The Fool's Errand Returns!

A couple of years ago I got all sentimental about Clarus the Dogcow when I finally started switching over to OS X which made me think of 2 games of mine I adored way back in '87. I was really excited to find Dark Castle but heartbroken to not find anything at all about The Fool's Errand. Tonight, Pudge mentioned that not only is the original Fool's Errand available for free and will run on OS X in classic mode, but Cliff Johnson himself is writing a sequel, The Fool and His Money. I don't think many websites have ever gotten my money on a pre-order so quickly. The release date, sadly, appears to have been postponed until April Fool's Day, but I can spend the Winter playing the old puzzles a few times over for fun. They don't seem to make such fun, smart and clever games anymore so I'm really excited to see TFE back in action.

For nostalgia's sake, there are pictures of the original packaging, a hint book and solutions. There is also the original instruction manual [pdf]. Whee! :)

20 Oct 2003 at 23:29, Helsinki