tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post2003977982854633730..comments2024-03-28T09:10:48.790-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Game 444: Towers (1993)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76644039958826127052022-02-08T05:23:22.198-05:002022-02-08T05:23:22.198-05:00I thought it said "Qiratose"...I thought it said "Qiratose"...Tipihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416637333851125884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86383385787890447272022-01-18T14:08:56.335-05:002022-01-18T14:08:56.335-05:00It's still a port in my mind, even if there is...It's still a port in my mind, even if there isn't actually any code sharedTwibathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872080022551062309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-78615615932903768272022-01-18T09:45:49.794-05:002022-01-18T09:45:49.794-05:00You make it sound like Chet ever said this was mor...You make it sound like Chet ever said this was more like UU than anything else, when he repeatedly says in the entry it has UU UI and Dungeon Master gameplay. Unfortunately you seem to have taken a lot more time writing a counterpoint to a nonexistent view instead of actually reading the blog correctly.Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17088621906291687183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74948926718759376552022-01-18T06:59:58.772-05:002022-01-18T06:59:58.772-05:00The GTA ones aren't ports iirc, but made from ...The GTA ones aren't ports iirc, but made from scratch. Wangnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21920525905952599312022-01-17T21:02:28.752-05:002022-01-17T21:02:28.752-05:00I agree. He is delibaretely obtuse.I agree. He is delibaretely obtuse.prinskatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283740706947766217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34551573340011578252022-01-17T18:15:59.031-05:002022-01-17T18:15:59.031-05:00"I don't know whether this image is from ..."I don't know whether this image is from a film or whether some SCA members got together."<br /><br />The image reminds me of the Excalibur movie from 1981.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06082985518520258483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15474660885972246992022-01-17T15:34:34.156-05:002022-01-17T15:34:34.156-05:00Hah. Thanks.Hah. Thanks.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45944052949527139612022-01-17T11:11:42.993-05:002022-01-17T11:11:42.993-05:00Unexpected Game Boy Color ports were surprisingly ...Unexpected Game Boy Color ports were surprisingly common. You also had stuff like Heroes of Might and Magic and the first two GTA games ported to it. They weren't necessarily the greatest ports in the world, but they're definately not the sorts of games you'd expect to see on the GBC.Twibathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872080022551062309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22197236605013687852022-01-17T08:42:14.169-05:002022-01-17T08:42:14.169-05:00I suspect that the two player mode was intended to...I suspect that the two player mode was intended to be played, not literally via modem, but using a null cable connecting the serial ports of the two computers, at least on the Atari ST version.<br /><br />It was a fairly common way of playing two player games across two computers at the time, particularly on the Amiga and Atari. Some games even allowed cross-platform play; I think the WWI dogfighting game <i>Knights of the Sky</i> allowed Atari and Amiga users to work out their rivalry via aerial combat.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4012003810769688492022-01-17T08:01:15.688-05:002022-01-17T08:01:15.688-05:00There is an epic fight there between the scale of ...There is an epic fight there between the scale of greys, the greens and the oranges. Risingson Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915480026187953569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69957536805681403342022-01-17T05:08:27.954-05:002022-01-17T05:08:27.954-05:00So far I'm not seeing any *mechanical* influen...So far I'm not seeing any *mechanical* influence of Ultima Underworld (considering that the syllable-based magic system is way older than UU). Clearly the interface is inspired by (or copy/pasted from) UU, but that's a more superficial inspiration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74174386709083053052022-01-17T04:13:40.907-05:002022-01-17T04:13:40.907-05:00The image is from Evil Dead 2.The image is from Evil Dead 2.ilkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111136964665481546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44780020902652888922022-01-17T02:32:59.070-05:002022-01-17T02:32:59.070-05:00Why do all the main menu options rhyme?Why do all the main menu options rhyme?P-Tux7https://www.blogger.com/profile/03201162995038006540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-50423420342594946782022-01-16T23:04:26.236-05:002022-01-16T23:04:26.236-05:00That is almost certainly the explanation. I wasn&#...That is almost certainly the explanation. I wasn't thinking with two players in mind. Well done.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48236593455328848552022-01-16T19:12:40.877-05:002022-01-16T19:12:40.877-05:00I wonder if the buttons on both sides of doors are...I wonder if the buttons on both sides of doors are to prevent players from locking their friend away in the co-op mode.Showsninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-67301132629685841702022-01-16T17:40:59.809-05:002022-01-16T17:40:59.809-05:00Afro? When I saw the image, I thought of black ram...Afro? When I saw the image, I thought of black ram horns. Now, I see an Amelie-goblin ( https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0211915/mediaviewer/rm1617958656/ ). <br /><br />I am waiting for some ugly monster with combed blond hair :DAbacoshttps://strategywiki.org/wiki/User:Abacosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13932589893364409742022-01-16T16:30:57.398-05:002022-01-16T16:30:57.398-05:00At least the poor obstacles are better than the wo...At least the poor obstacles are better than the worst obstacle of all: the dreaded invisible wall at the edge of the map.Mr. Pavonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286558267156792637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44607327582581907282022-01-16T14:33:25.243-05:002022-01-16T14:33:25.243-05:00Yeah, I fiddled with it a bit. Unfortunately, when...Yeah, I fiddled with it a bit. Unfortunately, when I hit "connection" on the main screen, nothing happens no matter what configuration I set up in DOSBox. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49685981158861543232022-01-16T12:52:04.680-05:002022-01-16T12:52:04.680-05:00I suspect I would need the manual to successfully ...<i>I suspect I would need the manual to successfully replicate it, even if I figured out how to set up DOSBox with a modem.</i><br /><br />Mostly for the sake of my own morbid curiosity, TIL that DOSBox has modem emulation (and IPX emulation) baked in:<br /><br />www.dosbox.com/wiki/Connectivity#Modem_emulation<br /><br />(Not that I'm implying it would be <i>easy</i> to set up, but it is at least there.)Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633618048971764059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45163160812336037532022-01-16T10:51:05.303-05:002022-01-16T10:51:05.303-05:00I have the Game Boy Color version! Plays fine, and...I have the Game Boy Color version! Plays fine, and of course no mouse. The manual is easy to find and does have some magic system info that I think would apply across systems.Jason Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292199216981320170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-50605191132335781382022-01-16T10:44:46.706-05:002022-01-16T10:44:46.706-05:00Ah, whoops, my mistake, because I was leaning towa...Ah, whoops, my mistake, because I was leaning towards clone. Serves me right for missing that part of the post. D:MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69710888098845672962022-01-16T09:22:41.010-05:002022-01-16T09:22:41.010-05:00You can use a chess openings database like this on...You can use a chess openings database like this one. It shows common moves with win probabilities, together with the name of the opening you're playing.<br /><br />https://www.365chess.com/opening.php<br /><br />I doubt you'll need any of this for the puzzle, but it's interesting nonetheless...Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270991090065636515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-55213687819313086752022-01-16T04:25:40.849-05:002022-01-16T04:25:40.849-05:00Specifically, the game looks like this: https://li...Specifically, the game looks like this: https://lichess.org/editor/rnbqkbnr/ppp1pppp/8/3p4/3P4/8/PPP1PPPP/RNBQKBNR_w_KQkq_-_0_1<br /><br />If there are any more moves, you can enter them on the board and follow along.Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4922497079580037782022-01-16T04:17:53.665-05:002022-01-16T04:17:53.665-05:00I think he meant to say "smoothly flowing&quo...I think he meant to say "smoothly flowing" instead of "one block of movement at a time". Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15103319352877968792022-01-16T03:54:35.208-05:002022-01-16T03:54:35.208-05:00I played this game a bit back in the 90s. I though...I played this game a bit back in the 90s. I thought it was OK, but it also froze regularly on me, and on the real DOS that was a deal-breaker.VladimIr V Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673420469663885531noreply@blogger.com