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The Dig

Posted: 2003-08-26 09:06pm
by Straha
Does anyone else remember this game? I remember it, and still love it, and the book too.

Posted: 2003-08-26 09:21pm
by DPDarkPrimus
I wish my disc wasn't so scratched up, so I could play it again... I've wanted to go through it again, but I'm afraid of that damned turtle skeleton puzzle.

Posted: 2003-08-26 09:23pm
by Straha
DPDarkPrimus wrote:I wish my disc wasn't so scratched up, so I could play it again... I've wanted to go through it again, but I'm afraid of that damned turtle skeleton puzzle.
The one puzzle I could never get without help was the focusing disk one, the turtle skellie puzzle was, however, admitedly very hard.

Posted: 2003-08-26 09:58pm
by Agent Fisher
I remember The Dig very well. I hated the turtle. I loved the story line.

Posted: 2003-08-26 10:02pm
by Mitth`raw`nuruodo
I played the demo a LONG time ago, and loved it. I'm still looking for the full game/book.

Posted: 2003-08-26 10:11pm
by Brother-Captain Gaius
A played and beat it a long time ago. I remember very little, but it was awesome. I recall a pixel-hunting puzzle that was a real pain-in-the-ass though, as well as a few other portions, like the Millenium Falcon icon.

Posted: 2003-08-26 11:04pm
by Straha
JediNeophyte wrote:A played and beat it a long time ago. I remember very little, but it was awesome. I recall a pixel-hunting puzzle that was a real pain-in-the-ass though, as well as a few other portions, like the Millenium Falcon icon.
The logo on the light bridge boxes was the Falcon, an ISD/VSD and the Enterprise right next to each other.

Posted: 2003-08-26 11:23pm
by DPDarkPrimus
The lens focusing puzzle wasn't really that hard, it was all a matter of trial and error. Find out what each button does, then simply start coordinating it to the correct location. :P

Now, the TURTLE puzzle... that one literally had me stumped for months. I would go and try it for hours at at time, give up in disgust, and try again a few days later.

Posted: 2003-08-27 01:38am
by Slartibartfast
I got this game together with Full Throttle. I liked Full Throttle better.

Got a little fed up with the "awe-inspiring" soundtrack of The Dig. Too much.

Posted: 2003-08-27 02:10am
by TrailerParkJawa
I never played the Dig. If I recall it got panned in the reviews. I did really enjoy Full Throttle though. That game was a classic.

Posted: 2003-08-27 03:04am
by Faram
Still have the CD in mint condition :D

I love the game but I am unsure if it runs under XP have not tried.

Posted: 2003-08-27 04:08am
by Connor MacLeod
Yep.

Monkey Island is still superior among Lucasarts adventure games t hough. Except for maybe Sam and Max hit the road or Maniac Mansion 1 and 2.

Posted: 2003-08-27 04:46am
by Slartibartfast
Specially Monkey Island 2. But IMO that's only second place to Zak McKracken & The Alien Mindbenders.

Posted: 2003-08-27 04:47am
by Vympel
Bah, Space Quest V owns you all.

Posted: 2003-08-27 01:09pm
by DPDarkPrimus
The Dig should definately be made into a movie. They could do it now, and get Robert Patrick to reprise his role!

Posted: 2003-08-27 04:13pm
by Faram
Fav quote from The Dig, From memory:
It do not matter if the rock hits the glass, Or if the glass hits the rock.

It is not going to hurt the rock

Posted: 2003-08-27 08:16pm
by Straha
Faram wrote:Fav quote from The Dig, From memory:
It do not matter if the rock hits the glass, Or if the glass hits the rock.

It is not going to hurt the rock
Cora Miles, future senator of Texsas. ::found the disk again and started playing it::

Posted: 2003-08-27 08:16pm
by Straha
DPDarkPrimus wrote:The Dig should definately be made into a movie. They could do it now, and get Robert Patrick to reprise his role!
Speilberg tried, and failed. Besides how old is patrick now?

Posted: 2003-08-27 09:23pm
by DPDarkPrimus
Straha wrote: Speilberg tried, and failed.
No, that was THEN. THEN, he thought the cost would be too prohibitive. NOW, it would work out fine, methinks.

I don't know the exact age of Mr. T-1000 offhand, but he starred on the X-Files only a couple of years ago, so it's not as if he is in a retirement home or anything.

Posted: 2003-08-27 09:40pm
by Straha
DPDarkPrimus wrote:
Straha wrote: Speilberg tried, and failed.
No, that was THEN. THEN, he thought the cost would be too prohibitive. NOW, it would work out fine, methinks.

I don't know the exact age of Mr. T-1000 offhand, but he starred on the X-Files only a couple of years ago, so it's not as if he is in a retirement home or anything.
True, and it would fit the charecter of Boston Low quite well...

Posted: 2003-08-28 05:35am
by Slartibartfast
Vympel wrote:Bah, Space Quest V owns you all.
Space Quest 5 might be the best Sierra game... but it still can't hold a candle to most Lucas games.

Posted: 2003-08-28 05:37am
by Slartibartfast
Well it was originally intended to be the plot for a movie, but everyone rejected it because it was too ambitious. Wonder if they didn't use hyper-realistic computer effects back then? The game is not THAT old...