tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post3071519825868648232..comments2024-03-29T05:52:53.051+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Game 34: The Colonel's Bequest - IntroductionThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-12340043780286541332016-10-03T05:33:54.264+11:002016-10-03T05:33:54.264+11:00Ah, I did wonder why this post suddenly appeared i...Ah, I did wonder why this post suddenly appeared in The Posts That People Actually Read widget.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-84436282385255367232016-10-03T03:47:21.946+11:002016-10-03T03:47:21.946+11:00Greetings to our visitors from Cracked!
We've...Greetings to our visitors from Cracked!<br /><br />We've just completed our review of 1991 games and our contest is open for picking what games will be the best in 1992. We know you're just here to browse, but sit a spell and read along. We'd love to have you! <br /><br />Our 1992 contest is here: http://advgamer.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-year-that-was-1991.htmlJoe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-67565516732795630572016-06-13T13:14:23.864+10:002016-06-13T13:14:23.864+10:00The way this game's text parser works gave me ...The way this game's text parser works gave me this weird (& very sad) moment: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlY8n8ICMAAiWpo.pngpaulmfranzenhttp://oharock.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-88911429315759140012015-01-18T07:19:53.165+11:002015-01-18T07:19:53.165+11:00If you want to play along, TCB can be streamed fro...If you want to play along, TCB can be streamed from Archive.org at: https://archive.org/details/msdos_Laura_Bow_1_-_The_Colonels_Bequest_1989<br /><br />Note that you can't save in the streaming version of DOSBOX they use, but if you want to give it a go with zero set up, give it a try. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-52353789203330121672013-08-17T07:28:10.220+10:002013-08-17T07:28:10.220+10:00I wonder how much it would cost to get those cards...I wonder how much it would cost to get those cards today, or if they are even compatible with modern motherboards. <br /><br />Huh, they have modern versions out: Has anyone tried one? Like the Roland SD-50? Or are they crazy expensive? Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-60675242699379110402013-08-16T22:01:44.250+10:002013-08-16T22:01:44.250+10:00The Sound Blaster is really poorly emulated there,...The Sound Blaster is really poorly emulated there, so of course it's gonna sound bad in comparison. (DOSBox users should set oplemu=compat, oplrate=49716 and rate=49716 in the config, for maximizing emulation accuracy.)<br /><br />That said, General MIDI can sound incredibly good if played on a high quality device or soundfont. That particular video used a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Sound_Canvas" rel="nofollow">SC-88</a>. I myself have been editing together my own soundfont for software synths for a while now -- early results can be seen <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1-4lQYdooQ" rel="nofollow">here</a>. ;-)Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-38017255661241542942013-08-16T17:05:26.763+10:002013-08-16T17:05:26.763+10:00Wow, want to hear a big jump? http://www.youtube.c...Wow, want to hear a big jump? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaVjBib5KH4Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-9416338562749351102013-08-16T16:59:14.059+10:002013-08-16T16:59:14.059+10:00Oddly, the frogs sound the best in the AdLib card ...Oddly, the frogs sound the best in the AdLib card at the start of the MT-32 vid. Also MT-32 seems to have less of an advantage in the game then previous ones.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-37397890551943646352013-08-13T19:25:06.467+10:002013-08-13T19:25:06.467+10:00Speaking of MT-32 bug exploits in Colonel's Be...Speaking of MT-32 bug exploits in Colonel's Bequest, here's two videos from YouTube to illustrate the differences between a genuine early MT32 and MUNT (the emulator everyone is using, including ScummVM and DOSBox):<br /><br /><a href="http://youtu.be/x3YUPneOJq0?t=3m32s" rel="nofollow">MUNT</a><br /><br /><a href="http://youtu.be/kC1xWVZnnQE?t=7m28s" rel="nofollow">MT-32</a><br /><br />The musical instruments are all right, but the sound effects (cricket chirping and thunder) are screwed up. Hopefully the MUNT devs can soon fix that. :-)Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-13565796917843167132013-08-13T05:58:13.136+10:002013-08-13T05:58:13.136+10:00Fb lbh znantrq gb trg gb gur Peblgba inhyg ol sbyy...Fb lbh znantrq gb trg gb gur Peblgba inhyg ol sbyybjvat gur uvagf yrsg ol cneragf bs Fnenu Peblgba? Jryy, vs lbh purpx gur anzrf bs gur gbzof, bar bs gurz nyyrtrqyl orybatf gb n pregnva Ehol Peblgba - rkprcg vs lbh purpx gur Peblgba snzvyl yvar jevggra ba gur ovoyr uvqqra va puhepu, gurer'f ab zragvba bs nal Ehol. Cyhf, ehol vf n wrjry...Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-73258930076605418302013-08-13T05:26:54.478+10:002013-08-13T05:26:54.478+10:00Don't want to spoil you too much, if you plan ...Don't want to spoil you too much, if you plan on playing another time, but lbh'yy unir gb xabj vg'f Urael'f pvtne (ur'f abg gur bayl fzbxre). Nyfb, ur'f abg gur bayl bar gb hfr gur frperg cnffntrf.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-17612075108358357632013-08-13T02:14:09.474+10:002013-08-13T02:14:09.474+10:00Ah, good to know. I just finished it this morning....Ah, good to know. I just finished it this morning. Got right between Nzngrhe Fyrhgu naq Frnfbarq C.V. V yvxr gur jnl gurl qvq gur abgrf ng gur raq, ohg fbzr bs gurz ner engure onssyvat. Yvxr V gubhtug V nyernql svtherq bhg Uraev hfrq gur cnffntrf jura V sbhaq uvf pnar naq pvtne ohgg, naq qb V npghnyyl unir gb xabj jung Tybevn unq gb xabj jub unq na rzoneenffvat zrqvpny pbaqvgvba? V qba'g xabj jul gur pebjone be pnar jbhyqa'g jbex gb ernpu gur evat ba gur ebcr gb fbhaq gur oryy. Gbjneqf gur zvqqyr V jnf whfg gelvat gb frr jung gevttrerq rnpu gvzr whzc. V guvax V'yy cynl ntnva fbba naq gura fgneg ernqvat Gevpxfgre'f cbfgf. V'z nsenvq gb trg n fcbvyre yvxr ubj gb hfr gur qhzojnvgre. V zrna V sbhaq gur ynagrea, yvg vg, naq fgvyy pbhyqa'g fgvpx gur qnea guvat vagb gur qnex puhgr gb frr jung'f qbja gurer. Nyfb, V jnf pbzcyrgryl ybfg ng gur sbhagnva bapr V ghearq vg ba.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-44099128167104114392013-08-12T19:36:42.707+10:002013-08-12T19:36:42.707+10:00Ubj ner lbh fhccbfrq gb xabj gur wrjryf ner va gur...Ubj ner lbh fhccbfrq gb xabj gur wrjryf ner va gur gbzo? Nsgre V jnf qbar V purpxrq n jnyxguebhtu gb frr jung V'q zvffrq naq gung fgbbq bhg (nybat jvgu abg rknzvavat n pbhcyr bs vgrzf jvgu gur zbabpyr, naq abg fzryyvat va gur evtug cynprf!)Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-39458155687445829122013-08-12T18:37:51.642+10:002013-08-12T18:37:51.642+10:00Did you find the uvqqra gernfher?Did you find the uvqqra gernfher?Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-34414587116585612652013-08-12T18:36:03.957+10:002013-08-12T18:36:03.957+10:00The game helpfully tells you in the end what you&#...The game helpfully tells you in the end what you've achieved and what sort of things you've missed.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-13746571351625998342013-08-12T14:29:27.739+10:002013-08-12T14:29:27.739+10:00Sorry, I downloaded from a different place and it&...Sorry, I downloaded from a different place and it's going fine now. So then I deleted the comment as I didn't know anyone had responded. Should have refreshed my browser first.Thanks though. I'll give that a go as I'm sure it's going to come in handy for other things.Draconiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261641328136220239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-810379398053365482013-08-12T14:27:52.839+10:002013-08-12T14:27:52.839+10:00In this case though, I decided to use SCUMMVM, as ...In this case though, I decided to use SCUMMVM, as it works with Colonel's Bequest and takes much higher quality screenshots.<br /><br />It's also really easy to set up, and all you have to do is point it to the application file, which in this case is called Sierra.<br /><br />http://scummvm.org/downloads/The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-44107963785059522882013-08-12T14:25:44.585+10:002013-08-12T14:25:44.585+10:00I highly recommend using a DosBox frontend applica...I highly recommend using a DosBox frontend application to run your games Draconius. I use D-Fend Reloaded.<br /><br />http://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net/<br /><br />All you have to do is Add a new game, then select the Sierra file in your Laura folder. Then you can run the game from the application without ever having to worry about cranking up Dosbox and typing commands.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-89075820347069659602013-08-12T14:21:56.613+10:002013-08-12T14:21:56.613+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Draconiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261641328136220239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-60991745001122731772013-08-12T14:16:44.007+10:002013-08-12T14:16:44.007+10:00I find myself at a loss with the text parser mysel...I find myself at a loss with the text parser myself sometimes. I think I've nearly reached the end without fully reading the manual. I tried to push through tonight, but it just crashed, so I'll try again tomorrow. I'm not sure what all I've solved or really done other than pass time. Once I reach the end I'll decide if it's worth it to explore more.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-83437495277743229732013-08-12T11:51:39.828+10:002013-08-12T11:51:39.828+10:00I've played this game and I can say that I was...I've played this game and I can say that I wasn't very impressed with it back then. 51 was my first guess but since it's already taken... 50.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-26814555727284155522013-08-12T10:42:42.979+10:002013-08-12T10:42:42.979+10:00Completed Colonel's Bequest... (rest in ROT13)...Completed Colonel's Bequest... (rest in ROT13)<br /><br />V sbhaq vg dhvgr qvssvphyg, ohg abg arprffnevyl orpnhfr bs gur chmmyrf. N ybg bs gur cnefre pbzznaqf ner gevpxl (rfcrpvnyyl vs lbh'er abg Nzrevpna), naq V sbhaq zlfrys jnaqrevat nebhaq n ybg gb gel naq gevttre riragf.<br /><br />Vg jnf dhvgr sha gubhtu, ohg V gubhtug gurer jnf fhccbfrq gb or zber inevngvba (V thrff gung'f gbb zhpu gb nfx!). Vg frrzf yvxr V tbg gur tbbq raqvat, ohg qvqa'g dhvgr znantr gb trg Fhcre Fyrhgu. V zvffrq bhg ba n srj pyhrf urer naq gurer.<br /><br />V qb jvfu gung gur pyhrf naq abgrobbx unq orra znqr zber bs, vg jbhyq unir orra vagrerfgvat gb unir unq n zrrgvat bs fheivivat punenpgref naq sbe lbh gb qrqhpr gur xvyyre(f)! Nf vg jnf, nyy lbh qb vf oyhaqre nobhg nf gur bgure thrfgf trg xvyyrq bss bar ol bar.<br /><br />Tbbq, vairagvir, vagrerfgvat punenpgref, ohg snyyf fyvtugyl fubeg bs vg'f cbgragvny. Pna'g jnvg gb frr ubj Gevpxfgre tbg ba.Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-42432439798706161122013-08-12T04:14:35.148+10:002013-08-12T04:14:35.148+10:00Cool, I'll take the Hugo! I probably would hav...Cool, I'll take the Hugo! I probably would have eventually bought it, just to suffer the first one with Trickster, but this saves me trouble.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-38560360772946623932013-08-12T03:37:37.331+10:002013-08-12T03:37:37.331+10:00Hum, I bet someone else here will like this: Monke...Hum, I bet someone else here will like this: Monkey Island Meets Metal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEHIwxGA17YCanageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-39946269561693474742013-08-12T02:52:26.061+10:002013-08-12T02:52:26.061+10:00I'll guess 54. ONWARDS, TO MYSTERYYYYYYYYYYY!
...I'll guess 54. ONWARDS, TO MYSTERYYYYYYYYYYY!<br />!Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.com