I bought the full version of DOOM 1 through MS Points... ITS GROOVY!
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I bought the full version of DOOM 1 through MS Points... ITS GROOVY!
Popular now, or popular throughout the years? Those two are fairly recent. Alltime, I would say Rogue, Zork, and Doom would be up there. I'm surprised more people haven't listed Oblivion, as every RPG game seems to be compared to it these days, and never favorably.Quote:
Originally Posted by alex_read
Which Wolfenstein are you talking about? Wolfenstein 3D and Spear of Destiny predated Doom. They used an earlier ray casting game engine that really cracked open the world of 3D on PCs. Doom was the next generation engine, with many added features, such as diagonal walls and certain types of door opening.Quote:
I said to him "Wolfenstein?? Ok that was a great game, but it's really just a rip off of Doom" at the time, and got the answer "yeah, but it was the first FPS to give us a decent flamethrower to fire". Guess I included doom myself as it was there first and remember spending longer on that one...
Of all time - that you've ever come across, played or owned. My 1st 3 there were from one of the earliest computers I had, a C64 and were those types of games that I'd just never seen anything like before, thought were fantastic and had me hooked for weeks and months...
yeah the 1st wolfenstein, if I remember right the final boss was in a room of pillars and had huge arms with a huge machine gun in each hand...
I have oblivion and morrowind in mine. I don't think its fair to compare them to other RPG's. They are different in approach. God i forgot Final Fantasy 7. I wasted many years on that game.
That's the first Wolfenstein. It was built on an engine that predated Doom, and launched not just a revolution in computer games, but a revolution in marketing...which has since died out. The original Wolfenstein, like the original Doom, was produced as Freeware. Id let you download the game for free, with the expectation that you would get so hooked that you'd pay cash for the other levels (or games, it kind of depends on how you see it), which I did. I remember the first time I tried Wolfenstein 3D, and how amazed I was to see an actual 3D environment. I ended up with a whole shelf full of books discussing how that engine was made. Doom significantly improved it, and so on.
The original Zork had some pretty classic pieces that can still be found in popular culture, so that one was pretty big. Rogue was really popular on computers for a while. I recently downloaded it so I could play it again. Frankly, for a dungeon crawl game, it really had some impressive game play qualities.
On the other hand, I also found Hunt the Wumpus, and found it too easy to stay with it for long. That was a cool game....back around 1980.
In no particular order:
Call of Duty
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Medal of Honor
GTA (series)
Prince of Persia (series)
Diablo 2
Age of Mythology
Rise of Nations
Mafia
Battlefield 2
oh yeah..Half Life Ep2
We knew this one as the Space Commander.Quote:
Originally Posted by homer13j
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Another similar was "Galaga". :D :afrog:
Blake Stone
Caves of Thor
Commander Keen (Goodbye Galaxy, Keen3, Keen dreams etc)
Crystal Caves
Dark Ages
Duke Nukem
Jill of the Jungle
Kiloblaster
Wolfenstein3D
And who here HASN'T played Lemmings ?
I forgot to add Descent.
Another beautifully crafted game was MDK.
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Would anyone suggest any OLD OLD Games that may interest me? That I Will be able to get working under Windows XP? And list anywhere I can get them?
I forgot to mention Transport Tycoon. Spent WEEKS on that.
Pretty much most of those I mentioned at the start are fairly old - you can use a search engine to lookup SNES/Megadrive/Commadore 64 emulator" and "roms" to download freeware apps mimicking those machines. The roms are usually freeware versions of the old games that you can play on the PC using an emulator.
TC:E's worse than the original ET :eek:
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Originally Posted by Lerroy_Jenkins
Search google for abandonware or dosgames.
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I forgot "Frontier: Elite II".
Uhm, no.Quote:
Originally Posted by RudiVisser
And you're a hacker, you need to be quiet.
That reminds me of uplink - that was an awesome game and might've made the list if the save file didn't corrupt on every game I ever played on that.
Jumpman :afrog:
Oh but it really is. What's changed? You got ironsights which don't actually improve your aim, different models, and you can shoot whilst leaning...............yay!Quote:
Originally Posted by grilkip
:D <-- Look at the care face :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by grilkip
I love that game! First played it on a linux liveCD (Dunno which one) and fell in love with it so bought the Win version :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by alex_read
The games I play now are GTA San Andreas, Vice City, Nexuiz, and Urban Terror. Might also try playing CSS now and then.
Kregg I would recomend Battlefield (Not sure of the name) but the modern year version.
Battlefield Heroes?
Trying to get that :)
http://www.gelci.com/loler/hacking.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by grilkip
Star Trek - The 1980 Unix version
Lords of Midnight - Spectrum
Elite - Original (amstrad), and the sequels (amiga).... I loved those.
Lemmings (amiga)
Populous I & II (amiga)
Privateer (I can't remember which one, it had FMV and a plot about losing your memory - which is funny given that I can't remember what it is called)
Doom, Heretic & the other one (had a strip joint/skinomax theatre - aliens attcking er, can't remember what it was called)
For modern ones
Battlefield 1942 & Battlefield 2 are excellent
Duke Nukem?
Thats the chappie! Duke Nukem! "COME GET SOME!" I loved that one.
Oh, and can I add carmageddon to my list of oldies I loved.... :) Mowing down pedestrians whilst racing.... you gotta love how politically incorrect it was!
http://www.retroremakes.com/forum2/s...d.php?p=167339
Yes..... You got that right, the gameplay is completely different.Quote:
Originally Posted by RudiVisser
These days you don't have to be ugly anymore you know, you can get something done about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by RudiVisser
Oh yeah! :afrog: I had that game for about three weeks before I damaged the CD. :( Been looking for it ever since.Quote:
Originally Posted by SurfDemon
He is. He's trying to piss you off. And it's working.Quote:
Originally Posted by grilkip
Don't worry, I know the type. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by kregg
When will I get a molotov cocktail to the face?
notepad.exe
I just found the C source for the 1995 port.Quote:
Originally Posted by SurfDemon
Not as much mention of Frontier as I would have expected. More mention of Commander Keen than I expected. No mention of Bad Cat. Or Wing Commander. TIE Fighter? Tyrian? Alone In The Dark? Monkey Island II?
Holy crap, flash back. Though I have no idea which version I played.Quote:
Originally Posted by zaza
PaperBoy? Joust? Sun Tzu's Art of War?
I remember hearing about PaperBoy.
I was a gun at paperboy!!
What about Wonderboy??