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A link to this was posted on the laurabow yahoo group.  I thought you all might enjoy it as well.

I've been trying to make more Dagger of Amon Ra icons but have run into an conundrum with Windows XP which apparently does not allow one to do print screen to capture DOS video game footage.  I've tried downloading a few different programs that proclaim they might be able to do such thing, to no avail.

Any suggestions for programs that actually work?

Well, tonight I got all excited and dug through and found my Kings Quest collection disks, of which I really only ever played LB. ;) Anyway, I'm having problems running it on XP Home. Every few seconds, it minimizes the game. I tried running through my DOS Box and D-Fend programs, but I can't control the mouse in it. Any suggestions?

Oh, and I'd like to recommend a game series to you all, as well. There are currently five of them out, known as the Ben Jordan, or Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator series. It reminds me of LB quite alot, and they're made in the same style as the old Sierra games. Very cool. Just finished the newest one this evening.

Okay, I'm done babbling.

I was feeling a little nostalgic over Christmas break (yeah, its taken me a while to get aroung to posting this) so I whipped out my old King's Quest Collection and Played "Dagger of Amon Ra," the only game in that pack that still worked. Unfortunatly, after playing it once or twice, it conked out on me and refused to start again. :(
So, since I didn't have the game to play, (but had a ton of free time on my hands) I decided to make a replica of that infamous Egyptian artifact. I've got a picture under the cut.

( The Dagger of Amon RaCollapse )

We haven't had much action on the Laura Bow board lately, have we?

Therefore, I have decided to post a topic to discuss:

If a Laura Bow III was made, what would you like it to include? Would you bring back any characters from either of the previous games (if so, which?)?

Minor spoiler warning for those who have not completed Dagger of Amon Ra.

Following lovehastings's question on our favourite suspects, I thought I would pose a follow up question: Which murder scene in the Colenol's Bequest or Dagger of Amon Ra is your favourite?

My vote is on the fake-Carrington's death, getting thrown over a stuffed porcupine was pretty funny.

I was just playing The Dagger of Amon Ra for the umpteenth time today, when I stumbled across this community! Yay, more to fuel my obsession!

Ah, yes, such classic old-fashioned Sierra games. It's a shame they haven't made more.

Question for everyone: Which suspects would you say are your favorites from both/either game? I'm personally fond of Wolf & Olympia from DOAM, they both amuse me to no end.

I can't believe there's a community out there of this game! How rad is this! I used to play this game when I was just a boy. My grandpa had it on his old 386. I'd play it for hours. Where can I buy it? Did they ever put it on CD rom? Oh man, if I could find it somewhere, I'd love to show it to my grandpa. This game is not only my favorite of all time, but it holds sentimental value as well. Cheers to who ever knows of this game... Fucking awesome.

in the attic in gabriel knight: sins of the father, there is a hat that resembles of laura's in dagger of amon ra. and when you look at it, it says its from the 1920s. i wonder if there are any gabriel knight references in d.a.o.r.?