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sinister · 28th September 2005, 4:59pm

Does sound like 7th guest, the first ever game on CD-ROM.

Spent ages playing that, has to be one of the most frustrating games ever made.

Who remembers "SHY GYPSY SLYLY SPRYLY TRYST BY MY CRYPT"?

Metalcherry · 28th September 2005, 6:59pm

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Originally Posted by poprock

More pics from 7th Guest - including one of the not-quite-chess puzzles.

Look familiar?

It also had a sequel called The 11th Hour.

Thats exactly the one

thanks everyone, i have been searchin for the past year to find this game, I played RE1 ages ago and it clicked again that i wanted to find this game

I know its not alone in the dark because i have it on Ps1 and its no where near what this one was

i just remember this game scared the shit out of me when i was a kid - i just want to relive those memories lol.

im off to try and find it on the net or ebay

thanks peeps
MWUAH!

**PapaZeb** · 28th September 2005, 7:01pm

2.50 - ends in 20hours
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/7th-GUEST-CLAS...QQcmdZViewItem

Metalcherry · 28th September 2005, 7:04pm

bidded on and the CD confirms that the one, i remember the skelington on the piano
hopefully i should get it

thanksie again huni xxx

*edit*-
got this one instead, never played 11th hour

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/The-7th-guest-...QQcmdZViewItem

**PapaZeb** · 28th September 2005, 7:08pm

Don't forget to install DOSBOX to get it running (A DOS emulator for Windows XP and the like) - otherwise you'll get all frustrated with no sound and poor video performance

http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=2502

Metalcherry · 28th September 2005, 7:12pm

thanks hun, i wouldnt have even know that

i would have thought they would have all worked.....
shows you how much i know

xx

nevali · 28th September 2005, 7:17pm

I wanted to play 11th Hour, but never got hold of it

Metalcherry · 28th September 2005, 7:18pm

that deal wasnt bad, both games for 7 and 1.40 to send

cant you download it from shareaza or a bit torrent site, i know adrenalize mentioned a torrent site called underdogs or something along those lines.

**PapaZeb** · 28th September 2005, 7:20pm

I seldom recommend torrenting games, and AN policy prohibits me from sending you to that sort of thing

Also..at under a frickin tenner...

nevali · 28th September 2005, 7:25pm

heh, I never actually play games anyway, except on my PS2, for which I tend to pick them up from shops

I use my PCs for serious stuff, like, er, AN, and watching films.

adrenalize · 28th September 2005, 10:48pm

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Originally Posted by PapaZeb

sounds almost like Alone in the Dark there
http://www.cdaccess.com/html/pc/alonedk1.htm

That was the first game that came to my head when she was talking about it last night funnily enough.

And it wasn't a torrent thing i was suggesting, it's bassicly abandonware, which i know is still on dubious shakey ground, but would have done if she couldnt find it.

**PapaZeb** · 28th September 2005, 11:06pm

The company that made 7th Guest might be out of business and the folks that hold the rights to the game trundling around someplace in nowhereland, but some companies still protect their "abandonware" and ROM rights, like LucasArts Entertainment and their many excellent SCUMM VM games.

Safe than sorry in this cruddy day and age.. What a shame noone can monitor yer PMs to see you sending folks info where to get such abandoned warez.

adrenalize · 28th September 2005, 11:14pm

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Originally Posted by PapaZeb

Safe than sorry in this cruddy day and age.. What a shame noone can monitor yer PMs to see you sending folks info where to get such abandoned warez.

*cough* was that a hint?

**PapaZeb** · 30th September 2005, 8:15pm

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Originally Posted by sinister

Does sound like 7th guest, the first ever game on CD-ROM.

Spent ages playing that, has to be one of the most frustrating games ever made.

Who remembers "SHY GYPSY SLYLY SPRYLY TRYST BY MY CRYPT"?

I thought that was a wrong statement.
7th guest was *not* the first game on CD-ROM, but it was in the first 5 or 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manhole

The Manhole, by Cyan, was the first. It was released in 1988 compared to 7th Guest's release in 1993. Cyan then went on to make Myst, also released in 93.

sinister · 1st October 2005, 9:23am

Interesting. Never knew about Manhole since it was out on the Mac only.

7th Guest was definitely the first PC game released on CD only. Everyone was buying CD-ROM drives just to play it and they used to bundle it with new Mitsumi X1 speed drives. It was actually cheaper to buy the game than copy it, 'cause the only CD recorder available was £5K, blank CD's were £50 each and 7th guest was on 2 CD's!