# What makes classic adventure games (and old telephones) so special? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [November 24, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087 "2017-11-24T15:52:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![LogicDeLuxe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/logicdeluxe/32/15335_2.png) [@LogicDeLuxe](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LogicDeLuxe)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/61 "2018-09-26T17:45:55Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > Fun fact: for a long time, whenever I called my friend (or she called me) we heard the distinct sound of someone chopping carrots on the line. Never worked out what that was. Something like this? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wcFpaI1Y_SE/maxresdefault.jpg "Step-by-Step Telephone Switch Line Finder HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcFpaI1Y_SE) Some countries still used those in the 80’s. In Germany, most offices used these in the 50’s till the early 90’s: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/as4FWcX0DqI/hqdefault.jpg "Bayern-Online EMD-Wähler in Aktion - Telephone Exchange") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as4FWcX0DqI) And these for long distance connections: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_xI9tXi-UNs/hqdefault.jpg "Impulswiederholer - Telephone Exchange") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xI9tXi-UNs) If you’re interested what sound all those made on your receiver, listen to [Evan Doorbell’s recordings](http://www.evan-doorbell.com/production/). For the German Siemens switches, check out his Florida tapes. That’s the sound how I remember long distance calling in Germany. The part after dialing that is. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/62 "2018-09-26T18:25:09Z")
> [@LogicDeLuxe](#): > > Something like this? I don’t know, sort of - it wasn’t that fast, more like slow chopping (I don’t chop my carrots that fast), but maybe we were just hearing a muffled version of it. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/63 "2018-09-26T19:31:37Z")
The carrot chopper chops from inside the house! 👻 ---
**Author:** ![kaiman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kaiman](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/kaiman)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/64 "2018-09-26T19:40:06Z")
To bring this back on track ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/65 "2018-09-26T19:44:45Z")
Waahhh, that thumbnail! ---
**Author:** ![kaiman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kaiman](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/kaiman)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/66 "2018-09-26T19:49:42Z")
It was either that or renaming the thread to “_What makes classic phones so special?_” ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/67 "2018-09-26T20:40:25Z")
> [@kaiman](#): > > It was either that or renaming the thread to “ _What makes classic phones so special?_ ” Fixed it. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/68 "2018-09-26T20:49:10Z")
What made old phones special was that you could whack somebody with them if you needed to. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/69 "2018-09-26T21:22:26Z")
You could also snake the cord around your toes while on the phone. I don’t have a video for that. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/70 "2018-09-26T21:24:46Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > I don’t have a picture for that. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/b/bbdb038401f0a7a89e8561fa313f4954c58becbc.jpeg) Awwwwwwwww… ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/71 "2018-09-26T21:26:34Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > I don’t have a video for that. Wait…what…why did you specify that? Oh yeah because you related it to my post which had a video…I was thinking for a second there…never mind. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/72 "2018-09-26T21:27:47Z")
Hm? What were you thinking? ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/73 "2018-09-26T21:29:23Z")
I…uh…oh look, what does this thing do? ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/0/0223873d92f5aed77ca1f0c685240701869c6fb7.gif) ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/74 "2018-09-26T21:37:45Z")
Ooh! Wait, what were we talking about? ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/75 "2018-09-26T21:39:17Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > what were we talking about? 🧀 ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/76 "2018-09-27T06:40:10Z")
Fine, I’ll let this one go 😛 Back to phones, I was always a bit disappointed we never have one of those ones mounted on the wall, like you see in films. Was that mostly an American thing or did anyone else have one? ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/77 "2018-09-27T06:54:10Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > Fine, I’ll let this one go Oh you geniunely have no idea? Okay, I wasn´t sure actually. I thought at first that the change from photo to video implied that you remembered that you in fact _do_ have a photo of a phone cord wired around toes (possibly your own, for whatever reason). ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/78 "2018-09-27T07:02:50Z")
Oh I see. No, I was just being my usual self-correcting self 😉 Milan’s up early 🤔 uh-oh this is seriously off-topic… er… ![Monkey%20Island%202%20Special%20Edition_%20LeChuck's%20Revenge%2023_09_2018%2011_28_33](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/4/4ff9343cd8a7144b600de3fb6216d3f07c00d1f8.png) ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/79 "2018-09-27T07:09:01Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > Milan’s up early 🤔 Insomnia works both ways you snoopy cat! Back to alternate topic: I think we sometimes have those wall mounted phones (like the one the prominently appeared on Stranger Things) here too, but very rarily. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087/80 "2018-09-27T07:17:36Z")
I suppose it also depends where the phone is. Those wall-mounted ones were (are?) usually in the kitchen. Our ‘desktop’ one was on a little shelf/cubby hole type thing in the hallway (we called it the ‘telephone table’). I used to climb into it when on the phone to my friends 😄 Hm, I wonder if I still fit… [Previous page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/what-makes-classic-adventure-games-and-old-telephones-so-special/2087.md?page=5)