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Play classic Sierra games online at Sarien.net - Time Waster
Now you can relive the fun with the web-based emulator at Sarien.net. The web site features 6 different playable adventure games that are almost identical to the originals. The main difference is that Sarien.net adds a mostly useless multiplayer feature which lets you follow around other characters as they play through the games. You don't work together to complete your quests, but I suppose if you want to cheat you could hang around and watch other players for clues that will help you advance in each game.
Users can save and restore games online, and the site works with Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, or Opera. Full support for Nintendo Wii and iPhone browsers is in the works.
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I don't know if this is a labor of love or merely the brainchild of four very gifted games designers, but Level Up is a really weird mash-up of gaming elements that you have probably never seen in a Flash game before.
Let's start with the premise itself: Groundhog Day meets Memento. The game experience revolves around 'days': you explore the world and the clock slowly ticks towards the evening. You bounce around picking up gems and talking to the denizens of 'Level Upland'. Eventually you feel tired and head back to ...
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richard n said 6:12PM on 5-07-2009
They need to get some Laura Bow on that site, ASAP.
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DICK said 6:12PM on 5-07-2009
They need to get some Laura Bow on that site, STAT
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Nick said 6:12PM on 5-07-2009
Nice! Now my online avatar can momentarily be relevant again!
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kirby145 said 8:16AM on 5-27-2009
Sierra really ditches their old games, but they are pretty lax about letting other people take care of them.
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