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| 24 OCT 2002 at 7:22pm |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7058
Joined: 14 SEP 2003
Status : Online | I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, yes, that's the title. Difficult to recommend or not recommend. It completely depends on your tastes. You might hate it or you might love it. It is a rather macabre game.
Make sure you get Day of the Tentacle, it's one of the funniest adventures ever. Well worth six quid. Sam'n'Max is in my opinion not quite as good but definitely worth playing.
If you mean Mystery of the Druids... most people disliked it, I thought it was okay.
Haven't played the others yet (though Syberia should arrive any day now) so I can't comment.
I forgot my sig.
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| 24 OCT 2002 at 7:31pm |
psybafireSpace Cadet
Posts : 194
Joined: 18 OCT 2002
Status : Online | thanks man, i think i will like it. i have stayed away form creepy games in the past because they are either action (im crap and these!) or slide show or FMV (i cant stand these). ive asked in a few computer game shops and they havnt heard of it.
im really desprate to play it. anyone in the uk wanna swap something?
[b]Its boring, there isn't any action at all. You walk around picking up things and using them with other items. You walk around and use the item on something. Walking around and talking to people is really lame, what about some shooting or something[/b]~[i]APuddleduck[/i]&&
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| 24 OCT 2002 at 7:51pm |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
Posts : 5696
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | Try Ebay.com. The other day I buyed Kingdom O' Magic (another rare gem) from UK.
I Have No Mouth... is one of my favorite adventures but I recommend it with reservations. Its one of the most disturbing games I've ever played... and I like that
I also recommend reading the short story by Harlan Ellison. It has a terrible ending (way more disturbing than anything in the game!!).
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| 24 OCT 2002 at 7:58pm |
psybafireSpace Cadet
Posts : 194
Joined: 18 OCT 2002
Status : Online | ^^^^"Its one of the most disturbing games I've ever played... and I like that "
is everyone here out to make me jellous?
im getting my self so excited about it and yet i have this doomed feeling ill never get to play it! someone please swap/sell to me. please.......
and www.ebay.co.uk dosnt have it, but some if you see it please post here to remind me!!
[b]Its boring, there isn't any action at all. You walk around picking up things and using them with other items. You walk around and use the item on something. Walking around and talking to people is really lame, what about some shooting or something[/b]~[i]APuddleduck[/i]&&
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| 24 OCT 2002 at 8:35pm |
GayleSchattenjger
Posts : 2544
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | It is a good game, scarey and strange, that was about the time I started playing games. That one along with Dark Seed I and II. Oh, how I loved those games and Dark Eye too. Oh and Shivers too!
My question is, will those games run on today's computers. I mean a quality that would be okay, some computers won't accept the old games and if they do, it winds up being a bunch of little squares.
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| 24 OCT 2002 at 8:56pm |
psybafireSpace Cadet
Posts : 194
Joined: 18 OCT 2002
Status : Online | *is willing to take the risk of it not working*
[b]Its boring, there isn't any action at all. You walk around picking up things and using them with other items. You walk around and use the item on something. Walking around and talking to people is really lame, what about some shooting or something[/b]~[i]APuddleduck[/i]&&
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| 24 OCT 2002 at 9:02pm |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
Posts : 5696
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | There are a couple of tricks to make an old game run under new systems. VDMSound emulates a SB card and works fine in many cases. Another choice is Virtual PC. Almost every game I tried worked excellent with this app. It, as the title suggests, emulates a PC with an S3 Trio64 and a SB card.
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| 24 OCT 2002 at 9:08pm |
bistroSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 240
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Rael: does Virtual PC work on Windows XP? I am intrigued....maybe I can get my Tex Murphy games to work....
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| 24 OCT 2002 at 9:17pm |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
Posts : 5696
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | YES!! And now that you mention it, the Tex Murphy series work great with this application. I was playing Pandora last week under XP
The digitized sound was a bit grainy perhaps but nothing critical.
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| 24 OCT 2002 at 9:22pm |
bistroSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 240
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Pandora Directive.....just the one I'm trying to get to work....ooooooooo.....*bistro faints with excitement*
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| 24 OCT 2002 at 9:35pm |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
Posts : 5696
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | Well I can send you the app by icq if you want. Its shipped with a version of PC DOS so you just start the "virtual" PC, load Pandora and play! Keep in mind that you need to disable the EMS memory from CONFIG.SYS. Thats it!
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| 24 OCT 2002 at 9:39pm |
JudySpace Cadet
Posts : 173
Joined: 17 FEB 2009
Status : Offline | Psybafire, check your messages. Judy
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| 24 OCT 2002 at 10:11pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7277
Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | i have stayed away form creepy games in the past because they are either action (im crap and these!) or slide show or FMV (i cant stand these) have you tried Sanitarium if not then you should by all means do.... you won't be disappointed
IHNMAIMS is in my to-play list (a rather long one!) but i've heard pretty good stuff about it... can't give you a personal opinion though
between Sam'n'Max and DOTT i would get BOTH!!! Well SnM first, i found it better that DOTT, but they both are great fun
about the other games, maybe you should check the Syberia threads in this forum... personally i recommend it but i always warn that it's TOO DAMN EASY, especially to experienced adventurers... Jack Orlando was nice but could be very frustrating at times with its dead end situations... but it has an easy level that could be, well.. easier! i liked it anyway... as for mystery of the druids, i liked it at first but then i got bored of it and left it halfway thru... i am still planning on returning to finish it, i just don't know when... keep in mind that it contains one of the most shocking scenes (imo) of all time!!!
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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| 24 OCT 2002 at 10:13pm |
mszvPrivate Detective
Posts : 751
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | "I have no mouth and I must scream" is very hard to find. When it sells on ebay, it usually sells for a lot of money. If you have the game, you might want to hang onto it. I like science fiction, and Harlan Ellison, but the game appeared to be too depressing for me.
Regards, mszv
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| 24 OCT 2002 at 10:25pm |
| Deleted User | IMHO I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream is what I would call a riveting game. Some people find it depressing in it's intensity. Most people that I deal with have loved it.
Harriet@JA
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| 24 OCT 2002 at 11:42pm |
dimidimidimiSchattenjger
Posts : 1784
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I haven't played I have no mouth and I must scream but it sounds interesting.
From the ones you wrote, I bought Syberia, loved it, in my opinion one of the best games ever and would recommend it to anybody with a desire for good stories. Day of the tentacle is also an excellent game and it has some of the most original puzzles ever.
Sam and max didn't appeal to me but it did to others. Mystery of the druids... I consider it as one of the worst purchases I have ever made. If I knew how bad it would be I wouldn not even want it for free. Jack Orlando...I have it but never played it :-).... I'm a busy man.
PDF adventure magazine - The Inventory&&http://www.justadventure.com/TheInventory/TheInventory.shtm&&&&What would you give to know the truth?&&http://www.brokensaints.com
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| 25 OCT 2002 at 12:49am |
The Terror of the Wolf part 3Schattenjger
Posts : 2391
Joined: 11 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I desperatly want a copy of IHNMAIMS.
Desperatly.
If anyone here has it, I'll trade just about any of my games for it
[url=http://www.justadventure.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1136331866/0#0]GAMES FOR TRADE!![/url]
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| 25 OCT 2002 at 12:56am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
Posts : 5696
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | Oh well... look, I'm going to share this game in my ftp site since its *out of print*. If you want, I can set up an account for you.
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| 25 OCT 2002 at 4:10am |
The Terror of the Wolf part 3Schattenjger
Posts : 2391
Joined: 11 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Could you? Really? That'd be wonderful
[url=http://www.justadventure.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1136331866/0#0]GAMES FOR TRADE!![/url]
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| 25 OCT 2002 at 10:18am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
Posts : 5696
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | Yes!
Just wait a couple of days. I'm going to let only two people to download it at the same time (you and Psybafire). If anybody else is interested I'll see if I can hold it a while longer.
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| 25 OCT 2002 at 11:04am |
AlpineSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 310
Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I posted this in a previous thread when Wolfboy was asking where you can purchase IHNMAIMS:
www.harlanellison.com/herc.htm
It sells (brand new) for $32- U.S.
The only caveat... they won't ship this game outside of the U.S. - but you could have them ship it to a friend (or a friend of a friend) that lives in the U.S. and have them forward it to you.
Personally, I enjoyed the game, but I must admit I've liked every horror adventure game I've played (except maybe the last half of Phantasmagoria 2). The plot and the (old-style) interface are great but the game has some frustrating dead-ends, so it might depend on how much you like the genre. MichalN was right, you'll probably either love it or hate it. Now getting it to run in a non-DOS environment...
Good luck!
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| 25 OCT 2002 at 11:12am |
psybafireSpace Cadet
Posts : 194
Joined: 18 OCT 2002
Status : Online | thanks rael!
thanks judy!
rael:, would you mind creating a topic when you have it ready, i have a terrible memory. thank you very much!
judy: thanks you so much for your offer and i cant wait for a reply to the e--mail i sent you. thank you so much!
[b]Its boring, there isn't any action at all. You walk around picking up things and using them with other items. You walk around and use the item on something. Walking around and talking to people is really lame, what about some shooting or something[/b]~[i]APuddleduck[/i]&&
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