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Just played some of this for the first time in years and years:

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That certainly looks old to me.

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And? Did you press a key? What happened?
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:: insert dial-up modem screechy sounds here ::
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I liked Golvellius on the master system. Not as old, but old enough, and by Compile no less.

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Udderdude wrote::: insert dial-up modem screechy sounds here ::
Oh god.. it's playing in my head right now. Thanks a lot. :(

I remember being freaked out when I discovered that everyone else's modem makes the exact same dialing noise.
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Damn, I can't believe you guys have never played LORD. It's like, the most epic online RPG ever.
I liked Golvellius on the master system. Not as old, but old enough, and by Compile no less.
Good game. It's actually older than LORD however!
I remember being freaked out when I discovered that everyone else's modem makes the exact same dialing noise.
Not really. Depends on the baud rate and the line quality. The slower modems sound a lot cooler (lower frequencies).
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Anyone who is not mildly amused at the very least by Golvellius needs to be shot. I mean fuck, it's Golvellius.
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LORD was good, but I was always more of an Usurper or BRE player. They had a little more depth to them.

I was a big BBS whore back in the day. Its how I more or less started gaming.
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it290 wrote:Just played some of this for the first time in years and years:

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LORD was good, but I was always more of an Usurper or BRE player. They had a little more depth to them.

I was a big BBS whore back in the day. Its how I more or less started gaming.
Word. Usurper and BRE are both great, but they do lack the humor that LORD has.

Does anyone remember that 'kill Barney' game? I think it was primarily installed on Renegade BBSes. Now that was an awesome game.
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it290 wrote:Does anyone remember that 'kill Barney' game? I think it was primarily installed on Renegade BBSes. Now that was an awesome game.
Barneysplat? That one was awful, yet i played it every day.
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On the subject of older RPG games I like the genre before the deep character customization. It was more hassle free when one just had to upgrade to the next sword or armor. Now you tinker with massive maps of hidden tiles raising skills.
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On the subject of older RPG games I like the genre before the deep character customization. It was more hassle free when one just had to upgrade to the next sword or armor. Now you tinker with massive maps of hidden tiles raising skills.
Eh, most of the western-made games always had a lot of customization, but the good thing was that you got to play as the character you wanted rather than some character that was already defined.

LORD was just pretty cool in the way it let you advance your character in multiple areas -- the tavern conversation system was really cool, as was the 'flirt with the barwench' option. Most RPGs these days, online included, don't have that level of interaction with NPCs.
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Perhaps I counted Dragon Warrior the first. Which would not be really fair.
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JRPG =! RPG
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Can't say I've ever seen that.

Dragon Warrior and Ultima: Exodus on NES were my first RPGs.
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