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Forum: Nostalgia & memories 28 April 2010, 16:08
Replies: 326
Views: 69,776
Posted By snarkhunter
There's a rumour going round that some people...

There's a rumour going round that some people actually know the purpose of "Weird Dreams"...

"Who Framed Roger Rabbit", "Dungeon's Lair" (etc.) : 15' loading, then 10" game...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 10 December 2009, 11:32
Replies: 743
Views: 109,437
Posted By snarkhunter
So am I. Of course, it's always a matter of...

So am I.
Of course, it's always a matter of personal taste. But this game remains one of the very best "platformers" I've ever played. And I still play it now and then - within "WinUAE". And I still...
Forum: request.Demos 21 March 2009, 09:16
Replies: 0
Views: 2,823
Posted By snarkhunter
"Naughtiness Is A Warm Gun"

Hello Guys,

It's Christmas time... again and already !

I'm getting rid of old and "embarrassing" Amiga stuff. Please don't ask me why : it's just that I'm feeling a bit too old now to enjoy...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 18 August 2008, 20:03
Replies: 144
Views: 38,380
Posted By snarkhunter
A French adventure game called "Explora" (the...

A French adventure game called "Explora" (the first one in a series of too many...) came with a grid printed on a sheet of tracing paper. It was meant to be put on the box artwork, and the program...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 06 March 2008, 16:18
Replies: 23
Views: 5,219
Posted By snarkhunter
I fully agree with you ! I still have fond...

I fully agree with you ! I still have fond memories of the "Basic Set" I used to have, back in the late 70's.

Later on, I more or less switched for other RPGs (mainly from Chaosium or FGU), but...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 22 February 2008, 15:35
Replies: 39
Views: 5,187
Posted By snarkhunter
I was only meaning that, compared to those in...

I was only meaning that, compared to those in "Myst", many of the riddles found in "Riven" have solutions that do not seem as logical... and I mean "logical" when the actual solution seems to pop up...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 22 February 2008, 14:50
Replies: 39
Views: 5,187
Posted By snarkhunter
I did buy and play the Playstation versions of...

I did buy and play the Playstation versions of "Myst" & "Riven"...
I enjoyed the former immensely : events seemed to make sense - as a genuine "plot" - so much better than in the latter. The...
Forum: Coders. General 04 November 2007, 17:24
Replies: 8
Views: 4,941
Posted By snarkhunter
Hello, I uploaded an archive to "The Zone"...

Hello,

I uploaded an archive to "The Zone" for you : it contains my own version of "DevPac 3" (both for WB1.3 & 2.0). Unfortunately, it's only release 3.14, not 3.18, since I don't think I ever...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 17 June 2007, 09:00
Replies: 64
Views: 10,835
Posted By snarkhunter
My own vote was for "Barbarian", because of all...

My own vote was for "Barbarian", because of all the fun my brother and I had with this game, both on the C64 and the Amiga (and I still have the latter version, complete with the "Maria Wee-taker"...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 29 January 2007, 18:06
Replies: 237
Views: 65,916
Posted By snarkhunter
Dungeon Master Elite 2 - Frontier The Faery...

Dungeon Master
Elite 2 - Frontier
The Faery Tale Adventure
James Pond 2 - Robocod

There were so many features crammed into these one-disk-only games...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 08 December 2006, 12:21
Replies: 218
Views: 23,998
Posted By snarkhunter
Big grin The one who said so obviously never watched any...

The one who said so obviously never watched any "Friday the 13th" movies !
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 07 December 2006, 17:41
Replies: 218
Views: 23,998
Posted By snarkhunter
My name is Bond... James Bond. Oops. No,...

My name is Bond... James Bond.

Oops. No, sorry. Got confused again : I'm only one "Lionel" !...
Forum: support.Apps 05 November 2006, 13:09
Replies: 8
Views: 1,543
Posted By snarkhunter
You should be able to order a mouse from the...

You should be able to order a mouse from the following web site :
...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 05 November 2006, 13:00
Replies: 40
Views: 6,647
Posted By snarkhunter
Because his favorite movie is "Play Misty For...

Because his favorite movie is "Play Misty For Me"...
Oops ! Sorry... thought you were talking about Superfog !...


sh
Forum: request.Demos 19 October 2006, 21:25
Replies: 8
Views: 3,175
Posted By snarkhunter
... just Zoned it for you, naughty boy !!! :D

... just Zoned it for you, naughty boy !!! :D
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 09 October 2006, 21:08
Replies: 16
Views: 3,504
Posted By snarkhunter
I remember "Soft Adventure" being released for...

I remember "Soft Adventure" being released for the Apple 2 first. As a matter of fact, it was obviously used as kind of a "draft" for the very first "Leisure Suit Larry", a few years later.
...
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 14 September 2006, 18:34
Replies: 19
Views: 5,601
Posted By snarkhunter
There's no actual need for this ! An adapter is...

There's no actual need for this ! An adapter is available from "vesalia.de" (see links above) : it plugs into a PC's parallel port and allows one to connect up to 4 Amiga joysticks. I've already got...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 12 September 2006, 09:04
Replies: 53
Views: 5,955
Posted By snarkhunter
Just found the following links, which may be of...

Just found the following links, which may be of interest :

http://www.amigastuff.co.uk/parts.asp?s=mj&sub=F2

http://www.oldsoftware.com/Commodore.html#anchor31571
(The 3rd one looks like a...
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 10 September 2006, 10:27
Replies: 19
Views: 5,601
Posted By snarkhunter
In my own humble opinion, PC joysticks are...

In my own humble opinion, PC joysticks are definitely not adequate when it comes to playing "old style" games. I do have one "Playstation type" pad and a modern PC joystick, and they just don't do...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 09 September 2006, 10:12
Replies: 109
Views: 16,045
Posted By snarkhunter
The very best two-player game I've ever seen...

The very best two-player game I've ever seen wasn't running on the Amiga : it was a C64 game called "The Goonies" (based on the famous movie) ; players really had to team up and be smart in order to...
Forum: News 16 August 2006, 16:13
Replies: 14
Views: 3,108
Posted By snarkhunter
"James Pond 2 - Robocod" (CD32 version) works...

"James Pond 2 - Robocod" (CD32 version) works just fine under R1.31 : thank you very much, all ! And I do apologize for being a bit repetitive about this, but this game is still kind of my "personal...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 07 August 2006, 16:56
Replies: 18
Views: 2,841
Posted By snarkhunter
"Leather Goddesses of Phobos" had a set of...

"Leather Goddesses of Phobos" had a set of "scratch'n'sniff" caps inside the box, that were used at various locations throughout the game. I just don't know if any other "Infocom" adventures featured...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 28 July 2006, 10:10
Replies: 29
Views: 4,225
Posted By snarkhunter
No. I mean it was not as addictive on the Amiga...

No. I mean it was not as addictive on the Amiga as it was on the C64.
Perhaps this is mainly because the conversion came in a little too late and people had got bored of the game in the meantime. Or...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 27 July 2006, 11:38
Replies: 29
Views: 4,225
Posted By snarkhunter
Just forgot to mention another great game ported...

Just forgot to mention another great game ported from the C64 to the Amiga, namely "Sentinel". But definitely not as addictive on the latter...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 25 July 2006, 10:40
Replies: 29
Views: 4,225
Posted By snarkhunter
... YES !!! And please don't forget to add...

... YES !!!

And please don't forget to add "The Great Escape" and "Elite" to the above list...
Forum: project.aGTW 04 July 2006, 16:44
Replies: 2
Views: 2,267
Posted By snarkhunter
The Rime of The Ancient Mariner

When I was still considering getting an A500, i.e. back in 1987-88, I remember seeing adverts (in some French magazines about home computers) for a "soon to be released" adventure game named after...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 01 July 2006, 10:45
Replies: 132
Views: 34,578
Posted By snarkhunter
I just wouldn't dare say any piece of music was...

I just wouldn't dare say any piece of music was "the worst" I've ever heard, but I've always found the soundtrack for "Bone Cruncher" quite fascinating !...
Forum: Amiga scene 27 June 2006, 21:01
Replies: 12
Views: 1,881
Posted By snarkhunter
I'm a French guy, living in France... but I'm...

I'm a French guy, living in France... but I'm also a fan of Lewis Carroll's, so perhaps this kind of qualifies me for any "Cheshire-related" matters ?!:D
Forum: Amiga scene 14 June 2006, 12:43
Replies: 231
Views: 34,920
Posted By snarkhunter
"Flashback" is the only Amiga game I ever...

"Flashback" is the only Amiga game I ever completed - after teaming up with my brother (he would tackle all the action bits, and I would take care of the adventure parts). This is mainly due to the...
Forum: request.Other 02 June 2006, 20:54
Replies: 32
Views: 10,372
Posted By snarkhunter
... Done ! I've just upoaded 10 disks (other than...

... Done ! I've just upoaded 10 disks (other than #1) to The Zone as two archives, converted to "adf" with DIC : it seemed quite an obvious move to "raise DIC" for a bunch of nude ladies !:D And...
Forum: request.Other 31 May 2006, 11:24
Replies: 32
Views: 10,372
Posted By snarkhunter
As far as I remember, there were over 10 disks in...

As far as I remember, there were over 10 disks in this series ! I used to have a few ones myself. I will try to let you know which ones soon. As to uploading these to The Zone, I will gladly do so,...
Forum: MarketPlace 26 May 2006, 15:27
Replies: 15
Views: 2,555
Posted By snarkhunter
I'm afraid I just can't understand this...

I'm afraid I just can't understand this statement...
In 1993, I upgraded from my A500 to an A4040. I do agree that some OCS games would not work any longer. But neither would some AGA games written...
Forum: request.Demos 21 May 2006, 14:34
Replies: 3
Views: 1,687
Posted By snarkhunter
Thank you very, very much, Zeg : that's the one...

Thank you very, very much, Zeg : that's the one !...
I remember playing this version for hours after getting the demo.

The only better version of this game that I know of runs on PC/Mac and was...
Forum: request.Demos 21 May 2006, 13:58
Replies: 3
Views: 1,687
Posted By snarkhunter
Searching for a demo's name (feat. "Sokoban")

Hello all,

I just can't remember which demo has a nice version of the famous game "Sokoban" as its last part. Is there anyone who could tell me which one it is, please ? Thanks in advance !

...
Forum: Coders. General 21 May 2006, 09:40
Replies: 80
Views: 9,462
Posted By snarkhunter
Hi Mr A500 !

Hi ! Your post was Kind of strange to read, but fun too ! Let's just hope one of us is not in fact schizophrenic !!! Yes, you're right : "Dragon 32" was almost a clone of the "Co-Co", and definitely...
Forum: Coders. General 20 May 2006, 20:36
Replies: 80
Views: 9,462
Posted By snarkhunter
I started with... listings in "Basic" from French...

I started with... listings in "Basic" from French computer magazines, circa 1980 - and no computer ! - , until I eventually noticed that I could actually understand what the purpose of these was !
...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 12 May 2006, 10:18
Replies: 34
Views: 6,632
Posted By snarkhunter
No, sorry : this screen just does not ring any...

No, sorry : this screen just does not ring any bell...


Kind regards,
sh
Forum: support.WinUAE 12 May 2006, 10:17
Replies: 63
Views: 18,682
Posted By snarkhunter
Well, after checking the previous releases of...

Well, after checking the previous releases of "WinUAE", I can tell this game used to work fine until release 1.1.10 - included. Therefore, I have just switched back to that one.

But, please, rest...
Forum: support.WinUAE 11 May 2006, 21:47
Replies: 63
Views: 18,682
Posted By snarkhunter
Just noticed that the CD32 version of "James Pond...

Just noticed that the CD32 version of "James Pond 2 - Robocod" does not work any longer under WinUAE 1.2.00 : I've checked both the ".iso" and the ".ccd" images and still get the same error every...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 07 May 2006, 13:01
Replies: 5
Views: 2,235
Posted By snarkhunter
I'm just wondering... What use is a 3.5" FDD...

I'm just wondering...
What use is a 3.5" FDD with 1.2 MB compatibility ?! As far as I know, 1.2 MB is a format for 5.25" disks only, is it not ?

The one I'm using was ordered from "Freecom...
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