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Any RPGs? EG Eye of the beholder? |
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Paul Gibbs |
Message #115357, posted by Hokum at 09:02, 13/9/2010 |
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Were any of the classic old school RPG's ever released on the arch? EOB (above) or Dungeon master? |
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Jason Togneri |
Message #115358, posted by filecore at 09:12, 13/9/2010, in reply to message #115357 |
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HoMM2 was. I'm sure there were a couple of others; there are some Archie games databases around the internet, you should look through those. |
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Paul Gibbs |
Message #115359, posted by Hokum at 09:19, 13/9/2010, in reply to message #115358 |
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HOMM is't a true RPG it's more of a turn based strategy game, also it needs a RISC PC... i'm on an A5000  |
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Andrew Rawnsley |
Message #115360, posted by arawnsley at 11:17, 13/9/2010, in reply to message #115357 |
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Short answer, no.
Heimdall was about as close as we got. And, erm, HeroQuest 
Oh, and The Dungeon from 4th D. I looked forward to that one for ages, and it ended up quite a disappointment.
I *believe* one of the "bedroom" game companies (the one behind the steam-train railway/delivery strategy game, I forget its name) did a dungeon crawler, but I'm not sure if it ever saw the light of day. It was advertised in the back of the manual for the steam train game.
Supposedly Cadaver (Bitmap Bros) was ported, which would technically be one of ours now, but I never saw a release version, and have no clue who did it or where the code would be |
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Jason Togneri |
Message #115361, posted by filecore at 14:06, 13/9/2010, in reply to message #115360 |
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Heimdall was about as close as we got. Surely if you're counting Heimdall, then you have to add in similar isometric games such as Carnage Inc, and possibly also ports like Syndicate? |
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Paul Gibbs |
Message #115362, posted by Hokum at 15:09, 13/9/2010, in reply to message #115361 |
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Though i'd not really class them as rpg's (though syndicate has rocket propelled grenades...) Also Syndicate needs more ram than my original A5000 25mhz has... |
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Andrew Rawnsley |
Message #115363, posted by arawnsley at 15:27, 13/9/2010, in reply to message #115361 |
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Well, Heimdall had a party of characters, and separate combat screens against fantasy-style characters, and level-ups too, if memory serves (I could be wrong on the latter). The puzzle+fighting system is more akin to what people think of as regards RPGs. Each party member had different stats.
I never played Carnage Inc, so I'm afraid I can't comment on that one. Is it any good?
I realise now that I should mention Pandora's Box, which whilst not an RPG, is a great fantasy adventure.
Syndicate, whilst having RPG elements (character development, party of toons), is more an arcade-strat title, really. |
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Paul Gibbs |
Message #115364, posted by Hokum at 15:41, 13/9/2010, in reply to message #115363 |
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I have heimdall, it is odd that for a fairly "geeky" computer the Arch had almost no RPG game son it. |
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Andrew Rawnsley |
Message #115365, posted by arawnsley at 15:47, 13/9/2010, in reply to message #115364 |
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There were quite a few angband ports and the like - if those float your boat.
However, let's cut to the chase. RPGs were why I had a PC card, used it, and why PCSound Pro exists (existed). That's a little extreme (PCSPro also did MIDI stuff), but basically the PC card was great for Might and Magics, Eye of the Beholders and the like.
By the way, we have a pile of A7000s which you could have very cheap, so there's no need to restrict yourself to RISC OS 3.1
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Message #115367, posted by filecore at 18:03, 13/9/2010, in reply to message #115363 |
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Well, Heimdall had a party of characters Heimdall was a cracking game once you got into it. I was hooked on it for a while, although without a manual it took me ages to figure out how to do all the complex stuff.
I never played Carnage Inc, so I'm afraid I can't comment on that one. Is it any good? I seem to recall that I enjoyed it - basically Heimdall but with a cyborg. I'm afraid my fuzzy mind has lost the details but it's one I wouldn't mind playing again though.
[...] whilst not an RPG I think we're suffering from different interpretations of what an "RPG" actually is. I would classify Heimdall, Carnage Inc, and even HoMM as RPGs (the latter may be turn-based but that's merely a distinction of gameplay mechanics). The OP seems to have a much stricter personal definition and if I got some examples of corresponding Wintel games that he considers to be proper RPGs, I could maybe think of an Arc equivalent. |
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Paul Gibbs |
Message #115371, posted by Hokum at 20:27, 13/9/2010, in reply to message #115367 |
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Heimdall was a cracking game once you got into it. I was hooked on it for a while, although without a manual it took me ages to figure out how to do all the complex stuff.
I liked Heimdall, and is a role playing game, i didn't disagree with this one.
I seem to recall that I enjoyed it - basically Heimdall but with a cyborg. I'm afraid my fuzzy mind has lost the details but it's one I wouldn't mind playing again though.
It's a good game pretty hard, but it's probably about 15 years since i played it last!
I think we're suffering from different interpretations of what an "RPG" actually is. I would classify Heimdall, Carnage Inc, and even HoMM as RPGs (the latter may be turn-based but that's merely a distinction of gameplay mechanics). The OP seems to have a much stricter personal definition and if I got some examples of corresponding Wintel games that he considers to be proper RPGs, I could maybe think of an Arc equivalent.
I'm refering to more dungeon crawlers, Ultima underworld, Might and magic and Crystal Dragon. Being older now, these appeal more to me than the others. |
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Paul Gibbs |
Message #115372, posted by Hokum at 21:58, 13/9/2010, in reply to message #115365 |
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By the way, we have a pile of A7000s which you could have very cheap, so there's no need to restrict yourself to RISC OS 3.1
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Hmm where? How much? Who is we? Sorry, i'm new to the site so i'm not terribly familiar with who's who. |
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Message #115373, posted by Acornut at 23:19, 13/9/2010, in reply to message #115372 |
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By the way, we have a pile of A7000s which you could have very cheap, so there's no need to restrict yourself to RISC OS 3.1
[Edited by arawnsley at 15:50, 13/9/2010]
Hmm where? How much? Who is we? Sorry, i'm new to the site so i'm not terribly familiar with who's who.
Here's a thought. Try clicking the underlined link and then the website.  |
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Jason Togneri |
Message #115374, posted by filecore at 00:00, 14/9/2010, in reply to message #115373 |
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[Edited by arawnsley at 15:50, 13/9/2010] Hmm where? How much? Who is we? Sorry, i'm new to the site so i'm not terribly familiar with who's who.
Here's a thought. Try clicking the underlined link and then the website.
Don't be so smug; it's not that clear. It's a link to a user's profile in an "edited" message, not an obvious link to a shop, so no wonder if the poster doesn't get it instantly.
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Paul Gibbs |
Message #115379, posted by Hokum at 08:21, 14/9/2010, in reply to message #115373 |
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Thanks blind moose...
I'm aware of R-comp but i don't see any A7000 on the site! So i had thought he was refering to someone else!
Here is the site site map and i don't see a used or old computers link only for riscubes |
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Message #115381, posted by Acornut at 08:58, 14/9/2010, in reply to message #115379 |
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Yeah, I must admit, there sure isn't any indication that they sell second hand goods. Perhaps their website needs updating?
Don't be so smug So now encouragement is frowned upon? |
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Message #115382, posted by VincceH at 09:02, 14/9/2010, in reply to message #115379 |
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Thanks blind moose...
I'm aware of R-comp but i don't see any A7000 on the site! So i had thought he was refering to someone else!
Here is the site site map and i don't see a used or old computers link only for riscubes Andrew didn't actually say they were on the site - just that they had some. I suspect he meant 'get in touch, and we can discuss spec and price...' or something, in which case the page you really want is their contact page. |
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Paul Gibbs |
Message #115384, posted by Hokum at 10:04, 14/9/2010, in reply to message #115382 |
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I've shot them an email, i'll see what happens... I didn't know they were in Knutsford, i'm not a million miles away. |
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Andrew Rawnsley |
Message #115385, posted by arawnsley at 10:45, 14/9/2010, in reply to message #115384 |
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Sorry for any confusion, yes, I did mean "we've got some". We don't advertise the older machines on the website, because generally that's where companies like CJE and APDL operate, and therefore I prefer not to clutter the market (and website!) with such things.
However, like any long-time RISC OS company, we have parts and machines looking for homes. Indeed, we've seen a rise in this since we started selling RISCubes, as people trade in older machines.
In this case, an A7000 was traded in this week, and it was on my mind, and it occurred to me that it would help the guy in question - seemed daft for him to be on a A5k when we have A7ks and RPCs sitting around looking for loving homes!
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Paul Gibbs |
Message #115386, posted by Hokum at 10:52, 14/9/2010, in reply to message #115385 |
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I don't have your direct email so i've sent one to the main email address, hope that's ok? |
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Jason Togneri |
Message #115387, posted by filecore at 10:53, 14/9/2010, in reply to message #115385 |
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Or failing that, you could spend £800 on a second-hand Iyonix ;-) |
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Paul Gibbs |
Message #115388, posted by Hokum at 11:01, 14/9/2010, in reply to message #115387 |
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Hmm if i had £800 spare i've got lots of other stuff which needs the money more... |
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