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[quote name="veronica"]So I'm feeling nostalgic in my old age. But due to said aging, I can't remember the name of my old favorite text adventure game. I was hoping one of you might recognize it, and help me out. Warning: Description of game follows. You start off in a ravine. There's a road next to the ravine, which brings you to a castle. If you enter the courtyard, there's a dragon, which holds a ring in a pouch around its neck. Slaying the dragon will provide you with the ring, and automatically teleport you to the throne room in the castle. The ring is one of five treasures. The object of the game is to get any three of the treasures together in the same location. Or, if you're clever, you can put two in the throne room, carry two on your body, slay the dragon, and thus get all five treasures. But let's move on... There is a Black Orb in the game. Picking it up will make you too weak to carry most items, so you have to drop everything in a safe place before setting out to get it. It gets you extra points. You have to row through a maze of streams to get to it. Other mazes include the dungeons below the castles (where you fight <i>gasp</i> skeletons!), and the maze of hallways in the castle. Other memorable items: A well that you fall into to get a special sword, and have to teleport out of. An idol found in the dungeons. A SEKRET passage behind a tapestry. Vials of red liquid that might make you "feel strong and well rested". Is any of this ringing any bells? I played this game constantly, along with Zork, when I was a dorky kid. I wouldn't mind finding it again, so I can play it and discover that it sucks more than I thought. v [/quote]