We've reached 20 pages on the previous Name the Game thread, and so I'm starting another one. If anyone would like to view the previous Name the Game thread, you'll find Page 1 of the thread here.


For those who are joining us for the first time for Name the Game, this is the procedure:


One person (hereinafter known as "It") posts a clue to an adventure game. The clue can be simple or difficult or straightforward or creative. Clues can be information about characters or events or puzzles or more (though we do try to stay away from outright puzzle spoilers).

Everyone who wishes to participate can post the name of the game that best matches the clue. If no one has guessed after an attempt or two (or if a day passes with no guesses), "It" gives another clue. The person who guesses correctly then becomes "It" and posts a clue for a different game, and so on. If you've posted a guess, or if you are "It," check back every day to see if you've guessed right or if you need to identify the correct guesser, so the game continues smoothly!

(When thinking up clues, a good place to look for possible ideas is the GameBoomers collection of adventure walkthroughs -- plenty of inspiration there.)


I am currently IT.

Clue #1: Chewed up bubble gum.


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(For those interested, the current thread titles are listed below.)

Creature Crunch of Name the Game
Maniac Mansion of Name the Game
Slip Space of Name the Game
Zero Zone of Name the Game

I'll have a guess at Amber's Blood?

The Longest Journey

Good guesses, but no.

Clue #2 -- A very odd underwater location. Now where's the shrimp?

wow,i was sure oldbroad had it -tlj jumped right out at me ,but now i'm thinking nancy drew.....and i don't think that's rigt - gahh!

Not Nancy, and more recent than The Longest Journey.

Clue #3 -- The mother of all giant ants.

"Clue #3 -- The mother of all giant ants."


Are you sure you haven't been watching "Them"?

Gil.

Why, are "They" watching me?

No, Them is.

Gil.

I paid no attention, and I'm the ribcage the ant tossed on the dust heap. If only I'd known then what I know now!

(Wasn't that guy Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street? I knew Santa was suspicious!)

Clue #4: Giving birth every few seconds? How on earth does she do it?

You're an extremely talkative ribcage.

James Whitmore. Santa? The only one I remember is Edmund Gwenn...I think.

Where do you find these weird games?? Why do I have a feeling the developer was Og and the game was engraved on stone around 400 BC?

Gil.

If a skull can talk non-stop, I don't see why a ribcage can't.

This is a recent game, full of sophistication and nuance. I think the developers are named Jay and Steve, though I could easily be mistaken.



BTW -- Santa Claus IS in Them! He's Dr. Harold Medford. Or something like that. He's decided that Macy's is a bore, and he's gone on to bigger and better things.

"This is a recent game, full of sophistication and nuance. I think the developers are named Jay and Steve, though I could easily be mistaken."

I hope everyone appreciates my digging another clue out of you. I wonder if there's more than a ribcage on that dust heap. A talkative toe, maybe.

Gil.

hmmmm ,i'm wondering if captain morgane would be the answer ........

Niteowl07 -- good idea -- the game I'm thinking of is almost as recent as Captain Morgane.

Clue #4 (Clue #5 if you count the nonsense Traveler dragged out of me. Hmmm. The sophistication and nuance comment was a bit tongue-in-cheek.)

Anyway, Clue Whatever:

The purple bear is his lieut (of sorts) and plays the lute. The bear's toe taps, but does not speak.

I have a vague memory of a chewed up bubble gum in Harvest of souls. The rest of the clues awaken however no familiar scenes from the game

No, sorry. I guess not many of you have played this new game?

Another clue: What a charming village! Should I visit the hunky butcher? Or should I visit the not-so-hunky pest exterminator?

Is it the Reemus game?

Yes, it's Ballads of Reemus: When the Bed Bites. Over to you, flotsam!

Clue 1: This Good Old Game had to change its name

(slightly cryptic) Clue 2: Milton really was the monster in the name change - perhaps he was board?

The experiment?

Feeble Files?

Not those

(muddled original) Clue 3: Queer Shots

(the muddled change)Clue 4: Lost Frog Query

From Hero Quest to Quest for Glory. Anagrams!



Not sure WHICH Quest for Glory though.

Love the Milton and board thing.

That's it Becky Doesn't matter which one.

Thanks slamoft!

Clue #1: One minute ago I had no intention of applying for a job. Well, here goes!

Cue #2: This is a creepy pace. Why doesn't the sun ever shine over this old mansion?

Sounds like Gray Matter?

You got it chrissie -- over to you!

Thanks Becky!

Clue 1: Winning this 'volleyball' game left the loser in tears.

I think that's Botanicula, Chrissie. (I just replayed it this week.)

You've got it Lady Kestrel! There was so much potential for lots of other interesting clues but over to you! (I've played it through about 3 times & am still nowhere near the 123 cards!! )

I finally found all the cards the 4th time though it, Chrissie.

Clue#1:
Down a dark stairway
Correctly you must tread
Or else a sharp doorway
Will make you very dead.

I'll have a guess at Dracula: The Last Sanctuary? (Love the poem!)

That's the one, Chrissie! I'm glad you like my bit of doggerel.

Thanks Lady Kestrel!

Clue 1: The yacht is moving but going nowhere.

Clue 2: The psychic wants $200 for the candle!

Has to be Blackwell Deception!

Yes! - It's Blackwell Deception Flotsam - over to you!!

Clue 1 - We start in a monastery cell, writing a journal.

Be there people with sharp teeth in this game?

If there was they were hiding

Clue 2: Switching characters, we find ourselves in a coma

You got me stumped, flotsam

I know of quite a few games where you can "character switch" but can't seem to remember any where one of the characters is in a coma

sorry about the delay.

Clue 3: the next time you switch, its snowing, and your characater (the third one) is waiting for the enemy. A fight ensues.

Dreamfall?

Nobody else recognizes this? It's quite famous.

Posted just as Venus did. I think she's got it.

If it IS Dreamfall, that could explain my blank mind !!
I really disliked the game and so banished it from my consciousness as quickly as I uninstalled it from my machine

Well that would explain it Mad - it is indeed Dreamfall.
I loved it, so I guess it stayed with me.

I loved it too. Well, after the first hour or two of figuing out how to move around.

Sorry I'm late everyone. I haven't been able to sign on the forum all day.

Flotsam and Becky, I loved Dreamfall, too. Fantastic game.

Okay, clue 1: This game, like many other games, makes use of a plinth. This plinth may become brighter than most when mixed with a certain object.

I have no idea but there was a plinth in BS: Angel of Death??

No, but good guess, flotsam. There are so many games with plinths, I think it's a trend.

Clue 2: Maybe this cat can help me make the catch I need.

Mystery of the Druids ??

One of the dracula games?

No, no one has it yet.

Clue 3: I have to help my friend win this contest . . . and maybe help myself in the process.

Bone: The Great Cow Race?

No, sorry Becky.

Clue 4: I have a goat in my pocket. That's . . . unusual.

I remember one in my fedora, but not my pocket!

A goat a cat and a plinth all walk into a bar...

So does that make it The Space Bar?
Some of these could probably be related to goats.

Flotsam, no not that game.

Clue 5: Fireworks in a truck!

Clue 6: How can I get this thing open when I can't hold my breath that long?

I haven't got the Foggiest idea what game you folks are trying to figure out - But I AM having a good time reading all the banter and side comments going on.

Fun stuff !

Lost Horizon

@sureshot: That's half the fun.

You got it, zookeeper. Over to you.

Thx!

clue 1

Let me outta here! I'm innocent!

Innocent until caught II?

Not that one

clue 2

Well at least I've got the freedom to snoop around and eaves drop.

Back to the Future?

No sorry

clue 3-

Cough cough

Clue 4-

I get by with a little help from my friend

clue 5-

I've got my cell phone and a drop box...what more does a girl need

bump for new clues

Girl. Girl detective? One of the Nancies?

Yes it's nancy . See if this helps

Clue 5-

Officially I get one call. But I still have my cell phone

Must be Alibi in Ashes. Haven't played this one yet (I'm on Tomb of the Lost Queen at the moment).

Just curious -- why did they let Nancy keep her cell phone?

Oh no! I meant to put cell in quotes..."cell" phone. Well I messed up that clue! I also meant to pluralize friends in a previous clue. Sheesh! I had bunion surgery on Friday so let's blame it on the pain meds

And YES it is Alibi in Ashes...Over to you Becky.

I missed the pun! I'll never forgive myself.

I hope your foot is feeling better soon. (Ouch!)

Clue #1: Is that a Beatle's tune?

Yesterday?

You got it!

Over to you, chrissie.

Thanks Becky!

Clue 1: Let's make some jam.

The Rocking Dead?

I love your guess Cue! But no, not that sort of jam....

Clue 2: ... no guitars or drums needed, just apples & squash plus a few other ingredients!

Nostradamus?

Nostradamus it it is flotsam - over to you!

Clue 1: about the first inventory item you get is a towel (and it isn't Hitchikers Guide)

Clue 2: Use the towel to "slide" out of this place.

That sounds familiar, somehow, flotsam, but I can't quite dredge the game title up out of the depths

It seems vaguely Ankhian -- something Assil would do.

Clue 3: Soon you get to talk to children, but not before opening a safe

This sounds like Sanitarium.

Thats it Sharon!

Okay, this is the first time I've done this so have patience:

Clue 1: In this game someone flaps!

I'll have guess at Broken Sword 1 because there's somebody called Flap in it (or is there?)

Yes, there is! Flap and Guido, as I recall. Now, whether Flap flaps or not, you've got me.


Gil.

Nope! Not that kind of flapping!

Clue 2: In this game fashion is important!

Clue 3: In this game you must have a "Nose for News".

Danger by Design [Nancy Drew] ??

Sorry, that's not it.

Clue 4: In this game you are trying to get a head - and you don't really want a head!

Are you sure you haven't done this before? You're doing a fine job of keeping me confused.

Gil.

Maybe it will help if I mention that this game is in several 2012-Lists.

I don't want to say too much...

Is it a Sam and Max game?

Sounds like The Dagger of Amon Ra?

You got it Venus!

My reasoning behind my clues which I'm sure you've already worked out for yourselves:

Clue number 1: The "Flapper" makes a brief appearance at the beginning of the game.

Clue number 2: Fashion is important in that you can't get inside the museum's party without dressing appropriately.

Clue number 3: Nose for News -- Laura Bow is a reporter.

Clue number 4: Getting ahead -- Ambitious reporter.
Getting a head -- Finding Ziggy's head.

I've never played the game SharonB so had no idea but I thought your clues were great!

Thanks, SharonB. Great clues by the way.

Okay, Clue 1: I'm terribly unhappy? I'm not terribly unhappy.

Sounds like a character who complains a lot.

Ankh?

Well maybe, maybe not. In any case, it's not Ankh.

Clue 2: My nightmares are haunting me.

Could this be Phantasmorgia 2?

Dark Seed?

Whispered World?

Darkness Within - In Pursuit of LN?

Wow, so many guesses already! Sorry I'm late, everyone. No one has it yet, but good guesses.

Clue 3: These old buildings give me the creeps.

I'll take a stab at Sanitarium

Black Mirror?

No correct guesses yet.

Clue 4: What should I wear tonight?

It sounds like it might be Culpa Innata?

Chrissie, yes, that's right. I was all excited when I read about the announcement that I decided use it as my next game. Then I read the somewhat interesting but ultimately disappointing news and just wanted to move on.

Good job, over to you.

Thanks venus - very topical! But it was the combination of the last two clues - I can't think of another game offhand where you have to make a decison about what you wear + remembered a location later in the game.

Clue 1: How do I get out of this sewer?

BS1?

Gil.

Space Quest 6? I know, I keep guessing the old games. But, I like them!

Simon the Sorcerer 2 ??

Although I don't think it's actually very difficult to get out of the sewer

Good guesses traveler & sharonB! ..... but no!

Clue 2: It seems like the ideal place to turn up in after you've got out of the sewer (presumably smelly!)

Ankh 2: Heart of Osiris? You can always go to the blind barber for a shave.

7th Guest? You end up in a crypt after the sewer maze.

Sorry Mad, I missed your post - I must have been replying at the same time! But no, along with Becky & Wincey's guesses .. not the right answer.

Clue 3: A place with soap & water...

Alter Ego? (Not sure about the soap, hated the game and have had no trouble forgetting it.)

Gil.

Alter Ego is the right answer traveler! (You get soap in the laundry!) I really enjoyed the game myself!

Over to you!

Oh, darn. I didn't think it was! Okay, give me some time. This has been one of those days, Bunkie, it will take me a minute. Or two.

Clue 1: Just hanging around.

Gil.

Could be Monkey Island 2

Paradise?

Sorry guys, but this should give it to you.

It's pretty, but is it Art?
You'd have to be insane to like that.


Gil.

Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer?

But of course, m'sieur! Or madame, as the case may be. Take it away!

Gil.

Merci Gil!

clue 1-

It's raining, it pouring...

Delaware St.John I: The Curse of Midnight Manor

Gemini Rue

Those aren't it, but good guesses

Clue 2-

There's an old man...(not snoring), but he's been waiting for me to help him.

I'll go for Nibiru.

Chief

Blade Runner?

Sorry, no.

clue 3-

Twinkle, twinkle little stars,
How I wonder where you are.
Up above the stage so high...

clue 4-
...Hanging from a rope, OH MY!

Hmm no takers? OK then...this should give it away

clue 4-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXK2yyjerro

It does - unfortunately, I could replay the entire game in my mind and see every scene - except for the Name of the game.

The Filmmaker?

That's the one Becky!

Sureshot, I know you know it because it seems like I was playing the same time as you. I was following your posts in the Hints forum to help get through the game.

Yes Zookeeper -- I did know it well - I just couldn't pull the name out of the hat ( shinny shinny ), besides I didn't have a game in mind to continue.

Clue #1 -- This fire escape sure is useful.

How about Broken Sword 4 - Angel of Death?

No, sorry. Clue #2 -- Our hero doesn't live in the nicest part of town.

Hmmm..... Tex Murphy Under a Killing Moon?

You have the correct hero, but not quite the game I was thinking of.

Clue #3: How Tex got his name.

OK Becky - this is why I don't do so good with this - all the Tex games are rolled up into one big ball in my mind.

So - let's try Mean Streets

Then I'll give a clue to the title itself.

Clue #4 for one word of the title -- why did this woman have to open the box? Think of all the trouble we would have saved if only she'd been a bit less curious.

oooh oooh I know it !! I know it !!

Pandora Directive

That's right! Over to you, sureshot.

OK Here goes...

1) hmmm, I need to "Find the Differences" in these 2 pictures.

Seems familiar. Post Mortem?

Sorry Wincey not Post Mortem

Clue 2) We'll do some world traveling in this one - nice museum in Russia by the way.

A little vague? We'll = 2 protagonists.

Is it Secret Files: Tunguska, Sureshot?

Not Tunguska LadyKestrel


Clue 3) - Hmm seems to be a secret room behind this wall where a painting used to be, I could feel a draft.

Memento Mori?

You got it Venus