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This was my first jam. I've learned a lot, and would like to run a better one for you next year! 

If you have a minute or two, please feel free to fill out this feedback form. Every question is optional, and any insight helps.

Thanks so much.

Several times in the past month, I have just spontaneously thought about those spiderweb border graphics and how good they look...

Hi all!

I wanted to collate links to streams where people have played any/all of the jam games, in case anyone wants to check them out!

I'll be updating these as I dig up more, and feel free to post any you know about/your own! Unfortunately Twitch erases VODs after a couple of weeks for most streamers, so several may expire - I'm trying to link to more permanent videos where possible.

To start off:

Deivore
MysticalMachineGun +1 +2
doctorcdcs +1
Macaw45
Core10k
TacoAdventure +1
jakeout +1
sonneveld will upload his here eventually I assume
Silly DOS woman (me)

It's been a month, time for your unscheduled fen-test!

Thanks for playing it, and for leaving a lovely comment!

Ma plus profonde gratitude, Papa Pénis Pal.

I felt it was unfair, inviting people to make DOS games without attempting it myself! I really wanted to encourage other people with no gamedev experience. But in turn, excellent submissions from people like yourself have now inspired me to become less amateur! Thanks a bunch for taking the time, in every respect!

I'm so terribly sorry I didn't get the chance to give this (or any of the games) as much dedicated attention as it/they deserved on stream. I was completely enamoured regardless, and so were many members of my community, which says a great deal! I'm absolutely going back to this, armed with Zeta, and giving it the loving attention it's entitled to.

Seeing the delight everyone gets from playing your entry has been a true highlight of the jam. Your passion and talents clearly shine through, because multiple people have independently reached out to me to say, "I really hope we get more Europa Panic!" Thrilled to dig into the AkGames archive!

Also, 1774 points!? Awed.

Fiendishly addictive. If this was in arcades, I think it could resurrect the entire industry, 25c at a time.

I can not remember being so immensely horrified by a game enemy, since encountering the mummy in Hugo's House of Horrors when I was very little! Such atmosphere. 
Somehow reminded me of everything I liked about L'Aigle D'Or Le Retour, but just the good parts.

Look at you, single-handedly proving that games are art.

I am so impressed by how creative you've been with AGS, especially this version of AGS! I am NOT GOOD at saving people, but I'll get there eventually. Out of spite, if nothing else. Really charming game, thank you for making it!

Jenney! There are so many snake-type games for DOS that I wasn't sure what to expect from this. It is so, so charming! I could play this for hours. Lovely and distinctive tweaks on a classic concept.

I'm so obsessed with the way this game looks, it tickles a part of my brain that is as hungry as a computer is for disks.

I really love this very distinctive aesthetic your games have! It makes it feel like a truly memorable experience. This was extremely satisfying to play, and I think it has such incredible potential for Twitch integration! Looking forward to playing it through again, and having a toy with the other options.

DID THE TREES WALK IN THE WINDOWS VERSION? I feel like I'm in the Berenstein Universe.

This entry made me feel powerful, and I thank you for that.

I recently played a Japanese Fishing Game that now retails for about $200. This was better. It really exceeded my expectations, and I'm excited to play more of it. Such a satisfying experience!

This reset my nervous system. I literally want a device that only runs this, to calm me down when I'm overwhelmed. Such a beautiful atmosphere.

I was looking into DOS applications of a similar nature a few months back. This surpasses them all. Such a pleasant interface, truly a joy to interact with.

I had to stop playing this because I was getting too attached to the creatures. 10/10.

The animation when you lean into the frog was my favourite part, except for every other part of the entire game being my favourite part. Your attention to detail in the fluidity of your animations is so incredibly inspiring. Magnificent use of the palette - I'm still thinking about how beautiful that tree looked.

So smooth, great dialogue, enjoyable to play. I truly enjoyed my time with this -- well polished but full of character. Such an impressive entry.

This game is too good. It elicited a type of response in me, similar to cuteness aggression, where I was essentially overwhelmed by how impressive it is. So excited to give it a proper play (and I really enjoyed the diverse name choices!)

Thank you so much, I'm so glad you found things to enjoy about it! 

You're entirely right about the text! I'm basically entirely new to gamedev, and despite wanting to make something intentionally amateur and imperfect, I do apologise for the lack of accessibility.

I tried SO MANY THINGS to make the text more legible, but my current skill combined with this palette made it darn tricky! I'm already working on a more refined game in the engine, and will definitely take the text speed feedback on board.

I really appreciate your kind-yet-constructive feedback, especially from an AGS pro!

All fixed, go team! 😎

Thanks for your entry!

Hi Core! Any chance the game isn't published as Public? I've gotten in touch elsewhere in case I can help you troubleshoot in real time. :)

Hi! Thanks for asking this. 

Several people are intending to update their projects after the jam deadline! 

The main goals of this jam were to encourage/promote creativity in general, link people across various DOS communities, and to encourage more DOS creations overall. 

If you want to keep going on any of those fronts, post-jam, I think that's a wonderful thing!

I haven't even played it yet and I LOVE IT.

Rozgość się!

I can't even count the amount of times I've had to convince someone that Skifree isn't for DOS.

I'm absolutely delighted to finally lose that argument.

Congratulations on this release, such a neat project! You've single-handedly made Windows entirely redundant.

Precisely the opposite of what I'd intended!

Thank you, Jordan, for your endless efforts to be a kind and thoughtful human. 

#1 objective of the game. Thank you so much for giving it a play!

I'm removing your Special Thanks credit...

Ideally for other people to find teams, in a more slow and static way than the Discord community facilitates. :)

Hi, want to participate in the game jam, but you'd prefer to collaborate with others as part of a team?

Please feel free to post here, preferably with what you'd like to work on (e.g. art/music/programming, type of game) and/or any relevant links to any prior work.

INCREDIBLE use of this palette, you're truly a CGA master.

Incredible. Fantastic. Magnificent.  And I only just finished Chapter 1. I haven't been so enamoured and enraptured by an adventure game in this way in such a long time, and your use of the palette delights me at every turn. I started streaming this today, and am fervently requesting (demanding) everyone buys it. I was going to start with the Demo, then give it a breather, but I couldn't resist. Really loving it a whole heap of a lot.

The small details in this are amazing, it's so thoughtfully crafted. Sure, there are a few small issues with the verb bar, but those can easily be ironed out. 

A lot of indie adventure games take themselves too seriously, or are too intentionally 'kooky' for my tastes. This was literally perfect, it's just so charming. I want more. Please make more.