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Original Message: Game humor
A lot of the Sierra games had some bits of humor thrown in. In Police Quest 1, I remember if you said to "Look floor," it would answer "It does a great job of holding you up (Which, in this case, is not a crime!)" If you say to "Look ceiling," it answers "Yep, it's still up there!" Speaking of...the disco front from Leisure Suit Larry 1 can also be found in Police Quest 1 as a possible place to pull violators over. If you pull someone over in an industrial part of town, you'll get that scene. "Look building" gets the response "Just an old, abandoned disco, left over from another Sierra game." --------- If you go into a business with more than ten thousand gold on you in Might and Magic, and leave without buying or selling anything, the shopkeeper throws an insult at you! ("See you, cheap skate!") I think my favorite insults were at Mount Nighon in MM7. One (Can't remember if it's the armor or weapon smith) says "You can't take it with you, Tightwad!" The magic shop shouts "WE DIDN'T NEED YOUR BUSINESS ANYWAY!" It's obvious the staff at NWC enjoyed what they did. That their games are STILL fun, even after a quarter of a century, speaks volumes! True, a lot of the pop culture references are lost on today's youth, but it's still a great way to blow off a rainy afternoon.

Original Message: Game humor

A lot of the Sierra games had some bits of humor thrown in. In Police Quest 1, I remember if you said to "Look floor," it would answer "It does a great job of holding you up (Which, in this case, is not a crime!)" If you say to "Look ceiling," it answers "Yep, it's still up there!"

Speaking of...the disco front from Leisure Suit Larry 1 can also be found in Police Quest 1 as a possible place to pull violators over. If you pull someone over in an industrial part of town, you'll get that scene. "Look building" gets the response "Just an old, abandoned disco, left over from another Sierra game." --------- If you go into a business with more than ten thousand gold on you in Might and Magic, and leave without buying or selling anything, the shopkeeper throws an insult at you! ("See you, cheap skate!")

I think my favorite insults were at Mount Nighon in MM7. One (Can't remember if it's the armor or weapon smith) says "You can't take it with you, Tightwad!" The magic shop shouts "WE DIDN'T NEED YOUR BUSINESS ANYWAY!"

It's obvious the staff at NWC enjoyed what they did. That their games are STILL fun, even after a quarter of a century, speaks volumes! True, a lot of the pop culture references are lost on today's youth, but it's still a great way to blow off a rainy afternoon.

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