What game am I playing?

[+davidcalgary29]

Provoked by yet another one of the "classic v. modern" adventure game debates on the Modern Game Forum, I decided to play a few classics last night. I've replicated the opening screens of five (mostly) text adventure games...excepting, of course, the actual games' titles. The first person to correctly name the titles of all five games will win a copy of The Lost Treasures of Infocom II for the Amiga. The game is complete (3.5"), but does not have its original box. I know, I know...I was pretty as well when I purchased it "new" from an online retailer last month. I might also just throw in some 2600 commons, as well, because I've just got too many of the darned things.

 

Rules

 

You see: a strangely familiar brass lantern on the ground. A sword of dubious workmanship is lying on the ground. The MS-DOS prompt beckons and you can see an elvish glow around your 1200XL. Go forth, adventurer!

 

 

 

A. Thursday January 1st

 

BANK HOLIDAY IN ENGLAND, IRELAND, SCOTLAND, AND WALES

 

These are my new year resolutions:

1. I will help the blind across the road.

 

2. I will hang my trousers up.

 

3. I will put the sleeves back on my records.

 

4. I will not start smoking.

 

5. I will stop squeezing my spots.

 

6. I will be kind to the dog.

 

7. I will help the poor and ignorant.

 

8. After hearing the disgusting noises from downstairs last night, I have also vowed never to drink alcohol.

 

Platform on which I played this game: Atari 8-bit.

 

 

B. "Grindleguts struggled awake, groaning piteously. The world bucked and swayed, his headache was agony and he ached in every limb. Grindleguts' mouth tasted like a Hobbit's armpit and he seemed to have lost another tooth -- he could not quite remember what had happened after they caputred the Inn, yesternight, but he was sure it must have been fun! He moaned again and prepared to wallow in his hangover."

 

Platform on which I played this game: Atari 8-bit

 

C. You've waited until the last minute again. This time it's the end of the term, so all the TechNet terminals are occupied.

So, off you go to the old Comp centre. Too bad it's the worst storm of the winter (Murphy's Law, right?), and you practically froze to death slogging over here from the dorm. Not to mention jumping at every shadow, what with all the recent disappearances...

 

Platform on which I played this game: Atari ST

 

 

D. INSIDE THE BARROW

 

You are inside an ancient barrow hidden deep within a dark forest. The barrow opens into a narrow tunnel at its southern end. You can see a faint glow at the far end.

 

Platform on which I played this game: IBM PC (emulator)

 

 

E. "It is with great hope and expectation that I send you on this mission", the Grand Inquisitor intones..."we have discovered what appears to be a piece of the Great Underground Empire."

 

Platform on which I played this game: ?

[A.J. Franzman]

Provoked by yet another one of the "classic v. modern" adventure game debates on the Modern Game Forum, I decided to play a few classics last night. I've replicated the opening screens of five (mostly) text adventure games...excepting, of course, the actual games' titles. The first person to correctly name the titles of all five games will win a copy of The Lost Treasures of Infocom II for the Amiga. The game is complete (3.5"), but does not have its original box. I know, I know...I was pretty as well when I purchased it "new" from an online retailer last month. I might also just throw in some 2600 commons, as well, because I've just got too many of the darned things.

A. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 and 3/4

 

B. Knight Orc

 

C. The Lurking Horror

 

D. Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz

 

E. Zork: The Undiscovered Underground

[+davidcalgary29]

Geez, that took all of what, ten minutes?

 

PM me your address, and this fine collection (and more!) shall be yours. Small edit: it's actually Lost Treasures of Infocom I, so you actually get more great text adventures. Thanks for playing!

[super_dos_man]

Provoked by yet another one of the "classic v. modern" adventure game debates on the Modern Game Forum, I decided to play a few classics last night. I've replicated the opening screens of five (mostly) text adventure games...excepting, of course, the actual games' titles. The first person to correctly name the titles of all five games will win a copy of The Lost Treasures of Infocom II for the Amiga. The game is complete (3.5"), but does not have its original box. I know, I know...I was pretty as well when I purchased it "new" from an online retailer last month. I might also just throw in some 2600 commons, as well, because I've just got too many of the darned things.

 

Rules

 

You see: a strangely familiar brass lantern on the ground. A sword of dubious workmanship is lying on the ground. The MS-DOS prompt beckons and you can see an elvish glow around your 1200XL. Go forth, adventurer!

 

 

 

A. Thursday January 1st

 

BANK HOLIDAY IN ENGLAND, IRELAND, SCOTLAND, AND WALES

 

These are my new year resolutions:

1. I will help the blind across the road.

 

2. I will hang my trousers up.

 

3. I will put the sleeves back on my records.

 

4. I will not start smoking.

 

5. I will stop squeezing my spots.

 

6. I will be kind to the dog.

 

7. I will help the poor and ignorant.

 

8. After hearing the disgusting noises from downstairs last night, I have also vowed never to drink alcohol.

 

Platform on which I played this game: Atari 8-bit.

 

 

B. "Grindleguts struggled awake, groaning piteously. The world bucked and swayed, his headache was agony and he ached in every limb. Grindleguts' mouth tasted like a Hobbit's armpit and he seemed to have lost another tooth -- he could not quite remember what had happened after they caputred the Inn, yesternight, but he was sure it must have been fun! He moaned again and prepared to wallow in his hangover."

 

Platform on which I played this game: Atari 8-bit

 

C. You've waited until the last minute again. This time it's the end of the term, so all the TechNet terminals are occupied.

So, off you go to the old Comp centre. Too bad it's the worst storm of the winter (Murphy's Law, right?), and you practically froze to death slogging over here from the dorm. Not to mention jumping at every shadow, what with all the recent disappearances...

 

Platform on which I played this game: Atari ST

 

 

D. INSIDE THE BARROW

 

You are inside an ancient barrow hidden deep within a dark forest. The barrow opens into a narrow tunnel at its southern end. You can see a faint glow at the far end.

 

Platform on which I played this game: IBM PC (emulator)

 

 

E. "It is with great hope and expectation that I send you on this mission", the Grand Inquisitor intones..."we have discovered what appears to be a piece of the Great Underground Empire."

 

Platform on which I played this game: ?

 

zork 2: wizard of frobozz

 

played the hell out of it once

[A.J. Franzman]

Alternate prize (substituted at my request) received today, thank you very much davidcalgary29!

Edited September 18, 2006 by A.J. Franzman