Re: [SWCollect] Comments
"Stephen S. Lee" wrote: > > Incidentally, how many of you guys played the text adventure game that > came with the original Privateer? Another one came with the Righteous > Fire expansion pack. The text games themselves are small and nothing > special; what's amazing is how they were implemented. (It blew me away, > anyway.) These text games also weren't documented anywhere; one of the > puzzles was finding them and getting them to run. I laughed my ass off when I figured out what it was and how it was implemented. I mean, I was laughing the entire time. Either someone at Origin was very clever, or very bored (or both). > > On a totally unrelated note, a "Mockingboard Rev D" fell into my lap > > last week. After 18 years, I'll finally know what the music to "Ultima III" > > sounds like. Did the C64 version (or any other version) have the music? > > MIDI conversions of the Ultima III music have been out on the Web for a > long time. I don't know if the NES version has different music (it almost > certainly does), but that's also out there too. A curious example for a future exercise would be a comparison of all of them. I know that the Mac (or IIGS? Can't remember) versions of the King's Quest 1 music put all other versions to shame, for example. -- 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 swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
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"Stephen S. Lee" wrote:
>
> I'll probably have 50-60 duplicates (about 60% of them complete, about 80%
> IBM) ready in a few weeks. I know this isn't a trading list, but I'll
> give readers of this mailing list dibs. :)
I would advertise that you have these available and people can email you
individually.
> Speaking of Privateer, is there a CD version that comes in a
> standard-sized box? 'cause if there is, I haven't seen one, and would
> like it. Even the budget box, which is all I've ever seen or heard of, is
> worth $20 or so these days.
I've never seen it. I consider my two versions ("Classics" CDROM
release with both addons and speech, and original package with floppies)
the only ones produced. I am not an authority, but I would probably
have seen this (I *did* have the Shadow Master CD version, and it had a
special CD logo on it).
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On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Dan Chisarick wrote: [snip] > > Speaking of Privateer, is there a CD version that comes in a > > standard-sized box? 'cause if there is, I haven't seen one, and would > > like it. Even the budget box, which is all I've ever seen or heard of, is > > worth $20 or so these days. > > Huh. I vaguely recall seeing one on the shelf of the local Babbages. > It may be Privateer I or "Privateer Gold" or something, but I'll grab it for > you if you're interested. As long as its "Privateer I" in some form of > non-jewelcase, you're happy, yes? Chances are, that's Privateer II, not the original Privateer. I specifically am wondering if a standard-box CD version of the original Privateer (packaged with nothing else) exists. The budget-box version isn't too hard to find (that's what's usually called "Privateer Gold"), and the standard-box floppy version isn't tough to find either. Incidentally, how many of you guys played the text adventure game that came with the original Privateer? Another one came with the Righteous Fire expansion pack. The text games themselves are small and nothing special; what's amazing is how they were implemented. (It blew me away, anyway.) These text games also weren't documented anywhere; one of the puzzles was finding them and getting them to run. I think Chris probably wants copies of these now, heh. > On a totally unrelated note, a "Mockingboard Rev D" fell into my lap > last week. After 18 years, I'll finally know what the music to "Ultima III" > sounds like. Did the C64 version (or any other version) have the music? MIDI conversions of the Ultima III music have been out on the Web for a long time. I don't know if the NES version has different music (it almost certainly does), but that's also out there too. -- Stephen -- 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 swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
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> Magic Candle I was actually very well advertised. Glossy flashy ads in > Computer Gaming World, not to mention a strong endorsement by Scorpia and > high ratings via ye olde RID, gave it a good presence. Hmmm, I may have been hiding under a rock. I'm just poking around vintage sites and places like ebay and discovering there were Apple II versions of stuff I never knew was made for it (Marble Madness, Realm of Impossibility, Magic Candle...) Some of the other stuff may have best remained in anonyminity, but I'm grateful for the discussions that bring to light the gems. > Speaking of Privateer, is there a CD version that comes in a > standard-sized box? 'cause if there is, I haven't seen one, and would > like it. Even the budget box, which is all I've ever seen or heard of, is > worth $20 or so these days. Huh. I vaguely recall seeing one on the shelf of the local Babbages. It may be Privateer I or "Privateer Gold" or something, but I'll grab it for you if you're interested. As long as its "Privateer I" in some form of non-jewelcase, you're happy, yes? On a totally unrelated note, a "Mockingboard Rev D" fell into my lap last week. After 18 years, I'll finally know what the music to "Ultima III" sounds like. Did the C64 version (or any other version) have the music? Dan -- 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 swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
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On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Dan Chisarick wrote: [snip] > Magic Candle: Irony of ironies, it was in my "watch" list for 7 days for > the Apple ][. Zero bids. I would have passed it by if it wasn't for some > comments about it. One other person bid on it at the last minute, but I > still got it. I never even knew there WAS an Apple ][ version of Magic > Candle! I blame lousy advertising. I'd say over 60% of my won auctions > come from California. Apple games don't seem to have made it much farther > than that. Also, when I think "Mindcraft", I think "Siege" (and the "Dogs > of War" Add-on). I love that thing. Magic Candle I was actually very well advertised. Glossy flashy ads in Computer Gaming World, not to mention a strong endorsement by Scorpia and high ratings via ye olde RID, gave it a good presence. II is a decent game, but combat becomes a serious drag later in the game; III is below-average at best, as combat balance problems get even worse. III's balance is also heavily biased in favor of transfers from II; if you make characters from scratch prepare for lots of scratching for gold and powering up. The first game remains reasonably well-balanced throughout. Next time I play the first game in the series, I'm going to promise myself not to exploit the gambling bug to hell and back. :) Like many classic non-Ultima games, though, these are not worth a whole lot if you don't have an IBM copy. Even then, I wouldn't expect a mint sealed non-SLASH IBM Magic Candle to fetch more than about $40-50. In case anyone is interested, I happen to have an extra clue book for this now (though it's meant to be written in, and *is* written in -- heavily written in). Now that I have space to actually shelve things, I'm getting a chance to take duplicates, keep the best parts, and sell the rest; this is one of the duplicates. Previosly I just didn't have the space to get at both copies easily. I'll probably have 50-60 duplicates (about 60% of them complete, about 80% IBM) ready in a few weeks. I know this isn't a trading list, but I'll give readers of this mailing list dibs. :) > Darklands: Just being picky about something I vaguely remember from > years ago... I think one of the patches upgraded the Readme.txt file (or > there was an FAQ or something) but somewhere from an "official" Microprose > text file, they summarized what you could consider winning. In addition to > the two main quests, I think you have to wipe all the robber barons, too. > Dunno. Did a quick look for it, couldn't find it. Yeah, there's a "main" quest line Darklands, but as in, say, Privateer, there's always more stuff to do. Speaking of Privateer, is there a CD version that comes in a standard-sized box? 'cause if there is, I haven't seen one, and would like it. Even the budget box, which is all I've ever seen or heard of, is worth $20 or so these days. -- Stephen -- 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 swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
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I was on this list for a few days, and its like 1-2 messages (unless I was being filtered :) Now its like 30-40+ messages a day. Anyway... Choplifter: A quick peek at the Copy ][+ 9.1 parameter file shows me no entry for Choplifter. It may not be copyable using a standard Apple drive. Hence, I don't know if anyone can actually make you even a DISK copy (I'm just fully of optimism ain't I...) Magic Candle: Irony of ironies, it was in my "watch" list for 7 days for the Apple ][. Zero bids. I would have passed it by if it wasn't for some comments about it. One other person bid on it at the last minute, but I still got it. I never even knew there WAS an Apple ][ version of Magic Candle! I blame lousy advertising. I'd say over 60% of my won auctions come from California. Apple games don't seem to have made it much farther than that. Also, when I think "Mindcraft", I think "Siege" (and the "Dogs of War" Add-on). I love that thing. Complete packages: Good box, disks, sleeves (where applicable), all manuals and reference cards, and trinkets (maps, props, etc.). I don't consider the warrenty cards or catalogs or disk exchange forms necessary to consider something complete. I'm not too picky. Refreshing originals: Bits is bits. So long as the bits are identical, its original. I know some of my "out-of-the-box originals" I can see a second label under the original disk (Microprose is famous for this). Its reasonable to presume that was an "in-house" remastering from an RMAed disk. Is it original?The disk is only the container. If JIFF peanutbutter comes in a tub or a jar, its still the same stuff (the same does *not* apply to beer coming in cans or bottles, however...) Darklands: Just being picky about something I vaguely remember from years ago... I think one of the patches upgraded the Readme.txt file (or there was an FAQ or something) but somewhere from an "official" Microprose text file, they summarized what you could consider winning. In addition to the two main quests, I think you have to wipe all the robber barons, too. Dunno. Did a quick look for it, couldn't find it. Misc comment, I did a bandwidth test when I got my DSL modem last year. I mirrored Microprose's "classic" section of their FTP site (patches for all their old games, alternate pallets for M1 Tank Platoon, the disk-protection removal patches, etc.) Microprose's website seems gone now (dunno if its been relocated by the company that bought 'em... Infogrames?) If you're looking for anything that might have been on there, just ask. Dan -- 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 swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
