tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post8850804527847186917..comments2024-03-29T10:21:29.354-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Legend of Faerghail: At Least I Have the MapsCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1543850816936537932014-02-21T11:19:35.646-05:002014-02-21T11:19:35.646-05:00In 1993, Commodore put all of its chips on the Ami...In 1993, Commodore put all of its chips on the Amiga 1200 and CD32, both of which were overpriced and had no substantial advantages over contemporary PCs or the dozen other CD-ROM consoles that were launching at the same time. The Amiga 1200's games were mostly rehashes of A500 games, and the generation switch failed miserably. The Amiga 500 (which didn't normally include a hard drive, leading to the tragicomic practice of floppy disk juggling) got obsolete by the minute and faded away by 1996.Mikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-64695011881264321172013-11-30T15:23:18.607-05:002013-11-30T15:23:18.607-05:00Unless I remember wrong epsilon 9 was a shareware ...Unless I remember wrong epsilon 9 was a shareware puzzle adventure game that bugged badly on a third puzzle and it was HARD or at least for someone who was 14 at the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-455511837986847452013-11-26T23:24:19.504-05:002013-11-26T23:24:19.504-05:00Those screenshot remind me a 1994 RPG: Disciples o...Those screenshot remind me a 1994 RPG: Disciples of Steel (http://www.myabandonware.com/game/disciples-of-steel-2ph)<br /><br />White text on gray background plus the overall UI. Plus the fact that DoS is the only game I know where you can play a Smithy as a class. I 'm curious if some developer worked on both title.<br />Nathan Pymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13672524583329369999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32474172729273326502013-11-23T04:50:02.773-05:002013-11-23T04:50:02.773-05:00Lot's of things killed Commodore, depending on...Lot's of things killed Commodore, depending on who you ask :)<br /><br />The PET was long before the C64, part of the original trinity of off-the-shelf personal computers, along with the TRS-80 and the Apple II. Well, not that long before - five years, but between 1977 and 1982 lots of things had happened in the world of microcomputers.<br />Giuseppenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-24216091948432751492013-11-23T03:41:54.355-05:002013-11-23T03:41:54.355-05:00Yeah, the great thing about these is when you want...Yeah, the great thing about these is when you want to run them in a VM or a new OS and it thinks it has been hacked, and makes the game unplayable....Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13392708442039545402013-11-23T03:38:50.114-05:002013-11-23T03:38:50.114-05:00I've always heard that the fact you couldn'...I've always heard that the fact you couldn't use your C64 programs with your new Amiga or PET or whatever was a large part of what killed them...Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79652761458325911162013-11-20T09:38:24.053-05:002013-11-20T09:38:24.053-05:00I've never had an Amiga, but I have a massive ...I've never had an Amiga, but I have a massive amount of respect for it and for the C64, so I'm kinda excited that you've finally made this step. <br /><br />Commodore PCs were pretty much the best computers to have as far as gaming went for most of the 80s and the first few years of the 90s. They were so much better than the PC for that, particularly out-of-the-box, without special hardware add-ons, and they did it at a considerably lower price.Giuseppenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68020194329459397712013-11-19T22:16:24.992-05:002013-11-19T22:16:24.992-05:00Just confirmed that there are no enemies in the ca...Just confirmed that there are no enemies in the castle either.Killaheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15219710659338030432013-11-19T16:50:13.181-05:002013-11-19T16:50:13.181-05:00Cool to know my intuitive game designer sense work...Cool to know my intuitive game designer sense works a little bit. I have to confess I really like covert cruelty in videogame code. The best example of this was in a recent indie game: http://www.greenheartgames.com/2013/04/29/what-happens-when-pirates-play-a-game-development-simulator-and-then-go-bankrupt-because-of-piracy/<br /><br />Poignant.Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584102280299430293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45344466764455583102013-11-19T15:14:14.780-05:002013-11-19T15:14:14.780-05:00They reduced the number games that turn up when yo...They reduced the number games that turn up when you perform a search. Now only three games will show up onscreen, and the rest are hidden underneath a "View All" button.<br /><br />Here is the result of a search for "Caesar 3":<br /><br />http://www.mobygames.com/search/quick?q=caesar+3<br /><br />The three games the site finds for you are Caesar, Caesar 2, and Caesar 4. The old version of the site had a much longer list of results, so it didn't matter if the game you were searching for didn't appear right at the top.<br /><br />The screenshots and cover art also take an absurd amount of time to load for such small files.<br /><br />The consensus on the forums seems to be that they optimized the site to be viewed with a smartphone and completely abandoned support for PC browsers.<br /><br />The old Mobygames site may have been vintage, but that suited its content in a way. I've been using it to compile a database of my own personal collection, and since the switch I've found it very frustrating.<br />Splitting Imagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280923665951866942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12517093255541850942013-11-19T08:16:57.854-05:002013-11-19T08:16:57.854-05:00Gotta love critically missing jokes online.Gotta love critically missing jokes online.UbAhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447678457902055799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-899955485459991982013-11-19T03:30:09.164-05:002013-11-19T03:30:09.164-05:00@marc_ste - "Pig" Iron, eh?@marc_ste - "Pig" Iron, eh?Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-38250690475717616622013-11-19T02:50:58.280-05:002013-11-19T02:50:58.280-05:00The creature in the second picture looks like Goll...The creature in the second picture looks like Gollum....PrrrrrecccioussssBlacbraunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13905466169091934442013-11-18T23:28:13.489-05:002013-11-18T23:28:13.489-05:00Yes, I was making a joke there. Obvious troll, etc...Yes, I was making a joke there. Obvious troll, etc.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-26425109946698405732013-11-18T23:27:38.642-05:002013-11-18T23:27:38.642-05:00Yes, the Amiga version did. The question is whethe...Yes, the Amiga version did. The question is whether the DOS version only lacked them in the dwarven mines or in every indoor structure.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36007426222315118982013-11-18T23:26:45.353-05:002013-11-18T23:26:45.353-05:00There are a number of adventure games (e.g., Epsil...There are a number of adventure games (e.g., <i>Epsilon 9</i>, <i>Flight of the Amazon Queen</i>, <i>Lethal Formula</i>) and some action, strategy, and simulation games that border on RPG territory (e.g., <i>Hilt</i>, <i>Ports of Call</i>), but nothing explicitly and RPG, and nothing on my list.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76503790271188714042013-11-18T23:18:19.836-05:002013-11-18T23:18:19.836-05:00At the risk of upsetting everyone, I didn't th...At the risk of upsetting everyone, I didn't think the OLD MobyGames site layout was particularly good. The database still works okay, so I'm not sure what has everyone in a fit.<br /><br />That's a decent way to go about the process of choosing a platform, I suppose. I'll think about that for the future.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45222742018575796242013-11-18T21:47:34.601-05:002013-11-18T21:47:34.601-05:00 One thing I have found myself doing of late when ... One thing I have found myself doing of late when playing older games is to head over to MobyGames. I know the new site layout is crap, but I usually do a search by title of the game I am interested in, then compare the user scores for the different versions to make up my mind on which platform to play on.<br /> Also, heading to Lemon64, Lemon Amiga, and Abandonia helps me a lot too. Here I will see if a certain title has been released on each format (C64, Amiga, DOS) and compare them to see which one looks best. Lately I have spent more time researching games than actually playing them lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177374283931722304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68071330755229082032013-11-18T20:37:08.860-05:002013-11-18T20:37:08.860-05:00I still have my copy of the Amiga version. I will ...I still have my copy of the Amiga version. I will have to fire up the WinUAE emulator and check that area out..it seems like the Amiga version *did* have enemies indoors...but it's been years. I may be wrong.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177374283931722304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-20487834785226734762013-11-18T19:41:11.177-05:002013-11-18T19:41:11.177-05:00Can you tell us the titles of the CRPGs that come ...Can you tell us the titles of the CRPGs that come with the Amiga Forever package you purchased? I looked to buy it but couldn't find any info past the amount of games.Deuce Travelernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-92147420540075396142013-11-18T13:37:13.722-05:002013-11-18T13:37:13.722-05:00That's extremely odd. That probably didn't...That's extremely odd. That probably didn't help its popularity outside the Amiga community.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65499683413860481242013-11-18T13:22:02.604-05:002013-11-18T13:22:02.604-05:00In those cases you have to pay people to man the p...In those cases you have to pay people to man the phones to handle issues.<br /><br />"I lost my key"<br />"I don't have internet access"<br /><br />Also you can rip out the code that check for a key fairly easily.<br /><br />Scuttlebutt is that even the CEO's of companies who use DRM agree (off the record) that it doesn't work but they have to cover their asses to the board and make it look like they are doing something about the perceived threat.UbAhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447678457902055799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-84789189911551806652013-11-18T12:38:10.805-05:002013-11-18T12:38:10.805-05:00I paid for the Amiga Forever package. It seems to ...I paid for the Amiga Forever package. It seems to work.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5130260432427831562013-11-18T12:37:39.722-05:002013-11-18T12:37:39.722-05:00I don't know why it's so hard. You just fo...I don't know why it's so hard. You just force the user to register him and give him a unique encryption key that's only good for a single install, verified online.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-67464774526512457282013-11-18T12:36:23.336-05:002013-11-18T12:36:23.336-05:00I really appreciate the confirmation. Have you act...I really appreciate the confirmation. Have you actually played through the game, or did you just fire it up to check that one thing? I was curious if there are enemies in ANY of the indoor areas, since I never found any.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.com