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Special ThanksĪs with the previous set of documents, all the scans were made available here are courtesy of Beth Daggert who held onto them for thirty years and put in the time and effort to get everything scanned, packaged, and sent off. Things are looking pretty good for Epic here in 1992. Things come to an end with three more mystery games that are so under wraps that's there's no point in guessing. I suspect Mah Jongg is this version, as the solitaire variation was an early hit with Windows titles.

#NOX ARCHAIST WALKTHROUGH SOFTWARE#

Apogee and id Software have a very strong grip, claiming seven spots on the list! Jill of the Jungle, Galactix, and Mah Jongg take up the remaining spots. The shareware list is a really great look at what kind of market there was in 1992. Some cursory searches for scan of 'Shareware Magazine' didn't turn up anything from the right period in time. The second and final page of all the documents brings up plans to directly promote the program in educational magazines, going for an audience of educators rather than the folks browsing shareware catalogs for the latest and fanciest games out there. The next page goes on to talk about avoiding hiding important items behind walls, but using them as a way for monsters to ambush the player.Īdventure Math is seen as an opportunity for good press. The layout makes it seem like the game is going for an isometric look, but with a fixed camera which leads to a situation where the player would be unable to see behind certain walls. Usability is stressed with the idea of touching objects defaulting to the sensible action, opening chest, talking to NPCs, rather than constantly pulling up menus to perform basic actions. It's stressed that because the game will be shareware, people won't feel the same investment into learning complex mechanics that they would with a game they paid money for.

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When not falling into old 'sex sells' stereotypes, there's some real definite thought on the design of the game with a strong focus on how to make sure that those unfamiliar with these sort of games can jump right in and enjoy themselves. The three genders: 'Arnold Schwarzenegger', 'hot dungeon babe', and 'kid'. The 'character building' paragraph is peak 90s video game character design. The game wants to set itself apart from traditional RPGs like Ultima by being much faster paced rather than relying on abstracting combat with calculations.

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