Cinnamon Crunch Cousin of Name the Game

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 a few attempts, "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.)


Space Quest Fan currently is IT.

These are the clues so far:

Clue #1

Who am I? I am an American patent lawyer on vacation in Paris.
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Clue #2:

I am in a series of games and the first game is known by more than one title.
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Clue #3

In the first game after I leave Paris I visit Ireland, Spain, Syria, and Scotland.
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Cinnamon Crunch Cousin

hmmm , "who am i ?"

i think you be george stobbard ?

George Stobbart is correct. Your up niteowl.



Becky!

thanks , spacequest !

clue # 1 - you'll need to do a little basket mending before you can head to the henhouse...

Nancy Drew - Secrets of Shadow Ranch ???

it certainly is , sureshot !

Clue #1 - A long time has past. My grandfather had some similar problems. Who am I ?

Samuel Gordon?

Victoria McPherson?

Jonathan Hunt?

Gabriel Knight ??

zookeeper - Tag, you are it !!

Victoria McPherson is correct - Gus McPherson in Post Mortem is Grandpa!

Thanks sureshot Lot's of grandpa themes, I wasn't expecting to get that one.

Ok...#1

I've had better wardrobes in my day, but this seems to be necessary.

Ok zookeeper !


Becky, Mad, and Space Quset Fan - all had good guesses - one I didn't know about shhhh!

It sounds like someone using a disguise but I am not sure who it is zookeeper.

Sherlock Holmes ??

Could it be Madeleine - who needed to disguise as her brother in Nostradamus ??

No, it's not a disguise. More like stereotypical attire.

#2. I arrived through a portal to do an important job for the boss.

Wild guess: Peri?

Gil.

Not Peri.

One more clue then I'm off for the night.

#3. Yikes, did I just cause that guys death? Oh well, he'll be more help now.

Good clues! I'm completely baffled.

Oh, oh, Ghost in the Sheet!

Great answer, Becky, I'll bet you're right. <g>

Gil.

Not so baffled after all, Becky! You got it
You're up!

Thanks zookeeper!

Clue #1 -- so many people are wearing masks! It must be that time of year.

This is a total guess but I remember that you used a mask in Kings Quest 7.

night of the roasted moths ?

The Tree of Life?

Gil.

Good guesses, but no.

Clue #2: It's so nice to be serenaded while I travel.

Clue #3: I really need that costume! Too bad I haven't brushed up my dancing skills lately.

Good Clues Becky

I can see the scenes
I can see the protagonist
I can see the puzzles
I can hear the music

I can't see the Title

Is it Mata Hari? I haven't gotten around to playing it yet, so I'm not sure. Sounds like it could be it, though.

sureshot!

Venus -- Not Mata Hari, but you're on the right continent.

Clue 4: This is a piazza? I thought it had something to do with pizza.

Becky

This wouldn't be Nancy Drew - Phantom of Venice by chance

Sureshot, you are correct! Over to you.

Ok Becky - thank you - here goes...

Clue #1 This place looks deserted - I can't find my friend!

dsj - town with no name ??

Mysterious Journey 2?

Good guesses niteowl07 and Becky - maybe a bit more clue......

Clue #2 I came to learn Spells, Magic and Potions here but everyone seems to have vanished.

Keepsake?

Gil.

You got it Traveler !

Keepsake is correct

Woohoo! Thanks, sureshot.

Let me think. Okay, Clue #1 (and probably only):

Shopping is my role in the economy of the Great Design.


Gil.

No takers?!

Then here's Clue #2:

You'll have to read it to me, George, I left my specs in a gay bar in Santa Barbara.


Gil.

I don't even have a guess traveler

Shall I give it to you? <g>

She's less obviously deranged than her husband. He thinks he's working for the CIA...but he's not sure.

Gil.

Pearl Henderson?

You've got it! I love Pearl. She and Lady Piermont are my two favorite NPCs.

Gil.

Clue#1

I am a wise cracking character in a very popular series. The first game won several Adventure Game of the Year awards and had a couple of victories in the Gameboomers Annual Game Recommendation poll.

I wanted to post a second clue before I head off to sleep.

Clue#2

I endured years of ill treatment from an alcoholic master who shut me in a trunk.

Clue#3

My name is _ _ _ _

Ankh?

Totally

Not Ankh.

Clue#4

I was named by April. The game I first appeared in topped the list in 2003-4 and is now in our Hall of Fame.

I thought of 'luggage' in the discworld games then realised 'luggage' was the trunk!

So, my guess is Crow in The Longest Journey

You are exactly right chrissie. Your up!

Thank you Space Quest Fan

Name the Game
Clue 1:

Ugh!!!! Would you really want to have your photo taken by this man?

I have no idea yet chrissie but I can't tell you how many times in this thread I have said that must be a game that I haven't played only to find out that I was wrong.

Okay, next clue 2 (Part 1)

There is nothing I find more annoying than not being served because the 'shop assistant' is too busy chattering to their friend!

Black Mirror 2


Gil.

I don't know about anyone else but I'm going to need another clue chrissie.

Sorry Space Quest Fan, no more clues needed as traveler got the right answer with Black Mirror 2

Over to you traveler!

Thanks, chrissie. You know, I don't think I'd have gotten that if the 'shop assistant' hadn't annoyed me as much as she did Darren. <g>

Clues: "Oh, all right then, lift those knees, stick close to my light and try to sing on key. This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine...let it shine, let it shine, let it shine."

Gil.

Grim Fandango.

Sprouted! Right you are, venus, the best game ever!

Over to you!


Gil.
(who couldn't resist)

Way to go Venus! One clue is all you need. I loved Grim Fandango. Manny and Glottis made quite a team. I always hoped that they would do a GF sequel.

Traveler, which of us was sprouted? If it was me, I must get my liquid nitrogen.

Space Quest, I practically have that game memorized. It is one of my six favorites. Yes, I actually have roughly six favorites because I'm crazy. There are a definite top two, though. Yes, I can understand wanting a sequel, although I thought Grim ended just perfectly as it was.

Okay, onto the clue.

Clue 1: Great, locked inside a museum! Some welcoming committee.

Venus,

This is a total stab in the dark and it has been a long time since I played it but my guess is Indiana Jones: The Fate of Atlantis?


If Grim Fandango is one of them what are your other games in your top five? Which are your top two?
My top game is Gabriel Knight 2 The Beast Within followed by the Longest Journey, Monkey Island 2&3 and Discworld 1&2.

"Traveler, which of us was sprouted?"

Me, of course. <g> If I ever try to sneak Grim in again I'm going to put a notice up that you're not allowed to guess.

As for your clue, I am, at present, scratching my head.

Gil.

wild guess - shivers - rings some sort of bell...

Space Quest, my other favorites are Culpa Innata (love that weird "utopian" world and the fact that it feels very immersive, as though you are living Phoenix's life), The Longest Journey and the Gabriel Knights. I tend to favor games where it feels as though I am immersed in the story and the charcter's life. Which is why Culpa and TLJ are my top two. And of course, the GKs and Grim all have excellent writing/plots/characters, which is why they are all fighting to be my favorite.

Traveler, okay, but then everyone will know what it is anyway.

Sorry, Space Quest and niteowl, neither is the right game so far.

Okay, clue 2: Why is this creature I just met so "friendly" with me? I'll just be over here.

Clue 3: So thirsty! Why is there no beer served in this bar?

for ther info Venus. I never played Culpa so I will look into that game. As for your clues on the current game.....

Well, Memento More features a museum and a bar but I don't think it's the right game, somehow !!

I am lost. If Mad didn't get it with Memento Mori, how about Clue #4?

Sorry, Mad, not Memento Mori.

Okay, Clue 4: If I can somehow set this thing up correctly, perhaps I can get this robot to help me with some heavy issues.

This is a tough one Venus.

OK. Guessing wildly now because I've only read reviews and not even played it - but Machinarium ??
[For the robot ]

Looked through all the games I played - no bells yet

Perry Rhodan?

You got it, Becky! Your turn.

Mad, I've never play Machinarium either.

Me either and I missed Perry Rhodan !!

Now I have to get them

Sureshot, Perry Rhodan is a very good game. Hope you enjoy it!

Perry Rhodan is a new one on me too. I'll give it a look Venus.

Great game!

Clue #1: X marks the spot.

I sure will Venus / Ana - looks like it's available as a download from the Adventure Shop.

Lately it's been 1 good game out of 5 - used to be 1 bad game out of 5 not too long ago.

oh , becky ! that narrowed it down to 4 games for me ! i'll have to wait for another clue

How about Treasure Island ? ya know - with Jack awkins and the lot.

Monkey Island 2 LeChuck's Revenge?

Sureshot, that's the game I had in mind. You're it! Now no one will ever know the pun I was about to use for the second clue regarding long johns.

Deprived !!!!

I'll never sleep, now

Was the character named after the underwear? Or was the underwear named after the character?

Good Pun Becky ! I am glad you posted it !

Ok - Let's see .... ok here goes....


Oooooo - a pirate ship !

That was a great pun, Becky!

Sureshot, that could be a lot of games. Is it So Blonde?

Oooooo... that was quick Venus

So Blonde is correct

Venus you are really losing your touch. It took you a whole three minutes to figure out the game this time.

Wow, I can't believe I just guessed that. The reason I picked that game specifically is because the clue is worded in a way I could hear Sunny saying it. Good choice, sureshot. I loved that game.

Space Quest, it took quite a bit of deliberating.

Okay, clue 1: I really hope this thing doesn't screech at me.

Thank you, thank you Venus.

So Blonde is one of my favorites too.

It sounds kind of familiar Venus but I'm not sure. I'm thinking of all the games with birds in them.

"Was the character named after the underwear? Or was the underwear named after the character? "

I'm late with this, Becky, but THANK YOU !!

As for a parrot - how about the one in Starship Titanic ??

You're welcome, sureshot. It's one of my favorites, too.

Space Quest and Mad, the thing that screeches is not necessarily a bird.

Okay, clue 2: Who is this beautiful woman? Why does she think we've met before when I'm sure I've never seen her??

Venus,

See how much slower this game goes when you are not guessing.

Space Quest, I'm pretty sure you've played this game.

Clue 3: This place in amazing but desolate. I think I'll have to look . . . wait. What was that shadow overhead?! Scary! . . . Maybe I should go check it out.

I think I have played it too Venus but I seem to be having a gray matter problem with the name recall part.

See if this helps??

Clue 4: Do I really want to work here? Well, I suppose if I want to get all dressed up in the right outfit, I do.

Runaway 2?

Wow - I am just checking in - I am almost half way through Pery Rhodan and figured someone would have guessed Venus's game

Nighty night everyone

No, not Runaway 2.

Sureshot, I think you may have been on to something in another thread . . .

Clue 5: A time machine! But how does it work!? Must figure it out quickly before I get caught!

Hmmmm Venus - a puzzle within a puzzle

OH Wait !!! - Let's see..

You said I touched on it somewhere else in a thread ( Roger Wilco) - you also told Space Quest - he must have played this game.

I can't match the clues to the game though - wild guess -- could it be Space Quest

But which one . . . ?

Holy Buckazoids

It's been so long - all of them are one big cloudy nebula

How about it Space Quest Fan - this one has to be right up your, errr.... Orbit !!

Sureshot,

I think it is Space Quest 4 Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers.

I hope you are right Space Quest Fan. To me - the space quest games are one big game - I don't remember them that well.

Well Venus? does he get tagged?

That's the one, Space Quest. It's your turn.

Sureshot, I remember Space Quest IV very well, since it's the first Space Quest I played, and it's still my favorite. They're all fun, though. I think you should get bonus points, since you knew it was a Space Quest game to begin with.

It has been twenty years since I played that game. I knew it sounded familiar but I didn't know it until after the last clue. Sureshot you are up since you actually came up with the answer.

Whoever wants to go next is fine with me. You are both equally deserving.

Roger Wilco ! oh - we done that one. Ok - it's my potato.

OK - here goes ... Clue #1 - Great, my first night here and there is no water or electricity.

Sureshot, is that a clue? I like it! I have no idea what it might be, though.

Venus - I didn't think anyone was watching so soon

That's a common problem in so many adventures, but I've got an itchy feeling that it could be Scratches???

Let's see... Venus took 3 minutes to get So Blonde and zookeeper took, what, 11 minutes to get Scratches ??

That's an increase of 8 minutes! Hey I am getting better at this ..

OK zookeeper, you got it, the torch is yours!

This is a tough crown Sureshot. These Boomers really know their games.

Good job, zookeeper!

Sureshot, people generally take days to guess mine. We need a happy medium.

Thanks all! It could've been any number of games. I got lucky!

1st clue (staying with the "deserted" theme)...

I need to find out where my brother and all the others have gone!

They sure do Space Quest Fan

Next one I get - I'll try to kick it up just a bit.

No takers? Alrighty then, next clue...

Huh! What was that?! Who's there!

'nother clue , zoo ?



pipped ! yeeks , and i still don't know....

Yes, I admit, it's somewhat vague

This will probably give it away...

Ouiji board

Myst

Not Myst hamer.

time for another clue...

Whispers and whistling

Dark Fall

Gil.

That's the one traveler! Your turn.

Thanks, zookeeper.

For some reason, I am so-o blank. You'll probably get this one right away.

I'm a nice guy, don't get me wrong, but I would love to kick that cat!

Gil.

Traveler - I think your clue is OK - you got way past my 3 - 15 minute time window

Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript?

I kicked a cat in King's Quest 3, I think.

HandsFree, that sounds right to me.

i know a lot of people hated the one becky mentioned

Wow! And I was sure that was a giveaway. <g>

#2: I've been pacing back and forth down here with only the rats for company for what seems like forever. Will I ever hear the shout of "Land!"?

Oh, wait...dumb me, I didn't turn the page. You're absolutely right, HandsFree. KQ3, To Heir is Human, it is. Your turn!

Gil.

You are standing in the town squire. To the east there's a rabbit. To the west there's a rabbit and to the north there's a fountain and a rabbit.

HandsFree, that is a fantastic clue! I have no idea what the game could be, though.

American McGee's Alice ?

I can't remember really but Everlight sprang to mind!

Is that a game? It's not Everlight either.

#2 Those rabbits are annoying, maybe I'll go shoot some space invaders first.

Alice - is a game; its got a rabbit in it

Sorry bout that - l o n g s h o t

Alice: An Interactive Museum?

American McGee's Alice released in 2000. It was on the adventure game shelf in EB Game stores - so - adventure game right? It does have puzzles, great graphics and a story which takes place long after Lewis Carol's Alice in Wonderland.

It was just the first thing I thought of when HandsFree mentioned rabbits.

Sorry for the confusion. Do I loose any Boomer points?

American McGee's Alice is one of my all time favorites, but it is definitly an action-adventure and therefore belongs on the DarkSide.

You did not lose Boomer points sureshot.

Ana

I had never heard of it, but I see it is labeled as an action game, so that would explain it.
Anyway, there's no Alice in this game, American or Interactive.

#3 And after shooting the aliens I'll deal with the vampire or play detective.

i'm sure i don't know this one....

I hope someone played this game, cause it's very good. There's a review here by Flotsam.
#4 But I can't watch any of this until I get that @#^&! projector operational.

This must be "The Filmmaker"

And of course it is.
Your turn, Boomerang.

Thank you Ana :>)

From a developer that hates puzzles, "Filmmaker" sure had a lot of good ones.

Here is my clue:-

#1 Out of the Café, stabbed in the back!

Shadow of Destiny

Correct! You are !IT! Hamer.

Called Shadow of Memories in Europe/Asia
Called Shadow of Destiny USA
released in 2001
Eike Kusch is the character you play.
Game has 8 different endings. You play in 4 different periods 2001, 1980, 1902 and 1580.
Originally developed for console, the PC version has a mouse/keyboard control system. I was impressed by the graphics on an older computer. Engaging story.

One of my favorites!

#1

Tooktoot

Hahahaha! Syberia 2!

Gil.

lol...yep...i see you understand Youkol.....



u r up

Youkol is about the only language I am fluent in. <g> Thanks, hamer.

Okay, here we go. #1: That's not a bad idea. I'll pour the whiskey in Capote.

Gil.

mata hari ?

Nope, not Mata Hari, niteowl.

Gil.

Runaway 2 ??

You got it, Mad! Your turn.

Gil.

OK, traveler

CLUE ONE :

You get to visit Chinatown in this game.

Bladerunner?

You are correct, HandsFree And what a great game it is !!

A lucky guess then. I'm sure there are more games with a chinatown in it.

I can't leave this place, now that my boat is wrecked.

return to mysterious island ?

Sorry, that's not what I was thinking of.
#2 I have to move that goat (didn't I do that already in Broken Sword 1?)

agatha christie,and then there were none?

You got it.

Well done niteowl. I had no clue.

oooo , thank you!

first clue.

Your sling shot is your only way past this problem .

East Side Story?

not that one , but good guess ,becky

2nd clue

'boy ,betcha that rock is hot enough to grill salmon........

Echo, Secrets of the Lost Cavern.

Gil.
(There should be a question mark there. I'm not sure.)

yes ! you got it ! one of my favorite games !


you're it , traveler

Aha! A game that won't be turned into a frisbee!

Okay, lemme think....

Jeez, Baphomet again? At least, there are no Templars hanging around.


Gil.

Oh, come on, don't lose your heads over this. You can do it even if you have to pixel hunt at some point until you're ready to gnaw the monitor. It's really a good game!

Gil.

aaaarg ! i know this ! let me think......






the first thing that popped into my head was the messenger , but now i'm not so sure......


i'm going with Post Mortem - another favorite

You are so smart. I figured that first clue was too vague so I added another one and you got it!

Take it away, niteowl.

Gil.

noooo , i remember searching for that spot in the picture is all, and being soo into the game i didn't even mind but thank you !


here goes clue #1

these gas jets on this stove are making me a little nervous,but i think i can get all the way across.......

Well, while you're waiting for someone to interpret your clue, I may as well say I won't take it back. You are, too. Smart. <g> The hunt for those 'spots' nearly drove me nuts. Howsomever (possibly a word only in the South), now that I've thought of Post Mortem, I may just play it again. I seem to be doing a lot of replaying these days.

Gil.

that's a good word. we use it in the north ,too.



2nd clue

most people wouldn't see this building as the obstacle course it is.....

Is it Bad Mojo, Niteowl?

Keep it up and I'm gonna take a guess. Which wouldn't be fair since I haven't played the game.

Who are the other six niteowls anyway?

Gil.

I'll bet you got it, LadyKestral.

yes indeed, lady k !

and wasn't that a really unique game ?!


lady k is up !




*7=week. on call schedule once,traveler*

"*7=week. on call schedule once,traveler*"

Well, pfui. Here I was imagining 6 little owls lined up on a wire & swiveling their heads to look at #7, who's plugged in and playing an adventure game on his laptop.

Gil.

I own Bad Mojo Redux but never got up the nerve to play it yet, Nightowl. Bugs give me the heebie jeebies, but I will eventually give in because I heard it was fun.

1st clue:

Here's something that I found quite odd:
My brother has become a god!

ankh 2 rings a small bell....
but perhaps another clue as well ?

please

Sorry but Ankh 2 it's not.
I'll tell you when you're getting hot.

2nd clue:

I'll admit I was a wus
'Til my girl became an octopus.

It sounds like there's a lot of transforming going on in this game.

3rd clue:

From my job I'm unemployed;
The accident made my Boss annoyed.

I have no idea on the game LadyKestrel but I love your tag line.

Sounds like your brother should have a nice talk with your boss and get your job back!

The octupus girl wouldn't happen to be Medusa, would it?

Chocolate is nature's most perfect food, SQF.

4th clue:

My girlfriend is a rebel
Who made me wear a dress.
Pink is not my color,
And this wig is just a mess!

LadyKestrel

5th (and probably final) clue:

My girlfriend is Dolores.
I'm sometimes known as Floyd.
An omnibrain did rule me
Until I made it void.

Is it Feeble Files?

Is it The Feeble Files ??

It is indeed The Feeble Files, aka Floyd in Europe. Flotsam got his answer in a minute before yours, Mad, so he has the next clue.

Sorry Mad.

"A world where dreams never die"

Morpheus?

Well at least I got beat by a "good un", eh flotsam ?? !!

I've got a couple guesses in mind, but I'll try Outcry first.

<< Crickets >> Anybody out there?

Dreamfall?

Barrow Hill?

Sorry everyone - went away unexpectedly.
You got it Space Quest Fan!

Huh ??

I thought "Crickets" was the clue

This game begins when Low, Brink, and Robbins leave the shuttle to plant explosives on the astroid's surface.

Clue #2

This game was based on an idea by Steven Spielberg.

The Dig

You got it hamer. Your turn.

sureshot ! i was wondering why you guessed barrow hill - now i see .

Hi niteowl07

I was just wondering - if that was the clue - would I have guessed right? ahhh... just kidding

I've missed this game!

Venus,

I'm waiting for someone to come up with a game that nobody has heard of.

clue 1

Want some rye....of course you do

Return to Zork?

Space Quest, you beat me to it.

Yes, I wonder what would happen if someone came up with an unheard of game.

What about free games? Are they acceptable? No doubt unheard of games would be popping up if they are. I just happen to have a few in mind.... <g>

Gil.

Go ahead SQF

If it's adventure, it's a "fair" entry in the game. But if no one has heard of it, it'll be pretty hard for anyone to guess it. You'd maybe have to set up clues for each word in the title?

OK I am going with an older game. It features a main character who is a writer for the National Inquisitor.

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

One of my all time favorites hamer. Over to you.

clue 1...

has been in a few Frasier Crane episodes

a little vague yet?....i havent had to give a 2nd clue yet....lol

clue 2

was on a couple of Young and restless episodes

Would you have another hint rattling around loose? Since I never have watched soaps and have to plead ignorant as to who or what Frasier Crane is, I could use one.

Gil.

jekyll and hyde ?

ok....the last tv show hint........sorry nightowl...;)

clue 3

played in an episode of ER, Chicago Hope , and Murder She Wrote

clue 4

doctor

Doctor Who?

i'm taking another guess here , because i don't own or watch tv.so these clues don't really help me.....but let's say ,based on the man's name , there's a wolf or werewolf involved ,and go with - gabriel knight ?

Yes...Gabriel Knight...go ahead Nightowl


has been in a few Frasier Crane episodes

Dean Erickson---Gabriel

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0259039/




was on a couple of Young and restless episodes

Joanne Takahashi---Grace

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847133/


played in an episode of ER, Chicago Hope , and Murder She Wrote

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0524257/


Peter J Lucas----Von Glower




Doctor

Wolf Muser----Klingman

Now if we'd been talking "Tim Curry" I'd have been right there !!!!

What a superb Gabriel Knight voice that man has

i can't believe i got that with the thought process i used ! but that often happens to me......and then i have to try and connect the two .


at any rate , here is the first clue :


'aaah - new york in november - what a combination of crime and ...culture '


2nd clue :

a chinese laundry

The Dagger of Amon Ra? Probably wrong, but most everything you mentioned is in that game. I don't remember whether or not it takes place in November, though.

That would have been my guess, too, venus. How many games are there that feature Chinese laundries? <g>

Gil.

I know. It's the only one I can think of, that's for sure.

3rd clue


you can go listen to the singing - it's not bad at all.

jack the ripper

yes ,hamer ,that's the one.

you're it.

thanx...;)

clue 1

destination 1

destination 2

destination 3

destination 4

destination 5

destination 6

destination 7

That's a lot of globe-trotting! I've been to some of those places in games, but I don't remember being to all of them in one game.

You have me intrigued...

clue 2

originally Champs & Chumps

clue 3


Im looking forward to his movie

Riddle of Master Lu?

Right on......Goahead SQF

Who am I?

Clue #1

In the first game of my series you get to meet my dog Chippy.

would you be

Simon the Sorcerer

Yes I am. Back to you hamer.

yikes...maybe im spending to much time on gameboomers...lol

clue 1

great actor

Black Dahlia?

yup....go ahead sqf

Clue #1

This game was banned in Australia, had an 18-rating in Germany, and several US retailers including CompUSA refused to carry it.

Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude ??

If that's the one Mad, it should have stayed banned down here. Would have saved me from playing the worst game ever to grace my hard drive.

Not Larry but a good guess.

Clue#2

This was one of the first games to use a live actor as an on-screen avatar.
The game script was four times the size of a regular movie script and had over 800 scenes. It took four months to film and featured a 135 piece Gregorian choir.

Clue#3

The story was designed by a woman who has sold more adventure games than anyone in history. The game was the best seller for her company in 1995 and came on seven cd's.

Phantasmagoria ??

[ Gotta keep tryin' !! ]

You go girl.

Phantasmagoria it is. Your up Mad.

OK Space Quest Fan

CLUE ONE :
You will talk to both a Sergeant and a Captain early on in this game.

Sounds like a military encampment. Salammbo?

This is just a wild guess but Runaway 2?



PS Cinnamon Crunch sounds great.

Nope and nope, I'm afraid

OK. CLUE TWO :
Exploring the wharf is a "must".

Oooh, maybe a Sherlock Holmes?

I think you are right Becky. I think it is the Awakened.

Yes. It is Sherlock and it is The Awakened.

So who got it ????

It is all Becky's. I had no idea until she said Sherlock Holmes.

Should I go next?

Yep. Your up Becky.

Thanks!

Who am I?

Clue One: I smoke cigars.

Tex Murphy?

Good guess, but no.

Clue Two: When things look bleak, I play music to distract my companions.

another clue , please ?

Clue Three: I can't go the way of all flesh, because I don't have any.

Well this is a real guess since I have not played the game but Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island?

Another good guess, but no.

Clue Four: In one episode, I disguised myself as a cow.

Could it be Manny?

Manny is an excellent guess, and has a strikingly similar type of fleshlessness.

Clue five: I started out life as a character in a graphic novel series, before I made the transition to adventure games.

Totally baffled is what I am !!

I would have guessed Manny, too, based on some of those clues. I'm stumped as well.

Mad

Clue Six: I made my first appearance in an adventure game in 2005. I showed up again in 2006. The series has been on hold since then.

Smiley Bone?

I have a feeling it's either Sam or Max. Sounds like one of them...the big one. But since I've never played any of those games, that's just a wild guess.

Manny? A cigar smoking cow? <g>

Gil.

Space Quest Fan -- you got it! I was thinking of Smiley Bone.

Clue #1:

The Captain/Pilot in this game has been hired to retrieve a vase.

Rex Nebula and the Cosmic Gender Bender

Wow. I am impressed Mad. It is Rex, the captain of the Slippery Pig.
It is your turn.

Thanks, Space Quest Fan
Stoking a fire to power a spaceship ?? Who could ever forget that ?? Marvellous stuff !!

OK. CLUE ONE :

Yep !! If you are a smuggler you'll likely end up in Jail

Mad I was going to go with my name was not Rox when I started the game.
I love games with smugglers but I am not sure what your game is. Can I get another clue please?

Here's the next clue then, Space Quest Fan

CLUE TWO :

Maybe you'll have to give the Police Chief a "hair of the dog" ??

No guesses ??

OK. CLUE THREE :

You should play this game twice - first with one main protagonist and then with the other.

Is it one of the Sam and Max games?

Hi Space Quest Fan

Do you hear the echoes of an empty place ?? Because there seems only to be you and me here !!!!

But, sorry, no, it's not a Sam and Max game.

CLUE FOUR :

Later in the game comes the experience of being sold into slavery !!

Mad, I think everyone is just stumped. The game certainly sounds intriguing, whatever it is.

I was just going to say wait until Venus gets here. She will know it.
Maybe Becky will know.

Not this time, Space Quest. I'm guessing I haven't played this one.

Though, wait - is it Alter Ego? This is a game I've been wanting to play but haven't picked up yet. Some of the clues sound as though they may relate?

Wild guess because I didn't get very far into this game -- Jazz and Faust?

This game does sound different. I have no idea what it is though.

Is it Schizm, Mad?

Becky, you got it !!

I know Jazz and Faust wasn't the most popular game ever but I quite enjoyed it myself and have played it more than once

[Nice that the echoes have now disappeared ]

Yep, it was as I suspected, I haven't played that one.

Mad, who were the echos coming from - you or Space Quest?

Mad.

Is Jazz and Faust related to Faust in any way? I played Faust but I had never even heard of Jazz and Faust.

venus .. I think the echoes were coming from the ghosts of the French Fathers of Name the Game who had long since given up !!

No, this game is nothing to do with the Faust game you mean, Space Quest Fan.

[There is a review of Jazz and Faust HERE AT GAMEBOOMERS]

Mad.

Becky must be thinking of a really hard clue for us?

Unless she disappeared along with the echoes ????

Sorry! I've decided that, since we've reached 21 pages, this thread is now toast. (Hint!) So I've been thinking up a new thread theme.

We're starting a new Name the Game thread and you can find it here! Come and join us.