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Hardy Boys Originals / Digests / Re: #85 The Skyfire Puzzle

Last post by MacGyver - March 22, 2025, 07:39:00 PM

I'm kind of surprised that with the games they never released physical versions where the book was included in the packaging.

I have seen at least one Nancy Drew PC game packaged with a physical copy of one of the Nancy Drew books. (I don't remember which one right now.) But I do know it was a thing.

#12

Hardy Boys Originals / Digests / Re: #85 The Skyfire Puzzle

Last post by tomswift2002 - March 22, 2025, 07:37:18 PM

I'm kind of surprised that with the games they never released physical versions where the book was included in the packaging.

#13

Hardy Boys Originals / Digests / Re: #85 The Skyfire Puzzle

Last post by Bigfootman - March 22, 2025, 04:47:06 PM

That book is based off of that game. Never knew, it's so different, and way better.

It's other way around, the game is based off the book.

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Hardy Boys Originals / Digests / Re: #85 The Skyfire Puzzle

Last post by MysteryFan89 - March 21, 2025, 10:11:06 PM

The Bluebeard Room was one of the worst Nancy Drew books I read, ("I'm not your groupie, Lance!") I did enjoy the Curse of Blackmoor Manor a lot more, though I never finished it.

That book is based off of that game. Never knew, it's so different, and way better.

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Hardy Boys Originals / Digests / Re: #85 The Skyfire Puzzle

Last post by Bigfootman - March 21, 2025, 02:54:02 PM

Both of those as PC Games were so much better.

The Bluebeard Room was one of the worst Nancy Drew books I read, ("I'm not your groupie, Lance!") I did enjoy the Curse of Blackmoor Manor a lot more, though I never finished it.

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Hardy Boys Originals / Digests / Re: #85 The Skyfire Puzzle

Last post by MysteryFan89 - March 21, 2025, 01:51:43 PM

Mild correction: the two pilot books were The Bluebeard Room and Phantom of Venice, the Eskimo's Secret does have some fileish elements (and is even a Files book in the French series), and it could be one of the pilot books, but the other two were way more romance focused.

Both of those as PC Games were so much better.

#17

Hardy Boys Originals / Digests / Re: The Wailing Siren Mystery ...

Last post by MacGyver - February 14, 2025, 11:40:12 PM

This is the book were they meet Jack Wayne for the first time even thought he is in the series before this one.

Cool to know!   

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Hardy Boys Originals / Digests / Re: The Wailing Siren Mystery ...

Last post by VLoneWolf - February 14, 2025, 04:10:27 PM

This is the book were they meet Jack Wayne for the first time even thought he is in the series before this one.

#19

Hardy Boys on TV / Re: Cool finds from The Hardy ...

Last post by MacGyver - February 06, 2025, 07:31:24 PM

It's too bad Universal would not remaster the 70's series for Blu-Ray or 4K Blu-Ray.  The DVD's were pretty uneven in quality, using both network and syndication masters that were transferred to tape in the 70's (Pilot & Season 3) and then the rest were a mix of 1985 and 2005/07 transfers (the 2005/07 transfers were done for episodes that had not been given a new transfer in 1985 for VHS & Betamax, in order to include them in the box sets).

Thanks.
A remastered Blu-Ray set with extras would be excellent!

#20

Hardy Boys on TV / Re: Cool finds from The Hardy ...

Last post by tomswift2002 - February 06, 2025, 06:07:31 PM

It's too bad Universal would not remaster the 70's series for Blu-Ray or 4K Blu-Ray.  The DVD's were pretty uneven in quality, using both network and syndication masters that were transferred to tape in the 70's (Pilot & Season 3) and then the rest were a mix of 1985 and 2005/07 transfers (the 2005/07 transfers were done for episodes that had not been given a new transfer in 1985 for VHS & Betamax, in order to include them in the box sets).