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Title: Help finding an old game
Post by: sammcmackin on September 15, 2009, 04:12:25 PM: Has anyone played an old roguelike game called Hero? I loved that game! I was wondering if anyone can help me find a place to download it.

This is the actual game but the download location is dead.
http://downloads.ugo.com/download.php?gameid=245

I know it was updated to at least version 1.2, but 1.0 is still playable.

Any help would be great!
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: Karzack on September 16, 2009, 12:10:25 AM: http://www.cyberpathway.com/pclair/games.htm

Second link. I'm not sure if this is it, but it looks like it. Same developer as what was on the page you posted.
Edit: Looks like the links are 404 too. Sorry. :(

Edit2: http://www.programfiles.com/Default.asp?LinkId=11031 (requires sign up, so I don't know if it works)

Edit3: I googled the term below and got about 2 pages of results. I don't know how many are dead links though.

Hero is a "16 color dungeon" adventure game
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: Ex on September 16, 2009, 12:37:04 AM: http://www.pacifier.com/~millerb1/wworld.html (http://www.pacifier.com/~millerb1/wworld.html)
This man is also named Brad Miller, and is a programmer as well. Could it be the right Brad Miller? I have no idea. His website doesn't have hero hosted on it that I can find. But you could contact via his e-mail address on the website, or through the forum:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/user/Windopaene (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/user/Windopaene)
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: getter77 on September 16, 2009, 01:25:50 AM: Hey, this looks nifty! Definitely hope somebody can stumble across this at some point. I shall try to hunt around as well somewhere in the line...
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: sammcmackin on September 16, 2009, 05:10:50 AM: I emailed him, lets see if I can a reply.
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: sammcmackin on September 16, 2009, 03:11:50 PM: The Brad Miller who is Windowpaene is not the Brad Miller who programmed the game Hero.

Too bad :'(
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: Slash on September 16, 2009, 04:53:12 PM: I have the game in my roguelike archives, will upload tonight
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: Ex on September 16, 2009, 07:58:57 PM: Quote from: Slash on September 16, 2009, 04:53:12 PM
I have the game in my roguelike archives, will upload tonight
Hurray! :D Slashie saves the day YET AGAIN
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: getter77 on September 16, 2009, 09:07:08 PM: Quote from: Elig on September 16, 2009, 07:58:57 PM
Quote from: Slash on September 16, 2009, 04:53:12 PM
I have the game in my roguelike archives, will upload tonight
Hurray! :D Slashie saves the day YET AGAIN

Indeed! :fingers crossed for most up to date and polished version:
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: sammcmackin on September 21, 2009, 08:49:09 AM: Quote from: Slash on September 16, 2009, 04:53:12 PM
I have the game in my roguelike archives, will upload tonight

Where can I go to download the game?
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: Slash on September 21, 2009, 02:17:42 PM: Damn me and my volatile memory... Will send it out tonight (12 hours from this moment)
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: Karzack on September 21, 2009, 11:17:04 PM: *smack*

Come on Slash, get with it already. :)
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: sammcmackin on September 22, 2009, 10:46:24 PM: It has been over 24 hours and still nothing... :'(
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: Slash on September 24, 2009, 12:10:48 PM: I just set up a reminder so I.... remember :P
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: Omnivorous on September 24, 2009, 08:41:33 PM: *Shouts* :o-Hey slash! Remember to upload 'Hero' tonight! ;)
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: sammcmackin on September 26, 2009, 02:22:20 AM: I think he forgot again. ::)
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: Slash on September 26, 2009, 02:43:51 AM: Damn, and just today, I am not at home...

But I have it, I swear! It is at an old PC, along with lots of other old roguelikes...

Sorry.. my mind is busy with so many things. :s
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: sammcmackin on September 26, 2009, 02:53:45 AM: ;D
It's ok, but do you happen to know what version of the game it is?
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: sammcmackin on September 29, 2009, 06:25:52 AM: Do you happen to be home today Slash?
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: corremn on September 29, 2009, 10:01:20 AM: Slash the master of the dangling carrot. ;D
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: Slash on September 30, 2009, 06:28:23 PM: ok, I just sent a mail to a human agent (my brother), so that he copies the game from the old PC into the new one and I can send it today.
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: Slash on October 01, 2009, 03:41:56 AM: Ok here it goes... it is version 1.0

http://slashie.net/share/HERO.zip (http://slashie.net/share/HERO.zip)
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: Ex on October 01, 2009, 05:33:52 AM: Quote from: Slash on October 01, 2009, 03:41:56 AM
Ok here it goes... it is version 1.0

http://slashie.net/share/HERO.zip (http://slashie.net/share/HERO.zip)
I remember this game now! Great work, slashie! :D
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: sammcmackin on October 02, 2009, 07:12:38 AM: Vista sure doesn't like this game! I'll need to move it over to my XP comp in order to relive the glory days.

Thanks a lot Slash!! ;D
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: Rabiat on October 02, 2009, 08:40:28 AM: Quote from: sammcmackin on October 02, 2009, 07:12:38 AM
Vista sure doesn't like this game! I'll need to move it over to my XP comp in order to relive the glory days.
Have you tried running it in DosBox?
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: getter77 on October 02, 2009, 12:51:14 PM: Excellent work Slash! 8)

At a glance, hunting for a patch up to 1.2 or some such looks like it'll be a tough proposition...
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: Slash on October 02, 2009, 06:35:01 PM: Quote from: sammcmackin on October 02, 2009, 07:12:38 AM
Vista sure doesn't like this game! I'll need to move it over to my XP comp in order to relive the glory days.

Thanks a lot Slash!! ;D

It works perfectly under DosBox... you are welcome!
Title: Re: Help finding an old game
Post by: Vanguard on October 11, 2009, 07:10:45 AM: This game is kind of interesting. Your power is almost entirely determined by your equipment, and when you level up your fighting or armor skills, you actually level up your ability to equip better items.

The extra speed starting ability seems so strong as to be broken, but I took the infravision one for the sake of convenience.

Each enemy type on each floor apparently has randomly assigned weaknesses, resistances, and immunities, so if you do zero damage to everything, that's why - it's possible for them to be completely immune to hand to hand attacks .