RE: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

2003-01-16 Thread Hugh Falk
Well, how do you define quasi-3D adventure? You could say that Mystery House, the first adventure with graphics, was also the first quasi-3D. Since the graphics had a 3D perspective (See attached). Hugh -Original Message- From: Chris Newman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, Jan

RE: [SWCollect] Some people push it...

2003-01-16 Thread Hugh Falk
Ultimate Might & Magic Archives includes 1 - 5 plus Swords of Xeen and World of Xeen.   I'll reiterate that those "normal" compilations are the best you can buy if you want to play the games.  Where else can you get all of that classic gaming for under $50 (including shipping) that comes on

RE: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

2003-01-16 Thread Stuart Feldhamer
King's Quest 1 was the first adventure game where you could move the character around on the screen, as far as I know. What is a "quasi-3D adventure game"? How about "Asylum"? Stuart -Original Message- From: Chris Newman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 8:44 PM

[SWCollect] King's Quest 1

2003-01-16 Thread Chris Newman
The opinions about the answer to this question are probably subjective but I think it's worth asking: Was King's Quest 1 really the first quasi-3D adventure game released for the IBM line? There were already hundreds of game titles available for the PC when the Jr made its debut with Sierra's infam

[SWCollect] The IBM line of games from 83-85

2003-01-16 Thread Chris Newman
Just curious -- Does anyone know if the IBM hardshell games were ever shrinkwrapped? If not, how were they packaged? -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscr

Re: [SWCollect] You can still get a great score on eBay...

2003-01-16 Thread C.E. Forman
Actually, just trying to make myself feel a bit better... It's been a rough week. B-) - Original Message - From: "Stuart Feldhamer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 11:31 PM Subject: RE: [SWCollect] You can still get a great score on eBay...