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Originally posted by CapTVK
Was it released on various 8-bit homecomputers (C64, spectrum) or only the AppleII?
Was it released on various 8-bit homecomputers (C64, spectrum) or only the AppleII?
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actually, it was the Texas Instruments PC. TI had a habit of taking familiar games and altering them somewhat to make them their own (TI Invaders, Munchman, etc)Insert witty phrase here -
Had to have a few days to let your clue sink in, it reminded me of something and i didn't know why, not ever having played games on the Ti computers. I'm not quite sure of the exact name but was it a game called 'Wumpus Hunt' or something like that. I believe it was a bit of a classic(kinda like Zelda is for nintendo) for those computers?
EDIT: oops! I'm just about to go on holiday so if i am right someone else take my go ok - i'll get my go later if possible
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nope, not it.Originally posted by child of Thor
Had to have a few days to let your clue sink in, it reminded me of something and i didn't know why, not ever having played games on the Ti computers. I'm not quite sure of the exact name but was it a game called 'Wumpus Hunt' or something like that. I believe it was a bit of a classic(kinda like Zelda is for nintendo) for those computers?
"Hunt the Wumpus" was a TI game, but was kinda like minesweeper, but with only 1 mine.
3) TI platform1) 8-bit game, 1981
2) careful shooting morgs next to saguaros!
4) set in the 21st century
5) extra points for shooting tumbleweedsInsert witty phrase hereComment
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Miner 2049er?Originally posted by SCG
3) TI platform
4) set in the 21st century
5) extra points for shooting tumbleweeds
Edit: A wild guess here."We are living in the future, I'll tell you how I know, I read it in the paper, Fifteen years ago" - John PrineComment
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nope, not itOriginally posted by Static Universe
Miner 2049er?
Edit: A wild guess here.Insert witty phrase hereComment
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Great thread!
I've been lurking, but all the games I've played were on the Commodore 64 (and 128)... And for a computer non savant like me, all the various PC's around back then make my head spin. I'm still busy figuring out the difference between Apple and Microsoft, and whether I should spell the Internet with a capital letter or not...
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Just curious about some of the nicknames here. I just bumped an old thread where posters explain the origin of their Apolyton handle:
I'd be interested in hearing the story behind yours.
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guess we need a couple more clues? I actually thought that mentioning that it was a TI game might clue someone in - silly me
6) You fight in a SchoonerOriginally posted by SCG
1) 8-bit game, 1981
2) careful shooting morgs next to saguaros!
3) TI platform
4) set in the 21st century
5) extra points for shooting tumbleweeds
7) Saguaro is a type of cactusInsert witty phrase hereComment
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A wild west TI version of centipede?Skeptics should forego any thought of convincing the unconvinced that we hold the torch of truth illuminating the darkness. A more modest, realistic, and achievable goal is to encourage the idea that one may be mistaken. Doubt is humbling and constructive; it leads to rational thought in weighing alternatives and fully reexamining options, and it opens unlimited vistas.
Elie A. Shneour Skeptical InquirerComment
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nope, not it eitherOriginally posted by CapTVK
A wild west TI version of centipede?
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Aha, got it! It must be Tombstone CitySkeptics should forego any thought of convincing the unconvinced that we hold the torch of truth illuminating the darkness. A more modest, realistic, and achievable goal is to encourage the idea that one may be mistaken. Doubt is humbling and constructive; it leads to rational thought in weighing alternatives and fully reexamining options, and it opens unlimited vistas.
Elie A. Shneour Skeptical InquirerComment
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Originally posted by CapTVK
Aha, got it! It must be Tombstone City
doh, sorry didn't see the post - we've got a winner
Insert witty phrase hereComment
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Woohoo... now let's get the next game on the table...
...and please don't make it be some other ancient game...
This space is empty... or is it?Comment
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Here's another ancient one:
Clue #1: Famous for his books already, he created this video game in 1984.
(And I can tell you the first answer will be wrong)
"We are living in the future, I'll tell you how I know, I read it in the paper, Fifteen years ago" - John PrineComment
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Originally posted by ADG
...and please don't make it be some other ancient game...
Originally posted by Static Universe
Here's another ancient one:
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That's a clean giveaway.Originally posted by Static Universe
Here's another ancient one:
Clue #1: Famous for his books already, he created this video game in 1984.
(And I can tell you the first answer will be wrong)
I'll be modest and refrain from answering to give the others a chance first
Skeptics should forego any thought of convincing the unconvinced that we hold the torch of truth illuminating the darkness. A more modest, realistic, and achievable goal is to encourage the idea that one may be mistaken. Doubt is humbling and constructive; it leads to rational thought in weighing alternatives and fully reexamining options, and it opens unlimited vistas.
Elie A. Shneour Skeptical InquirerComment
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