tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560336654412769768.post915441405175660068..comments2024-02-21T13:26:05.168+00:00Comments on My all time favourite video games: Dun Darach - Amstrad CPC and Sinclair Spectrum - 1985Wingnuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07859158206963441813noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560336654412769768.post-72437154962482387522016-01-12T22:31:33.990+00:002016-01-12T22:31:33.990+00:00Comment on the comments: I couldn't get myself...Comment on the comments: I couldn't get myself into those titles either -although optically very appealing to me. Maybe because a friend introduced them to another of his friends while I was there so the three of us "worked as a team" through some descriptions, quests, navigation quirks...proved to be a lot of fun, but alas, we didn't meet but for one more time. And playing alone I felt all too isolated. But that could be a clue for the problems associated with gaming and kids, even today...<br />Hey Wingnut, nice writeup again, you have a gift (it made me feel like i played it myself and now I'll read some more blogposts)<br />florkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17785590129921463711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560336654412769768.post-63838680448946537302012-07-01T10:23:25.116+01:002012-07-01T10:23:25.116+01:00I have to agree with you on Marsport. I also play...I have to agree with you on Marsport. I also played that for the first time recently and couldn't get into it. This one is definitely the pick of the bunch for me.Wingnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859158206963441813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560336654412769768.post-8765136531296065582012-07-01T00:41:30.055+01:002012-07-01T00:41:30.055+01:00Ah, Tir Na Nog and Dun Darach were some of my favo...Ah, Tir Na Nog and Dun Darach were some of my favourite games on the Speccy.<br />I replayed them last year, and they are among the few Spectrum games that are still playable for me. Other old favourites like Heavy on the Magic and Fairlight I had problems with the controls when using an emulator.<br /><br />Tir Na Nog seemed much smaller when I replayed it, but it still has a very good "atmosphere". The Sidhe are annoying, but can be killed temporarily with the right weapons/items.<br /><br />I really loved the Celtic flavour of Tir Na Nog and Dun Darach.<br /><br />I also tried playing Marsport for the first time last year, but it didn't really offer something new, and I quit about half way. Gameplay for all three games is ultimately rather limited and consists of moving items from A to B, and is made tedious (most so in Marsport since it's so big and more complex to navigate) by the fact that you can only carry 4 items at a time, and some of the slots will be filled by weapon(s).PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.com