tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post8372484220179275840..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Legends: Won! (with Summary and Rating)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71380860265024888552020-03-20T14:31:51.121-04:002020-03-20T14:31:51.121-04:00I'm sorry--my blog isn't a good place for ...I'm sorry--my blog isn't a good place for technical assistance. I can't even remember how to get the emulator to work.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7591423889214941192020-03-20T01:06:07.391-04:002020-03-20T01:06:07.391-04:00hi, just broke out my TI from 35 years ago and am ...hi, just broke out my TI from 35 years ago and am playing Legends, how do you use potions?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10713847023327290219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-35368822450938993412018-10-23T14:16:24.313-04:002018-10-23T14:16:24.313-04:00You CAN set the attack order. Per round, in fact.You CAN set the attack order. Per round, in fact.Adamantyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962009901412877763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-64511772868447520402018-10-23T11:55:48.976-04:002018-10-23T11:55:48.976-04:00I know this is late, but the ability to change you...I know this is late, but the ability to change your characters' attack order each round is a huge tactical consideration that seems like it would lend the game a lot of depth.<br /><br />Letting you set your own difficulty seems to negate the need for it, though.Adventure Materialshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252082251661661992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41080285038226979582018-01-04T05:04:09.543-05:002018-01-04T05:04:09.543-05:00Eh... Dark Heart of Uukrul also had the static 4 c...Eh... Dark Heart of Uukrul also had the static 4 classes you must have in your party as well. Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6635648612712463162017-11-08T13:57:46.682-05:002017-11-08T13:57:46.682-05:00One last thing...
I did find a review of Legends,...One last thing...<br /><br />I did find a review of Legends, it was in the 1987 October issue of MICROPendium, the last print magazine for the TI-99/4a. I bought a collection some time ago that included the entire run in PDF format.<br /><br />The reviewer, Walter Howe, gave the game all A ratings in performance, ease of use, documentation, value, and final grade. Er... Even AS a TI owner I'd dispute the ease of use rating. :)<br /><br />He spends a great deal of the review explaining what a CRPG is and how it is alike and different from a text adventure like Zork. (Clearly recognizing that TI users were not used to CRPG's, only having Tunnels of Doom as a reference.) He even explains the connection to dice rolling and Dungeons and Dragons, making the review not just about the game itself but CRPG's in general.<br /><br />He recognizes the game as being lengthy, requiring patience, and definitely being frustrating at times, but he doesn't try to compare it with any CRPGs on other platforms. In that, he probably realized it would mean little to the average 99'er.<br /><br />He ends with: "The game will be stimulating to some and a bore to others. I think I have told you enough to decide for yourself which category you will find yourself in."Adamantyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962009901412877763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32870392419151474042017-11-07T06:50:29.685-05:002017-11-07T06:50:29.685-05:00All the voice acting in games from that era is exq...All the voice acting in games from that era is exquisitely awful.<br /><br />But it's worth playing the CD version of KoX, because you WANT to hear the thing they say out loud.Izzy Morenonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74318827557733011722017-11-07T04:33:37.960-05:002017-11-07T04:33:37.960-05:00I noticed there was a CD-ROM version with speech. ...I noticed there was a CD-ROM version with speech. Is the dubbing any good?Zardashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856007425128087340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-66090849050149416862017-11-07T02:32:35.152-05:002017-11-07T02:32:35.152-05:00I had the German (SFW) version of Knights of Xenta...I had the German (SFW) version of Knights of Xentar. I played it to the end, but only once. So it was ok, I guess.sucinumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198771998880365061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13669792556601514822017-11-06T20:42:45.371-05:002017-11-06T20:42:45.371-05:00Knights of Xentar would, I think, be Chet's fi...Knights of Xentar would, I think, be Chet's first "intentionally translated wrong as a joke" CRPG.Imbannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11452993993428039252017-11-06T19:52:22.723-05:002017-11-06T19:52:22.723-05:00Some of Donn's landscapes are great, the Elk R...Some of Donn's landscapes are great, the Elk River and Kelly Farm ones in particular. Some are really quite Turner-esque.Alan Twelvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11250817307212302011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21414267912665517232017-11-06T18:47:29.632-05:002017-11-06T18:47:29.632-05:00Mmmm, Davanni's has good hot hoagiesMmmm, Davanni's has good hot hoagies GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15031332983375940560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77553170888695682062017-11-06T17:59:11.357-05:002017-11-06T17:59:11.357-05:00Whoops my bad, Rocky would be in one of the other ...Whoops my bad, Rocky would be in one of the other areas of the same dungeon. :) I'm testing re-adding the encounters...Adamantyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962009901412877763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-55851977374261540172017-11-06T17:51:18.805-05:002017-11-06T17:51:18.805-05:00Yeah, the only reference is that in the tavern.
B...Yeah, the only reference is that in the tavern.<br /><br />But in the code there IS an encounter with the infamous Rocky Ogre which appears to have been removed:<br /><br />A FAT OGRE SAYS: I HEARD YOU MUST SEEK THE KEY IN THE OLD TEMPLE. USE THE NUMBER 666. HE WANDERS OFF LAUGHING.<br /><br />He would have been encountered in the Sadie's dining area.<br /><br />Another encounter was in the "Starlite Drive in" area of the temple dungeon, as follows:<br /><br />A WOUNDED WARRIOR STUMBLES UP TO THE PARTY. HE SAYS: WE FOUND AN OLD CRYPT IN A DARK GRAVEYARD. WE OPENED IT.<br /><br />A RADIANT GLOW OF BLUE LIGHT SHONE FORTH FROM AN AMULET WHICH LAY THERE.<br /><br />WE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE IT AND SUDDENLY WE WERE ATTACKED BY LEGIONS OF THE UNDEAD. ONLY I SURVIVED, BARELY...<br /><br />I could actually re-add these to both maps pretty easily... all that's missing is the characters.Adamantyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962009901412877763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68364973091962607382017-11-06T17:39:36.921-05:002017-11-06T17:39:36.921-05:00"In a vault in the temple ruins, a skeleton h..."In a vault in the temple ruins, a skeleton had written something about an ogre. I don't think I ever met an ogre, and it didn't turn out to be a clue to anything."<br /><br />There's mention of a Rocky Ogre in the picture above that point. Not sure if there's any relation or what was written about the ogre.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69600420201373828322017-11-06T17:37:55.609-05:002017-11-06T17:37:55.609-05:00In Japan the PC has always been the market for the...In Japan the PC has always been the market for the eroge (porn games). Usually when they're ported to consoles they cut out the sex scenes. I remember a friend had Knights of Xentar but it wasn't the uncensored version.<br /><br />In my own blog I have Dragon Knight 4 on the list way near the end but of course the Super Famicom port doesn't have any of the porn parts.Kurisuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132568197501054206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49940193509868055122017-11-06T17:03:19.737-05:002017-11-06T17:03:19.737-05:00I know Davanni's! I remember that they made wo...I know Davanni's! I remember that they made wonderful calzone, but I can't say what their computer systems were like!thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8441199456173993972017-11-06T16:51:05.788-05:002017-11-06T16:51:05.788-05:00And to be honest, it's a good quality RPG. It&...And to be honest, it's a good quality RPG. It's more hillarious than NSFW, in kind of a Benny Hill-esque way :D<br /><br />Then in 1992 there's Cobra Mission, which was a bit more serious but not much, and with a bigger NSFW component (which I think can be skipped without affecting the outcome of the game)Pedro Q.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03572150497835442981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4805156851197899942017-11-06T15:47:04.201-05:002017-11-06T15:47:04.201-05:00Knights of Xentar is the only Dragon Knight game t...Knights of Xentar is the only Dragon Knight game to have been translated to English.<br /><br />Yes, it's somewhat NSFW, but even with the NR-18 patch, the game isn't any more risqué than an old Carry On... comedy. It's almost as hilarious, though.<br /><br />I don't think porn is supposed to make you laugh as much as Knights of Xentar.Izzy Morenonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62546809313589211812017-11-06T15:45:29.867-05:002017-11-06T15:45:29.867-05:00I hope that Chet rejects it, or at least keeps the...I hope that Chet rejects it, or at least keeps the postings safe for work so I can read the blog without fear of getting in trouble.Mikrakovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02359946565373258773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48411867293650420512017-11-06T15:13:49.743-05:002017-11-06T15:13:49.743-05:00Oh dear, just noticed that you have the exceptiona...Oh dear, just noticed that you have the exceptionally NSFW Knights of Xentar looming further down the list... I don't recall what happened to the first Dragon Knight but it doesn't appear to be in the games played index. Was it that there was no PC release, or did you reject it as straight-up porn?GregThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532920274312703426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31793161257243631392017-11-06T14:41:51.956-05:002017-11-06T14:41:51.956-05:00Oh, a couple things...
Dispel Magic is actually a...Oh, a couple things...<br /><br />Dispel Magic is actually available to the Wizard as well, at level 2. And you can change the attack formation at the start of any round to have your Wizard and Cleric go first and cast dispel or any other buffing spells so your Fighter and Ranger take full advantage.<br /><br />Worse than slow, I was always irked when monsters cast protection, which slowly reduces the amount of damage you do until your fighter is suddenly only hitting for 1 point of damage on every attack. And dispel magic doesn't remove the effect, the only way to counter it is reduce armor (wizard level 5 spell) or strengthen (wizard level 3 spell).Adamantyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962009901412877763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-43898892195491053882017-11-06T12:57:47.187-05:002017-11-06T12:57:47.187-05:00One thing I did enjoy with maxed out characters......One thing I did enjoy with maxed out characters... Sauntering out of Wizard's Rock on difficulty level 6 to the forest, and having 7 plains dragons show up and I'm like "Okay boys... We'll make this interesting. I'll just parry the first round and not use magic at all."Adamantyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962009901412877763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48273069721145079362017-11-06T12:25:45.726-05:002017-11-06T12:25:45.726-05:00Thank you for playing the game through! And you...Thank you for playing the game through! And you're welcome on the technical help. Hang on to your files for Legends II.Adamantyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962009901412877763noreply@blogger.com