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Conquests of the Longbow – Bring the Boys Back Home
Written by AlexIn screenwriting there is an axiom that every scene needs conflict. In other words, the writer should never make things easy for the protagonist. Steven Spielberg was the master of this....
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Free D.C.! - Free For All
By IlmariAvery Zedd Journal #4: D.C. is saved from the clutches of evil robots! But I could not rest on my laurels and spend the rest of my life with my new lady friend, since I had a new foe to reckon...
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Missed Classic 18: Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood (1985)
Written by Joe PranevichOr roughly 404,686 m2.It seems a bit strange now, but there was a time thirty years ago when Al Lowe was famous not for his adult humor, but rather for his excellent children’s...
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Conquests of the Longbow – What the Fulk?
Written by Alex Ho-hum. Another day, another rescue. Much like day five’s jailbreak of the Widow’s three sons, day six finds Robin springing another unfortunate soul free from the brutal clutches of...
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Game 66: Les Manley in: Lost in L.A. (1991) - Introduction
Written by AperamaI truly can't believe that they roped Boris Vallejo in!Les Manley 2: Lost in LA. I can feel the shuddering from behind your screen as you read that we're about to play this. Why?...
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Free D.C.! - Many Happy Returns
By IlmariMy fine fellow adventurers! I have today with me two guest stars, you have all learned to love in the previous weeks. Please say welcome to Avery Zedd and his trusted companion, Wattson, from...
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Les Manley in: Lost in L.A. - Total Eclipse of Descartes
written by Aperama … It was a dark, stormy night. Wasn't it always? People in my profession never got to do things in the sun. 'Laffer', he said his name was. 'Larry Laffer'. Turns out the little...
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Conquests of the Longbow – All’s Fair in Love and Archery
Written by AlexI’ve discussed previously how the designers of Conquests of the Longbow do a great job in creating conflict in every scene. Another thing that they do is foreshadowing events to come....
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Missed Classic 19: Witness (1983)
By IlmariI was supposed to do only Deadline, but because I had couple of weeks to spend before beginning Maupiti Island, I just couldn’t miss the chance of playing another decent Infocom detective...
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Les Manley in: Lost in L.A. - Boyz Are Back in Town
written by Aperama… It was easily the longest five hours of my life. Laffer just kept rabbiting on about all of his adventures – playing cards with medieval Kings. Bringing joy to Windows 95 desktop...
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Conquests of the Longbow – Burn the Witch
Written by AlexConquests of the Longbow does so much right, it’s difficult to pick out only one thing to discuss for each post. But one global thing I appreciate about this game is the attention to...
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Missed Classic 20: The Hobbit (1982) - Introduction
Written by Joe PranevichSmaug looms large in the Hobbit.“In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit.” With those words in 1937, J. R. R. Tolkien launched a fantasy series that arguably changed the...
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Les Manley in: Lost in L.A. - Won!*
written by Aperama… It was like my memory had been erased. I walked away for a while – it was the only way I could see the forest for the jungle. I forgot where I'd installed the game to. It was like...
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Conquests of the Longbow – Won! (Plus a Surprise)
Written by AlexWell, I did it. I have conquered Conquests of the Longbow. And for the first time in a while since I started blogging here, I enjoyed every minute of this game. My only gripe is that I...
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Game 67: Maupiti Island (1991) - Introduction
By IlmariThe game has nothing to do with the island in this map. The real Maupiti is in Polynesia, the one in game in Indian Ocean.No, French games have definitely not thrilled us. We have had games...
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New Poll: Should we change our colours?
By TAG TeamWhen the photographer was gone, Suzie quickly jumped from Java to adventure gamingA regular reader has asked us whether we could change our background colour to white, because apparently the...
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Missed Classic 20: The Hobbit - WON!, Final Rating, and More
Written by Joe PranevichThe forest awaits…When we last left our hero with the hairy feet, Bilbo had escaped from the goblins’ cave with the golden ring, but we also had to leave behind at least one...
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Les Manley in: Lost in L.A. - Did I say WON!?
written by Aperama … I decided that the only way to find my way out of this foxhole I was digging myself into was to finally speak face to face with the developer. Accolade died before the turn of the...
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Conquests of the Longbow – Final Rating
Written by AlexConquests of the Longbow was a thoroughly enjoyable game to play. In fact, I wish that it were longer (there were so many people I didn’t shoot . . .). I have a feeling that the game...
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Maupiti Island - The Game Mechanics
By IlmariI really can't remember why Trickster originally moved the game to 1991, but this picture says it's a 1990 game. WhateverAfter the title graphics have disappeared, I am welcomed to the game by...
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