Old (really old) games you miss.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2004-03-18 10:32am

phongn wrote:Civ, AFAIK. However, there was the minor niggling issue where Phalanxes could defeat BBs

That's what armor and mechanized infantry is for. But in most cases I ended up buying out all the other civilizations. Diplomats are fun.

Embracer Of Darkness · Post by **Embracer Of Darkness** » 2004-03-18 11:58am

The original Stars! by Crisium and Empire Interactive. I still play this, alot, so I guess it doesn't count. It's the oldest game I can remember loving so much though.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-03-18 12:26pm

the old vectrex star wars arcade game, with line graphics and that nifty case and setup.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2004-03-18 12:44pm

Bubble Bobble

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-03-18 01:12pm

Attention SC2 fans:

FROM SOURCEFORGE (Link provided by PA, god Bless 'em)

http://sc2.sourceforge.net/

Game is entitled "The Ur Quan Masters" Enjoy!

Meest · Post by **Meest** » 2004-03-18 03:13pm

Death track USA

, nothing beats rocket propelled skateboards of doom rolling into another car, was also one of the early "3-D" games heh.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-03-18 03:44pm

2000AD wrote:Speedball 2. there's been lots of pretenders but nothing has matched it since.

Amiga Version Only.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-03-18 03:47pm

Chardok wrote:I also Miss M.U.L.E. What a great and well-executed C64/tandy game.

It's actually an ATARI game (it had 4 joysticks for 4 players. And the planet was called IRATA). It was converted to the C64. Never heard of the tandy version.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-03-18 04:11pm

Air taxi for the amiga! Mental 5 player on-the-same-screen action! I wish they'd remake that.

Oni Koneko Damien · Post by **Oni Koneko Damien** » 2004-03-18 07:30pm

Okay, newest 'old' game: Shareware Doom. I swear, I spent about three hours straight trying to figure out how to beat the two Barons at the end. (This was when I still used a joystick for FPS).

The original Gauntlet (Red Warrior needs food...badly!)

A nifty little space shooter by the name of Xenon. This game absolutely ruled, you had the typical shooter jet that you moved around and shot down other little jets. There was also, though, a cool tank mode where you could go back and forth, killing the stuff you missed and picking up the powerups you couldn't grab before. Not to mention the fact that there was a little strategy involved as you could only hit certain things with the jet and certain things with the tank.

An awesome, surprisingly deep game for the NES called Legacy of the Wizard. I still occasionally fire it up and try to play it through. I have yet to beat it.

The original NES version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, another unexpectedly deep (replayability-wise) game.

The arcade version of Aliens.

The original Mortal Combat.

-Damien

AnimeJet · Post by **AnimeJet** » 2004-03-18 08:11pm

Scorched Eath, Oregon trail, old school widgets, hehe.. x_x

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2004-03-18 11:31pm

salm wrote:Bubble Bobble

MIDI file

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2004-03-19 12:45am

I miss the games of the late 80's and early 90's. I miss the level of enjoyment I used to get from games like Railroad Tycoon, Wasteland, Planetfall, etc.

Im not too interested in games anymore for various reasons.

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2004-03-19 03:18am

Impossible Mission, it was on my bro's Commodore 64. He had a couple of other games. I wish I could get ahold of this one, because I remember him mentioning it was unbeatable, or at least damn near impossible.

Crom · Post by **Crom** » 2004-03-19 06:10am

X-Com: UFO Defense
Hands down one of the most beautifully crafted strategy games of all time.

Star Control 2
Awesome beyond the capacity of my human emotions to consider.

Master of Orion 2
Some would argue the first was superior, whereas I thought this was the perfect sequel. Possibly even the perfect game.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2
This is an old SNES game. The best multiplayer experience I've had in a long time.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-03-19 07:49am

Stofsk wrote:I miss Starcontrol 2. I still have it, but when I say I "miss" it I mean I miss the "newness" of it. I miss being able to play a game the first time round and figure out all the puzzles and solutions and storylines. I wish I could replay it without any knowledge of the game beforehand.

Even though I played Star Control 2 nearly a decade after its release I loved the game. Star Control 2 is an amazing game that combines an incredible story, a dynamic universe and excellent gameplay like no other.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-03-19 08:54am

Cal Wright wrote:Impossible Mission, it was on my bro's Commodore 64. He had a couple of other games. I wish I could get ahold of this one, because I remember him mentioning it was unbeatable, or at least damn near impossible.

Nope, but more frustrating then trying to score with a nun in the heart of a convent..

The game combines platforming with puzzle solving....with a 12 hour real time limit.

Ravenwing · Post by **Ravenwing** » 2004-03-19 09:12am

skitchen, nuthin like a game made about donning your skates and grabbing moving cars on a freeway *sigh* so many injuries

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2004-03-19 09:16am

Slartibartfast wrote:
2000AD wrote:Speedball 2. there's been lots of pretenders but nothing has matched it since.
Amiga Version Only.

Damn straight! there's a shitload of Amiga games that i miss, but most of them i can't remember the names and some i can't even remember what they played liie, just that there's a game that i really liked but can't remember a thing about it!

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-03-19 09:19am

I downloaded SCII From sourceforge (Don't worry it's legal.) It's actually called the Ur-Quan masters and it IS for all intents and purposes, the 3DO version. And it is awesome. I Still remember my first encounter with the spathi and their talks of the ULTIMATE EVIL! You know, the evil which is largely unmanifest and exists just outside the range of the most sensitive scanning equipment, leaving to question it's methods and intentions, which, obviously lends itself to it's own nefarious ends.

I can't wait until I "Colonize" some Syreen.....

Worlds...Syreen worlds....

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-03-19 09:29am

If you liked the Spathi you will enjoy the Umagh too. They are just as funny.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-03-19 10:50am

Cal Wright wrote:Impossible Mission, it was on my bro's Commodore 64. He had a couple of other games. I wish I could get ahold of this one, because I remember him mentioning it was unbeatable, or at least damn near impossible.

"Another visitor... stay a while... stay FOREVER!"

I've played this game hundreds of times. It's not impossible, but it's definitely very hard. I think my average is winning one of every 3 or 4 games.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-03-19 10:51am

Ghost Rider wrote:
Cal Wright wrote:Impossible Mission, it was on my bro's Commodore 64. He had a couple of other games. I wish I could get ahold of this one, because I remember him mentioning it was unbeatable, or at least damn near impossible.
Nope, but more frustrating then trying to score with a nun in the heart of a convent..

The game combines platforming with puzzle solving....with a 12 hour real time limit.

Death = 10 minute penalty

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-03-19 10:53am

Slartibartfast wrote:
Ghost Rider wrote:
Cal Wright wrote:Impossible Mission, it was on my bro's Commodore 64. He had a couple of other games. I wish I could get ahold of this one, because I remember him mentioning it was unbeatable, or at least damn near impossible.
Nope, but more frustrating then trying to score with a nun in the heart of a convent..

The game combines platforming with puzzle solving....with a 12 hour real time limit.
Death = 10 minute penalty

Yes...oh many a hated time with the robots.

But all in all was good hard game.

Ever play Impossible Mission 2?

Alferd Packer · Post by **Alferd Packer** » 2004-03-19 11:28am

Tradewars 2002. That game was all sorts of awesome.