tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post3800719559343724969..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Dragon Sword: Won!* (with Final Rating)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53190179477733169042023-03-04T02:28:44.628-05:002023-03-04T02:28:44.628-05:00this was an absolutely crazy, roller coaster ride....this was an absolutely crazy, roller coaster ride.<br /><br />especially at the end, there. kudus to the person who did all that sleuthing and provided you with the maps.<br /><br />props to the developers also, who - as teenagers - dreamed up this game.<br /><br />but yes, absolutely. sometimes games just go for TOO long and this was very much one of them.<br /><br />glad to see a won post for dragon sword, either way. even if you had to have a giant asterisk beside it.<br /><br />onward! [in my case, to 2015 of your blog. :)]lostwolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11697299839262994456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21503890945072182352021-10-05T11:58:34.801-04:002021-10-05T11:58:34.801-04:00This reply has aged wonderfully. Stupid internet r...This reply has aged wonderfully. Stupid internet ruined everything! (Not that things were ever really better before. )Zack Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18077050078436768492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29020730780833393492015-08-28T21:29:09.795-04:002015-08-28T21:29:09.795-04:00Week 454: Killed another freaking ogre. See you ne...Week 454: Killed another freaking ogre. See you next week. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80870346079245621872015-04-24T21:09:38.996-04:002015-04-24T21:09:38.996-04:00Well, I appreciate the perspective. I can't im...Well, I appreciate the perspective. I can't imagine that the posts would have been very entertaining if I'd kept playing honestly, but it might have felt more like a victory. Overall, I think Kenny's response sums up my feelings.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3961600279282248312015-04-20T22:15:16.716-04:002015-04-20T22:15:16.716-04:00I guess it's because most of us are here as ob...I guess it's because most of us are here as observers - just spectators looking at an archaeologist digging up a site and providing his own insights on what he has unearthed.<br /><br />Whatever way he did may not be to the liking of everyone but we do appreciate him taking the time to dissect them in a cogitative and organized manner. He might have broken a few of them to see what is inside them but it usually is done because it takes too much time to pull the contents out since there are way too many other more interesting artifacts to inspect.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-85921844775159446032015-04-20T21:28:57.082-04:002015-04-20T21:28:57.082-04:00I guess since everyone else is congratulating you ...I guess since everyone else is congratulating you for cheating your way to the end of the game, I'll be the lone voice of dissent :) There didn't seem to be anything wrong with this game, and since it allows saving I would probably far prefer playing it than Wizardry. I always cheer along vicariously as you conquer these games, and jumping to the end leaves me feeling hollow (somehow, I'll get over it though). My suggestion for games like this that are playable but longer than you like is to break them down into manageable segments: one level a week, for example, with occasional quick updates on your progress at the bottom of posts about other games. Anyway, I'm slowly but surely catching up and in a few months will at the present!Jeremy Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398438801903631183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39708928695608413522015-01-18T02:17:10.139-05:002015-01-18T02:17:10.139-05:00Congratulations! I was hoping you'd find a way...Congratulations! I was hoping you'd find a way to the end of Dragon Sword. My thanks to the anonymous individual who helped out, and to the game developers for their candid comments.Victarhttp://www.victarfanfics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-27622223906680011692015-01-13T19:23:34.675-05:002015-01-13T19:23:34.675-05:00Oh, god. Winning this in a browser, with no abilit...Oh, god. Winning this in a browser, with no ability to save, would require something like 50+ hours of constant play. Good luck to anyone who tries that.<br /><br />I'm glad it made the archive.org cut, though.<br /><br />As for Raifield's comments on elections, I don't know. The availability of information extremely readily and quickly has not stopped a large percentage of the populace from continuing to believe staggeringly idiotic things.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-89559537290917824682015-01-13T19:21:14.873-05:002015-01-13T19:21:14.873-05:00I don't think so. If I turn it off, I get 5x t...I don't think so. If I turn it off, I get 5x the spam that I get now. I might still be getting spam, but it's a manageable amount of spam.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70723090598351621852015-01-10T16:41:38.461-05:002015-01-10T16:41:38.461-05:00...and now it will NEVER go away: https://archive.......and now it will NEVER go away: https://archive.org/details/msdos_The_Dragon_Sword_1990<br /><br />If you think the music was horribly rendered in DosBox...wait til you hear it rendered through a web browser that's running DosBox :)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09998391331813196452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-30568810217440013352014-12-19T23:50:01.607-05:002014-12-19T23:50:01.607-05:00QFG 4.5 has surprisingly a lot going for it.QFG 4.5 has surprisingly a lot going for it.Rowan Lipkovitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691096685515251681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12717982422885776082014-12-19T21:52:56.446-05:002014-12-19T21:52:56.446-05:00Best advice - just do it. Don't expect a massi...Best advice - just do it. Don't expect a massive audience at first. Keep writing. Listen to people as they show up. Keep writing. Don't expect other people to plug you for at least several months worth of work. Keep writing.Whinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03211731698182417270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-91996547895344455052014-12-19T17:21:40.525-05:002014-12-19T17:21:40.525-05:00Congratulations to the Addict, and many thanks to ...Congratulations to the Addict, and many thanks to the anonymous wonderful Belgian!PK Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416777230563913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61938842697813793252014-12-19T15:59:09.374-05:002014-12-19T15:59:09.374-05:00Also, the thing that makes you prove your legitima...Also, the thing that makes you prove your legitimacy after creating your post is getting more annoying and awkward, and you are still getting spam. Is there any alternate to that?KBbtGSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-91702182713089935942014-12-19T15:56:37.100-05:002014-12-19T15:56:37.100-05:00I was considering an idea for a blog: A series ab...I was considering an idea for a blog: A series about obscure sequels and spinoffs, trying to find some that expatiate the original. Can you please give me some hints about how to do such a blog? I did make a blog before, but it was nothing like this or what I am proposing.<br /><br />Sequels I am curious to examine: Elder Scrolls: Battlespire, Little Men, Saladin III, Megami Tensei 2, Shin Megami Tensei if, Earthworm Jim 3D<br /><br />Sequels I am loathe to try: Quest for Glory 4.5: So You Thought You were a Hero, The Tortellis. Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Vacation, CHUD 2: Bud the CHUD, Fountain of Dreams, Bubsy 3D<br /><br />Can you please give me some advice, and do you have any ideas? Should there be any interesting computer games to put there, is there any possibility of getting a guest post? I do have experience with computer games, like Sierra, Lucasarts, Legend, Infocom, Origin, the good years of Bioware, Gold Box, etc, but I usually play Japanese games and you have a lot more experience and knowledge in the platform.KBbtGShttp://obduratepersistence.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44233127728374149512014-12-19T14:45:54.894-05:002014-12-19T14:45:54.894-05:00I recommend that you do NOT play the Amiga port of...I recommend that you do NOT play the Amiga port of MegaTraveller, even though it may look nicer. But you weren't gonna do that, were you? I did, in the nineties. Nice game I thought, but after 3-4 hours, every time I played, it started glitching out on me, by preventing me from landing on planets. Instead, the screen would just blink and leave me adrift in space, thus making the game unbeatable.Flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14841422031813773155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-66300765933420111182014-12-19T14:42:10.705-05:002014-12-19T14:42:10.705-05:00Brian's reaction to discovering Dragon Sword o...Brian's reaction to discovering Dragon Sword on the Internet is pretty amusing. On the Internet everything is available and nothing ever truly disappears.<br /><br />It'll make elections a lot more interesting in twenty years or so.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2533399299819452462014-12-19T14:16:25.535-05:002014-12-19T14:16:25.535-05:00Congratulations :) Congratulations :) archivishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475550475336272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68667650211095937102014-12-19T13:57:55.877-05:002014-12-19T13:57:55.877-05:00You constantly amaze me! And you have a particular...You constantly amaze me! And you have a particularly devoted and talented set of readers!<br /><br />Reading my previous message, I realize it might have come off as too negative to the creators, but I think I was onto something when I said they had looked at Bard's Tale and Wizardry and had a casual approach to the game. The devs comments are hilarious. <br /><br />But I still question the commitment to take on all shareware titles! I can see the reason for Dragon Sword, since you had already plunked 30+ hours into this game. But all future shareware CRPGs? I personally wouldn't mind if you skipped some.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53603473232500052992014-12-19T08:03:12.288-05:002014-12-19T08:03:12.288-05:00Nice job Chet, a good compromise between abandonin...Nice job Chet, a good compromise between abandoning it and not getting the winning screens.Mikrakovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02359946565373258773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28976278604576473362014-12-19T07:25:37.165-05:002014-12-19T07:25:37.165-05:00Congratulations on finishing the game. Even though...Congratulations on finishing the game. Even though I think this kind of work is wasted on playing bad games when we could all benefit from your time reviewing better products.Autorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884873578008809332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52751377296518743772014-12-19T07:21:58.127-05:002014-12-19T07:21:58.127-05:00Not that it matters, but I completely approve of t...Not that it matters, but I completely approve of this style of cheating - it's exactly what I would do to finish a game that's gone on for far too long. You would have found the proper key eventually, but why spend hours doing that just to see a text-based ending screen? Since you're going to be hitting a lot of poorly-made shareware games now, go ahead and hex-edit your way through the worst of them!Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5803238140058815582014-12-19T05:47:15.720-05:002014-12-19T05:47:15.720-05:00Congratulations, I hope you're mind is at peac...Congratulations, I hope you're mind is at peace now.Alexander Sebastian Schulzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135338616598357444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44425153271841356482014-12-19T05:31:01.783-05:002014-12-19T05:31:01.783-05:00If you consider the complete 32 hours of gaming ti...If you consider the complete 32 hours of gaming time it is more than fair to rush/cheat the last part of the game. With this amount of gaming hours it has the lowest rating in your ranking list. Therefore hats off for your effort! <br /><br />Never heard about Megatraveller (P&P and the game) but I like SiFi settings. Looking forward to it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738114456633195515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58793330970971484992014-12-19T05:30:43.544-05:002014-12-19T05:30:43.544-05:00Well, I am glad in the end that you did finish it,...Well, I am glad in the end that you did finish it, and I thank anonymously your benefactor- awesome of this person. I wish I had what it takes. I haven't even started yet :) Thank for you scratching your itch. Peace out, dude. Peace out.williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13165046805752023823noreply@blogger.com