Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: "Sierra made the games of my childhood. Are they still fun to play?" Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 02:05:38 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 24 Message-ID: <100jcdh$2ggg2$4@dont-email.me> References: <100am06$hdpq$1@dont-email.me> <100fj2r$1mjb4$1@dont-email.me> Injection-Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 04:05:38 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="414a83ce3ebbe7836b45df76aa1d1cfa"; logging-data="2638338"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/GkP4GTFpFCY0plcddnl8n" User-Agent: tin/2.6.4-20241224 ("Helmsdale") (Linux/6.12.15-200.fc41.x86_64 (x86_64)) Cancel-Lock: sha1:4eVPAnEVz8SsjdAH2VgmdvNWt2U= Mike S. wrote: > On Tue, 20 May 2025 09:15:32 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson > wrote: > >Somebody _didn't_ feed the dog the sandwich (Infocom), and _did_ feed > >the mouse (Sierra). > > > >Which games were those? If you know, you know. ;-) > Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for the Infocom one. > As for feeding a mouse in a Sierra game? I don't remember. I only > remember in King's Quest 5 you had to throw a show at a cat to save a > mouse or you were screwed later on. Amusing after watching https://youtu.be/B-Qa2aDDmyo?si=NodexYTb7rM_FyQ8&t=241. -- "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." --Philippians 1:21. :) world ? day! RIP 2 Cheers' Norm actor & dang issues again. :( Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://aqfl.net & http://antfarm.home.dhs.org. / /\ /\ \ Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail. | |o o| | \ _ / ( )