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Mainly Adventure Game Reviews (YouTube)
04/23/2010, 02:23Hi there....
For those that know me sorry about the cross posting.. for others... I go by the name Adventure4Life and I have a small hobby doing video game reviews for retro games, focusing on adventure games, though I do stray now and then.
Anyway "SirMarvel" (not sure if he uses the same nick on this board) asked me to cross post my reviews onto this forum.
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Quote:- Sir Marvel
In the discussion boards of fanadventures.net is a category called "Adventure Reviews". Would you mind to add your reviews? I would be very glad... because the english community is still not very big and and would give a very interesting and great topic to the forums!
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Anyway, I can not resist a personal invite from a adventure game developer
So here is the thread!! For those that know me, this is just a duplicate thread I have on a few adventure game sites, for others... check em and and drop me a comment.. as I really like comments good or bad...
Anyway.. have fun and remember to Save Often and Save Early and Happy Adventuring!!
--A4L
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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father
The Dig
A Vampyre Story
Shadow of the Comet
Guide for Retro Gaming on a modern 0S - Part 1 - ScumVM + DosBox
Guide for Retro Gaming on a modern 0S - Part 1 - Part 2 - Virtulisation with VirtualPC (I now use VirtualBox)
Policenauts
The Deathgate Cycle
The Colonel's Bequest
Wing Commander Saga
The Legend of Kyrandia
A Retrospective on Arcade Games (Ghouls 'n Ghosts)
Star Trek BORG
Penumbra Overture (Youtube)
Conquest of Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood
Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge
Portal 2
For those that know me sorry about the cross posting.. for others... I go by the name Adventure4Life and I have a small hobby doing video game reviews for retro games, focusing on adventure games, though I do stray now and then.
Anyway "SirMarvel" (not sure if he uses the same nick on this board) asked me to cross post my reviews onto this forum.
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Quote:- Sir Marvel
In the discussion boards of fanadventures.net is a category called "Adventure Reviews". Would you mind to add your reviews? I would be very glad... because the english community is still not very big and and would give a very interesting and great topic to the forums!
-------------------------
Anyway, I can not resist a personal invite from a adventure game developer
So here is the thread!! For those that know me, this is just a duplicate thread I have on a few adventure game sites, for others... check em and and drop me a comment.. as I really like comments good or bad...Anyway.. have fun and remember to Save Often and Save Early and Happy Adventuring!!
--A4L
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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father
Gabriel Knight : Sins of the Father (Review)
This is a video review of one of my favorite games I have ever played. Even as a adventure game fan with 1000's of titles this is near the top of the best of al...
www.youtube.com The Dig
The Dig (Review)
In this review I talk about one of my favorite Lucusarts and and near my favorite true science fiction in the adventure game genre. The Dig. A deeply flawed gam...
www.youtube.com A Vampyre Story
A Vampyre Story (Review)
In this review I talk about a modern title. A Vampyre Story. This is a so called 2.5D adventure game and utilizes some of the greatest 2D art I have seen in an ...
www.youtube.com Shadow of the Comet
Shadow of the Comet (Review)
I am back with a new Review!! Shadow of the Comet. A Infograms games and a real masterpiece that suffers greatly by uninvolved game design concepts. These flaws...
www.youtube.com Guide for Retro Gaming on a modern 0S - Part 1 - ScumVM + DosBox
Guide for Retro Gaming on a modern 0S - Part 1
Part one Covers ISOs, scumVM and DosBox - Please see (the much shorter) Part 2 for Virtual PC
Thought I would try something a bit different this time and ins...
www.youtube.com Guide for Retro Gaming on a modern 0S - Part 1 - Part 2 - Virtulisation with VirtualPC (I now use VirtualBox)
Guide for Retro Gaming on a modern 0S - Part 2
Part twp covers Virtual PC
Thought I would try something a bit different this time and instead of doing a review make a kind of "video article" on the adventu...
www.youtube.com Policenauts
Policenauts (Review)
Well here is a new review!!
This time it is for Policenauts... a very over rated game imo form the creator Hideo Kojima of Metal Gear Solid fame. This game ...
www.youtube.com The Deathgate Cycle
Death Gate (Review)
Ok... well here we go again.. and this time I am doing Death Gate. A Legend Interactive game and a terrific example of how incredibly well designed puzzles and ...
www.youtube.com The Colonel's Bequest
The Colonel's Bequest (Review)
Hi...
Been really busy... had this one on the back burner for a while and finally got the time to finish it.. It is a little rushed as I just couldn't fit ev...
www.youtube.com Wing Commander Saga
Wing Commander (Review) + 2, 3, 4 Overview
Well it has been a while but I think the longer breaks between videos gives me the stamina to really try and do a more detailed video with better editing. The l...
www.youtube.com The Legend of Kyrandia
The Legend of Kyrandia (Review)
Ok... back with another review!! This was ment to be all three games in this trilogy all at once, but it seams my memory of the original game is somewhat distor...
www.youtube.com A Retrospective on Arcade Games (Ghouls 'n Ghosts)
A Retrospective on Arcade Games (Ghouls 'n Ghosts)
Thought I would try something a little different this time. Instead of a review, I am giving a kind of personal account, and my own private musings on a era of ...
www.youtube.com Star Trek BORG
Star Trek Borg ( Game ) Review
Hey guys... back with my last review for a while .I tend to do them in 2's but I did 3 this month!!! OMG... heh... oh well back to work now :)
Ok well this i...
www.youtube.com Penumbra Overture (Youtube)
Penumbra Overture (Review)
Hello y'all!!
Well I know I said I would take a beak form these videos for a while but a mate suggested I played the Penumbra series and after a short while ...
www.youtube.com Conquest of Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood
Conquest of Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood (Review)
Hey all...
I'm back with a new review and this time I am doing one of my all time favorites form the Sierra game library. Conquest of Longbow - The Legend of...
www.youtube.com Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge
Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge (Review)
Hey!! I'm back!!
Here is my first review for a long time... I hope you like it. It is also my first review after being offered the YouTube partnership progra...
www.youtube.com Portal 2
Portal 2 (Review) [fix]
Hi guys...
A New Review!! I really should find a new name for my videos.. as a game review is pretty low down the list of things I would call my videos.. heh...
www.youtube.com RE: AW: Mainly Adventure Game Reviews (YouTube)
05/21/2010, 00:39Hey all...
I'm back with a new review and this time I am doing one of my all time favorites form the Sierra game library. Conquest of Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood. This game is a true classic in every sense of the word. One of the last tittles form sierra before the switching to the more complex style of having audio speech This game is one of the last, and some would say the pinnacle of the dying breed of adventure games that had more incommon with books than films.
If you are interested in trying this amazing game it is one of the few titles that is legal abandonware. The game designer herself provides it (and its predecessor Conquest of Camelot - http://www.christymarx.com/writing/camelotfiles.htm) for free on her website. There is also a really neat installer for those of you that are not very technically savvy and have troubles with DosBox... Simply download the game from Cirsty Marx's (http://www.christymarx.com/writing/robin.htm) site and then unzip it into a directory, then download the installer from SierraHelp.com (http://www.sierrahelp.com/Patches-Updates/NewSierraInstaller...)and place it in the same dir and run the exe.
So there is no reason not to try this classic game and experience one of the greatest love stories in adventure game history, though simply fantastic writing.
Have Fun and Happy Adventuring
-A4L
I'm back with a new review and this time I am doing one of my all time favorites form the Sierra game library. Conquest of Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood. This game is a true classic in every sense of the word. One of the last tittles form sierra before the switching to the more complex style of having audio speech This game is one of the last, and some would say the pinnacle of the dying breed of adventure games that had more incommon with books than films.
If you are interested in trying this amazing game it is one of the few titles that is legal abandonware. The game designer herself provides it (and its predecessor Conquest of Camelot - http://www.christymarx.com/writing/camelotfiles.htm) for free on her website. There is also a really neat installer for those of you that are not very technically savvy and have troubles with DosBox... Simply download the game from Cirsty Marx's (http://www.christymarx.com/writing/robin.htm) site and then unzip it into a directory, then download the installer from SierraHelp.com (http://www.sierrahelp.com/Patches-Updates/NewSierraInstaller...)and place it in the same dir and run the exe.
So there is no reason not to try this classic game and experience one of the greatest love stories in adventure game history, though simply fantastic writing.
Have Fun and Happy Adventuring
-A4L
Conquest of Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood (Review)
Hey all...
I'm back with a new review and this time I am doing one of my all time favorites form the Sierra game library. Conquest of Longbow - The Legend of...
www.youtube.com 
RE: Mainly Adventure Game Reviews (YouTube)
07/29/2010, 19:21Sorry to combo break your posting here, but I just want to say what an awesome job you did on those videos!
I actually spend a whole evening with your videos and decided it's not only informal but also quite entertaining (seeing that I haven't played most of those games).
Thanks for this!
I actually spend a whole evening with your videos and decided it's not only informal but also quite entertaining (seeing that I haven't played most of those games).
Thanks for this!
RE: Mainly Adventure Game Reviews (YouTube)
08/13/2010, 12:22Thats so true. You do a very nice job! Thanks!
RE: Mainly Adventure Game Reviews (YouTube)
09/01/2010, 00:03By the way... now the space for posts and videos is bigger 
So i wait for some more reviews 
So i wait for some more reviews RE: Mainly Adventure Game Reviews (YouTube)
09/01/2010, 00:34Thanks Suro and Blount... I appreciate comments like this.
@Marvel - I much prefer the forum now.. good job mate. There will be new reviews in the future but I am really with out spare time at the moment due to real life concerns.... still I do hope to do a new one soon.
@Marvel - I much prefer the forum now.. good job mate. There will be new reviews in the future but I am really with out spare time at the moment due to real life concerns.... still I do hope to do a new one soon.
RE: Mainly Adventure Game Reviews (YouTube)
04/14/2011, 04:01Hey!! I'm back!!
Here is my first review for a long time... I hope you like it. It is also my first review after being offered the YouTube partnership program... So i am no longer limited to 10 mins. This could be a bad thing.. heh.. oh well we will see what happens.
This is all about Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge. Though if you have seen my reviews before you might know I like to stray around the topic a bit to talk about some things I find to be very interesting things usually concerned with gaming history. Still it is sorta about space quest 2.... I mean I do mention it I am sure
Anyway ... I have bee extremely busy with real life and just not being doing much on my review channel for so long but it was really cool to finally get this one out the door and I hope to get more to you soon.
Save Often and Save Early
A4L (less info)
Here is my first review for a long time... I hope you like it. It is also my first review after being offered the YouTube partnership program... So i am no longer limited to 10 mins. This could be a bad thing.. heh.. oh well we will see what happens.
This is all about Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge. Though if you have seen my reviews before you might know I like to stray around the topic a bit to talk about some things I find to be very interesting things usually concerned with gaming history. Still it is sorta about space quest 2.... I mean I do mention it I am sure
Anyway ... I have bee extremely busy with real life and just not being doing much on my review channel for so long but it was really cool to finally get this one out the door and I hope to get more to you soon.
Save Often and Save Early
A4L (less info)
Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge (Review)
Hey!! I'm back!!
Here is my first review for a long time... I hope you like it. It is also my first review after being offered the YouTube partnership progra...
www.youtube.com RE: Mainly Adventure Game Reviews (YouTube)
05/12/2011, 05:28Hi guys...
A New Review!! I really should find a new name for my videos.. as a game review is pretty low down the list of things I would call my videos.. heh... Any suggestions?
Anyway.. this one is all about Portal 1 and 2. I hope you like it. As I am not limited to 10 mins a review anymore I noticed I am getting longer and longer .. this one is about 15mins.. I might have to do something to get this under control next time as my last review was also 15+ mins.
Anyway, I'll be taking a break for a bit but have a few other games in my list I want to look at that are all back on the original topic.. pure adventure games. So stay tuned for that.
One last thing!!
I have 2 copies of Portal 1 to give away!! So anyone that can email me a short 1 paragraph explanation of what their favorite adventure game character is and why! I'll select the 2 winners and send them a copy of Portal 1 to activate on steam, the 1st prize winner I will also do a video on their chosen game!!
Email - a4lcontact@gmail.com
Happy Adventuring!!
--A4L
A New Review!! I really should find a new name for my videos.. as a game review is pretty low down the list of things I would call my videos.. heh... Any suggestions?
Anyway.. this one is all about Portal 1 and 2. I hope you like it. As I am not limited to 10 mins a review anymore I noticed I am getting longer and longer .. this one is about 15mins.. I might have to do something to get this under control next time as my last review was also 15+ mins.
Anyway, I'll be taking a break for a bit but have a few other games in my list I want to look at that are all back on the original topic.. pure adventure games. So stay tuned for that.
One last thing!!
I have 2 copies of Portal 1 to give away!! So anyone that can email me a short 1 paragraph explanation of what their favorite adventure game character is and why! I'll select the 2 winners and send them a copy of Portal 1 to activate on steam, the 1st prize winner I will also do a video on their chosen game!!
Email - a4lcontact@gmail.com
Happy Adventuring!!
--A4L
Portal 2 (Review) [fix]
Hi guys...
A New Review!! I really should find a new name for my videos.. as a game review is pretty low down the list of things I would call my videos.. heh...
www.youtube.com 
RE: Mainly Adventure Game Reviews (YouTube)
09/13/2011, 22:59Awesome. I especially enjoyed the Wing Commander and Space Quest reviews. You are full of good information.
RE: Mainly Adventure Game Reviews (YouTube)
11/17/2011, 23:28I wanted to do something like that myself but with in a bit more funny way My english skills brought that idea down though. Oh well.
Anyways I subscribed to your channel and I say everyone on this forum should have a look at your reviews as well. They are totally worth every minute of watching. Also they cover everything in depth and I dare to say that they're really clever You got yourself a new fan
Not sure if bringing this forum to life worked though. Still seems a little bit dead. I'm trying to think of any other ways that would bring life here...
My english skills brought that idea down though. Oh well.Anyways I subscribed to your channel and I say everyone on this forum should have a look at your reviews as well. They are totally worth every minute of watching. Also they cover everything in depth and I dare to say that they're really clever
You got yourself a new fan Not sure if bringing this forum to life worked though. Still seems a little bit dead. I'm trying to think of any other ways that would bring life here...