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Subject: Re: ****NEW ZORK****
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Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1993 13:05:54 GMT
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Darin Johnson (djohnson@cs.ucsd.edu) wrote:
: >The only bad thing about the Treasures is that the package contains solutions 
: >for all the games. I guess you need that for the "new generation" that has to 
: >do all fast, and has no patience. (I begin to feel old)

: Why is this "bad"?  Can't you just burn them if you don't want them?
: It's not like anyone is forcing you to read it.  For a lot of us,
: it doesn't matter how good the game is, but if we end up spending
: a month on a puzzle, it makes the entire game look bad.

No need to be so hostile :).

I think the point is that you will be TEMPTED to use InvisiClues (tm).  I
certainly was... especially with the on-line hints... and while it was quite
a good feeling solving Sherlock in less than a day, it certainly wasn't like
the feeling I got when I solved Zork I.

Btw, I took one-and-a-half YEARS to solve Zork I (albeit in several 2-3 week
spurts).  But it felt GOOD to finally do it on my own :).

Ask the "old generation" (sic).  C'mon guys, isn't that why we loved Infocom
so much?


