[Coco] What are the best games to show off a coco?

[Richard E. Crisilip]

On Wednesday, July 13, 2011 01:40:29 AM Andrew wrote:
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> > Ok, I've got a Coco 3 and a microsd drive pak clone.
> > 
> > What are your favorite games? These can be for the 3 only or for the 1/2
> > if they work on the 3.
> > 
> > And I prefer ones that are not straight ports of other systems, like the
> > sierra games. (These are much better on my 1000sx.)
> > 
> > Also, which ones support RGB color, and which are artifact colors only?
> 
> In no particular order (all my opinion, of course):
> 
> 1. Gates of Delirium by Diecom - probably the best Ultima clone for the
> Coco 2; works OK on the 3, and used artifacting fairly well.
> 
> 2. Dungeons of Daggorath - enough said (for the CoCo 1 & 2)
> 
> 3. The 7th Link - for the CoCo 3 - essentially Ultima for the CoCo 3
> 
> 4. Caladuril Flame of Light for CoCo 2 (there was also a second "part 2"
> version)
> 
> 5. I never played it but the ads looked cool: Gantelet II for the CoCo 3
> by Diecom (is this one available somewhere?) - if it was as good as the
> CoCo 2 version of Gantelet, then it was probably pretty nice
> 
> 6. The Learning Company's Robot Odyssey - CoCo 2, artifacting used
> heavily, fun game
> 
> 7. The Epyx games Koronis Rift and Rescue on Fractalus were pretty nice
> for the CoCo 3
> 
> There was also a game, I don't recall the name of, for the CoCo 3 that
> had 3-D dungeons (kinda like DofD) that were made with some kind of "3D
> Engine" that allowed the rooms to be defined (according to the
> programmer) in a vector format of some sort; it was a hack-and-slash
> dungeon RPG - I can't think of the name - ugh!
> 
> Also - Quest for Thelda (Zelda clone for the CoCo 3) - never played it;
> does anyone know if any of these (aside from the obvious ones like DofD
> and Gates) are available anywhere?
> 
> -- Andrew L. Ayers, Glendale, Arizona
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How about Gate Crasher by our Aussy friend? 8-)