tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post4245712947044516222..comments2024-03-29T23:24:51.650+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Missed Classic 65: Spellbreaker (1985) - IntroductionThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-39906186210741687512019-02-22T17:37:33.710+11:002019-02-22T17:37:33.710+11:00Interestingly (well, I thought it was), I came acr...Interestingly (well, I thought it was), I came across this bit from British TV about Infocom, that was filmed during the development of Spellbreaker:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrGt-leyTU8<br /><br />Note that they do spoil one of the game's puzzles towards the end of the piece, so be prepared to stop the video if that's a problem.Torbjörn Anderssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04853243855446674115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-5487159038952983452019-02-18T21:34:00.360+11:002019-02-18T21:34:00.360+11:0045. I'll be optimistic. It's a great game!...45. I'll be optimistic. It's a great game!Will Moczarskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509711497671899834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-89829175244143110832019-02-15T17:31:50.346+11:002019-02-15T17:31:50.346+11:00I'll take 39, purely because 37 and 38 were bo...I'll take 39, purely because 37 and 38 were both taken and I don't want to share the glory with anyone else if I'm right!TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-32043140813165566092019-02-12T17:40:49.189+11:002019-02-12T17:40:49.189+11:00When I was with my previous company, there were AL...When I was with my previous company, there were ALWAYS debates over how much of the cash flow we dedicated to improving service for existing products or building new products... which never sold as well as the older ones. It was a source of constant frustration for me. I think we always hoped we'd launch another goldmine and never did, no matter how much money and time we spent developing the next big thing.Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-6509323705095046962019-02-12T17:38:45.490+11:002019-02-12T17:38:45.490+11:00I'm not sure how much it was carried on, only ...I'm not sure how much it was carried on, only that it wasn't completely forgotten. The internal release codes for the Enchanter games were IZ4, 5, and 6. That doesn't reveal TOO much since Trinity was IZ7 and unless it has a Zork connection that I am unaware of, it breaks the mold. <br /><br />Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-84934712188056824342019-02-12T07:05:44.507+11:002019-02-12T07:05:44.507+11:00The title would represent the increasing maturity ...<em>The title would represent the increasing maturity of the protagonist from a lowly “Enchanter” to a powerful “Sorcerer” and then to a presumably more powerful “Mage”.</em><br /><br />I wonder why the guild calls itself the lowest level of the Guild of Enchanters, then.<br /><br /><em>A second option that was explored and ultimately rejected was to add the Zork name back to the series: Zork VI: Spellbreaker. </em><br /><br />Huh. I knew that these games take place in the Zork universe and that Enchanter began life as Zork IV, but I didn't know it was internally carried on through "V" and "VI". IMO this trilogy became its own thing and I don't really think of it as Zork games. <br /><br /><em> In it is a number of advertisements for wands and magic carpets, some of which might be applicable in the game, but if so I don’t see how yet.</em><br /><br />Some, yes. arcanetriviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02033767865654085177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-73294169571631469562019-02-11T13:44:59.210+11:002019-02-11T13:44:59.210+11:00Put me down for 38. I enjoyed this one, back in th...Put me down for 38. I enjoyed this one, back in the day, but I remember it as a very tough game.Tornadohttp://www.andrewledbetter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-81067149286676330692019-02-11T09:21:18.320+11:002019-02-11T09:21:18.320+11:00Hah! Nice one.Hah! Nice one.Mayhaymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-79564953956758852162019-02-11T05:42:27.348+11:002019-02-11T05:42:27.348+11:00I will go fro 40, if only because it's the clo...I will go fro 40, if only because it's the closest multiple of 8 and that number has been associated with magic since The Colour of Magic for me.<br /><br />Big brands ignoring their strong products while they desperately try to develop new ones at their expense is nothing new in any industry though, my first run-in with this phenomena was Le Femme Nikita in the 90s, fortunately a big fan write-in forced them to at least finish the series off.ShaddamIVthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024540172370536692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-15016838985880775032019-02-10T07:57:19.243+11:002019-02-10T07:57:19.243+11:00Oh yeah, the score. Let's say 43.Oh yeah, the score. Let's say 43.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-63399005605211861722019-02-10T07:31:18.854+11:002019-02-10T07:31:18.854+11:00I will one-up Mr. Cole, and go with 37.I will one-up Mr. Cole, and go with 37.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240427925874212338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-71292929755190815692019-02-10T07:19:22.683+11:002019-02-10T07:19:22.683+11:00I shall guess 36 because it's such a nice numb...I shall guess 36 because it's such a nice number - a square that's the product of two squares, and numerologically it adds to the very magical number 9.Corey Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772474266362396768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-65459787260732615012019-02-10T06:50:21.447+11:002019-02-10T06:50:21.447+11:00I wonder if Lebling knew the Earthsea trilogy? The...I wonder if Lebling knew the Earthsea trilogy? The beginning of the Farthest Shore, with magic failing and all skills becoming lost, resembles the beginning of Spellbreaker. Furthermore, obgu gur anzryrff cebgntbavfg naq Trq ybfr gurve zntvpny novyvgvrf ng gur raq. And, gur nagntbavfg bs gur tnzr vf dhvgr fvzvyne gb Trq'f rivy qbhoyr va gur svefg Rnegufrn obbx.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.com