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It's fall already - so it's time to go indoors and boot up a few oldies. Thanks to all contributors for the new solutions. The links and emulator pages have been updated. This update has been on its way quite a bit longer than anticipated, so thanks for being patient!

• New solutions: Amulet of Darath (Terri Sheehan), Calixto Island (Stefano Lorenzin), Domes of Sha (SL), Elfindor (TS), Galilee (Kim Stevens), Hobble Hunter (TS), Kobyashi Ag'Kwo (Sherwin Robb), Tears of the Moon (SR), Werner's Quest (TS), White Feather Cloak (TS), Zen Quest (TS)
• New maps: Galilee (KS)
• New hints: Hobble Hunter (TS), Lost Ruby (TS)
• New requests: Dan Diamond trilogy, Spur
• Updated: Phoenix 1-4 (SR, better versions)

I'm just home for a couple of days during my vacation; heading for Tuscany tomorrow. So I don't really have the time for this update, but since I've promised more frequent additions to the site, I thought I'd better keep my promise! Terri Sheehan seems to be on a roll, so here's a couple more solutions from her hand. Until next time (shouldn't be too long!)

• New solutions: The Dungeons of Maldread, Eclipse (Terri Sheehan)

Another small update. The weather is excellent, and nobody seems to be very interested in adventuring at the moment anyway, so I thought I'd wait with the large updates till later!

• New solutions: Beautiful Dreamer, Crown of Ramhotep, Desert Island, Desmond and Gertrude (all from Terri Sheehan), I Damiano (sent by Stefano Lorenzin)
• New map: G.F.S. Sorceress (Ambrosine)
• New hints: G.F.S. Sorceress (Amby again), Quest of the Sangraal, Talisman (both from SL)

I'm wondering... for a long time, the number of site visitors was quite stable. Then I started doing more frequent updates, after which that number plummeted. I hope it can be ascribed to summer and the World Cup. Perhaps I should try shutting down entirely to see my counter sky rocket (hehe). Thanks to today's providers. More is on its way.

• New solutions: Classic Adventure (sent by Marky Boy), Laskar's Crystals (sent by John Sutton), Twice Shy (MB)
• New hints: Adventure 200, The Doomsday Papers, Hewson's Quest, Treasure Hunt (all from MB)
• New maps: Tower of Despair (sent by Stefano Lorenzin)

Well, I managed to cram in a small update before I leave. But no more until Monday, then! :o)

• New solution: Star Trek TNG: The Transinium Challenge (Chris Swoboda)
• New requests: Castle Quest, The Pain

Four new manuals are up for grabs this time. I hope you like the format. I realise that the files are larger than with pure text or html, but I think they look a lot nicer, too.

I'm leaving for the annual Roskilde music festival on Wednesday, but I'll return next Monday, if anyone wants to get in touch!

• New manuals: The Dallas Quest, Empire of Karn, Katastrofe På Titan, Oprør På Nyx (all prepared by myself)

• New solution: Arnold the Adventurer part 3 (Terri Sheehan)
• Emulators: Apple Oasis updated

New maps: Bestiary (sent by Stefano Lorenzin), Rambo: First Blood Part II (made by SL)

Small update: fixed an embarrasing amount of broken links on both mirrors

I've returned from my 3 month hiatus. There's a lot of new material coming up, and now I've finally gotten my flatrate connection which should make updating easier and contacting me snappier. I will try to update again very soon. I haven't forgotten anyone who has written.

The emulators section has been updated, as has the links page. The pages have been split up to improve the loading. In addition, I've added a new manuals section where I will add original package material. This section will focus on quality over quantity, so don't expect hundreds of text-only files, but rather a few, select pieces with original artwork etc. Check it out here.

My age-old review of Rendezvous With Rama triumphantly claimed that a movie was in the works. Well, now it is, but I guess the information was a bit premature at the time of writing since the movie will not open until 2004! Check out the official site for more details.

• New solutions: Gateway to the Savage Frontier (Mark Keiter - thanks a lot!), The Ocean Dancer (Chris Thompson), Phoenix 1-4 (Sherwin Robb), Presumed Guilty (TJBAD), Project-X 1 (CT)
• New maps: Gateway... (MK), Transylvania II: The Crimson Crown (Stefano Lorenzin)
• New manuals: Rendezvous With Rama map (myself), Valkyrie 17 B-side (taken from World of Spectrum)
• New requests: Coming Out Of The Closet, Ebony Tower, Goldfinger, I Damiano, Inmate, Offensive Probing, Price of Peril, Streets of London. Twice Shy
• Updated: Dungeons, Amethysts, Alchemists 'n' Everything (SL), King Solomon's Mines (Dorothy Millard)

This time the solution count has crossed 600, and the number of maps are at 107 and counting (there used to be more, though). As usual, the update is late, so there's quite a lot of new material this time. In particular: lots of bug fixes thanks to Stefano, two much sough-after solutions for Wonderland, and a really nifty in-your-dreams finale for Castle of Terror! (Thanks to Michael Lambert for the latter - it's been around for quite some time :o) Finally, I've added some links - Stefano's C16/VIC20 deserves more visitors, so please drop by.
Next time should see more bug fixes (keep up to good work, Stefano!) and some manuals. Yes, I've been hard at work OCR'ing material. So, until next time...

• New solutions: The Atlas Assignment (Chris Thompson), Flint's Gold (myself), ID, The Moreby Jewels (CT), Mystery Fun House, Questmaster (Stefano Lorenzin), Severed Heads (sent by SL), Shard of Inovar (Sherwin Robb), Tower of Despair (David Whyld), Venom (RS), Wonderland (Stefan Meier, supplied by Radek and a second solution by SL)
• New maps: Amazon, Dragonworld, Fahrenheit 451 (Druadic), Flint's Gold (myself), Questmaster (SL), Rendezvous With Rama (Druadic), Smuggler's Inn, Suspect, The Width of the World (myself), Wonderland (sent by SL)
• New hints: Pendant of Logryn (sent by Gwyneth Sutton)
• Updated: Dallas Quest (myself), Dark Crystal, Incredible Shrinking Man (SL), Smuggler's Inn, The Width of the World (myself)
• New links: VICventures, Stefano's C16 and VIC 20 site, and some online games (thanks Fredrik, for pointing these out!)
• New requests: Drive-in, Violator of Voodoo

Just a quick round today - 8 new solutions and some hints. I'll try to update again soon. Thanks to Marky Boy for his scanning efforts!

• New solutions: Castle Colditz, Murphy's Murder Hunt, Sharpe's Deeds, The Terrors of Trantoss, Treasure, The Vera Cruz Affair, The Width of the World, The Wizard's Scrolls
• New hints: Confidential clue sheet, The Hunt (Search For Shauna), Inspector Flukeit, Mystery of Arkham Manor, Prince of Tyndal, The Wrath of Magra (all kindly supplied by Marky Boy)
• New request: The Quest (Penguin Software) - the current solution is lacking in several places.

A quick update today - another will follow within a few days. As part of a future port of the site to PHP, I've gone through the entire site, fixing credits, names, spelling etc. As a result, some of the solutions have moved to a new spot, due to the fact that it's been placed under its correct title (e.g. Buckaroo Banzai has become Adventures of BB). The PHP version will include full search capabilities, so please bear with me and the current search "option" (a real joke, I know).

The emulators page has been updated. Many of the links were broken, but they should be working again. Instead of offering the actual emulators directly, the links now point to the official download sites, which always carry the latest versions.

• New solutions: Corya the Warrior Sage (Dorothy and Alex Dijkstra), Forgotten City (Terri Sheehan), Goblins Towers (myself), Shogun, Staff of Zaranol (TS)
• Updated: The Balrog and the Cat, C.I.A. Adventure, Galaxias, Message From Andromeda, Star Wreck (Dorothy), Super Gran (myself) - all should be working 100% now. And there's new info on the Fourth Protocol solution, which has caused a number of problems.
• New maps: Goblin Towers (myself), The Helm (unknown), Ruby Runabout (myself)
• New hints: Empire of the Overmind clue sheet (from Gary Bedrosian, the game's author)
• New request: Alien

Happy New Year, everybody! This year kicks off in excellent style - a lot of the "lost" maps are available again, and more are coming soon. In addtion, I have a lot of material to add in the coming months (whoa, this is quite rare!). Today's round of maps are all Infocom, save one. Thanks to all contributors, especially to Marky Boy for doing a lot of work!!

I've tried improving the site layout a bit, in particular regarding the index page. Hope you like it!

• New solutions: Cyborg (supplied by Stefano Lorenzin), Dark Lore (sent by Marky Boy), Demon's Tomb, Gerbil Riot of '67 (SL), Hexagonal Museum (MB), Spy Snatcher (made by SL)
• New maps: A Mind Forever Voyaging, Ballyhoo, Beyond Zork, Bureaucracy, Cutthroats, Deadline, Enchanter, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Infidel, Leather Goddesses of Phobos, The Lurking Horror, Planetfall, Plundered Hearts, Seastalker, Sherlock - The Riddle..., Sorcerer, Spellbreaker, Starcross, Stationfall, Suspect, Suspended, Trinity, Wishbringer, The Witness, Zork 0-3 (all from Druadic). Spysnatcher (Stefano Lorenzin)
• New hints: Bulbo and the Lizard-King, Davey Jones Locker, Earth Shock, Journey to the Centre of Eddie Smith's Head, Karyssia, Operation Berlin, The Serf's Tale (all supplied by Marky Boy)
• New request: Corya - Warrior Sage