Re: 25 Top Gaming Moments

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From: Bill Silvey
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 18:00

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"kg" <klg...@mailinator.com> wrote in message
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> I'm not sure if (m)any have played this ancient game, Alien, for the
> C64. It was mostly a text-based game with graphical map that created
> the suspense of waiting for the devastating attack that was sure to
> come. The specific moment(s) of interest were key phrases indicating
> a nearby alien.  One was "Jones the cat is dead." or something like
> that.  There was another that I can't remember.  Those phrases had a
> rewardingly strong impact.  The one time we managed to get the alien
> off the ship was another "great moment".
>
> K

Man, I was going to mention that one!  How about that full-screen animation
of the Alien attack when you witness it "firsthand" they did with the
oversized sprites!

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