Re: side note...

[Robert Rendell <rob@universe.serc.rmit.edu.au>]

Galen Johnson wrote:
} If any of you are interested, I recently went and d/l'd a C64 emulator
} just so I could play Archon and Archon II in their original form.  I did
} this to get an idea of where we stand. (Unfortunately I got sidetracked
} by one of my all-time favorite games, M.U.L.E.)

Ah, yes, M.U.L.E. - excellent game :)

} How many of you are
} aware that there is actually an Archon III?  It's called Exciter.  I had
} some problems playing it; namely, I had no idea what to do.

I never played it, so I have no idea, either.  I think I read something
about it existing on a web site somewhere, where they also described
something called "Archon Ultra" or something, which was Archon 1 again, but
with additional stuff (like, every creature had two attack forms, and power
point squares actually had the power point in the field, which you could
sit on and heal).

} I'd recommend this as a way to refamiliarize yourselves with how these
} games play and to realize just how well Ronen did with his inspired
} version.

Yup - that's how I got my info about the creatures and spells for Archon
and Adept.

} PS - I fully intend to try and redo MULE in SDL.

I hope you're going to try to re-create the funky opening music, too?

							Have fun,
							 Rob R.
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							  ~oo~
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