Kooky

Casual artist, builder and destroyer of (Lego) worlds.

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@YoDanno Hear hear!

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@BlueShell3D I feel such nostalgia any time I see a gold box SSI game.

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Who remembers using the code wheel for Pool of Radiance on the Commodore 64?

I was deep into AD&D at primary school. Then one day at high school a mate said he had a Dungeons & Dragons game for his C64 — and I could have it!

After school I jumped on my bike, pedalled 5 km, took a shortcut through a farm, and rocked up at his place.

He handed me the golden box with the floppies… and this code wheel. I’d never seen anything like it.

I fired up what was Pool of Radiance, figured out the wheel, rolled up a party, and started the adventure.

At first I was 50/50 on it — I think I was expecting something different. But I persevered, smashed some kobolds… then a few more… and suddenly I was hooked.

That game absolutely nailed the full AD&D experience for me and it ended up being the one I poured the most hours into on my Commodore 64. (I would say hundreds of hours, and 3 times completed...and still love it!)

Any other fans out there?

#dungeonsanddragons

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@RetroFox8Bit I see hours of fun coming our way! :D

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Fun pickup this past weekend.

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@shadistiger Nooooooooo!!!

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Took 25 years but beat Eye of the Beholder!!

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I did not know this existed. #PinFest

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@wulfsige79 Sadly it's not as active as it used to be! But always good hearing what you're up to. :)

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@NSGames622 @CrashMcCloud @RealKrystalFox @yakkopinky Nice nice! I got to meet the three of them back in.....heck 1995 I think it was!

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@YoDanno Always on the lookout for Dragon magazines! Managed to find a few this past weekend at the flea!

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@oldyzach Not quite as old as Heroes of Might and Magic, but been working through Knights of the Old Republic lately for the first time. I've always heard good things and it's meeting the hype so far.

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Fun pickups today! #Dragon

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@oldyzach And only because someone else already mentioned Richard Garriott, that would've been my first choice. Lol.

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@oldyzach Good choice! I'd have to go with Keith Brors and Brad Myers, Pool of Radiance.

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@CharlesHawn66 @oldyzach Yeah, I was watching a youtube video on it last night. The dual monitor use was an amazing touch!

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@oldyzach I have NO idea how people ever beat this game back in the day before walkthroughs. Even with maps and a walkthrough it's been a challenge.

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Got in some Eye of the Behold last night. The Drow decided to form an 80’s metal band apparently.

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@oldyzach True! Really holds up and amazing voice acting.