Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Last Visit: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 102
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:31 am Post subject: Re: Rare historic 1982 Avalon Hill game TELENGARD
Note aside... A nice "museum" copy, but still seems like high $ for a late (1985) PC version given that graphical CRPGs were hardly a new idea for home computers even back in 1982; the AD&D licenses with Cloudy Mountain and the ubiquitous Treasure of Tarmin were around by then, long after the likes of Temple of Apshai, Ultima (Akalabeth) & Wizardry.
By 1982, the PC magazines over here were giving away free listings for such RPGs; e.g. http://www.robsons.org.uk/archive/www.classicgaming.com/studio2/valley/valley.htm . Had great fun expanding that one owing to its modular nature (also available on tape for PET or TRS-80 for those who couldn't be bothered typing ).
n.b. IIRC Telengard was also first released on the PET in 1982, not the C64 contrary to that eBay listing.
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:32 am Post subject:
David I moved your reply over here, the Auction Data forums should only be used for posting final results. Use the open forum for discussing the items or later we won't find anything again in the Auction Data forums.
Telengard was one of the first computer-based role-playing games.
Personally I do not think the item was overpriced. It's rare and in this condition all the video game collectors wanted to have it. I'm really glad tfm was able to win it so now we can host it on this website later. _________________ Tome of Treasures - #1 resource for collectible role-playing games.
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:39 pm Post subject:
My apologies to those involved. It is my area of responsibility and I have not posted guidelines for forum use. I will try to do this sooner than later. The ToT Data Auction forums were not conceived of to be a discussion about the items presented there. It is merely a place to deposit real auction data for the items for future reference.
It is even lesser known information that kynan would like to initiate a museum one day to the benefit and celebration of the rpg genre. This is something that I would like to commend and hope that it makes it to fruition and be able to personally help in some way. And that copy is indeed in fine condition toward that hopeful purpose. _________________
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