Best game series?

Coaan · Post by **Coaan** » 2003-02-26 05:16am

salm wrote:Ultima (only played IV, VI, VII, IIX and IX)
XCom I and II
Turricane I and II on C64
Wing Commander

You missed out....for roleplaying...Ultima 5 was probably the greatest....for complete freedom...7 and the addon were top...hell they even updated it and slapped it with a new name and charged to a tenner a month to play.....the monster that is UO

salm · Post by **salm** » 2003-02-26 05:49am

Coaan wrote:
salm wrote:Ultima (only played IV, VI, VII, IIX and IX)
XCom I and II
Turricane I and II on C64
Wing Commander
You missed out....for roleplaying...Ultima 5 was probably the greatest....for complete freedom...7 and the addon were top...hell they even updated it and slapped it with a new name and charged to a tenner a month to play.....the monster that is UO

i was looking for Ultima V on the web, but unlike Ultima IV it´s not freeware so i cant download it. U7 was cool, never played sepent isle though.
U8 was the only Ultima i didn´t like. ascension was alright, even though it had several major annoyances.

Coaan · Post by **Coaan** » 2003-02-26 05:54am

salm wrote:
Coaan wrote:
salm wrote:Ultima (only played IV, VI, VII, IIX and IX)
XCom I and II
Turricane I and II on C64
Wing Commander
You missed out....for roleplaying...Ultima 5 was probably the greatest....for complete freedom...7 and the addon were top...hell they even updated it and slapped it with a new name and charged to a tenner a month to play.....the monster that is UO
i was looking for Ultima V on the web, but unlike Ultima IV it´s not freeware so i cant download it. U7 was cool, never played sepent isle though.
U8 was the only Ultima i didn´t like. ascension was alright, even though it had several major annoyances.

You mean the entire plot?

It had no continuity whatsoever.

It is supposed to be 200 (yes 200) years after pagan...why the hell is all your old chums still alive dammit?...why the hell is the Avatar still alive?

U9 sucked in every way....even the graphics killed your machine because they were badly programmed....the original plot(the one they were working on just before it went to hell) actually made a little sense sort of...but it was still terrible. A terrible end to a great series.

Try either winmx or kazaa for ultima 5....I think it should be there..

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-26 06:04am

Worms.

Wip3out.

Grand Theft Auto.

Command and Conquer.

X-Wing series.

Final Fantasy.

Wing Commander.

X-Com.

Gran Turismo.

Lemmings.

Independence War.

Metal Gear Solid.

Civilisation.

Colony Wars.

Master of Orion.

Ones I've played at least.

Coaan · Post by **Coaan** » 2003-02-26 06:05am

Sigh, Oh for the good 'ol days again..

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-26 06:26am

Coaan wrote:Sigh, Oh for the good 'ol days again..

*Sighs also*

Must download Lemmings one day!

Thunderfire · Post by **Thunderfire** » 2003-02-26 07:10am

salm wrote:
i was looking for Ultima V on the web, but unlike Ultima IV it´s not freeware so i cant download it.

Try playing it with a C128 or C64 emulator.

Sir Sirius · Post by **Sir Sirius** » 2003-02-26 09:07am

Sid Meier's Civilization (I, II and III)

The greatest game ever!

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-02-26 09:11am

Bah, CIV III sucks.

Best game series is

X-Wing
TIE Fighter
X-Wing Alliance

Followed closely by C&C and Warcraft.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2003-02-26 09:32am

Coaan wrote: You mean the entire plot?

It had no continuity whatsoever.

It is supposed to be 200 (yes 200) years after pagan...why the hell is all your old chums still alive dammit?...why the hell is the Avatar still alive?

U9 sucked in every way....even the graphics killed your machine because they were badly programmed....the original plot(the one they were working on just before it went to hell) actually made a little sense sort of...but it was still terrible. A terrible end to a great series.

Try either winmx or kazaa for ultima 5....I think it should be there..

plot... i can´t remember the plot to be honest.
still the world was pretty cool. the tree town for example. and moonglow was cool as well. buccaneers den ruled.
what i like about ascension is that you can finally really see the towns. you can walk through britannia for reals not like in the other ultimas, where you actually walk on a large scaled map (not that i dont like that perpective).

annoying was, well, the plot i guess, you couldn´t travel in parties, you cant explore that freely anymore because you get taken everywhere by this pirate chick raven.

why everyone is still alive? i think the years in britannia pass quicker than the years on earth. and since the avatar lives on earth he´s still alive. the companions of the avatar are still alive because they dont age that quick for some reason i forgot.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-02-26 11:40am

Ultima (played every single one, finished most of them)
Fallout
System Shock
SimCity

I'll add some as I remember them.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2003-02-26 12:00pm

Wing Commander
X-Wing
Freespace
Command & Conquer
Myth
Master of Orion
Grand Theft Auto
Tribes
System Shock

irishmick79 · Post by **irishmick79** » 2003-02-26 12:09pm

I know most of you aren't sports fans, but I have to give the best game series award to the Madden Football franchise. The franchise has been around for a remarkably long time, and the games continue to get better year after year. Can you think of another game that more accurately reflects it's real life counterpart so well?

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-02-26 12:12pm

Castlevania, Final Fantasy, Zelda, Wing Commander, and Fallout(except Tactics....gah)

Larz · Post by **Larz** » 2003-02-26 12:22pm

SimCity
Fallout
Wing Commander
Star Wars space flight games
Jedi Knight
Zelda
The Elder Scrolls Series
Duke Nukem

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-02-26 12:53pm

salm wrote:
Coaan wrote:
salm wrote:Ultima (only played IV, VI, VII, IIX and IX)
XCom I and II
Turricane I and II on C64
Wing Commander
You missed out....for roleplaying...Ultima 5 was probably the greatest....for complete freedom...7 and the addon were top...hell they even updated it and slapped it with a new name and charged to a tenner a month to play.....the monster that is UO
i was looking for Ultima V on the web, but unlike Ultima IV it´s not freeware so i cant download it. U7 was cool, never played sepent isle though.
U8 was the only Ultima i didn´t like. ascension was alright, even though it had several major annoyances.

Arr! Abandonware-France has the entire series, matey!

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-02-26 02:46pm

irishmick79 wrote:I know most of you aren't sports fans, but I have to give the best game series award to the Madden Football franchise. The franchise has been around for a remarkably long time, and the games continue to get better year after year. Can you think of another game that more accurately reflects it's real life counterpart so well?

Considering that American Football is one of the dullest shitist sports in the world thats not a good endorcement.

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2003-02-26 04:08pm

Coaan wrote:
Alex Moon wrote:
Trytostaydead wrote:Goddamn, forgot all about Fallout.. WONDERFUL series. I like blasting innocent civilians apart for some reason..

Hey, does anyone know where to get a copy of Wing Commander: Privateer?
They used to sell a version that ran on win 95 and came with the expansion pack. You could look around and maybe still find it somewhere.

Damn I miss that game...
If only,

Unfortunatly Privateer is notorious for needing proper dos...there was never an attempt made to adapt it before it worked fine in the day....it's only with the likes of xp that you cannot run it...

this win95 version you will find will just have had commands to drop to a dos window as soon as you run.

Ah, oh well.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2003-02-26 04:44pm

Slartibartfast wrote:
salm wrote:
Coaan wrote: You missed out....for roleplaying...Ultima 5 was probably the greatest....for complete freedom...7 and the addon were top...hell they even updated it and slapped it with a new name and charged to a tenner a month to play.....the monster that is UO
i was looking for Ultima V on the web, but unlike Ultima IV it´s not freeware so i cant download it. U7 was cool, never played sepent isle though.
U8 was the only Ultima i didn´t like. ascension was alright, even though it had several major annoyances.
Arr! Abandonware-France has the entire series, matey!

ok, found it. i get the following site:

http://www.abandonware-france.org/ltf-jeu.php3?id=56

i have no clue what i´m supposed to do to download due to the fact that my french is limited to "merci and jeux nes compros pas"

<edit>oh, and i tried it with a c64 emulater but that didnt work too good. it was way to slow to play seriously.</edit>

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2003-02-26 04:57pm

Fools! you have forgetten the second greatest of all gaming franchies(The first being the FF series or possible Megaman)

And that is...

Half-Life
In the begining there was Half-Life
Ahh, Hello Gordon Freeman, Its good to see you
Do you know who ate all the Donuts?
Welcome to the HEV Mach IV Protect System for use in Hazerodus enviroments
That is the ugleyist sona of a... ahh ahhhh!!!!! *crunch
Ahh.... Gordon Freeman.. we meet at last

And it was good, but it had another act to come...
Opposing Force
Smells like a Baby sitting job to me.. No shit man no shit
Shepperd! What the hell are you doing down there?
That Mall Secruity Job is look pretty nice about now
Dear Lord! My Dear sweet-Grandmother can run this course faster than you!
Who needs a Lock-Smith eh Shepperd?

But yet more was to come first the Mods

From Counterstrike
Fire in the Hole!
Enemey Down
Go go go!

To Day of Defeat
Move up the .30Cal!
Get up the Beach!
Gernade!
Sniper!

To Team Fotress Classic
The Enemy Has you Flag
Your Flag has returned

It has spawned so many sequals to shake the very Foundation of Gaming
And its still selling strong having twice made the Top Five monthly Sales lists despite having been out Longer than Four Years....

Coaan · Post by **Coaan** » 2003-02-26 04:59pm

salm wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
salm wrote: i was looking for Ultima V on the web, but unlike Ultima IV it´s not freeware so i cant download it. U7 was cool, never played sepent isle though.
U8 was the only Ultima i didn´t like. ascension was alright, even though it had several major annoyances.
Arr! Abandonware-France has the entire series, matey!
ok, found it. i get the following site:

http://www.abandonware-france.org/ltf-jeu.php3?id=56

i have no clue what i´m supposed to do to download due to the fact that my french is limited to "merci and jeux nes compros pas"

<edit>oh, and i tried it with a c64 emulater but that didnt work too good. it was way to slow to play seriously.</edit>

Try running that page through google or babel fish....that at the least will be able to translate and save you a whole load of grief.. It's odd that even after all these years, 5 still hasn't been available due to copyright...where the rest have...

The fact these ancient programs up till 7 all run quite happily in windows too...where more modern dont

Coaan · Post by **Coaan** » 2003-02-26 05:02pm

Mr Bean wrote:Fools! you have forgetten the second greatest of all gaming franchies(The first being the FF series or possible Megaman)

And that is...

Half-Life
In the begining there was Half-Life
Ahh, Hello Gordon Freeman, Its good to see you
Do you know who ate all the Donuts?
Welcome to the HEV Mach IV Protect System for use in Hazerodus enviroments
That is the ugleyist sona of a... ahh ahhhh!!!!! *crunch
Ahh.... Gordon Freeman.. we meet at last

And it was good, but it had another act to come...
Opposing Force
Smells like a Baby sitting job to me.. No shit man no shit
Shepperd! What the hell are you doing down there?
That Mall Secruity Job is look pretty nice about now
Dear Lord! My Dear sweet-Grandmother can run this course faster than you!
Who needs a Lock-Smith eh Shepperd?

But yet more was to come first the Mods

From Counterstrike
Fire in the Hole!
Enemey Down
Go go go!

To Day of Defeat
Move up the .30Cal!
Get up the Beach!
Gernade!
Sniper!

To Team Fotress Classic
The Enemy Has you Flag
Your Flag has returned

It has spawned so many sequals to shake the very Foundation of Gaming
And its still selling strong having twice made the Top Five monthly Sales lists despite having been out Longer than Four Years....

Half life....is probably going to end up the greatest selling title in history if it keeps up interest...probably a few more mods are going to be added also...

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-02-26 05:05pm

Zelda. Metroid. X-wing.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2003-02-26 05:07pm

is probably going to end up the greatest selling title in history if it keeps up interest

Only the Sims has sold as close to as much

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-02-26 06:44pm

1. X-wing series.
2. Warcraft.
3. Starcraft.
4. Final Fantasy.
4. Command & Conquer.
5. Dark Forces.