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General discussionFree Release: Flight of the Amazon Queen(163 posts)(163 posts)
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Posted September 20, 2013
It came from the jungle!

Flight of the Amazon Queen, a classic point-and-click adventure that takes you through a story taken straight out of 1940s pulp magazines, full of witty humor and top-notch pixel-art graphics, is available on GOG.com as a FREE download!

My name's Joe King, and this is my story. Unbelievable as it may seem, it is a true story. You might not believe me, that's OK. I don't care much. You wanna know why? That's because when you get to tell someone your story, chances are there won't be any Hollywood stars in it, no mad scientists, now ancient temples lost in the jungle, and no plots of world domination. Sure, your story might be exciting too, maybe even weird at times just like mine, but I'm well damn sure your's won't have a super-scientific dino-ray in it! Well, mine has one. So, grab a cold one and let me tell you the tale of a certain journey. It all began with the girl...

Flight of the Amazon Queen is a point-and-click classic sporting traditional, beautiful pixel-art graphics, funny writing, a grand story based on many prolific pulp fiction clichés, and lots of full-speech in-game dialog. You will instantly fall in love with the story's mood and pacing, and the brilliant puzzles will keep you entertained for many hours. To read a story like that in the 1940, you'd have to pay whole 10¢. Today, as a part of GOG.com 5th birthday celebration, you can play for it absolutely FREE!

Find out what mysteries the jungle holds, foil the plot of an evil genius, present great bravery, let your wit shine, and--finally--get the girl in Flight of the Amazon Queen, available free of charge on GOG.com!
Posted September 21, 2013
Never managed to finish this gem. Been stuck at pretty much the place where the first gog screenshot was taken for MONTHS and back then there was no internet, so yeah...
Posted September 22, 2013
Thanks gog team :)
Posted September 22, 2013
Thanks.
Posted September 22, 2013
This game is available in most Linux repos out of the box (it uses ScummVM).
In March 2004, the game was released as free software and support for it was added to ScummVM, allowing it to be played on Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, and many other operating systems and consoles. The datafiles for both the floppy disk and CD-ROM version are available from the ScummVM website. The Fedora RPM software repository has an installer for the game alongside ScummVM. This game is directly included in the Debian software repository.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_amazon_queen#Releases
Post edited September 22, 2013 by shmerl
Posted September 22, 2013
Thanks for the Making Of, very interesting indeed !!

"We even created an interactive interview using the game engine that came on the cover
disk of some magazines. Readers could play the role of a magazine journalist and visit us
on the set of Flight of the Amazon Queen to ask us questions about the game – after
solving a few adventure game puzzles of course!"

^ is there a way GOG will include even this as a bonus ? Does someone knows where to find a copy ?
Posted September 22, 2013
Thanks GOG.
Posted September 22, 2013
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powergod: Thanks for the Making Of, very interesting indeed !!

"We even created an interactive interview using the game engine that came on the cover
disk of some magazines. Readers could play the role of a magazine journalist and visit us
on the set of Flight of the Amazon Queen to ask us questions about the game – after
solving a few adventure game puzzles of course!"

^ is there a way GOG will include even this as a bonus ? Does someone knows where to find a copy ?
Yes, Ingsoc85 does.
On the ScummVM demo page, scroll down to "Miscellaneous Demos".
Posted September 22, 2013
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powergod: Thanks for the Making Of, very interesting indeed !!

"We even created an interactive interview using the game engine that came on the cover
disk of some magazines. Readers could play the role of a magazine journalist and visit us
on the set of Flight of the Amazon Queen to ask us questions about the game – after
solving a few adventure game puzzles of course!"

^ is there a way GOG will include even this as a bonus ? Does someone knows where to find a copy ?
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HypersomniacLive: Yes, Ingsoc85 does.
On the ScummVM demo page, scroll down to "Miscellaneous Demos".
oh, thanks :)
Posted September 22, 2013
i love you, GOG.com
Posted September 23, 2013
Thx GOG!
Posted September 23, 2013
thanks gog!
Posted September 23, 2013
One of the reviews on the site points out that this game is "very decent", and I agree completely. It follows the tried and true formula set by LucasArts/Sierra and it's a steal at the low price of free. Thanks for the release.
Posted September 23, 2013
Such a classic.
I remember finally replaying this on the early versions of ScummVM in 2004.
I love that it is now nestled along side Beneath A Steel Sky and Lure Of The Temptress in my GOG library.
Post edited May 15, 2015 by NeonSocialite
Posted September 24, 2013
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Reever: Another free game, many thanks, GOG! :D (or not, backlog only growing bigger xD)
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benmar: Indiana Jones meets monkey island. And it is glorious!
A good beginner's point and click adventure.
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Reever: So you'd recommend this for a beginner? I think I do have other adventure games on my shelf (quest for glory, the longest journey, tales of monkey island, back to the future, book of unwritten tales and of course the other free games), but I don't know which would be best for me. I remember that I wasn't really good at puzzles when I was younger - and I think that that disadvantage stayed with me till now :P
I thought the game is easier than other adventures. No deaths, no dead ends, lots of hints and funny humor.
But I can't guarantee you will have the same experience.

If you want to get into adventures, I would recommend the Telltale games. They have easy puzzles and minimal backtracking.
Posted May 10, 2015
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irishskrapper: Such a classic.
I remembering finally replaying this on the early versions of ScummVM in 2004.
I love that it is now nestled along side Beneath A Steel Sky and Lure Of The Temptress in my GOG library.
Me too!
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