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Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Thu Dec 28, 2023 9:45 pm Then you must be in SQ3! (Hooray! I win!)

Ahem.

Are you somewhere in the garbage scow (the general area where Roger wakes up)?

Yes.

notbobsmith wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 12:15 am Are you found on a planet?

No, see above.

Are you somewhere in this picture? (...which is very familiar?)

Are you the toy with the spokes shown here:
If you happen to be older, you may have seen me before - I don't remember what the toy is called, but I think I had one. Younger people probably never heard of them. Like Lincoln Logs.

Where you find me, however, I am much larger than I am in real life. - It's a toy in real life.

I'm partially buried and near an exit that isn't a door - The Aluminum Mallard is here which is Roger's exit from the ship, but it's not a door.

notbobsmith wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 11:50 pm Are you the toy with the spokes shown here:

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If you happen to be older, you may have seen me before - I don't remember what the toy is called, but I think I had one. Younger people probably never heard of them. Like Lincoln Logs.

Where you find me, however, I am much larger than I am in real life. - It's a toy in real life.

I'm partially buried and near an exit that isn't a door - The Aluminum Mallard is here which is Roger's exit from the ship, but it's not a door.

I am, indeed - the Tinker Toy.

I was at Target (just before Christmas) and they had a mess of Retro Toys in stock. Including Tinker Toys.

I was thinking it might throw people off - because there's also a LEGO visible on that screen.

So I thought folks might guess LEGO first, due to my passion for Star Wars LEGO.

Tawmis wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 3:24 am I am, indeed - the Tinker Toy.

I was at Target (just before Christmas) and they had a mess of Retro Toys in stock. Including Tinker Toys.

So that's what Tinkertoys are! I recognize them and know the name, but never put the two together.

Tawmis wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 3:25 am I was thinking it might throw people off - because there's also a LEGO visible on that screen.

So I thought folks might guess LEGO first, due to my passion for Star Wars LEGO.

I was thinking LEGO, but then there's "If you happen to be older..." LEGOs are still very popular with kids.

Anyway, here are the clues to the next one:

To find what you seek
You must watch me carefully
Or you could just guess

notbobsmith wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 11:19 pm To find what you seek
You must watch me carefully
Or you could just guess

Fire off with the ol' "trusty" question - are you in a game with 'Quest' somewhere in the title?

And are you a game that was made in the 90s?

Tawmis wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2023 4:16 am

notbobsmith wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 11:19 pm To find what you seek
You must watch me carefully
Or you could just guess

Fire off with the ol' "trusty" question - are you in a game with 'Quest' somewhere in the title?

Yes

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2023 6:03 pm And are you a game that was made in the 90s?

Yes

Are there more than three in the Series?

Is the series set on earth (or earth facsimile, such as Daventry)?

Tawmis wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2023 11:53 pm Are there more than three in the Series?

Yes

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 5:27 pm Is the series set on earth (or earth facsimile, such as Daventry)?

Yes

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 5:27 pm Is the series set on earth (or earth facsimile, such as Daventry)?

For my own sake of sanity - what Quest game doesn't take place on Earth or some facsimile, such as Daventry?
Wouldn't that be all of them?

Space Quest has planets like Earth. King's Quest you used an example. Police Quest, EcoQuest, ConQuest, all take place on Earth.

Trying to figure out why you'd include "facsimiles" as well?

Are you in one of the Police Quest games?

Tawmis wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2024 4:03 am

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 5:27 pm Is the series set on earth (or earth facsimile, such as Daventry)?

For my own sake of sanity - what Quest game doesn't take place on Earth or some facsimile, such as Daventry?
Wouldn't that be all of them?

Space Quest has planets like Earth. King's Quest you used an example. Police Quest, EcoQuest, ConQuest, all take place on Earth.

Trying to figure out why you'd include "facsimiles" as well?

Because an earth facsimile has to be a place that's recognizably earth-like (soil, trees, water, birds, desert etc.) -- and therefore, Space Quest is not set there.

Yes, Space Quest has planets, but other than a very quick sequence at the end of SQ3, Earth itself is not shown (and neither are any earth-like planets).

As for Earth-like planets ... sigh ... the planet where you land in SQ2 is close, but it's not earth-like. No place on earth has a plant that can eat full-grown people.

Besides, all planets in SQ games feature recognizably sci-fi elements, all of which are absent from earth. So, sorry, but Space Quest isn't set on earth or reasonable earth-facsimile.

To sum up: by "earth-facsimile", I mean a planet that is purely earth-like. Games like PQ, KQ, EcoQuest, ConQuest etc. (I include Quest for Glory as a borderline case, because the lands there can be recognized as parts of earth in the past. The fantasy elements can be easily recognized as mythology, too).

Hope that answers question!