tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post8116904402149505490..comments2024-03-28T15:25:30.216-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Eye of the Beholder: Won!CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-25307022677463226492022-07-11T17:35:32.588-04:002022-07-11T17:35:32.588-04:00Re the stone gem = missing teleporter item: Detail...Re the stone gem = missing teleporter item: Details on this as well as unused spells, areas (partly connected to the unused stone gem) and graphics found in the code are listed here: https://tcrf.net/Advanced_Dungeons_%26_Dragons:_Eye_of_the_Beholder_(DOS).Buscanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61323861686025775652016-07-09T05:59:01.674-04:002016-07-09T05:59:01.674-04:00As I understand it, this was by design in the tabl...As I understand it, this was by design in the tabletop game. Back then a DM was expected to be an unbiased judge and character death common. So it took relativity little XP to get to"name level" then advancement slows down. That way if a character dies their new character has a chance to catch up. These days we'd just bring in a new character at an appropriate level, but they were hardcore back then.<br /><br />Now, whether this is a good design choice due either a tabletop or crpg is an open question.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11504370679719109872015-06-18T17:16:30.112-04:002015-06-18T17:16:30.112-04:00I think people spoiling games is perhaps the defau...I think people spoiling games is perhaps the default.<br /><br />So many, when they hear somone is playing a game they love, rush to spout out all the secrets and strategies of the game. I'm not sure whether it's more frequently an urge to show off, or simply a desire to relive the fun of the game by talking through the solutions. It's super common, though. <br /><br />Recently I mentioned that I was in a specific dungeon of a specific game for the first time in my life, despite starting the game in the 1980s. The next response gave the answer to the central riddle of the dungeon. And that wasn't enough so they went ahead and spoiled the final dungeon as well.<br /><br />Luckily, I got the gist of it within a few seconds, and blocked that user before continuing.jrodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567198770927408479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-25081631477805958582015-06-16T12:10:32.211-04:002015-06-16T12:10:32.211-04:00Come to think of it, I should have been angrier ab...Come to think of it, I should have been angrier about that than I was. Killing him with the wand is actually HARDER.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6122669494754075882015-06-16T05:35:35.051-04:002015-06-16T05:35:35.051-04:00Yeah, I can't recommend it as an RPG. If I do,...Yeah, I can't recommend it as an RPG. If I do, even Legend of Zelda 1 would have qualified since you get to upgrade your equipment and get increment in HP with Heart Containers.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28900845935469181802015-06-16T02:46:38.123-04:002015-06-16T02:46:38.123-04:00Huh. They never seemed like anything *but* cheap ...Huh. They never seemed like anything *but* cheap traps to me...EriChanTheRetroGamerNerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862547154849146963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-85892444243000083442015-06-16T02:45:25.526-04:002015-06-16T02:45:25.526-04:00replacementdocs seems to have lots of cluebooks fo...replacementdocs seems to have lots of cluebooks for these old games. I've used them quite a bit while playing some of the games here- it might be worth checking them for cluebooks for every game you win or finish with.EriChanTheRetroGamerNerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862547154849146963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70256222889919451062015-06-16T02:43:13.248-04:002015-06-16T02:43:13.248-04:00I'm only familiar with Dragons of Flame on the...I'm only familiar with Dragons of Flame on the Famicom, but it didn't have character development except through equipment, did it? And very little of that aside from your starting equipment, even.EriChanTheRetroGamerNerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862547154849146963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73727243072598921772015-06-15T22:19:12.000-04:002015-06-15T22:19:12.000-04:001991 has a few fair-to-good RPGs -
Death Knights o...1991 has a few fair-to-good RPGs -<br />Death Knights of Krynn (Gold Box)<br />Gateway to the Savage Frontier (Gold Box)<br />EotB 2 (Legends series)<br />Martian Dreams (Worlds Of Ultima)<br />The Magic Candle II (better graphics but poorer plot)<br />Might & Magic 3 (outdid M&M 2 by a longshot, IMHO)<br />Obitus (Innovative piece of ****)<br />Dragons of Flame (very bare RPG mechanics to be considered one)<br /><br />I'd consider 1991 as the start of the Dark Age of PC gaming. Console games are starting to get really powerful and creative. NeoGeo makes it debut that makes every other games look like crap.<br /><br />In 1992, the best RPGs would be found in SNES with only a handful of really good RPGs (sequels but not new IPs) appearing on PC. This trend would continue for a while, sadly, until the end of the '90s.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-87552598672826272602015-06-15T17:43:16.906-04:002015-06-15T17:43:16.906-04:00ROT13.com for the win!ROT13.com for the win!Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15206891916653985222015-06-15T04:56:40.970-04:002015-06-15T04:56:40.970-04:00I did the same and was vastly disappointed that th...I did the same and was vastly disappointed that the whole hunt for the Wand of Silvias turned out to be a waste. I didn't really know about the special quests at that point, however. dknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-35650795882173410112015-06-15T03:50:28.966-04:002015-06-15T03:50:28.966-04:00For me (a person that had no previous exposure to ...For me (a person that had no previous exposure to Sega CD port) the music style does not fit the game theme at all.Walennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37343450558772159022015-06-14T20:52:57.431-04:002015-06-14T20:52:57.431-04:00Hey, Elvira 2 was better than Elvira 1. It was rat...Hey, Elvira 2 was better than Elvira 1. It was rather fun too. Not a great CRPG but it definitely didn't suck.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-10923777758075146102015-06-14T13:12:54.984-04:002015-06-14T13:12:54.984-04:00Lol, from what I remember I killed xanathar with t...Lol, from what I remember I killed xanathar with the good old fashioned dance, don't think it ever occured to me to knock him on to the spikes. Borothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14490400782915431832015-06-14T10:31:07.388-04:002015-06-14T10:31:07.388-04:00The voice acting in the intro may be bad, but once...The voice acting in the intro may be bad, but once you get into the game, <a href="https://youtu.be/3-vyaIQ7udk?t=9m30s" rel="nofollow">the music is awesome. Seriously, it's great</a>, and I'm a person who usually turns music off in games. Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58219195962794625802015-06-14T08:07:29.625-04:002015-06-14T08:07:29.625-04:00I should point out that the three "rules"...I should point out that the three "rules" next to the comment button don't actually say anything about spoilers. Before installing a censorship program of any sort, I think the first move oughta be simply to put in a warning against spoiling the game there.MOZAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71586702451570362322015-06-14T06:27:41.764-04:002015-06-14T06:27:41.764-04:00Finally caught up with the current posts. Like Che...Finally caught up with the current posts. Like Chet proclaimed at the beginning of this whole blog, the writing definitely gets better as time goes by. I laughed out loud quite a few times while reading this post.<br /><br />I never did play EOB1 when I was a kid, but me and my friends did play EOB2, although badly. The main draw to EOB2 was definitely the fact that it was based on D&D as we had just started to play the pen-and-paper version.<br /><br />Thanks to Chet for an entertaining blog.<br /><br />Also, I now understand the previous comments about blogspot eating comments, as the preview-function ate my first version of this comment.samtron3030https://www.blogger.com/profile/12847248174018239226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41906433006199424442015-06-14T03:32:22.282-04:002015-06-14T03:32:22.282-04:00Also checking those long play videos might help su...Also checking those long play videos might help such as with that 1st level secret quest at least in SEGA version was literally walk walk walk secret compartment -> lvl 1 secret done !<br /><br />I've found my lately more on looking at those let's play videos then actually playing those games my self.Petri R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17617698625784217932015-06-14T03:04:35.780-04:002015-06-14T03:04:35.780-04:00I agree with the "let trusted commenters vet ...I agree with the "let trusted commenters vet the comments to avoid spoilers" idea. It's either dickheads deliberately spoiling the game, or people with no self-awareness who just say the first thing that pops into their minds. The fact that they just ruined the game? "Oh! I didn't think about that. Sorry I totally screwed up LOL"<br /><br />Elvira II is coming up? Wow, just goes to show you how much crap there was even back then. I can remember going through the shelves of the game rental place and thinking it all sucked. And I was right! There weren't really that many games worth playing, using 20/20 hindsight. I used to think I was really missing out. Elvira II...yeah that's just the sort of thing the shelves were full of. I used to longingly look at all the Infocom titles and want to play, but I knew I wasn't smart enough for those kinds of games. They were *hard*, they were for people who read Pär Lagerkvist. Well, now I know differently. Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-64994948954897589752015-06-13T20:54:47.768-04:002015-06-13T20:54:47.768-04:00Thanks, Szare Trilby, that's exactly what I wa...Thanks, Szare Trilby, that's exactly what I was trying to figure out.Wonkonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5364137774462116372015-06-13T19:03:18.721-04:002015-06-13T19:03:18.721-04:00Yeah the 'In case of fire' and 'in cas...Yeah the 'In case of fire' and 'in case of flood' buttons... In retrospect, you are very probably right.marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224993551761606152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-10329661099612099522015-06-13T17:39:48.493-04:002015-06-13T17:39:48.493-04:00There were also fire/flood buttons somewhere, whic...There were also fire/flood buttons somewhere, which only attack your party and don't serve any other purpose. I guess that and the golem machine were just decoration to make the dungeon look more like a place where monsters live, and less like a set up dungeon.<br /><br />Since there are very few of those pieces, it seems rather odd.sucinumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198771998880365061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61404382713617038082015-06-13T17:33:15.319-04:002015-06-13T17:33:15.319-04:00DM plays awesome fast, that's the best part of...DM plays awesome fast, that's the best part of it and where EoB failed most. Later dungeon crawlers will introduce some kind of stepping, which also slows you down.<br /><br />I am not sure if the pauses in EoB are technical limitations/bad programming, a nerf for the dancing or maybe a deliberate conversion of the round-based combat system in AD&D. EoB also shied away from timing based puzzles, next to some dodging of fireballs or missiles, there isn't any.sucinumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198771998880365061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56742788733554809742015-06-13T08:17:35.489-04:002015-06-13T08:17:35.489-04:00Here's another cool port of EOB - Atari's ...Here's another cool port of EOB - Atari's old handheld Lynx (game starts at 5:18).<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUC67eeZfpkMOZAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7733467582967158872015-06-13T07:52:32.000-04:002015-06-13T07:52:32.000-04:00When EOB came out, it was widely regarded as the f...When EOB came out, it was widely regarded as the first DM clone that came close to the original. Which, given the four year gap between the games, highlights just how far ahead of the pack Dungeonmaster was. In 1987, the things it did were witchcraft.<br /><br />It's easy to miss this when looking at it from the modern perspective, but this realtime "faux-3D" thing was actually technologically impressive at the time, difficult to get running at a playable speed with the primitive processors of the day. The way EOB "pauses" during spell animations is a symptom of that; they just couldn't optimize it well enough to run silky-smooth like DM.MOZAnoreply@blogger.com