bong Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 Tok about Password...The old school games require alot flip thru in the manual to make out some hidden passwords to clear the stage or puzzle....I still remember very clearly one of this games is Monkey Island ...U have to turn round " Voodoo Table " to clear some of the puzzle...very innovative gameplan ;) i loved the secret of monkey island ... one of the funniest titles to come out at that time. it's now freeware .. can get it from here if you want to relive the Guybrush Threepwood experience. ;D
Speedsun Posted July 3, 2008 Author Posted July 3, 2008 i loved the secret of monkey island ... one of the funniest titles to come out at that time. it's now freeware .. can get it from here if you want to relive the Guybrush Threepwood experience. ;D OMG :o...how u manage to find this link...Thanks alot Bong....i can relieve the good old days when i was in Sec school :P But can play in Vista?? or use MS-dos?
bong Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 I think you need the ScummVM to act as an emulator for you to run the game properly. You can download it right at the bottom of the same page, or I've included the link for the ScummVM download for you here finally, a link to the sequel to SOMI: LeChuck's Revenge here! hosted on another site. There're heaps of games that we used to play and love growing up that are now hosted on the net as free or abandonware. Just google either freeware and abandonware and see what comes up. bard's tale, king's bounty, wizardry, xcom, even the vector based Elite! ;D
Speedsun Posted July 3, 2008 Author Posted July 3, 2008 I think you need the ScummVM to act as an emulator for you to run the game properly. You can download it right at the bottom of the same page, or I've included the link for the ScummVM download for you here finally, a link to the sequel to SOMI: LeChuck's Revenge here! hosted on another site. There're heaps of games that we used to play and love growing up that are now hosted on the net as free or abandonware. Just google either freeware and abandonware and see what comes up. bard's tale, king's bounty, wizardry, xcom, even the vector based Elite! ;D Oh my...XCom.....bring lots of memories....i had lots of F9 for my grades and Sleepless nites for this Turn based Kick Alien Butt game....
bong Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 Oh my...XCom.....bring lots of memories....i had lots of F9 for my grades and Sleepless nites for this Turn based Kick Alien Butt game.... the list goes on ... autoduel, castle wolfenstein, and of course, one of the grand-daddies of video games gives us this quote .. 'It is pitch dark. You are likely to get eaten by a grue ...' if you can name the game within 5 seconds, you're showing your age. ;D
Quest88 Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 Are there any decent adventure games in recent times? The last one I played was Dreamfall.. otherwise known as Longest Journey 2. Wasn't too bad, but not that fantastic. Last memorable one I played was probably Grim Fandango.
Speedsun Posted July 3, 2008 Author Posted July 3, 2008 the list goes on ... autoduel, castle wolfenstein, and of course, one of the grand-daddies of video games gives us this quote .. 'It is pitch dark. You are likely to get eaten by a grue ...' if you can name the game within 5 seconds, you're showing your age. ;D Zork?
Speedsun Posted July 3, 2008 Author Posted July 3, 2008 if you are into RPG, give Oblivion a try ;D Oblivion or Award winning Bioshock
Speedsun Posted July 3, 2008 Author Posted July 3, 2008 the list goes on ... autoduel, castle wolfenstein, and of course, one of the grand-daddies of video games gives us this quote .. 'It is pitch dark. You are likely to get eaten by a grue ...' if you can name the game within 5 seconds, you're showing your age. ;D When u play reali old school game ...once u look at the graphics and compare to the present games graphics its reali day and nite difference ;D
Quest88 Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 Zork? actually zork is not that old. i played the non-text version. :P but that opening line is a classic. talking about old school.. the gabriel knight series has always been good too.
bong Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 Zork? the word 'grue' on my post has been hyperlinked. you can click on it for the answer. ;D and yes, bioshock was one of my best experiences last year (i played it on the xbox360 before it was released on the PC). it's not just the gameplay, it's the environmental design, style and even/especially the music. brilliant scripting.
Speedsun Posted July 3, 2008 Author Posted July 3, 2008 tats why its award winning ....Superb game....Quest u shld try....u might get hook....Oblivion also....i playing MI2 now lol OLD SCHOOL RULEZ!!! GUYBRUSH THREEPWOOD RULEZ! somehow he reminded me of Jack Swallow....a CMI pirate but always save the day
bong Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 that monkey island opening sequence is something that i looked forward to everyday after school. ;D the theme song with the voodoo and all is the best!
bong Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 sorry for the double posting, but I was hit by a tsunami of nostalgia and decided to dig out and feature *drumroll* The Music of Monkey Island! ;D Opening sequence for the first, Secret of Monkey Island. If you notice, it's more than 2 hrs long, so if you're free enough, you can watch the entire playthrough! The sequel, LeChuck's Revenge and the sequel to the sequel, Curse of Monkey Island! A Pirate I wasn't meant to be ... the games are full of gems like these.
enthrone Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 Okie, can anybody answer this? ;D How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? I got my Monkey Island secret decoder wheel thanks to a "friendly shop" in SLS during my school days. That was the time when bringing a box of 5.25 diskettes (Verbatim or Maxwell is recommended) is a must. And all these photostated and stapled manuals on different color papers....I missed those days.
Speedsun Posted July 3, 2008 Author Posted July 3, 2008 Big Thanks to Bong bro for bringing back all the old school memories....damn where is the walkthru for Monkey island....i wonder if the "the voodoo secret decorder" is needed to clear the game...i remember there is lvl for it....rats....yah i remember those days Games require lots of Floppy disks to install the game....best part sometimes the floppy disk spoil than DIE cannot complete the installation....those days filled with lots of "game sharing" ard the classmates with photocopy manuals...Seem like many of us belong to the same Floppy era.... ;) Btw anyone manage to d/l SpaceQuest 5? cant seem to work :-\
bong Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Big Thanks to Bong bro for bringing back all the old school memories.... no worries. it's always a pleasure to meet up with like-minded folk who have similar influences in our formative years. ;) those were probably the 1st golden age of computer games, with iconic companies like Sir-Tech, Sierra-Online, Microprose, Infocomm, and many many more, whom are mostly no longer around today.
Speedsun Posted July 4, 2008 Author Posted July 4, 2008 either bankrupt or sold off their company...which is very sad...i miss those days of click click type of adventure game..sadly its very rare now...i wonder if u play b4 this game by Sierra by the name of Phantamagoria??
bong Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 damn where is the walkthru for Monkey island.... as requested, here's one of the many walkthroughs for monkey island. I've included the walkthrough for the first bit here to get you started. ;D VILLAGE ------- At the start of the game, walk down the path from the lookout point. Go right along the dock and open the door to the SCUMM Bar. Enter the SCUMM Bar and walk right to enter the room with the three pirates. Walk close to the fireplace and wait for the chef to exit from the door on the right. When the door opens and the chef leaves, quickly walk right and enter the kitchen. In the kitchen, get the pot under the table. Get the hunk of meat on top of the table. Use the hunk of meat with the pot o' stew. Open the door on the right and walk near the fish to find that a bird gets in the way. Walk onto the plank at the bottom-right corner to fire the bird up into the air. Do this three times. On the third time, quickly get the fish and go back into the kitchen. Get the meat from the pot o' stew. Use the fish with the pot o' stew. Get the stewed fish and exit the kitchen. Talk to the important-looking pirates. Say "I want to be a pirate." Say "I'll just be running along now." Walk left past the curtain and exit the SCUMM Bar. Walk left along the dock and go up the cliff path. Walk through the archway and take the top-right path.
bong Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Thin Ice?? ie stereotyping female gamers = treading on thin ice ;D
Speedsun Posted July 4, 2008 Author Posted July 4, 2008 hahaha....i got nothing against female players...instead i found out they r very cute when comes to games.....but when they r good that can be very good at trashing the guys.....but challenge them on RTS tats a different story
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