tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post5026597045001445477..comments2024-03-19T06:03:57.317-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday: Won!CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48425979627485444632019-10-25T08:08:48.056-04:002019-10-25T08:08:48.056-04:00A few years late, however...
Don't forget; Th...A few years late, however...<br /><br />Don't forget; This game was released for the Commodore 64 too, and you still didn't have any more memory to play with than when Pool of Radiance was released.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06571349010191110365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79616343486792992552015-06-29T15:30:15.228-04:002015-06-29T15:30:15.228-04:00Not sure if it's different in the PC version, ...Not sure if it's different in the PC version, but on console just answering 'oui' will result in a positive response.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90118325031107897172014-01-28T16:43:14.981-05:002014-01-28T16:43:14.981-05:00I've heard of it, because we get so much US TV...I've heard of it, because we get so much US TV. That said, my understanding is a lot of events about Paul Revers's ride are rather inaccurate. Something about his horse losing a shoe and someone else finishing it or something?Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-24917736895111345382013-12-27T13:29:49.829-05:002013-12-27T13:29:49.829-05:00Thanks. The "5" in the first one was jus...Thanks. The "5" in the first one was just an estimate, but it ended up working out well. I didn't have to jigger anything.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-18275337016610995372013-12-27T13:28:47.413-05:002013-12-27T13:28:47.413-05:00My original caption for that image said something ...My original caption for that image said something like, "I wonder if he knows that the real Sun King's descendants were beheaded by the people who designed that flag," but it turns out that the tricolour has a more complicated history than that, so I let it go. The point is well-taken, though.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16389511111733519002013-12-27T13:15:59.795-05:002013-12-27T13:15:59.795-05:00Yes, this the best play on words since your hint a...Yes, this the best play on words since your hint about beating Nethack. Good one!Giauzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546859151525161696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36760467821039400402013-12-27T13:11:37.454-05:002013-12-27T13:11:37.454-05:00Or just watch that Nicolas Cage film, 'Nationa...Or just watch that Nicolas Cage film, 'National Treasure'. Though I am unsure if it was shown outside the USA.Giauzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546859151525161696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-60650074739070681642013-12-27T13:07:27.428-05:002013-12-27T13:07:27.428-05:00I always wonder how much of it was that and how mu...I always wonder how much of it was that and how much was the designers fooling around.<br /><br />Overall the Gold Box series was one of the more 'professional'--no inside jokes, AD&D rules and setting followed as closely as possible...SFGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-72672860397650591162013-12-27T05:45:11.716-05:002013-12-27T05:45:11.716-05:00Also European and a bit of a history buff, also ne...Also European and a bit of a history buff, also never heard of it previously! In Europe you would have to be specifically studying American history (as opposed to general history) to have been taught this.Borothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69237228637889509882013-12-27T03:15:37.834-05:002013-12-27T03:15:37.834-05:00As a european and a history buff I must say I neve...As a european and a history buff I must say I never got this. It's not even general US history book material as I've read numerous US histories from different perspectives and have never heard of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-89607031735176228772013-12-27T02:56:27.416-05:002013-12-27T02:56:27.416-05:00Heh, great article title, I didn't see that co...Heh, great article title, I didn't see that coming! When you posted "5", I figured you were going to do a countdown, but this ending was perfect! Kudos, Sir!Corey Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772474266362396768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34216253109682871712013-12-27T02:55:44.106-05:002013-12-27T02:55:44.106-05:00->
I thought that phrase was rather famous, eve...-><br />I thought that phrase was rather famous, even if you're not Americano.<br /><br />Pretty sure 99,99% people outside of USA never heard of it.<br /><br />I just checked it on wiki, some person said it before some battle in one of internal was in usa.<br /><br />For sure noone would know this phrase.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-64715823630460547412013-12-27T02:24:36.737-05:002013-12-27T02:24:36.737-05:00I suspect the journal entries in the manual thing ...I suspect the journal entries in the manual thing was a feeble attempt at a copy protection mechanism at this point. Obviously they could have large amounts of text just fine.<br /><br />Anyway, a great playthrough of a game I have not seen much about. Keep up the good work.Psychochildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066038436696697892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53436655983482723712013-12-26T20:56:01.561-05:002013-12-26T20:56:01.561-05:00Buck Rogers opens up a history school in the game&...Buck Rogers opens up a history school in the game's sequel and sets all the historical wrongs right. You form a party of janitors and impoverished substitute teachers tasked with keeping all of the restrooms and cafeterias clean.<br /><br />The game utilizes a day/night cycle and at night you can heal (a 'shower' in the game) and level up in the various staff rooms. As the game progresses your party is sent to the higher floors of the school, where older (and therefore more difficult) students reside.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28038299005776010992013-12-26T19:10:05.859-05:002013-12-26T19:10:05.859-05:00I thought that phrase was rather famous, even if y...I thought that phrase was rather famous, even if you're not Americano.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39819919757922285072013-12-26T18:33:26.719-05:002013-12-26T18:33:26.719-05:00Anybody think it was funny that the 'Sun King&...Anybody think it was funny that the 'Sun King' was a fan of the French *revolution* and was waving the French republican flag? A fleur-de-lis would have fit better.<br /><br />Then again, since he mixes up French and Latin, maybe the point is that he's an idiot and doesn't pay attention to these things...SFGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-18403349512668089052013-12-26T16:22:13.885-05:002013-12-26T16:22:13.885-05:00I'm actually not in any better shape than I wa...I'm actually not in any better shape than I was before, since I didn't hit max level in the final base. I'd have to grind for a while before trying the asteroid again. Seems like a lot of effort to clean up one side quest.<br /><br />Nice to have my experience confirmed, though. I wish I'd understood how to effectively use the grenades sooner.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22037111585749165752013-12-26T16:05:15.322-05:002013-12-26T16:05:15.322-05:00Well, hell. I learned how to use the grenades by w...Well, hell. I learned how to use the grenades by watching the enemy, and they always threw them at themselves. That would have made a big difference.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-59284886974320772802013-12-26T16:04:23.856-05:002013-12-26T16:04:23.856-05:00That wasn't really necessary to get through th...That wasn't really necessary to get through the map. I think it was just a bonus if you understood the reference.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-85359515824750164492013-12-26T15:55:17.682-05:002013-12-26T15:55:17.682-05:00Best trick in the game! Position those clouds jus...Best trick in the game! Position those clouds just a bit in front of them and they'll still try to fire but get caught in the explosion. Works on grenades too. With carefull chaff positioning, rocket launchers, and a lot of luck, it's even possible to win Talon's bridge battle.<br /><br />There's one old exploit I remember from this and the other Gold Box games. You've been playing a while and leveled a bunch. Go to that menu that lets you add or remove characters from the party and remove them all. Now start a new game or load a save from before a difficult battle. Remove those characters and add in the one's you removed earlier. Now you have a much better party to fight Talon with.Old Man Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83716254839920714582013-12-26T15:43:44.269-05:002013-12-26T15:43:44.269-05:00Yeah, One of the common mistakes is to treat chaff...Yeah, One of the common mistakes is to treat chaff\mist grenades as items you throw at yourself. - They block line of fire, not damage, so dumping them on top of a target is great for harvesting explosives on venus.<br /><br />Shame they don't last long in a vacuum.<br /><br />The other trick with the combots is to hug them - The AI is a bit flaky about friendly fire and sometimes lays off the AoE if it'll risk clipping another unit. It also saves you all that stupid running about in zero-g trying to revive people.<br /><br />.....which is probably quite gruesome, and hilarious at the same time.Vicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-89491583722487356782013-12-26T12:58:14.651-05:002013-12-26T12:58:14.651-05:00I'm not sure what's more annoying: the gam...I'm not sure what's more annoying: the game assuming that you're an American/you know American history or the game assuming you know French.<br /><br />Personally, I know enough French to get by, but the bit about 'one if by land, two if by sea' would've had me stumped.Giuseppenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29862978905271213932013-12-26T09:56:01.765-05:002013-12-26T09:56:01.765-05:00Congratulations!
The scenario and the plot sound r...Congratulations!<br />The scenario and the plot sound rather interesting. Too bad that combat has apparently gotten much simpler, or the game would have been a quite innovative improvement of the gold box template.Alexander Sebastian Schulzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135338616598357444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74863724958870436232013-12-26T05:38:43.648-05:002013-12-26T05:38:43.648-05:00Yeah, those four combat bots were nasty; the secon...Yeah, those four combat bots were nasty; the second hardest combat in the game AFAIK. This was my own reaction when I first encountered them:<br /><br />"Seems it's not possible to do the optional Rendevouze mission on Juno without maxed out stats. At one point my party is surrounded by four combat and assault bots with Plasma Throwers and Rocket Launchers and if I'm lucky one of my guys can react before hell is unleashed.<br /><br />With no in-combat healing (in Dark Queen of Krynn one Heal spell could turn a battle) and no way to increase STR, your stats and derived abilities (initiative, carrying capacity and movement, and HP) play a larger role in this game."<br /><br />I actually restarted the game at this point, with better characters (higher STR), and saved Juno for last, before the final showdown on the Mercury base. I eventually was able to defeat the Fearsome Four by drowning them in Chaffe Grenades and then destroy them with Needle Guns and Heat Guns. Of course, like all the hardest battles in the Gold Box games initiative is of paramount importance to success.<br /><br />Oh, and Gilbert is indeed a woman. <br /><br />Since you can continue on after having won, you should try to tie up that loose end. Sadly, it does not seem to be possible to encounter Talon and his gang again, though.PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34437482140467985062013-12-26T04:18:43.502-05:002013-12-26T04:18:43.502-05:00Did you notice what happens when you throw a chaff...Did you notice what happens when you throw a chaff grenade at a rocket-wielding robot?<br /><br />It's such a useful trick that I expect I picked it up from someone else.<br /><br />Doesn't work with plasma throwers, though.Kizornoreply@blogger.com