Mean Streets (1989) MS-DOS Access Software Complete Playthrough
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♦ Title: Mean Streets
♦ Publisher: Acess Software
♦ Published: 1989
♦ Format: MS-DOS 5.0
♦ Genre: Adventure/Role Playing
♠ Recording Device: Dosbox 0.74 Video Capture
♠ Recording Resolution: 640 x 360 @ 30 fps
♠ Aspect Ratio: 4:3
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You can play these old games, I have a directory on my website that have links to all my videos about emulator tutorials.
https://he-1000-1975.com/video-directory/#B
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Flying Controls:
Forward and Reverse: + / -
Turn left/right: left or right arrow keys
Pitch up and down: up and down arrow keys
Hover up/down: Home/End
External Views: F5 to F9
Toggle Warp Speed On/Off: W
Contract Vanessa(Secretary): V
Contact Lee Chin(Informant): L
Navigational Computer: N
Inventory/Pawn Shop: I
Load and Save Game: D
Abort Game: Esc
Help: H
Engine Sound on/off: S
Bank Control on/off: B
Auto Pitch Centre: P
Auto Pilot On/Off:A
Solid Fill: F
Initial Contacts:
Carl Linsky: Nav Code: 4663
Sylvia Linsky: NC 4421
John Richard: NC 4920
Delores Lightbody: NC 4680
Steve Clements: NC 4680
Questions:
MTC CORP
Gideon Enterprises
Overlord
Password
Passcard
Nexus
Law and Order
Insurance
Key Codes:
Red = Stalemate
Green = Pawn
Yellow = Queen
Gray = King
Black = Rook
Orange = Checkmate
Purple = Knight
Blue = Bishop
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Mean Streets was released in 1989, and it was a very advanced game at the time. You could hear human voices and music with standard PC speakers. It didn't require any sound cards or audio chips to produce excellent sounds. It also had full motion videos for character which was unheard of at the time. Today, it might not seem like much, but in 1989 when you had still graphics and monotone PC speaker sounds it was a big deal.
The game was a interactive movie before CD-ROM multi media became mainstream. CD-ROMs became standard PC equipment in 1994, and before that games were played on floppy disks. You could install floppy drives on hard drives, the amount of space per disk was not much. This was at a time when games were 512 kilobytes to 1.5 megabytes. In addition to that, this was one for the first games to use 256 color VGA mode. Although the resolution is only 320 x 200, a lot of PC games at at the time used EGA and 16 color VGA graphics.
The game itself was very challenging, and I have to say it was much more difficult than the sequel which was Martian Memorandum. It was more difficult, because you had to type in the dialogues. Unlike making selections in the dialogues which was much easier, so you had to know what to ask. The interface for role playing games like this were similar. Kings Quest had a similar type of type in interface. In order to play the game, you had to really take notes. You need to write down all the navigation codes, the clues you get, people, organizations, etc. The manual had a note section.
I didn't buy this game when it came out, I bought it 2 years later. I bought it when it was on sale. I bought it for $20 + tax. I spent hours playing it, and it was quite challenging. The last part requires perfect timing for you to complete. You need to sequence everything correctly, or you will never finish the game. For example, if you didn't get all the cards and code names and you went to the last level, you could not finish the game. You would essentially be trapped.
This game requires you to follow clues which leads you to the next thing and so on. You need items from different places to get key items to finish the game. For example, in one area, you need a glove to get a key code in a lab. Role playing games of this era were very difficult, but the challenge made the game fun. Sierra Online made a lot of games like this, and they even had a hotline which you can call to get hints. It cost about $1 to $2 a minute, and they even sold guides to play these games.
You can still play games like this on DosBox, and playing a game like this will give you a clear understanding of how role playing adventure games were like in the late 1980s.
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♦ Mean Streets (Not free) @ Abandonware
• https://www.myabandonware.com/game/mean-streets-p7
♦ Dosbox Tutorial
• https://he-1000-1975.com/emulators/dosbox-0-74-emulator/
♦ Mean Streets original game @ Ebay
• https://ebay.to/32eNwcK
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♦ USB 3.5" floppy disk drive
• https://amzn.to/2BhZR3S
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♦ Other Access Software game videos
◘ Crime Wave (1990) MS DOS 5.0 PCEM
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqJhk-43Ks0
◘ Martian Memorandum (1991): Playthrough Part 1
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPiGCEiIOYo
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