Great story Frank!

God, 7 Cities Of Gold.. what a great game that was!
Remember how long it took to build the world in that
game.. hehehe..

--- "Piringer, Frank" <Frank.Piringer--msnyuhealth.org>
wrote:

> I'm 26 -- so I guess I win!
>
> I got interested in AR back in 1985 (yes, I was 7)
> thanks to those
> full-page adverts in Home Computing magazine -- the
> magazine published
> the code for BASIC games, and I was teaching myself
> the language despite
> being in 2nd grade. Does anyone remember the name
> of the uber-character
> that was in there--I want to say Jester the Quester
> but I'm pretty sure
> I'm wrong.
>
> Anyway, I had already gotten my feet wet in the RPG
> genre with Wizardry,
> but I had gotten fustrated with the multi-character
> parties and quasi-3d
> maps and had sworn off RPGs until I saw the ads for
> AR. Even though my
> computer was a meager little Apple //c, with it's
> Monochrome graphics
> and one 360k floppy drive, it was still being
> developed for and had some
> of my favorite games still to this day (7 Cities of
> Gold, Oregon Trail,
> and Night Mission pinball)
>
> Unfortunately, the only version I ever got for my
> Apple was the Dungeon.
> Or maybe fortunately, because after playing the City
> much later I can
> say that the Dungeon was a much more rewarding
> experience for a young
> explorer. If I had the complete open-endedness of
> the City I probably
> would have gotten bored pretty quickly. Having all
> of the dungeon's
> different environments to explore was so fascinating
> for me. I
> literally spent days just searching every square of
> the Sewers,
> searching for secret passages and bashing Molds and
> Rats with my torches
> (my weapon of choice for lv0-3).
>
> To this day I'm dissapointed ARO never got developed
> -- the MMO market
> was still young, and AR was *built* for just that
> kind of world, ten
> years before they became mainstream. Sometimes, I
> still boot up AR:D in
> my Apple II emulator -- it just doesn't feel the
> same on any other
> platform -- and wander around familiar hangouts.
> Not to mention the
> stares I get on the subway when I sing "The
> Devourer" when I get into
> the mood ;)
>
>
> Is it him or her? Is it scale or fur? Does it occur
> In the dark of night? Crystal Cavern Light? Metal
> appetite?
>
> I want to know...
>
> I want to know...you...
>
> --Frank
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darryl Giors [darryl--mindsyncpost.com]
> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 8:56 PM
> > Subject: Player ages.
>
>
> Wow, I hadn't previously thought of myself as a
> junior member of the AR
> List but I just might be one of the youngest. I was
> only 10 Y.O. when
> AR:C came out. My brother picked up a copy a few
> months after it came
> out but I didn't really play it until Summer of '85.
> I was instantly
> enthralled with the gameplay and one of my best
> friend's whom I still
> see regularly was into the game as well. It became
> a regular after
> school habit. I couldn't wait until the Dungeon
> came out and I was
> counting the days despite the delays that occurred.
>
> Anyhow I'm currently 29. Anybody younger than that
> around here?
>
> Darryl Giors
>
> Lance, of the City of Xebec's Demise
>
> Tyr, wielder of the Eater of Evil, wrought by the
> Dwarven Smithy of the
> Dungeon.
>
>
>
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