to restart the poor Amiga. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

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27 November 2019, 05:41	#2
AmigaEd Zone Friend Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 35	One that I remember was called "Vacbench". It changed the mouse pointer into a vacuum cleaner and as you moved the pointer around the screen it would "suck up" everything off of the screen.

27 November 2019, 06:00	#3
Matt_H Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 943	There were two that I used somewhat regularly. One involved lemmings wandering around and falling off the sides of windows. I think this is it. The other I think was called WBSnow and involved snow falling and accumulating on the Workbench. There’s a program on Aminet under that name but the one I had was much older. Not sure if it was an older version or a different program entirely. If the latter, I should check to see if I have the archive somewhere. (I suspect there is a lot of older North American Amiga shareware/freeware currently missing from Aminet.)

27 November 2019, 08:31	#4
Pfloyd Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bonn / Germany Posts: 88	I remember a program which does apparently nothing. No output at all. But after a couple of minutes, a fullscreen skull appears and a scream sample is played.

27 November 2019, 08:44	#5
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,535	I have a whole collection of these

27 November 2019, 12:24	#6
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,058	iirc Amiga Format cover discs used to have few of those regularly....

27 November 2019, 19:08	#7
pipper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: San Jose Posts: 651	Or the one where cockroaches live underneath the workbench windows. When you move the window, the cockroaches hurry to the next window to hide behind

27 November 2019, 21:20	#8
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,535	I have all those mentioned above

28 November 2019, 14:00	#11
rutra80 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Poland Posts: 308	There surely were such programs on Network CD by Weird Science.

28 November 2019, 14:44	#13
Matt_H Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 943	game/gag on Aminet is mostly these kinds of programs. And I believe the snow program I mentioned in my previous post is game/gag/snow.lha

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Nightshft Registered User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Austria Posts: 615	Ah, cool thanks! No time today, will look into it the next days. Cheers! @Predseda Enjoy the Party! 4 days, OMG

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Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,375	These programs are a gag.

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