Come on, I only do it for like maybe 1/30th of what I write. This is actually the fourth article I've done for Retro, I just liked it and wanted to share.Quote:
Originally Posted by bbobb
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Come on, I only do it for like maybe 1/30th of what I write. This is actually the fourth article I've done for Retro, I just liked it and wanted to share.Quote:
Originally Posted by bbobb
I'd argue for entertainment's sake, but then I remembered the pics of you from the NY get together.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
Frog is scary. You'll probably come and brutally rape/beat me in my sleep.
<3 Frog
I rape/beat people even less than I spam my articles.
IDBTN.
Nice article frog.
I remember dumping 20 dollars in quarters into Us vs Them at the Mohican campsite. Never did beat the game :(
Was your article edited? You appeared to be leading up to mention Kingdom: The Far Reaches (and possibly its sequel, Shadoan), but only got as far as "Rick Dyer would even get to revisit the Shadoan universe one more time and created a long overdue CD-ROM sequel to Thayer's Quest, featuring a point-and-click interface and a more thoughtful approach to game play. He touted the game as the true manifestation of his original vision."
Still, that was a very nice article. I'm glad you mentioned the Halcyon and the NEMO - most people haven't even heard of them. The Access Software mention made me smile a bit. I'm not surprised you managed to work them into the article.
I realize you were probably running out of space, but Cryo Interactive might have deserved a mention. Games like Lost Eden and Atlantis are mostly traditional adventure games, but they use pre-rendered 3D FMV for all movement and transitions. They aren't really interactive movies, but it's still an interesting use of video. Dragon's Lair 3D is also a somewhat interesting bridge between interactive movies and video games, for obvious reasons.
There are also a surprising number of interactive DVDs out there. There used to be a huge site called DVD Interactive that almost exclusively focused on them (as well as dwindling supplies of NUON games), but they seem to have disappeared. Still, quick Googling turns up interactive DVDs based on Little Britain and Deal or No Deal.
No, it wasn't edited, but yes, the game being referenced there is Shadoan. It seemed redundant to say Shadoan two sentences in a row, and I figured people would figure it out from the caption.Quote:
Originally Posted by bVork
I didn't mention Kingdom: Far Reaches, because it's more of a director's cut of Thayer's Quest than a new game.
God, there were so many that I wanted to mention, but 3200 words is brutal long as is and I really was trying to stay close to what was needed for the "storyline." I really could have written twice what I did, but I was really pushing the upper limits of what I think an IGN reader will sit through.Quote:
I realize you were probably running out of space, but Cryo Interactive might have deserved a mention.
Good article, Frog. I had no idea Dragon's Lair 2 had such a convoluted history.
Nice article Frog!Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
I remember the first time I'd seen Dragon's Lair, at Aladdin's Castle. It was quite a scene back in the day.
I've bought several of the DVD released titles several years ago. The gameplay may be pretty dated, but I still enjoyed them quite a bit.
I was going to bump this thread for the article anyway. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by bbobb
IGN Retro has been surprisingly good so far and this is the most informative article on it.