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  • One L or Two?I was looking at the Infoseek entry for a game called Slack Bladder and it lists one of the authors as a Fergus McNeil (with one L). Is that a differ…

    I was looking at the Infoseek entry for a game called Slack Bladder and it lists one of the authors as a Fergus McNeil (with one L). Is that a different person or is it a typo because I've never heard of that game before.

    Necros.
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton August 2007 Games
  • Saving out data in emulatorsI've been reading Raymond Chandler recently and it's made me want to go back and play "The Big Sleaze", the excellent Fergus McNeil text adventure wh…

    ... "The Big Sleaze", the excellent Fergus McNeil text adventure which spoofs that ...
    Zagreb Zagreb October 2008 Games
  • adventure gamesI always liked text adventures and the speccy had loads,my favourites were Robin of sherwood,,Espionage island,,emerald isle,,dracula,,secret of st b…

    ... anything by Magnetic Scrolls or Fergus McNeil whose games were hilarious. I ...
    David David January 2002 Games
  • adventure gamesI always liked text adventures and the speccy had loads,my favourites were Robin of sherwood,,Espionage island,,emerald isle,,dracula,,secret of st b…

    ... it), Infocom games and the Fergus McNeil adventures.

    I enjoyed ...
    Arjun Arjun January 2002 Games
  • What was the text adventure game based around surviving a nuclear war in suburbun London?I remember playing a game, I played loads my dad had a shop selling them, text adventure. You were based in a suburb as a civilian, and a nuclear w…

    It wasn't "Mindfighter" was it, the one written by Fergus McNeil?
    Zagreb Zagreb December 2002 Games
  • Funny stuff in gamesThis is about humoristic elements in some games that might bring a smirk to the player's face (e.g. like the death sequences in Dangerous Dave 2 for …

    ... routine!

    And all Fergus McNeil games of course.

    Arjun Arjun February 2004 Games
  • Program that looked like ceefaxOkay... Got a bit of a poser for you here as this is doing my head in bigtime. There was a program that looked and functioned like Ceefax, for the l…

    It was found in the Fergus McNeil games, there were about 3 or 4 of them.
    rich_chandler rich_chandler February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Best adventures (from 2 points of view)Allright, adventurers, I'd like your advice on what are the best adventures from 2 points of view: 1 - Best plot, atmosphere (i.e. a game where you …

    ... ). Some of the games from Fergus McNeil, Jack (John?) Lemmon and Larry ...
    Arjun Arjun May 2004 Games
  • The best adventure game on the speccy.I'm on a roll ain't I? Well the best adventure game this time. The Hobbit for me for various reasons: it was the first speccy adventure game I playe…

    ... puzzles though), many of the Fergus McNeil adventures, etc.

    A ...
    Arjun Arjun August 2006 Games
  • New: authoring tool infoAnother feature was added to Infoseek tonight: authoring tool information - e.g. games authored with GAC, PAW, Quill, 3D Game Maker or Platform Game …

    ... worth the while to contact Fergus McNeil, Jack Lockerby and Larry Horsfield ...
    Arjun Arjun January 2007 Infoseek database
  • New: authoring tool infoAnother feature was added to Infoseek tonight: authoring tool information - e.g. games authored with GAC, PAW, Quill, 3D Game Maker or Platform Game …

    ... worth the while to contact Fergus McNeil, Jack Lockerby and Larry Horsfield ...
    mheide mheide January 2007 Infoseek database
  • One L or Two?I was looking at the Infoseek entry for a game called Slack Bladder and it lists one of the authors as a Fergus McNeil (with one L). Is that a differ…

    ... of the authors as a Fergus McNeil (with one L). Is that ...
    mheide mheide August 2007 Games
  • Can anybody recommend some funny text adventure games?Any really funny text adventure games out there? I'm just getting into text adventures again, so any REALLY FUNNY recommendations would be much appr…

    Any of Fergus McNeil's works. For ex, The Boggit or Bored of the Rings.
    Arjun Arjun December 2007 Games
  • Can anybody recommend some funny text adventure games?Any really funny text adventure games out there? I'm just getting into text adventures again, so any REALLY FUNNY recommendations would be much appr…

    [quote=Arjun;232533]Any of Fergus McNeil's works. For ex, The Boggit or Bored of the Rings.[/quote]
    Robin Of Sherlock
    rich_chandler rich_chandler December 2007 Games
  • What were your favourite speccy adventure games?My favourite speccy adventure games, mainly obtained from Your Sinclair, Crash and Sinclair User covertapes are: - Bored of the Rings - Winter Wonde…

    ... get at the end of Fergus McNeil adventures? They were quite funny ...
    zx1 zx1 October 2009 Games
  • The Guild & The Adventure WorkshopI'm trying to help over on the Gamebase64 site with clearing up a few adventure-related questions. Maybe someone in here can help? - Did The Guild e…

    ...
    Bored of the Rings ? Fergus McNeill (converted to C64 by ...
    Bored of the Rings ? Fergus McNeil
    Arnold the Adventurer ? Scott ...
    Strident Strident August 2011 Games
  • The making of R-Type on the speccy book, free downloadBob Pape, the guy who wrote R-Type on the speccy has made his book, "IT'S BEHIND YOU: the making of a computer game", available for free download: [u…

    ... issues. And that bit about Fergus McNeil was an eye-opener!
    Arjun Arjun September 2013 Games
  • Completely free games?Hi, I would like to know if there are any open source or completely free games for ZX Spectrum. Or at least some other free programs without any lin…

    ... to get ahold of was Fergus McNeil who was happy for me ...
    spider spider October 2013 Games
  • Your Spectrum RegretsSpeccy things that you have done (or haven't done) and have regretted them since. Here's mine... (in no particular order). 1) Sold my Spectrum 128K…

    ... interview that I did with Fergus McNeil for an adventure fanzine when ...
    Mousey Mousey August 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.

    ... LOTR from the mind of Fergus McNeil as you guide Fordo on ...
    Nick Nick February 2015 Games
  • 1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.

    ... LOTR from the mind of Fergus McNeil as you guide Fordo on ...
    Jumping Stack Jumping Stack February 2015 Games
  • 1987-2017Here we are, with our tradional thread about games released thirty years ago, where we can contemplate how bad they have aged, how bad they [i]alread…

    ... you're a fan of Fergus McNeil's other games and have ...
    Nick Nick December 2017 Games
  • Fergus McNeill / Bored of the RingsAnyone remember this game? I loved it back in the day - partly because everyone at school seemed to be into Tolkien and partly because the game was s…

    ... ]".

    Cheekily, I found Fergus McNeill's web site and ...
    szeliga szeliga April 2009 Games
  • Probe Software and Fergus McGovernIn memory of the late Fergus McGovern, Retro Gamer is putting together a history of Probe Software. I'm looking to contact people who worked with …

    In memory of the late Fergus McGovern, Retro Gamer is putting together a history of Probe Software.

    I'm looking to contact people who worked with Fergus and Probe over the years, to get their memories of the company.
    merman merman April 2016 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Dave Perry InterviewI conducted this interview with Dave Perry, famous for games like Turtles, Trantor, Extreme and Dan Dare 3 to name but a few... Enjoy! Dave Perry wa…

    ... /> > I was asked by Fergus McGovern (head of Probe) to ... catching up with them. So Fergus kept giving me other games ... "Crazy Jet Racer", then when Fergus saw it, he asked if ...
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ANN: Tipshop updated Sunday, 30 October 2005Sunday 30 October 2005 Crivvens! What an indecently massive load of stuff this month - a veritable feast of tips, maps, POKEs and complete solutions.…

    ... of Darkness , Feline Sleepy ,
    Fergus Furgleton , Five Doctors, The , Flight ...
    hackersanon hackersanon October 2005 Announcements
  • Slack BladderThe entry for the adventure "Slack Bladder" contains a couple of errors. [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0015524"]http://www.…

    ... =0015524[/URL]

    1. Fergus "Delta 4" McNeill had no ...
    Moonchild Moonchild September 2011 Infoseek database
  • A Question for you AY musicians out there...As some of you may or may not have noticed, Iv been tinkering away on a script to convert music data from OpenModPlug Tracker to Vortex Tracker... My…

    ... />
    Thanks,

    Karl McNeil
    [email]KgMcNeil@Yahoo.Com ...
    kgmcneil kgmcneil April 2012 Development
  • Demo of our new gameHello. You can download the demo of the new game that Mcneil, Radastan and me are developing: Knightmare, a version of the MSX game. This is the li…

    ... of the new game that Mcneil, Radastan and me are developing ...
    climacus climacus July 2012 Development
  • RIP Lister aka Fergus Hyslop 1981-2012Died last month. Obituary: [url]http://announce.jpress.co.uk/20525948[/url]

    Died last month.

    Obituary: [url]http://announce.jpress.co.uk/20525948[/url]
    merseymal merseymal November 2012 Chit chat
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