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Banter and Chit-Chat! / Re: You know what really ticks me off?

« on: December 21, 2014, 11:24:19 AM »

Actually, the PS3 plays PS1 games too.

Yes, and no.

If you have first generation you can play most PS1 games IIRC? From the original disks.

With later versions you are limited to what gets released via the PS Network. BTW Suikoden II was released a couple of weeks ago! So glad I didn't have to pay a mint to finally play that game!

Of course PS2 has all but been stripped from later PS3s, and very few companies releasing updated versions on PSN. Sony won't sell the digital emulator which has 80% compatibility rate on the latest models (which was a packed in to the second generation models). However, apparently people who have jail broken their PS3s say that the emulator works very well with the latest PS3s, and is good for most of the well known games. Again its probably a marketing thing, Sony probably thinks they can make money by selling the games digitally, or in enhanced 'remakes'.

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Banter and Chit-Chat! / Re: You know what really ticks me off?

« on: December 21, 2014, 11:19:34 AM »

I don't think companies should bend over backwards to make new operating systems backwards compatible.

It would however be nice if they made legacy operating systems public domain (and 'use at your own risk'). Like Windows 3.11, Windows 95, and maybe even Windows XP at this point. Offer free downloads of them through a 'virtual pc' setup, that runs within the modern machines. Or even offer it at a small 'licencing fee'. Maybe allow it to be packaged into old games that companies would like to sell again. Journeyman Project 1 for example requires a file that's only compatible with Windows 3.11 to perhaps Windows XP, no one has found a work around to make that file work standalone to be used in modern systems (msvideo.dll).

I understand Mac released some of their oldest operating system versions for free, including any needed roms, etc?

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Banter and Chit-Chat! / Re: Odd Gentlemen's "King's Quest" teaser

« on: December 10, 2014, 01:55:56 PM »

Do any of you collectors have a copy of the manual for Take a Break Pinball on hand? There doesn't seem to be an proper scans online. I don't have access to my copy which is boxed up back in the states...

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Banter and Chit-Chat! / Re: Odd Gentlemen's "King's Quest" teaser

« on: December 10, 2014, 05:21:00 AM »

I sold orgave away my boxed collection of Sierra games. or tossed the boxes in the trash in past, after upgrading to the CD collections. Really I didn't want to be held down by so many boxes, as I've always wanted to travel in my life...

Digital copies make me happy!, and PDF scans of manuals and the like!

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Banter and Chit-Chat! / Re: Everything must cease, RIP my lulu (my wife was murdered today)

« on: December 10, 2014, 05:14:51 AM »

Wow this is terrible. Very little I can say. I'll be praying.

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Banter and Chit-Chat! / Re: Odd Gentlemen's "King's Quest" teaser

« on: December 09, 2014, 08:48:19 PM »

Yep they are doing a sequel next year, or so. It is apparently going to be a mix of the plot from Beyond Shadowgate, and Shadowgate 64. It will be close to the Beyond Shadowgate they originally wanted to make.

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Banter and Chit-Chat! / Re: Odd Gentlemen's "King's Quest" teaser

« on: December 09, 2014, 08:15:21 PM »

As for Shadowgate reimagining... I thought it was great, very close to getting the original game's feel, with essentially a new storyline (inspired by the original).

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Banter and Chit-Chat! / Re: Odd Gentlemen's "King's Quest" teaser

« on: December 09, 2014, 08:12:15 PM »

No one wants to put the kind of budget the games would require, because they would never make the money back.

There is enough criticism for quite a few of the adventure games that came out this year from from Kickstarter campaigns for not living up to the quality of the originals.

Larry Reloaded is hit and miss.

GK 20th Anniversary is a fun game, but its not as good as the original. It didn't get the same budget even. It shows in lack of animation and polish, and the atmosphere isn't quite right.

Broken Sword 5 was pretty good, but it has a lot of its old time fans against it for being to simplified and 'linear'.

Started on Dreamfall chapters, the animation and presentation looks great. But its really too early to tell what the finished game will be like. People might find it to be too "Telltale-esque" in puzzle design and interface?

I haven't played the latest Tex Murphy, so I can't make a comment. I think its mostly liked by its fans?

Broken Age? I see a lot of people complaining about it.

Some people believe that Hero-U won't live up to the QFG games, and it arguably leaning towards a different genre or style in some ways.

Space Venture, well we don't know much about it at all yet.

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Banter and Chit-Chat! / Re: Odd Gentlemen's "King's Quest" teaser

« on: December 09, 2014, 07:32:22 PM »

Some additional stuff released since the trailer announcement;

The barebones website;
http://www.sierra.com/kingsquest

Developed by The Odd Gentlemen, the new King’s Quest™ reimagines all the charm, humor, puzzles, exploration and sense of wonder that made the franchise so magical when it first arrived thirty years ago. Old and grey, King Graham – the hero made legend in the original King’s Quest games – shares the extraordinary stories of his youth with his curious granddaughter, Gwendolyn, taking players back to the feats that shaped a kingdom.

And so begins an episodic saga that honors the core characters and familiar storylines of King Graham’s early adventures, setting up new chapters tied to – but independent of – the series that helped define Sierra and the adventure genre. Through these tales, a whole new generation can finally experience one of gaming’s most beloved journeys.

Other news:

http://blog.theoddgentlemen.com/post/104464765209/kings-quest-trailer-debut-at-the-game-awards-we

This King’s Quest trailer is just the first of hopefully many sneak peeks at our game. Look forward to media showing off puzzles, story, exploration, and more wonder.

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Banter and Chit-Chat! / Re: Odd Gentlemen's "King's Quest" teaser

« on: December 09, 2014, 07:23:55 PM »

kq wiki removed most of the fan based games, even kq silver lining was removed and given a separate page.

Not actually removed, no pages have been removed. There is a link to the fan game and fan fiction main page from the main page itself.

Actually most articles cross-link into the fan pages at the bottom of the page, where the topics are related somehow.

However, I do need to get around to sprucing up the fan page, and giving it fancy thumbnail links, with pictures of the game boxart, or at least title screens.

Any help with the page would be appreciated of course.
http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/Fan_Main_Page