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F. Pohl's Gateway - 2 by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/06/2013, 3:33am PDT


A casino that has accessible slot machines and won't let you gamble! Well, let me tell you, that essentially proves this is a fantasy. The "suspension of disbelief" went right out the window on this one.

I mean, when I was doing Tripkey I was seriously considering putting actual games in the casino, but it would have been too much work for what was primarily a demonstration of a new form of game development, a portable transporter. I was seriously considering it at the time, but I decided the focus of the game was getting the Cottage Cheese to give you the Tripkey and using it to get to the exit. Had I wanted to make the game into something where the player would actually spend time - more than about an hour - working with the game, I was going to add some games to it. Seeing this makes me think maybe I'll do another game involving something like that during my tons of copious free time in the future. But since you usually lose, the player would need a job to earn the money to gamble it away, and then it becomes another grinding game. Oh well, I'm getting off topic.

I liked the way there are messages on the PV in the user's room, including the uncensored "Craigslist"-like bulletin board (and the fact it included a gay guy looking for someone, made it seem more realistic since you'd expect that where people can post personals). Plus the ads to invest in stuff, a lot, if not all, are probably scams And the cute "Robocop"-style news from earth about all the screwups at nuclear power plants and other places.

Two things I don't like which wouldn't apply now, I can't figure out how to get it to allow the mouse to be used on the scroll bars, and the mouse disappears. This is probably an artifact of DOS Box. Pressing the Windows key brings the mouse back so it can be used again. Oh, and thank Wotan you can turn the sound off! The music is okay but the same tune over and over gets tedious after a while.
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F. Pohl's Gateway - 1 by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/06/2013, 3:19am PDT NEW
    F. Pohl's Gateway - 2 by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/06/2013, 3:33am PDT NEW
    F. Pohl's Gateway - 3 by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/06/2013, 3:55am PDT NEW
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    F. Pohl's Gateway - 6 by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/06/2013, 8:45am PDT NEW
        #7 Now that's cute; you break the VR by getting the *barkeep* drunk & by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/06/2013, 9:00am PDT NEW
        Re: F. Pohl's Gateway - 6 by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/06/2013, 12:17pm PDT NEW
    F. Pohl's Gateway - 7 by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/07/2013, 10:38am PDT NEW
    F. Pohl's Gateway - 8 by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/11/2013, 6:44am PDT NEW
        Get him a hint! NT by Matthew Holland 06/14/2013, 9:21am PDT NEW
    F. Pohl's Gateway - 9 by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/11/2013, 6:49am PDT NEW
    Hey dickhead, I paid you to review this game and the sequel, get to it NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/19/2013, 10:22pm PDT NEW
        I know, and as I said, I'm blocked and I need a hint; I didn't know I had one by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/20/2013, 2:49am PDT NEW
    F. Pohl's Gateway - 10 by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/20/2013, 2:59am PDT NEW
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        Oh shit - 15a - Messed up image on 15 by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/20/2013, 3:46am PDT NEW
    Re: F. Pohl's Gateway - 1 by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/20/2013, 3:53am PDT NEW
    F. Pohl's Gateway - 17 by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/20/2013, 4:09am PDT NEW
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    F. Pohl's Gateway - 18 by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/20/2013, 4:45am PDT NEW
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        F. Pohl's Gateway - 18b by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/20/2013, 4:59am PDT NEW
    "Wizard needs food, badl..." I mean, "Tdarcos needs hint, despirately!" by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/26/2013, 4:13pm PDT NEW
        Please start the sequel. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/08/2013, 2:42pm PDT NEW
            Fair enough. Where do I find Gateway II? NT by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 07/09/2013, 4:15pm PDT NEW
                Download it here. And get started,g od dammit by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/04/2013, 11:30am PDT NEW
                    Re: Download it here. And get started,g od dammit by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 09/05/2013, 12:52pm PDT NEW
                    Their "free" download requires a credit card by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 09/05/2013, 1:19pm PDT NEW
                        It took me literally two clicks to "freely" download their "free" download. by Jerry Whorebach 09/05/2013, 2:05pm PDT NEW
                            There you go, Paul NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/05/2013, 2:50pm PDT NEW
                            Re: It took me literally two clicks to "freely" download their "free" download. by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 09/08/2013, 4:22pm PDT NEW
                                Breathtaking. NT by Fullofkittens 09/08/2013, 4:44pm PDT NEW
                                Betting pool on the "Someone made a fradulent purchase with my card!" novel? NT by The Happiness Engine 09/09/2013, 4:44pm PDT NEW
                                Fascinating by Eurotrash 09/09/2013, 11:15pm PDT NEW
                                    Re: Fascinating by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 09/13/2013, 9:49am PDT NEW
    Jimmy on Gateway, a fine companion to Tdarcos's work here by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/21/2018, 9:08am PDT NEW
 
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