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[LaughingMan008]

Anybody ever play this game? Anybody ever BEAT this game, with all its crippling bugs and unwinnable situations that crop up? Ide KILL for some fixes for this thing.

[Datadog]

I did beat the game ages ago - but not without a walk-through. If I recall, it was this game and SQ4 which both drove me mad until I discovered the internet.

[MusicallyInspired]

I've got it. Never beat it, though. Never even really tried to play it through yet. Are there still bugs even in ScummVM?

[LaughingMan008]

I know theres still bugs in it with DOSBox.
Never tried ScummVM. 3 most blatent Ive run into:

1. Murdock's House. You're sposed to be able to take some of his items with you "defeat" him. But I run into a bug at times where they keep warping back into his house.

2. The ending....
Ive gotten to it before. Can NEVER get to the last screen, in some 20 playthroughs. I throw all my items at the bridge, and it never raises. And Im sure Im not missing anything.

3. Theres a screen near the end where some graphical corruption can occur, and you can't click on anything. If that happens, say goodbye to your game.

[LaughingMan008]

Anybody know how to get this working with ScummVM?
Cutscenes aint workin.

[Collector]

Did you manage to get all of the data files?

[jujigatame]

I remember beating it with a friend of mine about 15 years ago. We had to make copious use of a hint guide and it still took weeks if not months. That game was pure evil.

[LaughingMan008]

The entire Zork series was made in Hell, by Satan himself....
Its like a torture I cant stop inflicting on myself. Thanks for the tip, btw, Collector. Still doesnt work QUITE right, but im workin on it.