Here's a new game I thought of, Can you guess the death?
Rules-
Read the qoute and screenshot of the deaths message box and try to tell us what-
game the death is from, Who got killed, and How.
One poster at a time and only post a new one when the last one was confirmed as "correctly answered" ...
Only post screenshots of the death message and no other part of the screen at all. Do not alter the image..
I'm wondering of this game will be too hard....Maybe we could limit it to Seirra only games if this is too hard
If it gets too hard, I will tell you what game this is and so forth... !!!
KQ5 ???, Graham ???, In the Cellar ???
Nope XB
From the context... I'd guess Leisure Suit Larry or Quest For Glory... but I haven't played much of either series, so I can't make a more specific guess.
Peace & Luv, Liz
Two hints with a little bit of a twist:
It's from a king's quest game AND it involes leisure suit larry XD
OK! IT can be found in (King's quest 2 VGA AGI (remake)!!)
Now, someone tell me what this death is...
Since you said it involves LSL... is it the death message you get when you choose the lounge lizards world at the door of destiny? ???
yup
Yay!! ;D
Is it my turn to post one now?
yes... !!!
As you might have guessed, I kind of like this idea, and I'd hate to see it, well, die a lonely death. So I'll post one in the interim. ;)
This one might be an easy one, but it's one of my faves, so I couldn't resist. ;D
Peace & Luv, Liz
Police Quest...but which one... ???
Quote from: Jeysie on July 29, 2004, 03:02:36 PM
As you might have guessed, I kind of like this idea, and I'd hate to see it, well, die a lonely death. So I'll post one in the interim. ;)
Sorry I let this thread die out... but I found it VERY hard to a specific death message that is not overly descriptive. I did finally find one - and though I managed to get that SCIV game running on XP(!!) with sound(!!) and without using ANY emulators(!!) OR tinkering with definitions(!!), it refused to take screenshots of it >:(
You let my topic die, but I'll revive it with another message..once I guess this one...
I have no idea what the above message is either, I never really played Police Quest...
A simple screen grab is done with the PrintSCrn button
or inside a window its Ctrl+PrintScrn or something like that
and paste it into a image handling program...
Yes, my scene is from a Police Quest. :) Can anyone figure out the rest of it?
As for Storm's problem... I've known people before to have problems with the Print Screen key in XP. I discovered a possible solution to the problem while at my uncle's house... unfortunately I no longer remember it, and the post is no longer available at the forum I posted it on. :-\ About all I can say is that I got the solution by looking through the XP help files, so try that.
Peace & Luv, Liz
My guess is the main character meets a hot chick and some how she accidently knocks the phone off the hook and you can no longer get calls so there's no longer a point playing the game.
You have the gist of it right, but I think we'll need some specifics. ;)
Peace & Luv, Liz
Dunno, never played it :)
Unless I'm mistaken, it's PQ3.
She was a whole lotta kidnapped in PQ2. (and the background colour of the death would be white, if I'm not mistaken....I died plenty'o'times in that game)
Unless it's the PQ1 remake or something (did they even do one?) and it's a big no-no because she's a prostitute in that game.
Unfortunately, I don't remember PQ3 well enough to know at what point, as she was abducted/assaulted in that one, too....I think. Maybe after you take her home from the hospital?
I shouldn't be so nice since it was your second guess ;), but yes, it is from the PQ1 VGA remake. (Yes, they did make one.)
OK, we got the game down, and Draco got the gist of it... we just need the specific place in the game and how.
Peace & Luv, Liz
You know I just gotta love a lady who enjoys death so much... my hats off to you Jeysie... ;D
Well, the death scene would be when you get Marie out of jail, offer your place to stay after you get her out, and her way of thanking you (as she was a hooker) is to get it on. You're supposed to say no, as you're on duty.
Thankee, Eric. I need to add more games to my website collection someday. ;D
And... ooohhh... J-R's so close! I'll give you guys a hint... it's near the end of the game after Marie helps you, and J-R got the "You're supposed to say no 'cause you're on duty." part right.
Peace & Luv, Liz
Awh, crud, I dunno. I remember so little from that game now. It's been over a decade since I played PQ1! :P
As for the VGA remake....ooh, where can I get a copy?! (and would it run on this thing?) :D
Same place you get most old games... eBay! ;) Unlike Sierra's other collections, the PQ one generally stays cheap.
Peace & Luv, Liz
Ok, here's the death scene I was suppose to post very long ago :-[
It's a general death message, so you just have to find the game it's from. I'm pretty sure there's at least one person on the forum who played this game ;)
What?!!? not a single guess in over a week?? :o
I'm really disappointed in you all :(
But since you asked so nicely, I'll give you a hint ;P
Monkey Island?
Not MI... at least any I played... ???
I haven't played any MI either... couldn't be it then ;)
lol! Its Altered Destiny by Accolade! (thats one of my all time favorite text-parser games) A tad on the hard side when it comes down to walking accross ledges and the like... but, oh well... :D
AND WE HAVE A WINNER!! !!!
It's been so long, I though no one would ever guess that... I did remember someone else mentioned that game on the forum, I just forgot who :pleased:
A TAD on the hard side? that game is IMPOSSIBLE!! literally impossible, when you consider I always get this bug that keeps me from getting to the diviner's island :furious:
Ok, your turn Fatali ;B
lol! Seriously, that game is impossible on modern speed machines... (im pretty sure that diviner bug is caused by the floating green things going warp 9 across the screen)
Alright... my turn... now... what to post...
(BTW, I mentioned it a while back... mayhaps you were remembering me? ::) )
(http://plaza.ufl.edu/balrog/grue.bmp)
Yeah, I know, piece of cake... Unfortunately, thats one of the few adventure games my laptop will run...
Besides, its a very memorable death. 8)
ADOM?
Zork I, after being eaten by a grue? ;D
Though I never played Zork, so I wouldn't know which one or when exactly... :( Or whether it is really a game parodying Zork. ;)
EDIT: Ah, it *is* ADOM, which I never heard of frankly. ;P
I've heard of it, but never played it.
P.S. Are you sure that's it?
I looked up the death message, it was in someone's blog. ;) Seems to mostly happen when you walk through pitch darkness for about 2 or 3 screens at any point in the game. ;P
Too bad that I have to post an adventure game death. :(
I doubt I could get away with an action/adventure game either. :(
*goes to take a screenshot*
It's gotta be from one of the Zork games... I just dunno which one.
Peace & Luv, Liz
Quote from: Jeysie on August 23, 2004, 09:36:13 PM
It's gotta be from one of the Zork games... I just dunno which one.
Peace & Luv, Liz
I guess I'll wait, for the official response then.
Sorry, I got tied up watching the Olympics, and was really late posting my reply. :-[ You and Bushie hadn't posted yet, when I got started, so who knows?
Peace & Luv, Liz
It was from Zork I... Btw... whats ADOM?
QuoteIt was from Zork I... Btw... whats ADOM?
ADOM (http://www.adom.de/)
Ancient Domains Of Mystery (http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1781/)
I've never played it, but I've heard of it.
I guess Bushie gets to post the next death. ;D
Peace & Luv, Liz
Yup! Have at it, Bushie! ;D
I know! it's ZORK!!
Darn, late again ;P
Quote from: Oldbushie on August 23, 2004, 09:11:29 PM
Zork I, after being eaten by a grue? ;D
Though I never played Zork, so I wouldn't know which one or when exactly... :( Or whether it is really a game parodying Zork. ;)
Actually, grues appear in all Zork games - both text adventures and the later ones. They're creatures that lurk in the darkness and eat you up if you go into dark places without a tourch. It's really the game's way of giving you a reason not to go into dark places instead of just saying "it's too dark to go there" :P
Quote from: FataliOmega on August 23, 2004, 07:09:56 PM
lol! Seriously, that game is impossible on modern speed machines... (im pretty sure that diviner bug is caused by the floating green things going warp 9 across the screen)
Speed wasn't my problem... the game worked just fine otherwise. I could catch the floaters and all, but that darn transporter would cave in under me no matter how little inventory I had :(
I could see it's a bug since the game wouldn't show the falling down animation and would just hang there for a long while before showing the death message >:(
Quote from: FataliOmega on August 23, 2004, 07:09:56 PM(BTW, I mentioned it a while back... mayhaps you were remembering me? ::) )
Probably... I'm pretty sure no one else mentioned it, or knew about it for that matter ;)
Oh, ok... Its the bug where the transport (and you) disappear completely... Im pretty sure I managed to get past that by trying different pixels to walk on to the floating thing. If I remember correctly, it turned out to be pretty random.
Yeah, I managed to get across ONCE in the ~1000 times I tried >:(
I'll have to try that again... someday 8)
Let me just take a second to brag about one of the more obscure adventure games.
Altered Destiny, in many ways, was unique, one of a kind. Why do I say that, you ask? It had a text parser using all the common phrases, a story line involving the repeatedly used plot of 'man getting sucked into different dimension to become a 'hero,' and had the universal ultimatum of bad guy trying to rule the world. So what makes it so special?
Its creativity. Sci-fi (and fantasy) stories, traditionally, use cliched, reused and regurgitated plots, characters, quests, creatures, etc.
Altered Destiny doesnt do this. Everything from the Canyons of Fear to the Floating Islands have trully bizarre landscapes and wildlife that even a drunk, hallucinating person couldnt imagine. Seriously, a slinky, hopping plant that turns the people it captures into trees... thats some pretty strange stuff.
Add in some beautifully moody music, and youve got one great adventure game.
Alright, Im done. *shuts up*
...And yet, one bug can make you wish you never laid eyes on the thing ::)
BTW, it's your turn to post a death scene 8)
Its OldBushie's turn... I posted the death 'scene' from zork I... He guessed it in one post. :P
Lets all flood him with IMs! MWHAHAHA!!! :evil:
Someone post a death! >:(
*looks at sentence*
A game death. :P
We're still waiting for Bushie to post one :-\
Oops! :-[
Sorry, it's been quite a while, work has been piling up at college...
"You wake up on your bedroom floor, shaken but unharmed. Kim apparently won The Game and, in the process, purged *spoiler* of all magic including The Game. Slightly depressed, you stand up, dust yourself off, and proceed on with your incredibly mundane existence."
*spoiler* is a direct hint to what the game is, as it contains part of the title.
Good luck guessing! ;D
Quote from: Louisiana Night on August 23, 2004, 10:09:28 PM
QuoteIt was from Zork I... Btw... whats ADOM?
ADOM (http://www.adom.de/)
ADOM!! Blooming heck I thought I was the only one in the world who played that game (albeit failing miserably!)
me=barely played it. :P
Is it from the game, entitled, "The Game? ;P
loved the movie with that title ::)
It is not called "The Game" but it is based on a book from a semi-well known series. ;)
Any more hints? ???
Think Piers Anthony. ;)
Companions of Xanth. :)
*looks at previous page
IT IS!! !! !! :o
/me takes his own advice again
*runs away
KatieHal got it! :D
Great game, I recommend it to anybody. ;)
Your turn! :D
Umm.. know what, LN, you go. Work actually keeps me busy so who knows when I'd get here to even say someone was right.
:)
Okay. :(
*tries to think of an easy one, to keep the game going
Quote
That's pretty far to go just to do your Wizard of Oz impression. Makes you feel tingly all over, doesn't it?
Space Quest 6. Roger falls into a pool of acid and melts. BOOYAH.
And I didn't even play that game :D
That's right.
Your turn. :)
This might be a tough one... ;D
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Aw, chute!
Laura Bow 1. Laura dies by entering a chute.
Not as obscure as I thought. Correct!
Might be a little tricky.
QuoteAll that treasure was too much temptation for your greedy eyes. At least you didn’t have look at it for long.
KQV, in the thieves' cave? ???
Close...but incorrect.
Quest for Glory 1? when you try to grab some of the treasure in the brigand's hideout after Elsa leaves?
No...
*Breathes a sigh of relief*
For a moment there, I thought I'll have to post the next one :P
I'm going to regret this because if I'm right it means I have to think up a death to show...
I think it is from KQ5, but it's when you enter the temple door in the desert and click on any of the piles of gold instead of what you're supposed to take (just the bottle, IIRC).
Peace & Luv, Liz
Nope.
(mutters at her lousy memory and gives in to checking her notes)
KQ2+, if you click on anything other than the trident in the Sharkee King's treasure trove.
Peace & Luv, Liz
A winner is you! :D
Next one, please.
Unfortunately, your fair maiden won't be aroung by the time you become interested in women again.
this death is from Kings quest 2 Vga when you drink the youth potion and turn into a baby, lol.this is probabley my favorite ;D
Exactly. And the same thing happens when you put the gems into the door in the wrong order.
Come on, we can't let this game die!
Unless it gets a death message... ;P
Okay, I'll start.
QuoteThey say the cops don't catch any rocket scientists...
And boy were they right!
I'll take a :stabs: at this... Police Quest 2? *shruggle?*
Nope, sorry.
I'm going to like this thread :P But I have no clue
Space Quest?
Cows? ;)
Quote from: Jafar on April 25, 2005, 05:51:11 PM
Come on, we can't let this game die!
Unless it gets a death message... ;P
Okay, I'll start.
QuoteThey say the cops don't catch any rocket scientists...
And boy were they right!
Police Quest 1
Wrong! *drops Warlock, Deloria, and OB down a trapdoor* :suffer:
Er, guess again? :angel:
Space Quest 4?
Still wrong.
POlice Quest 1?
Quote from: Deloria on November 27, 2005, 09:59:50 AM
POlice Quest 1?
You guessed that already (and fell through a trap door). :P
Police Quest 3
Space Quest 4
Still wrong...hmm, this was harder then I thought. :P
Police Quest 4! :P (*doesn't even know if that exists*) XD
Wrong. :P
Remember, you're on the RECIEVING end of the law. :P
QfG1? 2? 3? 4? 5? :P Being caught breaking and entering? :P
Hey! 5 guesses at a time isn't fair! :P
I'll give it to you anyway though. It's from QFG1, when you pick a lock when the sheriff is watching\show your thief equipment to the sheriff. :P
Your turn
Yay! I'm glad the DEATH thread came back to life. :)
Quote from: Jafar on November 27, 2005, 05:56:41 PM
Hey! 5 guesses at a time isn't fair! :P
I know it isn't. :P Though, if you just count the first one, I still get it. XD As for the death...Um...I'll get back to you on that. :P
So Rosella?
Someone else take it. :P
Zero-G skating would be perfect for you since you've got a Zero IQ.
Space Quest something or other (2? XD) Definitely Space Quest, or I'll eat my hat. ;P
Space Quest 3?
Space Quest 4, if you get shot while Zero G skating.
shoot! I was going to guess that!
I wasn't! Having never played a SQ game.. :P
Quote from: Jafar on December 01, 2005, 03:47:10 PM
Space Quest 4, if you get shot while Zero G skating.
Right. That death scene used to crack me up, I was never fast enough getting to the next screen...
Jafar?
Be patient. :P
QuoteBuckle up for safety, buckle up!
Police Quest 1? ???
Nope. :P
Laura Bow 2?
No.
Space Quest 3?
Space Quest 1? SQ2? SQ3?SQ4?PQ1?PQ2?
No more multiguessing. :P
Wrong, Moody.
SQ4
No, but pretty close.
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers?
Space Quest 5?
Nope...
SQ6? :P
Keep trying.
Is there a SQ7? :P
No. XD
SQ3
Nope.
SQ2! :P
pq4
Still wrong. (Wow, I'm good at hard ones... XD )
SQ1
If you don't buckle up for the escape pod! :P
Correct! In the VGA version of SQ1, launching the escape pod without bucking your seatbelt can be fatal. :yes:
Your turn.
I'm right? That's weird, I was just guessing. Â :P
"If at first you don't succeed, then try, try again!" *nods wisely*
I wasn't just guessing! Once we finally got to the only game it could be, I knew it! :P
Yeah, well consider yourself lucky I didn't say "wrong" and wait for someone to guess the VGA version. ;P
Hector Hexapod had a hunch-that hapless hero was his lunch! Since you brought no better fare, he chose to eat you then and there.
Quest for Glory 4: Shadows of Darkness?
That's what I would guess.
That's a little creepy. :P
ditto
You can't blame poor hector for being hungry. :no:
Quote from: TribeHasSpoken on December 08, 2005, 01:56:10 PM
Quest for Glory 4: Shadows of Darkness?
Yup. No not at all Jafar,just as you can't blame the faeries for trying to steal YOUR staff, and you can't blame Katrina for seducing you, and you can't blame Ad Avis for forging Katrina's signature, and you can't blame Katrina for kidnapping Tanya. Just who can you blame for all the problems in the game? You also can't blaame Ad Avis for coming back to life AFTER you killed him! That part's really annoying. It's like he comes up behind you AFTER you threw Erana's staff at him!
Blame it on whoever made Katrina a vampire. :P [spoiler]Then she wouldn't get so lonely and crazy that she'd try to summon Eternal Darkness.[/spoiler]
Quote from: Deloria on December 08, 2005, 11:05:12 PM
...you can't blame Katrina for seducing you...
Well, yes, the hero
is quite a catch. ;)
*realizes she knows almost nothing about Quest for Glory* :(
Don't worry, neither do I. :P
Just a warning that it might take a few days for me to post the next quote. I have one in mind, and need to play through the game in question to find the exact quote.
Due to a (hopefully minor) health emergency in my family, I hereby forfeit my turn.
Which death message has a part in it that says:" As a Banana Slug, you choke to death on your own slime." (name the game and for extra points what you did to recieve that fate)
If this is from EcoQuest, I'll eat my hat... er, scarf. XD
Actually, I'm not sure you can die in EcoQuest. You managed to get into some pretty nasty situations, but I don't think you could die.
Nope not Ecoquest
Can you give us a small hint? *makes a sad puppy face*
Bad Mojo?
Nope, sorry AAP. The hint: You get this death message in a religious place.
Quote from: awesomeasapossum on December 12, 2005, 05:48:19 PM
Bad Mojo?
Bad Mojo doesn't have death messages, just a death movie 8)
Is it Quest For Glory 4?
Quote from: Deloria on December 13, 2005, 12:50:25 PM
Nope, sorry AAP. The hint: You get this death message in a religious place.
Pope John Paul II Quest? XD (Actually, that wouldn't be such a bad game.)
For the bonus points, you receive the message by picking up the idol with your bare hands.
Woah, you mean I was right? that was a purely an associative guess... I played that game so long ago and for so little time, I didn't really remember :o
I'm not certain, Storm. When you guessed QFG4, this was my best guess for the brownie points.
QFG4 is correct. :) And you do get the message by picking up the idol in the monastary.
storm?
If you don't have one, Storm, could I take this turn?
I can't think of any right now, so go ahead and post if you've got one ;) Never realized most games don't have any good death messages! and some of them don't have any deaths at all! :o
"Next time leave the driving to the driver!"
For bonus points, how do you receive this death message?
LSL5? No wait I don't think it's possible there. Umm... one of the police Quest's perhaps?
LSL2? PQ2? I think it's something with a two.
Leisure Suit Larry 2? As in "Deloria Goes Looking for Correct Answers with Several Wrong Guesses?"
(I hope this doesn't offend you. I'm going for trivia humor in the vein of You Don't Know Jack)
I figured mabye on the plane, in LSL2... :P
PQ2 or PQ3.
LB2? You mess with the taxi driver?
Hint time:
The scene in which this occurs is not normally interactive.
Is it a 'Quest' game?
Not a "Quest" game, but it is a Sierra game.
Manhunter? :o I think I know: ICEMAN!
Another hint: "I really don't wanna be dead. Can we try that again?"
I was thinking Grim Fandango, but that is LucasArts...
Plus, there are no death scenes in Grim Fandango... because you never die in the game. You die BEFORE the game ;P
Quote from: TribeHasSpoken on December 22, 2005, 01:28:31 PM
Another hint: "I really don't wanna be dead. Can we try that again?"
Gabriel Knight. (1)
Quote from: Deloria on December 23, 2005, 04:50:26 AM
Quote from: TribeHasSpoken on December 22, 2005, 01:28:31 PM
Another hint: "I really don't wanna be dead. Can we try that again?"
Gabriel Knight. (1)
Yes indeed. When Gabriel is leaving Schloss Ritter at the end of Day 8, hold down the space bar and his car will leave the road and crash in a fireball.
As for the rest of you, the usual consolation prize awaits in the attached mp3
The usual "Please don't yell at me Mr. Wonka!" :P ::)
Here's mine:
"Oh no! As the turbulent water pulls you under, your last thoughts are of your beautiful home,..."
("..." indicates a name, not given because it would give the game away)
I recognise that XD
Not sure what it's from though :P
Space Quest 2. Booyah?
Nope not SQ2. It's not a quest game.
Shoot! I could have sworn it was from that scene where Roger gets sucked into a whirlpool if he goes the wrong way. (Or perhaps he tumbles down a waterfall.)
I think it ight be something similar there. Most of the early games have a lot of similar death messages.
So this was an EARLY game made by Sierra?
And it isn't a quest game so.... LSL 2?
Larry has a home?! That's news to me, I thought his mom just kicked him out after he entered second puberty and moved to a condo. (no)