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[Kail]

Quest for Glory I - V now on GoG (includes both the original and VGA versions of the first chapter):

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/quest_for_glory

So, you want to be a hero? 

Best.
Games.
Ever.

[Sjofn]

Quest for Glory I - V now on GoG (includes both the original and VGA versions of the first chapter):

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/quest_for_glory

So, you want to be a hero? 

 

I don't know if I'll be able to actually stand doing the second one again (not without a walkthrough, anyway  ) but sweet.

[koro]

I'm not too torn up about the lack of the SSI Gold Box games, since I have a couple CDs from the late 90s with most of the collection on them, minus Ravenloft, Dark Sun, and the Dragonlance games. I just wish the code wheels hadn't been lost in a fire.

Would be nice to have them on GOG though, if only to see what they do to compensate for that.

[Xuri]

The following video from ~4:52 to the end of the video (12:02 or something) neatly sums up how a great deal of my time was spent in Hero's Quest...I mean, Quest for Glory 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgrLEn8EVHw&feature=player_detailpage#t=292s

[Kail]

Yeah, thought it was worse in QfG2 where plot events occur on specific days, so if you don't have to waste time figuring out what to do you can have long stretches of days where nothing happens and you just do placeholder activities over and over.  Just wake up, go to the guild, spar for twelve hours, head out into the desert at nightfall and murder some bandits before going back to the inn to do it all again the next day.

Though I do think the game has a better "grind" than most.  I don't know if it's because I played it so early in my life or what, but it just seemed to strike the perfect balance between tedious and pointlessly easy.  I mean, yeah, you're going to spend maybe ten minutes grinding your climb skill, and it's not very interesting, but ultimately ten minutes isn't a ton of time, and it's pretty quick progression.  Maybe my tediumometer is broken after doing dailies for so long in WoW, but it seems almost relaxing to just "get rock throw rock" for a few minutes and walk away with the skill maxed.

[Sjofn]

I climbed the shit out of that tree.

[UnSub]

Quest for Glory I - V now on GoG (includes both the original and VGA versions of the first chapter):

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/quest_for_glory

So, you want to be a hero? 

Best.
Games.
Ever.

Sierra games are often forgotten when people talk about narrative and mechanics being something that games are only just getting a handle on. Particularly in "mature" games, given where Sierra went with both Police Quest and Leisure Suit Larry.

I loved QFG I and finished it with a Fighter and Thief; my Mage got stuck on trying to win that stupid bug contest against that other mage.

[Stormwaltz]

I'd like to see the rest of the SSI 5-Star General series (Panzer, Allied, Pacific, Fantasy, Star, People's).

[Ingmar]

I want this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_Construction_Set

[Lucas]

On the same note, I remember SEUCK, STOS and STAC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoot'Em-Up_Construction_Kit
http://www.atarimagazines.com/startv4n2/gamemakers.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STOS_BASIC

[Samwise]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STOS_BASIC

That one brings me back.  Damn.

[Simond]

On the same note, I remember SEUCK, STOS and STAC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoot'Em-Up_Construction_Kit
http://www.atarimagazines.com/startv4n2/gamemakers.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STOS_BASIC

STOS was the retarded little brother of AMOS, which ran on the terrible Amiga-wannabe system Atari puked up, right?
(Death to ST owners!  )

[Lucas]

On the same note, I remember SEUCK, STOS and STAC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoot'Em-Up_Construction_Kit
http://www.atarimagazines.com/startv4n2/gamemakers.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STOS_BASIC

STOS was the retarded little brother of AMOS, which ran on the terrible Amiga-wannabe system Atari puked up, right?
(Death to ST owners!  )

Oh, look, a silly Amiga supporter. Enjoy your "Guru Meditation" while we breeze through our wonderful GEM ( hopefully avoiding those dreadful "bombs" in the process :P )

[Lucas]

Good promo this weekend. Shell out $18 and get:

- Populous
- Populous II
- Dungeon Keeper
- Dungeon Keeper 2
- Alpha Centauri
- Sim City 2000 Special Edition

[Sky]

Comments say DK2 isn't working in Windows 7. Never got into Populous and Simcity2k doesn't thrill me.

Bought SMAC, wishing for SMAX. Nice to de-disc it.

Getting a nice shelf on there: Planescape, Ultima 7 Complete, HoMaM3 Complete, HoMaM 4 Complete, Fallout, Thief 2 and now SMAC. Actually been playing a bit of HoMaM3 running up to Warlock's release.

[Lantyssa]

Comments say DK2 isn't working in Windows 7. Never got into Populous and Simcity2k doesn't thrill me.

Hardware acceleration has to be off.  Someone posted a couple of registry keys to tweak, too.  One of those have mine working fine.

This is another one of those games I wish someone would do a graphical update, but otherwise straight port of.

[rk47]

I climbed the shit out of that tree.

  That and the Goblin Training Grounds are my daily hangouts.

[raydeen]

Pharaoh and Cleopatra are now available. I think someone a few pages back was wishing for these.

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/pharaoh_cleopatra

[MisterNoisy]

Carmageddon + the Splat Pack coming to GoG soon as part of the Carmageddon Reincarnation KickStarter and for $10 on it's own.  Hopefully they'll add Carma 2 as well.

[Stormwaltz]

The original Colonization is up.

[bhodi]

Comments say DK2 isn't working in Windows 7. Never got into Populous and Simcity2k doesn't thrill me.

Hardware acceleration has to be off.  Someone posted a couple of registry keys to tweak, too.  One of those have mine working fine.

This is another one of those games I wish someone would do a graphical update, but otherwise straight port of.

There is an open source recompile of the DK2 exe which increases the resolution and works in win7.

[Lantyssa]

LINK!?!

[Simond]

Weekend sale is 50% off Ultima & Wing Commander: http://www.gog.com/promo/ultima_wing_commander

[Sky]

I am so weak for Origin titles.

[Lucas]

Orgasm incoming:

"Worlds of Ultima: Savage Empire" and "Martian Dreams" now available on GoG for FREE!!! Yep, you read it right.

What, still here? Go get 'em!! :P

http://www.gog.com/news/free_releases_worlds_of_ultima_1_2

[Lucas]

Another post to announce the GoG Summer "Battle of the Games" 2012 !


First match up is "Myst: Masterpiece Edition" vs. "The 7th Guest"

The following day, Winner gets a 60% discount; loser a meager 40%

[Tebonas]

And thus my Ultima Collection is complete - again, yay! (and if somebody says 9 is missing, I think as a former Dragon I'm allowed to punch them)!

[HaemishM]

Fuck me, free Savage Empire and Martian Dreams for FREE? I remember these coming out when I worked at Electronics Boutique and wanting to play them, but not having a computer that could.

Gotten.

[Sky]

Yeah, somehow missed those two back then.

Ditto on the collection, and ditto on 9. Against the grain, I loved 8 (AFTER THE JUMPING PATCH)...but 9...ecch.

[Ingmar]

All the Richard Garriot self-insert NPCs you can handle!

I'll pick up Martian Dreams, I only ever played Savage Empire.

[raydeen]

And thus my Ultima Collection is complete - again, yay! (and if somebody says 9 is missing, I think as a former Dragon I'm allowed to punch them)!

I want to play 9 at some point just to see how awful it is. Also, I'm a completest. I've got all the other ones and my OCD won't go away until I get a working copy. D/L'ed  a pirated version years ago but never could get it to work. The Universe was probably trying to save me from myself.

[Lantyssa]

There was ever a working copy?

[Lucas]

Today's GoG "battle" : Alone in the Dark 1+2+3 vs. Indigo Prophecy (Farhenheit). Meanwhile, thanks to yesterday's Myst victory, you can buy the Masterpiece edition for $2.39
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Plus, old school style adventure "Resonance" has been released

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/resonance

[Sky]

There was ever a working copy?

I actually played through the entire game. It wasn't the worst game I'd ever played, just not up to the franchise standards.

[HaemishM]

How is Indigo Prophecy beating out Alone in the Dark? I enjoyed Indigo, but I'd much rather have a cheap bundle of Alone in the Dark. I loved that game.