tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post8488959742802788083..comments2024-03-29T05:52:53.051+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Inspector Gadget - Cooking with Secret SauceThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-34417720672757166972018-05-01T20:39:47.142+10:002018-05-01T20:39:47.142+10:00Yep, as of the 1984 National Minimum Drinking Age ...Yep, as of the 1984 National Minimum Drinking Age Act. It used to be state-by-state, but this law withheld federal funding for highways of states didn’t raise it to 21. MADD wasn’t solely responsible, but they lobbied like hell. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-37505198157825758362018-05-01T20:37:03.020+10:002018-05-01T20:37:03.020+10:00This game seems pretty well-constricted! I hope it...This game seems pretty well-constricted! I hope it doesn’t eventually prove to be a slog—so far so good.<br /><br />Man, I loved Inspector Gadget when I was a kid. It was so stupid, but in all the best ways. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-37076275028704704122018-04-26T02:28:14.551+10:002018-04-26T02:28:14.551+10:00Didn't the show end each episode with a really...Didn't the show end each episode with a really hamfisted environmental message that only occasionally had something to do with that episode's plot? If so, you can't really complain about the game doing the same.<br /><br />From what we've seen so far, the game feels like it's a pretty solid effort as far as kids' games go. Simple, but not too simple, puzzles and a genuine attempt at nailing the actual feel of the show as far as I remember it.Adamanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424537596238450467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-87748658421578196532018-04-25T18:05:33.816+10:002018-04-25T18:05:33.816+10:00M'Benga is definitely a Star Trek TOS referenc...M'Benga is definitely a Star Trek TOS reference.<br /><br />I'd also point out that MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) was responsible for the dubious achievement of raising the American drinking age to 21. Because of them, young US people can die in a war earlier than they can crack open a beer.ATMachinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15341546353974246136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-52948643256764194212018-04-25T07:18:47.278+10:002018-04-25T07:18:47.278+10:00I had completely forgotten about Ecoquest, but tha...I had completely forgotten about Ecoquest, but that is a good comparison. As of right now however, this game doesn't really effectively make an environmental message. Somehow it was about smog? Or about plastics? But the UN person was trapped working at a fast food restaurant? Does that make any sense? And how did those robots fit in? What was the point to all of it!?<br /><br />There is SLIGHTLY more of a working message in the next post (Rio de Janero) but we'll see when we get there. I noticed some commonalities in the story but we can talk about that next week and figure out the best way to handle it. Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-35875106594260448682018-04-25T04:32:06.577+10:002018-04-25T04:32:06.577+10:00This game makes an interesting comparison with Eco...This game makes an interesting comparison with Ecoquest, which was also an environmental game for children. Gadget is just way more simplistic - all of the individual sections follow pretty much the same format, with Penny getting captured etc.<br /><br />BTW, I wonder if the name "M'Benga" shows any Star Trek influence?Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.com