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Author Topic: Anybody remember playing Dark Tower back around '82?  (Read 921 times)

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Anybody remember playing Dark Tower back around '82?
« on: March 28, 2008, 09:24:05 pm »
This game was so much damned fun when I was a kid... I've been wanting to scoff one of ebay... but holy crap!  Turns out... there is pretty darn good pricey demand for them.
Happy Gaming!

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Re: Anybody remember playing Dark Tower back around '82?
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2008, 09:56:23 pm »
I totally remember that, although I had forgotten about it until I saw that 1982 Sears catalog.   I wish I still had that game around somewhere...
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Re: Anybody remember playing Dark Tower back around '82?
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2008, 10:07:39 pm »
I wonder if it still would be just as fun as I remember...   sucks getting old.
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Re: Anybody remember playing Dark Tower back around '82?
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2008, 10:08:55 pm »
I loved it.  There are a couple of flash versions of it out there (not as great as the actual spinning tower, but pretty good nonetheless).  I have a couple hosted here:

http://hofle.com/darktower/
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Re: Anybody remember playing Dark Tower back around '82?
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2008, 10:11:37 pm »
Outstanding game.  My dad took all the figures and cast them into metal.  I still have the knight who stood there with his sword with the point sticking in the ground (minus the sword since it broke off before dad got a hold of em.)

That game freaking rocked!

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Re: Anybody remember playing Dark Tower back around '82?
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2008, 10:12:04 pm »
I loved it.  There are a couple of flash versions of it (not as great as the actual spinning tower, but pretty good nonetheless).  I have a couple hosted here:

http://hofle.com/darktower/

Hey... thats pretty neat... gave me a few... "oh yeah" moments.
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Re: Anybody remember playing Dark Tower back around '82?
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2008, 02:32:16 pm »
I loved it.  There are a couple of flash versions of it out there (not as great as the actual spinning tower, but pretty good nonetheless).  I have a couple hosted here:

http://hofle.com/darktower/

Awesome   Thanks!
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Re: Anybody remember playing Dark Tower back around '82?
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2008, 04:11:41 pm »
my brother used to cheat at it,and if i ever won then he would give me a beating :(

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Re: Anybody remember playing Dark Tower back around '82?
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2008, 11:10:46 am »
Used to play this with my brothers all the time. It was always lots of fun. I think my oldest brother still has it but I'm pretty sure it stopped working at some point. Great game.