hay guys, know any good old games?

Calal · Post by **Calal** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 11:43 pm

Games on which I spend several months due to replayability:

Dune
Fantasy Empires
Simcity 2000
Civilization 2
Alpha Centauri
Alien Legacy
Pax Imperia 2
Imperialism 2
Lords of the Realm 2
Pirates (Aaaarh!)

Some of these are pretty old though and might no longer work on newer systems. Dosbox sure is a gift from heaven.

Also fun:

Broken Sword 1 & 2
Cuthroats
Caesar 3
Monkey Islands series
Pharaoh

scotch · Post by **scotch** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:34 am

Syndicate. It was released by Bullfrog. Play it. Love it. Lick the root.

Raymondo · Post by **Raymondo** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:21 am

Yeah Bullfrog, probably BritainÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s second best game developer

Wait thatÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s a bad thing

the guardian · Post by **the guardian** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 3:20 am

scotch wrote:Syndicate. It was released by Bullfrog. Play it. Love it. Lick the root.

Speaking of which, practicly everything Bullfrog ever made is worth a look. Just look for that funky squashed frog logo.

Sankis · Post by **Sankis** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 7:54 pm

I can't believe I didn't see this anywhere, but then again i'm stupid and can't read.

The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall

Prequel to Morrowind, second in Elder Scroll trilogy. Good RPG, totally open-ended. Last I checked, it wasn't freeware and you can't purchase it on the bethesda website :(, but I think there were a few copies for 5$ on ebay last I checked.

LlamaGod · Post by **LlamaGod** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:11 pm

Bethesda isnt letting Daggerfall go free because they are greedy pricks, they are gonna wait until 'Morrowind Fever' dies down, then resell all the old shit.

They were boring anyways.

I dunno if anyone's said it, because i'm too lazy to read, but get both Ultima 7 parts (Serpent Isle and Black Gate) and download Exult to run them. It's nice.

Panzer General is a pretty fun old game, it's fun to wittle away the time with.

There is also a game I heard about called KKND (Krush Kill N' Destroy), I havent got to play it yet, but it's Humans vs. Mutants in a post-apocalypse RTS (it's old, too). I heard it was rather difficult.

People already mentioned it, but Blood is a pretty bad-ass game. Dont forget Wasteland. System Shock 1 is l33tness too.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 4:12 am

I would suggest goin with Jagged Alliance 2. You can probably find the Goldpack lying around somewhere for less then $20. Its a good buy that provides hours of strategic roleplaying fun. ((Its kinda like X-Com with afew RPG elements.)) Oh yea, the original X-Com is pretty fun if you like squad-based strategy games. Full Throttle and The Dig were really big when I first got my PC. I never played them, because games suck in the Military software stores in Germany. I always heard good things about them though. Their puzzle games, like Monkey Island ((which if you don't own by now.....go get it)). I heard another great one was "I have no mouth, but I must scream". It may not be old, but Freedom Force is a relatively cheap and fun game. Thats really all the old PC games I could think of that are worthwhile that for the most part haven't been mentioned and if they were, well I only skimmed through what had been mentioned.

Simlife · Post by **Simlife** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:48 pm

Master of Orion 2 was a great game.
Colonization was ok for a while.
Eye of the Beholder 1 & 2 were nice.
C&C Red Alert may work.
Beneath a steal sky was cool too.
Diablo might be worth a go.
Starshit Titanic.
Simon the Sorcerer 1 & 2.

Mist... no?

satanisgreat · Post by **satanisgreat** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 8:33 pm

Beneath a Steel Sky was just made freeware. I couldn't tell you where to get it, but I'm sure someone else could.

I just started playing the first Myst (actually the Masterpiece edition if it matters) a week or so ago. I got the trilogy (Myst, Riven, and Exile) for 20 bucks.

I also found a GameHunter pack with ten decent games (NOLF, IWD, Professional Bass Tournament, etc.) for 8 bucks and an EA pack with ten games (Tiger Woods 99, Madden 2000, Dune 2000, Need for Speed 3, Command and Conquer Red Alert, Sid Meier's Gettysburg, etc.) for 5 bucks.

Just go to an EB or Gamestop and see what you can find.

Calal · Post by **Calal** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 10:15 pm

I just remembered about these ones:

Dungeonkeeper 1 & 2
Gangsters
Gangsters2
Constructor
and ofcourse the famous Heroes of Might and Magic

Boy, had I fun with those. I' m even replaying some of them just for the feeling from way back then.

Bridgeburner · Post by **Bridgeburner** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 10:18 pm

hexen 1 and 2
good stuff!

heretic 1 is good too. but they lost me with 2, fucking gay third person pussy shit.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 5:07 pm

Well, good old XCOM is always a fun timekiller. I'm not sure if it's free/abandonware yet, but availability on the intarnet should be no problemo.

Raymondo · Post by **Raymondo** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 6:12 pm

1 and 2 are, 3 is not.

the guardian · Post by **the guardian** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 7:44 pm

3's ok as well.

Gameshark · Post by **Gameshark** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 9:12 pm

Dungeonkeeper 1 & 2 hell yeah, the original C+C, Tie Fighter, Worms (the original), Asteroids!...i could go on...i might later.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 10:23 pm

If you can't find Worms, look for Scorched Earth. You should be able to download it anywhere on the net. It was basically the originator of Worms, except with Tanks. <a href="http://www.classicgaming.com/scorch/"> This</A> should get you a free copy.

the guardian · Post by **the guardian** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 11:28 pm

Actually, no. Worms was never based on Scorched Earth though I admit the fighting is kind of similiar. Worms was actually based on some sort of an original version of Worms that looked like crap and who's name was, if I'm right, also Worms.

Scorched Earth, by the way, was based on an old game called Bomb, which was basicly Scorched Earth with crappier graphics.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 1:14 am

I stand corrected. I guess it must be an old programmers trick. A friend of mine made a game with the same style of fighting except with clowns and pies. I've also seen it made on a graphic calculator.

the guardian · Post by **the guardian** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 12:10 pm

Yeah, well, there's a game I have on my computer titled "Duck Mr.Duck", which is basicly Worms with boring graphics and ducks instead of worms.

I think they released the source code, or maybe it's not that hard to create a game in that style.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 3:07 pm

I think the code is easy to figure out. The Clown & Pie game was made in about 6 hours using visual basic without any sources outside a book.