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] Text games.

2013-07-10 Thread shaun everiss
well I have the latest winfrotz in tts mode. its a bit laggy but I can play it. I can play html tads games and others with the vertual curser of my screen reader. aparently I should be able to run djgpp tads in 32 bit mode but never tried it. hugo same as with tads needs a screen reader but you

Re: [Audyssey] Text games.

2013-07-10 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Shaun, You can play AGT games just fine on 64-bit Windows using the Agility interpreter for Windows. You certainly don't need to have a 16-bit Dos environment to play AGT games. I recommend you get your facts straight before spouting off misinformation like this. Cheers! On 7/10/13, shaun

Re: [Audyssey] zork series.

2013-07-10 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Well, if you don't come up with a copy I'll locate my copies of all five Zork adventures, zip them up, and put them somewhere for download for you. On 7/8/13, dbartling...@gmail.com dbartling...@gmail.com wrote: Ahh where can I get them then? --- Gamers mailing list __

Re: [Audyssey] Candy crush saga and song pop

2013-07-10 Thread Piotr Machacz
SongPop is playable. At least, the online FB version is if your screen reader has decent flash support. The mobile versions are completely unplayable though, I guess they are using some sort of cross-platform engine to port it which bypasses iOS's and android's native UI frameworks. On Jul 10,

Re: [Audyssey] zork series.

2013-07-10 Thread Lisa Hayes
thomas i'd like the zork games you have please, thanks. s Lisa Hayes www.nutrimetics.com.au/lisahayes - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] zork

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] a mind for ever voyaging.

2013-07-10 Thread James Bartlett
hI I do have to agry Infocom endings to a lot of there games were a let down. I'm not knocking them all but a lot of them were. bfn James --- 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

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] zork series.

2013-07-10 Thread James Bartlett
Hi Thomas If you wouldn't mind I think I would like those files too. bfn james --- 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

Re: [Audyssey] a mind for ever voyaging.

2013-07-10 Thread Lisa Hayes
Ill say you're right leatgher godesses you were wandering along a highway and how you got their from the last location in the game is or was never explained. Lisa Hayes www.nutrimetics.com.au/lisahayes - Original Message - From: James Bartlett jab8...@gmail.com To: Gamers

Re: [Audyssey] zork series.

2013-07-10 Thread dbartling714
Me as well please --- 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 archived and

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

2013-07-10 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Lisa, Yeah, that babble fish was very cool once I figured out what to do with it. BFN Jim My ex used to like it in the ear. j...@kitchensinc.net http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list,

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

2013-07-10 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Lisa, Sorry, don't remember being on an island with a robot. But in Deep Space Drifter you landed on a planet or space station and had to get the robot working. Pretty funny or mean what you ended up doing with her. BFN Jim Light at the end of the tunnel? look out for that train.

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

2013-07-10 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Thomas, You got that right! and as I said to Lisa, some of the interpreters were better than others. But it sure often was frusterating trying to figure out the correct verb, syntax etc even when you knew what you needed to do. BFN Jim This tagline no verb. j...@kitchensinc.net

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questions aboutIFgaming:What'syourfavorite Inform game?

2013-07-10 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Lisa, To tell you the truth I never thought that it would be much fun to try to write a command interpreter for a text to speech game. You know how some of them are much better than others. But anyway, that is why my version of a text to speech game, Dungeon Master, is menu driven

Re: [Audyssey] Candy crush saga and song pop

2013-07-10 Thread MamaPeach
Song Guru is for iPhones, iPods, and iPads, not sure about any other devices. -Original Message- From: James Bartlett Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 7:45 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Candy crush saga and song pop Hi Ken what platform is Song Guru for? Oh pS

[Audyssey] Yahtzee

2013-07-10 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi, I have put a new file up on my site. File name; winyaht2.exe File size; 336k play Yahtzee, Double Yahtzee or Triple Yahtzee with up to 9 players. Version 2 fixes a bug with the select voice and now at the end of the game the scores go in your documents\kitchensinc\yahtzeelog.txt file.

Re: [Audyssey] zork series.

2013-07-10 Thread Jesse Gaona
Hi Thomas. Would like to be included in receiving the copies as well if possible. Thanks. Sent from my jPhone 5 --- 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

Re: [Audyssey] Candy crush saga and song pop

2013-07-10 Thread cape . amanda
What screen reader do you use to play Facebook games online? How do you get the Facebook games? Amanda On 2013-07-10, at 3:50 AM, Piotr Machacz piterm...@gmail.com wrote: SongPop is playable. At least, the online FB version is if your screen reader has decent flash support. The mobile

[Audyssey] 94 seconds

2013-07-10 Thread cape . amanda
Hi everyone, Has anyone else noticed that the buttons are not labelled anymore in the game 94 seconds? How do you know where the play button is? Amanda --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make

Re: [Audyssey] 94 seconds

2013-07-10 Thread Sarah Haake
Hi Amanda, yes, the buttons are no longer labeled. This is a shame indeed. I think you have no other chance than trying out what each button does. I have no idea why the labels are gone now. Best regards Sarah --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list,

Re: [Audyssey] 94 seconds

2013-07-10 Thread cape . amanda
We should email the developer. Amanda On 2013-07-10, at 12:04 PM, Sarah Haake ti...@gmx.net wrote: Hi Amanda, yes, the buttons are no longer labeled. This is a shame indeed. I think you have no other chance than trying out what each button does. I have no idea why the labels are gone

Re: [Audyssey] zork series.

2013-07-10 Thread David Bartling
I think what he is going to do (if he can find the files), is send them to the list On 7/10/13, Jesse Gaona jesse.gaon...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Thomas. Would like to be included in receiving the copies as well if possible. Thanks. Sent from my jPhone 5 --- Gamers mailing list __

Re: [Audyssey] 94 seconds

2013-07-10 Thread Charles Rivard
I would contact the developer. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. - Original Message - From: Sarah Haake ti...@gmx.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] 94 seconds Hi Amanda,

Re: [Audyssey] zork series.

2013-07-10 Thread Charles Rivard
I hope so, as I, too, would be interested in getting them. I was hesitant to clutter the list with yet another request for them, though. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. - Original Message - From: David Bartling dbartling...@gmail.com To: Gamers

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

2013-07-10 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Jim, I often think that is intentional on the part of the author to make it difficult to guess the correct command. Some find such guess the verb situations as challenging, but I find it just annoying when I know what I am suppose to do but can not tell the game what to do because it has to

Re: [Audyssey] zork series.

2013-07-10 Thread Bryan Peterson
More likely he'll host them on sendspace or someplace. I don't think the list could handle that. We are the Knights who say...Ni! -Original Message- From: David Bartling Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 10:51 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] zork series. I

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

2013-07-10 Thread Zachary Kline
Thomas et al, I’m not sure i agree with the notion that authors implement guess the verb puzzles deliberately. Some early games might have done so, as would games parodying the difficulty and absurdity of those—Scott Adams is a prime example. In general though, I think that such stuff fell out

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questions aboutIFgaming:What'syourfavorite Inform game?

2013-07-10 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Jim, Well, assuming you did get the source code I doubt it would do you much good. Most interactive fiction games are written in a language such as Inform, AGT, or Tads, which are pretty different from VB 6. I'm not even sure you can really call them programming languages as they are

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

2013-07-10 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Zack, Perhaps it wasn't intentional, but sometimes it can seem that way when a command that seems perfectly logical to me doesn't work only to discover the game expected it to be phrased a different way. I was never sure if that was intentionally done that way or seems obscure because the

[Audyssey] a favor to ask someone...

2013-07-10 Thread Keith
Hi, I cannot access Jim Kitchen's website (I get a forbidden notification when I try to access the page, something about signitures or something like that. Anyway, if possible, could someone send me the yahtzee game from that site? ks.steinbac...@gmail.com Thanks Keith --- Gamers

Re: [Audyssey] a favor to ask someone...

2013-07-10 Thread Charles Rivard
The file has been sent. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. - Original Message - From: Keith ks.steinbac...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 1:52 PM Subject: [Audyssey] a favor to ask someone... Hi, I

Re: [Audyssey] a favor to ask someone...

2013-07-10 Thread Keith
no attachment - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 5:03 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] a favor to ask someone... The file has been sent. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questions aboutIFgaming:What'syourfavorite Inform game?

2013-07-10 Thread Lisa Hayes
NO no not that one station something ws the sequel i think. Lisa Hayes www.nutrimetics.com.au/lisahayes - Original Message - From: Jim Kitchen j...@kitchensinc.net To: Lisa Hayes Gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 10:16 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questions aboutIFgaming:What'syourfavorite Inform game?

2013-07-10 Thread Lisa Hayes
NOw i could ask like what, but that's not topical for this list, grin. Lisa Hayes www.nutrimetics.com.au/lisahayes - Original Message - From: Jim Kitchen j...@kitchensinc.net To: Lisa Hayes Gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 10:16 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts

Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts and questionsaboutIFgaming:What'syourfavorite Inform game?

2013-07-10 Thread Lisa Hayes
NO i'd love it if you write a game not an interpriter for one, grin. Lisa Hayes www.nutrimetics.com.au/lisahayes - Original Message - From: Jim Kitchen j...@kitchensinc.net To: Lisa Hayes Gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 10:16 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts

[Audyssey] quinton's playroom update?

2013-07-10 Thread Charles Rivard
When I log into Quinton's Playroom, it asks if I want to download the update, which I must do in order to continue playing. I use the Yes button and am taken to Internet Explorer. Then, it says that the page does not exist? Anyone else run into this problem? If so, have you found a

Re: [Audyssey] quinton's playroom update?

2013-07-10 Thread joseph weakland
yes go to http://qcsalon.net and from there you can get latest playroom file easily - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com To: audyssey gamers list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 11:28 PM Subject: [Audyssey] quinton's playroom update? When I

Re: [Audyssey] quinton's playroom update?

2013-07-10 Thread Charles Rivard
Thanks. What seemed odd to me is that when the program took me to wherever it tried to in order to download the update, the message came up that the page does not exist. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. - Original Message - From: joseph weakland