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Posted February 11, 2016
Prancing with the devil.



<span class="bold">Pony Island</span>, a devious puzzle game where you gamble your soul to escape a sinister arcade machine, is available now DRM-free on GOG.com for Windows, Mac, and Linux with a 10% launch discount and the game's soundtrack included as a bonus goodie.

The old Arcade is about to close for the night. You approach a colourful coin-op machine standing apart from the rest at the end of the hallway. "Pony Island". Hey, it's what that weird neighbour's kid was playing endlessly before the accident. You feed it a coin, press "Start" and it glitches on you. A slight push; no effect. Frustrated, you start pressing buttons, kick, yell, send the machine to hell. It backfires. Badly.

You are no longer in the Arcade, you are inside the arcade. You're trapped in the devil's digital playground and there is only one escape: to puzzle out how to fix it. But you are not alone. The souls of other unlucky gamers who fell for this cunningly attractive trap are in here too. Or maybe that's what the diabolical architect of this infernal game wants you to believe. Is the code really broken? Or is it your soul? You need to think outside the box, if you are to escape this devilish arcade box. Or just use this cheat code that we happened to have lying ar--[ERROR - UNKNOWN INPUT FORMAT]



Outwit a malfunctioning machine programmed by the devil and escape <span class="bold">Pony Island</span>, DRM-free on GOG.com. The 10% discount will last until February 18, 1:59 PM GMT.
Posted February 11, 2016
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Elmofongo: Sorry I was thinking of Undertale.

And how some of its messages defeats the point of "Buying" a game.
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Venita: Could you elaborate? I'm curious.
The problem is its very "spoiler" terriotory.
Posted February 11, 2016
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seppelfred: Looks "too niche" to me. Not my cup of tea.

But I would love to see Undertale here.
+100000

I am SO waiting for Undertale. Don't kow why GOG did not already have it. Since the devs already are offering DRM-free versions there would not even be much work involved. And this game is absolutely GOG material - alone because of the retro look. It also got great reviews. Played the demo and loved every minute. And yes, I already voted for it on the community wishlist.

BTT: I am really wondering what kind of game this Pony Island is and I am also wondering how long a playthrough of this would be (often some extreme artsy games are rather short).
Post edited February 11, 2016 by MarkoH01
Posted February 11, 2016
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MarkoH01: BTT: I am really wondering what kind of game this Pony Island is and I am also wondering how long a playthrough of this would be (often some extreme artsy games are rather short).
Between 2 and 4 hours, according to HowLongToBeat.
Posted February 11, 2016
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Venita: Could you elaborate? I'm curious.
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Elmofongo: The problem is its very "spoiler" terriotory.
You could PM me then. I've already beaten Undertale three times, all paths.
Posted February 11, 2016
Why is Pony island 50 eurocents more expensive here than on Steam. (not talking about discounted price)
Doesn't seem like there's store credit or anything like that.
Post edited February 11, 2016 by omega64
Posted February 11, 2016
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omega64: Why is Pony island 50 eurocents more expensive here than on Steam. (not talking about discounted price)
Doesn't seem like there's store credit or anything like that.
Because the soundtrack is included?
Posted February 11, 2016
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omega64: Why is Pony island 50 eurocents more expensive here than on Steam. (not talking about discounted price)
Doesn't seem like there's store credit or anything like that.
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PaterAlf: Because the soundtrack is included?
Ah, I guess that might be it. Sorry, got used to GOG selling separate editions. :P
Posted February 11, 2016
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omega64: Why is Pony island 50 eurocents more expensive here than on Steam. (not talking about discounted price)
Doesn't seem like there's store credit or anything like that.
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PaterAlf: Because the soundtrack is included?
You are correct :)
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PaterAlf: Because the soundtrack is included?
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omega64: Ah, I guess that might be it. Sorry, got used to GOG selling separate editions. :P
Well, the entire USD price of the game ($5.99) does have that Good Old Games nostalgia feel to it, imho :)
Post edited February 11, 2016 by JudasIscariot
Posted February 11, 2016
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PaterAlf: Because the soundtrack is included?
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JudasIscariot: You are correct :)
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omega64: Ah, I guess that might be it. Sorry, got used to GOG selling separate editions. :P
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JudasIscariot: Well, the entire USD price of the game ($5.99) does have that Good Old Games nostalgia feel to it, imho :)
I just noticed because the regular price is 5,49 which seemed kinda weird.
Posted February 11, 2016
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JudasIscariot: You are correct :)

Well, the entire USD price of the game ($5.99) does have that Good Old Games nostalgia feel to it, imho :)
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omega64: I just noticed because the regular price is 5,49 which seemed kinda weird.
Yeah, we figured it would be weird for some folks since elsewhere the OST is sold as a 99 cent DLC....
Posted February 11, 2016
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keeveek: So that's the game that is NOT "too niche" for our refined tastes?
I guess the morale here is - get a publisher, and your game is no longer to niche.
Posted February 11, 2016
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amok: I guess the morale here is - get a publisher, and your game is no longer to niche.
That doesn't explain Degica, who already have games here and yet has better stuff than they've already released rejected.
Posted February 11, 2016
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keeveek: So that's the game that is NOT "too niche" for our refined tastes?
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amok: I guess the morale here is - get a publisher, and your game is no longer to niche.
More accurately, make sure your publisher actually sends the game in for submission. He had a publisher in place. Sounds like the hold-up this time is they forgot to submit it in the first place.
Posted February 11, 2016
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amok: I guess the morale here is - get a publisher, and your game is no longer to niche.
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ReynardFox: That doesn't explain Degica, who already have games here and yet has better stuff than they've already released rejected.
The only explanations available are backed by thin air. Everyone can believe whatever they want to believe about why GOG didn't approve this the first time or why some other good games are not here, like because it is too niche or because they just like to see their users angry/sad about it, but until we have an official answer(or some sort of evidence) all we have is speculation.

Pony Island's dev also said he didn't know on what grounds the game was refused and the "get publisher and you are no longer niche" comment is laughable because he always had a publisher for non-Steam games according to his own quote. I have the feeling than some users just try to slander GOG and make their announcements' comment sections toxic, by the kind of complains I read and how people get worked up over such things.

For now, I'm happy we get this, at the end the game is available here, although I also wonder why it was refused the first time.
Post edited February 11, 2016 by blackbishop86
Posted February 11, 2016
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ReynardFox: That doesn't explain Degica, who already have games here and yet has better stuff than they've already released rejected.
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blackbishop86: The only explanations available are backed by thin air. Everyone can believe whatever they want to believe about why GOG didn't approve this the first time or why some other good games are not here, like because it is too niche or because they just like to see their users angry/sad about it, but until we have an official answer(or some sort of evidence) all we have is speculation.

Pony Island's dev also said he didn't know on what grounds the game was refused and the "get publisher and you are no longer niche" comment is laughable because he always had a publisher for non-Steam games according to his own quote. I have the feeling than some users just try to slander GOG and make their announcements' comment sections toxic, by the kind of complains I read and how people get worked up over such things.

For now, I'm happy we get this, at the end the game is available here, although I also wonder why it was refused the first time.
If it was refused at all...because it was asked and support had claimed the game had never been submitted...

Makes me wonder how many other devs are just saying their game was rejected to get some GoG fanboy to quit asking about a GoG release.
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