Neverhood, The

[feminista]

If any game is abandoned, it's The Neverhood. It's been considered a rarity since about a year after it's release. It was a really great adventure game done entirely in claymation. The logic is completely strange, and the world is just surreal in general, even the music. Almost everyone I know who has played it loves it, but it's incredibly hard to find a copy of it.

The company's page doesn't even exist anymore, so there's no doubt that it's abandoned.

HOTU even has it, but I'd like to see it here, because Abandonia is just that much better.

[Fawfulhasfury]

Sounds good. I second the motion. especially after seeing the screens for the game at Mobygames. :D I will write a review for it . :ok: If it's under 100 MBs or can be reduced to 100 MBs.

[N17R0]

I would love to see this game on here as well. :D

[wendymaree]

I've played a demo of the game and it was very surreal and very different. I think people would love to play it.

[BlackMageJawa]

I concur, The Neverhood rocks.

I have the full-CD version (which I think is cracked, as the splash screen shows a CD key I never entered), which weighs in at about 620 megs on the CD.

Oh, and I know you don't do PSX games, but is there any chance you could make an exception for Skull Monkeys, the sequel to The Neverhood?

[Fawfulhasfury]

The Underdogs version would be more suitable as I know I could get it down to under 100 MBs with it.

[Kon-Tiki]

Hehe, Allen's been praising this game into the sky over Msn only two weeks or so ago :D Seems like it's definitely worth a try, according to what he told me.

[Allen]

Hehe, I loved this game <grin>
I've got the cd version of it, but it's well over 600MB.

[mikebarry]

I forgot that Dreamworks published this game. :crazy:

[Kestral]

HA dreamworks, forgot about that company

[TheGiantMidgit]

Sorry to ressurect, but I didn't want to start another topic. I consider it abandon ware, even though it was released in '96 or so. It's always been hard to find, and ever since my disc was scratched by a friend a few years back, I've never been able to enjoy it (it freezes up about 1/6th way into the game). Featuring some of the best puzzles, music, and overall "feel" capable of being experienced in a game, this is definetly something everyone should check out.

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/4434/pc/the_neverhood.jpg

Douglas Tennaple strikes again. For everyone who enjoyed Earthworm Jim, you'll soon realize Doug's masterpiece. Skullmonkeys is great too.

An example of Terry S Taylors auditory work in the Neverhood (http://www.sfu.ca/~rfarahbo/home/theneverhood/TNMP3.htm)

[Allen]

I love the music in this game. It bucking rules.

[TheGiantMidgit]

I made a soundtrack a few years back, contains every neverhood and skullmonkeys song... about 36 tracks.

[Bieningana]

I was looking everywhere. Even in p2p, Oldawarez list, abandonia and it's not protected by ESA (I hope - I didn't find the creators on the list of ESA). It was a puzzle/adventure game about plasteline guy... you should know it. I very, very miss it... :cry:

[_r.u.s.s.]

if its abbandoned and esa not protected i can upload cd image,

however the game was BIG enough!
i dont know if someone would downlaod it

[Frodo]

You can get it from the Underdogs - http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=2484

It's a big game - 186mb zipped, so I don't think it will be on this site.


:ok:

[TheGiantMidgit]

Best adventure game ever though.

[Don Andy]

The only thing that really bothered me about the game, was my inability to save (I always had that problem, strangely, and the looooooooong walk in the room with all the background story, just to get that stupid cartridge.

[Kearnsy]

Great game.
But yeah its quite large.
Definetly worth a look ...if you can be bothered! LOL

[Bieningana]

GREAT !!! Loads and loads of thanks! I think that abandonia should have a review and a link to the underdogs site (or other where you can download it). It'a a big shame that there is nothing even mentioned about it here.

[Massacabre]

Not sure if this is under any sort of ESA protection. I think it was made by Dreamworks.

[The Fifth Horseman]

According to my info, Microsoft had something in common with production of this game.

However, what I know for sure is that this game is nearly 200 MB in size, thus not making it a valid addition to the Abandonia.

You see, abandoned games over 25 MB are a big question mark. Those over 60 need a very special permission from Kosta.
Finally, those over 100 megs will in the best case be restricted to the VIP area, since to put them up in public access part of the site would have to be immediately followed by signing for bankrupcy because of the bandwidth bills.

[guesst]

Darn it. I've wanted to play this game for YEARS now. I regret not hearing about it when you could actually buy it or I would have.

[Massacabre]

Yeah, it's one of the best and most unique adventure game's I've played, and I've played lots of them. I only had a demo of The Neverhood when I was younger, and I would have had my dad buy it for me if I had set my mind to ask him, but I regret not doing so. Now you can't find any place to buy it.

[guesst]

Originally posted by Massacabre@Apr 11 2006, 04:12 AM
Yeah, it's one of the best and most unique adventure game's I've played, and I've played lots of them. I only had a demo of The Neverhood when I was younger, and I would have had my dad buy it for me if I had set my mind to ask him, but I regret not doing so. Now you can't find any place to buy it.
...or download it.

[moljac]

Yo guys, i have the game on cd....as a very last resort i could make copies and send it to ya all via post office or sth :D

Speak up lads, i'm willing to help

[guesst]

Originally posted by moljac@Apr 15 2006, 09:20 AM
Yo guys, i have the game on cd....as a very last resort i could make copies and send it to ya all via post office or sth :D

Speak up lads, i'm willing to help
I'd love to, but I like it here too much.

[bobson]

I think that review will be a good addition to Abandonia. It's really a classic game.
Some of the games on site are not able to get downloaded - this one also, and it's really a classy classic :brain: :ok: Think about it VIP's :max:

[keithwiggins]

I couldn't get past the demo of that game.. but it was awesome!
I remember my parents thought it was too violent for me or something.

[Jontzzu]

I downloaded Neverhood from download-full-games.com and it was the same file that is in the Underdogs
The download link: http://www.the-underdogs.info/downloadfile...zip&id=2484 (http://www.the-underdogs.info/downloadfile.php?file=games/n/neverhood/files/neverhood.zip&id=2484)
The previous link in this thread isn't working

[Jontzzu]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Grand Wizzard Alamar @ Oct 11 2006, 12:44 AM) 260540</div>
I couldn't get past the demo of that game.. but it was awesome!
I remember my parents thought it was too violent for me or something.
[/b]
Well one of my old demo discs there is a trailer of Neverhood and it says there "for ages 13 and over". I believe some scenes might be a bit shocking for some little children

[bobson]

Which scenes could be shocking? Falling from the stairs? There is no violence, just lots of laughs! I think that younger children wouldn't get through some of the puzzles (I had problems with some of them...)

[Jontzzu]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bob-satan @ Oct 31 2006, 10:16 AM) 264485</div>
Which scenes could be shocking? Falling from the stairs? There is no violence, just lots of laughs! I think that younger children wouldn't get through some of the puzzles (I had problems with some of them...)
[/b]
I dunno. If the game makers think that some scenes are shocking

[bobson]

Maybe shocking amount of stupidity :wallbash:

[Jontzzu]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bob-satan @ Nov 1 2006, 06:13 PM) 264825</div>
Maybe shocking amount of stupidity :wallbash:
[/b]
Maybe we'll never find out :ph34r:

[guesst]

The file from the underdogs doesn't work on XP for me. Dang it. I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really wanted to play this game. I just beat Sam and Max so I need the next best thing to occupy my free time.

[Gargantuan Orangutan]

The Neverhood download from HOTU is known to have some problems.

I know where the ISO of Neverhood can be downloaded, as well as other games, simply because I use to link to them.

I've been meaning to contact Kosta about this; an ISO listing in particular.

[Jontzzu]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(guesst @ Nov 4 2006, 03:39 AM) 265259</div>
The file from the underdogs doesn't work on XP for me. Dang it. I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really wanted to play this game. I just beat Sam and Max so I need the next best thing to occupy my free time.
[/b]
You ran the setup right? If you encounter errors in setup, do this: remove Neverhood, extract Neverhood file again, run setup again and try again. If it doesn't work, repeat everything. It worked on me when I done it third time

[guesst]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jontzzu @ Nov 4 2006, 08:34 AM) 265282</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(guesst @ Nov 4 2006, 03:39 AM) 265259
The file from the underdogs doesn't work on XP for me. Dang it. I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really wanted to play this game. I just beat Sam and Max so I need the next best thing to occupy my free time.
[/b]
You ran the setup right? If you encounter errors in setup, do this: remove Neverhood, extract Neverhood file again, run setup again and try again. If it doesn't work, repeat everything. It worked on me when I done it third time
[/b][/quote]
Typical. I just, and I mean 20 seconds ago, delete the archive. I'll need to downlaod it again.

This is why Abandonia is better than HOTU. Sure HOTU hosts more games, but EVERY game hosted by Abandonia works!

[Jontzzu]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(guesst @ Nov 4 2006, 05:15 PM) 265322</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jontzzu @ Nov 4 2006, 08:34 AM) 265282
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(guesst @ Nov 4 2006, 03:39 AM) 265259
The file from the underdogs doesn't work on XP for me. Dang it. I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really wanted to play this game. I just beat Sam and Max so I need the next best thing to occupy my free time.
[/b]
You ran the setup right? If you encounter errors in setup, do this: remove Neverhood, extract Neverhood file again, run setup again and try again. If it doesn't work, repeat everything. It worked on me when I done it third time
[/b][/quote]
Typical. I just, and I mean 20 seconds ago, delete the archive. I'll need to downlaod it again.

This is why Abandonia is better than HOTU. Sure HOTU hosts more games, but EVERY game hosted by Abandonia works!
[/b][/quote]
Yeah. Annoying <_<

[guesst]

Wanna know the easy way to fix it? Run it in Win95 compatiblity mode.

Yeah, I kinda felt stupid when I figured that out.

(If you don't know what that means, right click the executable, click "properties", click the "compatibility" tab and put a check next to "Windows 95 compatability mode".)

[Jontzzu]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(guesst @ Nov 5 2006, 01:49 AM) 265373</div>
Wanna know the easy way to fix it? Run it in Win95 compatiblity mode.

Yeah, I kinda felt stupid when I figured that out.

(If you don't know what that means, right click the executable, click "properties", click the "compatibility" tab and put a check next to "Windows 95 compatability mode".)
[/b]
I knew that, but I have Windows 98

[guesst]

Great, now I have another problem. Now it won't load the games I save.

Either it's a bad dump or I need to try another compatiblity mode. Or I'll just need to wait until Windows 95 is emulated.

[Gargantuan Orangutan]

You may find this Neverhood HOTU thread (http://www.the-underdogs.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48262) of some use to you.

[The Fifth Horseman]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(guesst @ Nov 12 2006, 03:05 AM) 266473</div>
Great, now I have another problem. Now it won't load the games I save.

Either it's a bad dump or I need to try another compatiblity mode. Or I'll just need to wait until Windows 95 is emulated.
[/b]
It already is. ^_^
Go to Microsoft's site and download Virtual PC 2004. You'll also need a bootdisk of some sort (Freedos bootdisk should do the trick) and Windows 95 CD.
You'll have to install the operating system on your virtual machine like on a normal PC, but all in all it works! :kosta:
And yeah, been there done that.

[Dave]

Available on Iso cellar.
http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=13437

[zymn]

hey, when i was a kid, i played this game constantly on my old computer. but, i lost the game, and i'd really like to play it again. any chance of it being the real thing with sound and the cutscenes? i'd really like to play it again...

[dosraider]

Not cheap on Amazon, +$70 :confused:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00004RKER/ref=dp_olp_2/002-7331477-9613648
Bit cheaper on eBay
http://search.ebay.com/neverhood

But honestly said, with a bit googlin' you can find it for download.
(NOT moscw.crap!! To avoid.)

[zymn]

WTF?

what a rip-off. the neverhood is an abandonware game...

why would u pay $70 for a game that is old AND no longer in production?

and, i'd like to get it on here, cause i trust this site...

[_r.u.s.s.]

well, those are used copies, so it's not sold i guess

[zymn]

ah well.

any good links?

[Ermuli]

Since the link inside The ISO Cellar is down, I'll upload this soon.

[_r.u.s.s.]

by then zymn, you can register and become an active member=P don't worry, it won't take long and you will have an access to the cellar as well

[Dave]

Sorry, I didn't see this thread.
Yes it's Abandonware, but it's too big for the site.
Since the link inside The ISO Cellar is down, I'll upload this soon.
Thanks :)

[zymn]

wow, thanks!

wow...
i'm so happy. and would it really be a bigger file size than that MNK or whatever? i forgot the name... something like Murder (something) Kill...
its supposedly the biggest file...

ah well...

[OldGamesGeek]

Murder Death Kill, another fun amazing game :) (Also called MDK for short)


P.S: I always thought it meant murder death kill, so dont kill me if im wrong :p

[zymn]

haha, yeah. that is an awesome game as well. so is Abuse, Assault Trooper...