Teenagent
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| Developer(s) | Metropolis Software House |
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| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Amiga |
| Release date(s) | 1995 |
| Genre(s) | Graphic adventure game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Distribution | Floppy disk, CD-ROM |
Teenagent is a 1995 point-and-click adventure game developed by Polish developer Metropolis Software House. It was released for Amiga and DOS. The player controls teenage boy Mark Hopper who wants to be a secret agent. The CD version was the first game to be released on CD-ROM in Poland.
Plot
Gold is disappearing around America. The police agency wants to hire a random person to uncover the reason behind this disappearance - they choose teenage boy Mark Hopper.
Gameplay
The game has three sections: "The Three Tasks", where Mark must prove himself by performing three tasks for the captain of the guards; "The Village", where Mark must wander around a village and gain entry to the mansion owned by the villain causing the gold's disappearance; and "The Mansion", where Mark must put a stop to the villain's plans.
Release
When the game was originally released, "The Three Tasks" was shareware, and the remaining two sections could be obtained by registering the game. However, the game was later released as freeware.[1]
Teenagent was later released on Good Old Games as the milestone 100th game on the site.[2] It is one of thirteen free games available on the site.
Music
The game's music was composed by Polish artist Radek Szamrej, aka RST. In November, 2010, video game music community OverClocked ReMix released a free fan tribute album arranging the game's soundtrack.
References to other media and events
The game contains a bunch of references to other games, movies or events such as:
- The RGB mentions they shot down the UFO which was seen above the White House, a reference to the Washington D.C. UFO incident.
- Mark asks the bartender why there are "no woman" at the training camp. The bartender answers "no cry", a reference to the song No Woman, No Cry.
- Whilst in the mudpool Mark says he is not at the Woodstock-festival.
- Whilst climbing a wall, Mark says: "Another Brick in the Wall - must be a Pink Floyd Fan".
- When clicking on a high chandelier Mark tells he can't reach the item as white men can't jump.
- A slogan of Mark is "Jabbedabbedoe", a reference to The Flintstones.
- When Mark picks up a shovel he says he now can play Digger.
- After clicking on an axe, Mark says he is indeed in a small village, without police where inhabitants won't hear the screams, if only he had a hockey-mask. This is a reference to Friday the 13th.
- Mark mentions he is afraid of crows since he watched The Birds.
- When picking up the chain saw, Mark notes that he once met someone in Texas who had such an item. This is a reference to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
- Mark says that there's a hand holding a sword appering from the lake. This is a reference to the Lady of the Lake.
- After running away from a spider, Mark mentions that he wouldn't want to live like Spider-Man.
- In a corridor in the house of John Noty, a statue of Darth Vader is present. Behind it is a painting with the Death Star which is about to destroy the planet Alderaan, an event in the movie Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
- Dialogue between professor and John Noty's guard about time machine which removed two walls is a reference to the Soviet comic film Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future.
- When John Noty says he'll be able to "take on the world" while raising his arm, this is a reference to Day of the Tentacle.
References
- ↑ "Teenagent Download". Metropolis Software House. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ↑ "Teenagent Added to GOG.com". Gamers Hell. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2011-04-25.