Some More Old Stuff....

Dyre Straits · Dec 12, 2007, 11:33 AM

Kind of a continuation of the thread in Off Topics.

Does anyone remember the 'souvenir' pack included in the Links 386 CD game?

And, which publisher actually developed the game?

Vikingod · Dec 12, 2007, 01:49 PM

Access Software is the dev, according to Google.

Dyre Straits · Dec 12, 2007, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vikingod

Access Software is the dev, according to Google.

You were supposed to 'remember' it.

Vikingod · Dec 12, 2007, 06:18 PM

I do remember the game, but remembering the publishers from back then is like trying to memorize porno production companies. There were alot of them, and ultimately, it didnt matter.

Dyre Straits · Dec 12, 2007, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vikingod

I do remember the game, but remembering the publishers from back then is like trying to memorize porno production companies. There were alot of them, and ultimately, it didnt matter.

True.

I was quite upset when Microsoft bought out Access, too. The very first game I actually ever played on my PC was "Tex Murphy: Pandora Directive." It was that game that got me hooked on video games. And, it was Access that published the Tex Murphy series, too. I actually picked up a few of the Access titles early on.

BlueMak · Dec 12, 2007, 07:31 PM

Access was a great company. My favourite "world" they created was of the Tex Murphy fame. Years ahead of their time.

mkk · Dec 12, 2007, 08:00 PM

There was a CD version?

I remember Links386 being able to play pretty decent crowd noises through the system speaker.

Dyre Straits · Dec 12, 2007, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkk

There was a CD version?

I remember Links386 being able to play pretty decent crowd noises through the system speaker.

Yep!

Dyre Straits · Dec 13, 2007, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueMak

Access was a great company. My favourite "world" they created was of the Tex Murphy fame. Years ahead of their time.

That's what hooked me on video games. I was really bummed when Adrian Carr decided there wasn't going to be another sequel. I still wonder if the buyout by MS of ACCESS had anything to do with that decision. ??

EDIT: Update --

BTW, no one has taken a stab at guessing what souvenir was included in the game. Here's a photo hint:

Anyone know what's in that little pack?

BlueMak · Dec 13, 2007, 11:48 AM

A hairy ball?

Dyre Straits · Dec 13, 2007, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueMak

A hairy ball?

Wrong!

mkk · Dec 13, 2007, 01:03 PM

A set of pegs?

Dyre Straits · Dec 13, 2007, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkk

A set of pegs?

Is that what they call them where you're from?

Here, we call them 'tees'.

mkk · Dec 13, 2007, 07:04 PM

Tee peg maybe.

Nicely done by Access.
I don't really enjoy golf outside computers though.

Dec 12, 2007, 07:31 PM	#6
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,464 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Access was a great company. My favourite "world" they created was of the Tex Murphy fame. Years ahead of their time. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Dec 13, 2007, 11:48 AM	#10
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,464 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	A hairy ball? __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Dec 12, 2007, 01:49 PM	#2
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Access Software is the dev, according to Google.

Dec 12, 2007, 06:18 PM	#4
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	I do remember the game, but remembering the publishers from back then is like trying to memorize porno production companies. There were alot of them, and ultimately, it didnt matter.

Dec 12, 2007, 08:00 PM	#7
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,489 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	There was a CD version? I remember Links386 being able to play pretty decent crowd noises through the system speaker.

Dec 13, 2007, 01:03 PM	#12
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,489 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	A set of pegs?

Dec 13, 2007, 07:04 PM	#14
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,489 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Tee peg maybe. Nicely done by Access. I don't really enjoy golf outside computers though.