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Posted April 12, 2016
Hi all, I thought that this place would be the best place to get help attempting to remember a couple games from my childhood. The details I remember are sketchy at best .. but hey, you never no.

1st game
Text based adventure game similar to level 9 computing's lords of time
I think it would have been spectrum or atari

The only bit I remember with clarity is being underground somewhere attempting to cross a large lake (that I never actually managed to get across). I remember needing a light source (could be the same area or different) and without it you ended up dying.

2nd game
This is even worse :)
graphical game
Could have been spectrum or atari, but may have been sega mastersystem or nintendo nes. Don't think it would have been snes or later.

You were a druid/magician, I think you had a cauldron in your 'home' area, your home area was surrounded by a hedge. You had to go out searching for different ingredients (I cannot even remember why). One of them was burdock...

If I remember more I will add, but I have been racking my brains with these for years and no luck.

Thanks all.
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Posted April 12, 2016
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Un0ri: 1st game
Text based adventure game similar to level 9 computing's lords of time
I think it would have been spectrum or atari
Was it text only, or text + graphics?
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Un0ri: The only bit I remember with clarity is being underground somewhere attempting to cross a large lake (that I never actually managed to get across). I remember needing a light source (could be the same area or different) and without it you ended up dying.
Zork I & III both have underground lakes, as does the original Colossal Cave Adventure and its derivatives, such as Level 9's Colossal Adventure and its graphical remake in Jewels of Darkness.
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Un0ri: 2nd game
This is even worse :)
graphical game
Could have been spectrum or atari, but may have been sega mastersystem or nintendo nes. Don't think it would have been snes or later.

You were a druid/magician, I think you had a cauldron in your 'home' area, your home area was surrounded by a hedge. You had to go out searching for different ingredients (I cannot even remember why). One of them was burdock...
Feud?
Posted April 13, 2016
1st one The Thieves Guild by Magnetic Scrolls?
2nd one must be Feud!
Posted April 13, 2016
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Un0ri: You were a druid/magician, I think you had a cauldron in your 'home' area, your home area was surrounded by a hedge. You had to go out searching for different ingredients (I cannot even remember why). One of them was burdock...
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jkiiskinen: ? <a href="http://www.gog.com/forum/general/help_me_to_remember_a_couple_old_games/post2" class="link_arrow"></a></div> My first idea was [url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/cauldron]Cauldron, but because of the hedge he mentioned Feud is much more likely.
Posted April 13, 2016
If you don't find the answers here, I've found that there is a subreddit for these things on... well... reddit, and they're generally pretty good with finding out what game it is even with the most obscure clues.

https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmyjoystick

Maybe you'll get lucky there if not here.
Posted April 13, 2016
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jkiiskinen: ? <a href="http://www.gog.com/forum/general/help_me_to_remember_a_couple_old_games/post2" class="link_arrow"></a></div><div class="small_avatar_2_h"><img src="//images.gog.com/57964887e6620f0e2653f91ab74cc14153e0d506320886e97a9902bdb5e38483_avm.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt="avatar" /></div><span class="quot_text"><span class="quot_user_name">PaterAlf: </span></span>My first idea was [url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/cauldron]Cauldron, but because of the hedge he mentioned Feud is much more likely.
Ah, Cauldron! Loved to play that on the Schneider CPC my dad had. I was never able to beat it, but it was great fun.
Posted April 13, 2016
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Maxvorstadt: Ah, Cauldron! Loved to play that on the Schneider CPC my dad had. I was never able to beat it, but it was great fun.
Cauldron was a great game, but I really loved Cauldron II even more. It was quite challenging, but also very fun. The bouncing physics were very impressive for that time period, too.
Posted April 13, 2016
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jkiiskinen: Feud?
Wow, amazing. Thank you all. Going to grab me a copy of that.


Back to the 1st one. I will have a look through all the ones you mentioned, names don't ring a bell though. I cannot remember if it was text + graphics or text only.
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