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http://www.marlborotech.com/Zalgo.html

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[Scrooge McDuck]

From what I played, the "hacking" is merely dragging and dropping different nodes so a key can reach a slot. At least that's what it's like at the start. Knowing this game, it might get more advanced, but I doubt you'll need to type any code

Aa, that sounds good. Thank you for the information!

 

[duckroll]

(stump sucks)

Lol I had to check on mobile to read that garbage...

ducks ＞ ponies

For sure.

 

[More_Badass]

Anyone have a guess at how long this game is?

About 2.5 hours according to the dev's comment here
http://danman9914.itch.io/pony-island
And that's the original early prototype/2014 Ludum Dare version

 

[Ferrio]

Spoiler

There's steam codes for the game inside the game to give away lol.

Here's one: K9B7N-ILGZG-7FEQT

 

[105.Will]

YO. Didnt expect much going in, but damn is this game crazy. Defiantly digging it

 

[Starviper]

Spoiler

There's steam codes for the game inside the game to give away lol.

Here's one: K9B7N-ILGZG-7FEQT

Yo that's awesome! Looks like it was already used.. Anyone else got one?

 

[Weltall Zero]

I love the concept of the Devil as a shitty programmer that gets super upset.

As a programmer myself who has had to work with a wide range of individuals, this notion of the devil rings truer than any religion's.

 

[More_Badass]

YO. Didnt expect much going in, but damn is this game crazy. Defiantly digging it

Seriously. And it doesn't take long for it to start getting weird and crazy either

 

[Raist]

How do you even do that? I see this kind of thing in the funny pics community thread every now and then.

Pray to Chtulhu.

 

[Cymbal Head]

This looks to be right up my alley. Hoping to find some time to play it soon.

 

[brau]

holy cow... playing this game. Its awesome. haha i love it. Reminds me of the typing game.

Icarus ProudBottom Teaches Typing.

Its just as weird, and it incorporates typing.

Ok. Back to Pony Island.

Spoiler

One core down, need to investigate the corrupted account. hmm..

 

[More_Badass]

Nice to see this getting some coverage. Here's a Kill Screen article:
https://killscreen.com/articles/the-greatest-trick-the-devil-ever-pulled-might-be-this-videogame/

 

[Starviper]

Pretty great game, totally worth the 5$. If anyone wants to check out a playthrough I did the whole game in one sitting

http://www.twitch.tv/tequila__mockingbird/v/33896653

 

[James Scott]

No. I asked on the forum. They were inspired by Frog Fractions tho

http://steamcommunity.com/app/405640/discussions/0/494631967658009602/

That sounds like something a frog would say

 

[Sloane]

That sounds like something a frog would say

Exactly.

 

[More_Badass]

That sounds like something a frog would say

Exactly.

But FF2 wouldn't be so direct about it, and especially not reveal it in the trailer or game description

 

[More_Badass]

A 9/10 from VideoGamer

I haven't played anything as engaging and interesting as Pony Island in a long time.

Imagine going to the cinema to watch Alvin and the Chipmunks but in fact getting a screening of that film spliced with Misery. If that sounds like something you'd enjoy, what are you waiting for?

 

[Dinjoralo]

...Eh. I got through the game, and I don't feel like it's anything special. It did surprise me a few times, but... eh. I'm guessing you need to keep playing after the ending to get all the tickets, but I'm not sure if I can be bothered.

 

[Corpekata]

Oh man the third core, great stuff.

 

[HGH]

Have to say... this game has some really great tunes.
*OMINOUS HUMMING INTENSIFIES*

 

[tamaster92]

loved it. short but doesnt outstay its welcome and some of the game parts are legit difficult.

 

[A Link to the Past]

Very good game, though it falls short of being that epic "playing with your mind" genre game that Stanley Parable and Undertale were.

 

[Lord British]

Jump scares in this one?

 

[Persona7]

this sounds familiar, I think I played it a long time ago? weird

 

[A Link to the Past]

Jump scares in this one?

Not really, you might get a bit startled by something, but there are no screaming heads or anything like that out of nowhere.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

More people need to know about this game. The

Spoiler

fake steam messages

were really amazing.

 

[A Link to the Past]

More people need to know about this game. The

Spoiler

fake steam messages

were really amazing.

Yeah, that really blew my fuckin' mind lol.

 

[More_Badass]

this sounds familiar, I think I played it a long time ago? weird

It was originally a Ludum Dare game jam entry. This is the expanded version

 

[maxcriden]

What's the "mature content" of the game like? Is it just dark themes or...?

 

[The Illiterati]

What's the "mature content" of the game like? Is it just dark themes or...?

There's no cursing or sex or really any violence. If you can handle the above screenshots about a devil possessed arcade machine, you're good to go.

Thanks to this thread, just picked it up and blazed through. Would've made my top ten for last year....or maybe this year.

Such a -clever- game.

 

[Jazz573]

Besides Frog Fractions and Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015, are there any other games in this style? I saw someone link Icarus Proudbottom Teaches Typing, which looks like another game like these ones.

I suppose Sonic Dreams Collection kind of? Anyone remember that terrifying thing?

 

[More_Badass]

Besides Frog Fractions and Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015, are there any other games in this style? I saw someone link Icarus Proudbottom Teaches Typing, which looks like another game like these ones.

I suppose Sonic Dreams Collection kind of? Anyone remember that terrifying thing?

Shower With Your Dad Simulator? Wait, it's actually a secret-game-in-a-game?

 

[Jazz573]

Shower With Your Dad Simulator? Wait, it's actually a secret-game-in-a-game?

Supposedly. That's what I've heard.

 

[More_Badass]

Getting some Jim Sterling love. 9.5/10
http://www.thejimquisition.com/2016/01/pony-island-review/

I can say one thing with confidence, however. I’ve said it already. I’ll say it again.

Pony Island is bloody genius.

 

[maxcriden]

There's no cursing or sex or really any violence. If you can handle the above screenshots about a devil possessed arcade machine, you're good to go.

Thanks to this thread, just picked it up and blazed through. Would've made my top ten for last year....or maybe this year.

Such a -clever- game.

Okay, great. Thanks for the info!

 

[Anne]

Yeah, the game has some cool moments, but I just completed my first playthrough and I dunno if I'm missing something or if that is it. By the nature of the game, I assume there is some crazy metanarrative I'm missing. That, or I just didn't get hooked at the end :T

 

[DigitalRicket]

Watched the Giant Bomb crew play this earlier today and I dove in immediately. Feels so much like a Frog Fractions type of game and I couldn't be in love with it more!

 

[we.are.the.armada]

My kinda game!

my friends and I used to joke ab games like this one day existing and now we are finally here, the golden age

 

[Persona7]

It was originally a Ludum Dare game jam entry. This is the expanded version

ah, this explains it.


anyway, for anyone that cares this is apparently coming to GOG.com because they have a button on the website for it? I guess next week. Humble Bundle version is also available.

 

[Trace]

ah, this explains it.


anyway, for anyone that cares this is apparently coming to GOG.com because they have a button on the website for it? I guess next week.

Interesting, since there's a part of the game that "requires" Steam. Wonder how they'll replace that.

 

[Persona7]

Interesting, since there's a part of the game that "requires" Steam. Wonder how they'll replace that.

The Humble Bundle version is also available and is DRM free.

The feature you are talking about is still in the DRM free version but I am not sure what the difference is.

 

[Neoweee]

Anyone have a guess at how long this game is?

My run was under 2 hours.

...Eh. I got through the game, and I don't feel like it's anything special. It did surprise me a few times, but... eh. I'm guessing you need to keep playing after the ending to get all the tickets, but I'm not sure if I can be bothered.

I mostly agree.

This doesn't necessarily deserve to be spoilered, but

Spoiler

too much of the "plot" and meta comments felt un-earned and trite.

.

The game would be better of the game-in-a-game were better. It is just never interesting, no matter how much they change it.

 

[Azure Dream]

Supposedly. That's what I've heard.

It is. There's multiple games (including a single screen adventure game), and lots of intentional weirdness.

 

[keenerz]

More people need to know about this game. The

Spoiler

fake steam messages

were really amazing.

Spoiler

yeah it was ridiculous I was surprised you could pull a steam name from your friends list

 

[Dinjoralo]

Spoiler

yeah it was ridiculous I was surprised you could pull a steam name from your friends list

Spoiler

I'm pretty sure it picks the first person alphabetically. Which actually made me confused, since that person on my friends list messages me a lot.

 

[Corpekata]

Spoiler

I'm pretty sure it picks the first person alphabetically. Which actually made me confused, since that person on my friends list messages me a lot.

Spoiler

It doesn't. It picked someone named Shapeshifter on my friend list (which is like the perfect name to choose

 

[woxel1]

I just uninstalled it.

Spoiler

Like it asked me to; maybe I'll download it again and search for the remaining tickets.

 

[Jazz573]

Link is unhidden so don't click if you haven't finished or don't want to be spoiled, because spoilers.

Spoiler

How do I get past this? I've managed to solve every other puzzle, but I'm tired of trying to figure it out.

 

[Ferrio]

Beat it

Spoiler

Unfortunately the best part of the game (the steam messaging) was spoiled in the OP in this thread. So... the experience wasn't that great... felt like I didn't get the pay off most people did