tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post2160550143782439964..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Game 169: Fountain of Dreams (1990)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62157985528548459732021-10-04T18:39:16.106-04:002021-10-04T18:39:16.106-04:00I love this thread. Plenty of Fallout 4 prediction...I love this thread. Plenty of Fallout 4 predictions. I can't wait to hear about Chet's feelings on other Fallouts. Of course, New Vegas is the best modern Fallout, but the first two are great games!Zack Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18077050078436768492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-104508315690705692021-07-20T14:43:58.426-04:002021-07-20T14:43:58.426-04:00I'm glad you thought to post it: His road trip...I'm glad you thought to post it: His road trip videos are great. I still need to watch his Real Life Desert Bus one. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79928046510903285842021-05-13T17:13:04.871-04:002021-05-13T17:13:04.871-04:00I hadn't heard of this until now. Thank you!I hadn't heard of this until now. Thank you! CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86586911168359266312021-05-13T01:19:53.651-04:002021-05-13T01:19:53.651-04:00Relevant to your trip, I hope you've had the c...Relevant to your trip, I hope you've had the chance to watch Noah Caldwell-Gervais' video "The Real Life Landscapes of Fallout 1, Fallout 2, and Fallout: New Vegas" which sounds like maybe it's right up your alley<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89sOyZdtVA0Demiourgoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459591671818126363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-81787766665286637702015-08-21T15:32:46.939-04:002015-08-21T15:32:46.939-04:00I haven't played the original Fallout, so I di...I haven't played the original <i>Fallout</i>, so I didn't know that. Thanks for the comparison! I look forward to seeing the similarities for myself in a few years.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63332438885989405992015-08-19T20:16:31.783-04:002015-08-19T20:16:31.783-04:00hmmmm...... this game bears some resemblance to th...hmmmm...... this game bears some resemblance to the original fallout. <br />1) you start in a sheltered area (vault/village). <br />2) a computer chip responsible for the water recycling and pumping machinery of the vault, malfunctions. you have a limited time before the water reserves runs dry. in this game, dream water is getting harder to come by. <br />3) of course skill books to level up a skill<br />4) mutated/radiation animals<br /><br />i have not played fallout 1, but i know a little about it. as such, there may be more connections, but i dont know. of course, this game is a "successor" of sorts to wasteland and fallout is a spiritual successor of wasteland, so some similarities will occur. i just thought the water situation at the start of this game was very similar to the water chip problem at the start of fallout. mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79880367013262047042015-08-02T15:13:38.635-04:002015-08-02T15:13:38.635-04:00Massachusetts people have exactly two things in co...Massachusetts people have exactly two things in common:<br /><br />1. This is how you estimate travel times: Once, on a Sunday, You left for work at 07:44, which is basically 08:00. You got there at 08:47, which is basically 08:30. Ergo, it takes you 30 minutes to get to work.<br /><br />2. You live within 5 miles of 7 Dunkin' Donuts--no, 8! You forgot the one in the Stop & Shop.<br /><br />Beyond that, there are a lot of divisions in the state based on city, neighborhood, and ethnicity. It would be fun if <i>Fallout 4</i> juggled all that, but unlikely.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-19842646199146179492015-08-02T15:08:11.065-04:002015-08-02T15:08:11.065-04:00Are there really that many? That's like Starbu...Are there really that many? That's like Starbucks in the northwest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-60854452523181240062015-08-02T14:46:25.781-04:002015-08-02T14:46:25.781-04:00Oh, and if they don't have a proliferation of ...Oh, and if they don't have a proliferation of Dunkin' Donuts or some obvious stand-in, they'll have missed a huge opportunity. There ought to be one literally visible at all times.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-85161952632979791172015-08-02T14:34:39.462-04:002015-08-02T14:34:39.462-04:00I'm curious how much territory the game will e...I'm curious how much territory the game will encompass. If it's as big as the Mojave wasteland, they could do some fun things with Wiccans up in Salem. If it goes as far south as Hingham, they'll have erected a wall around the community and continued to live in post-apocalyptic isolation.<br /><br />Of course, the most unrealistic thing that could happen in the game is for the same character to cross from the south shore to the north shore. Even 200 years after the apocalypse, that stretches credibility.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77689219848049946952015-08-02T10:32:15.925-04:002015-08-02T10:32:15.925-04:00They'll probably avoid gangs based on ethnicit...They'll probably avoid gangs based on ethnicity. Bethesda seems to play it pretty safe on those lines.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-23040475740635910062015-08-02T06:28:47.024-04:002015-08-02T06:28:47.024-04:00I don't know about "cool" but there ...I don't know about "cool" but there are a few rather well-known gangs in Boston.<br /><br />For instance, the Hispanic Mara Salvatrucha, the Irish Winter Hill, the Asian Boyz (also active in other states and founded in California). There's also the X-Men, those damned mutants.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65224970029526396192015-08-01T23:07:30.922-04:002015-08-01T23:07:30.922-04:00I wonder what they will do with the factions in Bo...I wonder what they will do with the factions in Boston, in Fallout 4? Are there any cool divisions in Boston they could use? Feral MIT students?Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9105343374388247692015-06-10T09:19:27.762-04:002015-06-10T09:19:27.762-04:00The clown college founder is another pun, or at le...The clown college founder is another pun, or at least, another reference to a famous character or person with the name inverted: Kermit Eli = Emmett Kelly, who was a famous clown in the 1940s and 50s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-89996722809106227872014-12-15T00:35:57.008-05:002014-12-15T00:35:57.008-05:00I would've expected Fountain of Drams to have ...I would've expected <i>Fountain of <b>Drams</b></i> to have a stellar reputation among whisk(e)y fans, though -- including Chet.Gaguumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16818405306277852492014-12-14T16:42:22.596-05:002014-12-14T16:42:22.596-05:00It was also a common cultural meme at the time. T...It was also a common cultural meme at the time. The movie just put it into motion pictures, the concept had existed for some time. Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-27454272798443451652014-12-11T17:27:12.483-05:002014-12-11T17:27:12.483-05:00I just looked up the Crawl wiki, and it says: &quo...I just looked up the Crawl wiki, and it says: "Killer Klowns were originally murderous extraterrestrial pranksters in the 1988 Academy Award® winning comedy horror sci-fi film, Killer Klowns from Outer Space."Gerry Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078394659680797175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40251226236921740592014-12-11T17:25:05.306-05:002014-12-11T17:25:05.306-05:00Killer Klowns are a nasty monster in the roguelike...Killer Klowns are a nasty monster in the roguelike Dungeon Crawl, too.Gerry Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078394659680797175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69404791352739373642014-12-11T04:53:25.358-05:002014-12-11T04:53:25.358-05:00True, but at least in Wasteland they weren't t...True, but at least in Wasteland they weren't the main quest enemy faction, and you only encountered them in the Citadel (IIRC...)Redleg_FAOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655144819107662646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-19312401893613140462014-12-10T18:56:49.283-05:002014-12-10T18:56:49.283-05:00WL did it with nuns :pWL did it with nuns :pTristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65722945646595932562014-12-10T15:18:57.153-05:002014-12-10T15:18:57.153-05:00Yes, and the husband of BL Astor. There are a lot ...Yes, and the husband of BL Astor. There are a lot of cross-connections like that.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39647531277226721592014-12-10T14:50:46.580-05:002014-12-10T14:50:46.580-05:00That's one reason I despise these 80s silly th...That's one reason I despise these 80s silly themes. "Killer clowns LOL! It's the last thing you would ever expect!" They started with a premise like that, and then just went nowhere with it. The story makes no sense and just darts around randomly. <br /><br />Why? Because there isn't really anywhere TO go with something like that. It's a one-shot gag. It doesn't work when you stretch it out to the length of a 20 hour RPG. Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61495615649935825472014-12-10T12:45:40.202-05:002014-12-10T12:45:40.202-05:00Looks like the "Diz" you were claiming t...Looks like the "Diz" you were claiming to have been sent by for the rifle shipment info is the owner of the gun shop.malkav11https://www.blogger.com/profile/06785046340353526574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-64314293094818956592014-12-10T01:14:29.417-05:002014-12-10T01:14:29.417-05:00Typo: I already knew that Fountain of Drams has a ...Typo: <i>I already knew that Fountain of Drams has a poor reputation among Wasteland fans,</i><br /><br />Good to see you back; hope the trip was excellent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48057791340968528112014-12-09T21:19:21.892-05:002014-12-09T21:19:21.892-05:00You got me curious about state of Hard Nova and wh...You got me curious about state of Hard Nova and what is causing the block. Myself spotted the said old game box at storage couple weeks ago among few others and leafed through manual. I don't remember the game as that hard, but maybe time has gilded memories. Darielnoreply@blogger.com