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6/22/2013 11:00:09 AM
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The Hunt for Minotaur: The Labyrinths of Crete
Im not exactly a collecter of video games rather than I am of cool stuff I can put on my shelf. Something that has managed to escape my grasp for years so happens to be Bungie's official first game Minotaur: The Labyrinths of Crete. The game seems to be almost impossible to find in any original sort. Even the almighty Ebay doesn't have any records of ever even having a sale of any copy on there. As far as rare games go, there is usually some trace of them somewhere. This however doesn't seem to have existed.
After much digging, It seems there was only ever 2500 copies produced. Thats pretty rare, but nothing that should be this hard in finding. And yes, I know there packaged it up again in some ActionSacks. Im only interested in the Original box set, If there even is one. It's not even in the league of 'Akalabeth' (some of you oldies might know what that is) but It does seem to be highly ilusive.
Bungie doesn't usually dain to respond to these types of threads but I would appreciate some light being shed on where I could find a copy. I know you guys have copy hidden somewhere *readys grappling hook*
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COSMIC WANG BUMP
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I have 2 original copies of Minotaur, Myth 1, 2, 3 a couple different Marathon and all Halo.
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Alkalabeth is an early roguelike informally named Ultima 0. You go into first person wireframe dungeons, kill monsters and pig out constantly on random food as your character dies of starvation the minute he or she runs out, just like some of the other early Ultima games. On the subject on Minotaur, I'm a Windows user and I'd like it if Bungie or at least Alex released Minotaur for all platforms on GOG and Steam, adding a botmatch mode for if you can't convince your friends to kill their enemies, your enemies and you like me, along with an Aleph One version of Marathon 1 CD with all 16 CD audio songs as a bonus and the missing bonus levels from the PC version of M1A1. Plus Gnop as a free minigame for good measure. I played the flash remake on Bungie's site and think it's a good Pong clone even if it's just Mac pong with a sense of humour.
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Back when it came out I owned six copies, and my buddy had the seventh. We used to cart our Mac LCs over to each other's houses in coolers, wrapped in blankets, because we were so worried about head crashes. We'd set up our daisy chain and play all night long sucking down Mt. Dew. This game was really fun, really enduring. It never got old, unlike most games. Your characters gained strength from wins, so something carried over to the next game. I had some really deadly monks, even-skilled players that could beat a specialist every time. Also, even when you died, you could rat out your enemies as a ghost. I kept the game for a long time, probably ten years... but it's been another ten since I've owned a Mac. I would give anything to be able to play this game again. I found a downloadable copy, and hopefully it is "cracked", but as near as I can tell I'd need 7 vintage Macs running Appletalk to play it. I became a huge Bungie fan, buying Pathways, all the Marathons, and so on. This is from a guy who pirated most of his video games. I love how even in Halo there's a little bit of a reference, as in the MJOLNIR Mark V. But I've never found a game like this since. The sad part about fancy graphics is that back in the day game designers had to focus on playability, and fun, not just blood spatters and lens flares. Please, please, somebody release an Internet version of this game. The 'net was a baby when it came out. It's grown up now. I know there are other people who would enjoy it.
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3 RepliesEdited by HotHead: 9/10/2014 8:59:12 PMI'll post pictures tomorrow.
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Edited by HotHead: 9/9/2014 11:38:56 PMDouble post
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I am glad to announce that I have acquired Minotaur!
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3 RepliesI am looking to purchase it for $2000.
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The oldest game i have is Pathways into Darkness, never found Minotaur.
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2 RepliesDude I agree and I have been looking for it as well. The earliest title I have of theirs is Pathways into Darkness. I just recently finished my Marathon Collection and starting my Myth Collection which is almost complete. Good luck and I know Bungie has a copy but it's part of their history collection.
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1 ReplyAhhh, yes. That game was ahead of its time. Truly!
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9 RepliesI have Minotaur. I got it in the action sack.
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Oo, boy this is rare. You can buy a action sack with it, but finding a original copy.. now thats worth a hunt.
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1 ReplyI'll post this as a simple pass time, in the hopes of your game turning up.
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3 RepliesWhat about gnop?
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3 RepliesInteresting thread. Honestly, besides scouring the Internet, I'm not sure what you could try. I guess talking to older-skool Bungie fans or even employees might yield some results.
