Bone! - Revision history

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-{{Pending}}{{box
+{{box
 |header='''''Bone!'''''
 |file=[[File:Bone!Title.gif|290px|border]]
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 '''Author:''' [[Adam Tyner]]<br />
 '''Related games:''' ''[[The Complete Bone Adventures]]''
-}}{{PendingHeader}}{{Disambig|Alan Caudel|The Complete Bone Adventures}}
+}}{{Disambig|Alan Caudel|The Complete Bone Adventures}}
-A tribute to Jeff Smith's ''Bone'' comic.
+[[File:Bone!Sprite1.gif|center]]
-Adventure game in the model of ''[[Sample]]'', or indeed ''[[Alan!]]''.
+Adam Tyner's game is the more complete of the two, yet the surviving version is missing several files, and some of the other files are damaged -- particularly those borrowed from Tyner's earlier and now-missing adventure game, ''[[Questor]]''. The first three levels are in playable condition, though the character uses the wrong sprite set in levels 2 and 3.
-Each level has a different theme, objective. Drawn in a comic book style, all contained in a frame.
+The most notable part of Adam Tyner's ''Bone!'' is the cutscenes, and the overall presentation. The game makes a point of its comic book origin; every stage has its introduction with an animated comic panel, reminiscent of ''Little Nemo: The Dream Master'', and each level is contained by page or panel boundaries. Coupled with the accurate sprite and background work, these touches give the game a very coherent feel. It's rare to find a Game-Maker game with this kind of control over its style.
-Animated intro cutscenes, reminiscent of ''Little Nemo: The Dream Master''.
+[[File:Bone!Screen.gif|thumb|320px|Bursting the frames of ''Bone!''.]]
-The available version of this game is missing some component files. Some portions are damaged, particularly those borrowed from ''[[Questor]]''. The first three levels are in playable condition, though the character uses the wrong sprite set in levels 2 and 3.
+At a glance, the game itself is at both simple and baffling. It's simple in that it follows the basic adventure game template of ''Sample'', or Tyner's earlier ''[[Alan!]]''. This is exactly the kind of game that Game-Maker was made to make, and aside from a few issues of perspective there is no point at which the game's ambitions argue with the game engine or its design tools.
-[[File:Bone!Screen.gif|thumb|320px|Bursting the frames of ''Bone!''.]]
+The design can also be baffling, in that it provides scant direction as to the objectives it has in mind for the player. The tasks are simple enough to deduce; Phoney Bone stands at the north end of the yard, asking for $5, and there are coins scattered through the grass. Collect the coins to push past Phoney and collect whatever he has hidden. But the yard is a big, open space with little in the way of landmarks. Much of the game involves wandering, combing back and forth. A later snow level improves the process by showing your footsteps, so that you know where you've been.
 [[File:Bone!Sprite2.gif|center]]
 {{SeriesNav|Bone series{{!}}(Overview)|Bone!|The Complete Bone Adventures|[[Bone series]]}}
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 * '''''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/downloads/bone!.zip Bone!]''''' (125 kB)
 [[Category: Adam Tyner]]
 [[Category: Top-down]]
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 [[Category: Florida]]
 [[Category: United States]]

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 Adventure game in the model of ''[[Sample]]'', or indeed ''[[Alan!]]''.
-Each level has a different theme, objective.
+Each level has a different theme, objective. Drawn in a comic book style, all contained in a frame.
 Animated intro cutscenes, reminiscent of ''Little Nemo: The Dream Master''.

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 A tribute to Jeff Smith's ''Bone'' comic.
-Game follows in the model of ''[[Sample]]'', or indeed ''[[Alan!]]''.
+Adventure game in the model of ''[[Sample]]'', or indeed ''[[Alan!]]''.
 Each level has a different theme, objective.

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 Animated intro cutscenes, reminiscent of ''Little Nemo: The Dream Master''.
-The available version of this game is missing some component files. Some portions are damaged, particularly those borrowed from ''[[Questor]]''.
+The available version of this game is missing some component files. Some portions are damaged, particularly those borrowed from ''[[Questor]]''. The first three levels are in playable condition, though the character uses the wrong sprite set in levels 2 and 3.
 [[File:Bone!Screen.gif|thumb|320px|Bursting the frames of ''Bone!''.]]

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 The available version of this game is missing some component files. Some portions are damaged, particularly those borrowed from ''[[Questor]]''.
 [[File:Bone!Sprite1.gif|center]]
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 == Story ==
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 '''Release type:''' [[Freeware]]<br />
 '''Release date:''' [[1996]] [[Category: 1996]]<br />
-'''Levels:''' ?<br />
+'''Levels:''' 16<br />
 '''Author:''' [[Adam Tyner]]<br />
 '''Related games:''' ''[[The Complete Bone Adventures]]''

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