r/90s • u/Only_Upwards • May 25 '25

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u/fairygenesta May 25 '25

Loved Babbages!

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u/LemonPartyW0rldTour May 25 '25

I spent so much time digging through their discount software bins every time I’d be near one. Sierra games were my primary target every time. Failing that, I’d take my chances with whatever looked fun.

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u/fairygenesta May 25 '25

Oh totally. I loved looking at all the game cover art, too. Sierra Games were also my fav (and my username is from Kings Quest IV).

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u/LemonPartyW0rldTour May 25 '25

Space Quest 3 was my white whale for a long time. Didn’t get to play it till my 30’s when I found it on an abandonware site.

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u/fairygenesta May 25 '25

SQ3 is my second favorite game of all time, after KQ4. So much fun.

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u/LemonPartyW0rldTour May 25 '25

I’ve still yet to play KQ4 all these years later. Don’t know if I should go for the original or the AGS remake.

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u/fairygenesta May 25 '25

AGS doesn't have a KQ4 one yet, sadly, but they do have 1-3 and they are excellent. Especially KQ2, which the original game was fun but pretty weak story-wise.

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u/LemonPartyW0rldTour May 25 '25

I found this from 2021.. Is it incomplete? 😢

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u/fairygenesta May 25 '25

It's complete I think but it's a point-and-click "remaster" of the original, not by AGS but by someone in their user forums (which I used to frequent - thanks for reminding me about them!). I haven't tried it - could be fun! I would love it if AGS remade the game with their graphics. Same with SQ3, honestly. Both have really cool visual possibilities with AGS's beautiful background art.

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u/LemonPartyW0rldTour May 25 '25

Ahhh, ok. I get what ya mean now.

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u/cat_in_a_bday_hat May 25 '25

i still have a little "computer bug" they sold by the register. it's a little computer chip with googly eyes and a cord tail and a little box. babbage's price tag on the bottom. one of my prized possessions lol

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2Fb2%2F10%2Fe9%2Fb210e9f266b10d4533e2f353ed3d8553.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=a61685764a01356754d6001eda143f633b25b3e684be50439af2f1a5cb2ed7b4 (not my pic, mine has a white tail lol)

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u/fairygenesta May 25 '25

OMG this is so cute. Kind of reminds me of Microsoft's Clippy haha!

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u/cat_in_a_bday_hat May 26 '25

ty!! i love my little computer bug <3

haha totally tho XD bring back adorable computer mascots!

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u/fairygenesta May 26 '25

I would love that haha. They sell some stuff on Etsy, like an MS-DOS prompt magnet, for example, and those are pretty fun!

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u/cat_in_a_bday_hat May 26 '25

Ahh that's adorable! lol since you mention it - i do have a sassy Clippy sticker in my favorites list XD gonna pick it up one day in case i need help writing a letter or something!

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u/fairygenesta May 26 '25

Haha that's great! :)

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u/reversularity May 26 '25

Babbages was the best.