Agony (game)

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Agony
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Composer(s) Jeroen Tel (Ingame)
Tim Wright (Title)
Franck Sauer (Co-Composed Title)
Martin Wall (Loader and Game End)
Robert Ling (Co-Composed Loader and Game End)
Matthew Simmonds (Loader)
Martin Iveson (Loader)
Allister Brimble (Unused)
Unknown (Intro)
Team(s) Art & Magic
Publisher(s) Psygnosis
Music Format(s) Art & Magic
Custom
Protracker
NoiseTracker
Year published 1992


Agony is a side-scrolling shoot-em-up game, released by Psygnosis in 1992 for the Amiga.

Featuring an end of the world theme, the game ran on all Amiga computers. In the game, the protagonist transforms into an owl and fights his way through a world filled with demons.

Development Team

Artwork
Franck Sauer
Marc Albinet
Programming
Yves Grolet
In-game Music
Jeroen Tel
Producer
Steven Riding
Intro Music
Tim Wright (composer and performer)
Franck Sauer (provided alternate instrument)
Intro Programming
Thomas Landspurg (Intro was scrapped from final release version)
Ending Music
Robert Ling
Martin Wall
Loading Music
Robert Ling
Martin Wall
Matthew Simmonds
Martin Iveson
Allister Brimble (not used)
Flashback Compressor
Laurent Larminier
Disk Loader
Mickael Janssens
Quality Assurance
Greg Duddle
Chris Stanley
Nick Burcombe
Cover Art & Logo Design
Tony Roberts
Roger Dean

Gallery

UnExoticA Music Files

Game/Tel_Jeroen/Agony.lha

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Thanks to MORB for the Custom versions. Also included is the "Art & Magic" DeliPlayer.

Filename File Size Composer Game Year Team / Publisher
Agony
File List Indent v2.png aam.level_1_and_6 57522 Jeroen Tel Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Indent v2.png aam.level_2 48216 Jeroen Tel Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Indent v2.png aam.level_3_and_5 52660 Jeroen Tel Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Indent v2.png aam.level_4 49714 Jeroen Tel Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Indent v2.png Art_and_Magic_Player_Source
File List Vertical v2.pngFile List Indent v2.png AAM_DeliPlayer 784
File List Vertical v2.pngFile List Indent v2.png Agony.asm 3407
File List Vertical v2.pngFile List End v2.png make_custs.sh 252
File List End v2.png Custom_Versions
File List Blank v2.pngFile List Indent v2.png cust.level_1_and_6 58236 Jeroen Tel Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Blank v2.pngFile List Indent v2.png cust.level_2 48924 Jeroen Tel Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Blank v2.pngFile List Indent v2.png cust.level_3_and_5 53372 Jeroen Tel Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Blank v2.pngFile List End v2.png cust.level_4 50424 Jeroen Tel Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
Updates
Wednesday 28 November 2001 (XtC): Added to collection

Game/Wright_Tim/Agony.lha

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The composer credits are taken directly from the ingame credits and from the game manual. Both list Allister Brimble as a loading music composer. Although Allister did compose one piece for this game, it was not used.

The unused section is all the music from the 1991 rolling demo.

Also included are two original tunes, one unused, direct from Tim Wright, who says, "Although I did write Beast II first, Agony was released first. So this was my 'maiden voyage' into published works, back in good old 1992."

With regards to 'mod.agony intro' in the 'Direct_from_Composer' folder, Tim states that, "Interestingly, the version of the intro theme I've got here is the original version. 'What?' - yep, this is the original tune with the original samples. Y'see, when I sent the tune off for inclusion in the game a chap [Franck Sauer] changed the piano sounds for better ones. However one of them was at the wrong octave - I didn't find out until it hit the shelves, so it's always sounded wrong to me. Here's the real version."

On a final note, Tim goes on to say, "If you'd like to hear a cover version of the ['incorrect'] Agony Intro theme, then get hold of a copy of Stormblast (1996) by Dimmu Borgir. There's a track on there called "Sorgens Kammer" and it's a blatant rip-off of my music. I have contacted them, but they just give me excuses, and it's not worth suing them for the pennies I'd get back - oh well, life sucks!"

Filename File Size Composer Game Year Team / Publisher
Agony
File List Indent v2.png cust.intro 163612 Unknown Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Indent v2.png Direct_from_Composer
File List Vertical v2.pngFile List Indent v2.png mod.agony high score 174584 Tim Wright Agony (Unused) 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Vertical v2.pngFile List End v2.png mod.agony intro 183800 Tim Wright Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Indent v2.png mod.agony_end of game 87544 Martin Wall & Robert Ling Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Indent v2.png mod.loading_fire 27008 Martin Iveson Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Indent v2.png mod.loading_forest 15582 Martin Wall & Robert Ling Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Indent v2.png mod.loading_highlands 23954 Matthew Simmonds Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Indent v2.png mod.loading_marshes 21640 Martin Wall & Robert Ling Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Indent v2.png mod.loading_sea 22556 Martin Wall & Robert Ling Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Indent v2.png mod.mod.agony intro 179650 Tim Wright & Franck Sauer Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Indent v2.png mod.MOD.Loading_Mountain 24690 Martin Iveson Agony 1992 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List End v2.png Unused
File List Blank v2.pngFile List Indent v2.png cust.intro 162888 Unknown Agony Demo 1991 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Blank v2.pngFile List Indent v2.png mod.agony(volcano load) 24690 Martin Iveson Agony Demo 1991 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Blank v2.pngFile List Indent v2.png mod.agony-highlands2 48036 Matthew Simmonds Agony Demo 1991 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Blank v2.pngFile List Indent v2.png mod.foret 50400 Martin Iveson Agony Demo 1991 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
File List Blank v2.pngFile List End v2.png mod.loading_sea 77790 Martin Iveson Agony Demo 1991 Psygnosis / Art & Magic
Updates
Wednesday 07 February 2001 (XtC): Added to collection
Wednesday 04 April 2001 (Kyzer): moved Art&Magic tunes to a subdir, built CUSTs from the Art&Magic files.
Wednesday 28 November 2001 (XtC): Removed Jeroen Tel's music to add seperately.
Sunday 19 May 2002 (XtC): Added two extra MODs provided by Tim Wright.
Friday 28 July 2006 (XtC): Replaced the unused section with more accurate rips.
Sunday 08 July 2007 (XtC): Added intro custom modules.

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