Return of the Interactive Thing from Mars . • I That's why your June Issue ob Jacobs, who (Development IS done of on ChangIng p,aces arrived a bit late, and why B founded and headed PC-based cross-development Compute Magazine this one may also. By up CinemaWare in its system.) Associate Publisher Bernie August or September at the heyday, has opened shop Jacobs says "most of the .Theobald is leaving the latest, we will be back on under a new name. energy and money is going Carolina-based publication track with a raft of reviews. CinemaWare, which had into cartridges" these days, for parts unknown. And SSI until recently been operating and he expects to see a lot just hired former as a software development more for the Sega and NBS Mediagenic exec Brad 13 issues for the outfit only, is now another CD-ROM systems. Acme's Brown as Director of price of 121 footnote in the history of the first products will be shown Business Development, a computer game companies at the January CES. new position at the Those of you whose subs expire by August are already that boomed, then busted. It company. He'll concentrate aware of our new renewal will likely be remembered on licensing. for one of its first games, the policy: renew at least two trendsetting Defender of the months before your sub runs Crown, an early hit. Mediagenic still out, and you'll get 13 issues Jacobs sold and licensed in transition for the price of 12. the company's technology So if your label says Our CBS reporter missed the 91/09, your renewal must be and games, then started a Activision booth, probably new game company called postmarked no later than because Mediagenic no Acme Interactive. DataEast June 30. Since that date has longer has a public relations bought the technology, already passed, September department to let anyone Mirrorsoft got the name expiration dates have until know where to find them at CinemaWare, and NEC got July 30. We'll send trade shows (they've been in . the sports games. postcards to remind you of "silence mode" since the The staff consists of 13 upcoming expirations and of takeover). people, soon to expand to this special offer while it At CBS they showed 17. . According to Jacobs, Dangerous lasts. 's Leather CinemaWare employees Dimensions Goddesses of Phobos II: Gas who wanted to work with A few months back we Pump Girls, which should be videogames stayed with him reported rumors that released in September for when he formed Acme. AD & D creator Gary MSOOS. It's a graphic 2: Adventure Road Gygax was working on a adventure with an "all-new Look in the crate ... computer game called 3: interface." They have still 4: Sex Olympics Jacobs says Acme, whose "Double Dimen~ions." The not decided whether to logo shows a familiar­ game, it turns out, is actually 5: Summer CES release it as an 8: Midwinter looking crate with a pair of called Dangerous game or an Activision game. eyes peeking out from the Dimensions, but it's a role­ 9: Clues and Tips for top, will focus on videogame playing game system along Might & Magic III development for Nintendo's the lines of Steve Jackson's Summertime 10: Sherlock on CD, SuperFamicon and Sega GURPS, not a computer blues Real RPGs on NES 11: Walkthru: Genesis. game. The system might be Due to the paucity of Escape from Hell Sports games will be the put to work in a computer adventures being released 12: Censorship in fIrst to leave the chute, but game, though, as well as in this summer (only three role-playing games will be paper and pencil and actually arrived in June, for Computer Games 13: Keys to ye Kingdom eventually be developed by videogames. example), QB is operating Acme for Sega and NES. on a new summer schedule. 15: far more quests on cartridges than on Shay Addams' CD, which will probably be true for Letters Thi another year. So for now, I can't to the Adventure Road recommend getting a CD drive unless Editor you are one of the three people on the As much as I hate to admit it, I'm planet who can actually use a CD beginning to see videogame machines encyclopedia or get some practical Dear QuestBusters: as an adjunct to computers in certain use from discs such as "Birds of I enjoy your feature-length previews. situations. You don't have to spend a America" or "Jane's All the World's half-hour installing the program, or Aircraft." Though the final versions may not worry about whether which sound look like anything in the previewed board to buy and how soon you'll Top Ten Reasons to version, there are usually enough have to upgrade to a faster computer play adventure games similarities to make a preview with more RAM ( VII will 1: Miss weeks of work, open new job worthwhile. I don't base my buying require 2K!). opportunities for others decisions on previews, but do like to But a more significant reason is 2: Slowly go insane trying to install get an idea of what is coming. I tend that game designers, realizing that the game on a hard disk to wait a month of two after a game most MSDOS gamers now have hard has been released before buying it, disks, are writing huge games to take anyway, so if a reviewer could take a advantage of all that disk space. So huge, that anyone who wants to do brief look at a game that he more than play games will need at previewed months earlier, we could least a lOOK hard disk. Ultima VII, make even more informed choices. for instance, will not only require a Edwin Bonilla hard disk but will also take up 10K! If the graphics, interface, music and After receiving several such letters, other elements of a quest are just as we've decided to do occasional good on a cartridge-based machine as preview s (like last month's look at on a computer, why waste 10K of M & M III). But we'll wait for final disk space? Martian Dreams versions of most games before Another factor is that, as cartridges reviewing them. Many magazines will eat up more and more shelf space in the stores, and the shelf life of 3: Exercise vocal chords by yelling review screen shots to get an edge computer games continues to obscenities at parsers over the competition, but we're more decrease, developers will soon be 4: Good cover to join rare "screen­ concerned with delivering accurate releasing some games first on staring" cult - reviews than with taking over the Nintendo or Sega, then following 5: If you didn't, Ken and Roberta world of computer gaming magazines. them with the MSDOS version. This Williams would have to get real jobs has already happened with ICOM's 6: Get to say words like Sherlock Holmes, Consulting "Broderbund," "Faerghail," and Detective, and Origin is doing "Uukrul" original Ultima scenarios for 7: Graph paper is my life! Nintendo and Sega. 8: Create characters and name them Disk-based games will always be after people you abhor, then laugh around, but some adventurers will when they get slaughtered by a band find cartridge-based questing a of Kobolds Editor: Shay Addams practical alternative in some cases. 9: Orcs, Orcs, Orcs! Managing Editor: Dora McCormick For this reason, we've asked Russ 10: Look honey ... honey? ... honey?? News Editor: Vanilla Ice Ceccola to cover the subject now and (Dozens of people sent in their Top Contributing Editors: Al Giovetti, then, offering mini-reviews and news Ten lists, from which we culled the Rich Heimlich, Bernie Yee, Russ on real role-playing and adventure funniest answers into this master list. Ceccola, Ken St. Andre, Stephen games for this market See page 10 Thanks to: Carl Lund, Dan Donahue, King, Steven Payne, Bruce E. Wiley, for his comments on Sherlock. Chris Pitcauage, Bruce A. Smith, and Brian Smith, Duffy, This Reviewer John Inzer. For each of their reasons, CD-ROM one extra issue of QB will be added to True, CD-ROM discs can store virtual their subs.) QuestBusters is published monthly by gigabytes of data, permitting vast A Disturbing Trend, Inc. Annuals games without having to sneak out of Upcoming and outgoing subs: $19 regular, $24 for 1st Class. Toys R Us carrying a videogame Martian Dreams and Heart of China Canada $26, Int'l $36 (both in US machine. Problem is there is still no will be covered next issue. Both look funds). Contents Copyright Eldritch, standard (even Sierra won't and play better than previous games LTD., 1991. All Rights Reserved. recommend a CD drive yet), and few in their respective series - and both (Some of the art in "Wacko Wizard" games. require a hard disk. Gold of the is copyrighted by Trici Venola and CD-ROM for computers is a trend turned out to be an arcade game, so Kurt WahIner, 1986.) Copying that I will be covering as it develops. we won't be reviewing it after all. without express permission is For now, the fastest CD drives cost MicroProse officially announced too much. Prices will drop this Darklands, though it won't ship till prohibited and punishable by welding Christmas, when you'll also be able to next spring. It too will require a hard your floppy drives shut. . take advantage of software bundles disk. including games like King's Quest VI Member: and Wing Commander. And there are South American Explorers Club Timequest

hat made me an adventurer ten Time itself is treated originally. years ago? Zork-notjust Unlike in most time travel games, in W. the game, but a particular which you always reach a different experience in which I returned to a time zone at the same time, the clock vast body of water to find it drained, in Timequest starts ticking the the landscape transformed, and new moment you exit the Interkron. The possibilities for exploration and time machine has been set up to discovery awaiting. The ability to do travel only to places Vettenmyer something in one place and change visited, arriving exactly one minute things in a distant location was after he left. Each time you return to uniquely enchanting, and I went on to a place, you arrive one minute after play practically every your last departure. Some graphics employ a little spot ever released. animation. You can replace the . In Timequest, this kind of A puzzle-rich environment picture with a map that has a "you are interaction reaches across time as Passwords, riddles, object here" feature. Sound effects (horses manipulation - devised by Bob galloping, water flowing) and music Bates, who wrote Infocom's Sherlock are tastefully handled. You don't hear Type: illustrated Text Holmes and Arthur, the puzzles too much of either, and they never get encompass a rich variety of types and on your nerves. Adventure difficulty. Many are multi-stage The interface is the same one used System: MSDOS (512K; problems involving several puzzles, in Spellcasting 101. You can type in such as the mission to prevent Caesar . all your commands, or select (via mouse optional, hard disk from being killed by a lion. mouse or keyboard) verbs, recommended by QB; First you must repair a broken prepositions and nouns from onscreen chariot(by using a nearby object) to lists that can be toggled off to view a Realsound, Roland, Ad Lib, enter the chariot race. After losing, half-screen of prose. I found the Sound Blaster you've got to figure out how to win compass, which highlights all Planned conversions: none (by using an object from another time immediate exits, and the in/out and place). Even after victory is yours buttons very useful, but typed in most and you get to meet'Caesar, more of my commands. Some Infocom­ well as space, for your actions in one puzzles must be solved to save his life type elements, such as "Script" for era can alter events thousands of (by using your wits). This is printing the text, are available (the years later. The results may be drastic reminiscent of the Babel fish problem traditional "yell" command, however, or subtle, and the latter are especially in Hitchhiker's Guide, but easier. produces an "Aaaaaaauuuugh!" rather engaging. Some puzzles are the kind whose than "Aaaaaaarrgh!") . Your actions in ancient Mexico, for answer hits you on the head while An excellent save feature lets you instance, are reflected in a temple you're driving to the 7-11. Others name an unlimited number of games mural in which an invading army must be unravelled systematically, and delete old saves. Copy protection bears as its symbol the object you and you'll probably solve a few of asks for answers to three questions gave to a temple priest in the past. It them with the "hit might be a conch shell or a jar; only if (but only once per or miss" technique ~. . ",j";a._ session), which are you gave him the correct object, . of trying to use conveniently listed on though, will you be able to prevent I ~ every object in . - - one sheet of paper the Aztecs from wiping out Cortez. every location. Top instead of scattered Fail to do so, and "the timestream , I c .... " I is disrupted," preventing travel past score is a 1,000 throughout a manual. that point in time. This is true for points. Conclusions: I have each of the ten missions you must There is an resisted the accomplish, all to undo the damage abundance of temptation to done by a rogue lieutenant of the humor, much of it comment on the Temporal Corps. turning up when Let's go to Mexico... hi,storical accura~y of you try something Tzmequest, especlally Kilroy was here that doesn't work. Obviously the the MesoAmerican scenario - Attempting to destroy civilization, play~sters tried to predict as many of because it's a game, not a history Lt. Vettenmyer used the Interkron to the crazy things people might try to book. And as a game, it's the best one travel to , China and other do, then dreamed up equally wacky of its type so far this year, a places to alter history. In Mexico, for responses. compelling quest whose scope and instance, he convinced the Aztecs that illustrations range from simple to depth will keep you busy for months. the Quetzalcoatl myth meant they ornate, but all stand out because the could not be defeated. brighter, sharper "hi-res EGA" Difficulty: Advanced This and the other missions are graphics are displayed with EGA and Protection: Keyword outlined in the manual, but you're on VGA systems, hi-res black and white Price: $59.95 your own when tracking down EGA for CGA, MCGA and TGA. Company: Legend/Microprose Vettenmyer. At least Vettenmyer - a sort of futuristic Kilroy - scribbled clues on walls of tombs and pyramids throughout the timestream. By Shay Addams QuestBusters 3 Sex Olympics: back in the saddle again

t's a typically hot day on the Whisper, for example, you might and make more sense this time. You ocean planet of Agua. Sitting want to ftnd some way to close the no longer have to do such things as []I on the endless beach beneath a library. The other half of the fun is in eat beans and make gas to escape solitary palm tree, it occurs to making out with ten of the galaxy's nasty situations. you, Brad Stallion, that there isn't most beautiful women (and a few Earlier adventures in the series really much here to do except go animals). Don't eat the frogl tended to kill you and make you swimming. Just then, the frog that As adventures go, Sex Olympics is restart from your last save when you you had been talking to (and kissing one of the simplest I have ever seen. made mistakes, but Sex Olympics is now and then in vague hopes that It is so easy (like the girls) that no much more forgiving. You really something interesting would happen) save function is included or needed. have to try very hard to get killed in steals your clothes and heads out to If you play quickly you should ftnish this adventure. sea. the whole thing in less than two hours - maybe even less than one hour. Graphic enhancements Quest for clothing Even though there are three difficulty Most important, the artwork is Since you don't have a change of ratings (Easy, Medium, Hard), I significantly improved: it's still a clothing inside your space ship, and noticed no difference in play at cartoon galaxy, but the girls all look since you're really tired of getting various levels. like Playboy playmates, and your arrested for indecent exposure, you The game continues the Free Spirit major reward is seeing them in the plunge into the water to get your tradition of lewd and crude. Your nude. The pictures are merely R­ clothes back. Waiting for you just space ship is still called The Big rated, since you'll never get to see below the surface is someone who Thruster, and it's still extremely anything below the waist, but some of makes you forget all about your blue phallic in design, but the artists have these tops are truly excellent. shorts and that silly frog. Sirenia is dressed it up quite a bit with all sorts Spot animation livens up a few of surely the most gorgeous green of external Star Wars bric-a-brac. the graphics, and a digitized, "Oooh, mermaid you've ever seen. Now, if Brad has all the sartorial elegance of Brad!" will reward you for solving a junior-grade Flash Gordon. The no­ some of the more difficult problems. typing interface that makes it so easy Copy protection is of the key word Type: Graphic Adventure to perform all necessary actions variety, but it is a joke, since you are System: Amiga, ST (both one within the game contains pictures of a often asked for words from page six meg, hard disk installable) screw and a bumper jack. In short, of a four-page manual. I can't say there isn't an iota of sophistication in much more about the challenges Planned conversions: none the whole game (well, some of the themselves without doing a graphics are sophisticated). walkthrough. only there was some way to get her Conclusions: The game is very corny up on the beach ... Seek and ye shall find (no, not horny), and full of sexual Brad Stallion, champion stud of the To make it with the various cliches (how well do you know galaxy, is back again in his third soft­ women, you'll need many items that them?), but in a guilty way, I rather porn adventure from Free Spirit are scattered around the galaxy. This enjoyed it. I recommend Sex Software, this time to save the galaxy . means half your time is spent on a Olympics for tolerant gamers who from the evil Dr. Dildo and his scavenger hunt. The other half is haven't totally outgrown their insidious plot to rule the universe. It spent trying to ftgure out which adolescent sex fantasies. seems that the bad doctor has entered object or action will turn on which the galactic Sex Olympics, and only woman. The one action that never Price: $39.95 you, Brad Stallion, have a chance works is simple rape, so if there is a Protection: Keyword against him. To win you must travel message to this game, it's that you Difficulty: Easy to all the other planets and seduce the must be nice to women in order to get Company: Free Spirit ftrst (and only) woman you meet what you want. there. I wouldn't go so The unseen Dr. Dildo is doing far as to say that likewise, and the ftrst person to score Sex Olympics is a ten times is the winner and will rule good game, but the universe. Although Dr. Dildo is compared to the supposed to be the bad guy, heroic earlier Stallion you gets to pull all the dirty tricks, adventures, Sex such as stealing the doctor's batteries Olympics is or otherwise putting certain women substantially out of his range. improved. Though Figuring out which dirty tricks to it contains the play is half the fun. On the planet same raunchy humor, the puzzles . By Ken St. Andre are much easier

4 QuestBusters CES Chicago: M & MIll & Origin steal the show

pulled up to the McCormick described in last month's issue. It MP-13 rating," saying that Origin Center in the forbidden zone should be showing up the end of JUly. designed had got their "ffiM" legs on somewhere in Chicago, feeling And running right next to it was Ultima VI, the first Ultima that was somewhat overdressed in a gray Planet's Edge, a sci-fi role-playing not developed on an Apple. suit - until I got inside. Hah! I've game with space combat. The planet The first Ultima to combine never seen so many dark suits, Earth has disappeared as a result of murder mystery and horror thriller outside of a law fmn or invesbnent alien experiment. You, an officer on a elements with the traditional bank. space station, must discover what medieval themes, The Black Gate CES was huge: it took three days to happened and try to retrieve our little takes place 200 years after YOl,lf last cover it all, but it was worth it. mistreated (but by whom?) planet. visit to Britannia. Teenaged drug use Between Japanese businessmen, You can customize your space ship, (in the form of reagents), an incurable conventioneers lobbing water and party movement is the top-down disease killing all the Mages, and balloons, and a pack of wild ferrets view (looked a bit like BattleTech I, ecological disasters are the latest that someone turned loose in aisle, I but nicer). "plagues" to strike Britannia. You managed to see a coupla games. I must also solve the wave of gruesome also heard game designers murders that is sweeping the land. complaining about DOS' memory Chris Roberts showed off Wing management. Commander 2 and . Wing Commander 2 takes off with Techno-hype? even better graphics, improved AI, Nintendo's SuperFamicon 16-bit digitized speech and a more complex system was supposed to be the big storyline. It looked great, and they thing, but it wasn't anything we said it will be out by July. (We will haven't already seen. CD-ROMS are have to wait a while of Ultima VII supposed to be the next big and Strike Commander, though.) development for the PC, but no Might & Magic & Monsters But what really blew my mind (and definite plans to support them were all the press and software execs explained to me in any meaningful Champagne and movies attending) was Strike Commander. It detail. Except the super-VGA CD­ Origin showed a few titles, all is a flight simulator in the near future, ROM Battlechess I saw at the memorable. Martian Dreams, the with fractal generated terrains. The Interplay booth - wow! second game in the Worlds o/Ultima mountains and coastlines look like I heard that Sony was supposed to series, was up and running. (It they really should, not like squares of make the internal and external CD shipped right before CES.) The green and jutting pyramids. drives for Nintendo, and was going to premise is similar to Paragon's Space Mountains are capped with snow, market the external drives separately. 1889, and Martian Dreams looks coastlines are jagged, and haze and This apparently pissed off Nintendo, pretty good. clouds are mists covering your VGA who then promptly signed up Phillips Origin hosted a champagne terminal. If it has enough RPG to do the external drive in an reception to announce Wing elements), we'll review it here. incompatible-with-Sony standard. Commander 2 (I haven't waited for a Gee, the Origin people were nice, Sound unbelievable? Not when sequel like this since Star Wars), and they wore tuxedoes and cowboy you're dealing with corporate Strike Commander and Ultima VII, hats for the preview! I was tom bureaucracies. with demos running on a movie between watching Origin's PR head, The smaller companies had some screen at a special preview. Origin's Jackie Chapman in a hot, black games that made me salivate. Oh booth on the floor also won "loudest strapless dress, and the unbelievable yeah, there were the "soon" release speaker" award: the PA system rattled Strike Commander demo. Tough job. dates, along with plenty of "don't my fillings, not to mention the In the works at Origin is a whole quote mes." Still, we've got some exhibitors in the next booth. new point-of-view fantasy game that great games coming up, and I'll begin will allow you to tilt and tum your with the most memorable. Ultima VI: The Black Gate head the way a camera pans, and The Ultima VII demo was a entails detailed lighting and shadows, New World Computing "commercial" full of stunning and another sci-fi game (working title New World's Might and Magic III graphics and digitized speech - but "Bounty Hunter") that will combine looks even more robust than no gameplay screens. Lord British role-playing and Wing Commander­ promised plenty of new elements for type space flight. By Bern ie Yee the game, which will be packaged in an all-black box with a "voluntary QuestBusters 5 combat (the Klingon looked very redispatch that pesky ghost of Pirate Bane II convincing) in VGA, as well as role­ LeChuck. The demo ran only in The biggest complaint about Sir­ playing (the landing party beamed black and white, but I kinda liked it Tech's Bane of the Cosmic Forge was down in a sequence more out of the that way. Both games have improved the tepid EGA graphics. Well, in a movies than the TV series, for all you mouse interfaces. suite upstairs, Sir-Tech showed the nitpickers). SSI of the Beholder I grilled Interplay about SSI showed yet another Gold Box the Mean Time, which the game, Gateway to the Savage world's record for longest Frontier, the fIrst in a whole new Magic Candle II delayed computer game, series. They also announced the last will be 1;al1ii\tl:~ and was assured that it of the Pool series, Pools ofDarkness. weU worth was being worked on. (You've seen it once, you've seen it the wait They've rewritten the four times.) More promising is a game engine from the horror title running under the Eye of ground up a few times, to the Beholder engine. You get to hunt keep abreast of the latest vampires and werewolves, just like game technology. They Aunt Radika and Uncle Boris did. fIrst demo game screens for also said Dragon Wars II is on the Citadel of the Black Sun promises a Crusaders of the Dark Savant, the way, but no sequel is forthcoming to whole new game engine that uses a upcoming (October?) sequel. It has the likeable and fun Neuromancer. scaled "isometric" system with an 256-color VGA graphics and a mouse oblique-angle, top-down view. interface that make it even more Magic Candle II Darksun is another new A D & D impressive than Eye of the Beholder, Mindcraft was running Rules of game "in the works." It has an object management (drop an item on Engagement, the space combat interesting magic system: when you the floor and it stays there) and an module designed for Breach 2 and use magic, it drains the life of things impressive plot. Omnitrend's interlocking game around you. Kind of like a nine to There are four possible beginnings, system IGS. With IGS, you play the fIve job. depending on which of the three space combat situation in Rules, and A Buck Rogers sequel is also in the endings you saw in Bane. If you if you board an enemy ship, Breach 2 works. It has the game engine - so didn't play it, there's a "cold start" takes over. Both products can be where are all these alleged position at the outset. played independently of each other. improvements? I liked Pool of Other parties wandering around the Ali Atabek promises "very soon Radiance and sat through Azure "dungeon" too. It will probably now" for Magic Candle II. It looks Bonds (barely), but that's it. My require one meg, as opposed to good and will have a notepad to guess is the game designers aren't Bane's 640K. There was also talk record all messages and conversations really allowed to fIddle around with about converting the earlier Wizardry (depending on your computer's the engine, and these games end up series, and maybe even Bane, to memory), and allow you to save them being mass-produced. VGA. to disk and print them out Finally­ Seems that SSI is relying on the someone realizes how much I hate to strength of the A D & D name and not Towers ofPower take notes and map. the quality of software itself, at least Interplay showed off Lord of the for the Gold Box line. Eye of the .Rings: The Two Towers. They've Beholder was defInitely a step in the cleaned up the interface, added S8/ is still relying on right direction. automapping (fInally), and allow you the A D & D name, to play it with or without characters More sequels from Volume I. not the quality of the The life of a real computer game They also released Bard's Tale quester is what have you done for me Construction Set, which allows you to software lately - and like movies, a good design monsters, dungeons and sequel is as rare as a Godfather II or treasures, and Castles, in which you UndelWater Indy The Empire Strikes Back. Accolade build castles, wage war and watch LucasfIlm showed Indiana Jones had Elvira II (two of what should be little VGA guys run around and saw, and the Fate ofAtlantis, the fIrst Indy obvious), which puts you on a movie build and mortar. game with an original plot and set to investigate Elvira's kidnapping. But what really looked cool was storyline. I liked this - it's like You search through a Victorian Star Trek, a game complete with the getting a whole new Indiana Jones mansion set, a catacomb set and a music and intro screens of the movie! It also looks real good. mad scientist's laboratory set. Itll be Enterprise whooshing by, just like in Better still is Secret of Monkey gory, they promise. the old TV series. There will be 3-D Island II, where you have to 6 QuestBusters Les Manley II: Lost in LA was converting a space fighter game chronology of America's sometimes sporting digitized images of fabulous called Mantis from the Amiga to the glorious and other times' smarmy past. babes and Les Manley wandering PC: the Wing Commander bandwagon Maxis showed SimAnt, an incredibly around Lala land trying to fmd his is rolling, kids. simple and elegant simulation of the buddy Helmut Bean. Yessir, Playboy ant colony in your backyard (not models were used, but the game is Sierra's latest still PG-13 at best. They've cleaned Conquests up the interface, and the game looks Sierra came up with the eminently playable. Sierra Network, a modem network where gamers can Twilight 2000, A legend in its own Timequest meet and play chess or talk from Paragon Being an old Infocom beta-tester, I or go do computer "things." enjoyed seeing Legend's Timequest. The potential for online It looked like lots of cerebral fun in questing is interesting, but the old Infocom tradition, with a no multiplayer quests were easy-to-use (and helpful) interface. running yet. And it costs Spellcasting 201: the Sorcerer's $12 a month! Appliance is in the works, but no Christy Marx showed Conquests of mine, I live in NYC) all the way to demos were available. , the Longbow, a Robin Hood your fridge. head of , is adventure with beautiful painted . convinced that there are players who images, a storyboarded layout by Odds and Ends want a story and complexity in Conan veteran Ernie Chan - and There are lots of little things to questing really not available in the finally, a strong female character. mention too, like the Ad Lib Gold pretty VGA point-and-click games a Best of all, Robin Hood does not look and SoundBlaster Pro coming your la Sierra. I agree: sometimes the like Kevin Costner. way - but the music coming out of written word is more powerful than a Sierra also managed to get Leisure the Roland was far superior to the thousand VGA images. Suit Larry V up and panting, and this original Ad Lib or SoundBlaster. No time you can play Larry or Passionate sign of Disney's little sound-thing, EA and MicroProse Patti. Police Quest III: the Kindred either. There also was a number of • EA showed a few things. Black showed a stabbing in VGA glory and flight simulators -Falcon 3.0, Crypt was quietly announced for the has a Jan Hammer (Miami Vice) Yeager, and other wargames that Amiga. It seems to be a Dungeon soundtrack. might interest some of you. Spectrum Master-type game with great-looking The original Leisure Suit and Space Holobyte's WorcIrris was deceptively graphics and the ubiquitous point­ Quest I have been converted to VGA addicting too. and-click interface. But most of EA's for those who haven't yet played these What struck me about the games at stuff was under the Affiliate labels, classics. this CES (especially with Origin's like Mindcraft, SSI and New World. plans) is that games are pushing the Microprose and Paragon were busy technological envelope as fast or with Hyperspeed. It's new superset of Best of all, Sierra's faster than most business Lightspeed, which I reviewed and Robin Hood doesn't applications. didn't like. I saw no reason to change Well, I'm dizzy now -t:hanks to my mind. look like Kevin all the friendly, eager and attractive More promising was Darklands, of PR reps who gave me press kits (and which there was only a brief video Costner sometimes, food and drink). demo. This RPG is set in medieval My faves of the show? In no Germany and is supposedly "realistic" Most fun was the Adventures of particular order, Might and Magic III, in its depiction of how medieval Willie Beamish, a younger-type Wing Commander 2, Strike Germans viewed magic and monsters. adventure game with character Commander, Crusaders of the Dark (How do you say "hit points" in movement animation done by cartoon Savant, Star Trek, and Indiana Jones deutsch?) animators. He leaps, he falls - and the Fate ofAtlantis. Planet's They also shipped Elite Plus, a maybe he'll get hit by a pan, which Edge looked promising, and SimAnt sequel to the old space exploration will make his head into a pan-shaped looked irresistibly addicting. My game. This one I didn't see. I did object with facial features. only complaint - where were all the catch a demo of Twilight 2000, a parties? computer version of GDW's game, Calling all Carmens and MegaTraveller 2, GDW's classic. Broderbund showed Where in What I saw was inconclusive. They America's Past is Carmen Sandiego, could be great, could be not-so-great. which will ship with a book Paragon is also working on QuestBusters 7 When skiing, you can snipe with direction of a leader, but coordinated your rifle and lob hand grenades. By action during combat is awkward and far the easiest means of getting troublesome at best. Movement and around is the cable car. Skiing combat takes place in rounds. Each depletes muscle power that can get character completes his two-hour you stranded. Hang gliders require move essentially alone, then the next T he year is 2099. Debris from a certain statistics as well as mouse or character goes. It takes forever to huge meteorite has blotted out joystick skills. move a lot of characters. the sun, and a resulting drop in the The mapping system lets you see temperature has destroyed crops Skills and attributes an overhead view of the whole island around the world. Fourteen attributes are broken up with cryptic details, or zoom down to Govemments and their armies have into nine qualities and five skills. 16 x 16 magnification. It reveals the broken down. Small groups of Only Morale, Energy and Alertness location of enemy columns, the 32 citizens have fonned survival teams, change during the game (when you NPCs, garages, heat mines, synthesis while warlords have amassed small eat or rest). Other attributes cannot plants, and other structures. armies and begun claiming territory be improved or changed, and no In towns, you can hurt the enemy all over the world. Anarchy reigns. levels can be attained. In fact, you by blowing up captured installations, You are Captain John Stark. a don't even get experience points. which unrealistically cannot be second generation colonist on Most RPGs have a plot that is defended or recaptured. You can slow "Midwinter Island," which emerged revealed by exploration with puzzles the foe's advance by blowing up from a submarine mountain in the to solve. Midwinter has no puzzles . warehouses and synthesis plants. Azores. You have just gone out on and little plot, and character Blow up all three enemy-held radio ski patrol- unaware that the evil interaction is limited to recruiting the stations, and you can immediately warlord General Masters has invaded 32 people. Inventory is restricted to recruit all 32 characters via radio the island with thousands of men and weapons, dynamite, flares, and messages. vehicles. gasoline. The only artifacts you can You can use keyboard, joystick or Your mission is to quickly ski to acquire and experiment with are snow mouse to operate the completely each of 32 colonists, set up a buggies and hang gliders. It has role­ icon-driven interface, but only the defensive line across the island's playing game aspects, but Midwinter mouse is precise and quick enough southeastem tip, and mount a counter resembles a simulation more than a for movement. The keyboard "hot offensive to eliminate the invaders pure role-playing game. keys" can be used with your left hand Midwinter seems to have initially while your right controls the mouse. Bombs away The only drawback is that painful and Combat is conducted in real-time. annoying repeated mouse-button Type: Strategy-intensive RPG Since wilderness travel also occurs in presses required for skiing. Systems: Amiga, ST (512K), real-time and requires you to actually Midwinter is fun to play, giving ski, snow buggy or hang glide to your you the feeling of a very complete MSDOS (640K & color destination, combat requires no self-contained landscape where you monitor required; eGA, EGA, change in the display. When you get can participate in a variety of winter VGA, TGA; Roland, Ad Lib) close to an enemy, an alarm goes off sports that are entertaining by and a directional finder directs you to themselves. The intricate fractal Planned conversions: none him; enemy units appear as black landscape is beautiful to behold, and crosses on the tactical map. blowing up buildings has its been developed as a winter sports You can fire missiles and torpedoes pleasurable moments. game by its designer, Mike Singleton from the ground or air to knock out Victory is difficult, requiring you to from England. It incorporates targets in the sky or on land. When think very far in advance and plan marksmanship with small arms, skiing, you can select the sniping icon moves in detail. The slightest skiing, snow mobiling and cable cars. and look through a circular view mistake or miscalculation can cause For more role-playing punch, it was through your rifle scope. A rifle can you to lose the game, making wise . redesigned to include 14 statistics, be effective against any type of use of the ten save games essential. dynamite, and an invading army. enemy vehicle. If you hit the enemy's Expect 50-60 hours to win, much of The action is portrayed with a 3-D lead vehicle, the whole column of which will be spent of slowly moving display. Through the silhouette of ski men and vehicles deserts General your team. goggles or the windscreen of a snow Masters. This is very unrealistic Conclusions: Midwinter is more of buggie, you see the landscape and a combat, but really the only way to an adventure/strategy game than a mini-display of icons representing win battles, since the invading army true role-playing quest. your character, a watch, a muscle is so big. Recommended for people who like power gauge, a mini-map, speed, and Characters can be injured in real-time combat, intricate well­ compass. combat or by falling off a vehicle. planned strategy and unusual The skiing and snow buggy An injured character's skills may be interfaces. displays feature an angle of slope impaired until he rests or is healed. display; the hang glider, an angle of Party members will move under the Difficulty: Advanced ascent or descent display. The snow Protection: In manual buggy and the hang glider have By AI & Amanda Giovetti Price: $49.95 missile displays. Company: Microprose

8 QuestBusters ' Might & Magic III Clues

Jon van Caneghem. Mark Caldwell Solve the puzzle in Arachnoid give you access to eight of your crew and Ron Spitzer at New World Cavern, and the crystals will work (two for each location). Computing provided this assortment again. Your cabin gives you access to the 0/ clues/or Isles a/Terra. These will hourglass (to advance time), the diary make a big difference in the early Locations: (which keeps track of food, treasure, stages a/your quest. (Because thi! Arachnoid Cavern: B4 trade goods, etc.) and the map. events were still being fine-tuned at Magic Cavern: E4 The map shows you the shape of the time. one or two o/them may not Dragon Cavern: FI the immediate area including shape of work. Watch/or next month's update Cursed Cold Cavern: D I coastline, villages and vegetation. and more clues.) Mount Keystone: A4 Villages contain natives, and vegetation contains more foodstuff. . Keep wishing at the fountain in You cannot scroll the map see Baywatch. places you've already visited, so the Galleons map gives you very limited . Seek the !)tatue of Fire Mane, perspective of the lay of the land. especially if you have a Paladin. You must keep inspecting it for inlets o/Glory and harbors, checking ever inlet to Save those Quatloos. determine if it is the strait. A Part quest, part simulation, Galleons telescope allows you to view the Find the skull for the builder of the casts you as Magellan, leading your shoreline or horizon to spot other shrine, and you'll go much further in ships on the history-making voyage ships, villages, or inlets. the cavern below him. aroundthe world. There are three difficulty levels. Type: Adventure Simulation Magical miFrors link the land. Tell The plot involves sailing down the them where you want to go, and coast of South America, System: MSDOS (640K they'll carry you away. investigating, trading and keeping up required, hard disk and mouse the morale of your crew while you or joystick recommended; After saving Fountainhead, the look for the strait leading to the eGA, EGA, VGA\MeGA; Pacific Ocean. Your score depends fountains will prove much more SoundBlaster, Ad Lib, Tandy 3- helpful. upon how fast you find the strait and how much trade goods, treasure and VOIce Archnoid Cavern can be very spices you accumulate in your search Planned Conversions: None essential in developing your for the strait. characters. Your crew is composed of ten men, When you sight land you can trade from captain and priest to navigator with the natives for spices, trade and If you seek gold and gems, go to and cook. You can give orders to treasure. If they turn nasty, combat Dragon Canyon. them, ask for advice, and so on. You with the natives and other vessels is control sailing the ship, the crew's resolved using random chance as a Your spellcasters will be very pleased rations, the battles, the condition of factor. Use the unlimited save game if you visit Magic Cavern. the ship and many other variables. capacity frequently to minimize If officer or crew morale falls theeffects of errors and chance. To fortify against the elements, visit below a criticallevelyou will be You must monitor the levels of Blistering Heights. confronted by a group of angry men meat, perishables, biscuits, water, and asked to identify the ringleader. rum, cannon balls and muskets, Get artifacts in the Cursed Cold If you do identify the ringleader seeking a safe harbor to resupply the Cavern and take them to the three correctly, your voyage will continue. ship if stores get low. castles with kings. If you do not identify the Conclusions: Somewhat limited as an ringleader, your crew maroons you. adventure, Galleons is rich with . When you visit the Greek brothers, The ship is divided up into four historical detail. It's recommended for remember which one you don't find. locations and the log which gives the anyone with an interest in the subject. status of the ship in a descriptive Don't pull levers in Wildibar Cavern, narrative. The four locations of Difficulty: Average unless you're ready for a battle. galley, deck, quarter deck and cabin Price: $44.95 Protection: Manual When you have a party of Company: Broderbund Mountaineers, visit Mount Keystone. by AI C. Giovetti QuestBusters 9 Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the CD ROM Sherlock Holmes. Consulting Detective messages. Oh, that's only music CDs. Ultima on a Cart will be out this month on the NEC CD Never mind ... Exodus and Quest of the Avatar are system. It is also being converted to D very good adaptations of their fonnat for MSOOS computers and the computer counterparts. In fact. it is AmigaCDTV. Real role-playing on easier to play them on the NES than Developed by ICOM,who did on a computer. The interface was Uninvited. Deja Vu I & II and Nintendo, Sega, etc. better designed, the graphiCS are more Shadowgate, it has a point-and-click colorful and the command menu is interface and cQmpletely digitized just one button away. graphics that pull the player into three FCI, long a strong contender in the Nintendo market, Both follow the storylines and completely different mysteries. contain the locations in the original The unique graphics make Sherlock a recently committed themselves to a number of games, and it takes as long to fmish new experience over previous the NBS versions. An Exodus hint computer games based on the novels. real role-playing games for the Nintendo Entertainment book is available separately, while the Instead of digitized stills, Sherlock uses Avatar hint book is in the manual. over 100 minutes of film footage. System (NBS), the Game Boy handheld system. And several software Avatar is better than Exodus. The To do so, 35 actors were cast for the graphics are nicer, especially in the 50 speaking parts. 70 costumes were companies are not only converting game for NBS other cartridge-based dungeons, and FCI improved the created and 25 sets were built. Many interface to make it more complete. hours of film were shot and edited machines, but also writing original RPGs for them. Plus, the Moon Gates nd all other down to the flnal product. New design features of both original products are processes developed by ICOM were Some of them are already out, and more are on the way. If these are any in them. I recommend Exodus for employed to for crunch the graphics anyone just getting into role-playing and sounds down onto the CD. indication of the future, there may good reason for computer owners to games for the Nintendo, and Avatar pick up one of the 16-bit for more advanced players. If looks could kill cartridge-based machines. In either case, I was surprised with Players will certainly be happy with The FCI games already out are what FCI could accomplish on the the results. I adapted quite easily to the Ultima: Exodus. Ultima: Quest of the NES with games of this magnitude, game. Instead of reading text for clues, Avatar (known as Ultima 1lI andN for and enjoyed these versions more than I actually had to pay attention to the computers) and Heroes of the Lance. the originals and their single actors and watch their movements. On the way are FCI'sPool of keystroke interface. This is the flrst game in which a Radiance. The Bard's Tale. Ultima: gesture or look can be just as important Runes of Virtue (a brand new Ye SSI Quests as words. Before long, you will be adventure written exclusively for the Heroes of the Lance was a tough pulled into the story, and your brain Game Boy). Even game from the start. On the NBS, it is will start turning over the clues again and again, as any real mystery game graphic adventures, such ------just as tough as Shadowgate, Maniac E h' to play. The should cause you to act. Mansion, and Deja Vu, ven grap IC graphics . The 'video' is a bit choppy and halts are being converted to adve nt ure s a re aren't as nice ever-so-briefly every few frames. But cartridges. as in the this minor glitch can't be helped for You'll soon see an Ultimasbut now, and doesn't detract from the being converted to original Ultima for NBS, rt 'd more than do experience at all. Speech moves along Might and Magic ll. ca n ges the job, in synch with the graphics, and the Faery Tale Adventure, Dragons of characters do a much better job of and King's Bounty (all three for NES, Flame. lip-synching than Milli Vanilli (which from New World). Heroes' sequel, was better. FCI is which, anyway?). ' Centurion. Wizardry should have converted it instead. and The Immortal are already out for Heroes is hard to map and play, Is it worth it? the NES, and you can count on seeing despite the easy-to-use interface. As Though the CD system for the NEC more conversions and new RPGs and you can see, FCI hit right on the machine is expensive at $399, the price adventures. money with these conversions. tag will be worth it if future products Some, such as M & M, feature battery If I had to choose between computer are as good as this one. NEC ought to back-ups for saving games in progress. and NBS versions, I would go for put together some kind of deal for Others, such as Faery Tale, give you a NES. I didn't think this would be my people who plan on buying Sherlock password at certain points in the game; conclusion. Good computer graphics and the CD system to entice people type it in when you restart, and you'll are mostly better than NES graphics, into the new gaming environment return to that point but after putting this aside the NBS In any case, the "movie" Sherlock games are easier to control and play. teleports the adventure game market into a new and exciting era Now if I can only fmd some way to play the CD backwards to flnd those hidden By Russ Ceccola

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At the outset, open the chest, take the Stalin with Wild Bill, who has Dark Rifle Code-warrior to replace NPC. (Keep contents, and save your game. The cross and Dark Pistol. Wyatt Earp teaches rifle. Alan!) Visit clerk. Use the transporter to is needed to defeat Satan at the end, so Statue in rear of city gives free healing. level 2 to replace ammunition. don't lose it. Your strategy is to recruit Visit Al's to recharge guns, rifles, and two NPCs on the first level, go to level machine guns. Death AUey: Cross bridge. You can get two and replace one NPC with Alan, go to free healing at the halfway point. level three and replace the last NPC with Satan's Halo: Get automatic weapons Code-Warrior can use phone booth to tap Alison, defeat Satan and leave Hell from in crates in 729t1571nt. Find into Devil's Fortress, transporting the through the gate. Do not fight with any random items outside Club Miranda. party there. creature that is not hostile, or you may not Khan may desert before entering city. be allowed to use the gate! Save before Devil's Fortress: Find Alison in lower making any critical decisions, as the Prison of Damned: Abdul teaches right corner room. Allow her to replace NPCs may desert you, taking useful Richard about Explosives. Get Dark Rifle Code-warrior. Party now consists of items. Before replacing one NPC with and Dark Pistol at his house. Richard, Alan and Alison. Go south to another, trade the outgoing character's Satan's Room. Fight Satan, using usefUl gear to someone else. Gangster City: Use Dark h416 c7499. Go through rooms Weapons. Ed teaches Richani to gate. If "good," the party is Level One, City of Eternity: Recruit Electrical skill. Get gallon of allowed to escape from Hell. Stalin and Khan. Get mirrored shades blood from Bonny and Clyde. from prisoner in Fire Pit, trade them to Get weapons from Capone's Location of Items singer for trench coat. Get garbage can lid vacation home. Level One City of Eternity: from rear of Minos court (repeat for each Stalin, Khan, mirrored shades, character). Get items from chest in side City of Devils: Give blood at bank trench coat, garbage can lid, gun, room of court. Get gun in exchange for and get bullet proof suit. chest, matches, lead forks , laptop matches. Get lead forks . Get laptop. computer, angelic powers, consultant's Capone's City: Use Dark Weapons. badge (Minos Court), phone booth to Limbo: Recruit Ach-Chu in place of Fight tough Hell Captains in cafe. Eat level three Khan (optional). Get Tudes tape from food on table in lower right comer for free Limbo: Ach-Chu, Tudes tape, pistol, dispenser. Get pistol in toilet, wrist rocket healing. Attack Capone's mansion. Get wrist rocket, Burr's sketches, police under bed. Don't take Burr's sketches. Dark Pistol, Tommygun, suit. After you special, shield, archery and melee training Give 1218 f47k to Burr for police special kill Capone, Ceasar will give you the Recruitment Center: badge, pistol and shield. Richard learns Archery from database. Destroy mind magnifier. shield, demon shield Thucydides in library, others learn Melee Training Camp: Dante, Booth, picklock, from Anthony in library. Gangster's City: Alan can now join the rifle and dueling training, free healing party, replacing an NPC. Lucifer's Landing: demon shield, Flicka, Recruitment Center: Use bluff skill to machine gun training, care bracelet, exit get badge from sergeant, and use Picklock Prison of Damned: Use Alan's to level two to reach examination room where Richard 9128g2hlmm27 to break glass cage. City of Devils: Wild Bill, rifle training, learns pistol skill. May get demon shield Richard learns Bluff, gets asbestos suit. statue (free healing), recharge guns, rifles, in treasure room. machine guns (at Al's), bulletproof suit Satan's Halo: Use Electrical skill to fix Satan's Halo: automatic weapons, Training camp: Dante and Booth willing speakers, and Mozart will be willing to random items at Club Miranda, speakers, to join (optional). Richard learns join you. Mozart picklock, others learn dueling. All learn Prison of the Damned: explosives rifle. The statue in front will give free Capone's City: Use lower transporter to training, Dark Rifle and Pistol (both at healing, so this is a good area to gain reach level one. Give database to Abdul) levels with repeated fights. receptionist in Minos Court in City of Gangster City: Alan (sledgehammer), Eternity. Get consultant's badge from her electrical skill, gallon of blood, weapons Sergeant at table: Trade Tudes tape for sister. When ready, use the phone booth (Capone's home) , bluffmg, asbestos suit parachute. to go to level three, or use upper Capone's City: free healing, Dark Pistol, transporter in Capone city. tommygun; suit, database, mind Hamlet: Give Yorick's skull to Hamlet, magnifier, transporter to level one and he will join quest (optional). Level Three: Dismal Land Learn (lower), transporter to level three (upper) Swimming from the teacher, or practice in Dismal Land: Dr. Jekyll, swmming Lucifer's Landing: Trade phone to pool. Jekyl will join. Get freaker box. training, freaker box Sergeant in southern end for a Demon Dachau: rifle & rocket training, Hitler's Shield. Find Flicka in northern end. Dachau: Use Swimming skill to swim diary Richard learns Machinegun. Get Care east Field Marshal teaches Rifle. Get Beelzebub's: magic pyramid, Bracelet. Hitler's Diary, give it to him and get Code-warrior, transporter to level two access to Armory. Rommel teaches Death Alley: free healing, transporter to City of Eternity: Give Bracelet to Juliet Rocket to Alan. Devil's Fortress Devil's Fortress: Alison, in Minos Court. Receive Angelic Powers. Satan Beelzebub's: Get magic pyramid. Allow Lucifer's Landing: Use pl71ch5t2 to decend to level two. Stalin may desert. Level Two, City of Devils: Replace by Dennis Ewell QuestBusters 11 An Open Letter To Game Players from Christy Marx

Rich Heimlich, in his March column, own music? This is only the tip of the So what does this have to do with wrote about a sexually oriented game, iceberg. computer games? Gee, we aren't that trouble it caused him amongst his And how about those cute folks kind of a threat, our stuff isn't that female peers and the automatic allure who decided that anyone who played bad .. .is it? that an advisory sticker would have to D&D was a dupe of Satan? And the Let's put it this way - all it will children buying it. Warning bells museum curator who was arrested and take is for one Media Slut, one over­ went off in my head, Rich. tried (happily, cleared) for displaying eager government official, to decide I come from a background of the Maplethorpe photographs? that computer games are a prime writing for film, TV, comic books, Thanks in great part to good ole' boy target and you'll see trouble you can animation and other commercial Jesse Helms and his moralizing hardly imagine. writing. From this perspective, and crusade in Congress against the NEA. What is the answer? Fight knowing something of history, I see I hope by now that my message is censorship on every level. It's continuous cycles of censorship and clear. Weare under attack by important to fight for the rights of repression. I see this country and moralizing lunatics and Media Sluts. material we might not personally like. Canada in the middle of a particularly A Media Slut has nothing better to do I don't care for 2 LIVE CREW, but I dangerous and vicious cycle of with his or her life, so he/she starts a will fight like fury for their right to do repression right now. censorship campaign. That's why TV their music. Let the market decide. If In the 1930's, the Hollywood mm and animation studios run scared you don't like their music, protest it industry was hit hard by censorship in from Media Sluts like Peggy Charron, with honest discussion and don't buy the form of the Hays Commission, religious nuts like Wildmon, and it, but don't go along with banning it which stifled creativity and did its academic frauds like Radecki. and arresting those who sell it. best to drive any form of sexuality or In comics, I've been directly I might or might not care for the sensuality from the screen. affected by censorship which cost me game Rich mentioned, but its fate Eventually, Hollywood shed this a publishing deal. I've seen friends could directly affect the fate of leech, but only after adopting a nearly have their careers destroyed similar games, games that aren't system of restrictive self-labelling. and so on. I've seen the Federal RICO remotely as bad but will be dumped In the 1950's, the comic book acts, (anti-racketeering laws) turned into the same category by self­ industry fell prey to the attack of a against a Libertarian bookseller, appointed censors. And they are out nutcase who published a rid,iculous against comic book shops, against there. Don't kid yourselves. and misleading book accusing comic music stores. And these are only the My personal opinion is that non­ book writers and artists of all sorts of ones I know about. violent, sexually explicit material and perversions. In a desperate move to Do you know what the State can do healthy pornography has a place as a save itself, the industry adopted a with RICO? Here's a possible release and entertainment for males straitjacket of limitations called the scenario: a cOlnputer store sells a and females. It has as much right to Comics Code Authority which had to labelled but sexually explicit game to exist if people want it as any other approve and put its stamp on each a 17-year-old. He'll turn 18 the next form of entertainment. comic going out. day, but it doesn't matter. On the day Fight censorship. Join a group that In the past few decades, comics he buys it, he's still 17. He takes it fights censorship. I highly have had a rebirth. The archaic home. His parents see it and are recommend supporting People For Comics Code is all but forgotten, deeply offended. They press charges. The American Way, P.O. Box 19500, replaced by a label advising "For A crusading, pUblicity-hungry District Washington D.C. 20036. Make your Mature Readers". New and innovative Attorney, sensing a kill like a shark feelings known by writing to the and creative material is being done senses blood, uses the RICO act to people that count - the men and for the "mature" readers. arrest the seller, seize all the assets of women in Congress who make s,!ch Yet there are those who refuse to the store - every game, every laws as RICO, the men and women in accept that comics are for anyone but computer, all sales records, etc. - your State legislatures, your local children and act accordingly. A label and forces the owner into a long, newspapers and TV stations and radio isn't necessarily enough protection. In expensive legal battle to refute the stations. Speak out. one case a man was arrested for charges, get his stuff back and Because sooner or later the forces selling explicit, labelled adult comics continue in business. of censorship will tum their baleful to an adult! If this happens a second time, the eyes on computer games. And by Have any of you missed out on RICO act can be used to permanently then, it may be too late. Tipper Gore's attacks on the music shut down this business and possibly industry? Or the labelling of music? jail and/or fine the store owner. Christy Marx is author of Or the arrest of a Florida man for Am I a fear-monger weaving a selling 2 LIVE CREW music, the bizarre fantasy? No. This has Sierra's Conquests of repressive legislature that followed, happened to people selling comic Camelot and the upcoming and the arrest of 2 LIVE CREW books, to people selling videos, to Conquests of the Longbow themselves for daring to perform their people selling music.

12 QuestBusters to t.lte Klllld~ . get the probe (don't leave the base . ,...... , • without one). With the probe, you can go back and destroy the generators, then zip back to the spells like Enchanted Blade, restore Captive green door and take off. yourself, stand in the entrance of that The dice are used to quickly find the room and hold either tum key to combination on the "4 lock" doors. Easy money: you can get up to . attract monsters. You can Put one die in a robot's hand while 18,666 credits by picking up the use magic indiscriminately, easily standing in front of the door. Then message from Ratt (after landing) on recharging at the fountain. click on the hand holding the die, and Butre, returning to the Swan, then R. T. Vicedomini it will show you the first lock to push. landing again. There will be another Repeat for the next three locks. message from Ratt, so pick it up. To use the catapult: search it and Michael Becker Repeat this 88 times, and put all the find the broken sprocket. Get it and messages in the backpacks; when go to Smitty. Say sprocket. Say bye. Be sUre to clear out the surrounding they are full, carry them into the Give sprocket to him, and he'll fix it. area before visiting one of the many hands and one on the cursor. Then Kill four or more rubber be

QuestBusters 13 you'll find Lor's mirror. You can also First buy three green tickets, then win and say b713n. Talk to Katalkotl recruit Kazi, a master Ninja. Face the a battle in each of the arenas (at 13, 2 about Generators. Find Black staffs, mirror of Petal, then move backwards in Middlegate; at 13, 8 in Sandsobar; bug bombs, Moonstone locator into the corridor and take two paces and at 7,9 in Atlanteum). Then free device, Healing crystals, and Kotl left Go forward into another secret the Green Bishop. (Use Lloyd's shields. Destroy generators with f372 corridor and continue until you find Beacon to return to the first arena, 1x2. Exit City. Find Moctapatl in Kazi's mirror. then repeat this with the red, yellow Tichticatl and say Unite. Andrew Phang and black tickets and Bishops. C. F. Shaffer Bishop's locations are listed under Death Knights of Krynn "Key Locations by Era," below.) The Wonderland Cerebus and the Graveyard: Green Bishop gives you 3,000 Part VI: The Mad Hatter Cerebus is a reverse copy of experience points when you free him; Leave Palace and go to Well along Dulcimer. You may rest at the Inn. if you have already won the green the wiggly-waggly path. NE. NW. W. Visit the Fortune Teller in the Triple Crown, however, you get SW. SW. Enter Beavers Hole. Open southwest Comer, then go to the 13,000. This is true for the others hatch. Up. Get lard (in tub) and tub. Graveyard. Bishops, with red worth the most at Open door. East. South. Fold napkin When you see the Mayor move, 200,000. to get the breadcrumbs (Don't drop). attack him. After the encounter, you Chris Steinbeck E. Get canvas sack. W. Open door. S. will see smoke from Cerebus. Go to W. the northeast section of the Space Quest IV Into the Teapot: climb onto table. GraveYard, where you will find the Escaping the Mall and getting the 21t 9mlU chSnk of mS9h744m. Get Gravedigger clutching a ruby. Grab it Ulence Flat Coordinates onto pot. Eat "small" chunk. Enter and smash it, and the Gravedigger tell Go to arcade. Save game. Walk to far pot. Say anything. Get ten of you his story (JE 51). right-hand comer. As soon as the Diamonds. Exit pot. Wait until Dig up the Wards and replace them, Sequel Police arrive, leave via right normal size. Leave Beavers Hole. one on the north side in the direct exit. Go to escalator room. To avoid SW. Get Jack of Diamonds. Go to center of the cemetery, between six the laser shots, keep moving. Don't well. and seven headstones from the outer just stand on the conveyor belt; walk Fred J. Philipp west fence. The west and east Wards in the direction it's moving. As soon one are in a line with the bottom of as you're off the belt, turn around and Secret of Monkey Island the building you fought the Mayor in. get on the belt going in the opposite The Ghost Ship: after reaching the They are on the east and west fence. direction. Enter Skate-O-Rama, still ledge above the Ghost Ship, talk to The fourth is overhead at the avoiding the lasers. 9w3m Sp to the the head. Ask for necklace. Keep entrance. As soon as these wards are 84m2. When the Sequel Police have saying "please" until you get it. Use in place head for Cerebus. both fired at you and gone spinning the necklace. Walk to the ship. Go C. F Shaffer off into the distance, fl41t blck to the west through the door. Use c4mpl99 fl447, go back to the arcade and steal on key. Go down the hatch and east. Lord of the Rings the time pod. Write down the symbols Get the ghost feather. West. Use Lindir and Anduril: make Aragom on the display: they are the f2lth27 on feet of sleeping crewman party leader. Have Aragom trade the coordinates for the Galaxy Galleria. twice. Get the bottle of grog. East. Ghost Ruby and the Blade Part to Use hint book. Reveal answers to the Use the key on the hatch. Walk to the Lindir when he gives you his question about the time pods for the hatch. Use grog in dish. Get cooking message. Have Aragom get Anduril first half of the coordinates of Ulence grease (glob of grease). Return to the from Lindir and ready it as a weapon. Flats. Open the gSm w71pp27 for the deck. Use the glob of grease on the (Anduril is the most powerful weapon other half. Punch in these coordinates Brig door. Open the door. Enter. Get in the game.) and press ENTER. ghost tools. Return to cargo hold and Go south to the "Entrance to Moria?" Carl Muckenhoupt use the tools on the crate. Get the on the map (but first get Skills from voodoo root. Leave the ship. Exit. . Elrohir and Lores from Erestor). The Savage Empire AI Giovetti Follow the path to the east, then north The Nahuatla and the Lost City: go until you reach the gate of Moria just to Tichticatl and talk to Oaxtepac New QuestBusters Code! east of a lake. Use m2U4n to open (while Aiela is in party.) Ask About Boldfaced numbers are coded: the gate. Tentacles will attack you Gem. Find out about City. Find 1 =a, 2 =e, 3 =i, 4 =0, 5 =u, 6 =y, every five seconds until you enter the Metal head in treasure room 7 =r, 8 =d, 9 =s gate to Moria. Kill the Tentacles and (Zipactriotl's chambers in palace at enter Moria quickly. Have Gandalf Tichticatl). Go to Fritz' cave (north This month Michael Becker and cast the Illuminate spell. Save the of Barako) and ask Fritz about Brain. Christopher Carter were randomly game. Get Crystal brain from Fritz. selected to win the game of their The Kotl City: Find Gem holder on choice for sending in Keys. Send in Might & Magic II Great Mesa. Use gem (Aieta has it) yours today! (All entries become The Triple Crown & the Bishops: and open trap door. Go to Yunapotli. exclusive property of Eldritch, L TO after at least one character has Use Metal head. Talk to Yunapotli until October 11, 2137, A. D.) completed the test just described, win the Triple Crown.

14 QuestBusters Swap Shop Sell/trade, 5.25": Prophecy, $15. Quest Sell/trade, $20 @: Eye of Beholder* , for Glory 2 (HD), Battletech, Buck Trial by Fire, Ultima 6, T & T. $10 @: Trade or sell old advenlures with a free Rogers, Silver Blades, King's Quest 4*, ° Hero's Quest, Dark Heart Uukrul, Future ad (advenlures only, no pirated software, Space 1889, M & M 2*, Midwinter, Magic*. Want Guild of Thieves, many 10 games per ad. Please state system. King's Quest V (VGA, HD), others. Want Infocoms. Send list. Julie Freeman, 1626 * indicates cluebook included Magic Candle 1 & 2, Wing Commander 1 S Sterling Rd, Cupertino CA 95014 & 2, Twilight 2000, Overlord. E Amiga DeKeyser, 1031 Prentice St, Stevens Pt Trade: Bane of Forge, Future Magic, Sell/trade: M & M 2, Swords of WI 54481 Ultima 6, Starflight 2, Pool of Rad. Want Twilight* , Arazok's Tomb, Bard 1* , Savage Empire, Twilight 2000, Faery Tale Adventure*, more. Want: $30 @: King's Quest V, Space Quest 4 Megatraveller 2. Brett Stauffer, 131 Hitchhiker's Guide, Leather Goddesses, (5.25 HD VGA). Trial by Fire 3.5", Hopewell Wertsville Rd, Hopewell NJ Starcross, Zork 1, Planetfall (original box Megatraveller 1, 5.25". Will trade any 08525 style, not Solid Gold). Jesse Fallon, 6215 one of these for Wing Commander, any Branting St, San Diego CA 92122 disk size. Write 1st. Tripper McCarthy, Selling 5.25": Eye of Beholder, $25. $20 639 S Prospero, W Covina CA 91719 @: Spellcasting 101, Spirit of Excalibur, Apple Ultima 6. $15 @: Silver Blades, Azure GS-specific, $10@: Keefthe Thief, Last Trade/sell: Space Quest 4, Ultima 6, Bonds, Champions of Krynn, Hero's Ninja, Hacker 2, King's Quest 1, Pirates, Future Wars, Chamber Sci-Mutant Quest, King's Quest 4. Richard Gonnello, Defender of Crown, King of Chicago. Priestess, Keef the Thief, more. Dean 702 Bloomfield Ave, Nutley NJ 07110 David Mitchell, 78 °Henry St, Burlington Oisboid, 12323 Texas Ave #2, Los VT 05401, or DA VIDM219 on GEnie. Angeles CA 90025 Trade only: will trade Spirit of Excalibur for Knights of Legend, Eye of Beholder GS-specific, tradelsell, $15 @: King's Sell only, $20@: Eye of Beholder, Buck for Bard 1 and Pirates, or Dragon Lord or Quest 4, Space Quest 2, Tass Times, Rogers, PopUlous, Promised Lands. Dragons of Flame and Hero's of Lance. more. Greg Watanabe, 3203 N Alpine Rd, Moonmist, $5. Bill Mann, Desert Frog, Tory Richard, Box 129, E. Kelowna, BC, Stockton CA 95215. 6026 W Paradise Lane, Glendale AZ Canada VOH 100 85306 Selling Apple games, send SASE for list. Both disk sizes, $20 @: Hero's Quest, E. Andersen, POB 247, Corbett OR Want Jones in the Fast Lane (IBM or Trial by Fire, Red Baron. 3.5": Eye of 97019 Amiga version), Circuit's Edge (prefer Beholder, Lord of Rings, Populous, 3.5"), Covert Action, Hero's Quest 1. Will Spellcasting 101. 5.25": David Wolf: 1O@: Bard 1,2400 AD, Ultima 4, pay $15-20@. Send SASE for details. L Secret Agent, $10. Book of Adventure Legacy Ancients, Bard 3. T. Jackson, Hinkel, 9936 Bexley Dr, Sacramento CA Games 1, $25. Paul Shaffer, 4735 17043 Fiesta Way, Salinas CA 93907 95827 Roswell Rd NE 17 -H, Atlanta GA 30342 Several quests to trade, send your list or Want Lurking Horror, Border Zone, Hobbit, Crack of Doom, Devonaire, SASE for mine. E. Andersen, POB 247, Suspended, Enchanter, Spellbreaker, Trilogy, Time to Die, Suspended, Corbett OR 97019 Legacy of Ancients. Will trade (or sell for Deadline, Below the Root, Sherlock $15 @) Shadows ofMordor, Corruption, Holmes (Firebird), Suspect. W/clue book: Sell/trade: *Loom, $20. Azure Bonds, Sinbad and Falcon Throne, Psycho, The Pawn, Quest Destiny, Shadowgate, $15. Infocom games, $10 @. Dragon's Heroes of Lance. John Weiss, 1704 Treasure Island, Law of West, Lair 2, $25. Want N euromancer, Woodmont Dr, South Bend IN 46614 Montezuma's Revenge. J Smith, 4528 Spellcasting 101. Aaron Keesler, 1300 Devereaux St, Philadelphia PA 19135 Nolen Blvd, Madison AL 35758 Trade/sell, $30@: Savage Empire, Wing Commander. $10@: Starflight, Bard 1, $15 @: Neuromancer, *Mars Saga, $13@, 5.25": Barcf2, Azure Bonds, M & Grave Yardage. T. Jackson, 17043 Fiesta Farenheit451. $1O@: Stationfall, M. Dragon Wars 3.5", $18. King's Quest Way, CA 93907 Planetfall. $12, Star Trk. Philip Gwynn, 5 VGA (3.5" HD), Quest 2 (both sizes), ~ 806 Sierra Vista AL 35758 $10. Mark Koropatkin, 52 Spring St, Want Ultima 1-4. Dean Teitelbaum, 15 I Windsor Locks CT 06096 Coachlight Sq, Montrose NY 10548 Want Murder on the Mississippi, Killed until Dead. Will pay $5 @, $15 for both. Sell only, $20@: Pool of Rad*, Azure Leisure Suit Looking for Love, $50. L. Hinkel, 9936 Bexley Dr, Sacramento Bonds*, Silver Blades*, Champions of Police Quest, $40. Pirates, Transylvania, CA95827 Krynn, Dungeon Masters Asst #1, Magic $20. Steve Hooke, 56 Adams St, Candle w/upgrade. $15@: Times of Brockton MA 02402 Want 1571 drive, working or not State Lore, Legacy of Ancients. Gary Bird, 54 condition & price. Robert Grisham, HCR Southdale Ave, Daly City, CA 94051 Trade/sell, $20@: King's Bounty, 66 Box 344, Yellville AK 72687 Mechwarrior, Dark Heart Uukrul. Tony Sell/trade: Sinbad & Throne of Falcon, Ellison, 407 N Division, Lowell MI Sell only: Ultima 5, $10. Bill Mann, $10. Arthur, $15. Send for list. Michael 49331 Desert Frog, 6026 W. Paradise Lane, Matthews, 502 Sark Ct, Milpitas CA Glendale AZ 85306 95035 Sell only, $23 @: Wonderland, Maniac Mansion, Loom (all 5.25 "). Lord of Rings MSDOS & Questalikes Trade: all Sierra adventures, plus many 1,3.5". Marian Apgar, 456 Franklin St, Good IBM games for sale only, most more, including Ultima 6, Starflight 1 & Napa CA 94559 3.5". Steve Lake, 90 McKay St, Beverly 2, Les, etc. Both sizes for all. Jeff MA01915 Bernard, 14526 Juniper St, San Leandro ° CA94579 QuestBusters 15 ~ Passport to Adventure I MSDOSQuests Amiga Missions Martian Dreams $49 Legend of FaerghaiI $33 Books & Map Kits Might & Magic m $47 PowerMonger $43 Quest for Clues 2 or 3 $25 Space Quest IV $47 EI~ra $40 (40 solutions in each volume) Eye of Beholder $39 King's Quest 4 $45 Legend of Faerghail $43 Police Quest 2 $45 Official Book of Ultima $15 Savage Empire $43 (with solutions to I-VI) Rise of the Dragon $44 C64 Seek & Slays King's Quest 5 VGA $52 King's Quest Companion $15 Buck Rogers $38 EGA $43 (with solutions to I-V) Ultima VI $45 Elvira $44 DarkSpyre $42 Railroad Tycoon: Master $15 Amiga & MSDOS Tunnels & Trolls $41 Strategies for Empire Builders Bane of the Cosmic Forge $45 BattIetech 2 $47 James Bond: Stealth Affair $45 Secret of Monkey Island $42 QB Map Kit (includes US shipping, Future Wars $40 (please state disk size, memory and Canadians, APOs send $3 US funds.) Drakkhen $40 type of graphic board.) Kit A: (for text/graphic games) $8 Kit B: (for role-playing games) $8 IIGS&MSDOS With each game you get a free pack (100 sheets of mapping paper in each) Dragon Wars IIGS $40 of mapping paper & 3 issues added Transylvania 3 $32 to a regular sub (2 for 1st Class & US addresses, add $3 shipping for Canada, 1 for overseas). With each book or game, $2 @ on Quest for Clues, you get the Assorted Systems mUltiple orders. APO, Canada, number of same free issues; other King's Bounty (all but ST, GS) $35 $6/$4. No credit cards or bill meso Dragon Wars (GS, Ami, mM) $40 AZ residents, add 5% sales tax. books entitle you to 2 issues for Send street address, we cannot regular subs, 1 for others. ship to PO Boxes.

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