Re: The Quest/Ring Quest...

[Yan Termit <yt@no.spam>]

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>Yan Termit writes ...
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>> Go to:  www.freewebs.com/luposian
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>> There's no content yet, but two links to pages related to The Quest and
>> Ring Quest.  I'm still learning how to put things in place and still
>> unsure how to make archived files accessible.  I've got several MIDI files
>> ("bits") composed.  I've also written up a slightly different variation
>> of the original intro "story" in The Quest, which now involves some
>> serious dragon-induced damage.
>> If anyone wants either the musics or alternate storyline for review,
>> just ask, or wait until it's posted to the site.
>> I remember, a long time ago, taking the time to draw a map (lines and
>> dots) on graph paper of all possible directions you could go in, noting
>> dead ends and such (with an 'X').  I don't think the scanned maps I have
>> show ALL the possible directions you can go, and I'm absolutely certain
>> all the possible directions aren't covered in the Ring Quest map.
>> MAN!  How on earth do you make any sense of either of those...
>> especially the Ring Quest one!  Parts of one area pointing to another area
>> somewhere else, but actually linked to where you DO go, on another page!
>> Chaos and confusion, to be sure...
>> Anyone want be our official cartographer and get both games mapped out
>> in total, correctly (i.e no hop and skip nightmares)? :-)
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>     Looks like you'll have two or three sub-maps for Rinq Quest. One thing
>that could make mapping and map checking easier would be to diddle the program
>so that the Sorceress doesn't pop in at random. You could switch it back once
>things are laid out correctly.
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>Rubywand

I'm also thinking of getting some screen captures of every "step" you
take (scene), so I can give them to an artist to redraw.  I think I should
be able to do it in Virtual II (emulator) or at least in MacOS X, if
nothing else.
These new enhanced versions of The Quest/Ring Quest are not going to be
for the Apple II, except *maybe* the IIGS, if anyone wants to code that
version.  Anyone seen just how horrible the graphics are?  The games
look better in green monochrome!  At least then you don't see all the
graphical flaws the Apple II had doing color.
I think MacOS X (hence requiring a Power Mac capable of running it) is
the natural evolutionary upgrade path for these two Apple II games...
I remember playing The Quest/Ring Quest on my Apple //c using my 9"
green monochrome monitor (that was SUCH a neat little thing!).  Fun games,
but color just doesn't do 'em any real justice, I think.