I was skimming through some posts and I saw someone mention it. Is this true?
Yes.
Is it an AGS game?
GOOGLE stuff like this before starting a thread, please.
No, it's a Sierra remake.
NO you can find it here http://www.abandonia.com/games/171/PoliceQuestInPursuitofDeathAngelVGA.htm but it is protected with ESA and you can not download it good luck
Why are people so anal about posting around here, isn't this a forum? I've googled it many times.
QuoteWhy are people so anal about posting around here, isn't this a forum?
Yes. Not a chat room.
Quote from: LJUBI on Sun 21/08/2005 20:46:43you can not download it good luck
You call that good luck? You're a real true anti-piracy person? Ã, :o
(Yes, I like taking things out of context =P)
I'm not trying to be rude, it's just that everytime I post, which hasn't been that much mind you, someone has attacked me for either posting in the wrong place (I'm new, give me a break!) or posting for no good reason. I have accounts on other forums where people are a lot friendlier and post as much as they want to, even keeping to the right topics.
http://www.adventurecollective.com/reviews/policequesti.htm <- Top result on google for "Police Quest 1 remake"
also, no one attacked you from what I see. They said you should use google, which evidently you should.
Quote from: DizzyDancer on Sun 21/08/2005 20:53:46
I'm not trying to be rude, it's just that everytime I post, which hasn't been that much mind you, someone has attacked me
This forum is usually very friendly, but everyone's somewhat on their guard at the moment since there have been a few nuisance posters about. I
didn't know that there was a Police Quest 1 remake, so this post has been helpful to me, but it could have been more interesting.
Rather than asking the forum if the game exists you could have looked it up via a popular internet search engine, and then begun an artistic debate regarding the graphical changes, or asked whether remakes are really an improvement, or asked what games we'd like to see updated...
Quote from: DizzyDancer on Sun 21/08/2005 20:53:46
I have accounts on other forums where people are a lot friendlier and post as much as they want to, even keeping to the right topics.
I imagine you've also visited forums that are o'erflowing with nonsensical, incoherent and often offensive posts. The three golden rules aren't an attempt to censor, and you shouldn't be afraid to post here. I believe they are an attempt to make people think before they post. I suspect this forum will happily accept you if you take a little more care about what and where you post.
I didn't know about the remake either. Those graphics are fantastic. You can't beat well done 256 color VGA graphics. Still, it's probably the same annoying Police Quest...oh no, you're dead because you didn't put your wallet in your left pocket per standard police procedure!
You actually can find PQ1 VGA for download in some places.Ã, I did.Ã,Â
I think it'd be nice to ease up on DizzyDancer, especially since she is new.Ã, She wasn't spamming, she wasn't looking for warez, she wasn't being immature or annoying.
Quote from: Rui "Brisby" Pires (a Furry) on Sun 21/08/2005 20:43:59
GOOGLE stuff like this before starting a thread, please.
3. If you're not a moderator, don't pretend to be one. If a thread needs to be moved or locked, the moderators will deal with it.
Please abide by the golden rules, if the forums don't have a friendly atmosphere then there's no point in them being here at all.
Ayeaye.
EDIT - Hmm, but rereading, I notice I was not trying to be a moderator. What I did was ask for him to try and find the answer to his very simple question in a search engine before posting a thread just for the purpose of a "yes/no" reply. Doesn't that sound reasonable?
I doubt she was just looking for a one word response. She probably wanted to start a conversation about the game, which should be fine, right?
QuoteI was skimming through some posts and I saw someone mention it. Is this true?
Not a very descriptive post for starting a conversation, huh?
No but, but being new to the forums, I'd cut her a little slack. I know that when I first started visiting the forums, I was turned off by some overly-curt responses.
It depends on people, don't it? She was unlucky enough to have me as the first poster, and if I think someone should do something, I say it. Which is what I did, and with which other people agreed. Even if they did not agree on my curtness (which is not explicit on their posts and which I won't guess, and it's not really relevant anyway).
Besides, it's not the first time that a thread with a "Yes/no" question gets answered in a single word in a certain post. Not at all. And curt as that "google" line was, wasn't it true? Isn't that the basis of the whole "netiquette", so to speak? Search before you ask, and all that? I just commented on it. I do believe that if it weren't for Dancer's 3rd post on this thread (reply #5) the issue wouldn't even have BEEN an issue. :P
But it was her 3rd post!
And for the whole google rule...that bugs me sometimes, because google is not always the best way to get answer for a question. For example, say I made a post on the Gen about finding a good DVD encoder. I guarantee someone would say, "Search Google." Thanks, that's helpful. But the neat thing about forums is that you can get a human response from people, with personal opinions and thoughts. So what's the harm in that?
That said, her original post could have been more expansive. No question. But it was her 3rd post!
Aye, aye. I didn't just mean google, it's a standard rule everywhere. Read the FAQ and the manual before you ask questions. Search the forum for an answer. Google is just an expansion.
And aye - human response. But if you make a yes/no question and don't include any hints of further discussion, where's the advantage of human response?
Ayuh, 3rd post. That doesn't make a difference. Other people's 3rd post don't need such excuses (because that's what you're doing, "excusing" her), because they lurk and learn the ropes before they post, or because they this and that and so on - what I mean is, peoples is peoples. They do different things. I'm not very inclined to be more friendly to someone just because he's a new person.
All I know is that when I first came here, I didn't know what a "sticky" was, and I didn't know that there was an individual "sticky" for the rules to each section fo the forum...I had read the forum rules, yes, but it can still be a bit confusing ( It didn't make sense to me that a question about paint shop pro would be in the critic's lounge). Not everyone is familiar with netiquette, or standard internet rules.
And you can't expect every person who visits and posts on the forum has to read through the manual first. That's ridiculous (at least in the non-technical threads).
QuoteAnd you can't expect every person who visits and posts on the forum has to read through the manual first. That's ridiculous (at least in the non-technical threads).
Come on, that was an example, and an expression. No, I don't mean every forum member should read the manual before asking what do we think about Broken Sword 4, or something. But it's part of the thing to look for answers before asking questions.
And I know not everyone is familiar with these things. I wasn't either when I came in. I lurked awhile withou posting, and when I started posting I also did quite a lot of mistakes. Some people were kind about it like you. Others let me know, in the way that I let Dancer know, that it wasn't the way to do it. It was ALL part of the learning process, even the "beatings". Here's an example - twice I started threads on which I asked for opinions, but whose starting theme was subjective and not properly documented (i.e., I thought I knew what I was talking about, but I didn't). Neither of those threads were a pretty sight, and I got harsh responses, but guess what? I'm certainly not doing THAT again.
Maybe it's just because I got beat up so much as a little kid, that I don't care for "beating" initiations... :'(
You make fine points. But for every person who can stand the punishment, there could be plenty of others who are so turned off by a first impression that they find some other hobby or forum or group of people to associate with. I just think we should be as welcoming as possible, so that we can attract non-hardcore adventure gamers in addition to the normal monkey island freaks.
Aye aye. That's why these discussions about it also serve to show newcomers that for every beater like me there's at least one person who will try to make their life easier. :)
Quote from: Rui "Brisby" Pires (a Furry) on Tue 23/08/2005 19:04:46
Besides, it's not the first time that a thread with a "Yes/no" question gets answered in a single word in a certain post. Not at all. And curt as that "google" line was, wasn't it true? Isn't that the basis of the whole "netiquette", so to speak? Search before you ask, and all that? I just commented on it. I do believe that if it weren't for Dancer's 3rd post on this thread (reply #5) the issue wouldn't even have BEEN an issue. :P
It's certainly true that other threads have been answered in a similar fashion, and I'm certainly not picking on you specifically, Rui.
The point is simply that it is the moderators duty to tell people if they are posting inappropriately. Otherwise, the old adage "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" should really apply.
Once again, I'm not referring specifically to this thread at all; I'm just bored of seeing arguments and aggressive posts around here.
People, if you think someone's post is stupid then just don't reply, and a moderator will handle it in due course.
I'm sorry I didn't post this sooner. I kind of got scared away from this topic before, but I decided to come back and see what happened. You all made very good points and I'd just like to clear up that :
I did google it. I was actually, like Anarcho said, looking for more of a discussion on it. I'm sorry I only titled the post the way I did. I've been to many forums actually and most of those ones have been very liberal, like people will just basically say anything. I thought that maybe by titling it the way I did, I'd at least get some attention. But, maybe I didn't think it through very well. I am a very nice person and I never mean any harm to anyone.
Also, the way I reacted was probably not too smart either. I got a little upset and I shouldn't have. I felt attacked when I guess I wasn't. It's just kind of hard to sense what people really mean by what they type you know? The way I saw Rui's post was sarcastic and mean, like she was saying I was an idiot for not posting right or something. If that's not the case, I'd like to apologize to him/her personally.
Even though, like I said, I have been to many forums (just to basically skim), I am fairly new to how to post and everything. I mean I'm only really used to chat. It seems like forums aren't as easy as chat, they are much more organized and, in some cases, strict. But anyway... I'm glad there are so many nice people here after all and I hope I can, one day, be a good forumer...er... (?) (hehe)