Telltale Games

Deadly Chlorine · 02/03/2010, 03:50 am

Oh whoo. I'm going to buy the games a second time tonight, then.

Hope there is shipping to Singapore. D:

Moody Blue · 02/04/2010, 01:03 pm

Well at least I gave you all a good laugh!

I was absolutely pissed when I asked the question and made the Carnal sin of spelling disc with a K.....................

For shame on me!

Chyron8472 · 02/04/2010, 03:26 pm

*GuruGuru214* · 02/04/2010, 03:34 pm

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Bravo.

Uzrname · 02/04/2010, 07:49 pm

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So that's what they meant when they asked to "insert disk 47" ^_^

Plus I think the Tales 3.5 disk version would be at least 60 times taller.

*GuruGuru214* · 02/04/2010, 08:27 pm

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Plus I think the Tales 3.5 disk version would be at least 60 times taller.

Naw. By my count, that's 84 disks. If it would take 949 discs to contain Tales, the stack would only have to be just over 11 times taller. Which means we just have to quote it 8 more times and we're good.

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Deadly Chlorine · 02/05/2010, 03:32 am

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Originally Posted by GuruGuru214

Naw. By my count, that's 84 disks. If it would take 949 discs to contain Tales, the stack would only have to be just over 11 times taller. Which means we just have to quote it 8 more times and we're good.

4/11:

Most computers don't even have floppy disk drives now. Now how are we going to make good use of our 84 discs?

5/11:

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Fishstick_Kitty · 02/05/2010, 04:53 am

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Nowadays most computers have enough memory that you could load the whole game before playing, just sitting there for some hours doing nothing but changing disks

How about this option?

Deadly Chlorine · 02/05/2010, 04:56 am

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How about this option?

But how do you even play it? Using the powers of your mind, maybe. 8D

There should be one on the Virtual Boy.

Uzrname · 02/05/2010, 05:13 am

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Naw. By my count, that's 84 disks. If it would take 949 discs to contain Tales, the stack would only have to be just over 11 times taller. Which means we just have to quote it 8 more times and we're good.

I counted 64. x that on 1.44 meg and you get like 90 Mb. That's not even enough for one episode, you need at least 200 Mb, i.e. 160 disks or so. So your counting is good, but it's rather 15 or so piles, not 11.

*DjNDB* · 02/05/2010, 05:25 am

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I counted 64. x that on 1.44 meg and you get like 90 Mb. That's not even enough for one episode, you need at least 200 Mb, i.e. 160 disks or so. So your counting is good, but it's rather 15 or so piles, not 11.

They could just use pigzip.

*GuruGuru214* · 02/05/2010, 12:00 pm

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I counted 64. x that on 1.44 meg and you get like 90 Mb. That's not even enough for one episode, you need at least 200 Mb, i.e. 160 disks or so. So your counting is good, but it's rather 15 or so piles, not 11.

I figured it by the size of the total Tales program folder being 1.3 GB (1,398,669,312 bytes) and a disk being 1.44 MB (1,474,560 bytes). 1,398,669,312 / 1,474,560 = 948.53. I re-counted and got an even 30 disks in the original stack, and that was copied and pasted 3 times, so that makes 90 disks in the stack. 949/90 = 10.5. So I stand by my "11 piles" statement.

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Uzrname · 02/05/2010, 12:39 pm

It's actually 28 disks that have been copypasted (I recounted) three times, so theoretically 84 disks. But practically you can't say that because you don't see the top deck properly so you can only presume its the same as the pasted one (duh).

But what if it's not?

And btw, you're not counting the complete disk, just the five installments put into one single folder right-click properties. What if the disk has a different size, huh?

*GuruGuru214* · 02/05/2010, 01:40 pm

If that's the case, then we won't know until the DVD comes, now will we? Also, I would've come up with 28 again on my recount, but I noticed a couple places where there's enough of a gap between the disks that there has to be a couple we can't see there. Even if it is 28 disks, I was right the first time.

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Uzrname · 02/05/2010, 02:41 pm

11.3 (for the folder size you came up with). I.e. 11 stacks + this:

guitarsareboring · 02/05/2010, 02:56 pm

Well it's pretty clear we need a thread of mock up Tales formats

Here's my shabby NES effort

LowMoralFiber · 02/05/2010, 03:49 pm

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Well it's pretty clear we need a thread of mock up Tales formats

Here's my shabby NES effort

That brings back memories of the NES port of King's Quest V... *shudder*

Jen Kollic · 02/05/2010, 04:09 pm

Oh god. That's even more disks than Beneath A Steel Sky on the Amiga. The horror.

And if we're doing console ports, here's one with polygons that you can shave with:

I'd so buy that.

*GuruGuru214* · 02/05/2010, 10:14 pm

Pff, you amateurs with your Photoshop. THIS is how you do a mock up!

Uzrname · 02/05/2010, 11:00 pm

I'm suspecting... Photoshop, paper print, glue, and a box from Atari.

Now the awesome: you actually found a similar font to type this in.

EDIT: Well if Crysis got released for Atari http://www.gamingsteve.com/images/crysis-atari-2600.gif, why not Tales =)

02/05/2010, 12:39 pm	#53
Uzrname ilikeyouimnotgonnacrack Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Montreal, QC, Canada Posts: 264	It's actually 28 disks that have been copypasted (I recounted) three times, so theoretically 84 disks. But practically you can't say that because you don't see the top deck properly so you can only presume its the same as the pasted one (duh). But what if it's not? And btw, you're not counting the complete disk, just the five installments put into one single folder right-click properties. What if the disk has a different size, huh? __________________ If forum options would've been more fun, here'd probably reside some wicked banner image.

02/05/2010, 02:41 pm	#55
Uzrname ilikeyouimnotgonnacrack Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Montreal, QC, Canada Posts: 264	11.3 (for the folder size you came up with). I.e. 11 stacks + this: __________________ If forum options would've been more fun, here'd probably reside some wicked banner image.

02/05/2010, 04:09 pm	#58
Jen Kollic >B[ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 538	Oh god. That's even more disks than Beneath A Steel Sky on the Amiga. The horror. And if we're doing console ports, here's one with polygons that you can shave with: I'd so buy that. __________________ *"Gentlemen! Please! You can fight like itsy bitsy babies later. Right now we have adult name-calling and mud-slinging to attend to."* - Dr. Nightmare, Attorney at Law DeviantArt FFN

02/05/2010, 11:00 pm	#60
Uzrname ilikeyouimnotgonnacrack Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Montreal, QC, Canada Posts: 264	I'm suspecting... Photoshop, paper print, glue, and a box from Atari. Now the awesome: you actually found a similar font to type this in. EDIT: Well if Crysis got released for Atari http://www.gamingsteve.com/images/crysis-atari-2600.gif, why not Tales =) __________________ If forum options would've been more fun, here'd probably reside some wicked banner image. Last edited by Uzrname; 02/05/2010 at 11:17 pm.

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02/03/2010, 03:50 am	#41
Deadly Chlorine Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 16	Oh whoo. I'm going to buy the games a second time tonight, then. Hope there is shipping to Singapore. D:

02/04/2010, 01:03 pm	#42
Moody Blue Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 25	Well at least I gave you all a good laugh! I was absolutely pissed when I asked the question and made the Carnal sin of spelling disc with a K..................... For shame on me!

02/04/2010, 03:26 pm	#43
Chyron8472 Killer Walrus Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tulsa, OK, USA Posts: 4,061

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guitarsareboring Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,274	Well it's pretty clear we need a thread of mock up Tales formats Here's my shabby NES effort

02/05/2010, 10:14 pm	#59
GuruGuru214 Crazy Windmill Mod Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kakariko Windmill Windmill Status: Going Around Posts: 6,344	Pff, you amateurs with your Photoshop. THIS is how you do a mock up!

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