tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post3068707290771501916..comments2024-03-29T11:47:57.305-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Game 162: Warrior of Ras, Volume Two: Kaiv (1982)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40483741547998902102016-02-28T11:16:34.233-05:002016-02-28T11:16:34.233-05:00That IS weird. Is the Atari 8-bit version punishin...That IS weird. Is the Atari 8-bit version punishingly difficult or the Apple II version too easy? That might give a clue as to what was supposed to be going on, at least.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42314912272266076822016-02-27T22:46:36.835-05:002016-02-27T22:46:36.835-05:00Something strange i've noticed. I've playe...Something strange i've noticed. I've played the Atari 8-bit and Apple ][ versions back-to-back, and I've found you hit the enemy successfully a LOT more on the apple version. On average with the Atari 8-bit version, I hit once every 2-4 attacks, where as with the apple version, it's the opposite. I MISS every 2-4 attacks.MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13802778242279019894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11396243860783835572014-09-02T11:58:57.503-04:002014-09-02T11:58:57.503-04:00DOS error, the inevitable? Groan.DOS error, the inevitable? Groan.Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12046073324444876092014-08-31T21:49:41.399-04:002014-08-31T21:49:41.399-04:00Bad Blood not a cRPG? Or saving it for later?
As ...Bad Blood not a cRPG? Or saving it for later?<br /><br />As an Origin game that I have never heard of, I was a bit curious how it would turn out. Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-50590885932600096612014-08-31T00:26:15.615-04:002014-08-31T00:26:15.615-04:00"Anthony commonly states that he originally i..."Anthony commonly states that he originally intended for Xanth to be a trilogy, and after the wild success of the first three books decided to expand the series to nine books. An extremely devoted fan base persuaded the author to continue writing the series, which is now open-ended. He has since declared, in the Author's Notes of Cube Route, that this 27th book ended the first "magical trilogy" and that he was beginning a new one with the 28th, punning on the fact that 27 is the third power of three, i.e. three cubed."<br /><br />:)williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13165046805752023823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65388499098074338312014-08-30T23:47:11.447-04:002014-08-30T23:47:11.447-04:00The gorgon and things becoming hard as rock sounds...The gorgon and things becoming hard as rock sounds like an ongoing Piers Anthony joke, which he kept in the Xanth series for at least 10 books. Possibly more, but I stopped reading them in college.Quirkzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409671254311123117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-89949964461507753532014-08-30T22:42:45.160-04:002014-08-30T22:42:45.160-04:00Hey, hey. That's just your inner pervert reari...Hey, hey. That's just your inner pervert rearing his head. Heh. Head. BTW, why's David Bowie on the game cover?Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71461953566717888322014-08-30T19:51:14.937-04:002014-08-30T19:51:14.937-04:00I guess I can understand that. They had the talent...I guess I can understand that. They had the talent, but the market just wasn't there yet to "hit it big", as you say. I don't think anyone became rich and comfortable writing video games in the eighties. Most of the successful studios of the eighties didn't even survive to see the nineties and nearly all of them ceased to exist by 2000.<br /><br />It must be a bitter thing to see today's Kickstarters, Greenlights and Patreons and wonder what you could have done. People are finally now able to make a serious living as independent developers. Hell, I support one Patreon software project that is pulling in just over $42k a month, almost half a million a year for a team of three!<br /><br />Certainly makes me question my career choice...Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76203789993337770682014-08-30T18:58:35.229-04:002014-08-30T18:58:35.229-04:00The next sentence does mention the gorgon having a...The next sentence does mention the gorgon having a shapely body. Perhaps "turned to stone" is a metaphor here.<br /><br />Wow. Kenny is rubbing off on me.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-55293279345067955372014-08-30T18:52:33.847-04:002014-08-30T18:52:33.847-04:00I prefer e-mail, but I can't always find peopl...I prefer e-mail, but I can't always find people by e-mail. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-46028417983483222432014-08-30T11:16:14.307-04:002014-08-30T11:16:14.307-04:00Sorry, that was in reply to Raifield above. The pe...Sorry, that was in reply to Raifield above. The perils of a sketchy Internet connection...PK Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416777230563913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56648961206443236872014-08-30T11:14:58.218-04:002014-08-30T11:14:58.218-04:00There are also a lot of talented people out there ...There are also a lot of talented people out there -- in programming, and other fields as well -- who don't feel like they got the recognition or career success they deserved, and have a <i>huuuuuuuge</i> chip on their shoulder because of it. Typically they're in the 45-70 age range, vacillate between bitterness, boastfulness, and self-pity, and are quick to take offense at even the smallest perceived slight.<br /><br />I'd imagine the Addict has run into one or two personalities like these, since computer programming is rife with them -- many people think they "should" have made it big, and were unfairly treated by circumstance or by real or imagined persecutors. It's a sad thing to see, and a cautionary tale for the rest of us.<br /><br />BTW this is the first time I've had to retype a comment that got "eaten" after I hit submit. A rite of passage!PK Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416777230563913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-91491189138458039992014-08-30T09:18:50.979-04:002014-08-30T09:18:50.979-04:00Ah, I assumed you were only using email, not also ...Ah, I assumed you were only using email, not also calling people. I still think it's a nice gesture for someone to be remembered for something they did so long ago. Can't win them all I guess. Hopefully you get more positive responses than otherwise.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16594092016315435042014-08-30T08:50:08.007-04:002014-08-30T08:50:08.007-04:00That was indeed what I was going for.That was indeed what I was going for.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-38298490582751544842014-08-30T08:49:39.273-04:002014-08-30T08:49:39.273-04:00Some are less pleasant just because they're be...Some are less pleasant just because they're being called at home or work by some random blogger. Others are less pleasant after they read my review first and don't appreciate the negative things or don't understand a 25/100 isn't necessarily "bad." (I try to prepare them for this, but it often doesn't work.)CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17407097534676831412014-08-30T08:38:02.499-04:002014-08-30T08:38:02.499-04:00I can't imagine why someone would be "les...I can't imagine why someone would be "less pleasant" towards you for asking simple questions about their old games.<br /><br />"Man, don't mention that game to me! I was young, I might have been drinking, BASIC looked like a good time, it was a bad time for me, ok?!"Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49859669440066396392014-08-30T08:17:46.170-04:002014-08-30T08:17:46.170-04:00This is one of the first games we had for our C-64...This is one of the first games we had for our C-64, and I remember being bowled over by the title screen and intro music...quite a step up from the old VIC-20!<br /><br />Never beat the game, though I played it a lot over the years (this seems to be a pattern with roguelikes for me...I play them a lot but never come close to winning; I just enjoy the gameplay)...like you, I never found rings or wands, but potions of ironskin and etherealness seemed to be the most common magical items.<br /><br />Weapon breakage was a pain!KenHRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613789646908929989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58468115044213213832014-08-30T07:51:36.008-04:002014-08-30T07:51:36.008-04:00Less encumbering backup weapons? Dunno. In Ras Vol...Less encumbering backup weapons? Dunno. In Ras Vol. III, you can use dirks as throwing weapons.CommentMannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-72099730629616614702014-08-30T04:15:14.153-04:002014-08-30T04:15:14.153-04:00I have a sneaking suspicion that Chet knows what a...I have a sneaking suspicion that Chet knows what a dirk is. <br /><br />I suspect he is wondering why it was suggested that he purchase them, given that it was also suggested he buy three swords.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11228366154734760412014-08-30T04:13:07.696-04:002014-08-30T04:13:07.696-04:00More that there is nothing about a Gorgon's ap...More that there is nothing about a Gorgon's appearance (or anything's appearance) that implies seeing such a thing would turn one to stone. Because turning to stone is not a typical response to something's visage. <br /><br />You could say 'as per Greek mythology', but 'with good reason' not so much :)Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29291963048038703802014-08-30T02:35:45.810-04:002014-08-30T02:35:45.810-04:00Is the "dirk" a weapon? That's the n...Is the "dirk" a weapon? That's the name of a kind of dagger.Nomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317814736043426457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33475607096525181742014-08-30T01:35:15.564-04:002014-08-30T01:35:15.564-04:00"The sight of a gorgon can turn a warrior to ..."The sight of a gorgon can turn a warrior to stone, and with good reason"<br /><br />Beats me!Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.com