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#1
zombiegleemax
May 27, 2004 8:53:11 I have an old NES (mint working condition) that I like to pull out and play whenever I’m feeling nostalgic. There’s nothing like popping in some Super Mario Bros to make me feel like a kid again. Good times!

Yesterday evening I got the urge to stop in a local used games shop to check out their extremely small Nintendo game selection. Many of the games were bringing back some great memories. Much to my surprise, as I flipped through the small stack of games, there sat Heroes of the Lance. I never even knew the game existed for NES. To be fair though, I’ve only been a DL reader for about a year now. So, at the irresistible price of 1.99, I felt compelled to grab it.

Due to a busy evening, I only had a chance to pop it in for about 5 minutes. First impressions were very bad, but I’m committed to playing it out. Anyone here ever played the game? I’d love to hear some opinions of the product. Playing without the instruction booklet may be a challenge as well.

Seemed like a needle in a haystack to me…..
#2
brimstone
May 27, 2004 9:35:43 The game is awful.

It's hard to play, game play is difficult, and it's not very user friendly.

That being said, though...it's quite accurate to Xak Tsaroth. If you have a map of the city, you can easily find your way through the game....it's all there, and it's all accurate, which I thought was really cool.

So, for $2.10...I'd say you got your money's worth.
#3
zombiegleemax
May 27, 2004 9:35:58 I've only played it on an emulator and I just couldn't get past the badness of it. I never made it farther than two feet in the fist lvl (Xak Tsorath isn't it?) before falling in a hole and killing Goldmoon and then having Tas follow her down yet another hole. I turned it off in frustration. If you get anywhere in it, let me know.
#4
zombiegleemax
May 27, 2004 10:58:22
Originally posted by AlricLightwind
I've only played it on an emulator and I just couldn't get past the badness of it. I never made it farther than two feet in the fist lvl (Xak Tsorath isn't it?) before falling in a hole and killing Goldmoon and then having Tas follow her down yet another hole. I turned it off in frustration. If you get anywhere in it, let me know.

Gotta love the World Wide Web! Couldn't believe that someone actually created a FAQ/Walkthrough for the game. In case you're interested...

http://alexandria.rpgclassics.com/NES/heroesofthelance/heroesofthelance_2.txt
#5
silvanthalas
May 27, 2004 14:09:49 Heroes of the Lance for NES is, imo, barely a 1 out of 10.

It's THAT bad.
#6
baron_the_curse
May 27, 2004 14:46:07
Originally posted by silvanthalas
Heroes of the Lance for NES is, imo, barely a 1 out of 10.

It's THAT bad.

So what we need is a brand new Zelda-style Dragonlance game for the Gamecube! :D
#7
zombiegleemax
May 27, 2004 15:39:19 Nooo, we need a Baldur's Gate-esque DL game for PC! :D
#8
zombiegleemax
May 27, 2004 15:42:03
Originally posted by Ashaman Nash
Nooo, we need a Baldur's Gate-esque DL game for PC! :D

Like FER SURE!! That would make my year! lol

My two cents: The Heroes of the Lance game for NES was just uber-weird! I had trouble following it, it was neat/fun, but very weird. But at $2.10, you can't go wrong ;) Definately I good keep sake, at the very least.
#9
baron_the_curse
May 27, 2004 16:09:53
Originally posted by Ashaman Nash
Nooo, we need a Baldur's Gate-esque DL game for PC! :D

Well, if were going to go PC we might as well have a Neverwinter Night-style Dragonlance game. Baldur's Gate 2 dimensional gameplay is history...
#10
karui_kage
May 27, 2004 19:55:31 Personally, once you get all the FAN-made patches for it (which fix near everything), I think that the engine for ToEE would be perfect for a Dragonlance game. I loved the way they moved in that game, and personally, I much preferred the turn-base system over real-time. It seemed more true DnD to me than others.
#11
zombiegleemax
May 27, 2004 21:33:40 Where can I get these fan made patches? I thing ToEE has a lot of potential, it was just....I dunno, off.
#12
brimstone
May 28, 2004 8:30:18
Originally posted by AlricLightwind
I thing ToEE has a lot of potential, it was just....I dunno, off.

"ToEE"?
#13
karui_kage
May 28, 2004 8:36:55
Originally posted by AlricLightwind
Where can I get these fan made patches? I thing ToEE has a lot of potential, it was just....I dunno, off.

http://www.co8.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?forumid=14

Great guys here.
#14
shnik
May 28, 2004 9:54:35
Originally posted by Brimstone
"ToEE"?

Temple of Elemental Evil, the PC game.
#15
brimstone
May 28, 2004 10:06:05 Ah...I didn't realize they made one.

Well, I'm sure my computer won't run it. It barely runs NWN.
#16
zombiegleemax
May 28, 2004 12:07:59 It might Brim, it's more along the lines of Baulder's Gate and Icewind Dale graphic-wise. Nothing too intense. But patch the damn thing first.
#17
brimstone
May 28, 2004 12:32:12 Yeah...I was reading some reviews and stuff on IGN. Then I looked at the patch...it's an 8.5 meg patch! That's intense. And the list of stuff they fixed goes on, and on, and on, and on....

I might have to check into that.
#18
edgelett
May 30, 2004 18:53:33 I had Heroes of the Lance on my old Atari 520ST computer...man I loved that game!!!!! Yes it's old & crusty but I played it day after day after day.....

ah, memories.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 zombiegleemax May 27, 2004 8:53:11	I have an old NES (mint working condition) that I like to pull out and play whenever I’m feeling nostalgic. There’s nothing like popping in some Super Mario Bros to make me feel like a kid again. Good times! Yesterday evening I got the urge to stop in a local used games shop to check out their extremely small Nintendo game selection. Many of the games were bringing back some great memories. Much to my surprise, as I flipped through the small stack of games, there sat Heroes of the Lance. I never even knew the game existed for NES. To be fair though, I’ve only been a DL reader for about a year now. So, at the irresistible price of 1.99, I felt compelled to grab it. Due to a busy evening, I only had a chance to pop it in for about 5 minutes. First impressions were very bad, but I’m committed to playing it out. Anyone here ever played the game? I’d love to hear some opinions of the product. Playing without the instruction booklet may be a challenge as well. Seemed like a needle in a haystack to me…..
#2 brimstone May 27, 2004 9:35:43	The game is awful. It's hard to play, game play is difficult, and it's not very user friendly. That being said, though...it's quite accurate to Xak Tsaroth. If you have a map of the city, you can easily find your way through the game....it's all there, and it's all accurate, which I thought was really cool. So, for $2.10...I'd say you got your money's worth.
#3 zombiegleemax May 27, 2004 9:35:58	I've only played it on an emulator and I just couldn't get past the badness of it. I never made it farther than two feet in the fist lvl (Xak Tsorath isn't it?) before falling in a hole and killing Goldmoon and then having Tas follow her down yet another hole. I turned it off in frustration. If you get anywhere in it, let me know.
#4 zombiegleemax May 27, 2004 10:58:22	Originally posted by AlricLightwind I've only played it on an emulator and I just couldn't get past the badness of it. I never made it farther than two feet in the fist lvl (Xak Tsorath isn't it?) before falling in a hole and killing Goldmoon and then having Tas follow her down yet another hole. I turned it off in frustration. If you get anywhere in it, let me know. Gotta love the World Wide Web! Couldn't believe that someone actually created a FAQ/Walkthrough for the game. In case you're interested... http://alexandria.rpgclassics.com/NES/heroesofthelance/heroesofthelance_2.txt
#5 silvanthalas May 27, 2004 14:09:49	Heroes of the Lance for NES is, imo, barely a 1 out of 10. It's THAT bad.
#6 baron_the_curse May 27, 2004 14:46:07	Originally posted by silvanthalas Heroes of the Lance for NES is, imo, barely a 1 out of 10. It's THAT bad. So what we need is a brand new Zelda-style Dragonlance game for the Gamecube! :D
#7 zombiegleemax May 27, 2004 15:39:19	Nooo, we need a Baldur's Gate-esque DL game for PC! :D
#8 zombiegleemax May 27, 2004 15:42:03	Originally posted by Ashaman Nash Nooo, we need a Baldur's Gate-esque DL game for PC! :D Like FER SURE!! That would make my year! lol My two cents: The Heroes of the Lance game for NES was just uber-weird! I had trouble following it, it was neat/fun, but very weird. But at $2.10, you can't go wrong ;) Definately I good keep sake, at the very least.
#9 baron_the_curse May 27, 2004 16:09:53	Originally posted by Ashaman Nash Nooo, we need a Baldur's Gate-esque DL game for PC! :D Well, if were going to go PC we might as well have a Neverwinter Night-style Dragonlance game. Baldur's Gate 2 dimensional gameplay is history...
#10 karui_kage May 27, 2004 19:55:31	Personally, once you get all the FAN-made patches for it (which fix near everything), I think that the engine for ToEE would be perfect for a Dragonlance game. I loved the way they moved in that game, and personally, I much preferred the turn-base system over real-time. It seemed more true DnD to me than others.
#11 zombiegleemax May 27, 2004 21:33:40	Where can I get these fan made patches? I thing ToEE has a lot of potential, it was just....I dunno, off.
#12 brimstone May 28, 2004 8:30:18	Originally posted by AlricLightwind I thing ToEE has a lot of potential, it was just....I dunno, off. "ToEE"?
#13 karui_kage May 28, 2004 8:36:55	Originally posted by AlricLightwind Where can I get these fan made patches? I thing ToEE has a lot of potential, it was just....I dunno, off. http://www.co8.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?forumid=14 Great guys here.
#14 shnik May 28, 2004 9:54:35	Originally posted by Brimstone "ToEE"? Temple of Elemental Evil, the PC game.
#15 brimstone May 28, 2004 10:06:05	Ah...I didn't realize they made one. Well, I'm sure my computer won't run it. It barely runs NWN.
#16 zombiegleemax May 28, 2004 12:07:59	It might Brim, it's more along the lines of Baulder's Gate and Icewind Dale graphic-wise. Nothing too intense. But patch the damn thing first.
#17 brimstone May 28, 2004 12:32:12	Yeah...I was reading some reviews and stuff on IGN. Then I looked at the patch...it's an 8.5 meg patch! That's intense. And the list of stuff they fixed goes on, and on, and on, and on.... I might have to check into that.
#18 edgelett May 30, 2004 18:53:33	I had Heroes of the Lance on my old Atari 520ST computer...man I loved that game!!!!! Yes it's old & crusty but I played it day after day after day..... ah, memories.