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by Gunness
Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:52 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: New game from Ron Gilbert
Replies: 17
Views: 74347

Re: New game from Ron Gilbert

Yeah, but you'll miss out your chance to get eternal absolution!
Or be recreated as a corpse in the game - you gotta love that one ;)
by Gunness
Mon Dec 15, 2014 10:04 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: New game from Ron Gilbert
Replies: 17
Views: 74347

Re: New game from Ron Gilbert

@Alex: Well, you still have a couple more days to cave in and decide you need this game :D

@Hannes: They set up a Paypal option via Humble. Take a look here: http://thimbleweedpark.com/humble
This should allow for PP as well as payment via that minor Jeff Bezos outfit.

And as they say: "Holy crap ...
by Gunness
Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:37 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: New game from Ron Gilbert
Replies: 17
Views: 74347

Re: New game from Ron Gilbert

Well, it's either that or Humble/PayPal - and I know that using PayPal presents certain problems if you'd like a refund. But with Kickstarter, not being able to get a refund is really the nature of the beast:
"Kickstarter doesn't issue refunds as transactions are between backers and creators ...
by Gunness
Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:52 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: New game from Ron Gilbert
Replies: 17
Views: 74347

Re: New game from Ron Gilbert

Both creditcards and Paypal are accepted - if neither of these will do, I'd say you'll have a difficult time buying anything on the net?
by Gunness
Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:52 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: New game from Ron Gilbert
Replies: 17
Views: 74347

Re: New game from Ron Gilbert

For anyone still on the fence, David Fox, the writer of Zak McKracken, has also joined the project.
I can't wait to see the finished game :)
by Gunness
Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:51 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: third xanadu game
Replies: 32
Views: 21698

Re: third xanadu game

Kudos!
by Gunness
Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:30 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Sadim Castle by MP software for the Beeb
Replies: 5
Views: 2618

Re: Sadim Castle by MP software for the Beeb

Ah, clever! Sorry I left it out of the walkthrough - I'll update it a.s.a.p. :)
by Gunness
Thu Dec 04, 2014 9:52 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: New game from Ron Gilbert
Replies: 17
Views: 74347

New game from Ron Gilbert

... Thimbleweed Park is on Kickstarter. A new, heavily pixellated 2D point'n'click game. Like they used to make'em.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/915/685/8a87be6465a92456e927241fe129ae07_large.gif?1416075365

I love Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island (well, the first two, anyway), and ...
by Gunness
Wed Dec 03, 2014 10:21 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Christmas themed games?
Replies: 5
Views: 17909

Re: Christmas themed games?

Thanks!... but are any of them worth my time or am I better off listening to Last Christmas on the radio? ;)
Nothing says Christmas quite like 80s tunes that makes you want to bang your head against the wall, of course.
by Gunness
Wed Dec 03, 2014 5:12 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Christmas themed games?
Replies: 5
Views: 17909

Christmas themed games?

So... desperately trying to get into the spirit of things here with a game celebrating the wonders of yuletide, and all I could come up with was Melbourne House's Merry Christmas (which, cute an' all) isn't much of a game ;)

We don't have a Christmas genre - and I'm not sure we need one! - but what ...
by Gunness
Wed Dec 03, 2014 3:55 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Sadim Castle by MP software for the Beeb
Replies: 5
Views: 2618

Re: Sadim Castle by MP software for the Beeb

Hi Lee,
I'm working on it (ie. trying to find the time to boot up the game) ;)
by Gunness
Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:35 am
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Error editing company name in internet explorer 11
Replies: 3
Views: 4108

Re: Error editing company name in internet explorer 11

Just FYI this has been fixed by Hannes :)
by Gunness
Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:02 am
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Pirate by Chalksoft
Replies: 2
Views: 3626

Re: Pirate by Chalksoft

Good question - this info is straight from the horse's mouth, ie. the manual found at WoS. I'll be happy to update it if we can find a better phrasing.
by Gunness
Thu Oct 30, 2014 11:32 am
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Phipps/Toms system
Replies: 15
Views: 9872

Re: Phipps/Toms system

No, it's still there - the link was just broken. Thanks for the notice.