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Monday, December 3, 2012

Let's Play Quest For Glory I: So You Want to Be a Hero (VGA Version - Blind)

A Blind Let's Play
Platform: PC/DOS
Released: 1992
Genre: Adventure/RPG
Setting: Fantasy
Developer: Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Publisher: Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Version: 2.000

  Playlist:




Join me as I play through the VGA re-release of Quest For Glory I: So You Want to Be a Hero. I play as a Mage in this LP. Originally titled Hero's Quest, this RPG/Adventure Game hybrid was re-released in VGA, with a mouse-driven interface. Observe as I rid the town of Spielburg from it's curse of brigands and it's plague of monsters... or die trying.

I played this in tandem with The CRPG Addict and The Adventure Gamer. They blogged about the original EGA release of the game, while I did my Let's Play on the VGA re-release. Links to their blog posts can be found below.

[Total Game Time - 9:15:28]

Selected Comments From YouTube:

• Amy, that's Earl Sinclair from the TV show Dinosaurs on ABC back in the early 90's. And yes, it is an easter egg. Congratulations!

• Sweet! Been looking for a Magic User walk through of this game :3

Links of Interest:


Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption (upcoming game from Lori and Corey Cole)

HERO6 Live Chat Interview With Lori and Corey Cole

Transolar Games (the Creators of Quest For Glory) on the Making of the Series


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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Let's Play Hacker

Platform: PC/DOS 
Released: 1985 
Genre: Adventure/Strategy 
Setting: Science Fiction/Cyberpunk 
Developer: Activision, Inc. 
Publisher: Activision, Inc. 

First and Only Video:



Come along with me as I play through Activision's Hacker. This is a very short LP. It's yet another game that bested me when I was younger, and I'm only too happy to beat it now. You stumble into Magma, Ltd.'s computer network (note: you don't actually hack your way in), and find yourself able to control a robot through a series of subterranean tunnels. You find out that this company is actually up to no good, and you negotiate with spies to get pieces of an official document which you can then turn in to Washington, D.C. Spy satellites, blackouts, and a time limit impede your progress. This game differs in other versions, but this is how it's done in the PC version.

[Total Game Time - 00:32:29]

Selected Comments From YouTube:

• I loved it, I was like 6 when I first tried my luck at this. What a fantastic choice.

• lol i had this on the speccy as a kid. i never had a clue how to play it xD 


Links of Interest:

Hacker on Wikipedia





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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Let's Play Dragonsphere

A Blind Let's Play
Platform: PC/DOS
Released: 1994
Genre: Adventure
Setting: Fantasy
Developer: MicroProse
Publisher: MicroProse

 Playlist:


First Video in the Series:



This is a truly excellent fantasy adventure game, complete with some good music and not-so-good voice acting. Of course, it seems to follow the old "defeat the evil villain before he destroys the world" storyline, but it soon changes into something quite different. From the persecuted shape-changing Slathan, to the mysterious nomadic Soptus Ecliptus, to the mischievous Faeries of Brynn-Fann, this is an adventure I'll not soon forget.

I really like the theme song for the intro, but that's probably because I like the Phantasm movies so much. It sounds just like the movie's! Observe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTSkELbCUbw

[Total Game Time - 11:44:33]

Selected Comments From YouTube:

• Didn't you just love to die from the drink and play this stupid game all over? We were all enthusiastic about it... not! :-)

• I swear, There is like some kind of unplacable, Or untouchable.. Unrememberable? Nostalgia of this game.. I swear, I can not put my finger on it..
 
Links of Interest:




This post has been backdated to reflect the date of the original Let's Play.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Let's Play Lure of the Temptress

A Blind Let's Play
Platform: Amiga
Released: 1992
Genre: Adventure
Setting: Fantasy
Developer: Revolution Software
Publisher: Virgin Interactive

Playlist:


First Video in the Series:



Join me in this, my sixth Let's Play, this time of the classic adventure game from Revolution Software: Lure of the Temptress. I chose to play the Amiga version, using an emulator called Winuae, since the sounds on the PC are not so good (MIDI for the sound effects? Ugh.).

You can download the Amiga version here.

(Boot off of Lure of the Temptress_Disk0.adf. When it asks for "Disk A," put in Lure of the Temptress_Disk1.adf. "Disk B" is _Disk2.adf, and "Disk C" is _Disk3.adf.)

Please note that I did download a few other versions from other sites (including WHDLoad) and I could NOT get them to work at all.

For non-Amigans (or for someone who doesn't want to struggle with Winuae), you can download the PC version free from Good Old Games at the link below.

[Total Game Time - 5:43:04]

Selected Comments From YouTube:

• It takes a lot of courage to do a "blind" LP of this game! :-)

Links of Interest:

Download Lure of the Temptress from GOG.com (PC version)

Lure of the Temptress' Official Website

Lure of the Temptress on Wikipedia

Lure of the Temptress on MobyGames

The Making of Lure of the Temptress, from Edge Magazine

Review in Amiga Action # 34 (July 1992)

Review in Amiga Format # 36 (July 1992) 



This post has been backdated to reflect the date of the original Let's Play.
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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Let's Play Beneath a Steel Sky

A Blind Let's Play
Platform: PC/DOS
Released: 1994
Genre: Adventure
Setting: Cyberpunk
Developer: Revolution Software
Publisher: Virgin Interactive

Playlist:



First Video in the Series:



Come along with me as I begin this journey through a dystopian city, with my little robot, Joey, as my only companion. Why is the council after me? How do we escape the city and exact bloody retribution upon them for killing off my entire tribe? Marvel as I face Officer Reich (who must be from Brooklyn), gab with two silly guards, feed a cat and steal from a dog, and get a hole drilled in my head... voluntarily. All that and more, for the low price of... nothing!

[Total Game Time - 8:34:06]

Selected Comments From YouTube:

• Is that a girl playing/narrating?

• I finished this game! Developers have created a very interesting main character. The game is full of great humor! 90' was a great time for adventure games! 

• Thanks for the great videos!

Links of Interest:


Download Beneath a Steel Sky at ScummVM's Website

Beneath a Steel Sky's Official Website

Beneath a Steel Sky Remastered's Official Website (For iPhone and iPod Touch Only) 

Beneath a Steel Sky on Wikipedia

Beneath a Steel Sky on MobyGames
 
Review on Adventure Classic Gaming

 Review on Adventure Gamers

 Review for BASS Remastered for iPhone and iPad Touch on Adventure Gamers


This post has been backdated to reflect the date of the original Let's Play.
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Sunday, July 3, 2011

Let's Play Sentinel Worlds I: Future Magic

Platform: PC/Tandy/DOS 
Released: 1988 
Genre: RPG 
Setting: Science Fiction
Developer: Karl Buiter
Publisher: Electronic Arts

Playlist:


Or click here to view the playlist on YouTube.

 First Video in the Series:



Here's a game that never got the recognition it deserved. Karl Buiter went on to develop another game called Hard Nova, which also did not do well in the market. Unfortunately, Sentinel Worlds II never saw the light of day, but Hard Nova is now considered a spiritual successor to this game.

Your mission is to stop raider ships from attacking cargo transports heading to colony worlds. This expands into a truly epic storyline.

I played the game with Tandy sound enabled. I originally played this on my Tandy 1000, so it was like old home week(s). I never got that far in the game back then, but I've done pretty well this time.

Not only was I the first to post an LP of this game, but it was my first LP ever. I get better, I promise!

[Total Game Time - 11:44:23]

Selected Comments From YouTube:

• Mmmh SWFM! One day when I have enough time I will watch all your vids through in a long session!

• It was a crime that this game never got a sequel. I ended up playing Hard Nova twice to satiate my fix.

• Liking this LP so far. :) This looks like a kind of game I would've loved as a kid, but now wouldn't have the patience to play, so thanks for playing it for me. ;) On a side note, I find the Tandy music in this game to be reminiscent of music from the Sega Master System, particularly Phantasy Star (a game I loved as a kid, but I couldn't beat the final dungeon that had something like 8 levels and was one of those 3D mazes at which I suck with no automap :P ).

• You should show the EA funmap as a bonus episode!!

• I've been watching this LP straight from the first video. You've got a really soothing voice that reminds me of my favorite female comedian: Lily Tomlin. Ill def watch the rest and your other LPs too!

Links of Interest:




Sentinel Worlds I: Future Magic on Home of the Underdogs




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