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Looking for a fairly old adventure game. It's not Kyrandia or King's Quest. I have not actually played it myself but always wanted to. In screenshots you usually saw the female protagonist(?) as well as a talking tree. I think it is from the end of the DOS era(?). I always thought it would be a Lucasfilm adventure game and there was "journey" in the title but The Longest Journey is a 1999 adventure game apparently with early 3D graphics, while I am looking for hand-drawn stuff. Does anyone have a clue about this game I never actually played? My question really is, what high-profile adventure game was advertised with the above mentioned screenshot? \/ That wasn't it. Thanks though! lllllllllllllllllll fucked around with this message at 13:05 on Mar 5, 2011 |
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lllllllllllllllllll posted:My question really is, what high-profile adventure game was advertised with the above mentioned screenshot? Was it fantasy-ish for sure? Could it have been The Dig?
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Mar 5, 2011 03:09
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Can you give us what sort of era we're talking about? Are we talking late 80s Lucasarts (ie Maniac Mansion, Zak McKraken etc) or more modern stuff around the mid-90s era?
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Mar 5, 2011 15:28
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lllllllllllllllllll posted:Looking for a fairly old adventure game. It's not Kyrandia or King's Quest. I have not actually played it myself but always wanted to. In screenshots you usually saw the female protagonist(?) as well as a talking tree. I think it is from the end of the DOS era(?). Did the tree have legs? Gobliins 2 had a screen with a tree in it that was used alot in magazines: http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/gallery/category/C576/
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Mar 5, 2011 17:47
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Japanese game, Main Menu has a kid looking below on his own reflection on the water, this all with a creepy japanese song sang by a Woman and a choir. I haven't even played the game, but I'm trying to find that Main Menu again on Youtube
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Mar 6, 2011 18:02
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American/english game, educational puzzle game for 8-9 year olds. Set in the rainforest, it was a series of puzzles interspersed with top-down helicopter sections where you could scan the rainforest below for animals. The first puzzle involved a drinks machine where you had to control a conveyor belt. NEar the beginning of the game the professor you were supposed to meet was kidnapped by robots. It was on windows 98 too. Any idea?
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Mar 6, 2011 18:05
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There was this old space game, I think for macintosh, where the view was top down and you were controlling just one ship. You had a crew that you hired and were good at various things. I think the goal was to take on alien ships and explore as much as you could before you died. I'm not sure if you could explore planets though.
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Mar 7, 2011 01:13
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Reason posted:There was this old space game, I think for macintosh, where the view was top down and you were controlling just one ship. You had a crew that you hired and were good at various things. I think the goal was to take on alien ships and explore as much as you could before you died. I'm not sure if you could explore planets though. Maybe Escape Velocity?
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Mar 7, 2011 01:15
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Hal Incandenza posted:Maybe Escape Velocity? It was close definitely the same genre as Escape Velocity, but this one had a focus on your crew of maybe five or six people and the GUI had their pictures on the left or right side. vvv -- close but with graphics more like Escape Velocity. Edit #2 there was also this top down, Doom/Bomberman game that I thought was absolutely awesome, I think it was called Boom, but I can't find it anywhere. Doorknob Slobber fucked around with this message at 01:48 on Mar 7, 2011 |
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Mar 7, 2011 01:17
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Reason posted:There was this old space game, I think for macintosh, where the view was top down and you were controlling just one ship. You had a crew that you hired and were good at various things. I think the goal was to take on alien ships and explore as much as you could before you died. I'm not sure if you could explore planets though. Tempted to say Starflight, which was ported to a zillion platforms.
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Mar 7, 2011 01:28
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SGRaaize posted:Japanese game, Main Menu has a kid looking below on his own reflection on the water, this all with a creepy japanese song sang by a Woman and a choir. From what era? On which platform?
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Mar 7, 2011 02:03
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Reason posted:It was close definitely the same genre as Escape Velocity, but this one had a focus on your crew of maybe five or six people and the GUI had their pictures on the left or right side. Maybe Solar Winds? edit: Nope, that seems to be PC only and not have crew pictures. Man, I would think Starflight too, but that was pretty old and you couldn't really forget the planet exploring part either.
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Mar 7, 2011 03:15
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techknight posted:From what era? On which platform? PS1 or 2. Fairly positive its 1
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Mar 7, 2011 03:17
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Reason posted:There was this old space game, I think for macintosh, where the view was top down and you were controlling just one ship. You had a crew that you hired and were good at various things. I think the goal was to take on alien ships and explore as much as you could before you died. I'm not sure if you could explore planets though. I don't know if it was on the Mac, but could this have been Alien Legacy? (The 1994 space exploration game by Sierra, not the FPS)
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Mar 7, 2011 03:57
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The first four I played at school: 1. Edutainment game. PC, probably for Win 3.1 or Windows 95. Part racing, part math test. You'd answer math questions, mostly geometry ones, and each correct answer would move your player ahead a bit. The racing options were deliberately wacky, like brightly-coloured monsters and oddly-shaped cars. 2. Also edutainment. I have no idea what platform, but the graphics were very simple (Atari/C64/early DOS) and kind of had a predominant grey/green colour scheme. A collection of minigames themed around the Arctic/Eskimo area. The minigame I played the most had various kinds of fish swimming in a river, and every time you swallowed a fish smaller than you, it would identify the fish and you'd grow a little bigger, but if you tried to eat a fish bigger than you, it'd eat you instead. 3. More edutainment! Early Windows CD-Rom point-and-click adventure game where you played a bumbling archaeologist exploring an ancient Egyptian pyramid. The first puzzle involved clicking on a tiny button hidden in the entrance to the pyramid, and a later puzzle involved inexplicably finding the Venus de Milo. 4. Puzzle/strategy game, probably C64/early DOS era judging by the very blocky pixellated graphics. You're shipwrecked on an island and you have to build a shelter, make food, etc. If you took too long, a hurricane hits the island and it's game over. I never was able to avoid the hurricane. 5. Platformer, DOS era. Wild West themed, and the main character was a cowboy chipmunk/squirrel/hamster. Your enemies were human Indians. It was ridiculously hard. 6. Top-down puzzle game, freeware, probably Win 95/98 era. You controlled a person trying to escape a cult, and there were tons of puzzles and traps that were fatal if not solved properly the first time. I remember one puzzle involved acid (which sort of looked like the MS Paint spray-can tool) spilled all over the floor. It also had sarcastic humour along the lines of Dink Smallwood.
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Mar 7, 2011 23:11
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Dimentia posted:5. Platformer, DOS era. Wild West themed, and the main character was a cowboy chipmunk/squirrel/hamster. Your enemies were human Indians. It was ridiculously hard.
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Mar 7, 2011 23:16
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Dimentia posted:1. Edutainment game. PC, probably for Win 3.1 or Windows 95. Part racing, part math test. You'd answer math questions, mostly geometry ones, and each correct answer would move your player ahead a bit. The racing options were deliberately wacky, like brightly-coloured monsters and oddly-shaped cars. Was it Turbo Math Facts?
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Mar 7, 2011 23:26
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Reason posted:There was this old space game, I think for macintosh, where the view was top down and you were controlling just one ship. You had a crew that you hired and were good at various things. I think the goal was to take on alien ships and explore as much as you could before you died. I'm not sure if you could explore planets though. Protostar? It doesn't quite fit but if you're sure it's not Escape Velocity, there's only so many single-player space-trading games.
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Mar 7, 2011 23:58
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chairface posted:Protostar? It doesn't quite fit but if you're sure it's not Escape Velocity, there's only so many single-player space-trading games. Oh and remember, Escape Velocity had I believe two sequels that were very similar in style (think more like expansions)
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Mar 8, 2011 00:04
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MMAgCh posted:Most likely Skunny: In the Wild West. Yes, that was it. Odd concept for a game, isn't it? Drunk Tomato posted:Was it Turbo Math Facts? Similar concept, but I don't think this is my game. Instead of customizing your own car, you chose one from a themed set.
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Mar 8, 2011 01:43
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Dimentia posted:The first four I played at school: I don't think this is actually right but I'm going to suggest "Quarter Mile Math." http://www.thequartermile.com/
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Mar 8, 2011 12:30
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Dr_Amazing posted:I don't think this is actually right but I'm going to suggest "Quarter Mile Math." Geez, now I'm wondering how many games have a math + racing motif. This one was much more cartoony. I may even be wrong about the era, could have been early CD-Rom.
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Mar 8, 2011 20:38
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This isn't and old game, but what's that game where you play as a cop or something and there was gas in your helmet making you see a normal world? But then the helmet breaks and you see the world is really a big hellish nightmare. I never played it, but I remember reading about it and it was a relatively recent console game. VVV Bingo! Thanks!!! Doctor Zero fucked around with this message at 20:59 on Mar 8, 2011 |
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Mar 8, 2011 20:54
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Doctor Zero posted:This isn't and old game, but what's that game where you play as a cop or something and there was gas in your helmet making you see a normal world? But then the helmet breaks and you see the world is really a big hellish nightmare. Haze. Gaming for me is a religion, and Haze is the poo poo Hakkesshu fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Mar 8, 2011 |
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Mar 8, 2011 20:58
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Doctor Zero posted:This isn't and old game, but what's that game where you play as a cop or something and there was gas in your helmet making you see a normal world? Haze? It was a PS3 exclusive as I recall. I never played it, but the description reminds me of the trailers.
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Mar 8, 2011 20:59
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Worth noting that there is a pretty funny review of Haze on Zero Punctuation
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Mar 8, 2011 21:06
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There's this game I watched a playthrough of because it was of such B-quality...seems like it was on Sega Saturn but don't hold me to that. I believe it was Japanese and had quite a few animated cutscenes. I have no idea what type of game it was, but here's why I'm posting this. The story took place in space. It had a distinctive cheesy theme song that went like: "Bowie, this is your chaaaance, so give it all you've gooooot" And I'm pretty sure the phrase "use your super bazooka" was in there too. I assume "Bowie" was the main character. I would love to know what game this is, it's been haunting me for a long time now.
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Mar 10, 2011 01:53
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I'm not quite sure, but I believe at last year's E3 some game was announced that was either a third or a first person shooter and I think also an MMO. It looked a lot like a mix between Borderlands and Tribes and from what I remember it played somewhere in the future on some random planet. They showed a scene where some dudes were digging for something and had to defend that digging tool from aliens. After that they boarded some space ship and flew to a city. At the end of the demonstration the city got attacked and they had to defend it. I just can't remember the name of it at all.
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Mar 10, 2011 05:42
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PotU posted:I'm not quite sure, but I believe at last year's E3 some game was announced that was either a third or a first person shooter and I think also an MMO. It looked a lot like a mix between Borderlands and Tribes and from what I remember it played somewhere in the future on some random planet. They showed a scene where some dudes were digging for something and had to defend that digging tool from aliens. After that they boarded some space ship and flew to a city. At the end of the demonstration the city got attacked and they had to defend it. Huxley?
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Mar 10, 2011 06:29
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Dimentia posted:6. Top-down puzzle game, freeware, probably Win 95/98 era. You controlled a person trying to escape a cult, and there were tons of puzzles and traps that were fatal if not solved properly the first time. I remember one puzzle involved acid (which sort of looked like the MS Paint spray-can tool) spilled all over the floor. It also had sarcastic humour along the lines of Dink Smallwood. It was called Cult, which makes it really awkward to google for: http://www.studio-blum.com/Cult/ScreenShot3.jpg
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Mar 10, 2011 06:39
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This might be vague. I think it's an RPG where at one point you find an inn that has a board up with various postings. Most notably a poorly written one by the local orphans asking for money. You can choose to donate to them, but if you investigate the whole thing you end up finding out it's a scam run by criminals. I want to say it's Baldur's Gate 2, but for some reason I remember it being a 3d game. I don't think it's a particularly obscure game but I just can't place it.
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Mar 10, 2011 06:56
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Bwah posted:This might be vague. I think it's an RPG where at one point you find an inn that has a board up with various postings. Most notably a poorly written one by the local orphans asking for money. You can choose to donate to them, but if you investigate the whole thing you end up finding out it's a scam run by criminals. Well this happens in Dragon Age, but it couldn't possibly be that recent.
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Mar 10, 2011 07:19
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The White Dragon posted:Well this happens in Dragon Age, but it couldn't possibly be that recent. Specifically Dragon Age: Awakening.
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Mar 10, 2011 08:14
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PotU posted:I'm not quite sure, but I believe at last year's E3 some game was announced that was either a third or a first person shooter and I think also an MMO. It looked a lot like a mix between Borderlands and Tribes and from what I remember it played somewhere in the future on some random planet. They showed a scene where some dudes were digging for something and had to defend that digging tool from aliens. After that they boarded some space ship and flew to a city. At the end of the demonstration the city got attacked and they had to defend it. This is probably Firefall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x23fkDB9rW8
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Mar 10, 2011 09:28
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This is really vague but hopefully someone will read this and know what I'm talking about. It was for the Sega Genesis, I remember playing it on the Sega Channel. It had a weird name, and maybe had three different playable modes/games? This i'm not sure about. The game play was (i think) you play as a rocket or something and you draw white lines trapping the enemy. It was a single screen game (it didn't scroll) and took place in space. It had very basic backgrounds and it seems like the playable character was fairly small. This is really vague but that's all I can remember
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Mar 11, 2011 02:24
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fire place posted:This is really vague but hopefully someone will read this and know what I'm talking about. Ultimate Qix (or maybe Volfied)? Sounds like a Qix clone anyway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRkf7wt9vnQ
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Mar 11, 2011 02:36
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Same story as usual, old game I played as a kid and now I only remember vague bits and pieces of it. Here goes: It was for PC and it least 10 years old, possibly older. The most specific detail of the game that would help is that it was like several different games combined in to one in that there were multiple genres withing in the game. The main one was a town bulding/sim type game, then a tactical war-type game using your army, and the most salient was a first person aspect when the enemy invaded your town and you would run around killing them one by one as in a FPS. Also, I remember the main goal (and possibly boss) was that you had to find and kill this dragon in a first person jousting style event. I remember you had to get some kind of special or best available armor or weapon in order to defeat it. Also, the jousting game was played in your town against other challengers I believe. May have had something to do with Camelot or King Arthur in the title as well but that is foggy and may be a dead end, not entirely sure. I remember it had so much going on for a game of that time and was hours and hours of entertainment between the sim and FPS aspects. Would love to find it again.
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Mar 11, 2011 10:18
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Modus posted:Same story as usual, old game I played as a kid and now I only remember vague bits and pieces of it. Here goes: Might be older than what you're looking for, but it's pretty close : Defender of the Crown
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Mar 11, 2011 10:26
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Vaos posted:Might be older than what you're looking for, but it's pretty close : I just watched a few clips on Youtube of this and it does have similar game mechanics, it's not the one I'm looking for. It was definitely newer than this and the castle raiding was done in first person and looked like a really awful FPS. Also, the jousting was from a first person perspective as well where you had to annoyingly aim the lance just right to win. Of a similar vein, but not the one. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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Modus posted:I just watched a few clips on Youtube of this and it does have similar game mechanics, it's not the one I'm looking for. It was definitely newer than this and the castle raiding was done in first person and looked like a really awful FPS. Also, the jousting was from a first person perspective as well where you had to annoyingly aim the lance just right to win. Conqueror AD 1086
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