tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post2776433194513914692..comments2024-03-29T05:52:53.051+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Game 20: Manhunter 1 - Shhh...I'm Hunting AbbotsThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-85666338313811448242012-08-03T17:38:55.324+10:002012-08-03T17:38:55.324+10:00check this out.. cool Zombie Gamescheck this out.. cool <a title="Zombie Games" href="http://flashshed.com/" rel="nofollow">Zombie Games</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-746799524436358162012-07-06T01:25:45.934+10:002012-07-06T01:25:45.934+10:00I think you're right. I clearly remember aski...I think you're right. I clearly remember asking this guy "How's this game?" and he'd say "I don't know; haven't played it yet." As a kid, that was unfathomable. As an adult with a massive game backlog, it's completely understandable...:)Cush1978https://www.blogger.com/profile/09176113111548747865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-80659885360064237492012-07-04T09:08:15.658+10:002012-07-04T09:08:15.658+10:00I think we all had the local pirater that got hold...I think we all had the local pirater that got hold of every damn game in existence. I don't think ours had any time to play games because he was so busy making copies for others. It's sad, but I think that was his way of making friends.<br /><br />I clearly remember reading computer game magazines (CU Amiga), finding games that I desparately wanted to play, then taking a box of floppy disks to his house to get them. He rarely failed me.<br /><br />I wish I still had my Amiga with all the games. I don't even know what happened to it! At least now there're emulators so I can relive those glory days, but I'll never get my youthful excitement back, or the lack of responsibilities so I can play games endlessly.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-87728284206198417812012-07-03T05:19:50.135+10:002012-07-03T05:19:50.135+10:00Finally made it! Thanks again Ilmasri, but actuall...Finally made it! Thanks again Ilmasri, but actually I had acquired the thirteenth keycard. I got stuck because of the silliest of reasons -- I never finished going through the 4th floor in the museum, as I calculated that my keycards were clearly insufficient -according to the floor map- to open each door to the last room... so I kept scouring the city thinking that I had missed a few keycards elsewhere. Boy do I feel stupid... :-P<br /><br />Day 3 here I come...Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-19446504646403756352012-07-02T23:55:40.388+10:002012-07-02T23:55:40.388+10:00Yeah, my user name does belie my age. I had my fr...Yeah, my user name does belie my age. I had my friends network as well for both trading hints and sharing games. When we got a "new" 286 with a 3.5" drive, I would borrow all the 3.5" copies of my friends' games (remember, a lot of games shipped with both disk sizes). I don't think I ever called the hint line, but my logins to the Sierra BBS were at 1200 baud. That I do remember.<br /><br />Trickster, when I was a teenager, I knew this guy who had a couple of lines and a couple of 14.4k (fast!) modems and pirated games all day. Every once in awhile, I would buy 100 blank floppies, sit at home formatting them for ages, then go over there and grab a bunch of games from him. To be quite honest, most of those games really sucked. I went through my whole 5.25"/3.5" disk collection not too long ago and found that I actually owned all my "best" games with few exceptions. I've got quite a few old Sierra boxes put away somewhere. I'm sure Manhunter: San Francisco is among them.Cush1978https://www.blogger.com/profile/09176113111548747865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-22363754843141713242012-07-02T21:50:35.373+10:002012-07-02T21:50:35.373+10:00Thank you for these hints, Ilmari. I'll come b...Thank you for these hints, Ilmari. I'll come back to them if I find I'm not making any progress. Hope to have some time today...Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-54463811541382914182012-07-02T21:05:59.829+10:002012-07-02T21:05:59.829+10:00Correction to previous spoiler: Abg n one, ohg n a...Correction to previous spoiler: Abg n one, ohg n avtug pyho.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-59650614579678337122012-07-02T21:02:49.944+10:002012-07-02T21:02:49.944+10:00Possible spoiler for Charles: Qvq lbh cvpx gur pne...Possible spoiler for Charles: Qvq lbh cvpx gur pneq sebz gur one gur ynql qebccrq?Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-66782523545010465032012-07-02T20:18:07.728+10:002012-07-02T20:18:07.728+10:00Yes, the Strawberry Fields. As aggravating as the ...Yes, the Strawberry Fields. As aggravating as the whole thing was in practice, I have to commend the devs for what they were trying to achieve with the AGI engine. I don't think I've ever seen a puzzle like that one, picking up a trail using landmarks as clues. I think the feeling that you're doing real detective work comes across rather nicely.<br /><br />Mmmhh I'm worrying a bit about your last remark, as I left the game at a point where I'm seemingly short of keycards for getting through the museum and have no idea of where to get more. I haven't gone back to the candles yet but I'm not sure that there's anything to be done with those. I'll try to work on it some more today...Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-79477039268244584122012-07-02T16:45:25.861+10:002012-07-02T16:45:25.861+10:00I hear you! I had to watch the tracker run through...I hear you! I had to watch the tracker run through the Strawberry Fields landmine scenario about 50 times. I'll probably post tonight or tomorrow morning. It took me 3 and a half hours to get through day two, but I reckon nearly half of that was due to one puzzle that really screwed me over. I hope you don't suffer the same fate!The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-32321060833504494702012-07-02T12:41:19.822+10:002012-07-02T12:41:19.822+10:00I couldn't put much time on the game during th...I couldn't put much time on the game during the weekend, but Day 2 is moving along at a brisk pace! Frustrations met so far include one long skill-based sequence (where my general experience with 8-bit side-scrollers came in very handy) and several issues with the tracking system, specifically some non-skippable sections which forced me to be constantly switching between savegames just to follow my target's path without watching the whole recording from the start. I'm really missing the speed controls from previous Sierra games too... <br /><br />So you've already finished Day 2? I better hurry, lest I risk being spoiled by your next post. :-)Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-35525642743821744062012-07-02T12:31:07.527+10:002012-07-02T12:31:07.527+10:00yeah sure. I should have the time :)yeah sure. I should have the time :)Dave_the_Turniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936724545186944875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-64052031313275033822012-07-02T10:41:12.785+10:002012-07-02T10:41:12.785+10:00I love a good debate! :)
So you're in? I'...I love a good debate! :)<br /><br />So you're in? I'll get the debate going if you are.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-6966767830193411412012-07-02T10:36:23.851+10:002012-07-02T10:36:23.851+10:00That would be pretty fun actually. The only issue ...That would be pretty fun actually. The only issue will then be the argument over who gets the lower spots and who gets the top spots :)Dave_the_Turniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936724545186944875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-83830959433271997912012-07-02T09:04:24.932+10:002012-07-02T09:04:24.932+10:00I never once used a hotline for any game when I wa...I never once used a hotline for any game when I was a kid. If I couldn't get past something after hours and hours of trying, I would ask my friends if they'd had any success. We were basically competing against each other to see who could finish games first. If none of us could get past something, then we moved on to another game in a huge pile of pirated floppy disks (not proud of that by the way, but wasn't even aware of what it really meant back then).<br /><br />Not adventure related, but I have very fond memories of playing through Another World and later Flashback while my mates did the same thing at their homes. We would then phone each other up and compare where we'd got up to and get tips. I think we did a similar thing with Lure of the Temptress and a couple of LucasArts games, but the memory is hazy. Happy days though!The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-72612163283095950372012-07-02T08:58:22.332+10:002012-07-02T08:58:22.332+10:00I assumed that also. I'm certainly not complai...I assumed that also. I'm certainly not complaining that the game doesn't hold the player's hand all the way through. A little bit of mystery can be a good thing, as long as the whole experience doesn't become an overly confusing one.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-42548010559208722702012-07-02T08:56:44.837+10:002012-07-02T08:56:44.837+10:00Yeah, it's definitely the Murry family. I'...Yeah, it's definitely the Murry family. I'm just glad someone picked up my Lionel Richie reference! I'm fairly certain it will be the last one you see on this blog.<br /><br />I wonder whether you had as much difficulty getting through day two? I made it...but not without a significant effort. I know I've said it before, but it's great to have someone sharing the journey with me. :)The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-68484139316254107802012-07-02T08:39:38.043+10:002012-07-02T08:39:38.043+10:00Cush, if your name indicates your birth year, you ...Cush, if your name indicates your birth year, you are only a couple years older than me... and your story about the Sierra BBS rings a lot of bells. I am pretty sure my dad did something like that as well, after getting sick of my sister and I resorting to calling the Hint Line over and over. <br /><br />Those hint lines were like the Google of their time... except for pay. I'd be REALLY interested to hear/read a history of them, especially the live ones. Does anyone know exactly when the hint lines for Sierra and LucasArts went dead?Evan Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049739394359362973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-68974463383199510532012-07-02T08:11:03.057+10:002012-07-02T08:11:03.057+10:00I can't believe I missed that! That would have...I can't believe I missed that! That would have made things a lot easier!!!<br /><br />I'm giving 10 points to TBD for this. 5 for the info and 5 as a welcome to the comment community. I hope we see more of you. I'll dish them out, along with the rest, at the end of the game.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-31343767037469322482012-07-02T08:06:54.558+10:002012-07-02T08:06:54.558+10:00Hey that's awesome! It's got me thinking a...Hey that's awesome! It's got me thinking actually. I don't know how long it would take you to do these things, but I'm not thrilled with the PISSED rating characters I'm using from Monkey Island. Considering just about every game so far has fallen into the 40 to 59 category, it's become clear that I really need more pictures. Since there aren't enough recognisable characters in Monkey Island, it's not going to be easy for me to find 10 suitable pictures to cover 10 different score ranges.<br /><br />Would you be interested, if the community could come up with ten notable adventure game characters that are appropriate for the ranges, in drawing them? I'd reward you the only way I can. CAPs!<br /><br />Let me know what you think. There's no pressure whatsoever. I'm fairly ignorant as to how much effort is required for this stuff. I'm no artist! :)The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-77971957417208645272012-07-02T05:39:16.774+10:002012-07-02T05:39:16.774+10:00The dolls/candle puzzle was the one I was alluding...The dolls/candle puzzle was the one I was alluding to in my previous post on the previous blog entry. Took my 12-ish self quite awhile to put the two together at the time. I didn't have a hint book handy for this game!<br /><br />That brings me to a somewhat related story. I do recall for King's Quest IV that I needed help and convinced my parents to let me dial into the Sierra BBS given that I would pay for the call. I remember firing up Telix (or was it Procomm Plus?) and quickly navigating to the desired section. Then, I turned on logging in my client and ran through the entire section as quickly as possible before hanging up. Then I'd search the log at my leisure for the hint I needed.Cush1978https://www.blogger.com/profile/09176113111548747865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-58935222294031616522012-07-01T16:33:26.075+10:002012-07-01T16:33:26.075+10:00A point about the plot: You wondered whether Reno ...A point about the plot: You wondered whether Reno Davis was already dead at the time of bombing or nor. At least he didn't show up as a spot in the tracking screen, show I'd figure he was already dead. I guess being transferred to Chicago isn't as fancy as it sounds...Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-6601680151588203402012-07-01T10:59:21.881+10:002012-07-01T10:59:21.881+10:00Yeah, it was in Telltae's charity bundle a yea...Yeah, it was in Telltae's charity bundle a year or two ago. Really amazing art and an interesting plot (although the ending kind of comes out of nowhere).<br /><br />I actually warmed up to the main character's voice. It was like a despondant child Adam Sandler... but i think part of it was i really clicked with the character.<br /><br />I even drew this after playing http://atomicvege.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d37zbty :)Dave_the_Turniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936724545186944875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-17690424664714640992012-07-01T09:13:34.290+10:002012-07-01T09:13:34.290+10:00Sorry, I've been away.
Thanks for the points f...Sorry, I've been away.<br />Thanks for the points from my previous bet, to be honest I really wasn't expecting any, so thank you.<br /><br />There was something about the introduction screenshot that was bothering me. I was sure there were buildings in front of the world trade center. <br /><br />So I did some research. It turns out that the land in front of the WTC is landfill upon which Battery Park City was built. This was flat landfill until about 1982 when building started. In 1988 there most definitely were buildings. So there is a bit of a discrepancy in the art. I would guess the artist worked from an older photo of NYC.<br /><br />Here are some photo links<br />WTC in 1988: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3936743<br />Article on Battery Park City: http://www.meiergroupnyc.com/blog/?p=121<br />A crowd on the landfill: http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e232/CharmedOne9805/wtc3.jpg<br />Some fascinating photos of the construction of Battery Park City, make sure you scroll down:<br />http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1234697&page=4<br />http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1234697&page=3<br /><br />Some beautiful shots there.<br />Anyway enough from nitpickers corner over here.16khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646319002757246801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-8404129374063317832012-07-01T07:08:48.219+10:002012-07-01T07:08:48.219+10:00Doh, you're absolutely right about my Ken Will...Doh, you're absolutely right about my Ken Williams mixup. Although my first thought actually was what's Jim Walls doing here...Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.com