Gold box companion is a program for windows that adds various optional features when playing the dos version in dosbox automap, party hud, raising level restrictions, character editing, etc. Built in the famed golden box engine, pools of darkness is a good rpg though it has its fair share of similitude with the rest of the average games built on that particular engine. Pools of darkness pcgamingwiki pcgw bugs, fixes, crashes. For each game, we offer all the information you are interested to know. However, the advantage of picking this one from all the golden box rpgs is in the length of the series. Pools of darkness is a very old school game, that as far as i know only works on doscompatible computers. Your name login to post using username, leave blank to post as anonymous your name. Pools of darkness old dos games packaged for latest os. Pools of darkness starts off just as bad as book one was, but picks up slightly to a level of mediocrity thats acceptable as long as you read in auto pilot mode.
Pools of darkness content overload posted by buckgb at 12. You will need to login to your ep account its free to submit tags and other game. Platform dos published by international pc owners released 1983 genre strategytactics pacing turnbased perspective topdown gameplay board game description this version of the wellknown dice game was originally written for the compucolor ii. Its better than part one, but thats not saying much as the first novel was beyond awful. The cover art and introduction screen shows a female drow. They were among the best of turnbased crpgs and are still being played today. The game was designed by peter molyneux, with bullfrog creating a gameplay prototype by making a board game out of lego pieces. Kodi archive and support file vintage software community software apk ms dos cdrom. Only then can you be free of the curse of the azure bonds.
Pools of darkness is the final game of the pool of radiance series and thus is a highlevel game. It does work in the amiga version, which means those final fights are much harder if playing the dos version. There are a few debuggingtesting cheat codes for the dos version of pools of darkness. As far as the gold box games go, i tried it with ua, dark queen of krynn and pools of darkness, all worked fine.
Gold box companion is a tool for all the gold box games plus unlimited adventures and the two ssis buck rogers games. The third eye is the most evil of all prepare to be transported to the ruined city of myth drannor in the forgotten. The party starts their adventure in the city of phlan, charged with the task to safely escort council member sasha on a diplomatic mission. Pages 9 ppi 600 scanner internet archive python library 0. Pools of darkness is an electronic roleplaying game published by strategic simulations, inc. Pools of darkness is currently abandonware and runs on dos. The gamefest installer seems to mess it up for dosbox. Pools of radiance and pools of darkness are my most favorite of the series. Page 5 building a successful party forming a strong and adaptable party is a key to success in pools of darkness. Blade of destiny to play games with dungeon crawler inside. Abandonware dungeon crawler games page 4 my abandonware.
I added a save directory to the poolrad directory, but to no avail. Cheatbook is the resource for the latest cheats, tips, cheat codes, unlockables, hints and secrets to get the edge to win. Unfortunately, it falls flat on its face again toward the end. This game is not freeware, shareware or abandonware. Now that the site is running properly again we will just have to wait to see if any of the editors return. Each section will lead you to key items, magical items, and nonplayer characters. Tactical studies rules tsr was looking for a video game producer to bring its famous advanced dungeons and dragons rule system to the ever growing personal computer market, and the staff of both companies found in each other. At the start of the game, the player creates a party of characters up to 6. Pools of darkness for ten years your glorious band has fought evil wherever it has threatened the. Pool of radiance is also part of the pool of radiance. Pools of darkness my abandonware download old pc games. Lilliputian, the site had serious problems that lasted for over a year which meant it was meaningless to approve manuals for download. Pools of darkness ssi download the install package. Oct 22, 2019 populous is regarded by many as the first god game, developed by bullfrog and published by electronic arts in 1989.
The clone shark crack pools of darkness add new comment. Pools of darkness hints and mini walkthrough by matt haag published in the dirty little helper october 1996 with kind permission. From pcgamingwiki, the wiki about fixing pc games this page is a stub. Originally released for the amiga, it made its way onto many other platforms in the years. Jan 11, 2007 a video of the intro to one of my favorite dos games by ssi in 1991. Aug 20, 2015 gold box companion is a program for windows that adds various optional features when playing the dos version in dosbox automap, party hud, raising level restrictions, character editing, etc. The saveload feature looks for a save folder so i changed the second line to c. Populous is regarded by many as the first god game, developed by bullfrog and published by electronic arts in 1989. Curse of the azure bonds download 1989 role playing game. Characters cannot train for new levels once they have reached their maximum levels allowed in pools of darkness. I usually just draganddrop the start file for an old game onto the dosboxicon and it works.
A video of the intro to one of my favorite dos games by ssi in 1991. However, after you get the items in each section, save the game. Upon leaving the city, lord bane, along with four of his lieutenants, claims the entire land. Secret of the silver blades, pools of darkness, gateway to the savage frontier, treasures of the savage frontier, forgotten realms unlimited adventures. A vast selection of titles, drm free, with free goodies, customer love, and one fair price for all regions. He will leave as a 10th level thief with 220,000 experience points one point below 11th level.
Portions of the game may also be published by micromagic. Comprising four games released over four years, pool of radiance, curse of the azure bonds, secret of the silver blades, and pools of darkness remain a lot of fun even today as some of the most addictive albeit maddeningly combatridden rpgs ever created. Ive long been a fan of pools of darkness and many, many years ago discovered a nifty cheat allowing you to have seven characters in your party for virtually the whole game. Now, the epic has come full circle pools of darkness takes you back to the moonsea area for the final battle against the ultimate enemy. The epic storyline that began with pool of radiance, and continued in curse of the azure bonds and secret of the silver blades, ends here. But if youre really talking about pools of darkness, here are some hints. Download pools of darkness rpg for dos 1991 abandonware dos. Pools of darkness is a video game published in 1991 on dos by strategic simulations, inc its a roleplaying rpg game, set in a fantasy, turnbased, licensed. Pools of darkness manual, docs, documentation lemon amiga. The gameplay is quite similar to other games of this type. Pools of darkness is a very old school game, that as far as i know only works on dos compatible computers. Pool of radiance was not strategic simulations incorporateds ssi first foray into computer roleplaying games, but it may have been the companys best remembered one.
Pools of darkness walkthrough pc by mhaag gamefaqs. Nov 24, 1996 pools of darkness hints and mini walkthrough by matt haag published in the dirty little helper october 1996 with kind permission. Go to valas cave only recently have i discovered its called. We gave this game stunning rating of 84 and you can download it for free right here. Lets play pools of darkness, intro and part 1 youtube. Would also love to see the dragonlance games that were gold box champions of krynn, death. I dusted off the old commodore 64 a little while ago and found some old save games for pools of darkness. Sep 03, 2014 introduction and gameplay for pools of darkness, dos pc game produced by ssi in 1991 download pools of darkness 8469 watching the.
Six of the games are classics and you probably want to play them in this order. Pool of radiance is rpg game, published in 1988 by strategic simulations. Dos, amiga, atari 8bit, atari st, apple iigs, dragon 32641987. The novel loosely based on the game was released in 1992. Pools of darkness pools of darkness dos zip gold box passwords compilation pools of darkness manualjournal pools of darkness cluebook official ssi playtester mode. Pool of radiance my abandonware download old pc games. Then go to a training hall and select the human class changedual class. It is the fourth and final entry in the pool of radiance series of gold box games, and the story is a continuation of the events after secret of the silver blades. Originally released for the amiga, it made its way onto many other platforms in the years following its release.
Silk implores you to help her free her companions, who are prisoners in the dungeon to the east, and joins the party. Download neverwinter nights, oubliette, pool of radiance, pools of darkness, realms of arkania. If you are not a fan of old classics, you should give up and quit reading this right now. Download pool of radiance rpg for dos 1988 abandonware dos. Abandonware dungeon crawler games page 4 download old pc. Pools of darkness is a roleplaying video game published by strategic simulations in 1991. All other races have level limits for all classes but thief. The seventh character is vala, though like other pcs, you can hex edit her stats. Lets play pools of darkness, intro and part 1 sivak games. Kodi archive and support file community software vintage software apk ms dos cdrom software cdrom software library. Pool of radiance, curse of the azure bonds, secret of the silver blades, and pools of darkness. Download pools of darkness 1991strategic simulations inc 1. I have written this walk through with the speed of game completion in mind.