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Re: Choose my next adventure
Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 9:35 am
by Collector
Of course it is vector, no one was claiming otherwise.
Re: Choose my next adventure
Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 6:17 pm
by notbobsmith
Interesting. I just find it fascinating how games were put together back in the day.
This is how I remember it looking. I seem to remember it being in 16 colors, though I could be mistaken.
Re: Choose my next adventure
Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 10:46 pm
by Collector
It very well might have been an EGA version played with a CGA card.
Re: Choose my next adventure
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 11:09 am
by notbobsmith
You all know the drill:
The Adventures of Willy Beamish
The Black Cauldron
The Colonel's Bequest / Dagger of Amon Ra
Conquests of Camelot
Conquests of the Longbow
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist
Gold Rush
Heart of China
Lighthouse
Phantasmagoria
Phantasmagoria 2
Torin's Passage
Polls close Wednesday.
Re: Choose my next adventure
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 1:22 pm
by Collector
Lighthouse
Re: Choose my next adventure
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 1:46 pm
by Tawmis
notbobsmith wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 11:09 am
You all know the drill:
The Adventures of Willy Beamish
The Black Cauldron
Gold Rush
Heart of China
Lighthouse
Phantasmagoria 2
Polls close Wednesday.
I will agree with Collector. Try Lighthouse; I am actually curious what you will think of it. (Note: I never was able to finish it, myself! One of the few games I want to go back on and finish).
Re: Choose my next adventure
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 1:52 pm
by Collector
If you do choose Lighthouse, keep your save games. They can be added to the site.
Re: Choose my next adventure
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 9:54 pm
by Datadog
Here's another vote for Lighthouse. I'm also curious to hear your impressions of it.
Re: Choose my next adventure
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 11:16 pm
by Tawmis
Just to throw it in here - I have decided, I am probably always going to vote Gold Rush last. (Despite me, trying to save your time and prevent you from playing Phantasmagoria 2)
I figure Gold Rush should probably be last, because it's like 2.75 games; because it has three completely different routes to go; and each route requires different things. So there's a specific point where the game is the same in the beginning - until you decide which way you're going to travel. Then it is definitely three different games; but then it merges all back, once you arrive. So it's almost like it's three games, but since the beginning and the end have the same areas; it's not quite three different games.
So if you're going to do the complete play through, like you have been doing after each game; then I can imagine you'd do each route completely.
Re: Choose my next adventure
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 7:52 pm
by notbobsmith
So it's unanimous: 3 votes for Lighthouse. Like Myst only harder. Should be interesting.
Collector wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 1:52 pm
If you do choose Lighthouse, keep your save games. They can be added to the site.
I can do that, but why would you need them?
Tawmis wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 11:16 pm
Just to throw it in here - I have decided, I am probably always going to vote Gold Rush last. (Despite me, trying to save your time and prevent you from playing Phantasmagoria 2)
I figure Gold Rush should probably be last, because it's like 2.75 games; because it has three completely different routes to go; and each route requires different things. So there's a specific point where the game is the same in the beginning - until you decide which way you're going to travel. Then it is definitely three different games; but then it merges all back, once you arrive. So it's almost like it's three games, but since the beginning and the end have the same areas; it's not quite three different games.
So if you're going to do the complete play through, like you have been doing after each game; then I can imagine you'd do each route completely.
When the times comes, maybe I'll put the first route that I'll do up to a vote too.
Re: Choose my next adventure
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 2:30 am
by Tawmis
notbobsmith wrote: ↑Wed Jun 06, 2018 7:52 pm
So it's unanimous: 3 votes for Lighthouse. Like Myst only harder. Should be interesting.
Collector wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 1:52 pm
If you do choose Lighthouse, keep your save games. They can be added to the site.
I can do that, but why would you need them?
Why?
notbobsmith wrote: ↑Wed Jun 06, 2018 7:52 pm
Like Myst only harder. Should be interesting.
So for example, what I did is I made multiple folders and multiple saves for Codename: Iceman so that if someone was stuck - they could literally restore from one of my save games and continue. Or if they just wanted to get past the sub sequence, restore to the game that's just past that part, etc. It's a nice thing to offer players who may get stuck or something, for those more difficult games.
Re: Choose my next adventure
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 2:11 pm
by Collector
All of my save games were for the Windows version, so are worthless for downloads these days.
Re: Choose my next adventure
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:18 am
by notbobsmith
Got it. I'll make the files available when I'm done.
Re: Choose my next adventure
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 2:52 am
by Tawmis
notbobsmith wrote: ↑Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:18 am
Got it. I'll make the files available when I'm done.
You should be able to zip the save games and just attach them in your Lighthouse thread when you're done.
Re: Choose my next adventure
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 11:14 am
by notbobsmith
After finishing Lighthouse, it's on to my next adventure. I just added Shivers to the list:
The Adventures of Willy Beamish
The Black Cauldron
The Colonel's Bequest / Dagger of Amon Ra
Conquests of Camelot
Conquests of the Longbow
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist
Gold Rush
Heart of China
Lighthouse
Phantasmagoria
Phantasmagoria 2
Shivers
Torin's Passage
Polls close Wednesday.