tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post5702190610386040149..comments2024-03-28T15:25:30.216-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Game 404: Time Traveler (1980)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48629100409857154672021-04-11T07:29:50.800-04:002021-04-11T07:29:50.800-04:00Odyssey in Time (1981) was recently preserved: htt...Odyssey in Time (1981) was recently preserved: https://archive.org/details/OdysseyInTime4amCrack<br /><br />It seems to be more of the same.Dungyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199751859534712567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-85582731847384039062021-03-01T11:12:39.784-05:002021-03-01T11:12:39.784-05:00Hah! That's interesting.Hah! That's interesting.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33255383068724487072021-03-01T10:58:31.434-05:002021-03-01T10:58:31.434-05:00Sorry - should be "wearing a ring from a time...Sorry - should be "wearing a ring from a time zone which is *after* the time zone you are in".John Myersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62153857957153045732021-03-01T10:55:52.674-05:002021-03-01T10:55:52.674-05:00Looking at the code, i *think* if you are wearing ...Looking at the code, i *think* if you are wearing a ring which came from a time zone which is earlier than the time zone you are in, you will loose the ring, unless you wear the ring of anachrony.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624035930520516946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-47904811867914411852021-02-28T12:59:49.082-05:002021-02-28T12:59:49.082-05:00Good to hear! Give a hand to Canageek when you get...Good to hear! Give a hand to Canageek when you get a chance. He's reading stuff I wrote when Obama was still president.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3547304958884343122021-02-28T11:22:43.457-05:002021-02-28T11:22:43.457-05:00I'm just posting to say, for the first time in...I'm just posting to say, for the first time in several years, I'm completely caught up on the blog! killias2https://www.blogger.com/profile/00398131197947456691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34958879007916760242021-02-28T01:21:15.893-05:002021-02-28T01:21:15.893-05:00Ha, wow, you beat me to it. I hadn't refreshed...Ha, wow, you beat me to it. I hadn't refreshed the page before I posted my recommendation.Reikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326356159794723662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29594010020134466502021-02-28T01:19:50.052-05:002021-02-28T01:19:50.052-05:00Jumping around through time to these different era...Jumping around through time to these different eras most reminds me of the hybrid text adventure Timequest, from Legend. I did the TAG review for that one, and one thing I noted was that some of the locations were much more detailed than others, to the point where some look nearly identical in every era. Of course, having some graphics is bound to be better than no graphics at all. So if you like the idea of the eras from Time Traveler but want more historical flavor and puzzles, try Timequest.Reikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326356159794723662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71493495511233427112021-02-27T13:13:55.510-05:002021-02-27T13:13:55.510-05:00Granted, it's not a RPG but this game makes me...Granted, it's not a RPG but this game makes me think of the Timequest. https://www.mobygames.com/game/timequest . The player doesn't pick sides, but there's a lot of meddling with the history:)Fingonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396487583072515050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28183081849529006532021-02-27T06:32:05.383-05:002021-02-27T06:32:05.383-05:00Fully agreed P-Tux7, especially because hunting do...Fully agreed P-Tux7, especially because hunting down obscure stuff is a big hobby of mine (much to Chet's annoyance, as I have informed him about more than 40 games that weren't on his list yet :p). There's something fascinating about those forgotten artifacts of the past, much more so than the well-known classics.<br /><br />I've spent the recent weeks deep diving through abandonware sites and the Steam store in search of really obscure stuff, and I found plenty of it. I'm searching through the RPG tag in the Steam store and listing the games by price, starting with the lowest (because the really cheap stuff is usually the most obscure). I'm around page 500 of over 700 and have discovered several really interesting games that all have less than 10 reviews. JarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86454153257260863152021-02-27T04:45:47.066-05:002021-02-27T04:45:47.066-05:00So Chet, if you no longer regard adventure games a...So Chet, if you no longer regard adventure games as games that "didn't quite make it to RPG status", maybe you should remove that very phrase from the always-visible side panel of your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56557680769020311732021-02-26T22:17:03.881-05:002021-02-26T22:17:03.881-05:00One could draw parallels between you supporting Ge...One could draw parallels between you supporting George Washington yet he calls for your arrest, and supporters of a certain president today. I guess this is the realism of emergent gameplay!P-Tux7https://www.blogger.com/profile/03201162995038006540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-60088277572290192502021-02-26T22:14:35.655-05:002021-02-26T22:14:35.655-05:00It may also suggest allowing you to retain weapons...It may also suggest allowing you to retain weapons or gold between eras.P-Tux7https://www.blogger.com/profile/03201162995038006540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-51302490494187114722021-02-26T22:11:43.133-05:002021-02-26T22:11:43.133-05:00Yeah, the fact that almost no one will remember th...Yeah, the fact that almost no one will remember this (there isn't even a manual online) paradoxically makes it more important to write about than a game that's been played, explained, shown, and strategized to death like Xeen. I especially get a real kick out of it when Chet can contact the original author(s).P-Tux7https://www.blogger.com/profile/03201162995038006540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9568955801873491582021-02-26T18:55:06.607-05:002021-02-26T18:55:06.607-05:00So I guess we need an adventure-RPG addict after a...So I guess we need an adventure-RPG addict after all. fireballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094871771537115267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-81821249667949607702021-02-26T14:04:23.535-05:002021-02-26T14:04:23.535-05:00As the guy who did the review for TAG, I didn'...As the guy who did the review for TAG, I didn't say it was bad for an adventure game, I actually said it wasn't an adventure game. Didn't really feel to me as anymore of an adventure than a random Dungeon Master clone, and even then it wasn't very impressive. Out of all the RPG games to get stuck with the adventure label, it felt less adventure-like than something like that Conan game from 1991.MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40769690882502504822021-02-26T10:31:21.671-05:002021-02-26T10:31:21.671-05:00Well, there was The Legacy a while ago, which Chet...Well, there was The Legacy a while ago, which Chet put down as seriously lacking for an RPG but maybe Advgamer will like it; whereas Advgamer put it down as pretty bad for an adventure game but maybe CRPGaddict would enjoy it. Turns out the game is not very good for either genre.Radianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866535042372152723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-89482039476773548982021-02-26T09:05:45.184-05:002021-02-26T09:05:45.184-05:00Thanks for taking a look, everyone. I forgot that ...Thanks for taking a look, everyone. I forgot that the "Game Over" message comes up when you quit. It sounds like there really is no "winning message," then. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4737296207436139152021-02-26T09:00:03.939-05:002021-02-26T09:00:03.939-05:00Yep. I'm surprised I don't do that more of...Yep. I'm surprised I don't do that more often.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88147963252052049382021-02-26T08:59:33.832-05:002021-02-26T08:59:33.832-05:00That sounds likely. That sounds likely. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39017883950814986912021-02-26T08:58:09.230-05:002021-02-26T08:58:09.230-05:00One thing the Adventure Gamer has taught me is not...One thing the Adventure Gamer has taught me is not to regard "adventure game" as some kind of default category--a game that didn't quite make it to RPG status. So even if this one lacked the RPG elements, I don't think I'd call it an adventure game.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17154191675571999772021-02-26T08:56:42.190-05:002021-02-26T08:56:42.190-05:00Ah, it was years ago. I don't remember. It was...Ah, it was years ago. I don't remember. It was on the main drag through town, and I think it shared the same building with a Chinese restaurant. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-10085242218439995892021-02-26T08:33:39.731-05:002021-02-26T08:33:39.731-05:00Off-topic, but I'm curious what the jazz club ...Off-topic, but I'm curious what the jazz club was in Stony Brook. Stony Brook also has a very good public university!Vonotarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49971695938775798552021-02-26T06:27:18.048-05:002021-02-26T06:27:18.048-05:00I wasn't alive until 1988 so I would have boug...I wasn't alive until 1988 so I would have bought it a decade later :pJarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-23727299029848788722021-02-26T04:02:00.466-05:002021-02-26T04:02:00.466-05:00Seriously, it's a 1980 game.
No Wizardry, no ...Seriously, it's a 1980 game.<br /><br />No Wizardry, no Ultima, no King's Quest; Zork and Akalabeth are from the same year.<br /><br />What expectations one could have about a game in 1980 that would lead to disappointment?Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019892418296525854noreply@blogger.com