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Leisure Suit Larry 5: Final Rating
Written by AlexLeisure Suit Larry 5! Final rating! GO! Puzzles and Solvability: 1What puzzles? This game is impossible to lose, and as such, I cannot give it a higher rating than this. Here: I’ll show...
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Lost Classic: Questprobe #4: X-Men
Written by Joe PranevichThe Chief Examiner shows off his gem collection. (From the ending to Questprobe #1.)Last time, we completed Questprobe Featuring the Human Torch and the Thing, the third and...
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Spellcasting 201: Beautiful Barmaids Near Barfton
Written by AperamaErnie Eaglebeak's Journal #4“I'm not sure how to feel about today. It's such a bummer that Tickingclock isn't around – I could really use his help! I have this horrible feeling in the...
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Game 59: Police Quest III: The Kindred (1991) – Introduction
Written by AlexReleased for the IBM PC and the Amiga in September of 1991 (according to Giant Bomb) or October (according to MobyGames), Police Quest 3 (according to the box) or III (according to the...
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Interview with Scott Adams and Kem McNair
Introduction by Joe Pranevich with questions by “The Adventure Gamer” readersIntroductionBefore we close up our summer series on Questprobe, Scott Adams and Kem McNair have been kind enough to agree to...
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Spellcasting 201: WON!
Written by AperamaErnie Eaglebeak's Journal #5“Saved the world. Again. Well, probably.”Ernie Eaglebeak's Journal #5 – Addendum“So maybe I should give a little more info. Eve left me to go to Housewife...
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Police Quest III – Administrative Affairs
Written by AlexFiring up Police Quest III, we get a rather high-quality intro that features all the tropes of cheesy yet awesome cop movie and TV shows: Scenes showing car chases and officers...
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Game 60: The Adventures of Willy Beamish - Introduction (1991)
Written by Joe PranevichIs Willy the boy or the frog?Pull up a chair, I’d like to tell you a story. Once upon a time, there was a video game company called “Dynamix”. It was a good little company,...
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Spellcasting 201 - Final Rating
By AperamaNot exactly the most beautiful picture in the world, but kinda endearing – just like the rest of this gameI'm somewhat conflicted as it comes to this game. It was fun pretty much all the way...
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Police Quest III – Crazy by the Water
Written by AlexSonny Bonds is in his car and ready to hit the streets, accompanied by that totally awesome Jan Hammer soundtrack. I would seriously love this track to play every time I got into my...
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Willy Beamish - Afternoon Snack Club
Written by Joe PranevichThe dangers of daydreamingWilliam J. Beamish Journal #1 - No more teachers, no more books, no more of Ms. Glass’s dirty looks! I made it home, and not a moment too soon! I have...
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Game 59: Police Quest III: The Kindred (1991) – Sonny on Patrol
Written by AlexSo this is what it feels like to be a highway patrol officer!After booking crazy Brian Forbes, Sonny gets called to Highway 41 near the 7th Street on-ramp to help Officer Morales with a...
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Police Quest III – Happy Wife, Happy Life
Written by AlexAt the end of last post, Sonny had just been called to check out an assault at the Oak Tree Mall; since there were no other available officers, Sonny was next on the list. Dutifully, he...
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Results of the Lurker Poll
by The TAG teamThe Lurker poll ended a while ago, and it seems that most non-commenters just didn't feel they'd have anything to contribute to the discussion or then they just didn't want to go through...
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Willy Beamish - Dinner at Willy’s
Written by Joe PranevichCasa del BeamishWilliam J. Beamish Journal #2 - Well, that didn’t go well. I guess I got cold feet because I gave dad my report card after all-- but I didn’t expect him to lock...
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Police Quest III – The Puzzle From Hell: Prelude
Written by AlexOh, Jim Walls and friends: Why do you hate me? I’m following proper police procedure. I’m using the manual. I’m picking up on in-game clues and hints and trying to do everything right....
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Missed Classic 13: Colossal Adventure (1983?)
By IlmariSince Joe Pranevich has already written great posts on Sierra’s early Hi-Res Adventures and Scott Adams's Questprobe games, I thought I should also do my duty and acquaint myself with some...
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Willy Beamish - A Little Exploration Before Bed
Written by Joe PranevichEven the dog looks sad.William J. Beamish Journal #3 - I won back my Nintari key! Yeah, it involved seeing my sister naked but that’s a price I am willing to pay to become the...
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Police Quest III – The Puzzle From Hell: Full-Blown
Written by AlexHere it is. The Big One. The puzzle that kept me from finishing this game way back when. Day 5, a day that shall live in infamy. A day when my adventure-gaming exploits were thwarted by...
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Police Quest III – WON!
Written by AlexOh boy, you guys. Oh boy. I just finished Police Quest III, and all I can say is hold on to your hats. We’re about to see is an example of an adventure game running out of spunk at the...
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