Talk:Acrophobia (video game)

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The caption to the image and the paragraph about Acrophobia's relationship to Acronymble clearly disagree.

Shouldn't the Berkley Systems game be mentioned on here? It was one of the more popular pastimes on the web in the late 90s.

Well, some form of the Bezerk game is pictured in that screenshot. You can even still play some form of it on Uproar.com though the site seems to be a bit on the flaky side since it's kinda old. They had made it into an inline web version instead of the old .exe so that they can hit you up with ads. (Never mind that Bezerk's software allowed for full-screen ads that were more noticeable, people like to sell banners.) Sadly it's the only one of those great Berkeley games I can find in working form anymore. There's a version of Cosmic Consensus someone made called "Discordi" that I can't get working, and other old favorites like "Get The Picture" are completely gone. Not that mourning over old classic games with solid concepts tucked away in some company's "things we could sue if you remake" file is a proper topic for an encyclopedia, I suppose. --70.39.65.101 05:43, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Yes, Berkeley should be mentioned in some way; it's the version I first heard of, and it gave me the impression it was a Berkeley-originated game; I wasn't aware of a pre-existing IRC based version. It appears that Berkeley still holds the trademark [1]. The first use is claimed as November 17, 1997. It appears at one time they also held a trademark on the term for "board games and hand-held electronic games" but it was abandoned in 2000. [2] Pimlottc 20:44, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

The IRC example should be a complete example, i.e. with full voting results, scoring, etc. Pimlottc 20:04, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Variation of Acronymble

OK, I've no knowledge or interest in this. But I've changed the following statement

Acrophobia is an online variation of the board game "Acronymble,"

To say that they are similar. If the article wishes to claim that it is actually a variation on the earlier game, then a reliable citation will be required to support the contention. 'Variation' implies it is derivative: i.e. that the author knew of the earlier game and deliberately adapted it. That may be true (I don't know) but it requires a citation to back it up. Who says so? Where? --Doc^g 21:21, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] external links

Hi. Maybe there is a rule about external links that I don't know about - I am a newbie. But I actively sought this information a month or so, and found it useful. Today I saw that it had been taken down, and I "undid" the changes.

Since the original game is long-defunct, I think these external links are important. I would compare it to an entry for a classic TV show. That entry would probably divulge where one may find the show in re-runs. In my opinion, these links serve a similar purpose. Please let me know if I am wrong. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.38.187.108 (talk) 02:59, 14 March 2007 (UTC).

is there anyway to still play this game online anywhere?? I've tried every site looking for this old "berkeley" game, and even that uproar site sucks. that site doesn't show anything or get you to any games to play at all. all it does is go to a web search, even though there are options to play games. its a hoax. is there a computer game disc of this old (best) version of acrophobia to buy in-store or online somewhere?

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Acrophobia screenshot.png

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:22, 2 January 2008 (UTC)