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Fan Area => The Hydlaa Plaza => Topic started by: zanzibar on October 05, 2005, 04:52:15 am

Title: Castle of the Winds: old rpg game, very fun, now freeware
Post by: zanzibar on October 05, 2005, 04:52:15 am: http://wind.prohosting.com/cotwrpg/download.html

This came up in another thread, so I decided to post a link to where you can download it. It\'s a very fun game, very basic. Will probably be a trip down memory lane for some of you.
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Post by: Karyuu on October 05, 2005, 04:54:16 am: Cool beans! Once I get home, I\'m going to indulge :)

Many thanks!
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Post by: steuben on October 05, 2005, 04:56:57 am: i remember playing the shareware version of this _years_ ago. not sure if i\'ll power it up again... maybe... perhaps on my media centre computer.
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Post by: zanzibar on October 05, 2005, 05:20:53 am: Quote
Originally posted by steuben
i remember playing the shareware version of this _years_ ago. not sure if i\'ll power it up again... maybe... perhaps on my media centre computer.

The sequel, #2 is freeware now.
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Post by: Xordan on October 05, 2005, 11:52:57 am: Yeah, I used to play this at school when I was bored at lunch hour. :)
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Post by: verideon on October 06, 2005, 04:46:50 am: I\'ve never heard of this game. but will try. I need something to do in this very boring holiday break :P
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Post by: zanzibar on October 10, 2005, 07:07:54 pm: So, any reviews? :-D
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Post by: Karyuu on October 10, 2005, 08:35:13 pm: Nostalgiaaaaaa!

I keep dying :\\

Maybe I should.. save every now and then, \'r something.
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Post by: zanzibar on October 10, 2005, 08:41:05 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Karyuu
Nostalgiaaaaaa!

I keep dying :\\

Maybe I should.. save every now and then, \'r something.

It\'s really easy to die in the beginning.... on a side note, moogie moved it to the hydlaa thingy, then you moved it back, hope you two are getting along. :-D
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Post by: Karyuu on October 10, 2005, 08:46:19 pm: It\'s not moved back, a ghosted copy is just kept in General Discussion that forwards readers here :) In case someone goes looking for the thread in its original location.
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Post by: Rage McCloud on October 10, 2005, 10:44:04 pm: wow... i played this a LONG time ago... memories are good for the brain

edit: Arg... stupid diagonally moving maps... my keyboard only has up down left and right arrows!!!

(http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/300/cotw13bm.png)
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Post by: zanzibar on October 11, 2005, 04:44:04 am: Use the numeric keypad.
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Post by: Karyuu on October 11, 2005, 05:55:03 am: I\'m on a laptop which doesn\'t have the \"normal\" numeric keypad, and using the Page Down / Up / Home / etc. keys in its place was awkward - but you can move your avatar perfectly by clicking and dragging into the directions you want to travel.
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Post by: zanzibar on October 11, 2005, 06:15:02 am: Quote
Originally posted by Karyuu
I\'m on a laptop which doesn\'t have the \"normal\" numeric keypad, and using the Page Down / Up / Home / etc. keys in its place was awkward - but you can move your avatar perfectly by clicking and dragging into the directions you want to travel.

Or altenatively...

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I don\'t remember if it\'s possible to change the keys though... it\'s been a while.

Oh, by the way....

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/theboatcandream/vsv.jpg)

Have fun the first time you fight one of these guys. :-D
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Post by: verideon on October 11, 2005, 02:09:45 pm: I still haven\'t tried it. on my list of things to do tommorrow, along with Battle Tribes forum and Battle tribes site updates :P.
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Post by: Drey on October 11, 2005, 03:06:43 pm: is it just me or is this stickied in general discussion...

and verideon whats with the speaking french thing... also why is it posted under a cartoon which it bears no relation to?

finally ctrl alt del is better than penny arcade :/

back to the start of my post... its not a sticky anymore.
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Post by: Tuxide on October 16, 2005, 03:27:03 am: CotW has been in the public domain since 1998. I wouldn\'t really call it news like this thread seems to suggest *grin* Although Rick Saada never released the source code, he\'d probably email it to you if you asked him for it.

Still, it\'s an awesome game. I remember playing this a long time ago. CotW was perhaps the earliest RPG I\'ve ever played, and although it\'s hard to pick up if you\'re not used to rogue-like games, it\'s addictive once you do.