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Dagger of Amon Ra - Cool Details - OneShortEye - 09-26-2025
Hey, all! I've been working on an enormous Dagger of Amon Ra video retrospective for almost a year, now. Finally, it's almost ready for release in October, and it's three and half hours long! I'm really excited about this one, and I think fans of the game are going to be really surprised by the things I uncovered.
For instance, there's a notebook that appears when you interrogate people. You need to select a topic, and Laura will ask about it. As the game goes on, you'll discover more things and get more notebook entries.
Frustratingly, it's easy to lock yourself out of certain topics.
Dr. Myklos: You can only get her name in the notebook if you ask Lo Fat about the museum in Act I. If you get to the museum without doing this, too bad! You can't ask anyone about her, ever.
Rameses Najeer: You can only get Najeer's name in the notebook by asking Ziggy about Egyptology in the speakeasy in Act I.
Countess Waldorf-Carlton: You can get the Countess's name by either talking to the flapper in the speakeasy, or asking Steve about Dr. Carrington at the docks in Act I. (He explains the Countess picked up Carrington in a taxi.) Wait until Act II, at the party? Too bad! Even if the Countess directly introduces herself and tells you her name, it won't appear in the notebook, and you can never ask anybody about her.
If you've got any burning Dagger of Amon Ra questions, let me know and I'll try to answer.
RE: Dagger of Amon Ra - Cool Details - Joshua AGH - 09-26-2025
3.5 Hours. Holy moly. I do not envy your editing nights
Very much looking forward to it.
RE: Dagger of Amon Ra - Cool Details - LadyKestrel - 09-27-2025
That's a ton of work, OneShortEye! Several years ago I received a boxed copy of the game with both disk and floppies, but I've never played it. I'm a Mac user and have been meaning to check if it will run in ScummVM or Boxer, the Mac version of DOS box. If I do get it to run, it sounds like your video will be a great resource.
RE: Dagger of Amon Ra - Cool Details - Guyra - 09-27-2025
I'd love to check out your retrospective on the game once it's released!
Honestly, this is a game I've never played, but it's been on my mind a lot lately.
RE: Dagger of Amon Ra - Cool Details - OneShortEye - 09-27-2025
(09-27-2025, 04:27 PM)LadyKestrel Wrote: That's a ton of work, OneShortEye! Several years ago I received a boxed copy of the game with both disk and floppies, but I've never played it. I'm a Mac user and have been meaning to check if it will run in ScummVM or Boxer, the Mac version of DOS box. If I do get it to run, it sounds like your video will be a great resource.
Thanks! Though, as you might imagine, the video's going to spoil the heck out of the game, so if you're going to play it, you may want to do that first.
(09-27-2025, 09:56 PM)Guyra Wrote: I'd love to check out your retrospective on the game once it's released!
Honestly, this is a game I've never played, but it's been on my mind a lot lately.
Awesome! Why has it been on your mind?
RE: Dagger of Amon Ra - Cool Details - Guyra - 09-27-2025
(09-27-2025, 10:54 PM)OneShortEye Wrote:(09-27-2025, 09:56 PM)Guyra Wrote: I'd love to check out your retrospective on the game once it's released!
Honestly, this is a game I've never played, but it's been on my mind a lot lately.
Awesome! Why has it been on your mind?
Not sure, it's just sort of popped up in my mind now and then. I'm just taking it as a sign I should play it soon. xD
RE: Dagger of Amon Ra - Cool Details - OneShortEye - 10-16-2025
If you haven't seen it yet, the video is finally out! It's been a long road.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSODB1CRez0
Let me know if you have any questions about Dagger of Amon Ra. I've spent way too much time buried in this thing.
RE: Dagger of Amon Ra - Cool Details - Johnny Nys - 10-17-2025
I played the heck out of that game as a teenager!
I've recently replayed it as well for my blog playthrough posts.
Luckily never encountered that issue with the notebook. Though I HAD forgotten how cumbersome the interrogation system was! I guess back in the day, we just didn't know any better...
Still love the game, mostly for nostalgia reasons I guess. I can totally see how modern gamers would have many problems with it
RE: Dagger of Amon Ra - Cool Details - granulac - 10-17-2025
I really enjoyed this video! Amon Ra is one of those games I replay every couple of years without fail. It had a big influence on my own games, and it kind of messes with me in 2025 to realize just how broken it is in places. In particular that lost, unplayable dialogue with the countess was amazing to hear, so thank you for that!