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10-12-2022 08:24 AM
catchaserguns I finally finished this game. I have the GOG version.
05-01-2021 08:11 AM
yoshkinawa
These are hidden credits for the games designer Matt Gruson

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Originally Posted by _r.u.s.s. View Post


anybody knows what does that "73766,347" mean?

i googled up a bit and it seems it also appeard in other Microprose games, like "Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender-Bender", as well
These are hidden credits for the games designer Matt Gruson

I found this in one of the read-me files:

*******************************************
* VERSION 6.1 NOTES: (Matt Gruson - 5/93) *
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Contact on CompuServe @ 72360,2432 or
73766,347
Prodigy @ PTJT50A
GEnie @ M.GRUSON

73766,347 and sometimes PTJT50A appears on walls of different games,
Like Dragonsphere, Rex-nebualr, The riddle of master Lu, Earthrise...

Even though those are games of different companies,
they are all games that their development was contributed by Matt Gruson

https://www.mobygames.com/developer/...eloperId,2711/
23-07-2017 03:38 AM
Mystvan I liked that game very much, although without a Walkthrough it would be difficult mainly in the dunes, fairies and questions from the magic branches of the evil wizard.

And there are also twisted plots and the family drama of the dispute within royalty. Well, unfortunately a very common fact that royalties have faced for centuries.

Among the Microprose Adventure games, I found Dragonsphere to be the most “joyful” and “vivacious” game if we compare Rex Nebular (lone wolf ) and Return of the Phantom (very lugubrious ).
09-05-2013 01:10 AM
elbonians Yeah I just played this because it showed up on the game bookshelf on gog.com for free. It was good! Felt like plenty of effort was put into completing it. Not rough around the edges.

Word of warning: gog provides supplemental pdfs including a "prince callash examination paper". It's actually necessary to read that.

It also contains a game manual. I read the manual halfway through the game and found exactly three things I didn't already know:

1. Double-click "look" for a description of the room overall. This can help you focus on what the game considers important about the room.
2. Click both mouse buttons at once for main menu.
3. Space bar speeds up walking. Sometimes. When it feels like working. It's better than nothing.

So if you know those things, don't bother with the manual. Just read the examination paper.

And there is a scar on some character somewhere. That's not a spoiler -- it's a detail you are expected to observe, but that expectation is unreasonable given Dragonsphere's graphics. So watch for an off-color pixel that might be a scar.
26-07-2012 05:29 PM
dragon in the sphere Got to this thread via Googling for "73766,347" in hopes of finding out what it was.

After a bit more poking around, I think I've found it (and so I thought I'd post it here, to help future searchers):
It's the CompuServe address of Matt Gruson, one of the creators of the game.

In the mid-90s, CompuServe user IDs fit that numerical pattern, and there's a direct reference to it being his in the README for some shareware he worked on.

A web search shows references to this number in "Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender" and a config file of "Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu". Sure enough, he worked on both of those.

So, yeah, it's an Easter egg--"here's contact info for one of the developers."
07-05-2011 08:30 AM
Abandoned Witch One of my favorites.
06-05-2011 07:22 PM
Dishy
GOG version/iso

If you are like me and don't like GOG's installers/like to keep your dos folder tidy, this is for you. I have stripped and uploaded the GOG (free) Iso version in plain cd format here:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JANELTTC

Unpack to your dos directory and run dragon.bat in dosbox. It will mount the cd and play the game, all without having to run GOG's installer nonsense.

Enjoy!
05-05-2011 04:59 PM
Capo Is this game suggested ? Is a good adventure ? Never heard of it.
05-05-2011 10:49 AM
Frodo
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Originally Posted by rabadi View Post
Dragonsphere will be available for free from GOG.com soon...
It's available from GOG NOW!
05-05-2011 09:01 AM
rabadi Dragonsphere will be available for free from GOG.com soon...

EDIT: Well, it was not available from GOG.com yet when I posted this yesterday, Frodo...
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