I haven't actually played the original either. It ain't pretty when the pretty leaves you with no place to go. J.D. Fortune, Pretty Vegas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 6:30 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Montezuma's revenge Beta 1
> Hmmm Brian, having never played the original version it's not overly > surprising I didn't know about this. The remake I tried, ----- while as > far > as I know accurate in a lot of ways, just killed you whenever you touched > an > enemy, whether walking into it or jumping on top of it. > > sinse this seems to be my most common method of death though, perhaps it > should be reserved for higher difficulties? > > In the mean time though I must remember, Panama Jo is not! marrio! > > though I'd assume that jumping on a spider, snake or brittle skull would > be > a good deal more! effective than jumping on the shell of a giant turtle? > > Oh well, who said games had to be logical! > > Beware the Grue! who's omnidirectional mouth insures that which ever way > you > encounter him, you'll end up as Grue food! > > Dark. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryan Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 10:56 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Montezuma's revenge Beta 1 > > >> Nope, that's no bug. That's how it's meant to be. That's what the >> original >> game did on the Atari. If an enemy hit you you'd take damage, but if you >> landed squarely on one it was instant death. Since Tom's going for as >> faithful a remake as he can, it made sense to keep this. >> It ain't pretty when the pretty leaves you with no place to go. >> J.D. Fortune, Pretty Vegas >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 11:42 PM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Montezuma's revenge Beta 1 >> >> >>> Yes, this is something odd i also noticed. >>> >>> when an enemy runs into you (and you've not got a sword), you take >>> damage >>> according to the dificulty, but if you bodge up jumping over an enemy >>> and >>> land on top of it, you die instantly no matter how much health you >>> have, ------ the first skull which Sarah mentions is one it's hapened to >>> me >>> with before, even though I'm on full health and (at that point), was on >>> easy >>> dificulty. >>> >>> Is there a reason for this? or is it a bug? >>> >>> I have also had it happen with snakes as well. >>> >>> Beware the grue! >>> >>> Dark. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Charles Rivard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 5:48 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Montezuma's revenge Beta 1 >>> >>> >>>> s >>>> p >>>> o >>>> i >>>> l >>>> e >>>> r >>>> s >>>> p >>>> a >>>> c >>>> e >>>> s. >>>> >>>> You are probably landing on the skull. Try letting it get a little >>>> closer >>>> before you jump over it. Or possibly, you are jumping straight up >>>> instead >>>> of to the left. Control left arrow to jump left instead of control up >>>> arrow >>>> to jump straight up. HtH >>>> >>>> -- >>>> God loves everyone, but probably prefers "fruits of the spirit" over >>>> "religious nuts!" >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Sarah Haake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >>>> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 5:07 PM >>>> Subject: [Audyssey] Montezuma's revenge Beta 1 >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> I just downloaded and tried the beta of Monty for the first time. >>>>> Just in case I will include a spoiler space here. >>>>> s >>>>> p >>>>> o >>>>> i >>>>> l >>>>> e >>>>> r >>>>> >>>>> s >>>>> p >>>>> a >>>>> c >>>>> e >>>>> >>>>> I am at the first level. I collect the potion and walk right to the >>>>> staires >>>>> and I climb down. >>>>> There I get the keys, climb back up, walk left and open the red door. >>>>> There I hear a scull comming towards me. Since I don't have any swords >>>>> this >>>>> early in the game I try to jump over the scull, but I die every time I >>>>> try >>>>> that. >>>>> Why? >>>>> I read the manual and it says what the o key can detect. I noticed >>>>> that >>>>> spikes are not included in that. >>>>> So are there spikes that kill me in this room? >>>>> And if this are spikes, how am I supposed to detect them in the game? >>>>> I don't like the prospect of dying each time when there spikes >>>>> anywhere >>>>> just >>>>> to find out that they are there... >>>>> And if there is no way to detect spikes I really don't like that. :-( >>>>> >>>>> Well, perhaps I am wrong and something else killed me or there is a >>>>> way >>>>> to >>>>> find out if there are spikes anywhere... >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your help and best regards >>>>> Sarah >>>>> -- >>>>> "Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur." >>>>> (Einen sicheren Freund erkennt man in unsicherer Sache.) >>>>> Cicero >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Gamers mailing list .. 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