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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 6:38 pm
Post subject: Zork Zero: The Revenge Of Megaboz
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I was playing Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz, and when I filled in
the bottomless pits, I climbed down the ladder to the room, "Under The
World," and then I went into the room, "Hanging From Roots," and I let
go of the roots, and I fell into an alien world with purple forests and
volcanoes, but I smashed into the ground and died. I then tried
droping the Perch down into the alien world, and then I used the Pigeon
to teleport myself to the alien world, but I was eaten by a giant
slug-shaped creature, and I died. How do I enter this alien world
without dying?
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 12:33 am
Post subject: Re: Zork Zero: The Revenge Of Megaboz [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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briansipler.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com wrote:
> I was playing Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz, and when I filled in
> the bottomless pits, I climbed down the ladder to the room, "Under The
> World," and then I went into the room, "Hanging From Roots," and I let
> go of the roots, and I fell into an alien world with purple forests and
> volcanoes, but I smashed into the ground and died. I then tried
> droping the Perch down into the alien world, and then I used the Pigeon
> to teleport myself to the alien world, but I was eaten by a giant
> slug-shaped creature, and I died. How do I enter this alien world
> without dying?
To the best of my memory, you can't.
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John W. Kennedy
"The blind rulers of Logres
Nourished the land on a fallacy of rational virtue."
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 2:04 am
Post subject: Re: Zork Zero: The Revenge Of Megaboz [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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John W. Kennedy wrote:
> briansipler.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>> I was playing Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz, and when I filled
>> in the bottomless pits, I climbed down the ladder to the room,
>> "Under The World," and then I went into the room, "Hanging From
>> Roots," and I let go of the roots, and I fell into an alien world
>> with purple forests and volcanoes, but I smashed into the ground
>> and died. I then tried droping the Perch down into the alien
>> world, and then I used the Pigeon to teleport myself to the alien
>> world, but I was eaten by a giant slug-shaped creature, and I died.
>> How do I enter this alien world without dying?
>
> To the best of my memory, you can't.
That's correct. Letting go at "Hanging from Roots" is in the list of
"fun things to try after winning the game", in the official hints; I
believe that dropping the perch and then following it via pigeon is also
on there, but it's possible I just figured that one out myself. All of
the things in that list are, at best, pointless but amusing; some of
them are actually detrimental to your ability to continue the game.
How common is it for out-of-the-way, unnecessary but fun things like
that to be included in more modern games? They were in every Infocom
game I ever played long enough to bother checking on, but I don't
remember running across them in the freely available games... the
closest thing I can think of is the Last Lousy Point, which isn't quite
the same kind of thing.
--
The Wanderer
Warning: Simply because I argue an issue does not mean I agree with any
side of it.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 2:07 am
Post subject: Re: Zork Zero: The Revenge Of Megaboz [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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The Wanderer wrote:
> How common is it for out-of-the-way, unnecessary but fun things like
> that to be included in more modern games? They were in every Infocom
> game I ever played long enough to bother checking on, but I don't
> remember running across them in the freely available games...
"Tookie's Song" (one of my favourites from that year's comp) had a big
list of fun things to try at the end. I'm sure there are others.
Fraser. >> Stay informed about: Zork Zero: The Revenge Of Megaboz |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 11:34 pm
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On 20 May 2006 02:07:51 -0700, fraserwil.TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:
>The Wanderer wrote:
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>> How common is it for out-of-the-way, unnecessary but fun things like
>> that to be included in more modern games? They were in every Infocom
>> game I ever played long enough to bother checking on, but I don't
>> remember running across them in the freely available games...
>
>"Tookie's Song" (one of my favourites from that year's comp) had a big
>list of fun things to try at the end. I'm sure there are others.
>
>Fraser.
Dutch Dapper IV: The Final Voyage has such a list. I know, since I put
it there  >> Stay informed about: Zork Zero: The Revenge Of Megaboz |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 12:31 am
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The Wanderer wrote:
> How common is it for out-of-the-way, unnecessary but fun things like
> that to be included in more modern games? They were in every Infocom
> game I ever played long enough to bother checking on, but I don't
> remember running across them in the freely available games... the
> closest thing I can think of is the Last Lousy Point, which isn't quite
> the same kind of thing.
We included quite a few such things in Vacation Gone Awry. The amusing
list displays a dozen items but there are lots more. We tried to
provide some sort of response for everything our beta testers tried.
>From the opinions I've read, I gather that's one of the things players
appreciate about the game. Most of these opinions where on download.com
where the game is no longer available.
/Fredrik >> Stay informed about: Zork Zero: The Revenge Of Megaboz |
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