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… that weren’t made by LucasArts!

This is a video I made after reading and enjoying an article in Retro Gamer magazine issue 84 – the article detailed the best 20 adventure games that weren’t made by LucasArts and I liked the cut of its gib! So, I decided so spend a bit of time (read: a lot of time) making this video so that people can enjoy the article in a more visual manner.

Known problems with the video include:
My rubbish narration
No footage for Game 16 and barely any screenshots available
Generally quite rough around the edges

But hopefully it’ll still be enjoyable to a few of you and fingers crossed it will highlight some games to you that perhaps you’ve never played, or maybe you’ve played before but wouldn’t mind another crack at it. All in all, I just want this to spark a bit of debate and a bit of nostalgia.

If people like this, I’ll endeavour to make more in the future.

Duration : 0:36:49

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/theadventuregames
So you’ve learnt to fly the TARDIS and defeat the Cybermen and Daleks. But how will you fare against the fearsome Vashta Nerada? In an underwater base. While being attacked by alien sea monsters. Do you think you’re ready?

Duration : 0:0:30

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/theadventuregames

This is your chance to be the Doctor. Are you ready to take on the challenge?

Duration : 0:0:33

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Video gaming has become one of the globes most popular pastimes. Fans say games are often educational, their detractors answer they are anything but. Might ESA have something to learn from gaming? A new Agency study says the answer is yes.
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMHGBFKZ6G_index_0.html

Duration : 0:9:50

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EVE Online: Dominion is the next free expansion for the MMO EVE Online which was released on December 1st, 2009.

Dominion is true power born from the broken hulls of a thousand starships, the genes of the ambitious and the hubris of the greedy. The Dominion trailer looks on as one such tale unfolds.

Download from our video page here: http://www.eveonline.com/download/videos/?type=2

Duration : 0:3:47

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A shorter version (without the screenshots) of a tribute to Sierra games and the people behind them. Does anyone know where the music is from?

King’s Quest
Space Quest
Leisure Suit Larry
Conquests of Camelot
Conquests of the Longbow
Gabriel Knight
Laura Bow
Police Quest
Freddy Pharkas

Jane Jensen
Al Lowe
Roberta Williams
Ken Williams
Mark Crowe
Scott Murphy
Christy Marx
Lori and Corey Cole
Mark Seibert
Josh Mandel

Duration : 0:2:37

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Unforgettable games! This movie is a tribute to all the classic Sierra On-Line games and also to EVERY person from Sierra who helped bring us these games.

A few people have asked me who all the faces were at the end of the video (I wish I had included their names in the video along with their pictures). In order of appearance after Ken and Roberta: Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe (“Space Quest” designers, as the Two Guys from Andromeda), Al Lowe (creator of “Leisure Suit Larry”), Christy Marx (“Conquests of Camelot” and “Conquests of the Longbow” designer, beautifully rendered holding Excalibur on the cover of “Sierra Magazine”), Lori and Corey Cole (creators of the “Quest for Glory” series), Josh Mandel (“Freddy Pharkas” co-designer, who also contributed to a wide variety of Sierra On Line products), Mark Seibert (musician and composer of some of Sierra’s most famous themes) and Jane Jensen (best known as the designer of the Gabriel Knight series). Of course, so many other wonderfully talented and hardworking people from Sierra no doubt also deserve recognition for their work in providing us with such great entertainment over the years. I also wish I had been able to include all of them in this video. Finally, someone mentioned that the end of the video seems a bit random with magazine and game box covers, but that run-through is just to show the incredibly prolific nature of Sierra and its evolving and consistently top quality products over nearly 20 years.

King’s Quest
Space Quest
Leisure Suit Larry
Police Quest
Quest for Glory
Gabriel Knight
Conquests of the Longbow
Laura Bow
Freddy Pharkas

These games rocked!

Duration : 0:7:50

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