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| 19 OCT 2002 at 6:39pm |
JudySpace Cadet
Posts : 173
Joined: 17 FEB 2009
Status : Offline | Never played Phantom of the Opera, but I have the other 3 games and I couldn't bear to part with them. So sorry you are now without :'(
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| 19 OCT 2002 at 6:50pm |
sennebecGuild Master
Posts : 3334
Joined: 15 NOV 2004
Location: US, maine
Status : Offline | i'm hanging on to every game ! even the ones i can't get to run on my system :-/ (only three or four of these)
guess you could say i've turned into an obsessed collector
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| 19 OCT 2002 at 6:53pm |
| Deleted User | Hi Judy,
The Phantom of the Opera wasn't a big deal game. The graphics were relatively poor - even for the day that it was released. The story tracked the usual Phantom tales. And it was short. But I was on my game learning curve and it was a lot of fun at the time.
I think that some of the discount/discount/double discount places have it on occasion.
Harriet
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| 19 OCT 2002 at 8:12pm |
dimidimidimiSchattenjger
Posts : 1784
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I never sell my old games. I know that when I become a pensioner I will start playing them again one by one...so that I feel younger again :-)
But I still have about 47 years till that so I guess I will have a lot of stuff to play when that time comes :-)
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| 19 OCT 2002 at 8:16pm |
bleepnikPrivate Detective
Posts : 544
Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | Some fit the bill, but I've already bought them again:
The 7th Guest
Sam 'n' Max
Myst
Shivers
Some I've yet to re-purchase *sigh* :
Quantum Gate
Critical Path
GK series
Both Phantasmagorias
A few others I can't remember at the moment.
Equally tormenting is the thought of games I missed the opportunity to buy when they were plentiful on retail shelves, like Neverhood and Phantasmagoria.
/me kicks herself repeatedly.
.gita (owie)
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| 19 OCT 2002 at 8:35pm |
STooGE4444, EastCoastDoom...Schattenjger
Posts : 2099
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | ohhh...I have Phantom of the Opera. It's not the original box but it's good. I remember when Circle of Blood (Broken Sword 1) came out. Soon they changed the name to BS, but I really like CoB. I guess they wanted it to match the second one so that they wouldn't loose fans.
One game I remember in the software store is Neverhood. I remember playing the demo and contemplating if I should buy it. Same with the Dark Eye, but I have that now. I remember Orion Burger demo and then I checked if I could get it online and I could have. I am really dumb for this but I never wanted to buy Grim Fandango because I was very unsure about the 3D Adventure game. I was scared that it was trying to be like Tomb Raider. Several of my friends had it with the box, but they threw the boxes away. I am looking on eBay though. hmmmmmmm
SVT RBs
Dude, dimidimidimi, what's a pensioner?
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| 19 OCT 2002 at 9:27pm |
TeoSpace Cadet
Posts : 185
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | there are a few games I want back..I traded them away when I was a bit younger and I still kick myself once in a while for being incredibly stupid at the time..
The Dig
Broken sword 2
Gabriel knight 1
Tex Murphy : Pandora directive
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| 19 OCT 2002 at 10:12pm |
mszvPrivate Detective
Posts : 751
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Hi,
I've kept all of my games, but I don't have all that many. I do wonder why I keep them. After awhile they won't be playable in newer machines.
All for now.
Regards, mszv
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| 19 OCT 2002 at 11:09pm |
InlandAZGuild Master
Posts : 5586
Joined: 4 MAY 2007
Status : Offline | I borrowed Noctropolois many years ago - and can't seem to find it anywhere these days. I love to buy and add it to my collection, I just can't find it.
Good game too. The ending was kind of unique for it's day. It ran out takes of the voice over actors... Very funny out takes.
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| 19 OCT 2002 at 11:21pm |
STooGE4444, EastCoastDoom...Schattenjger
Posts : 2099
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | InlandAZ,
Hey, I have Noctrop too and finished it. But I forgot about how it ended. Will you desribe it to me? All I remember is going into that pool and that buff babe in leather at the pool.
~rbeeler SVT &&Name's STooGE$$$$ Valpurgius TNT; it's not PLURAL&&[img]http://www.riseaboverecords.com/sleep/image/sleepfront.gif[/img]&&151.Generally speaking Sludge Doomsters are Angry, Gothic doomsters are sad, funeral doomsters are barely breathing, death doomsters are dirty, drunk and dribbling, Stoner Doomsters don't care, drone doomsters are out of it and traditional Doomsters are permanently pissed off, mainly with other doomsters
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| 20 OCT 2002 at 12:01am |
gatorlawSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 377
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | In 1996 - I decided to clear out a bunch of old games. Sold them for about 10 to 15 a piece and thought that was great. Then about a year later I realized that games had an amazingly short life out there in retail. Ackkk I replaced most of them except for:
Celtica
Blue Heat
Cassandra Galleries
Games I passed repeatedly at Micro Center on weekly game buying forays and wish I had gotten
Dinotopia
The Neverhood
I kept lingering at both of these, Loved the boxes - but there were so many to get and my son kept saying nah - lets get this instead. He was my gaming partner then - so I figured I would get them some other time. Oh well.
Laura
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| 20 OCT 2002 at 12:20am |
| Deleted User | How could I forget Gabriel Knight 1. That was a great game for it's day and I gave it away.
And I forgot about Noctropolis. I am not sure that it got one decent review but I enjoyed it. Just goes to show that there is at least one person (or a few people) for every game.
Another game that I traded away was the Riddle of Master Lu. Chips and Bits had it a month or two ago. I think that it was around $4.95.
Cassandra Galleries is really scarce. I saw one for sale recently for big bucks.
mszv: I agree that old games won't play (or are difficult to play) on the newer machines. What about saving your old computers. By the time they are obsolete you can't get much if you sell them.
I have my old 486 DX33 and my old Dell. They are both in the attic and I drag one of them down when I am in the mood for an old game. Even the thought of trying to adjust my current PC for DOS makes me shake. I like all of my settings just the way they are and I don't want to mess them all up.
I have seen a number of people buying back old models that they trashed years ago.
Harriet@JA
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| 20 OCT 2002 at 12:52am |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7277
Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | i miss all my old spectrum tapes which i did the terrible mistake and sold :'( i do have everything now on .sna files but it's just not the same
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 20 OCT 2002 at 1:03am |
InlandAZGuild Master
Posts : 5586
Joined: 4 MAY 2007
Status : Offline | Hey, Stooge4444
The ending was just that - out takes... Very funny mistakes with the voice overs in the game. And who could forget the pool... (well, I sure couldn't anyway - whew...)
I don't recall her wearing anything - maybe I had a different version?
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| 20 OCT 2002 at 1:10am |
bistroSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 240
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | All my Zork games...all the way to Inquisitor...gave them all to my brother-in-law in a fit of charity... :'(
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| 20 OCT 2002 at 2:06am |
STooGE4444, EastCoastDoom...Schattenjger
Posts : 2099
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Maybe, you're right. THat was a while ago..
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| 20 OCT 2002 at 10:59am |
JoYSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 208
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I passed up on a "Lost Treasures of Infocom 2" box many moons ago, I can still kill myself for that!!! :-[
JoY
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| 22 OCT 2002 at 12:22am |
josieIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 86
Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Status : Online | GK 1
GK 2
Josie
JOSIE
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| 23 OCT 2002 at 5:43am |
lakerzPrivate Detective
Posts : 654
Joined: 11 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I gave away my copy of The Dark Eye around 5 years back and never asked for it back. What was I thinking? I guess I wasn't!
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas...
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| 23 OCT 2002 at 6:35am |
CerberusPrivate Detective
Posts : 417
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I too missed out on the Treasures of Infocom collections which is really annoying. Sanitarium is another one I didn't buy at the time and now regret.
As for selling games...not a chance (unless I happen to have a spare copy or something).
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| 23 OCT 2002 at 8:02pm |
dallymistyIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 18
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | There are so many that I have gotten rid of over the years and now wish I hadn't including
Sherlock Holmes Rose Tattoo
Tex Murphy series
Broken Sword 1 & 2
and many more. :
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| 9 APR 2004 at 8:12pm |
Goddess of All Things MagicalSchattenjger
Posts : 1565
Joined: 27 MAY 2003
Status : Online | I bought Pac Man again for Playstation
As for computer games, I mostly keep them all. I have given away a few that were not to my liking.
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| 9 APR 2004 at 8:29pm |
| Deleted User | I miss all my old Sierra games. It's not that I sold them or gave them away. I just can't play them anymore on my new computer. Heck, they weren't even compatible with my last computer. I still keep the boxes and manuals out of sentimental value.
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| 9 APR 2004 at 8:58pm |
BastichPrivate Detective
Posts : 622
Joined: 7 APR 2004
Status : Offline | Oh, man. This thread is SO terribly depressing. If I could only go back in time and save all my old games. I had many Infocom AGs in their original boxes from the mid 80s, most importantly HHGTTG. They were just thrown in the trash too. :'(
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