Point-and-Click Adventures
I was just rooting around some of my old ZX tapes and I stumbled upon (more like "picked up") a couple of "point-and-click" style adventures. That's to say, rather than type things like "go north", "use handbag on troll", you have a selection of menus or icons to do... stuff.
The games I have are Venom and Shard of Inovar. I see that these were on a compilation with Kobyashi Naru, which I'll try out.
I'm just wondering if there are other games of this style, and if any of them support (or have been hacked to support) a mouse interface?
Incidentally, you can find a load of games that support Kempston mouse on Velesoft's site (sorry if there's any denienced games there, that's not why I'm posting the link).
The games I have are Venom and Shard of Inovar. I see that these were on a compilation with Kobyashi Naru, which I'll try out.
I'm just wondering if there are other games of this style, and if any of them support (or have been hacked to support) a mouse interface?
Incidentally, you can find a load of games that support Kempston mouse on Velesoft's site (sorry if there's any denienced games there, that's not why I'm posting the link).
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Necros.
If you're considering games like Enigma Force then you should also consider the Magic Knight "Windymation" games (Spellbound, Knight Tyme, Stormbringer) and The Young Ones (for example), which all have some combination of animated characters with WIMP control. Then there's The Rats, which had a combination of text adventure sections and icon-controlled strategy sections.
It's actually reminded me that an odd game of similar style could be Slaine. It has a control system I've never really got to grips with (you need to click on actions while they're on-screen, before they float off), but it may be worth trying out. I wonder if that's been converted to use Kempston mouse? It would make making selections easier.
it was a point and click adventure, it had a "gangster" or "20's detective" feeling to it, and your "mouse" icon where you would click, instead of an arrow was a fly...
I know it's a long shot, but does any one has an idea of what I'm talking?
Necros.
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0015662
http://www.zx-spectrum.cz
This game was translated into English also.
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=5462&highlight=Twilight
http://www.zx-spectrum.cz
The page requested can not be found :(
http://zx-spectrum.wz.cz/index.php?pg=rubriky%2Ftwilight.htm
http://www.zx-spectrum.cz
The review in SU says that the command response is extremely slow, but I didn't find it too bad; although maybe if it's played for a long time then the several second delays between actions might become frustrating. Some sub-menus accept single-letter selections, but most actions are selected by scrolling through icons - which gets rather tedious for the eight direction arrows in particular, as they are used so often.
There are some obvious weaknesses even early on in the game, though: I found the fractured character set uncomfortable to read; there are spelling errors even in the first few locations; the location pictures show what's ahead, whereas the text describes where you are, which can be a bit confusing; although the pictures are OK the text is very uninspired; combat resolution takes ages of repetitive bashing, although it probably speeds up as your character's strength improves.
Despite the flaws Crash gave it 86%, although SU only gave it 3/5 stars. It might be worth trying out anyway. It would be worthwhile reading the two reviews first, to get some background to the story, as there are no instructions on WoS.