what is this DOS box? Josh
Most of the reason I don't like spam is because a lot of it is true. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL: kutztownstudent skype: jkenn337 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sky Taylor Mundell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 6:58 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Dos box > Hey Zakary, where do I get dos box from? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Zachary Kline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 10:01 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] An appreciation for Fallthru > > >> >> cHello, >> Unfortunately, there is no Windows version. I believe in Issue 36 >> Michael >> had an interview with the game's author where among other things he said >> that he'd lost the source code for the game and so couldn't update it. >> Nor do I have any idea why Jaws acts that way. I don't use it myself and >> so have no knowledge of how it works. I have had great success playing >> the game with either Window-Eyes, or DosBox. But DosBox isn't for >> everybody. The setup is complicated. >> I'm sorry i can't give you more hopeful news. >> Yours, >> Zack >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: gamers@audyssey.org> Date: Mon, >>> 16 >>> Jul 2007 07:22:59 -0600> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] An appreciation for >>> Fallthru> > I'd like to play this game. I remember trying it once >>> several >>> years back, > but ever since I updated to jaws 8 I've been having a lot >>> of problems > getting Dos games to work properly. For some reason the >>> command boxes start > up and immediately close back down. Is there a >>> windows version of this game > somewhere? And if not, does anyone have >>> any ideas as to why Dos programs > won't start on my computer? Its a >>> jaws >>> problem, that I know, because I've > had one of my sighted friends start >>> a dos program without jaws running, and > it starts up fine, then I >>> started jaws while that window was still open and > it immediately >>> closed. Hmm... But yeah, this definitely sounds like my type > of game, >>> almost reminds me of Fable. Sounds awesome.> ----- Original >>> Message ----- >>> > From: "Zachary Kline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: "Gamers Discussion >> list" <gamers@audyssey.org>> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 12:48 AM> >> Subject: [Audyssey] An appreciation for Fallthru> > > > Hiya,> > Off and >> on over the past year or so, I've been working at playing > > through an >> old DOS game which Michael reviewed in Issue 1 of Audyssey. > > I've not >> come anywhere close to beating it, and don't want to really. > > I've yet >> to really make it much of anywhere--true, I've gotten fairly rich > > and >> found a few rather amazing places, but haven't yet found any real > > >> direction. I don't mind this in the least.> > One thing I love about this >> game, which I haven't found anywhere else, > > is a sense of a world with >> unlimited places to explore. There is this odd > > sense that if I just >> keep going in a direction somewhere I'll find > > something interesting, >> or run into a new town, or a new inn, or a new > > place where I can >> appreciate the depth of detail that's offered here. > > I've never before >> encountered a sense like the following:> > When the >> character in Fallthru travels from town to town over roads, it > > seems >> like he's really traveling somewhere. I get this odd sense that, > > wow, >> that really did take three days! (That's game time, of course.) > > Since >> I haven't really scratched the surface of this game yet, I have to > > >> wonder what it'll be like if I keep going.> > I know this game isn't for >> everyone. It's tedious and hard to get > > anywhere sometimes because >> you're constantly trying to stay alive. There > > are so many places to >> go >> that it is hard to choose. I find myself setting > > out long term goals >> for spots I want to see and realizing, a few days and > > some food >> later, >> that I really should've reconsidered. No other game has > > quite given >> me >> this feeling.> > I'm just curious, therefore, if anybody on this list >> still plays the > > game? If so, does it stay this engrossing all the way >> through? No, don't > > answer that. I want to find out for myself.> > All >> the best,> > Zack.> > >> _______________________________________________> > Gamers mailing list .. >> Gamers@audyssey.org> > To unsubscribe send E-mail to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > > visit> > >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make> > any >> subscription changes via the web.> > > > > >> _______________________________________________> Gamers mailing list .. >> Gamers@audyssey.org> To unsubscribe send E-mail to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit> >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make> any >> subscription changes via the web. >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Local listings, incredible imagery, and driving directions - all in one >> place! Find it! >> http://maps.live.com/?wip=69&FORM=MGAC01 >> _______________________________________________ >> Gamers mailing list .. 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