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King's Quest VI - WON! Thrice!
Written by TBDWhen we last left Alexander, he was about to crash a wedding TWICE!But before continuing the game, something has been bothering me about the events that preceded the start of the game.The...
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Missed Classic: Hitchhiker’s Guide - Improbable Mission
Written by Joe Pranevich Welcome back! Last week, I successfully defeated the Vogons, retrieved the elusive babel fish, and managed to secure an atomic vector plotter before being jettisoned out of an...
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King's Quest VI: Final Rating
It's time to rate the best King's Quest game, based on most opinions I've read. Will I agree? Spoiler alert: Yes, I will.Before I start I'll quickly mention that I attempted to play the Amiga version...
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Missed Classic: Hitchhiker’s Guide - Arthur Who? (Request for Assistance)
Written by Joe Pranevich Let’s mix our time travel metaphors!If you’ve ever seen Doctor Who, you know that the adventure of the Doctor and his companions are fairly random. They travel from world to...
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Alone in the Dark: History of the House of Hell
By Andy PanthroDerceto, the house that cages me and kills me. Either by traps, wildlife or creatures from dimensions beyond ours, I face death at every turn, through every door, in every room. I knew...
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Spellcasting 301 - The Beach Boys
By DeimarErnie Eaglebeak's Journal #1“I just can’t believe I am still friends with these guys… First, they got me to drive the carpet to our spring break destination, Fort Naughtytail, alone for hours...
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Alone in the Dark - Going Underground
By Andy PanthroMost of the house is now open to me, and I have explored a great deal of it. What remains is a couple of rooms, and to make my way down into whatever catacombs, caverns and caves lie...
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Missed Classic: Hitchhiker’s Guide - Won! And Final Rating
Written by Joe Pranevich I did it! With your help, I conquered The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! This has been my fifteenth Infocom adventure and certainly one of the tougher ones, but thankfully...
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Spellcasting 301 - The Party
By DeimarErnie Eaglebeak's Journal #2: This is not the spring break I had dreamt of. But it is getting close. I mean, I am getting to know very hot girls and even rekindle some old passions. However,...
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Missed Classic 58: The Worm in Paradise (1985) - Introduction
By IlmariJoe Pranevich has just completed another year of gaming (1984) in his Infocom marathon, and before moving on to the challenges of 1985 games, he is planning to write a few additional articles...
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Alone in the Dark - Tree’s A Crowd (Won!)
By Andy PanthroWe left off as I had guided the private detective Edward Carnby underneath Derceto, and into the tunnels and chambers beneath. This area was ancient and surely constructed long ago,...
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Game 98: Amazon: Guardians of Eden (1992) - Introduction
Written by TBDIf not for the title, I wouldn't be sure if it was a jungle adventure game or a pirate game?Continuing my self-appointed position as official “Access Software” player, despite the...
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Missed Classic: The Worm in Paradise - The Brave New World
By IlmariBlaming socialists and “aliens”? I wonder what regime this might beLet’s begin with some general remarks. My starting inventory consisted of tradclads - some sort of overalls - badge with a...
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Spellcasting 301 - Sand Castles in the Sand
By DeimarErnie Eaglebeak's Journal #3: Beating the GLYs is proving to be harder than we anticipated. Of course, we had already beat them at weight lifting and partying, but now we have to build a sand...
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Alone in the Dark - Final Rating
By Andy PanthroAs I said in the introduction, this game not only brought 3D elements into game design in a new and interesting way, but also paved the way for what we now consider an entire genre. How...
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Missed Classic: The Worm in Paradise - A Golden Handshake
By IlmariAt the end of my last post I planned to try gathering enough money for the more expensive items. After that I noticed that the price of dagget (a mechanical dog) had come down in a couple of...
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Zork Marathon: A Rush to Uniformity - 1984 Books & Wrap-up
Written by Joe PranevichSixteen games! It’s been another year both in real-time and in Infocom-time as we have reached the end of 1984 in our misnamed “Zork Marathon”. I’m still having a ton of fun,...
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Amazon – Deceiving My Workmates
Written by TBDCHAPTER 1: TERROR IN THE JUNGLE (continued)After the opening cutscene we went through in the introduction post, we start the game with Jason Roberts arriving at work. As always when...
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Spellcasting 301 - Wet T-Shirt Nite
By DeimarErnie Eaglebeak's Journal #4: This contest is never going to end. It is contest on contest on contest to battle for the right of coming to Fort Naughtytail for the next five years. Our...
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Missed Classic: The Worm in Paradise - Won! (With Final Rating)
By IlmariThe main problem throughout the whole game has been a lack of clear goals. I had to finally go to the well of the official clue sheet to get some idea what I was supposed to do here. It turned...
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