Zero Zone 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 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

Thanks, sureshot.

Clue 1: I feel like someone is watching me wherever I go. Something in the eyes.

That rings a bell - just can't remember which one!

Lost Crown?

Clandestiny?

Blackstone Chronicles? Wasn't there a picture there that followed you with it's eyes? Or am I confusing that with another game...

Realms of the Haunting ??

Wow, so many great guesses. No one has it yet, though. I'll give a mini clue before I move on to clue 2 and let everyone know that this is not a primarily scary game, although there may be one part that's somewhat creepy, depending on your creep meter.

Clue 2: This is a most unusual way to send a person messages. Though I have to make sure I send the right things in the right order to get my intended message across.

I was thinking "semaphore flags" maybe .... if I could remember in which game I had to use them !!

Enter the Story: A Tale of Two Cities?

I don't recall semaphore flags in A Tale of Two Cities but I DO remember the telegraph system in (Enterthestory) The Count of Monte Cristo.

So, that's my latest guess

Mad, that's not the way you send the messages.

No correct guesses yet.

Clue 3: The gifts these people are talking about giving don't sound very appealing at all.

Can we have another clue?

Ah sorry, Sharon, I forgot it was my turn. Been a bit busy lately.

Clue 4: Okay, so there are ghosts at one point. Some of them are friendlier than others. And some may even be entertaining given the right incentive.

Casper? No, that's not it. I'm totally stumped. Must be one of those new games in the last 10 years I haven't played yet...

Grasping at straws now with .... Ghost in the Sheet ??

Sharon, actually it's an older game.

Mad, no sorry, not that one.

Clue 5: Do these etchings carved into the rock have any meaning? Perhaps I should get some outside help.

The Dig?

No, but good guess! The clues really can apply to that game, too.

Clue 6: This has to be the strangest garden I've every come across.

Clue 7: Never trust strange people with glowing eyes. They always make false promises.

Wow - Up to Clue 7 and I don't have a clue.

Wow, sorry everyone. I really thought this would be guessed sooner. It's a very well known game, so I was keeping my clues fairly vague on purpose. As it turns out, perhaps a little too vague.

Okay, I think the next clue might give it away.

Clue 8: How do I get past these guys? Perhaps thinking about five different senses may help.

Journey to the Center of the Earth?

If Becky don't have it with Journey to the Center of the Earth, which still rings no bells, I am ....

No, it's not Journey to the Center of the Earth. I thought for sure that last clue would give it away.

Clue 8: It's from a popular series. This one is generally considered the best in the series by most.

Some of your clues sound like Last Half of Darkness, but I'm not sure which one.

I thought it might have been Journey to the Moon until you said it was a popular series venus!

Still no correct guesses, sorry everyone.

Clue 9: People with wings.

King's Quest 6 ??

Mad, that's it! Glad someone figured it out before Clue 10.

Over to you.

Mad!

That was a toughie !! And I'm sure my game will be guessed much more quickly

Anyway, here's CLUE ONE :

"Use your flute - but not to charm a snake."

Ha, that could also be King's Quest 6. I'm guessing you picked something different, though.

No. Haven't gone for KQ6 again quite so soon, venus

CLUE TWO :

"Feed the monkey - but not a banana "

CLUE THREE :

"I will have to move this cow !!"

Mad, I'm just guessing because I haven't played it (yet), but could this be Sorta Blonde?

No. Afraid not, SharonB

CLUE FOUR :

"I need to recover my wallet !!"

80 Days?

Not 80 Days, either, Becky

CLUE FIVE :

"Finding where the pigeons are could help "

My clues are in the order of play as you would go through the game but I guess they must be pretty rubbishy !!!!

Well here's CLUE SIX nonetheless ....

"I'll have to disable the house alarm before I can get in but I need a box to stand on in order to reach it. Maybe there is one in an outbuilding ??"

This sounds like a good game, but I have no idea what it is. If I haven't played it, I think I will have to.

zookeeper -

should be familiar to you - she mentions cows, snakes, monkeys, and a wallet ( alligator ?? )

I apologize folks - couldn't resist

sureshot.

Thank you, thank you

Hmmm...do you see me laughing.

jk-Good one sureshot. But I may have to retaliate

Oh oh - I couldn't resist zookeeper - sorry.

Road to India?

You have it, rmt !! Over to you, then

Oh wonderful. Here is the first clue:

In this adventure you visit the following cities:

London, Bangkok and New York.

Next clue then:

"Are those alien golf balls?"

Extra hint for free: it's one of the oldies but I played it on Windows 7 recently.

Third clue:

New York is in the middle of the frozen cylindrical sea. All the World's a cylinder!

That sounds like Rama ??

Yes! Someone else played it! Mad, I hand you the Olympic torch!

What ?? ............ Phew !!

I think I ran far enough with it last time thanks, rmt

So I'll pass the torch right on - and give someone else the opportunity

*Eagerly snatches torch*

Here I go:

Clue 1: A beaver carcass is used in a very innovative fashion.

Dracula: Origin


Gil.

Probably too obvious. You got it!

*Eagerly gives torch back*

I couldn't resist, that's one of my favorite games but I'm so bad at clues! Nobody ever knows what I'm talking about, so you run with it again, jfc!

Gil.

Well, alright then!

Clue 1: "But I've only got this little pot of honey. And I was saving it for tonight!"

Winnie the Pooh has an adventure game?

Gil.

Bone: The Great Cow Race?

Afraid not:)

Clue #2: Well, trepanning was still considered a completely legitimate medical practice then.

Ouch ! Has to be one of the many Egypt games !

It is one of those, yes!

I think it's Egypt 2: The Heliopolis Prophecy.

Yep! Over to you.

Oops! Sorry to hold the game up! Life has been full of distractions lately, and this went out of my mind completely until now.

First clue:
I'm seeing multi images-
I think I might go blind!
I have to toggle off this view
Before I lose my mind.

I've got an idea that might be a game that was produced in 3D LadyKestrel, but I don't want to guess it incase it's right as I have no time over the next few days to keep up with posting clues!

I think of it more as 2D with panning, Chrissie, but I guess technically it could be considered 3D.

I'll wait awhile before posting the next clue, just in case my rhyme inspires an answer.

Second clue:
Roll the orb down the track
And through the maze keep pace.
If, like Indy, you don't run,
You'll have egg on face.

Myst III: Exile?

That's not it, Becky. This one is much less serious.

Third clue:
The big guy's dumb with lots of heart.
The little one is very smart.
Got that coin? Get on the bus!
Missed it again? Now don't you cuss!

I rarely get stumped
If I'm stuck I try not to pout
This game gets me pumped
But I cannot figure this one out
So, considering all the facts
I'll take a shot at -- Sam and Max ??

I love your answer, Sureshot, but it's not those two guys.

Fourth clue:
I work on a backwater planet.
My job hadn't been too tough
Until my partner got kidnapped,
And then it got very rough.

I'll have a guess at The Space Bar, LadyKestrel

You got it, Chrissie. It's one of the most fun and frustrating games I've ever played. Your turn!

Thanks LadyKestrel!

From the 1st clue I thought it was The Rockin' Dead where you can toggle between 3D which has multi-images (& the need to use the specs) or 2D!

I've never played TSB but it was the clue about the coin for the bus that gave it away as I've been following the playthrough on AGers!

Clue 1: To access the info I want I need an ID card.

Well, as I can think of SO many games to which that clue would be relevant, chrissie, I'll have to wait for more clues !!

Zork Grand Inquisitor?

Not Zork Grand Inquisitor Becky!

Yes, it wasn't a vey helpful clue Mad

Clue 2: I'm a complete stranger but the vendor lends me his ID card - I can now find the man's address.

Gemini Rue?

Gil.

Gemini Rue it is traveler - over to you!

Thanks, chrissie. I'll try to be less obtuse this time.

1. A mailbox? But the postal service hasn't been invented yet!


Gil.

Rocking right along

1. A mailbox? But the postal service hasn't been invented yet!

2. The world's grouchiest librarian makes you wait five years to be approved for a card!


Gil.

Monkey Island II?

No, not that, Jarkeld.

1. A mailbox? But the postal service hasn't been invented yet!

2. The world's grouchiest librarian makes you wait five years to be approved for a card!

3. Hayfever and amnesia! Can't remember a...a...Achoo!


Gil.

I'll have a wild guess at Discworld 2!

King's Quest II remake - Romancing the Stones.

Lol! It was the hayfever, wasn't it?

You are so right, venus! Go for it!


Gil.

Thanks, traveler! Actually, I've been playing that game recently, so they were all sounding familiar to me. Great clues!

Okay, here is clue 1: No one seems interesting in this project. I may have to search elsewhere.

Can we have another clue please venus!

Ah, sorry everyone! Work has been so hectic this week, and I'm afraid I forgot it was my turn. This coming week should be a lot lighter, so hopefully this won't happen again.

Anyway, clue 2: All of my senses have to be engaged for this to work.

Diamonds in the Rough ??

Mad, no not that one.

Clue 3: They don't need to know who I am or where I come from.

One of the Kings Quests?

Becky, it's not a King's Quest, although . . .

Clue 4: Magic may help you in certain situations.

Another rash guess !!

Gray Matter ??

Yeah, I thought that last clue might give it away. Gray Matter is correct, Mad. Over to you.

Thank you, venus

CLUE ONE then :

"Shapeshifting is featured in this game."

Zak McKraken?

The Whispered World?


Gil.

Diskworld Noir?

No, I'm afraid

This game is younger than Zak McKraken but older than Discworld Noir and The Whispered World.

CLUE TWO :

"There are five areas to visit and they include a castle, a desert and a wizard's tower. "

King's Quest 5?

It's not a King's Quest game, venus. This game was released a couple of years later than KQ5

CLUE THREE :

"Whilst in the desert you will need to visit the Spirit Plane."

Whoop! Dragonsphere!!


Gil.

You got it, traveler
One of my favourite oldies that was nicely "tweaked and re-released" by GOG in the not too distant past

Thank you, Mad.

And just in case anyone wants to play Dragonsphere, it's FREE from GOG!


Alrighty, here goes.

1. ∞


Gil.

Traveler, and you say my clues are obscure.

venus, you've been my inspiration.

Come to think of it, though, that is a dead giveaway!

Gil.

Is it googly eyes or is it infinity? Or maybe both?

Ankh III: Battle of the Gods

It's one or the other.

Nope, it isn't Ankh anything.

Gil.

Looks Spooky - "Alone in the Dark" ??

No, sorry, sureshot. How about another clue?

1. ∞

2. a diabolical plan


Gil.

Oh, dear. Patience is surely not one of my attributes. Here comes another one.

1. ∞

2. a diabolical plan

3. The knight keeps turning off the light! "I so badly want to swear."


Gil.

That first clue looks like starring down a double barrel shotgun !!

"I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream" ??

sureshot,

You're in the right time period for the first part of this game. (Hint) But it's not a horror game! (Strangely enough)

Since I'm ever so nice , here's another clue.

1. ∞

2. a diabolical plan

3. The knight keeps turning off the light! "I so badly want to swear."

4. The king must die. He may. He's stuck in superglue.


Gil.

Valhalla and the lord of Infinity?

Bwahahahaha! Yes! Valhalla Classics: Before the War - Episodes 5 - 8.

I can't help it, I love the evil Lord of Infinity. He's so funny, I root for him whatever he does.

Jarkeld, do you know if this is (or isn't) the first episodic game? I'm pretty sure it's the first episodic game with speech.

If anyone hasn't played these, why are you waiting? Go get the free game with Infinity's nemesis, The Little Prince, The Crypt. There really is nothing like the Valhalla Classics. ( Mr. Bill likes them, too. )

Take it away, Jarkeld!


Gil.

Well, I remember the game from the Amiga. The first Amiga Speech Adventure. Never played it on the PC.

Ok.

Clue #1: This game...is...a real...classic.

Which of the thousands shall I guess at ????

Hmmmmmm.....

The Lost Crown?

Right .... I'll start with the best "Classic" of them all

Gabriel Knight : Sins of the Fathers ??

It's neither.

Clue #2: Alas unnamed character. We hardly knew ye.

Timelapse?

"Clue #1: This game...is...a real...classic."

Maybe the spacing in this means something. Slo...ow? Slee...py? Another episodic game?

Just thinking. Hard work.


Gil.

It's not Timelapse.

Clue #3: 7 missions to perform. Hopefully everyone comes back alive.

Everyone ?? Is this some kind of team adventure ??

I'm stuck !!

Clue #4: You do have a team, that goes away. You can issue orders, but do not control them directly.

Could it be time for another clue ?? [ I still have no idea what game this is ]

One of the Zorks?

Not one of the Zorks.

Clue #5: You have to be quite enterprising to succeed in this game.

You have to be quite enterprising to be able to guess this game title, too !!

I'll bet Jarkeld is beaming right now.


Gil.

Err aaah - hello ? ( to the sound of crickets )


No idea ! Even with the cute references to "enterprising" and "beaming"

Clue #6: Is my eyeliner still intact?
Clue #6: A nice party for my 25th birthday.

Beam me up, sureshot?


Gil.

Well I still have no idea whatsoever as to the title of this game

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary?

Correct! Over to you Wincey!

That was easy! I only needed two clues

Okay here we go:
Clue 1: This party isn't much fun but at least they have games.

I just got the context for Jarkeld's Clue #1.

My guess for Wincey's first clue: Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge.

Not that one Becky

Agatha Christie: And then there were none?

Not that one either.

Clue 2: The pantry is well stocked with food, and they have cake.

Clue 3: The mansion is haunted by ghosts.

The 7th Guest?


Gil.

Correct.

Thanks, Wincey. Cake and ghosts, what else could it be?

Somebody else take it please, I'm under the weather.


Gil.

This seems like a good time to start a new Name the Game thread!

I'll come up with clues and start a new thread early next week.

The next Name the Game thread has been started here.