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by Canalboy
Fri Dec 06, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: North Star Games
Replies: 5
Views: 12845

Re: North Star Games

Yes, by trying north from every possible location you eventually find the correct route. It was hardly a breeze to solve it.
by Canalboy
Wed Dec 04, 2024 4:10 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: North Star Games
Replies: 5
Views: 12845

Re: North Star Games

Puzzle answers for Windmere Esate below:-

Windmere Estate is proving to be a rather more complex game than I had hitherto summised. It is also a better game than Zodiac Castle I think as it has cleverer and more intricate puzzles and generally seems more evocative in terms of atmosphere and ...
by Canalboy
Wed Nov 20, 2024 7:38 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: North Star Games
Replies: 5
Views: 12845

Re: North Star Games

The bug involving the grille in the torture chamber is fortunately not present in the North Star version, although I could not go north via the designated path from the rear door of the castle. I managed 480 points out of 470 (oddly) and deposited all 28 of the treasures but couldn't trigger the end ...
by Canalboy
Sun Nov 10, 2024 10:46 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Windmere Estate Apple II
Replies: 4
Views: 12117

Re: Windmere Estate Apple II

I have given up on WC. Perhaps those initials are apposite. There appears to be a bug which prevents entry to the rowing boat.
by Canalboy
Sun Nov 10, 2024 1:15 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Windmere Estate Apple II
Replies: 4
Views: 12117

Re: Windmere Estate Apple II

I am hoping to give the North Star version a try soon. That is if I ever work out how to unlock the Wooden Shack door in Whembly Castle.
by Canalboy
Sun Nov 10, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: North Star Games
Replies: 5
Views: 12845

North Star Games

I have sent the Horizon emulator plus the Whembly Castle game and instructions for setup to CASA. They play surprisingly smoothly if slowly; up the speed in DOSBox-X. I will also send Zodiac Castle and Windmere Estate. I have started playing Castle and it seems to work fine. It will be interesting ...
by Canalboy
Sun Sep 08, 2024 2:31 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Excalibur by Jim Macbrayne 1983
Replies: 7
Views: 15048

Re: Excalibur by Jim Macbrayne 1983

Jim sent me an updated version of Excalibur recently. When I get home I will send it in (that is if you haven't already received it).

Canalboy
by Canalboy
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:14 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Granny's Place
Replies: 2
Views: 11567

Re: Granny's Place

The missing entries for some verbs i.e. PUSH appear to run across all of Dian / Charles Crayne's text adventures. The others all seem finishable although I couldn't find one treasure in Monster Rally.
by Canalboy
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:05 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Excalibur by Jim Macbrayne 1983
Replies: 7
Views: 15048

Re: Excalibur by Jim Macbrayne 1983

I will check my backups. I must still have it somewhere. I know setting up the workbenches on the emulator was a colossal pain in the behind. Amiga emulators are very intricate in my experience. Even RPCEmu for RISC and my HP3000 emulator were easier to get up and functioning.
by Canalboy
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:30 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Excalibur by Jim Macbrayne 1983
Replies: 7
Views: 15048

Re: Excalibur by Jim Macbrayne 1983

There is an Amiga version of the game which Jim reliably informs me is bug free. He sent it to me some time ago but I haven't had the opportunity to set up an Amiga emulator to test it.
by Canalboy
Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:29 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Recovered Adventures
Replies: 31
Views: 57313

Re: Recovered Adventures

To be honest I haven't had much time to try it recently. I hope to in the near future. There is a definite dearth of unique Apple pure text offerings if you discount Éamon games and those with graphics so I like to try the ones that do exist.
by Canalboy
Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:48 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Recovered Adventures
Replies: 31
Views: 57313

Re: Recovered Adventures


This one, again by 4am for the Apple II was not in our database...

Zodiac Castle / Adventure at Zodiac Castle
Written by Dennis N. Strong and distributed by Dynacomp in 1982
https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Zodiac_Castle

Welcome to the Kingdom of Zodiac. It is a small, but very interesting ...
by Canalboy
Mon Nov 13, 2023 6:45 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Recovered Adventures
Replies: 31
Views: 57313

Re: Recovered Adventures


This one, again by 4am for the Apple II was not in our database...

Zodiac Castle / Adventure at Zodiac Castle
Written by Dennis N. Strong and distributed by Dynacomp in 1982
https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Zodiac_Castle

Welcome to the Kingdom of Zodiac. It is a small, but very interesting ...
by Canalboy
Thu Aug 17, 2023 9:19 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Search for the Lost Orb
Replies: 3
Views: 11729

Re: Search for the Lost Orb

No problem. Fuzzell and I had a lot of fun with this back in the day. It is obviously of a professional quality, reminding me of a Phoenix / Derek Haslam hybrid kind of game.
by Canalboy
Tue Aug 15, 2023 12:46 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Search for the Lost Orb
Replies: 3
Views: 11729

Re: Search for the Lost Orb

I finished this and put a map up on CASA if that's any help. I have a feeling the tentacled creature doesn't need solving.

Regards

Canalboy