tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316858898012232577.post4655986234511513199..comments2024-03-18T19:49:16.376-07:00Comments on CRPG Adventures: Game 12: Voyage to Atlantis (1978)Nathan P. Mahneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01184246437497081701noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316858898012232577.post-66120778941070386152021-05-26T15:37:32.319-07:002021-05-26T15:37:32.319-07:00I'm reading this way after the fact, but the n...I'm reading this way after the fact, but the note with w o p t o n might mean don't say POW, i.e. not pow is wopton backwards.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234000344155392850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316858898012232577.post-88200946981332543062019-11-25T14:07:08.806-08:002019-11-25T14:07:08.806-08:00“It's far from ideal, and I can't shake th...“It's far from ideal, and I can't shake the nagging fear that I'm playing a version that's different to the original.”<br /><br />If you still want to do this for the sake of comparison (and authenticity) there are a couple of versions over at willus.com (even playable online if you prefer that) as well as some other sources (pretty easy to find, mostly missing the “Voyage to...” part of the title but crediting Hassett).Will Moczarskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509711497671899834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316858898012232577.post-28517741041489321522018-02-27T16:04:23.217-08:002018-02-27T16:04:23.217-08:00I thought you might be interested to hear Voyage t...I thought you might be interested to hear Voyage to Atlantis was a type-in listing in the "The Captain 80 Book of BASIC Adventures" :-)Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664740831219713687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316858898012232577.post-30946073483888456032017-09-24T06:50:20.877-07:002017-09-24T06:50:20.877-07:00On "LEE SAID POW AND DIED" -- my first i...On "LEE SAID POW AND DIED" -- my first instinct was that there are a lot of repeated letters in there, so the form of the words may be more important than the meaning. Could it be instructions for the directions to take through a maze? lEESaiDpoWaNDDiED = EESDWNDDEDMike Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039663158335543317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316858898012232577.post-6866735438539666602016-02-11T06:40:24.002-08:002016-02-11T06:40:24.002-08:00You, sir, might just be responsible for precipitat...You, sir, might just be responsible for precipitating the first ever Australi-American War!<br /><br />Or not, since my three-year-old loves The Wiggles too much for me to do anything about your terrible taste in food ;)Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316858898012232577.post-63393866726016741722016-02-11T06:06:04.257-08:002016-02-11T06:06:04.257-08:00Good timing from you sir, I'm working on the f...Good timing from you sir, I'm working on the follow-up post right now.<br /><br />Peanut butter is gross. Just vile, horrible. Marmite is also a blight on civilisation. Vegemite is food of the gods.Nathan P. Mahneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184246437497081701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316858898012232577.post-13309504642759177502016-02-11T05:40:55.201-08:002016-02-11T05:40:55.201-08:00Eat that peanut butter! Seriously, peanut butter c...Eat that peanut butter! Seriously, peanut butter cups are delightful. Chocolate and peanut butter is awesome.<br /><br />This game is a bit wacky, but like you I think it'd have more mileage if it upped the crazy quotient. There's something appealing about a mishmash of influences that doesn't take itself too seriously. I'm looking forward to how this one wraps up.<br /><br />On a side note, I may be the only American who actually likes Vegemite/Marmite. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.com