THE AGAT
We challenged gamers to beat a 1980’s adventure game without a walkthrough and nearly started a riot.
The AGAT (Adventure Game Aptitude Test) is the world’s first standardized gaming exam. The goal (we claimed) was to figure out if anyone could still complete a 1980s adventure game, a genre infamous for its illogical and complex puzzles, without a walkthrough. We used actual college exam proctoring software, which took over users’ cameras and microphones, to make sure no one cheated.
831 attempts were made, by people all around the world. 2 passed.
In the end, everyone decided that they hate us and that we really, really need to do it again.
created w/Nomi Malik (art) and Steven Nasopolous (writer) as WOE INDUSTRIES.
The game’s creator had some thoughts:
I mean, yeah, but blame howlongtobeat.com. They think you can do it in three.