tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264881409789872629.post5471624863507591035..comments2024-03-28T18:16:41.746-04:00Comments on Data Driven Gamer: Game 100: The Demon's ForgeAhabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131989140638867919noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264881409789872629.post-47437524396093813812023-05-21T16:13:54.194-04:002023-05-21T16:13:54.194-04:00I wrote a text walkthrough for this waaaayy back i...I wrote a text walkthrough for this waaaayy back in the 80s when everything was dial up bulletin boards. Glad to see there are other people that actually played it lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264881409789872629.post-57461879849754640062020-09-13T11:24:57.035-04:002020-09-13T11:24:57.035-04:00I am shocked to realize I must have had the 1983 v...I am shocked to realize I must have had the 1983 version of this, because holy hell these images are bad. I was forever grateful for the NES saving me from this and Zork. (Yeah, yeah, I love Zork, but that moon logic haunts me to this day.)A Father Who Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01309280738216218602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264881409789872629.post-90703598527338649602020-07-17T18:16:40.988-04:002020-07-17T18:16:40.988-04:00Cool! I checked out the 1983 version briefly, and ...Cool! I checked out the 1983 version briefly, and observed these details:<br /><br />-CLOSE is generally recognized, but it won't let you use it in places where it would make sense (CLOSING THE CHEST DOES NO GOOD).<br /><br />-SEARCH COSTUME tells you "you don't find a thing." But "LOOK COSTUME" produces the vial.<br /><br />-EXAMINE and WAVE are not recognized as verbs.<br /><br />-GET GEM works.<br /><br />-BURN DOORS works.<br /><br />That's about as much patience as I had for this game.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04131989140638867919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264881409789872629.post-15584446198061313942020-07-17T11:41:36.581-04:002020-07-17T11:41:36.581-04:00I finished, and while I'll be writing it up at...I finished, and while I'll be writing it up at some point (maybe next week) I wanted to point out that parser in the DOS version is *much* better. For example<br /><br />- CLOSE actually works in other places -- the 1981 version gives the impression the CLOSE verb doesn't work at all, so I had it crossed off my list, making one of the later puzzles impossible<br /><br />- You can BURN DOORS instead of just trying to walk through them.<br /><br />- EXAMINE and LOOK now are treated the same.<br /><br />- Some of the red herrings have been removed or reduced (the closet says "what are you doing in the closet?", the room full of empty boxes got cut entirely).<br /><br />- WAVE is understood so you don't have to USE the WAND.<br /><br />I haven't checked out the 1983 version to see if any of the improvements are in already. This is definitely a case where only the hardcore historians should try the initial release, though.Jason Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292199216981320170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264881409789872629.post-17150346524152354572020-05-14T19:18:49.021-04:002020-05-14T19:18:49.021-04:00Woz-a-day just released a previously unknown (to m...Woz-a-day just released a previously unknown (to me) version copyrighted 1983 by Boone Corporation. Surprise - its graphics are identical to the 1987 Mastertronic version! This means the graphics were re-done much earlier than I thought - likely before Interplay was founded.<br /><br />Will revise the beginning of this post.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04131989140638867919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264881409789872629.post-50849333398615955272020-05-09T23:11:34.779-04:002020-05-09T23:11:34.779-04:00This was one of the first PC games I ever played, ...This was one of the first PC games I ever played, along with a lawnmower game and Tetris. It was on my aunt's computer, as she's always been a bit of a techie, but I'm pretty sure it was the '87 edition, the graphics were a little different. Anyway, I never got any further than the assassin (unless you count the times I swore into the input and got myself tossed in the hall of mirrors), and frankly, I'm surprised I ever made it that far. It really was a different era. Now, you expect to progress through a game at speed, back then, spending a few days or even weeks figuring out what to do with the next puzzle seemed fine.Spottedcowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493705009718313495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264881409789872629.post-28458623601867575142019-10-15T23:02:12.050-04:002019-10-15T23:02:12.050-04:00Thanks! Heh - game 1000 will bring us somewhere be...Thanks! Heh - game 1000 will bring us somewhere between 1988 and 1993, depending on how many non-whale ancestors I wind up playing.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04131989140638867919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264881409789872629.post-91223688545282395322019-10-15T13:49:51.355-04:002019-10-15T13:49:51.355-04:00Congratulations on your century mark!
Very intere...Congratulations on your century mark!<br /><br />Very interesting... I don't think I'd really heard of this one before. It did remind me somewhat of a game we used to play in elementary school on our Franklin Ace 1000s c 1983-85 called "Dungeon of the Gods."<br /><br />Here's to seeing you through to the millennial game!<br />arthurdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269435724709435094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264881409789872629.post-62726862500294164102019-10-15T11:59:59.583-04:002019-10-15T11:59:59.583-04:00The best thing about Hunted:the Demon's Forge?...The best thing about Hunted:the Demon's Forge? InXile, the company that created that game was founded by Brian Fargo too!Joshuahttp://s.comnoreply@blogger.com