hairston@henry.ece.cmu.edu (David Hairston) (02/04/91)
[aasg7935@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Anton A Sanderfoot) writes:] [] ... [] I guess I'd like something of a fantasy game. I played most of the [] "Ultima" series when I had my //c, and enjoied them. I also played a game [] on a Commodore system called (something like) "D&D Forgotten Realms". It [] was an interesting game, and I'm wondering if there is something similar [] for the mac. Wizardry seems to get talked about alot on this group, but I [] never got into the complexities of the game when I tried it on the //c, [] perhaps its better now. i'm biased but there's a very good _freeware_ fantasy role-playing game called nethack which you can get via anonymous ftp. i happen to know that version 3.0 patchlevel 10 (the final 3.0 patch) will be announced on comp.sources.games and rec.games.hack this week. look for it! -dave- hairston@henry.ece.cmu.edu
kwinkler@pbs.org (Ken Winkler) (02/05/91)
In article <1991Feb3.233015.28322@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, aasg7935@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Anton A Sanderfoot) writes: > > I'm hoping someone out here can help me out, and I'm sure everyone has > an opinion. I'm looking for a good game to play on the mac. The games I have > now are good for a few minutes (Tetris, etc.), but I'm looking for something > more. I guess I'd like something of a fantasy game. I played most of the > "Ultima" series when I had my //c, and enjoied them. I also played a game on > a Commodore system called (something like) "D&D Forgotten Realms". It was an > interesting game, and I'm wondering if there is something similar for the > mac. Wizardry seems to get talked about alot on this group, but I never got > into the complexities of the game when I tried it on the //c, perhaps its > better now. > My personal favorite fantasy game for the Mac is Quarterstaff. It has good graphics, including pictures of yourself, those you befriend, and those you confront. The area you are covering is large, and therefore doesn't get old. My biggest problem with this type of game is that I tend to get stuck at a point, and get frustrated and quit. In Q-staff you can use different routes to get to the same place, and if you are really stuck, there are some good hints. There. That's my $.02. ----Ken ***************************************************************************** * "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!" ---FR * Television * * "Get away from me with that spatula, Fred!" ---Mrs. FR * worth watching * *****************************************************************************