[ Retro Scan ] Gateway to the Savage Frontier
February 7th, 2018 by Benj Edwards
BEGIN A FANTASTIC NEW QUEST! !!!
For some reason, my brother and I never owned any SSI Gold Box AD&D games when I was growing up. I have played many of them briefly since then — and there definitely are a lot of them.
So I’m particularly interested to know what you guys think about the Gold Box games — which ones you’ve played, which are the best, etc.
Discussion Topic: What’s your favorite SSI Gold Box game?
February 8th, 2018 at 8:29 am
Welcome back Benj!
February 8th, 2018 at 9:59 am
Benj, what did you do for the last 7 weeks since your last update? 🙂 Hope all is well.
February 11th, 2018 at 5:50 pm
I’ve played most of them on my C128 back in the day. I think Pools of Radiance hold a soft spot for me because it was the first one I played. However, the games that came later were easier to control.
February 11th, 2018 at 7:20 pm
Gene, I have mostly been working on my new podcast, The Culture of Tech (http://www.thecultureoftech.com). Between that and the holdiays, I have been fairly busy. Glad you guys are still here!
February 11th, 2018 at 10:55 pm
I also have a special spot in my heart for Pool of Radiance – it was the only SSI Gold Box game I ever owned/played, but man, I played that thing a ton, and after several playthroughs, I was still finding new areas/secrets I’d missed before.
I distinctly remember how, when your party got high-level enough, there weren’t many good enemies left for further leveling-up, so I would get into fights with the city guard and wipe them out to build additional XP. After a few battles, they’d leave you alone, however, and then you really had the run of the place. Good times.