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>In article <546467274@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, T.Hall@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>says...
>> jonwat <jw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> > Tina Hall <T.Hall@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>>
>> [...]
>> >> I was hoping for a more general area, even though I
>> >> occasionally dig out Ultima 7, at the moment I'd need help
>> >> with old AD&D computer rpgs, and some others.
>>
>> > The Ultima Dragons are a group of guys who have played Ultima.
>>
>> Ah, that sounds like the place for me.
>>
>> > They have a website somewhere and their own newsgroup.
>>
>> I thought that the previously mentioned newsgroup
>> (rec.games.computer.ultima.dragons) is theirs?
>>
>> I don't have an internet access, so I can't look at any website.
>>
>> > Another newsgroup that may interest you is
>>
>> > comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg
>>
>> > which tnds to talk about more recent games but may be worth a
>> > look.
>>
>> Will do.
>>
>> > Whay games do you have?
>>
>> Dark Sun (Wake of the Ravager), AD&D Collector's Edition, and
>> some others, but these are the ones that I am about to try first,
>> or have already started on (which is AD&D Pools of Radiance).
>>
>> > I have the series I mentioned in my original post,
>>
>> I don't know any of those except Ultima.
>>
>> > as well as the Eye Of The Beholder trilogy
>>
>> Tried the 2nd one once, but didn't like the viewpoint; prefering
>> view from above.
>>
>> > and a box of 9 SSI AD&D games (which I haven't played yet - it
>> > can be hard getting them to run on a Win98 PC).
>>
>> That could be the one I've got now, too.
>>
>> > I'm currently playing Ultima 4.
>>
>> I never got into any of the pre-7 Ultimas, nor Pagan. What I like
>> to dig out now and again is Ultima 7 (a&b). Played Ultima 7 II to
>> the end once (well, twice, the second time with the cheat on),
>> but didn't like having to follow the read thread so tightly.
>> Utima 7 I is so great because I can run around where I like,
>> doing whatever I like and as long as I like.
>
>Tina, you can always ask your questions here if you run into problems.
>Also, you can ask them at rec.games.computer.ultima.dragons too, as a
>lot of the Dragons have played most of the old games, and can offer
>assistance on them. Nothing really off topic (except trolls) in that
>group, so ask away; I am sure you would be welcome, just watch out for
>flying objects.
>
>In specific, I think I can answer almost any question you may have on
>the AD&D Gold Box games set in the Forgotten Realms (I have less
>experience with the Krynn ones), and have a lot of my notes from a bunch
>of other old ones as well.
>
>I read that one on a daily basis, but must admit that I only read this
>one once in a great while.
HELLO.
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