Mord Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 Ok just little fun thread for all of us. I was sittin' around thinking about all the great comp games I have played. You know the ones that you sat up playing till you had to go to work, the very same ones you cussed all day while at work, bleary eyed and dying for sleep, the exact same games you went home to and fired up cause you just needed to make one more turn or solve one more puzzle and then you'd get that much needed sleep! Yeah fellas! Those games! They have all brought us joy and insinuated theirselves into our popculture conscious. They are part of who we are. So in honor of Combat Mission joining those ranks instantly, tell me what computer games rocked your socks way back when. Lets get nostalgic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarmo Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 In order of arrival: First 3 in C-64, rest on various Macs. 1. Elite 2. Ultima IV 3. ADD Pool of Radiance 4. Strategic conquest 5. Civilization 1 6. Close Combat 1 7. CMBO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Deadmarsh Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 Zork Series -- Apple IIE Escape From Castle Wolfenstein -- Apple IIE Utopia -- Intellivision Herzog Zwei -- Nintendo EA John Madden Football -- Genesis EA Sports Hockey -- Genesis Secret Weapons of The Luftwaffe -- PC Close Combat II -- PC ------------------ Youth is wasted on the young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted December 1, 2000 Author Share Posted December 1, 2000 I'll never forget the day I played Doom. I was staying at a friends house and he brought a shareware version home from work. I said "What's this?" he says "Oh some shareware game a guy at work leant me." So he installs it and I jump on the computer while he is outside messing with his car. 8 HOURS Later I am sitting there totally blown outta the water by what I just experienced! Everything we used to talk about as kids was on the screen in SVGA bloody glory! Unbelievable! It will always be one of my fondest gaming memories. Incidently I have had that same feeling with all of my personal favorites, all the way to CM. Always a sign that you are a part of something special. Thanks again BTS for a wonderful experience! Mord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinCheng+ Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 To me in no particular order: - Combat Mission - The Operation Art of War Vol. I - Doom I & II - Star Wars Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight/Secret of the Sith - Star Wars X-Wing/Imperial Persuit/B-Wing - Star Wars TIE Fighter - Wing Commander I/Secret Mission/Secret Mission 2 - Crusade/Wing Command II/Special Operations/Special Opeations 2 - Falcon 3.0/4.0 - Su27 Flanker 1.0/1.5/2.0 - Gary Grisby's Steel Panthers - Gary Grisby's War in Russia/2.0 - Fallout 1 - Planescape: Torment - Dues Ex - Thief I/Gold/II - Jane's Longbow 2 - Starfleet Command - Ultima VII The Black Gate/Part 2. Serpent Isle - World at War series: Operation Crusader - Harpon I/Classic/97 Griffin. P.S. Did I play too much or I am just too old? ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?" [This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 12-01-2000).] [This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 12-01-2000).] [This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 12-01-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420 Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 X-Com: Ufo defense that game had it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutz Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 Schneider/Amstrad CPC: -Elite (Still my all time favorite!) -Tetris -Kaiser Atari ST -Civilization -Flight of the Intruder -Shanghai Mac -CMBO -A-10 Cuba -TacOps ------------------ Lutz Senior Junior Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pillar Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 Don't forget Steel Beasts. You can simulate Battalion level command of a modern army on that thing to an extent. It's a very powerful tank sim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compassion Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 Hell, CMBO was on my list a year ago at this time... from the beta demo. Also appearing, in no special order: Ultima (before roman numerals...) Castle Wolfenstein (before 3d) The Cosmic Balance (anyone remember that one? ) Ambush (though you could make dinner while a turn processed... and I had 64k! on my ][e!) X-Wing Strike Commander WingCommander 2 & 3 X-Com: UFO Defense War in Russia Warlords and Warlords 2 All ofthe V for Victory games... bugs and all. Command and Conquer Wolfenstein 3D DOOM shareware my first Voodoo card and Quake. Longbow 2 Aces of the Pacific Aces over Europe Falcon 3 & 4 (learned howto optimize DOS mem with Falcon 3) War in the Pacific Civillization European Air War Gabrial Knight Half-Life M1 Commanche: Maximum Overkill... great Arcade chopper sim Jagged Alliance Star Control Star Comtrol 2 Interstate '76 (GO Groove Champion!) My Thrustmaster F22/TQS/RCS-SWF22 digital upgrade flying rig... can't kill MIGs without it (though lately I've been taking to the Crimson Skies) Edited to add some games others here have reminded me of: Wasteland Archon (who needs to go to class... we had the semester long tournament in my dorm room in 87 with this game...) Elite (docking sucks) [This message has been edited by Compassion (edited 12-01-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420 Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 heh heh heh, everyone is showing their age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted December 1, 2000 Author Share Posted December 1, 2000 Here's a blast from the past that was quite enjoyable and I think is a great classic. Airborne Ranger. I used to play that on my Brother's old Commadore. You had to drop your equiptment while flying over the mission area then jumpchute your way to the ground. You could loose your extra ammo and equiptment if it landed in nasty terrain and you could even crack ice flows in arctic missions so that enemies would plunge through to their deaths. Excellent Game!! Mord. P.S when you spoke of Ambush Compassion, were you talking about Computer Ambush from SSI? That was one of my brother's all time favorites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinCheng+ Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 Mord, yep! Airbrone Ranger was REAL fun! Too bad they never make a sequel out of it. Compassion, original Castle Wolfenstein is cool but the "3D" version gets old too quickly. "Aces over Europe" could be on my list but enemy AI cheated -- big time! I learn memory tweaking when playing Ultima VII. 420, how bout YOUR list? Huh? BTW, wanna an online CM game 2nite? Check your mailbox... Looks like a lot of multi-interest old-timers here. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?" [This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 12-01-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarmo Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mord: Airborne Ranger. I used to play that on my Brother's old Commadore.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I had a ton of fun with that one. And I forgot to mention the best beat 'em up of all time. "The Way of the Exploding Fist" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelU Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 I just had to reply to this one: Rogue - damn that game, still haven't beaten it Imperium Rex - a brilliant but rather unknown empire building type game. Primitive, multiplayer only, but highly addictive. Doom, Doom II - when I got Doom II my boss actually asked me if I was okay. I must have looked so washed out and palid from lack of sleep. Wing Commander X-com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epée Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 Epées HALL OF FAME (for the PC) -RPG: Ultima 3,4 &7 Ultima Underworlds Fallout Adventure: Monkey Island 2 Action/Simulation Wing Commander 1 & 2 (first time I heard a sound blaster) FPS: Quake (first Voodoo) Epée Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 My first computer game ....Elite - eleven straight hours, yehaaa Doom Pirates Civilization Talonsofts Napoleonic series Red Baron X-com (certainly the most gripping) Close Combat I & II Current favorite CM...until CM5 which will be the European/1920-1970 war simulator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 Jarmo Strategic Conquest...was that the one... B/W screen..started with one infantry unit on a black screen then found cities, had armor, transports and bomber units that self destructed in a nuke???? Know where I can find that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dog Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 OK... Cronologically, more or less. Tunnels of Doom (TI99) Scott Adams Adventure Series (TI99) Ultima III (1st Apple game) Panzer Strike (and everything else by Gary Grigsby during the Golden SSI Wargame Era for the Apple) Civilization (...of course) Battlefront (SSG's great series) Doom (greatest WOW! factor ever) Heroes of M & M II and III (still play it) Everquest (old and full of kids now, now but amazing 1 1/2 years ago) ...and now CM - Old Dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffertape Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 X-COM: UFO Defence Outlaws Rainbow 6 Rogue Spear Civilzation Close Combat 2 Interstate 76 - GAFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croda Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 Oh boy... Most of these from the days of my Apple IIc The Bard's Tale Might and Magic (the original) - though I never did win this one Pirates Wings of Fury The Ancient Art of War Nintendo: Super Tecmo Bowl - a fantastic breakthrough game for sports sims PC: Everquest - The only thing that could break my addiction to this was CM. An amazingly immersive game that kids turned all to hell. ------------------ <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Elijah Meeks: You rock, Croda<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fangorn Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 Classic PC games: Populous Civilization 1-2 (What's that strange light coming from the window?) Eye of the Beholder 1-2 Dune Master of Magic (com'on, how come nobody mentioned it yet?) Warcraft 1-2 Star Control 2 X-Com 1-2 Settlers 2 Diablo Betrayal at Krondor Jagged Alliance 1-2 Starcraft Half Life Baldur's Gate Thief Star Fleet Command Heroes of Might and Magic 1-3 And now CM Damm, I've forgot both Master of Orion 1 and 2! [This message has been edited by Fangorn (edited 12-01-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hough Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 Okay, in roughly chronological order: Archon Wishbringer Dungeon Master The Immortal (anyone else remember this one?) Sim City Mega Man 2 Final Fantasy Phantasy Star 2 Master of Magic (my intro to the civ genre) X-Com Star Control 2 Ultima 7 Ultima Underworld Chrono Trigger Tekken 2 Resident Evil Myth Einhander That's a good 15 years of gaming experience there... -John Ack! How could I forget Dungeon Master! And Wishbringer! Starcon 2! I was thinking it, but somehow... [This message has been edited by John Hough (edited 12-01-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chupacabra Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 Many of the Infocom games, before they were bought by Activision. Wasteland Neuromancer Bard's Tale Aces of the Pacific/Over Europe Falcon 3 Fallout Worms Jagged Alliance 2 System Shock 2 ------------------ Grand Poobah of the fresh fire of Heh. [This message has been edited by Chupacabra (edited 12-01-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saru3000 Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 Spellbreaker(Almost any Infocom is a classic) M.U.L.E.(screw your friends) Pirates Grim Fandango Red Baron Kampfgruppe Fallout Civ. 2 Dungeon Keeper(traps,traps,traps) Auto Duel Road War 2000(the good ol' days when "2000" meant the future) Battle Cruiser Europe Ablaze Silent Service(the joys of stalking a convoy} Archon Ultima 1-6 Telengard Doom(even with the "motion sickness") Shogun(I'm half jpn.I'm required to love it) and of course CM 1-? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikEl Posted December 1, 2000 Share Posted December 1, 2000 No one has yet mentioned my all time oldie favorite, Mobius. A C64 game that featured (at the time) stunning one-on-one combat and a unique Chinese/Japanese storyline. Made those old 5.25 disk drives rattle and hum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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