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Title: Rise and fall of adventure games
Post by: ElPolloDiabl on February 08, 2011, 01:22:36 PM

Here is a nice article on adventure games if you haven't already seen it:

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2011/01/history-of-graphic-adventures.ars (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2011/01/history-of-graphic-adventures.ars)

Title: Re: Rise and fall of adventure games
Post by: XDelusion on February 08, 2011, 01:49:44 PM

Thankx!!!

Title: Re: Rise and fall of adventure games
Post by: bloodline on February 08, 2011, 02:20:19 PM

Brought a tear to my eye...

Title: Re: Rise and fall of adventure games
Post by: Templario on February 08, 2011, 02:26:59 PM

And the adventures for the 8 bit computers? for example Amstrad, now I remember the spanish games from Dinamic, a nice mix of text adventure with some graphics for example: Do Quitoje, La Aventura Original, etc.

Title: Re: Rise and fall of adventure games
Post by: jj on February 08, 2011, 02:33:39 PM

Very good readm brought back some memories

Title: Re: Rise and fall of adventure games
Post by: persia on February 08, 2011, 02:34:28 PM

I still play Myst on my phone occasionally.

Title: Re: Rise and fall of adventure games
Post by: outlawal2 on February 08, 2011, 04:14:07 PM

Quote from: ElPolloDiabl;613954

Here is a nice article on adventure games if you haven't already seen it:

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2011/01/history-of-graphic-adventures.ars (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2011/01/history-of-graphic-adventures.ars)

Cool article!  I was however a little disappointed that no mention of ZORK?!

Title: Re: Rise and fall of adventure games
Post by: save2600 on February 08, 2011, 04:32:01 PM

Thanks for posting Devil Chicken! Makes me want to sit down and spend some time on some of these games  :)

Title: Re: Rise and fall of adventure games
Post by: runequester on February 08, 2011, 05:02:22 PM

Theres still a few of these coming out from indie developers.

Title: Re: Rise and fall of adventure games
Post by: buzz on February 08, 2011, 05:32:09 PM

I can also recommend the recently made documentary "get lamp"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1756529/

http://www.getlamp.com/