tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post3456607485880096628..comments2024-03-29T05:52:53.051+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Missed Classic 82: Trinity (1986) - IntroductionThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-53634607302341980002020-01-31T05:53:44.032+11:002020-01-31T05:53:44.032+11:00If it helps, there is also an emerald in the game....If it helps, there is also an emerald in the game.arcanetriviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02033767865654085177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-91603304349089306762020-01-31T03:49:11.535+11:002020-01-31T03:49:11.535+11:00I forgot what type of precious stone it was. I’m n...I forgot what type of precious stone it was. I’m not the jeweler in my family... :(Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-83932398491922244562020-01-31T02:03:38.140+11:002020-01-31T02:03:38.140+11:00Where did emeralds come from? I thought there was ...Where did emeralds come from? I thought there was a ruby?Reikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326356159794723662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-10623235500510401902020-01-19T02:59:48.999+11:002020-01-19T02:59:48.999+11:00There is a different set of messages if you are at...There is a different set of messages if you are at the Long Water. I don't find that version of the scene to be quite as chilling as the one you saw, though.<br /><br />Of course, the end result is always the same.<br />Torbjörn Anderssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04853243855446674115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-39612093118147958422020-01-19T02:07:52.020+11:002020-01-19T02:07:52.020+11:00At 3:58, air raid sirens go off and we are given a...At 3:58, air raid sirens go off and we are given a quote by Thoreau. Parents search the skies, children cry for their nannies. People start to panic and rush out of the park. Shots are fired and tourists stampede out of the park, trampling on each other. Jets scramble but then a "new star" appears in the sky above the city. <br /><br />The end. You get the same "River" scene that you do when you die later in the game. (More on that in the next post, I think.) <br /><br />I think it was pretty clear from the context that London (or we) wouldn't survive a point-blank nuclear blast...Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-70641756787356733402020-01-19T02:01:22.575+11:002020-01-19T02:01:22.575+11:00That is an awesome credits scene! I have been sad ...That is an awesome credits scene! I have been sad that most of the Infocom games didn't keep up the habit of hiding credits someplace. Of course, there are a LOT more people involved in this game than, say, Deadline. Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-2833146231985224102020-01-19T01:57:32.426+11:002020-01-19T01:57:32.426+11:00My error: the seeds cost 30p.
Doing some currenc...My error: the seeds cost 30p. <br /><br />Doing some currency and cost-of-living conversions, that comes out to approximately $1 today which is expensive for a bag of breadcrumbs and cheap for a bag of priceless emeralds.Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-35068104950051357762020-01-18T15:08:43.357+11:002020-01-18T15:08:43.357+11:003939Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-72749675629075172762020-01-18T15:01:00.150+11:002020-01-18T15:01:00.150+11:00I'm gonna trust in The Digital Antiquarian jud...I'm gonna trust in The Digital Antiquarian judgment and score this game as the best of the Infocom games, so if Wishbringer got 46, my guess will be 48.Leo Vellésnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-41638749110463724972020-01-18T10:25:01.569+11:002020-01-18T10:25:01.569+11:00I'll take 45. I may have to dig out my Lost Tr...I'll take 45. I may have to dig out my Lost Treasures II and play it after reading this post, so maybe I should guess something higher.<br />Ref the crane origami, that has to do with a Japanese legend and a story about a Hiroshima victim who tried to fold 1000 origami cranes "to take away the pain." Fred Small wrote a brilliant song about it that I first heard performed by Joey Shoji at a filk gathering. Here's a recording of Small performing it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI0b3sN0CcY.Corey Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772474266362396768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-83379361568163257362020-01-18T10:14:01.431+11:002020-01-18T10:14:01.431+11:00"The phrase "It'll never work" ..."The phrase "It'll never work" is also repeated throughout the comic, which always struck me as funny for some reason that I can't quite explain."<br /><br />V guvax gung'f n uvag nf gb jung gur cynlre'f fhccbfrq hygvzngryl gb gel gb qb: fnobgntr gur Gevavgl grfg naq pbaivapr crbcyr gung gur fxrcgvpf jrer evtug naq ngbzvp obzof jba'g jbex. Bs pbhefr gur tnzr qbrfa'g unir fhpu n unccl raqvat va cenpgvpr...ATMachinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15341546353974246136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-425107149303940302020-01-17T23:46:12.515+11:002020-01-17T23:46:12.515+11:00https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Memorial
T...https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Memorial<br /><br />That statue is so ugly, i thought that man was a horse. ;)Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-29053980659063115622020-01-17T22:12:04.702+11:002020-01-17T22:12:04.702+11:00I'll guess 49I'll guess 49Mayhaymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-6881729334037776682020-01-17T21:16:00.443+11:002020-01-17T21:16:00.443+11:0047. This game seems fascinating to me so I'm g...47. This game seems fascinating to me so I'm guessing highishTBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-59840977426280515202020-01-17T17:05:03.282+11:002020-01-17T17:05:03.282+11:00"I'm 90% positive that it was the Albert ..."I'm 90% positive that it was the Albert Memorial they were making fun of. I'll try to cut and paste some text when I can get back to the game tonight."<br /><br />Yes, "The spires of the Albert Memorial are all too visible to the south. Passing tourists hoot with laughter at the dreadful sight; nannies hide their faces and roll quickly away."<br /><br />What I meant was that it doesn't appear to be a "statue of a guy on a horse", like you wrote. Or at the very least, it's a lot more than just one statue.Torbjörn Anderssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04853243855446674115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-78507711111613393702020-01-17T16:12:52.044+11:002020-01-17T16:12:52.044+11:0053. I love this game, though, and am probably too...53. I love this game, though, and am probably too-willing to forgive its many sins. But damn, the writing is good, and as I recall the puzzle designs are, for 1986, quite good too.Adam Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06368676086759298705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-40873816883353570302020-01-17T12:37:00.999+11:002020-01-17T12:37:00.999+11:00Like other commenters, this is a game that I deepl...Like other commenters, this is a game that I deeply admire, but some of the puzzles left me cold. Easily Moriarty's best writing, though, in my opinion. I'll guess 46.Biscuithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743738891530125565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-12457668239356160752020-01-17T08:24:02.853+11:002020-01-17T08:24:02.853+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Torbjörn Anderssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04853243855446674115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-5640379640959756502020-01-17T07:26:48.393+11:002020-01-17T07:26:48.393+11:00Aw dangit, I should have coded that link. I'm ...Aw dangit, I should have coded that link. I'm so used to places that do it automatically.arcanetriviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02033767865654085177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-16608954846321451442020-01-17T07:24:47.005+11:002020-01-17T07:24:47.005+11:00The phrase "It'll never work" is als...<em>The phrase "It'll never work" is also repeated throughout the comic, which always struck me as funny for some reason that I can't quite explain.</em><br /><br />A "running gag" is a common object in the comedy toolbox. The fact of the repetition is itself funny.<br /><br />I kind of feel like "It'll never work" should be a reference to something, but I wasn't able to find anything specific. This page of quotes on the theme might be amusing, though: https://www.lockhaven.edu/~dsimanek/neverwrk.htm<br /><br />And see particularly: <br /><em>That is the biggest fool thing we have ever done. The bomb will never go off, and I speak as an expert in explosives.<br /> - Admiral William Leahy. [Advice to President Truman, when asked his opinion of the atomic bomb project.]</em>arcanetriviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02033767865654085177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-10470963342609852402020-01-17T06:40:27.943+11:002020-01-17T06:40:27.943+11:00"What is a “gnomon”, you ask? It’s the triang..."What is a “gnomon”, you ask? It’s the triangular bit of the sundial that casts the shadow."<br /><br />Although in original Greek, it probably wasn't triangular, but more L-shaped. Related to this, gnomon was actually also a geometrical figure mentioned by Greek mathematicians, such as Euclid - gnomon is what is left of a rectangle (or more generally, a parallelogram), when you remove a smaller rectangle (or more generally, a parallelogram of similar shape) from one corner.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-61690732525370343922020-01-17T06:23:42.033+11:002020-01-17T06:23:42.033+11:00In my opinion, this is the closest Infocom came to...In my opinion, this is the closest Infocom came to perfection in its games. They rarely did anything as serious as this game. The closest comparison is AMFV, but Meretzky's dystopia feels a lot more straightforward propaganda piece, with nothing of the subtlety and carefully considered symbolism of Moriarty's work. Furthermore, despite being also a true piece of interactive fiction, Trinity works also as a game, with some very clever puzzles (gur bar vaibyivat Xyrva obggyr vf zl snibhevgr). I'll go for 44.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-77893621835583989952020-01-17T05:20:27.378+11:002020-01-17T05:20:27.378+11:00This is my favorite Infocom game.
I still remembe...This is my favorite Infocom game.<br /><br />I still remember the summer that I devoted to cracking its secrets; the summer between high school and college. It was the first Infocom game I managed to solve entirely on my own, without even minimal resort to hints of any kind.<br /><br />It helps that I do have a taste for the surreal, and enjoy my stories laced with a morbid tang.<br /><br />Have fun Joe.Voltglosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893726442063421240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-6540850368056449612020-01-17T05:11:03.648+11:002020-01-17T05:11:03.648+11:00If you had 50p, and the seeds cost 20p, then surel...If you had 50p, and the seeds cost 20p, then surely you should have got 30p back in change?<br /><br />Although given the bag also held a ruby, you would have been OK if you'd managed to keep hold of it!<br /><br />I'm gonna guess a score of: 43Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-76094787375982258072020-01-17T05:10:35.407+11:002020-01-17T05:10:35.407+11:00I fixed "intimidating". I will have to c...I fixed "intimidating". I will have to check out the Easter egg later.<br /><br />I'm 90% positive that it was the Albert Memorial they were making fun of. I'll try to cut and paste some text when I can get back to the game tonight. Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.com