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Missed Classic: The Nine Lives of Secret Agent Katt - Won and Final Rating
Written by Morpheus KitamiPreviously, I had almost solved my problems, but was forced to restart the game thanks to an admittedly generous time limit. I do believe it's linked to your actual actions...
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Missed Classic: The Palace of Deceit: The Dragon’s Plight – WON! and Final...
Written by Will MoczarskiTo my enormous relief, the second Palace of Deceit game turned out to be winnable. It took a lot of pixel hunting to get there but finally we were able to save the day. A short...
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Missed Classic 95 (1992) - Weird Island
Written by Morpheus KitamiWeird, as following the I before E ruleThere are some games, that you can tell what they're going to be about just by looking at the title. Weird Island or Wierd Island. Maybe...
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Space Quest V - The Trouble with Space Monkeys
Written by Joe PranevichWelcome back! It’s been a few weeks, but last time we saw Roger Wilco, he had just defeated (recruited?) an android intent on his destruction. With a stressful situation firmly...
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Missed Classic 96: Knight Orc (1987) - Introduction
By IlmariThe time of early computer gaming industry seems a lot more romantic than what came afterwards. There’s still a wonder of a new frontier, where lone coders or small family companies could...
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Game 122: Dare To Dream (1993) – Introduction
Written by Will MoczarskiIt’s main game time! After two games set in the “palace of deceit”, Cliff Bleszinski decided to take a different approach for his third game. Conceived as a shareware game in...
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Missed Classic: Knight Orc - Deconstructing Fantasy Tropes
By IlmariA clear trend in the final few Level 9 games has been an attempt to twist the tropes of their earlier games and give them a cynical new look. This trend began with the last game in the Silicon...
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Missed Classic: Knight Orc - The Great Escape (AKA Won with Final Rating)
By IlmariSmall things often lead to great achievements. This time, it all began with a mouse.You might remember from the last time that I had trouble catching a mouse, because it always managed to hide...
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Missed Classic 97: Alice in Wonderland (1985) - Introduction
Written by Morpheus KitamiA long time ago, Trickster did the opening game on this blog, Below the Root. It was an interesting experiment at a time when graphic adventure games were finding their feet....
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Space Quest V - Worst of Both Worlds (Parts I and II)
Written by Joe PranevichWelcome back! It sounds odd to say while writing about a Space Quest, but one of my favorite Sierra games is Quest for Glory IV. That game hardly needs an introduction, but one...
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Missed Classic: Alice in Wonderland - Time and Place
Written by Morpheus KitamiI do not often make maps. Most of the time, I am capable of orienting myself in a video game perfectly well. My memory is all that I need. Perhaps years of playing '90s FPS...
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Space Quest V - Requiem for the Brundlefly
Written by Joe PranevichAs we start this week, I’m of two minds. On one hand, Space Quest V has exceeded my recollections and expectations. The plot, the whimsy, and even the Star Trek references are...
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Dare To Dream – In A Darkened Room
Written by Will MoczarskiWe’re back in little Tyler’s dreamland! I’ve decided to play one hour at a time in order to remember everything important for this write-up. Also, I need some kind of...
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Missed Classic - Alice in Wonderland - Let Them Eat Cake
By Morpheus KitamiWho could have possibly foreseen this course of events?The area I left off in is definitely unpassable. Alice can't jump onto ropes, nor can Alice float onto a nearby platform. The...
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Missed Classic 98: Adventure Alpha (1984)
Written by Joe PranevichIn 1984, Dr. William H. Kraus was a rare breed: one part game designer, one part Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Education. Up to this point, the games he had designed were...
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Veil of Darkness - The Story Begins
Written by Zenic ReverieHonestly, it'd probably take about 8 months to fully recover from a plane crash.Apologies for the delay. When last we left Engatz, he had just crashed outside a small forgotten...
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Space Quest V - Won!
Written by Joe PranevichWe’ve just about made it to the end of Space Quest V. Roger Wilco’s games have never been known for high stakes, but this game ups the ante. The future mother of our children,...
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Space Quest V - Final Rating
Written by Joe PranevichFor some players, Space Quest IV was the “true” end of the Space Quest saga. With an amazing time-travel plot to hint at Roger’s future exploits, it could have served as a...
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Missed Classic: Alice in Wonderland - Turning into Malice
Written by Morpheus KitamiIt's been a while. I mean, this wasn't exactly a long hiatus, especially for this blog at this point...but it wasn't a worthy one. I have no real excuse. It's one thing if...
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Missed Classic: Alice in Wonderland - Won and Final Rating
By Morpheus KitamiIt could be said very easily that I don't care for this game. This is true. But as I finished the game, that apathy turned into hatred. Remember that gryphon I mentioned, then went...
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