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Article #12Re: Pool of Radiance
From: Zaghadka
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 19:13
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 19:13
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On Tue, 16 Feb 2016 08:29:41 -0800 (PST), in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg, Justisaur wrote: >On Monday, February 15, 2016 at 5:46:11 PM UTC-8, cdw...@gmail.com wrote: >> Twenty-two years later, I can tell you, after having made that same mistake, that you need to go back to the room where you fought the false Tyranthraxis and try to walk through one of the walls. This will bring you to the interior of a tower. You work your way up the tower (keep your eyes open for the medusa) and you'll figure it out. > >So you knew you were replying to a 22 year old question on a 28 year >old game? > >I've tried replaying it, I think last year, but didn't get anywhere near >the end. I quit after running into the wights, I guess level drain >really does suck. > I see what you did there. I fire up Pool of Radiance every once in a while, and it really is a tour-de-force of an RPG. All the other Gold Box games, however, fail to have the same depth and variety in their adventures. I wouldn't dream of playing it without Gold Box Companion these days, though. http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jhirvonen/gbc/ -- Zag No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten
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