That's great, Rushes!! Ebay has been mighty good to me. What would we do without that worldwide yard sale when it comes to getting older games.

I hope you enjoy the game.

Your mention of Shivers re-kindled my interest, so I 'dug' out that big ol' box, dusted it off & put it in the lineup of games to play (still had my receipt for $9.99 from CompUSA, October 1997).

I can't even remember the game environment, but I do know I didn't finish it. Was I too scared?... did it glitch up on me?... was I simply too dumb? I guess I'll find out when I play it again (it'll be like playing a brand new game... yippee!).

The big, 8½ x 10½ inch box came with a very informative, 96-page booklet, complete with Walkthrough. On its back cover is the announcement for the upcoming sequel, Shivers II, coming in Spring 1997, followed by this teaser:
Don't think I got that sequel, but it sure looks good! Marian, for the reminder about how good Shivers was (and is).

You're very welcome, Carrie. I had pretty much forgotten about the game myself until I came across it the other night and loaded it up, and then the memories of how much fun I had with it came flooding back.

The manual is great, isn't? They rarely make manuals like that anymore.

You shouldn't have too much trouble tracking down Shivers 2, if you ever decide to give it a go.

I loved the sounds of the game, especially in the maze. Very creepy! I'll here music in things now and it'll take me back to Shivers.

Marian I sure will let you know. It's being shipped today so I should have it in a few days and can't wait to play. I will keep you in the loop and if I need help I will give you holler....thanks again.

Thank you Marian. I tried to play this when I first started gaming and thought it was too hard. Now I think I will pull it out of the BAAGS pile and enjoy it as soon as I have finished Scratches.
Marion

Anyone else have trouble installing Shivers on XP? I tried about a week ago but couldn't get it to run.

It ran on my XP with no problems.

Bets

Angie, did you try these instructions?

SHIVERS ON WINDOWS XP

If those don't work for you, I'm sure they can help you out on the technical support forum.

I hope you enjoy your replay, Marion.

I have not played this game again on xp, but did play it years ago and just enjoyed it so much!!! A truly great game!...and also saw Zork Nemisis mentioned another great game!! I believe (??)Shivers 2 had a patch for it that came out later..had something to do w/being able to finish the game for some computers..

I went through my BAAGS pile today and found Shivers I and II.
I just installed them on XP and will let you know how they run.
I am inspired.
Marion

I read in a review in adventurelantern that Shivers II runs rather well on WinXP, especially if you played it in winNT compability mode which I did for some time. As I have Shivers 2, but alas, not Shivers 1...

Shivers #1 was a very scary game. I liked it alot.

All this talk made me go dig out my copy of Shivers 1. It installed flawlessly on my XP without compatability mode. Just make sure that the game doesn't automatically check the specs when you're installing.
Now I just have to see if I can get it play on full screen.

My game arrived. It installed perfectly on XP in compatibility mode. The teeny-tiny game screen is a bother, so next time I load up I'm going to change my screen resolution to make it full screen - I hope the graphics quality doesn't deteriorate. Can I really only carry one inventory item at a time? This guy must have very small pockets!

Hi, Rushes!

You can only carry one pot or lid with you at a time, but as I located other pots and lids, I made a list of where they were so I could retrieve them easily when I found their mates. As I matched them up and captured the corresponding Ixupis, I moved the pots and lids in the farthest parts of the museum to the areas closer to the main lobby so I wouldn't have to travel so far.

Susan

I've got the game running in 256 colors and 640 x 480?, I believe, full screen, and the graphics look very good. Not to worry about it looking pixellated or grainy--it looks very nice.

It's exciting to hear so many people are going to play/replay the game.

Hi Marian, I received Shivers today and am about to install...I am really excited. I am playing Dead Reefs now as well and I think this will be a nice break from that. I will let you know how I'm doing in few days or so. Thanks again for the recommendation. That's why I love coming to Gameboomers...I have learned so much from everyone here. It's just awesome.

When I installed it with Program Compatibility it looked great
(although small)but it wouldn't run. I think I will try something else and then try it on my old faithful 98.
Marion

Buov,
Try just installing it, without compatibility; that worked for me! I'm assuming you're using XP?

I found Shivers on Amazon. They have both new and used at varying prices. Based on what I read here, I bought myself a copy.

Sly One and grannieannie, I hope you both enjoy the game!

Marion, maybe you don't need to run Shivers in compatibility mode on your system. If you need more help, post over in glitches and they can help you. Nice to have a Windows 98 computer, too, though!

How would you compare it to, say Scratches, in terms of the terror/horror factor?

That's a tough question, Becky. The two games are so dissimilar in look and atmosphere. Shivers is VERY colorful, artistically, which is actually one of the things I liked about it, and yet it maintains a consistently spooky feel to it. Lots of puzzling involved, and a very nonlinear game. That's another thing about the game that I found appealing, as, if you are stuck on something, you can just move on to something else.

And I realize I haven't answered your question. For me, the words "terror" and "horror" don't apply to Shivers. It's just....quietly unsettling throughout. I've never played anything quite like it.

The music is what really sets the tone in Shivers I think. It's so eerie and spooky.