Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questions about IF gaming: What'syourfavorite Inform game?

2013-07-10 Thread shaun everiss
there are several versions. 1. the origional book and movie. 2. the tv series, based on the book and a bit more livened up. the bbc series which is better than all of them, the first book or so was good but after that it got rather crappy and boring. The real hitch hikers guide was a bit more

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questions about IF gaming: What'syourfavorite Inform game?

2013-07-10 Thread dbartling714
Totally get you Thomas --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questions about IF gaming: What'syourfavorite Inform game?

2013-07-10 Thread James Bartlett
Wow I didn't know that it was one of the better games out there when I started playing it. Infact I didn't know that till someone had posted the info on it. but I do have to say that if you are in to horror and mistery then it will have you playing for hours on end. bfn James --- Gamers

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questions about IF gaming: What'syourfavorite Inform game?

2013-07-09 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Thomas, You know if I had read the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy book I might have known what to do with a babble fish. grin BFN Jim Tell me what you think, Captain, I'm all ears, Spock j...@kitchensinc.net http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- Gamers

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questions about IF gaming: What'syourfavorite Inform game?

2013-07-09 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Thomas, I'm sure that many complex puzzles have stumped me. Some simple ones as well. And then there are the puzzles that just make no sense. Say that you are playing Leather Goddesses and you run across a man eating plant, what do you do. I would have never come up with what you

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questions about IF gaming: What'syourfavorite Inform game?

2013-07-09 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi James, Yeah, I really enjoyed Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. It does have built in hints and cheats which I had to use a few times, but I did really enjoy the game. Sorry, don't believe that I ever even heard of the game ankerhead. BFN Jim I may not be the brightest knife in

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questions about IF gaming: What'syourfavorite Inform game?

2013-07-09 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Jim, To be honest that is one reason I don't play traditional interactive fiction that much any more. I don't mind a puzzle if it is logical or makes sense, but a lot of them just don't make any logical sense at all except in the mind of its creator. Sometimes it is a case of guess the correct

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questions about IF gaming: What'syourfavorite Inform game?

2013-07-09 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Jim, Ankerhead was a text adventure released around 98 or 99 with a decidedly H.P. Lovecraft theme to it. Its been years since I've played it myself, but its definitely one of the better interactive fiction games out there, and is widely regarded as one of the best by most IF gamers. So you

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questions about IF gaming: What'syourfavorite Inform game?

2013-07-08 Thread Lisa Hayes
, 2013 6:59 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questions about IF gaming: What'syourfavorite Inform game? Hi Ken, I enjoyed Leather Goddesses of Phobos, Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, Deep Space Drifter and Pork. Needed help to finish the first two and never finished the second two

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questions about IF gaming: What'syourfavorite Inform game?

2013-07-08 Thread Bryan Peterson
Ah yes, the Hitchhiker's Guide. Oh freddled gruntbuggly... We are the Knights who say...Ni! -Original Message- From: James Bartlett Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 8:55 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questions about IF gaming: What'syourfavorite