tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post5510780175283884146..comments2024-03-29T05:52:53.051+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Martian Memorandum - Shooting Snakes and LaddersThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-12989615938926607862015-12-06T02:03:20.663+11:002015-12-06T02:03:20.663+11:00But shooting a ladder out from the gun is way funn...But shooting a ladder out from the gun is way funnier than having a ladder appear from something else.Reikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326356159794723662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-17011154445412581942015-11-25T19:53:19.238+11:002015-11-25T19:53:19.238+11:00Good call - it does look VERY Pitfall!Good call - it does look VERY Pitfall!TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-3143001630707915722015-11-25T03:38:03.969+11:002015-11-25T03:38:03.969+11:00I don't remember exactly, but I think it was o...I don't remember exactly, but I think it was one or more of these places:<br />- stuff guarded by the snake in the cabinet<br />- stuff in the locked chest in the jungle hut<br />- stuff in the locked safe in Marshall's officeFryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-33750965693939866432015-11-24T21:32:37.624+11:002015-11-24T21:32:37.624+11:00I love the laddergun. I'm fairly sure that wil...I love the laddergun. I'm fairly sure that will be police standard issue by 2030. (I'd also argue that the side scrolling affair is more Pitfall than Super Mario!)Aperamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669724908141286435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-70371530855401956092015-11-24T16:47:34.720+11:002015-11-24T16:47:34.720+11:00I think you get the clue automatically if you read...I think you get the clue automatically if you read about the Stanton Expedition on your Comlink after going through Alexander's office. Can't be certain though. Been decades since I touched this game.<br /><br />Also, fun read about Infocom; the developers of Zork!<br />http://kotaku.com/dig-through-the-archives-of-a-closed-developer-1744308843Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-30497859397088578882015-11-24T13:07:54.404+11:002015-11-24T13:07:54.404+11:00By the way, does anyone know where I got the clue ...By the way, does anyone know where I got the clue to the "ORACLE STONE"?<br /><br />I can't remember anyone mentioning it or reading it anywhere but it somehow appeared in my ASK ABOUT list. Not that I'm complaining. Just curious...TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-89710724835833003302015-11-24T13:01:37.540+11:002015-11-24T13:01:37.540+11:00Having survived mapping Serenia's desert in Ki...Having survived mapping Serenia's desert in King's Quest V I found the quicksand section a breeze. It's the same basic trial and error process, but much, much smaller.<br /><br />I still feel like Roberta Williams should send me a T-shirt or certificate or something for completely mapping that useless desert!TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-62277195423922255912015-11-24T12:58:19.114+11:002015-11-24T12:58:19.114+11:00I'm particularly glad as I may have needed to ...I'm particularly glad as I may have needed to ask for assistance if I didn't hit the bug and would feel pretty stupid if the assistance consisted of "move to the right and the screen scrolls" something that should have been obvious to any seasoned adventure gamer.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-17823523192590288482015-11-24T12:54:07.238+11:002015-11-24T12:54:07.238+11:00I put in a unique death counter (6 so far) but hav...I put in a unique death counter (6 so far) but haven't been keeping track of a total number of deaths counter (Probably around 20 including all my quicksand trial-and-error-and-error-and-error attempts)TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-59182123974651125822015-11-24T12:52:12.771+11:002015-11-24T12:52:12.771+11:00Looks like I have a few things to try next time (I...Looks like I have a few things to try next time (I also still have to check out the 'best' Rhonda conversation)<br /><br />This is not the first game where I've fallen for the "Didn't keep walking in case the screen scrolls" trap, and it probably won't be the last.<br /><br />I'm particularly pleased that you found a new death that I can add to my collection! Nothing like a good death in an adventure game! Unless that death takes place many hours after the cause of said death - that's just mean.<br /><br />I found in my further attempts that USEing a piece of paper or some film or cash at the boxcar has the same magic-ladder result. TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-4955437956693056172015-11-24T10:14:30.405+11:002015-11-24T10:14:30.405+11:00It sure ESCALATED quickly, didn't it?It sure ESCALATED quickly, didn't it?Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-22679875600932963632015-11-24T10:14:01.046+11:002015-11-24T10:14:01.046+11:00I was thinking that if Batman could fire grapnels ...I was thinking that if Batman could fire grapnels in the 20th Century, then Tex Murphy should definitely be able to fire ladders in the future.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-71694859215484294562015-11-24T05:05:29.423+11:002015-11-24T05:05:29.423+11:00"Let's see if I can solve the rest of the..."Let's see if I can solve the rest of the game through dumb luck/friendly bugs."<br /><br />Don't mind me, just watching the PISSED rating drop over hereDialMforMarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991827182885226471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-86102580586007707872015-11-24T04:33:33.103+11:002015-11-24T04:33:33.103+11:00Re: Ladder bug. The junkyard scene actually scroll...Re: Ladder bug. The junkyard scene actually scrolls to the right, if you walk that direction you can find a ladder. Presumably it will be gone since you've glitched it?<br /><br />There's also a death available in the junkyard if you mess with the wire connecting the railcar to the generator (I think Open was the verb that killed me).<br /><br />I really hated the jungle scene, especially the rocks through the quicksand. I probably died 20+ times in that section.<br /><br />I had to use the in-game hints to find the key on Rick Logan's corpse.<br /><br />Spoiler for possible missed item:<br />gur fubiry pna or hfrq ba gur zbhaq bs qveg bhgfvqr gur whatyr uhg. Vg'f ivfvoyr va lbhe ynfg whatyr fperrafubgFryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-64394968215709907612015-11-24T04:23:41.600+11:002015-11-24T04:23:41.600+11:00Nice to know, you've managed to find some frie...Nice to know, you've managed to find some friendly bugs, no such luck for me. Fortunately, the ladder was not so difficult to find. <br /><br />The whole jungle thing was just irritating. I was so frustrated with the quicksand that I eventually just googled how to get through it - and I still managed to fail it couple of times, because I apparently clicked incorrect pixels. Smuggler's base wasn't that fun either, but I've still managed to get through it.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-64474155716341158492015-11-24T02:43:02.791+11:002015-11-24T02:43:02.791+11:00I feel like we need a death counter... being an ad...I feel like we need a death counter... being an adventure game protagonist is dangerous work!Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.com