i remembered that one.. and it was fun. i always tried and tried to win it.
found out a couple years back that you never could win it.. it was just
for exploring. still fun though. and did anyone ever have the world map
that let you use the tutorial?

>From: Xavier <Xavier--rocketmail.com>
>Reply-To: alternatereality-From-barrick75-hotmail.com--alternaterealityarchive.com
>>Subject: RE: Player ages.
>Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:06:14 -0700 (PDT)
>
>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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