[Found: Beasts and Bumpkins!] Stinking illiterate peasant, he served me well! - Page 4

Mick_AKA · 05 January 2015, 22:03

Nope, 100% positive is was the inscription on the gravestone in the advert.

As I said previously I had the A4 ad on my wall for years and feel pretty stupid now for remembering everything except what it was for.

Merlin · 05 January 2015, 22:16

+1 for it being on the gravestone, I can picture it in my head too. It might have been a game by Blizzard, come to think of it.

Marcuz · 05 January 2015, 23:58

Battle Chess I or II?

Cedric · 06 January 2015, 20:22

Drakkhen (for the graveyard)

Mick_AKA · 07 January 2015, 14:30

The inscription comically relates to managing land and people, that's why initially I thought it was a settlers game but I actually collect Settler related stuff and have never seen it in relation to that

Mick_AKA · 07 January 2015, 21:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by James

I remember this and am sure I have it somewhere. I was hoping to find it and clear this up once and for all, but I have had trouble locating it. So bearing in mind that it has not helped me find it, here is what I think I remember...

Medieval

Hillside with one gravestone... maybe a castle in the background??? Scene was dark... may have been a lightning bolt???

Nothing/nobody.

Photographic.

The humour was all in the words...

It was definitely in a computer mag.

I have looked through quite a few old mags searching for this, and different ads for the same game are not uncommon...

I'm almost certain it was for a computer game... although it did cross my mind that it could have been for an article about a genre...

I remember this ad because it was the first thing I came across when flicking through the mag, and for a brief moment I thought the peasant might be the Amiga community...

This strongly suggests it was post Commodore. It was a full page ad with no large writing apart from the inscription on the gravestone. It was near to the back of the mag in/near the serious section. The mag had views from the editor and other contributors along with their photos on the first few pages.

If I find it I will post it up here... even if it proves my memory to be total rubbish.

James absolutely nailed this before by the way, so I'm 100% sure this wasn't a figment of my imagination or the result of any mind altering substances I definitely had nothing to do with in the mid-90's.

turrican3 · 20 February 2015, 17:07

coult it be "Beasts and Bumpkins" [ Show youtube player ]

Bugala · 20 February 2015, 19:55

I havent really been reading game magazines anymore, or paying attention to magazine ads, but it would think this ad style of mainly focusing on big amount of text on full page ad would be somewhere there around 1994 plus minus couple of years.

As example, UFO - Enemy unknowns ad as well as Civilizations (although civilization was much earlier actually already). Im not sure, but i feel like they didnt use that kind of advertising much around 1996 anymore, or then it might be they just didnt use them in Amiga magazines, as those were only that i read.

Mick_AKA · 31 August 2017, 16:22

Been a couple of years, definitely time to bump this again in case anyone can place it

Jackoland · 05 September 2017, 21:52

I also sort of remember this, but can't remember game. Lol
I spent 4 hours last night looking amiga format from 1991 to 1994 on archive.org they have scanned the adverts on those PDF. No luck I'm afraid, will try and check later dates!

Rich

haps · 06 September 2017, 03:25

I remember this advert, but I am pretty sure it was from the late 90s/early 2000's and was for hardware, maybe a GFX card or complete PC.

Mick_AKA · 08 September 2017, 15:48

My memory of it is so unbelievably vague now, I bump this thread in the hope that it just clicks with someone and they immediately recall what it was.

Phantom · 08 September 2017, 19:09

Reading through all the posts in this forum I got confused. So to speak, is this definitely for an Amiga only game or not?

Mick_AKA · 13 September 2017, 19:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phantom

Reading through all the posts in this forum I got confused. So to speak, is this definitely for an Amiga only game or not?

I honestly don't remember 100% but during the period I was only buying Amiga mags and the occasional issue of PC Format and CD Rom User so there's a good chance it was amiga related.

haps · 14 September 2017, 03:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mick_AKA

I honestly don't remember 100% but during the period I was only buying Amiga mags and the occasional issue of PC Format and CD Rom User so there's a good chance it was amiga related.

During the 90s I was working in the bush and didn't read any computer mags, but when I quit that job and moved back to civilization I bought a PC and started reading some of the PC mags. That's why I'm leaning toward it being late 90s/early 2ks and was not Amiga related at all (but then again my memory is so bad I would forget my balls if they weren't in a bag

).

I'm not 100% sure, but I think there was a dude standing next to the gravestone with a joystick in his hand, it could have been advertising a new controller maybe, I'm pretty certain it was for hardware though.

Mick_AKA · 31 August 2018, 14:43

16 year bump

Jackoland · 01 October 2018, 22:12

Do you have an old photo of your bedroom? Might be in the background.
Cheers rich

saimon69 · 14 October 2018, 04:13

Just did a google and bump on this:
Beasts & Bumpkins

Retroplay · 14 October 2018, 05:20

Well I'll be... After all these years I never thought the day would come..

Pyromania · 14 October 2018, 06:06

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05 January 2015, 22:03	#61
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	Nope, 100% positive is was the inscription on the gravestone in the advert. As I said previously I had the A4 ad on my wall for years and feel pretty stupid now for remembering everything except what it was for.

05 January 2015, 22:16	#62
Merlin AmiBay MegaMod Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Manchester, UK Age: 62 Posts: 1,163	+1 for it being on the gravestone, I can picture it in my head too. It might have been a game by Blizzard, come to think of it.

05 January 2015, 23:58	#63
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	Battle Chess I or II?

06 January 2015, 20:22	#64
Cedric Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Not so far Posts: 27	Drakkhen (for the graveyard)

07 January 2015, 14:30	#65
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	The inscription comically relates to managing land and people, that's why initially I thought it was a settlers game but I actually collect Settler related stuff and have never seen it in relation to that

20 February 2015, 17:07	#67
turrican3 Moon 1969 = amiga 1985 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: belgium Age: 48 Posts: 3,913	coult it be "Beasts and Bumpkins" [ Show youtube player ]

20 February 2015, 19:55	#68
Bugala Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Haapamäki Posts: 202	I havent really been reading game magazines anymore, or paying attention to magazine ads, but it would think this ad style of mainly focusing on big amount of text on full page ad would be somewhere there around 1994 plus minus couple of years. As example, UFO - Enemy unknowns ad as well as Civilizations (although civilization was much earlier actually already). Im not sure, but i feel like they didnt use that kind of advertising much around 1996 anymore, or then it might be they just didnt use them in Amiga magazines, as those were only that i read.

31 August 2017, 16:22	#69
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	Been a couple of years, definitely time to bump this again in case anyone can place it

05 September 2017, 21:52	#70
Jackoland Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Leeds Posts: 174	I also sort of remember this, but can't remember game. Lol I spent 4 hours last night looking amiga format from 1991 to 1994 on archive.org they have scanned the adverts on those PDF. No luck I'm afraid, will try and check later dates! Rich

06 September 2017, 03:25	#71
haps Rumpig Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The bottom of the bottle Age: 92 Posts: 243	I remember this advert, but I am pretty sure it was from the late 90s/early 2000's and was for hardware, maybe a GFX card or complete PC.

08 September 2017, 15:48	#72
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	My memory of it is so unbelievably vague now, I bump this thread in the hope that it just clicks with someone and they immediately recall what it was.

08 September 2017, 19:09	#73
Phantom Adventurer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Colossal Cave, Valaii Posts: 364	Reading through all the posts in this forum I got confused. So to speak, is this definitely for an Amiga only game or not?

31 August 2018, 14:43	#76
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	16 year bump

01 October 2018, 22:12	#77
Jackoland Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Leeds Posts: 174	Do you have an old photo of your bedroom? Might be in the background. Cheers rich

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saimon69 J.M.D - Bedroom Musician Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,519	Just did a google and bump on this: Beasts & Bumpkins

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