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Readers helping other readers

Below are some new queries I've received recently from readers looking for hard-to-find games, or who are in need of specific help. If you can help answer any of these requests, please don't be shy about chiming in with an answer! --EM

Dear XYZZYnews,

Do you have any information on how to complete Microsoft Adventure once you have all the treasures and you must exit through the Main Office. I have never been able to find the Main Office. I always end up in the Repository and cannot escape.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Daniel
rhodan@tir.com

Do you know of any site where an old text adventure called "The Witness" can be downloaded? I think it was an Infocom game. Thank you in advance.

Andrew Shea
asshea@ibm.net

I am looking for an old Infocom Mac game called: "Quarterstaff:Tomb of Setmoth," can you point me in the right direction?

Josh Jay
josh@ionstorm.com

Wondering if you could help me track down a game I played as a kid... and never finished, of course. I remember only a few things about the game: it involves vampires; it takes place in a castle; mail arrived at various points during the game; the player needed, at one point, to keep a vial of blood in her/his pocket when s/he went to sleep to buy an extra night in the castle (vampires drank the vial blood instead of biting the player).

I know that's sketchy, but it's all I remember! Thanks for your time.

Kieran
gypsychk@ultranet.com

I'm looking for a computer game that is like Dragon Lord for the old Nintendo or Shining Force for Sega. You know the type where you start out a small guy then set out on a quest, kill bad guys, get money buy bigger weapons and armor then kill bigger bad guys and find more money. Then repeat. I prefer low graphics simple cause they go faster and don't take up so much valuable memory. If you can help me or know any one who can then please let me know.

Mike
shido@earthlink.net

I'm looking for a simple adventure maker for Windows. Thanks.

Henrik
HP@swhamm.de

Thanks for the great reading material!

I'm really stuck in The Meteor, The Stone, and a Long Glass of Sherbet. If I had Internet access I could look it up, but my days as a student are gone and I thought maybe you could pass my question along to someone who knows (if you don't): How do I get back up from the inverted cedar tree to the ledge? The game's built-in hints imply that this is possible (and necessary), but I can't seem to come up with the solution. Is there an alternate route I'm not finding? Is there a way to use the rope for that? I tried throwing it over the roots of the tree (which seemed logical), but the game gives back a stock message to the effect that you can't throw it over that. The rope is long enough to reach across, but there's nothing to tie it to before jumping. What am I missing?

OBTW, if I wanted to obtain a legal copy of, for example, the Zork trilogy or Enchanter,, or, for that matter, all of LTOI, how would I go about finding such a thing in an area where the software sold in all the stores is either by Micro$oft or is a multimedia CD-ROM (either a plotless game that came out last week or some hokey educational or business software nobody needs or wants?) Is there some way I can mail-order any of the old greats at something like a reasonable price? what chains (present in Ohio) would be most likely to carry something like that?

Nathan Eady

Hello. I just discovered your site and am excited that there are still those who love the best games ever made. I'm in search of a game that I had for my old Apple //e around 1984 or so: Thomas M. Dischs' Amnesia. It came on 4 disks -- very big text adventure for its time.

I hope that a PC-compatible version is available somewhere. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Dorian McCann
Dorian_McCann@compusa.com

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