Really neat. I see he has an article on something called Angband. I remember playing something like that called Moria. I looked it up and it sounds like Angband is basically like a fork of Moria.
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#12Really neat. I see he has an article on something called Angband . I remember playing something like that called Moria . I looked it up and it sounds like Angband is basically like a fork of Moria .
Angband is a fork of Moria.
https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Angband_(game)
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#13> It's hard to count the number of Dungeon Master-inspired games that I've played since the 1987 original almost 12 years ago: the Eye of the Beholder series I always thought EotB was inspired by "The Bard's Tale". I played the C64 port EotB felt similar.
So the history is actually really well described in crpgaddicts blog. First there was wizardry (basically all rpgs both in the us and japan are descendents of wizardry, some with the mixture of ultima). bard's tale is a wizardry clone (its wizardry in a city). Dungeon master is an attempt to make a better wizardry, taking advantage of the mouse and the amiga's graphics (its basically wizardry in real time). EotB is a…
I played Bard's Tale as a kid. Sadly it was a pirated copy and I was missing some of the documentation.
I got stuck because I didn't realize you actually needed a bard to sit on a throne to get past a particular puzzle. Since I never leveled a bard, I never got past that...
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#14Another recommendation for CRPG fans - "The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games ". The first edition is gorgeous. Looks like they are publishing a new edition next year [1]. A PDF of the last edition is freely available on this page [2]
[1] https://www.bitmapbooks.com/products/the-crpg-book-a-guide-t...
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#15I've enjoyed several write ups from The CRPG Addict - it's a true internet treasure. In particular, I appreciate how he treats each game as an individual artifact. That's not to say he doesn't reference other games when reviewing a title - he does. But the descriptions and discussion seen firmly grounded in understanding what the creators were _trying_ to accomplish, rather than pitting one title against another.
Somewhat. He does note when what's offered is significantly above or below the status quo of the year he's working through. I think what he trys to do is make sure it's viewed in the context of how it was originally received and played.
Sometimes things get points or credit for originality or doing something well or first or before common, but also some titles will get criticized for omitting something to it's detriment which was pretty standard by that time.
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#16CRPG Addict and Jimmy Maher are and have been simultaneously doing gigantic, multiyear histories of computer gaming that are invaluable resources. May they enjoy long lives and good health!
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#17Along similar lines - Tobold's MMORPG blog, which has been going since 2003 (!).
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#18I’m writing a book about Why We Play mmorpgs, and this site is invaluable - something that should be obvious to anyone interested in the subject.
You may be interested in Tobold's MMORPG blog, which has all sorts of interesting insights and has been going since 2003
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#19Another recommendation for CRPG fans - "The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games ". The first edition is gorgeous. Looks like they are publishing a new edition next year [1]. A PDF of the last edition is freely available on this page [2] [1] https://www.bitmapbooks.com/products/the-crpg-book-a-guide-t... [2] https://crpgbook.wordpress.com
I have this book. Can absolutely recommend it.
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#20Barely relevant:
"Inside Gaming" Humble 25 eBook Bundle from MIT Press for $18 running for the next ~2 weeks.
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/inside-gaming-mit-press-b...
> design, development, and theory to the history of your favorite consoles, RPGs, MMORPGs, and more
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"The Summer Fireball Game Bundle" StoryBundle 9 eBooks for $20 running for the next ~2 days.