alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days ago800 gamers tried to beat an '80s adventure without a walkthrough—only 2 did - Only .25% of players completed the AGAT, the Adventure Game Aptitude Test, designed by fiendish developer Woe Industries.www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link800 gamers tried to beat an '80s adventure without a walkthrough—only 2 did - Only .25% of players completed the AGAT, the Adventure Game Aptitude Test, designed by fiendish developer Woe Industries.www.pcgamer.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square43linkfedilink
minus-squareWilco@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoThese 80s games were made to sell actual walk-throughs. You had to buy a book or magazine for many of them. They were not difficult, they were stupid.
minus-squareArmchairAce1944@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoThe puzzle were often moon logic or ‘oh shit! You mean THAT is what I must do?’ Sierra online had great games with great stories and characters but their puzzles were… Yeah…
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoMany had a premium rate phone line, and it was just a tape so if you were stuck near the end you’d have to listen to the end and potentially pay many times the game’s cost.
minus-squareWilco@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoThanks for reminding me of those 1-900 phone lines … I got in trouble for those.
These 80s games were made to sell actual walk-throughs. You had to buy a book or magazine for many of them.
They were not difficult, they were stupid.
“Moon logic”
The puzzle were often moon logic or ‘oh shit! You mean THAT is what I must do?’
Sierra online had great games with great stories and characters but their puzzles were… Yeah…
Many had a premium rate phone line, and it was just a tape so if you were stuck near the end you’d have to listen to the end and potentially pay many times the game’s cost.
Thanks for reminding me of those 1-900 phone lines … I got in trouble for those.