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by **Jinx** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:43 am

I have found a Java version of the old Commodore 64 Discworld title, The Colour of Magic, on the internet.

http://c64s.com/game/176/color_of_magic

So far I haven't even made my way out of the Broken Drum, yet.

by **snapcase72** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:12 pm

Ah, that's Nostalgia, that is!

by **Jason** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:43 pm

It may be nostalgic but it is bloody awful as well.

by **Jinx** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:28 pm

You probably wont be interested to hear then, that the BEEB now hosts a version of the old Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy text-adventure game on their site?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game.shtml

An older version can also be found on Douglas Adams' website http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocomjava.html

Can you tell I lead a busy and exciting life?

by **snapcase72** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:47 pm

The Colour of Magic text adventure was crap, for sure!

As for the Hitchhiker's Guide text adventure, it was my first encounter with Douglas Adams' writings, so in that way it was brilliant (made me read the books), and it was quite funny as well (-ing difficult, though).

BTW, Jason...I knew I recognized your name from somewhere - I've been receiving Discworld Monthly for some time now. Brilliant stuff!

by **Jarmara** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:52 pm

Does anyone else remember Shadowfax for the Commodore?

After Pong I thought that was magic!

by **bogieman** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:55 am

I can remember a shadowfire...................

by **Tonyblack** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:20 am

Wasn't Shadowfax the horse from Lord of the Rings?

by **bogieman** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:29 am

http://www.lemon64.com/?mainurl=http%3A ... FID%3D2278

Shadowfire.

by **Jan Van Quirm** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:49 pm

Yep - Shadowfax is Gandalf's ride of choice :lol:

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