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"Cassandra" <cass...@cityoftroy.gr> wrote:
> A very enjoyable day downloading and playing all the Legend games that never
> seemed to be released in the UK. Eric, The Spellcaster Trilogy, Companions
> of Xanth (could someone please tell me if CoX ever had a sequel? I have a
> feeling that it did), and, last, but not least, my favourite, Death Gate.

You played all that in one day?! Were you on the moon?

Xanth never had a sequel. Odd, since it's a natural setting for an
adventure game.

> I had forgotten what gems these games were. Legend is sorely missed. Mind
> you, when you realise that the lead programmer was formerly the lead
> programmer for Infocom, it comes as no surprise. Mind's gone a blank, I
> forget the guy's name, Ken somebody or other. Damn brain fog!

Legend was founded by Bob Bates, with Duane Beck, Mark Poesch, and Glen
Dahlgren (I got an article lying about here). They weren't the lead
programmers of Infocom, but Bates had done some contract work for Infocom,
designing some of their last games. Legend did get Steve Meretzky to design
some of their games. Meretzky was one of the main designers at Infocom,
but I don't think he was a programmer (he was initially a play-tester
for Infocom).
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