tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post6634088885265352029..comments2024-03-17T03:51:46.681-04:00Comments on Hardcore Gaming 101 - Blog: HG101 Presents: The Guide to Classic Graphic AdventuresDiscoalucardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04206257399887664488noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-54089748325106487702011-04-01T19:16:07.042-04:002011-04-01T19:16:07.042-04:00It was originally a text adventure for various Jap...It was originally a text adventure for various Japanese home computers. It was later ported to the Famicom and drastically overhauled (including a menu-based interface), and translated into English, which is how we know it.Discoalucardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04206257399887664488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-49688931257254705212011-04-01T17:53:16.069-04:002011-04-01T17:53:16.069-04:00i tought princess tomato in the salad kingdom was ...i tought princess tomato in the salad kingdom was a nes game? is that an obscure msx version or something like that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-84312010972409501152011-04-01T17:25:15.295-04:002011-04-01T17:25:15.295-04:00The larger ones (Zork, King's Quest) definitel...The larger ones (Zork, King's Quest) definitely will be posted on the site at some point. The game with the bananas is the Japanese text adventure version of Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom, which will also probably make it up eventually. I'm undecided on the rest, but a significant chunk that's not already posted will probably stay exclusive to the book.Discoalucardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04206257399887664488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-23254181763889608692011-04-01T16:26:40.331-04:002011-04-01T16:26:40.331-04:00sooooo are article that are in the book but aren&#...sooooo are article that are in the book but aren't on the site ever going to get posted on the site?<br /><br />also i'm really curious but what's the name of the game featuring the green banana samurai fighting banana monsters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-21796615270117169492011-03-29T11:04:01.433-04:002011-03-29T11:04:01.433-04:00Tons of pictures - a box shot and at least one scr...Tons of pictures - a box shot and at least one screenshot per game (two or three, depending on the length) but it's all B&W. Color printing is still expensive - anything over 150 pages because price prohibitive.<br /><br />You can find some sample pages here:<br /><br />http://hg101.kontek.net/book/03-29-11_draft.pdfDiscoalucardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04206257399887664488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-17730536675172447782011-03-29T11:00:39.121-04:002011-03-29T11:00:39.121-04:00And for morale and motivation we're mainly usi...And for morale and motivation we're mainly using beatings and reduced food servings.Sketczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333200178515493705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-8775340528826627522011-03-29T10:45:10.171-04:002011-03-29T10:45:10.171-04:00is the book just words or are there lotsa pictures...is the book just words or are there lotsa pictures (in colour?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-32725950679396685722011-03-29T09:20:53.280-04:002011-03-29T09:20:53.280-04:00Towards the production of the book and any future ...Towards the production of the book and any future projects. Right now I'm planning something similar but for Konami games, but I'd also like to do smaller books focused on singular series, but in color. <br /><br />The page on the site talks about the selection criteria. Once it's been out for a bit I'll probably write a bit about the production process. In brief, for software, the layout isn't anything fancy so we just used MS Word, and we're using Createspace for the POD vendor.Discoalucardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04206257399887664488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-33959691223630592632011-03-29T02:14:30.981-04:002011-03-29T02:14:30.981-04:00This may be a silly question, but do any profits g...This may be a silly question, but do any profits got support the site functioning, or just covering the cost of production and maybe another book?<br /><br />This wouldn't normally be something I'm interested in, but If it directly helps out the site, I may pick it up.<br /><br />Also, please do some articles on how this was made. What software was used, the publishing and editing process, how games were chosen... The works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-90353489212118905302011-03-28T20:55:37.922-04:002011-03-28T20:55:37.922-04:00Can't wait to order this, I plan to the very m...Can't wait to order this, I plan to the very moment it is available!Stephenhttp://thefiretonight.bandcamp.comnoreply@blogger.com