Mainly Adventure Game Reviews (YouTube)

Hi there....

For those that know me sorry about the cross posting.. for others... I go by the name Adventure4Life and I have a small hobby doing video game reviews for retro games, focusing on adventure games, though I do stray now and then.

Anyway "SirMarvel" (not sure if he uses the same nick on this board) asked me to cross post my reviews onto this forum.

------------------------- Quote:- Sir Marvel In the discussion boards of fanadventures.net is a category called "Adventure Reviews". Would you mind to add your reviews? I would be very glad... because the english community is still not very big and and would give a very interesting and great topic to the forums! -------------------------

Anyway, I can not resist a personal invite from a adventure game developer So here is the thread!! For those that know me, this is just a duplicate thread I have on a few adventure game sites, for others... check em and and drop me a comment.. as I really like comments good or bad...

Anyway.. have fun and remember to Save Often and Save Early and Happy Adventuring!!

--A4L

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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5t-8xYisHI

The Dig http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KIPCuxdiTI

A Vampyre Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5JXN2o4oQI

Shadow of the Comet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK-1yRxUoQo

Guide for Retro Gaming on a modern 0S - Part 1 - ScumVM + DosBox http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ8wcSZOtHU

Guide for Retro Gaming on a modern 0S - Part 1 - Part 2 - Virtulisation with VirtualPC (I now use VirtualBox) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq6-X_r6h4A

Policenauts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwtudgkdPJk

The Deathgate Cycle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ih0Y6fW9J4

The Colonel's Bequest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv9JMmENqyg

Wing Commander Saga http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPJ-TQc4X84

The Legend of Kyrandia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu7tDPSdEl8

A Retrospective on Arcade Games (Ghouls 'n Ghosts) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y5tojV-o1Q

Star Trek BORG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buZsZS8q3O8

Penumbra Overture (Youtube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4q3vnPUUqw

Conquest of Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4l0rlVbr9U

Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGh7i2mj5tU

Portal 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4UNvXhJSyg

Hey all...

I'm back with a new review and this time I am doing one of my all time favorites form the Sierra game library. Conquest of Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood. This game is a true classic in every sense of the word. One of the last tittles form sierra before the switching to the more complex style of having audio speech This game is one of the last, and some would say the pinnacle of the dying breed of adventure games that had more incommon with books than films.

If you are interested in trying this amazing game it is one of the few titles that is legal abandonware. The game designer herself provides it (and its predecessor Conquest of Camelot - http://www.christymarx.com/writing/camelotfiles.htm) for free on her website. There is also a really neat installer for those of you that are not very technically savvy and have troubles with DosBox... Simply download the game from Cirsty Marx's (http://www.christymarx.com/writing/robin.htm) site and then unzip it into a directory, then download the installer from SierraHelp.com (http://www.sierrahelp.com/Patches-Updates/NewSierraInstaller...)and place it in the same dir and run the exe.

So there is no reason not to try this classic game and experience one of the greatest love stories in adventure game history, though simply fantastic writing.

Have Fun and Happy Adventuring
-A4L

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4l0rlVbr9U

Sorry to combo break your posting here, but I just want to say what an awesome job you did on those videos!
I actually spend a whole evening with your videos and decided it's not only informal but also quite entertaining (seeing that I haven't played most of those games).
Thanks for this!

Thats so true. You do a very nice job! Thanks!

By the way... now the space for posts and videos is bigger So i wait for some more reviews

Thanks Suro and Blount... I appreciate comments like this.

@Marvel - I much prefer the forum now.. good job mate. There will be new reviews in the future but I am really with out spare time at the moment due to real life concerns.... still I do hope to do a new one soon.

Hey!! I'm back!!

Here is my first review for a long time... I hope you like it. It is also my first review after being offered the YouTube partnership program... So i am no longer limited to 10 mins. This could be a bad thing.. heh.. oh well we will see what happens.

This is all about Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge. Though if you have seen my reviews before you might know I like to stray around the topic a bit to talk about some things I find to be very interesting things usually concerned with gaming history. Still it is sorta about space quest 2.... I mean I do mention it I am sure

Anyway ... I have bee extremely busy with real life and just not being doing much on my review channel for so long but it was really cool to finally get this one out the door and I hope to get more to you soon.

Save Often and Save Early A4L (less info)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGh7i2mj5tU

Hi guys...

A New Review!! I really should find a new name for my videos.. as a game review is pretty low down the list of things I would call my videos.. heh... Any suggestions?

Anyway.. this one is all about Portal 1 and 2. I hope you like it. As I am not limited to 10 mins a review anymore I noticed I am getting longer and longer .. this one is about 15mins.. I might have to do something to get this under control next time as my last review was also 15+ mins.

Anyway, I'll be taking a break for a bit but have a few other games in my list I want to look at that are all back on the original topic.. pure adventure games. So stay tuned for that.

One last thing!!

I have 2 copies of Portal 1 to give away!! So anyone that can email me a short 1 paragraph explanation of what their favorite adventure game character is and why! I'll select the 2 winners and send them a copy of Portal 1 to activate on steam, the 1st prize winner I will also do a video on their chosen game!!

Email - a4lcontact@gmail.com

Happy Adventuring!! --A4L

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4UNvXhJSyg

Awesome. I especially enjoyed the Wing Commander and Space Quest reviews. You are full of good information.

I wanted to do something like that myself but with in a bit more funny way My english skills brought that idea down though. Oh well.

Anyways I subscribed to your channel and I say everyone on this forum should have a look at your reviews as well. They are totally worth every minute of watching. Also they cover everything in depth and I dare to say that they're really clever You got yourself a new fan

Not sure if bringing this forum to life worked though. Still seems a little bit dead. I'm trying to think of any other ways that would bring life here...