The Games Time Forgot
Jun. 2nd, 2007 08:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stevekensonSo the other day I got a call out of the blue from Lou Prosperi. I used to work with Lou back when he was a developer at FASA Corporation and I was freelancing. He now lives in Massachusetts and, as it happens, was looking to clear out some of his (truly extensive) game collection. So he invited a bunch of people over to see if they wanted anything. Now, my own game collection is pretty extensive, but it was a good opportunity to drop by and see Lou, plus I was going to be in the area anyway visiting Rosalie at Lahey.
I still managed to find a few things Lou was unloading I didn’t already have, namely:
Fringeworthy: An RPG about exploring parallel Earths and other dimensions from TriTac. Some have claimed this game was inspiration for Stargate (the film and the series). I don’t know if that’s true, although there certainly are similarities (a gate system build by a long-vanished, highly advanced race).
Ringworld: The boxed set by Chaosium in near perfect condition (dice included!). Always wanted to read this one.
Sandman: Map of Halaal: The last product put out by the late, lamented Pacesetter. I was a big fan of Pacesetter’s other games, especially TimeMaster (Chill was a close second). I bought just about everything they put out back in the day, but didn’t get Sandman at the time, another one I always wanted to read.
Superworld: One of the very first superhero RPGs and one of the only ones I didn’t already own, although I did already have quite a few of the supplements for it.
Of course, chances are I’ll soon have to see about thinning out my own RPG collection.... it’s that or buying a new house.
I still managed to find a few things Lou was unloading I didn’t already have, namely:
Fringeworthy: An RPG about exploring parallel Earths and other dimensions from TriTac. Some have claimed this game was inspiration for Stargate (the film and the series). I don’t know if that’s true, although there certainly are similarities (a gate system build by a long-vanished, highly advanced race).
Ringworld: The boxed set by Chaosium in near perfect condition (dice included!). Always wanted to read this one.
Sandman: Map of Halaal: The last product put out by the late, lamented Pacesetter. I was a big fan of Pacesetter’s other games, especially TimeMaster (Chill was a close second). I bought just about everything they put out back in the day, but didn’t get Sandman at the time, another one I always wanted to read.
Superworld: One of the very first superhero RPGs and one of the only ones I didn’t already own, although I did already have quite a few of the supplements for it.
Of course, chances are I’ll soon have to see about thinning out my own RPG collection.... it’s that or buying a new house.
