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Titolo: New 'Gold Box' game coming (Pool of Radiance product) from SSI

SSI Announces New Pool Of Radiance Product  
by James Fudge  Posted 05/12/1999  
Strategic Simulations Inc. announced plans to publish a new Pool of
Radiance title, continuing the adventure-roleplaying franchise
originally created for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in 1988. Praised by
fantasy fans and the gaming community alike, these titles came to be
known as the “Gold Box Games,” due to their distinctive gold
packaging. 
“The Gold Box Games were definitely a high-water mark for SSI and fans
of fantasy gaming,” says Chuck Kroegel, general manager of Mindscape
Entertainment. “With this new Pool of Radiance product, we intend to
extend the heritage of the Gold Box Games to both long-time Dungeons &
Dragons players as well as newcomers to the fantasy roleplaying genre.
The new Pool of Radiance game is set in the Forgotten Realms world of
the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons universe. Players control a party of
six adventurers in various quests that form an overarching storyline
involving the discovery of a new Pool of Radiance in the mysterious
and ancient elven ruins of Myth Drannor. Multiplayer support is also
available for up to six players - a feature that was never available
in the original games. According to SSI, Gameplay closely follows the
AD&D paper games, with familiar spells, weapons, items and armor that
can be acquired by members of your party.
“From its earliest days as a pen and paper game, the Dungeons and
Dragons franchise has been the inspiration for nearly all role playing
games,” says Rene Flores, director of licensing, consumer products for
TSR. “Our collaboration with SSI in 1988 was a big success, and we’re
even more excited about the reintroduction of this franchise.”
SSI promises that the game will feature a rendered three-quarter,
isometric view of the environment, with hand-drawn landscapes and
structures, populated by rendered monsters and NPC’s (Non-Player
Characters). Some gameplay environments are interactive; characters
can move crates, tip over tables and block doors. The computer will
act as the Dungeon Master, communicating important events and findings
to players, as in the original series. A release date is to be
announced at a later date.
The "gold box" series of games set in and around Phlan, Myth Drannor,
Zhentil Keep and Hillsfar spanned across five games including Pool of
Radiance, Hillsfar, Curse of the Azure Bonds, Secret of the Silver
Blades and Pools of Darkness. Fans should expect old characters and
old enemies to make return appearances in the game. Will we see the
return of Moander and his cultist, Zhentil Keep soldiers, Bane's evil
priests, the Red Wizards of Thay, The Fire Knives or the Dragon Hoards
that plagued the world? Only SSI knows at this point.
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Daniele Foa'	      Kadath Dragon
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Close my eyes and hold so tightly
 scared of what the morning brings
 Deep inside the empty feeling
 all the night time leaves me...
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by James Fudge  Posted 05/12/1999
[SNIP]
Un nuovo prodotto della serie Pool of Radiance ^_^
Una delle notizie piu' belle degli ultimi anni ^_^
Piu' che felice sono letteralmente esaltato ^_^
I bei vecchi tempi stanno tornando ^_^
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qui la pazzia dilaga! ;-)
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by James Fudge  Posted 05/12/1999
YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
MI TI CO!!!
GRANDEEEEEEE!!!
Non vedo l'ora di metterci le mani addosso!!! (Non alla SSI... al gioco).
A tutti i frequentatori di questo NG:
- Rispolverate dagli scaffali i dischetti della trilogia di Krynn!!!
  - Champions of Krynn
  - Death Knights of Krynn
  - Dark Queen of Krynn
Poi
  - Pool of Radiance
  - Curse of the Azure Bonds
  - Pool of Darkness
ecc...
Grandissima notizia cmq <|ŚŹ)
Frodo Baggins
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 ecc...
Hai dimenticato:
- Gateway to the Savage Frontier
- Treasure of the Savage Frontier
:)))))) E io li ho finiti tutti e 9!!!!!!!
Ma VIEEEEEEEEEni.....! :)
Penso che BG avrà tra breve validi antagonisti in questo news...... :)
Salutoni.

GRANDE!!!! E' non č un gioco in 3D in tempo reale!!! CHE BELLO!!!!
Ci stavo giusto giocando oggi (il vecchissimo Pool of Radiance) su un
vecchio 486, ma l'interfaccia era veramente penosa...
Finalmente potrň giocarci come si deve!
SSI continuate cosě, e non cedete alla tentazione di realizzare RPG in
3D realtime...!! Cosě almeno ci potranno giocare anche chi non ha un
Pentium 3 e una Voodoo 3...queste paranoie lasciatele a chi gioca a
Quake!!!


Scusa, ma non e' colpa nostra se tu non hai capito che cosa c'era
scritto nella parte in inglese
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Quake!!!
PREGIUDIZIO anyone???? ;-)
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            That they built us  and they died and 
                  you'll not be knowing why

Quake!!!
REI!!!! TI VOGLIO BENE!!!!!!! ;-)
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Salutoni.
Mah... (non chiedetemi di questo "mah")
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 Ari-AZZ!!! Non li ho finiti tutti!!!!!!! <|¦¬(
Beh.... confesso...di alcuni avevo anche comprato il Clue Book...  ;-)
Salutoni.