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13-10-2008 (Gunness)

Two days ago I became the father of a lovely little boy. This means less time for other activities, and I'll probably take a longer time replying to mails and such - at least for a while :)(if anyone's interested, here's what little Arthur looks like - pic 1, pic 2) Contributors: Alastair, dave, terri

• New Solutions: Escape From the Shire, Firelance, Inner Space, Million Dollar Great Jewel Heist, The, Murder at Hamilton Halls, Murder Hunt, Philosopher's Stone, The, Quest for the Holy Grant Cheque, Spectre of Larry Horsfield, The
• New Hints: Firelance, Murder at Hamilton Halls, Spectre of Larry Horsfield, The

27-09-2008 (Gunness)

Today I'll start with a bit of sad news. As regular visitors will know, I'm a huge fan of Keith Campbell, His columns in C&VG was a major source of inspiration for me and for many other European adventure gamers. Well, as it turns out, Keith passed away two years ago. At the time I was playtesting a new game of his, and all of a sudden, all communication from him ceased. I just learned of his death because I was contacted by Simon Marsh, one of Keith's fellow writers from C&VG. Simon has written a brief tribute to the finest adventure game journalist of the 80's. As for the bread and butter of this site (that would be the solutions and maps), it's been really, really quiet lately. I'm working on a number of maps etc. myself, but in the meantime, here are the latest additions from Terri Sheehan, Alastair and David Lodge. Contributors: Alastair, Gunness, Mark, Matthew Barton, Juan, dave, Michael Schmidt, Jerry Cornelius, Doreen B, terri

• New Solutions: By Right of Birth, Caves of Olympus, Dream Concert, The, Escape From the Shire, Fantasia, Firelance, Flush Gordon, Fortress of Keler, Hob's Hoard, Holy Grail, The, Inner Space, Landfall On Rollus, Legacy, Leo Wanker's Quest, Locks'n'Keys, Malice in Wonderland, Masterclass, Million Dollar Great Jewel Heist, The, Moonquake, Mouse Man, Murder, Murder at Hamilton Halls, Murder Hunt, Murder, The, Mystery of the Dark Manor, Mystery of the Indus Valley, Nameless One, The, Operation Thunderbowel, Pendant of Logryn, The, Philosopher's Stone, The, Philosopher's Stone, The, Price of Peril, Prisoner, Protect and Survive, Quasimodo, Quest for the Holy Grant Cheque, Quest For the Poorly Snail, Revenge of the Space Pirates, Spectre of Larry Horsfield, The, Stranded!, Village of Lost Souls, Where Is Zeus, Xanadu
• New Maps: Dungeon Adventure, Fantasia, House of Horrors, Lone Brave, Quasimodo, Quondam
• New Hints: By Right of Birth, Dream Concert, The, Firelance, Fortress of Keler, Legacy, Malice in Wonderland, Moonquake, Murder, Murder at Hamilton Halls, Nameless One, The, Operation Thunderbowel, Prisoner, Protect and Survive, Quest For the Poorly Snail, Spectre of Larry Horsfield, The, Where Is Zeus

08-06-2008 (Gunness)

Hello, my patient visitors and users. It's been a while, but I've tried to ransack my mail log a bit better this time to ensure that as many of your entries are present in the archive this time around (I even found some old maps of my own - it's nice to add something myself to the archive once in a while! Particularly when it's stuff like Dungeon Adventure, which took ages). In other news... I've added a link to Three Days in Carpathia, the unreleased sequel to Valkyrie 17. You can find screenshots and an unplayable demo there. The page is part of Frank Gasking's intriguing Games That Weren't site for the C64. Simon Allan has sent me his latest reworking of one of his original Spectrum games. Moonscape finds you on a failing Moon base, trying to escape to Earth before it's too late. Sci fi buffs should enjoy this. Grab the game here. A couple of titles that have been on the requests list forever have been removed. So for anyone stuck in Caves of Olympus and Price of Peril, now's your chance! Finally, a couple of warm recommendations for people enjoying modern IF. The ever helpful Fredrik Ramsberg has pointed me in the direction of ifreviews.org, which is an excellent resource if you feel like grabbing a piece of IF for the weekend and don't really feel up to the daunting task of choosing between the five thousand (give or take) titles released during the last month. Even more helpful is the Interactive Fiction DataBase (the IFDB, whose name is braving the inevitable onslaught of IMDB lawyers?), which makes selecting and downloading modern IF a breeze. Definitely worth checking out. Let me know if anyone finds any overlooked gems out there. Contributors: Alastair, iamaran, Gunness, Pti.Jedi, Mark, Matthew Barton, Juan, dave, Amby, Michael Schmidt, Jerry Cornelius, Doreen B, terri

• New Solutions: By Right of Birth, Caves of Olympus, Crystal Caverns, Dream Concert, The, Fantasia, Flush Gordon, Fortress of Keler, Hob's Hoard, Holy Grail, The, Hounds of Hell, Jack and the Beanstalk, Jennifer's Dolly, Jewel of Scotland, Journey, The, Landfall On Rollus, Legacy, Leo Wanker's Quest, Locks'n'Keys, Malice in Wonderland, Marie Celeste Adventure, Masterclass, Moonquake, Mouse Man, Murder, Murder, The, Mystery of the Dark Manor, Mystery of the Indus Valley, Nameless One, The, Operation Thunderbowel, Passagers Du Vent 1, Les, Passagers Du Vent 2, Les, Pendant of Logryn, The, Philosopher's Stone, The, Price of Peril, Prisoner, Protect and Survive, Quasimodo, Quest For the Poorly Snail, Revenge of the Space Pirates, Stranded!, Village of Lost Souls, Where Is Zeus, Xanadu
• New Maps: Crystal Caverns, Dungeon Adventure, Fantasia, House of Horrors, Lone Brave, Quasimodo, Quondam
• New Hints: By Right of Birth, Dream Concert, The, Fortress of Keler, Hounds of Hell, Legacy, Malice in Wonderland, Marie Celeste Adventure, Moonquake, Murder, Nameless One, The, Operation Thunderbowel, Prisoner, Protect and Survive, Quest For the Poorly Snail, Where Is Zeus

02-01-2008 (Gunness)

Hello everybody, and welcome to 2008! Today's update features a number of very diverse games, including Passengers On the Wind, which a friend of mine requested a long time ago. I've tried the game with walkthrough in hand, and even then the game failed to make much sense. The comic books are nice, though. A particular thank you to Terri this time around, as she has sent a large number of contributions. Contributors: iamaran, Pti.Jedi, Gunness, Marco, Juan, Amby, Doreen B, terri

• New Solutions: Amnesia, Crystal Caverns, Detective, Dildo and the Dark Lord, Get Me to the Church On Time!, Giant Killer, Hounds of Hell, House of Horrors, Jack and the Beanstalk, Jennifer's Dolly, Jewel of Scotland, Journey, The, Marie Celeste Adventure, Nemo's Island, Passagers Du Vent 1, Les, Passagers Du Vent 2, Les, Quest For the Holy Snail, The, Witch Hunter, The
• New Maps: Amnesia, Crystal Caverns, Karyssia: Queen of Diamonds, Mordon's Quest, Number 6 in the Village, Shadows of Mordor, Spiritwrak
• New Hints: Amnesia, Dildo and the Dark Lord, Grimalkin the Cat, Hounds of Hell, Marie Celeste Adventure, Quest For the Holy Snail, The