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Mail Order Monsters
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:55 am
by 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.
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:00 pm
by 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
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:57 am
by 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.
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:53 pm
by 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
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 2:57 pm
by Knuckles the CLown
It's a liger. It's pretty much my favortie animal, bred for its skills in magic
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:53 pm
by Ice Cream Jonsey
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.
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:54 pm
by Ice Cream Jonsey
Knuckles the CLown wrote:
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.
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 5:48 pm
by bruce
As if KNuckles didn't have enough faults, he's a yiffing furry too? Jesus.
Bruce
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:16 pm
by 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!
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:20 pm
by 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.
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:22 pm
by AArdvark
Another hint dropped. Can't wait to try this one out.
THE
ITCHY FINGERS
AARDVARK
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:25 pm
by Knuckles the CLown
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote: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.
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:35 pm
by Ice Cream Jonsey
AArdvark wrote: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.
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:58 pm
by 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