Missed Classic 41: Lords of Time (1984) - Introduction
Written by IlmariWhen it comes to Missed Classics, it's obvious that Joe's huge formerly-just-Zork-and-now-probably-whole-of-Infocom-Marathon is the main attraction right now. Because Joe is currently...
View ArticleGame 82 : Legend of Kyrandia - Introduction (1992)
Written by Alfred n’ the FettucAaaaah, Legend of Kyrandia. One of my all-time favorites! I don’t know why but the first game has always evoked images of my childhood, be it the wonderful music, the...
View ArticleHook - (Won’t You Take Me to) Pirate Town
Written by Joe PranevichClap if you believe in faeries!Our game begins in a town full of pirates. If you missed the introduction, our protagonist is Peter Banning, a boring and career-obsessed lawyer...
View ArticleLords of Time - All caves look alike
Written by Ilmari3) Flintstones EraI landed on a prairie, with large animals grazing around me - dinosaurs. I particularly ran into one allosaurus and one tyrannosaurus, which both started to follow me...
View ArticleKyrandia - Romancing the Stones
Written by Alfred n the FettucBrandon’s journal - entry #1 : Damn Malcolm! This monster has turned my grandfather Kallak to stone! And now the wooden wall of his hut starts talking to me telling me...
View ArticleHook - Island of Misfit Boys
Written by Joe PranevichWelcome back! Last week, our lawyer-turned-hero had two of his teeth pulled, drugged a pirate with cocoa, and stole pirate clothes all to gain access to the famous Jolly Roger,...
View ArticleLords of Time - Won! (With Final Rating)
Written by Ilmari7) Scifi zoneIt’s a pity that this time zone has just a picture of my time machineI ended my last post by complaining how repetitive the time zones had become and by wishing that...
View ArticleKyrandia - Snakes on a Tree
Written by Alfred n the FettucBrandon’s journal - entry #2 : Okay, I know have a perfectly useless amulet and Brynn seems to have disappeared somewhere! I certainly hope the other mystics will be able...
View ArticleHook - Won!, Final Rating, and More
Written by Joe PranevichThe final battle begins!Last week, Peter Pan got his groove back: we were able to recapture his old memories and remind him of his happy thoughts, his family. This allowed Peter...
View ArticleGame 87: Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (VGA Remake) (1992) –...
Written by AlexAlright people, let me fire up my computer, have I got a treat for you. You see, I’m finally going to get out of Sierra Land and talk to you all about a cool little game called Lure of...
View ArticleMissed Classic 42: Leather Goddesses of Phobos (1986) - Introduction
What can I tell you about Leather Goddesses of Phobos? Let's check in with wikipedia...Leather is a durable and flexible material created by tanning animal rawhide and skinA goddess is a female deity...
View ArticlePolice Quest 1 (VGA Remake): Morning Routine
Written by AlexAnd so we begin the Police Quest remake. I have to say, right off the bat, it gets points for presentation. I like that the title screen mirrors that of Police Quest III, released one...
View ArticleLeather Goddesses of Phobos - The Sultan of Schwing
When we left off last time I'd just escaped from a gorilla's body in a mad scientist's lab in Venus.Inside the locked lab is another black teleportation circle, which I enter, ending up outside the...
View ArticleLegend of Kyrandia - The Descent
Written by Alfred n the FettucBrandon’s journal - entry #3: Caves. Darkness. Floating balls of light talking to me. Monsters moving in the shadow. This is definitely the last night I spend in this...
View ArticlePolice Quest 1 (VGA Remake): Speeders, Drunks, Bikers, and Murder
Written by AlexSonny’s first in-game day on patrol wastes no time getting to the hardcore stuff! But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves here; like I wrote in the last post, we need to talk about...
View ArticleLeather Goddesses of Phobos - WON! and Final Rating
When last we met, Trent had almost died for the fourth? time in Cleveland. A circle in Cleveland took us back to Phobos, and from there on to Venus and Mars.South PoleEDUTAINMENT WARNING < While...
View ArticleKyrandia - Hocus Crocus
Written by Alfred n the FettucBrandon’s journal - entry #3 :After this horrible cave, where to go next? After being knocked out by this branch, I met with Zanthia, another mystic. She seems to tell me...
View ArticleMissed Classic 43: Enchanter - Introduction (1983)
Written by Joe PranevichIt seems like forever since we played Zork III, but we are finally returning to the unambiguous portion of our Great Zork Marathon with Enchanter, the first game in the second...
View ArticlePolice Quest 1 (VGA Remake): Make the Bust and Make It Stick!
Written by AlexMake the bust and make it stick! That’s the goal, right? I mean, it even says that on the box to this game:At least, on the box of the original game.So did Sonny bust someone? Did he...
View ArticleMissed Classic: Enchanter - Magical Mystery Tour
Written by Joe PranevichLast week, I started my explorations of Enchanter by breaking into an ancient castle inhabited by an evil warlock. It seemed to be going well at first except I was too tired to...
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