tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274560874062585311.post1414641311484049069..comments2024-03-28T06:43:37.598-07:00Comments on Gaming After 40: The Great Scott Project - Adventure #8StillGaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18366215127642090500noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274560874062585311.post-43011532794326248142013-03-27T18:08:02.800-07:002013-03-27T18:08:02.800-07:00Fun fact: If you look closely at the *RUBY*, you&...Fun fact: If you look closely at the *RUBY*, you'll notice that there's actually a space in front of its name. It's " *RUBY*", not "*RUBY*". (Or at least, it was on the TRS-80 version I played.)<br /><br />That space at the front is why it didn't count as a treasure. Scott's treasure-counter looked at the first character of the item's name, and counted it as a treasure if it was an asterisk. He put that space in front deliberately so that it WOULDN'T count as a treasure. That way, you wouldn't feel as bad about using it up on the statue later.Roger M. Wilcoxhttp://www.rogermwilcox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274560874062585311.post-22275061266388490822009-12-10T09:59:48.266-08:002009-12-10T09:59:48.266-08:00Notwithstanding the nomad, this was my favorite of...Notwithstanding the nomad, this was my favorite of the 12. I can play it over and over and not get tired of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274560874062585311.post-77851792826864063152009-08-27T12:31:15.326-07:002009-08-27T12:31:15.326-07:00Thanks for sharing another fascinating back story....Thanks for sharing another fascinating back story. I saw that #5 was dedicated to Alvin Files -- but didn't know who he was, or how he earned that distinction.StillGaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18366215127642090500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274560874062585311.post-41294162093388579552009-08-27T11:32:29.644-07:002009-08-27T11:32:29.644-07:00I actually jumped from adventure 6 to 9. Seven I w...I actually jumped from adventure 6 to 9. Seven I worked with Alexis on what she wanted in the game and eight has an extremely interesting history. <br /><br />We received in the mail number 8 (about 90% done) from a lawyer named Alvin Files. <br /><br />He had taken my games and dissembled them.<br /><br />Then he figured out how many interpretor worked, then he wrote this game in it. I was suitablly impressed! That was allot of work!<br /><br />I worked with him on editing the game and polishing some rough spots but like I said its was about 90% his work! I contacted him a few years back and he was still alive and well! <br /><br />A smilar thing was done by the author of Golden voyage. Note neither auther ever saw my notes or source code!Scott Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05181674638039148658noreply@blogger.com