yeah we learned all about saving, probably the hard way
I think in this particular case the mistake I had made in my actions was so
early in the game, that when we realized the mistake many, many days later,
going back to such an old saved game was either not available anymore or
tantamount to basically playing everything all over again anyway
interestingly enough it only took us a half hour to replay the entire game
from scratch, since we knew already exactly where to go and what to do........
but the phrase "mom, you idiot" still rings loudly in my head....... even
so many years later........ very humbling when it turns out your 5 and 8
year old sons are right and you totally messed up the game days earlier
with a seemingly innocent maneuver
I'm sure if I ask my sons when they had cause to voice "mom, you
idiot"..... said with a particular tone of voice of course......... they
would both have no problem pointing back to that fateful day 14 years ago
so now they're 19 and 22..... so perhaps they no longer think their mom is
an idiot :)
those games were pivotal times in our life.......... I have absolutely the
best memories of sitting with 2 little boys plugging away at the King's
Quest series............. they later went on to play the other series
mostly without me.... although they did call me over to point anything
really funny or really cool....... we did laugh a lot with Space Quest.
I got my money's worth and then some out of those games....... I wonder if
the stuff developed for today's kids is as solidly entertaining and
stimulating......... sure, the new stuff must have drop-dead
graphics....... but you still gotta have a great story! That was really
Roberta's strength.
T-
At 03:03 PM 4/16/2001 , you wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tobe Goldfinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 2:51 PM
>Subject: RE: Speaking of Games...
>
>
> > wow.... what a trip down memory lane for me
> >
> > My sons and I played all the sierra quests series' together ..........
> > starting w/ King's Quest on my AT clone (8-12mhz!)....... those were
>many,
> > many great hours we spent together
> >
> > My son taught himself to read because he was so motivated to play along...
> > he was 5 then..... he's 19 now! and my 2 sons still don't forgive me for
> > eating the porridge in KQ3.... we had to replay the whole game to recover
> > from that blunder......... but we were newbies then :)
> >
>
>Save early, save often :-)
>
>Howie
>
> > Tobe
> >
> >
> > At 01:04 PM 4/16/2001 , you wrote:
> > >This thread has brought tears to my eyes ...
> > >
> > >I played every single early Sierra game, and wrote the walkthroughs for
> > >several (LSL2, SQ3 and SQ4, PQ2, Goldrush, and others). ManHunter were my
> > >favorite, although #3 (San Francisco) never came out. I beta tested a
>bunch
> > >of their games, was one of the original TSN (The Sierra Network) members,
> > >and still have all the early games on 5 1/4" floppies.
> > >
> > >I used to know half the folks who worked there by name, lived on their
>BBS
> > >(anyone remember Major BBS by Galactacomm?) at a blazing 1200 baud, and
>so
> > >loved that company that once upon a time I almost went to work for them.
>I
> > >wonder what I'd be doing now if I had gone that route .... hummmm.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 12:51 PM
> > >To: CF-Community
> > >Subject: RE: Speaking of Games...
> > >
> > >
> > >Don't know about Roberta and her crew up in the mountains at Coarsegold,
>CA,
> > >but do know that their company, Sierra, was bought by Havas Intl.
> > >
> > >And <damn> but this mess and some sloppily-written contracts (I've heard)
> > >are delaying the release of Half-Life 2 !!
> > >I WANT THAT GAME !!! But there's some hope in the meantime: a new
>add-on
> > >called Half-Life: Blue Shift is coming in June. (You play from the
> > >perspective of one of the security guards.)
> > >
> > >Blue Shift also contains an add-on "high definition pack" which will
>greatly
> > >improve the graphics of the original Half-Life, Half-Life Opposing Force,
> > >and Half-Life Counter-Strike.
> > >
> > >Any Half-Life players on the list??
> > >
> > >Ben
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 5:28 PM
> > >To: CF-Community
> > >Subject: RE: Speaking of Games...
> > >
> > >
> > >Wow...you played Leisure Suit larry..and enjoyed it? :)
> > >Well turns that there "sexism prevents girls from playing computer games"
> > >right on its head doesn't it..
> > >hee hee hee
> > >
> > >Leisure Suit larry, Kings Quest, and the Space Quest series represented a
> > >hallowed epoch in computer gaming to me.
> > >*sigh*
> > >Titles such as those I fear we'll never see again. What happened to
>Roberta?
> > >And the guys that made Space Quest..and Leisure Suit Larry...
> > >
> > >
> > >Where Are They Now? :)
> > >
> > >-Gel
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Erika L Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >
> > >Anybody here ever play Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge
>Lizards?
> > >
> > >My all time favorite next to Sim City, Classic.
> > >
> > >Erika
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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