Could it be?
Last weekend we went to a different pub for a drink, it wasn't quite so local to my girlfriends house this time (about a 10 minute drive) but was well worth the distance. I entered the pub to find out it was like walking into the Tardis. It was a massive place. There was a 25 stone television on the wall, an awesome video jukebox and a lot of other random junk you'd expect to find in a pub.
But i was amazed when i saw something. On the shelf above us were lots of old trinkets (apparently glued down as Amy's sister kindly told me). Among those trinkets were some video game box's, and you'll never guess what; beneath the copies of Theme Hospital and Rollercoaster Tycoon there it was like the bible of adventure gaming. It was a boxed copy of Monkey Island for the Atari ST. Now how much is this worth? Obviously a hell of a lot to me but if someone was to sell such a vintage item (in excellent condition from what i could see) surely it would be worth a great deal?
But yes, if the bastard happened to be glued to it's close friend rollercoaster tycoon i'd be pissed. But do you think i should check? It's right in front of the bar, do i smell a classic adventure game puzzle?
what do you think?
*Also if anyone know's how to chop bits off midi files then could they kindly add me on msn at cs.chicken@gmail.com. Ta.
I almost stole a copy of Monkey Island from a 'friend', back in the day. For the Atari ST too.
I didn't bother in the end. It needed 1mb of memory to run, and I only had 512k. :(
So I stole Space Quest 3 instead. 8)
You should totally take it. Either get a job with the place, just so you can 'hang around' after hours, or just get a whole group of friends to sit around the area, perhaps a girl with a large purse.
...or a large trench coat. do you HAVE an Atari ST btw? Don't steal if yu don't have the hardware. it aint worth it.
Take it dammit! If you are absolutely sure the disc actually is in it. You could even ask the owner if you could buy it. If it just lies around for decorations, it dont seem to attached to him.
well really that's no different from software piracy which isn't encouraged on the forums, while i may download the odd pc game every now and then (which i hardly ever actually play anyway) i wouldn't steal something that actually belonged to somebody that they had paid for, i have absolutely no problem with stealing from large companies like EA but i wouldn't steal from an actual person.
just imagine how pissed off you'd be if somebody swiped a copy of one of your favourite games.
BUT
if you do steal it make sure nobody is looking first.
this thread is hilarious. Can me and my sister (grapefruitologist) use some of this for an adventure game plot or something?
-Rob
Okay, first of all, that's a criminal offence. Second, if you need a copy of MI sooo badly, you can PM me and we can work out the price. Ã, 8)
Okay, seriosly you shouldn't do that even if it's a collector's item. What if the owner worked hard for the game and is reminded of it every day. How he struggled in the big city, a country boy, always hungry to beg for money and to buy that ever so wanted game....(Now I'm overreacting)
In the end, the choice is all yours. I just hope you make the right one...
Now you are just overreacting everyone. Looking at Chicky's description, the owner dont seem to care too much of the game.
And criminal offence- criminal schmence! I don't have anything better to say about that!
Hey, I was just joking and I also put in the fact that I was OVERREACTING!
Can't you take a joke... ;D
He clearly cares enough about it to show everyone who visits his pub that he owns it. That's appreciation, if I'm not mistaken.
Besides, stealing other people's stuff is wrong, no matter how much you want it.
voh beat me to it... curses!
also, how do you know the guy isn't a big adventure nut and a member of this forum?
this here thread is evidence...
Yeah! That's my copy you're talking about! Now, I'll forgive you for planning the theft if you just grab the game and post it to the following address....
Once I stole one of the millions of big plastic balls in Chuckie Cheese's when I was little, and still got in trouble for it.
It's true that you can probably just get the same thing on Ebay.
You should just ask him for it (or buy it.)
This is why all of you would make lousy thieves. You consider the feelings of the legal owners. Me? Hell no! I make a bright plan, and execute that bright and lovely plan. In the smoothest, quietest way possible.
Quote from: SBsLoVeNiA on Mon 20/02/2006 23:15:01
Okay, first of all, that's a criminal offence. Second, if you need a copy of MI sooo badly, you can PM me and we can work out the price. 8)
I already own each Monkey Island game, boxed too. But an Atari copy would go just right next to my mac version of FOA.
I'm planning on asking him if i can buy it over a pint next time im down there.
Or maybe i could trade it for a red herring.
hmm, this actually sounds like it could end up being a quid pro quo type puzzle... he'll probably want you to retrieve his favourite pair of socks from the lair of some dragon, but when you get there you discover the dragon has a cold and will only give you the socks if you get her some lemsip or something, so you'll have to travel to the local pharmacy only to discover that the bridge leading to it has been destroyed...
And then you'll do what every other adventure game character should have done...
Spoiler
give up...
No no no....
Sneak into the backroom, start a small innocent fire, and as you leave fill a bucket with some old booze and prop it on the door. Sit down at the bar and casually say "Hey, I didn't think this was a smoking establishment..."
When he runs into the back and gets covered in alcohol, burning his eyes and obscuring his vision, grab the box and run. You all win, because he can simply replace it with the insurance money gained from the horrific fire. Nevermind that a person doused in booze shouldn't be near flames...
yes but how do you disable the alarm that is connected up to the box that releases hordes of angry gnomes with jabby type objects of stabbification?
Pour some grog on it?
"As you pour the grog on the alarm you giggle to yourself in glee..'Too easy,' you say, when suddenly a twenty foot tall Yard Gnome with Hepatitis steps on you and shouts 'THIS IS NOT A GROG ESTABLISHMENT.' The End."
You see boxed Monkey Island. The shop owner looks at you.
>Get Monkey Island
Obvious exits are NORTH and DENNIS. The shopkeeper stops you, and throws you into a deep dark room. You are eaten by a grue.
The woman next to you wants a drink before she can help you. However, you are underaged... You spot a hobo in the corner... you give him ten pieces of eight and he goes and buys 2 drinks, one for him and one for you. You give the drink to the woman, but she claims she's not drunk enough yet. You don't have any more money, so you go to your moped, get some glue from the glovebox and pull of some buttons from your leather jacket.
Ã, Ã, Then using the glue on the buttons you get them all sticky. You take your knife that you have with you for detaching the game box, and use it to scratch some copper from the doorhandle and then the sink in the bathroom. You use thesticky buttons with the copperdust and voila, you have things that looks like crappy pieces of eight. Then you repeat the procedure with the hobo.
Ã, Ã, The woman is now drunk and she agrees to help you. there's some of that drink left in the glass, and you decide to take it with you just to save some money, and in these situations everything comes always handy. So the woman approaches the barkeeper and starts to seduce him, and you take your chance on the kitchen. You [puzzle]Insert something cunning and original here[/puzzle].
Ã, Ã, Then when the barkeeper is awawy you start detaching the box with your knife. It seems to be glued stuck, and knifing it would only make the back cover tear and that'd make it less worthy. You need some alcohol, but the keep is away... Suddenly you realize that you have the drink the woman left in your pocket in a glass, so you use it on the box, but you don't wish to wet the box completely. You use the knife with the alcohol and *insert a word here* it under with the knife. Trés bien, the box is loose and you get out of the bar.
Ã, Ã, Open box -> "the box seems to be empty"
does this happen to be a Bristol pub?
Don't ask him!
If he says no, you can't steal it anymore, because you'd be the suspect.
Just distract him with the old three-headed monkey trick.
If he's played the game he'll know about the three headed monkey trick!
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You are in a pub. The year is 2006. There is a copy of monkey island here.
*switch to the shotgun* *Kill bartender* *walk over game to collect it*
ahh puzzles are so much easier in postal 2/ halo 2 / generic FPS!
If the owner postoons his shop with the game, then it obviously means something to him
Sure, you could take it.
The very fact that he hung it up shows that he appreciates it (although the fact that its glued to Rollercoaster Tycoon suggests he is somewhat flippant) and it could well be one of his treasured possessions.
But sure, you could take it.
Quote from: Hotspot on Tue 21/02/2006 20:27:13
does this happen to be a Bristol pub?
No jake, try 20 miles north.
You guys have no morals, maybe Rharpe was right....
This would make a great adventure game...
I've still got original boxed copies of MI1 for the ST (I remember we upgraded the ST to 1meg because we absolutely had to play it) and MI2 for the mac, both with the code wheels too. MI2's in better condition, though MI1's not what I'd call shabby.
Only problem with MI1 is that we had to get the disks replaced because of a pretty notorious bug (heap full game over, or something) that crashed the game at certain points, so instead of the MI logo printed direct on the disk I have horrible white labels with printed words.
Of course, to get them replaced we first had to use the manatee with the toaster and then give the crispy manatee skin to the shady backstreet figureskater, but that's another story...
I don't think it'd be all that worth having.
You can probably find another one somewhere later in life.
The guy does indeed sound like he appreciates it.
If it's been sitting in a pub for awhile, it'll probably not be all that nice to have anyway.
I didn't read that this box is being hung up on the wall in the form of an art gallery exhibit. i read it as "its under a bunch of other boxes in a 'random crap on the wall' type of places." I didn't read it as the owner respected the game and is glad to have it in his collection.
I am all for you asking around to see if you can somehow have it.