All Consuming : Jennifer

Consuming "LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jennifer) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:56:41 GMT

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

by Traveler's Tales

Consuming "Gold Rush!"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jennifer) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:23:26 GMT

Gold Rush!

by The MacNeill Bros.

A review of "The Black Cauldron"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jennifer) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:46:38 GMT

The Black Cauldron

by Sierra

I just found out the Amiga versions of a lot of Sierra AGI and SCI games are available to download legally from Back to the Roots

The first game I finished was The Black Cauldron. I’ve always loved the Disney film ever since I first saw it as a little girl, so when I saw it in the back2roots.org list, I knew I had to play it.

I enjoyed it quite a bit. Using ScummVM it was (mostly) point-and-click. What a program! I don’t know what an adventuress such as myself would do without it.

All the love it or hate it aspects of Sierra’s early adventure games are here. You will die in the game a lot, so follow the Sierra motto: “Save early, save often”.

However, the Black Cauldron did things right exactly as The Last Crusade did over at Lucasfilm Games. It stuck to the story enough so that if you were a fan of the movie you could play some of the best parts, but it differed from the story enough to not be too derivative. I was also pleasantly surprised to see some of Al Lowe’s trademark humor made it’s way in there.

Also, apparently it has many different possible endings! I guess I’m going to have to play it through again to see some of those. But first, I think I’ll play through another Sierra game. :)

Consumed "The Black Cauldron"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jennifer) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:46:38 GMT

The Black Cauldron

by Sierra

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Amiga"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jennifer) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:45:03 GMT

Amiga

by Commodore

WORTH IT!

A review of "Amiga" (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jennifer) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:45:03 GMT

Amiga

by Commodore

When my dad got our first computer, he considered getting an Amiga because at the time it’s graphics capabilities were much more advanced than the IBM-compatible PCs, and I liked drawing a lot.

In the end though, he settled for an IBM 286, because the PCs had more software. I think the real reason though was that the computer he got came with a golf game pre-installed. ;)

I never did own an Amiga, and my dad had Macintoshes for work, so his computers were never Amigas either. I did get to play Amiga games many years later though. Back to the Roots has many Amiga games, many of which are considered classics today, available to download legally. I love adventure games, so I’ve been using the games in ScummVM on my Mom’s laptop.

I love that so many companies have allowed Back to the Roots to distribute their old Amiga games. It’s great when companies allow free download of games they no longer sell. I wish more companies would realize that it doesn’t hurt them at all, and it only helps them get more fans of their games.