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Re: Together Retro: Zork

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 3:13 pm
by BogusMeatFactory
dsheinem wrote:first go: got an egg, got into the house, found a trapdoor, found a troll, got eaten by a grue. yay.


http://youtu.be/4nigRT2KmCE

Seems somewhat appropriate.

noiseredux wrote:alright so I'm in the cellar area, and basically don't know how to get out. I've found the troll, and attacking him is useless.



Do you have the sword? One of the big issues that the game has is that attacking and killing something is a mixed bag. Sometimes you will succeed, while other times you will not. So save and try try again. If you keep attacking him with it you should succeed, but it doesn't always happen.

Re: Together Retro: Zork

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 3:15 pm
by alienjesus
noiseredux wrote:alright so I'm in the cellar area, and basically don't know how to get out. I've found the troll, and attacking him is useless.



I defeated the troll by
stabbing him with the elven sword found upstairs in the house.

Literally 'Stab Troll with Sword'.

Re: Together Retro: Zork

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 3:16 pm
by dsheinem
alienjesus wrote:
noiseredux wrote:alright so I'm in the cellar area, and basically don't know how to get out. I've found the troll, and attacking him is useless.



I defeated the troll by
stabbing him with the elven sword found upstairs in the house.

Literally 'Stab Troll with Sword'.


When I typed that it said I missed

Re: Together Retro: Zork

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 3:17 pm
by alienjesus
dsheinem wrote:
alienjesus wrote:
noiseredux wrote:alright so I'm in the cellar area, and basically don't know how to get out. I've found the troll, and attacking him is useless.



I defeated the troll by
stabbing him with the elven sword found upstairs in the house.

Literally 'Stab Troll with Sword'.


When I typed that it said I missed


Rather annoyingly, its not always successful. Probably best to save before trying.

Re: Together Retro: Zork

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 3:19 pm
by noiseredux
@bogus: hilarious.

@aj: well that's specific. I was using that item, but with the word "attack" instead of the word you did.

Re: Together Retro: Zork

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:19 pm
by MrPopo
It's not in the word you used, Noise. That part of the game is actually random.

Re: Together Retro: Zork

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:23 pm
by BoneSnapDeez
Anyone actually playing a physical version of this?

I've spotted a couple of Commodore 64 versions on eBay...

Re: Together Retro: Zork

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:37 pm
by noiseredux
MrPopo wrote:It's not in the word you used, Noise. That part of the game is actually random.


wait, what? Explain. Maybe via spoilers just in case.

When I used "attack" it wasn't good. When I used the word AJ said, it was good.

@BSD: I almost was gonna play a physical copy via Black Ops, but then I realized that for less than half the price I could get the game, and its sequels and a shitload of maps and feelies and wouldn't need to also buy a 360 chatpad.

Re: Together Retro: Zork

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:47 pm
by MrPopo
Huh, weird. I wonder if it's a minor difference in the interpreter between different platforms. Then again, I always used kill X with Y, not attack X with Y. But the way you said it, I thought you meant you tried to use attack, the attack missed, and you died.

Re: Together Retro: Zork

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 10:17 pm
by noiseredux
No I didn't die, it just was an unsuccessful attack everytime so I fled.