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Post by Discoalucard on Nov 7, 2013 23:34:34 GMT -5
www.hardcoregaming101.net/lawofthewest/lawofthewest.htmThis Commodore 64 / Apple II Western might be the first example of dialogue trees in a game. It's also hard to classify what genre it falls into - it's not really an adventure game or an action game, but Bobinator comes to the conclusion that it's sort of like an early visual novel. It was also one of those odd American computer games that ended up with a Famicom port...without being brought back to the NES.
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Post by starscream on Nov 8, 2013 9:38:08 GMT -5
This game was also released for NEC computers (PC-88 and 98). PC-88 images are around.
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Post by Bobinator on Nov 8, 2013 10:34:12 GMT -5
This game was also released for NEC computers (PC-88 and 98). PC-88 images are around. I'm surprised, considering that neither GameFAQs or Wikipedia mentioned it. MobyGames did, but they're not always reliable, especially lately. In fact, the only reference I get for Googling 'Law of the west pc-98' is from MobyGames. Not that I don't believe you, but that kind of thing's a little beyond my emulation capabilities.
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Post by derboo on Nov 8, 2013 10:44:18 GMT -5
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Post by starscream on Nov 8, 2013 17:18:07 GMT -5
This game was also released for NEC computers (PC-88 and 98). PC-88 images are around. I'm surprised, considering that neither GameFAQs or Wikipedia mentioned it. MobyGames did, but they're not always reliable, especially lately. In fact, the only reference I get for Googling 'Law of the west pc-98' is from MobyGames. It depends. Mobygames data for Japanese computer ports is mostly based on external Japanese databases like the one derboo linked, or the Tokugawa site. (which itself derived it's data from Japanese sources). While Moby's management decided to flush the site essentially down the toilet with the redesign, I didn't notice that any of the relevant data itself was affected. The problem with the PC-98 port is that no dumps of it are around. So that would require a litte more digging into the Japanese internet if you really want to be sure. Maybe you just want to mention it in the article itself, or list it at the top and make a caveat later. Gamefaqs, to me it seems unrealiable for old computer platforms in general. Absolute no comparsion to consoles. Maybe it's due to the history of the site. Concerning Wikipedia, I have the impression that a lot (most?) of the data for old computer games is taken from Gamefaqs or Moby anyway. I'm wondering myself if this game might be problematic to emulate, as I didn't get sound when I briefly booted the PC-88 port up just now. I expected it be at least similar to the Apple version. Regardless, you or anyone else who wants to take a look can download two emulators and the image itself from here if you want: www.sendspace.com/file/hnppbyIt needs V1-S or V1-H mode to properly display the graphics.
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Post by TheChosen on Nov 8, 2013 19:41:50 GMT -5
Will there be a article about Murder on the Mississippi someday? Its another text-heavy western home computer game that for some reason got ported to the Famicom.
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Post by Discoalucard on Nov 9, 2013 8:18:45 GMT -5
I wrote one for the adventure game book. If I can dig up my screenshots, I'll post it along with this article.
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Post by derboo on Nov 9, 2013 14:50:45 GMT -5
I got a bunch of screens, in case you can't find them. Nothing very far in, but I've gotten around the ship and met all the passengers.
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Post by Discoalucard on Nov 9, 2013 23:15:46 GMT -5
For Murder on the Mississippi? I dug out my files and found them (all of the C64 versions, just scattered screens from other sources on the other ports) so I'm good on those.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2013 20:52:46 GMT -5
Yay! One of my favorite C64 games finally got an article on this site. (: All these years and I had no idea there being a Japanese PC version of this. Great find. Just like the Famicom version with its weird gameplay changes, I found something totally wrong with the PC-88 port, that being the characters you meet: They're freakishly small compared to surroundings, for some reason.
Here's a small fix to the otherwise perfect article: "In a nice touch, as soon as a gun is fired, the figures in the back will hightail it off the screen."
Not sure about the other versions, but in the C64 version the figures start hightailing as soon as you take your gun out.
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Post by Gendo Ikari on Nov 24, 2013 3:31:56 GMT -5
Never heard of this game before, and Accolade's first to boot. However, I really do not like when, speaking of that company, one must automatically go "oh lawd Bubsy", forgetting that during their early best years, they developed and/or published Test Drive, Hardball, Elvira, Waxworks and Star Control I-II. Unfortunately they went downhill after 1992. (Except Zero Tolerance on the Genesis. Really liked that despite its limitations.)
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Post by lanceboyle94 on Nov 24, 2013 4:12:43 GMT -5
Never heard of this game before, and Accolade's first to boot. However, I really do not like when, speaking of that company, one must automatically go "oh lawd Bubsy", forgetting that during their early best years, they developed and/or published Test Drive, Hardball, Elvira, Waxworks and Star Control I-II. Unfortunately they went downhill after 1992. (Except Zero Tolerance on the Genesis. Really liked that despite its limitations.) Eradicator was pretty good, too.
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Post by Bobinator on Nov 24, 2013 17:52:01 GMT -5
All right, I guess it's kind of mean. I'm just personally not all that familiar with their stuff, to be honest. Just be glad I didn't mention Les Manley in there. Les Manley is like the Bubsy of adventure games.
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Post by Gendo Ikari on Nov 25, 2013 2:27:43 GMT -5
Yeah, I forgot about that... And it got a sequel, too But compared to Accolade's output during those years, it was like a little black spot. Too bad they became regular a few years later.
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Post by lanceboyle94 on Nov 25, 2013 13:45:04 GMT -5
All right, I guess it's kind of mean. I'm just personally not all that familiar with their stuff, to be honest. Just be glad I didn't mention Les Manley in there. Les Manley is like the Bubsy of adventure games. I should know, I played through the second one last year. Still regret it.
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