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| 5 NOV 2005 at 2:07am |
ElfstoneGuild Master
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Bastich (5 NOV 2005 1:15am)
As for the rest, I own 468 adventure games and try to (re)play at least one a week. In the last year and a half, my playlist was made up almost entirely of games you frequently used in the tourneys. It obviously helped.
At least one a week? Quigly said you are probably not doing anything else but playing, now I guess he - she - might have been right about that.
I don't even know the names of 468 adventure games. Woo!
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| 5 NOV 2005 at 9:05am |
MorgausePrivate Detective
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Status : Online | 468 games eh? Just name the whole Nancy Drew series, and you will be halfway there!
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| 5 NOV 2005 at 7:47pm |
WimliGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya (2 NOV 2005 6:24pm)
i have a weird idea for a mini tourney around xmas, that will not work in the usual way!
Ah, jolly good! looking forward to it!
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| 6 NOV 2005 at 10:13am |
SusanGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Alneyan (5 NOV 2005 9:05am)
468 games eh? Just name the whole Nancy Drew series, and you will be halfway there! Ha! But can he name every game off the top of his head?!
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 6 NOV 2005 at 10:51am |
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Status : Online | An idea for a new trivia: "Guess Bastichs games". How many can you guess, and will anyone find all 468?
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| 6 NOV 2005 at 7:15pm |
| Deleted User | Thanks! I wish I would have played the first 2 weeks though. I would have gotten 130 pts or more probably.
I wouldn't doubt it! Since I never played a AG Trivia game before it took me 2-3 weeks before I became comfortable with it. I think I could have reached near 100. But I only own 198 games (oops 200 since I just got Myst 5 and Isles of Derek).
But I had a tremendous amount of fun with it and everybody that played were great. Thank you Aya!
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| 7 NOV 2005 at 2:56pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Bastich (5 NOV 2005 1:15am)
BTW Aya, I already received the game. Thanks!
wow, that was fast! and they say media mail is slow! probably to make you choose more expensive methods!
As for your question of how I was able to get all those answers correct?
You might want to change your computer password...
i new that message i got from spy sweeper "some big bad wolf is browsing your screenshot folders" meant smth!
Just kidding! You used a lot of Amiga games for the obscure games, and seeing as I used an Amiga for 7-8 years, I'm rather familiar with the games or at least the look of them. Even if I didn't remember the title, knowing the platform makes looking it up quite easy.
but you managed to look them up, which means those games appear somewhere?! i mean, i would never expect to see arazok's tomb or demon's tomb anywhere!!!
As for the rest, I own 468 adventure games and try to (re)play at least one a week. In the last year and a half, my playlist was made up almost entirely of games you frequently used in the tourneys. It obviously helped.
see? the tourneys inspired your playlist! now with 468 advs and 1 game a week you won't need to buy a new adventure for the next 9 years!!!
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| 7 NOV 2005 at 3:01pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By papabrody (6 NOV 2005 7:15pm)
I wouldn't doubt it! Since I never played a AG Trivia game before it took me 2-3 weeks before I became comfortable with it. I think I could have reached near 100. But I only own 198 games (oops 200 since I just got Myst 5 and Isles of Derek).
77.5 pts, more than most ppl have made in all past tourneys, on your first appearance wasn't too shabby! i mean bastich had 4 pts on his first appearance!
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| 7 NOV 2005 at 4:41pm |
Frank BPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | I still think it's amazing how people can recognize all the images. I failed to guess several of the games I have played myself. Even after seeing the full screenshots, I still don't remember many of them. :-/
Especially the inventory items gave me seroius problems. I could recognize some, but I could not remember the game.
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| 7 NOV 2005 at 9:48pm |
SusanGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya (7 NOV 2005 3:01pm)
i mean bastich had 4 pts on his first appearance! [smiley=laughing.gif]There's hope for the rest of us!
My problem was that Aya didn't use enough images from the games on MY playlist!
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 8 NOV 2005 at 3:05pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Susan, the Younger Goddess (7 NOV 2005 9:48pm)
My problem was that Aya didn't use enough images from the games on MY playlist!
i needed 90 games and there are only 13 nancy drews and 2 laura bows! and the sims don't play!
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| 8 NOV 2005 at 4:58pm |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
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Status : Offline | I know of over 100 Mac games you could use.
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| 8 NOV 2005 at 5:14pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Lady K, Feather Goddess (8 NOV 2005 4:57pm)
I know of over 100 Mac games you could use.
i used several pc/mac games!
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| 8 NOV 2005 at 5:39pm |
SusanGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya (8 NOV 2005 3:05pm)
i needed 90 games and there are only 13 nancy drews and 2 laura bows! and the sims don't play! Just because 90% of my gaming time is devoted to the above-mentioned games, it doesn't mean I don't have other stuff in my closet (or on the desk, under the bed, in an armoire) and on my hard drive that I play.
Speaking of, I don't think I ever posted a picture of my gaming collection for a thread we had going awhile back.
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 8 NOV 2005 at 10:43pm |
WimliGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Susan, the Younger Goddess (8 NOV 2005 5:38pm)
Speaking of, I don't think I ever posted a picture of my gaming collection for a thread we had going awhile back.
Yeah, you should do that! I've been meaning to do that myself, but can't get my camera to work at the moment. If you start it, I'll put more effort in it as well.
Unless of course your collection is too overwhelming. I remember when Val posted pictures of her collection, my collection was just dwarfed by hers!
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| 9 NOV 2005 at 12:05am |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya (8 NOV 2005 5:13pm)
i used several pc/mac games!
I know you did, and it was much appreciated! :-*
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| 9 NOV 2005 at 4:24am |
BastichPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Frank B (6 NOV 2005 10:51am)
An idea for a new trivia: "Guess Bastichs games". How many can you guess, and will anyone find all 468?
I think you would be equally surprised by what I DON'T have, than by what I do. I don't own a single LS Larry game for instance.
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| 9 NOV 2005 at 4:36am |
BastichPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya (7 NOV 2005 2:56pm)
but you managed to look them up, which means those games appear somewhere?! i mean, i would never expect to see arazok's tomb or demon's tomb anywhere!!!
Arazok's Tomb has screenshots on the internet. Demon's Tomb you used in one of the first two weeks that I didn't participate in because I badly herniated a cervical disc into the nerve that controls my left arm, leaving me barely able to use it. Some epidurals and lots of drugs later I'm still far from perfect, but I can play games and stuff...
Anyway, my personal BS aside, I don't know if I would have guessed it in the tourney, but I own Demon's Tomb, and by coincidence scanned the front and back cover into my computer on Sunday. I also scanned in another Mastertronic release called Demon's Forge as well. I'm sick of the poor quality shots at Mobygames, et al., and am starting to scan in all my games. Not to mention that I own at least 50 games that aren't even on Mobygames... In fact, I just plain dislike Mobygames anyway.
Now with 468 advs and 1 game a week you won't need to buy a new adventure for the next 9 years!!!
Not true. I need to acquire EVERY adventure game ever made, even if I can't find time to play them all...
The sad thing is that 476 (I just received another batch of games) adventure games is just a drop in the bucket. I can hardly believe how many games there are that I don't own. The rough part is trying to get every release of a game as well, including the compilations it is in.
The most painful though is re-buying a game I already own and paying a high price essentially just for the box cover and the manual, etc. I have a lot of box-less games to replace that way.
I own 764 PC games total if you count other genres BTW. I'm hoping to hit 1000 by the end of next year. Some wholesale lots and some estate sale type stuff will hopefully get me there without having to bankrupt myself.
In fact, my boss overheard me talking about my game collection today and told me he has a bunch of games on 5.25" floppies, including some boxed Sierra and Infocom games that he is giving me for free. He was going to throw them in the trash!!! Hopefully I'll get lucky and there will be something interesting in there.
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| 9 NOV 2005 at 4:40am |
BastichPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Susan, the Younger Goddess (7 NOV 2005 9:48pm)
[smiley=laughing.gif]There's hope for the rest of us!
What Aya isn't telling you is that I didn't participate the first 13 weeks of that particular tournament... In fact, I haven't participated fully in any of the tourneys. I came VERY close on Trinity though.
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| 9 NOV 2005 at 4:28pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Bastich (9 NOV 2005 4:35am)
Arazok's Tomb has screenshots on the internet. Demon's Tomb you used in one of the first two weeks that I didn't participate in because I badly herniated a cervical disc into the nerve that controls my left arm, leaving me barely able to use it. Some epidurals and lots of drugs later I'm still far from perfect, but I can play games and stuff...
hope your arm gets better soon! and i can't believe arazok is online! just googled it and found some sshots! and the one i used was there too!
Anyway, my personal BS aside, I don't know if I would have guessed it in the tourney, but I own Demon's Tomb, and by coincidence scanned the front and back cover into my computer on Sunday. I also scanned in another Mastertronic release called Demon's Forge as well. I'm sick of the poor quality shots at Mobygames, et al., and am starting to scan in all my games. Not to mention that I own at least 50 games that aren't even on Mobygames... In fact, I just plain dislike Mobygames anyway.
in the early tourney days i would probably have scanned the covers myself... but i am too tired and old now... maybe we can expect a covers trivia?!
Not true. I need to acquire EVERY adventure game ever made, even if I can't find time to play them all...
now THAT's the spirit!
In fact, my boss overheard me talking about my game collection today and told me he has a bunch of games on 5.25" floppies, including some boxed Sierra and Infocom games that he is giving me for free. He was going to throw them in the trash!!! Hopefully I'll get lucky and there will be something interesting in there.
omg! where does your boss live??!
What Aya isn't telling you is that I didn't participate the first 13 weeks of that particular tournament... In fact, I haven't participated fully in any of the tourneys. I came VERY close on Trinity though.
i remember that you didn't start from week 1 on that particular tourney, but i didn't remember you only played on the last week... but still, the last week had over 20 pics, and you got 4 pts, so that's way too low for the standards you have now set!
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| 9 NOV 2005 at 7:08pm |
SusanGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Bastich (9 NOV 2005 4:39am)
What Aya isn't telling you is that I didn't participate the first 13 weeks of that particular tournament... In fact, I haven't participated fully in any of the tourneys. I rescind my earlier comment.
BTW, if any of those Sierra games include an extra box sleeve for LB1, let me know. You never know when someone will have a box sleeve w/ no box or game. And somehow mine disappeared! But this was a LONG time ago, before I even knew (or cared) what a box sleeve was. :-/
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 10 NOV 2005 at 1:51am |
BastichPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya (9 NOV 2005 4:28pm)
in the early tourney days i would probably have scanned the covers myself... but i am too tired and old now... maybe we can expect a covers trivia?!
A covers trivia would be cool, but I only just starting scanning a few days ago. The hard part is that I am trying to clean them up and remove every crease, rip and wear mark I can.
omg! where does your boss live??!
Well, he brought the first batch of games in for me and it was a box of about 80 floppies. All but one was pirated. :'(
It's actually pretty funny that it didn't occur to me that that could happen. The good part is that the one legit game was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure. It was the VGA version on 5.25" floppies. I don't own the game so that was good. He says he still has a bunch of boxed games to bring though, mostly Sierra and Dynamix. He says he is having trouble finding some of the disks, but I told him I would take the empty boxes if he couldn't find them...
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| 10 NOV 2005 at 2:10am |
BastichPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Susan, the Younger Goddess (9 NOV 2005 7:08pm)
But this was a LONG time ago, before I even knew (or cared) what a box sleeve was. :-/
I know what that is like. I've thrown so many (now) rare games out over the years that it makes me almost sick to think about it. Up until just a couple years ago, I used to just take the jewel cases out of the boxes and immediately throw the boxes in the trash.
Anyway, if I get the sleeve you mentioned, I'll let you know...
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| 10 NOV 2005 at 9:24pm |
SusanGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Bastich (10 NOV 2005 2:10am)
Up until just a couple years ago, I used to just take the jewel cases out of the boxes and immediately throw the boxes in the trash. :'(
Anyway, if I get the sleeve you mentioned, I'll let you know... Thanks! And you never know: one time on eBay someone had just an empty box for a Sierra Collection ... so people will sell (and buy) almost anything!
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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