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| − | [[File:JenericSlate.gif|thumb|320px|Jeneric Rules LLC]]
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| − | [[File:don'pan.gif|thumb|320px|Don'Pan Software]]
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| − | The administrator of this site and a Game-Maker author dating back to 1991, working under various personal and organizational names including ''Aderack,'' ''Eric-Jon Rössel Waugh,'' ''EJR Tairne,'' ''A-J Games,'' ''Don'Pan Software,'' ''Janet L. Groth Productions,'' and ''Jeneric Stuff.'' Of these, the most prolific and possibly familiar label was ''A-J Games,'' a developer name derived from Korrigan's first game, ''[[A-J's Quest]]''—which was in turn based on a comic strip featuring a neurotic anthropomorphized bear named Andrew-Jonathan. Under that label, in 1994, Korrigan produced several games for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM CD-ROM] release of Game-Maker 3.0.
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| − | During the 2010s, Korrigan swapped the ''A-J Games'' label for a run of (largely unfinished) games produced under the [[Jeneric Rules]] banner.
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| − | Other labels were employed to differentiate games that with less of a personal connection to Korrigan, with ''Don'Pan'' focusing on parody or games produced for friends and acquaintances, and ''Janet L. Groth'' lending anonymity for ventures into lewd satire.
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| − | == Game chronology ==
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| − | The following is a rough approximation of original release order, based on credited dates and a vague memory. Mind you, projects often overlapped or were put aside then resumed at a later date -- and many games were later revised, which alongside said vague memory can play havok with accuracy. [[Don'Pan Software]] releases in '''boldface'''.
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| − | # ''[[A-J's Quest]]''
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| − | # '''''[[Cireneg's Rings]]'''''
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| − | # '''''[[Link vs. Gannon]]''''' '''(unfinished)'''
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| − | # ''[[The Return of A-J]]'' '''(unfinished)'''
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| − | # '''''[[Sushi-X Breaks Loose]]'''''
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| − | # '''''[[Linear Volume]]'''''
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| − | # '''''[[Nejillian Flux]]'''''
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| − | # '''''[[Explorer Jacko]]'''''
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| − | # '''''[[Dusk Rose]]''''' '''(unfinished)'''
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| − | # '''''[[The Bounerim]]'''''
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| − | # '''''[[Gridline]]'''''
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| − | # '''''[[Tony & Me]]'''''
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| − | # '''''[[Operation Killbot]]''''' | |
| − | # ''[[Pac]]''
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| − | # ''[[Zoom the Super Bear]]''
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| − | # ''[[Sign of the Hedgehog]]''
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| − | # ''[[Sign of the Hedgehog 2]]'' '''(unfinished)'''
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| − | # ''[[Fluffy Ralph]]''
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| − | # ''[[Octolris]]''
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| − | # ''[[The Adventures of Fred Earwigian]]'' '''(unfinished)'''
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| − | # ''[[Rōdïp: Rover of the Deep]]'' '''(unfinished)'''
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| − | # ''[[Glubada Pond]]''
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| − | # ''[[Zark]]''
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| − | # ''[[Crullo]]''
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| − | # ''[[Patchwork Heart]]''
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| − | # ''[[Peach the Lobster]]''
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| − | # ''[[Clyde & Zeke]]''
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| − | # ''[[Friction]]''
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| − | # ''[[A-J 3]]''
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| − | # ''[[Ninja Tuck]]''
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| − | # ''[[Ninja Tuck II: Booka]]''
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| − | # ''[[Ricci's Cow Hunt]]''
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| − | # '''''[[Jario!]]''''' '''(unfinished)'''
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| − | # ''[[The McKenna Chronicles]]'' '''(unfinished)'''
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| − | # ''[[Beware the Gremlin]]''
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| − | # ''[[Watch Me Die!]]''
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| − | # ''[[Vampire]]''
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| − | # '''''[[Overworld]]''''' '''(unfinished)'''
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| − | # ''[[Builder]]''
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| − | == Distribution ==
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| − | Most games were uploaded as [[shareware]] demos onto local Maine bulletin boards; from there they made their way around the BBS circuit and onto occasional shovelware CDs. A half a dozen games were specifically designed for the Game-Maker 3.0 CD, and several more were also included either as shareware or as demo gameware.
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| − | Sample versions of Game-Maker 3.0, packaged for BBS distribution, include ''[[Peach]]'', ''[[Crullo]]'', ''[[Zark]]'', and ''[[Patchwork Heart]]'' as their sole gameware. RSD also produced a [[Game-Maker Demo|demo game]] incorporating an interactive slideshow (and the bulk of Sheldon Chase's ''[[Woman Warrior and the Outer Limits]]'') into the first level of ''Peach the Lobster''. An earlier demo contains ''[[A-J's Quest]]'', version 2.0.
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| − | == Links ==
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| − | === Sites ===
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| − | * [http://www.aderack.com aderack.com]
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| − | ==== Social Media ====
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| − | * [http://www.youtube.com/user/aderack Aderack Online (YouTube)]
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| − | * [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL70BE86282FE8E635 Original games (YouTube)]
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| − | === Interviews / Articles ===
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| − | * [http://www.aderack.com/journal/2011/04/the-history-of-a-j-games-part-one/ The History of A-J Games (Part One)] ([http://www.aderack.com/journal/2011/05/the-history-of-a-j-games-part-two/ Two]) ([http://www.aderack.com/journal/2011/06/the-history-of-a-j-games-part-three/ Three]) ([http://www.aderack.com/journal/2011/06/the-history-of-a-j-games-part-four/ Four]) ([http://www.aderack.com/journal/2011/07/the-history-of-a-j-games-part-five/ Five]) ([http://www.aderack.com/journal/2011/09/the-history-of-a-j-games-part-six/ Six]) ([http://www.aderack.com/journal/2011/11/the-history-of-a-j-games-part-seven/ Seven]) ([http://www.aderack.com/journal/2012/03/the-history-of-a-j-games-part-eight/ Eight]) ([http://www.aderack.com/journal/2012/05/the-history-of-a-j-games-part-nine-2/ Nine]) ([http://www.aderack.com/journal/2014/03/the-history-of-a-j-games-part-ten/ Ten])
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| − | * [http://www.diygamer.com/2010/07/gamemaker-archive-part-10-integrator/ The Integrator (DIYGamer)]
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| − | * [http://www.diygamer.com/2010/08/gamemaker-archive-part-14-laser-light/ Laser Light (DIYGamer)]
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| − | === Misc. Links ===
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| − | * [[User:Azure | Azure's user page]]
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| − | * [http://www.mobygames.com/company/a-j-games MobyGames entry]
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| − | [[Category: Game-Maker artists]]
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| − | [[Category: Active users]]
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| − | [[Category: Original musicians]]
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| − | [[Category: Frontline BBS]]
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| − | [[Category: Game-Maker 3.0 CD]]
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| − | [[Category: Game-Maker Exchange]]
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| − | [[Category: Demo games]]
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| − | [[Category: Maine]]
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| − | [[Category: New York]]
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| − | [[Category: DIYGamer]]
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