Ho-ho-ho!

BOO!

Did I scare you? Really? Why? I told you I was coming. I mean, I'm
here every day. It's the c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away; I've got
a job to do. They don't pay me if I don't give away at least one game
every day.

Speaking of which, better earn that money:

* Tails Noir (Backbone)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/865610/Tails_Noir/
When I bought this game, it was still called
"Backbone"; it got renamed to "Tails Noir" later.
The title sort of gives away what it's all about:
a noir-inspired0WVRA adventure game, except with
anthropomorphicWQKTZ animals. It's the usual thing:
vaguely retro graphics, side-view point-n-click
adventuring in a gritty post-modern future. It's
biggest downside is that it's short 2MXVTand ends
clumsily, but if you like adventure games you'll
probably be satisfied until then.

Well, that's a hard day's work done. Off to spend it all on more video
games! The Cult of The Number is a demanding mistress. Don't let its
wrath fall upon you; grab the games as quick as you can!

Ho-ho-ho!

On Fri, 08 Dec 2023 11:46:40 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

>* Tails Noir (Backbone)
>https://store.steampowered.com/app/865610/Tails_Noir/
> When I bought this game, it was still called
> "Backbone"; it got renamed to "Tails Noir" later.
> The title sort of gives away what it's all about:
> a noir-inspired0WVRA adventure game, except with
> anthropomorphicWQKTZ animals. It's the usual thing:
> vaguely retro graphics, side-view point-n-click
> adventuring in a gritty post-modern future. It's
> biggest downside is that it's short 2MXVTand ends
> clumsily, but if you like adventure games you'll
> probably be satisfied until then.

Thank you Spalls! This looks interesting to me. I grew up playing
adventure games. I own most of Sierra's and LucasArts library of
games. I took this one.

Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Dec 2023 11:46:40 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
> <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

> >* Tails Noir (Backbone)
> >https://store.steampowered.com/app/865610/Tails_Noir/
> > When I bought this game, it was still called
> > "Backbone"; it got renamed to "Tails Noir" later.
> > The title sort of gives away what it's all about:
> > a noir-inspired0WVRA adventure game, except with
> > anthropomorphicWQKTZ animals. It's the usual thing:
> > vaguely retro graphics, side-view point-n-click
> > adventuring in a gritty post-modern future. It's
> > biggest downside is that it's short 2MXVTand ends
> > clumsily, but if you like adventure games you'll
> > probably be satisfied until then.

> Thank you Spalls! This looks interesting to me. I grew up playing
> adventure games. I own most of Sierra's and LucasArts library of
> games. I took this one.

Pass for me since I am not into adventure games. This should had been in adventure newsgroup too. :)
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On Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:00:12 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>Pass for me since I am not into adventure games. This should had been in adventure newsgroup too. :)

I was actually thinking of you when I saw this game. I said Ant would
probably skip this one if he beat me to it since he does not like
adventure games.

When I switched from the C64 to a PC, I am pretty sure the very first
game I purchased with my own money was King's Quest IV and my Sierra
games collection grew from there. Although, my first adventure game
was actually Maniac Mansion on the C64.

In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:00:12 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

> >Pass for me since I am not into adventure games. This should had been in adventure newsgroup too. :)

> I was actually thinking of you when I saw this game. I said Ant would
> probably skip this one if he beat me to it since he does not like
> adventure games.

> When I switched from the C64 to a PC, I am pretty sure the very first
> game I purchased with my own money was King's Quest IV and my Sierra
> games collection grew from there. Although, my first adventure game
> was actually Maniac Mansion on the C64.

My Sierra games were Half-Life, Thexder, etc. See, ACTION genre. ;)
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On Fri, 08 Dec 2023 23:01:10 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>My Sierra games were Half-Life, Thexder, etc. See, ACTION genre. ;)

I have the original Silpheed! So I have one action Sierra game too.
:-P

In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Dec 2023 23:01:10 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

> >My Sierra games were Half-Life, Thexder, etc. See, ACTION genre. ;)

> I have the original Silpheed! So I have one action Sierra game too.
> :-P

I never played that one. I did see videos.
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On Fri, 08 Dec 2023 23:01:10 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:00:12 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>
>> >Pass for me since I am not into adventure games. This should had been in adventure newsgroup too. :)
>
>> I was actually thinking of you when I saw this game. I said Ant would
>> probably skip this one if he beat me to it since he does not like
>> adventure games.
>
>> When I switched from the C64 to a PC, I am pretty sure the very first
>> game I purchased with my own money was King's Quest IV and my Sierra
>> games collection grew from there. Although, my first adventure game
>> was actually Maniac Mansion on the C64.
>
>My Sierra games were Half-Life, Thexder, etc. See, ACTION genre. ;)

Sierra is best known for its adventures, but they had a heck of a lot
of great action games too. Especially after they bought out Dynamix.

For a while, Sierra was the biggest PC game publisher - and possibly
one of the PC software developers - in the world. They were huge and
had their fingers in /all/ the pies. Adventure, action, sim, strategy,
sports, puzzles, role-playing; they did it all. Add to that, a huge
array of educational titles, and productivity software. Plus online
services.

Sadly, the company struggled with the transition to 3D, and that -
together with an over-emphasis on 'interactive movies' - left the
company in a precarious financial position (the company had also
downplayed the importance of consoles). By the time Vivendi (now
Activision) bought them out, they were no longer the dominant force
they once had been.

Still, games like "Homeworld", "Tribes", "No One Lives Forever", and
"SWAT 4" were all released beneath their banner. The company was never
a 'must buy' category (like Origin) for me, but I was generally
satisfied with my purchases from them.

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
....
> Sierra is best known for its adventures, but they had a heck of a lot
> of great action games too. Especially after they bought out Dynamix.

> For a while, Sierra was the biggest PC game publisher - and possibly
> one of the PC software developers - in the world. They were huge and
> had their fingers in /all/ the pies. Adventure, action, sim, strategy,
> sports, puzzles, role-playing; they did it all. Add to that, a huge
> array of educational titles, and productivity software. Plus online
> services.

> Sadly, the company struggled with the transition to 3D, and that -
> together with an over-emphasis on 'interactive movies' - left the
> company in a precarious financial position (the company had also
> downplayed the importance of consoles). By the time Vivendi (now
> Activision) bought them out, they were no longer the dominant force
> they once had been.

> Still, games like "Homeworld", "Tribes", "No One Lives Forever", and
> "SWAT 4" were all released beneath their banner. The company was never
> a 'must buy' category (like Origin) for me, but I was generally
> satisfied with my purchases from them.

NOLF 1 & 2 were fun. Contract JACK. No.
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On Sun, 10 Dec 2023 02:43:59 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>NOLF 1 & 2 were fun. Contract JACK. No.

Now there's a name I have heard in a long time...

Contract J.A.C.K. wsa NOLF without the humor. Which just goes to show
that it wasn't the /gameplay/ of the NOLF games that made them so
memorable. ;-)

But maybe I should install it on the XP box and see if it was really
as bad as we all remember.

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:

>On Sun, 10 Dec 2023 02:43:59 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>
>
>>NOLF 1 & 2 were fun. Contract JACK. No.
>
>Now there's a name I have heard in a long time...
>
>Contract J.A.C.K. wsa NOLF without the humor. Which just goes to show
>that it wasn't the /gameplay/ of the NOLF games that made them so
>memorable. ;-)

Don't think I ever played Contract J.A.C.K., but NOLF was definitely not
just the gameplay, although that was quite good, it was that whole 1960s
Man from UNCLE vibe, the action spy thriller with lots of lighthearted
joking to retain the PG rating.

>But maybe I should install it on the XP box and see if it was really
>as bad as we all remember.

Or just stick with the NOLFs.

Xocyll