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Posted: 2004-03-18 10:32am
by aerius
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.
Posted: 2004-03-18 11:58am
by Embracer Of Darkness
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.
Posted: 2004-03-18 12:26pm
by General Zod
the old vectrex star wars arcade game, with line graphics and that nifty case and setup.
Posted: 2004-03-18 12:44pm
by salm
Bubble Bobble

Posted: 2004-03-18 01:12pm
by Chardok
Attention SC2 fans:
FROM SOURCEFORGE (Link provided by PA, god Bless 'em)
http://sc2.sourceforge.net/
Game is entitled "The Ur Quan Masters" Enjoy!
Posted: 2004-03-18 03:13pm
by Meest
Death track USA

, nothing beats rocket propelled skateboards of doom rolling into another car, was also one of the early "3-D" games heh.
Posted: 2004-03-18 03:44pm
by Slartibartfast
2000AD wrote:Speedball 2. there's been lots of pretenders but nothing has matched it since.
Amiga Version Only.
Posted: 2004-03-18 03:47pm
by Slartibartfast
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.
Posted: 2004-03-18 04:11pm
by Rye
Air taxi for the amiga! Mental 5 player on-the-same-screen action! I wish they'd remake that.
Posted: 2004-03-18 07:30pm
by Oni Koneko Damien
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
Posted: 2004-03-18 08:11pm
by AnimeJet
Scorched Eath, Oregon trail, old school widgets, hehe.. x_x
Posted: 2004-03-18 11:31pm
by aphexmonster
salm wrote:Bubble Bobble

MIDI file 
Posted: 2004-03-19 12:45am
by TrailerParkJawa
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.
Posted: 2004-03-19 03:18am
by Cal Wright
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.
Posted: 2004-03-19 06:10am
by Crom
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.
Posted: 2004-03-19 07:49am
by Sarevok
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.
Posted: 2004-03-19 08:54am
by Ghost Rider
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.
Posted: 2004-03-19 09:12am
by Ravenwing
skitchen, nuthin like a game made about donning your skates and grabbing moving cars on a freeway *sigh* so many injuries
Posted: 2004-03-19 09:16am
by 2000AD
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!
Posted: 2004-03-19 09:19am
by Chardok
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....
Posted: 2004-03-19 09:29am
by Sarevok
If you liked the Spathi you will enjoy the Umagh too. They are just as funny.
Posted: 2004-03-19 10:50am
by Slartibartfast
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.
Posted: 2004-03-19 10:51am
by Slartibartfast
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

Posted: 2004-03-19 10:53am
by Ghost Rider
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?
Posted: 2004-03-19 11:28am
by Alferd Packer
Tradewars 2002. That game was all sorts of awesome.