It's 1996 all over again

This looks insane... and awesome, too. A Greek Tex Murphy clone!
I hope it's better than the previous one.


Do you miss those 1990's games with actors in the middle of your 3D-generated world? Then you'll be pleased to know that GOG just released the amazing Realms of the Haunting.

But if you prefer old-school 2D, then go this way. Hey, no problem. I love both styles.

Hey, I must be going!

Hi SuperViv,

In a few hours I'll be taking a plane to Spain for a very long vacation. I must leave this blog in your capable hands alone until 2010, because I won't have a steady internet connection for a couple of months. It's not impossible that I find some internet cafe in the place where I'm going, but who knows!

As a parting gift, JR and I have sent you a gift certificate for two of the best games ever made: The Pandora Directive and Sanitarium. It's been almost ten years since I've played them, but the impression they made was very deep. I hope the 'dated visuals' don't deter you from playing, because the story in those games haven't been equaled. But I'm sure you have a lot of things to do before, like getting stuff sorted out before the long journey you will be making next year. How funny! They say often gamers don't even leave their mom's basement, but we seem to travel a lot. Maybe it's because we are casual core gamers! :D

So long,
- Danda

What?! Al Lowe's had a heart attack

Hi SuperViv,

A couple of months ago, I joined Al Lowe's mailing list. Have you ever heard of him? He was the guy who created those old Leisure Suit Larry games. Now he's kind of retired, so he just sends a couple of free jokes to people everyday. But today I got this mail, and it was no joke:

I apologize for today's jokes being so late, but I have a good excuse: Tuesday afternoon I had a heart attack--but now, 24 hours later, I'm doing fine. Fortunately, I called 911 immediately, the paramedics got to my house within 5 minutes, got me to the hospital quickly, and within an hour, I was in the operating room having a stent installed. As soon as it was in, I felt better. By last night I felt pretty good, all things considered. I expect to go home tomorrow. My doctor says it's because I didn't wait to get help. So, take some friendly advice: if something "feels wrong," don't hesitate. Call for help!

I'm relieved that he's fine. You know, he is a really influential figure in videogames, even if he doesn't make them anymore (partly because the dumb suits holding the rights for the Larry series don't want to hire him), and it would be sad to see him go. Also, my father died after a heart attack, and I'm getting fatter everyday, so I guess I'll have my own heart attack in ten or fifteen years. So never forget this: try to stay healty, and know your emergency numbers just in case!

Later,

- Danda

Tex Murphy weekend!

Hi SuperViv,

Remember when I gave you that "Tex Murphy: Overseer" DVD game, hoping that you would play it some day? Well, I firmly believed that the Tex Murphy games are awesome (I still do) and I wanted to "spread the word". Well, now all those games are officially available again, sold online in XP/Vista-compatible releases, on the great site www.gog.com. And this weekend only, they offer a 30% sale!

http://www.gog.com/en/page/tex_promo/

There's one irony about this, though. The DVD version is so problematic that they are offering only the (slightly inferior) CD version. So you can still keep the disc that I gave you!

Later
- Danda