Re: [SWCollect] Lure of the Temptress

2003-04-02 Thread Karl Kuras
This is good old fashioned gaming info. gets my approval. Karl Kuras http://www.drunkduck.com/Drawnsword/?=12 - Original Message - From: Feldhamer, Stuart To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 8:14 AM Subject: [SWCollect] Lure of the Temptress

Re: [SWCollect] Software collecting videos

2003-02-05 Thread Karl Kuras
target for action. Karl Kuras - Original Message - From: Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 5:32 AM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Software collecting videos On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 02:51 PM, Jim Leonard wrote: [Snip] I wasn't

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-02-03 Thread Karl Kuras
guessing it'll reflect our age. I'm mainly (virtually only) C64 and Amiga stuff. How about the rest of you? Karl Kuras -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-01-29 Thread Karl Kuras
I remember buying Garbage Pail Kids...they sure were garbage, weren't they? Oh that brings back memories... heck I even bought those when I lived in Argentina (called Basuritas there). What ever happened to collectable trading cards that weren't sports or CCGs? Karl Kuras

Re: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

2003-01-22 Thread Karl Kuras
by specific joystick and fire button combos. It seems that any game that tells a story and has the character influence that story in any way beyond just jumping and running would be an IF. That just completely ignores the actual play mechanics which are what a Genre is supposed to be defining. Karl Kuras

Re: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

2003-01-22 Thread Karl Kuras
category and let's face it, that is like saying that The French Connection, Rambo and Hard Boiled are all action movies, but they really have little to nothing in common and probably wouldn't even appeal to the same group of people. Karl Kuras

Re: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

2003-01-22 Thread Karl Kuras
include animated sprites representing the characters). Karl Kuras -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject

Re: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

2003-01-21 Thread Karl Kuras
://www.mobygames.com/game/shots/gameId,129/ I didn't know that the SCI version was rare... the Amiga and ST ports both used that graphic set... most likely due to the porting happening later. Karl Kuras -- This message was sent

Re: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

2003-01-21 Thread Karl Kuras
, they could really exist without the images. Karl Kuras -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject

Re: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

2003-01-17 Thread Karl Kuras
adventure arena), but because you just lack the animation. At the end of the Black Cauldron when the little furry guy runs right into the pot, that's a moment that will stick with me forever... much more so then a paragraph describing it. Karl Kuras aka Trantor http://drawnsword.trantornator.com Yeah

Re: [SWCollect] Live actors

2002-07-18 Thread Karl Kuras
Well, it wasn't FMV, but digitized actors in games started with games like Pitfighter, some weird WWF game (don't ask me for the title, can't remember) and Free DC. So, did they want to know about actual film footage or just digitized sprites? Karl - Original Message - From: Hugh Falk

Re: [SWCollect] Underdogs Gone?

2002-03-30 Thread Karl Kuras
Nope, still there... they just had some conflict over their domain name and now are found at http://www.the-underdogs.org (added a hyphen). Karl Kuras - Original Message - From: C.E. Forman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 5:03 AM Subject: [SWCollect

Re: [SWCollect] What's the name of this game?

2002-03-01 Thread Karl Kuras
Can't say I know much about this game, although the reference to the camera sorta rings of the Spiderman adventure (Peter Parker being a photographer and all). As for the general idea of text adventures in the UK back in the early to mid 80's, yes they were VERY popular. Mainly because they

Re: [SWCollect] More ramblings

2002-02-15 Thread Karl Kuras
. Karl Kuras - Original Message - From: Pedro Quaresma [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 4:18 AM Subject: [SWCollect] More ramblings Hi everyone, Being ill for some days has its advantages. For starters, you can always read those books you never

[SWCollect] Test

2002-02-15 Thread Karl Kuras
Just testing to see if my address change worked Karl Kuras

Re: [SWCollect] More ramblings

2002-02-15 Thread Karl Kuras
been a lot easier, and less funny, if you could just storm the building with guns blazing). Karl Kuras - Original Message - From: Jim Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 2:12 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] More ramblings Karl Kuras wrote: All

Re: [SWCollect] RtCW tin

2002-01-08 Thread Karl Kuras
Not me... the game is good and all, but it's just another shooter (albeit a beautiful one). If there's a collectors tin for No One Lives Forever 2 or Deus Ex 2 then we can start talking. Karl Kuras - Original Message - From: Lee K. Seitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Software Collecting

Re: [SWCollect] Plan 9 from Outer Space

2001-12-09 Thread Karl Kuras
I don't know about the US releases, but the European releases included the movie on tape. Only reason to buy the thing (really was an aweful game). Karl Kuras http://ourhouse.trantornator.com - Original Message - From: Jim Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday

Re: OT Gates (was: [SWCollect] Rogue (was Killer Games (was Soccer Games(wasshock))))

2001-11-20 Thread Karl Kuras
gaming could really use. The ability to network consoles is great (I remember playing networked WipeoutXL on the old PS1, it was blast) and the harddrive, when used right will add a whole new dimension to the games, that I don't think gamers will be willing to do without from now on. Karl Kuras

Re: OT Gates (was: [SWCollect] Rogue (was Killer Games (was Soccer Games(wasshock))))

2001-11-19 Thread Karl Kuras
a friend who manages an EB and he said that a whole batch of the CD's were bad, causing the problem to be huge. Not a software glitch (as far as coding). Karl Kuras Visit Our House the online comic strip! http://ourhouse.trantornator.com

Re: OT Gates (was: [SWCollect] Rogue (was Killer Games (was Soccer Games(wasshock))))

2001-11-19 Thread Karl Kuras
on a respectable site like maybe gamespot or ign. Karl Kuras Visit Our House the online comic strip! http://ourhouse.trantornator.com -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list

Re: OT Gates (was: [SWCollect] Rogue (was Killer Games (was Soccer Games(wasshock))))

2001-11-19 Thread Karl Kuras
such as harddrives and network cards, and there is no reason (or financial sense) in reinventing the wheel when these things already exist. (p.s. notice that I make no mention of my terrible spelling error from the last post) :-) Karl Kuras Visit Our House the online comic strip! http://ourhouse.trantornator.com

Re: OT Gates (was: [SWCollect] Rogue (was Killer Games (was Soccer Games (wasshock))))

2001-11-16 Thread Karl Kuras
running, and believe me it won't crash either. Karl Kuras Visit Our House the online comic strip! http://ourhouse.trantornator.com -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list

Re: OT Gates (was: [SWCollect] Rogue (was Killer Games (was Soccer Games (wasshock))))

2001-11-16 Thread Karl Kuras
designing the Saturn. Karl Kuras Visit Our House the online comic strip! http://ourhouse.trantornator.com -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail

Re: OT Gates (was: [SWCollect] Rogue (was Killer Games (was Soccer Games (was shock))))

2001-11-16 Thread Karl Kuras
Fodder and Settlers which were only 3 disks each. Karl Kuras Visit Our House the online comic strip! http://ourhouse.trantornator.com -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list

Re: [SWCollect] Killer App revisited

2001-11-15 Thread Karl Kuras
ever been worth $200, let alone $300 bucks to me. But I may just be cheap. :-) Karl Kuras Visit Our House the online comic strip! http://ourhouse.trantornator.com -- This message was sent to you because you are currently

Re: [SWCollect] Soccer games (was:Shock)

2001-11-12 Thread Karl Kuras
an RGB monitor) the picture looks much better. Same thing goes for game consoles (I love hooking up PSX to my old Amiga monitors... looks great!) Karl Kuras Visit Our House the online comic strip! http://ourhouse.trantornator.com

Re: [SWCollect] Soccer games (was:Shock)

2001-11-09 Thread Karl Kuras
From: Jim Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED] The texture memory (4 MB, that's it?!) is indeed a joke. Geez, even the Dreamcast has 8mb. And while speaking of PS2 weaknesses, what's the deal with only 2 controller ports? Karl Kuras Visit Our House the online comic strip http

Re: [SWCollect] Soccer games (was:Shock)

2001-11-09 Thread Karl Kuras
But how many multitaps really sell? I have yet to meet (other then you) someone who bought one (but don't know a single N64 owner who didn't have at least 3 or 4 controllers... working ones!) It can't be more then maybe 3-5% of the console owning population. Karl Kuras Visit Our House

Re: [SWCollect] Soccer games (was:Shock)

2001-11-08 Thread Karl Kuras
a Wolfenstein style game with PC sprites) was a surprisingly good effort. Karl Kuras Visit Our House the online comic strip! http://ourhouse.trantornator.com -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed

Re: [SWCollect] Killer Games (was Soccer Games (was shock))

2001-11-08 Thread Karl Kuras
just didn't return it). Karl Kuras Visit Our House the online comic strip! http://ourhouse.trantornator.com -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send

Re: [SWCollect] Killer Games (was Soccer Games (was shock))

2001-11-08 Thread Karl Kuras
the PC got such a bad rap in those days. First gen games almost always suck for the most part (with the big push game exceptions) and the PC had that phase as well when it went from workhorse to all purpose home computer. It's not something to be ashamed of, just a reality. Karl Kuras Visit Our

Re: [SWCollect] My curiosity is getting to me... (an OT extra)

2001-10-31 Thread Karl Kuras
deliver a fairly competent multiplayer lan game... unfortunately they are all just big adventures and don't give you the ability to play small self contained stories which can be played in an afternoon (which was one of the initial promises of Legends of MM) Karl Kuras Visit Our House, the online comic

Re: [SWCollect] My curiosity is getting to me... (an OT extra)

2001-10-30 Thread Karl Kuras
on top of it (don't do what I did and spend good money on that dog aaahhh!) Karl Kuras Visit Our House, the online comic strip http://ourhouse.trantornator.com -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed

Re: [SWCollect] My curiosity is getting to me... (an OT extra)

2001-10-30 Thread Karl Kuras
. You have rescue the princess missions and the like, but they are just like capturing the flag pretty much. In the end the RPG elements are dressing at best. Very dissapointing. Karl Kuras Visit Our House, the online comic strip http://ourhouse.trantornator.com

Re: [SWCollect] Luis Royo

2001-10-26 Thread Karl Kuras
Karl Kuras wrote: exceptional version of Street Fighter II... nice graphics, but a specced Cool! I love pirate games written from scratch. I'll have to try to find this. Well this probably doesn't count as legit, but check out: http://smspower.speedhost.com/ They have the rom file

Re: [SWCollect] Luis Royo

2001-10-25 Thread Karl Kuras
finally died in the late 80's. Still has a cult following in Japan though. So, hope this was an informative trip down memory lane. :-) Karl Kuras Please visit Our House, the online comic strip! http://ourhouse.trantornator.com - Original Message - From: Pedro Quaresma [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [SWCollect] Luis Royo

2001-10-25 Thread Karl Kuras
... that was a cold shiver running down your back. So thought you might all like checking that out. Karl Kuras Visit Our House the online comic strip! http://ourhouse.trantornator.com - Original Message - From: Karl Kuras [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 25

Re: [SWCollect] Luis Royo

2001-10-24 Thread Karl Kuras
. That was an underappreciated machine if there ever was one (in Europe and the US at least). Karl Kuras Visit the Our House online comic strip! http://ourhouse.trantornator.com - Original Message - From: Pedro Quaresma [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 3:29 AM Subject

[SWCollect] My curiosity is getting to me...

2001-10-24 Thread Karl Kuras
go: Modern: Max Payne (up until a few weeks ago when I beat it) Crimson Skies Monopoly Tycoon Old: North and South (Amiga - Emulated) Nuclear War (Amiga -emulated) GIJoe (MAME) Super Pang (MAME) Looking forward to seeing the taste variations here! Karl Kuras Visit Our House the online comicstip

Re: [SWCollect] Shrinkwrap again

2001-08-31 Thread Karl Kuras
Congratulations Hugh! Karl Kuras - Original Message - From: Hugh Falk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 12:05 PM Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Shrinkwrap again That's great stuff...thanks, Jim. I haven't been responding the last couple of days

Re: [SWCollect] Early Controversial Games

2001-08-25 Thread Karl Kuras
sounds a little like a game called Auchwitz, same concept. Can anyone tell me if that one was sold commercially, or if it even exists? I've heard it identified as an urban legend. - Original Message - From: Karl Kuras [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 25

Re: [SWCollect] Luis Royo

2001-07-31 Thread Karl Kuras
for native speakers (who hasn't had hour long fights over what a rule means?) :) So, this explains why they never had rpg's unfortunately and also never reviewed them in the mag first game I remember them reviewing, even though it wasn't really an rpg was Heroes of the Lance. Karl Kuras http

Re: [SWCollect] Luis Royo

2001-07-31 Thread Karl Kuras
have them in Argentina). Spain was to my knowledge a little behind the rest of Europe in upgrading out of the 8-bit generation. MicroMania didn't start reviewing Amiga games till about 90 or 91 did they? Karl Kuras http://www.trantornator.com

Re: [SWCollect] Luis Royo

2001-07-30 Thread Karl Kuras
most of Dinamic's early covers were done by Aspiri and then later he went over to Topo and was replaced by Royo. And for those uninitiated in the 80's Spanish software market (one of the coolest and most innovative markets of the time) Dinamic is not Dynamix. :) Karl Kuras http

Re: [SWCollect] Ludicrous prices

2001-07-24 Thread Karl Kuras
What the heck is a terror game? What I think he means are survival horror and similar games, designed to spook you. Granted, there havent' been too many successes here, especially in the the olden days (can really only think of two games that really scared me, Project Firestart and Aliens).

Re: [SWCollect] Infocom games' boxes

2001-07-23 Thread Karl Kuras
I have to add a small bit of trivia here... Lord British, as well as Iolo and many other names in the Ultima games were all characters that Garriott and his friends played in their DD campaign. I learned this not from a book, but back in my freshman year of college, I worked at the computer lab

Re: [SWCollect] LGoP2 mention

2001-07-11 Thread Karl Kuras
of the graphics. Karl Kuras http://www.trantornator.com -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe

Re: [SWCollect] trademark for collectors

2001-07-08 Thread Karl Kuras
So I suppose you don't want me to point out that your website is incorrectly spelled as sight -- unless that was intentional... :-) Ok... there is a story behind the misspelling of site The page was supposed to be C64 Site, but I goofed up on my second logo (the one which was a mockup of

Re: [SWCollect] trademark for collectors

2001-07-04 Thread Karl Kuras
BEGIN!!! (sarcasm added at no extra cost) :) Karl Kuras http://www.trantornator.com -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-28 Thread Karl Kuras
Yeah... window was slightly smaller (black bars on the side) but otherwise ran beautfully... actually had 50 lemmings on screen once with no slow down. There's a screen shot up on my C64 page http://c64sight.trantornator.com Karl Kuras http://www.trantornator.com - Original Message

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-28 Thread Karl Kuras
Yes, in fact with the exception of a few 8 bit computers (spectrum, Amstrad, MSX and Apple II) I can't think of a platform that DIDN'T have a version. Gameboy had one, and even Master System... Wait! No NES version. - Original Message - From: Lee K. Seitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-27 Thread Karl Kuras
No can do, but if anyone does have it I'd be more than happy to convert it to VideoCD for viewing on a DVD player. The following is only slightly off-topic, but I'll bring it around to software collecting in a bit: Following up on the whole discussion of converting video to digital, have you

Re: [SWCollect] hypothetical question

2001-06-26 Thread Karl Kuras
earth... Is the planet REALLY worth saving? Too bad the game wasn't as good as the ad campaign Karl Kuras http://www.trantornator.com -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect

Re: [SWCollect] hypothetical question

2001-06-21 Thread Karl Kuras
for an original on eBay now :-( Hugh -Original Message- From: Karl Kuras [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 4:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] hypothetical question Weird... your copy didn't come with a regular poster. Mine has not other

Re: [SWCollect] hypothetical question

2001-06-20 Thread Karl Kuras
? With the same...errr... box topic, I remember an arcade game called Entity. Also, CE Forman has added on his page some information about Sex Vixens from Space. Karl Kuras Pedro R. Quaresma [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] All your base are belong to us http://www.salvador-caetano.pt http

Re: [SWCollect] hypothetical question

2001-06-19 Thread Karl Kuras
of life...go for both if you can! I like to have games like Barbarian (UK) and its USA counterpart (Death Sword) to show the differences. Hugh -Original Message- From: Karl Kuras [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 10:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re

Re: [SWCollect] Game request: Ace of Aces EGA version

2000-08-30 Thread Karl Kuras
Another thing to remember about the shelflife of games at the time was that the PC didn't have a whole lot of them. IF you landed a game that was good it could survive for ages. This is still true today in many respects with games like Quake still going for $30 in some places. While video