Re: [SWCollect] hypothetical question

2001-06-28 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Lee K. Seitz wrote: Jim Leonard boldly stated: I am building an online museum of old/classic PC sound hardware, and while I have a lot of neat devices to put online with pictures, sound clips, etc., I no longer have my Life-Size Sound Enhancer. Does anyone have a copy of LGOP2 *with*

Re: [SWCollect] hypothetical question

2001-06-28 Thread Pedro Quaresma
I would, 'cept my LGoP2's wrapped. Damn! Which means that I either need to trade you something permanently for it, or I need to pry it from your cold dead hands. :-) Uh, no, that means the cold dead hands thing is your only option. (I don't trade from my personal collection. B-) Not

Re: [SWCollect] Cold, dead hands

2001-06-28 Thread Pedro Quaresma
C.E. Forman boldly stated: I would, 'cept my LGoP2's wrapped. Damn! Which means that I either need to trade you something permanently for it, or I need to pry it from your cold dead hands. :-) Uh, no, that means the cold dead hands thing is your only option. (I don't trade from my

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-28 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Jim Leonard wrote: So, okay, so give me some examples of worse ones then. Eye of the Beholder. When you win the game, you get a single page of text, then the DOS prompt. Talk about a letdown! And the really sucky thing is, they had a whole animation (as good as the intro animation) that

Re: [SWCollect] Cold, dead hands

2001-06-28 Thread C.E. Forman
Now there's an interesting question. What do guys intend to have happen to your collections when you die? Will your children truly appreciate it like you did? Will they ask the Salvation Army to haul it all away? Will they donate it to the Smithsonian? Will you have it buried with

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-28 Thread C.E. Forman
Although I'd love to see a different ending (and I've seen worse ones), the game is very good, and it represents a very important moment in the history of Computer Role-Playing Games! I would agree. The merit of a game is not whether the ending is any good (though it's a bonus if it is), but

Re: [SWCollect] hypothetical question

2001-06-28 Thread C.E. Forman
Not even on extreme situations? Here's a Myth, a Lucifer's Realm and a handsigned Akalabeth for your LGoP2. Will you trade it now? ;) No, because then I'd feel guilty about totallly ripping you off. B-) -- This message was

Re: [SWCollect] hypothetical question

2001-06-28 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Not even on extreme situations? Here's a Myth, a Lucifer's Realm and a handsigned Akalabeth for your LGoP2. Will you trade it now? ;) No, because then I'd feel guilty about totallly ripping you off. B-) I didn't tell say I was offering originals, now did I? Nor who's the signature on

Re: [SWCollect] Cold, dead hands

2001-06-28 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Now there's an interesting question. What do guys intend to have happen to your collections when you die? Will your children truly appreciate it like you did? Will they ask the Salvation Army to haul it all away? Will they donate it to the Smithsonian? Will you have it buried with

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-28 Thread Jim Leonard
Pedro Quaresma wrote: Oh, oh, hold it, hold it, hold it right there! Why? Are great games allowed to have horrible payoffs that are completely not in the spirit of the rest of the game? Although I'd love to see a different ending (and I've seen worse ones), the game is very good, and it

Re: [SWCollect] Cold, dead hands

2001-06-28 Thread Jim Leonard
Lee K. Seitz wrote: C.E. Forman boldly stated: I would, 'cept my LGoP2's wrapped. Damn! Which means that I either need to trade you something permanently for it, or I need to pry it from your cold dead hands. :-) Uh, no, that means the cold dead hands thing is your only option.

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-28 Thread Jim Leonard
Lee K. Seitz wrote: Jim Leonard boldly stated: When you say game-related, does that mean PC games or consoles, too? Anything that has historical interest. Modern consoles, probably not. But anything pre-PlayStation era, sure! Why, what do you have in mind? Well I've amassed a

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-28 Thread Jim Leonard
Karl Kuras wrote: I'm not. CyberMania '94 has that honor. B-) LGoP2 is my personal low, though, considering the time and enjoyment I got out of it for the price I paid. (To me, bad budget titles don't hit as hard as bad $44.95 games.) So, okay, so give me some examples of worse

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-28 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Jim Leonard boldly stated: Lemmings came out for C64? Didn't Lemmings come out for almost every platform available at the time? -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ Wanted: | Visit the Classic Video Games Nexus Vintage Pac-M*n

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-28 Thread Jim Leonard
Pedro Quaresma wrote: No, but the fact that they don't have neat payoffs don't make them bad games. And we were discussing bad games. All I was saying was that I was incredibly let down. I almost wished I had never finished it. It was released on a very important period for 90degrees 1st

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-28 Thread Jim Leonard
Lee K. Seitz wrote: Jim Leonard boldly stated: Lemmings came out for C64? Didn't Lemmings come out for almost every platform available at the time? Maybe... I guess I was just surprised since you need a halfway decent resolution to play Lemmings, and C64's 320x200x2 mode (or 160x200x16

Re: [SWCollect] hypothetical question

2001-06-28 Thread C.E. Forman
Not even on extreme situations? Here's a Myth, a Lucifer's Realm and a handsigned Akalabeth for your LGoP2. Will you trade it now? ;) No, because then I'd feel guilty about totallly ripping you off. B-) I didn't tell say I was offering originals, now did I? Nor who's the signature on

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-28 Thread C.E. Forman
Why? Are great games allowed to have horrible payoffs that are completely not in the spirit of the rest of the game? It seems the ending of EotB is the only gripe you have with the game, since you still refer to it as a great game (and this despite your having just named it as worse than

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-28 Thread Pedro Quaresma
Jim Leonard wrote: Pedro Quaresma wrote: [snip] I understand the first 2, but Baldur's Gate 2 is a great game...? Oh, no it's not. I'm sorry, I just can't agree. As I mentioned once, I've played around 200 RPGs in my life, and through some direct comparison, I've seen nothing special about

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

2001-06-28 Thread Jim Leonard
C.E. Forman wrote: Why? Are great games allowed to have horrible payoffs that are completely not in the spirit of the rest of the game? It seems the ending of EotB is the only gripe you have with the game, since you still refer to it as a great game (and this despite your having just

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-28 Thread Jim Leonard
Pedro Quaresma wrote: I read all the reviews/ads above, and I admit if I'd base my opinion on this game by these reviews, I'd agree with you (I did buy the game, didn't I? :)). They were all reviews, not ads. I also was GIVEN the game by someone who finished it twice and said he loved it

Re: [SWCollect] CyberMania '94

2001-06-28 Thread C.E. Forman
It seems the ending of EotB is the only gripe you have with the game, since you still refer to it as a great game (and this despite your having just named it as worse than LGoP2). I didn't name it worse than LGoP2, you did. Correct if I'm mistaken, but I could have sworn you were the one who