atmcashpoint

atmcashpoint, 12 days ago to gaming

Some lengthy notes on the surviving alpha & beta versions of Beyond Zork:
#infocom #beyondzork #interactivefiction #textadventures #adventuregames
https://advgamer.blogspot.com/2024/05/missed-classic-beyond-zork-won-and.html?showComment=1715644432914#c4806223374698680559

nocontexttrek, 16 days ago to StarTrek

#StarTrek

atmcashpoint, 26 days ago to random

Disgusting and saddening. This man should be free.
#toomajsalehi #FreeToomaj‌ #FreeToomajSalehi
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/29/iranian-authority-undermined-after-death-sentence-for-toomaj-salehi-rapper-sparks-global-protests

konstantinosd, 1 month ago to random

The Dig print ad via https://www.pcgamer.com/check-out-these-gorgeous-print-ads-for-classic-games-plus-a-couple-that-really-didnt-age-well/

atmcashpoint, 1 month ago to norcal

An unused portrait from the Dagger of Amon Ra hint book. #sierra #laurabow #daggerofamonra #thedaggerofamonra #adventuregames

32bitkid, 1 month ago to retrogaming

An earlier design of Laura Bow from The Colonel's Bequest. The first is from the non-interactive promo release, the second is from the commercial release/final version. Also included, the sketch from the original design document. 😀

#RetroGaming #SierraOnLine #ColonelsBequest

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atmcashpoint, 2 months ago to norcal

Early screenshots of Leisure Suit Larry 3, from Game Player's PC Buyer's Guide, vol. 2 no. 5 (Nov/Dec 1989).

The comedy club has different-colored chairs. Meanwhile, Patti has a different hairstyle, both arms visible, and no top... #sierra #leisuresuitlarry #adventuregames

An early screenshot of Leisure Suit Larry 3, from Game Player's PC Buyer's Guide, vol. 2 no. 5 (Nov/Dec 1989). It shows the interior of the comedy club on Nontoonyt Island, with chairs colored differently than in the final game.

atmcashpoint, 2 months ago to norcal

Early screenshots of Conquests of Camelot from Game Player's PC Buyer's Guide, vol. 2 no. 5 (Nov/Dec 1989).

Notice that in Merlin's study, the tapestry on the wall has a "fylfot" (swastika) on one side. This was probably meant in the ancient sense of a sun symbol. It was removed in the final game, but the description of the tapestry still mentions it.
#sierra #conquestsofcamelot #adventuregames

An early screenshot of Conquests of Camelot, from from Game Player's PC Buyer's Guide, vol. 2 no. 5 (Nov/Dec 1989), showing the joust against the Black Knight.

atmcashpoint, 2 months ago to norcal

Early screenshots of Quest for Glory 1 (then called Hero's Quest 1) from Game Player's PC Buyer's Guide, vol. 2 no. 5 (Nov/Dec 1989).

Notice the missing skulls and the different design of the door on Baba Yaga's hut! #sierra #questforglory #adventuregames

An early screenshot of Hero's Quest from Game Player's PC Buyers' Guide, vol. 2 no. 5 (Nov/Dec 1989). The image shows the Hero walking towards the Kobold in his cave. The Kobold is glowing as he thrusts out his arm to cast a spell at the Hero.

atmcashpoint, 2 months ago to loom

Doing some refurbishment of the Loom TCRF page. Still a WIP but looks much better. #loom #lucasarts #adventuregames
https://tcrf.net/Loom_(DOS)

atmcashpoint, 2 months ago to norcal

Some early screenshots of Space Quest 3 and Zak McKracken, from Game Player's Guide to MS-DOS Computer Games, vol. 1, no. 2 (circa December 1988).

A really excellent look at Roger Wilco's blond sprite and the junkyard dog here.

Also check out Zak McKracken's blue shirt! #spacequest #zakmckracken #sierra #lucasarts #adventuregames

An early screenshot of Space Quest 3, from Game Player's Guide to MS-DOS Computer Games, vol. 1, no. 2. It shows the closeup of Roger sleeping in the cryo pod from the intro. The toolbar at the top of the screen shows information from Sierra's image editor, and a crosshair cursor for drawing pixel art is visible above Roger's head.
An early screenshot of the low-res version of Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, from Game Player's Guide to MS-DOS Computer Games, vol. 1, no. 2. It shows Zak being imprisoned inside the Mindbender machine by a Caponian. Zak's shirt is a light blue color (though not teal), instead of the green used in the final version of the low-res release.

atmcashpoint, 2 months ago to loom

A funny bug in LOOM EGA on DOSbox: If you skip past the cutscene where Chaos is stealing the Great Scythe right during that one particular shot, the body of the dead Glassmaker on the right disappears before the screen blanks out. #loom #lucasarts #adventuregames

Another screenshot of that same scene in LOOM EGA, immediately after pressing the Esc key to skip the cutscene. The body of the Glassmaker on the right side of the screen has disappeared.

atmcashpoint, 2 months ago to gaming

Got my copy of the Return to Monkey Island PC box and Anthology upgrade kit today. Yaaaaaay!
#monkeyisland #returntomonkeyisland #adventuregames

atmcashpoint, 2 months ago to IndianaJones

A 1991 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis demo uses this strange EGA sprite of a sailing ship as a placeholder for the overhead view of the Nazi submarine.

I wonder if this is a survival from the fabled ship combat cut from Monkey Island 1? #indianajones #fateofatlantis #monkeyisland #lucasarts #adventuregames

Major thanks to Zummone of YouTube for helping me find this!

Another gameplay screenshot of the EGA sailing ship sprite used as a placeholder for the submarine.
Larger versions of the EGA sailing ship's horizontal and vertical sprites as they appear in the demo resource files.

atmcashpoint, 2 months ago to norcal

Something I noticed in the Gabriel Knight 3 manual:

"Grace, with the help of her brother, set up a computer programmed to help them do fieldwork."

Was there any other source that mentioned that Grace had a brother? #sierra #gabrielknight #adventuregames

damianogerli, 3 months ago to random

Thanks to the work of @Laserschwert we now have Loom 's manual, book of patterns, and hint books restored and uploaded on Archive.
They were originally meant for the Loom LRG re-release but that did not pan out.
https://archive.org/details/loom-manual-bop-hintbook/

atmcashpoint, 3 months ago to gaming

TIL Rum Rogers in MI2 is blind in one eye in his front sprite.

You can't see it in his side view, though, since it's done from the other side and just flipped for both. (He's also got some nasty pirate teeth.) #monkeyisland #lucasarts #adventuregames

A view of Rum Rogers' front sprite from the Monkey Island 2 resource files, showing him with his mouth open. Only one tooth is present; the rest that should be visible in his mouth are all missing.

retronator, 3 months ago to random

I've been drawing fan art all week, live streaming on my Steam page for Steam Next Fest. One more of those me moments where I only draw when it has anything to do with work. So I won't post them here, except yesterday's Maniac Mansion to make a dedication to @grumpygamer and @DavidBFox who live here (I mean on Mastodon, not in the mansion, although, who knows?).

atmcashpoint, 3 months ago to norcal

The Gabriel Knight 1 prologue comic and the GK3 box art both erroneously draw the Ritter talisman with three red gems on each side rather than a single green gem. #gabrielknight #sierra #adventuregames

A close-up of the box art of Gabriel Knight 3, showing Gabriel menaced by a pallid female figure with angelic wings and vampire fangs. Gabriel's talisman is visible around his neck. Again, it has three red gems on each side rather than one green gem.

atmcashpoint, 3 months ago to gaming

A documentary from Noclip about Return to Monkey Island is coming out on Monday:
#monkeyisland #returntomonkeyisland #lucasarts #devolverdigital #devolver #adventuregames
https://fxtwitter.com/noclipvideo/status/1753462000586486182?s=20

atmcashpoint, 3 months ago to gaming

This early version of the Booty Island map background from Monkey Island 2 has houses on both sides of the street in Ville de la Booty.

From German magazine PowerPlay, September 1991. #monkeyisland #lucasarts #adventuregames