Remember when...

vidkid7 · **Posted:** Thu May 30, 2013 2:30 am

...words like "EDGE", "GRID", and "DIRT" made you think about D'ni?

My brain still does a bit of a record scratch when I see these titles...

*sigh*

Dalken Starbyne · **Joined:** Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:06 pm **Posts:** 152

Is it sad that I didn't even know those existed until now?

>_>

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sat Jun 01, 2013 3:37 am

Yikes. Apparently, I was an assistant guildmaster for G.R.I.D. (Guild of Researchers Investigating D'ni), inspired by GRID (Gordon´s Really Incredible Discoveries).

:shock:

Angelfire site that contains GRID and EDGE info. You can also go wayback by plugging www.futurecontact.com into archive.org (ignore that link, it's dead). If you want the original GRID, plug in www.futurecontact.com/GRID.

Karkadann · **Posted:** Sat Jun 01, 2013 6:47 am

Off topic? not sure

Remember when Riven first came out and you could not play it because your pc was not powerful enough.

Erik · **Posted:** Sat Jun 01, 2013 11:58 am

I still think that when I see DIRT.

Tai'lahr · **Posted:** Sat Jun 01, 2013 12:33 pm

Karkadann wrote:

Off topic?

No.

Thanks for the great links, Zardoz.

Jamie Marchant · **Posted:** Sat Jun 01, 2013 2:58 pm

My computer could play Riven.

But speaking of Myst and hardware, one of the major influences to get a DVD burner was Myst 4 and one of the major influences to get a new video card back in the day was URU. I never had RealMyst back in the day so I never upgraded anything for that.

vidkid7 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 02, 2013 5:07 am

Remember when we crammed upwards of fifty people into the pods shortly after Tetsonot had arrived? And then after around six hours of having a great time, the final portal didn't even open?

...I'm pretty sure our weight must have shifted the pod away from the location of the portal. Yeah, that must be it...

Dalken Starbyne · **Joined:** Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:06 pm **Posts:** 152

Oh, good times...

DLordofTime · **Posted:** Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:28 pm

This makes me think I am somewhat 'late for the party', so to speak.

I do remember the first time I saw the riven CD case. Vaguely. My dad got it out from the big chest in his room. I think he said he'd been saving it for me, or something like that.

Romer Openfield · **Posted:** Mon Jun 03, 2013 1:25 am

I constructed my first computer because of URU. I suffered through years of lag with Myst and many other games, until URU Prologue was launched and I...could...not...move!!! L...A...G...

But the computer rebuild effort paid off, the experience was life-enhancing, I loved being an early member of the GOG, and all the subsequent wonderful content and beta-testing were the most memorable gaming times I've had.

Today, those seem like innocent times, experiences created to bring goodhearted people together, like a 1950s block party. Is that romanticizing?

TOOO · **Posted:** Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:34 am

Hurry, don't be late, I can hardly wait
I said to myself when we're old
We'll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park and reminiscing

- The Little River Band

Still, there are plenty of new memories ahead of us!

Rayhdeeyoh · **Posted:** Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:37 pm

Karkadann wrote:

Remember when Riven first came out and you could not play it because your pc was not powerful enough.

This.

I had to keep asking people at work not to discuss their Riven experiences within earshot, for fear of being spoilered.

Romer Openfield · **Posted:** Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:01 am

I have the original big box of Riven, as well as Amerzone and others, like DiscWorld Noir and Sanitarium. Remember big boxes (8-1/2" x 10" on average)? Remember boxes at all???

Crazy how "advanced" the games were for the PCs of that era. But it got me hooked on upgrading my PC and eventually building my own twice.

Little did I know that it was all about two things. Immersion and community.

Then along came URU....

Jamie Marchant · **Posted:** Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:19 am

Remember when video games had filmed live actors in them? Sometimes I miss those days

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