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(re: re: eBay frustration RESOLVED!)
Personally speaking, I think eBay should ban automatic sniping… If you’re going to bid a max then put it in when you can – this you don’t need to snipe. However, we all know that most of the items we want, we *really* want and it’s like a child in a sweet shop (I want that one now!) and so people just push the auction price past your max. I’m sure that this is sometimes does just to see how much the max bid was. Bah, eBay – can’t live with or without it 🙂
(re: re: re: Sierra Game Remakes) …start a real company, and create an original point and click adventure game of their own design.
From the occasional hints on their message boards, it seems that this is what they plan to do. I’m glad we agree on something!
(re: re: Sierra Game Remakes)
Alright, we’ll agree to disagree then. 🙂 Still, after they’re done with the QG2 thingamajig, I’d love for AGDI to reveal their true identities, start a real company, and create an original point and click adventure game of their own design. If they put the same amount of effort into it as their remakes, then I’m sure it’ll have the potential to be really good.
(re: Sierra Game Remakes) I strongly disagree with most of your points, and there’s a few thousand AGDI fans out there who would disagree with you as well. You have a strong opinion but I would say there’s not many who share your opinion, at least to such a degree. Still, you’re entitled to your opinion just as those who disagree with you are entitled to theirs. I don’t want to get into a big argument, so I will just make a few points of rebuttal (I’m not really a debater, I shouldn’t even reply at all!).
2. It’s free. Yes. Certainly no true Sierra fan would buy into such sacrilege.
Many Sierra fans would literally “buy” “such sacrilege.” AGDI often gets people asking in their guestbook how to donate money to them (though they don’t accept for the legal trouble they could get into if they do). I don’t agree that a “true” Sierra fan must *only* like the very original Sierra releases. A purist, perhaps – and I guess that would be how you view the Sierra games.
The original KQ2 isn’t much by today’s standards?
The whole point of adding “better” sound and graphics, and in the case of KQ2 an actual plot, is to bring the game up to the standard of games like King’s Quest V – which is what Sierra itself did with their remakes. That’s what is meant by “standards.” Again, I think you’re a purist in this regard – many people will disagree with you.
Especially if you truly ENTER the world through your imagination, as the goal of all successful adventure games should be.
The enhanced graphics and sound and story make it even more possible for you enter the world through your imagination… if this was truly your point, you would be an advocate of text adventures and no graphics at all… And AGDI’s remakes, by their download #s, *are* very successful.
Different interface. Different graphics and sound. Different gameplay. Not designed by the designer of the original. You call that respect?
1000s of hours spent meticulously programming, making graphics, beta testing, recording music… a true tribute to the process that Sierra went through while making their games. I call that the highest form of respect.
You might get some people here who agree with you on general points… but you might want to prepare yourself for some angry posts in return (play nice everyone).
(re: Sierra Game Remakes)
Of course, we are both entitled to our opinions. 🙂
I am nostalgic for the old games, and I can’t say I’d rather play a ‘reinterpretation’ of, say, King’s Quest 6 than the original. But no amount of debate is going to change how I feel about AGDI’s remakes — I like their games, I respect their work, and I see what they’ve done as a tribute to the old Sierra, not as sacrilege.
-emily
(re: Making a Game) LOL – this must be the million dollar question.
You might as well be asking for a few hundred pages of advice! I’ll give you two starting ideas though.
– What is your game about? Do you have a story? Characters? Ideas about style of artwork, resolution, interface? These are some basic questions that you should plan in a good amount of detail before you start putting a team together. If you just jump into this, you will probably go the way many fan teams go. If you have a plan, you will realize what you’re getting into first, and you will likely have more success recruiting people to help you.
– Why are you making the game? For fun? To learn about game making? If you are serious about making a game, then you need to know why you want to make it. This will again keep you going once you realize what you’re getting into, and again it will also give you focus if you try to recruit people.
If you haven’t covered those 2 points, then don’t worry about the rest yet. If you’ve got those 2 thoroughly covered, then I can tell you about some other ideas.
(re: King’s Quest 6, and illogical puzzles… (mini-spoiler)) Though I do reckon KQ5 is better and possibly one of the top five adventure games ever produced by Sierra.
It’s a tough call, but KQ5 is my favorite of the King’s Quest series… and definitely one of Sierra’s top five adventure games.
(re: re: re: re: Sierra Game Remakes) I realise some of the following may sound like my spitting bile, but it’s not. I simply feel very strongly about the issue of remakes. And Classic Sierra meant a lot to me back in the eighties and early nineties.
I really liked what Tierra “did to” KQ2. They made it into a much more robust game, but still kept the basics from the original — it was like playing a brand new Sierra game. I appreciate all their hard work and think what they’re doing is amazing — especially for free. The original KQ2 may have sentimental value for some, but it’s not much by today’s standards. Not only did AGDI give us something new to play, they did it in a way that was respectful to the original. 1. It was nothing like playing a brand new Sierra game. Why not? 1. Because it isn’t a brand new Sierra game. Because Classic Sierra doesn’t exist anymore. 2. It’s free. Yes. Certainly no true Sierra fan would buy into such sacrilege. 3. The original KQ2 isn’t much by today’s standards? Are you kidding me? It’s King’s Quest 2! It’s King Graham rescuing his Queen, the future love of his life! 4. AGDI did give us something new to play. Except, by it’s very nature, this remake is not respectful to the original. Different interface. Different graphics and sound. Different gameplay. Not designed by the designer of the original. You call that respect? I don’t see how a remake is harming anyone or “ruining the experience.” If you don’t want to play the remake, go play the original — it’ll give you a good 45-minutes or so of entertainment. <GRIN>How is Tierra’s remake ruining your experience of playing the original? 1. Sure it’s not *harming* anyone (physically), except of course the gamer who plays the remake, but never finished the original. 2. It takes much more than 45 minutes to play through. Especially if you truly ENTER the world through your imagination, as the goal of all successful adventure games should be. On the flip side, those who want to experience the game (and the feeling of what those old games were like, for free, on today’s computers without technical problems) can do so with the remake. No. Those who want to experience the game, and the feeling of what those old games were like, cannot do so with the remake. Remakes are, by definition, new creations. It is not the same game. The only way you can experience the original game and the feelings it (still) generates, is by playing the ORIGINAL. AGI games run fine whatever OS is on your PC. While DOSbox runs the rest (of the DOS games). Just my $0.02. I’m looking forward to the QfG2 remake – in fact, I’m waiting to play the rest in the series until after that comes out (I have already played the QfG1 VGA remake of Sierra’s, but the rest of the series is currently sitting on my shelf, on hold). You are waiting for the fabrication that is the QG2 remake, in order to play through the whole series? And you’ve already played the QG1 remake? That means you’re going to come to the end of QG5, only to have to go back again and replay the original QG1 and the original QG2. That’s the only way you are going to experience Quest for Glory as it was/is meant to be played. And those are the only TRUE versions of these games that exist. Actually, I’m in the process of playing through the whole series myself. And the 16-colour games work perfectly in DOSbox. Why in the world would you prefer the remakes over them??? These are classics! And like good art, no classic game can ever be replaced by a remake. You’ve seen all those modern re-interpretations of the Mona Lisa, havn’t you? Not worth much compared to the original, are they?
(re: re: re: Off topic question…) I’m still at sea, so my ability to do any research is limited. My recollection is that the 1d was 5 megapixel, and the 1ds at 11 megapixel.
You may want to check to see if there is a camera store around you that will rent a camera for a couple of days. It’s a lot of money, and nothing will tell you more than just doing some practice shots.
The $4,500 for a 1ds sounds suspiciously low. It might be right, but I’d be careful.
Good luck!
-Ken W
(re: re: Sierra Game Remakes)
Actually I was extremely excited to hear about Tierra’s (now AGDI) remake of King’s Quest. I waited a long time for them to finish, and couldn’t wait to download and play it.
Then, when I gave it a spin, it suddenly struck me – it really wasn’t King’s Quest 1 anymore. It was something else. Adding a point and click interface and “upgrading” the graphics and sound added a whole new dynamic to it. To rephrase that, I don’t think they ADDED anything. Rather they simply OBSCURED the classic originals. (And they are currently doing the same to QG2.)
So when a player says he’s/she’s finished KQ1 or 2, but in fact only played through the AGDI versions, what is he/she actually saying?
Though I must add, I hold exactly the same feelings towards Sierra’s own VGA remakes of their games. The simply fact that they would commission these remakes (of their own classics) was another chink in their armour. Deservedly, none of them sold very well (and Sierra lost a lot of money).
(re: re: Off topic question…)
Okay, so searching around the cheap 1d cameras that I found were 4.2 megapixel.. that sound right to you? My digital rebel is a 6.1 (or something..) megapixel, but I also saw more expensive 1ds (around 4500) that quoted 8.2 mp. Can you make any sense of this?
Thanks
Pete Liesenfeld
(re: re: Sierra Games For Apple IIc/IIe.)
As far as I know, KQ4, LSL1, and SQ1 was released for the Apple IIgs, but if you have proof that these games were released for Apple II, that would be good. Perhaps you could find the box covers, or maybe e-mail me the screenshots.
(re: re: Sierra Games For Apple IIc/IIe.)
There was also “The Black Cauldron”, which was a rather brilliant game.
(re: Sierra Games For Apple IIc/IIe.)
Hi Guy,
I actually started by Sierra adventures on an Apple IIe. Here are the games that came out for it for sure:
Leisure Suit Larry I
Police Quest I
King’s Quest I-IV
Space Quest I-II
ThexderI believe that’s it. I know there were others like boxing, etc that came out earlier. But during the Quest faze, these are the ones I remember.
Thanks.
Manish
(re: eBay frustration RESOLVED!)
Use Auctionsniper.com
Set your absolute highest price on the item and walk away.
5 seconds before the auction ends your bid is automatically placed from auctionsniper by proxy bid. So if your snipe is set to $30, but the next bid is $19 then you snipe the item at $19.
I never lose an auction due to no internet availability, or forgetting. 🙂
I have a million tricks that make my life automated.Life is good!
–jason(re: re: re: OLD SIerra Timer fixes) I’ve actually been working on this too. I may try to see how much I can get done in my free time at work over the next week and if it’s a significant bit, I’ll post it here.
Geoff
(re: re: re: Sierra Game Remakes)
I really liked what Tierra “did to” KQ2. They made it into a much more robust game, but still kept the basics from the original — it was like playing a brand new Sierra game. I appreciate all their hard work and think what they’re doing is amazing — especially for free. The original KQ2 may have sentimental value for some, but it’s not much by today’s standards. Not only did AGDI give us something new to play, they did it in a way that was respectful to the original.
I don’t see how a remake is harming anyone or “ruining the experience.” If you don’t want to play the remake, go play the original — it’ll give you a good 45-minutes or so of entertainment.
How is Tierra’s remake ruining your experience of playing the original? On the flip side, those who want to experience the game (and the feeling of what those old games were like, for free, on today’s computers without technical problems) can do so with the remake.
Just my $0.02. I’m looking forward to the QfG2 remake – in fact, I’m waiting to play the rest in the series until after that comes out (I have already played the QfG1 VGA remake of Sierra’s, but the rest of the series is currently sitting on my shelf, on hold).
-emily
(re: Sierra Game Remakes) Frankly, I wouldn’t. Remakes totally ruin the experience. After finishing the QG2 remake, they should stay well away from Sierra’s games. Especially after what they did to KQ2.
Well, both points of view are valid – that remakes either revitalize old games, or ruin them. One thing you can say about AGDI though, they certainly work hard at what they do. Everyone should be free to have their own opinion though – and you can’t make an opinion unless you know of the games and try them out 🙂
(re: Sneak Peek CDs)
Regarding Sneak Peeks 2, though you could buy it separately from Sierra, it was at one stage included on the Imagination Network installation CD that came free with a variety of gaming magazines.
That’s how I got it.
The CD itself is black and came in a black envelope (both have Imagination Network printed on in white), along with a little manual.
Some people may have it and not even know it.
(re: re: Sierra Game Remakes)
Frankly, I wouldn’t. Remakes totally ruin the experience. After finishing the QG2 remake, they should stay well away from Sierra’s games. Especially after what they did to KQ2.
(re: re: re: King’s Quest 6, and illogical puzzles… (mini-spoiler))
No, seriously, I remember writing Sierra about this. The person who wrote back told me to go back and play the bones. This would trigger the path to the proper ending.
Then again, we could both be right. Maybe the game contained multiple ways of doing it. (The version I have is the first CD release in the flat, white box.)
All the same, my two favourite King’s Quests are 3 and 5.
KQ3, I reckon, was a work of genius. Roberta Williams took a single location (which featured for 95% of the game) and wove an engaging storyline around it. And the whole twist ending! And the intricate puzzles! I just loved it.
Though I do reckon KQ5 is better and possibly one of the top five adventure games ever produced by Sierra. It was the most epic of any King’s Quest, crossing many lands and a wide variety of original characters. Moreover, Graham truly suffered for his family. He showed such great courage, loyalty and fortitude, which made me really respect and like the character. King Graham loved his family and was prepared to fight for them to the bitter end! (And all without glaring inconsistencies in the storyline or shallow plotting.) I truly believe KQ5 to be Roberta Williams’s best game.
(re: Sierra Game Remakes)
I was thrilled when I played these games, particularly “King’s Quest 2: Romancing The Stones”, which did a fantastic job of both recreating the feeling of the original game, and also adding some really great new content.
I thought the art was just lovely, and the voice acting and music was really well done. They’ve done such a good job. It was a real pleasure to play something with real heart, like the original Sierra games.
Can’t wait to see their interpretation of QFG2.
And yes, it would be great to see them remake KQ3, which is probably my favorite Sierra game. 🙂
I would encourage ANY Sierra fan to check out these games, particuarly “KQ2: Romancing The Stones” which provides a whole new adventure for anyone out there longing for some fresh gaming goodness in the classic Sierra flavor.
– Murray
(re: Off topic question…) I had a 10d, upgraded to the 1d and now to the 1ds.
I loved the 10d. It’s lighter than the 1d, and has a built-in flash — and, zoom on the LCD screen. I upgraded to the 1d thinking the extra quality justified the expense. The quality is better, but since 99% of what I shoot winds up on the web, it’s not clear that the extra quality justifies the added weight.
I am hard on a camera. My 1d was looking totally trashed, so I upgraded to the 1ds. Thus far I’m very disappointed. The quality difference is imperceptible. The 1ds costs around $7,500 whereas the 1d has dropped dramatically in price. If you do upgrade, you may want to consider looking on eBay for a 1d. I’m guess you would spend around $1,800 used or $2,500 new.
I’m currently thinking I’d buy another 10d to use as a second camera.
-Ken W
(re: re: re: QFG1/Hero’s Quest Info)
Same here. I have the original manual and everything with the cool caricatures on the cover. I’ve beaten this game probably 10 times. And when I found out about the razzledazzlerootbeer cheat I probably beat it twice more in cheat mode just for kicks. It’s been probably 10 years since I’ve played a game in this series but if they were to release one today I’d definitely buy it.
