GoblinJacK Posted June 26, 2003 Posted June 26, 2003 This is my first post here. I recently got a wave of admiration towards MI2, a game that when i played it the first time, seemed a bit spooky for my taste. Something that i hadn't noticed about the game before just hit me like a brick to the head! How cool was the way that Scabb Island (the one you start on?) had a central musical theme, and as you entered each building, the theme took a twist and seamlessly transitioned into a variation. Each variation had its own flavor and mood. Sorry, I am just in AWE right now!
Andi Wan Posted June 26, 2003 Posted June 26, 2003 So you should be! Aside from that, how good is the freedom to move between the islands whenever you want! Its like you exist in a real world, where you don't have to progress through locations level style. No other LucasArts adventure since then (poss. exclusion of DOTT) has given me that level of freedom. It really adds to immersion, I think. Welcome by the way.
Ray Jones Posted June 26, 2003 Posted June 26, 2003 i agree with that scabb music theme .. mostly i like the one i the kitchen and at the hotel. In CMI i missed to travel between the islands a bit, but it was ok, the locos and the mood helped me over it. .. In EMI there was no help for it .. it was just too levelbased. Just like SoMI, but SoMI was the first.
Andi Wan Posted June 26, 2003 Posted June 26, 2003 Originally posted by RayJones In EMI there was no help for it .. it was just too levelbased. I think CMI and EMI are about equal in the level based stakes. Though they both arn't that bad. Just not as open as MI2.
Ray Jones Posted June 26, 2003 Posted June 26, 2003 hmm. yeah. right.. MI2 seems to be the one that left the rows.. and in fact i had fun with MI4 .. and MI3 i've enjoyed to the maxxxx.
RoyTordesLegend Posted June 26, 2003 Posted June 26, 2003 Wasn't that whole music thing in MI2 called imuse or something? A special system developed to make the tempo go up in certain situations. Hi by the way!!
Andi Wan Posted June 26, 2003 Posted June 26, 2003 Originally posted by RoyTordesLegend Wasn't that whole music thing in MI2 called imuse or something? A special system developed to make the tempo go up in certain situations. Yup. That's what it was called.
Remi Posted June 26, 2003 Posted June 26, 2003 iMuse was used in MI2-EMI as well as most other post-MI LEC adventures.
Spitmaster Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 Damn ! I really miss MI2, and of course the great Spitting Contest. Grog any one??
RoyTordesLegend Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 Hey Thrik - can I have some points to help me with certain charitable activities?
Spitmaster Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 I was thinking... Can Lucas make MI2 to support the XP without us using the Q+E?Or is it something that they doesn´t care? Can u imagine a version working fully in XP with a good sound system??
Benny Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 Yes they could, just like samnmax and full throttle in the entertainment pack.
Spitmaster Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 Is that pack for US only or they are selling in Europe?
Gabez Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 Actually, The Entertainment Pack is only available in the UK at the moment.
Spitmaster Posted June 28, 2003 Posted June 28, 2003 Damn!!! So is true that u can play it on XP as the normal thing? I miss so much the win 98 SE, (it was almost perfect) every cool Lucas games worked on that system. Pitty that we had change to XP, or else we became history. This software (and hardware) evolution thing is like a train or u catch it or lose it... You got to have always the new drive version, the latest video board. Slave to the system, I say!!
GoblinJacK Posted July 1, 2003 Author Posted July 1, 2003 Ermm...hey lookit! UT smilies! TELEFRAG! Anyways, speaking of playing MI2 on newer OSes, does anyone know why I am having a problem with using my mouse in ScummVM? The Command Prompt window that comes up right before it starts says something about it wanting to use a joystick for the controller. BUT I DONT HAVE ONE, let alone have one hooked up! YIKES! So i can't move the cursor at all in the interface, rendering it useless! ARGH! P.S. Win98
Xalan Posted July 5, 2003 Posted July 5, 2003 Originally posted by Spitmaster every cool Lucas games worked on that system. Are you sure? Just recently I've tried to get SoMI working on my computer (yes, it is W98) and have come up with some sort of error everytime, whether it can't find '000.lml' or 'divide by 0 error' it's REALLY frustrating I haven't gotten around to trying MI:LR yet, as I need to convert the 5 1/4 discs to 3 1/2 still...
GoblinJacK Posted July 7, 2003 Author Posted July 7, 2003 Xalan, i can help! I used to get the same error with the Divide by 0. What worked for me was that I pulled the Monkey.exe to the side so that the dos window wouldnt get in the way when it popped up. Then what i did, was that I kept double clicking on the icon until there were about 20 monkey.exes open. Then I looked at the Taskbar, and they all said "Finished..monkey" except ONE amazingly! It said "MONKEY" so i closed all the bogus dos windows and maximized the one that said MONKEY and VOILA! there on the screen was the the beautiful LUCASFILM logo! Hope that helps.
Rapp Scallion Posted July 7, 2003 Posted July 7, 2003 Well, that's impressive, GoblinJacK. The only thing that's wrong with 98 (or maybe it's my computer) is that you can't get the sound on the really old games to work (unless you play in dos mode). Like ZakMcKracken, Loom floppy disk version. About the entertainment pack: I think it's possible to buy it in the stores in norway, but i don't know, since it is a distance to the nearest game shop. I got this guy to buy two entertainment packs on the internet on a norwegian web-site (One for my friend, and one for me.). But he isn't home at day time (Job from 8-20 i think). I went to his house, but he wasn't home. Then I got too curious and looked into the mailbox: Voila! A little card from the post office that says that you got to pick up a package on the post office. And that close at 20. Duh. Rapp_Scallion
Dastardly Posted July 10, 2003 Posted July 10, 2003 Why dont all those who want to play MI or MI2 with full sound etc play them with an Amiga emulator like WinUAE? I do Currently playing SoMI
ATMachine Posted July 11, 2003 Posted July 11, 2003 That's only really good for those who want just MI1 with full sound. As you may know, about half of the PC version's music is missing from the Amiga version of MI2 (to save disk space), and so less than "full sound" is there. Personally, I think it's really weird to play MI2 without the familiar themes like "Captain Dread" and such. MI1 seems to me to have been a much more successful Amiga port than MI2. Just my two cents.
Spitmaster Posted July 16, 2003 Posted July 16, 2003 and VOILA! there on the screen was the the beautiful LUCASFILM logo! [/b] I liked very much that line:p It gave me nostalgia
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