Comments on: Guessing about GOG http://www.oneofswords.com/2010/02/gog/ OneOfSwords.com is the gaming blog of Activision's "in-house journalist" Dan Amrich, covering the inner workings of Activision. Features include developer interviews, contests, and -- supposedly -- entertainment. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Zork & Police Quest now on GOG — One Of Swords http://www.oneofswords.com/2010/02/gog/comment-page-1/#comment-6346 Zork & Police Quest now on GOG — One Of Swords Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:48:43 +0000 http://oneofswords.com/?p=202#comment-6346 [...] about text adventures for years. In fact, when GOG started reissuing Activision games last year, an Infocom collection was one of my hopeful guesses. They were some of my first gaming experiences — just words on a screen and your imagination [...] [...] about text adventures for years. In fact, when GOG started reissuing Activision games last year, an Infocom collection was one of my hopeful guesses. They were some of my first gaming experiences — just words on a screen and your imagination [...]

]]> By: Dave http://www.oneofswords.com/2010/02/gog/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Dave Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:31:14 +0000 http://oneofswords.com/?p=202#comment-155 I'm intrigued at the cross-section of our fave games. I LOVED LOVED LOVED "Interstate '76" (and even a few months ago tried installing it under Parallels on XP on my MacBook -- no love). I would DEFINITELY buy a re-release. I think driving/combat is an underdeveloped genre (why haven't they updated Midtown Madness for XB360? One of the best online multiplayer games EVER.) I haven't thought of Spycraft since 1996. Now I want to play it again. YDKJ is in my top-five all-time favorite games of all time, and you're not wrong in saying it's the best game of the decade. It certainly re-defined what PC gaming could be -- I remember huddling around computers at the office and wasting HOURS on it. Why this hasn't been turned into downloadable fodder for XBLive or Wii or PSNetwork just FLOORS me. None of the trivia games available for the consoles is as good as YDKJ. They're SOOOO worth a re-release now. Online? Multiplayer? iPhone version? Yes, please. Phantasmagoria freaked my sh*t out. I thought the gameplay on 7th Guest & 11th Hour was better (if you could get them to run), but this one had some really scary stuff in it and great writing. I’m intrigued at the cross-section of our fave games.

I LOVED LOVED LOVED “Interstate ’76″ (and even a few months ago tried installing it under Parallels on XP on my MacBook — no love). I would DEFINITELY buy a re-release. I think driving/combat is an underdeveloped genre (why haven’t they updated Midtown Madness for XB360? One of the best online multiplayer games EVER.)

I haven’t thought of Spycraft since 1996. Now I want to play it again.

YDKJ is in my top-five all-time favorite games of all time, and you’re not wrong in saying it’s the best game of the decade. It certainly re-defined what PC gaming could be — I remember huddling around computers at the office and wasting HOURS on it. Why this hasn’t been turned into downloadable fodder for XBLive or Wii or PSNetwork just FLOORS me. None of the trivia games available for the consoles is as good as YDKJ. They’re SOOOO worth a re-release now. Online? Multiplayer? iPhone version? Yes, please.

Phantasmagoria freaked my sh*t out. I thought the gameplay on 7th Guest & 11th Hour was better (if you could get them to run), but this one had some really scary stuff in it and great writing.

]]> By: Kaziklu_Voyvoda http://www.oneofswords.com/2010/02/gog/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Kaziklu_Voyvoda Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:14:12 +0000 http://oneofswords.com/?p=202#comment-151 it scares me... lol it scares me… lol

]]> By: Dan (OneOfSwords) http://www.oneofswords.com/2010/02/gog/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Dan (OneOfSwords) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:13:42 +0000 http://oneofswords.com/?p=202#comment-150 I76's polygonal people are part of its charm. :) I76's polygonal people are part of its charm. :)

]]> By: Kaziklu_Voyvoda http://www.oneofswords.com/2010/02/gog/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Kaziklu_Voyvoda Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:52:01 +0000 http://oneofswords.com/?p=202#comment-148 Interstate '76: holy crap, I'm not sure they should have actually tried modeling human bodies in 3D back then.<br>Text Based Games: I had one or 2 I played when I was little, one that my aunt & uncle had stood out to me. Unfortunately I don't remember the name of the game and neither does anyone else.<br>YDKJ: I had this, was actually pretty fun.<br>LSL: Never played, my uncle had some LSL games when I was younger, he might be interested in playing them again, who knows.<br>Police Quest: I was curious about this when I read your post about <a href="http://GOG.com" rel="nofollow">GOG.com</a> before. I'm not sure I would want to suffer through playing them now, with all the comforts modern games have brought us... As I told ya on Twitter, I would however like to see a possible modernization, remake, or a fresh shiny new game that followed in PQ's footsteps. :) Interstate '76: holy crap, I'm not sure they should have actually tried modeling human bodies in 3D back then.
Text Based Games: I had one or 2 I played when I was little, one that my aunt & uncle had stood out to me. Unfortunately I don't remember the name of the game and neither does anyone else.
YDKJ: I had this, was actually pretty fun.
LSL: Never played, my uncle had some LSL games when I was younger, he might be interested in playing them again, who knows.
Police Quest: I was curious about this when I read your post about GOG.com before. I'm not sure I would want to suffer through playing them now, with all the comforts modern games have brought us… As I told ya on Twitter, I would however like to see a possible modernization, remake, or a fresh shiny new game that followed in PQ's footsteps. :)

]]> By: TURbo http://www.oneofswords.com/2010/02/gog/comment-page-1/#comment-147 TURbo Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:43:06 +0000 http://oneofswords.com/?p=202#comment-147 Isn't your 39th birthday coming up? Isn't your 39th birthday coming up?

]]> By: TheSmokingManX http://www.oneofswords.com/2010/02/gog/comment-page-1/#comment-146 TheSmokingManX Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:32:17 +0000 http://oneofswords.com/?p=202#comment-146 I'd like to see quite a few of these, but also No One Lives Forever. I'd like to see quite a few of these, but also No One Lives Forever.

]]> By: michaelruffolo http://www.oneofswords.com/2010/02/gog/comment-page-1/#comment-145 michaelruffolo Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:30:06 +0000 http://oneofswords.com/?p=202#comment-145 if they release interstate '76 and you dont know jack, i would pick them up.<br>i've heard some really great things about them and their gameplay if they release interstate '76 and you dont know jack, i would pick them up.
i've heard some really great things about them and their gameplay

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