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Kickstarter Special - Summer Daze At Hero-U & Interview with Corey Cole
By the TAG TeamIt’s no secret that here at “The Adventure Gamer”, we have a soft spot for the Quest for Glory series and the works of Corey and Lori Cole. Three of their games are on our Top Ten!...
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Missed Classic: Earthquake – San Francisco 1906 – WON! and Final Rating
by Will MoczarskiThe game’s own PISSED ratingTo get the most important fact out of the way first: You need the crowbar a lot.Last time I was stuck somewhere in earthquake-ridden San Francisco in the...
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Missed Classic 76: Saigon: The Final Days (1981) – Introduction
by Will MoczarskiThe fourth and final game by Jyym and Robyn Pearson that was – albeit only sometimes – marketed as an “OtherVenture” by Adventure International, is Saigon: The Final Days. It was first...
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Consulting Detective Vol. II - Murdered Mechanic Made Military Mighty
Written by Joe Pranevich Two cases down and one to go! Thus far in Consulting Detective Vol. II, we’ve solved a pair of murders and it appears that we are going three-for-three. Admittedly, the first...
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Saigon: The Final Days – WON! and Final Rating
by Will MoczarskiLast time I was severely stuck. Not even the first room in Asylum had given me such a headache. I was unable to venture past the Viet Cong gun nest and unable to open the dead...
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Consulting Detective Vol. II - Sleuth Solves Spy Special! Satisfactory...
Written by Joe PranevichWelcome back to the final gameplay installment in Consulting Detective Vol II! I know this one has dragged on a bit, especially as we have had some slowdowns in Ween as well,...
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Missed Classic 77: The Institute (1981) – Introduction
by Will MoczarskiThe Institute is the first game in my Med Systems marathon that I will actually replay as I’ve played (and solved) it before. It has been decades, however, and my memories of the game...
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Ween : The Prophecy - Dragons and Cherries
Written by Alfred n the FettucOnce again, I apologize to our fellow readers for the very (very) long time between my posts and the short lengths of my gaming sessions but I was drowning in a huge...
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Consulting Detective Vol. II - Hint Book Review & Final Rating
Written by Joe PranevichThe time has come to put another game into the cabinet and officially close out 1992! We played a staggering 38 adventure games this year. I’ll leave the year-end commentary to...
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Missed Classic: The Institute – WON! and Final Rating
by Will MoczarskiLast time I explored the first of four dreams that make up the bulk of The Institute. I presented it as a streamlined narrative for your convenience, rather than describe all of my...
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The Year That Was... 1992
By The TAG TeamLuckily they didn’t convert this movie into an adventure gameLicensed adventure games have appeared from time to time, but this year their number was considerable. We had games based on...
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Ween : The Prophecy - Small worms and giant mushrooms
Written by Alfred n the Fettuc NB : Thanks to Laukku to have pointed out about the pixel smoothening filter Boxer was using. I removed it so the screenshots should look better this week. Last week we...
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Intermission: Med Systems Marathon – That was 1981!
by Will Moczarski We’ve finished the second year of our Med Systems marathon now, and there are only four adventure games left. The company would exist for two more years, and in 1983 it was...
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Game 114: Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon (1993) - Introduction
By IlmariThat's pretty big guarantee! Could I play the game to completion, come to the conclusion that some small detail didn't satisfy me and get a new game?What a better way to begin a new year of...
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What's Your Story - Mr. Sack
Answers: Mr. SackIntroduction and Captions: TBDAnd today, we have somebody who sent in their What's Your Story answers before commenting on the blog. It's time to welcome the self-described "long time...
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Gobliins 2 - Making an Omelette
By IlmariI am happy to tell that so far Gobliins 2 has been mostly a positive experience. Lot of my positive feeling is due to an improved interface, so let’s begin with that immediately.The game...
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Missed Classic 78: Crash Dive! (1984)
Written by Joe Pranevich For the era that we study, Brian Moriarty is one of the giants. He brought us three of Infocom’s classics, starting with Wishbringer, and jumped over to LucasArts to create...
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Ween : The Prophecy - Alchemy and Redcurrants
Written by Alfred n the Fettuc Last time we left our friends WEEN, PETROY and the two stupid twins, we were on a beach near Volcano Island which seemed like the final step of our journey. For memory...
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Gobliins 2 - Magic Mushrooms
By IlmariLast time, I had just arrived at the castle, where the titular Prince Buffoon was held as a prisoner by demons. My first task was to get rid of a guard in front of the entrance. Luckily a...
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Interlude: A Very TAG Christmas
Written by Joe Pranevich We all have our secrets, but the time has come to reveal one incident in the Secret and Absolutely True History of The Adventure Gamer. I tell you this now of my own free will...
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