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From: swkgohw@nuscc.nus.sg (Sir Launcelot Du Lac)
Subject: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 02:11:38 GMT


Hail Gamers!

Here's wishing all of thee a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!  May
all thy gaming dreams come true!  I'll be off the net from Xmas till New
Year, so till then, fare thee well!  In the meantime, here's some
Christmas Greetings:

To the Action Jocks - may thou never break any more joysticks :):)

To the Adventure Nuts - may thy brilliant puzzle solving minds prosper!

To the RPGers - may we find our heaven when the state of the art is the   
                 HoloDeck standard

To the Propeller Heads (hey, don't blame me, CGW labelled thee such! :):))
         - may the price of simulated cockpits fall so that thou canst find
	   virtual heaven!

To the Armchair Managers - may thy favourite teams break all records!

To the Strategists - may an AI finally beat thee!

To the Grognards - may our simulated battles never become reality, again  
                     or otherwise.

Have a wonderful holiday all, and a safe one too! :-)

From the alternate realms of Singapura and Britannia:

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*  Avatar & Knight of Britannia		*  sword of this stone and	*
*  Internet: swkgohw@nuscc.nus.sg	*  anvil, is rightwise king	*
*  Bitnet  : swkgohw@nusvm.bitnet	*  born of all England.		*
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*  I am Herne the Hunter, and thou art my son.  Take thee Albion, one	*
*  of the seven Swords of Wayland, and string thee this bow, for the	*
*  Hooded Man returns to the forest.		-  Lord of the Trees	*
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: bhv@areaplg2.corp.mot.com (Bronis Vidugiris)
Subject: Re: Wiz 7 :  Help!
Organization: Motorola, CCR&D, CORP, Schaumburg, IL
Distribution: international
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 12:39:36 GMT
Keywords: wizardy, wizardry 7, savant, dark, foo, foo, foo

In article <mtymp07.725769511@staff.tc.umn.edu> mtymp07@staff.tc.umn.edu writes:
)Help!
)
)  I have just started this game, and I am stuck.  My characters have explored
)New City and Munkharama, plus most of the surrounding forests.  (All of them
)around New City.)  Where can I find the info for the color codes in the 
)Constabulary?  How do I get into Argus's Arms shop?  How high does my swimming
)have to be before my characters knock off after one or two rounds in the water?
)What in the world is the answer to the well's riddle in Munkharama?
)
)I would appreciate pointers rather than outright answers, (except for the well,)
)but if you're not up to it, I will happily accept answers also.

Spoilers:

You should have an item obtained from an encounter with an active group
of guards that gives you the color code.  Look through all your items
and 'read' them.

Argus's shop is a bit misleading, IMO.  You have to tell him what
you are looking for, rather than the name he requests.  (You also have
to ask the innkeeper about rumors to know what you are looking for).

Swimming needs to be 10 to insure you don't croak *immediately*.  You drown
when you run out of stamina.  There are several ways of restoring stamina
that work even in water (sleeping isn't one of them!).

Someone else has recently answered the well question - it should probably
still be in your spool.
From: ksmith@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Keith Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: 'Joy'stick blues
Date: 2 Jan 93 16:03:46 GMT
Organization: Monash University, Caulfield Campus

rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) writes:


>I'd check your joystick card.  Do you have a fast computer?  Some
>cards can't handle that

Does anyone know if the joystick port on the GUS is designed to work with
486 machines?  I too bare the burden of a 'slow' (comparitively) joystick 
port and am having muchos problems with the joystick with all games (mostly
flight sims).  I was wondering if the GUS would clear this up....

Keith
.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: plecs_b@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Michael B Plecs)
Subject: M1 Tank Platoon crack?
Organization: Chester Concepts, Ltd.
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 07:09:10 GMT

Hello, all.  

I'm looking for a crack for M1 Tank Platoon.  I've looked on ftp.uwp.edu in
the romulus directory, and don't recall seeing anything.  

If anyone has a crack, please post or Email me.  

Thanks,
LC


Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: glock@chip.cba.ufl.edu (Joe Granto)
Subject: for sale
Organization: College of Business, University of Florida
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 18:52:39 GMT

Okay all you graphically-minded gamers out there, I need to sell the 
following equipment:

Cardinal 732 superVGA card w/1 MB of RAM
Panasonic Panasync 14" superVGA interlaced monitor

I am asking $350 obo for the package.






Joe

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Gravis, 486 and games
From: genyjf@lure.latrobe.edu.au
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 12:37:01 GMT
Organization: VAX Cluster, Computer Centre, La Trobe University 

Hi, Me again. I know I didn't write back to most of you  last time but I need
help again. I didn't write back cause I got to many answers. Ok I recently got 
a 486sx-33 with a opti motherboard (I think) I had a gravis-pc-gamepad and It 
was my favorite possesion. For some reason it wont work with some games (alot
of them Apogees sorry to say) It wont work properly with Wolfenstein or 
Commander Keen. I have the registered version of both these games and needless
to say am pretty pissed. It works with some games but not all. The only game
that it works on (that I can remember) is Prince of persia. Has any one else
had this problem or can anyone from gravis or Apogee/ID help me. Please help
because I love it so much. Can anyone if not help give me the email address of
any gravis personel. I live in Australia so I havent written to them yet. Can 
Somebody please help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Andrew,

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GENYJF@LURE.LATROBE.EDU.AU|
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PS-I just remembered, I also have a Sound Galaxy BX. Does that matter?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: Damon_Harper@mindlink.bc.ca (Damon Harper)
Subject: SC][ info please (again)
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 01:54:19 GMT

  OK.  I'm finally ready to blow up this bloody Sa-Matra, and my dear friend,
the Dnyarri, tells me the Utwig bomb needs to be more powerful.
  Eh?
  Someone please tell me how a bomb that can already blow up several planets
can be made more powerful (?!?)!
  Either I never recieved any information on this particular part of the
game, or I didn't write it down properly, but I'm afraid my brain has konked
out on this one.  I'm sure the answer is quite obvious, but it eludes me.
  How do I increase the power of the Utwig bomb?
  Thanks.
                                                                -Damon Harper
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Subject: Re: BLACK OR WHITE PITCHER?
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 03:08:10 GMT

ian.evans@bville.gts.org (Ian Evans)  writes:
>Sometimes in EWB II a pitcher will come in from the bullpen and change
>his race.  As he runs towards the mound, he's definitely a black player,
>but as soon as he's given the ball and the game continues he's a white
>player.
>Any ideas why this happens?

Uh oh!  Better run SCANV99... your computer may have the Marge Schott virus.


:)
-- 
Anyone who can walk to the welfare office can walk to work.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: frnk@cs1.bradley.edu (Paul Ondercin)
Subject: Re: Out of This World -- Help needed on level HRTB
Organization: Bradley University
Date: 29 Dec 92 16:20:25 GMT

   Could someone please help me get out of the second level?

   I've escaped from the cage, gotten to the elevator with the alien,
killed the guy on the bottom floor and hit the glowing dot on the wall...

   And now what? There's a wall that I can't figure out how to open.

	 Frnks in advance! :>
--
frnk@bucs1.bradley.edu, frnk@camelot.bradley.edu, am417@cleveland.freenet.Edu

   Two of the US's big problems were solved around the same time. The 
disbanding of the Soviet Union and getting good pictures from hubble. The
problems being, Nuclear Arms and Unclear Mars.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: newcomb@enews.nrl.navy.mil (Dale Newcomb)
Subject: Re: Diamond 24X: Best SVGA card value...
Organization: Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 00:23:05 GMT

I remember hearing (from where, I can't recall) that there were
some compatibility problems with the Diamond cards (I think Stealth
and 24X were the ones) and some software. For some reason I want to say
Windows and Norton Desktop were two of them, but I can't remember for
sure...best bet, find out about compatibility with major software that
you would use before you buy. If there's no problem, I have heard that 
they are very good cards, so go for it.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: jwilbur@iat.holonet.net (Jay Wilbur)
Subject: Re: Apogee Release Dates
Organization: HoloNet National Internet Access BBS: 510-704-1058/modem
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 18:51:06 GMT

Blake Stone will use or engine, but Duke 3d will not.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: menchett@pyramid.unr.edu (Peter J Menchetti)
Subject: Stunt Island films wanted 
Organization: University of Nevada, Reno  Department of Computer Science
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 07:32:38 GMT
X-Posted-From: pyramid.cs.unr.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

Hey there-
Disney Stunt Island is incredible- if you don't have it, get it. For those
of you who do have it, I'm interested in any films you have created. I have
one or two and am working on another right now, so we could trade.
email your responses, please.
<menchett@cs.unr.edu>

In response to <somebody>'s response to this, uploading the films to ftp sites
is a good idea. Too bad your set was erased before anyone had a chance to 
get it! Maybe a separate directory can be created for SI stuff if demand is
large enough... Speak up, people!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Cracks
From: hempel_j@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Date: 21 Dec 1992 09:26:56 GMT
Reply-To: hempel_j@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Organization: Wellington City Council (Public Access), Wgtn, Nz
NNTP-Posting-Host: kosmos.wcc.govt.nz

I'm after some cracks, like those posted here back in June, for personal use ONLY!  If anyone has any, could you please e-mail them too me as I don't have access to FTP anymore (ie ftp.uwp.edu).  I'm especially after a crack for OUT OF  
THIS WORLD as it really annoys me how you have to enter TWO codes to gain access!!!
Thanks in anticipation,
John.
From: s106275@ee.tut.fi (Anssi Saari)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: SC][ info needed (yet again...)
Date: 1 Jan 93 16:37:35 GMT
Organization: Tampere University of Technology, Computing Centre
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: ee.tut.fi

In <1992Dec31.195332.15092@ninja.zso.dec.com> ph@fungus.zso.dec.com (Phillip Hutchinson) writes:



>Go to the Ilwrath homeworld (in the Taurus region, if memory serves),
>and enter orbit about their homeworld.  DO NOT attempt to land on their
>planet.

No need to orbit the planet, just inside the solar system will do fine.

Anssi
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Anssi Saari s106275@ee.tut.fi                
Tampere University of Technology 
Finland, Europe
From: frank@cs.yorku.ca (Frank Pikelner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: SC@ and DR DOS 6.0
Date: 22 Dec 92 18:49:50 GMT
Article-I.D.: yetti.1617
Distribution: world
Organization: York University, Dept. of Computer Science

Just wanted to let those using DR DOS 6.0 know that SC2 seems to have a problem
during installation. It does not recognize available disk space correctly and
keeps saying that there is never enough. I have plain and compressed volumes.
All report not enough space - there is plenty. Anyways a booted the system with
MSDOS 5.0 and installed the software - then ran it from DR DOS - all works well
now. Time now for a GUS! Yuppeeee!!

-- Frank PIkelner
frank@cs.yorku.ca
From: gryphon+@CMU.EDU (Robert W. Igo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: Do _NOT_ upload sf2 to ftp.ulowell.edu!!!
Date: 22 Dec 92 04:21:33 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.4fBmFhC00VIKA0w19o
	<1992Dec21.212720.25869@ncsu.edu>
Organization: Junior, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.ibm.pc.games: 21-Dec-92 Re: Do _NOT_
upload sf2 to .. BRIAN KEITH PIPA@eos.ncs (1127)


> Why doesn't he change the graphics, characters, etc.
> like Bob Igo (I think) said?
> There are plenty of other arcade fighting games that are VERY similar
> to SF2.

Yeah, then he could freely distribute it, and then afterwards distribute
patches to it which would change back the graphics.  Just like a
wall/level editor for Wolf3d.  Of course, if the actual images of the
characters are owned by Capcom (as I suspect they are) this would still
be illegal.  I'd be happy playing characters that looked like crap if
there was a real game in there somewhere...

[********************************* Bob Igo ********************************]
"Now let me explain why this makes intuitive sense." --Prof. Larry Wasserman
[***************************** gryphon+@cmu.edu ***************************]
From: pjb@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Paul Bolle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: UW, Level 4
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 93 14:14:15 MST
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #3, Edmonton, AB, Canada

        I parlayed with the troll on level 4, who says if I get him 
something he wants, he'll open a door for me. I surmise that this writ 
that the Crux Ansata knights want is behind the door, but what does the 
troll want? I also found a jewelled sword when I killed the chaos knight. 
Is  this item important? The troll doesn't want it, tho...

        On a separate note, I have a ability editor ("UWEDITOR.EXE")
that doesn't seem to do much. Sure, it edits the stats, but it doesn't 
have the effect I want. ALl I want edited is the strength, which does 
change, but I still can't carry any more. Ideas?

Thanx....

Paul Bolle              pjb@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
From: dan@dunaad.co.uk (Dan Hunter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Curse of the Enchantia
Date: 28 Dec 92 21:35:55 GMT
Organization: Johnson Hunter Limited


hi.I am stuck in this game.Iam in the temple in the ice world and dont
know how to get out.ive put the gun in the holster and collected the sun
tan lotion and the shard of ice, but dont know how to get out.I have seen
the brown creature out of the window at the top, but dont have a clue how
to get out and reach him .please help as soon as possible,because i am
going on vacation.
Thanks alot in advance,
DAN

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From: alpet@ocf.berkeley.edu (Alex Petrushko)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Nova9
Date: 30 Dec 1992 03:30:14 GMT
Organization: U. C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
NNTP-Posting-Host: bigbang.berkeley.edu

I think I have asked this question before but I still
couldn't do it... I am getting stuck on the level before the
last one where the guardian is ZZTVCH, or E-man  -- the mass
of energy I have no way of killing. I tried blowing up the 
generators but after a good ten minutes of shelling, they were
still standing. The only damage done was a small flames which
didn't last long and didn't do anything with ZZTVCH...
`
Does the solution have anything to do with all these energy shields
around the teleporter and laser cannons? Also, on the first level there
is  one object that is surrounded by a force shield and I can't figure
out the way to get the shield off... Does anybody know what to do about
that thing or is it put there just to annoy the players?


Please reply by e-mail as I do not read this newsgroup.

Thanks in advance,

Alex.

-- 
These fits of depression are torturing me
The lives that I seen won't breath again
A sad child of madness, they will never be free
Born again to die, the agonies begin...
		 -W.A.S.P. "The Heretic."

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: bbs-cyclic@jwt.UUCP (Ron Czarnik)
Subject: Conquests of the Longbow
Reply-To: bbs-cyclic@jwt.UUCP
Organization: The Matrix
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 17:29:57 GMT

What do I do when the sheriff's men are chasing me through the forest?  
It was something to do with the name of the trees on that scroll, and 
going to the right grove, but what's the exact way to do it?

-Ron
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: "joe kuroda" <joe.kuroda@canrem.com>
Subject: kq6 : help needed- possib
Reply-To: "joe kuroda" <joe.kuroda@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: comp
Date: 2 Jan 93 14:45:35 EST



In an article <1993Jan2.034720.19446@netcom.com>
               bryant@netcom.com (Bryant Fong) writes:

BF Could somebody PLEASE e-mail or post
  the EXACT directions in the Catacombs as to where to go, what to get,
  and what's there?  Thanx a lot.  ALL help appreciated.  

Obviously you should have your guide handy these days as they are 
_the_ copy protection for game manufactureres.   Actually if you have 
not mapped the catacombs - the maps are on P. 34 and 35 of the guides 
and easier to find the items you are looking for.

You want to pick up coins, a shield and a skull - they are all on the 
upper level of the catacombs (since I played it several weeks ago, my 
memory is a little hazy and I am referencing this from the guide, so
the distances are approximate but should be very close): first, the 
skull, from the entrance, go north for two rooms and then east (i.e. to
the right) for a couple and then north - this is the dead end room.
Second, the shield, after you come out of the room with dove, rose, etc
floor (BTW, how did you get out of this room safe without the guide 
??), go north a couple, you will see it hung on the west wall.  For the 
coins, you go a couple more to north from the shield room and take to 
west for several, you will them twinkling on a skeleton.

Hope this helps.       

               ==> Joe <==

 * 1st 1.01 #930 * Who is on 1st.  What is on 2nd.  I Don't Know is on 3rd.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: jvdg@tallis.dcrt.nih.gov (Jan Van de Geijn)
Subject: kq6: spell problems
Organization: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 16:11:41 GMT



Hi all,

I just got kq6 this Christmas, I spent two days to play it, and I went
very far(I think).  But I have some problems about spells, can anybody 
help me out here?

1. Where can I find the "river styx water"?

2. Where can I find the teapot?  I traded the old lamp for a new one,
   I tried use that as a teapot, but it didn't work.  Which lamp I 
   should get? Does that matter?

3.  This one is most important, why I need a spell?

Oh! I almost forget, what should I do for the black spider?


Thanks for any help, and happy new year to everybody.

mike.
From: assmus@rocky1 (Bayne Assmus)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: STAR TREK : 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Date: 22 Dec 1992 15:30:42 GMT
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
Reply-To: assmus@rocky1
NNTP-Posting-Host: rocky1.usask.ca


	In the scenario vengance, how do you avoid the enterprise
being blown up!  Every time I start it , i get forced into a battle
with the enterprise-2 and the elasi.  Can uou win this fight or can 
you avoid the whole thing altogether?  HELP, I'M DESPARATE!!!
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: carpentc@cindas.ecn.purdue.edu (Christopher D Carpenter)
Subject: EOB II  Technical Problems
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: 30 Dec 92 01:23:09 GMT

OK, what's the deal with SSI and Beholder II?  I bought the game, and
it came on (2) 5 1/4"  high-density disks.  After installing, which
went smoothly, I find that I cannot play the Quick Start Party, or
save any other parties that I create. The program complains of a
missing LEVELS.TMP file.
	Fine, so I got a bum copy, right?  Wrong.  After exchanging
this game for another copy, on (3) 3 1/2" disks, the problems exactly
the same.  Anyone else experience this?  What did you, or SSI do to
fix this?  BTW, SSI Tech Help Line is closed for the Holidays, 'til
Jan. 4th.

What should I do?  Private e-mail, or post.  Thanks.

					Chris Carpenter
				carpentc@ecn.purdue.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: isc30108@nusunix1.nus.sg (AMBAT SASI S/O PALISSERY P)
Subject: Re: Prince of Persia level 6 help
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 08:43:26 GMT

Patrick O'Brien (pokey@med.unc.edu) wrote:
: I need a hint or two about how to get past level 6, where my
: mirror image has me stymied.  Did I make a mistake when I
: jumped thru the mirror on level 4?  Any help appreciated.
: 
: -- 
: pokey@uncmed.med.unc.edu                       Patrick O'Brien

put down ur sword & run towards ur image.

sasi.
From: NCKUS089@TWNMOE10.BITNET (MSC)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Need help again on Prophecy of the Shadow...(SPOILER)
Date: 24 Dec 92 18:25:57 GMT
Organization: Ministry of Education, Computer Center NETNEWS system V2.3

Hello,

  I have killed Tethe, break the four seals, and then find a corpse(?)
in a cave under the Castle with 4 seals. Is that the body of the
Shadow Lord? Since I am the DarkBringer, should I wake him up and how
can I wake him up? Please give me some hints. Thanks in advance.

MSC
msc@eembox.ncku.edu.tw
msc@snoopy.ncku.edu.tw

PS: I really like the spell 'Mutare'   8-)
PS2: On manual there are 12 spells listed but I only find 10 of them.
     Anyway I find 2 undocumented spells - 'Mutare' and 'Necare'.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: Joel_Murray@mindlink.bc.ca (Joel Murray)
Subject: Re: Power User Review: F15III
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 07:51:55 GMT

Hoi Chong writes:

: There is not side-view, as far as I can tell.  Why?

I'm not quite sure what you mean.  If you are referring to swiveling the
pilot's head to look sideways, try F4 (Pilot View) and then the keypad
numbers 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8 (for Keypad View Controls).  This is documented
both in the manual (page 51) and the Key Reference Card.
--

       Joel Murray / Vancouver, British Columbia  /  Canada, Eh?
       Joel_Murray@mindlink.bc.ca               CIS:  73200,3117

Ligneous and petrous projectiles can potentially fracture my osseous
structure, but pejorative appellations will forever remain innocuous.