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| − | + | '''The Graphic Adventure Creator''' (often shortened to ''GAC'') was a game creation system/programming language for adventure games published by [[Incentive Software]]. | |
| − | + | Its main advance over the already well established ''[[The Quill]]'' was a clever graphics editor, one of very few vector graphics editors for the CPC. | |
| − | + | This enabled pictures to be drawn using a minimal amount of memory. | |
In the heyday of the CPC, few major-label commercial games were produced using ''GAC'' (probably fewer than with ''The Quill''), but it had a vast following in the homebrew and public domain scenes - despite a comparatively high retail price of £24.95 in the UK. | In the heyday of the CPC, few major-label commercial games were produced using ''GAC'' (probably fewer than with ''The Quill''), but it had a vast following in the homebrew and public domain scenes - despite a comparatively high retail price of £24.95 in the UK. | ||
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''GAC'' was also notorious for its [[Lenslok]] protection system, which mercifully was removed before the utility appeared on a covertape included with the January 1992 issue (#76) of ''[[Amstrad Action]]''. | ''GAC'' was also notorious for its [[Lenslok]] protection system, which mercifully was removed before the utility appeared on a covertape included with the January 1992 issue (#76) of ''[[Amstrad Action]]''. | ||
| − | == | + | ''[[Amstrad Action]]'' launched a competition to produce an adventure and have it featured on a later covertape. |
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| + | The covertape didn't include two standalone adventures which accompanied ''GAC'' in its original package when released. | ||
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| + | == Covers == | ||
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| + | <gallery caption="The Graphic Adventure Creator (GAC)"> | ||
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| + | Image:2000px_GAC Back Cover.jpg|Back Cover | ||
| + | Image:2000px_GAC Front Cover.jpg|Front Cover | ||
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| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | == Disc == | ||
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| + | <gallery caption="The Graphic Adventure Creator (GAC)"> | ||
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| + | Image:GAC Disc.jpg|The Program | ||
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| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | == Tape == | ||
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| + | <gallery caption="The Graphic Adventure Creator (GAC)"> | ||
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| + | Image:GAC Tape side B.jpg|GAC Tape side B | ||
| + | Image:GAC Tape side A.jpg|GAC Tape side A | ||
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| + | </gallery> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[List of games created using The Graphic Adventure Creator]] | * [[List of games created using The Graphic Adventure Creator]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Applications]] | + | == Manual == |
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| + | * [[Media:Graphic Adventure Creator (GAC) Manual.pdf|Graphic Adventure Creator (GAC) (Incentive Software) Manual]] {{EN}} {{PDF}} | ||
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| + | == Advertisement == | ||
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| + | [[image:AmstradComputerUser14-0186 page 0091.jpg|thumb|none]] | ||
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| + | == Links == | ||
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| + | * {{CPCPower|4943}} | ||
| + | * [http://www.genesis8bit.fr/archives/index.php?news_id=924 How to make a game with the Graphic Adventure Creator] | ||
| + | * [https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/bitstream/handle/1880/51523/2016-1086-05.pdf Interview with Sean Ellis about the development of ''Graphic Adventure Creator''] | ||
| + | * [http://moteprime.org/article.php?id=62 Scanned notes and disassembly of ''Graphic Adventure Creator'' on Sean Ellis' personal web site] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Applications]] [[Category:Manual]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:07, 5 September 2020
The Graphic Adventure Creator (often shortened to GAC) was a game creation system/programming language for adventure games published by Incentive Software.
Its main advance over the already well established The Quill was a clever graphics editor, one of very few vector graphics editors for the CPC.
This enabled pictures to be drawn using a minimal amount of memory.
In the heyday of the CPC, few major-label commercial games were produced using GAC (probably fewer than with The Quill), but it had a vast following in the homebrew and public domain scenes - despite a comparatively high retail price of £24.95 in the UK.
GAC was also notorious for its Lenslok protection system, which mercifully was removed before the utility appeared on a covertape included with the January 1992 issue (#76) of Amstrad Action.
Amstrad Action launched a competition to produce an adventure and have it featured on a later covertape.
The covertape didn't include two standalone adventures which accompanied GAC in its original package when released.
Contents
Covers
- The Graphic Adventure Creator (GAC)
Back Cover
Front Cover
Disc
- The Graphic Adventure Creator (GAC)
The Program
Tape
- The Graphic Adventure Creator (GAC)
GAC Tape side B
GAC Tape side A
See also
Manual
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