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| 1 OCT 2006 at 2:10am |
Mickey_BitskoIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 14
Joined: 21 OCT 2004
Status : Online | Ugh!
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| 9 OCT 2006 at 12:55am |
| Deleted User | According to an investor presentation this summer, among the mobile games planned for a 2007 release there are two with the working titles "Larry's Adventures: Love Boat" and "King's Quest/Connected Project", both developed by Vivendi Games Mobile. One shudders to think what these new games will be like...
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| 9 OCT 2006 at 1:17am |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | They'd do better updating the original games to work on Windows Mobile.
But if someone made DOSBox for PocketPC, Vivendi would just use that.
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| 9 OCT 2006 at 4:47am |
MarkGuild Master
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Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Location: US, Georgia
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Jenny100 (9 OCT 2006 1:17am)
But if someone made DOSBox for PocketPC, Vivendi would just use that.
It's sad, but apparently true.
I mean, how long would it take to modify or re-code the original Sierra games (i.e., the recent "compilations" of King's Quest, Space Quest, etc.) to run in XP?
Please proofread your posts carefully to see if you any words out.
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| 9 OCT 2006 at 4:56am |
| Deleted User | If they did it?
Well, considering that it took them over a year to configure DOSBox and scan the old collection manuals, I'd say about seventy-five years.
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