speaking of bugs, did you ever run into an odd bug in the room full of paintings and busts of painters where for some reason, the game would say to you in all caps something about you having cheated?
something like "CHEATERS NOT ALLOWED, ERROR CODE" or something like that, and then the entire game kicks you back out to DOS? this happened to me multiple times as a kid, i'm not sure how i could have "cheated" that room, and i'm not sure if that's the exact phrase, but it freaked me out as a kid
@azuritereaction I received a few times "Are you just guessing? You shouldn't be guessing." or something like that. Then I couldn't continue on with the art puzzle, and I would be kicked out of the game after a few minutes.
I always ended up getting 999 out of 1000 points. I did two runs through the game before deciding I'd had enough. I'm simultaneously glad to see what I missed as a kid and sort of horrified.
Yeah, I have no idea how I managed it either, and chalked it up to a bug in my version. I got 999 at least twice, so however I managed it, it was reproducable.
speaking of bugs, did you ever run into an odd bug in the room full of paintings and busts of painters where for some reason, the game would say to you in all caps something about you having cheated?
something like "CHEATERS NOT ALLOWED, ERROR CODE" or something like that, and then the entire game kicks you back out to DOS? this happened to me multiple times as a kid, i'm not sure how i could have "cheated" that room, and i'm not sure if that's the exact phrase, but it freaked me out as a kid
azuritereaction 1 year ago
@azuritereaction I received a few times "Are you just guessing? You shouldn't be guessing." or something like that. Then I couldn't continue on with the art puzzle, and I would be kicked out of the game after a few minutes.
wschmrdr 10 months ago
please email or post link for that table it may help some :)
keenius74 2 years ago
wow is there a table to makeplayingeasier so u can keep track of the scores/?
keenius74 2 years ago
No. Probably the best way is to do it systematically so you don't lose track.
I actually did make an Excel chart so that I could skip around freely and not get bored playing the same puzzle over and over. You want it?
shadyparadox 2 years ago
I always ended up getting 999 out of 1000 points. I did two runs through the game before deciding I'd had enough. I'm simultaneously glad to see what I missed as a kid and sort of horrified.
Merusdraconis 2 years ago
Wow. Since the points usually come in pairs (one hint charge plus one extra credit), I have a hard time seeing how exactly 999 is even possible.
As a kid, I was actually kind of mad that this is all we get. It takes a lot of time and effort to get to 1000 as you well know.
shadyparadox 2 years ago
Yeah, I have no idea how I managed it either, and chalked it up to a bug in my version. I got 999 at least twice, so however I managed it, it was reproducable.
Merusdraconis 2 years ago
@shadyparadox Yeah, it's true. I was disappointed and I didn't even have to go through all of the effort!
yinyang555 1 year ago
@shadyparadox I think on the puzzle game he/she may have missed breaking a record. If you don't break the record, you can't get any more bonus on it.
wschmrdr 10 months ago
so THAT'S what the big secret was...... am I glad I didn't try to play to 1000. :P
wschmrdr 3 years ago
Wow, congrats! I got all the gold plaques, but never did I get near 1000 :)
rahidz2003 3 years ago