Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-08 Thread Jerry Barnes
"HP Envy 17 3D" Here's what I found: http://www.gog.com/en/support/fallout/ibread_firstb_common_troubleshooting_stepsi On the subject of games, particularly older games, my favorite of all time is X-Com. Outstanding game. There is a remake of sorts in the making right now: http://en.wikiped

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-07 Thread LRS Scout
HP Envy 17 3D On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 8:27 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "Could not play Fallout, many big pixels and weird controls." > > That sucks. > > GOG games are usually usually compatible with about any newer windows based > system. > > What kind of system? > > J > > - > > Ninety percent o

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-07 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Could not play Fallout, many big pixels and weird controls." That sucks. GOG games are usually usually compatible with about any newer windows based system. What kind of system? J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-06 Thread LRS Scout
Could not play Fallout, many big pixels and weird controls. On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 12:08 AM, LRS Scout wrote: > Just saw a commercial for Risen, looks like it might be good. > > > On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 11:57 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > >> I'm anti-mac on principal. >> >> I am however buying my kid

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-06 Thread LRS Scout
Just saw a commercial for Risen, looks like it might be good. On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 11:57 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > I'm anti-mac on principal. > > I am however buying my kid an iPod touch so I'll probably check it out in > a few days :) > > > On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 11:32 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote:

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-06 Thread LRS Scout
I'm anti-mac on principal. I am however buying my kid an iPod touch so I'll probably check it out in a few days :) On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 11:32 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > Here's another one for you: Infinity Blade for iOS devices is on Sale for > .99. It is normally 5.99. Stellar reviews.

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-06 Thread LRS Scout
Sweet grabbing fallout now. Never did play that series. On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 11:03 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "Remember Leisure Suit Larry? Kings Quest?" > > I played Leisure Suit Larry and Kings Quest VI. Both were good games. > > > "Also, Skyrim is amazing. still playing it now." > > An

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-06 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Remember Leisure Suit Larry? Kings Quest?" I played Leisure Suit Larry and Kings Quest VI. Both were good games. "Also, Skyrim is amazing. still playing it now." And you probably will be for a while. It can go on and on and on. Still a great game. "Loved Baldur's Gate, Never Winter Nig

RE: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-06 Thread Eric Roberts
They just released a new Leisure Suit Larry in the xbox... -Original Message- From: LRS Scout [mailto:lrssc...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 1:34 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Old School PC RPG Alert Remember Leisure Suit Larry? Kings Quest? On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 2:08

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-06 Thread Larry C. Lyons
> >> my wife figured that one out. >> >> On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Eric Roberts >> wrote: >> > >> > Leather Goddesses of Phobos and Zork >> > >> > -Original Message- >> > From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com]

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-06 Thread LRS Scout
t; > > Leather Goddesses of Phobos and Zork > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 9:14 AM > > To: cf-community > > Subject: Re: Old School PC RPG Alert > > > > > >

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-06 Thread Larry C. Lyons
: Friday, April 06, 2012 9:14 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Old School PC RPG Alert > > > My 2 fav C64 games of all time were Lode Runner and Seven Cities of Gold > > > On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 8:38 AM, Medic wrote: >> >> Pool or Radiance (notice no "S&

RE: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-06 Thread Eric Roberts
Leather Goddesses of Phobos and Zork -Original Message- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 9:14 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Old School PC RPG Alert My 2 fav C64 games of all time were Lode Runner and Seven Cities of Gold On Fri, Apr 6

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-06 Thread Scott Stroz
My 2 fav C64 games of all time were Lode Runner and Seven Cities of Gold On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 8:38 AM, Medic wrote: > > Pool or Radiance (notice no "S" for C64) was ground breaking for me. > Especially the god-mode gambling that got me enough money to buy anything I > wanted. > > On Mon, Apr

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-06 Thread Medic
Pool or Radiance (notice no "S" for C64) was ground breaking for me. Especially the god-mode gambling that got me enough money to buy anything I wanted. On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 10:10 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > > Yeah, fun times. > > You play thew SSI D&D games, Pools of Radiance and Azure Bond I thi

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-05 Thread LRS Scout
Loved Baldur's Gate, Never Winter Night. Also, Skyrim is amazing. still playing it now. On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "You play thew SSI D&D games, Pools of Radiance and Azure Bond I think?" > > Yes. And Eye of the Beholder and Ravensloft. > > One of my favorites fr

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-05 Thread Jerry Barnes
"You play thew SSI D&D games, Pools of Radiance and Azure Bond I think?" Yes. And Eye of the Beholder and Ravensloft. One of my favorites from the era was Megatraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy. Games improved quickly over a short time period. I can remember thinking how cool Baldur's Gate w

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-02 Thread LRS Scout
Yeah, fun times. You play thew SSI D&D games, Pools of Radiance and Azure Bond I think? On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 10:02 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "I remember being a kid and drawing out my own maps on graph paper for the > dungeons." > > Yep. No auto-mapping in these two. > > And of course, yo

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-02 Thread Jerry Barnes
"I remember being a kid and drawing out my own maps on graph paper for the dungeons." Yep. No auto-mapping in these two. And of course, you could stack your characters if you performed the disc swap maneuver. If you knew how to read a hex file, you could even fiddle with the attributes with re

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-02 Thread GMoney
I continue to wait patiently for Nintendo to release certain classic games on their Wii Virtual Console.Baseball Stars...Rush'n AttackSuper Tecmo Bowl.Kung Fu..but my patience is growing thin. On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > A game named "Bard's Tale" wa

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-02 Thread Medic
I remember being a kid and drawing out my own maps on graph paper for the dungeons. I absolutely loved these two games. On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 6:49 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "Actually they were commodore 64 games" > > I forgot. Bard's Tale came out for the Apple as well. They ported it to >

RE: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-01 Thread Eric Roberts
I think it originally came out on the Apple II not sure if it was c, g, or e...then c64... -Original Message- From: Jerry Barnes [mailto:critic...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 5:49 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Old School PC RPG Alert "Actually they were commodo

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-04-01 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Actually they were commodore 64 games" I forgot. Bard's Tale came out for the Apple as well. They ported it to the NES, but it was awful. J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are people who, when they see light at the

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-03-31 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Actually they were commodore 64 games" Yes. And PC. I owned both for my powerhouse 8088 with dual floppies (the 5.25" kind). Sent from my iPad On Mar 31, 2012, at 7:21 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > Actually they were commodore 64 games > > On 2012-03-30, at 6:02 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > >

Re: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-03-31 Thread Michael Grant
Actually they were commodore 64 games On 2012-03-30, at 6:02 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > A game named "Bard's Tale" was released for various gaming systems in 2004. > It was ported to iOS devices recently. Right now, the game is on sale in > the app store ( > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/th

RE: Old School PC RPG Alert

2012-03-30 Thread Eric Roberts
The original was from 1986/7 if I remember correctly. I had that on my C64. I remember sitting in my barracks one weekend (and giving up the usual getting shitfaced) and completed the game in 24 hrs hehehe. Eric -Original Message- From: Jerry Barnes [mailto:critic...@gmail.com] Sent: F