tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post7560128861297588065..comments2024-03-28T20:51:01.807-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Game 103: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1981)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65369303769491992282023-12-18T10:50:56.611-05:002023-12-18T10:50:56.611-05:00Reading this article 10 years later because I saw ...Reading this article 10 years later because I saw the game mentioned somewhere and had never heard of it: what a cool game for 1981. I am really impressed.The Wargaming Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999437557611608368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-60577618618231462392022-09-04T12:29:28.793-04:002022-09-04T12:29:28.793-04:00They appear fine for me, probably a temporary glit...They appear fine for me, probably a temporary glitchCanageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-19168035862104562732022-09-04T03:42:31.136-04:002022-09-04T03:42:31.136-04:00The images seem to be gone (they are visible in ht...The images seem to be gone (they are visible in https://web.archive.org/web/20220524002347/http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2013/07/game-103-ali-baba-and-forty-thieves-1981.html though).Alexey Romanovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414745317669007614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-91976100371508645802021-11-10T08:51:07.360-05:002021-11-10T08:51:07.360-05:00If you walk through the 'Roy G. Biv' room ...If you walk through the 'Roy G. Biv' room that's west of the air vent and you haven't attacked anything in the game yet, it takes you straight to the Princess's chamber.100FloorsOfFrightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625564667909827929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48144742384232649752021-08-31T00:59:26.089-04:002021-08-31T00:59:26.089-04:00Nope not in there for sure. Also there is a VERY r...Nope not in there for sure. Also there is a VERY rare case when you attack a foe you can get a message that you "lambasted" them. My friend and I about passed out laughing. I only have seen that phrase two or three times and have played this game multiple times. I'm sure all probabilities have to be aligned perfectly. I don't remember a foe ever surviving this! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15981195647104355322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36102531847887784092021-02-07T15:15:57.136-05:002021-02-07T15:15:57.136-05:00Roy G BIV or the entrance to the Crystal caves is ...Roy G BIV or the entrance to the Crystal caves is what they were reffering too regarding rainbows.<br /><br />ITs a clue how to find and rescue Princess Buddhir who was in a duplicate Gemini room.<br /><br />You can either go through the crystal cave and in room V go backward and endup in a staircase that takes you to the Minataur labyrinth. From their to a few other rooms plus the guilded pathway up to Buddhir.<br /><br />You can also get to the minataur labyrinth through a secret chute in the Astrologer's maze<br /><br />Also, There is a room past the Air duct called Roy G. Biv. It leads straight to Buddhir. Only Ali Baba can get to the door. He cannot have killed anything and must attack the space near the door to go through. Or in my case have a NPC materialize in the space, have any character tackle it than leap one side to the door.<br /><br />Gold for the lucky is accessed either from the random portal in B or two secret doors near the end of the Minotaur place.kyle pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-85362976339307445692019-08-05T01:22:43.462-04:002019-08-05T01:22:43.462-04:00"Turns toes up to daisies" and "bec..."Turns toes up to daisies" and "becomes food for worms" was in there too. As a kid I thought the death phrases were funny.Samuel Plahetkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736804736271575103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22682879634185998062019-04-19T18:01:46.027-04:002019-04-19T18:01:46.027-04:00The green and purple pixels were visible on color ...The green and purple pixels were visible on color monitors and TV sets on the Apple 2 version. It's a result of the weird hacks that Woz used to make Hi-Res graphics work on the Apple 2. I think text on just a text screen was all white, but mixing text and graphics produced those strange colorings.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14301904391865132281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9990279003664087952019-03-28T15:39:04.643-04:002019-03-28T15:39:04.643-04:00Death message definately hacked. If I remember co...Death message definately hacked. If I remember correctly from my childhood it is something about "shuffles off this mortal coil".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932252347027747684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8826558158557449442019-03-13T16:03:13.757-04:002019-03-13T16:03:13.757-04:00Wow, this was a trip down memory lane, played this...Wow, this was a trip down memory lane, played this hour upon hour at my friend's house in 3rd grade.<br /><br />I will add that there's a rarely seen damage term that, I believe, is at the top of the list. 'lambaste' As in 'Jatte lambastes Doctor Who'. Only saw it once, and it annihilated the unfortunate weak monster that got tagged...Old_Schoolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34477847145806425662018-11-22T01:00:22.416-05:002018-11-22T01:00:22.416-05:00Stuart has commented a couple of times, on my entr...Stuart has commented a couple of times, on my entry for <i>Fracas</i> and <i>Adventure Construction Set</i>, and we've exchanged several e-mails offline. Looking through them, however, it doesn't seem that the topic of his post-RPG employment came up.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42537397610403627282018-11-20T12:00:30.148-05:002018-11-20T12:00:30.148-05:00Whatever happened to Stuart Smith? Seems like he g...Whatever happened to Stuart Smith? Seems like he got out of games after ACS. Any idea what he did next?tlwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330405837079143761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14645671450589995152018-02-19T18:09:16.790-05:002018-02-19T18:09:16.790-05:00On C64, it wasn't the first release for Return...On C64, it wasn't the first release for Return of Heracles, and it was updated a little. Both versions are available on gamebase64 and other sites. I don't know about the other computers thoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75110101443871344552017-10-10T19:04:42.951-04:002017-10-10T19:04:42.951-04:00I used to play this back in the early '80s, wh...I used to play this back in the early '80s, when I was 12 years old. I lived in Auburn, CA, near Nevada City where Stuart Smith lived. My teacher Mr. Fonda had a couple of Apple II computers in his classroom, with Ali Baba on a 5.25" floppy. When I was an adult, some friends of mine lived in his old house. They described one of the walls in one room as being covered in pinholes, which evidently Mr. Smith used as a place to tack up his development notes. Just thought I'd share that.John Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249518517149925476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45856602676569972442016-05-13T23:49:54.027-04:002016-05-13T23:49:54.027-04:00I'm glad that it's kept you entertained. T...I'm glad that it's kept you entertained. Try a Moscow Mule, maybe.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-10634315856476818412016-05-10T12:56:20.042-04:002016-05-10T12:56:20.042-04:00...and I finally reach the beginning, for me.
Ba......and I finally reach the beginning, for me. <br /><br />Back in Dec 2014, I googled this game and found this blog. After reading a dozen or so entries, I started from the beginning. Many mornings at breakfast I will read an entry. A year and a half later I've reached the middle of 2013. <br /><br />Funny to read the "I quit" or "I'm writing a book" posts years later. :)<br /><br />Love the blog, love your writing style, love being able to experience these games vicariously through the blog. <br /><br />...still haven't tried a gimlet. I'm more of a Negroni guy. Humbabahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466919522684648264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-46776533775864464692016-02-15T20:46:00.451-05:002016-02-15T20:46:00.451-05:00I figured it out. It was accessed off of the rand...I figured it out. It was accessed off of the random portal in the room called "b" as in the roy g. biv room.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00883172743042886715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69062304776014021202016-02-15T13:01:41.113-05:002016-02-15T13:01:41.113-05:00You have to ask me such things right after I playe...You have to ask me such things right after I played, not three years after.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48578367101506795272016-02-14T19:12:18.247-05:002016-02-14T19:12:18.247-05:00In the game, there is a room called gold for the l...In the game, there is a room called gold for the lucky. The rune says one must "b" lucky to get the treasure and there is a door below the chest. Did you ever find a way to get that treasure and see what room was below there?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00883172743042886715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69520048998130373192016-02-05T12:34:52.553-05:002016-02-05T12:34:52.553-05:00When I played this as a kid, I never understood th...When I played this as a kid, I never understood the death message, "X shuffles off this mortal coil." Many years later when I read Hamlet I had a big nostalgic smile when I realized where that line came from.Joshwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17405753636994561439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-50405970954161985332015-08-04T02:26:15.891-04:002015-08-04T02:26:15.891-04:00I played both games on apple ii+ I remember they b...I played both games on apple ii+ I remember they both came on the same 5'25 floppy disc RoH on the side with the label and Ali Baba on the "B" side. I played both of these games well past the super nintendo era (along with Zork). Honeslty I have more fond memories of these games than even Zelda or Final Fantasy which are always given more credit for pioneering the RPG we know today.BearInABearSuithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808847363580412170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39518152890778141652015-07-11T12:05:39.441-04:002015-07-11T12:05:39.441-04:00Thank you from clearing that all up. I wish I'...Thank you from clearing that all up. I wish I'd played the other version. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22934708558098843682015-07-09T15:32:10.352-04:002015-07-09T15:32:10.352-04:00Wow, that is really cool, thank you.
Man, it woul...Wow, that is really cool, thank you.<br /><br />Man, it would suck if he made the game a lot worse, the cracker I mean.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40039938464218578102015-07-09T11:01:35.248-04:002015-07-09T11:01:35.248-04:00For posterity: "OH MA, I THINK ITS MY TIME.&q...For posterity: "OH MA, I THINK ITS MY TIME." is likely the original. It appears this way in the edition cracked by "Dr. Death", whereas the crude language you cited appears in the edition cracked by "Long-John Silver". It bothered me too, having just finished a playthrough of my own, so I tracked it down. Both editions can be found at the famous Asimov archive of Apple II software. The string in question appears at byte offset 0x009A2A in both disk image files.<br /><br />Other liberties taken by Long-John Silver include changing "DEPARTS THE LAND OF THE LIVING." into "KICKS THE PROVERBIAL BUCKET ." (at offset 0x009ADA), "ALI BABA HOME" into "PIRATES COVE " (0x013240), "THORA" into "BUCKY" (0x14801), and of course, "PRESS SPACE BAR TO CONTINUE" with "BROKEN BY: LONG-JOHN SILVER" (0x0051B0). Numerous other non-string differences can be found throughout the disk image, not just in the boot loader, so who knows what else he changed. Dr. Death appears to have been content with simply replacing "LOADING ALI BABA..." with "DR. DEATH PRESENTS." during startup (0x0001C2).S. Guglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17186069313571949302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-20103949137985350832015-03-15T11:19:24.510-04:002015-03-15T11:19:24.510-04:00I doubt they were updated. Age of Adventure is mar...I doubt they were updated. Age of Adventure is marked as a compilation everywhere. it was the first time the games were released on the C64, but for the other systems it just sounds like a re-release.fireballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094871771537115267noreply@blogger.com