Not even close. In that game alone, there were harder puzzles. But elsewhere in Infocom’s catalogue – and more widely in text adventures – there were tougher tests.
Where the Babel Fish puzzle got things right was through being clever, funny and absurd, and in also deviating radically from expectations. It’s as far as possible from other media, where the fish is simply put into Arthur’s ear. And so that makes it memorable. #retrogaming
i haven't seen anyone talk about this project, and i can't believe how fast it has matured since i peeked in on it last year.
Fallout 1 & 2 Community Edition are full-on reverse engineered re-implementations of the game engines for win/mac/linux/ios/android.
FO1 was never much of a problem, because it ran very well in dosbox for decades. but FO2 was always another story - it was a 32-bit windows-only title, and it's always been a real pain in the ass to run.
Thursday is the new Tuesday! I'm changing it up a little. Retro Sundays remains the same, but our contemporary Tuesday streams are moving to 20:30 (UK time) on Thursdays.
I hope you'll be able to join us and enjoy the best of gaming from today and yesteryear!
If you'd like to discover new titles, re-watch old favourites and get nostalgic with retro gaming, I'd love it if you'd check out my little cosy corner of the internet.
Hey #IndieDev peoples, when do you share about a project? Does sharing help or hurt your motivation? Have you tried different strategies? I’d love to boost some of your stories and experiences.