Foriest Jan Smith wrote to All <=-
I've been getting into lots of older sci-fi stuff as of late (the old X Minus One serials, Jules Verne, some older sci-fi anthologies I own
from the 70s and 80s (Machines That Think, edited by Isaac Asimov is
what got me into sci-fi!), but I'm itching for more good stuff. I do
have an older copy of the Foundation Trilogy I've been meaning to try
but I'm wondering if there's any other good sci-fi of the 50s-60s I should keep an eye out for (I have half a mind to look for more sci-fi pulp magazines, lol).
On the same note, I've completely neglected Fantasy. I have yet to find ANY fantasy novels I like. A penpal sent me some ebooks of authors like Anne McCaffery, Brandon Sanderson, E.E. Knight, etc. I had already had some interest--having read some older short stories by Robert E. Howard (I'd love some recommendationso f those if you have any). But I'm
mainly interested getting my hands on anything decent fantasy wise that isn't anime or Skyrim, lol.
If anyone has any recommendations of either, I'm dying to know!
Foriest Jan Smith wrote to All <=-
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I've been getting into lots of older sci-fi stuff as of late (the old X Minus One serials, Jules Verne, some older sci-fi anthologies I own
from the 70s and 80s (Machines That Think, edited by Isaac Asimov is
what got me into sci-fi!), but I'm itching for more good stuff. I do
have an older copy of the Foundation Trilogy I've been meaning to try
but I'm wondering if there's any other good sci-fi of the 50s-60s I should keep an eye out for (I have half a mind to look for more sci-fi pulp magazines, lol).
On the same note, I've completely neglected Fantasy. I have yet to find ANY fantasy novels I like. A penpal sent me some ebooks of authors like Anne McCaffery, Brandon Sanderson, E.E. Knight, etc. I had already had some interest--having read some older short stories by Robert E. Howard (I'd love some recommendationso f those if you have any). But I'm
mainly interested getting my hands on anything decent fantasy wise that isn't anime or Skyrim, lol.
If anyone has any recommendations of either, I'm dying to know!
Well, again the "gold standard" (IMHO) of this genre is The Lord of the Rings. Three books, doesn't get any better. Oh - there is a "prequel" to these three called "The Hobbit", which should DEFINITELY be read first.
Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-
Re: Re: Good Older Fantasy & Sci-Fi Recommendations?
By: Gamgee to Foriest Jan Smith on Thu May 08 2025 08:40 am
Well, again the "gold standard" (IMHO) of this genre is The Lord of the Rings. Three books, doesn't get any better. Oh - there is a "prequel" to these three called "The Hobbit", which should DEFINITELY be read first.
When I was a kid, I'd heard of The Hobbit, but I'd never heard of Lord
of the Rings until the movies came out.. I tried to watch them but
found myself a bit bored with them. The genre isn't really my thing.
I have always considered the Foundation Trilogy to be the "gold
standard" of science fiction. Doesn't get any better. Read that first.
Be advised that there are 3-4 "sequel" books to that trilogy, that are pretty much garbage. Stick with the original three.
Have you read much Arthur C Clarke? He probably is my favourite Sci
Fi Author. I'm sure you've also read Dune?
I think the movies would be better for you if you had read the books
first. This is true for many movies, of course, but maybe especially
for this collection due to the large number of places and characters.
It helps to know something of the story before trying to understand the movies, which leave out a lot of details.
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Foriest Jan Smith wrote to All <=-
I've been getting into lots of older sci-fi stuff as of late (the old X Minus One serials, Jules Verne, some older sci-fi anthologies I own
from the 70s and 80s (Machines That Think, edited by Isaac Asimov is
what got me into sci-fi!), but I'm itching for more good stuff. I do
have an older copy of the Foundation Trilogy I've been meaning to try
but I'm wondering if there's any other good sci-fi of the 50s-60s I should keep an eye out for (I have half a mind to look for more sci-fi pulp magazines, lol).
I have always considered the Foundation Trilogy to be the "gold
standard" of science fiction. Doesn't get any better. Read that
first. Be advised that there are 3-4 "sequel" books to that trilogy,
that are pretty much garbage. Stick with the original three.
On the same note, I've completely neglected Fantasy. I have yet to find ANY fantasy novels I like. A penpal sent me some ebooks of authors like Anne McCaffery, Brandon Sanderson, E.E. Knight, etc. I had already had some interest--having read some older short stories by Robert E. Howard (I'd love some recommendationso f those if you have any). But I'm
mainly interested getting my hands on anything decent fantasy wise that isn't anime or Skyrim, lol.
If anyone has any recommendations of either, I'm dying to know!
Well, again the "gold standard" (IMHO) of this genre is The Lord of the Rings. Three books, doesn't get any better. Oh - there is a "prequel"
to these three called "The Hobbit", which should DEFINITELY be read
first.
That should keep you busy for a little while. ;-)
I've been getting into lots of older sci-fi stuff as of late (the old X Minus One serials, Jules Verne, some older sci-fi anthologies I own from the 70s and 80s (Machines That Think, edited by Isaac Asimov is what got me into sci-fi!), but I'm itching for more good stuff...
On the same note, I've completely neglected Fantasy. I have yet to find ANY fantasy novels I like....
Quoting Boraxman to Foriest Jan Smith <=-
If anyone has any recommendations of either, I'm dying to know!
Have you read much Arthur C Clarke? He probably is my favourite Sci
Fi Author. I'm sure you've also read Dune?
Quoting Nightfox to Gamgee <=-
Re: Re: Good Older Fantasy & Sci-Fi Recommendations?
Well, again the "gold standard" (IMHO) of this genre is The Lord of the Rings. Three books, doesn't get any better. Oh - there is a "prequel" to these three called "The Hobbit", which should DEFINITELY be read first.
When I was a kid, I'd heard of The Hobbit, but I'd never heard of Lord
of the Rings until the movies came out.. I tried to watch them but
found myself a bit bored with them. The genre isn't really my thing. Nightfox
Quoting Boraxman to Gamgee <=-
Well, again the "gold standard" (IMHO) of this genre is The Lord of the Rings. Three books, doesn't get any better. Oh - there is a "prequel"
to these three called "The Hobbit", which should DEFINITELY be read
first.
That should keep you busy for a little while. ;-)
My uncle lent me Lord of the Rings when I was 9 or so. He was quite
the Tolkein
fan, but as far as I know, not into fantasy, just Tolkein. I had
already read the Hobbit by then, and quite enjoyed it, but the size of Lord of the Rings was daunting and the pace slower. It sat on the back burner and I didn't read it until much later in life. It IS the gold standard of fantasy, and set the template for many other fantasy works later. Tolkein was to fantasy what iD Software was to First Person Shooters, but to be honest, that may be UNDER stating it.
Foriest Jan Smith wrote to Gamgee <=-
Re: Re: Good Older Fantasy & Sci-Fi Recommendations?
By: Gamgee to Foriest Jan Smith on Thu May 08 2025 08:40:37
I have always considered the Foundation Trilogy to be the "gold
standard" of science fiction. Doesn't get any better. Read that first.
Be advised that there are 3-4 "sequel" books to that trilogy, that are pretty much garbage. Stick with the original three.
Oh, ok. I have a copy from the 50s/60s which has those first three
books, I think. "Foundation, Foundation & Empire, & Second Foundation"
or all it lists.
Foriest Jan Smith wrote to Gamgee <=-
Re: Re: Good Older Fantasy & Sci-Fi Recommendations?
By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Thu May 08 2025 14:39:46
I think the movies would be better for you if you had read the books
first. This is true for many movies, of course, but maybe especially
for this collection due to the large number of places and characters.
It helps to know something of the story before trying to understand the movies, which leave out a lot of details.
If it means anything, I read The Hobbit in high school, and played a
demo of one of the LEGO Lord of The Rings games :P (I'm joking, the latter doesn't count)
Boraxman wrote to Gamgee <=-
Gamgee wrote to Foriest Jan Smith <=-
I've been getting into lots of older sci-fi stuff as of late (the old X Minus One serials, Jules Verne, some older sci-fi anthologies I own
from the 70s and 80s (Machines That Think, edited by Isaac Asimov is
what got me into sci-fi!), but I'm itching for more good stuff. I do
have an older copy of the Foundation Trilogy I've been meaning to try
but I'm wondering if there's any other good sci-fi of the 50s-60s I should keep an eye out for (I have half a mind to look for more sci-fi pulp magazines, lol).
I have always considered the Foundation Trilogy to be the "gold
standard" of science fiction. Doesn't get any better. Read that
first. Be advised that there are 3-4 "sequel" books to that trilogy,
that are pretty much garbage. Stick with the original three.
I only know of two sequel books, and a prequel or two. I've read two
of the sequels, Foundations Edge and Foundation and Earth. There is a distinctly different tone and atmosphere, and both follow a different story arc, with the second continuing from the first. I think pretty
much every other Asimov book or story I've read, I rate higher than
these two. I have one of the prequels which I found at a second hand bookstore and got out of curiosity, but my expectations are low.
On the same note, I've completely neglected Fantasy. I have yet to find ANY fantasy novels I like. A penpal sent me some ebooks of authors like Anne McCaffery, Brandon Sanderson, E.E. Knight, etc. I had already had some interest--having read some older short stories by Robert E. Howard (I'd love some recommendationso f those if you have any). But I'm
mainly interested getting my hands on anything decent fantasy wise that isn't anime or Skyrim, lol.
If anyone has any recommendations of either, I'm dying to know!
Well, again the "gold standard" (IMHO) of this genre is The Lord of the Rings. Three books, doesn't get any better. Oh - there is a "prequel"
to these three called "The Hobbit", which should DEFINITELY be read
first.
That should keep you busy for a little while. ;-)
My uncle lent me Lord of the Rings when I was 9 or so. He was quite
the Tolkein
fan, but as far as I know, not into fantasy, just Tolkein. I had
already read the Hobbit by then, and quite enjoyed it, but the size of Lord of the Rings was daunting and the pace slower. It sat on the back burner and I didn't read it until much later in life.
It IS the gold
standard of fantasy, and set the template for many other fantasy works later. Tolkein was to fantasy what iD Software was to First Person Shooters, but to be honest, that may be UNDER stating it.
Foriest Jan Smith wrote to All <=-
I've been getting into lots of older sci-fi stuff as of late (the old X
Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-
Re: Re: Good Older Fantasy & Sci-Fi Recommendations?
By: Gamgee to Foriest Jan Smith on Thu May 08 2025 08:40 am
When I was a kid, I'd heard of The Hobbit, but I'd never heard of Lord
of the Rings until the movies came out.. I tried to watch them but
found myself a bit bored with them. The genre isn't really my thing.
Gamgee wrote to Nightfox <=-
I think the movies would be better for you if you had read the books first. This is true for many movies, of course, but maybe especially
for this collection due to the large number of places and characters.
It helps to know something of the story before trying to understand the movies, which leave out a lot of details.
Foriest Jan Smith wrote to Boraxman <=-
Re: Good Older Fantasy & Sci-
By: Boraxman to Foriest Jan Smith on Thu May 08 2025 20:26:00
Have you read much Arthur C Clarke? He probably is my favourite Sci
Fi Author. I'm sure you've also read Dune?
No, but I believe I've either read a few of his short stories or heard them on X Minus One. I've very much so been meaning to read Dune (after
I eventually start on the Metro series!).
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Re: Good Older Fantasy & Sci-
By: Boraxman to Foriest Jan Smith
on Thu May 08 2025 20:26:00
Have you read much Arthur C Clarke? He probably is my favourite Sci
Fi Author. I'm sure you've also read Dune?
No, but I believe I've either read a few of his short stories or heard them on X Minus One. I've very much so been meaning to read Dune (after
I eventually start on the Metro series!).
Ogg wrote to Foriest Jan Smith <=-
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Hello Foriest Jan Smith!
** On Thursday 08.05.25 - 02:14, Foriest Jan Smith wrote to All:
I've been getting into lots of older sci-fi stuff as of late (the old X Minus One serials, Jules Verne, some older sci-fi anthologies I own from the 70s and 80s (Machines That Think, edited by Isaac Asimov is what got me into sci-fi!), but I'm itching for more good stuff...
Dune [trilogy], by Herbert. The later stories are ok, but the
meat of the adventure is in the 1st three.
Brave New World, by Huxley.
Ringworld, by Niven.
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Re: Good Older Fantasy & Sci-
By: Boraxman to Foriest Jan Smith
on Thu May 08 2025 20:26:00
Have you read much Arthur C Clarke? He probably is my favourite Sci
Fi Author. I'm sure you've also read Dune?
No, but I believe I've either read a few of his short stories or heard them on X Minus One. I've very much so been meaning to read Dune (after
I eventually start on the Metro series!).
Boraxman wrote to Gamgee <=-
My uncle lent me Lord of the Rings when I was 9 or so. He was quite
the Tolkein
fan, but as far as I know, not into fantasy, just Tolkein. I had
already read the Hobbit by then, and quite enjoyed it, but the size of Lord of the Rings was daunting and the pace slower. It sat on the back burner and I didn't read it until much later in life. It IS the gold standard of fantasy, and set the template for many other fantasy works later. Tolkein was to fantasy what iD Software was to First Person Shooters, but to be honest, that may be UNDER stating it.
poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Foriest Jan Smith <=-
There's a series of books called the Science Fiction Hall of Fame
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Science_Fiction_Hall_of_Fame,_Volume_O ne,_1929%E2%80%931964
has a great selection of short stories from SF authors from 1929 to
1964. There's a followup with novellas as well.
Dune [trilogy], by Herbert. The later stories are ok, but the
meat of the adventure is in the 1st three.
... Back in my day, 56k was high speed!
Haha, yep OK. Assuming high school was a while ago, probably good to
read The Hobbit again before starting the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Ringworld, by Niven.
*snip*
Did you read any or the Ringworld sequels? I read the next
one in the series, Ringworld Engineers. After that, not
sure if its worthwhile to continue on.
A great book, by Niven and Pournelle is "The Mote in God's
Eye". This was quite thought provoking and raised
questions about how our behaviour, our instincts doom us,
make us resigned to a paricular fate.
Quoting Bogomips to Cougar428 <=-
Re: Good Older Fantasy & Sci-
By: Cougar428 to BORAXMAN on Fri May 09 2025 09:23 am
... Back in my day, 56k was high speed!
Back in my day, we walked to school uphill, both ways, in the snow, barefoot and communicated with two soup cans and a string. Sorry,
couldn't help mysself.
Well - I guess I had it better, I had snow boots with holes in them so
I had to wear bread bags on both feet so my feet wouldn't get wet. You
got me beat!
Back in my day, we walked to school uphill, both ways, in the snow, barefoot and communicated with two soup cans and a string. Sorry, couldn't help mysse
Old Heinlein is good, he's definitely got some odd personal perspectives
Frederick Pohl wrote a series around a future where mankind finds an
alien space station with lots of docked shuttles. People take the
shuttles out and either die horrible deaths or become wealthy if they
bring back scientific finds. Did I mention that they don't know how to operate the shuttles and are making instructions up as they go along?
There's a series of books called the Science Fiction Hall of Fame
phigan wrote to Bogomips <=-
Re: Good Older Fantasy & Sci-
By: Bogomips to Cougar428 on Fri May 09 2025 10:56 am
Back in my day, we walked to school uphill, both ways, in the snow, barefoot and communicated with two soup cans and a string. Sorry, couldn't help mysse
We didn't have these dang fangled "latex condoms". We just strapped a rabbit skin and tied it off with a bungee chord! Sure we couldn't feel
the other person or ourselves, but WE LIKED IT!
Cougar428 wrote to BORAXMAN <=-
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Quoting Boraxman to Gamgee <=-
Well, again the "gold standard" (IMHO) of this genre is The Lord of the Rings. Three books, doesn't get any better. Oh - there is a "prequel"
to these three called "The Hobbit", which should DEFINITELY be read
first.
That should keep you busy for a little while. ;-)
My uncle lent me Lord of the Rings when I was 9 or so. He was quite
the Tolkein
fan, but as far as I know, not into fantasy, just Tolkein. I had
already read the Hobbit by then, and quite enjoyed it, but the size of Lord of the Rings was daunting and the pace slower. It sat on the back burner and I didn't read it until much later in life. It IS the gold standard of fantasy, and set the template for many other fantasy works later. Tolkein was to fantasy what iD Software was to First Person Shooters, but to be honest, that may be UNDER stating it.
Long live iD! I loved most all of their games, everything they did was
gold for me. Simple enjoyment...
Cougar
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Boraxman wrote to Gamgee <=-
Gamgee wrote to Foriest Jan Smith <=-
I've been getting into lots of older sci-fi stuff as of late (the old X Minus One serials, Jules Verne, some older sci-fi anthologies I own
from the 70s and 80s (Machines That Think, edited by Isaac Asimov is
what got me into sci-fi!), but I'm itching for more good stuff. I do
have an older copy of the Foundation Trilogy I've been meaning to try
but I'm wondering if there's any other good sci-fi of the 50s-60s I should keep an eye out for (I have half a mind to look for more sci-fi pulp magazines, lol).
I have always considered the Foundation Trilogy to be the "gold
standard" of science fiction. Doesn't get any better. Read that
first. Be advised that there are 3-4 "sequel" books to that trilogy,
that are pretty much garbage. Stick with the original three.
I only know of two sequel books, and a prequel or two. I've read two
of the sequels, Foundations Edge and Foundation and Earth. There is a distinctly different tone and atmosphere, and both follow a different story arc, with the second continuing from the first. I think pretty
much every other Asimov book or story I've read, I rate higher than
these two. I have one of the prequels which I found at a second hand bookstore and got out of curiosity, but my expectations are low.
Yes, that is correct now that I think about it. I grouped the
additional books all as "sequels", but you're right - some were "prequels". All of them were disappointing, at least to me.
On the same note, I've completely neglected Fantasy. I have yet to find ANY fantasy novels I like. A penpal sent me some ebooks of authors like Anne McCaffery, Brandon Sanderson, E.E. Knight, etc. I had already had some interest--having read some older short stories by Robert E. Howard (I'd love some recommendationso f those if you have any). But I'm
mainly interested getting my hands on anything decent fantasy wise that isn't anime or Skyrim, lol.
If anyone has any recommendations of either, I'm dying to know!
Well, again the "gold standard" (IMHO) of this genre is The Lord of the Rings. Three books, doesn't get any better. Oh - there is a "prequel"
to these three called "The Hobbit", which should DEFINITELY be read
first.
That should keep you busy for a little while. ;-)
My uncle lent me Lord of the Rings when I was 9 or so. He was quite
the Tolkein
fan, but as far as I know, not into fantasy, just Tolkein. I had
already read the Hobbit by then, and quite enjoyed it, but the size of Lord of the Rings was daunting and the pace slower. It sat on the back burner and I didn't read it until much later in life.
You're not the only person who has done those books in that way. ;-)
It IS the gold
standard of fantasy, and set the template for many other fantasy works later. Tolkein was to fantasy what iD Software was to First Person Shooters, but to be honest, that may be UNDER stating it.
As a former ID Software addict, I am 100% in agreement; and great
analogy! ;-)
Jimmy Anderson wrote to Boraxman <=-
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Boraxman wrote to Gamgee <=-
My uncle lent me Lord of the Rings when I was 9 or so. He was quite
the Tolkein
fan, but as far as I know, not into fantasy, just Tolkein. I had
already read the Hobbit by then, and quite enjoyed it, but the size of Lord of the Rings was daunting and the pace slower. It sat on the back burner and I didn't read it until much later in life. It IS the gold standard of fantasy, and set the template for many other fantasy works later. Tolkein was to fantasy what iD Software was to First Person Shooters, but to be honest, that may be UNDER stating it.
I know the 'races' from D&D were pulled basically from Tolkein, so he influenced the early RPG scene too!
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Re: Good Older Fantasy & Sci-Fi
Recommendations?
By: Ogg to Foriest Jan Smith on
Thu May 08 2025 08:44 pm
Dune [trilogy], by Herbert. The later stories are ok, but the
meat of the adventure is in the 1st three.
dune tattoo here on my bicep. anyways, those books get really really weird and convoluted.
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Re: Good Older Fantasy & Sci-
By: Cougar428 to BORAXMAN on
Fri May 09 2025 09:23 am
... Back in my day, 56k was high speed!
Back in my day, we walked to school uphill, both ways, in the snow, barefoot and communicated with two soup cans and a string. Sorry,
couldn't help mysself.
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Hello Boraxman!
** On Friday 09.05.25 - 23:23, Boraxman wrote to Ogg:
Ringworld, by Niven.
*snip*
Did you read any or the Ringworld sequels? I read the next
one in the series, Ringworld Engineers. After that, not
sure if its worthwhile to continue on.
I seem to remember starting #2 (Ringworld Engineers) ..but I
never finished it for some reason.
And.. I didn't even realized that #3 (Ringworld Throne) even
existed until now.
A great book, by Niven and Pournelle is "The Mote in God's
Eye". This was quite thought provoking and raised
questions about how our behaviour, our instincts doom us,
make us resigned to a paricular fate.
That's another I remember starting. But I don't recall
finishing it.
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Re: Good Older Fantasy & Sci-
By: Bogomips to Cougar428 on
Fri May 09 2025 10:56 am
Back in my day, we walked to school uphill, both ways, in the snow, barefoot and communicated with two soup cans and a string. Sorry, couldn't help mysse
We didn't have these dang fangled "latex condoms". We just strapped a rabbit skin and tied it off with a bungee chord! Sure we couldn't feel
the other person or ourselves, but WE LIKED IT!
As a former ID Software addict, I am 100% in agreement; and great
analogy! ;-)
How did you get over the addiction? I'm not recovered yet! In fact, I'm making levels for Quake right now, hopefully will release a short episode this year, inspired by Dante's Inferno.
Boraxman wrote to Gamgee <=-
It IS the gold
standard of fantasy, and set the template for many other fantasy works later. Tolkein was to fantasy what iD Software was to First Person Shooters, but to be honest, that may be UNDER stating it.
As a former ID Software addict, I am 100% in agreement; and great
analogy! ;-)
How did you get over the addiction? I'm not recovered yet! In fact,
I'm making levels for Quake right now, hopefully will release a short episode this year, inspired by Dante's Inferno.
What do you have tattooed? Just the word "Dune" or Sting semi-naked glistening in steam? Or perhaps the God Emperor in his worm form?
Those times were rough. Having to connect the 56K modem through the
two soup cans. I don't know how you got 56K though, I could manage at
most 2400 baud with the soup cans and string...
Quoting Phigan to Bogomips <=-
Re: Good Older Fantasy & Sci-
By: Bogomips to Cougar428 on Fri May 09 2025 10:56 am
Back in my day, we walked to school uphill, both ways, in the snow, barefoot and communicated with two soup cans and a string. Sorry, couldn't help mysse
We didn't have these dang fangled "latex condoms". We just strapped a rabbit skin and tied it off with a bungee chord! Sure we couldn't feel
the other person or ourselves, but WE LIKED IT!
Nightfox wrote to Boraxman <=-
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Re: Re: Good Older Fantasy &
By: Boraxman to Gamgee on
Sun May 11 2025 10:21 pm
As a former ID Software addict, I am 100% in agreement; and great
analogy! ;-)
How did you get over the addiction? I'm not recovered yet! In fact, I'm making levels for Quake right now, hopefully will release a short episode this year, inspired by Dante's Inferno.
That actually sounds like fun. I tried using some level editors in the 90s, and the only one I was atually able to make levels for was Duke
Nukem 3D. That had a level editor that was fairly easy to use, I
thought.
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Boraxman wrote to Gamgee <=-
It IS the gold
standard of fantasy, and set the template for many other fantasy works later. Tolkein was to fantasy what iD Software was to First Person Shooters, but to be honest, that may be UNDER stating it.
As a former ID Software addict, I am 100% in agreement; and great
analogy! ;-)
How did you get over the addiction? I'm not recovered yet! In fact,
I'm making levels for Quake right now, hopefully will release a short episode this year, inspired by Dante's Inferno.
Well... interesting question. I guess because "Life" moved on and
other games grabbed some attention. Also the transition from DOS to Windows, and then to Linux make it less easy to run the old DOS stuff. Also Duke Nukem 3D was a MAJOR distraction. There was some software called "Kali" that I registered, which allowed online multiplayer
"Duking" and that took a lot of my time away... ;-) I still fire up Doom/Duke/Quake1/2 now and then. Absolutely LOVED Quake2 also. Heretic/Hexen had their time as well.
These days I'm not doing much gaming, too many other distractions.
Likely will after I retire in about 2 years. :-)
Some of my favourite games were made by them, Doom and Quake rank in
I'm making levels for Quake right now, hopefully will release a short episode this year, inspired by Dante's Inferno.
two soup cans. I don't know how you got 56K though, I could manage at
most 2400 baud with the soup cans and string...
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