I wanted to d o something very different from AN INTERVIEW WITH what had already been done: take a pivotal part of history and loo k at it from bot h sides. LARRY ow did you get started design- to get into. I want them to be able to hop ing and programming combat in the cockpit and fly. flight simulators? Of course, the flight model has It all started with my HOLLAND improved over the course of our flight involvement in the PHM simulators. In fact, I was afraid it would H Pegasus and Strike Fleet get too difficult, so I broke it up into reg- projects. Noah Falstein was the game ular and advanced modes. Ultimately, I d designer on those games, and I was the like to do games that are variable and software designer. Both were modern configurable, so that we can make as naval simulations . After that, I started many people happy as possible . doing research for a third naval simula- What do you think the impact of tech- tor, and I became very interested in the nology will be on flight simulators over the World War II carrier battles between the nextfew years? U. S. and Japan . I was also interested in Up to now, we ve seen a very steep doing some kind of air simulator — I change in horsepower, and that s wha t wanted to create a game that was up to pursue a doctor- Well, Igo to has allowed sims to advance so rapidly. I close, fast paced, and action oriented . ate at U.C. Berke- the library . I read think we re reaching a plateau in that The problem was, we needed the proper ley. At that point, I a ton of books, regard, though . I d like to see improve- technology. I didn t want to do another don t think I d ever mostly first person ments in the way video cards work . polygon based simulation, where it was seen a computer , accounts, as well Right now, a VGA card is a bottleneck . hard to recognize the different aircraft. even in college. as some strategi c The memory on a video card is slower t o So I started working with bitmaps, to During the dawn of overview. As fo r get to by a factor of 15 to 20 than the make things more recognizable, and the computer age, I analysis and inter- computer s main memory. Typically, hopefully more enjoyable . Once I d was traveling all pretation, I like to flight simulators use 320x200x256 reso- developed the technology, I realized tha t over the world. leave that for the lution graphics. Although there are high- no one was really doing World War II When I got here, I was working as a che f player . I give them the facts and details er VGA standards available, there just sims. It s really one of the most interest- at a restaurant in Berkeley — and I real- as accurately as possible, and let the isn t the horsepower to push that many ing periods of history, especially in term s ized I didn t particularly want to do tha t players draw their own conclusions . We pixels around at the rate necessary in a of air combat. That s how Battlehawks for the next six years while I worked o n also talk to living experts, including for- flight simulator . So unless we see a 1942 was born . At the time, I didn t my doctorate. At the time, my roommate mer pilots and historians. I try to get a change in the way video memory is han- really think, "Oh, I ve got seven games had an Atari 800, and he was into pro- handle on the issues of the war . It s very dled, we won t be able to go to a higher here, we can do a whole series." I wa s gramming. I thought, "Hey, what a coo l important to decide what strategic ele- resolution. just worried about getting the first one machine!" So I finally got a Commodor e ments a player should have control over. CD-ROM will definitely have a super done! I wanted to do something very dif- 64 and spent all my spare time teaching Of course, there are infinite factors, bu t impact. Right now, CD technology ferent from what had already been done: myself how to use it. Back then, that s we focus on a few key elements tha t doesn t have the speed we need for a take a pivotal part of history and look a t how most people got started with com- were crucial, like oil production i n flight simulator, but there are other ben- it from both sides . Up to that point, puters. There were no books, no classes SWOTL . efits to the technology . Sound is incredi- flight simulators really focussed on th e — you had to teach yourself and rely o n How important is it to have a realisti c bly important . And there s also a benefit other people who had computers. I d flight model in an air combat simulator ? in terms of how we deliver the product . always wanted to build some- It depends if you re talking about per- The games being made now are just a thing, but I just hadn t ceived realism, or the way it really much too big for the media we re using — found the right medium . works. The two are very different . We — we re talking about games that com e Computers seemed to me t o get letters from former pilots, who say, on 10 disks and take up tons of room on be the perfect combination o f "Wow! This is great! This is just like I your hard disk . With CDs, we can build engineering and cre- remember it ." They re talking about a bigger games that won t take up thre e ativity. gut, sensory impression about the real - quarters of your hard disk. I finally got a job ism of flying and interacting with othe r How did you choose the four expansion with HES (Human planes — not the hard-core mathematical disksfor SWOTL? Engineered Software) . models. So far, I ve focussed on that gu t We knew everyone wanted to see the So I got out of the feeling of realism rather than the strict P-38. I didn t think it belonged in th e kitchen and into pro- mathematical stuff. I ve emphasized actual game, because it was much mor e planes, rather than the times, the people , gramming. Since then, com- plane to plane engagement, seat of the important in the Pacific Theater . But and how the battles influenced th e puters have become my pants flying. I like to keep the controls as even before we released the game, many course of the war . That s what I set out life s passion. And I still have the flexibil- simple as possible, so someone can jump of our customers told us how much they to do with Battlehawks, and it s become ity as an independent contractor to take in and enjoy the game. Of course, the wanted to fly the P-38, so that was a nat- my philosophy for all the sims I ve done . classes and keep learning about history more technically accurate the flight mod- ural choice. The P-80 is a natural choice , How did you get started programming ? and anthropology in my copious spar e el is, the more difficult it is to fly . Unless too, because it lets you get up to par with My background is in archaeology and time. (laughs ) they re really familiar with flight simula- the Germans. It would have been th e anthropology, actually, so I ve always Yourgames are very historically accu- tors, people tend to be intimidated by first reasonable American jet — in fact , been interested in history, in the drama rate. What goes intoyour research for a having to learn the uses of a bunch o f four of them did make it to Europ e of things. In 1981, I came to California game ? different keys . That makes a game hard before the end of the war. Some peopl e "Going from a prop-driven plane to a jet was like getting out of an old car and getting into a brand new one." U.S. Air Force Captain Thomas Marsters, former T-33 flight instructor wanted to see British planes like th e Mosquito or the Lancaster, but I wanted LOCKHEED P-00 SHOOTING STAR LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING HEINHEL HE 162 VOLKSJAGER DORNIER DO 33S PFEI L to keep to the theme of Secret Weapons of The P-80 Shooting Star, One of the most innov A light fighter born out of the Nicknamed the Pfeil, or the Luftwaffe, ® which is Americans vs. the first operational U .S. ative, versatile, and recog- rubble of Germany in the final "Arrow," the D0 335 employe d Germans. I chose the two German jet fighter, earned its reputation in nizable aircraft of the Second World months of World War II, the a radical centerline thrust concept. planes, the He162 and the Do335 , the late 1940s and during the Kore- War, the twin-boomed, twin- Heinkel He 162 will be forever asso- Two engines were mounted on the because they were the two really impor- an War. The P-80 was designed and engined P-38 Lightning saw exten- ciated with the last desperate fuselage, one with a conventional tant interceptor aircraft that didn t make built in 1943, at a time when coun- sive action on every battle front . In attempts of the Third Reich to hold tractor propeller in the nose and the it into the war. They re both very uniqu e tries 0n both sides of the war wer e Europe, the P-38 was one of th e back the inevitable tide of defeat. other with a pusher propeller planes, and they would likely have bee n scrambling to put jet-propelled main long-range escort fighters for Designed, tested, and mass-pro- behind the tail. Because of this used in the role of intercepting bombe r fighters into aerial combat . Devel- U.S. bombers until the arrival of the duced in an incredibly short period "push-pull" arrangement, the D o formations. oped in record time, the Shooting P-51 Mustang, and in North Africa of time, the jet-powered Volksjager, 335 was the fastest piston-engine d In the course ofthe series, your games Star was to be the aircraft that coul d and the Mediterranean, Luftwaffe or "People s Fighter" would, in the fighter ever built — with greater have shown a lot ofevolution, in terms of combat the German Me 262 jet pilots called it Der Gabelschwanz fantasies of Adolf Hitler, Hermann maneuverability and speed than both subject matter and style . What fighter and the Me 163 rocket fight- Teufel (the fork-tailed devil). In the Goerring, and other Third Reic h twin-engined aircraft with more brought about these changes ? er on equal terms. Had the war been Pacific, its heavy firepower and leaders, blast large enough numbers conventional, wing-mounted After Battlehawks, I had a lot of new prolonged, the world s first jet-ver- excellent durability proved to b e of Allied aircraft out of the sky engines . The innovative Do 335 sig- ideas. I wanted to focus on another piv- sus-jet battles would likely have devastatingly effective against the above Germany. Despite its remark - nalled the last hurrah for the piston- otal battle, something with a "what if been fought between the P-80 and lightly armored Japanese fighters, able production schedule, however, engine fighter, as the jet came t o possibility, that might have gone either the Me 262. and P-38s shot down more Japanes e the He 162 became operational too dominate the military aircraft scene way. I chose the Battle of Britain becaus e "Flying a P-80 was such a fantas- aircraft than any other U.S. fighter. late to make any difference in the air after the war. it fit those criteria, and it was also such a tic feeling offreedom, like having a je t Although not asl fast or maneuver- war, and the plan to use hundreds ". . .Ifound tke Do 335 lively tofly, great story. Also, World War II is a pret- engine strapped to your butt." able as the P-51 Mustang or the P- of sixteen- and seventeen-year-old and right from the short takeoff ru n ty huge area to cover, so it was best if w e U.S. Air Force Second Lieutenan t 47 Thunderbolt; the P-38 was com- Hitler Jugend (Hitler Youth) as He under the smooth roar of the two used some discrete period . With William Burns, former P-80 pilo t pensated with formidable arma- 162 pilots in Germany s final Daimler-Benz DB 603s it afforded SWOTL, I wanted to draw in some of th e Performance Data : ment, outstanding range, and the defense was never realized. that comforting feeling ofbeing over - modern jet simulator fans who didn t Powerplant : One Allison J-33-9/1 1 safety factor of twin engines, which "In view of the fact that the He 162 powered, a gratifying sensation that like World War II sims because they jet engine usually allowed it to get back to base never saw combat, we are left with th e one seldom experiences. " thought there weren t any cool, fast Thrust: 4,000 pounds even if an engine was shot out. intriguing ifpurely academic question RAF Captain Eric Brown planes back then. I wanted to say, "Hey , Top speed: 558 miles per hour at "As far as handling, tke P-38 wa s of how it would have made out ifit Performance Data : this was the dawn 0f modern aviation! " 27,000 feet firm but very good, it was a real had been used in anger. It would cer- Powerplant : Two Daimler-Benz DB I ve had a kind of "kitchen sink " Standard armament smooth airplane. You could fly it tainly have made an effective gun plat- 603G 12-cylinder inverted vee air- approach to each new game . I guess I • Six .50-caliber Colt-Browning M 2 hands-off very nicely . And for an air- form, and its small dimensions woul d cooled engine s keep trying to make everyone happy, machine guns, with 300 rounds per plane ofthat weight and that power, it have made it difficult to hit. Even if Top speed: 474 miles per hour a t which is impossible . But it s fun and gun, mounted in the nose was extremely maneuverable. " somewhat underpowered, it had a 21,325 feet challenging to keep thinking of more U.S. Air Force Lieutenant good performance — it could certain- Range: 1,280 miles; 2,330 miles ways for the player to interact with the Colonel Burton Van ly have run rings around the contem- with drop tan k product on different levels . I want to Performance Data: porary Meteor — but it was no air- Standard armament thank our customers for all their idea s Powerplant: Two Allison V-1710- plane to let embryo pilots loose on , • One 30-mm MK 103 cannon, with and passion. They really keep me on my 89/91 inline engines and it would have demanded more 70 rounds, mounted through the toes and make this an interesting, excit- Horsepower: 1,425 at sea level ; than simply a good pilot to operate it propeller spinner in the nos e ing job. ESC 1,600 at war emergency power out ofa small airfield. . . .had. . . the • Two 15-mm MG 151 cannons, Top speed: (H): 402 miles per hour necessary fuel been available, the He with 200 rounds per gun, mounted at 25,000 feet (J): 414 miles per 162 might well have got in among ou r on the upper cowling of the fron t hour at 25,000 fee t bombers in numbers at a time when engin e Standard armament: desperate measures might just hav e • Four .50-caliber Colt-Browning achieved sensational results . " machine guns, with 500 rounds per RAF Captain Eric Brown , gun, mounted in the nose who test-flew the He 162 in 194 5 • One 20-mm Hispano cannon, Performance Data : with 150 rounds, mounted in the Powerplant: One BMW 003E-1 or nose E-2 Orkan single-shaft axial-flow turbojet HE 162 Top speed : 491 miles per hour a t sea level, 521 miles per hour a t 19,700 feet Standard armament • Two 20-mm Mauser MG 151 can- nons, with 120 rounds per gun , mounted in the lower nose sectio n THE ADVENTURER of the fuselage DO 335 There seemed to be, if not some - thing for every - one, at least The Kitchen something for a lot of different gaming tastes. Sink Factor
B Y N O A H F A L S T E I N has never played (or played and The major never finished) a graphic adven- challenge in The true measure of a game ult ture gets "Monkey Lite," a the Monkey eimately boils down to a simpl streamlined, easy version of the game , Island 2 dual question: Is it fun? The answer to with a condensed version of the full difficulty level s But it s easy to the question is also 0ften a simple game s story and locations (but a full method is in fail. Fate of Atlantis has taken u s yes or no. But the reasons for the answer , dose of its humor) . Hard-core garner s avoiding doin g a long time to develop because of the as well as the answer itself, vary widely can try the "Monkey Classic" version , twice the work of complexities of the three paths. In order from person to person . Fun is a very sub- with more locations, surprises, and many a single mode game, and giving players to be truly self-tuning the game must giv e jective yardstick . The game designer is more and tougher puzzles . The "Lite" an interesting experience in each mode . approximately equal weight to each play often faced with design decisions that version is designed so it can be played as Both types of self-tuning games presen t style, so that the individual differences in will make a game more fun for som e a warm-up, and doesn t ruin the "Clas- us with new obstacles, but they also pro- each player s interests and skills make th e people and less fun for others. The sic" version for later play. This desig n vide us with exciting opportunities . We difference in winning or losing. Often a designer has to compromise, to pick an allows us to bring in a whole new grou p happen to think computer games are a game appears to be balanced, but is actu- audience and aim for it, to narrow the of gamers who may have shied away lot of fun — and we also think it s wel l ally biased in favor of the preferred style sights. You can t please everyone . from hard-core games, while still givin g worth the effort to bring our unique kind of the designer or implementors . Having veteran players the challenge they ve of fun to as many people as possible. ESC trusted consultants with different tastes come to expect . than your own helps a great deal here . 1991 Noah Falstein LucasArts newest game is Hal Barwood s IndianaJones® and the Fate ofAtlantis In this graphic adventure, the player is challenge d ANOTHER at an early stage of the game t0 enter a theater. There are three ways in, o f roughly equal availability and diffi- culty. The player can find his way STAR WARS TRILOGY through a maze of boxes to climb a ladder that leads in, or beat up a guard, 0r talk his way past tha t guard. It is assumed that the player IN THE PLANNING will find whichever way most appeals to him — maze lovers will go for the boxes, verbally inclined Plans have already been laid fo r fledgling Republic, and Luke Skywalk- another series of Star Wars puzzlers will choose to talk their ® er is destined to become the first in a adventures, but not for the silve r way through, and the action gamers new line of Jedi Knights . But the las t screen. With special authorization by will duke it out. Choosing one of of the Emperor s warlords has taken Above right: When you Lucasfilm Ltd ., Bantam Book s Or can you? these ways selects one of three paths command of the tattered imperial flee t play The Secret of Mon - launched the first of its planned three and made two vital discoveries that key Island 2: LeChuck s Some years ago I began to notice a through the game, each of which empha- book cycle, Heir to the Empire, in could destroy the fragile new Repub- Revenge, you decide in the pattern in some best-selling computer sizes the chosen method of proble m hardcover and audiocassette last sum- beginning whether yo u games. Richard Garriott s Ultima IV" was solving. For example, the player who lic. Once again Luke hears an ol d mer ( 91) . The book quickly rose to # want to play the easier a game composed of many interlockin g chooses to fight will have many more 1 warning : "Beware the Dark Side. . ." 0n the bestseller lists throughout th Monkey Lite or more chal- subgames, which were interlocked in opportunities to try his skill at action e In Dark Force Rising, the secon d lenging Classic mode. country, and the audio featuring th such a way that the player could almos t sequences. e book of the cycle, Luke, Leia and Ha n Above : Indiana Jones an d original movie soundtrack was a big ignore one in favor of another . Sid There s also a mechanism for overrid- embark on three separate missions, the Fate of Atlantis offers hit as well. and unless all survive, the fate of the the player three differen t Meier s Pirates - combined a little of an ing the automatic choice built into th e Written by Hugo-Award winnin g Alliance is in terrifying doubt. The paths to Atlantis. arcade game, a little simulation, a littl e game and integrated into the story, to author Timothy Zahn, strategy/wargame, and a little roleplayin g confirm that the player really wants the story that emerges is a Heir to the Empire picks game . In games like these, there seemed chosen path. This also gives the game a towering epic of action, up where the last of th e to be, if not something for everyone, at level of replayability unusual in a graphic invention and mystery, movie trilogy left off. It f least something for a lot of different gam- adventure, by letting the player choose and a spectacle o is five years afte r ing tastes . I coined the term "Kitchen to play the game through on another galactic proportion. "Return of the Jedi ." Sink Factor" as a way of designating a path. The game manual is explicit about Heir to the Empire The Rebel Alliance has (paperback/ audioca game that seemed to include everything how to accomplish this, but it is but the kitchen sink. assumed the vast majority of players wil l driven the vanquished Dark Forcssette)e and Imperial forces into a Rising (hardcover/ Some recent LucasArts Games efforts simply do what comes naturally the firs t corner of the territory audiocassette) will be show new ways to make self-tuning time through and not even be aware that games. Ron Gilbert s Monkey Island 2 : the game has tuned itself to their sensi- they once controlled. available at your local LeChuck s Revenge' takes the explicit , bilities. Han and Leia are mar- bookstore in May THE ADVENTURER user selectable approach and lets th e What are the pros and cons of mak- ried and face new chal- 1992. ESC player choose one of two game mode s ing a self-tuning game? If you do it well lenges in governing the up front . 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the ships through their paces . If you re a successful recruit, you ll be accepted into Hello, and welcome to your s to Nurse Edna s Safe! It s right the Rebel academy, where you must prove truly s spot in this fine jour- below the safe, only in veeeerrry yourself worthy by re-enacting top Rebe l nalistic endeavor . Hopefully tiny little print . "If only I had a pilots most daring missions . Three tours of you re all enjoying our games so magnifying glass," you think . If duty await you as a newly trained pilot , much that you can t even be both- only I hadn t spent all those hours each focusing on a different aspect of Darth ered to stop and read the paper, holed up in my room staring a t Vader s powerful Imperial Forces . let alone search for a hint . But, for the computer screen and ruining Brought to you by designers Lawrenc e the rare few who are racking thei r my eyesight — whoops! — I Holland (creator of Their Finest Hour: The brains ad nauseam, there is som e brush for no reason . Perhaps his mean, If only I had a telescope ! Battle ofBritain® and Secret Weapons ofthe relief. . . me! Read below and fin d amazing ability to sniff out her YEAH! Feed the man-eating plan t Luftwaffe ®) and Edward Kilham, X-wing the answers to some of those puz- possessions reminded her of you r some radioactive pool water . Just features advanced 3D art and an iMUSE zles that have been boggling you r amazing ability not only to sniff like the critters in Love Canal , soundtrack. little mind. them out, but to steal them! How N.Y., it ll grow, grow, grow. Feed X-wing will be available for IBM and Monkey Island 2: can little Guybrush help you in it some Pepsi for the right gastro- compatibles in time for Christmas, 1992 . LeChuck s Revenge your quest? logical effect (aka burps galore!) , So tune up your R2 unit and get ready t o Stuck with ashes after visiting Indiana Jones and Th e and scale that succulent! Put a blast the Dark Side to kingdom come . ES C the crypt? The voodoo lady won t Last Crusade: The dime into the telescope, push the talk to you anymore, huh? You Graphic Adventure "right" button, repeat, and you ll actually have to look around I m stuck by the grating! Have see the winning combination ! without any help? (Isn t this what you tried climbing up the ladder? (Just like Lotto — but different!) you shelled out sixty bucks for i n Bugging the people having lunch? Secret Weapons the first place?) Try digging Haven t you always wanted to dis- of the Luftwaffe around in her vast array of bottles turb some mushy couple enjoyin g My ME 163 rockets won t and jars and see what you can pil- a nice bottle of wine? Indy has ! fire! Remember,oh fighter buff, fer. She may talk to you after yo u Take a look at that wine bottle the ME 163 had photovoltaic cells prove your worthiness by finding first to ensure its worthiness, then to activate its rockets . Try getting the correct item on her shelves . fill it up with water at the foun- near a B-17, arm those rockets , The bird stole my map piece! ! tain. Bring it back down to th e and get under the Fortress. Perhaps it would help to think at torch and use them together Because they fire vertically, you this time of other flighty people and. . . annd. . . aaaannnddd . . . should be able to blast your ene- you know. . . like . . .your once well. . . try it! my right out 0f the sky. dearest love, Governor Marley! Maniac Mansion She didn t name her dog Guy- I can t find the combination continued on page 7
ake a on paper come to life," said Gary Win - realized that these off the wall charac- artist Frank Cirocco, who has worke d ATOMIC COMICS: Tbizarre city nick, originator of the Dynatron City ters were a lot more fun and unique on a variety of comics, including The Defenders Of where "muta- characters and story line. Gary previ- than a traditional cast might be . Samurai Cat and Alien Legion. Once tion is a way ously co-designed Maniac Mansion® a The Defenders soon took on a life of the frames are pencilled, Steve scripts of life," mix LucasArts adventure game that wa s their own. "I felt that there was more to the word balloons. When the pages DYNATRON City in six wacky adapted into a live action TV series o n this story than could be presented in a are inked and final, camera-ready ar t super heroes the Family Channel. Nintendo game alone," said Gary. The is sent to Marvel in preparation fo r and the demented, power hungry hea d Inspired by such "Silver Age" Mar- FOX special, which aired on February printing. So far, Marvel Comics has of an atomic soft drink plant, and th e vel comics as Spider-man and the Fantas- 22, told the story of the Defenders cre- distributed four out of a series of result is an exciting new comic fantasy : tic Four, Gary set out to create a classic ation. Now, through the Marvel comics, six issues planned for this year . Defenders ofDynatron City. Dynatron super hero game . "What I always love d Gary is getting his chance to share the Steve and Gary have dreamed City is so appealing it s been turned into about super heroes is that they re able continuing adventures of the Defenders up a host of new and far out adventures a FOX Children s Network televisio n to break all the physical laws," said ofDynatron City with fans. for the Defenders team. In their travels, special produced by DIC Enterprises, a Gary. "They can have phenomenal For Gary, the comic book has bee n the Defenders meet the evil Marshal l Marvel comic book series and a powers, and everyone within their "a labor of love." Gary comes up with Mayhem at a dude ranch; battle an JVC/LucasArts Games video game. world accepts that as normal. All Super- the ideas for the comics together with undersea colony of sinister, mutated, With each super hero possessin g man has to do is put on glasses and n o Steve Purcell, creator of Sam Max. intelligent fish; and even take on a unique and unusual powers, the one recognizes him . I wanted t0 make a Steve then works their ideas into a rebellious group of super-smart fleas by Defenders include such oddball charac- game with interesting characters wh o script, which is submitted to Craig shrinking themselves and jumping onto ters as Toolbox, Ms. Megawatt, Je t have really fun, amazing powers." Anderson, editor at Marvel Comics. the back of their very own Radium Dog . Headstrong, Buzzsaw Girl, Monkey Kid As Gary s concept drawings pro- After exchanges between Marvel and The Defenders ofDynatron City and Radium Dog . "It s been a dream gressed, they became more and more LucasArts and with the script approved, game for Nintendo will be available in THE ADVENTURER come true for me to do a project like outrageous, taking the super hero fanta- Steve begins to draw the cover illustra- June. Look for the Defenders Marvel this — to see something I just imagined sy to its most ridiculous extreme. He tion. The inside pages are pencilled by comics at a book store near you. ESC
he people at Lucasfilm have truly consideration, and we determined that we would like to thank Lucasfilm . . . the Please put me Tcome up with a great game (Secre t were unable to create an Amiga version of polite hint line operators . Just to pay Weapons ofthe Luftwaffe). It is the most this game comparable in quality to the you guys back. . . Diet Grog . . . listed out of my mis- realistic and enjoyable experience I have original product . We know that Amiga below. ery, tell me ho w Letters users want quality, not just quantity. We ever had . As a law enforcement office r 1 Packet of any flavor red Kool-Aid mi x I can get a hold ave you thought of redesigning the for over 11 years specializing in nar- would rather not create an Amiga version 1 Cup of suga r of a VGA copy of HWWII programs into a space pro- cotics, pornography and weapons I hav e at all than release a substandard game. 1 Cup of regular Cola gram e.g. Star Wars (Rebels vs. Darth The good news is, we're still going ahead Monkey Island not led a dull life . But the people at A splash of any type of red fruit juic e Vader just like the movie) with similar Lucasfilm really know how to make life with our adventure games for the Amiga. A smaller splash of lemon juice to replace m y features copied from The Battle of Britain more exciting. Monkey Island 2: LeChuck s Revenge is 2 Quarts of wate r EGA version. and Battlehawks ; Whereby, you can cre- Nick Filasaola available now, and Indiana Jones and the The best part of Diet Grog . . . is that ate missions, fly various aircraft or ships. North York, Ontario, Canada Fate of Atlantis will be available this fall . it. . . only eats through your teeth ! There is a Star Wars game on the marke t — Ed. (Available soon in six packs .) but it isn t the same . l am already excited about the expan- Anyway, it s about time I let you guys Anthony Kwy k sion diskettes for Secret Weapons of the ust want you to know that I think th e know just how much I love your games. Manitoba, Canada Luftwaffe® and would like to know mor e JMac version of Monkey Island is great. A BIG Lucasfilm fan, We think about a lot of things, Anthony — about them . Could you possibly be I don t think the music is as good as Sier- John P. Drauss and this is no exception . We are in fact thinking of joining the RAF (Lancasters, ra/Dynamix s games . But the speed at Plymouth, MI working on an X-Wing game, to be Spitfires, and the like) with the game? which the game runs (screen changes , P. S. If you can find a way to edit thi s released this fall. Check out the article on Frank Cofe r responsiveness, etc...) is much better baby, do you think that putting it in the X-Wing in this issue ofthe Adventurerfor P. S. Did you say Lucasfilm mad e than the Sierra/Dynamix games . I like Adventurer is a possibility? more information. — Ed . movies? the interface too . Good job Lucasfilm! I Congratulations, John! We did find a way You can find more information about the hope to see Indy 4 and Monkey Island 2 to edit your letter, and here it is in th e four expansion disks for Secret Weapons for the Mac as well. What is the current Adventurer! — Ed. in this very issue ofthe Adventurer. Sorry, outlook for these games on the Mac? r hank you very much fo no expansion disks featuring British planes Paul Natsch ne question about Monkey Island 2 : the magnificent day yo u T are planned . — Ed . America Online ODoes the message "Script 21 5 provided for my son, Eric h P. S. We're looking into this movie thing to Mac versions ofIndiana Jones and the stopped with active cutscene override in Fisher. Your association wit h see if there's any truth to it. Fate of Atlantis and Monkey Island 2 : exit," followed by the program stopping , Nintendo Power Magazine gav e LeChuck s Revenge are already in the mean anything? Or is it just a program- him a trip and a memory he have just discovered something more works . Justfor you, we're revamping th e mer s joke, like disks 22, 36, 114 in Mon- will never forget. I was mos t upsetting than the demise of Twin soundfor these games. Both willfeature key Island? impressed, however, that no Peaks and more horrifying than a plate iMUSE soundtracks and improved sound. Barry P. Murphy one in the Lucas organizatio n full of broccoli — I have the EGA ver- Look for both games this fall .—Ed . Conover, N C talked down to Erich, but sion of The Secret ofMonkey Island whe n Uh. . . YEAH! It s a joke! We meant to do instead let him converse at an a VGA version exists . Yes, you heard it purchased a copy of Secret Weapons of that! But just in case, you'd better send us adult level . much for your time an d right, I could have been playing it in 25 6 the Luftwaffe this past January, and your Monkey Island 2disks for replace- The arrangements at Lucas tremendous enthusiasm. glorious colors, it s enough to make a have since then found it to be quite ment, or call our tech support department Games Division and at Sky - Deborah Fisher grown man cry! entertaining, as well as quick-paced and at (415) 721-3333for assistance. — Ed. walker Ranch were superb , Spring, T X Please put me out of my misery, tel l thrilling. About three weeks ago I added and much more than I expect - Erich Fischer was the gran d me how I can get a hold of a VGA copy on to my collection of Lucasfilm games ed. I was so pleased that every- prize winner ofour Star Wars of Monkey Island to replace my EGA the P-38 add-on . I found that to be quite one we met openly enjoyed contestfeatured in Nintendo version. entertaining as well . However, I believ e talking to Erich about their job Power Magazine . His prize was Brendon Reed there is an error within it . Upon purchas- with LucasArts . a day with LucasArts Games. He Highton, Victoria Australia ing the add-on, I noticed that on the bo x Erich is now an even mor e spent the morning with our Take a chalkboard into the woods. Write it states that the add-on upgrade s game designers and the after- vocal spokesman for the quali- the names ofall the Monkey Island pro- SWOTL to a 2 .0 version. I found ty, workmanship, fun and pro- noon visiting LucasArts THX grammers on the board. Place a bottle on a absolutely no documentation elsewhere The Adventurer fessionalism displayed a t and Skywalker Sound divisions, stump. Throw rocks at the bottle, calling stating that . Even your READ .ME file Number 4 Spring 1992 LucasArts. Again, thank you so and Lucasfilm s archives . — Ed. out a programmer's name each time. When had nothing about this . I discovered that the rock hits the bottle, write a letter to th e within the game itself you have als o Publisher Editor programmer whose name you called to get added three "invisible" new aircraft, Largo LaGrande Liz Nagy ur family has just received Monkey the upgrade. Failing that, simply send your which show up absolutely nowhere , Art Director Artists OIsland 2, and, to regret, it seems tha t original Monkey Island disks to our prod- either in the game or the manual . They Mark Shepard Steve Purcell we could not save more than two game s are the Do 335, the He 162, and the P- uct support department and we ll exchange Contributing Writers because our drive C was filled to its 80. I search frantically throughout my themfor the 256 color version . — Ed. Khris Brown Noah Falstein brim, with twenty thousand bytes free manual, but there is nothing even men- Sue Seserman Tim Schafe r (at the most)! I realize that you do not tioning them. read recently in a computer magazine Mary Bihr allow your games to be saved on flopp y Tthat you have said you are not plan- Matthew P. Myers disks because in most of your games , ning to port Secret Weapons of the Luft- Dayton, OH Producer Print Production you cannot die. But what if a person ha d waffe to the Amiga . While I am not a big The Tour of Duty: P-38 Lightning disk Robin Parker Carolyn Knutson favorite parts of the game, and wanted to fan of flight simulators, I do take this t o does in fact contain the upgrade to version Special thanks to George Luca s go through them every time he played? 2.0. This update contains a number of be a bad sign. Does this mean that yo u The Adventurer is published by It would be much easier if you could may not port any more graphic adven- changes to the program which improve LucasArts Games, P .O. Box 10307, save and restore games to and from flop- tures to the Amiga? gameplay . For instance, the joystick cali- San Rafael CA 94912 . Subscrip- py disks . Please make this possible in If you are not porting to the Amiga bration is improved, flak functions more tions are free upon submission 0 f your future games . because of lack of sales, please reconsid- accurately, and several...uh...minor and the registration card from any Billy Kola= er. I would really like to play Monkey occasional anomalies have been corrected. LucasArts game. 1992 LucasArts St. Clair Shores, MI Island 2 : LeChuck s Revenge on my Ami- The upgrade also enables the four new Games. All Rights Reserved . Because a hard drive is required for th e ga. expansion planes to be integrated into th e LucasArts Games, game titles, characters game, we didn t want to confuse anyone by Jason Lescalleet game. However, the Do 335, He 162 and P- , and all elements of the game fantasies ar offering the impression the game e that is Newark, OH 80 are not included with the P-38 disk . trademarks of LucasArts Entertainment playablefrom floppy disks. By the way , We know that many ofourAmiga fans are These planes are offered as separate expan- Company . TM and © LucasArts Entertain- THE ADVENTURE R couldn t you just free up some hard dis k disappointed that we won t be producing sion disks, which may be purchased indi- ment Company . All rights reserved . Al l space by deleting all our competitors Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe for the vidually.—Ed . trademarks are acknowledged as the prop- erty of there respective owners . games? — Ed. Amiga. However, quality is our primary 5 hours may be a bit different from your little slow on some machines . If you sound (with the new iMUSE system , If you have more burning questions own. We wish you all the best, and were playing SWOTL in EGA and ha d especially!) more than makes up for it . about any of our games, call our 24 happy gaming ! troubles with your in-flight map screen , More on sound. . . For those of you hour automated hint line at 1-900-740 - Secret Weapons of The Luftwaffe received a fix, and then had it reappear who rushed out and bought a new 486, JEDI (75 cents per minute) . Callers From those callers who ve installe d with the P-38, we have a fix for tha t but were having trouble with "Run-time LucasArts Game s under 18 must have their parents per- the game on their hard drive, we some - also.You can send in your original P-3 8 error" or "divide by zero - R6001 " product support is mission . times hear, "I keep getting the message , disks to us at the address below, and errors, have no fear! Simply mail in the now available on the Run install for setup to play SWOTL . we ll be happy to send you a newer ver- first diskette of your game (The VGA following online ser- Techie Bench I ve already run the install!" We remind sion. version of The Secret of Monkey Island or vices: Answered below you ll find some o f them to type in only "SW" at the Monkey Island 2: Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade: The CompuServ e the questions we hear most often on th e C:\SWOTL prompt . It will bring the LeChuck s Revenge Graphic Adventure) and we ll send you a Game Publishers technical support line . We hope we can game up with no delay. We d like to remind people to run brand new diskette with a new file that Forum (GAMPUB) , save some of your time by printing The SWOTL expansion disks, suc h this program straight from DOS. (No you can copy into your existing hard dri- section 7 answers here, but we ll be more than as the P-38, have also been the source o f menu programs, please!) Although one ve directory. You ll be able to run the Or send e-mail to ID # happy to talk to you about any technica l a few calls. We d like to let people know can avoid memory clashes with the ne w game just as it was always meant to be . 75300,454 problems you might be having with any that there is no registration card in the DOS 5 .0, sound drivers can get pretty Our mailing address is : America Online of our games . Our number is (415) 721 - box (We can check to see if you re an strange running in a Windows-like LucasArts Game s Keyword "Lucasfilm" 3333. Because we re on Pacific Time , owner of SWOTL already), and that environment. We realize this causes Technical Support Department Or send e-mail to remember that our 8:30am to 4:30pm there is a fix for the P-38 s speed being a some disappointment, but we re sure our P.O. Box 10307, San Rafael, CA 94901 LizN l GEnie Games RT (page 805), category 27 Or send e-mail to FREELANCE LUCASFILM LETTERED BY: L . LOIS BUHALIS
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THE ADVENTURER CONTENTS INTERVIEW WITH LARRY HOLLAND Reasonsn Should Buy TopMonkey Te Isla The Secret of : LeChuck s Revenge nd 2 THE KITCHE N 10. Special cameo by Choral SINK FACTOR if you don t 9. Kids at school will laugh at you the antidote 8. It contains for the deadly virus STAR WARS TRI LOGY we snuck on your hard disk when you installed Monkey 1 INPLANNINGTH E . . air on your back 7 . It ll put h It will mean one. less copy my mom has to buy X-WING ON 6. THE It doesn t have the "Quest" in the title. a fairy 5. Every time you pirate a game 4. Odds of winning a million dollars cash are CHESTER S CORNE R Os whether you buy MI2 about equal THE , DEFENDERS OF lottery card DYNATRON CITY 2. Chicks dig it. ..and the number one reason you should ybu eChuck s LETTERS The Secret of M onkey Island 2: L Revenge is... ate it. XMA SAM AND 1, Your parents will h
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