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goodtimesfreegrog2011-04-22 03:24:11

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What the hell is this all about?

Hello, my name is goodtimesfreegrog, and I have a confession to make. I am a compulsive video game buyer.

I love my video games, and I'm not even going out of my way to hide it. But as I look at some of my games, I realize how few of those I've actually beaten, and there are dozens of titles taking up valuable shelf space that I've barely played for a couple of levels, let alone beaten through. Such is the dilemma of a collector: Wanting to own as many games as possible, to fully round out your videogame collection, but never being able to play them all through.

But that's going to change now. For you see, starting today, I'm going to (at least attempt to) play through all of my unfinished games, every single one that I have in my collection, in chronological order, ranging all the way from 1984 to 2010. This isn't an undertaking I can't even fathom trying to accomplish for myself, which is why I turn to you, tropers, to help me out as best as you can, and offer me advice and motivate me through.

Updates are going to be on kind of a "when-I-feel-like-it" basis, but I will at least make an effort to post every two days or so, to report back with progress.

For each game, I'm going to give a brief synopsis to help chart out the context of each game, and then relay my findings in brief. Any tips or suggestions you could have for these games is appreciated, but please refrain from posting outright walkthroughs or spoilers, because I want the experience to be as "authentic" as possible, as permitting. With that in mind, let's mosey on to our first game on the list, and begin with the oldest game in my collection:

Comments

Fluid Since: Dec, 1969
Apr 2nd 2011 at 9:18:21 AM
The "sometimes it's wise to think backwards" thing is in fact a clue for one of the puzzles, but successfully using this clue requires such Bat Deduction that the puzzle was changed in later versions of the game for being borderline impossible.
goodtimesfreegrog Since: Dec, 1969
Apr 2nd 2011 at 9:28:07 AM
This is one of the few things I know about this game, Fluid. I've got an inkling about said puzzle, though, but we'll cover that in a later update.
Idler20 Since: Dec, 1969
Apr 2nd 2011 at 9:44:00 AM
Oh yes, I know the puzzle you're referring to from reading it on, I think, our Guide Dang It page. It's a nasty one.

I'm liking this so far.
Fluid Since: Dec, 1969
Apr 2nd 2011 at 9:44:27 AM
Anyway, the goat and the bucket do seem important. Perhaps you have to take the bucket somehow, or put something in it.
goodtimesfreegrog Since: Dec, 1969
Apr 2nd 2011 at 10:04:12 AM
The bucket is fastened by a rope, I'll have to find something to cut it to make any use of it.
Idler20 Since: Dec, 1969
Apr 2nd 2011 at 10:36:47 AM
You could try giving the cheese to the woodcutter's wife, but it's probably meant for you to lure a mouse later or something.
Ralphrius Since: Dec, 1969
Apr 2nd 2011 at 10:31:01 AM
Cut it with the carrots.
Idler20 Since: Dec, 1969
Apr 2nd 2011 at 10:43:59 AM
Given that this is a Sierra game, we ought to start taking bets on how long before you render the game Unwinnable somehow (assuming you haven't already).
Ralphrius Since: Dec, 1969
Apr 2nd 2011 at 12:03:49 PM
He already has, considering giving carrots to the sick woman deducts points.
Idler20 Since: Dec, 1969
Apr 2nd 2011 at 12:48:11 PM
Wait, do you need maximum points to complete the game?
Fluid Since: Dec, 1969
Apr 2nd 2011 at 12:50:38 PM
No, but point deduction may be an indicator you're doing something wrong. Don't worry about the carrots, actually, you can get new ones.
goodtimesfreegrog Since: Dec, 1969
Apr 2nd 2011 at 12:51:03 PM
I'd prefer to keep maximum points through this playthrough. Thankfully, you can go back to the carrot patch to get as many carrots as you want.

And I'm pretty sure I've already done something to make this game unwinnable, time will tell what exactly that is.
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