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| 14 JUN 2003 at 2:20pm |
AdrianWernerIntergalactic Janitor
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Joined: 27 FEB 2003
Status : Online | Without any doubt Fallout(the first one).."war, war never changes"..amazing stuff
Also..CannonFodder intro(only on Amiga) was great...it didn`t have any graphics besides few wacky shors..but the song..the best in-game song I`ve ever heard.
And also ChronoCross had great opening movie.
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| 14 JUN 2003 at 3:15pm |
Erwin_BrPrivate Detective
Posts : 455
Joined: 7 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Day of the Tentacle... The zany music adds a lot to that intro.
More serious intro's: Wing Commander 3 and 4: Man, I will never forget the first time I saw the Kilrathi.
Other fav. intro's:
Full Throttle
Simon the Sorceror 2
Curse of Monkey Island
Duckman
--Erwin
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| 14 JUN 2003 at 5:40pm |
RajIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 23
Joined: 2 MAY 2003
Status : Online | You know, I forgot about Fallout 1. All that imitation '50s stuff was cool! As was the TV.
I've seen many clever, intelligent signatures.&&This isn't one of them.
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| 14 JUN 2003 at 5:53pm |
StammerGuild Master
Posts : 3894
Joined: 5 JAN 2003
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Raj (14 JUN 2003 5:39pm)
You know, I forgot about Fallout 1. All that imitation '50s stuff was cool! As was the TV. Fullout?! The game was awesome but the intro was nothing special... :-/
Resistance is not futile, we're gonna win this thing, humankind is too good, we're not a bunch of under-achievers! We're gonna stand up, and we're gonna be human beings. We're going to get fired up about the real things, the things that matter! Creativity, and the dynamic human spirit that refuses to submit.
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| 16 JUN 2003 at 5:39am |
chadIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 39
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Dark Earth, TLJ , FF7
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| 16 JUN 2003 at 6:04am |
resonateIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 51
Joined: 18 NOV 2002
Status : Online | a few come to mind:
Under A Killing Moon: I think I've watched the intro to this more than any other. Actually, I know I have. Everything about it is..just right. Well, aside from the little graphical error in the window of Tex's office. One panel doesn't have a red sky.
MI3: Beautiful, funny, so well done. I'm sure the return of a beloved classic adds to the appeal. It's that sense if an old friend returning after a long absence.
Return to Zork: Even more intensely nostalgic than MI3.
Loom CD: The audio production is unparalleled. Absolutely gorgeous.
This week, I have been mostly playing
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| 9 JUL 2003 at 2:32pm |
KurtSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 204
Joined: 21 JAN 2003
Status : Online | BROKEN SWORD 1
Curse of Monkey Island
Day of the Tentacle
The Dig
Fate of Atlantis
Full Throttle
King´s Quest II VGA
Was du nicht willst, daß man dir tut,&&das fueg auch keinem andren zu !&&&& o not do to others, what you do not want done to yourself !
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| 9 JUL 2003 at 3:37pm |
MozzaIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 57
Joined: 12 JUN 2003
Status : Online | I was just about to say I can't understand why no one has mentioned BS1 - well done Kurt. I didn't play it until a few years ago and I was worried that I may have missed the boat as graphics had moved on considerably since its release. However, after watching that superb opening accompanied by the beautiful signature tune composed by Barrington Pheloung, I knew I was in for a classic. That game must have been untouchable when it was released.
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| 9 JUL 2003 at 4:16pm |
KurtSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 204
Joined: 21 JAN 2003
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Mozza (9 JUL 2003 3:36pm)
That game must have been untouchable when it was released.
IMHO it still is
Till October
Was du nicht willst, daß man dir tut,&&das fueg auch keinem andren zu !&&&& o not do to others, what you do not want done to yourself !
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| 9 JUL 2003 at 6:09pm |
CharadeeIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 28
Joined: 27 JUN 2003
Status : Online | All 3 Tex Murphy games, although Overseer stands out more than the other two, I think. Somehow seeing a young, naive Tex Murphy bowled over by slinky and seductive Sylvia Linsky gets more and more enjoyable every time I see it.
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| 10 JUL 2003 at 11:39am |
jamarchandSchattenjger
Posts : 1665
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Black Dahlia is one of the top introdution sequences IMO.
 &&&&[move]Actually playing SHIVERS and Rhem 2[/move]&&
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| 10 JUL 2003 at 12:14pm |
WimliGuild Master
Posts : 3259
Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Mozza (9 JUL 2003 3:36pm)
I was just about to say I can't understand why no one has mentioned BS1 - well done Kurt. I didn't play it until a few years ago and I was worried that I may have missed the boat as graphics had moved on considerably since its release. However, after watching that superb opening accompanied by the beautiful signature tune composed by Barrington Pheloung, I knew I was in for a classic. That game must have been untouchable when it was released.
Both Broken Sword games indeed have great intros! And don't worry they were not forgotten, they actually were already mentioned in this thread.
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| 10 JUL 2003 at 1:35pm |
RajIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 23
Joined: 2 MAY 2003
Status : Online | I gotta jump back in here and second some games I forgot until y'all brought 'em up. This trip down memory lane is fun!
Fullout?! The game was awesome but the intro was nothing special...
What can I say... I like watching commercials on tv! It was probably the combination of that huge 50's retro manual with all the vault information and the intro cinematic that did the trick for me.
Under A Killing Moon. Everything about it is..just right. Well, aside from the little graphical error in the window of Tex's office. One panel doesn't have a red sky.
Whoa! I thought I knew every detail of that (and the other Tex Games- I'm a gargantuan fan.) That's cool! I'll have to play that again, just to look for that one window!
Now that I remember it, the interactive "Rise and Shine" sequence in TM: Overseer was one of my favorites. Then again... I'm a complete Beatlemaniac.
The other game that comes to mind is Ultima 10 (or was it 9?): Ascension. I didn't get into the game that much (I'm not good at fighting.) But that opening, with the huge columns, was beautiful and impressive.
I've seen many clever, intelligent signatures.&&This isn't one of them.
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| 10 JUL 2003 at 2:11pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
Posts : 5892
Joined: 4 NOV 2002
Status : Online | Best ever: Fate of Atlantis
Good: DOTT, Broken Sword, Curse of MI
Non-Adventure:
PS:T, Half-Life
But I tend to forget many.
[b]playing[/b]: Destination Treasure Island (done in two sittings, but it's nice), Syberia (ho-hum), Dracula: Last Sanctuary (on hold)&&[b]reading[/b]: even more study papers&&[b]listening to[/b]: [url=http://www.last.fm/user/Brax82/]this and that[/url], plus [url=http://www.musicovery.com/]Musicovery[/url]&&[b]TV favorites[/b]: (currently) Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Journeyman (cancelled! grrr...), Heroes&& all-time) 24, Stargate SG1, X-Files, Lost, House
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| 10 JUL 2003 at 9:33pm |
SpikeIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 75
Joined: 8 JUL 2003
Location: UK
Status : Offline | Let's see now... favourite intros....
BS 1 & 2
Blade Runner
All LucasArts adventures.....(IMHO)
Discworld Noir
Spike Milligan (1918 - 2002) "A man can't have everything....Where would he keep it??"
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| 11 JUL 2003 at 5:56am |
| Deleted User | Am I the only one who liked the opening of Dark Side of the Moon? I know a lot of people thought the chromakeyed running-in-place of Uncle Jacob looked cheesy, but I thoroughly enjoyed the intro as a whole.
Among the others mentioned, I liked The Dig, Monkey Island 4, Grim Fandango, Day of the Tentacle (hmmmm... is there a theme going here?), Black Dahlia, Outcast (Though it shouldn't really be discussed in an "adventure game" column. hehehehe), Overseer, and another one I don't see mentioned: Riddle of Master Lu.
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| 11 JUL 2003 at 6:42pm |
IgorIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 7
Joined: 2 DEC 2002
Status : Online | Hm, let me see:
MI3
Dott
The Dig
I also loved Syberia's intro (even more than TLJ's), to bad the game itself didn't completely live up to my expectations.
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| 12 JUL 2003 at 3:20am |
The_DudetIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 12
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | There are so many cool intros, but my favorite is Rent-A-Hero! I could watch that dragon fly around forever!!
The Dudet
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| 12 JUL 2003 at 5:28am |
JoGuild Master
Posts : 3313
Joined: 3 NOV 2002
Location: AU, Qld.
Status : Offline | I think it's pretty difficult to pick out just one favourite intro. but for me it's GK2. Had it on a CDRom from PCUser magazine (just the intro as a demo actually),
before the game was released in Australia - just had to buy it as soon as possible then.
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| 14 JUL 2003 at 7:34pm |
TurandotIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 3
Joined: 9 JUL 2003
Status : Online | Laura Bow 2 !!
Fabulous music (my all-time fav with King's Quest 6), good pace, sets up the general mood, period and main character in no time. I'll put Simon the Sorcerer in second place ("For all of you traditionalists... *gets a rabbit out of the hat* ...knocks them down every time".
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| 15 JUL 2003 at 2:00am |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7277
Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Parasite Eve 1 hands down! (and no, this is not a biased answer :)
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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| 15 JUL 2003 at 1:39pm |
alkis21Schattenjger
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Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | It's more like a pre-introduction sequence, but it's still my favorite:
Curse of Monkey Island.. the Dolby Surround effects, followed by the outstanding quote:
"THE MONKEYS ARE LISTENING"
What a fantastic way of resuming a series we thought we'd never see revive!
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| 19 JUL 2003 at 4:41am |
Goddess of All Things MagicalSchattenjger
Posts : 1565
Joined: 27 MAY 2003
Status : Online | >:JAMARCHAND------------(BLACK DAHLIA IS NOT CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I JUST REPLAYED IT! IT HAS ONE OF THE BEST STORIES AND PUZZLES EVER. I APPRECIATED IT EVEN MORE HAVING PLAYED SO MANY GAMES NOW SINCE THE FIRST TIME I PLAYED BLACK DAHLIA. IT RAN BEAUTIFULLY ON XP WITH THE PATCH AND UNDER WINDOWS 95 CAPATABILTY.
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| 19 JUL 2003 at 3:59pm |
InlandAZGuild Master
Posts : 5586
Joined: 4 MAY 2007
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Aya Brea (15 JUL 2003 2:00am)
Parasite Eve 1 hands down! (and no, this is not a biased answer :)
Well, it might be just a wee bit biased -
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