Free games! We like free games! Give us more free games!

This time, it's a free on both GOG and Steam. Maybe elsewhere too (I'm
too lazy to check). Get one. Get both!

* Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok
https://www.gog.com/en/game/heroines_quest_the_herald_of_ragnarok
https://store.steampowered.com/app/283880/Heroines_Quest_The_Herald_of_Ragnarok/

So, as the name suggests, this is a traditional side-
scrolling point-n-click fantasy-adventure game in the
style of Sierra's "Hero's Quest" (a.k.a. "Quest for
Glory") games. Except, obviously, this is the distaff,
off-brand equivalent. It has light role-playing elements
and some simplistic combat, but mostly it's typical
adventure. Not really a bad game, but - having played
the classic versions - this game doesn't really add
anything new, so I wasn't too excited. But I guess it
scratches that nostalgia itch.

But, c'mon, it's free! Grab it. Your don't want a puny video-game
library where it's EASY to pick what game to play next, right?

AFAIK, there's no time-limit, so grab it whenever.

On 2023-10-05, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Free games! We like free games! Give us more free games!
<snip>
> AFAIK, there's no time-limit, so grab it whenever.
>

Got them. Cheers.
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On 10/4/23 19:37, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> AFAIK, there's no time-limit, so grab it whenever.

More time to procrastinate!
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Am 05.10.23 um 02:37 schrieb Spalls Hurgenson:
> oint-n-click fantasy-adventure game in the
> style of Sierra's "Hero's Quest" (a.k.a. "Quest for
> Glory") games. Except, obviously, this is the distaff,
> off-brand equivalent. It has light role-playing elements
> and some simplistic combat, but mostly it's typical
> adventure. Not really a bad game, but - having played
> the classic versions - this game doesn't really add
> anything new, so I wasn't too excited. But I guess it
> scratches that nostalgia itch.
Superb, right along my angle and perfect for the steam deck, great info,
thanks!

On Wed, 04 Oct 2023 20:37:47 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

>
>Free games! We like free games! Give us more free games!
>
>
>This time, it's a free on both GOG and Steam. Maybe elsewhere too (I'm
>too lazy to check). Get one. Get both!
>
>* Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok
>https://www.gog.com/en/game/heroines_quest_the_herald_of_ragnarok
>https://store.steampowered.com/app/283880/Heroines_Quest_The_Herald_of_Ragnarok/
>
I'm getting it on GOG to preserve my hallowed 486 Number on Steam.

I wonder how long I can hold out with that?

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Passed even if free. Not my genre. CCed adv. newsgroups!

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Free games! We like free games! Give us more free games!

> This time, it's a free on both GOG and Steam. Maybe elsewhere too (I'm
> too lazy to check). Get one. Get both!

> * Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok
> https://www.gog.com/en/game/heroines_quest_the_herald_of_ragnarok
> https://store.steampowered.com/app/283880/Heroines_Quest_The_Herald_of_Ragnarok/

> So, as the name suggests, this is a traditional side-
> scrolling point-n-click fantasy-adventure game in the
> style of Sierra's "Hero's Quest" (a.k.a. "Quest for
> Glory") games. Except, obviously, this is the distaff,
> off-brand equivalent. It has light role-playing elements
> and some simplistic combat, but mostly it's typical
> adventure. Not really a bad game, but - having played
> the classic versions - this game doesn't really add
> anything new, so I wasn't too excited. But I guess it
> scratches that nostalgia itch.

> But, c'mon, it's free! Grab it. Your don't want a puny video-game
> library where it's EASY to pick what game to play next, right?

> AFAIK, there's no time-limit, so grab it whenever.

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On 10/5/2023 10:05 AM, Zaghadka wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Oct 2023 20:37:47 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
> Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>
>>
>> Free games! We like free games! Give us more free games!
>>
>>
>> This time, it's a free on both GOG and Steam. Maybe elsewhere too (I'm
>> too lazy to check). Get one. Get both!
>>
>> * Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok
>> https://www.gog.com/en/game/heroines_quest_the_herald_of_ragnarok
>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/283880/Heroines_Quest_The_Herald_of_Ragnarok/
>>
> I'm getting it on GOG to preserve my hallowed 486 Number on Steam.
>
> I wonder how long I can hold out with that?
>
LOOK! Shiney! *kaching* 487.

:P

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On Thu, 5 Oct 2023 10:09:36 -0700, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Dimensional Traveler wrote:

>On 10/5/2023 10:05 AM, Zaghadka wrote:
>> On Wed, 04 Oct 2023 20:37:47 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
>> Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Free games! We like free games! Give us more free games!
>>>
>>>
>>> This time, it's a free on both GOG and Steam. Maybe elsewhere too (I'm
>>> too lazy to check). Get one. Get both!
>>>
>>> * Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok
>>> https://www.gog.com/en/game/heroines_quest_the_herald_of_ragnarok
>>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/283880/Heroines_Quest_The_Herald_of_Ragnarok/
>>>
>> I'm getting it on GOG to preserve my hallowed 486 Number on Steam.
>>
>> I wonder how long I can hold out with that?
>>
>LOOK! Shiney! *kaching* 487.
>

Yeah. I have a wishlist.

Starfield I think I can resist. STFU, no way, I'm getting that. 6DoF is
my jam.

This won't last long; then I'll have to get it up to 586!

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On Thu, 5 Oct 2023 10:09:36 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>On 10/5/2023 10:05 AM, Zaghadka wrote:

>> I'm getting it on GOG to preserve my hallowed 486 Number on Steam.

>LOOK! Shiney! *kaching* 487.

A 487 is more appropriate for numbers anyway ;-)

(even if, technically an 80487 really was just a rebranded 486. It was
only used in systems that had a 80486/SX CPU; the 80487 just disabled
the SX and *all* code - not just the floating point maths - ran on the
'487' ;-)

On Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:39:26 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

>On Thu, 5 Oct 2023 10:09:36 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
><dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>>On 10/5/2023 10:05 AM, Zaghadka wrote:
>
>>> I'm getting it on GOG to preserve my hallowed 486 Number on Steam.
>
>>LOOK! Shiney! *kaching* 487.
>
>A 487 is more appropriate for numbers anyway ;-)
>
>(even if, technically an 80487 really was just a rebranded 486. It was
>only used in systems that had a 80486/SX CPU; the 80487 just disabled
>the SX and *all* code - not just the floating point maths - ran on the
>'487' ;-)

This is good news! It means I can buy STFU when it comes out and still
have a valid version of The Number, without having to increase my library
to 586 games (or to 80486)!

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On 10/5/2023 10:06 PM, Zaghadka wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:39:26 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
> Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 5 Oct 2023 10:09:36 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
>> <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>>> On 10/5/2023 10:05 AM, Zaghadka wrote:
>>
>>>> I'm getting it on GOG to preserve my hallowed 486 Number on Steam.
>>
>>> LOOK! Shiney! *kaching* 487.
>>
>> A 487 is more appropriate for numbers anyway ;-)
>>
>> (even if, technically an 80487 really was just a rebranded 486. It was
>> only used in systems that had a 80486/SX CPU; the 80487 just disabled
>> the SX and *all* code - not just the floating point maths - ran on the
>> '487' ;-)
>
> This is good news! It means I can buy STFU when it comes out and still
> have a valid version of The Number, without having to increase my library
> to 586 games (or to 80486)!
>
1920 x 1080 = 2,073,600 games....

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On 10/6/23 00:10, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
> 1920 x 1080 = 2,073,600 games....

What if you have multiple monitors?
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On Thu, 5 Oct 2023 22:10:28 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

>1920 x 1080 = 2,073,600 games....

Challenge accepted.

On 10/6/2023 6:05 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
> On 10/6/23 00:10, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
>> 1920 x 1080 = 2,073,600 games....
>
> What if you have multiple monitors?

Multiply accordingly.

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On 10/6/2023 6:08 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Thu, 5 Oct 2023 22:10:28 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
> <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>
>> 1920 x 1080 = 2,073,600 games....
>
> Challenge accepted.
>
That seems to imply that you don't have that many already....

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On Fri, 6 Oct 2023 07:51:44 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>On 10/6/2023 6:08 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>> On Thu, 5 Oct 2023 22:10:28 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
>> <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

>>> 1920 x 1080 = 2,073,600 games....

>> Challenge accepted.

>That seems to imply that you don't have that many already....

It's true;I'm a few short of that number. But give me some time... ;-)

On Wed, 04 Oct 2023 20:37:47 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

>* Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok
>https://www.gog.com/en/game/heroines_quest_the_herald_of_ragnarok
>https://store.steampowered.com/app/283880/Heroines_Quest_The_Herald_of_Ragnarok/

Thank you Spalls. Hero's Quest is my favorite adventure game of all
time so this one is of definite interest to me.

On 10/6/23 09:51, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
> On 10/6/2023 6:05 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>> On 10/6/23 00:10, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
>>> 1920 x 1080 = 2,073,600 games....
>>
>> What if you have multiple monitors?
>
> Multiply accordingly.
>

I'm not sure that many games exist..
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On 10/6/2023 3:40 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
> On 10/6/23 09:51, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
>> On 10/6/2023 6:05 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>>> On 10/6/23 00:10, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
>>>> 1920 x 1080 = 2,073,600 games....
>>>
>>> What if you have multiple monitors?
>>
>> Multiply accordingly.
>>
>
> I'm not sure that many games exist..

Take that up with Spalls. :P

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On Fri, 6 Oct 2023 17:09:35 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

>On 10/6/2023 3:40 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>> On 10/6/23 09:51, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
>>> On 10/6/2023 6:05 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>>>> On 10/6/23 00:10, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
>>>>> 1920 x 1080 = 2,073,600 games....

>>>> What if you have multiple monitors?

>>> Multiply accordingly.

>> I'm not sure that many games exist..

>Take that up with Spalls. :P

If that many games don't exist yet, eventually there will be. I'm
prepared to wait.

In the meantime, I will make it my duty to get as close as I possibly
can to that number. ;-)

Anyway, if we include mobile and flash games, the world's total number
of video games is likely up in the millions already. Especially if we
decide that games on different platforms can be counted separately).
Hell, all the different variations of Doom probably add several
hundred thousand. ;-)

On 10/7/23 07:10, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> In the meantime, I will make it my duty to get as close as I possibly
> can to that number. ;-)

You worry me.

> Anyway, if we include mobile and flash games, the world's total number
> of video games is likely up in the millions already. Especially if we
> decide that games on different platforms can be counted separately).
> Hell, all the different variations of Doom probably add several
> hundred thousand. ;-)

Also if you add all the unreleased games?
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On Thu, 05 Oct 2023 17:05:27 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>Passed even if free. Not my genre. CCed adv. newsgroups!
>
>
>Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Free games! We like free games! Give us more free games!
>
>
>> This time, it's a free on both GOG and Steam. Maybe elsewhere too (I'm
>> too lazy to check). Get one. Get both!
>
>> * Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok
>> https://www.gog.com/en/game/heroines_quest_the_herald_of_ragnarok
>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/283880/Heroines_Quest_The_Herald_of_Ragnarok/
>
>> So, as the name suggests, this is a traditional side-
>> scrolling point-n-click fantasy-adventure game in the
>> style of Sierra's "Hero's Quest" (a.k.a. "Quest for
>> Glory") games. Except, obviously, this is the distaff,
>> off-brand equivalent. It has light role-playing elements
>> and some simplistic combat, but mostly it's typical
>> adventure. Not really a bad game, but - having played
>> the classic versions - this game doesn't really add
>> anything new, so I wasn't too excited. But I guess it
>> scratches that nostalgia itch.
>
>
>
>> But, c'mon, it's free! Grab it. Your don't want a puny video-game
>> library where it's EASY to pick what game to play next, right?
>
>> AFAIK, there's no time-limit, so grab it whenever.

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