26, 2004 8:13 AM
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The KIXX re-releases of the Lucasfilm games have very little value. Just
$5-$10 for Maniac Mansion and Zak.
Not 100% true. The Amiga KIXX reedition of Monkey Island is famous
Quaresma/SCAETANO)
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Jukka Eronen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
25-02-2004 23:12
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Hi!
Is the list going to be only adventures/RPGs or other type of games too?
There are also german and israeli
[Nazgûl hologram] Hold on, this game is
from the 80's. And you are saying you ordered it using the coupon
in the game now, 15+ years later?? Or am I missing something
here. Do you mean you just got it off eBay from some guy in the
UK?Hehe, you're just drawing your own conclusions :)Yeah I
Yeah, both Zak and Maniac Mansion have
regular and enhanced versions regarding resolution;
both are 16 colors.
Jim already posted links but here are some nice comparisons too:
http://koti.mbnet.fi/psychic/pics/temp/temp_maniac_comparison.jpg
Pedro Quaresma
wrote:
There is also an
Erbe spanish reedition of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, in a smaller
box.
The arcade-one with the cover art directly from the
movie poster?
(The game includes a poster too, though I'm missing
it.)
Or is there an adventure release of Indy 3
too?
: Pedro Quaresma/SCAETANO)
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Jukka Eronen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
26-02-2004 10:07
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Pedro Quaresma wrote:
There is also an Erbe spanish reedition of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 11:52 PM
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Freddie Bingham wrote:
The hi-res version if Zak that you have is the FM Towns
(Japanese PC
Console) 256 color version that is playable
Freddie Bingham wrote:
Being 'famous' doesn't mean it sells for a lot on eBay!
Agreed. Or rare, either. Anyone interested in buying a $200 Wibarm from me? ;-)
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The KIXX re-releases of the Lucasfilm games have very little value. Just
$5-$10 for Maniac Mansion and Zak.
Not 100% true. The Amiga KIXX reedition of Monkey Island is famous because it has no copy protection :) Many KIXX games were sold with no copy protection, which is (was?) imho great.
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I think you may be jumping to conclusions here...
Stuart
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*snip*
Before you
Thanks for all the answers and welcomes!
(I would have joined sooner, but as Feldman said, one had to find here :)
BTW, how many people are on this list approximately?
Stefan Lindblom wrote:
I have most of the SSI catalogues, but not
the ones from 1981, let me know if you want me to take pics or
Jukka Eronen wrote:
Thanks for all the answers and welcomes!
(I would have joined sooner, but as Feldman said, one had to find here :)
BTW, how many people are on this list approximately?
Over 40.
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World's largest electronic gaming project:
Marco Thorek wrote:
Hehe, how old were you Jim, can't beleive they charged you $5 after
you rode all that way and being a kid and all.
Yup, they should have rewarded his determination.
In retrospect, they should have. I was playing the DOS version, which
had a typo in the damn dictionary and
/Tolkien/Ultima/ADD/SSI - info and
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Lurkers? Where? :)
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Jim Leonard schrieb
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** I am almost 100% certain there is no other versions of Zak
Yeah, it's probably time to take that out from my list :)
(Though there is that KiXX XL two-piece box,
but it doesn't count to me.)
But I don't know if you disregarded that there are these
2 one-piece boxes that
Do you have both of these? Do you think it is possible that these two
copies are for two different systems, i.e. Amiga or IBM or C64.
Yep, as said the ones at this page are from my collection
(click on mini pics to enlarge covers):
http://koti.mbnet.fi/psychic/_eng_games_lucasarts.html
My C64
BTW, I noticed you had a pic of the LOTR limited edition Nazgul hologram
- any idea how rare this is? Did you pick it up somewhere or are you
the original owner? These things were expensive so I cant imagine they
sold many??
Is that the one offerred in the Melbourne House game? Can you
Reminds me of when Mindscape used to be here in town (used to be in
Northbrook, IL). I rode there on my bicycle in 1987 when I was stuck in
The
Mist and needed hints. The receptionist was surprised when she learned I
just
got on my bike and rode about 7 miles to ask questions. It was my
Freddie Bingham wrote:
** I am almost 100% certain there is no other versions of Zak
I have (pirated) copies of both a Zak McKracken using the low-res SCUMM
(160x200 graphics) and also redrawn high-res (320x200) graphics. Based on the
file dates and times I am sure these are different
Jukka Eronen wrote:
But I don't know if you disregarded that there are these
2 one-piece boxes that have different background screenshots
(1988 and 1989):
I also have an Australian Zak package with a frame border around the front
and back. I suppose that could be a further package variation?
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Jukka Eronen wrote:
Is the list going to be only adventures/RPGs or other type of games too?
God, I hope not! I would hope it would be pretty much any genre of game. Hugh?
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In a message dated 02/25/2004 10:45:58 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I also have an Australian Zak package with a "frame" border around the front
and back. I suppose that could be a further package variation?
How about this, "SelectWare" Classic Collection on CD Rom.
I haven't followed the current gaming for some time;
is either Full Throttle 2 and Sam Max 2 anymore on production?
Yes to the latter, hope they dont mess it up!
http://www.lucasarts.com/products/freelancepolice/
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Freddie Bingham wrote:
** I am almost 100% certain there is no other
Freddie Bingham wrote:
The hi-res version if Zak that you have is the FM Towns (Japanese PC
Console) 256 color version that is playable on the SCUMM emulator. I do
No, it is not. What I have is clearly a 320x200 @ 16 color version, not FM
Towns 256-color version. Here is a screenshot of the
Hey Jukka, glad you found this list, welcome!
1. Did old SSI fantasy games (non-ADD) have
clue books other than Realms of Darkness?
I bought most of these new back in the 80's, and the answer is no, none
came with a clue book except Realms of Darkness. (Eternal Dagger has a
'strategy guide'
I bought most of these new back in the 80's, and the answer is no, none
came with a clue book except Realms of Darkness. (Eternal Dagger has a
'strategy guide' that came with it..
Well in a way yes, though not official. Since it was so long ago and I was not on the net I sent to SSI when I got
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I bought most of these new back in the 80's, and the answer is no, none
came with a clue book except Realms of Darkness. (Eternal Dagger has a
'strategy guide' that came with it..
Well in a way yes, though not official. Since it was so long ago and I
was not on the
Hello,I'm new on this list so a little
introduction could be in order.I'm from Finland and I actively collect (and
research)classic adventures/RPGs for any systems;mainly Sierra, Lucas,
Tolkien, Ultima, ADD and SSI fantasy.My web page with collecting info
and lots of box scans(front, back
in the 10th Anniversary
catalog). Only time will tell.
I hope that helps a little.
Josh
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