tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post3943425677802997639..comments2024-03-29T05:52:53.051+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Game 54: Space Quest IV - Epilogue: Marmota Monax DieThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-82466024851019845862018-07-09T10:09:37.553+10:002018-07-09T10:09:37.553+10:00It's really too bad Gary Owens died before he ...It's really too bad Gary Owens died before he could narrate the Two Guys SpaceVenture, but at this point, I hold out little hope anymore that that game is actually going to manifest.arcanetriviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02033767865654085177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-12913217507675943412016-10-25T05:57:26.763+11:002016-10-25T05:57:26.763+11:00I wonder if you could fix the timing using DOSBOX ...I wonder if you could fix the timing using DOSBOX settings? I've heard dinner games only run properly with Dynamic core, and some only run right with fixed cycle counts. That is something listed in every Ancient DOS Games video is which of these settings send to work the best.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-36026646635840304962016-02-15T14:47:27.642+11:002016-02-15T14:47:27.642+11:00You could also probably scan in the text and fiddl...You could also probably scan in the text and fiddle with colour levels in photoshop.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-64475355047702938852015-06-18T03:59:20.021+10:002015-06-18T03:59:20.021+10:00But if you really want to GIMP it, here are a coup...But if you really want to GIMP it, here are a couple quick ways I found to make it more readable:<br />a) Colors > Threshold, move the slider most of the way to the right.<br />b) Colors > Color Balance, and play around with those sliders.<br />Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-57306928276991203942015-06-18T03:49:27.748+10:002015-06-18T03:49:27.748+10:00It's funny you say that you can't GIMP/Pho...It's funny you say that you can't GIMP/Photoshop that image of the hintbook to make it readable...I can pretty much read the picture as-is.Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-43571176004131621062015-06-15T05:52:02.327+10:002015-06-15T05:52:02.327+10:00All you need is a piece of red cellophane. Old (90...All you need is a piece of red cellophane. Old (90s, not the clear ones you take to cinemas nowadays) 3D glasses will do. (The Sierra ones are far firmer than the Lucasarts ones - my age old copy of the MI1 hintbook can almost be read if you can squint your eyes well enough. Aperamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669724908141286435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-26369643749704420462015-06-15T00:03:49.031+10:002015-06-15T00:03:49.031+10:00I was just digging in my basement yesterday to fin...I was just digging in my basement yesterday to find some old GameBoy games to give to my nephew and I found my QfG3 hint book WITH the clue reader. If only I had found that a few days earlier...Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-81745113426464922562015-06-15T00:02:50.573+10:002015-06-15T00:02:50.573+10:00It's the extras that I love. Fascinating to fi...It's the extras that I love. Fascinating to find great info on these games. I want to collect them all, but I do not have the available funds. Still, I thin some investment to get the most out of our SQ4 play was worth it!Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-63059615647006597642015-06-15T00:01:28.064+10:002015-06-15T00:01:28.064+10:00Torch gets it! It is the skate-o-rama that has mys...Torch gets it! It is the skate-o-rama that has mysterious exits... Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-15925511444199128022015-06-14T22:25:56.875+10:002015-06-14T22:25:56.875+10:00The cigar butt gets thrown at Roger at the top loc...The cigar butt gets thrown at Roger at the top location (outside Monolith Burger), but I'm not sure you can pick it up there. I don't think you get to move until it's already off the screen.<br /><br />And you're definitely right about Skate-o-Rama. Perhaps this was based on earlier ideas for the game, and not changed to reflect what was actually produced?Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-38016570484928396462015-06-14T22:12:11.002+10:002015-06-14T22:12:11.002+10:00I would probably rate Fate of Atlantis even higher...I would probably rate Fate of Atlantis even higher, seeing as it's one of my favourite games of all time. Anyway, they kinda lost me when they left out Monkey Island 1Torchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929817555431987717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-27092602471362335592015-06-14T21:19:11.943+10:002015-06-14T21:19:11.943+10:00The error in the hint book map, is it the cigar bu...The error in the hint book map, is it the cigar butt being listed in two locations?<br /><br />Or the layout of the skate-o-rama? Technically, there's no exit from the upper screens....Torchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929817555431987717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-30150697314832347082015-06-14T08:27:07.303+10:002015-06-14T08:27:07.303+10:00Not a very good list in my opinion. SQ4 ranked ove...Not a very good list in my opinion. SQ4 ranked over Gabriel Knight and Broken Sword? Beneath a Steel Sky, Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes 1, YU-NO, Ace Attorney (and maybe some I forgot) nowhere to be seen? I've always thought Fate of Atlantis was a bit overrated BTW. (I should probably finish The Longest Journey some day to see if it lives up to the hype. Started it several years ago and wasn't very impressed. Maybe it gets better later on.)<br /><br />Overall the article seems to value silly humour too much - but on the other hand recognises and respects good puzzle design.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-37158074694599201092015-06-14T05:58:48.521+10:002015-06-14T05:58:48.521+10:00Cool post Joe! I love the speculative timeline for...Cool post Joe! I love the speculative timeline for the SQ series. VIII, in particular, sounds like an award winner for sure.<br /><br />I had a bunch of hint books for old Sierra games. By and large, they were high-quality, with the ones being released in the early nineties having a lot of cool extras. The QfG I (remake), III, and IV hintbooks were particularly cool, as were the KQ V and VI ones.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-68786146339640820212015-06-14T05:56:58.895+10:002015-06-14T05:56:58.895+10:00Yes, congrats to Lori and Corey Cole! This is grea...Yes, congrats to Lori and Corey Cole! This is great news!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-40578781559400025612015-06-14T05:13:15.989+10:002015-06-14T05:13:15.989+10:00Yes, it was that hint bool I had. It didn't ac...Yes, it was that hint bool I had. It didn't actually come with a rectangular red plastic, but with a rectangular cardboard with a strip of red plastic, so you could comfortably read just one line at the time.<br /><br />I am a bit surprised as to Infidel and Prisoner being influences, since both of them are very different in tone and theme from Space Quests. I guess the influence is mostly about both games being very much about tricking the player to lose the game - in Prisoner the game tries to constantly lure the player into typing a certain number, while winning Infidel is almost like loosing, since gur CP qvrf ng gur raq bs vg.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-14701121777972340782015-06-14T00:39:52.868+10:002015-06-14T00:39:52.868+10:00A great finish to a great playthrough of a great g...A great finish to a great playthrough of a great game! Can't wait to see the score, I'm hoping it can push into the top 10 and remain there for a while.<br /><br />Rock Paper Shotgun have just posted their "25 Best Adventure Game" list, which should be of interest to the readers of this blog, and Space Quest IV made it all the way to number 8.<br /><br />http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/06/12/best-adventure-games/<br /><br />Lots of games we have yet to cover there, and exclusion of some games like Quest For Glory for various reasons.<br /><br />Also, congrats to Lori & Corey Cole on getting past their goal on the 2nd kickstarter, I was a little worried for a while but they made it comfortably in the end.Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.com