AGILE-gdx
 AGILE-gdx Title Screen | |||
| Latest Version: | 1.0 | ||
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| Release Date: | May 10, 2024 | ||
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| Publication Status: | Published | ||
| Developer(s): | Lance Ewing | ||
| Interface: | GUI | ||
| Language: | Java, JavaScript | ||
| Open Source: | Open | ||
| Source Availability: | Yes | ||
| License: | GPLv2 | ||
| Type: | Third Party Interpreter | ||
| Platform: | Web Browser | ||
| Localization: | English | ||
| Website: | https://github.com/lanceewing/agile | ||
Description
Based on AGILE, the fan made AGI interpreter, AGILE-gdx is an AGI interpreter whose primary purpose is to run Sierra games on the web![1] - Supports mobile as well.
Development on this web version of AGILE began in November 2023, in hopes that it would be fully complete by the 10th May 2024, to be a tribute to, and to coincide with, the 40th anniversary of the release of King's Quest, the world's first animated graphic adventure game!
AGI was the name of the Adventure Game Interpreter written by Sierra On-Line to run the 3D animated adventure games that they released in the 1980s (1984-1989), which included [[King's Quest Series|King's Quest 1/2/3/4, Space Quest Series 1/2, Police Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, Manhunter 1/2, [[Gold Rush, Donald Duck's Playground, Black Cauldron, and Mixed-Up Mother Goose. There are also over 100 fan-made games and demos that run on the same AGI interpreter system, mostly written in the late 90s and early 2000s by Sierra On-Line fans.
For further information see Lance's announcement here: AGILE — Celebrating 40 years of King’s Quest
Screenshots
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| Official Sierra AGI games page No games loaded |
Demos and Fan Games | Prompt to locate official Sierra AGI game |
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| Browse to locate official Sierra AGI game |
Confirmation of game found | Official Sierra AGI game enabled |
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| King's Quest Loaded |
Fan Game list with Voodoo Girl | Voodoo Girl Loaded |
Features
- Supports importing the original IBM PC AGI v2 & v3 games, from either a folder or ZIP file.
- Web version comes with over 100 fan-made games and demos already pre-packaged!
- IBM PCJR 4-channel sound, using SN76496 emulation, the sound chip used in the PCJR.
- Game detection of most known versions of Sierra's original IBM PC AGI games, and most AGI fan-made games.
- Saved games that are stored in the browsers OPFS storage.
- Full screen mode. Use the full screen icon when a game is running to toggle this.
- Show Priority screen. Use F12 to show, and ENTER/SPACE to exit.
- Virtual keyboard for use by touch screen devices, such as mobile and tablets.
- Virtual joystick as an alternative to using the arrow keys, also intended for touch screen devices.
- Support for direct URL path access to individual fan-made games, e.g. https://agi.sierra.games/#/id/ltec
Most of the original Sierra On-Line games are still available for purchase online, so for legal reasons, AGILE does not come prepackaged with those games. You must have your own copy and use the import feature to load the game into AGILE. It supports importing from both a folder containing the game, or a ZIP file containing the game. After it has been imported, it will remain in your browser's storage so that you won't have to import it again.
To purchase the original games online, check out gog.com and Steam.
About
Read more about it here: https://medium.com/@lance.ewing/agile-celebrating-40-years-of-kings-quest-81ff3ab89a7e
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Development Status
Maintained
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Known issues
- None known
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