Planet Bob

I recall playing (or at least my brother playing) Bards Tale. I don't know how much mapping we did. I think some games were tougher to map than others 'cause they had non-planar features (warps, one-way-doors/walls, halls which were longer in one direction than the other).

 

The one game I do remember helping to map was Dungeons of Dagorath for the CoCo. A space L! A space L! A space L! forward, forward, forward!

I recall playing (or at least my brother playing) Bards Tale. I don't know how much mapping we did. I think some games were tougher to map than others 'cause they had non-planar features (warps, one-way-doors/walls, halls which were longer in one direction than the other).

 

Worst thing I remember from The Bard's Tale on the C64 back then were the spinner fields. Try passing a corridor bit with three in a row

 

Well, back then I had correct maps from the official Cluebook, so at least I knew what was going on. Making my way all by myself will make an interesting experience

 

 

The one game I do remember helping to map was Dungeons of Dagorath for the CoCo. A space L! A space L! A space L! forward, forward, forward!

 

Incredibly how hardwired such sequences get in the brain. I found it amazing to realize how many 4-Char spell combinations from The Bard's Tale I still had memorized, after like 20 years

Incredibly how hardwired such sequences get in the brain. I found it amazing to realize how many 4-Char spell combinations from The Bard's Tale I still had memorized, after like 20 years

 

For Dungeons of Dagorath it was one character abreviations A space L was short for attack left. The keyboard input was buffered, so if you were quick you could enter a series of commands while the game was redrawing the screen. We quickly discovered that A <space> L <enter> was faster to enter than A <space> R <enter>, so our hero became left handed. The basic strategy became move to an enemy (or wait until they moved to you), hit them three times and then run away before they could hit you. Three times was also about the most you could do before the hero's heart rate got too high.