Comments on: Blast From The Past http://turnipville.com/index.php/2005/09/30/blast-from-the-past/ "publishing inscrutable website taglines, unfounded opinions and ramblings since 2001" Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Raven http://turnipville.com/index.php/2005/09/30/blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Raven Thu, 06 Oct 2005 03:10:40 +0000 http://turnipville.com/wordpress/?p=109#comment-102 You didn't date yourself too badly, but you sure made me feel old...(sigh) You didn’t date yourself too badly, but you sure made me feel old…(sigh)

]]> By: Turnip http://turnipville.com/index.php/2005/09/30/blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Turnip Sun, 02 Oct 2005 01:49:18 +0000 http://turnipville.com/wordpress/?p=109#comment-91 What was especially great about typing commands, was that every time you experimented with something questionable (like walking into the bathroom, and typing "take a dump"), the programmers had already thought of it...and included an appropriate response. The Sierra guys were famous for including hysterical references and responses to random things the player might type. As fantastic as new games are, they don't give you the same level of flexibility as the classics. What was especially great about typing commands, was that every time you experimented with something questionable (like walking into the bathroom, and typing “take a dump”), the programmers had already thought of it…and included an appropriate response. The Sierra guys were famous for including hysterical references and responses to random things the player might type.

As fantastic as new games are, they don’t give you the same level of flexibility as the classics.

]]> By: Kinky Poe http://turnipville.com/index.php/2005/09/30/blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Kinky Poe Sat, 01 Oct 2005 21:46:39 +0000 http://turnipville.com/wordpress/?p=109#comment-90 Do I ever! I recall the good old days of having to TYPE my actions. "Pet unicorn" "Look at picture" "Give Pan flute" Ahh, nostalgia. I still ache for them to resurect Gabriel Knight, 3 of them just wasn't enough. KP Do I ever!
I recall the good old days of having to TYPE my actions.
“Pet unicorn”
“Look at picture”
“Give Pan flute”

Ahh, nostalgia. I still ache for them to resurect Gabriel Knight, 3 of them just wasn’t enough.

KP

]]> By: Carolyn http://turnipville.com/index.php/2005/09/30/blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Carolyn Sat, 01 Oct 2005 13:38:50 +0000 http://turnipville.com/wordpress/?p=109#comment-89 Eddings, I LOVE! Except for the new ones!!!! I was so angry I nearly got on a plane and flew to America, tracked him down, grabbed him, shook him and yelled "You can write better than this" and then slap him a few times. Eddings, I LOVE! Except for the new ones!!!! I was so angry I nearly got on a plane and flew to America, tracked him down, grabbed him, shook him and yelled “You can write better than this” and then slap him a few times.

]]> By: Mel http://turnipville.com/index.php/2005/09/30/blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Mel Sat, 01 Oct 2005 08:27:30 +0000 http://turnipville.com/wordpress/?p=109#comment-88 I still play Quest for Glory!! (and Commander Keen, at that!) They don't make games like they used to I say...:) I still play Quest for Glory!! (and Commander Keen, at that!)

They don’t make games like they used to I say…:)

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