Mail Order Monsters

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

This was pretty much the cat's ass back in the day. I downloaded a disk image and a C64 emulator for the GP2X and gave it a crack: unfortunately, the worst disk drive in the history of the world (the 1541) seems to be emulated a little too well: it takes forever for the game to load on the GP. Crap.

Onwards to the PC!

(Confidential to Vitriola X, Thornton, CO: This was where that weird music was coming from tonight. I was trying to load Mail Order Monsters on the PC, got distracted because it took too long, left the PC and then it did load and the music came on. The More You Know!)



And this would appear to be a cute little game that we can learn much from in 2007. Desperately needs a reworking on a new platform, however. You'd think the IP wouldn't be that expensive to acquire, considering what Acclaim was selling stuff for recently.

Anyway, time to create some monsters and have them fight.

[AArdvark]

I used to play the crap out of that game. Not as much fun as it used to be tho. Something about actually having a C64 rather than an emulator. I used to have a killer T-Rex creature with extra claws and stuff. The hominoid style thing sucks ass.


THE
EA
AARDVARK

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

Just throwing this out here: does anyone have a scan or the actual manual to this game? It would be helpful for the thing I am doing for my next text game.

[hygraed]

I can't find an actual scan, but here's a text version, if that's any help.

http://project64.c64.org/games/m-z/mailorder.txt

[Knuckles the CLown]

It's a liger. It's pretty much my favortie animal, bred for its skills in magic

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

I can't find an actual scan, but here's a text version, if that's any help.

http://project64.c64.org/games/m-z/mailorder.txt

Thanks, bud. That answers most of my questions. I am a little curious if the manual is still out there in PDF format or something. A couple copies of the game were up on eBay recently and they went for almost $30 before shipping. I'm not that curious. I have absolutely no idea why that game had so much interest, too. Surely there aren't a whole bunch of Failed Romeros looking for interesting bits they can crib off that thing.

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

It's a liger. It's pretty much my favortie animal, bred for its skills in magic

This is actually helpful. I had forgotten completely about the liger. There must now be one in the thing I am working on. I hope it will be the kind of game that you will even attempt to play, brother.

[bruce]

As if KNuckles didn't have enough faults, he's a yiffing furry too? Jesus.

Bruce

[Knuckles the CLown]

nice to see you got your head out of the chip bowl long enough to post that zinger tubby. The only fault I have is gigantic fat people like you!!!!!!! GOD I HATE FAT PEOPLE!

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

What the - Do you have him confused with someone else? What is this? I understand what's going on here. I don't think he is who you think he is.

[AArdvark]

Another hint dropped. Can't wait to try this one out.


THE
ITCHY FINGERS
AARDVARK

[Knuckles the CLown]

What the - Do you have him confused with someone else? What is this? I understand what's going on here. I don't think he is who you think he is.

I can't understand you when you are typing with a moutful of cookies.

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

Another hint dropped. Can't wait to try this one out.


THE
ITCHY FINGERS
AARDVARK

It is not my intention to be some kind of general practitioner of hint dropping, some kind of Dr. McCoy, if you will -- it's just that sometimes this is the best method of getting information out of contacted parties. Forgive me.

[bruce]

Well, I mean, he has a point.

I do weigh nearly 200 lbs, and I'm only 5'10". I am indeed more rotund than I would like. I have, however, been working out which has not actually resulted in much weight loss, but, damn, my thighs are rock fuckin' hard.

That said, I am not the lardassery poster child that one can see at any Wal-Mart.

Bruce