tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post9000587221881129614..comments2024-03-29T01:07:22.708+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Missed Classic 97: Alice in Wonderland (1985) - IntroductionThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-54884106495852188042021-06-24T11:14:51.013+10:002021-06-24T11:14:51.013+10:00Ah, this is the game I mentioned as being from Pri...Ah, this is the game I mentioned as being from Prickly Pear Software. Kind of makes me wish I knew what I was doing when it came to emulating old TRS computers, but oh, well.MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-64619679901805069492021-06-24T11:07:57.962+10:002021-06-24T11:07:57.962+10:00Yes, but I don't anticipate my doing one on th...Yes, but I don't anticipate my doing one on them until after Halloween, at the earliest. I've got a different company in mind first.MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-11952448588752906292021-06-23T13:53:03.728+10:002021-06-23T13:53:03.728+10:00MorpheusKitami: Am I seeing an interest on doing a...MorpheusKitami: Am I seeing an interest on doing a Magnetic Scrolls marathon?Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-67634384674530083962021-06-23T03:24:29.029+10:002021-06-23T03:24:29.029+10:00There was also an Alice in Wonderland text adventu...There was also an Alice in Wonderland text adventure game for the Color Computer released in about 1984. It was unimaginatively titled "Adventure in Wonderland". All I remember is that it was extremely difficult (as compared to other games on the Coco), and I never managed to get very far with it. <br /><br />https://colorcomputerarchive.com/repo/Documents/Magazines/Hot%20CoCo%20(Searchable%20image)/Hot%20Coco%20Vol.%201%20No.%2010%20-%20March%201984.pdf (review on p. 28)Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08526120228467162158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-41677208142785816712021-06-23T00:32:11.207+10:002021-06-23T00:32:11.207+10:00I have fond memories of this one--I played it as a...I have fond memories of this one--I played it as a kid, and somehow I actually beat it. I never was able to get very far in Below the Root.Colin Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803260560751208067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-4435470068847212412021-06-21T08:47:26.483+10:002021-06-21T08:47:26.483+10:00I definitely want to finish that game, but I'm...I definitely want to finish that game, but I'm also staying away from any "real" Magnetic Scrolls games until I feel like I can do them justice. There's an interesting history about those guys and I wouldn't want to mess them up.MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-60125498495246568122021-06-21T07:48:54.957+10:002021-06-21T07:48:54.957+10:00Not to be confused with Wonderland (1990), one of ...Not to be confused with Wonderland (1990), one of our abandoned Missed Classics! I hope someone will finish that game eventually... https://advgamer.blogspot.com/2015/02/missed-classics-6-wonderland.htmlJoe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-15552820571577151492021-06-21T03:58:09.186+10:002021-06-21T03:58:09.186+10:00Could be. Lots of old games have strange influence...Could be. Lots of old games have strange influences like this, though admittedly this game isn't as strange an influence as I originally thought.MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-52677770493926057222021-06-21T03:45:48.916+10:002021-06-21T03:45:48.916+10:00Yeah, my bad. I was generally frustrated with gett...Yeah, my bad. I was generally frustrated with getting emulators working properly while writing this entry and that probably bled way too much into the text. I don't think this will happen again.MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-55704035806736688812021-06-21T03:32:40.669+10:002021-06-21T03:32:40.669+10:00I did not know that. None of the cartoons of his I...I did not know that. None of the cartoons of his I've seen seem to express anything beyond an anti-Irish independence sentiment, which wouldn't be a shocking opinion in 19th century Europe. I'm guessing any cartoons with overt bigotry weren't added to the place where I originally found them.MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-36639229027190061592021-06-19T19:04:46.926+10:002021-06-19T19:04:46.926+10:004545Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-73017537434072019682021-06-19T18:38:56.986+10:002021-06-19T18:38:56.986+10:00I agree about the tone here. It’s kinda off puttin...I agree about the tone here. It’s kinda off putting tbh.<br /><br />Anyway I’m going to give it 49 — not as good as Below The Root, but not that different. It’s a pretty solid game for when it came out.Deanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030651394605861730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-85034044572323326382021-06-19T00:15:07.265+10:002021-06-19T00:15:07.265+10:00Thank you for the background research, that's ...Thank you for the background research, that's always interesting.<br /><br />Somehow I find this game's appearance evocative in its detailed minimalism. As I recall from reading an LP, this is much more forgiving than the average action adventure of the time. It feels like the game could just pull me right in...Kirinnhttp://mooncore.eunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-43361429043115677222021-06-18T21:32:19.767+10:002021-06-18T21:32:19.767+10:00I remember that Below the Root was pretty good fro...I remember that Below the Root was pretty good from what i read, but i have a hunch that this one is going to be a little less good. I was going to say 45, but those C64 graphics and colours brought me so much fond memories of my childhood, that i will boost the score 5 points to a round 50Leo Vellésnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-70401343954477752382021-06-18T15:55:29.289+10:002021-06-18T15:55:29.289+10:00I will guess 38, platforming and adventure games h...I will guess 38, platforming and adventure games have never been a great combination.<br /><br />I will also advise Morpheus to stay away from CRTs for a few days, but I think he will be safe as I have never heard of ghosts climbing out of flat screens. ShaddamIVthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024540172370536692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-75811826885012808892021-06-18T13:05:43.433+10:002021-06-18T13:05:43.433+10:00This setup, an exhausting whirl hrough video game ...This setup, an exhausting whirl hrough video game history of one public domain property (we have Disney to thank for that, it's why there have been so many King Arthur, Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Oz games), has some weird passive-aggressive energy. Finally getting to the game in question, it looks almost charming, but then I have a soft spot for bookware and the Windham Classics series specifically. Many a morning was spent in the elementary school library trying unsuccessful to get past the rainy season in Swiss Family Robinson for the C64.Rowan Lipkovitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691096685515251681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-83900000642849663262021-06-18T09:33:00.294+10:002021-06-18T09:33:00.294+10:00And, wow, this game interface looks a LOT like a p...And, wow, this game interface looks a LOT like a prototype of the Maniac Mansion GUI (which also made its debut on the C64). It'd be interesting to speculate if Ron Gilbert played this, or Dale Disharoon's other games Below the Root and The Scoop, at some point.ATMachinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15341546353974246136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-53882448124606574882021-06-18T09:22:07.780+10:002021-06-18T09:22:07.780+10:00Sadly, a vast number of Sir John Tenniel's pol...Sadly, a vast number of Sir John Tenniel's political cartoons make for unpleasant reading today, as one of his favorite themes was indulging in virulent anti-Irish bigotry. He loved to draw, or rather, caricature, Irishmen as drunken, violence-prone louts with bestial ape-like features, depicting them as literally sub-human.ATMachinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15341546353974246136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-84609710588880754372021-06-18T03:58:48.084+10:002021-06-18T03:58:48.084+10:00I will say 43 for the rating.I will say 43 for the rating.Vetinarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734964199926068473noreply@blogger.com