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| 8 DEC 2004 at 10:05am |
Jeroen StoutSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Avatar (7 DEC 2004 10:36pm)
44. Discworld II: Mortality Bytes Release date: 1996
Wasn't it named "Discworld II: Missing presumed?"?
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| 8 DEC 2004 at 11:57am |
| Deleted User | I've seen both taglines used for that particular game; I don't know why. [smiley=shrug.gif]
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| 8 DEC 2004 at 1:14pm |
KsandraSchattenjger
Posts : 2459
Joined: 2 APR 2003
Status : Online | One is for the British version of the game, the other for the US version.
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| 8 DEC 2004 at 3:09pm |
Jeroen StoutSchattenjger
Posts : 2798
Joined: 14 NOV 2003
Status : Online | Which is which?.. I like "Missing Presumed" more...
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| 8 DEC 2004 at 5:03pm |
Lucien21Guild Master
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Joined: 9 JUL 2003
Location: 0
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By The Parrot (8 DEC 2004 3:09pm)
Which is which?.. I like "Missing Presumed" more...
The crap one is the American title (Mortality Bytes :)
Missing Presumed.... is the European title.
Just like in the US Broken Sword is called Circle of Blood (WTF???)
Dear Diary, My teenage angst bullsh*t now has a bodycount.
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| 10 DEC 2004 at 12:48am |
dombrewerGuild Master
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Joined: 19 JAN 2003
Status : Offline | Loom released in 1999? I don't know about that....
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| 10 DEC 2004 at 12:55am |
bdeckedSchattenjger
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Joined: 14 OCT 2011
Status : Online | Originally Posted By dombrewer (10 DEC 2004 12:48am)
Loom released in 1999? I don't know about that.... oops... :-/
thanks for catching that typo.... I'm looking around for release dates for Loom, and seeing everything from 1989 to 1991. If anyone knows the release date for sure, please PM me or post here. Thanks!
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| 10 DEC 2004 at 4:50am |
The_cranky_hermitPrivate Detective
Posts : 547
Joined: 14 MAR 2004
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Avatar (7 DEC 2004 10:36pm)
45. Leisure Suit Larry 7 Release date: 1996 Review Website
I need to wax anger for a moment. That's not the website for Leisure Suit Larry 7. That's the website for a game that does a grave injustice to Leisure Suit Larry, not to mention the adventure genre as a whole.
Here's a much better website, IMO:
http://www.allowe.com/Larry/
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| 10 DEC 2004 at 5:03am |
bdeckedSchattenjger
Posts : 1620
Joined: 14 OCT 2011
Status : Online | Ahh, somehow I knew I'd be getting into some hot water if I started listing websites!! I think I may skip that after all......
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| 11 DEC 2004 at 5:26am |
SirDaveGuild Master
Posts : 4953
Joined: 17 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | Hmmm. I have a primo Leisure Suit Larry Pleasure Pack I purchased at Gamespot 2 years ago for $39.99! Appears to have been a good buy.
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 11 DEC 2004 at 5:48am |
bdeckedSchattenjger
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Joined: 14 OCT 2011
Status : Online | Originally Posted By The_cranky_hermit (10 DEC 2004 4:50am)
I need to wax anger for a moment. That's not the website for Leisure Suit Larry 7. That's the website for a game that does a grave injustice to Leisure Suit Larry, not to mention the adventure genre as a whole.
Here's a much better website, IMO:
http://www.allowe.com/Larry/
Not that I want to start anything, but I'm curious - isn't the website you dislike the "official" website, run by the company that made Leisure Suit Larry?
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| 11 DEC 2004 at 7:01am |
The_cranky_hermitPrivate Detective
Posts : 547
Joined: 14 MAR 2004
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Avatar (11 DEC 2004 5:48am)
Not that I want to start anything, but I'm curious - isn't the website you dislike the "official" website, run by the company that made Leisure Suit Larry?
Nope. Nobody is more official to Leisure Suit Larry than Al Lowe, so www.allowe.com is about as official as you can get. LSL MCL, on the other hand, had no input from Al Lowe at all. Its only tie to Sierra, in fact, is that it's owned by the same company that owns the Sierra label.
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| 11 DEC 2004 at 4:29pm |
bdeckedSchattenjger
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Joined: 14 OCT 2011
Status : Online | Originally Posted By The_cranky_hermit (11 DEC 2004 7:01am)
Nope. Nobody is more official to Leisure Suit Larry than Al Lowe, so www.allowe.com is about as official as you can get. LSL MCL, on the other hand, had no input from Al Lowe at all. Its only tie to Sierra, in fact, is that it's owned by the same company that owns the Sierra label.
Gotcha... thanks for clearing that up!
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| 17 DEC 2004 at 4:27am |
The_cranky_hermitPrivate Detective
Posts : 547
Joined: 14 MAR 2004
Status : Online | Here's something I think would be a useful addition: Where to buy! I won't list eBay or similar places, but all the same, do a bit of research before buying anything from a retailer you've never heard of before. The word HOTU appears a few times. If you know what HOTU means, that is self-explanatory. If not, figure it out or ignore it.
#50: Timelapse:
Starvector Software $32.77
Hammerhead Entertainment $28.95 (Mac version is $33.95)
#49: Seven Games of the Soul (Faust)
Amazon.com $14.99
Chumbo.com $17.49
Guy Buys $14.95
CDAccess.com $14.95
#48: Broken Sword 2
CDAccess.com $29.99
#47: Blade Runner:
Starvector Software $18.77
Comic Games $19.95
#46: Discworld:
HOTU (full version with compressed audio)
#45: Leisure Suit Larry 7
God damnit, will you stupid searches stop turning up MCL? It pisses me off to no end. If anyone can find a link to buying this (other than eBay and similar) PLEASE LET ME KNOW!
#44: Discworld 2
HOTU (rip)
#43: The Neverhood
HOTU (rip)
#41: Loom
HOTU
#40: Schizm: Mysterious Journey
Chumbo.com $21.49
CDAccess.com $14.95 (Full box available for $19.95)
#38: Discworld Noir:
Starvector Software $29.77
HOTU (rip)
#37: Obsidian
This one's gonna be hard to find. Searches inevitably turn up jewelry.
#36: Sherlock Holmes: Serrated Scalpel
HOTU
#35: Leisure Suit Larry
Did I mention that MCL PISSES ME OFF?
#34: Amerzone
Chumbo.com $17.49 (On order)
CDAccess.com $14.95
#33: Dark Fall
Chumbo.com $21.49
Guy Buys $19.95
#31: The Dig
Gameplay UK £9.99 ($19.30)
#30: Zork Nemesis
RetroSoftware.com $10
CDAccess.com $14.95
CDAccess.com $24.95 (includes Zork Nemesis, Spycraft, and Time Commando)
#29: Full Throttle
CDAccess.com $9.95
LucasArts $14.95
#27: Myst III
Gamestop $14.99 (includes entire trilogy on DVDs)
Gamestop $29.99 (Myst IV, includes Myst III on DVD for a limited time)
Newegg.com $23.99 (for those who think this is an awesome deal but don't have DVD-ROM drives)
#26: Zork: Grand Inquisitor
RetroSoftware.com $10
#25: Riven
See #27: Myst III
#22: The Dark Eye
HOTU
#19: Circle of Blood / Broken Sword 1
CDAccess.com $19.95
#18: Sanitarium
HOTU (rip)
#17: Sam & Max Hit the Road
LucasArts $29.95 (includes Indiana Jones & the Fate of Atlantis, Day of the Tentacle, and Sam & Max Hit the Road)
#15: Day of the Tentacle
See #17: Sam & Max Hit the Road
#14: Beneath a Steel Sky
ScummVM.org FREEWARE (scroll down to "extras," ScummVM MUST be used to play this game)
#13: The Last Express
CDAccess.com $19.95
#12: Zork
U. Western Ontario FREEWARE (intepreter is necessary)
#11: Indiana Jones & the Fate of Atlantis
See #17: Sam & Max Hit the Road
#10: Syberia
Amazon.com $19.95
#8: Curse of Monkey Island
LucasArts $14.95
#7: Maniac Mansion
See #17: Sam & Max (data files necessary to play Maniac Mansion are included on the Day of the Tentacle CD)
#5: The Longest Journey
CDaccess.com $19.95
#4: Gabriel Knight 3
CDAccess.com $19.95
#3: Myst
See #27: Myst III
#2: Grim Fandango
LucasArts $14.95
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| 17 DEC 2004 at 7:32pm |
dombrewerGuild Master
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Joined: 19 JAN 2003
Status : Offline | Might be worth pointing out that the first two Broken Sword games are readily available as budget titles in the UK - both retail for about £5, and more often than not are included in 3 for £10 offers.
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| 20 DEC 2004 at 9:31pm |
SusanGuild Master
Posts : 5485
Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: 0
Status : Offline | Which LSL game is #35?
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 20 DEC 2004 at 11:09pm |
dombrewerGuild Master
Posts : 3103
Joined: 19 JAN 2003
Status : Offline | The first one.
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| 23 DEC 2004 at 2:57pm |
JoshoIntergalactic Janitor
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Joined: 21 OCT 2002
Status : Online | If it's the VERY first one, the release date on the list should show it as 1987. The release in 1991 was the SCI VGA point-and-click remake.
--Josh
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| 23 DEC 2004 at 6:40pm |
The_cranky_hermitPrivate Detective
Posts : 547
Joined: 14 MAR 2004
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Josho (23 DEC 2004 2:57pm)
If it's the VERY first one, the release date on the list should show it as 1987.
So it does.
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| 24 DEC 2004 at 12:23am |
bdeckedSchattenjger
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Joined: 14 OCT 2011
Status : Online | (I changed it to 1987... since I've never played LSL, I will go with the popular opinion on this one)
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| 24 DEC 2004 at 2:49am |
InlandAZGuild Master
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Joined: 4 MAY 2007
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Avatar (24 DEC 2004 12:22am)
(I changed it to 1987... since I've never played LSL, I will go with the popular opinion on this one)
When in doubt, always check with the Pagoda - :
Pagoda
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| 28 DEC 2004 at 8:35pm |
MarkGuild Master
Posts : 3839
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Location: US, Georgia
Status : Offline | WOW!
I just happened to check in after not viewing the "Top 50 Adventure Games of All Time" list, and WOW!...one more to go!
Does anyone else have a good idea of what the Top Adventure Game of All Time is going to be?
If I were a gamblin' man, I would put some preeeetty high stakes on it!
This marvelous endeavour by all involved - especially ol' Cranky Wanky - has been torturous. The suspense all along has been killing me!
But, oh! What fun it has been, seeing the list magically compile itself! Thanks, everyone!
Please proofread your posts carefully to see if you any words out.
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| 28 DEC 2004 at 8:59pm |
bdeckedSchattenjger
Posts : 1620
Joined: 14 OCT 2011
Status : Online | by the way, cranky, THANK YOU for adding (and updating) the "where to buy" list for these games. that's a great addition that I'll definitely be using...
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| 28 DEC 2004 at 11:17pm |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
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Joined: 27 SEP 2004
Location: US, NJ
Status : Offline | Thank you, Avatar, for keeping this list up to date as the games were added. It's a great resource.
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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