Barbarian conflicts?

wanderer · 27 August 2005, 02:17

Was there ever some sort of legal conflict/dispute over the title Barbarian? I mean, they were both 'big' profile titles and software houses. Sure, those were innocent times...Did Psygnosis come first, or Palace with the 8-bit versions of their ultra-violent game? Palace's was the hit, but I've always preferred the Psygnosis weird mouse approach, and completed it with no cheating. A point'n'click adventure actually if you think about it! The sequel was crap, the Palace sequel with the disk-swapping Skeleton (a classic!

) and weird monsters was great IMO.
So, which one's for you?

27 August 2005, 02:32

Psygnosis' Barbarian II for me

StarEye · 27 August 2005, 09:27

Point'n'click? I don't remember that. I remember using the joystick. In either game.

EDIT: after a quick check on HOL (obviously) it seems I was wrong. Shame on me.

wanderer · 27 August 2005, 11:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by StarEye

Point'n'click? I don't remember that. I remember using the joystick. In either game.

EDIT: after a quick check on HOL (obviously) it seems I was wrong. Shame on me.

Yep. No Maria Whittaker for you.

Marcuz · 27 August 2005, 12:49

why not Skrull the Barbarian? http://hol.abime.net/1963

however thePalace one to me. it's the only one i've played back in the time and albeit i didn't like it, i prefer it to the others, it has a kinda of intimate ambientation with its little action space and little cute goblins that take care of the fallen character and kick their heads as a ball.

wanderer · 27 August 2005, 14:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by marco pedrana

why not Skrull the Barbarian?

Hmm, didn't know about that one. Seems though from the screenshot, the final title is just "Skrull". Or not? Maybe they wanted to avoid trouble.

View Poll Results: Sophisticated point'n'click action or brainless violence?
The Psygnosis approach	6	54.55%
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27 August 2005, 02:17	#1
wanderer I want an A1000 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pac-Land Posts: 738	Barbarian conflicts? Was there ever some sort of legal conflict/dispute over the title Barbarian? I mean, they were both 'big' profile titles and software houses. Sure, those were innocent times...Did Psygnosis come first, or Palace with the 8-bit versions of their ultra-violent game? Palace's was the hit, but I've always preferred the Psygnosis weird mouse approach, and completed it with no cheating. A point'n'click adventure actually if you think about it! The sequel was crap, the Palace sequel with the disk-swapping Skeleton (a classic! ) and weird monsters was great IMO. So, which one's for you?

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27 August 2005, 02:32	#2
oldpx Posts: n/a	Psygnosis' Barbarian II for me

27 August 2005, 09:27	#3
StarEye Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Norway Age: 46 Posts: 987	Point'n'click? I don't remember that. I remember using the joystick. In either game. EDIT: after a quick check on HOL (obviously) it seems I was wrong. Shame on me.

27 August 2005, 12:49	#5
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	why not Skrull the Barbarian? http://hol.abime.net/1963 however thePalace one to me. it's the only one i've played back in the time and albeit i didn't like it, i prefer it to the others, it has a kinda of intimate ambientation with its little action space and little cute goblins that take care of the fallen character and kick their heads as a ball.

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