Post by: Xotes on June 10, 2009, 12:55:25 am
Post by: Okenido on June 10, 2009, 01:03:26 am
Mostly as in an top down shooter format, occasionally a dungeon crawl for bosses, and you had to attach wings to your tank and go through a shoot 'em up segment to travel between planets.
Post by: Jreengus on June 14, 2009, 03:14:45 pm
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Post by: Granite26 on June 30, 2009, 02:38:32 pm
There was this game on the gameboy where you played as space tank.
Mostly as in an top down shooter format, occasionally a dungeon crawl for bosses, and you had to attach wings to your tank and go through a shoot 'em up segment to travel between planets.
Sounds like Blaster Master... Maybe a clone or sequel?
Post by: Wiles on June 30, 2009, 03:34:32 pm
Post by: Sowelu on June 30, 2009, 03:43:20 pm
Post by: Okenido on June 30, 2009, 04:06:20 pm
There was this game on the gameboy where you played as space tank.
Mostly as in an top down shooter format, occasionally a dungeon crawl for bosses, and you had to attach wings to your tank and go through a shoot 'em up segment to travel between planets.
Sounds like Blaster Master... Maybe a clone or sequel?
Actually the game is called Cosmo Tank.
Took me a while to find it.
Post by: Singularity on July 02, 2009, 11:56:29 pm
Anyway... This game was, from what I remember, a primitive 3d roguelike. You had a party of four or five kids -- yes, kids. The plot for this game was weird. The protagonists were school kids and the baddie was... a scientist I think? Don't remember very clearly. Anyway, these kids went through maze-like labyrinths, having to worry about food/water, etc. Now, to my knowledge these kids couldn't die. At most, they would pass out for a while. Maybe if they all passed out in battle you lost. I honestly can't remember. Hell, I can't even remember if the game was turn-based or realtime. But for my sporadic efforts to find such a game, I've turned up nothing. Probably never will, either. Just not enough info to go on. If only I could remember the title. Oh well... :-\
Post by: Duke 2.0 on July 03, 2009, 12:03:49 am
Dunno what else though.
Post by: Eviltyphoon on July 03, 2009, 01:54:23 pm
Post by: Tormy on July 03, 2009, 02:42:48 pm
It was a racing game, I remeber cars that looked kinda like lamborginis (could be wrong), and you were able to make your own tracks (like trackmania) game is prolly older then 8 years.
I am not sure, but Micro Machines 2. was awesome. :D
Post by: Thndr on July 03, 2009, 03:02:41 pm
Post by: Wiles on July 03, 2009, 03:06:55 pm
Wiles, that sounds like a variation on Ramparts (or maybe Ramparts itself--the catapults looked kinda like tanks).
I've never played ramparts but it definitely could have been a ramparts variation considering it was on one of those multi-game carts.
Post by: Virtz on July 03, 2009, 03:53:56 pm
It was a racing game, I remeber cars that looked kinda like lamborginis (could be wrong), and you were able to make your own tracks (like trackmania) game is prolly older then 8 years.Sounds sort of like Stunts (http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/73/Stunts.html).
Post by: Singularity on July 04, 2009, 10:34:41 am
an old Apple game (Apple IIe?) that you dig down and find minerals, and identify them based on their properties and color. The game has been haunting me for years now and I cannot remember it's name.
Oh wow, that brings back memories...
Back when I was in elementary school, and it was still state-of-the-art to have Apple IIs in the computer labs, I remember playing that game among others. They were all games with thinly-veiled educational components, but oh well. Unfortunately I don't remember the name of it. Sorry. :-\
Post by: Puck on July 04, 2009, 10:38:39 am
Anyways.. amiga game, top down view, mad max setting, red monstrous car, I THINK you could get out of your car, too. Sounds like Autoduel, I know, but it aint autoduel. It's newer, with nicer graphics. Played a bit privateerish/rpgish too, iirc.
Post by: Singularity on July 04, 2009, 01:39:10 pm
Post by: Jakkarra on July 04, 2009, 09:45:11 pm
you controlled a squad of ants or somesuch, who you then instructed to do things, like build or collect Resource.
each ant could be iven a job, and has a little asthetic change to reflect this, the builders had tiny hard-hats and the collector ant has a breifcase.
the builders also made temporary bridges. they were made from blocks of mud that i assume were dredged straight from the bottom of the water source on which they were created.
the resource was shit like cola and doughnuts. ant-food thingies.
Post by: Puck on July 05, 2009, 09:25:36 am
Post by: neudialect on July 05, 2009, 09:47:37 am
Post by: Jude on July 05, 2009, 12:17:22 pm
Best of all was a game called "Loserball" that Toady made. At least, it said "Toady One productions." It was a board game where you all started with a blob in the corner and could either clone the blob to an adjacent square, or else jump it to a square 1 away. It was actually quite a good game, and there were a whole range of AI opponents ranging from retarded to extremely skilled. I remember many late nights in middle school trying to unseat "Gary" from the tournament champion's spot.
There were a ton of other games on that disk, like a demo of Exile, a ton of crappy ones, a lot that just didn't work at all...there was a sweet Capture the Flag demo where you had 8 kids that had to run around farmland and woods and pretty much play Capture the Flag.
Post by: Sowelu on July 06, 2009, 12:40:40 am
NO idea...
Post by: Xotes on July 06, 2009, 05:08:07 am
i played a fun game once, pretty simple though.
you controlled a squad of ants or somesuch, who you then instructed to do things, like build or collect Resource.
each ant could be iven a job, and has a little asthetic change to reflect this, the builders had tiny hard-hats and the collector ant has a breifcase.
the builders also made temporary bridges. they were made from blocks of mud that i assume were dredged straight from the bottom of the water source on which they were created.
the resource was shit like cola and doughnuts. ant-food thingies.
Microsoft Ants, my good lad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Ants (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Ants) for yer wikipedia article.
Post by: Detrevni|inverteD on July 06, 2009, 08:15:14 am
i played a fun game once, pretty simple though.
you controlled a squad of ants or somesuch, who you then instructed to do things, like build or collect Resource.
each ant could be iven a job, and has a little asthetic change to reflect this, the builders had tiny hard-hats and the collector ant has a breifcase.
the builders also made temporary bridges. they were made from blocks of mud that i assume were dredged straight from the bottom of the water source on which they were created.
the resource was shit like cola and doughnuts. ant-food thingies.
Microsoft Ants, my good lad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Ants (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Ants) for yer wikipedia article.
There's also SimAnts (http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/250/SimAnt+-+The+Electronic+Ant+Colony.html), which sounds similar to what he's talking about.
Post by: Sowelu on July 06, 2009, 08:43:37 am
Post by: Eviltyphoon on July 06, 2009, 10:39:52 am
It was a racing game, I remeber cars that looked kinda like lamborginis (could be wrong), and you were able to make your own tracks (like trackmania) game is prolly older then 8 years.Sounds sort of like Stunts (http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/73/Stunts.html).
Checking now. The screenshots look familiar.
OMG!!!! it's the one. tyvm. Now for some nostalgia
Post by: Jakkarra on July 06, 2009, 10:41:21 am
Stuffs
Bingo! right on the money good sir!
you may have one E-biscuit.
Post by: puke on July 06, 2009, 12:36:15 pm
Alright, I'll try my luck. Usually I get some really bad responses like "technocop" which was in no way like the game I'm looking for...
Anyways.. amiga game, top down view, mad max setting, red monstrous car, I THINK you could get out of your car, too. Sounds like Autoduel, I know, but it aint autoduel. It's newer, with nicer graphics. Played a bit privateerish/rpgish too, iirc.
it does sound like autoduel. too bad. and not Road War Europa or Road War 2000, either? you might try here: http://eager.back2roots.org/ which has a list of "every amiga game ever released". i'd be interested to know what is is, if you find it.
Post by: Drakale on July 06, 2009, 12:50:21 pm
Post by: Sowelu on July 06, 2009, 12:55:57 pm
*fights with the forum for several minutes, trying to get around the 'you can't post 15 seconds after your last post' rule*
Post by: Drakale on July 06, 2009, 01:02:16 pm
Uniracer?
*fights with the forum for several minutes, trying to get around the 'you can't post 15 seconds after your last post' rule*
Thats it! Man that game was fun... Didnt even remember it was unicycles :/
Post by: Puck on July 07, 2009, 01:24:13 am
it does sound like autoduel. too bad. and not Road War Europa or Road War 2000, either? you might try here: http://eager.back2roots.org/ which has a list of "every amiga game ever released". i'd be interested to know what is is, if you find it.I'll give that list a try... such a list was the reason I found it in the first place, anyway...
Post by: Shadowlord on July 07, 2009, 09:07:07 pm
Alright, it was a PC game where you control a good 50 medieval fighters in a top-down perspective. All i remember is there were archers with some boulders as cover in one of the rather large maps.
Dunno what else though.
That's pretty vague, but sounds somewhat like Siege (http://www.mobygames.com/game/siege), unless you didn't choose what forces to use in the game you're remembering, or if the game you're remembering didn't have castles or wasn't a DOS game. (This came out in 1992)
Post by: puke on July 07, 2009, 09:20:34 pm
Post by: narskie on July 27, 2009, 09:28:40 pm
It was probably online in like 1999 or so. I had downloaded it, but then deleted it due to a lack of space thinking I could always download it again. But then I forgot the name and couldn't find it.
Post by: Labs on July 28, 2009, 12:51:19 pm
Post by: Okenido on July 28, 2009, 01:54:53 pm
Post by: chaoticag on July 29, 2009, 04:20:45 am
A game that me and my neighbor used to play. You were romans and it was a city builder. You needed to place housing plots and people would move in. You could build arenas, schools, and aqueducts. Oh and there were logs floating in the river.Did people riot if you didn't build temples? If so, it was probably Caeser, as Okenido said.
Post by: EagleV on July 29, 2009, 06:23:22 am
This sounds pretty vague but I'll try anyway. A long time ago I remember finding some fantasy dungeon crawl game. I can't remember much about it, but I know it was on the internet so it wasn't made by a big company. It was first person 3-D perspective and you started in some courtyard and would go down into the castle/dungeon and eventually return to the courtyard to level/shop etc. I also remember the levelling system consisted of some kind of circular thing.
It was probably online in like 1999 or so. I had downloaded it, but then deleted it due to a lack of space thinking I could always download it again. But then I forgot the name and couldn't find it.
This could be Mordor. It doesn't work on (my) Vista, though.
I'm looking for a Flash (maybe Java) applet. You had to choose a vehicle in the beginning, ther was a red motorbike, something blue, and a green buggy, I think. That 'vehicle' was used to browse a network, which at the start had only 5 or so computers, but you could hack gateway computers to increase level. There was also a shop pc where you could buy new software. Gameplay while hacking was turnbased, there was a grid with your programs and those of the security software on it, every program had range, damage, health etc. Also, programs left a trail which contributed to their HP, in a way I don't remember. There was also a log program that could increase speed of your programs and decrease security speed.
Some of this might be wrong, but that's how I remember it. Thanks anyway.
Post by: Jakkarra on August 08, 2009, 10:25:32 pm
This sounds pretty vague but I'll try anyway. A long time ago I remember finding some fantasy dungeon crawl game. I can't remember much about it, but I know it was on the internet so it wasn't made by a big company. It was first person 3-D perspective and you started in some courtyard and would go down into the castle/dungeon and eventually return to the courtyard to level/shop etc. I also remember the levelling system consisted of some kind of circular thing.
It was probably online in like 1999 or so. I had downloaded it, but then deleted it due to a lack of space thinking I could always download it again. But then I forgot the name and couldn't find it.
sounds a little like DIABLO to me, but dn't quote me n that, i don't have it i fromt of me, and blizzard is pretty big.
Post by: Xotes on August 09, 2009, 05:40:27 am
I'm looking for a Flash (maybe Java) applet. You had to choose a vehicle in the beginning, ther was a red motorbike, something blue, and a green buggy, I think. That 'vehicle' was used to browse a network, which at the start had only 5 or so computers, but you could hack gateway computers to increase level. There was also a shop pc where you could buy new software. Gameplay while hacking was turnbased, there was a grid with your programs and those of the security software on it, every program had range, damage, health etc. Also, programs left a trail which contributed to their HP, in a way I don't remember. There was also a log program that could increase speed of your programs and decrease security speed.
Some of this might be wrong, but that's how I remember it. Thanks anyway.
Ah, I remember this one. You're looking for Spybotics: The Nightfall Incident. It really was fun, but unfortunately it got taken down by its parent company over a year ago, and I don't know where to find any other copies of it. It really was good, though.
Post by: EagleV on August 09, 2009, 09:53:59 am
Ah, I remember this one. You're looking for Spybotics: The Nightfall Incident. It really was fun, but unfortunately it got taken down by its parent company over a year ago, and I don't know where to find any other copies of it. It really was good, though.
That's it, thanks :)
You can play it on webarchive.org, they still have the original LEGO webpage. (http://web.archive.org/web/20070101215543/http://www.lego.com/eng/spybotics/game.asp)
I didn't even remember it was LEGO...
Post by: sonerohi on August 09, 2009, 01:01:58 pm
Post by: Okenido on August 09, 2009, 01:09:53 pm
Post by: sonerohi on August 09, 2009, 01:57:13 pm
Post by: Jack_Bread on August 11, 2009, 08:46:45 am
It's hexed based movement, browse-based game. I think it's name had "Tribal" in it. It's not PoxNora, it's more medieval.
Post by: Xotes on August 11, 2009, 04:31:08 pm
Post by: CobaltKobold on August 25, 2009, 05:59:33 am
The era was late Win98ish, I think. (Could be early XP.) It was a three-dimensional fantasy flight combat game, with the usual thin premise of a story of a tournament. There were several types of characters to play, though you could only play as dragons initially. Most of the missions were simple deathmatch, were some CTF(maybe) and definitely some tag (as in the child's game, not tag-team) missions. There were munitions and magics, the least spell for dragons being simple dragonsbreath, gradually consuming your magic. You could buy additional weapons (each variety of combatant had six) and upgrade their power.
You could get a loan from a loan shark, as the bottom option on the menu of about 5.
The dragon-riders were the average characters of the bunch. There were the dwarves (may misname other factions) who flew about in slow but heavily-armored dirigibles, with more tech-based weapons, and gnomes who flew about on fragile swans/geese that had powerful magic.
Anyone? Heeelp?
Post by: Mipe on August 25, 2009, 06:13:59 am
There was a strategic map, separated into provinces/territories/whatever, each contained a mission or something, you started in one.
There was tactical battle as well, isometric, you commanded human troops and vehicles, you could entrench your soldiers (each turn, a yellow dot would appear beneath the troop, displaying level of entrenchment, which gave it a boost to defense; each time it was attacked, a dot was taken away, there were 5 dots at max). Orcs had powerful units like Ka-Orc, catapults and stuff, while humans had riflemen, jeeps and stuff.
The game I played was a demo, in the Win95-98-ish era, I haven't found it again since then.
Oh, there was also technology, research stuff, for example infantry armor (bullet-proof vests didn't do too well against orc axes, so they had to develop new armor) etc., think it had a big research tree. Developing new technology to help survive the orcs was something exciting.
I think it had German origins, I'm not sure, the one I played was in English, but credits and such had German-like names.
Help me find this game!
Post by: Virtz on August 25, 2009, 06:37:02 am
There was a turn based strategy game, it is rather unknown, that involved fantasy and modern themes (orcs and such invading modern Earth).Might it be Spellcross (http://www.mobygames.com/game/spellcross/screenshots)?
There was a strategic map, separated into provinces/territories/whatever, each contained a mission or something, you started in one.
There was tactical battle as well, isometric, you commanded human troops and vehicles, you could entrench your soldiers (each turn, a yellow dot would appear beneath the troop, displaying level of entrenchment, which gave it a boost to defense; each time it was attacked, a dot was taken away, there were 5 dots at max). Orcs had powerful units like Ka-Orc, catapults and stuff, while humans had riflemen, jeeps and stuff.
The game I played was a demo, in the Win95-98-ish era, I haven't found it again since then.
Oh, there was also technology, research stuff, for example infantry armor (bullet-proof vests didn't do too well against orc axes, so they had to develop new armor) etc., think it had a big research tree. Developing new technology to help survive the orcs was something exciting.
I think it had German origins, I'm not sure, the one I played was in English, but credits and such had German-like names.
Help me find this game!
Post by: Mipe on August 28, 2009, 03:36:41 am
Might it be Spellcross (http://www.mobygames.com/game/spellcross/screenshots)?
You, sir, are awesome!
Post by: Jack_Bread on August 28, 2009, 11:37:35 am
Tribal Wars?Nope. The graphicssssss weren't that good when I had played it.
Post by: Virtz on August 28, 2009, 12:13:16 pm
This one is driving me insane, and I can't dig it up by google.I can't think of a game fulfilling all of the mentioned, but among dragon controlling games, there's DragonStrike (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/dragonstrike) (probably closest match) and Dragon Castle (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/dragon-castle).
The era was late Win98ish, I think. (Could be early XP.) It was a three-dimensional fantasy flight combat game, with the usual thin premise of a story of a tournament. There were several types of characters to play, though you could only play as dragons initially. Most of the missions were simple deathmatch, were some CTF(maybe) and definitely some tag (as in the child's game, not tag-team) missions. There were munitions and magics, the least spell for dragons being simple dragonsbreath, gradually consuming your magic. You could buy additional weapons (each variety of combatant had six) and upgrade their power.
You could get a loan from a loan shark, as the bottom option on the menu of about 5.
The dragon-riders were the average characters of the bunch. There were the dwarves (may misname other factions) who flew about in slow but heavily-armored dirigibles, with more tech-based weapons, and gnomes who flew about on fragile swans/geese that had powerful magic.
Anyone? Heeelp?
Post by: Skibiliano on September 06, 2009, 01:08:35 am
I played a PC demo that had a futuristic setting and you could play as 4 players, I think 1-2 girls and rest humans, One of them I THINK was a cyborg, all of them had a pistol and a machinegun(?).
Squad-based control and you could switch between all of them.
3D game and FPS
It's not Star wars, Star trek or Stargate based
I have a memory image of the teammates and the gaming area being a whole lot of yellow.
PS: Playing mass effect has blurred my memories of this, I am not 100% sure about weaponry.
Post by: Virtz on September 06, 2009, 07:51:32 am
2001-2004Closest thing I can think of is Project Eden (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/project-eden/screenshots).
I played a PC demo that had a futuristic setting and you could play as 4 players, I think 1-2 girls and rest humans, One of them I THINK was a cyborg, all of them had a pistol and a machinegun(?).
Squad-based control and you could switch between all of them.
3D game and FPS
It's not Star wars, Star trek or Stargate based
I have a memory image of the teammates and the gaming area being a whole lot of yellow.
PS: Playing mass effect has blurred my memories of this, I am not 100% sure about weaponry.
Post by: Knave on September 06, 2009, 10:13:23 am
Alright, it was a PC game where you control a good 50 medieval fighters in a top-down perspective. All i remember is there were archers with some boulders as cover in one of the rather large maps.
Dunno what else though.
Fantasy Empires maybe?
Lots of fantasy races to control from top-down, castle sieges, adventuring heroes, fun stuff!
Post by: Captain Hat on September 07, 2009, 03:39:32 pm
This was a game made by a man who was a fan of the Golden Box SSI games of the late 80's-early 90's. He had it on a website where he had a walk-through and tips on Pool of Radiance and his two Victory's in ADOM.
This game was awesome, it was like Pool of Radiance, but it was futuristic and set in space. It had random encounters, turn based combat, aliens, and chainsaws. All in a browser (I think he did it in Java) and you could even save your game.
Post by: Itnetlolor on September 07, 2009, 04:46:01 pm
There's a classic Commodore 64 game me and my sister used to play like mad back in the day called "Castle Hassle", it was like a duel between castles with RPG-like elements to it or something; and the goal of it was to destroy the other player's castle using elements like lightning and water and such.
If I'm not mistaken, I think it was in a Compute's Gazette collection, but I don't know which volume it was. What's worse, I don't think I could find it anyway. I think I even went on to find a torrent of such a collection, and it wasn't complete. I think I scoured the whole thing several times, and no luck.
Maybe I overlooked it. But it still bugs me to this day. Why can't I find it?
EDIT:
...And I feel like a moron.
Thanks Captain Hat.
Oh, the memories... Thanks again. That's exactly what I'm looking for.
Post by: Captain Hat on September 07, 2009, 07:53:41 pm
Search for CASTLE HASSEL with your browser.
Post by: Skibiliano on September 12, 2009, 05:25:05 am
Blahblahblah...Closest thing I can think of is Project Eden (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/project-eden/screenshots).
YOU ARE AWESOME!
Post by: Skibiliano on September 23, 2009, 07:18:12 am
(P) = Positive about this
(?) = Not sure
It was a 3D FPS game(P) with few different weapons(?), It asked you for a folder and then it scanned every file from it and then created few viruses there to spread along the files, although not really (P), You could travel between folders by using a gateway (?), If you pointed at a file it showed the directory(?), the name(P), the size(?), created(?) and the extension(P)
I even managed to find few games I completely forgot about by playing it.
It's free(P)
It was under 40MB(?)
The viruses were floating and it had a "dictionary" of the monsters, I can remember that there was a red Bugbear that shot at you.(P)
Also you had a radar and a constant thing that told you how many infected and how many uninfected(P), you won the game when all viruses were exterminated(P)
Post by: Virtz on September 23, 2009, 10:03:38 am
Excuse me already for a double post, but I just now remembered a game that I really want to play again, but as you might guess it, the name is missing.Virus: The Game (http://www.old-games.ru/game/screenshots/563.html)?
(P) = Positive about this
(?) = Not sure
It was a 3D FPS game(P) with few different weapons(?), It asked you for a folder and then it scanned every file from it and then created few viruses there to spread along the files, although not really (P), You could travel between folders by using a gateway (?), If you pointed at a file it showed the directory(?), the name(P), the size(?), created(?) and the extension(P)
I even managed to find few games I completely forgot about by playing it.
It's free(P)
It was under 40MB(?)
The viruses were floating and it had a "dictionary" of the monsters, I can remember that there was a red Bugbear that shot at you.(P)
Also you had a radar and a constant thing that told you how many infected and how many uninfected(P), you won the game when all viruses were exterminated(P)
Post by: cupido on September 23, 2009, 01:34:34 pm
It's a game for the C64. The player controls a "tank", looked more like a sphere with four legs on its sides, and you had to hunt down insects that looked like bees in a blocky "city". All was shown in top-down-view and the shots you were firing were bouncing. Can't remember much more... it was not colourful, all kept in one colour... the first city was green I think...
Amaroute. I remembered the name the moment I posted. Duh.
Post by: Skibiliano on September 23, 2009, 01:39:50 pm
Sorry but no, It didn't try to hide it's graphical look, the walls were green with a bright green wireframe on top of itBlah blah blahVirus: The Game (http://www.old-games.ru/game/screenshots/563.html)?
Also the UI was very minimalistic and it was fullscreen.
Post by: Itnetlolor on September 23, 2009, 04:10:33 pm
I'm looking for the name of the following game, because I liked the music.Seeing as we're on the topic of tanks and C64. Here's another request, this time I don't know what the game is.
It's a game for the C64. The player controls a "tank", looked more like a sphere with four legs on its sides, and you had to hunt down insects that looked like bees in a blocky "city". All was shown in top-down-view and the shots you were firing were bouncing. Can't remember much more... it was not colourful, all kept in one colour... the first city was green I think...
Amaroute. I remembered the name the moment I posted. Duh.
All I can really remember of it was that you controlled a tank, and went all around the environment blasting things (obviously) with tron-like controls for the turret, i think. Well, anyway, the first level if I remember correctly was in shades of blue. It had pretty good graphics for it's day.
I don't quite recall but I think the tank even looked like the siege tanks from Dune.
Here's a picture for reference:
(http://duneii.com/images/units/atreides/siege-tank.gif)
Post by: Cthulhu on September 23, 2009, 08:02:45 pm
EDIT: Nevermind, I found it. Iji was the game.
Post by: Virtz on September 23, 2009, 08:05:03 pm
This game was mentioned on the forum at some point, but I don't know what to search for to find it. It was a sidescrolling action game with a female protagonist. I believe it was freeware. Anyway, there was some kind of self-imposed challenge you could do to increase the difficulty of the final boss. The character had some kind of powers, whether they were psychic powers or bionic powers I don't know. ANyone know what this was?Iji (http://www.remar.se/daniel/iji.php)?
Post by: LordBucket on September 23, 2009, 10:02:44 pm
1)
Fairly old, swords & sorcery type RPG. The plot involved a lot of time travel, but it was pretty much streamlined. You couldn't arbitrarily choose to travel through time when you wanted to. Travel was a function of the story line. Once you beat a boss, you'd get a sequence from your wizard mentor and you'd be moved to the next time you had to do something at. There were three games in this series. I'm pretty sure it was a PC game, not a console game. Game was top-view, 2d and in color. When traveling through dungeons, areas for which you didn't have proper line of sight were blacked out. You were only allowed a single character, not a party.
2)
Game was a two player chess-like game in which the usual pieces were replaced with fantasy units, each of which had their own mechanics. Every time a piece moved to try to "capture" another piece, there was a 3d combat sequence between the two, and either could win. There was no way to capture a piece without winning the 3d fight, so even if a queen attacked a pawn, it was still possible for the pawn to win. Game was sort of like a 3d version of archon ultra, but the view of the board was "front on" for each player, even during the fight sequence, so you were looking forward at your opponent, rather than down from the top. I think this was an SNES game, but I'm not certain.
Post by: Xotes on September 24, 2009, 12:41:43 am
yadda yadda
Have some FP-FS (https://www.digipen.edu/?id=1170&proj=448). I found the hit detection to be screwy or something, because when I shot the virii with my crossbow thing they'd never take damage. It annoyed me.
Post by: CobaltKobold on September 24, 2009, 02:35:17 am
As for the second, it's probably not Battle Chess(too low-tech). nor Dark Legions(too unchesslike), though that was a fun game too.
Post by: Empty on September 24, 2009, 02:41:47 am
I remember that you started out in a school. And your equipment consisted of wooden weapons.
Also I think it was lances but It could have been bows could only attack diagonally. I hated that part because I didn't really understand the concept with my little kids mind.
Post by: ductape on September 24, 2009, 02:53:28 am
I'm looking for two games:
1)
Fairly old, swords & sorcery type RPG. The plot involved a lot of time travel, but it was pretty much streamlined. You couldn't arbitrarily choose to travel through time when you wanted to. Travel was a function of the story line. Once you beat a boss, you'd get a sequence from your wizard mentor and you'd be moved to the next time you had to do something at. There were three games in this series. I'm pretty sure it was a PC game, not a console game. Game was top-view, 2d and in color. When traveling through dungeons, areas for which you didn't have proper line of sight were blacked out. You were only allowed a single character, not a party.
2)
Game was a two player chess-like game in which the usual pieces were replaced with fantasy units, each of which had their own mechanics. Every time a piece moved to try to "capture" another piece, there was a 3d combat sequence between the two, and either could win. There was no way to capture a piece without winning the 3d fight, so even if a queen attacked a pawn, it was still possible for the pawn to win. Game was sort of like a 3d version of archon ultra, but the view of the board was "front on" for each player, even during the fight sequence, so you were looking forward at your opponent, rather than down from the top. I think this was an SNES game, but I'm not certain.
1) No Idea
2) Archon Ulltra? http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/812/Archon+Ultra.html
Post by: CobaltKobold on September 24, 2009, 02:55:47 am
Somehow I doubt it.2)
Game was a two player chess-like game in which the usual pieces were replaced with fantasy units, each of which had their own mechanics. Every time a piece moved to try to "capture" another piece, there was a 3d combat sequence between the two, and either could win. There was no way to capture a piece without winning the 3d fight, so even if a queen attacked a pawn, it was still possible for the pawn to win. Game was sort of like a 3d version of archon ultra, but the view of the board was "front on" for each player, even during the fight sequence, so you were looking forward at your opponent, rather than down from the top. I think this was an SNES game, but I'm not certain.
2) Archon Ulltra? http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/812/Archon+Ultra.html
Post by: Skibiliano on September 24, 2009, 10:26:37 am
yadda yadda
Have some FP-FS (https://www.digipen.edu/?id=1170&proj=448). I found the hit detection to be screwy or something, because when I shot the virii with my crossbow thing they'd never take damage. It annoyed me.
FP-FS it is, Thanks, going to play it now.
Post by: MeisterJoe on September 29, 2009, 12:03:05 pm
Post by: Virtz on September 29, 2009, 12:27:42 pm
The thing I'm looking for is not looking for a game per-se it was an utility that allowed you to connect to other users to play pnp rpgs over the net. You had options to share character sheets, rulebooks, tilesets and so on.I haven't personally ever used one, but there's a list of Virtual Tabletops here (http://www.rpgvirtualtabletop.com/vts.html).
Post by: MeisterJoe on September 29, 2009, 12:41:40 pm
Post by: Kayla on October 04, 2009, 05:34:26 am
Any help? Danke!
Post by: a1s on October 04, 2009, 05:38:47 am
There was, a while back, a link on these forums to an italian or french game. The game was about politics, internal affairs and wars, all that fun stuff.do you remember the setting? (like renaissance, WWII, or fantasy)
Post by: Kayla on October 04, 2009, 05:45:38 am
But the only two real things I remember was that it was french/italian developer, or maybe german. And that it was very expensive.
- Kayla
Edit: Found it. It was called Geo-Political Simulator, and now Commander-In-Chief.
Double Edit: It might not have been it, with the way it's current pricing is. Or maybe I was crazy back then.
Post by: Virtz on October 04, 2009, 06:41:19 am
Edit: Found it. It was called Geo-Political Simulator, and now Commander-In-Chief.Well, there's also the Supreme Ruler and SuperPower series. They're all sort of similar.
Double Edit: It might not have been it, with the way it's current pricing is. Or maybe I was crazy back then.
Post by: smeej on October 04, 2009, 03:40:44 pm
I can't really describe it well because I barely remember. The first room is small and has a book on a table and a giant worm comes out of a hole and kills you at some point.
Post by: Malicus on October 05, 2009, 10:01:21 am
There was this wizard game on SNES (possibly Genesis, but I'm almost certain it was SNES). It was isometric and had gore, I swear it did! You'd engage the enemies on the isometric game area, but the combat would move to a first person turn based RPG affair, and upon killing the enemy their corpse would match their method of dispatch (a pile of ashes if burned to death, etc).
I can't really describe it well because I barely remember. The first room is small and has a book on a table and a giant worm comes out of a hole and kills you at some point.
That sounds rather like Rings of Power for the Genesis. ...except for the first person thing.
Post by: smeej on October 07, 2009, 07:08:01 pm
Post by: Creaca on October 10, 2009, 02:36:14 pm
Post by: Mr.Person on October 11, 2009, 01:21:17 am
For some reason, I remember a number 4 in the name, although I could be wrong about that. I think I downloaded the game like 3 or 4 years ago or something thereabouts, maybe more, maybe less, but this one's been around for a few years. I would love to play it again, I remember having a lot of fun playing it when I was younger.
Post by: Kagus on October 11, 2009, 01:24:38 am
I'm thinking of an old shareware game that use to be on Download.com (Or maybe download.net?) It was a kind of strategy game, where you could be all different types of races and religous types. I remember playing as a Troll Den Mother, Demonologists, Necromancers, normal everyday humans and the like.
That wouldn't be Conquest of Elyisum II (http://www.illwinter.com/coe/index.html), would it? You can download the full version though, so it's not exactly shareware...
Post by: Demonic Spoon on October 13, 2009, 08:58:44 am
Post by: Virtz on October 13, 2009, 09:16:17 am
So yeah, though I know this is very vague. I remember this game way back, like at least 7 years. It was futuristic or something and there were pod cars on tracks, and police cars on tracks, or something. I think it took place in a city. I'm not even sure if this game exists or if I dreamed it up, heck I'm not even sure what you do, anyone can find it that would be great.Syndicate (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/syndicate/screenshots)? Possibly Syndicate Wars (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/syndicate-wars/screenshots)? The cars were pod-like and they could only move along the streets there.
Post by: Demonic Spoon on October 13, 2009, 09:31:59 am
Post by: Skibiliano on October 13, 2009, 10:01:12 am
Year was 2000-2004
I played the demo of a game where you.. built obstacles/turrets?
You could build blocks and walls so that they stacked.
I think you had robots you could control
It was an arena like game, you could buy and place walls and such there before the match.
The color scheme was blue/white
It had money
Post by: Kagus on October 13, 2009, 05:04:22 pm
Post by: Skibiliano on October 13, 2009, 05:11:29 pm
Sounds a touch like Nexagon (http://pc.ign.com/objects/015/015995.html).Did not sound, It is that! Thank you very much!
Post by: skaltum on October 14, 2009, 12:27:16 pm
Post by: puke on October 14, 2009, 12:40:17 pm
the atlantic acelerator was all about packing as many lasers as you could carry, and vaporizing everything in sight.
I never got very far in American Revolt. that was a HARD expansion.
Post by: Muz on October 14, 2009, 08:21:31 pm
Also, you could summon illusions that always succeed and fight like the real thing, but if the other wizard spends a turn casting True Sight on the illusion, it disappears.
Post by: Helmaroc on October 14, 2009, 08:58:49 pm
I was obsessively playing an RTS one day. I forgot to favorite it and lost it.
It's hexed based movement, browse-based game. I think it's name had "Tribal" in it. It's not PoxNora, it's more medieval.
Could it be http://www.travian.com/ (http://www.travian.com/)?
Post by: skaltum on October 14, 2009, 11:28:15 pm
Post by: Malicus on October 15, 2009, 02:24:01 am
I remember an old free/shareware game. You had a wizard who had a random selection of spells and could summon things. As you cast spells and summoned things, you became more good/evil. You have a failure rate at summoning some things, but the more good/evil you are, the more likely you are to be successful at summoning a really powerful good/evil creature.
Also, you could summon illusions that always succeed and fight like the real thing, but if the other wizard spends a turn casting True Sight on the illusion, it disappears.
I remember this game! I do not remember the name, though. I do remember that it was written in Java (when I played it). Oh, and I think it was law/chaos, not good/evil.
Edit: Holy crap, I just found it. The name is "Chaos". Wikipedia link. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_%28video_game%29)
Post by: Vester on October 15, 2009, 04:15:51 am
hahaha i used to play syndicate on the amiga :D took me forever to conquer the atlantic accelerator though. the Ms-Dos version is availible here http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/90/Syndicate.html it is compatible with DOSBOX :) i has it :P
I think I first got my hands on that game a full four years after it was released or something.
The atlantic accelerator was murder. I'd never seen so many enemy agents in one place.
Post by: CobaltKobold on October 15, 2009, 04:39:41 am
Post by: Vester on October 15, 2009, 04:41:29 am
Post by: Xotes on October 15, 2009, 06:07:38 am
There was this wizard game on SNES (possibly Genesis, but I'm almost certain it was SNES). It was isometric and had gore, I swear it did! You'd engage the enemies on the isometric game area, but the combat would move to a first person turn based RPG affair, and upon killing the enemy their corpse would match their method of dispatch (a pile of ashes if burned to death, etc).It differs from your description on a few points, but are you looking for The Immortal? (http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/399/Immortal%2C+The.html)
I can't really describe it well because I barely remember. The first room is small and has a book on a table and a giant worm comes out of a hole and kills you at some point.
Post by: Sartain on October 15, 2009, 06:13:58 am
There was this wizard game on SNES (possibly Genesis, but I'm almost certain it was SNES). It was isometric and had gore, I swear it did! You'd engage the enemies on the isometric game area, but the combat would move to a first person turn based RPG affair, and upon killing the enemy their corpse would match their method of dispatch (a pile of ashes if burned to death, etc).It differs from your description on a few points, but are you looking for The Immortal? (http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/399/Immortal%2C+The.html)
I can't really describe it well because I barely remember. The first room is small and has a book on a table and a giant worm comes out of a hole and kills you at some point.
That definitely sounds like The Immortal. Which is supposedly a very good game. I actually have it, but I can't really figure out the PC controls as it was made in the days of joysticks and Amigas
Post by: Sappho on October 17, 2009, 04:38:11 am
In one of them, you are at some kind of hotel, I seem to recall it being a western sort of theme. You are trying to figure out what happened to a large amount of gold, which has disappeared. You went around talking to people to gather information on who may have stolen it and where it might be hidden.
The other was a simple game where you are a mouse running around a maze of rooms, in which there are cats roaming around. The rooms were made up of open floor, items, blocks, and the cats of course (which were just a head, if I remember correctly). There were old DOS-style tile graphics. I think the goal was to escape the maze without being eaten by the cats, after which I believe you entered yet another, more difficult maze, and so on.
I wish I could remember more details. Any ideas as to what these games are and what they're called?
Edit: I found one of them! It's called Mice Maze and can be had from Soleau Soft (http://www.soleau.com/dosgame.html) if anyone else is interested in having a go.
Post by: Sowelu on October 17, 2009, 09:11:43 pm
I downloaded this freeware homebrew adventure game sometime around 2000, but I'm pretty sure it was older. It was top-down, I think your character looked something like a gnome, graphics were bad and looked closer to the original Legend of Zelda than anything else, music was chiptune-ish, you just wandered around exploring the landscape and I don't think really fighting anything--but you WERE trying to collect letters to open walls somewhere. But I'm pretty sure that it was actually in Finnish or something, because it used characters that aren't on your standard English keyboard. I think I remember either an o with umlauts or possibly with a slash, so, yeah.
I discovered some time into it that ctrl and alt actually did stuff, and I think there was a shovel that let you get to underground places.
It was indie and a distant, distant precursor to games like seiklus et al... God, it was probably more like a dos game than anything else.
Post by: Jakkarra on October 17, 2009, 09:26:47 pm
You were able to detatch some sort of microchip from yourself and use it to walk around at take control over other animals (Mostly sheep).
I have no idea if this game even exists, i am hoping that it does, however, and if you can help it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Post by: Malicus on October 17, 2009, 09:54:03 pm
I once played a game (PSone i believe) where you played as a Sheepdog, a mechanical sheepdog.
You were able to detatch some sort of microchip from yourself and use it to walk around at take control over other animals (Mostly sheep).
I have no idea if this game even exists, i am hoping that it does, however, and if you can help it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Hey, we saw that game on ToonyMan's livestream recently! And then I looked it up during that time. I think the name was Space Station Silicon Valley, for the N64. And I think the player character IS the microchip. o.O
Post by: Jakkarra on October 17, 2009, 10:01:02 pm
It exists!
Thank you good sir! i shall have to download this, and also force toony to play it again!
This thread is awesome!
Post by: head on October 20, 2009, 04:06:11 pm
i think it was flight game.. where you had some sort of hangar submarine can you had planes that could shipon metal and crap and build more plannes.
the last part in the title was Waters.
cant remember the other tho.
Post by: Virtz on October 20, 2009, 05:00:25 pm
Im looking for gameHostile Waters (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/hostile-waters-antaeus-rising)?
i think it was flight game.. where you had some sort of hangar submarine can you had planes that could shipon metal and crap and build more plannes.
the last part in the title was Waters.
cant remember the other tho.
Post by: head on October 21, 2009, 01:40:37 am
Im looking for gameHostile Waters (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/hostile-waters-antaeus-rising)?
i think it was flight game.. where you had some sort of hangar submarine can you had planes that could shipon metal and crap and build more plannes.
the last part in the title was Waters.
cant remember the other tho.
Looks like it.
just wanted to play it.
thanks man.
Post by: a1s on October 21, 2009, 05:35:35 pm
There's one [military strategy game] I don't remember the name of, but you only saw the world as a grid that looked like a late-80s game...it was set in a modern-day combat theatre, and the concept is that you're just a commander looking at a map, you tell your units "Okay, for the next day, engage under these parameters, if you run into this kind of trouble then do this, etc", and then you bite your fingernails and hope they don't screw it up.does anyone know what it is?
Post by: olemars on October 21, 2009, 05:42:56 pm
Post by: Sowelu on October 21, 2009, 06:08:41 pm
I never actually played this game, but here's a description that I got:There's one [military strategy game] I don't remember the name of, but you only saw the world as a grid that looked like a late-80s game...it was set in a modern-day combat theatre, and the concept is that you're just a commander looking at a map, you tell your units "Okay, for the next day, engage under these parameters, if you run into this kind of trouble then do this, etc", and then you bite your fingernails and hope they don't screw it up.does anyone know what it is?
I'm trying to find it again, just hunted through Mobygames' game browser for it. Looks very similar to Flashpoint: Germany, except I recall the graphics being worse--and I swear I remembered something about it actually being developed or licensed or commissioned by the U.S. military.
In any case it was fairly recent, I'd be pretty surprised if it was older than 2004?
Post by: a1s on October 21, 2009, 06:29:11 pm
Post by: Sowelu on October 21, 2009, 06:45:33 pm
Post by: Dageshka on November 11, 2009, 05:36:00 pm
I think I have that same 1000 Great Games for Windows CD. It was 95% shit, and a lot of the games were just demos. There were a few real gems though. Angband was one, which is how I got into roguelikes. Excelsior was another, it's a roguelike (with very primitive sprite graphics) that's puzzle-focused and in fact I've gotten stuck at one of the puzzles and can't progress further. There's one site on the whole internet dedicated to the game and it has solutions to some of the puzzles, but not that one.Well, I've tried already to reach you with 2 messages regarding this very CD "1000 Great Games for Windows". Shortly, is it possible for you to upload it anywhere and make it available to download? Pleeaase... When you mention those games like Loserball and so on, it's such a nostalgy!
Best of all was a game called "Loserball" that Toady made. At least, it said "Toady One productions." It was a board game where you all started with a blob in the corner and could either clone the blob to an adjacent square, or else jump it to a square 1 away. It was actually quite a good game, and there were a whole range of AI opponents ranging from retarded to extremely skilled. I remember many late nights in middle school trying to unseat "Gary" from the tournament champion's spot.
There were a ton of other games on that disk, like a demo of Exile, a ton of crappy ones, a lot that just didn't work at all...there was a sweet Capture the Flag demo where you had 8 kids that had to run around farmland and woods and pretty much play Capture the Flag.
Post by: Sowelu on November 11, 2009, 06:00:53 pm
http://cd.textfiles.com/superozsw/FILES/06/LBALL.ZIP
Heck, just drop down to the FILES directory on there for an absurd number of old games without any labelling whatsoever! For all I know, it IS that CD.
Post by: Dageshka on November 11, 2009, 07:58:36 pm
If it's Loserball you're after, you can get it here:
http://cd.textfiles.com/superozsw/FILES/06/LBALL.ZIP
Heck, just drop down to the FILES directory on there for an absurd number of old games without any labelling whatsoever! For all I know, it IS that CD.
Unfortunately, not sure :( The "1000+ Great Games for Windows" CD is by Valusoft, the browser looks different... And, of course, I'm not chasing after it for "Loserball" only )))
Here's the only thing - CD's cover - I could have found:
(http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/cov200/drg100/g134/g13443ovc27.jpg)
Maybe, anyone got it until now?
Post by: Dageshka on November 11, 2009, 08:38:09 pm
Well, I'm fairly certain the game was on a CD called "1000 Best Games For Windows", by Cosmi. Unfortunately, my searches haven't turned up anywhere to download it, and I don't particularly feel like spending several dollars when I'm not even sure the game is on there. :P
Anyway... This game was, from what I remember, a primitive 3d roguelike. You had a party of four or five kids -- yes, kids. The plot for this game was weird. The protagonists were school kids and the baddie was... a scientist I think? Don't remember very clearly. Anyway, these kids went through maze-like labyrinths, having to worry about food/water, etc. Now, to my knowledge these kids couldn't die. At most, they would pass out for a while. Maybe if they all passed out in battle you lost. I honestly can't remember. Hell, I can't even remember if the game was turn-based or realtime. But for my sporadic efforts to find such a game, I've turned up nothing. Probably never will, either. Just not enough info to go on. If only I could remember the title. Oh well... :-\
Maybe, "The Inside World" from The Softgame Company of Vermont?
Post by: Dageshka on November 13, 2009, 06:53:29 pm
It's surely NOT Digger, Cd-man and Jewel Chase.
Thanks for help!
Post by: Xotes on November 18, 2009, 12:14:31 pm
I know I couldn't be the only one to have played this. The first person to find it gets an E-hug.
Post by: Flintus10 on November 19, 2009, 04:31:31 am
Edit:NVM Found it.
Post by: LordBucket on November 24, 2009, 08:26:00 pm
Fairly old, swords & sorcery type RPG. The plot involved a lot of time travel, but it was pretty much streamlined. You couldn't arbitrarily choose to travel through time when you wanted to. Travel was a function of the story line. Once you beat a boss, you'd get a sequence from your wizard mentor and you'd be moved to the next time you had to do something at. There were three games in this series. I'm pretty sure it was a PC game, not a console game. Game was top-view, 2d and in color. When traveling through dungeons, areas for which you didn't have proper line of sight were blacked out. You were only allowed a single character, not a party.
Aha! I found it! Questron II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questron#Questron_II) Though looks like there were only two in the series, not three.
Post by: ryak2002 on December 29, 2009, 03:47:53 pm
It's an RPG for the Atari that i believe was in the standard old style D&D where you had several characters and there were a bunch of dungeons and other standard fare to explore and one scene in particular i remember where you enter a cave and some smugglers demand a password or they attack you.
You get like 5 choices then it goes like this:
You: The password is uhh Gold?
Them: Thats not the password! who are you? Whats the password?
You: The password is ATTACK!!!!!!!
Then you fight.
Yeah its not much to go on :/
Post by: DFNewb on January 02, 2010, 04:59:01 pm
That's all I really remember.
Thanks for the help.
Post by: skaltum on January 06, 2010, 01:25:02 pm
There is a game I used to play back in 2001 on the internet. It was single player and was a turn-based squad game. You played as humans in Mechs, kinda like gundams and each team had 3. When one of your team's Mech would run out of health the pilot would eject out of the back with this capsule like thing and fly straight up. The game was 3-D and I think was made with Java and played of some old website that I think was Japanese.
That's all I really remember.
Thanks for the help.
well if it wasn't a flash game then i'd say it's likely to be mech assualt or mech warrior ???
Post by: Vester on January 07, 2010, 05:11:22 am
Post by: puke on January 07, 2010, 03:32:59 pm
it was kinda silly, actually.
Post by: Itnetlolor on January 08, 2010, 04:00:55 am
there was one like that which was 3d realtime, and you could run around on foot also. you had this "ejection ray" that would make people pop out of their vehicles, and then you could climb in and pilot their mech.MechAssault 2?
it was kinda silly, actually.
That's the last title I recall that allows that. In fact, one mission (an early one, while at that; it was even a demo mission), you must hijack 3 mechs and return them to your dropship.
Post by: CobaltKobold on January 08, 2010, 05:12:29 am
Had to build/land your factories on geysers for the geothermal power.
All weapons drew from one ammo gauge but in varying amounts.
Could get out, snipe someone from the pilot's seat and take their vehicle.
90% sure nineties.
Post by: Graven on January 08, 2010, 07:13:47 am
Should be Battlezone 2. Never played it, but it's a combined RTS/FPS/Vehicle simulator, you can build giant Guntowers and stuff. If not, perhaps Battlezone 1, about which I know nothing.
(http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/screenshots/4/145134/battlez2_790screen001.jpg)
Post by: CobaltKobold on January 08, 2010, 06:23:09 pm
perhaps Battlezone 1, about which I know nothing.Looks like it's battlezone 1. Whee!
Post by: Mono124 on January 10, 2010, 11:17:52 am
Post by: Muz on January 11, 2010, 07:08:56 am
I remember an old free/shareware game. You had a wizard who had a random selection of spells and could summon things. As you cast spells and summoned things, you became more good/evil. You have a failure rate at summoning some things, but the more good/evil you are, the more likely you are to be successful at summoning a really powerful good/evil creature.
Also, you could summon illusions that always succeed and fight like the real thing, but if the other wizard spends a turn casting True Sight on the illusion, it disappears.
I remember this game! I do not remember the name, though. I do remember that it was written in Java (when I played it). Oh, and I think it was law/chaos, not good/evil.
Edit: Holy crap, I just found it. The name is "Chaos". Wikipedia link. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_%28video_game%29)
OMG.. you found it!! Lol, I really didn't think anyone here knew it existed. I was actually thinking of another game that was a remake of this game, but that's the type of game I was looking for.
Post by: Jreengus on January 11, 2010, 09:17:13 am
I didn't really forget the name of the game, but I DID forget where the hell I downloaded it from. Master of Orion 2..... I downloaded it for free somewhere, and I can't find the link again....Is it on Home of the Underdogs? (http://www.homeoftheunderdogs.net/)
Post by: Deon on January 11, 2010, 10:26:46 am
Post by: Jopax on January 21, 2010, 04:15:26 am
Post by: Creaca on January 21, 2010, 05:47:34 pm
I'm thinking of an old shareware game that use to be on Download.com (Or maybe download.net?) It was a kind of strategy game, where you could be all different types of races and religous types. I remember playing as a Troll Den Mother, Demonologists, Necromancers, normal everyday humans and the like.
That wouldn't be Conquest of Elyisum II (http://www.illwinter.com/coe/index.html), would it? You can download the full version though, so it's not exactly shareware...
Oh god, it is it! You magnificent bastard!
Post by: Detrevni|inverteD on January 27, 2010, 09:22:18 pm
I really, cannot for the life of me remember the name of this game, and I really want to play it again.
Post by: olemars on January 28, 2010, 06:19:22 am
I can vaguely remember playing an RTS some time ago, where your main HQ building was a gigantic city, which was flying in the air above the map, all close up. (One of them was a giant pyramid shaped metallic shell, with a city inside it, as I recall.) You had to find a place for the city to touch down, and the shell opened up and you could see all the cool stuff inside. I remember you being able to bring up a giant forcefield over your city at the cost of energy, and something about being able to use nanites and stuff to terraform the earth.
I really, cannot for the life of me remember the name of this game, and I really want to play it again.
Sounds like Perimeter (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/perimeter)
Post by: SHAD0Wdump on January 28, 2010, 12:27:34 pm
I remember that the game environment was quite destructible, almost every tile could be blown up, I remember alot of the tiles had fans, the game world was very metalic.
I'm pretty sure the game was real time, if it wasn't though it was fast paced.
Finally, there was a upgrade screen where I think you could buy four different things, I remember only one of those which was a skull(crossbones? Can't remember) which when bought gave you a extra life.
I was incredibly young then, so I wasn't allowed to play it much and when I did play it I didn't get far.
Post by: quinnr on January 30, 2010, 01:33:34 am
I remember this game, for the NES (it was on an emulator), that had vegtables..all the living things were vegetables. I think there was an evil vegtable you had to beat or something...anyways, you would type commands in or something, and talk to the other vegtables...and I can't remember anything else...so with my vague description, can anyone help me?
Post by: A_Big_Bear on January 30, 2010, 02:02:47 am
Alright, Bay12'ers! Can you beat this challenge?:
I remember this game, for the NES (it was on an emulator), that had vegtables..all the living things were vegetables. I think there was an evil vegtable you had to beat or something...anyways, you would type commands in or something, and talk to the other vegtables...and I can't remember anything else...so with my vague description, can anyone help me?
Could it be Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Tomato_in_the_Salad_Kingdom)
Post by: lumin on January 30, 2010, 01:30:12 pm
The game is set in a space, sci-fi setting and has 3 factions, one of which is a vicious alien race that can cover the walls in procedurally generated slime. So in multiplayer, the factions fight for control of ship interiors. I'm not sure, but I think the game was developed using the unreal engine.
Post by: Kagus on January 30, 2010, 01:34:47 pm
But unless they're hiding something, I'm pretty sure that NS2 will only have two sides. And I know nothing about potential release dates.
Post by: lumin on January 30, 2010, 01:37:26 pm
Uhh, that wouldn't be Natural Selection 2 (http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/2006/12/dynamic_infestation), would it?
But unless they're hiding something, I'm pretty sure that NS2 will only have two sides. And I know nothing about potential release dates.
Yep, that's it, thanks. I thought they had last sept/october set as the release date, nevermind.
Post by: quinnr on January 31, 2010, 03:25:53 am
Alright, Bay12'ers! Can you beat this challenge?:
I remember this game, for the NES (it was on an emulator), that had vegtables..all the living things were vegetables. I think there was an evil vegtable you had to beat or something...anyways, you would type commands in or something, and talk to the other vegtables...and I can't remember anything else...so with my vague description, can anyone help me?
That would be it. Thank you.
Could it be Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Tomato_in_the_Salad_Kingdom)
Post by: A Dwarven Smokeologist on January 31, 2010, 03:53:44 am
I remember an NES game where you were flying through space looking for planets to land on or space stations to visit (maybe to refuel?). In space you could blow stuff up (even the space stations I think) or get blown up by aliens.
I also think the game was from the cockpit of your ship as in FPS, I don't remember any graphics for your ship (not even a cockpit dash). I was quite awful at the game and ended up blowing up the friendly space stations thinking they were going to get me.
When you landed on a planet it had a little cut scene where it said what you found and then I think you just flew off back into space...
As far as I know it wasn't a Schump as the emphasis was more on exploration I believe. I was like 6 at the time so I could have just been imagining a game like that or got the memories from a cartoon.
Post by: hemmingjay on January 31, 2010, 11:22:15 am
Okay, I'm trying to find an old PC game. You play as a guy who's uncle died or something, and you go to where he died and start mining. There's around ten stages or so, and each stage is one screen large. You'd be jackhammering your way through the ground looking for valuable minerals and the like, and could buy upgrades from this store guy. You couldn't just tunnel your way around carelessly, though, because occasionally you'll run into a tile of gas or water and you'd have to hoof it. And if you tunnel around too much the mine would collapse on you, but to stave this off you could erect supports for no cost. Once you'd gotten enough cash you could either keep mining or go to the store guy and tell him to pack up and proceed to the next level. Supplies would cost more each level, and when you get to the deeper levels you need to buy stuff like oxygen packs and so forth. Eventually you'd run into bedrock that you'd have to dig around, among other things, and you'd have to avoid dangerous animals and the like.
I know I couldn't be the only one to have played this. The first person to find it gets an E-hug.
Probably not the game you are talking about, but try http://www.xgenstudios.com/play/motherload
Post by: quinnr on January 31, 2010, 11:23:15 pm
Okay, I'm trying to find an old PC game. You play as a guy who's uncle died or something, and you go to where he died and start mining. There's around ten stages or so, and each stage is one screen large. You'd be jackhammering your way through the ground looking for valuable minerals and the like, and could buy upgrades from this store guy. You couldn't just tunnel your way around carelessly, though, because occasionally you'll run into a tile of gas or water and you'd have to hoof it. And if you tunnel around too much the mine would collapse on you, but to stave this off you could erect supports for no cost. Once you'd gotten enough cash you could either keep mining or go to the store guy and tell him to pack up and proceed to the next level. Supplies would cost more each level, and when you get to the deeper levels you need to buy stuff like oxygen packs and so forth. Eventually you'd run into bedrock that you'd have to dig around, among other things, and you'd have to avoid dangerous animals and the like.
I know I couldn't be the only one to have played this. The first person to find it gets an E-hug.
Probably not the game you are talking about, but try http://www.xgenstudios.com/play/motherload
Awesome game is awesome. I played this forevers a long time ago.
Post by: Kayla on February 01, 2010, 06:11:12 pm
Edit: It's Dos MinerVGA and not minerva. Sorries.
Post by: cartmann on February 02, 2010, 02:52:38 pm
You would then train these robots to go to a desired location where you would put a flag. You could also train them to fight enemies. You could train them to surround the enemies, or just run away/dodge the fire.
If you saw a robot that was doing more or less what you want the robots to do better than the others, you could do something where all robots except for that robot are terminated, and all of the 'skills' that the selected robot has would be generated into another wave of your own robots... AI evolution was the objective of the game... I always thought it was called Nova, but i had no luck finding it. any ideas much appreciated.
Post by: Arucard on February 03, 2010, 11:26:58 am
Post by: Kayla on February 05, 2010, 01:10:03 am
Edit: Seems the last version was 07, the newest seems to be an open source version at http://code.google.com/p/opennero/
- Kayla
Post by: cartmann on February 07, 2010, 01:36:20 pm
Cartmann, The game you're looking for is Nero here at http://z.cs.utexas.edu/users/nn/nero/index.php
Edit: Seems the last version was 07, the newest seems to be an open source version at http://code.google.com/p/opennero/
- Kayla
Thanks alot for the response, Kayla
Post by: quinnr on February 11, 2010, 02:30:17 pm
One you were at a Ski resort, all the commands were text, so you had to type in "push button" in the elevator to make it go. You could win really fast if you knew what you were doing, by waiting in a room until a girl comes in, and then ask her the right questions.
The next I am less sure about:
You were a boy who had to collect (apples?). It was a third person point of view, and I'm pretty sure it was tile based. I think there were also (robots?) who chased after you, and (stole your apples? killed you?)
Thanks in advanced.
Post by: Pathos on February 12, 2010, 01:25:29 am
The thing that made the game special was how you could replace the base design of your aliens by changing their limbs around and giving them different weapons / movement parts.
Not got a clue what it was called.
Post by: Kagus on February 12, 2010, 02:26:48 am
I remember a game where you played as a group of aliens and fought against other aliens in some giant brood war kind of thing. That's pretty much all I can remember about the gameplay.
The thing that made the game special was how you could replace the base design of your aliens by changing their limbs around and giving them different weapons / movement parts.
Not got a clue what it was called.
Only thing that comes to mind right now is WarBreeds (http://www.mobygames.com/game/warbreeds).
...Which, by the way, was awesome.
Post by: winner on February 12, 2010, 11:18:50 pm
http://woodgears.ca/eyeball/ (http://woodgears.ca/eyeball/)
Post by: dwr on February 13, 2010, 01:58:47 am
ETA: it came out around the same time as the original Pirates game, 94-95 at the latest.
Post by: CobaltKobold on February 13, 2010, 06:06:47 pm
Post by: dwr on February 13, 2010, 10:09:58 pm
Post by: Pathos on February 13, 2010, 11:21:26 pm
Only thing that comes to mind right now is WarBreeds (http://www.mobygames.com/game/warbreeds).
...Which, by the way, was awesome.
That was it! Man, that game was so awesome.
It was ridiculous. It's really dated now, but I'd play a game like that to death if it was rereleased.
Post by: inteuniso on February 14, 2010, 12:59:32 am
I remember this freeware game, it was a totally mindless giant-ass top-town battle with spaceships. The only buttons were to turn,and to stop shooting and moving since you fired and moved forward all the time if you didn't push that. You controlled one ship on your side. There were 4 sides, all different colors. Your ship was yellow. When your ship died, you took control of another ship on your side. The smaller ships were faster but fired less frequently and didn't take many shotss to die. The bigger ships had more health and fired fast but handled like shit. If one side got low on ships, more spawned until they ran out of ships. As a side did worse and as time went on, more of the bigger ships spawned, if I remember correctly.
For some reason, I remember a number 4 in the name, although I could be wrong about that. I think I downloaded the game like 3 or 4 years ago or something thereabouts, maybe more, maybe less, but this one's been around for a few years. I would love to play it again, I remember having a lot of fun playing it when I was younger.
Never heard of it, but it sounds awesome.
Anyways, I have a game. PSone, it was a fighting game between creatures, and they all had special powers. Like there was a blue one, and I think one of them could make spawn of something. It was fun.
Post by: olemars on February 14, 2010, 06:07:38 am
Old DOS game. Fantasy setting with 4 worlds, you'd have an army and you'd go around taking over various castles. If you didn't leave an occupying force in a castle, it would get taken over by monsters. Combat was square grid, and ghosts were dangerous, as if you killed too many people in a fight, they'd get too big and you'd lose control of them.
ETA: it came out around the same time as the original Pirates game, 94-95 at the latest.
Sounds suspiciously like King's Bounty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Bounty). It's available on abandonia too.
Post by: dwr on February 15, 2010, 05:55:15 pm
Old DOS game. Fantasy setting with 4 worlds, you'd have an army and you'd go around taking over various castles. If you didn't leave an occupying force in a castle, it would get taken over by monsters. Combat was square grid, and ghosts were dangerous, as if you killed too many people in a fight, they'd get too big and you'd lose control of them.
ETA: it came out around the same time as the original Pirates game, 94-95 at the latest.
Sounds suspiciously like King's Bounty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Bounty). It's available on abandonia too.
That looks like it. Yay!
Post by: cganya on February 16, 2010, 04:47:24 pm
you created a character that could be one of many races (the choice affected things like how high up your point of view was amoung other things, i remember that was one of it's selling points in the game description)
you chose a class by joining that guild (monk guild, ninja guild, ect) you could choose a new class at the guild hub any time you were there and you wouldent lose your previous class levels.
i remember it because i got fairly high level as a monk but then the guild required me to find a specific artifact and bring it back. an npc in the town that identifies items had an item finding service thing and it kept telling me some arch demon 10 floors or so under the deepest i had made it had it. sooo... i kinda got stuck.
one of the games features was that you could play it with friends in real time but it didnt seem well implimented. 10 internets to the one who finds the name for me
Post by: EagleV on February 16, 2010, 04:49:45 pm
i remember an older game that was fantasy, played like a roguelike but was first person. it had a huge (random/procedurely generated?) labrynth.
you created a character that could be one of many races (the choice affected things like how high up your point of view was amoung other things, i remember that was one of it's selling points in the game description)
you chose a class by joining that guild (monk guild, ninja guild, ect) you could choose a new class at the guild hub any time you were there and you wouldent lose your previous class levels.
i remember it because i got fairly high level as a monk but then the guild required me to find a specific artifact and bring it back. an npc in the town that identifies items had an item finding service thing and it kept telling me some arch demon 10 floors or so under the deepest i had made it had it. sooo... i kinda got stuck.
one of the games features was that you could play it with friends in real time but it didnt seem well implimented. 10 internets to the one who finds the name for me
Apart from some details, this sounds like Mordor.
Post by: cganya on February 16, 2010, 05:10:22 pm
i remember an older game that was fantasy, played like a roguelike but was first person. it had a huge (random/procedurely generated?) labrynth.
you created a character that could be one of many races (the choice affected things like how high up your point of view was amoung other things, i remember that was one of it's selling points in the game description)
you chose a class by joining that guild (monk guild, ninja guild, ect) you could choose a new class at the guild hub any time you were there and you wouldent lose your previous class levels.
i remember it because i got fairly high level as a monk but then the guild required me to find a specific artifact and bring it back. an npc in the town that identifies items had an item finding service thing and it kept telling me some arch demon 10 floors or so under the deepest i had made it had it. sooo... i kinda got stuck.
one of the games features was that you could play it with friends in real time but it didnt seem well implimented. 10 internets to the one who finds the name for me
Apart from some details, this sounds like Mordor.
Reading up on Mordor a little bit, i realise its not the same game, you cannot have more than one character per player in this one, people played together over a network
-edit: the game had 3-d graphics though dated now. i remember in one of the dungeon layers there was groups of many slaves and a slave master (bunch of little guys and one big guy with a large club i think it was) lower than that was a huge underground lake (which you could explore in the water as well) didnt get very far in there for the lack of the ability to breath water
-edit 2: i use the term "roguelike" but the game never did, nor did anyone who talked about it on the internet. it played like a roguelike though. it may not have been 3-d but rather fake 3-d. if it helps it was a retail game and not free/ open source. my memory is really bad for stuff like this.
Post by: Kagus on February 16, 2010, 09:37:13 pm
Other than that, the only thing I can suggest is Ultima: Underworld... Although I somehow doubt it's the right thing.
Regardless, it sounds like fun. Hope you find it.
Post by: CobaltKobold on February 16, 2010, 09:49:45 pm
(I say that 'cause there aren't monk nor ninja guilds, nor slaver quests)
Post by: cganya on February 16, 2010, 09:58:12 pm
Ooh... Well, I haven't played it, but there's a chance it might be Daggerfall. Procedurally generated dungeons are a common roguelike characteristic.
Other than that, the only thing I can suggest is Ultima: Underworld... Although I somehow doubt it's the right thing.
Regardless, it sounds like fun. Hope you find it.
deffinatly not daggerfall, newer i think. it was first person but still grid based. ever play D&D eternal sun? the indoor parts were very simular, same movement feel
Post by: puke on February 16, 2010, 10:54:59 pm
the height / race / classless guild joining stuff sounds like a TES game, Arena / Daggerfall / Morrowind. I never played Battlespire, maybe it was that?
But it might be a hard hunt. there were fucktons of games like this, but I'll try and drop a few names for you to look up. Lands of Lore (series). Wizardry (series). Eye of the Beholder (series). Gold Box Games (different TSR games using a similar game engine). Might and Magic (series, not to be confused with HoMM).
I'm sure there are more, and some of those probably fail some of your criteria. I can think of others, but all the others that are coming to mind explicitly dont match something you described. The multiplayer thing is sort of throwing me off, though. I know its a feature that lots of games had, but that I never payed much attention to.
Was it internet multiplayer? direct modem dial? LAN based? did you have to hook up a serial or parallel cabel between your computers? Was this on an Atari ST using MIDI cables?
Did you just whistle into a phone and your friend would whistle back based on what his character was doing?
Post by: cganya on February 16, 2010, 11:10:06 pm
there were not any guilds in Ultima Underworld, nor could you be anything but human, i dont think.
the height / race / classless guild joining stuff sounds like a TES game, Arena / Daggerfall / Morrowind. I never played Battlespire, maybe it was that?
But it might be a hard hunt. there were fucktons of games like this, but I'll try and drop a few names for you to look up. Lands of Lore (series). Wizardry (series). Eye of the Beholder (series). Gold Box Games (different TSR games using a similar game engine). Might and Magic (series, not to be confused with HoMM).
I'm sure there are more, and some of those probably fail some of your criteria. I can think of others, but all the others that are coming to mind explicitly dont match something you described. The multiplayer thing is sort of throwing me off, though. I know its a feature that lots of games had, but that I never payed much attention to.
Was it internet multiplayer? direct modem dial? LAN based? did you have to hook up a serial or parallel cabel between your computers? Was this on an Atari ST using MIDI cables?
Did you just whistle into a phone and your friend would whistle back based on what his character was doing?
i wish i could say for sure some of these things, i will try:
you were not classless. you gained exp for your specific class that you were but you could change your class at the hub town (in the guild hall). the hub town was diffrent from the main game, it wasent first person but more like the hub town in shining in the darkness.
as for the multiplayer, it was weird, i think it was lan/ip based, you could see the other player(s) in the game but you couldent interact with them except for tradeing (maybe we just didnt know how to...). i think it had a desync problem but i cant recall.
i will try looking up those series.
this is really bugging me arrgh it could even be on my dead laptop as we speak but its dead >.<
i do remember seeing it in the store which prompted me to look into it online. i've gone through home of the under dogs with no luck.
is there a list online i could look through?
-edit: i do remember that there was old style 3d models for the enemies, like polygons with textures. but thats it for tonight, my wife is calling me to the bed.. this will haunt me to my grave though x.x
Post by: puke on February 17, 2010, 12:26:44 pm
The "ninja" class really had me thinking of Wizardry, but those always had parties and I dont think they had 3d monsters.
I never played BattleSpire, so I dont know if it violates some of your criteria. I do know it had cooperative multiplayer, no parties, first person 3d, and variable view height based on your race. Might check out some screens from it and see if it looks familair: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=off&q=battlespire&oq=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=PiV8S-CVC4a6swOvkcm8Cw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBQQsAQwAA
Post by: cganya on February 17, 2010, 01:08:43 pm
man, the 3d polygon graphics rules out damn near everything. most games of the era had 3d dungeons with 2d sprite monsters, like in Doom or like in Ultima Underworld, or Daggerfall.
The "ninja" class really had me thinking of Wizardry, but those always had parties and I dont think they had 3d monsters.
I never played BattleSpire, so I dont know if it violates some of your criteria. I do know it had cooperative multiplayer, no parties, first person 3d, and variable view height based on your race. Might check out some screens from it and see if it looks familair: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=off&q=battlespire&oq=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=PiV8S-CVC4a6swOvkcm8Cw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBQQsAQwAA
i'm sorry but its just not the game i'm looking for. the game's movement is restricted to the grid (if you press forward you walk one square forward, if you press left you turn 90 degrees left). the more i remember the more i want this game. it was alot like a 3-d nethack,, it had an auto map as well but i dont remember it being all that detailed, just noted where stairs, walls and doors were and what they were made of (grey stone, brown stone, sand, water, ect)
on a side note, it looks like battlespire uses the same engine as might an magic 6/7, intresting tidbit since i grew up on M&M 6 and later 7
-edit: damn my memory, i'm sure the game had 3-d polygon creatures but maybe i'm wrong?
i remember that if you died you could make a new character and find your corpse along with your stuff. i dont think i ever did that though
Post by: Virtz on February 17, 2010, 02:13:30 pm
Post by: cganya on February 17, 2010, 02:18:04 pm
The guild bits sort of remind me of Wizards and Warriors (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/wizards-warriors/screenshots). But I don't think that had anything randomly generated.
the closest you ever get to "outside" aside from going to the town is that you can see the sky and (if i remember correctly) rain on the first and second floors of the dungeon
Post by: Virtz on February 17, 2010, 03:06:11 pm
Post by: cganya on February 17, 2010, 03:35:33 pm
Was it a PC game or a console game? I ask because there was a Wizardry spin-off for the PS2 who's description sort of sounds similar (town with labirynth below, guild system, multiple races) called Tale of the Forsaken Land (http://media.ps2.ign.com/media/016/016191/imgs_1.html).
it was for the PC, the creature models were very "primitive" like fractionally better than final fantasy 7
i guess it wasent really marketed at all. a shame because it was a really good game now that i look at it. pretty much a 3D nethack. i'm going to be going to the mall and looking through a few game stores but i wouldent hold my breath, it must have been a pretty old game
Post by: puke on February 17, 2010, 08:44:39 pm
unfortuneatly, i think most of those are party based.
How about Dungeon Hack? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon_Hack
Its the first one i've come across that has randomly created dungeons (honestly, until now i had just assumed that you were mis-remembering that bit) and is billed as 3d version of Hack. it uses AD&D rules, and has multiclassing. But i havent been able to tell if it has a town.
Post by: cganya on February 17, 2010, 10:37:02 pm
okay, if the movement was square-to-square on a grid, then it almost certainly didnt have polygon monsters. now were talking about something more in line with the early wizardry games, the gold-box games, or one of the Dungeon Master games. there were also a ton of licensed D&D games using similar formats, but not the SSI Gold Box engine.
unfortuneatly, i think most of those are party based.
How about Dungeon Hack? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon_Hack
Its the first one i've come across that has randomly created dungeons (honestly, until now i had just assumed that you were mis-remembering that bit) and is billed as 3d version of Hack. it uses AD&D rules, and has multiclassing. But i havent been able to tell if it has a town.
i wont deny its possible i misremembered about the 3d creatures, i do recall them zipping off the screen really fast when they ran away, was annoying and kinda funny.
well I'm gonna look over at ign and see if i can find anything, after that I'm going to give up. my wife thinks i dreamed it up XD i remember this game though and it was really good if quirky.
it must of had its own engine because i haven't seen any game that used an engine like it.
it was probably not advertised and was probably never popular, otherwise we would have figured it out
maybe it wasn't retail then? but i remember finding out about it at an EB... but then maybe not? do any indie games fit my memory?
in any case, if i ever find it again, i'll come back and share it
Post by: Igginator on February 17, 2010, 11:07:38 pm
If anyone finds this one i will love them FOREVER !!!!!!!!!!
I remember playing this game maybe between 6-8 years ago ut that is only a rough guess.
As i remember it it was a 3rd person view, fantasy-ish setting and you controlled a warrior possibly with a two handed sword, maybe more. It had multiplayer, at least 2 players against each other on a map with large cliffs etc. You could re sheath your weapon whenever you wanted. I also remember a very distinctive symbol on loading but cant remember what it was :-\
I think the first level also was in like a dungeon or something and had like a evil warrior in plate mail in it.
PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE IM SURE IT EXISTS AND I LOVED IT
Post by: Kagus on February 18, 2010, 02:20:07 am
Also;
...and you controlled a warrior possibly with a two handed sword, maybe more.
I'm pretty sure it stops at two.
Post by: Igginator on February 18, 2010, 05:49:18 am
(http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/2729/randomsymbol.jpg)
Post by: Virtz on February 18, 2010, 07:53:17 am
Otherwise, among third-person slashers I know, there's: Dungeon Lords (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/dungeon-lords/screenshots), Enclave (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/enclave/screenshots), Crusaders of Might and Magic (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/crusaders-of-might-and-magic/screenshots) and Heretic 2 (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/heretic-ii/screenshots).
Post by: puke on February 19, 2010, 05:59:03 pm
hmm... im not sure i ever got past the second monster in DBTS.
Post by: quinnr on February 19, 2010, 06:40:44 pm
Post by: Igginator on February 21, 2010, 03:29:23 am
Anyone know if theyre available free?
Post by: bluephoenix on February 21, 2010, 04:51:54 am
It is an older RTS you had to explore alien life forms on unknown planets and would get more ressource points for each life-form explored (you acctually had to capture or go up to the alien animal with a researcher, he would then bring the info to the right building when 100% researched and later on you would meet more dangerous aliens which you would have to buy soldiers for and you could also build buildings.
In the first mission you would only get a researcher to explore a life-form to get the first ressources to advance.
yeah, thats all i remember.
thanks to anyone trying to find it/help me :)
Post by: Virtz on February 21, 2010, 07:52:10 am
I think blade of darkness may be it....it looks very similar...but so does enclave lolWell, they both had demos. Enclave demo (http://download.cnet.com/Enclave/3000-7441_4-10229900.html). Severance demo (http://download.cnet.com/Severance-Blade-of-Darkness/3000-7564_4-10050329.html?tag=mncol). I recall seeing Severance on old-games.ru and Enclave is apparently being sold on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Vivendi-Universal-020626717939-Enclave/dp/B000068V9B?SubscriptionId=0D7MQS8FNEE09YPRGE82&tag=squakenet_gamebox-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B000068V9B).
Anyone know if theyre available free?
I hope anyone can help me find this gameNot really sure about this, but maybe Gene Wars (http://www.mobygames.com/game/genewars/screenshots)?
It is an older RTS you had to explore alien life forms on unknown planets and would get more ressource points for each life-form explored (you acctually had to capture or go up to the alien animal with a researcher, he would then bring the info to the right building when 100% researched and later on you would meet more dangerous aliens which you would have to buy soldiers for and you could also build buildings.
In the first mission you would only get a researcher to explore a life-form to get the first ressources to advance.
Post by: Igginator on February 22, 2010, 03:26:43 am
Post by: bluephoenix on February 22, 2010, 06:07:16 am
Post by: Virtz on March 16, 2010, 12:18:20 pm
it was for the PC, the creature models were very "primitive" like fractionally better than final fantasy 7Necroing this because I recently saw this on the Codex - Decklin's Demise (http://www.decklinsdemise.com/screenshots.php). Never actually played it, but the features seem accurate with what was described and it even has the forementioned Slave Master (Masher actually :P) + many Slaves encounter (http://www.decklinsdemise.com/imgs/image08.jpg) among the screenshots.
i guess it wasent really marketed at all. a shame because it was a really good game now that i look at it. pretty much a 3D nethack. i'm going to be going to the mall and looking through a few game stores but i wouldent hold my breath, it must have been a pretty old game
Post by: Il Palazzo on March 16, 2010, 12:31:50 pm
Anyway, I still own a copy of this game. I even played it when it was known as Mordor 2 and lacked 3d(an was free).
Fun times, though it really gets boring after a while.
I've got a question too: it was an Amiga game, one of the few RTS ever released. I don't really remember that much about it, except for it being about really small guys(aliens, I think). I think there was a map where you fought amongst giant(relatively speaking) mushrooms and other undergrowth-y stuff.
Post by: Akura on March 16, 2010, 01:36:21 pm
I think this memory is real but I could be wrong...*swears violently and repeatedly*
I remember an NES game where you were flying through space looking for planets to land on or space stations to visit (maybe to refuel?). In space you could blow stuff up (even the space stations I think) or get blown up by aliens.
I also think the game was from the cockpit of your ship as in FPS, I don't remember any graphics for your ship (not even a cockpit dash). I was quite awful at the game and ended up blowing up the friendly space stations thinking they were going to get me.
When you landed on a planet it had a little cut scene where it said what you found and then I think you just flew off back into space...
As far as I know it wasn't a Schump as the emphasis was more on exploration I believe. I was like 6 at the time so I could have just been imagining a game like that or got the memories from a cartoon.
I think I know what game you're talking about. In order to go between planets, didn't you have to set your destination and accelate past full speed to reach hyperspace? (not the best description, sorry)
It was called Star Voyager or soemthing, though I don't remember being able to blow up space stations.
NES does bring back memories... of trying to get the f@#king carts to work. Orange screen go f@#k yourself!!
Post by: cganya on March 16, 2010, 02:19:03 pm
it was for the PC, the creature models were very "primitive" like fractionally better than final fantasy 7Necroing this because I recently saw this on the Codex - Decklin's Demise (http://www.decklinsdemise.com/screenshots.php). Never actually played it, but the features seem accurate with what was described and it even has the forementioned Slave Master (Masher actually :P) + many Slaves encounter (http://www.decklinsdemise.com/imgs/image08.jpg) among the screenshots.
i guess it wasent really marketed at all. a shame because it was a really good game now that i look at it. pretty much a 3D nethack. i'm going to be going to the mall and looking through a few game stores but i wouldent hold my breath, it must have been a pretty old game
*bows down* that exactly it. thank you for proving i wasent turning senile at 22 years!
for a "young-in" who hasent played a text based roug-like ever, this is a very intresting and fun game.
Post by: A Dwarven Smokeologist on March 16, 2010, 06:25:55 pm
*swears violently and repeatedly*
I think I know what game you're talking about. In order to go between planets, didn't you have to set your destination and accelate past full speed to reach hyperspace? (not the best description, sorry)
It was called Star Voyager or soemthing, though I don't remember being able to blow up space stations.
NES does bring back memories... of trying to get the f@#king carts to work. Orange screen go f@#k yourself!!
*cheers* Yep that is indeed it, found a nice video here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_E2bp-iSwE&feature=related). I don't think I played / rented it very many times as a kid but it left a lasting impression for sure. Thanks :)
Post by: Detrevni|inverteD on March 24, 2010, 08:55:59 am
Post by: Virtz on March 24, 2010, 09:10:03 am
What was the name of that gnome strategy esque game that has been referenced quite a few times here.. It's loosely similar to Dwarf Fortress, with hunger spirals and stuff. I really can't remember that much about it but I would like to check it out again.Diggles (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/diggles-the-myth-of-fenris/screenshots)?
Post by: Detrevni|inverteD on March 24, 2010, 09:20:21 am
What was the name of that gnome strategy esque game that has been referenced quite a few times here.. It's loosely similar to Dwarf Fortress, with hunger spirals and stuff. I really can't remember that much about it but I would like to check it out again.Diggles (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/diggles-the-myth-of-fenris/screenshots)?
Yeah, that was it!
Cheers.
Post by: Paulus Fahlstrom on March 24, 2010, 05:36:51 pm
It was farming based where you planted different crops and harvested them and things like that.
There was a feature that let you bid on famous paintings like Rembrants that could (or could not) be valuable. (or not if they were fakes)
Also, it might have only been available in German, but I'm not sure there.
Post by: cupido on March 26, 2010, 09:55:51 am
Post by: Ringmaster on March 29, 2010, 12:47:57 pm
1. This one is mainly for nostalgia, but there was a game (I think it was an Apple educational game) where you went and excavated a massive area in Egypt. And whenever you found something particularly important, you were taken to a small area way back in time in the same Egyptian city that you are excavating, and you had to do something (Usually it was buy something and take it to someone important) to progress the game. Never found out what happens at the end, or if there even was an end.
2. THis one is serious, basically, a game where you played some kind of pilot who was in charge of a small submersible craft deep underwater. And I believe the entire point was to mine this glowy-orange colour metal called Thorium. I remember you could shoot at stuff (And shooting at the Thorium deposits was the only way to break them up to collect them) and the graphics were good for the time (Probably very late 1990s?). I vaguely recall some kind of enemy you were competing against for the Thorium, and I also recall fighting some oversized crabs.
Post by: puke on March 29, 2010, 01:20:35 pm
SOrry if it's already been mentioned, but there are two games I'd like to ask about:
1. This one is mainly for nostalgia, but there was a game (I think it was an Apple educational game) where you went and excavated a massive area in Egypt. And whenever you found something particularly important, you were taken to a small area way back in time in the same Egyptian city that you are excavating, and you had to do something (Usually it was buy something and take it to someone important) to progress the game. Never found out what happens at the end, or if there even was an end.
2. THis one is serious, basically, a game where you played some kind of pilot who was in charge of a small submersible craft deep underwater. And I believe the entire point was to mine this glowy-orange colour metal called Thorium. I remember you could shoot at stuff (And shooting at the Thorium deposits was the only way to break them up to collect them) and the graphics were good for the time (Probably very late 1990s?). I vaguely recall some kind of enemy you were competing against for the Thorium, and I also recall fighting some oversized crabs.
1 - this is totally not what you are asking about, but it does remind me of some of the gameplay in Eternal Darkness for the gamecube. its a very "call of cthuhlu" feeling game, where you play a modern investigator looking into horrible events and trying to stave off (and sometimes use to your benefit) insanity. As you read through old journals, there are interactive flashback sequences where you play in whatever historical period the journal is from, or the archeology notes are about.
very well done.
2 - subculture? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub_Culture
Post by: Ringmaster on March 29, 2010, 03:02:07 pm
2 - subculture? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub_Culture
That could be it, although I don't recall any harvesting for cigarette butts and the like (Then again, I don't recall getting beyond the first level, either....or even if there were levels.)
Post by: Volatar on April 05, 2010, 04:46:13 pm
It was like a shooting game (the kind where you evade the crazy enemy shooting - a la Touhou) but it was scifi. You flew a space ship through a series of planets and fought bosses. It had some kind of plot with an intro movie and all, but I can't remember the specifics. Only image I can remember from the cut scene is of some tentacle monster or something attacking a space ship/space station, it poking around inside the ship/station with said tentacles.
The game could not be controlled by keyboard or mouse IIRC, we had to wait to get a joystick to play it - even though you only moved in a 2d plane. We may have just not known how to remap the controls though - I was 6 ok ::)
The first planet was a lava planet I think. Right at the beginning you were flying down a canyon, and did a barrel roll. Then there was this flying boss thing. I there was a second boss, possibly a moon base with satellite dishes that shot at you, but I may be getting confused. The third boss was this flying dragon that you fought in and around a volcano.
The second planet was a desert planet. The first boss was this bug thing that shot lasers at you as it ran away. I think it looked sort of like a beetle :? If you didn't kill it fast enough it would go into this hole in the ground and turn into a spider (or something similar) and fight you. The second boss was this robot in a dome. I am positive it shot honeycomb shaped lasers at you. Like the honeycomb cereal. (yeah, maybe thats just a memory of breakfast and not part of the game, 6 year olds don't try and commit things to memory, it just happens :P) The third boss on the desert planet was a dragon or prey-mantis inside a cave.
The third planet was an ice planet. Its first boss was this HUGE robot with OMFG-I-JUST-DIED huge laser beams of death.
IIRC there were 7 or 9 planets in total, but that first boss on the third planet was the furthest anyone in my family got.
So, any clue? Not remembering what this game was is bugging me so much. Normally I would have the CD (I have most of my old game CD's, even from that long ago) but I was 6. As a 6 year old I did not know that CD's do not bend. That game CD is how I learned that CD's do not bend. *cries*
Post by: lumin on April 05, 2010, 05:29:26 pm
I only remember one part of the trailer which was just a pre-rendered CG movie (not game-play). It showed a side view two powerful warriors walking through a dark cavern toward each other. The lighting effects were really cool with each warrior carrying a torch to light their way. I believe that the two warriors began to fight each other, and there was a huge, awesome-looking dragon that came at the end of the fight.
I don't think it was being developed in the USA, it was European or Russian I believe. I forgot the name of the game and don't know what became of it, but would really like to know what happened to it since it appeared to have a lot of potential.
Post by: Virtz on April 05, 2010, 06:36:38 pm
Okay I'm trying to think of a game that may or may not have become vaporware. I first saw this game sometime between late 2001-2003. It was touted as an upcoming high fantasy 3rd-person 3D MMORPG, I believe.Sounds like the trailer of Mortal Online (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYsUi80jOE4). Last I checked it was in open beta.
I only remember one part of the trailer which was just a pre-rendered CG movie (not game-play). It showed a side view two powerful warriors walking through a dark cavern toward each other. The lighting effects were really cool with each warrior carrying a torch to light their way. I believe that the two warriors began to fight each other, and there was a huge, awesome-looking dragon that came at the end of the fight.
I don't think it was being developed in the USA, it was European or Russian I believe. I forgot the name of the game and don't know what became of it, but would really like to know what happened to it since it appeared to have a lot of potential.
Post by: lumin on April 14, 2010, 05:31:46 pm
Okay I'm trying to think of a game that may or may not have become vaporware. I first saw this game sometime between late 2001-2003. It was touted as an upcoming high fantasy 3rd-person 3D MMORPG, I believe.Sounds like the trailer of Mortal Online (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYsUi80jOE4). Last I checked it was in open beta.
I only remember one part of the trailer which was just a pre-rendered CG movie (not game-play). It showed a side view two powerful warriors walking through a dark cavern toward each other. The lighting effects were really cool with each warrior carrying a torch to light their way. I believe that the two warriors began to fight each other, and there was a huge, awesome-looking dragon that came at the end of the fight.
I don't think it was being developed in the USA, it was European or Russian I believe. I forgot the name of the game and don't know what became of it, but would really like to know what happened to it since it appeared to have a lot of potential.
Wow, yep that's the trailer I was thinking of, that brings back memories. I had no idea that it was Mortal Online...when did that trailer first come out? I thought I remember first seeing it ages ago. Too bad MO isn't half as good as that trailer portrays it to be.
Post by: Megaman on April 14, 2010, 06:07:34 pm
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Post by: cganya on April 17, 2010, 04:23:15 pm
A game, I think it was called something like 'Mortuum'. Basically you were an undead lord-thingy, running around from a top-down view, using a sword and physics to kill a lot of small pathetic humans. I know that you got a mace at level 2 and an axe at 5... But I don't really remember more than that.
that's not this game is it?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediEvil
never played it but your undead in it.
Post by: Robsoie on April 17, 2010, 05:29:25 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaS6OHpznI0
Watching that video triggered some lost memory in my brain.
From some of my adventurous youth memory, i played sometime a coin op but i have been unable to find the name.
I remember the coin op was located next to Operation Wolf in the pub we were playing it with friends of that time, so i imagine it is certainly +/- as old (Operation Wolf was from 1987).
The main problem is that i never actually knew the name (most likely it was untranslated from japanese characters in the title screen), so i have been unable to at least recognize it on some name listings from coin ops of that era since all that time
The concept was rather similar to one of a shoot'em up, it was set in some medieval/fantastic japanese environment like the Guwange of the youtube video, as you basically never ceased to fire to destroy the various enemies coming to you.
But unlike Guwange it was not following an automatic scrolling you incarnated some kind of ninja in this kind of semi-"top view" like in the Guwange game but from which the screen could scroll in every directions.
I remember you could sometime pick up a scroll, that allowed your character to use some special attack for a certain amount of time some could fire on every direction, some not.
One of those special attack was throwing a water wave (that could fire only from bottom to top), another was some canons shooting canon shells.
The last remnants of my memory cells remember a level that looked like some kind of medieval themed japanese town, another level was in a cavern and at the end of this cavern there was some kind of big frog statue (that shooted something) in the end of that stage.
While there were some hard difficulty in some places, it was not a game of the era of the manic shooters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manic_shooter#.22Bullet_hell.22_evolution_and_niche_appeal)
Does this remind something to anyone ?
EDIT : thanks to an old coin op specialist, i found the name of that old game : Ninja Emaki.
Post by: Pathos on April 24, 2010, 05:38:33 am
Post by: Koja on May 01, 2010, 07:28:29 pm
THINK it was an old flash game...
Kinda like Tetris or Puzzlequest...
But depending on the color arrangements on the bottom line, you cast different spells when it sunk in. I.e.: summon dragons, get a storm cloud to block projectiles, shoot a catapult, summon archers/etc.....
Been having a hankering to play it, but having no luck finding it!
Post by: Urist mc.miner on May 12, 2010, 12:05:17 am
Post by: cganya on May 12, 2010, 12:25:23 am
Ive got one [i know me forgeting the name of this game is stupid]but it was somthing about mars and demons it was made by I.D and i think it was wolfenstien or somthing if i remember though it started with a D [edit]Nevermind i found it on my hardrive it's doom [how could i forget such a good game?]
Doom, a timeless classic of a time when violence and religious symbolism was not so censored.
Post by: Soulwynd on May 12, 2010, 12:28:26 am
Ive got one [i know me forgeting the name of this game is stupid]but it was somthing about mars and demons it was made by I.D and i think it was wolfenstien or somthing if i remember though it started with a D [edit]Nevermind i found it on my hardrive it's doom [how could i forget such a good game?]Dangerous Dave (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/dangerous-dave-in-the-haunted-mansion)?
;)
Post by: Sowelu on May 12, 2010, 12:44:20 am
There was once a game where you were a mech pilot and that you could play in many different tourneys for money. you could choose between 3 types of mech, and at the end of each tourney there was a boss you could fight. If you died you had to pay for repairs, and if you left premeturely you were payed based on your preformance.
Eehhh, this is a very long shot, but if you only kind of remember the game it fits: One Must Fall 2097 (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/one-must-fall-2097/screenshots)? It had tournaments, the demo only let you use three kinds of mechs, you had to pay for repairs based on your damage after every fight, but you also got paid after each fight.
Post by: Bombs on May 26, 2010, 10:34:20 pm
or Conqueror and something else, there has 2 factions, the English, and the Indians, both had Man on Horses, Soldiers and
Cannons, and you were able to select one of your troops and tell him to fire and then was the Computer time to play...
Was something about Conquer, i am sure, not it was not Command and conquer...
Hope u help me D:
Post by: olemars on May 27, 2010, 01:56:17 am
Hello everyone, i would like to remenber a game... I played it like 7 years ago and something on it was called Conquer,
or Conqueror and something else, there has 2 factions, the English, and the Indians, both had Man on Horses, Soldiers and
Cannons, and you were able to select one of your troops and tell him to fire and then was the Computer time to play...
Was something about Conquer, i am sure, not it was not Command and conquer...
Hope u help me D:
Conquest of the new world (http://www.mobygames.com/game/conquest-of-the-new-world)
Post by: Bombs on May 27, 2010, 02:07:35 am
Post by: LukeRM on May 27, 2010, 04:35:04 am
Post by: Mono124 on June 09, 2010, 12:30:03 am
EDIT: At least, I am almost sure it started with a W.
EDIT2: HOLY CRAP I FOUND IT! Name: Nox Creator: Westwood Studios
Post by: Kagus on June 09, 2010, 01:54:09 am
I also find it interesting that that's what you remember about Nox.
Post by: Mono124 on June 09, 2010, 09:27:40 am
Post by: Flaede on June 09, 2010, 09:43:47 am
Played it on the Apple IIe, but it could have been ported from who knows where. In the menu it was called "ringquest", but that turns up... not the right game. It was set in "The Mines of Moria"... but nothing by that name seems right.
Basically you wander around in "the mines of moria" which are a series of rooms, map view, which prompt you to do things in them, by bringing up menues, and showing silly ASCII drawings of the various denizens of the mines. I remember very clearly that you can get the ring, and piss off gollum. You may also have to face a balrog (which was a ridiculous drawing made mostly out of & symbols, I think). And it was where I first saw the word "unguent".
...did I mention there's a timer and after it counts down the whole shebang collapses? No?
Post by: EagleV on June 09, 2010, 10:12:44 am
Ring quest
I have found that it is made by Origin Systems, only for APL2, and a forum post (http://classicgamer77.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=wime&action=display&thread=2) much like yours, but with no positive answers. A description is here (http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue86/018_1_Reviews_Ring_Quest.php), but didn't find a free source, sorry.
Oh, you can buy it on ebay (http://cgi.befr.ebay.be/APPLE-II-IIe-VINTAGE-PC-COMPUTER-GAME-RING-QUEST-RPG-NE-/320543644784?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa1e3dc70) for 19.99 $.
Yes, I was bored ;)
Post by: Flaede on June 09, 2010, 07:20:59 pm
Ring quest
I have found that it is made by Origin Systems, only for APL2, and a forum post (http://classicgamer77.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=wime&action=display&thread=2) much like yours, but with no positive answers. A description is here (http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue86/018_1_Reviews_Ring_Quest.php), but didn't find a free source, sorry.
Oh, you can buy it on ebay (http://cgi.befr.ebay.be/APPLE-II-IIe-VINTAGE-PC-COMPUTER-GAME-RING-QUEST-RPG-NE-/320543644784?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa1e3dc70) for 19.99 $.
Yes, I was bored ;)
Hmm.. interesting, and a good try, but that's not it. In mine, far as I remember, it all takes place underground and the graphics for each room are static - I'm not kidding when I say that they are made out of ASCII characters. Some creature or other had BB eyes. Or maybe it was eyebrows.
EDIT: Basically, those graphics are too good, believe it or not.
It was fairly complex for its time, but I'm beginning to despair, and think that it was made by some local kid, and stuck on a disk in a box of ported atari games.
Since most of the disks weren't on the up and up, most of them didn't get the names right. Defender was called "Stargate", there was a Pacman clone that played the Star wars cantina theme, and I can't even remember what Donkey Kong was called, but it wasn't Donkey Kong.
Post by: Vertigon on June 10, 2010, 12:45:55 am
Post by: Ikaruga on June 18, 2010, 02:46:56 am
A scrolling shooter where you can only move left and right, and there are black and white squids falling and when one reaches the bottom of the screen you lose. Also, when you explode 3 of them of the same colour, you create an explosion which can create chain reactions.
I really loved this game but I can't find it anywhere anymore.
Can you help me find it please ?
Post by: jnecros on June 20, 2010, 08:36:59 am
What Romance of Three Kingdoms games for the Ps2 was a RPG/strategy? I remember walking around China as a freelance general my friend created taking part in debates and duels
Post by: Evilgrim on June 20, 2010, 05:53:20 pm
I don't remember much of it, but it's been bugging me for a while.
It was one of those 3D Fighting games, think Mortal Kombat, although.. It -may- have been 2D, like Street fighter, but the characters were certainly 3D.
It was almost definitely set in Japan, with Rose Petals and such, and I believe one of the Later Levels was on a UFO above Japan/Wherever asian.
There was a character, I believe he was dressed in red, and whenever he blocked an attack said something along the lines of "Not easy" or "I'm not easy" Something similar.. That's probably the bit I remember best about it..
And there was some girl.. That would use glowing Hula-Hoops [or something] as an attack, or a special attack..
I'm certain it was for a Playstation, either Early PS2 or late PS1..
Aaanyway, good luck trying to help me figure this out. :D
It's been annoying me it has.
Post by: Akura on June 20, 2010, 05:58:43 pm
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII is the one I've got. The peasants loved me, but for some reason my ruler never lets me train my troops...
What Romance of Three Kingdoms games for the Ps2 was a RPG/strategy? I remember walking around China as a freelance general my friend created taking part in debates and duels
@Evilgrim: Power Stone...? The title character was dressed in red... Though it wasn't set in Japan.
Post by: Evilgrim on June 20, 2010, 06:07:57 pm
But thanks for reminding me to get Powerstone 1 again..
And thank you very much for trying. <3
Post by: jnecros on June 20, 2010, 07:11:16 pm
It may in fact be 7, not sure if was it or 8 now that I have a base to look up, but I may buy one of the two again. Unfortunately I only have a ps3, but I think old ps2s work with some down loadable software.. thanks
Post by: sluissa on June 21, 2010, 01:18:55 am
Post by: quintin522 on June 22, 2010, 01:49:04 pm
Post by: olemars on June 22, 2010, 01:52:32 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on June 22, 2010, 02:52:04 pm
Some kind of Mortal Kombat clone, but with squirrels. Anyone ever see/play this, and remember the name?"Brutal: Paws of Fury"?
Post by: mothra on June 24, 2010, 06:32:11 pm
Post by: quintin522 on June 24, 2010, 09:13:52 pm
Close but no. :(Some kind of Mortal Kombat clone, but with squirrels. Anyone ever see/play this, and remember the name?"Brutal: Paws of Fury"?
I remember that the characters were all squirrels, and I *believe* I played it on a mac...
Post by: mnjiman on June 25, 2010, 03:15:20 am
The object of the game was that you had to take over better and better robots.. and to do it you had to do this small mini game were you had to try to gain access to there circuits.
you had multiple wires you were able to try to take over.. and there was different gates where your program could either go through to and take over the computer robot.. something could stop your program.. or the computer could stop you depending on the gate.
the first robot you get it like "001" and it went up higher and higher depending on the area you were at.
gah what was it called :(
Post by: silhouette on July 03, 2010, 07:11:32 pm
Hopefully someone has played it...
Its awsome.
Its a 2d game which is sort of a puzzle/shooter kinda...
Anyway, the main character you play as, is a robot (i think...) and he basically looks like, you know the kelly gang and their armour?
Which is this if you dont know.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Moving platforms are in the game, you can shoot, and other stuff...
ITs hard to explain when youve played the game YEARS ago and dont remember much about it...
There was moving platforms and all.
And i believe that the bullets you shot were effected by gravity and sloped down... rather a lot...
The levels had barely any ground to move on, and when you jumped up and down you made a squeeking sound.
The way of attacking was by two hand guns.
I can draw a picture of the title screen, but i just dont know the damned name!
Oh and also, in the tin can suit, you had eyes through that little slit in the head mask thing, but thats all you could see of the person, there was no other features other than the arms...
Post by: quinnr on August 07, 2010, 11:05:45 pm
It was a practice exercise in programming or something...it had something to do with King of the Hill. Grr can't remember.
Post by: Calhoun on August 07, 2010, 11:11:06 pm
Post by: quinnr on August 07, 2010, 11:16:19 pm
I'll look at Robocode though, thanks :)
Post by: Calhoun on August 07, 2010, 11:19:08 pm
Post by: quinnr on August 07, 2010, 11:45:11 pm
Found it.
Post by: Captain Alchatron on August 19, 2010, 01:55:21 pm
Any takers? ???
Post by: mothra on August 21, 2010, 08:39:11 am
Long ago, around 1997 i played on my dads computer.. and there was this game on it.
The object of the game was that you had to take over better and better robots.. and to do it you had to do this small mini game were you had to try to gain access to there circuits.
you had multiple wires you were able to try to take over.. and there was different gates where your program could either go through to and take over the computer robot.. something could stop your program.. or the computer could stop you depending on the gate.
the first robot you get it like "001" and it went up higher and higher depending on the area you were at.
gah what was it called :(
paradroid, fun game
Post by: Rooster on August 29, 2010, 11:36:22 am
The setting was egypt (I believe, not sure). You developed cities, sent people to mines to develop technology (Yeah I know, weird)
And after a set of time there was an attack on your cities and you had to defend.
Also people were the resource. It's all I can remember. Please help
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 29, 2010, 12:08:35 pm
I'm searching for a strategy game. It was a shareware one-hour limited gameplay just like games in popcap.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_(video_game)
The setting was egypt (I believe, not sure). You developed cities, sent people to mines to develop technology (Yeah I know, weird)
And after a set of time there was an attack on your cities and you had to defend.
Also people were the resource. It's all I can remember. Please help
Post by: Cthulhu on August 31, 2010, 03:34:24 pm
Alright, it was an RTS, 2d, with pretty cartoony graphics (But not goofy cartoony, just not overly realistic). I believe the box was gray, and there was a screenshot in the inner flap (It was an old game, with a large box that had a flap on the front, the kind of box you don't see anymore). The only screenshot I remember had some kind of dragon people or demons, red, with wings and horns, running on a castle wall or otherwise stone surface. I dunno, the perspective was weird.
That's all I remember. Anyone have any idea?
Post by: blackmagechill on August 31, 2010, 09:24:11 pm
Post by: Kagus on August 31, 2010, 10:04:30 pm
Alright, it was an RTS, 2d, with pretty cartoony graphics (But not goofy cartoony, just not overly realistic). I believe the box was gray, and there was a screenshot in the inner flap (It was an old game, with a large box that had a flap on the front, the kind of box you don't see anymore). The only screenshot I remember had some kind of dragon people or demons, red, with wings and horns, running on a castle wall or otherwise stone surface. I dunno, the perspective was weird.
That's all I remember. Anyone have any idea?
Uhh... The Horde (http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/454/Horde%2C+The.html)?
Only thing that comes to mind. But I'm not particularly good at remembering box art for games I don't have, so...
Post by: Rollory on September 01, 2010, 07:12:38 am
Second, there was a freeware computer game somewhat like Star Fleet Battles (I think that's what the tremendously detailed ship-to-ship combat game in the Star Trek universe is called). It was pretty good, included all the Star Trek races, quite a lot of detailed tactical behavior - shields on different facings, armor on different sides of the ships, and so on. A bit like Privateer in that respect. Anyone know what I'm talking about and/or where to find it?
Post by: Akura on September 01, 2010, 08:32:13 am
Second, there was a freeware computer game somewhat like Star Fleet Battles (I think that's what the tremendously detailed ship-to-ship combat game in the Star Trek universe is called). It was pretty good, included all the Star Trek races, quite a lot of detailed tactical behavior - shields on different facings, armor on different sides of the ships, and so on. A bit like Privateer in that respect. Anyone know what I'm talking about and/or where to find it?I've got something called Begin 2: A Tactical Starship Simulation that sounds just like that. I can't remember where I found it.
Post by: Medicine Man on September 01, 2010, 09:07:25 am
Post by: Sowelu on September 01, 2010, 02:31:54 pm
It was an old dos game similar to Commander Keen, I think it's shareware name is different to it's full software name but the shareware was called Monster Bash or something similar.Damn I miss it :(
It's right here (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/monster-bash), and you had the correct name. Like a lot of Apogee's games, the first episode was shareware, and later ones were not.
Post by: Rooster on September 01, 2010, 02:59:57 pm
It was an online game from 2004, it was about mixing DNA of animals, sort of like an evil mastermind thing, where you had a base and you did stuff to earn money and fought with other players mutated hordes....It had a map of your base, but not of your units, which had some movement restrictions for patrols that were kind of weird, it was a slow paced almost like a civ builder. Hope you can find it!
I think it's "impossible creatures"
Post by: EagleV on September 01, 2010, 03:33:38 pm
It was an online game from 2004, it was about mixing DNA of animals, sort of like an evil mastermind thing, where you had a base and you did stuff to earn money and fought with other players mutated hordes....It had a map of your base, but not of your units, which had some movement restrictions for patrols that were kind of weird, it was a slow paced almost like a civ builder. Hope you can find it!
I think it's "impossible creatures"
I thought the same, but I think it did have a map of your units, and it was not very slowpaced. Also, it was not online-only, and if I really want to be picky, it was from 2003 ;)
Post by: Aramco on September 01, 2010, 03:36:40 pm
Post by: blackmagechill on September 01, 2010, 04:29:59 pm
This one was free and browser based though.It was an online game from 2004, it was about mixing DNA of animals, sort of like an evil mastermind thing, where you had a base and you did stuff to earn money and fought with other players mutated hordes....It had a map of your base, but not of your units, which had some movement restrictions for patrols that were kind of weird, it was a slow paced almost like a civ builder. Hope you can find it!
I think it's "impossible creatures"
I thought the same, but I think it did have a map of your units, and it was not very slowpaced. Also, it was not online-only, and if I really want to be picky, it was from 2003 ;)
Post by: Servant Corps on October 01, 2010, 11:35:16 am
#1: You played as an historian of migration patterns who work for a politican. Your goal is to manlipuate migration patterns in order to justify an extremly nationalist view of history, claiming that your group was here first and that the Other came later...One mission had you creating history to justify stripping gypsies of citizenship. (EDIT: Answer found, Opera Omnia)
#2: You play as the Nazi German occupation of Poland. Interface is non-personal, which adds to the horror of being an occucpation force. (EDIT: Answer Found, Kristallnacht)
Post by: Sowelu on October 01, 2010, 02:28:57 pm
Post by: Bluerobin on October 01, 2010, 03:22:59 pm
This one was free and browser based though.It was an online game from 2004, it was about mixing DNA of animals, sort of like an evil mastermind thing, where you had a base and you did stuff to earn money and fought with other players mutated hordes....It had a map of your base, but not of your units, which had some movement restrictions for patrols that were kind of weird, it was a slow paced almost like a civ builder. Hope you can find it!
I think it's "impossible creatures"
I thought the same, but I think it did have a map of your units, and it was not very slowpaced. Also, it was not online-only, and if I really want to be picky, it was from 2003 ;)
Oh, browser based. I've played that. I'll track it down...
Edit: Or maybe I won't. I'm not convinced this thing still exists given how hard it is to find it. I'll add a bit to the original description here in case anyone else knows. The core of the game seemed fairly similar to the other "build a city, build an empire" kinds of browser games, except I think you had a lab to start instead of a city. All of the gameplay was on a grid, like normal. Your "soldiers" were spliced animals that you created from DNA samples. I think there was a marketplace where you could buy and sell samples, but I may be getting my games mixed up. I basically signed up, played around for a few minutes, and didn't pick it back up, so I don't remember a whole lot more.
Post by: blackmagechill on October 01, 2010, 04:38:44 pm
That was it. But now I can't find it, might just be gone.This one was free and browser based though.It was an online game from 2004, it was about mixing DNA of animals, sort of like an evil mastermind thing, where you had a base and you did stuff to earn money and fought with other players mutated hordes....It had a map of your base, but not of your units, which had some movement restrictions for patrols that were kind of weird, it was a slow paced almost like a civ builder. Hope you can find it!
I think it's "impossible creatures"
I thought the same, but I think it did have a map of your units, and it was not very slowpaced. Also, it was not online-only, and if I really want to be picky, it was from 2003 ;)
Oh, browser based. I've played that. I'll track it down...
Edit: Or maybe I won't. I'm not convinced this thing still exists given how hard it is to find it. I'll add a bit to the original description here in case anyone else knows. The core of the game seemed fairly similar to the other "build a city, build an empire" kinds of browser games, except I think you had a lab to start instead of a city. All of the gameplay was on a grid, like normal. Your "soldiers" were spliced animals that you created from DNA samples. I think there was a marketplace where you could buy and sell samples, but I may be getting my games mixed up. I basically signed up, played around for a few minutes, and didn't pick it back up, so I don't remember a whole lot more.
Post by: Comrade on October 01, 2010, 06:06:45 pm
Post by: Rooster on October 13, 2010, 12:55:59 pm
There were dragonfly bombings and such.
There were bees spiders ants and beetles.
That's all I can describe
Post by: olemars on October 13, 2010, 01:12:46 pm
I'm looking for a game where the player controlled bugs from a hive, and produced bugs armed with modern weapons.
There were dragonfly bombings and such.
There were bees spiders ants and beetles.
That's all I can describe
Battle Bugs? (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/battle-bugs)
Post by: Rooster on October 14, 2010, 01:42:26 pm
The game I'm looking for was released later.
It had better graphics.
How can I give more details.
The bases has turrets on them (not sure, probably not)
You started with one base and you could produce units from it, the bar would fill gradually and the unit would go out.
No resources no nothing.
The goal for the most part was to destroy the opposing base, which would turn grey in color and explode releasing something resembling a yellow blob which would have to be collected, which in turn lets you control the base from then on.
Spider units I remember where ninja spiders (that's I believe impossible to mistake with any other game), sniper spiders, and one other but I forgot what it was.
Post by: Pnx on October 17, 2010, 01:44:44 pm
Post by: Akura on October 17, 2010, 07:32:50 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 17, 2010, 07:41:19 pm
Post by: Vattic on November 01, 2010, 02:54:09 pm
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So your positioning was vital and it made the game very interesting.
I thought it was the Castlevania rouge-like but having looked at some screens I'm not so sure. Does anyone know what I'm looking for?
Post by: Sowelu on November 01, 2010, 03:00:43 pm
Post by: Samio on November 03, 2010, 01:48:17 pm
HA! Found it: It's by Mode 7 Games, and it's called: Frozen Synapse.
Post by: puke on November 03, 2010, 08:49:24 pm
I hear Laser Squad Nemisis also had simultanious turns, but I never played that one. Some larger strategy games (like Space Empires 4) did also, but it is definitly a minority.
Post by: mothra on November 04, 2010, 03:19:44 pm
Post by: Virtz on November 05, 2010, 07:47:03 am
ok so 3d shooter game about being an angel our something and you were on earth and you fight some guy in a hummer and maybe some bees on the cover.rather oldI dunno about the guy in a hummer and the bees, but Requiem: Avenging Angel (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/requiem-avenging-angel) and Messiah (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/messiah) are the only shooters where you play as an angel I can think of.
Post by: Talfryn on November 06, 2010, 01:52:03 pm
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Post by: vettefan on November 08, 2010, 03:45:46 pm
My friend seems to recall another quite specific detail about the game in question, namely that you could hang on to some sort of lamp post for a short period of time if you timed your jump well but he also said that he may be wrong about that.
Post by: Jopax on November 08, 2010, 05:29:53 pm
Post by: vettefan on November 08, 2010, 05:36:04 pm
Post by: EagleV on November 09, 2010, 08:35:25 am
Gish, and that's the duel mode, there is also a campaigin where you try to rescue your girl :DI knew I played that before! Thanks!
Post by: Kagus on November 09, 2010, 09:24:25 pm
Alright, I got one for ya... It was an old RTS game with aliens fighting against humans. Each side had one main base that they could upgrade and add buildings onto in order to unlock new units. The aliens used mostly biological technology, with giant exploding beetles and huge worm-like critters with legs that served as artillery by launching exploding dung balls at their enemies. The main resource was harvested from volcanoes or something like that. The game had some cool sounds in it, and I think the title had 'Dark' in it, although I'm not sure.
I have a few vivid images from that game, like how the primary alien base would essentially give birth to the main alien footsoldiers, complete with t-shirt and laser rifle. Incredibly disturbing.
Yes, I played this game as a young child, why do you ask?
Post by: Neyvn on November 09, 2010, 09:39:45 pm
Dark Storm...
Dark Stories...
Dark Rights.
Dark Rites
Actually I think it was Dark Reign (http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.rankopedia.com/CandidatePix/24240.gif&imgrefurl=http://boards.ign.com/teh_vestibule/b5296/190285530/p1/&h=500&w=423&sz=42&tbnid=3j8art-hMaYrlM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=110&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddark%2Breign&zoom=1&q=dark+reign&hl=en&usg=__1xxUWhUQEcN1rSDL8nH2SUyaI28=&sa=X&ei=-AXaTOjLEsOrcdjaycMG&ved=0CD4Q9QEwBg)...
Post by: Neyvn on November 09, 2010, 09:40:35 pm
Post by: Sowelu on November 09, 2010, 10:11:02 pm
the title had 'Dark' in itNot Dark Reign; that one didn't have horrifying biological monstrosities (though it -was- very cool and complex).
Post by: olemars on November 10, 2010, 02:54:35 am
Post by: Kagus on November 10, 2010, 03:08:06 am
Heh... I'd originally just mentioned that game since it was the only thing I could think of off-hand that would actually give me an excuse to post in here about the drunk sandwich. But now this confusion got me downright curious, so I started poking around on my own and, well... I'll be darned if I didn't find it.
The game was Dark Colony (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/dark-colony/screenshots/gameShotId,219978/), and I remember spending quite a large amount of time enjoying myself by just messing around with the alien units and seeing how they walked, sounded, that sort of thing. Eventually the AI would just steamroll on in and wipe out my whole base because I was preoccupied with looking at my troops (this, unfortunately, seems to be my one resounding weakness when it comes to such games...). At my young age (probably wasn't even ten yet, the game came out in 1997 and I was born in 1990. Even then I was browsing around for game demos), I was repeatedly beaten back by the competitive nature of the game until I finally gave up in frustration.
Eventually, after several years had passed, I came back to it to muck around again. A couple defeats later and I was forced to learn how to actually play the game just so I could curb-stomp the AI into a state where I could freely tool around with my units.
While it's a remarkably simplistic game, it does have an interesting setting and style. And, again... You get to see a giant blob of flesh pooping out little gray dudes with t-shirts and laser rifles.
EDIT: Dammit, in the time it took me to type that up Olemars managed to find the dang old thing... Well, congratulations Ole. I was wondering if anyone would find it.
EDIT2: Hell, we even linked to the same site as a reference.
Post by: Virex on November 10, 2010, 06:57:31 am
Heh I remember making my enemy go "wait where did that tree come fr... OH GODS ARTILLERY!" in that game.the title had 'Dark' in itNot Dark Reign; that one didn't have horrifying biological monstrosities (though it -was- very cool and complex).
Post by: Pakhawaj on November 10, 2010, 09:24:53 am
I had a game when I was young where you played as a pink knight, he could jump and (I think) he had a little yellow sword, the goal was to get to the door without dying.
I can't remember what console this was for, and I've tried looking for the name of it but to no avail, I just called it "my computer". :(
The console consisted of a keyboard and a monitor, in the top right-hand side of the keyboard was a place to put your cassette game. It was able to display a few colours, but not many, all of my games had black backgrounds and objects in the game were always one colour.
(http://i753.photobucket.com/albums/xx173/Pakhawaj/Game.jpg)
Here's a bad picture of what I can recall (casse= =place where one would put the cassette). :S
edit: man it's making me nostalgic just looking at that picture, please help!
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on November 10, 2010, 09:56:23 am
Good luck finding a specific platformer game for that. There were metric giga-shit-tons of those on the speccy.
Post by: Pakhawaj on November 10, 2010, 10:02:30 am
Post by: ductape on November 10, 2010, 10:04:46 am
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/ZX_Spectrum_Plus2.jpeg
And here's an archive of games:
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/archive.html\
EDIT: Some games that might fit
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002695
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002858
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002722
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on November 10, 2010, 10:09:46 am
Post by: Pakhawaj on November 10, 2010, 10:15:09 am
It must have been an early game, because some of these games' graphics are far better than what I can remember.
Also, there wasn't any castle. If that helps at all!
Edit: I think the game might have been "Sir Lancelot", except the graphics in this game look much better and I don't remember any collectables. I think I might remember playing as "Lancelot" though and the knight's model looks very familiar... But he's not pink which is the thing which I remember clearly. I don't know. You'd think if it was the game I was thinking of it'd be recognisable to me instantly.
Edit2: I think it must have been "Sir Lancelot", it fits so much of what I can remember and I can't find any other games where you play as a jumping knight who has to reach an exit.
It's not as fun as I can remember, but thank you for reminding me of my Spectrum! There are so many fun games for this thing. :)
Post by: Jopax on November 11, 2010, 08:13:43 am
It was an RTS, some dark fantasy setting or something, i think it had a dark in it's name or something, you started with this large building and you could build others, i think there was a sawmill for producing some troops, i remember water as being important, you would build this tower thing on a spring or something and it would "beam" the collected water to the maing building using some sort of ring on top.I also remember that the menus were rather stylish, every submenu had a nice icon, some sort of sandbox that was called experimenting had a little glass beaker with something in it.
Post by: LordBucket on November 13, 2010, 04:34:09 am
The episodes were mostly of superman and batman sitting in a coffee shop talking to each other.
It's referenced at the end of this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yavK0mnE3wI&feature=related), and it's often parodied, for example in this episode (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuSI9akJ9_s&NR=1) of "I'm a Marvel, and I'm a DC."
But I'm having difficult finding the original videos that the above are parodying.
Post by: Akura on November 23, 2010, 09:47:43 am
I also remember it had random events, one of which was a shifty guy offering to sell you either a Folex watch or a diamond, which you could sell in another event that happens a little while later. I remember the diamond was almost always a fake, but the watch was more often than not real, thus profiting you.
Post by: Jusman on November 25, 2010, 10:15:48 pm
Post by: Frumple on November 25, 2010, 10:53:07 pm
Ok, this one has been bothering me for a couple of days now, it was a strategy game, kinda oldish, I thought it was called "one of the enemy" but apparently not, the story involved an alliance of races fighting against a species that extracts fuel from the bodies of alliance races, it had high ground, and you flew in units, and you could take experienced units with you to the next map... Any ideas?
Man, like a month later, but just in case the vague suggestions given in response to this wasn't enough to find it again, I re-stumbled across the place I first found it: http://playthisthing.com/i-enemy
Pretty nice game, all told, and was fairly difficult for as far as I got into it. And free, so hey. No reason not to grab it up for a try.
Post by: aireoth on November 28, 2010, 03:47:18 am
First game is a horror for the PC in which you play a person trapped in a security room, you guide characters through rooms on this ship/base using light sources, viewing them through monitors using security cameras.
Second game is a little harder, this one was an old PS game (possibly PS2), it was a Japanese game (as in Final Fantasy or Yakuza as opposed to Mass Effect or Half Life) where you where in a town, had the ability to travel around in time, and you had to solve this big mystery before it was too late, again it was a horror esque game, but not Silent Hill.
Post by: Akura on November 28, 2010, 10:47:20 am
Post by: aireoth on November 28, 2010, 11:56:24 pm
Post by: Virtz on November 29, 2010, 02:28:54 am
First game is a horror for the PC in which you play a person trapped in a security room, you guide characters through rooms on this ship/base using light sources, viewing them through monitors using security cameras.Experience112 (aka The Experiment) (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/experiment)?
Post by: eerr on November 29, 2010, 07:33:33 am
An old game I found on an orange? freeware disk.
It was about knocking enemies off the stage, which was a map of grey rectangles surrounded by the.. void?
You were a ball, they were a ball, and it was really tough, especially on later levels.
There was at least a couple large enemies that hardly moved when bounced upon.
if I remember correctly, there wasn't any power ups, and the floor started falling out from under you.
Like some sort of ancient predecessor to Sumo Blitz.
Post by: Flaede on December 08, 2010, 07:18:50 am
http://invisiblegames.net/archives/killswitch/
Post by: nuker w on December 08, 2010, 07:37:47 am
Anyone heard this one?
http://invisiblegames.net/archives/killswitch/
That got the hairs on the back of my neck up, i'm telling you.
Post by: Flaede on December 08, 2010, 07:45:58 am
Anyone heard this one?
http://invisiblegames.net/archives/killswitch/
That got the hairs on the back of my neck up, i'm telling you.
You should maybe not poke around the rest of that site too much.
Post by: hemmingjay on December 17, 2010, 12:57:47 am
It is NOT Zombie Driver
It is NOT Carmegeddon
Post by: hemmingjay on December 17, 2010, 11:25:25 am
Post by: Sowelu on December 17, 2010, 08:19:21 pm
First game is a horror for the PC in which you play a person trapped in a security room, you guide characters through rooms on this ship/base using light sources, viewing them through monitors using security cameras.
I think I know this one! "Critical Path".
Post by: debvon on December 29, 2010, 06:19:48 am
It's a top down shooter where you fight off aliens, and I believe the game just goes on forever. Different weapons and temporary buffs spawn around the arena. You level up from experience and can choose from different perks each level, one of them being irradiated, one being poisonous I think, one being faster? Also, the aliens were different colors and sizes.
So yeah, pretty vague, but I hope somebody knows what I'm talking about.
Post by: Empty on December 29, 2010, 06:31:58 am
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on December 29, 2010, 07:37:40 am
Post by: Sartain on December 29, 2010, 08:20:08 am
Anyone heard this one?
http://invisiblegames.net/archives/killswitch/
That got the hairs on the back of my neck up, i'm telling you.
I thought this thread was about real games?
Post by: Sowelu on December 29, 2010, 08:32:39 am
That was cute regardless.Anyone heard this one?
http://invisiblegames.net/archives/killswitch/
That got the hairs on the back of my neck up, i'm telling you.
I thought this thread was about real games?
Post by: Sartain on December 29, 2010, 08:44:14 am
That was cute regardless.Anyone heard this one?
http://invisiblegames.net/archives/killswitch/
That got the hairs on the back of my neck up, i'm telling you.
I thought this thread was about real games?
Sure, its a nice story
Post by: debvon on December 29, 2010, 08:49:58 am
You can't be meaning Crimsonland, right? Because that's, like, THE game of the top-down arena shooter genre, it can't be forgotten!
Yes that's exactly the game I was looking for. Thanks!
Post by: alfie275 on December 29, 2010, 12:17:32 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 29, 2010, 12:56:25 pm
You can't be meaning Crimsonland, right? Because that's, like, THE game of the top-down arena shooter genre, it can't be forgotten! Every game of the genre since has been drawing from its example, even the recent-ish Nation Red game is a very close re-rendition of Crimsonland, only with just zombies instead of spiders, aliens, AND zombies.Meh, for me Phobia3 will be always the genre defining alien shooter. It has plot!
Still, the gauss shotgun of Crimonland...
Post by: warhammer651 on December 29, 2010, 01:03:38 pm
It was an RTS set in space, 3d movement and the like, but the control system felt more like EVE Online. I remember the plot involved the Main character waking up like a decade after a battle he ejected from. Then He goes on to fight some AI thing that was immune to conventional weapons.
I also recall that the game had no built-in skirmish mode, but the fanbase had managed to create one anyways.
Post by: Fikes on December 29, 2010, 06:34:16 pm
played this a few years back I think.
It was an RTS set in space, 3d movement and the like, but the control system felt more like EVE Online. I remember the plot involved the Main character waking up like a decade after a battle he ejected from. Then He goes on to fight some AI thing that was immune to conventional weapons.
I also recall that the game had no built-in skirmish mode, but the fanbase had managed to create one anyways.
Only 3d RTS set in space I know is Homeworld. I don't know if that story line is true for any of the expansions.
Post by: TwilightWalker on December 29, 2010, 06:39:26 pm
Post by: olemars on December 29, 2010, 08:33:18 pm
Post by: stuntaneous on December 30, 2010, 09:42:26 pm
Post by: warhammer651 on December 30, 2010, 10:12:48 pm
Definitely Nexus: The Jupiter Incident.yeah, that was it
Post by: Flaede on January 04, 2011, 12:31:48 am
Sorry. Didn't think it was that much of an issue. Also - if anyone DID know of some games like that one, I wants them. So it was sort of a shot in the dark.Sure, its a nice storyThat was cute regardless.I thought this thread was about real games?Anyone heard this one?That got the hairs on the back of my neck up, i'm telling you.
http://invisiblegames.net/archives/killswitch/
Glad at least some enjoyed it - it's by my fav' author.
Post by: OperatorPants on January 04, 2011, 02:34:43 am
The game is a flash game, I played it on Newgrounds.com. It's a turn based strategy game with stickfigures, but they use real life guns. You could customize the names/guns of the stickmen. The maps were tilebased, you could shoot through windows and throw grenades.
I've asked several times on several forums and NO ONE seems to remember this game.
I think I played it 7 years ago, maybe.
Post by: Gatleos on January 04, 2011, 02:52:03 am
Okay, this is a hard one, and I really don't think anyone will be able to help me, but I LOVED this game forever ago. Even if the odds are very low, I'll take that chance.Sounds ALMOST like Territory War, but that's probably what everyone on those other forums said, right? I have no idea.
The game is a flash game, I played it on Newgrounds.com. It's a turn based strategy game with stickfigures, but they use real life guns. You could customize the names/guns of the stickmen. The maps were tilebased, you could shoot through windows and throw grenades.
I've asked several times on several forums and NO ONE seems to remember this game.
I think I played it 7 years ago, maybe.
Post by: OperatorPants on January 04, 2011, 03:24:13 am
The difference is, this is more tactical. Mix Rainbow Six Vegas with Fire Emblem, now make it stick figures.
Post by: Deus ex Machina on January 04, 2011, 07:19:03 am
Completely free. Multiplayer.
Post by: EagleV on January 04, 2011, 07:27:08 am
Okay, this is a hard one, and I really don't think anyone will be able to help me, but I LOVED this game forever ago. Even if the odds are very low, I'll take that chance.
The game is a flash game, I played it on Newgrounds.com. It's a turn based strategy game with stickfigures, but they use real life guns. You could customize the names/guns of the stickmen. The maps were tilebased, you could shoot through windows and throw grenades.
I've asked several times on several forums and NO ONE seems to remember this game.
I think I played it 7 years ago, maybe.
Maybe Modern Tactics, or MT 2?
Post by: OperatorPants on January 04, 2011, 03:28:16 pm
Okay, this is a hard one, and I really don't think anyone will be able to help me, but I LOVED this game forever ago. Even if the odds are very low, I'll take that chance.
The game is a flash game, I played it on Newgrounds.com. It's a turn based strategy game with stickfigures, but they use real life guns. You could customize the names/guns of the stickmen. The maps were tilebased, you could shoot through windows and throw grenades.
I've asked several times on several forums and NO ONE seems to remember this game.
I think I played it 7 years ago, maybe.
Maybe Modern Tactics, or MT 2?
Holy craaaaaaap, you actually found it. I guess the whole stickfigure thing was just something my mind made up over the past decade or so, but hell yes, this is it. Oh man, thank you so much.
Post by: Akura on January 12, 2011, 09:50:19 pm
There was a casino game I remember playing on the SNES. If I remember correctly, you choose one person to be sort of your advisor(I don't think their advice was ever any good). There were a couple of casinos you could go to, but the last one was locked until you reach $1 million, and you beat the game when you hit $1 billion.Found it! Vegas Stakes.
I also remember it had random events, one of which was a shifty guy offering to sell you either a Folex watch or a diamond, which you could sell in another event that happens a little while later. I remember the diamond was almost always a fake, but the watch was more often than not real, thus profiting you.
Can't believe I asked this back in November :-\.
Post by: Deon on January 14, 2011, 09:42:32 pm
Top-down run around shooter. You level up the more people you kill. It has a decent heightmap kind of thing and is immensely fun to play.Subvein?
Completely free. Multiplayer.
Post by: katheb on January 16, 2011, 09:00:56 pm
There was this SNES game back in the days, where you did some stunts on a sidescroller view, and the more stunts you did the faster you went... I remember playing that to death. Can't remember the name though...
Cant remember the name but it was something to do with Unicycles. no rider just a unicycle doing flips and tricks
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on January 16, 2011, 11:45:59 pm
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Post by: GaelicVigil on February 17, 2011, 05:27:36 pm
The difference was that the aliens you shot looked and moved exactly like robotic flying bats, that actually flapped their wings as they flew around the screen. Their shape was something like this:
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They all had sort of a metallic look to them, if I remember right, and they came in different shapes and colors like purple and green and other bright colors. I've looked for this game everywhere and have never been able to find it again.
Post by: Burnt Pies on February 17, 2011, 05:30:03 pm
Post by: Akura on February 17, 2011, 05:31:16 pm
Post by: GaelicVigil on February 17, 2011, 05:36:21 pm
Oh, one more thing I remembered is that they actually split apart into smaller bats when you shot them.
Edit: These things actually had real flapping wings as well that, at the time, seemed pretty advanced. I don't think the enemies in Galaga had moving parts at all.
Post by: Burnt Pies on February 17, 2011, 05:47:42 pm
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on February 18, 2011, 09:49:24 am
I'm looking for a game that I played when I was young -early 90s or so. I can't remember if I played it on an old IBM or on Windows 95, but it was space shooter, similar to Space Invaders.While that's quite probably not it, there's a game titled "Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom (http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/invasion-of-the-mutant-space-bats-of-doom/)". It's old, and DOS. There's also supposedly a "Revenge of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom" (or "Return"), but I didn't find it.
The difference was that the aliens you shot looked and moved exactly like robotic flying bats, that actually flapped their wings as they flew around the screen. Their shape was something like this:
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They all had sort of a metallic look to them, if I remember right, and they came in different shapes and colors like purple and green and other bright colors. I've looked for this game everywhere and have never been able to find it again.
Post by: Sowelu on February 18, 2011, 04:18:22 pm
But it had things that were either bats or birds, was vaguely Space Invaders ish except nothing to hide behind and they didn't fly in neat formation. Some levels, when you hit them they split in two, and they were indeed green and purple and stuff.
I don't think it was Phoenix...The graphics seemed better, and I know it was a funky off-brand game that might not have been licensed (it had an angular cartridge and was cool).
Post by: GaelicVigil on February 18, 2011, 04:28:02 pm
That sounds KIND of like an old ancient Atari 2600 game. Um...Damn, I can't remember its name. D:
But it had things that were either bats or birds, was vaguely Space Invaders ish except nothing to hide behind and they didn't fly in neat formation. Some levels, when you hit them they split in two, and they were indeed green and purple and stuff.
I don't think it was Phoenix...The graphics seemed better, and I know it was a funky off-brand game that might not have been licensed (it had an angular cartridge and was cool).
Ah, I think you're thinking the same thing as me. Come to think of it now, it may have been an Atari game.
Edit: I think it is Phoenix, but not the arcade version - the Atari version (which played very different)...but, yeah, I could have sworn that the graphics were a lot better and crisper. Maybe there is a newer version somewhere.
Edit Again:
Nope, after watching some video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI42a7eB-hk&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1), this definitely is not the game I'm thinking of. The flying creatures in the Atari 2600 version look more like birds and they move too quickly (and the graphics are not as good).
The game I'm thinking of had creatures that were much slower moving, with better animation, and looked more like robotic bats. I think we're getting close though...
Post by: GaelicVigil on February 18, 2011, 04:58:28 pm
Post by: Ricky on February 18, 2011, 05:05:33 pm
it's sorta like fable (as in you are one person who runs around a world) with permadeath. you choose your character, skills, ect.
You start out in a region that you cannot exit. you must find the castle walls and sneak through the sewers filled with goblins, slimes, and rats. thats the very first part you do. you have to collect 7 artifacts (i think...) to kill the boss monster. it has stuff to do with the celestial gods and priests. in one dungeon you kill a gorgon. has throwing knives. there's a Horn, as one of the artifacts, that i kinda remember.
It's for computer.
Post by: Sowelu on February 18, 2011, 06:40:50 pm
Ha! Just found it. It was Demon Attack (http://www.mobygames.com/game/demon-attack). Awesome, I loved that game. Thanks for the help!That's EXACTLY the one I was thinking of! Thank you too! For some reason I thought the name was only one word. Yeah, I loved that one, especially the awesome color cycles and crashing-wave noises (if I'm even remembering that part right). And funny chirping sounds.
I bet I could do a lot better at it now that I'm older >_>
I need to find my old Atari :<
Post by: quinnr on February 21, 2011, 12:25:08 pm
Anyway you were a square with a number on it. Every 15 seconds everyone got one move. Your goal was to get people with a lower number than you and go on squares that added to your number. That was pretty much it. Anyone remember the name? (it was a multiplayer game)
Post by: quinnr on February 22, 2011, 05:02:24 pm
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Post by: Il Palazzo on February 25, 2011, 10:18:19 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascendancy_%28video_game%29
The years don't match(1995), and I don't remember much about the races, but it's the only one that comes to mind.
Post by: Crazy Cow on February 25, 2011, 10:21:38 am
Post by: Akura on February 25, 2011, 05:25:07 pm
The Chamachies(lizardmen-like things) are grossly overpowered in this game, simply because of their racial power(instant research).
Post by: a1s on February 26, 2011, 06:26:17 am
Here's what I remember:
The graphics weren't very good, but practical.
The game was made by some europeans (I think it was a university of some sort)
The game was either free, or had an overly full demo (I don't remember whether they wanted you to buy something, or wanted a donation...)
you could lay roads, plan bus routes, set speed limits, and chnage the duration of traffic lights.
you could do all sorts of sim-city like stuff, like zoning land, setting taxes (there were definitely taxes on cars and gasoline), as well as building 'special' buildings like malls, parks, and stadiums.
also, if you didn't set low speed limits in front of schools, the game (citizens?) would be upset with you.
Post by: Cheese on February 26, 2011, 06:35:51 am
It sounds like what you're saying.
Post by: a1s on February 26, 2011, 07:24:24 am
Also, I don't think you can do city planning in Cities in Motion...
Post by: Virtz on February 26, 2011, 07:26:01 am
Post by: a1s on February 26, 2011, 07:34:22 am
Post by: SquidgyB on March 02, 2011, 07:20:05 pm
It's an old text adventure game, no graphics whatsoever as I recall. It's set in a modern day home, and all I remember was exploring an attic, where there was some sort of door to another world/universe... It's pretty vague, but some Infocom fan here might know :)
I think I played it on the Acorn Archimedes, but I could be wrong. In any case, if it was made for the Infocom parser it could've been on any platform really.
Post by: Sowelu on March 02, 2011, 07:58:09 pm
It's an old text adventure game, no graphics whatsoever as I recall. It's set in a modern day home, and all I remember was exploring an attic, where there was some sort of door to another world/universe... It's pretty vague, but some Infocom fan here might know :)I know I've played that!
I need to dig up the name, though...
Edit: Aha! Was it Curses (http://www.if.correspondencechess.com/curses.html)? It came out in '93.
Post by: SquidgyB on March 02, 2011, 08:34:43 pm
I doubt I'll ever get around to playing it at any length, but I remember playing this back in, ooh, must've been 1995 or thereabouts...
Post by: Servant Corps on March 06, 2011, 02:54:24 am
1)It was a game on the Super Nintendo.
2) The story was this: that terrorists united together into an organization and took over the world. They then encountered an alien race and is now at war with the aliens. You control as a member of the Terrorists' space navy, and your goal is to destroy aliens.
3) It's a standard shoot-them-up, you control a ship and shoot down enemy alien units.
Post by: Domenique on March 06, 2011, 09:43:44 am
It's a fantasy isometric rts, with different cultures/races, the only I can remember are humans and giants. It reminded me of Age of Empires.
It was for windows 98, i don't think xp was out by then. So 1996-2003 are possible release dates.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on March 06, 2011, 11:57:09 am
Post by: Virtz on March 06, 2011, 12:10:49 pm
I'll give a shot. I was searching for this game for centuries. Here's what I know it:Closest thing I can think of is Seven Kingdoms 2 (http://www.mobygames.com/game/seven-kingdoms-ii-the-fryhtan-wars). That is, there were different cultures of humans and the Fryhtans were sort of gigantic (although not really human-like giants).
It's a fantasy isometric rts, with different cultures/races, the only I can remember are humans and giants. It reminded me of Age of Empires.
It was for windows 98, i don't think xp was out by then. So 1996-2003 are possible release dates.
Post by: Domenique on March 06, 2011, 01:03:41 pm
Post by: Kearn on March 06, 2011, 01:09:55 pm
Not Beasts and Pumpkins nor Seven Kingdoms II, I played them recently. I guess this is hopeless, i sure loved that game as a child though.
are there any further details?
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on March 06, 2011, 01:40:39 pm
Edit: "Hesperian Wars". It's top-down rather than isometric, but does feature giants among the various fantasy races. Also mentioned to be "something of a rarity" by old-games.ru.
Spoiler: Screenshot (click to show/hide)
Post by: Domenique on March 06, 2011, 02:32:41 pm
There are way too many strategy games from the period you specify. Slightly fewer Fantasy RTS types, but still. More details would be greatly appreciated. In the meantime, see if Warlords:Battlecry is the one you're looking for. Perhaps Settlers? If it "reminded you of Age of Empires", it could've come from after that game, meaning after 1997, which narrows the search somewhat.
Edit: "Hesperian Wars". It's top-down rather than isometric, but does feature giants among the various fantasy races. Also mentioned to be "something of a rarity" by old-games.ru.Spoiler: Screenshot (click to show/hide)
Really wish I could give more details, it's not "Hesperian Wars", or "Warlords Battlecry". I really wish I could give you more details, other than being a fantasy (strictly) isometric rts, that has many races, among them who are giants. The giants were like humans, just big. Also, if I recall correctly, the worker units were of both genders, so there were giant women too. I played it as a mere child, so these are the only details I really remember.
Post by: Xgamer4 on March 06, 2011, 02:39:29 pm
I played it at a friend's house in, roughly, 1998, give or take a year or two. It was a PC adventure game, and more than likely a point-and-click (well, I've only narrowed it down to 3/4 the entire catalog at that point in time <_<;;).
Near the beginning of the game you were on a stormy dock. You went inside a building on the dock where you were meeting/chartering/stealing a ship, I believe. Far later, you wound up in a rather open-ended world. I also remember there being some racing thing, I wanna say with dune buggies or something similar, but I can't completely remember. That's all I can really remember. I was 7 when I saw it, and I didn't even own the game.
Post by: Virtz on March 06, 2011, 03:08:12 pm
Eh, I might as well ask. It's been bugging me off and on for years, but I dunno how easy it'll be to name.Sounds like Little Big Adventure 2 (http://www.mobygames.com/game/twinsens-odyssey/screenshots). Although that wasn't point and click, so maybe not.
I played it at a friend's house in, roughly, 1998, give or take a year or two. It was a PC adventure game, and more than likely a point-and-click (well, I've only narrowed it down to 3/4 the entire catalog at that point in time <_<;;).
Near the beginning of the game you were on a stormy dock. You went inside a building on the dock where you were meeting/chartering/stealing a ship, I believe. Far later, you wound up in a rather open-ended world. I also remember there being some racing thing, I wanna say with dune buggies or something similar, but I can't completely remember. That's all I can really remember. I was 7 when I saw it, and I didn't even own the game.
Post by: olemars on March 06, 2011, 06:26:12 pm
Eh, I might as well ask. It's been bugging me off and on for years, but I dunno how easy it'll be to name.
I played it at a friend's house in, roughly, 1998, give or take a year or two. It was a PC adventure game, and more than likely a point-and-click (well, I've only narrowed it down to 3/4 the entire catalog at that point in time <_<;;).
Near the beginning of the game you were on a stormy dock. You went inside a building on the dock where you were meeting/chartering/stealing a ship, I believe. Far later, you wound up in a rather open-ended world. I also remember there being some racing thing, I wanna say with dune buggies or something similar, but I can't completely remember. That's all I can really remember. I was 7 when I saw it, and I didn't even own the game.
Sounds slightly like Little Big Adventure 2.
Post by: UristMcDwarf on March 06, 2011, 06:30:41 pm
Post by: Haschel on March 06, 2011, 09:26:32 pm
I guess that's about it. Props to whoever finds it, though I'm sure it's something really obvious and I'm just dumb.
Post by: Flying Carcass on March 06, 2011, 09:47:38 pm
I'll give a shot. I was searching for this game for centuries. Here's what I know it:
It's a fantasy isometric rts, with different cultures/races, the only I can remember are humans and giants. It reminded me of Age of Empires.
It was for windows 98, i don't think xp was out by then. So 1996-2003 are possible release dates.
Age of Mythology?
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
I think it came out in 2002
Post by: Xgamer4 on March 06, 2011, 11:41:49 pm
Eh, I might as well ask. It's been bugging me off and on for years, but I dunno how easy it'll be to name.
I played it at a friend's house in, roughly, 1998, give or take a year or two. It was a PC adventure game, and more than likely a point-and-click (well, I've only narrowed it down to 3/4 the entire catalog at that point in time <_<;;).
Near the beginning of the game you were on a stormy dock. You went inside a building on the dock where you were meeting/chartering/stealing a ship, I believe. Far later, you wound up in a rather open-ended world. I also remember there being some racing thing, I wanna say with dune buggies or something similar, but I can't completely remember. That's all I can really remember. I was 7 when I saw it, and I didn't even own the game.
Sounds slightly like Little Big Adventure 2.
Poking around a bit, yep, looks like you and Virtz are right. Good call.
Post by: Virtz on March 07, 2011, 05:10:09 am
I've been looking for this game on and off for a few years now, but never had any luck. It's probably something really obvious but I could just never find it. I'm like 80% sure it was a Sega Genesis game, but I could be wrong and it's SNES instead. It was some sort of sports game, football I think, but it was mutants, monsters and such as players. The view was more like a side-scroll than a top-down which is what I saw of similar games, but you could do stuff like trap the field and mutilate the other team's players. It was kind of shocking at the time.Mutant League Football (http://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/mutant-league-football/screenshots)?
I guess that's about it. Props to whoever finds it, though I'm sure it's something really obvious and I'm just dumb.
Post by: Domenique on March 07, 2011, 09:59:28 am
Well, this is a bit of a cheap hint, but maybe try looking through a list of all such strategy games (http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/real-time/strategy/windows/isometric/), Domenique? Maybe you'll recognize the title or a screenshot.Nah, trust me, ran through the list already. I guess it was a poor game anyway, if it's nowhere to find :D. It's not Age of Mythology by the way. Thanks for the help guys :).
Post by: Haschel on March 07, 2011, 01:58:25 pm
Not Mutant League Football. It was played left-right instead of up-down. It might actually be this (http://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/jerry-glanvilles-pigskin-footbrawl/screenshots), but it's medieval. Strange that I would make such a gigantic mistake, and I'm still not fully convinced, but I'll let it rest for now. Thanks for the help.I've been looking for this game on and off for a few years now, but never had any luck. It's probably something really obvious but I could just never find it. I'm like 80% sure it was a Sega Genesis game, but I could be wrong and it's SNES instead. It was some sort of sports game, football I think, but it was mutants, monsters and such as players. The view was more like a side-scroll than a top-down which is what I saw of similar games, but you could do stuff like trap the field and mutilate the other team's players. It was kind of shocking at the time.Mutant League Football (http://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/mutant-league-football/screenshots)?
I guess that's about it. Props to whoever finds it, though I'm sure it's something really obvious and I'm just dumb.
Post by: Jopax on March 08, 2011, 08:14:27 pm
Post by: Sowelu on March 08, 2011, 08:25:39 pm
...Okay, here's TWO. Macintosh games.
1) I played it back in the black & white days, though it might've also been in color. Side scroller, you are flying a weird spaceship along some really weird organic looking terrain, bombing and shooting things, standard side scrolling shooter. Strictly left to right. It looped after a while, you didn't just end the stage or anything. It was notable because you controlled it with the mouse, and as you started to take damage, your ship controls started failing so your ship would be bouncing around in ways that made it hard to control in addition to an alarm klaxon. Also, it had weird early-macintosh sound effects (like, you pick up one powerup and it says "Yum yum" in a deep male voice). I played it in '93.
2) A Nibbles-like game, if Nibble was epic. Macintosh, yes. I played it in color, and it was uh...I think '94 at the very latest? Anyway, you ate apples and stuff, but what made it epic is there were multiple screens. So you could go off the border and explore more of a rather large world. You had a health bar, instead of auto-death if you ran over yourself. If you clipped your own tail, you would bite it off, lose a big chunk of health depending on how much tail you lost (which might still kill you), and the tail that fell off would turn into bones (which you could still eat to get a bit of health/tail back, though not as much as you lost).
Post by: Haschel on March 12, 2011, 11:13:05 pm
This is a really terrible example of what the blob's design was like, but it's the best I could come up with; there were no arms, eyes, mouth or any other feature to it.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: mechjk on March 13, 2011, 01:10:05 am
I remember a game where you controlled insects, there were many kinds, from spiders to wasps, each 'species' had it's own nest that would continously produce one of three tiers of units, you could take control of other nests by damaging them enough, the units were pretty crazy, with the most notable being a spider that had rocked launchers, i also remember the game being in germanswarm assault (http://www.neoseeker.com/Games/Products/PC/swarm_assault/)
Post by: Aramco on March 13, 2011, 01:28:07 am
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on March 13, 2011, 03:56:51 am
This one's been nagging me for years, but that breeder/rancher game thread made me want to post it here. I saw a friend playing a game a long time ago, I think it was anywhere between the SNES/Genesis to Playstation era and I assume it's on one of those or a similar console (Sega CD etc less popular consoles). I didn't get a chance to play it myself so the details are pretty sparse. There was some kind of system for breeding or genetic mutation, and you basically had a monster that you would build up, fight, etc. The battles were SRPG-esque, the battlefield I saw was pretty much a flat, grey (metal or gravel?) arena. The only monsters I saw or remember were basic, run of the mill Slime/Blobs. It was pretty early in the game I think, starter monsters maybe. The characters were sprite but I'm not sure about the battlefield. Pretty sure it was Tactics Ogre style, but it could of been actual 3D.Monster Rancher. There's a variety of titles on a variety of platforms. I think the Playstation has the most of them.
This is a really terrible example of what the blob's design was like, but it's the best I could come up with; there were no arms, eyes, mouth or any other feature to it.It was just a big ol' blob of slime, coming in a variety of colors (Red and purple were the two I saw). That's all I've got!Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Haschel on March 13, 2011, 05:09:18 am
No, that'd be WAY too easy. Monster Rancher had 3D polygonal creatures and the arena wasn't even remotely similar. I guess if I could add anything, I would say that the overall setting was somewhat more mature and dark (visually).This one's been nagging me for years, but that breeder/rancher game thread made me want to post it here. I saw a friend playing a game a long time ago, I think it was anywhere between the SNES/Genesis to Playstation era and I assume it's on one of those or a similar console (Sega CD etc less popular consoles). I didn't get a chance to play it myself so the details are pretty sparse. There was some kind of system for breeding or genetic mutation, and you basically had a monster that you would build up, fight, etc. The battles were SRPG-esque, the battlefield I saw was pretty much a flat, grey (metal or gravel?) arena. The only monsters I saw or remember were basic, run of the mill Slime/Blobs. It was pretty early in the game I think, starter monsters maybe. The characters were sprite but I'm not sure about the battlefield. Pretty sure it was Tactics Ogre style, but it could of been actual 3D.Monster Rancher. There's a variety of titles on a variety of platforms. I think the Playstation has the most of them.
This is a really terrible example of what the blob's design was like, but it's the best I could come up with; there were no arms, eyes, mouth or any other feature to it.It was just a big ol' blob of slime, coming in a variety of colors (Red and purple were the two I saw). That's all I've got!Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Chrispy on March 13, 2011, 05:23:23 am
Post by: zestorum on March 13, 2011, 07:16:20 am
Post by: AnalysisFailed on March 30, 2011, 03:11:08 am
Post by: justinlee999 on March 30, 2011, 03:45:27 am
Post by: Jopax on March 30, 2011, 05:11:47 am
I remember a game where you controlled insects, there were many kinds, from spiders to wasps, each 'species' had it's own nest that would continously produce one of three tiers of units, you could take control of other nests by damaging them enough, the units were pretty crazy, with the most notable being a spider that had rocked launchers, i also remember the game being in germanswarm assault (http://www.neoseeker.com/Games/Products/PC/swarm_assault/)
Correct, thank you very much
Post by: Sowelu on March 30, 2011, 01:24:16 pm
Not a game in particular, but the designer, I remember one of the games he had there were people in buildings, and you connected them and influenced how the relationships grew and died.That might be Night Raveler and the Heartbroken Uruguayans (http://www.ludomancy.com/blog/night-raveler-and-the-heartbroken-uruguayans/), by the author Daniel Benmergui (who also did the pretty I Wish I Were the Moon that Max White here has an icon from, and the heart-touching Today I Die).
Post by: AnalysisFailed on March 31, 2011, 08:52:42 am
Night Raveler and the Heartbroken Uruguayans (http://www.ludomancy.com/blog/night-raveler-and-the-heartbroken-uruguayans/)
Thank you that was exactly what I was looking for!
Post by: Sartain on March 31, 2011, 09:54:26 am
Not Mutant League Football. It was played left-right instead of up-down. It might actually be this (http://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/jerry-glanvilles-pigskin-footbrawl/screenshots), but it's medieval. Strange that I would make such a gigantic mistake, and I'm still not fully convinced, but I'll let it rest for now. Thanks for the help.I've been looking for this game on and off for a few years now, but never had any luck. It's probably something really obvious but I could just never find it. I'm like 80% sure it was a Sega Genesis game, but I could be wrong and it's SNES instead. It was some sort of sports game, football I think, but it was mutants, monsters and such as players. The view was more like a side-scroll than a top-down which is what I saw of similar games, but you could do stuff like trap the field and mutilate the other team's players. It was kind of shocking at the time.Mutant League Football (http://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/mutant-league-football/screenshots)?
I guess that's about it. Props to whoever finds it, though I'm sure it's something really obvious and I'm just dumb.
Brutal Football? It was made for the Amiga and was a sci-fi bloodsports type football, with swords, bombs, decapitations and sometimes the enemy team consisted of lizardmen.
Alternately, is it Speedball?
Post by: Angel Of Death on March 31, 2011, 12:37:41 pm
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on March 31, 2011, 03:14:14 pm
As for Justinlee's Genesis game, I can't say. The story doesn't help me much even if I have access to all/most of the games for the platform. Maybe you remember more details? Such as genre, or perhaps the developer?
Post by: Lethal Dosage on March 31, 2011, 07:12:43 pm
Post by: Bouchart on March 31, 2011, 09:00:25 pm
Anyone remember the name of this old game that took place in space, and the first level was inside the "body" of some kind of monster? The final boss was a brain with an eye and arms.
What was the genre? Platformer, shooter, etc.
Post by: Lethal Dosage on March 31, 2011, 09:06:19 pm
Post by: Bouchart on March 31, 2011, 09:28:08 pm
Post by: Sowelu on March 31, 2011, 09:55:34 pm
Anyone remember the name of this old game that took place in space, and the first level was inside the "body" of some kind of monster? The final boss was a brain with an eye and arms.What system, or at least what general era?
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on March 31, 2011, 10:27:11 pm
Post by: Lethal Dosage on March 31, 2011, 10:57:58 pm
(http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/monstermaulers/braing-char.png)
Post by: Lethal Dosage on March 31, 2011, 10:59:40 pm
(http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/1/11232/234503-salamander_large.jpg)
This was the boss I was referring to..
(http://i.ytimg.com/vi/_ZB9Ymw0tQU/0.jpg)
Post by: justinlee999 on March 31, 2011, 11:44:35 pm
There wasn't a Desert Strike 2 or 3, but there was a Desert Strike, then a Jungle Strike, and then an Urban Strike. Personally, I liked Jungle the best.Sorry sir, I can't remember. I just remember its a platformer that is dark-ish.
As for Justinlee's Genesis game, I can't say. The story doesn't help me much even if I have access to all/most of the games for the platform. Maybe you remember more details? Such as genre, or perhaps the developer?
Post by: Bdthemag on March 31, 2011, 11:54:10 pm
Post by: Mephisto on April 01, 2011, 12:05:05 am
SEGA Genesis game with a modern/dark setting with magic. In the beginning you chase the villian and he stops you by turning things around you evil. At the beginning some dogs turn evil and attack you. And I remember going to a building at the beginning after the dog scene and the people in there turn into skeletons if you cast magic on them/go near them.
Warlock? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfl7RGPhv-E) This is a bad example video as it seems to be part of a speedrun, but you can still get the gist of it from this.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on April 01, 2011, 12:13:21 am
Oh wait! I just remembered. It was called Salamander.Well, then the "Gradius" guess was pretty close. Salamander is a sequel/spinoff of Gradius.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
This was the boss I was referring to..Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Akura on April 01, 2011, 06:32:55 am
Post by: justinlee999 on April 01, 2011, 08:45:53 am
You are awesome.SEGA Genesis game with a modern/dark setting with magic. In the beginning you chase the villian and he stops you by turning things around you evil. At the beginning some dogs turn evil and attack you. And I remember going to a building at the beginning after the dog scene and the people in there turn into skeletons if you cast magic on them/go near them.
Warlock? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfl7RGPhv-E) This is a bad example video as it seems to be part of a speedrun, but you can still get the gist of it from this.
Post by: Il Palazzo on April 01, 2011, 04:09:29 pm
It was an old Sega Megadrive/Genesis game. You played as a helicopter and you shot stuff. You could pick up more fuel or ammo if you needed to. I think it was called Desert Strike 2 or 3 but I can't remember.Jungle Strike? It was a sequel to Desert Strike.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_Strike
Post by: sluissa on April 01, 2011, 04:18:10 pm
There was this one game on the PS2 I would play. It was a racing game but its was an open world style cartoon one. You could get money to buy cars and I have no idea what its called. Something along the lines of race city or drive city.
I played one that sounds similar to what you describe called Everywhere: Roadtrip... but there were also others in the series that went by the Japanese name called ChoroQ, I believe.
Post by: Bdthemag on April 01, 2011, 05:18:03 pm
Ahah! Thats the name of the game, memories are flooding back to me now. Im going to head to the local owned gamestore and see if they have any old copies.There was this one game on the PS2 I would play. It was a racing game but its was an open world style cartoon one. You could get money to buy cars and I have no idea what its called. Something along the lines of race city or drive city.
I played one that sounds similar to what you describe called Everywhere: Roadtrip... but there were also others in the series that went by the Japanese name called ChoroQ, I believe.
Post by: Koliup on April 02, 2011, 12:16:06 am
Post by: Angel Of Death on April 02, 2011, 12:38:01 am
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on April 02, 2011, 07:07:00 am
There was this Russian apocalypse, turn based mmo I saw a while back, and I can't find it again. It looked a lot like X-Com.Well, the one I know looks nothing like X-Com. (And I forgot the name of it anyway). The one I found just now via google is called Zone 403, and it does look a bit similar.
Post by: Servant Corps on April 02, 2011, 05:17:52 pm
Please help me find this game! I know little about it other than this:
1)It was a game on the Super Nintendo.
2) The story was this: that terrorists united together into an organization and took over the world. They then encountered an alien race and is now at war with the aliens. You control as a member of the Terrorists' space navy, and your goal is to destroy aliens.
3) It's a standard shoot-them-up, you control a ship and shoot down enemy alien units.
I am still trying to find this game, and yet I cannot find it. HELP me!
Post by: lordcooper on April 06, 2011, 05:57:14 pm
Post by: Sowelu on April 06, 2011, 07:10:55 pm
It was an RTS and there was a cheat that involved typing 'pepperoni pizza'
Age of Empires? That gave you +1000 food.
Post by: Akura on April 06, 2011, 08:05:34 pm
The first one, anyway.It was an RTS and there was a cheat that involved typing 'pepperoni pizza'
Age of Empires? That gave you +1000 food.
Spoiler: AoE3's wood cheat is (click to show/hide)
Post by: EagleV on April 16, 2011, 09:11:05 am
I'm sorry if it's a bit disorganized, I constantly thought of new stuff while I was typing.
Post by: Bouchart on April 16, 2011, 10:49:17 am
Post by: Vibhor on April 16, 2011, 11:05:03 am
The game had fantasy setting. The units included a kamikaze dwarf.
One particular annoying feat I remember is that whenever someone died, a voice would say "Casualty" for every death.
Only a limited number of units were given to you for a mission with reinforcements coming between missions.
Post by: EagleV on April 16, 2011, 11:09:46 am
Parts of that sound like ADOM or Elona but neither meet your full description there.
It's neither. I checked the list of roguelikes on roguebasin, and either it isn't in there or I missed it, so it might be pretty obscure.
Post by: Virtz on April 16, 2011, 11:49:07 am
It was an RTS which involved no base building(I had only played the demo though)Myth series. Although the dwarf wasn't actually kamikaze, he just threw explosives.
The game had fantasy setting. The units included a kamikaze dwarf.
One particular annoying feat I remember is that whenever someone died, a voice would say "Casualty" for every death.
Only a limited number of units were given to you for a mission with reinforcements coming between missions.
Post by: Vibhor on April 16, 2011, 07:08:34 pm
It was an RTS which involved no base building(I had only played the demo though)Myth series. Although the dwarf wasn't actually kamikaze, he just threw explosives.
The game had fantasy setting. The units included a kamikaze dwarf.
One particular annoying feat I remember is that whenever someone died, a voice would say "Casualty" for every death.
Only a limited number of units were given to you for a mission with reinforcements coming between missions.
OH MY GOD YES!
Thank you!
Post by: RF on April 17, 2011, 03:05:25 am
Fell knight was taking on my main character (who was equipped as a bare fisted ninja) while my two ninja monks, mage, and summoner fought outside. The Fell knight kicked my ass, while an enemy normal knight zapped my mage's mp so she couldn't use nuke.Game?
This one is? :p
Post by: PrimusRibbus on April 17, 2011, 03:10:05 am
There was a roguelike I played long, long ago. You could play with a party. It had a huge overland map, and whenever you got into a fight, you'd get into a smallscale battlemap. You could escape the battle by running towards one of the map edges. You started in or near a town, where one of the first actions/quests you could do was to rescue a boy (or his puppy or something) from a well, you needed either a rope or high acrobatics skill. There was also a graveyard next to the town where you could encounter undead, and I think there were secret passages - mountain tiles that were walkable but not visually different from any other mountain tile. There were some smaller, non-battle maps as well, eg the palace interior had its own map, but I think shopping was done from the overworld map. The figure representing your party was a horseman, regardless of your characters. There were also some creatures, like dragons, that took up several tiles. Also, there were several levels of most spells (including summoning dragons IIRC) and some attacks, like a dragons' breath, would go in a straight line and burn everyone in that line. Did I mention there were dragons?
I'm sorry if it's a bit disorganized, I constantly thought of new stuff while I was typing.
Realmz, by Fantasoft
http://www.fantasoft.com/realmzdivinity.html (http://www.fantasoft.com/realmzdivinity.html)
Post by: EagleV on April 17, 2011, 05:56:43 am
...
Realmz, by Fantasoft
http://www.fantasoft.com/realmzdivinity.html (http://www.fantasoft.com/realmzdivinity.html)
Awesome! Thanks! /off to play realmz
Post by: Mephisto on April 17, 2011, 10:21:44 pm
Post by: Astral on April 18, 2011, 07:32:59 am
Post by: The Scout on April 18, 2011, 07:53:13 am
Post by: Mephisto on April 18, 2011, 08:00:42 am
It was an MMoRPG. 2d, you killed monsters, could claim land, build stuff. Mine. :P
RPG World Online. (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBQQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rpgwo.com%2F&ei=ljWsTb2eJ4LagQfLpf3zBQ&usg=AFQjCNGsuKEwaaRVqVKNMKQ6Awvi-dx9Qw&sig2=7mptVHvY8aYHGNsax8r55g) I'm sure others fit the bill as well. Just as an aside, the dev released the server software for free.
Post by: The Scout on April 18, 2011, 08:14:58 am
Yep, that's it.It was an MMoRPG. 2d, you killed monsters, could claim land, build stuff. Mine. :P
RPG World Online. (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBQQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rpgwo.com%2F&ei=ljWsTb2eJ4LagQfLpf3zBQ&usg=AFQjCNGsuKEwaaRVqVKNMKQ6Awvi-dx9Qw&sig2=7mptVHvY8aYHGNsax8r55g) I'm sure others fit the bill as well. Just as an aside, the dev released the server software for free.
Post by: Axil on April 20, 2011, 02:05:03 pm
Flash game. You're some sort of scientist developing a virus in your computer; there are cancer cells, white blood cells, etc, and the ability to customize your virus with bits of "code."
Might be Phage Wars 2
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on April 20, 2011, 02:21:58 pm
help?
Post by: Roundabout Lout on April 20, 2011, 03:09:12 pm
Ran around in a top down environment, collecting weapons and killing other toys.
Health bar was a battery.
Any ideas?
Post by: The Scout on April 20, 2011, 06:21:32 pm
Post by: neotemplar on April 21, 2011, 12:46:47 am
Old shareware (I think) where you played as a toy commando with a permanent smile.
Ran around in a top down environment, collecting weapons and killing other toys.
Health bar was a battery.
Any ideas?
This may be Power Pete. Which also has some other name.
Post by: nenjin on April 24, 2011, 06:29:40 am
Post by: Virtz on April 24, 2011, 06:52:21 am
Trying to remember the name of this older 2d side scrolling shooter. I want to say it came out around 1997 or so. It was uber gritty and dark, and I believe you were a guy in a slick looking super suit fighting aliens. You had lasers and all sorts of techno weaponry to fight off the aliens. It's not Shadow Complex, that's recent and in the same vein of what I'm thinking, but not it.Abuse (http://www.mobygames.com/game/abuse)?
Post by: nenjin on April 24, 2011, 07:20:24 am
That's right, you the man. It must have been good if you pulled it up that quick, I couldn't find it for the life of me.
Post by: Haspen on April 24, 2011, 07:22:22 am
Post by: Virtz on April 24, 2011, 07:41:39 am
Who the man?Well, it was one of the first platformers (if not the first) to use the mouse for aim. Plus it scared the crap out of me when I was little.
That's right, you the man. It must have been good if you pulled it up that quick, I couldn't find it for the life of me.
An old Boulder Dash game, but computer-themed? There were floppy disks chasing you and stuff.Supaplex (http://www.mobygames.com/game/supaplex)?
Post by: Haspen on April 24, 2011, 07:50:00 am
An old Boulder Dash game, but computer-themed? There were floppy disks chasing you and stuff.Supaplex (http://www.mobygames.com/game/supaplex)?
Yesss, thanks! I knew it started with 'S' :D
Post by: Vibhor on April 24, 2011, 08:40:56 am
It was a DOS game.
The title screen had a picture of rose. The game was about pushing boulders and squishing insects(and stuff)
You could also destroy the terrain(dirt wall) if you pushed boulders into it. It was a top down game
Post by: puke on April 24, 2011, 12:48:34 pm
Post by: Vibhor on April 24, 2011, 09:16:27 pm
I do remember that the main character wore the Indiana Jones hat
Post by: Angel Of Death on April 24, 2011, 09:20:11 pm
Post by: Mephisto on April 24, 2011, 09:22:25 pm
There was a free little game someone posted on these very forums, but I can't recall the name of it. You climb a tree. That's it. No enemies. Just you and the tree.
Climb That Big Tree. It's an interesting little timewaster.
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on April 24, 2011, 10:26:15 pm
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I used to play this arcade/platformer, where you are a computer chip. You travel across a computer world, and upgrade over time. Your mission was to rescue your girlfriend or somesuch.
Anyone?
Post by: olemars on April 25, 2011, 06:20:51 am
Post by: RedKing on April 25, 2011, 09:17:58 am
It might have been one of the R-Type series, but I've looked at their screens and synopses and it doesn't sound quite right.
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on April 28, 2011, 11:20:56 pm
Do you have more details? How old? What platform? What did the graphics look like?
It was a PC game, circa windows 95. The graphics were decent. I really can't remember enough specific about that game...
Post by: Frash on May 06, 2011, 04:06:30 pm
Post by: lordcooper on May 06, 2011, 04:08:58 pm
I very, very dimly remember a game a friend showed me a good few years back. I think it was somthing along the lines of running a viking village, and all that I recall with any clarity was some sort of quest or somthing where a guy needed some mead, and I remember that you could find chests around the map, some of which contained guys with bows. The graphics were a bit cartoony, I think, and it was isometric. I'm not getting my hopes up, but anyone got any ideas?
One of The Settlers games perhaps?
Post by: Frash on May 06, 2011, 04:12:05 pm
I very, very dimly remember a game a friend showed me a good few years back. I think it was somthing along the lines of running a viking village, and all that I recall with any clarity was some sort of quest or somthing where a guy needed some mead, and I remember that you could find chests around the map, some of which contained guys with bows. The graphics were a bit cartoony, I think, and it was isometric. I'm not getting my hopes up, but anyone got any ideas?
One of The Settlers games perhaps?
Looks like it, or at least close enough the satisfy me. Thanks!
Post by: lordcooper on May 06, 2011, 04:13:15 pm
I very, very dimly remember a game a friend showed me a good few years back. I think it was somthing along the lines of running a viking village, and all that I recall with any clarity was some sort of quest or somthing where a guy needed some mead, and I remember that you could find chests around the map, some of which contained guys with bows. The graphics were a bit cartoony, I think, and it was isometric. I'm not getting my hopes up, but anyone got any ideas?
One of The Settlers games perhaps?
Looks like it, or at least close enough the satisfy me. Thanks!
1, 2, 3 and 4 were cool. I didn't play 5 or 6, and really can't recommend 7.
Post by: Haspen on May 06, 2011, 05:16:20 pm
I very, very dimly remember a game a friend showed me a good few years back. I think it was somthing along the lines of running a viking village, and all that I recall with any clarity was some sort of quest or somthing where a guy needed some mead, and I remember that you could find chests around the map, some of which contained guys with bows. The graphics were a bit cartoony, I think, and it was isometric. I'm not getting my hopes up, but anyone got any ideas?
Cultures 2 (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/cultures2thegatesofasgard/index.html)
Wikings, mead quest in tutorial, warriors and potions hidden in chests. I remember the game cuz I loved to play it :P
Post by: Gunner-Chan on May 06, 2011, 05:19:29 pm
Post by: hemmingjay on May 06, 2011, 05:24:05 pm
I have some vague memory's of an old PC game I saw a friend playing some time ago, might of just been a demo or something. But I think the player was either a robot, or a mecha of some sort, it was a side scroller, and I remember there being like a message line at the top of the screen where it would occasionally say things, such as I think it saying "looks like you're on your own now" after finding another wrecked robot/mecha/ship/whatever near the beggining. I think the very early parts of the game might of been mostly underground too.
Thexder? http://www.google.com/search?q=thexder&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Pzo&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=53TETcbiK-iB0QGPqIzwBw&ved=0CE0QsAQ&biw=1920&bih=1070
Post by: Akura on May 06, 2011, 05:24:58 pm
Yeah, certainly Cultures 2. It's a bit slow paced, but decent enough. I never understood why they needed to take a bunch of food to their home before theyI very, very dimly remember a game a friend showed me a good few years back. I think it was somthing along the lines of running a viking village, and all that I recall with any clarity was some sort of quest or somthing where a guy needed some mead, and I remember that you could find chests around the map, some of which contained guys with bows. The graphics were a bit cartoony, I think, and it was isometric. I'm not getting my hopes up, but anyone got any ideas?
Cultures 2 (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/cultures2thegatesofasgard/index.html)
Wikings, mead quest in tutorial, warriors and potions hidden in chests. I remember the game cuz I loved to play it :P
Post by: hemmingjay on May 06, 2011, 05:29:23 pm
Post by: Virtz on May 06, 2011, 05:33:18 pm
I've forgotten the name of this game from about 4-5 years ago. It was a FPS where you were on a gladiator show/bounty hunter. Apparently all of the wars were resolved this way with their champions slugging it out. It was buggy upon release and was given out with video cards for a while.Bet on Soldier (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/bet-on-soldier-blood-sport)?
Post by: hemmingjay on May 06, 2011, 05:34:40 pm
I've forgotten the name of this game from about 4-5 years ago. It was a FPS where you were on a gladiator show/bounty hunter. Apparently all of the wars were resolved this way with their champions slugging it out. It was buggy upon release and was given out with video cards for a while.Bet on Soldier (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/bet-on-soldier-blood-sport)?
thank you! I have had it twice now, thank you. Now I can suffer a third time.
Post by: Xinvoker on May 06, 2011, 06:33:28 pm
1st level you build a town and little people come out of their houses radially to power the farms (which look like like red barns) etc. Demons come out of a mountain every now and then and you have to build guard towers to defend yourself. There is also a fairy village on the map but it doesn't do anything.
2nd level is a spell duel (with the leader of the fairies i think), you combine some stuff and you make iceballs etc
3rd level you control a dude with a sword at the entrance of Demon Mountain, demons come out and you slash them, there are also some crystals which you have to destroy to get the boss to come out
Anyone remember the name? :)
Post by: Akura on May 06, 2011, 06:35:26 pm
Post by: Xinvoker on May 06, 2011, 06:48:03 pm
Sounds a little like ActRaiser, though that's probably not it.
nope, I guess the 3rd level description fits a little, but otherwise no, "my" game doesn't have sidescrolling either, the view is top-down and i am in a circle of crystals.
Post by: Frash on May 07, 2011, 04:39:24 am
I very, very dimly remember a game a friend showed me a good few years back. I think it was somthing along the lines of running a viking village, and all that I recall with any clarity was some sort of quest or somthing where a guy needed some mead, and I remember that you could find chests around the map, some of which contained guys with bows. The graphics were a bit cartoony, I think, and it was isometric. I'm not getting my hopes up, but anyone got any ideas?
Cultures 2 (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/cultures2thegatesofasgard/index.html)
Wikings, mead quest in tutorial, warriors and potions hidden in chests. I remember the game cuz I loved to play it :P
Bingo! Many thanks.
Post by: Zebulon on May 07, 2011, 08:18:03 pm
I'm a long time lurker, and sometime back around May 2009 (I think?) I read about an MMO, visited the site, looked around enough to know I wanted to do it but also that I couldn't run it at the time. Some friends and I were having a discussion about game design and it piqued my memory and now that I want to find it again, this is all I remember.
Things I'm sure of:
- It was definitely an MMO, obviously.
- It was described as being explicitly for the Explorer gamer archetype
- It wasn't randomly generated; everything was hand-crafted and if memory serves it was supposed to have an impressive amount of landscape.
Things I'm not so sure of:
- It was fairly new as of May 2009, maybe in open beta
- I'm fairly certain it was set in the Age of Sail and involved ships in some way. (and no, it wasn't Uncharted Waters)
- I think there was a player run economy thing going on with possible basebuilding
- I could swear that the name included the words 'Sea' or 'Age' (neither of which is helpful, I admit). I think there was a predominant vowel sound in the name at the least.
Vague, I know, but if anybody could come up with something based on that it's ya'll.
Post by: x2yzh9 on May 07, 2011, 09:21:30 pm
Taking a shot in the dark here as all my searches have turned up nothing.Wurm online?
I'm a long time lurker, and sometime back around May 2009 (I think?) I read about an MMO, visited the site, looked around enough to know I wanted to do it but also that I couldn't run it at the time. Some friends and I were having a discussion about game design and it piqued my memory and now that I want to find it again, this is all I remember.
Things I'm sure of:
- It was definitely an MMO, obviously.
- It was described as being explicitly for the Explorer gamer archetype
- It wasn't randomly generated; everything was hand-crafted and if memory serves it was supposed to have an impressive amount of landscape.
Things I'm not so sure of:
- It was fairly new as of May 2009, maybe in open beta
- I'm fairly certain it was set in the Age of Sail and involved ships in some way. (and no, it wasn't Uncharted Waters)
- I think there was a player run economy thing going on with possible basebuilding
- I could swear that the name included the words 'Sea' or 'Age' (neither of which is helpful, I admit). I think there was a predominant vowel sound in the name at the least.
Vague, I know, but if anybody could come up with something based on that it's ya'll.
Post by: Exerosp on May 09, 2011, 06:33:09 am
Taking a shot in the dark here as all my searches have turned up nothing.Uncharted Waters Online?
I'm a long time lurker, and sometime back around May 2009 (I think?) I read about an MMO, visited the site, looked around enough to know I wanted to do it but also that I couldn't run it at the time. Some friends and I were having a discussion about game design and it piqued my memory and now that I want to find it again, this is all I remember.
Things I'm sure of:
- It was definitely an MMO, obviously.
- It was described as being explicitly for the Explorer gamer archetype
- It wasn't randomly generated; everything was hand-crafted and if memory serves it was supposed to have an impressive amount of landscape.
Things I'm not so sure of:
- It was fairly new as of May 2009, maybe in open beta
- I'm fairly certain it was set in the Age of Sail and involved ships in some way. (and no, it wasn't Uncharted Waters)
- I think there was a player run economy thing going on with possible basebuilding
- I could swear that the name included the words 'Sea' or 'Age' (neither of which is helpful, I admit). I think there was a predominant vowel sound in the name at the least.
Vague, I know, but if anybody could come up with something based on that it's ya'll.
------------------
And now to ask.
I don't know what the game is called nor much about it. But I remember it being almost like a half strategy half Rpg. There were Dark Elves that could ride spiders, They also had a Half-Female Dark elf half Spider. I guess they'd be drows from what i've read.
There were Trolls/Orcs that collected bones as resources. Atleast what PCGamer said when I read it like 2006 or 07.
There were also Humans that had one riding a ... Griphon. I think. And that they had a dragon-thingy on their Banner.
There were also a picture of a Templar going into third person view and battling with the other NPCs... Point-N-Click style.
Then there were Dwarves that had a bit bulky units. One of them were a drummer and the other had one of those gladiator sticks with puffs on both sides (But I guess that they were rocks) ((Those that I know of))
Anyone knows it at all?
Post by: ThtblovesDF on May 09, 2011, 08:29:22 am
It is a tetris like game, were blocks of color fall from the sky and you can arrange it to create units, like soldiers, archers, dragons, golems, necromancers... and so on that would appear at the button of the screen, fighting the units the other player summoned in that manner. You could pick your wizard/summoner/castle at the start and play against a human or ai... very pixly.
Siege might have been part of the name
Post by: Virtz on May 09, 2011, 11:27:42 am
And now to ask.Possibly Battle for Middle Earth 2 (I distinctively recall things like spider-people in it). But that didn't have gryphin riders and I don't think the orcs collected resources at all. Perhaps one of the Spellforce (http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/spellforce-series) games?
I don't know what the game is called nor much about it. But I remember it being almost like a half strategy half Rpg. There were Dark Elves that could ride spiders, They also had a Half-Female Dark elf half Spider. I guess they'd be drows from what i've read.
There were Trolls/Orcs that collected bones as resources. Atleast what PCGamer said when I read it like 2006 or 07.
There were also Humans that had one riding a ... Griphon. I think. And that they had a dragon-thingy on their Banner.
There were also a picture of a Templar going into third person view and battling with the other NPCs... Point-N-Click style.
Then there were Dwarves that had a bit bulky units. One of them were a drummer and the other had one of those gladiator sticks with puffs on both sides (But I guess that they were rocks) ((Those that I know of))
Anyone knows it at all?
Post by: Exerosp on May 10, 2011, 09:41:00 am
Possibly Battle for Middle Earth 2 (I distinctively recall things like spider-people in it). But that didn't have gryphin riders and I don't think the orcs collected resources at all. Perhaps one of the Spellforce (http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/spellforce-series) games?Naah. I've played both Spellforce 2 (Not the first one though) and BFME2 and the first one. None of them. But I think the Orcs were infact trolls, the humanoid kind that's pictured with tusks. I remember their buildings looking like Tusks though. The most distinctive thing in the PCGamer I read about the game was the Templar, It arrived in atleast 2-3 pictures.
Post by: Il Palazzo on May 10, 2011, 01:17:21 pm
Post by: Haspen on May 10, 2011, 02:06:10 pm
A small, around 1997 or so made/releaed game. Made by one guy, if I recall...
It is a tetris like game, were blocks of color fall from the sky and you can arrange it to create units, like soldiers, archers, dragons, golems, necromancers... and so on that would appear at the button of the screen, fighting the units the other player summoned in that manner. You could pick your wizard/summoner/castle at the start and play against a human or ai... very pixly.
Siege might have been part of the name
It is actually called Siege ;)
Good luck with finding it, though. With just such one common word...
Post by: EagleV on May 10, 2011, 02:25:46 pm
A small, around 1997 or so made/releaed game. Made by one guy, if I recall...
It is a tetris like game, were blocks of color fall from the sky and you can arrange it to create units, like soldiers, archers, dragons, golems, necromancers... and so on that would appear at the button of the screen, fighting the units the other player summoned in that manner. You could pick your wizard/summoner/castle at the start and play against a human or ai... very pixly.
Siege might have been part of the name
It is actually called Siege ;)
Good luck with finding it, though. With just such one common word...
Ah, but you did not think of me and my google-fu. You'll probably need both links, first has a download to Siege!, second is a download of some missing dll file.
http://www.cdosabandonware.com/std_games_details.php?gameid=673
http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?cncs32
Post by: Haspen on May 10, 2011, 02:38:00 pm
A small, around 1997 or so made/releaed game. Made by one guy, if I recall...
It is a tetris like game, were blocks of color fall from the sky and you can arrange it to create units, like soldiers, archers, dragons, golems, necromancers... and so on that would appear at the button of the screen, fighting the units the other player summoned in that manner. You could pick your wizard/summoner/castle at the start and play against a human or ai... very pixly.
Siege might have been part of the name
It is actually called Siege ;)
Good luck with finding it, though. With just such one common word...
Ah, but you did not think of me and my google-fu. You'll probably need both links, first has a download to Siege!, second is a download of some missing dll file.
http://www.cdosabandonware.com/std_games_details.php?gameid=673
http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?cncs32
Oh jesus. I prostrate meself before prowess of your search-fu. Thou be most badass :D
Post by: hemmingjay on May 13, 2011, 03:18:05 pm
it's an application that shows how much space everything on your computer uses and allows you to uninstall/delete it even if windows won't. I think it was green and white and might have had "tree" or "branch" in the name.
I really appreciate any help in this matter guys.
Post by: Twerty on May 13, 2011, 03:54:47 pm
not a game but a utility used by many gamers.I believe the program you are referring to is TreeSize. I use it myself. :p
it's an application that shows how much space everything on your computer uses and allows you to uninstall/delete it even if windows won't. I think it was green and white and might have had "tree" or "branch" in the name.
I really appreciate any help in this matter guys.
Free version: http://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/
You don't miss out on much functionality if you don't opt to buy the professional version, just some bells and whistles. The free version serves its purpose.
Kind of a strange request, looking for a very trivial game which has probably seen many incarnations (I played it on the PalmPilot, heh). There are around four types of squares (different in color/shading), and clicking on a group will clear that square and any adjacent squares of the same type. A single lone square, however, cannot be cleared. The more squares that you eliminate with one click, the higher score you receive. The ultimate goal is to clear the board, but this rarely happens because you're almost always left with a few single squares that have no adjacent squares of the same type, so you're out of possible moves.
Post by: hemmingjay on May 13, 2011, 05:02:22 pm
Post by: Akura on May 13, 2011, 05:18:11 pm
It was both kinda stupid and awesome at the same time.
EDIT: Nevermind, found it. Michael Jordan - Chaos in the Windy City.
Post by: Itnetlolor on May 18, 2011, 11:22:53 pm
1- You played as an eight-ball rolling upwards (usually) probably trying to make it through a labrynth. Usually had green, grey, white, and black as the main board color scheme (maybe had other colors, maybe green was for easier levels). Some levels had chess like rules to navigate (otherwise you go bye-bye), others were a race to the finish, and others were like the game Labrynth, where you had to avoid a bunch of pits and navigate a maze. The viewscreen in the game was probably a 7x7 grid, and if you moved fast enough, the 8-ball was closer to the far end to make you more aware of what's up ahead so you can time your jumps better.
2- Maybe it was The Incredible Hulk or something, but I remember a game that had a more Contra-like feel to it (mostly scrolling platformer). You played as a trooper/commando or some green dude or something, and the first level (I think) you're fighting your way through the jungle. I think it begins beating up your targets with your fists, and then eventually getting better weapons or something. I think you could enter doorways as well. Surprisingly involved for an action/adventure/arcadeish game.
It's been easily 15 years ago since I last played them, but those are the most details I can extract from my memory archives. I know it had to be on an Amiga, because I don't recall any other machine (other than the old Dos systems) that could compete with those graphics, 8-ball game aside.
Any luck on my first request about some kind of tank game for the Commodore 64? I remember it had Tron's level of control where you can control the turret and movement separately as well. May have been the age, maybe I was too young to play effectively, may have been because I was still rather new to advanced games back then, but it was pretty hard, but had surprisingly good graphics for the time (maybe made in the same time frame as Raid Over Moscow, the graphics were that good, if memory serves correctly).
Post by: Akura on May 19, 2011, 04:53:54 pm
Post by: olemars on May 19, 2011, 05:26:21 pm
The side scroller sounds familiar, although that could be because there were probably 100 side scrollers set in jungle for the Amiga.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on May 19, 2011, 05:41:49 pm
Post by: Bouchart on May 23, 2011, 09:46:41 pm
Post by: Xinvoker on May 25, 2011, 01:59:19 pm
So there is this game, more than 10 years old certainly, with 3 levels, each with completely different gameplay.
1st level you build a town and little people come out of their houses radially to power the farms (which look like like red barns) and other buildings. Demons come out of a mountain every now and then, and if they walk through your town your buildings burn, so you have to build guard towers to defend yourself. There is also a fairy village on the map (looks like a forest) but it doesn't do anything.
2nd level is a spell duel (with the leader of the fairies i think), you combine some stuff and you make iceballs and other spells which you hurl at each other.
3rd level you control a dude with a sword at the entrance of Demon Mountain, demons come out and you slash them, there are also some crystals which you have to destroy to get the boss to come out. The view is top-down and the "map" is a single screen.
Anyone remember the name? :)
Post by: Carcanken on May 25, 2011, 10:21:25 pm
It was a Lord of the Ring's game, you would have a party of I think 4 or so people, and it was turn based as in, like, adventure quest or something but with added graphics and a deep storyline. For example, select person A, Use Potion B, then your turn for that character ends then you move onto the next one. Oh, I wish I could explain it more, but I cant, I have forgotten alot of it. I just remember in the video the party was fighting nazguls then sauron's eye.
Post by: lordcooper on May 26, 2011, 01:13:55 pm
I remember seeing a video for this game once on Youtube, I forgot the name but as I remember it, it makes me want to buy it.
It was a Lord of the Ring's game, you would have a party of I think 4 or so people, and it was turn based as in, like, adventure quest or something but with added graphics and a deep storyline. For example, select person A, Use Potion B, then your turn for that character ends then you move onto the next one. Oh, I wish I could explain it more, but I cant, I have forgotten alot of it. I just remember in the video the party was fighting nazguls then sauron's eye.
Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOQZ4rPY7bM&feature=BFa&list=PLD904069DFE9ED83D&index=8) perhaps?
Post by: Carcanken on May 28, 2011, 10:37:07 am
Post by: Itnetlolor on May 28, 2011, 02:23:59 pm
The tank game could be Battle Command / Carrier Command.Nope, the tank game I was talking about was a top-down shooter (first level was similar in color scheme to the C64 default screen). It had controls similar in style to Tron, but it wasn't Tron either.
The side scroller sounds familiar, although that could be because there were probably 100 side scrollers set in jungle for the Amiga.
I played them, and they didn't match my description or what I remember.
Post by: Mr.Person on May 29, 2011, 01:18:25 pm
Post by: Akura on May 29, 2011, 03:03:44 pm
There was this Dreamcast game where you attacked and captured a goblin fortress with a dwarven smith. You then run around killing enemies collecting mithril so the smith can enchant your weapons and armor. You leveled up, but nearly all your power came from enchanting your shit. There was this big quest where you fight a goddess as the final boss and with a bunch of dragons as the game's bonus bosses. Does anybody remember the name of this game?Record of Lodoss War, although whatever relevance to the cartoon there is, I don't know.
And those dragons are fucking hard. I remember hammering at one for about half an hour, doing nearly 20k of damage per hit, and only taking a small visible chunck of his HP bar. Then he killed me in one firebreath blast. And that was the weaker dragon.
Post by: Haschel on July 04, 2011, 02:36:27 am
Post by: lordcooper on July 04, 2011, 03:37:08 am
Post by: Flying Carcass on July 04, 2011, 03:55:24 am
Post by: Trappin on July 04, 2011, 04:17:45 am
The Guild
The Guild Gold Edition
The Guild: Europa 1400
I have The Guild Gold Edition which includes The Guild and the expansion pack Europa 1400.
Post by: Detonate on July 04, 2011, 11:00:39 am
EDIT: I believe it was part of a series. The game was an English translation of a Japanese Game and the characters styled like anime characters. The only ones I can remember are an old man at the temple where you spawned the monsters, a giant talking tree on your estate, and a girl that would visit you sometimes. I think she was your assistant, actually.
Post by: Bordellimies on July 04, 2011, 11:12:21 am
There probably was a Co-Op mode where you and your friend fight in a campaign of sort, and then there was a duel where you would first capture neutral turrets, then try to capture enemy turrets and that sort of stuff.
Post by: Flying Carcass on July 04, 2011, 11:16:41 am
Probably not what you're thinking of, but Armored Core is a mech series on consoles.
Post by: Empty on July 04, 2011, 12:20:16 pm
For the PS2 I remember this game where you took some rune-like objects and used them to create monsters. You could enter your monsters in tournaments, train them, and send them into dungeons to get more of the "runes" for monster spawning. The tournaments were ranked on a scale like A Class, B Class, C Class, and so on. You could expand your land to get more equipment to train your monsters better. Some monsters were really strange, like a duck made out of wooden toys. Monster Hunter or something like that?
EDIT: I believe it was part of a series. The game was an English translation of a Japanese Game and the characters styled like anime characters. The only ones I can remember are an old man at the temple where you spawned the monsters, a giant talking tree on your estate, and a girl that would visit you sometimes. I think she was your assistant, actually.
Is it Monster Rancher (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Rancher)?
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on July 04, 2011, 12:22:33 pm
And that series about monsters is Monster Rancher.
edit: darn ninjas
Post by: Detonate on July 04, 2011, 01:05:05 pm
For the PS2 I remember this game where you took some rune-like objects and used them to create monsters. You could enter your monsters in tournaments, train them, and send them into dungeons to get more of the "runes" for monster spawning. The tournaments were ranked on a scale like A Class, B Class, C Class, and so on. You could expand your land to get more equipment to train your monsters better. Some monsters were really strange, like a duck made out of wooden toys. Monster Hunter or something like that?
EDIT: I believe it was part of a series. The game was an English translation of a Japanese Game and the characters styled like anime characters. The only ones I can remember are an old man at the temple where you spawned the monsters, a giant talking tree on your estate, and a girl that would visit you sometimes. I think she was your assistant, actually.
Is it Monster Rancher (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Rancher)?
Yeah, thanks. The exact game was Monster Rancher 4.
Post by: Haschel on July 04, 2011, 01:21:06 pm
Post by: terlmann on July 04, 2011, 02:01:03 pm
I've been searching for it on and off the last 6 years.
In the early 21st century ValuSoft made a 1000+ Great Games disk(now discontinued)
that had demos and full-version games. I absolutely fricking loved some of them, like
the martian colony simulator.
Now, on this disk or available at that time, was:
A top down, 2d graphics game with detailed models
with gameplay similar to Solar Winds,but not as advanced as escape velocity.
You could destroy asteroids for minerals, trade minerals for ammo,
and play the campaign, which involved aliens, computer chips, and some kind of survival-of-the-human-race type element.
The physics model included a unique knockback effect from alien weapons.
Anyone care to take a shot?
Post by: puke on July 04, 2011, 03:21:15 pm
Anyone know a game where you play as robots/mechs whatever (not Mechwarrior/Mechcommander), you can use different weapons such as flamethrowers and lighting guns or whatever they were.
There probably was a Co-Op mode where you and your friend fight in a campaign of sort, and then there was a duel where you would first capture neutral turrets, then try to capture enemy turrets and that sort of stuff.
Sounds like one of the starsiege games.
Post by: terlmann on July 04, 2011, 08:29:56 pm
Anyone know a game where you play as robots/mechs whatever (not Mechwarrior/Mechcommander), you can use different weapons such as flamethrowers and lighting guns or whatever they were.
There probably was a Co-Op mode where you and your friend fight in a campaign of sort, and then there was a duel where you would first capture neutral turrets, then try to capture enemy turrets and that sort of stuff.
Future Cop LAPD. I loved it so much. Up till about Oct 2010, there
was actually a project to revive the game.. but it fell through due to lack
of interest by potential developers. That, and a lot of us were distracted by http://www.hawkengame.com/blog/ (http://www.hawkengame.com/blog/) << hawken :-P
Post by: RF on July 05, 2011, 05:23:10 pm
Possibly may not exist and may be Magic & Mayhem. Any help?
Post by: lordcooper on July 05, 2011, 05:35:30 pm
It's almost exactly like Magic and Mayhem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahizo732DX8) but better looking in terms of graphics. Came out sometime during the 2000s.
Possibly may not exist and may be Magic & Mayhem. Any help?
King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame perhaps?
Post by: Virtz on July 06, 2011, 12:59:07 am
It's almost exactly like Magic and Mayhem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahizo732DX8) but better looking in terms of graphics. Came out sometime during the 2000s.Sacrifice (http://www.mobygames.com/game/sacrifice)? The sequel to Magic & Mayhem (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/magic-mayhem-the-art-of-magic)?
Possibly may not exist and may be Magic & Mayhem. Any help?
Post by: CHaosdwarft on July 07, 2011, 10:42:18 am
I remember this game which you were a space astronaut that gets sucked into an other galaxy. Some space aliens are willing to help you and give you a space+timetravel machine but you are force to use it to prevent the invasion of this galaxy by some other evil aliens. To accomplish this task you also get 4 alien seeds that are in fact to used to create 4 seperate aliens races, each can only live in one type of planet (desert, frozen, jungle, underwater). With your space ship you would choose which would be their homeplanet, and then through time you would guide them to the space age so they could fight the evil aliens before the year 2000 or something. If think it was a dos game, found it ounce on home of the underdogs but can't remember the name.
Thanks!
Post by: Virtz on July 07, 2011, 10:49:06 am
Hi all,Millennia: Altered Destinies (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/millennia-altered-destinies)
I remember this game which you were a space astronaut that gets sucked into an other galaxy. Some space aliens are willing to help you and give you a space+timetravel machine but you are force to use it to prevent the invasion of this galaxy by some other evil aliens. To accomplish this task you also get 4 alien seeds that are in fact to used to create 4 seperate aliens races, each can only live in one type of planet (desert, frozen, jungle, underwater). With your space ship you would choose which would be their homeplanet, and then through time you would guide them to the space age so they could fight the evil aliens before the year 2000 or something. If think it was a dos game, found it ounce on home of the underdogs but can't remember the name.
Thanks!
Post by: CHaosdwarft on July 07, 2011, 10:59:54 am
Post by: Haspen on July 08, 2011, 07:12:45 pm
It' a an old game, somewhere like second half of 90's I believe.
You were some kind of space pilot, flying around the space (I think it was 'flat' space) in a crescent shaped ufo. I don't remember much besides there was some kind of spaceships you could board and space colonies, all those populated by either squishy pink/grey aliens or robots. The robots were peaceful at first but went all 'KILL KILL' the moment you touched anything on their ships.
They had the 'old look' faces - squareish, with lightbulbs and screws and all that thing.
I believe the game started with 'P'.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on July 09, 2011, 05:46:49 am
The english version is inexplicably difficult to obtain just about anywhere for some reason. Most searches turn up the Russian originals.
Post by: Bdthemag on July 09, 2011, 05:54:37 am
Post by: Haspen on July 09, 2011, 05:55:22 am
That would be the greatest space trader sim this side of the Iron Curtain - Parkan: Imperial Chronicles. "Parkan" is supposed to mean "boomerang" in some african or south-american (or whatever) language. Me, I just call it the flying banana. :)
The english version is inexplicably difficult to obtain just about anywhere for some reason. Most searches turn up the Russian originals.
YES, that's that :D
I do remember it was boomerang spaceship, and the name would be the one I seek :3 Also, hey, neat Avatar :P
Now I has other game I can't find (my search-fu is weak). The problem is it's SimCity like game, it was much less complicated that SimCity and it's from around 2000.
There was a lot of bus/tram/train lines planning, the game came with various scenarios and there was both English and German version in the game.
Post by: olemars on July 09, 2011, 06:23:18 am
Now I has other game I can't find (my search-fu is weak). The problem is it's SimCity like game, it was much less complicated that SimCity and it's from around 2000.
There was a lot of bus/tram/train lines planning, the game came with various scenarios and there was both English and German version in the game.
Traffic Giant? (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/traffic-giant)
Post by: Haspen on July 09, 2011, 06:25:03 am
Now I has other game I can't find (my search-fu is weak). The problem is it's SimCity like game, it was much less complicated that SimCity and it's from around 2000.
There was a lot of bus/tram/train lines planning, the game came with various scenarios and there was both English and German version in the game.
Traffic Giant? (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/traffic-giant)
Nah, I have Traffic Giant and that's not this.
In the game I forgotten you've build a city from scratch in many of scenarios.
EDIT: Lol, found it at first name that came in my mind xD It's Mobility. (http://www.mobility-online.de/en/informations/generalinformation.html)
Post by: Yoink on July 09, 2011, 06:36:01 am
But I know you played this guy, right? And I think you had a sword...? And then there was this magic sword, and some moron friend of the main character used its special power indoors and badly injured himself. I dunno.
The name might've had 'wanderer' or 'vagabond' in it, but I dunno.
I don't remember if it was any GOOD, it just bugs me not knowing what it was! :P
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on July 09, 2011, 06:55:25 am
Post by: Yoink on July 09, 2011, 06:59:01 am
I think I just rented it out a couple of times.
Post by: Akura on July 09, 2011, 07:03:00 am
Hm, I remember an old PS2 game I used to play. It was a monster training game, and it involved breeding monsters. You start off with a weak monster then you train it by fighting or playing games and it would level up based on what games or places you would take it. It had turn based combat system, you using the monsters to fight other ones. I cannot remember the name, it was pretty fun though.One of the Monster Rancher games, I assume?
Post by: 612DwarfAvenue on July 09, 2011, 07:51:10 am
It was a top-down (looked sorta like DF with a graphics pack) turn-based Fantasy RPG (i can't remember if it was Fallout-style where it's one unit acting at a time, or like XCOM or Space Hulk where it's your whole side, then the next side, and so on) on some disc that had a bunch of free games and such, i remember the version i had included one full "campaign" module thingy, and you could buy more etc. (i can slightly remember the name of one of the modules you could buy, it was like "Castle in the clouds" or something similar, i can only remember the name had to do with something up in the sky or something). Anyhow, i remember some of the character creation, you could select from a bunch of races like Human, Vampire, this bug-headed Antman-looking thing, and a few others i can't recall. They had various stats yadda yadda yadda, and one of them you could set was their age. Certain races had better stats when they were older, others were best when they were young, and so on. And then the part where you set what the character looks like, i can remember it was like there were 2 (3?) parts of the sprite (Head, Lower body, *Upper body?*) you could mix&match from all the races (could have a regular Human with an Ant's head and Vampire's lower body, for example). In the module the game came with, you started out in this town in the north-west part of the map, amd there was stuff like:
- There was a boy trapped down a well, and you could use an "Acrobatic Action" roll (a skill you can use in certain situations) to see whether you can get him out, or fall in and wait to be rescued by someone else (i think you needed a rope, or it would always fail, or maybe the rope was so you didn't need to use the Acrobatic Action, i can't remember).
- Go to the resturant or inn or whatever it was called, and you could order (really bad) food, and you then had a choice of complimenting the chef to be nice, or say that it was horrible in which case the chef chases you out, but you could go back and do either thing over and over again with nothing changing.
- There was a castle you could enter, but only if you had a permission form or whatever, and in the building you buy them from, you had the option of forging a form yourself, in which case the guy there says he's impressed with the quality of the forgery, but points out that you can't just forge them, they has to be by him etc. but you can say you just really want to get in the castle (or something along those lines), in which case he says he'll allow you in just because (basically).
- There was a Wizard in town you could recruit, i forget if you found him in the inn or not, but i remember if you had him in your party and you went to a certain building a fight would break out. Can't remember anything else.
- Outside the walls, there's a war going on between Orcs and Goblins (i'm pretty sure it was Goblins, it might've been something else though, but i know they're fighting Orcs), and i recall it says one of the sides is overpowering the other (i think it was orcs over goblins/whatever, but i could be wrong), and you could choose to side with one or the other or just let them duke it out themselves.
- There was a celler somewhere, and it had a rat infestation, you could fight through the rats down there until you found this giant rat that can talk, and it's using some kinda statue that summons rats which you can use if you can kill him.
- I think it was in the castle, it was like the castle vaults sorta thing, there was a woman near the entrance who's like this higher-up, and you can go into the vaults and take stuff etc. but when you head back, you come across the woman along with a bunch of guards, and she says something about "Curiosity killed the cat" and attacked you (and most likely killed you. Damn she was strong).
- A bunch of other half-remember stuff.
I can remember a part of the interface, specifically aiming spells or ranged weapons, it took me AGES to figure out that you like went into aiming mode or whatever, and you moved the cursor around to your target, and then you press a button (Spacebar, i think, it might've been Enter) to lock it in. Also, there was a fleeing part, where i think if they were far enough away from enemies, you could make your units flee the fight or something. In addition, i do remember that after fights, you could bring on surviving allies into your party (or kick out people you already have. Sometimes you'd have to since you only had a limited amount of slots for units).
Yeah, that's pretty much all i can get. Please excuse the wall of text and the messiness i'm sure is present throughout, elocution is not my strong suit :P.
Post by: EagleV on July 09, 2011, 08:23:17 am
Yadda yadda fantasy game
I think I asked about the same game here a while ago, there's no 'sprite mixing' though, but you can select an avatar (head) picture and a sprite seperately.
Also yadda yadda fantasy gameRealmz, by Fantasoft
http://www.fantasoft.com/realmzdivinity.html (http://www.fantasoft.com/realmzdivinity.html)
Post by: 612DwarfAvenue on July 09, 2011, 07:55:58 pm
Anyway, been looking at pictures, looks a lot like it, and "Fantasoft" vaguely rings a bell, i'll know once i play through the demo. Thanks for the help! :3
EDIT: Yep, that's the one. Can't remember if the game was good, but damn this does bring back memories xD.
Post by: Dbuhos on July 11, 2011, 07:55:27 am
Any ideas?
Post by: Flying Carcass on July 11, 2011, 08:01:58 am
Oy, I just though of this game I used to play, it was like Wipeout HD, but for PC. The ships leaved some kind of trails behind them that if you hit your ship breaks, and another detail I remember is that there is a time limit to matches, and when the time is up the walls begin enclosing till there is only one ship left which wins.
Any ideas?
Sounds like something from the movie Tron.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ODe9mqoDE
Post by: Bordellimies on July 11, 2011, 09:09:41 am
Anyone know a game where you play as robots/mechs whatever (not Mechwarrior/Mechcommander), you can use different weapons such as flamethrowers and lighting guns or whatever they were.
There probably was a Co-Op mode where you and your friend fight in a campaign of sort, and then there was a duel where you would first capture neutral turrets, then try to capture enemy turrets and that sort of stuff.
Future Cop LAPD. I loved it so much. Up till about Oct 2010, there
was actually a project to revive the game.. but it fell through due to lack
of interest by potential developers. That, and a lot of us were distracted by http://www.hawkengame.com/blog/ (http://www.hawkengame.com/blog/) << hawken :-P
I'm not sure if it was this, but this looks so similar that I'm fine with this. Thanks!
Post by: Audioworm333 on July 11, 2011, 09:55:24 am
Post by: Virtz on July 11, 2011, 10:13:14 am
I vaguely recall a game involving protecting your disembodied brain. Anyone know the name of this?Cortex Command (http://www.datarealms.com/)
Post by: Reelyanoob on July 11, 2011, 11:15:37 am
Nether Earth RTS from 1987 (remake) :-
http://www.braingames.getput.com/nether/default.asp
great game, I only beat it back in the day in a very-exploity fashion.
Post by: em312s0n on July 13, 2011, 01:02:42 pm
it was like an RTS in the sense that the view is isometric(or was it top-down?) but you only control a few people(or was it a squad?) and they have this really cool system wherein they have a limited line of sight it was a cone shape to where they were facing
i think the theme was ww2 i dont really remember but it had soldiers with guns n shit
and it had graphics sort of like stronghold or like fall out 2 but it wasnt medieval or post apocalyptic or anything it was just similar in the sense that they were made to look like 3d but theyre sprites....
i think it was a stealth/turn based strategy game coz you kind of put them in key positions in on a house and then wait for the enemy to come and the soldier would blast away..
im already not making any sense but do you guys know this game i reeeaally want to play it....it seemed like it was an awesome strategy game
Post by: Haspen on July 13, 2011, 01:04:41 pm
there was this game i only vaguely remember coz i havent played it back then i only saw somebody else play it but i really really want to play it now that i remember
it was like an RTS in the sense that the view is isometric(or was it top-down?) but you only control a few people(or was it a squad?) and they have this really cool system wherein they have a limited line of sight it was a cone shape to where they were facing
i think the theme was ww2 i dont really remember but it had soldiers with guns n shit
and it had graphics sort of like stronghold or like fall out 2 but it wasnt medieval or post apocalyptic or anything it was just similar in the sense that they were made to look like 3d but theyre sprites....
i think it was a stealth/turn based strategy game coz you kind of put them in key positions in on a house and then wait for the enemy to come and the soldier would blast away..
im already not making any sense but do you guys know this game i reeeaally want to play it....it seemed like it was an awesome strategy game
I believe you talk about Commandos series. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commandos_%28series%29)
Post by: em312s0n on July 13, 2011, 01:27:22 pm
Post by: Akura on July 14, 2011, 05:48:55 am
Post by: Haspen on July 14, 2011, 07:10:46 am
There was a game on the Genesis, a side-scrolling beat-em-up. I think the plot was the main character was going to avenge his father or brother or something. As you kill enemies, a bar fills up, which at certain point you character gains a temporary bonus to ass-kicking, mostly in the form of him ripping his shirt off for some reason. I believe there was branching paths of levels, but I never really got far into the game.
Hurr, there were few games like that I can remember... start with Streets of Rage?
Post by: lordcooper on July 14, 2011, 07:27:45 am
Post by: Areyar on July 14, 2011, 07:49:01 am
I played a fun game in which you controlled a ladybug shaped robot that hed to grow mushrooms within a timelimit and store them at the spaceport. you were accosted by bugs that would eat your shrooms and destroy buildings. To protect your stuff you could build turrets and fences and shout the bugs with your own bug.
A very early tower defence/ management game.
Post by: Areyar on July 14, 2011, 07:54:07 am
Double Dragon?There was a game on the Genesis, a side-scrolling beat-em-up. I think the plot was the main character was going to avenge his father or brother or something. As you kill enemies, a bar fills up, which at certain point you character gains a temporary bonus to ass-kicking, mostly in the form of him ripping his shirt off for some reason. I believe there was branching paths of levels, but I never really got far into the game.
Hurr, there were few games like that I can remember... start with Streets of Rage?
Post by: Cecilff2 on July 14, 2011, 10:32:43 am
There was a game on the Genesis, a side-scrolling beat-em-up. I think the plot was the main character was going to avenge his father or brother or something. As you kill enemies, a bar fills up, which at certain point you character gains a temporary bonus to ass-kicking, mostly in the form of him ripping his shirt off for some reason. I believe there was branching paths of levels, but I never really got far into the game.
Sort of makes me think of Altered Beast (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypGxYM3MHqY), but there weren't any branching paths. You'd collect 3 power ups(First one destroys your shirt, second one adds tons of muscles, and the last turned you into some sort of critter until the end of the level when you'd be turned back into Shirty McClothed.
Post by: quinnr on July 17, 2011, 03:04:12 am
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There was also a game I remember a lot less about, also on the old Mac emulator...all I remember is that there was a submarine you would enter, and you would have to look up a code thing to enter depending on what they told you. I think it was some sort of thing to make sure you had a legit copy of the game. The codes were something like Red 5 or something like that. I remember a lot less about this one, but it's worth a try.
Post by: Bouchart on July 17, 2011, 09:32:49 am
There was a game on the Genesis, a side-scrolling beat-em-up. I think the plot was the main character was going to avenge his father or brother or something. As you kill enemies, a bar fills up, which at certain point you character gains a temporary bonus to ass-kicking, mostly in the form of him ripping his shirt off for some reason. I believe there was branching paths of levels, but I never really got far into the game.
This sounds like Last Battle. Terrible game.
Post by: Vibhor on July 17, 2011, 10:14:14 am
There was also a game I remember a lot less about, also on the old Mac emulator...all I remember is that there was a submarine you would enter, and you would have to look up a code thing to enter depending on what they told you. I think it was some sort of thing to make sure you had a legit copy of the game. The codes were something like Red 5 or something like that. I remember a lot less about this one, but it's worth a try.
The hunt for red October?
It was released for almost all PCs and NES and GBC
Post by: Akura on July 17, 2011, 11:40:19 am
Looks like it, yeah.There was a game on the Genesis, a side-scrolling beat-em-up. I think the plot was the main character was going to avenge his father or brother or something. As you kill enemies, a bar fills up, which at certain point you character gains a temporary bonus to ass-kicking, mostly in the form of him ripping his shirt off for some reason. I believe there was branching paths of levels, but I never really got far into the game.
This sounds like Last Battle. Terrible game.
Post by: Ozyton on July 20, 2011, 12:20:41 am
Anyways, long, long ago we used Mac computers, and the games we could play were kinda limited to those, not sure if these were made for PC at all.
The game is somewhat simple, you play as a frog and can hop to the left or right, and you could stick your tongue out to catch flies passing by in the air. You could also spit to hit the flies that were too high for your tongue to reach. I think later stages involved bees which would turn red and hurt you if you tried to eat them, but calm down and be edible again. I think at the end of each stage the frog would turn towards the fourth wall and hold up a sign that said "yum" or something similar. (I don't know if I stopped playing or the game just wasn't all that in-depth for there to be more)
Another game I can't really remember too much of, just that you'd some kind of adventure guy with a sort of top-down-ish perspective and it plays out like an adventure, game, getting items and fighting enemies (I think with a whip?) I honestly don't remember all that much else about this game.
At some point we had CD's with dozens of little games on them, and I'm not sure what those CD's were called or how on earth we got them. It's possible those games were simply games on those CD's and there's absolutely no info on them anywhere =<
I think one of the CD's had Escape Velocity on it, if that helps. I believe there may have also been a game called "Gone Fishing" or something similar, where you play as a little fishy and you have to eat smaller fishies to grow bigger and bigger. You know the type.
Post by: lordcooper on July 20, 2011, 12:31:00 am
Post by: Ozyton on July 20, 2011, 12:32:24 am
Post by: quinnr on August 01, 2011, 04:38:19 pm
There was also a game I remember a lot less about, also on the old Mac emulator...all I remember is that there was a submarine you would enter, and you would have to look up a code thing to enter depending on what they told you. I think it was some sort of thing to make sure you had a legit copy of the game. The codes were something like Red 5 or something like that. I remember a lot less about this one, but it's worth a try.
The hunt for red October?
It was released for almost all PCs and NES and GBC
I...don't think that's it, but it might be. Anyone know the other one? I'd really like to find that one, having a lot of trouble though..
Post by: Bdthemag on August 01, 2011, 04:39:58 pm
Other than that I have no idea what else was in it.
Post by: Areyar on August 01, 2011, 04:46:55 pm
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: olemars on August 01, 2011, 04:52:55 pm
There was also a game I remember a lot less about, also on the old Mac emulator...all I remember is that there was a submarine you would enter, and you would have to look up a code thing to enter depending on what they told you. I think it was some sort of thing to make sure you had a legit copy of the game. The codes were something like Red 5 or something like that. I remember a lot less about this one, but it's worth a try.
The hunt for red October?
It was released for almost all PCs and NES and GBC
I...don't think that's it, but it might be. Anyone know the other one? I'd really like to find that one, having a lot of trouble though..
Only one I can think of is 688 Attack Sub. Unless it was WWII subs, in which case it could be Das Boot.
Post by: Lightning4 on August 01, 2011, 05:03:33 pm
I remember this game, it might be a flash game but I dunno. Basically you have to win a war by sending troops to battle, and they all have their own name. Every time one of them died a tombstone with their name would pop up and soon the whole area would be filled with tombstones.
Other than that I have no idea what else was in it.
Cannon Fodder, I think.
Post by: Akura on August 01, 2011, 05:46:58 pm
I finally remembered the name of a mecha rts game with 3 factions, salvagable components and pretty fluid gameplay. Blue guys had swords, red guys axe and purple guys had claws I think as basic CC weapons. It had pretty poor promotion and support sadly, it had potential.Fairly awesome game that was. I just can't get it to work anymore. Not sure if it's a DX issue, OpenGL issue, or graphics card issue. It locks up starting a mission/skirmish.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Areyar on August 02, 2011, 01:14:04 am
I finally remembered the name of a mecha rts game with 3 factions, salvagable components and pretty fluid gameplay. Blue guys had swords, red guys axe and purple guys had claws I think as basic CC weapons. It had pretty poor promotion and support sadly, it had potential.Fairly awesome game that was. I just can't get it to work anymore. Not sure if it's a DX issue, OpenGL issue, or graphics card issue. It locks up starting a mission/skirmish.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
yeah.
I can't find my disc/box, but I know what you mean, had similar problems with other oldish games.
Post by: Bdthemag on August 02, 2011, 03:46:16 am
I don't think thats it, you'd basically be sending soldiers through a mountain like valley. And the longer the war lasts more tombstones pop up. It has 8-bit like graphics, if that helps.I remember this game, it might be a flash game but I dunno. Basically you have to win a war by sending troops to battle, and they all have their own name. Every time one of them died a tombstone with their name would pop up and soon the whole area would be filled with tombstones.
Other than that I have no idea what else was in it.
Cannon Fodder, I think.
I remember it clearly because it had an interesting message that was sent out, with all of the troops constantly dying and the war never ends.
Post by: Frumple on August 02, 2011, 07:20:56 am
Remember anything about the control scheme, etc?
Post by: Kay12 on August 02, 2011, 07:25:37 am
I don't think thats it, you'd basically be sending soldiers through a mountain like valley. And the longer the war lasts more tombstones pop up. It has 8-bit like graphics, if that helps.I remember this game, it might be a flash game but I dunno. Basically you have to win a war by sending troops to battle, and they all have their own name. Every time one of them died a tombstone with their name would pop up and soon the whole area would be filled with tombstones.
Other than that I have no idea what else was in it.
Cannon Fodder, I think.
I remember it clearly because it had an interesting message that was sent out, with all of the troops constantly dying and the war never ends.
That's sounds very much like Cannon Fodder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannon_Fodder) (or a possible ripoff). The game was a wargame and a satire of a wargame - that's why each soldier had a name and those tombstones kept popping up.
What annoys me the most is that I actually have a game I need to ask about, but I can remember so very little about it I can't describe it. >:/
EDIT: Fixed that url tag
Post by: Bdthemag on August 02, 2011, 11:21:44 pm
Post by: Sowelu on August 03, 2011, 03:20:11 am
What annoys me the most is that I actually have a game I need to ask about, but I can remember so very little about it I can't describe it. >:/
Ask with whatever vague details you have. For all you know, we might be able to ID it by the color of its box.
Post by: Kay12 on August 03, 2011, 04:26:48 am
What annoys me the most is that I actually have a game I need to ask about, but I can remember so very little about it I can't describe it. >:/
Ask with whatever vague details you have. For all you know, we might be able to ID it by the color of its box.
Well, the best details I can give you is that it's a platformer for Windows or DOS (Windows 3.1 was what I ran it with... I think) and it's possibly from the Dominator 2 disc (which I may still have there lying around, so I could check whether it's there... gotta do so). I was a kid back then and if I recall correctly the game had some adventuring puzzle elements I couldn't figure out back then, so I didn't play it much. Which is exactly why I'd like to find it and show that game who's the boss now!
Apart from those very vague things, I only recall a screen which was almost totally black, with the exception of the character, floor below him and a something valuable-looking (a crown maybe) at the top, out of my reach. I recall also getting that crown at some point but have no memory on how I did it at all. I think the character was colored... gray, maybe, and the graphics were rather bleak.
With this skimpy details I won't be expecting the right answer, so it'll be a pleasant surprise if someone actually knows it.
Post by: Lightning4 on August 03, 2011, 05:37:08 am
Decided to try a wikipedia crawl on it. That's the best match I could find so far and it's not really a puzzle game.
Though I have to thank you in that in the process of searching for it, I discovered two games of my childhood that I had essentially forgotten.
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmo%27s_Cosmic_Adventure)
Monster Bash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Bash)
Post by: Areyar on August 03, 2011, 05:39:07 am
There is that other game this reminds me of, that was pretty gritty scifi. I remember it was seen from the side, like the original Prince of Persia, and you were running from the police from the start, many actions led to your being vaporized by laser fire. Early on you made friends with a huge whiteskinned alien in black blothes IIRC it was situated on a snowy alien planet. My memory hints the title was something pretty short and cool. Definately a DOS game.
I accidentally found the name of the tree climbing adventure game I played on the C=64, but did not understand at the time. Below the Root (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Below_the_Root_(video_game))
Post by: Virtz on August 03, 2011, 05:54:51 am
"beneath a steel sky" ?There was Out of this World (also called Another World) (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/out-of-this-world/screenshots) and Flashback (http://www.mobygames.com/game/flashback-the-quest-for-identity/screenshots) that sort of fit the description, but I don't recall a black screen with a single object in either of them. Another similar game was Blackthorne (http://www.mobygames.com/game/blackthorne/screenshots), but I never finished nor saw it finished, so I can't deny/confirm the existence of a dank screen there.
There is that other game this reminds me of, that was pretty gritty scifi. I remember it was seen from the side, like the original Prince of Persia, and you were running from the police from the start, many actions led to your being vaporized by laser fire. Early on you made friends with a huge whiteskinned alien in black blothes IIRC it was situated on a snowy alien planet. My memory hints the title was something pretty short and cool. Definately a DOS game.
I accidentally found the name of the tree climbing adventure game I played on the C=64, but did not understand at the time. Below the Root (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Below_the_Root_(video_game))
Post by: Kay12 on August 03, 2011, 05:58:21 am
Post by: Elfeater on August 08, 2011, 10:00:42 pm
Post by: Areyar on August 09, 2011, 02:07:40 am
Maybe "Warning Forever" Elfeater?
It has 'rudimentary' stylistic pure-colour, but high res graphics.
A bit short on single player scenarios, but with an editor and sandbox gameplay.
edit: oh sorry I combined the previous two posts into one game description. :doh!:
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Sins of a Solar Empire ?
Post by: Sowelu on August 09, 2011, 02:19:21 am
Plump helmet did a let's play of it on YouTube and I can't look it up because my comp doesn't work. It's a space game free form with 4 different scenarios and a whole bunch of mods (I think)
The user PlumpHelmetPunk?
Could be either "X3TC", that's a space game he did an LP of that seems to fit the bill.
Post by: Elfeater on August 10, 2011, 05:24:15 pm
yeah plump helmet punk and thanksPlump helmet did a let's play of it on YouTube and I can't look it up because my comp doesn't work. It's a space game free form with 4 different scenarios and a whole bunch of mods (I think)
The user PlumpHelmetPunk?
Could be either "X3TC", that's a space game he did an LP of that seems to fit the bill.
Post by: puke on August 10, 2011, 10:07:20 pm
Another World, that s the one! :)
That was re-released a couple years back with high res graphics in the same style. Basically the author resampled the original paintings. It was very cool and well worth the couple of bucks it ccost.
Also, there was a little known sequel called Heart of the Alien where you played as the big guy...
Post by: Elfeater on August 10, 2011, 10:18:36 pm
Post by: TheBronzePickle on August 10, 2011, 11:02:20 pm
Post by: lordcooper on August 10, 2011, 11:19:17 pm
I used to have this game when I was really little (about 5 or 6, the fact that I understood enough to play the game with some modicum of skill is amazing). The idea was emergency rescue management, I can remember certain parts well. The opening video was of a jet crashing (I distinctly remember the line "What the hell" because it was a curse word, which I didn't hear often back then). One of the first missions involved a wreck, IIRC. There was also a mission where an arsonist was burning down buildings in a town, and you had to both stop him with the police while putting out the fires. There was also a mission where (this is piecing together what I can remember as a child and incorporating my current knowledge, so bear with me) a train carrying what I believe was nuclear material was nearly derailed after putting the emergency brakes on because people had chained themselves in front of the tracks to stop the nuclear material from getting to its destination. I'd like to try the game again now that I'm older, since I could probably do a much better job of playing it.
One of the Emergency (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_(series)) games perhaps?
Post by: TheBronzePickle on August 10, 2011, 11:24:16 pm
EDIT: Looking back, the first game in that series seems to have a lot of similarities to what I recall, even though my memory seems to remember things quite differently.
Post by: diamok on August 22, 2011, 03:11:53 pm
Genre - Horse, Owner, Betting, Stable, Selling, Buying and Racing.
Box Cover - Think it was like green and brown with a picture of either a stable or race track entrance as the the box art. Pretty positive it did not have a horse on the cover as the game focused more on ownership and building your stable than actually betting or you racing the horses. Was more of a sim where you could watch the races, but not race...I think. :)
I'll remember it when I see the name...might have had Downs or Stable or something like that in the title.
Take care,
Post by: Chattox on August 23, 2011, 06:23:42 pm
Post by: Virtz on August 23, 2011, 06:34:46 pm
There's a game my friend was telling me about, apparently it's an indie game, and was featured in PC Gamer sometime in 2010. It's a sci-fi game, where you can fly around and carve bases into asteroids and stuff like that. It sounds awesome, but he can't remember the name >:(Miner Wars (http://www.minerwars.com/?aid=938)? Blockade Runner (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=83270.0)?
Post by: Chattox on August 23, 2011, 07:03:20 pm
Post by: Kicior on August 24, 2011, 05:06:44 am
- Side-scrolling game. It was about helicopters (I am not sure if there was a mission with an airplane), mostly rescue missions (I am quite sure that it was possible to destroy some stuff in some missions), variable weather effects. I am sure it was not "Airlift Rescue" nor "Striker"
Post by: lordcooper on August 24, 2011, 05:11:05 am
Post by: Deon on August 24, 2011, 05:16:51 am
It's a slow paced space game with very simple mechanics and you have 9 months to live the combat is slow and there are roman deer (Jefmajor did a video of it)Flotilla? I don't remember the deer but I remember something like that :D.
Post by: Kay12 on August 24, 2011, 05:17:30 am
RTS game quite similar to C&C IIRC. While playing as one of the factions you had the ability to kidnap civilians and brainwash them into soldiers. The other faction could rescue them for good publicity and increased funding. The good guys also got bad publicity for harming civilians.
That sounds somewhat familiar... era? 1990's, early 2000's?
Post by: lordcooper on August 24, 2011, 05:25:26 am
RTS game quite similar to C&C IIRC. While playing as one of the factions you had the ability to kidnap civilians and brainwash them into soldiers. The other faction could rescue them for good publicity and increased funding. The good guys also got bad publicity for harming civilians.
That sounds somewhat familiar... era? 1990's, early 2000's?
Early 2000's I think. A mate of mine had it for PS2 if that helps.
E: I believe a lot (if not all) of it took place in desert like environments. Oh, and you could rescue wounded soldiers via helicopter and take them back to your hospital.
Post by: Kay12 on August 24, 2011, 05:34:36 am
RTS game quite similar to C&C IIRC. While playing as one of the factions you had the ability to kidnap civilians and brainwash them into soldiers. The other faction could rescue them for good publicity and increased funding. The good guys also got bad publicity for harming civilians.
That sounds somewhat familiar... era? 1990's, early 2000's?
Early 2000's I think. A mate of mine had it for PS2 if that helps.
E: I believe a lot (if not all) of it took place in desert like environments. Oh, and you could rescue wounded soldiers via helicopter and take them back to your hospital.
That helps a lot because PS2 had very little RTS games. Let's see...
Do I get a medal? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_Zone)
Post by: lordcooper on August 24, 2011, 05:50:35 am
(http://charles-dunn.co.uk/public/pictures/InternetAward.gif)
Cherish it.
Post by: marples on August 24, 2011, 05:51:09 am
- Top-down view, 2D graphics, 4 vehicles: a jeep, a tank, a helicopter, and armoured vehicle with rockets and mnies. IIRC the music was "In the Hall of the Mountain King".
It's called Return Fire. Ride of the Valkyries played with the helicopter, Flight of the Bumblebees with the Jeep and William Tell overture whilst running the flag back to base.
Post by: Kicior on August 24, 2011, 08:15:45 am
Post by: diamok on August 25, 2011, 10:09:07 am
Take care,
Post by: olemars on August 25, 2011, 02:34:54 pm
Reposting to see if anyone has a clue on this...http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=37043.msg2557356#msg2557356
Take care,
Haven't played it, but I guess it could be this (http://www.mobygames.com/game/quarterpole)? Or one of the two remakes.
Post by: diamok on August 25, 2011, 02:57:40 pm
Take care,
Post by: diamok on August 25, 2011, 03:53:55 pm
Anyway, if anyone else has any guesses it would be appreciated.
Take care,
Post by: Lightning4 on August 25, 2011, 04:14:45 pm
Derby Stallion Series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby_Stallion_%28series%29)
Gallop Racer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallop_Racer)
Jikkyō Keiba Simulation: Stable Star (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jikky%C5%8D_Keiba_Simulation:_Stable_Star)
Jumpin' Derby (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpin%27_Derby)
My Horse and Me (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Horse_and_Me)
I'll assume you mean PC, but I included that Stable Star and Jumpin' Derby on the off chance you were playing a Japanese-exclusive SNES game :P
Post by: atomicwinter on August 25, 2011, 05:52:21 pm
Post by: diamok on August 25, 2011, 07:08:44 pm
Take care,
Post by: Bouchart on August 25, 2011, 07:33:36 pm
There was this old game I use to play when I had GameTap. You were in command of a village of vikings. There were huts you assigned them to live in and they would breed new vikings. I remember there being longboats, elves, runes and magic. All I can remember really, anyone know what I'm talking about?
Populous: The Beginning?
Post by: atomicwinter on August 25, 2011, 07:47:03 pm
Nope it wasn't 3d. It was Top Down 2d Isometric if I recall.There was this old game I use to play when I had GameTap. You were in command of a village of vikings. There were huts you assigned them to live in and they would breed new vikings. I remember there being longboats, elves, runes and magic. All I can remember really, anyone know what I'm talking about?
Populous: The Beginning?
Post by: Kagus on August 26, 2011, 12:15:16 am
Nope it wasn't 3d. It was Top Down 2d Isometric if I recall.There was this old game I use to play when I had GameTap. You were in command of a village of vikings. There were huts you assigned them to live in and they would breed new vikings. I remember there being longboats, elves, runes and magic. All I can remember really, anyone know what I'm talking about?
Populous: The Beginning?
Cultures? (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/cultures) Or at least one of the ones in the series?
Post by: atomicwinter on August 26, 2011, 07:12:22 am
Nope I took a look and that's not it.Nope it wasn't 3d. It was Top Down 2d Isometric if I recall.There was this old game I use to play when I had GameTap. You were in command of a village of vikings. There were huts you assigned them to live in and they would breed new vikings. I remember there being longboats, elves, runes and magic. All I can remember really, anyone know what I'm talking about?
Populous: The Beginning?
Cultures? (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/cultures) Or at least one of the ones in the series?
Post by: Haspen on August 26, 2011, 08:59:06 am
There was this old game I use to play when I had GameTap. You were in command of a village of vikings. There were huts you assigned them to live in and they would breed new vikings. I remember there being longboats, elves, runes and magic. All I can remember really, anyone know what I'm talking about?
Vikings? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_%28video_game%29)
or maybe
Hammer of Gods? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_of_the_Gods_%28video_game%29)
Post by: Dr. Johbson on August 26, 2011, 08:01:32 pm
Post by: OperatorPants on September 02, 2011, 04:24:38 pm
When I was a wee lad in the 90s I had a point and click adventure game. It came on 4 discs and the case featured a guy in all black ziplining I think. I think it was set in Washington DC, and the first "mission" had you in some museum.
That's all I remember. First to answer correctly gets any five dollar game on steam they want!
Post by: lordcooper on September 02, 2011, 04:36:36 pm
http://www.giantbomb.com/the-x-files-game/61-22/
Maybe one of those two? I tried searching for point and click games set in DC and they seem like the most likely candidates.
Post by: Bouchart on September 02, 2011, 06:31:34 pm
I've got a tough one, but if anyone would know it's you guys.
When I was a wee lad in the 90s I had a point and click adventure game. It came on 4 discs and the case featured a guy in all black ziplining I think. I think it was set in Washington DC, and the first "mission" had you in some museum.
That's all I remember. First to answer correctly gets any five dollar game on steam they want!
Traitor's Gate?
Post by: monk12 on September 02, 2011, 07:45:56 pm
(http://www.topatoco.com/graphics/00000001/qw-whale-big.jpg)
Ignore the bit about the wizard- I remember playing a game with a character sprite that looked just like that whale, and every time I see this ad it reminds me of it. It's maddening!
From what I remember, you were a marine creature eating smaller creatures and avoiding bigger creatures in the food chain. I do not remember the purpose. I'm pretty sure it took place in a maze? I remember there were difficulty levels that determined what creature you were- whale was easy mode since everything was smaller than you, medium was a dolphin or something and I don't even remember what hard was- probably a krill or something.
I also remember that there was either another game or another mode of the same game that took place in the wilderness instead of the sea. You could play a bear, wolf/fox/something, or a rabbit. My clearest recollection is of being a bear, eating berries and running from hunters.
It's probably not as good as I remember, but hey, I just want to scratch that nostalgia itch.
Actually, while typing this I remember another game I used to play. It was a Star Trek point and click adventure thing- I remember that the copy protection was that the plot required you to warp to the right star system at the beginning, and you could only figure it out using the star chart/decoder whatever thing that came with the game. If you warped anywhere else you were attacked by Klingons or Romulans, and they would pretty much always kill you.
I don't remember much more because I only found the right system by chance once, and I got stuck shortly after beaming down. I don't even remember whether it was TNG or TOS (I'm leaning TOS.) Mostly I want the whale one answered, but this might be worth a revisit as well.
Post by: DeKaFu on September 02, 2011, 08:03:21 pm
From what I remember, you were a marine creature eating smaller creatures and avoiding bigger creatures in the food chain. I do not remember the purpose. I'm pretty sure it took place in a maze? I remember there were difficulty levels that determined what creature you were- whale was easy mode since everything was smaller than you, medium was a dolphin or something and I don't even remember what hard was- probably a krill or something.Was it a grid-based game where everything else moved one square when you did, and you needed to cross from the left side of the screen to the right?
I also remember that there was either another game or another mode of the same game that took place in the wilderness instead of the sea. You could play a bear, wolf/fox/something, or a rabbit. My clearest recollection is of being a bear, eating berries and running from hunters.
It's probably not as good as I remember, but hey, I just want to scratch that nostalgia itch.
Because I definitely remember playing a couple games like that, including a forest one with a bear, fox, wolf, rabbit and others I think. The other one I had was the dinosaur version which was awesome, and I remember an underwater one being advertised but not available in my version.
I just looked it up and apparently it was called "Animal Quest".
Post by: Haspen on September 02, 2011, 08:14:46 pm
This? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation_-_A_Final_Unity)
Full list if you want to check everything ;p (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_trek_games)
Post by: monk12 on September 02, 2011, 08:37:31 pm
From what I remember, you were a marine creature eating smaller creatures and avoiding bigger creatures in the food chain. I do not remember the purpose. I'm pretty sure it took place in a maze? I remember there were difficulty levels that determined what creature you were- whale was easy mode since everything was smaller than you, medium was a dolphin or something and I don't even remember what hard was- probably a krill or something.Was it a grid-based game where everything else moved one square when you did, and you needed to cross from the left side of the screen to the right?
I also remember that there was either another game or another mode of the same game that took place in the wilderness instead of the sea. You could play a bear, wolf/fox/something, or a rabbit. My clearest recollection is of being a bear, eating berries and running from hunters.
It's probably not as good as I remember, but hey, I just want to scratch that nostalgia itch.
Because I definitely remember playing a couple games like that, including a forest one with a bear, fox, wolf, rabbit and others I think. The other one I had was the dinosaur version which was awesome, and I remember an underwater one being advertised but not available in my version.
I just looked it up and apparently it was called "Animal Quest".
Holy crap, how did you do that. You are my new hero. And now I have a burning need to find the dinosaur version. Thank you.
Star Trek ones....
This? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation_-_A_Final_Unity)
Full list if you want to check everything ;p (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_trek_games)
Wasn't that one, but a brief perusal of that list (and a quick youtube search later) reveals I was thinking of Star Trek: 25th Anniversary. Thanks!
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm in need of a serious nostalgia binge. You guys are internet superheroes.
Post by: DeKaFu on September 02, 2011, 08:56:45 pm
Apparently the dinosaur one was "Dinosaur Predator". Have fun. :D
Post by: OperatorPants on September 03, 2011, 06:14:54 am
I've got a tough one, but if anyone would know it's you guys.
When I was a wee lad in the 90s I had a point and click adventure game. It came on 4 discs and the case featured a guy in all black ziplining I think. I think it was set in Washington DC, and the first "mission" had you in some museum.
That's all I remember. First to answer correctly gets any five dollar game on steam they want!
Traitor's Gate?
You win, PM Me your steam name. Mine is FatMasterRex
Post by: Vibhor on September 03, 2011, 07:02:43 am
It was a java based mobile game. It was a post apocalyptic RPG with isometric(topdown?) graphics. The creator of the game also made some other games with the same gameplay as this one but a bit more fantasy. Also, the game's ending had you attacking some kind of alien ship. The game also had minigame based lockpicking and hacking.
Post by: Sartain on September 03, 2011, 02:49:55 pm
Nope I took a look and that's not it.Nope it wasn't 3d. It was Top Down 2d Isometric if I recall.There was this old game I use to play when I had GameTap. You were in command of a village of vikings. There were huts you assigned them to live in and they would breed new vikings. I remember there being longboats, elves, runes and magic. All I can remember really, anyone know what I'm talking about?
Populous: The Beginning?
Cultures? (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/cultures) Or at least one of the ones in the series?
Thats Saga: Rage of the Vikings.
You play one of several different races, with Vikings being the main campaign one if I remember correctly. You could assign people to their huts and they'd breed, giving you more population. I also remember you could either kidnap or buy other races, so you could for example get a female troll and assign her a viking husband and they'd make you some trolls for fighting ;)
Post by: DwarfyDwarf on September 09, 2011, 09:37:16 pm
Edit: aaaand nevermind. I remembered the name right after asking. (for those of you wondering, it was Cortex Command)
Post by: EagleV on September 10, 2011, 01:37:53 am
(and I remember buying tens of crabs (because they were free)Even if you hadn't thought of it, this was a dead giveaway.
Anyway, there's this chess game, it's either for DOS or one of the earliest windows games, and the pieces all had weapons which they used to kill each piece they captured. The bishops had staves with hidden knives, and I think the queen had an RPG launcher, and the king a colt or some other powerful pistol.
Post by: Il Palazzo on September 10, 2011, 06:21:06 am
Anyway, there's this chess game, it's either for DOS or one of the earliest windows games, and the pieces all had weapons which they used to kill each piece they captured. The bishops had staves with hidden knives, and I think the queen had an RPG launcher, and the king a colt or some other powerful pistol.Sounds like Battle Chess http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Chess , although I vaguelly remember there being more iterations of the same idea at the time. Still, the bishop with staff-hidden knife sounds like something from BC.
Post by: puke on September 10, 2011, 01:53:42 pm
Post by: NRDL on September 11, 2011, 09:30:56 am
Help?
Post by: olemars on September 11, 2011, 09:36:04 am
Post by: NRDL on September 11, 2011, 09:39:03 am
Post by: Blaze on September 11, 2011, 09:41:21 am
If you liked Frontier, I highly recommend Caravaneer.
Post by: NRDL on September 11, 2011, 09:42:10 am
Post by: Moron on September 11, 2011, 10:04:01 am
I'm trying to remember the name of an arcade game I played a long time ago; it was too long ago for me to know for certain what year, but I'm guessing about 1985 (yes I am that old.)
It was a side-scrolling shooter with minor platform elements, in which you played a guy in a spacesuit who could walk left and right and also jump using a kind of jet-pack.
You could pick up power-ups which changed your gun - there was one that fired bombs as well as the standard bullets, one that fired a whole wall of bullets as high as your character, and others.
The main feature that distinguished it from other games at the time was that at the beginning you could choose from around 5 different planets to go to, and each had different levels and missions; there was one that had dinosaurs and stuff. If you completed some levels on a planet, you could go back and choose a different planet.
Note the game I am looking for is not Side Arms, which I remember playing at around the same time and which had certain similarities. This game had more primitive graphics, and you were limited to walking + jumping rather than flying around freely. It also had the choice of planets as detailed above.
Post by: noodle0117 on September 11, 2011, 11:21:11 am
There are 2 different games that I'm looking for.
The first game I remember playing at a game website called bonus.com (which has now been replaced by some kind of lottery website *sadface*) and it went something like this.
You first start out by customizing your character by choosing your race (human, elf, halfling, dwarf) and choosing your class (cleric, fighter, mage, thief). You then customize your stats of strength, endurance, speed, and magic(?) which will later influence your future stat growths as you progress through the game.
Most of the events and descriptions are text based. The only graphics of the game are drawn picture slides of the town, the town outskirts, and the various monsters and enemies and bosses that you meet.
Every time you defeat a boss, you will face stronger and more powerful enemies.
Now I'm not completely certain, but I believe the bosses were:
1. A barbarian lady person
2. A red dragon
3. A warlock
4. Some big heavy fighting creature
...
Until the end when you have to fight this mysterious shadow figure boss who I believe transforms into different things once its health grows low enough.
..........
Now the second game might be a bit less heard of.
I remember it was a turn-based tactics sort of game where you control a party of ~4 (or was it 5?) characters to take on different opponents on a tile-based map.
The graphics were simple and if I remember correctly, they were like sprites moving around on a grid.
Each unit had its own hp amount as well as something similar to a shield amount (which I believed the game called "focus" or "defense" or something along the lines of those). A unit's "defense" was the first thing that took damage and it would recover by 10 per turn, but once it reaches 0, any incoming damage would directly hurt the unit's hp (similar to how starcraft protoss shields work).
A unit had 2 basic physical abilities. "slug" (punch the opponent), and "grapple" (reduce the opponent's movement). More abilities and spells could be learned later on.
But that's all I remember about these games.
Anyone happen to know what these games might be?
I remember playing them nearly 10 years ago, so I can't really remember their names anymore.
Post by: Vibhor on September 11, 2011, 11:39:57 am
So this game was a turn based RPG like Final Fantasy. It was on the NES and I remember it had mind blowing graphics(battle sprites for enemies). IIRC it also was filled with surfer lingo.
Post by: Christes on September 11, 2011, 11:53:42 am
In this game, you play as a paladin (though I'm not 100% sure the game actually calls you one).
The game is played from a sprite-based, mostly top-down (maybe cavalier) perspective. The game is played in real time, but combat is turn-based. Moving around feels quite a bit like Legend of Zelda, in how you move from area to area and how you move around enemies. The graphics are better than Zelda though.
When you run into an opponent the game pauses, a combat window opens on the right with pictures of the relevant enemies, and it enters a turned based combat mode where you basically take turns swinging at each other. If I recall correctly, you clicked on the picture of an enemy to attack it. Killing enemies will net you loot and XP, as per standard RPG fare.
I don't recall much of the plot, but I distinctly recall fighting blood bats, and I vaguely recall something about an ice lich.
You have a health bar, and some sort of "faith" bar that works like mana (getting depleted from casting spells). You can recharge it once per level by praying at a church in the starting town (Doing so opens a text prompt where you walk with God or some such).
You also can buy new weapons and shields. Like at the very beginning of the game, I remember it was best to spend all of your money to trade in your dagger for a sword.
I actually first played it on a windows 95 system. I might have gotten it from a cd of old games - so it might conceivably be a windows 3.x game, but for some reason I have always had the impression it was a DOS game.
Post by: ductape on September 11, 2011, 12:03:13 pm
I vote for sticky this thread!
EDIT: I think we may need to actually create a new thread or something with someone who is active managing it. Not sure if Xotes is still around.
Post by: olemars on September 11, 2011, 02:46:22 pm
Okay I REALLY REALLY hope someone answers this. I have posted 3 requests and only 1 one them got done but whatevah! I trust you guys.
So this game was a turn based RPG like Final Fantasy. It was on the NES and I remember it had mind blowing graphics(battle sprites for enemies). IIRC it also was filled with surfer lingo.
Mind blowing graphics? NES? Are you sure you don't mean the SNES? Graphics on the NES wasn't impressive even when it was the leading console, but there are several games on the SNES that have almost unbelievably good graphics considering the system.
Only RPG I can think of that might have had some surfer lingo in it is Earthbound, although its graphics looked like they were made in MSPaint.
Post by: Vibhor on September 11, 2011, 08:55:27 pm
That is why it was quite revolutionary.Okay I REALLY REALLY hope someone answers this. I have posted 3 requests and only 1 one them got done but whatevah! I trust you guys.
So this game was a turn based RPG like Final Fantasy. It was on the NES and I remember it had mind blowing graphics(battle sprites for enemies). IIRC it also was filled with surfer lingo.
Mind blowing graphics? NES? Are you sure you don't mean the SNES? Graphics on the NES wasn't impressive even when it was the leading console, but there are several games on the SNES that have almost unbelievably good graphics considering the system.
Only RPG I can think of that might have had some surfer lingo in it is Earthbound, although its graphics looked like they were made in MSPaint.
In usual RPGs the battle area had two layers. Background and foregroun.
The background contains the backdrop in which you are fighting and the foreground contains the things you are fighting. That game completely cut off the foreground and made the enemies the whole background.
Post by: Bouchart on September 11, 2011, 10:48:37 pm
That is why it was quite revolutionary.Okay I REALLY REALLY hope someone answers this. I have posted 3 requests and only 1 one them got done but whatevah! I trust you guys.
So this game was a turn based RPG like Final Fantasy. It was on the NES and I remember it had mind blowing graphics(battle sprites for enemies). IIRC it also was filled with surfer lingo.
Mind blowing graphics? NES? Are you sure you don't mean the SNES? Graphics on the NES wasn't impressive even when it was the leading console, but there are several games on the SNES that have almost unbelievably good graphics considering the system.
Only RPG I can think of that might have had some surfer lingo in it is Earthbound, although its graphics looked like they were made in MSPaint.
In usual RPGs the battle area had two layers. Background and foregroun.
The background contains the backdrop in which you are fighting and the foreground contains the things you are fighting. That game completely cut off the foreground and made the enemies the whole background.
Could you be referring to Lufia 1? You walk around on a normal map and when you get into a fight, the map dims and you see the monster's sprite over it. But that was an SNES game.
(http://ui09.gamefaqs.com/328/gfs_4234_2_1.jpg)
Post by: Vibhor on September 11, 2011, 11:50:16 pm
That is why it was quite revolutionary.Okay I REALLY REALLY hope someone answers this. I have posted 3 requests and only 1 one them got done but whatevah! I trust you guys.
So this game was a turn based RPG like Final Fantasy. It was on the NES and I remember it had mind blowing graphics(battle sprites for enemies). IIRC it also was filled with surfer lingo.
Mind blowing graphics? NES? Are you sure you don't mean the SNES? Graphics on the NES wasn't impressive even when it was the leading console, but there are several games on the SNES that have almost unbelievably good graphics considering the system.
Only RPG I can think of that might have had some surfer lingo in it is Earthbound, although its graphics looked like they were made in MSPaint.
In usual RPGs the battle area had two layers. Background and foregroun.
The background contains the backdrop in which you are fighting and the foreground contains the things you are fighting. That game completely cut off the foreground and made the enemies the whole background.
Could you be referring to Lufia 1? You walk around on a normal map and when you get into a fight, the map dims and you see the monster's sprite over it. But that was an SNES game.
(http://ui09.gamefaqs.com/328/gfs_4234_2_1.jpg)
Nah I know lufia too well to forget.
It was on NES. Now I am sure of it. Also it had random encounters unlike lufia's puzzle dungeons.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on September 12, 2011, 01:24:24 am
Post by: Vibhor on September 12, 2011, 02:18:20 am
Was it in English or Japanese? English would seriously narrow the possibilities down, because there's a veritable frakton of various RPGs on that system, most too obscure to leave Japan.
English. The manual was filled with gratitious surfer lingo
Post by: Cecilff2 on September 12, 2011, 10:28:02 am
Okay I REALLY REALLY hope someone answers this. I have posted 3 requests and only 1 one them got done but whatevah! I trust you guys.
So this game was a turn based RPG like Final Fantasy. It was on the NES and I remember it had mind blowing graphics(battle sprites for enemies). IIRC it also was filled with surfer lingo.
This isn't much to go on. Anything else you can remember?
Post by: Vibhor on September 12, 2011, 11:43:15 am
Okay I REALLY REALLY hope someone answers this. I have posted 3 requests and only 1 one them got done but whatevah! I trust you guys.
So this game was a turn based RPG like Final Fantasy. It was on the NES and I remember it had mind blowing graphics(battle sprites for enemies). IIRC it also was filled with surfer lingo.
This isn't much to go on. Anything else you can remember?
I believe the story involved you looking for your girlfriend which was kidnapped by some evil monster. But then again this describes thousands of games on the NES.
Does anybody know a place with the RPG list of NES with screenshots? I could surely find it there.
Post by: olemars on September 12, 2011, 11:53:11 am
Post by: Bouchart on September 16, 2011, 08:40:56 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 16, 2011, 08:46:53 pm
The number of (mostly crappy) DOS RPGs is pretty bloody staggering, too. Most of them have been forgotten (there were a lot!), or were never really noticed, but there were a not inconsiderable number.
Post by: Xenoph on September 17, 2011, 03:05:28 am
It had a wide variety of choppers to chose from, the ones I remember were: Defender, Blackhawk, Cobra, Apache. Non playable, there was a C-130 Hercules in certain missions which flew through the map and dropped something. There were also A-10 Thunderbolts, those could've been caled if needed, IIRC.
The weapons available were Hellfire for air-to-ground, two Air-to-air missiles and machinegun.
There were ocean, desert and "normal grassy" levels, each had probably a chain of missions. (I had the demo which let me play the grassy ones)
The in-game cursor was an interesting near-Tetrahedron, which rotated they way you moved it. It was either red, blue or green, can't remember.
You took off from an airbase, then you could fly either left or right.
After each level completed, there was a "Total Carnage so Far" screen where it counted the killed enemy buildings and units, each as an orange-ish demolition sprite.
The end score screen featured a black Apache tilted ~45°, shown from front.
This is all I remember. I loved this game and would be nice to replay it after so many years. Could you help?
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on September 17, 2011, 03:16:18 am
Post by: Haspen on September 17, 2011, 03:35:35 am
The game I'm searching for was a 2D sidescrolling helicopter game, from the early 90's.
It had a wide variety of choppers to chose from, the ones I remember were: Defender, Blackhawk, Cobra, Apache. Non playable, there was a C-130 Hercules in certain missions which flew through the map and dropped something. There were also A-10 Thunderbolts, those could've been caled if needed, IIRC.
The weapons available were Hellfire for air-to-ground, two Air-to-air missiles and machinegun.
There were ocean, desert and "normal grassy" levels, each had probably a chain of missions. (I had the demo which let me play the grassy ones)
The in-game cursor was an interesting near-Tetrahedron, which rotated they way you moved it. It was either red, blue or green, can't remember.
You took off from an airbase, then you could fly either left or right.
After each level completed, there was a "Total Carnage so Far" screen where it counted the killed enemy buildings and units, each as an orange-ish demolition sprite.
The end score screen featured a black Apache tilted ~45°, shown from front.
This is all I remember. I loved this game and would be nice to replay it after so many years. Could you help?
Were there also cities, bases and convoys of enemy vehicles to bomb and destory around? Because I think I know what that game is, just don't remember the name. But there were three landscapes and I remember that there were only grass places in demo :P I think it had 'tiger' in name, but good luck with that :P
Post by: Xenoph on September 17, 2011, 03:48:16 am
Were there also cities, bases and convoys of enemy vehicles to bomb and destory around? Because I think I know what that game is, just don't remember the name. But there were three landscapes and I remember that there were only grass places in demo :P I think it had 'tiger' in name, but good luck with that :P
Yes, yes I'm pretty sure we think about the same! And it was a PC game, forgot to mention.
Update: Searched for "Tiger helicopter game" and yeah! http://www.brothersoft.com/games/tiger-s-bane.html
Tiger's Bane. Thanks, Haspen! :D
Post by: Haspen on September 17, 2011, 04:08:11 am
Full version from original producer site :P Or at least I think it's full one.
Post by: freeformschooler on October 27, 2011, 10:46:13 pm
I'm thinking of a reealllyyy pretty obscure old, windows game I used to play. Here is a list of facts:
1) It was RPG-ish in nature, but combat was realtime. Sort of.
2) At all times, there were two sidebars with various information: one on the bottom, and one on the right.
3) The art was hilariously bad. This was someone's pet project.
4) There was a large world to traverse, and a level editor to make your own world.
5) Your primary form of alternate attack came in the form of a long list of spells. There were six or something opposing schools of spells. If you learned one your skill in the other would decrease, and vica versa.
6) The spells looked like badly done 2D particle effects.
7) One of the spells (on the "darkness" or "mind" or some sort of similar school) allowed you to tame a monster in battle. There was an elaborate pet simulator that used the monsters' battle sprites in the pet simulator window. You could raise your pet and send it into battle.
8) The game was not shareware, but you could donate something on the order of 20 dollars or something to the author for specific bonuses during online play.
9) The game had pretty identical online and offline modes. It was not really an "MMO" though.
10) When you died you respawned at some sort of shrine where the NPC who gave you the starting tutorial is.
11) You could choose your character sprite but I don't think it affected your class or stats.
12) There was some manner of joke class.
13) Most character sprites just sort of floated above the ground. All the battle backgrounds were prerendered. You could just click to move anywhere. In fact, most everything was done by clicking.
Anyone got anything? I'm surprised I remember this much. I don't remember the name, but it seems like it was "World of"... something. I might be wrong, though. Here, I drew a mock up of a screenie of the game completely from memory. It's been years since I played.
Spoiler: Battle mock-up (click to show/hide)
Post by: Virtz on October 27, 2011, 11:45:41 pm
Okay, reviving this.Sounds like Well of Souls (http://www.synthetic-reality.com/wosHome.htm).
I'm thinking of a reealllyyy pretty obscure old, windows game I used to play. Here is a list of facts:
1) It was RPG-ish in nature, but combat was realtime. Sort of.
2) At all times, there were two sidebars with various information: one on the bottom, and one on the right.
3) The art was hilariously bad. This was someone's pet project.
4) There was a large world to traverse, and a level editor to make your own world.
5) Your primary form of alternate attack came in the form of a long list of spells. There were six or something opposing schools of spells. If you learned one your skill in the other would decrease, and vica versa.
6) The spells looked like badly done 2D particle effects.
7) One of the spells (on the "darkness" or "mind" or some sort of similar school) allowed you to tame a monster in battle. There was an elaborate pet simulator that used the monsters' battle sprites in the pet simulator window. You could raise your pet and send it into battle.
8) The game was not shareware, but you could donate something on the order of 20 dollars or something to the author for specific bonuses during online play.
9) The game had pretty identical online and offline modes. It was not really an "MMO" though.
10) When you died you respawned at some sort of shrine where the NPC who gave you the starting tutorial is.
11) You could choose your character sprite but I don't think it affected your class or stats.
12) There was some manner of joke class.
13) Most character sprites just sort of floated above the ground. All the battle backgrounds were prerendered. You could just click to move anywhere. In fact, most everything was done by clicking.
Anyone got anything? I'm surprised I remember this much. I don't remember the name, but it seems like it was "World of"... something. I might be wrong, though. Here, I drew a mock up of a screenie of the game completely from memory. It's been years since I played.Spoiler: Battle mock-up (click to show/hide)
Post by: freeformschooler on October 28, 2011, 07:11:17 am
Post by: Kaleb702 Games on October 28, 2011, 01:56:37 pm
There was no console; it was PC.
The graphical style was cartoon-esque.
Year: I have no idea. :P My memory FAILS.
I think there was a wanted poster that came after a few levels, and a wanted cowboy would come in. If you caught him, you get points, otherwise you lose points because he robs you. Afterwards the poster changes. There was a free trial that let you go a few levels, and before closing it had a huge screen-wide banner that spoke of how many levels and stuff, mentioning a piano, I think vampires, the plot, and new saloons you could run.
Instead of cleaning up after the tables like in Diner Dash, the customers just chuck the stuff behind them and it shatters. (the stuff was glass bottles)
The plot was like this: your house burns down -> you make money using saloon -> find parents / something, I don't remember. But that's all I know, because I had played the trial.
Post by: Christes on October 28, 2011, 02:12:56 pm
OK, here's one:
In this game, you play as a paladin (though I'm not 100% sure the game actually calls you one).
The game is played from a sprite-based, mostly top-down (maybe cavalier) perspective. The game is played in real time, but combat is turn-based. Moving around feels quite a bit like Legend of Zelda, in how you move from area to area and how you move around enemies. The graphics are better than Zelda though.
When you run into an opponent the game pauses, a combat window opens on the right with pictures of the relevant enemies, and it enters a turned based combat mode where you basically take turns swinging at each other. If I recall correctly, you clicked on the picture of an enemy to attack it. Killing enemies will net you loot and XP, as per standard RPG fare.
I don't recall much of the plot, but I distinctly recall fighting blood bats, and I vaguely recall something about an ice lich.
You have a health bar, and some sort of "faith" bar that works like mana (getting depleted from casting spells). You can recharge it once per level by praying at a church in the starting town (Doing so opens a text prompt where you walk with God or some such).
You also can buy new weapons and shields. Like at the very beginning of the game, I remember it was best to spend all of your money to trade in your dagger for a sword.
I actually first played it on a windows 95 system. I might have gotten it from a cd of old games - so it might conceivably be a windows 3.x game, but for some reason I have always had the impression it was a DOS game.
Post by: olemars on October 28, 2011, 04:26:55 pm
Game like Diner Dash, but with cowboys instead of normal customers. It was set in the wild west, and your first customers were railroad constructors, I believe...
There was no console; it was PC.
The graphical style was cartoon-esque.
Year: I have no idea. :P My memory FAILS.
I think there was a wanted poster that came after a few levels, and a wanted cowboy would come in. If you caught him, you get points, otherwise you lose points because he robs you. Afterwards the poster changes. There was a free trial that let you go a few levels, and before closing it had a huge screen-wide banner that spoke of how many levels and stuff, mentioning a piano, I think vampires, the plot, and new saloons you could run.
Instead of cleaning up after the tables like in Diner Dash, the customers just chuck the stuff behind them and it shatters. (the stuff was glass bottles)
The plot was like this: your house burns down -> you make money using saloon -> find parents / something, I don't remember. But that's all I know, because I had played the trial.
This abomination (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/wild-west-wendy).
Post by: Kaleb702 Games on October 28, 2011, 08:26:48 pm
Ah yes, I was looking for that abomination. Mainly because it was nagging the back of my brain even though it wasn't very good.Game like Diner Dash, but with cowboys instead of normal customers. It was set in the wild west, and your first customers were railroad constructors, I believe...
There was no console; it was PC.
The graphical style was cartoon-esque.
Year: I have no idea. :P My memory FAILS.
I think there was a wanted poster that came after a few levels, and a wanted cowboy would come in. If you caught him, you get points, otherwise you lose points because he robs you. Afterwards the poster changes. There was a free trial that let you go a few levels, and before closing it had a huge screen-wide banner that spoke of how many levels and stuff, mentioning a piano, I think vampires, the plot, and new saloons you could run.
Instead of cleaning up after the tables like in Diner Dash, the customers just chuck the stuff behind them and it shatters. (the stuff was glass bottles)
The plot was like this: your house burns down -> you make money using saloon -> find parents / something, I don't remember. But that's all I know, because I had played the trial.
This abomination (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/wild-west-wendy).
EDIT:
Didn't BBC have a game about monkeys or something? And one about badgers?
Post by: Seriyu on October 29, 2011, 05:21:13 am
1. It had disney charecters, you played as mickey, as always.
2. It was largely puzzle based, although there was a "hub world" where you could access all the different puzzles.
3. The hub world looked like a castle, I think?
4. One of the games, the one involving Donald Duck has a big chess board from a top down perspective, I think you had to push an object into a crystal ball?
5. The end goal of the game is to complete all of the puzzles, and get all the hints by completing them, then completing a big overarching game of I think it was mastermind. Difficulty effected how accurate the hints were I think? Maybe also the number you got per game.
Does anyone have any idea of this? I loved it when I was a kid despite hating puzzle games.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on October 29, 2011, 09:22:09 am
Post by: Wolf Tengu on October 29, 2011, 11:31:20 am
If I remember rightly, you were a fox with a sword. I think there was a shopkeeper or bartender who was...an octupus?
Post by: DFNewb on October 29, 2011, 12:09:15 pm
Post by: Vibhor on October 29, 2011, 12:25:23 pm
It is a freeware game where you play as a gundom-like mech, and you have an army of others and ships with you and you go against the enemy gundums and ships. Was 2D no mouse and you could give orders to your other mechs. Between battles you could buy upgrades for you or your army, buy more units and ships and such.
Gearhead maybe?
Post by: DFNewb on October 29, 2011, 12:51:05 pm
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on October 29, 2011, 01:10:03 pm
edit: first posted from cellphone, now with link:
http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/strategy_games/games_j_l/liberation_army.html
And video here, if anyone else is interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2EQUUCsZIc
Post by: DFNewb on October 29, 2011, 04:29:04 pm
Liberation Army.
edit: first posted from cellphone, now with link:
http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/strategy_games/games_j_l/liberation_army.html
And video here, if anyone else is interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2EQUUCsZIc
Thanks man, I forgot to back it up off my old comp.
Post by: Seriyu on October 29, 2011, 04:55:42 pm
The only thing I managed to come up with is Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey%27s_Ultimate_Challenge), for several classic console and handheld systems (SNES, Genesis, GB, GG, SMS).
YEAH, that was it. Recognized the box art immediately. Thanks!
Post by: olemars on October 29, 2011, 06:48:57 pm
Post by: Haspen on October 29, 2011, 07:21:03 pm
It was a strategy game for the computer. there were resources that you needed to mine by building a mine near enough to a city, which would then be sent to a factory, that had to be near a city, which then went to a trade post and were traded with other nations for money, which you then used for making more mines, making a larger army etc. the cities had a max. population of 60, and you could send a single dude out of a city, and get them to found one. there were different cultures (Norman, persian, Greek and a few more) and there were buildings you used to research technologies to unlock weapons to build in a war factory. You had cannons, ballistae, and a 'vehicle' that would explode if shot/damaged enough.
it wasn't the best game, but it was a fun time waster.
Seven Kingdoms? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Kingdoms_%28computer_game%29)
Post by: monk12 on October 29, 2011, 08:41:24 pm
You played a tank that fought other tanks in vector graphics amid a bunch of regular geometric shapes. You could get powerups, and every level introduced new types of enemy tanks- I specifically remember the annoying invisible tanks. You had a radar that would indicate shells in flight as well as the position of enemy tanks.
Post by: PrimusRibbus on October 29, 2011, 09:15:14 pm
This one came up in a conversation at work today, and it's been nagging me since.
You played a tank that fought other tanks in vector graphics amid a bunch of regular geometric shapes. You could get powerups, and every level introduced new types of enemy tanks- I specifically remember the annoying invisible tanks. You had a radar that would indicate shells in flight as well as the position of enemy tanks.
Sounds like one of the Spectre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectre_(video_game)) games, or Battlezone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlezone_(1980_video_game))
Post by: monk12 on October 29, 2011, 09:44:32 pm
This one came up in a conversation at work today, and it's been nagging me since.
You played a tank that fought other tanks in vector graphics amid a bunch of regular geometric shapes. You could get powerups, and every level introduced new types of enemy tanks- I specifically remember the annoying invisible tanks. You had a radar that would indicate shells in flight as well as the position of enemy tanks.
Sounds like one of the Spectre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectre_(video_game)) games, or Battlezone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlezone_(1980_video_game))
Battlezone, that's it. Thanks!
Post by: Angel Of Death on November 04, 2011, 08:23:48 pm
Post by: debvon on November 10, 2011, 02:19:07 am
Post by: Flying Carcass on November 10, 2011, 03:04:58 am
Post by: debvon on November 10, 2011, 03:22:49 am
Post by: Vibhor on November 10, 2011, 09:10:24 am
Basically you were a spaceship and had to reach the end of the course. I believe there was some galaxy or planet waiting at the end.
I think the ship also had fuel(not sure) and you died whenever you touched a wall.
Heres a mockup
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Your ship could jump to change platforms or avoid obstacles completely.
And if it is any help, the ship could also go OVER the tunnel instead of under.
Post by: Trapezohedron on November 10, 2011, 09:35:33 am
Post by: Haspen on November 10, 2011, 09:55:42 am
You controlled a small thunder/electricity thing that was going straightforward on an electric-grid, destroying incoming enemies and gathering points. All this with buzzing sounds and music, but graphics were quite nice. I also think there was '2000' or '2k' in it's name.
Post by: EagleV on November 10, 2011, 10:05:55 am
I have another game this time. It was some kind of weird obstacle course bullshit game.
Basically you were a spaceship and had to reach the end of the course. I believe there was some galaxy or planet waiting at the end.
I think the ship also had fuel(not sure) and you died whenever you touched a wall.
Heres a mockupSpoiler (click to show/hide)
Your ship could jump to change platforms or avoid obstacles completely.
And if it is any help, the ship could also go OVER the tunnel instead of under.
skyroads?
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d4/Skyroads-screenshot-of-gameplay.png)
Post by: Areyar on November 10, 2011, 11:12:40 am
I have another game this time. It was some kind of weird obstacle course bullshit game.Zaxxon?
Basically you were a spaceship and had to reach the end of the course. I believe there was some galaxy or planet waiting at the end.
I think the ship also had fuel(not sure) and you died whenever you touched a wall.
Heres a mockup(http://)Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Your ship could jump to change platforms or avoid obstacles completely.
And if it is any help, the ship could also go OVER the tunnel instead of under.
Post by: Vibhor on November 10, 2011, 08:47:55 pm
I have another game this time. It was some kind of weird obstacle course bullshit game.
Basically you were a spaceship and had to reach the end of the course. I believe there was some galaxy or planet waiting at the end.
I think the ship also had fuel(not sure) and you died whenever you touched a wall.
Heres a mockupSpoiler (click to show/hide)
Your ship could jump to change platforms or avoid obstacles completely.
And if it is any help, the ship could also go OVER the tunnel instead of under.
skyroads?
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d4/Skyroads-screenshot-of-gameplay.png)
YES! YES!
Thanks a bunch
Post by: mikefictiti0us on November 12, 2011, 12:22:45 am
Mockup :
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: olemars on November 12, 2011, 09:13:32 am
Post by: mikefictiti0us on November 12, 2011, 03:08:08 pm
Post by: Logrin on November 16, 2011, 07:05:48 pm
Combat itself was grid based AND turn-based and happened where you encountered enemies. There wasn't so much random battles as enemies spotting you. When a character's hp hit zero they fell to the ground ((occupying the square they were in)) and if not healed could die permenantly.
If I recall correctly alot of it took place in castle/dungeon settings, and had a bit of a dungeon crawl aspect to it. I've been looking for this PC game off and on for the better part of five years!
I saw this RPG -once- and didn't think to immediately write the title down, since I was like "This games the shit, course I'll remember this!" It also had a fairly robust magic and combat system.
HELP ME BAY 12 your my only hope!
Post by: Frumple on November 16, 2011, 07:41:48 pm
nope :(
I really want to find that game...
Maybe one of the Empire Earth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_earth) games? Do you remember about how old the game would be?
Post by: Virtz on November 17, 2011, 04:34:31 am
Alright! Here's one that's been bugging the -heck- out of me. It was a top down, -near- isometric looking game ((Sort of akin to Ultima Black Gate in that regard, but more cartoony graphics.)) You could aquire followers, whom actually followed you visably. Not any of this stacking nonsense to emerge when combat starts.Knights of the Chalice (http://www.heroicfantasygames.com/Screenshots.htm)?
Combat itself was grid based AND turn-based and happened where you encountered enemies. There wasn't so much random battles as enemies spotting you. When a character's hp hit zero they fell to the ground ((occupying the square they were in)) and if not healed could die permenantly.
If I recall correctly alot of it took place in castle/dungeon settings, and had a bit of a dungeon crawl aspect to it. I've been looking for this PC game off and on for the better part of five years!
I saw this RPG -once- and didn't think to immediately write the title down, since I was like "This games the shit, course I'll remember this!" It also had a fairly robust magic and combat system.
HELP ME BAY 12 your my only hope!
Post by: Logrin on November 17, 2011, 04:50:15 am
Your sir, are a magic man.
Post by: Christes on November 17, 2011, 08:56:04 pm
Reposting this:OK, here's one:
In this game, you play as a paladin (though I'm not 100% sure the game actually calls you one).
The game is played from a sprite-based, mostly top-down (maybe cavalier) perspective. The game is played in real time, but combat is turn-based. Moving around feels quite a bit like Legend of Zelda, in how you move from area to area and how you move around enemies. The graphics are better than Zelda though.
When you run into an opponent the game pauses, a combat window opens on the right with pictures of the relevant enemies, and it enters a turned based combat mode where you basically take turns swinging at each other. If I recall correctly, you clicked on the picture of an enemy to attack it. Killing enemies will net you loot and XP, as per standard RPG fare.
I don't recall much of the plot, but I distinctly recall fighting blood bats, and I vaguely recall something about an ice lich.
You have a health bar, and some sort of "faith" bar that works like mana (getting depleted from casting spells). You can recharge it once per level by praying at a church in the starting town (Doing so opens a text prompt where you walk with God or some such).
You also can buy new weapons and shields. Like at the very beginning of the game, I remember it was best to spend all of your money to trade in your dagger for a sword.
I actually first played it on a windows 95 system. I might have gotten it from a cd of old games - so it might conceivably be a windows 3.x game, but for some reason I have always had the impression it was a DOS game.
Post by: HorridOwn4ge on November 18, 2011, 01:06:40 pm
Post by: lordcooper on November 18, 2011, 05:19:53 pm
I'm looking for a old PSX figter game where you fight against opponents 1v1 from a bird eye like perspective and if you pressed stuff like the 'o' button on the controller he did a move where stuff like rows of 'o's would shoot at the opponent and stuff. If anyone knows the name please tell me.
Could you elaborate a little? I'm not sure what a bird eye perspective means and a screenshot/mockup would help. Also, it might be Destrega.
@Christes: Honestly dude, I think it's safe to assume nobody knows it by this point.
Post by: Christes on November 18, 2011, 06:06:14 pm
Post by: monk12 on November 18, 2011, 07:10:08 pm
Besides, it sounds awesome and now I want to know what it is :P
Post by: Lorak on November 19, 2011, 07:22:54 am
No idea when this game came out, but it was 3D and had pretty good graphics for it's time. You start off as a prisoner, but then something happens and you're set free. From there you're pretty much free to roam the world and do as you please.
The world was pretty big and had several cities. There were a few factions you could join and do quests for. The combat was real time and you could use magic and stuff.
Post by: lordcooper on November 19, 2011, 07:27:22 am
Post by: Virtz on November 19, 2011, 07:32:56 am
Post by: rhesusmacabre on November 19, 2011, 09:48:02 am
Post by: Flying Carcass on November 19, 2011, 10:23:52 am
Post by: Leatra on November 19, 2011, 11:47:25 am
Post by: olemars on November 19, 2011, 12:08:43 pm
Post by: Leatra on November 19, 2011, 12:12:24 pm
Fools. No one knows what you're talking about unless you mention all those games belong to The Elder Scrolls (tm) series.Yeah.
Hey, what about Redguard?
Okay, just kidding.
Post by: MarcAFK on November 19, 2011, 12:23:06 pm
There was a game on the old apple II or III's in my school library which involved resource management and strategy, i think the plot was you were stuck in the wilderness and had to survive and possib ly get home, i think it had several levels, you had to collect berries or fish for food and could collect wood for building a raft to get home or something like that, it was very primitive with stick figures and was probably aimed at young children. I just don't remember what it was :/
Post by: Haspen on November 19, 2011, 03:04:36 pm
Ok he4res one that's been bugging me suince i was a kid, i've spet a few hours searching for it but still have no idea.
There was a game on the old apple II or III's in my school library which involved resource management and strategy, i think the plot was you were stuck in the wilderness and had to survive and possib ly get home, i think it had several levels, you had to collect berries or fish for food and could collect wood for building a raft to get home or something like that, it was very primitive with stick figures and was probably aimed at young children. I just don't remember what it was :/
Hmmm, Schiffbruch? (http://db.tigsource.com/games/schiffbruch)
Post by: MarcAFK on November 20, 2011, 01:19:51 am
Post by: Aptus on November 20, 2011, 05:48:56 am
System: Either NES or SNES, I am fairly certain it was NES but not 100%.
Type: Platformer
The shit I remember from it:
Sidescrolling platformer with an overworld map where you see your progress between levels. There were multiple paths at some points in the game so you could not go to all the levels in the same playthrough, for example I remember there being an ice level in the shape of a tower on the world map that I only got like 10% of the times I played the game.
You had several characters, I don't remember if you could switch at will or just before starting each level. I think the characters were dragons or some such and they had different abilities and flaws.
The very first level if I remember correctly is a "boss" battle in a castle throne room.
One of the end levels, I think it is was the penultimate level was some kind of shadow lands deal with really annoying enemies.
Not much to go on I know but I have been looking for this game for years now and for some reason the part of my brain that actually has the name in it must have had it's clusters corrupted by malware at some point.
Post by: timferius on November 20, 2011, 11:13:44 am
Anyone else have a memory of this one? Obviously the console wasn't a huge success, since I couldn't even find on a list of consoles on wikipedia, but I might've just missed it.
Post by: olemars on November 20, 2011, 01:17:49 pm
ok, this one has been bugging me for ages. when I was a kid, we rented a bizzarre console that I have vague (possibly false) memories of. So, basically, what I remeber is the controller, which all I remeber about THAT is that it had a large rollerball instead of d-pad or joystick. I want to say it was snes era (bad memory). Also, the game I remeber we had was a berenstein bears game, where you had a bunch of minigames to complete, so you could go to the carnival or something. The one minigame I remeber was a toothbrushing game, where you controlled the toothbrush, and had to brush away the germs when they popped up.
Anyone else have a memory of this one? Obviously the console wasn't a huge success, since I couldn't even find on a list of consoles on wikipedia, but I might've just missed it.
This game (http://www.mobygames.com/game/berenstain-bears-on-their-own) on the CD-I, which was indeed a huge failure.
Post by: timferius on November 20, 2011, 02:10:22 pm
Post by: Silent_Thunder on November 20, 2011, 03:59:21 pm
Post by: lordcooper on November 20, 2011, 04:25:08 pm
Post by: Silent_Thunder on November 20, 2011, 06:00:31 pm
Post by: Flying Carcass on November 21, 2011, 03:08:29 am
Ok theis game was either on GBC or GBA, and its sorta like pokemon, except the battles were this weird pinball thing, and you had like one pokemon thing that got upgraded a bunch. I know that's REALLY vague, but I remember so little about it.
Pokemon Pinball?
http://www.gamespot.com/pokemon-pinball/platform/gbc?tag=result;title;1
Post by: mikefictiti0us on November 21, 2011, 09:57:58 am
There was a game on the old apple II or III's in my school library which involved resource management and strategy, i think the plot was you were stuck in the wilderness and had to survive and possib ly get home, i think it had several levels, you had to collect berries or fish for food and could collect wood for building a raft to get home or something like that
Ahhh, I know this game. The name is on the tip of my tongue. I played it during my primary school years and, coincidentally, I also first encountered it on one of the computers in the library.
The game you speak of, do you recall an area that had something like a horizontal rope lift that led from a high place (possibly from a cave opening in a mountain) to another area that was several screens away? And that you couldn't use it until you found a specific object (I think it was a basket)?
Post by: Haspen on November 23, 2011, 02:47:03 pm
It was a total castlevania rip-off, but a nicely drawn one. I remember a lot of fanservice in ways of skimpy-clothed main heroine and pretty much all the bosses being women with large boobs and long hair. I remember bra-less wyvern rider as the boss of first or second level.
She had a whip, went against Dracula and so on. It had snes-like graphics but I swear it wasn't snes at all. Something... similar.
Post by: lordcooper on November 23, 2011, 03:49:59 pm
Post by: Haspen on November 23, 2011, 03:58:40 pm
Castlevania Legends maybe?
Nah, I played a lot of CV's (fanboy, guilty ;p) and that's totally not Legends. The rip-off was 16-bit and with a lot of colors there.
Post by: Leatra on November 23, 2011, 06:06:59 pm
Game is about getting away from a motorbike gang or something like that. You use a motorbike and fire at the guys trying to get you with your gun. It's all 2D. You can increase your score by killing the motorbike guys and destroying pretty much everything. At a certain point you have to destroy a helicopter. There are ramps too. You can flip with your motorbike but if you can't do the timing you are dead. If you die 3 times it's over. Graphics are very similar to all other 2D motorbike/bike games out there.
At the start of the game you talk with a member of the gang you are escaping from. I don't rembember but I think they ask you to give them money or something.
That's all I rembember.
Oh and it wasn't a flash game and you had to download it.
Post by: Bouchart on November 23, 2011, 07:12:28 pm
So okay, this should be fairly easy but Google seems unable to cope with it?
It was a total castlevania rip-off, but a nicely drawn one. I remember a lot of fanservice in ways of skimpy-clothed main heroine and pretty much all the bosses being women with large boobs and long hair. I remember bra-less wyvern rider as the boss of first or second level.
She had a whip, went against Dracula and so on. It had snes-like graphics but I swear it wasn't snes at all. Something... similar.
Rusty. It was for the PC-98 in Japan.
Post by: Haspen on November 24, 2011, 09:58:22 am
So okay, this should be fairly easy but Google seems unable to cope with it?
It was a total castlevania rip-off, but a nicely drawn one. I remember a lot of fanservice in ways of skimpy-clothed main heroine and pretty much all the bosses being women with large boobs and long hair. I remember bra-less wyvern rider as the boss of first or second level.
She had a whip, went against Dracula and so on. It had snes-like graphics but I swear it wasn't snes at all. Something... similar.
Rusty. It was for the PC-98 in Japan.
Yeah! I've checked on internets and that's totally Rusty. Thanks :D
Post by: erick32112 on November 24, 2011, 10:15:54 am
Post by: Bouchart on November 24, 2011, 10:17:23 am
Post by: erick32112 on November 24, 2011, 10:25:00 am
an addition, u battle tekken style but after battle, you can wander around the town.hope this could be any help.
Post by: Akura on November 30, 2011, 01:02:26 pm
Anyway, it was on the Dreamcast, an arcade-style zombie game. I remember quite a bit of it except the name. There were three playable characters, the leader of whom was named Stick Brightling. Aside from each character's handgun, there were different weapons, some of them pretty crazy/awesome like akimbo miniguns built inside a pair of guitar cases, and a single-shot rocket launcher, also fired from a guitar case.
The main villian hated the main character because Stick's father was a scientist who worked on the project that orignally created the zombies(which the villain is using) who killed the villain's parents to use in the project. The game's voice acting was horrible, though.
I know the name had two words, the first being "Zombie". I can't remember the other word, and it's pissing me off.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on November 30, 2011, 01:39:14 pm
Post by: Captain Hat on December 13, 2011, 01:23:07 am
It's a game written in java, which had gameplay similar to the old Gold Box games like Pool of Radiance. You had a first person view where you lead your party around, but it had a top down combat system that was turn based. It took place on an alien planet in the future, and you could have characters who were human, alien, and a few other things that I cannot remember. I do remember that there was an insectoid race, and that you could give people chainsaws. Explosives were also important (or least I used them a lot). You could download the game, or save a cookie as your save file. I remember it had some picture of a moon on the save screen.
The site it was hosted also had a walkthrough for Pool of Radiance on the Commodore 64, as well as a page dedicated to ADOM, detailing his YAVPs of a Drakeling Paladin and a Grey Elf Wizard.
I'm sure that this site has vanished into oblivion, but perhaps someone who is more capable with Google than I am can find this game.
Post by: zestorum on December 13, 2011, 01:33:13 am
Throwing out a wild shot here, this is a game I vaguely remember from my childhood, I don't remember too much from it other than that it was fun as all hell, aside from that it's just snippets.Little Samson, or as it was known in Japan, Lickle.
System: Either NES or SNES, I am fairly certain it was NES but not 100%.
Type: Platformer
The shit I remember from it:
Sidescrolling platformer with an overworld map where you see your progress between levels. There were multiple paths at some points in the game so you could not go to all the levels in the same playthrough, for example I remember there being an ice level in the shape of a tower on the world map that I only got like 10% of the times I played the game.
You had several characters, I don't remember if you could switch at will or just before starting each level. I think the characters were dragons or some such and they had different abilities and flaws.
The very first level if I remember correctly is a "boss" battle in a castle throne room.
One of the end levels, I think it is was the penultimate level was some kind of shadow lands deal with really annoying enemies.
Not much to go on I know but I have been looking for this game for years now and for some reason the part of my brain that actually has the name in it must have had it's clusters corrupted by malware at some point.
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 13, 2011, 07:53:25 am
Oh man, this one has eluded me for a very long time, as it's very old (2002?) and I played it only a few times.O.k., so it's unlikely to be the one I'm thinking about, seeing how it's an Amiga-only release from almost two decades ago, but your description reminds me of it very much. I just thought you might want to try it for yourself. You can download the game together with a pre-configured emulator from one of the creators' page (http://edvardtoth.com/games/perihelion/).
It's a game written in java, which had gameplay similar to the old Gold Box games like Pool of Radiance. You had a first person view where you lead your party around, but it had a top down combat system that was turn based. It took place on an alien planet in the future, and you could have characters who were human, alien, and a few other things that I cannot remember. I do remember that there was an insectoid race, and that you could give people chainsaws. Explosives were also important (or least I used them a lot). You could download the game, or save a cookie as your save file. I remember it had some picture of a moon on the save screen.
Edit: and somehow I forgot to say what game it is. It's Perihelion: The Prophecy
Post by: Funk on December 13, 2011, 12:59:14 pm
you where in some kind of archaeologist diging up stuff in Egypt.
Post by: Aptus on December 17, 2011, 01:46:46 pm
Throwing out a wild shot here, this is a game I vaguely remember from my childhood, I don't remember too much from it other than that it was fun as all hell, aside from that it's just snippets.Little Samson, or as it was known in Japan, Lickle.
System: Either NES or SNES, I am fairly certain it was NES but not 100%.
Type: Platformer
The shit I remember from it:
Sidescrolling platformer with an overworld map where you see your progress between levels. There were multiple paths at some points in the game so you could not go to all the levels in the same playthrough, for example I remember there being an ice level in the shape of a tower on the world map that I only got like 10% of the times I played the game.
You had several characters, I don't remember if you could switch at will or just before starting each level. I think the characters were dragons or some such and they had different abilities and flaws.
The very first level if I remember correctly is a "boss" battle in a castle throne room.
One of the end levels, I think it is was the penultimate level was some kind of shadow lands deal with really annoying enemies.
Not much to go on I know but I have been looking for this game for years now and for some reason the part of my brain that actually has the name in it must have had it's clusters corrupted by malware at some point.
Woah, that is actually it. Thank you so damn much, I've been trying to find the name of this game for so long I started to think I had imagined it ever existing :D
Post by: Dariush on December 19, 2011, 08:44:48 am
Edit: actually, I'm an idiot. I was remembering the features just as I was writing them, googled for a while and stumbled onto it. The game is called Dragon Throne: The Battle of Red Cliffs, btw. Thanks for help. :D
Post by: zestorum on December 19, 2011, 08:47:13 am
Haha, it's only my favourite NES platformer of all time! :D Glad to help :)Throwing out a wild shot here, this is a game I vaguely remember from my childhood, I don't remember too much from it other than that it was fun as all hell, aside from that it's just snippets.Little Samson, or as it was known in Japan, Lickle.
System: Either NES or SNES, I am fairly certain it was NES but not 100%.
Type: Platformer
The shit I remember from it:
Sidescrolling platformer with an overworld map where you see your progress between levels. There were multiple paths at some points in the game so you could not go to all the levels in the same playthrough, for example I remember there being an ice level in the shape of a tower on the world map that I only got like 10% of the times I played the game.
You had several characters, I don't remember if you could switch at will or just before starting each level. I think the characters were dragons or some such and they had different abilities and flaws.
The very first level if I remember correctly is a "boss" battle in a castle throne room.
One of the end levels, I think it is was the penultimate level was some kind of shadow lands deal with really annoying enemies.
Not much to go on I know but I have been looking for this game for years now and for some reason the part of my brain that actually has the name in it must have had it's clusters corrupted by malware at some point.
Woah, that is actually it. Thank you so damn much, I've been trying to find the name of this game for so long I started to think I had imagined it ever existing :D
Post by: Vibhor on December 19, 2011, 09:01:09 am
Post by: olemars on December 19, 2011, 09:16:55 am
Post by: Vibhor on December 19, 2011, 10:04:24 am
That was called Telepath RPG or something, you can probably find it on Kongregate.
Thats the game
Thanks mate.
Post by: OperatorPants on December 20, 2011, 11:00:45 pm
Post by: sluissa on December 20, 2011, 11:08:38 pm
There is this game that I am dying to play again, it was on a disk of several Space-oriented games. You were a space ship pilot, it was single player, you flew around shooting asteroids, gathering minerals, killing other pilots, you could go to these stations to sell your shit, get more fuel, etc. I am DYING to play it but have no idea what it's called :C
Unfortunately that's pretty vague. Describes a bunch of space shooters including but not limited to Escape Velocity(series), X(series), Flatspace(series), Elite(series), Solar Winds(Series), Starscape, Darkstar One, and I'm sure a bunch others not even including open source remakes of a few of them.
Post by: OperatorPants on December 20, 2011, 11:26:12 pm
There is this game that I am dying to play again, it was on a disk of several Space-oriented games. You were a space ship pilot, it was single player, you flew around shooting asteroids, gathering minerals, killing other pilots, you could go to these stations to sell your shit, get more fuel, etc. I am DYING to play it but have no idea what it's called :C
Unfortunately that's pretty vague. Describes a bunch of space shooters including but not limited to Escape Velocity(series), X(series), Flatspace(series), Elite(series), Solar Winds(Series), Starscape, Darkstar One, and I'm sure a bunch others not even including open source remakes of a few of them.
It was a top down, open world game. You flew a small ship around. The main goal was to shoot asteroids, take the minerals they gave you, take them back to stations and sell them for upgrades. You had limited fuel and had to refuel at these stations. There were AI ships that also flew around and would try to kill you. IIRC the ship you flew was green. That's really all I can remember right now. This was probably a decade ago. Also it was on a disc with multiple similar games.
Post by: Areyar on December 21, 2011, 07:13:09 am
escape velocity se.
Post by: Vibhor on December 21, 2011, 07:21:22 am
There is this game that I am dying to play again, it was on a disk of several Space-oriented games. You were a space ship pilot, it was single player, you flew around shooting asteroids, gathering minerals, killing other pilots, you could go to these stations to sell your shit, get more fuel, etc. I am DYING to play it but have no idea what it's called :C
Unfortunately that's pretty vague. Describes a bunch of space shooters including but not limited to Escape Velocity(series), X(series), Flatspace(series), Elite(series), Solar Winds(Series), Starscape, Darkstar One, and I'm sure a bunch others not even including open source remakes of a few of them.
It was a top down, open world game. You flew a small ship around. The main goal was to shoot asteroids, take the minerals they gave you, take them back to stations and sell them for upgrades. You had limited fuel and had to refuel at these stations. There were AI ships that also flew around and would try to kill you. IIRC the ship you flew was green. That's really all I can remember right now. This was probably a decade ago. Also it was on a disc with multiple similar games.
What about graphics? Were they 2D? Also, what was the date you played it on?
Post by: jetex1911 on December 21, 2011, 08:58:15 am
I miss that game. :'(
Post by: puke on December 24, 2011, 03:29:31 pm
This was a capital ship simulator similar to various old Star Trek games, but definitly NOT in the Star Trek universe. I played it on the Atari ST, the introduction spash-screen featured a large capital ship (maybe red?) in a battle with a beam raking across its side cutting it open.
The actual gameplay had you warping between sectors on a grid, like Trek. You also had a wormhole drive or jump drive or something that consumed a huge ammount of fuel, damaged your ship, but would take you very far away to a random part of the universe. You could tractor beam things, mine asteroids for fuel and resources, trade at starbases for equipment and armaments, defend from aliens that you were at war with.
You didn't directly engage in tactical combat, but you managed everything from the bridge giving orders to different stations, monitoring damage control, deciding when to launch fighters or torpedos or use the phasers. You had to balance shield power and other engineering type things.
It was a really great capital ship sim, but darned if I can remember what it was called.
Post by: puke on December 24, 2011, 04:14:54 pm
http://www.mobygames.com/game/star-fleet-i-the-war-begins
Wikipedia says there was a Star Fleet III remake effort as recent as 2008, so maybe theres some hope yet.
Post by: DwarfyDwarf on December 28, 2011, 09:26:17 am
There was a story about a statue that had to be kept in it's own room, and required someone to be looking at it at all times, causing 3 people to help clean it (one to clean, 2 to stare at it) and the 2 had to warn when they were blinking.
There was also a story about a ship that was found, and it had something to do with human teeth.
There are a couple others I can remember, like a rat king, 12 (or so) keys that opened a door, a man with a planet for a stomach, and other such things.
Post by: EagleV on December 28, 2011, 11:19:27 am
Well, this isn't a game, but there's a website with a list of stories about amazing 'discoveries' in a scientific laboratory. The title was an acronym, with 3 letters.
The SCP Foundation (http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/). Secure, Contain, Protect or something like that. It's about a secret organisation which keeps supernatural items safe.
Post by: DwarfyDwarf on December 28, 2011, 11:22:10 am
Post by: Sirus on December 29, 2011, 03:42:09 am
I remember that it looked like an amazing game to play, but sadly our computer at the time simply couldn't handle it. We returned it a day or so later.
Any help would be appreciated.
Post by: olemars on December 29, 2011, 06:36:29 am
Post by: Vattic on December 29, 2011, 06:59:14 am
It was 3D but mostly top-down. You could stack bombs on foes from a distance. I think you could upgrade the number of bombs at one time, range, and likely health. The tutorial / first level was set in a town and tanks would turn up by the end of the level.
Fake edit: Ignore me. I found it by searching for "PS1 stacking bombs". It's called Silent Bomber. Only posting in case someone else was looking for the same.
Post by: Sirus on December 29, 2011, 06:28:32 pm
Probably this (http://www.mobygames.com/game/survival-the-ultimate-challenge). Seems to have fallen into obscurity pretty quickly.That might be it. Certainly looks familiar, though I think my version had different box art.
Post by: Xanatos Jr. on January 01, 2012, 10:11:28 am
Post by: Vibhor on January 01, 2012, 10:14:47 am
I'm looking for a game, I remember it was a free downloadable game, it was a top-down survival game with a sci-fi setting and multiple characters to play as. You crash land on a planet and have to escape.
Notrium (http://www.instantkingdom.com/notrium/)
Damn me if I am wrong.
Post by: Xanatos Jr. on January 01, 2012, 01:00:26 pm
I'm looking for a game, I remember it was a free downloadable game, it was a top-down survival game with a sci-fi setting and multiple characters to play as. You crash land on a planet and have to escape.
Notrium (http://www.instantkingdom.com/notrium/)
Damn me if I am wrong.
That's it, thanks.
Post by: PsyberianHusky on January 02, 2012, 01:42:01 pm
The name was just a year or something, and there are two or three factions, and I think one is Russian.
It was unique in that there was an underground level to the maps, and you could custom build tanks from parts.
Post by: Akura on January 02, 2012, 01:50:13 pm
Decent games.
Post by: PsyberianHusky on January 02, 2012, 04:52:43 pm
Earth 2150 series? I think there's Earth 2140, 2150, and 2160.
Decent games.
Thanks!
Post by: Cthulhu on January 21, 2012, 05:12:37 am
A while ago a post was made, I think on this section of the forum, maybe a different one. It concerned a website where people played D&D. There were multiple DMs, all of whom were DMing campaigns in one overarching world, and the various adventurer groups lived their own stories as part of the collective story of the game, occasionally meeting each other and doing whatever happens then.
Does anybody remember what this was? I looked around but couldn't find it. I think it started with an R
Post by: lordcooper on January 21, 2012, 09:29:40 am
Post by: Cthulhu on January 21, 2012, 01:22:41 pm
Post by: Xeron on January 22, 2012, 03:20:01 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on January 22, 2012, 03:38:46 pm
It was a real time 4x game.The menu where you chose your races had them all in some sort of tube thing with liquid inside.The races were extremely ugly though.Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain
Post by: Xeron on January 23, 2012, 08:31:27 am
Post by: Exerosp on January 23, 2012, 03:00:10 pm
Saw a let's player on youtube where he was a general with some troops and proceeded to take over towns or something. It seemed like it was only world map. Anyone?
Post by: Il Palazzo on January 23, 2012, 05:41:24 pm
Some kind of game where you had a General or something. Imagine Warband fused with Total war, but 2D, almost a colour scheme like on H;M&M 2.Eh, maybe Warlords 2? Some more details, please?
Saw a let's player on youtube where he was a general with some troops and proceeded to take over towns or something. It seemed like it was only world map. Anyone?
Post by: Bouchart on January 23, 2012, 06:03:16 pm
Post by: puke on January 23, 2012, 08:17:16 pm
Thats actually a good contender for Exerosp's game.
I remember the world map seeiming HUGE and the individual levels seeming far too tedious to ever dream of playing through the whole thing. But the first few sure were fun.
Post by: Bouchart on January 23, 2012, 08:29:00 pm
Post by: Exerosp on January 24, 2012, 03:21:34 am
Post by: Dkite11 on January 26, 2012, 08:43:06 pm
Post by: Max White on January 26, 2012, 08:48:36 pm
Post by: Dkite11 on January 26, 2012, 08:51:54 pm
Post by: Nega on January 26, 2012, 09:39:25 pm
There was once a PS1 game I would always play in my childhood. I remember the multiplayer making you play as a giant spire, the other player being one on the other side of the map. You would spawn vehicles, airstrikes, and even turret towers to defeat the other player. I also remember it having a mainly Sci-Fi setting, as well as making it first-person when you controlled a unit.
Post by: Bouchart on January 26, 2012, 09:44:27 pm
Post by: DrPoo on January 27, 2012, 11:50:45 am
I remember getting so sad when i saw people moving out of houses, even managing fires by demolishing surrounding buildings. I just loved the game, it had a very complex (atleast for a 10 year old, wich i was back then) farming system where you had to use mudded tiles in the nile for farming, and irrigation and stuff.
Post by: Deon on January 27, 2012, 01:26:09 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh_%28video_game%29
Post by: DrPoo on January 27, 2012, 01:48:55 pm
This one?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh_%28video_game%29
YES!
THANKS!
FUCKING THANKS YOU MAN!
Post by: Leatra on January 27, 2012, 02:25:55 pm
This one?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh_%28video_game%29
YES!
THANKS!
FUCKING THANKS YOU MAN!
Aww, man. I played this game non-stop when I was a kid. If you like this game try Zeus: Master of Olympus (especially this) and Caesar III too!
Post by: Haspen on January 27, 2012, 02:33:45 pm
This one?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh_%28video_game%29
YES!
THANKS!
FUCKING THANKS YOU MAN!
Aww, man. I played this game non-stop when I was a kid. If you like this game try Zeus: Master of Olympus (especially this) and Caesar III too!
And when you're done with base campaigns and stuff, I recommend checking out this repository (http://www.heavengames.com) of maps and missions.
Post by: Vibhor on January 27, 2012, 10:22:53 pm
It was a side scrolling 2d platformer that also involved collecting keys to open gates.
Post by: Nuisance on January 28, 2012, 11:23:14 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubba_%27n%27_Stix
Post by: Haspen on January 29, 2012, 10:22:12 am
It had a cartoon'ey feel to it. It was about spec ops in blue suits. I faintly remember a muscled blonde guy and agile Asian chick. And few others I believe.
There were several places in which you could perform missions: I remember a boutique, hi-tech office and Baikonur complex. Missions were mostly 'fetch a briefcase and get out' or 'kill enemy X located in Y'.
It had certain kind of enemy I remember very good: Asian guy with sunglasses and in orange shirt with flowers.
Post by: olemars on January 29, 2012, 10:53:04 am
Post by: Haspen on January 29, 2012, 11:26:44 am
Thx olemars!
Post by: Vattic on January 29, 2012, 01:20:21 pm
Help to find this would be appreciated.
Post by: lordcooper on January 29, 2012, 02:47:27 pm
I read about this game on here: It's a MUD set inside a space ship / station which is adrift. You must eat and drink. There are strange things lurking around. It's all a mystery. The ship might even be haunted. The staff apparently hosted events.
Help to find this would be appreciated.
http://www.atonementrpi.com/
That was the first stage of the game, things have changed a lot now.
Post by: Vattic on January 29, 2012, 08:15:01 pm
http://www.atonementrpi.com/Cheers! I'm sad to hear things are different. I would have been interested in joining otherwise.
That was the first stage of the game, things have changed a lot now.
Post by: Mech#4 on January 30, 2012, 11:00:37 pm
I'm sure it was an adventure game (possibly with educational elements) where you might've played as a superhero type character. The one part I remember is I think you were in a house and there were giant termites infesting the place, the termites might've been in the backyard. Your job was to get rid of them.
I saw it between the years 1995~1999, it was for the PC, Windows 95.
Post by: Vibhor on January 31, 2012, 02:41:37 am
Bubba n Stix?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubba_%27n%27_Stix
Not really, it was for the NES you see.
Post by: DwarfyDwarf on January 31, 2012, 08:13:57 pm
Bubba n Stix?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubba_%27n%27_Stix
Not really, it was for the NES you see.
Ducktales?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuckTales_%28video_game%29
Post by: assasinwar9 on January 31, 2012, 11:32:49 pm
Post by: tryrar on February 02, 2012, 04:05:00 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on February 02, 2012, 04:24:28 pm
Ok, there is this one game that was pretty fun that I played waaaaayy back, it was a mech combat game that had an egyptian theme to it. You had these beehive barrier shields that you had to punch holes in, and the thing I remember most are these ankhs that floated above points on the map that you could shoot, and if you did they would fall and explode( I once hit one with a guided missile to blow up a guy hiding in a passageway!). I know the thing had an egyptian god's name, but searching that on the internet has so far proved useless...S.C.A.R.A.B.
Post by: tryrar on February 02, 2012, 04:33:37 pm
Post by: Vattic on February 02, 2012, 10:19:31 pm
Post by: inEQUALITY on February 02, 2012, 10:26:06 pm
Some kind of game where you had a General or something. Imagine Warband fused with Total war, but 2D, almost a colour scheme like on H;M&M 2.
Saw a let's player on youtube where he was a general with some troops and proceeded to take over towns or something. It seemed like it was only world map. Anyone?
Would that happen to be one of the games in the Dominion series?
Post by: Akura on February 07, 2012, 01:17:59 pm
Post by: Korbac on February 07, 2012, 01:27:25 pm
Post by: Haspen on February 07, 2012, 01:35:43 pm
The game I'm looking for is a web based MMO where you play as the head of a faction/house. It's a space 4X. RP is enforced. It was compared to Dune.
Wasn't that Shores of Hazeron per chance?
Post by: Akura on February 07, 2012, 01:49:36 pm
I believe the game you're looking for, Akura, is "Dragon Lord", or something along those lines. XDSearch on Abandonia(which I swear I got it from once) turns up nothing, search on Google gives a crapton of other stuff.
Hazeron isn't web-based. I think I know what he's looking for, but I can't remember the name, or much else about it.The game I'm looking for is a web based MMO where you play as the head of a faction/house. It's a space 4X. RP is enforced. It was compared to Dune.
Wasn't that Shores of Hazeron per chance?
Post by: The Merchant Of Menace on February 07, 2012, 04:53:31 pm
Anywho: It's an Ascii RPG, I call it an RPG because it's party based, and I'm pretty sure all combat is menu based as well. You start by creating a party, although you can go alone if you want IIRC, you start off in a town where you can do standard town stuff, and I think you move on a world map, you can choose to camp when on the world map, and have to set party members to stand watch in shifts to minimize risk of attacks.
That's about all I can remember and I've exhausted every other avenue of search.
Post by: Haspen on February 07, 2012, 05:54:47 pm
I believe the game you're looking for, Akura, is "Dragon Lord", or something along those lines. XDSearch on Abandonia(which I swear I got it from once) turns up nothing, search on Google gives a crapton of other stuff.
Oh really? (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dragon-lord) :P
Post by: MeisterJoe on February 29, 2012, 04:34:46 pm
Here's what I can recall:
-You had a lot of preset races to pick from each with different perks/traits/stats.
-You could create your own and would use points to get positive/negative perks.
-You represented a God and could create a custom avatar of varying power.
-I think you picked attributes for your God like elements and such.
-There were different maps to play on.
Anyone remember this?
Post by: Tobel on February 29, 2012, 07:08:57 pm
ok i once found a game, it was a wilderness survival game like wurm or mason but it had single player and was actually playable, i think i found it through a wurm online updater client thing, i think it had dragon somewhere in its name. i cant find it anywhere! plz help :'(
Sounds like UnReal world? But there were no dragons. It was straight up survival.
http://www.jmp.fi/~smaarane/urw.html
Post by: Tobel on February 29, 2012, 07:09:51 pm
Any idears?
Post by: Orangebottle on February 29, 2012, 08:15:08 pm
Post by: assasinwar9 on March 01, 2012, 01:20:24 am
ok i once found a game, it was a wilderness survival game like wurm or mason but it had single player and was actually playable, i think i found it through a wurm online updater client thing, i think it had dragon somewhere in its name. i cant find it anywhere! plz help :'(
Sounds like UnReal world? But there were no dragons. It was straight up survival.
http://www.jmp.fi/~smaarane/urw.html
that's not 3d like wurm or mason lol sry for not specifying that
btw MeisterJoe is this game your looking for master of magic
Post by: Areyar on March 01, 2012, 04:37:13 am
ok i once found a game, it was a wilderness survival game like wurm or mason but it had single player and was actually playable, i think i found it through a wurm online updater client thing, i think it had dragon somewhere in its name. i cant find it anywhere! plz help :'(
Sounds like UnReal world? But there were no dragons. It was straight up survival.
http://www.jmp.fi/~smaarane/urw.html
that's not 3d like wurm or mason lol sry for not specifying that
btw MeisterJoe is this game your looking for master of magic
? How did you get MoM from 'survivalgame with a dragon in the title' ?
Post by: The Merchant Of Menace on March 01, 2012, 05:05:45 am
Bolded the relevant part.ok i once found a game, it was a wilderness survival game like wurm or mason but it had single player and was actually playable, i think i found it through a wurm online updater client thing, i think it had dragon somewhere in its name. i cant find it anywhere! plz help :'(
Sounds like UnReal world? But there were no dragons. It was straight up survival.
http://www.jmp.fi/~smaarane/urw.html
that's not 3d like wurm or mason lol sry for not specifying that
btw MeisterJoe is this game your looking for master of magic
? How did you get MoM from 'survivalgame with a dragon in the title' ?
Post by: Haspen on March 01, 2012, 08:46:36 am
Suits that guy under your avatar :P
Post by: MeisterJoe on March 01, 2012, 12:14:41 pm
I used to own it years ago and felt like playing it again, but paying 60$ for a 6 years old game kinda turned me off...
Post by: Areyar on March 02, 2012, 08:27:29 am
Anyways, MoM, you're now Master of Magic as well :P
Suits that guy under your avatar :P
Ah! Well, thankfully the world makes sense again now. :D
Post by: DrPoo on March 02, 2012, 05:50:01 pm
Post by: monk12 on March 02, 2012, 06:03:18 pm
Post by: Korbac on March 02, 2012, 06:44:44 pm
Post by: assasinwar9 on March 03, 2012, 02:52:32 am
Post by: lordcooper on March 03, 2012, 04:35:34 am
Its like a game where you are a worm, but you are actually secretly a bird, and you have to surf.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrx2jq184
Post by: Azated on March 03, 2012, 12:53:19 pm
I thought it was one of those games that came with XP, but in all the years of searching Ive found no game to match it's description.
Post by: The Merchant Of Menace on March 03, 2012, 01:33:21 pm
You kill aliens, gather resources and upgrade your ship, anyway.
Post by: Korbac on March 03, 2012, 02:47:46 pm
magic the gathering lol?
Not a card game, a tile based TBS for the PC. Thanks though. :)
Post by: The Merchant Of Menace on March 03, 2012, 02:50:22 pm
Post by: Kane Minehunter on March 03, 2012, 04:36:50 pm
http://www.nodiatis.com/
Post by: Korbac on March 03, 2012, 04:48:33 pm
It's a freeware game distributed entirely on the web. I think it was made about 3 - 4 years back? Thanks for your help though gents. :)
Post by: MeisterJoe on March 05, 2012, 03:58:46 pm
It was a casual game I'd gotten from Reflexive Arcade for my girlfriend.
You were stuck on an island which was divided in 2 sections, you had quests to craft/harvest ressources, you could farm, make outfits, mine, cut down trees, and also tame monsters to fight battles for you. I think the ultimate goal was to repair your balloon to get off the island or somesuch.
Any ideas?
Post by: hermes on March 10, 2012, 08:26:09 am
There was a game I played on the Amiga 500 in which you piloted a small spaceship that flew over the surface of a massive dreadnaught, shooting down defence ships and turrets on the surface. The player ship looked like a Jedi Starfighter, the gameplay was very fluid with an awesome little flip animation, and every time I see Episode III I can't help but think that Lucas ripped off this game for the opening sequence.
Help me Bay12, you're my only hope.
Post by: Il Palazzo on March 10, 2012, 08:46:34 am
Could it be Zaxxon? Or was it something more modern? Do you remember anything else about it? Like what was the year you played it, and maybe the publisher's/developer's logo? Was it isometric, top-down, or sidescroller?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaxxon
Post by: hermes on March 10, 2012, 08:52:58 am
@hermes:
Could it be Zaxxon? Or was it something more modern? Do you remember anything else about it? Like what was the year you played it, and maybe the publisher's/developer's logo? Was it isometric, top-down, or sidescroller?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaxxon
Ah, not Zaxxon... More modern definitely. It was a top down side scroller, but you could fly both left and right. The year... maybe 199...4? 5? Almost certain it was a western developer, though I cannot recall who.
Post by: rhesusmacabre on March 10, 2012, 08:59:21 am
Post by: hermes on March 10, 2012, 09:03:05 am
Uridium 2?
Oh, yes. Sweet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhOxA8l5wrk), thanks, so quick too! I forgot how awesome that game's music was.
Post by: melvis on March 18, 2012, 08:36:42 pm
Post by: The Merchant Of Menace on March 19, 2012, 10:55:48 am
Post by: melvis on March 19, 2012, 09:18:54 pm
Garage Band? (http://www.apple.com/ipad/from-the-app-store/apps-by-apple/garageband.html)thx for the reply but it's a game not just a simulator, It reminded me of this game http://www.mobygames.com/game/rock-manager. I just digged around a little more and I found it :D http://band-boss.com/
Post by: Exerosp on March 20, 2012, 02:19:56 am
And when you gather resources you see the little dots (Your people) running for the points. Like the houses. And this game felt like it was placed in a Tundra-ish place. I remember tehre being snow.
Post by: Sowelu on March 20, 2012, 05:32:35 pm
Words slowly fall. Single letters fall with a "whistling bomb" sound. Sometimes, a long word gallops across the screen to the tune of the William Tell Overture. (I think the title might have had Canon in D?)
I vaguely recall that words took chunks out of a big shield out of the bottom when they landed, kinda like Space Invaders except it was the whole screen wide and you didn't pilot a ship.
There were also non-game modes that did the standard measuring accuracy per different letter over multiple sessions thing.
I think it predated Mavis Beacon by a while, and was either monochrome or ega, console ASCII.
Post by: Lord Dullard on March 20, 2012, 07:49:40 pm
Such a weird game. It gave me nightmares as a kid. I think it must have been the music. Really dark and creepy.
Oh yeah, here's why I remembered the suicide thing. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zoOx_H4mZw&feature=related)
...
(After watching that video: Holy crap, no wonder this thing gave me nightmares as a kid.)
Post by: DwarfyDwarf on April 23, 2012, 05:22:37 pm
I think the name might have had something to do with 'ninja' <.<
Post by: lordcooper on April 23, 2012, 06:53:05 pm
Post by: DwarfyDwarf on April 23, 2012, 06:58:46 pm
2d or 3d? Era?
2D, and either 8 or 16-bit
Post by: lordcooper on April 23, 2012, 07:26:11 pm
Post by: monk12 on April 23, 2012, 08:02:27 pm
When I was in like third grade (so late 90's) my elementary school had a Computer class, which did some practical things like touch typing but was really mostly computer games. While reminiscing about the games we used to play, my friends and I all clearly recall a game we can't figure out the name of. It had a dragon in it that guided you around the different rooms or whatever, and there was a bunch of different activities you could do. I remember there was a painting game that was pretty cool, and I think there was an alphabet and a math game too. I kinda want to say the dragon's name was Snap? I know, not a lot of info to go off of, but it's what I've got.
Post by: lordcooper on April 23, 2012, 08:15:43 pm
First page after googling "snap dragon computer game".
Post by: monk12 on April 23, 2012, 09:01:55 pm
Post by: DwarfyDwarf on April 24, 2012, 04:29:24 pm
Ninja Gaiden (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj_nZdlr9bU), Shadow of the Ninja (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqxlpSp9uOo) or Zool (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBJzaosBxvc&feature=related) maybe? I'm not really sure if there were any real stealth games prior the the PS1 ers though :S
It was a PC game. It was almost entirely in some asian language that I won't attempt to name because it'll probably be the wrong one (but I think it was japanese).
Post by: Virtz on April 24, 2012, 05:54:21 pm
Post by: DwarfyDwarf on April 24, 2012, 09:50:45 pm
Nikujin (http://db.tigsource.com/games/nikujin)?
yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes thank you
Post by: Sirus on April 24, 2012, 10:01:05 pm
Nikujin (http://db.tigsource.com/games/nikujin)?Is there a different download source? That one links to a Japanese website, unless I'm clicking on the wrong download link.
Post by: DwarfyDwarf on April 24, 2012, 10:27:19 pm
Post by: Sirus on April 24, 2012, 10:33:10 pm
Use this (http://www.hotud.org/component/content/article/43-action/24804).Awesome, thank you :)
Post by: lavenders2 on April 28, 2012, 08:23:28 am
Nikujin (http://db.tigsource.com/games/nikujin)?
That game probably has the greatest ending ever
Post by: lordcooper on April 28, 2012, 10:36:22 pm
Post by: Mech#4 on April 28, 2012, 10:37:46 pm
Post by: lordcooper on April 28, 2012, 10:39:52 pm
@lordcooper: "Medievil" I believe.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Frumple on April 28, 2012, 10:57:54 pm
Post by: Mech#4 on April 28, 2012, 11:09:40 pm
Post by: Haspen on April 29, 2012, 03:02:32 am
I don't remember the console on which I played it, though.
Post by: Moogie on April 29, 2012, 03:07:14 am
There is this old (Around '95) game. You controlled a two-legged dragon/lizard. You were going around different world-islands. I fairly remember an enemy on ice(?) world, a golem splitting into many smaller versions of himself. He was a boss I think. You also gathered gemstones as well.
I don't remember the console on which I played it, though.
Don't suppose it was Gex? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gex_%28series%29)
Post by: lordcooper on April 29, 2012, 03:14:14 am
There is this old (Around '95) game. You controlled a two-legged dragon/lizard. You were going around different world-islands. I fairly remember an enemy on ice(?) world, a golem splitting into many smaller versions of himself. He was a boss I think. You also gathered gemstones as well.
I don't remember the console on which I played it, though.
Don't suppose it was Gex? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gex_%28series%29)
Spyro's under appreciated, but far superior cousin.
Post by: Haspen on April 29, 2012, 04:01:48 am
It wasn't a lizard guy in sunglasses, at least. Not to mention the distinct lack of gems in 'Gex'.
Post by: Michael_Almeida on May 02, 2012, 03:00:35 pm
Post by: Rex_Nex on May 08, 2012, 09:00:03 am
Any ideas?
Post by: Mech#4 on May 08, 2012, 09:31:00 am
Post by: bitesh on May 08, 2012, 09:36:53 am
There is this old (Around '95) game. You controlled a two-legged dragon/lizard. You were going around different world-islands. I fairly remember an enemy on ice(?) world, a golem splitting into many smaller versions of himself. He was a boss I think. You also gathered gemstones as well.Was it "Croc: legend of the Gobbos"? That's probably later than 95, though... also it was 3D. It played a lot like Spyro, actually...
I don't remember the console on which I played it, though.
EDIT:
@Haspen: "Croc: Legend of the Gobbo's"? You collect gems in that, and the worlds are all seperate islands.I didn't see that. I don't know how.
Post by: Akura on May 08, 2012, 12:02:14 pm
Here's an odd request: I remember playing this freeware game several years ago, which was sort of like a 3D version of Space Hulk. You had a squad of soldiers who were exploring an abandoned space station or something, and there were zombies pouring out of everywhere that could pretty much kill you in one hit. You controlled one of them at a time and they all had different skills and weapons. I can't find it nor can I remember what it was called. Can anyone help?I know exactly what you're talking about. I just can't remember the damn name. I have it on my computer, which I'm not on at the moment.
Post by: Haspen on May 08, 2012, 12:51:12 pm
@Haspen: "Croc: Legend of the Gobbo's"? You collect gems in that, and the worlds are all seperate islands.
Oh fuck yes.
I'm gonna bake you some chocolate cookies of gratitude on teh day I meet you, even if chances are slim! <3
Post by: Samio on May 08, 2012, 01:19:03 pm
... Alien Swarm? It doesn't have zombies but it's 3d and sorta like it.Here's an odd request: I remember playing this freeware game several years ago, which was sort of like a 3D version of Space Hulk. You had a squad of soldiers who were exploring an abandoned space station or something, and there were zombies pouring out of everywhere that could pretty much kill you in one hit. You controlled one of them at a time and they all had different skills and weapons. I can't find it nor can I remember what it was called. Can anyone help?I know exactly what you're talking about. I just can't remember the damn name. I have it on my computer, which I'm not on at the moment.
Post by: Samio on May 08, 2012, 01:23:10 pm
You play as a ninja, and you take some mercenary-like jobs. I remember seeing videos of it and wanting it.
It's for PS2 and it's NOT
(also for PS2)
Nvm, Colosseum: Road to Freedom. :D
Post by: lordcooper on May 08, 2012, 01:33:45 pm
'Aight, here's one that's been bugging more for a LONG while.
You play as a ninja, and you take some mercenary-like jobs. I remember seeing videos of it and wanting it.
It's for PS2 and it's NOT Tenshi. 3D, though. I think there was either a random level generator or editor.
Tenchu, Shinobi (the 2002 one), Nightshade, or Red Ninja: End of Honor. Any of them?
Post by: Samio on May 08, 2012, 02:50:25 pm
No. I'm pretty sure it has Shinobi as one of or part of one of the words, though.'Aight, here's one that's been bugging more for a LONG while.
You play as a ninja, and you take some mercenary-like jobs. I remember seeing videos of it and wanting it.
It's for PS2 and it's NOT Tenshi. 3D, though. I think there was either a random level generator or editor.
Tenchu, Shinobi (the 2002 one), Nightshade, or Red Ninja: End of Honor. Any of them?
Post by: bitesh on May 08, 2012, 02:52:51 pm
Shinobido?No. I'm pretty sure it has Shinobi as one of or part of one of the words, though.'Aight, here's one that's been bugging more for a LONG while.
You play as a ninja, and you take some mercenary-like jobs. I remember seeing videos of it and wanting it.
It's for PS2 and it's NOT Tenshi. 3D, though. I think there was either a random level generator or editor.
Tenchu, Shinobi (the 2002 one), Nightshade, or Red Ninja: End of Honor. Any of them?
Post by: Sowelu on May 08, 2012, 02:53:50 pm
I recall a weird Racing Arcade Game from the 90's, and yes, there were many; I remember something very peculiar about this game though. Halfway through the race, you would encounter a rather ugly man standing on the track. If you tried to dodge him though, he would inevitably move to intercept your car anyways. Once you run over him, he climbs on top of your hood and smashes it with a pipe wrench (or something similar). Game over.
Any ideas?
Not sure if being trolled... That just sounds TOO weird.
Post by: Sirus on May 08, 2012, 03:19:05 pm
Sounds a little like how SkiFree worked. You go down a hill and at a certain point a yeti runs over to eat you. The yeti was very difficult to avoid, and yes being eaten was a game over.I recall a weird Racing Arcade Game from the 90's, and yes, there were many; I remember something very peculiar about this game though. Halfway through the race, you would encounter a rather ugly man standing on the track. If you tried to dodge him though, he would inevitably move to intercept your car anyways. Once you run over him, he climbs on top of your hood and smashes it with a pipe wrench (or something similar). Game over.
Any ideas?
Not sure if being trolled... That just sounds TOO weird.
Post by: Sowelu on May 08, 2012, 03:54:58 pm
Post by: Michael_Almeida on May 08, 2012, 08:31:35 pm
... Alien Swarm? It doesn't have zombies but it's 3d and sorta like it.Here's an odd request: I remember playing this freeware game several years ago, which was sort of like a 3D version of Space Hulk. You had a squad of soldiers who were exploring an abandoned space station or something, and there were zombies pouring out of everywhere that could pretty much kill you in one hit. You controlled one of them at a time and they all had different skills and weapons. I can't find it nor can I remember what it was called. Can anyone help?I know exactly what you're talking about. I just can't remember the damn name. I have it on my computer, which I'm not on at the moment.
No, that wasn't it. It was sort of an FPS and you could switch between the soldiers during play.
Post by: Carlos Gustavos on May 09, 2012, 02:01:17 pm
(http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/4155/9819spacehulkdosscreens.gif)
Post by: boatie on May 10, 2012, 04:02:50 am
And you'd all go to war or be peaceful with other kingdoms
Post by: Vibhor on May 10, 2012, 08:14:30 am
I'm trying to remember this browser only game, with no animations, you were the ruler of a fief and part of a larger group of kingdoms. Every hour or so you would get action points and you could use them to build a farm or a town hall or train soldiers, stuff like that.Is it Evony?
And you'd all go to war or be peaceful with other kingdoms
It is evony isn't it?
It could also be travian.
Post by: bitesh on May 10, 2012, 09:01:26 am
Post by: boatie on May 10, 2012, 09:59:59 am
Post by: Sowelu on May 10, 2012, 01:51:54 pm
Ah, I figured it out: Utopia. Sort of want to get back into it, but I can't tell if many people play it anymore!!
Yay, I was right (but was long since beaten to it).
Man, that game was...well, I don't know if I'd call it /good/, but it certainly spawned a genre.
Post by: Blackray Jack on May 10, 2012, 10:26:17 pm
Edit: Thanks a bunch!
Post by: Frumple on May 10, 2012, 10:31:28 pm
Annoyingly, I forget the name, too. It was only
Post by: Akura on May 12, 2012, 12:07:32 pm
Derelict (http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3768.html). I knew it started with a "D".... Alien Swarm? It doesn't have zombies but it's 3d and sorta like it.Here's an odd request: I remember playing this freeware game several years ago, which was sort of like a 3D version of Space Hulk. You had a squad of soldiers who were exploring an abandoned space station or something, and there were zombies pouring out of everywhere that could pretty much kill you in one hit. You controlled one of them at a time and they all had different skills and weapons. I can't find it nor can I remember what it was called. Can anyone help?I know exactly what you're talking about. I just can't remember the damn name. I have it on my computer, which I'm not on at the moment.
No, that wasn't it. It was sort of an FPS and you could switch between the soldiers during play.
Post by: Graknorke on May 12, 2012, 02:20:55 pm
Post by: Michael_Almeida on May 12, 2012, 08:12:52 pm
Derelict (http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3768.html). I knew it started with a "D".
Heck yes, that's the one. Thank you so much for the help!
Post by: Chattox on May 19, 2012, 12:23:28 pm
Post by: Azthor on May 19, 2012, 12:50:16 pm
I remember hearing about a game that sounded really interesting. It was a strategy game, almost definitely turn based, possibly hex-based, too. You played as some kind of demon in hell and the object was to out-evil your fellow demons or something to that effect. Anyone know this one?
Probably Solium Infernum, an indie game. It fits the bill perfectly.
Post by: Chattox on May 19, 2012, 02:11:11 pm
Post by: Azthor on May 19, 2012, 04:38:50 pm
That's the one, thanks :D
No problem.
Post by: gilmouta on May 19, 2012, 06:56:45 pm
The game I'm looking for looks alot like Morrowind (graphic and gameplay wise). It's in first person.
I don't remember alot about it, but I remember you started underground and eventually made your way up to a house. In that house there was a dog, which I belive was probabbly your pet. You could kill it anyways.
The game had an open world.
The inventory was organized in slots, bigger items taking more slots, and there were bags to hold stuff.
I hope someone will know what I'm talking about, even if the only image in my brain of this game is of me killing an innocent dog. Thanks in advance!
Post by: Blaze on May 24, 2012, 01:06:08 am
The enemies had some really nasty abilities too, aside from the standard afflictions, monsters of all sorts could drain stats, some could drain levels, some stole/destroyed gems, the big bad did all of the above and stole all of one type of gem and used it against you, destroyed most of your other gems, and was immune to magic attacks to boot.
Oh, and when you started up the game there was a flying green bat thing with the words "Haven".
Post by: Vibhor on May 24, 2012, 08:01:03 am
I'm going to give this a shot..
The game I'm looking for looks alot like Morrowind (graphic and gameplay wise). It's in first person.
I don't remember alot about it, but I remember you started underground and eventually made your way up to a house. In that house there was a dog, which I belive was probabbly your pet. You could kill it anyways.
The game had an open world.
The inventory was organized in slots, bigger items taking more slots, and there were bags to hold stuff.
I hope someone will know what I'm talking about, even if the only image in my brain of this game is of me killing an innocent dog. Thanks in advance!
Is it Arx Fatalis?
You start off in a jail with an amnesiac hero and have to fight goblins first.
Post by: Kagus on May 24, 2012, 06:31:12 pm
The game I'm looking for is a web based MMO where you play as the head of a faction/house. It's a space 4X. RP is enforced. It was compared to Dune.
Ah, see, I thought of Emperor of the fading suns (http://www.mobygames.com/game/emperor-of-the-fading-suns), but that's not really a web-based MMO now is it?
Post by: Karlito on May 30, 2012, 09:26:28 am
The game I'm looking for is a web based MMO where you play as the head of a faction/house. It's a space 4X. RP is enforced. It was compared to Dune.
Ah, see, I thought of Emperor of the fading suns (http://www.mobygames.com/game/emperor-of-the-fading-suns), but that's not really a web-based MMO now is it?
I'm fairly certain that's Imperium Nova (http://www.imperiumnova.com:8080/Imperium/). I think we had a thread on that a few months ago.
/three months late
Post by: Drakale on May 30, 2012, 10:14:06 am
The peculiar thing about the game is that the bombs are not self propelled, you have to accelerate your ship toward the target and drop them, then you can turn back and let inertia do the rest. I remember it was pretty hard to aim, but very rewarding, especially hitting players with bombs was fun as hell.
For the life of me I cannot remember the name though :/
Post by: Il Palazzo on May 30, 2012, 02:15:59 pm
There is this old beta I used to play, I believe it used quake engine or something very similar. It's a multiplayer first person space combat game, you could choose from a list of ships at start and armament. The physics is Newtonian, and you can do some pretty amazing maneuvers by cutting trust and turning around. I think you also had to earn money for some of the ships/weapons and switch them during play when you died. The objective was to destroy the other team bases using bombers.While I've never actually played it, it does sound a bit like the Infinity Combat Prototype:
The peculiar thing about the game is that the bombs are not self propelled, you have to accelerate your ship toward the target and drop them, then you can turn back and let inertia do the rest. I remember it was pretty hard to aim, but very rewarding, especially hitting players with bombs was fun as hell.
For the life of me I cannot remember the name though :/
http://www.infinity-universe.com/Infinity/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88&Itemid=54
Post by: Drakale on May 30, 2012, 02:46:32 pm
Post by: Sirus on May 30, 2012, 02:50:31 pm
Post by: Drakale on May 30, 2012, 03:10:35 pm
The game I'm talking about is blocky as hell, pretty sure it's quake 1 based. The player base was pretty small so I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't ring any bells.
Post by: Aramco on May 30, 2012, 08:54:25 pm
(note that none of this is object, I could be remembering wrongly on any one of these)
It was a turn based rpg, and I believe your partner was a man with a rather large build. At the beginning you had to fight your way through some building with catwalks and stuff, but then it started to explode or something and you had to escape. I seem to recall it was 2 disks, and it was a playstation or ps2 game, I don't know which.
I feel like it may have been a final fantasy game, but I don't know.
I realize that this is not much info to go by, but I don't have the best memory, and it was so long ago I wouldn't remember much even with a good memory.
Edit: Looking through a list of FF games, I now highly doubt it is one (though I suppose it still could be)
Post by: olemars on May 31, 2012, 02:08:44 am
There was this one game I played, like, ten years ago. I don't remember much, but here's what I do:
(note that none of this is object, I could be remembering wrongly on any one of these)
It was a turn based rpg, and I believe your partner was a man with a rather large build. At the beginning you had to fight your way through some building with catwalks and stuff, but then it started to explode or something and you had to escape. I seem to recall it was 2 disks, and it was a playstation or ps2 game, I don't know which.
I feel like it may have been a final fantasy game, but I don't know.
I realize that this is not much info to go by, but I don't have the best memory, and it was so long ago I wouldn't remember much even with a good memory.
Edit: Looking through a list of FF games, I now highly doubt it is one (though I suppose it still could be)
Except it sounds exactly like the beginning of FF7 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w84agEsM9V0).
Post by: lordcooper on May 31, 2012, 02:24:30 am
Post by: Richards on May 31, 2012, 09:28:40 am
There was this other game I think, Sierra made it but I can't find any record of it. I think it was an educational game where you race these other guys and it had a really interesting art style. It was a competition where you had to do these really in-depth unique mini-games along the way which some would have an educational aspect about them; there were certain playable characters in it and you could have more than one player, I remember it was really fun. And also there were vehicles.
The last one I remember is one of those typing games, you play a Tribalman and you would have to solve puzzles with Tigers there would be this raft drifting through the level that you would need to be on before it left, and at the end of the map you had to type out something in order to proceed. Edit: This one is Yobi's Basic Spelling Tricks, or Spelling Jungle.
I can try to remember more aspects about these games, but it would be really cool if I could find them again and see them as I've grown.
Also does anyone remember a CD called 101, or 100 adventures in heaven?
Post by: olemars on May 31, 2012, 11:10:04 am
There was this one game I played a long time ago in 1998.It was a dos game or windows 3.1. It was a top down perspective with you controlling this character, the game had a medieval fantasy feel about it, the sounds were really weird but in a good way, you'd collect stuff and it would make this funny notification, lol I don't remember much else, it was an RPG though. The name of the game was one good short word I've forgotten like four or five letters. Something along the lines like Elfup, or it may have begun with a 'D'. I remember walking through cities.
Could be Exile (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRbCx1Dpg-0&feature=channel&list=UL)? If so you might want to look for Avernum, which is a remake but with less shitty graphics.
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There was this other game I think, Sierra made it but I can't find any record of it. I think it was an educational game where you race these other guys and it had a really interesting art style. It was a competition where you had to do these really in-depth unique mini-games along the way which some would have an educational aspect about them; there were certain playable characters in it and you could have more than one player, I remember it was really fun. And also there were vehicles.Not much to go on, but could be Quarky & Quaysoo's Turbo Science (http://www.mobygames.com/game/quarky-quaysoos-turbo-science).
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Also does anyone remember a CD called 101, or 100 adventures in heaven?I remember there were hundreds of CD's like that.
Post by: Hubris Incalculable on May 31, 2012, 03:16:02 pm
Hope that's enough to go on.
EDIT:Oh, yeah and it came out in the 90's (as in you could play it on win/98)
Post by: Mishy on May 31, 2012, 03:38:38 pm
I used to play on this game. Im not sure what it was called. I think you play some kind of adventurer. Top down view, every time you played it was different (mystery dungeon style). I never knew what to do so all i did was run arround chopping down trees, killing things and collecting bread. Most of the time you had to chop down trees to beable to move around.
There was another which i think was on sega megadrive. Platformer, you play as a knight. I remember one boss being really easy to defeat if you just stand at the edge of the screen and 'spin the sword', which was basically swinging the sword in a circle in front of you damaging anything that walks into it.
Post by: Aramco on May 31, 2012, 10:06:41 pm
There was this one game I played, like, ten years ago. I don't remember much, but here's what I do:
(note that none of this is object, I could be remembering wrongly on any one of these)
It was a turn based rpg, and I believe your partner was a man with a rather large build. At the beginning you had to fight your way through some building with catwalks and stuff, but then it started to explode or something and you had to escape. I seem to recall it was 2 disks, and it was a playstation or ps2 game, I don't know which.
I feel like it may have been a final fantasy game, but I don't know.
I realize that this is not much info to go by, but I don't have the best memory, and it was so long ago I wouldn't remember much even with a good memory.
Edit: Looking through a list of FF games, I now highly doubt it is one (though I suppose it still could be)
Except it sounds exactly like the beginning of FF7 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w84agEsM9V0).
Oh yeah, it definitely was. I guess for some reason my brain decided I had never played FF7, so I didn't bother to check that one...?
Post by: Richards on June 03, 2012, 01:27:03 pm
Not much to go on, but could be Quarky & Quaysoo's Turbo Science (http://www.mobygames.com/game/quarky-quaysoos-turbo-science).
That's definitely it; thanks.
The first game turned out to be God of Thunder, by Adept Software, (1993).
Post by: Felius on June 06, 2012, 11:19:04 pm
Post by: Mephisto on June 06, 2012, 11:30:58 pm
There was this game I remember playing a demo a long time ago. You basically built customized flying islands/airships and fought other flying islands. Anyone know something like that?
I don't recall much customization, but how about NetStorm: Islands At War? It's the only old game I can really think of where you built stuff on flying islands.
Post by: Frumple on June 06, 2012, 11:41:47 pm
Netstorm's all kinds of awesome, though. Free nowadays too, I think.
E: Might be Stratosphere. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratosphere:_Conquest_of_the_Skies)
Post by: Felius on June 06, 2012, 11:49:20 pm
99% certain netstorm isn't what's being asked about. There was a circa-90s action-ish game that actually had you fighting flying islands in a kind of first/third person view, iirc. Never actually played it, but I saw a few ads and suchlike. Can't remember the name, and I've been trying to for years now, though not actually going and looking for it
Netstorm's all kinds of awesome, though. Free nowadays too, I think.
E: Might be Stratosphere. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratosphere:_Conquest_of_the_Skies)
Yes! That was the one. Thanks.
Post by: The Scout on June 10, 2012, 04:28:30 pm
I remember crabs. Lots of crabs.
Post by: Virtz on June 10, 2012, 04:59:15 pm
You are sent to an unknown planet and have to survive by kidnapping local creatures and manipulating them to do stuff. Includes building and all that jazz.Genewars (http://www.mobygames.com/game/genewars)?
Post by: The Scout on June 10, 2012, 05:18:44 pm
Yeah. Now to figure out how to run it in full screen from DOS box.You are sent to an unknown planet and have to survive by kidnapping local creatures and manipulating them to do stuff. Includes building and all that jazz.Genewars (http://www.mobygames.com/game/genewars)?
Post by: Virtz on June 10, 2012, 05:25:02 pm
Alt + Enter toggles full screen.Yeah. Now to figure out how to run it in full screen from DOS box.You are sent to an unknown planet and have to survive by kidnapping local creatures and manipulating them to do stuff. Includes building and all that jazz.Genewars (http://www.mobygames.com/game/genewars)?
Post by: The Scout on June 10, 2012, 05:26:31 pm
Post by: Kaiserr on June 10, 2012, 05:38:03 pm
You are sent to an unknown planet and have to survive by kidnapping local creatures and manipulating them to do stuff. Includes building and all that jazz.
I remember crabs. Lots of crabs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cv963aXxKs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cv963aXxKs)CRAB?
Post by: The Scout on June 10, 2012, 11:35:36 pm
Terraforming and stuff gone wrong.
Post by: The Scout on June 12, 2012, 04:20:22 pm
More detail this time around.
Two factions. One is based on biological warfare, and the other mining and peaceful tech. They have been sent to another planet because something happened on Earth. The Bio Tech Faction spends several missions running away from a plague, while the mining ones run from the Bio Tech, the plague, and lava. Was in the style of an old RTS, like Red Alert.
Post by: Sirus on June 12, 2012, 04:57:14 pm
Post by: Mephisto on June 12, 2012, 04:59:26 pm
Post by: The Scout on June 12, 2012, 05:07:53 pm
Is it a member of the Outpost series? Sounds like Outpost 2, but that's the only one I've played.Yeah, that's it.
Post by: rallyolle on June 13, 2012, 08:17:23 am
So, lets get to it.
I'm looking for a game probably released somewhere between 1996-2004
It's an RTS with three faction/races/sides/teams.
The different factions were;
Humans with tanks and infantry. Their colour were blue.
Alien/Native/Scorpion/Monster people (don't quite remember). But their colour were red.
Alien/Machines/Robot/Tech people, their colour were yellow.
It had some basebuilding, where you created your units.
I think units could rank up through combat experience and I'm fairly sure it was a 2D game.
It's not starcraft or any other well known rts.
(P.S This description fits http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120303164635AAf4EpI)
Played a demo of it once. Help would be very appriciated!
Post by: Virtz on June 13, 2012, 08:33:21 am
Hi forum dwellers of bay12, I need assistance, perhaps you know the name of the game I seek?! :-DKKND2 (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/kknd2-krossfire)?
So, lets get to it.
I'm looking for a game probably released somewhere between 1996-2004
It's an RTS with three faction/races/sides/teams.
The different factions were;
Humans with tanks and infantry. Their colour were blue.
Alien/Native/Scorpion/Monster people (don't quite remember). But their colour were red.
Alien/Machines/Robot/Tech people, their colour were yellow.
It had some basebuilding, where you created your units.
I think units could rank up through combat experience and I'm fairly sure it was a 2D game.
It's not starcraft or any other well known rts.
(P.S This description fits http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120303164635AAf4EpI)
Played a demo of it once. Help would be very appriciated!
Post by: doomer on June 13, 2012, 08:33:41 am
I just played it last year :P
Post by: rallyolle on June 13, 2012, 08:42:04 am
Post by: Xinvoker on June 13, 2012, 12:16:15 pm
but does anyone remember a game that was in pre-alpha a few months ago, there was a youtube video of pre-alpha footage and it showed little people carrying blocks (voxels?) to make a castle, followed by the castle being blown up?
There was a thread here about it too. I remember the original got locked due to people spamming the "shut up and take my money" fry meme, but another one was made.
Post by: Virtz on June 13, 2012, 12:20:28 pm
Post by: Xinvoker on June 13, 2012, 12:39:08 pm
Castle Story (http://www.sauropodstudio.com/)?Right, of course, thanks!
Post by: PsyberianHusky on June 13, 2012, 04:42:30 pm
Post by: MaximumZero on June 13, 2012, 04:46:17 pm
So there is this free game where you crash a spaceship into a planet and you have to build things to survive and eventually escape.I've never heard of this, but now I want to play it.
Post by: Virtz on June 13, 2012, 04:49:17 pm
So there is this free game where you crash a spaceship into a planet and you have to build things to survive and eventually escape.Notrium (http://www.instantkingdom.com/notrium/)?
Post by: Sirus on June 13, 2012, 04:51:53 pm
So there is this free game where you crash a spaceship into a planet and you have to build things to survive and eventually escape.Sounds like Notrium to me.
Post by: PsyberianHusky on June 13, 2012, 05:00:56 pm
Post by: MaximumZero on June 13, 2012, 05:03:18 pm
Post by: Sirus on June 13, 2012, 05:07:12 pm
Post by: Reyn on June 14, 2012, 03:53:48 pm
At the beginning, it places you in a room with a girl(I believe) and you have multiple choices of interaction(you can also fuck up and die, if you choose the wrong thing to do/say). Depending on what choices you make, the advancement of the story differs.
Movement is via point-click, you never see your character. Opening new parts of the world is possible only by completing puzzles(not easy, at all). It also has combat between players, by means of using creatures. I forgot how you acquired them though.
Post by: Blaze on June 16, 2012, 03:22:42 am
First one had you controlling this warrior person with a house. But you didn't start with a weapon and were pretty much completely useless until you found a sword. You collected plates and brought it back to your house to regain HP, and there were some items you could carry. A ring that let you push blocks, a cross that blocked monsters from passing through when on the ground and made you immune to attacks and unable to attack (Though you could get stuck forever if you were surrounded).
It was semi-turn based, monsters would still move even if you didn't move, and movement was limited to one square at a time, and monsters could move diagonally though you couldn't. It was also a roguelike, death sent you back to the title screen and there was no way to save. I always failed repeatedly due to being only 8 at the time.
Second was this game where you played as a bouncing blob, you had to collect all the items on stage to advance. Some blocks would be destroyed if hit repeatedly, and some blocks were curved so you can only bounce in one direction. If you got stuck, you had to press A+B to suicide.
If it helps, the above were on an X-games in one cartridge that included Flipull, Tasmanian Devil, Hyperlode Runner, Volley Fire, Motorcross Maniacs, and some game where a penguin pushed an egg around; among others.
Last is a GBC game, you played as some guy with a really big hammer in a puzzle platformer thing. You had 3 hammers that you could choose from: The first hammer turned enemies into blocks and let you whack them to send them flying across the area until they hit an obstacle, the second just destroyed enemies and blocks, and the third annoyed enemies to make them follow you.
You used the hammers to traverse the levels, you could repeatedly hammer a ledge to climb it, hammer it into a wall to hold you there, or pogo on it to cross spikes. Oh, and it was set in a Japanese theme, with the bad guy being some greasy businessman with shades and a cigar who would attack you with giant robots at the end of each area. Assisted by a bald scientist with some weird symbol on his forehead.
Post by: Hubris Incalculable on June 18, 2012, 11:31:58 am
Quote from: before
There was this educational game that my mum bought for us, which had several different games you could play in it, in one you had these little creatures distort or add to a picture to make it look the same as the one on the other side, and, upon successful completion, a green man would say things like "You're a digital Degas!" and things like that. another one that stands out in memory was one where you made trades with these animals from around the globe, like "Sheila, from Australia" (a koala) and a giraffe from Africa (whose name i can't recall).
Hope that's enough to go on.
EDIT:Oh, yeah and it came out in the 90's (as in you could play it on win/98)
Post by: Mech#4 on June 18, 2012, 12:29:17 pm
Going off this single part, I'm probably wrong but not Kid Pix Studio? I think that had little creatures that bounced over pictures, poking holes and warping them.
Post by: Hubris Incalculable on June 18, 2012, 02:07:01 pm
Post by: Vattic on June 18, 2012, 02:22:12 pm
That looks about right. Cheers.The game I'm looking for is a web based MMO where you play as the head of a faction/house. It's a space 4X. RP is enforced. It was compared to Dune.
Ah, see, I thought of Emperor of the fading suns (http://www.mobygames.com/game/emperor-of-the-fading-suns), but that's not really a web-based MMO now is it?
I'm fairly certain that's Imperium Nova (http://www.imperiumnova.com:8080/Imperium/). I think we had a thread on that a few months ago.
/three months late
Post by: Jopax on June 24, 2012, 05:42:32 pm
I think it was called shadow/invisible ops/wars/operations but none of those combinations worked :S
Post by: Akura on June 26, 2012, 12:56:51 pm
I recently remembered playing this somewhat old 3rd person vehicle game, it's from the 2002 era I think, fairly rough 3D graphics. It was SF, you piloted different vehicles, from walkers to tanks and buggies, there was a big emphasis on sneaking around sometimes (because you were in a buggy with a machinegun while the enemy had a whole base worth of tanks). There were two campaigins, each for the opposing sides.I can't help you here, except to say that Shadow Ops: Invisible Wars sounds like an awesome name for a game.
I think it was called shadow/invisible ops/wars/operations but none of those combinations worked :S
Post by: puke on June 26, 2012, 06:24:38 pm
I recently remembered playing this somewhat old 3rd person vehicle game, it's from the 2002 era I think, fairly rough 3D graphics. It was SF, you piloted different vehicles, from walkers to tanks and buggies, there was a big emphasis on sneaking around sometimes (because you were in a buggy with a machinegun while the enemy had a whole base worth of tanks). There were two campaigins, each for the opposing sides.
I think it was called shadow/invisible ops/wars/operations but none of those combinations worked :S
Did you have a special weapon that would force mechs to eject their pilot so that you could then steal the mech? Your game reminds me of this thing, but I cant remember the name of it either.
Post by: Singularity125 on June 27, 2012, 01:03:25 am
Freeware game where you are a Wizard, and can use various types of mana (white, green, red and black) to summon dudes and cast spells. A TBS. Made by a Russian, I think, with poor translation. :)
Sounds a bit like Master of Magic. But, since you say it's freeware, it can't be. Still, I'm thinking it's one of the knockoffs that were inspired by MoM... Leylines (http://www.crystalshard.net/leylines.htm), maybe?
Post by: Dariush on June 27, 2012, 02:22:10 am
Post by: Singularity125 on June 27, 2012, 06:24:52 am
Post by: Logrin on June 29, 2012, 12:45:34 pm
And the program was free...
Post by: Blizzlord on June 30, 2012, 07:47:33 am
Not so much a 'game' as a utility for pen and paper or play by post roleplays. It was a simple program that ran like character creation would for plenty of regular games, letting you assign points to skills or choose from among given races and background. All of these choices however, were editable, as were the names and descriptions of all skills. So the game master would edit it to his heart's content and then provide would-be players the save file to run themselves.Such a thing exists?!
And the program was free...
/drool, spasmodic attack and collapse on ground.
Post by: jetex1911 on June 30, 2012, 08:01:29 am
Edit: Also, I know there was an 'overworld' you went to whenever you left a town, and that one of the characters was a blue tank.
Post by: foil on June 30, 2012, 08:45:44 am
The 1st one was a SNES game im sure and was a space combat shooter. Im sure you played from 1st person and could select missions/locations from a map when docked at station. You also got loads of medals with each battle and a few missions to choose from each time.
The 2nd game im looking for was on the PS1 i think. It had loads of fmv and a load of different genres of play style. I can remember having to defend a base with a cannon from enemy aircraft/space ships and also having to climb under a space craft to disarm a bomb/repair something wired under it. Im sure there was on foot areas too tho im not sure if it just jumped to each scene or not.
Thx for look, Foil.
Post by: TempAcc on June 30, 2012, 02:18:49 pm
Post by: Carlos Gustavos on July 01, 2012, 09:01:01 am
The 1st one was a SNES game im sure and was a space combat shooter. Im sure you played from 1st person and could select missions/locations from a map when docked at station. You also got loads of medals with each battle and a few missions to choose from each time.The second one sounds like Cyberia.
The 2nd game im looking for was on the PS1 i think. It had loads of fmv and a load of different genres of play style. I can remember having to defend a base with a cannon from enemy aircraft/space ships and also having to climb under a space craft to disarm a bomb/repair something wired under it. Im sure there was on foot areas too tho im not sure if it just jumped to each scene or not.
The first one could be Wing Commander, but I haven't played it myself so I can't be sure.
Post by: Frumple on July 01, 2012, 09:28:30 am
I'm searching for an old game that a friend of mine played 9~10 years ago when he was 12 on an old mac, before imacs were invented, where you built your castle, and if it got captured it would show a picture of a guillotine or an executioner or something. You could attack other people, and the map was divided in old european provinces, like saxony and argony and etc.Castles II - Siege and Conquest? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castles_II:_Siege_and_Conquest) Still have the actual diskettes for that laying around somewhere, though it's doubtful they still work (and I don't have anything that could read them, anyway :P).
Post by: Dariush on July 03, 2012, 03:46:21 am
Post by: Frumple on July 03, 2012, 07:06:33 am
Post by: Ord on July 03, 2012, 09:42:54 pm
Basicly what you would do was youd start on a tutorial island and it teaches you how to mine smith and melt more woodcut and all that you could join factions and that too. there was also combat
Thats my game i forgot...
Post by: GreatJustice on July 03, 2012, 10:48:23 pm
The first was a game with a Russian developer (I'm pretty sure, anyway) with very similar mechanics to the old DOS game Conflict: MEPS. IIRC it was a browser game.
The second was a somewhat obscure text game. It featured a villainess who was described to be "unrealistically beautiful" among other things. You could even have sex with her (as you didn't know she was the baddy) though she'd kill you after.
Post by: quinnr on July 03, 2012, 11:13:44 pm
Not so much a 'game' as a utility for pen and paper or play by post roleplays. It was a simple program that ran like character creation would for plenty of regular games, letting you assign points to skills or choose from among given races and background. All of these choices however, were editable, as were the names and descriptions of all skills. So the game master would edit it to his heart's content and then provide would-be players the save file to run themselves.
And the program was free...
Cinnamon Rolls? http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=38921
Post by: sluissa on July 04, 2012, 01:02:59 am
One of my friends once had this Playstation 2 game where everyone is a tank. You could get customize yourself, such as adding jet wings on the side of your tank so you can fly/hover, and fight in battlefields during a campaign to defeat the opposing side. What I also remember was that in multiplayer you were fighting in a sort of arena. That's all I remember from the game. :-\
Edit: Also, I know there was an 'overworld' you went to whenever you left a town, and that one of the characters was a blue tank.
Sounds like Seek & Destroy. It's actually in the Choro-Q franchise of racing games. They both have the cutesy talking vehicles in common.
Post by: Zammon on July 04, 2012, 01:34:14 am
It's a top down spaceship action arena (the maps were a limited size you could set when you started a match) type game in which you fly around converting planets, building them up with a ray-type weapon that increases its "rating", eventually turning them into planets that shoot small bombs and lasers at your enemies - other ships with the same objectives (players or CPU controlled). The goal was to make your enemies and their planets extinct, whether converting the planets or not.
The map was grid based, the lines of which were displayed on screen as you flew past as well as on the minimap. I don't remember how you get different weapons, but I definitely remember nuclear type bombs (slow-moving orange balls good for killing planets) that, after hitting a planet, explode in an increasing orange circle as well as shake your screen. There were definitely also lasers that were really thin and purple, if I remember correctly, and I'm pretty sure they didn't persist - I don't remember if any weapon shot outside your screen of view.
After re-reading this it kind of sounds generic, but that's all I can remember. I can picture it pretty well in my mind but it still looks somewhat generic. I don't remember what the ships nor the different races looked like. Also, in terms of era, it was maybe about late 90s, early 00s and for the PC?
Thanks for any help.
Post by: Dariush on July 04, 2012, 05:07:16 am
Sounds like battle realms or its sequel... or seven years war, a Warcraft clone. Actually, it's probably the latter -- battle realms was a bit different, though it did have the rice/corn thing.Nope, neither of those things. It had interface at the bottom of the screen with grey stone texture amd large square buttons.
Post by: Akura on July 07, 2012, 11:18:34 am
I'd say it definitely is. I have it. My dad gave it to me for Christmas one year before my mom started intercepting his gifts.One of my friends once had this Playstation 2 game where everyone is a tank. You could get customize yourself, such as adding jet wings on the side of your tank so you can fly/hover, and fight in battlefields during a campaign to defeat the opposing side. What I also remember was that in multiplayer you were fighting in a sort of arena. That's all I remember from the game. :-\
Edit: Also, I know there was an 'overworld' you went to whenever you left a town, and that one of the characters was a blue tank.
Sounds like Seek & Destroy. It's actually in the Choro-Q franchise of racing games. They both have the cutesy talking vehicles in common.
It's actually kinda fun, if you ignore the fact that the plot and dialogue looks like it was written by a 3-year-old.
Post by: TempAcc on July 07, 2012, 02:31:41 pm
I'm searching for an old game that a friend of mine played 9~10 years ago when he was 12 on an old mac, before imacs were invented, where you built your castle, and if it got captured it would show a picture of a guillotine or an executioner or something. You could attack other people, and the map was divided in old european provinces, like saxony and argony and etc.Castles II - Siege and Conquest? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castles_II:_Siege_and_Conquest) Still have the actual diskettes for that laying around somewhere, though it's doubtful they still work (and I don't have anything that could read them, anyway :P).
Sweet, thanks a lot, you made a loli happy with this.
Post by: Kagus on July 07, 2012, 08:53:35 pm
Quote from: beforeThere was this educational game that my mum bought for us, which had several different games you could play in it, in one you had these little creatures distort or add to a picture to make it look the same as the one on the other side, and, upon successful completion, a green man would say things like "You're a digital Degas!" and things like that. another one that stands out in memory was one where you made trades with these animals from around the globe, like "Sheila, from Australia" (a koala) and a giraffe from Africa (whose name i can't recall).
Hope that's enough to go on.
EDIT:Oh, yeah and it came out in the 90's (as in you could play it on win/98)
Shoot, I've played this... Can't remember the name of it offhand though. If I remember correctly, it also had a section where you could design and "program" your own halftime show. And the trading aficionado was some giant freakish octopus.
EDIT: Thinkin' Things Collection 3
Post by: GMichelIV on July 18, 2012, 11:39:35 am
I'm fairly sure it was an indie project from somewhere in the 2002 - 2010 range.
It was an FPS and the premise of the game was the maps were all from different time periods, as were the guns. There was supposed to be tons of guns, and I believe they were to be realistically modeled and perhaps even customizable. I think the player skins could also be from all different eras. It may have been a mod, but I am not sure, I think it was its own game.
I really would like to play this game or at the least find out what happened to it. Thanks.
Post by: GMichelIV on July 18, 2012, 11:44:20 am
Post by: Sirus on July 18, 2012, 11:45:52 am
Also, the above described game was not timeshift, was not timesplitters, and was not darkest days. I think it was or was planned to be multiplayer only.Ninja-failed :(
Post by: GMichelIV on July 18, 2012, 02:24:36 pm
Post by: Logrin on July 18, 2012, 07:01:22 pm
Post by: agentorangesoda on July 18, 2012, 07:05:13 pm
Anyone remember a 2-D side scrolling RPG for the PC with some wicked charming graphics? Combat was pausable real time and could switch the marching order of your trio on the fly. It was awesome, yet EXTREMELY linear (you could only move left or right) I vaguely remember a cleric in a porceline mask and witty reparte between your Knight and Musketeer.
I think you could be talking about The Spirit Engine
Post by: Logrin on July 18, 2012, 11:36:59 pm
Post by: Singularity125 on July 19, 2012, 12:20:33 am
Hey guys, perhaps one of you might figure this one out for me.
It's a top down spaceship action arena (the maps were a limited size you could set when you started a match) type game in which you fly around converting planets, building them up with a ray-type weapon that increases its "rating", eventually turning them into planets that shoot small bombs and lasers at your enemies - other ships with the same objectives (players or CPU controlled). The goal was to make your enemies and their planets extinct, whether converting the planets or not.
The map was grid based, the lines of which were displayed on screen as you flew past as well as on the minimap. I don't remember how you get different weapons, but I definitely remember nuclear type bombs (slow-moving orange balls good for killing planets) that, after hitting a planet, explode in an increasing orange circle as well as shake your screen. There were definitely also lasers that were really thin and purple, if I remember correctly, and I'm pretty sure they didn't persist - I don't remember if any weapon shot outside your screen of view.
After re-reading this it kind of sounds generic, but that's all I can remember. I can picture it pretty well in my mind but it still looks somewhat generic. I don't remember what the ships nor the different races looked like. Also, in terms of era, it was maybe about late 90s, early 00s and for the PC?
Thanks for any help.
OH, oh! Almost certainly Warpath. Whether 'classic' or the 'new' (still old) one, who knows. They're both free now though, and kinda abandoned. But hey.
Newest iteration, in permanent vaporware "beta" (But quite playable) status: http://www.synthetic-reality.com/warpath21.htm
Too bad this guy hasn't made any development on his games in years and years. Some of them seemed to have potential...
Post by: Areyar on July 20, 2012, 10:19:44 am
platform: C64, genre: sort of towerdefence
You controlled a ladybug-like avatar and was tasked to grow foodstuffs for export. Each season a ship would erive and your produce shipped out. meanwhile you could build farmplots and other buildings such as fences and turrets to defend against alien bugs that would attack your farm. iirc you could blast these attackers yourself, but the defences delayed them long enough that they would not graw at your plots.
It was not M.U.L.E. nor Bugblaster.
Post by: Zammon on July 21, 2012, 04:45:23 pm
SNIP
OH, oh! Almost certainly Warpath. Whether 'classic' or the 'new' (still old) one, who knows. They're both free now though, and kinda abandoned. But hey.
Newest iteration, in permanent vaporware "beta" (But quite playable) status: http://www.synthetic-reality.com/warpath21.htm
Too bad this guy hasn't made any development on his games in years and years. Some of them seemed to have potential...
I... freaking... love you so much right now! Annnnnd oh hey it's the Well of Souls developer. Maybe that's how I found out about this game originally. But seriously thanks a lot for the help!
Post by: Mech#4 on July 23, 2012, 10:58:56 pm
It was a pirate game. You played at an isometric angle and you controlled a ship. Levels were 3D with islands and you had to shoot enemy ships, firing a cannon that shot big iron balls. I believe there was also alien spaceships, and possibly bomb dropping parrots.
It was quite silly, kind of like the ship-to-ship combat in Curse of Monkey Island.
Post by: Kagus on July 24, 2012, 02:52:18 am
Let's see...
It was a pirate game. You played at an isometric angle and you controlled a ship. Levels were 3D with islands and you had to shoot enemy ships, firing a cannon that shot big iron balls. I believe there was also alien spaceships, and possibly bomb dropping parrots.
It was quite silly, kind of like the ship-to-ship combat in Curse of Monkey Island.
Shipwreckers!/Overboard! (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/shipwreckers/screenshots), all depending on whether you played the US or UK version.
Post by: Mech#4 on July 24, 2012, 05:34:16 am
Let's see...
It was a pirate game. You played at an isometric angle and you controlled a ship. Levels were 3D with islands and you had to shoot enemy ships, firing a cannon that shot big iron balls. I believe there was also alien spaceships, and possibly bomb dropping parrots.
It was quite silly, kind of like the ship-to-ship combat in Curse of Monkey Island.
Shipwreckers!/Overboard! (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/shipwreckers/screenshots), all depending on whether you played the US or UK version.
Overboard sounds more familiar then Shipwreckers, thanks te ye! Though my minds eye remembered it with better graphics than that, funny how things blur.
Post by: Chattox on July 24, 2012, 02:25:33 pm
It's a space game, strategy I think, where you can design your own ships. The thing I remember most that there were drones that you could suit up for different purposes (mining, scouting, attacking, kamikaze, etc) and because there was no crew it saved a lot of space and money and build time. That's all I have to go on, sorry.
Though, I have a slight hunch I'm thinking of X:Rebirth. Not sure though.
Post by: assasinwar9 on July 25, 2012, 08:47:23 pm
Post by: Graknorke on July 25, 2012, 08:52:19 pm
Post by: puke on July 25, 2012, 08:53:02 pm
But there is basically no possible way to mistake the SE series for one of the X:whatever games. one is turn based empire builder with tiles and sprites. The other is a 3-d fly-from-your-cockpit game.
Post by: assasinwar9 on July 25, 2012, 08:56:50 pm
Post by: Dredonius on July 25, 2012, 09:29:00 pm
Post by: EagleV on July 26, 2012, 11:38:25 am
After completion of a level, you would be rewarded a sort of trophy related to the creature, I think it was a kind of (sliding?) puzzle minigame/toy.
I hope they had it in English, will be hell to find if they didn't. Thanks in advance.
Post by: Mech#4 on August 01, 2012, 01:34:40 am
One more!
This time it's an arcade game. It was one of those with a built in seat like for racing, enclosed with a roof and walls. The game itself was a 3D fighting game where two players would chose from a selection of giant mechs to battle it out in a 3D enviroment.
I remember the mechs being more bulky like in Mechwarrior, and not sleek like Gundam. You could fly using jets and some mechs were able to shoot missiles. Possibly also lasers, machine guns and homing missiles.
That's really about all I remember, though I don't think there's that many fighting games that involve such elements.
Post by: yarr on August 01, 2012, 01:51:12 am
It had a sequel too IIRC
Post by: Mech#4 on August 01, 2012, 02:27:34 am
Post by: Akura on August 03, 2012, 11:50:20 am
I dislike not remembering the name of games, even if I have no intention of playing them again, so...You know, I think I played that once. It might have been called Mechwarrior, though I doubt it was an actual Mechwarrior game.
One more!
This time it's an arcade game. It was one of those with a built in seat like for racing, enclosed with a roof and walls. The game itself was a 3D fighting game where two players would chose from a selection of giant mechs to battle it out in a 3D enviroment.
I remember the mechs being more bulky like in Mechwarrior, and not sleek like Gundam. You could fly using jets and some mechs were able to shoot missiles. Possibly also lasers, machine guns and homing missiles.
That's really about all I remember, though I don't think there's that many fighting games that involve such elements.
Then again, I remember just shooting the crap out of endless waves of lesser mechs, so it might have been a different game.
Post by: gimlet on August 03, 2012, 02:13:01 pm
Sorry "Battletech centers" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BattleTech_Centers
Post by: Exerosp on August 03, 2012, 02:27:23 pm
Post by: Vibhor on August 03, 2012, 08:41:57 pm
No, it's not One Must Fall. 3D enviroment, like... the fight was in a large cube shaped room and you could move around freely. The graphics were all 3D as opposed to sprites. Thanks though, One Must Fall 2097 has great music.Is it tech romancer?
That game also had a dreamcast release
Post by: Djohaal on August 12, 2012, 05:49:29 pm
Old school DOS sidescroller shump, circa 1998, maybe a bit newer.
Only got to play the demo version.
Sci-fi theme.
Your ship was blue, the game had a complex ship shop/upgrade system which only was remotely showcased in the demo.
I recall one of the missions had big zeppelins fighting you with painted faces on them ala kirovs.
Another mission was above the sea and you had to blow up a huge radiotelescope antenna.
I think when you died the game made a huge circular white overlay explosion.
That is as far as my memory goes.
And no, I'm sure it wasn't Stargunner (which was awesome by itself :) )
Post by: jetex1911 on August 22, 2012, 05:48:28 pm
Post by: Sirus on August 22, 2012, 05:52:37 pm
I know it was a fighting game, where instead of controlling their moves, you controlled their muscles. Instead of real-time, you had turns where you moved individual muscles. I think it's name was like "Tandorri Bash"? It was something like that... Oh! I also know that it let you rip limbs off of your opponent if you tried hard enough. (You could also possibly kick their head off!)Toribash? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvWRVpJlDyY&list=PL6D06E02D43C42EC0&index=4&feature=plpp_video)
Post by: jetex1911 on August 22, 2012, 06:20:32 pm
YES! Thank you!I know it was a fighting game, where instead of controlling their moves, you controlled their muscles. Instead of real-time, you had turns where you moved individual muscles. I think it's name was like "Tandorri Bash"? It was something like that... Oh! I also know that it let you rip limbs off of your opponent if you tried hard enough. (You could also possibly kick their head off!)Toribash? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvWRVpJlDyY&list=PL6D06E02D43C42EC0&index=4&feature=plpp_video)
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on August 23, 2012, 12:03:25 am
I dislike not remembering the name of games, even if I have no intention of playing them again, so...The only arcade like that that I can remember is Cyber Troopers: Virtual-On.
One more!
This time it's an arcade game. It was one of those with a built in seat like for racing, enclosed with a roof and walls. The game itself was a 3D fighting game where two players would chose from a selection of giant mechs to battle it out in a 3D enviroment.
I remember the mechs being more bulky like in Mechwarrior, and not sleek like Gundam. You could fly using jets and some mechs were able to shoot missiles. Possibly also lasers, machine guns and homing missiles.
That's really about all I remember, though I don't think there's that many fighting games that involve such elements.
Post by: Mech#4 on August 23, 2012, 02:21:16 am
That pod system from Battletech looks really neat. I wish they still had arcades around, they were great for parties and get togethers.
Post by: Talfryn on September 10, 2012, 09:13:33 pm
I stopped playing because I was Morocco and got pissed when they decided that it wasn't allowable for me to try and aid the Taliban (It was a sting operation/assassination mission, okay?) so I stopped playing. Now I miss it. Much thanks to anyone who remembers it.
EDIT: Superpower: Classic. >.< Easy to find once you search "Nation sim"
Post by: Goron on September 11, 2012, 10:23:16 pm
graphics in the Atari 2600 Adventure realm but probably a little more advanced.
You went around dodging what I oddly remember to be big caterpillars; I believe you could hit levers to open door/gate things in a puzzley sort of way.
I believe there was a level editor too.
That is all I got...
UPDATE: Very possibly same era as Gertrude's Secrets... but not that. Maybe like a kid, running around a castle fleeing from caterpillars solving puzzles.
Post by: jockmo42 on September 14, 2012, 11:16:54 pm
Post by: Mech#4 on September 14, 2012, 11:30:16 pm
Post by: 10ebbor10 on September 15, 2012, 12:13:25 am
I believe it was called "Cogmind".Yup, seems like Cogmind to me.
Post by: GuardianTempest on September 15, 2012, 07:33:17 pm
There was this demo of a platformer involving 2 rabbits with guns. Confirm if it's Jack Rabbit?
Now for the real hunt: There are two shmup's I remember there.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Frumple on September 15, 2012, 08:05:41 pm
Post by: LoSboccacc on September 18, 2012, 04:11:59 pm
then you made a fighting tactic for him, making move sequences around an enemy.
and then you build an army of fire breathing dinosaurus to fight against other players' armies.
the combat was automated, you could only set up your starting position and single dinosaur individual tactics.
Post by: Chattox on September 20, 2012, 10:11:24 am
I remember an old game, top down view, you build your own fire breathing dinosaur using build points tuning fire, fire spread, dimension, resistence, speed, vision radius etc.
then you made a fighting tactic for him, making move sequences around an enemy.
and then you build an army of fire breathing dinosaurus to fight against other players' armies.
the combat was automated, you could only set up your starting position and single dinosaur individual tactics.
That... sounds awesome.
I discovered a game a while ago, it was something to do with machine learning and teaching AI to do stuff. I think it was strategy based, and you had to teach your robots how to defend, attack etc. Anyone know what I'm talking about?
Post by: Talfryn on September 21, 2012, 10:18:04 pm
Post by: GuardianTempest on September 21, 2012, 10:47:26 pm
That... sounds awesome.
I discovered a game a while ago, it was something to do with machine learning and teaching AI to do stuff. I think it was strategy based, and you had to teach your robots how to defend, attack etc. Anyone know what I'm talking about?
I think it's called NERO. http://nerogame.org/ Yeah I think it's it.
No leads on my shmups from my childhood?
Post by: Spinal_Taper on September 21, 2012, 11:29:14 pm
Post by: DeKaFu on September 21, 2012, 11:38:57 pm
Tycoon game, you made some sort of wildlife park with flowers and I'm pretty sure animals, could invite people into gawk (I guess that was the point, but I think I always played the sandbox) Kudzu could wind up infesting your park, and you could have wildfires. T'was fun.
That sounds a lot like SimPark to me. I never had it, but I played a demo that came with SimSafari which was extremely similar.
SimSafari was one of my favourite Sim-games as a kid, it's weird how little it gets talked about.
Post by: Talfryn on September 22, 2012, 12:05:30 am
Tycoon game, you made some sort of wildlife park with flowers and I'm pretty sure animals, could invite people into gawk (I guess that was the point, but I think I always played the sandbox) Kudzu could wind up infesting your park, and you could have wildfires. T'was fun.
That sounds a lot like SimPark to me. I never had it, but I played a demo that came with SimSafari which was extremely similar.
SimSafari was one of my favourite Sim-games as a kid, it's weird how little it gets talked about.
Yes! SimPark! If only I knew what the point of it was. But damn it was fun, like the Oregon trail game.
Post by: MaximumZero on September 22, 2012, 12:09:59 am
A flash game, where you ran a little school for heroes. You sent them on missions and things to boost their abilities before booting them off into the world as a whole. Vaguely anime. Any help?Valthirian Arc?
Post by: LibidoMax on September 22, 2012, 04:02:40 pm
Post by: Chattox on September 22, 2012, 06:04:17 pm
I think it's called NERO. http://nerogame.org/ Yeah I think it's it.
That's the one, cheers.
Post by: 10ebbor10 on September 23, 2012, 05:25:58 am
A flash game I played on kongregate, You play as a small little semi solid sphere and you had to swim underwater to kill and bring up creatures made of lines. It had an oxygen meter and you could upgrade different stuff. And the further you went underwater, the biigger the creatures got.FlOw?
I think that was the name. Or at least somewhat similair.
Post by: hermes on September 23, 2012, 05:44:18 am
Amiga 500 era polygon helicopter game. Not a sim like Gunship 2000, but quite similar in look and gameplay to Virus IIRC. The chopper was perhaps blue and I seem to recall 'wolf' being in the title, though I could just be thinking of Airwolf.
Post by: Virtz on September 23, 2012, 06:27:47 am
A flash game I played on kongregate, You play as a small little semi solid sphere and you had to swim underwater to kill and bring up creatures made of lines. It had an oxygen meter and you could upgrade different stuff. And the further you went underwater, the biigger the creatures got.Fisher-diver (http://www.kongregate.com/games/2DArray/fisher-diver)?
Post by: Il Palazzo on September 23, 2012, 07:39:12 am
Ok I had a dream about this game so it may not be real, but here goes...Zeewolf?
Amiga 500 era polygon helicopter game. Not a sim like Gunship 2000, but quite similar in look and gameplay to Virus IIRC. The chopper was perhaps blue and I seem to recall 'wolf' being in the title, though I could just be thinking of Airwolf.
Post by: hermes on September 23, 2012, 08:06:57 am
Post by: Nega on October 03, 2012, 09:00:01 pm
Post by: puke on October 03, 2012, 10:39:14 pm
Ship combat game, where the ship you had was very customizable. I believe the first game in it's series started with your ship, from earth, somehow teleporting to where the games take place in. I remember a ship called the Wirblewind, or the Whirlwind being a boss-ship you had to defeat twice in the series (First time without it's speed, the second time with.) I also remember an unlockable ship-shape where the ship was in the shape of a H, with the bow being the top of it.
teported from earth? series? youre not talking about this are you?: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X:_Beyond_the_Frontier
If not, can you describe the style of game? cockpit based, top down 2D, follow-cam, something else?
Post by: Nega on October 04, 2012, 06:55:11 am
Post by: Facekillz058 on October 04, 2012, 02:32:06 pm
You were a dragon, or something riding a dragon, and I think there were boss fights.
I remember the last boss like: you rode a horse, and had to lasso these bug things, which you then crashed into or shot at the last boss with.
Post by: Elijah on October 04, 2012, 04:58:29 pm
It's a first person videogame online with other players set in a sci fi environment, where you started on your home planet, fighting wildlife, and then you would create a little city on the planet, and then spaceships eventually colonizing other planets and meeting other players. I really can't remember the name, it's free to play and it has kinda of a terrible graphic, but the game is very nice. It is mostly in first person, but I think there was the possibility to use some kind of rts view.
Please let me find the game again :)
Thank you :)
(also if I'm not wrong I discovered the game first time on this forum xD )
Post by: Graknorke on October 04, 2012, 05:11:06 pm
There was a game I tried to play while I had a really old computer with no sucess.Shores of Hazeron.
It's a first person videogame online with other players set in a sci fi environment, where you started on your home planet, fighting wildlife, and then you would create a little city on the planet, and then spaceships eventually colonizing other planets and meeting other players. I really can't remember the name, it's free to play and it has kinda of a terrible graphic, but the game is very nice. It is mostly in first person, but I think there was the possibility to use some kind of rts view.
Please let me find the game again :)
Thank you :)
(also if I'm not wrong I discovered the game first time on this forum xD )
Finally, I answered a request :D
Post by: Elijah on October 04, 2012, 05:13:43 pm
I can finally, with this computer, play the game :) :) :)
Post by: HailFire on October 04, 2012, 11:35:03 pm
If I recall correctly, it was a fast-paced isometric shoot-em-up, took place in a desert, the main character was a dude in a white jumpsuit with a blond pompadour and a gigantic manjaw, and it was hella fun.
Post by: eeviac on October 05, 2012, 10:37:19 pm
Post by: bucket on October 05, 2012, 11:08:39 pm
It was a single-screen platformer (like Jumpman or Donkey Kong). You controlled a guy on a safari, or maybe a guy who works at a zoo. Animals have escaped and it's your job to capture them again. You must avoid dangerous animals while luring them into traps so you can drop cages on them. The game also featured monkeys that would frolic around the screen and screw up your traps.
I'm also trying to think of a DOS game. The graphics were textured 3D, so it had to be made around 1994-1995. It was a pretty straightforward racing game, except for the huge loops, jumps and other things that couldn't possibly exist in real life.
Post by: Virtz on October 06, 2012, 11:17:56 am
I'm also trying to think of a DOS game. The graphics were textured 3D, so it had to be made around 1994-1995. It was a pretty straightforward racing game, except for the huge loops, jumps and other things that couldn't possibly exist in real life.Whiplash/Fatal Racing (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/whiplash)?
Post by: BullDog on October 06, 2012, 02:20:42 pm
I recently remembered playing this somewhat old 3rd person vehicle game, it's from the 2002 era I think, fairly rough 3D graphics. It was SF, you piloted different vehicles, from walkers to tanks and buggies, there was a big emphasis on sneaking around sometimes (because you were in a buggy with a machinegun while the enemy had a whole base worth of tanks). There were two campaigins, each for the opposing sides.That sounds like one of the Battlezone (http://www.mobygames.com/game/battlezone) games.
I think it was called shadow/invisible ops/wars/operations but none of those combinations worked :S
Post by: iceball3 on October 08, 2012, 01:31:45 pm
Cause I would definitely enjoy if there was an isometric tactical turn based, with some emphasis on terrain altercation and effects. I'm thinking like a mix of minecraft/ace of spades, and Worms Reloaded, but on an isometric grid (preferably with z levels). Anyone heard of a game like that?
Post by: Haspen on October 08, 2012, 01:36:02 pm
Final Fantasy Tactics is more adult and about great war and whatnots.
Fire Emblems, but they're not isometric, only 2D and 3D.
Generally what you're looking for could be labeled as 'tactical RPGs'.
Post by: Graknorke on October 08, 2012, 02:09:41 pm
Does this thread include looking for a type of game that I'm having a hard time finding?Greed Corp.
Cause I would definitely enjoy if there was an isometric tactical turn based, with some emphasis on terrain altercation and effects. I'm thinking like a mix of minecraft/ace of spades, and Worms Reloaded, but on an isometric grid (preferably with z levels). Anyone heard of a game like that?
It's sort of the thing that you mean a little, and also has a sweet soundtrack.
Post by: Djohaal on October 08, 2012, 02:27:51 pm
Post by: SquidgyB on October 08, 2012, 05:07:24 pm
This should be a relatively easy one, it's just slipping out of my mind's grasp...
Relatively recent indie game, 2D, 16bit style graphics. Jetpack exploration in a spacesuit on a planet surface - reminiscent of Cortex Command/Terraria in style and use of physics.
Reminded me most of Exile, back on the C64/BBC/Amiga.
Just can't rremember the name... I'm sure it's been on one of the indie bundles, but a quick perusal hasn't brought anything up, and most probably covered on RPS at some point, and more than likely a thread in here too.
Thanks in advance, guys and gals.
E: holy shitballs what have I just found... :D http://www.classic-retro-games.com/Exile-(II)_345.html
not what I was looking for, that question still needs answering, but... BUT! Exile, all spangly and shizzle!
Post by: Sirus on October 08, 2012, 05:11:24 pm
Post by: SquidgyB on October 08, 2012, 05:12:21 pm
Capsized, maybe?
That's the one! Thank you!
Post by: Djohaal on October 08, 2012, 05:25:00 pm
a side scrolling shooter that I think was on kongregate. you were sent onto a ship that was experimenting with some kind of warp technology, and it brought back some weird psychic alieny things.
I can remember at the end, your guy gets locked up in a mental asylum, before having one of the alien worms come out of his mouth, and the boss fight was against some sort of glowey butterfly.
I remember that game, except the ending because that damn butterfly boss was too hard for me D:
Post by: Djohaal on October 08, 2012, 05:39:11 pm
Nope, I don't remember. I forgot to mention it in the post. :PI guess you can't remember the name, then.a side scrolling shooter that I think was on kongregate. you were sent onto a ship that was experimenting with some kind of warp technology, and it brought back some weird psychic alieny things.
I can remember at the end, your guy gets locked up in a mental asylum, before having one of the alien worms come out of his mouth, and the boss fight was against some sort of glowey butterfly.
I remember that game, except the ending because that damn butterfly boss was too hard for me D:
Post by: Karlito on October 08, 2012, 06:03:27 pm
Post by: Virtz on October 09, 2012, 07:23:14 am
I have a vague memory of an RPG mechanically similar to the Avernum series where you control a party of 8 Orcs in a similar sort of underground environment. It had a similar sort of demoware business model from what I remember too.Natuk (http://www.proudft.com/natuk.html)?
Post by: Karlito on October 09, 2012, 09:37:20 am
I have a vague memory of an RPG mechanically similar to the Avernum series where you control a party of 8 Orcs in a similar sort of underground environment. It had a similar sort of demoware business model from what I remember too.Natuk (http://www.proudft.com/natuk.html)?
Wow, this thread is the best thing ever.
Post by: Koliup on October 10, 2012, 07:17:31 pm
It was a 2d shoot em up style game, with the game screen being very much NOT like something like Raiden X, but being instead more up and down ish, like a fighting game. Ant farm, not map style. Anyway, in it you play as this small jet airplane(I think?), and fly around shooting down hordes of airplanes and battleships. The game started you off with you being ejected, in a ballistic manner, from a submarine. The entire game was silhouetted, I believe. The name was vaguely German, and the music was very militaristic.
Skulls featured prominently.
Post by: X-03 on October 10, 2012, 08:49:59 pm
Post by: scout890 on October 10, 2012, 10:41:02 pm
Having trouble finding this neat web game I once played.The game you are searching for is Luftrauser (http://not.vlambeer.com/luftrauser/)
It was a 2d shoot em up style game, with the game screen being very much NOT like something like Raiden X, but being instead more up and down ish, like a fighting game. Ant farm, not map style. Anyway, in it you play as this small jet airplane(I think?), and fly around shooting down hordes of airplanes and battleships. The game started you off with you being ejected, in a ballistic manner, from a submarine. The entire game was silhouetted, I believe. The name was vaguely German, and the music was very militaristic.
Skulls featured prominently.
Post by: Koliup on October 10, 2012, 11:01:30 pm
Post by: Virtz on October 11, 2012, 03:22:37 am
I once played a PS2 game where you're a dog, I think square is bark and circle is bite or something like that. Didn't play much, but got to jump over a fence, and seemed (probably wasn't) to be a sandbox. Any ideas? It's been bothering me slightly for years and years D:Dog's Life (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdexu1d3D90)?
Post by: X-03 on October 12, 2012, 08:54:51 pm
Thanks! :DI once played a PS2 game where you're a dog, I think square is bark and circle is bite or something like that. Didn't play much, but got to jump over a fence, and seemed (probably wasn't) to be a sandbox. Any ideas? It's been bothering me slightly for years and years D:Dog's Life (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdexu1d3D90)?
Post by: Yodamaster on October 19, 2012, 09:51:37 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 19, 2012, 10:03:41 pm
Post by: Graknorke on October 20, 2012, 10:39:01 am
Creeper World. There's a few flash versions running around (Several on kongregate, ferex.), as well as stand alone stuff.THANK YOU.
I was about to post to ask too. It's an awesome game that I would recommend, really.
Post by: X-03 on October 20, 2012, 04:22:51 pm
Also, there was this one game where you built a base in 3D, it was freeware, mind, and it was completely multiplayer. There were these flying resource-gatherers, and a WHOLE BUNCH of buildings to choose from, as well as 2-3 factions. The most advanced building was a quantum something, and it played in true RTS fashion, including the victory method. I know this one's gonna be difficult, but I would like to wish you good luck anyway, and you get bonus points (redeemable at any Kzzr'Tak Emporium) if you get this one right! :D
Post by: Graknorke on October 20, 2012, 05:21:19 pm
Also, there was this one game where you built a base in 3D, it was freeware, mind, and it was completely multiplayer. There were these flying resource-gatherers, and a WHOLE BUNCH of buildings to choose from, as well as 2-3 factions. The most advanced building was a quantum something, and it played in true RTS fashion, including the victory method. I know this one's gonna be difficult, but I would like to wish you good luck anyway, and you get bonus points (redeemable at any Kzzr'Tak Emporium) if you get this one right! :DCan you give any more details on this? Do you remember anything about any individual units or anything?
Post by: Leatra on October 20, 2012, 08:03:07 pm
Game was similiar to Langrisser. Moving your units like chess pieces and stuff. I think it was graphically more similar to Langrisser 2. I didn't know English back then so I just played it with my cousin. You could recruit other people to fight with you. After you managed to level up your characters to a certain point, you could advance their classes. I don't remember what effect this advancing-their-classes thing had but I remember their appearance becoming more badass. When you move a character to fight against somebody, there was an animation showing your character to attack. I vividly remember a dwarf warrior wearing green attacking someone with his axe by doing a flip. It didn't show the animation everytime if I remember right though. If your character died you would lose the battle and had to start over again. I used to just keep my character back and attack with others.
There was a big world map and you went location to location in that map. If you were entering a city there wasn't any battles, other times that battle sequence I mentioned above would start.
I don't remember what platform it is. I played it on PC with an emulator. It was NES-looking though. It's probably abandonware now. I don't remember the game very vividly. It may even be the Langrisser but you never hired units in the game or had soldiers. You just had people joining you with a reason or something.
Post by: Ricky on October 20, 2012, 08:11:03 pm
This is going to be difficult.
Game was similiar to Langrisser. Moving your units like chess pieces and stuff. I think it was graphically more similar to Langrisser 2. I didn't know English back then so I just played it with my cousin. You could recruit other people to fight with you. After you managed to level up your characters to a certain point, you could advance their classes. I don't remember what effect this advancing-their-classes thing had but I remember their appearance becoming more badass. When you move a character to fight against somebody, there was an animation showing your character to attack. I vividly remember a dwarf warrior wearing green attacking someone with his axe by doing a flip. It didn't show the animation everytime if I remember right though. If your character died you would lose the battle and had to start over again. I used to just keep my character back and attack with others.
There was a big world map and you went location to location in that map. If you were entering a city there wasn't any battles, other times that battle sequence I mentioned above would start.
I don't remember what platform it is. I played it on PC with an emulator. It was NES-looking though. It's probably abandonware now. I don't remember the game very vividly. It may even be the Langrisser but you never hired units in the game or had soldiers. You just had people joining you with a reason or something.
I dont have a bunch of knowledge about old games, but it sounds vaguely similar to Heroes of Might and Magic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic).
Post by: Leatra on October 20, 2012, 08:39:59 pm
Battle sequence looked exactly like these:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
The most vivid thing I remember about the game is the animation. Everyone from your squad had one but I remember an axe-wielding dwarf doing a flip and hacking the enemy with his axe. One time, he made that move and missed. My cousin said "Well, if you spin and flip around like that your head is ought to be spinning. No wonder why he missed that!" and made me laugh for like 5 minutes. Animations of characters would change after they reach a certain level. You have to "evolve" them first though.
I once tried to find this game by literally checking a giant list of NES games. I think I should give up on finding this game.
Post by: Frumple on October 20, 2012, 10:42:05 pm
Post by: X-03 on October 22, 2012, 09:58:27 pm
Can you give any more details on this? Do you remember anything about any individual units or anything?Well, it MAY also have the word Quantum in the name, although I'm not TOO certain about that. I remember a brownish colour palette for one of the factions IIRC, but it's been more than a few years :P
Post by: Sirus on October 24, 2012, 02:36:10 am
Post by: timferius on October 24, 2012, 12:45:55 pm
Can you give any more details on this? Do you remember anything about any individual units or anything?Well, it MAY also have the word Quantum in the name, although I'm not TOO certain about that. I remember a brownish colour palette for one of the factions IIRC, but it's been more than a few years :P
I was intrigued, so I partook in the ancient art of Google-Fu, and came up with THIS!
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Logrin on October 24, 2012, 07:54:11 pm
Post by: X-03 on October 24, 2012, 10:50:33 pm
I was intrigued, so I partook in the ancient art of Google-Fu, and came up with THIS!Thanks! :DSpoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Tommy2U on October 28, 2012, 04:31:07 pm
the game was a top-down shooter from around 2000, similar in graphics style to Cannon Fodder. You controlled one guy, there were campaign and survival modes, you earned weapon unlocks such us railgun or flamethrower. Enemies included some bugs, boss bugs, bug-generating hives, probably humanoids too. Lots of blood and carnage.
Does anyone remember its name?
Post by: Frumple on October 28, 2012, 04:40:04 pm
There is something a bit older of similar concept, but I can't recall the the name... give a mo' to do some searchin', assuming someone doesn't beat me to it. E: Alien Breed? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_Breed) That's a '91 one game, though... E2:Possibly this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_Shooter).
I guess the point being there's quite a few top-down shooters where you're fighting aliens and unlocking crap, maybe.
Post by: Il Palazzo on October 28, 2012, 06:14:53 pm
Post by: EagleV on October 31, 2012, 04:08:35 pm
Thanks in advance.
Post by: Akura on November 02, 2012, 12:19:13 pm
Tell me, does that have a single player skirmish mode? It appears to have a single-player campaign, but I was wondering if there wasn't any replayability that didn't involve playing other people.I was intrigued, so I partook in the ancient art of Google-Fu, and came up with THIS!Thanks! :DSpoiler (click to show/hide)
Sounds like shining force, honestly. Sega Genesis/Megadrive game. Maybe the fire emblem stuff, but that had permadeath. There's a few more I'm forgetting, hum, but there's not too many SRPGs among the SNES/Genesis/NES era.Yeah, it does sound like Shining Force. The spinning axe move sounds like either Luke or Gort(their the same class), after they've promoted to their advanced class(Warrior->Gladiator, I think, all the classes were four-letter acronyms). The screenshots shown are not Shining Force(unless their SF2, which I've never played), but everything else described is.
Post by: Frumple on November 02, 2012, 12:45:47 pm
Post by: Carlos Gustavos on November 03, 2012, 10:58:47 am
I'm looking for a browser-based word puzzle. It had a number of blank textboxes you had to fill in, connected by lines. These lines represented links between the words, there was "chicken" and "egg" iirc. There was a theme to each area of the puzzle, and you started with farm stuff, there were also poker stars somewhere in there. There were no other hints than the themes and the words you already found, I remember you could share answers with your friends and we managed to find about half of the words... So I guess it was kind of hard.Funny Farm (http://shygypsy.com/farm)
Thanks in advance.
Post by: EagleV on November 03, 2012, 01:50:50 pm
Post by: Graknorke on November 03, 2012, 06:11:06 pm
I should be able to find it, but can't see it.
Post by: Sonlirain on November 04, 2012, 04:32:43 pm
As far as i remember the game had 2 phases.
Base where you built new buildings (and defences like turrets and walls) and researched alien equipement/new units.
Battlefield where the action took place.
During battle you could order reinforcements that would consist of units picked by you entering the map through currently availble edges.
I remember playing the demo in the late 90's. 98-99 to be more exact.
Post by: Frumple on November 04, 2012, 04:38:57 pm
Post by: Xinvoker on November 04, 2012, 04:41:36 pm
There was this old turn based tactics game where you fought a war against aliens on a planet of sorts (maybe earth).Fallen Heaven?
As far as i remember the game had 2 phases.
Base where you built new buildings (and defences like turrets and walls) and researched alien equipement/new units.
Battlefield where the action took place.
During battle you could order reinforcements that would consist of units picked by you entering the map through currently availble edges.
I remember playing the demo in the late 90's. 98-99 to be more exact.
Post by: Sonlirain on November 04, 2012, 05:11:47 pm
Thanks Xinvoker.
Post by: Markus on November 11, 2012, 03:58:17 pm
Let's see what I can even remember about it. Goodness, I last saw it. . . what, when I was four? And on such ancient computers.
It was a bit of a mini-game. . . game. It wasn't an english version at any rate, being that everything was in Japanese. The player had a giant pot of various fish parts and two-or-so "Redheads," as I call them, in it. The player was riding. . . something, either a little tube or a seahorse of some sort with the pot chained to the back of whatever they were transporting themselves on. You had a long bar along the top of the screen as a sort of timer. By pressing SPACE, I think, you brought your hook back up to bring in various fish and whatnot. Grabbing good fish (such as the yellow fish that were prevalent) would increase your score and timer. Grabbing junk or bad fish (the purple with green polkadots fish come to mind, being palette swaps of the yellow) would decrease your timer. Sometimes a large amount of one fish or another would swarm across the screen. The player character (I suppose) looks like a red-haired robot, but I was little back then and you know how looks can be deceiving.
That is all I can remember. It probably doesn't even run on computers these days. But. . . oh well.
Post by: Haspen on November 30, 2012, 09:29:29 am
It was made around 2000, dunno the details though... I only remember that first mission was in London Dx
Post by: Virtz on November 30, 2012, 09:55:08 am
It was a tycoon, about making pizza and mafia-esque shenaningans.Pizza Syndicate (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/fast-food-tycoon)? Possibly its sequel (http://www.mobygames.com/game/fast-food-tycoon-2)?
It was made around 2000, dunno the details though... I only remember that first mission was in London Dx
Post by: Haspen on November 30, 2012, 10:28:49 am
Post by: ScriptWolf on December 11, 2012, 06:09:40 pm
Post by: Sirus on December 11, 2012, 06:12:19 pm
Post by: Graknorke on December 11, 2012, 06:53:06 pm
Any ideas?
Post by: ScriptWolf on December 11, 2012, 06:57:49 pm
Post by: Graknorke on December 11, 2012, 07:14:13 pm
If it helps anyone find this, I think it had similar mechanics to Travian and Evony online and all that.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Actually reminding me kind of of Battle Dawn.
Post by: puke on December 11, 2012, 09:16:12 pm
My one is not of the dune series, but there was a rather large thread on it a while ago.... It's frustrating I can't remember it's name.... Uhm as playing one of the houses you could pick a specialisation in a certain area of commerce like mining, or exploration.
oh, was this a fairly old game that was maybe recently updated and re-released? was it this: http://ultracorps.sjgames.com/about.html ?
Post by: ScriptWolf on December 12, 2012, 02:36:30 am
Post by: MaximumZero on December 15, 2012, 02:54:56 am
I used to play something like this named Imperion (http://www.imperion.com/). Hope that helps.If it helps anyone find this, I think it had similar mechanics to Travian and Evony online and all that.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Actually reminding me kind of of Battle Dawn.
Post by: Graknorke on December 15, 2012, 07:35:17 am
Kind of similar, but that's in space. And the building in the one I'm thinking of wasn't so freeform. There was just 1 slot for each building and you could build/upgrade that building.I used to play something like this named Imperion (http://www.imperion.com/). Hope that helps.If it helps anyone find this, I think it had similar mechanics to Travian and Evony online and all that.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Actually reminding me kind of of Battle Dawn.
Also, the whole thing was kind of steampunky. Only the cities were particularly industrial, and the units were like ballooned airship types. But they still had names of ships like cruisers, frigates etc.
Post by: Ludorum Rex on December 15, 2012, 07:38:27 am
Post by: Exerosp on December 17, 2012, 10:29:47 am
Like, you fought side scroller, and sometimes when you defeated someone they'd drop a Mask which transformed you into something like it. One mask made you into a tiny tank and a guy in it. One was a samurai, and it was early in the game. I haven't played this in a long time. Thanks in heads.
Post by: GMichelIV on December 17, 2012, 10:52:15 am
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A game on the Sega. It was the black Sega, which brand I can't remember. That also used a cartridge placed on top, middle.
Like, you fought side scroller, and sometimes when you defeated someone they'd drop a Mask which transformed you into something like it. One mask made you into a tiny tank and a guy in it. One was a samurai, and it was early in the game. I haven't played this in a long time. Thanks in heads.
Kid Chameleon I'm thinking. Annoying, long, and hard game that tormented me as a kid.
Post by: Exerosp on December 17, 2012, 10:59:02 am
Post by: Areyar on December 18, 2012, 11:25:22 am
Anyone remember either of 2 C64 games featuring a bunch of sci-fi guys battling evil aliens? One of the protagonist was a spherical robot, another had the head of an eagle, one had the name Silver Eyes or Eye. There were 2 games, one adventure-ish in style and the other more tactical.Paradroid has a spherical droid...but not the other guys. :/
Post by: Stworca on December 20, 2012, 02:05:02 pm
Post by: Jiharo on December 20, 2012, 02:27:16 pm
There was this party-combat, indie RPG using SRD D&D system, with 2d view, poor graphics, but very decent AI and completely reckless difficulty. Any hints?Knights of the Chalice, maybe?
Post by: Stworca on December 20, 2012, 02:29:22 pm
Knights of the Chalice, maybe?
Yes, thank You.
Post by: LoSboccacc on December 21, 2012, 06:37:28 am
It was slightly cartoonish, as like every fake 3d games of the period.
Post by: miauw62 on December 21, 2012, 06:53:28 am
It involved monsters, somehow killing those monsters, was slightly puzzle-game-ish, there were puddles that only you/only monsters/nobody could walk trough and had a level editor.
Post by: werty892 on December 21, 2012, 07:43:10 am
Post by: Donuts on December 21, 2012, 07:53:19 am
Post by: Virtz on December 21, 2012, 07:59:50 am
A game kinda like NS2 but older, and when you walked on walls your view flipped in the right direction. You started as this kinda mite thing, people could build things by themselves,... Im trying to remember the name but I cant.Tremulous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremulous)?
Post by: timferius on December 21, 2012, 08:01:18 am
Post by: Virtz on December 21, 2012, 08:04:34 am
Old PS game, top down view. Something to do with futuristic cops, and your vehicle transformed from a faster mode, to a slower, more shooty mode.Future Cop L.A.P.D (http://www.mobygames.com/game/future-cop-lapd)?
Post by: timferius on December 21, 2012, 08:38:51 am
Old PS game, top down view. Something to do with futuristic cops, and your vehicle transformed from a faster mode, to a slower, more shooty mode.Future Cop L.A.P.D (http://www.mobygames.com/game/future-cop-lapd)?
That's the one! Used to play that with my friend down at the local rental store back in the day (they had a tv with afew consoles set up that you could play games on for like a buck)
Post by: Haspen on December 23, 2012, 05:23:07 am
It was sci-fi side-scrolling shooter. It was released ~2000 I guess.
It was about small ship coming toward armada of aliens and of course blowing it up. Main bosses were mostly giant ships/robots which often 'opened' themselves to shoot out giant laser at you. Giant lasers of eveyr kind were basically everywhere in this game.
The objects in the game were comprised mostly of spherical/eliptic shapes and thanks to the cheap shading, they 'looked' as if they were 3D.
It had some backstory that you learned about after finishing the game. I also remember there was a mission with Jupiter in the background and the boss of that area looked like a tank.
I also think the game started with 'A' and ended with 'gi', the title sounded kinda japanese. I might be totally wrong about that part, though.
Post by: Sirus on December 23, 2012, 06:13:23 am
It was a sort of indie Doom-clone. Pseudo 3D environments, enemies were flat sprites. Heavy focus on melee combat with only a few guns.
The cool thing was that is was mostly voice-acted and had multiple paths/endings. The story involved the main character's daughter being kidnapped.
At one point, you fight expies of The Village People in a bar.
Post by: Markus on January 03, 2013, 02:54:53 am
Post by: Sirus on January 03, 2013, 03:21:51 am
You mean this one? Yeah, I got nothing :PSpoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: puke on January 06, 2013, 01:40:20 am
- actual guesses at the year or era that it might be from. "this is an old one" does not help at all, for some people old games were on a vectrex, others old means they played on AOL or Prodigy or WWIV, and others still are talking about stuff from 5 years ago. Likewise, "I was xx years old" could be improved. There is a big age spread here, we dont know if you were four years old in 1985 or in 2005, it could easily be either one.
- at a minimum the PLATFORM should be something you remember. Console? Handheld or mobile device? PC? Mac? Standup arcade machine? Mainframe terminal you used in college?
- going with visceral memory as something that should be fairly reliable, if you REALLY dont know the platform, maybe you remember if there was a keyboard, mouse, joystick or gamepad involved? light gun? did it take a cartridge, disk(ette), tape player, CD, laser disc, or what? these sorts of things are not 100% of course, but better than nothing.
Oh, and Markus, yeah, I'm totally stumped. I dont have a whole lot of experience with Japanese games though, but I think there are some pretty dedicated communities for that kind of stuff. Maybe ask elsewhere? I once found a great answer to a question about an old game on a C64 emulator community website so sometimes you just need to find a specialist.
Post by: WealthyRadish on January 06, 2013, 02:53:37 am
-snip-
Sounds like a Gradius game. I remember playing Gradius III on the SNES, but that was released in '91... not sure about any of the others.
Post by: Kicior on January 16, 2013, 06:43:29 am
Post by: werty892 on January 16, 2013, 07:20:35 am
A game kinda like NS2 but older, and when you walked on walls your view flipped in the right direction. You started as this kinda mite thing, people could build things by themselves,... Im trying to remember the name but I cant.Tremulous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremulous)?
Thanks, thats it!
Post by: Sharp on January 16, 2013, 08:15:37 am
A game kinda like NS2 but older, and when you walked on walls your view flipped in the right direction. You started as this kinda mite thing, people could build things by themselves,... Im trying to remember the name but I cant.Tremulous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremulous)?
Thanks, thats it!
It's all based off a Quake Mod though, Gloom though no-one seems to remember.
Post by: Sharp on January 16, 2013, 08:22:53 am
PC game, side view. There were monkeys (orangutans?) and the goal was to reach some kind of teleporter at the end of the level.
Sounds like Lemmings
Post by: kulik on January 16, 2013, 09:55:31 am
Post by: Xotes on January 16, 2013, 09:57:14 am
A flash game. You were a bald guy dressed in blue with a big-ass sword. The view was top-down and you had to slash different types of blobs running around the screen; the easy ones were just green harmless blobs which could melt into each other there were carnivorous blobs, spiked blobs, oily blobs, explosive blobs... Any idea?
Amorphous+ is some fun stuff, I tell ya what.
This one might be interesting:
It was a sort of indie Doom-clone. Pseudo 3D environments, enemies were flat sprites. Heavy focus on melee combat with only a few guns.
The cool thing was that is was mostly voice-acted and had multiple paths/endings. The story involved the main character's daughter being kidnapped.
At one point, you fight expies of The Village People in a bar.
That'd be Action DooM 2: Urban Brawl.
Post by: Sirus on January 16, 2013, 12:08:47 pm
Yes, that's it! I lost it when my old laptop required reformatting and I never remembered the name :PThis one might be interesting:
It was a sort of indie Doom-clone. Pseudo 3D environments, enemies were flat sprites. Heavy focus on melee combat with only a few guns.
The cool thing was that is was mostly voice-acted and had multiple paths/endings. The story involved the main character's daughter being kidnapped.
At one point, you fight expies of The Village People in a bar.
That'd be Action DooM 2: Urban Brawl.
Post by: Haspen on January 16, 2013, 12:26:30 pm
-snip-
Sounds like a Gradius game. I remember playing Gradius III on the SNES, but that was released in '91... not sure about any of the others.
Nah, I've checked Gradius series on my first look for this game, and that's definitely not it :c
Post by: kulik on January 16, 2013, 01:43:09 pm
A flash game. You were a bald guy dressed in blue with a big-ass sword. The view was top-down and you had to slash different types of blobs running around the screen; the easy ones were just green harmless blobs which could melt into each other there were carnivorous blobs, spiked blobs, oily blobs, explosive blobs... Any idea?
Amorphous+ is some fun stuff, I tell ya what.
Dude, thanks a bunch, you rock. :D
Post by: MaximumZero on January 16, 2013, 01:56:09 pm
Now might be a tough one...Einhander?
It was sci-fi side-scrolling shooter. It was released ~2000 I guess.
It was about small ship coming toward armada of aliens and of course blowing it up. Main bosses were mostly giant ships/robots which often 'opened' themselves to shoot out giant laser at you. Giant lasers of eveyr kind were basically everywhere in this game.
The objects in the game were comprised mostly of spherical/eliptic shapes and thanks to the cheap shading, they 'looked' as if they were 3D.
It had some backstory that you learned about after finishing the game. I also remember there was a mission with Jupiter in the background and the boss of that area looked like a tank.
I also think the game started with 'A' and ended with 'gi', the title sounded kinda japanese. I might be totally wrong about that part, though.
(http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Einhander_battle.jpg)
Post by: Haspen on January 16, 2013, 02:40:09 pm
Damned wikipedia list for scrolling shooters' doesn't seem to have it either :c
Post by: MaximumZero on January 16, 2013, 02:45:45 pm
Post by: Haspen on January 16, 2013, 02:52:54 pm
And there was more beams and lasers than bullets :P
Post by: MaximumZero on January 16, 2013, 02:54:42 pm
Post by: Haspen on January 16, 2013, 02:58:09 pm
After looking at the bunch of CDs from that game magazine (of course, the CD with game is nowhere to be found ::)), I can only tell the game might have been from 2000-2002 period :v
Post by: yarr on January 16, 2013, 03:16:09 pm
- Multiplayer
- 3 Teams
- 1 Team has the suitcase, another team the money, I forgot what the third team had
- Cars & Shooting
- First person
- A strange title
- It might've been some kind of 7drl challenge I don't remember
- Really strange title
I've googled for everything "suitcase 3 teams money online" etc etc, I can't find it anymore. Help me B12 :D
Post by: olemars on January 16, 2013, 03:36:11 pm
Goddamn I forgot the title.
- Multiplayer
- 3 Teams
- 1 Team has the suitcase, another team the money, I forgot what the third team had
- Cars & Shooting
- First person
- A strange title
- It might've been some kind of 7drl challenge I don't remember
- Really strange title
I've googled for everything "suitcase 3 teams money online" etc etc, I can't find it anymore. Help me B12 :D
Sub Rosa.
Post by: Graknorke on January 16, 2013, 03:53:55 pm
That particular one I mentioned earlier has an interface only a little bit different looking from most today and uugghhhhhhhhhh. The worst thing is I can remember all sorts of little details about the game, but nothing useful.
Post by: yarr on January 16, 2013, 04:27:48 pm
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Sub Rosa.
Yup. That was it. Thank you
Post by: varsovie on January 16, 2013, 07:29:10 pm
I'm looking for a N64 arcade tank battle (arena style) in 3D.
Of course with splitscreen multiplayers.
the main mode was a kind of capture the flag, the flag being in a hangar protected by the strongest type of tank (he was stuck on a little rail though).
Post by: Sirus on January 16, 2013, 07:33:30 pm
Post by: varsovie on January 16, 2013, 07:43:24 pm
Post by: GlyphGryph on January 16, 2013, 07:44:23 pm
I loved the Battle Tanx games.
Post by: Sirus on January 16, 2013, 07:48:55 pm
Post by: WealthyRadish on January 20, 2013, 07:33:04 pm
Post by: LoSboccacc on January 20, 2013, 07:37:26 pm
Post by: Frumple on January 20, 2013, 07:38:25 pm
Creeper World. There's a few flash versions running around (Several on kongregate, ferex.), as well as stand alone stuff.
And ninja'd, heh.
Post by: WealthyRadish on January 20, 2013, 07:38:37 pm
creeper world?
Yup! Thanks.
Post by: sproginator on January 22, 2013, 04:36:23 pm
I remember this game on the play station 2, it was on a demo disc I got somewhere and wasn't the full game.
You had two sides, and you could each build units, such as tanks, helicopters or planes. You have two mechs, 1 on each side, that could transform into a mech and into a plane. It was like 2.5d. The enemy ai said, on occasion "I don't think so" about something. If you guys find this game, I'll give whoever found it £5.00
Post by: Frumple on January 22, 2013, 04:50:35 pm
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on January 22, 2013, 05:12:07 pm
Post by: sproginator on January 22, 2013, 05:13:48 pm
The only similar non-Herzog Zwei game I remember that's on PS2 is Battle Engine Aquila, and it was mostly action, not strategy, even if you supported ground units.Sadly, that isn't it
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Post by: sproginator on January 22, 2013, 06:15:26 pm
You made 4 posts in a row.and in order to respond to you you have forced me to add 2 off topic posts
Post by: Sergius on January 24, 2013, 04:43:28 pm
It wasn't made by any big studio, so it's not Wasteland, Buck Rogers, etc. Also, not REALLY old. (probably post-2000).
Post by: puke on January 24, 2013, 07:12:17 pm
Buck Rogers is what I would have put my money on if you hadn't ruled it out. There were at least three, Countdown to Doomsday, Planet Zoom, and Matrix Cubed. Sure it was none of them?
The real puzzler is for it to be a post 2000 game, as all the ones you listed were from the 80s I think. Did it play natively on a computer from around 2000, or did it need an older OS or some sort of emulation?
There was also this thing called Hired Guns which was available both on Dos and Amiga... Think it was a 90s game but not sure. Probably more like Dungeon Master than Bard's Tale though.
Some more searching reveals this series, which fits the bill. Wizardry style game play, with sci-fi elements: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Megami_Tensei
I'm guessing not, though.
Post by: Sergius on January 24, 2013, 07:24:03 pm
It may have been a freeware and not shareware. It wasn't open-source or anything. Looked kinda like a fan-game. It was nearly exactly a Bard's Tale clone, but set in the Future.
I played most SSI games, especially Buck Rogers extensively, and it wasn't them. Planet of Zoom wasn't a RPG, it was a shooter.
Post by: Dutchling on February 02, 2013, 03:39:48 pm
NEVERMIND. The game is called Dino Island.
I have no idea how I managed to forget that >.<
Post by: wypie on February 03, 2013, 08:07:06 pm
Post by: Sirus on February 03, 2013, 08:08:10 pm
Post by: wypie on February 03, 2013, 08:08:38 pm
EDIT: Hahaha yes it was one of the prince of persia games I remember sliding down curtains and stuff but what one was it...
Post by: Donuts on February 04, 2013, 01:39:09 am
EDIT: Hahaha yes it was one of the prince of persia games I remember sliding down curtains and stuff but what one was it...Original would be my guess.
Post by: Sirus on February 04, 2013, 01:40:14 am
Post by: EagleV on February 04, 2013, 08:31:39 am
Post by: olemars on February 04, 2013, 09:39:05 am
EDIT: Hahaha yes it was one of the prince of persia games I remember sliding down curtains and stuff but what one was it...Original would be my guess.
Please don't say you think of Sands of Time as the original. I'm going to feel so old. Sands of Time is a recent game.
Post by: Sergius on February 04, 2013, 10:56:04 am
It wasn't made in any construction set AFAIK, or a modded game. It was programmed from scratch, it had simple UI but decent art actually (in whatever little box that had a graphic). I think it was for DOS, but I'm pretty sure it was made after Windows 95/98/ME was already the default gaming platform, so it was more like a Retro Game than an oldie/abandonware. It might have been for Windows, but since it was pre-Vista I'm pretty sure it ran fine without any emulation (probably ran well in XP command-line).
It may have been a freeware and not shareware. It wasn't open-source or anything. Looked kinda like a fan-game. It was nearly exactly a Bard's Tale clone, but set in the Future.
I played most SSI games, especially Buck Rogers extensively, and it wasn't them. Planet of Zoom wasn't a RPG, it was a shooter.
Just wanted to add, the graphic style looked somewhat like this one:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/psionics/screenshots
I'm pretty sure it's not that game, but it looks a lot like it. I'm sure you started with a gun or something and had more than one person party, and the 1st person walls weren't so plain.
Post by: Haspen on February 04, 2013, 10:59:47 am
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Post by: Mech#4 on February 05, 2013, 07:07:17 am
The game was a stage gun game. You'd go through an area being attacked by thugs and armed gunmen, picking up knives, bats and other weapons along the way, using the mouse to aim and swing weapons and flicking to throw them away when they ran out of ammunition. The story involved something about the city your in running out of pie and your quest for revenge against the mayor.
I believe it was called Mad... something.
Post by: Frumple on February 05, 2013, 07:16:29 am
Post by: Korbac on February 05, 2013, 07:46:54 am
Madness interactive, or something along those lines, I think. Fairly sure there's numerous of the little buggers and a bucketload of spinoffs, so which one it is in particular, blazes if I know.
Yeah, this sounds like it. Madness Combat flash game?
IIRC it was hella difficult, because bullet time was very limited and you could only take a few bullets before being prwned. :)
Post by: itisnotlogical on February 05, 2013, 07:50:06 am
Let's see this time.... it was a flash game in black and white (though blood was red). You started the game by creating a character using a simple base template and adding things like a hat, glasses, suit and so on. The characters had no legs and Rayman style hands (floating, the hands were circles).
The game was a stage gun game. You'd go through an area being attacked by thugs and armed gunmen, picking up knives, bats and other weapons along the way, using the mouse to aim and swing weapons and flicking to throw them away when they ran out of ammunition. The story involved something about the city your in running out of pie and your quest for revenge against the mayor.
I believe it was called Mad... something.
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/118826 Madness Interactive?
Post by: Mech#4 on February 05, 2013, 07:53:52 am
Post by: Funk on February 12, 2013, 01:30:06 pm
it was an old window game pre 95 which had gorillas trowing bananas at each other in a city,like one of those artillery games you had to in put the force and angle of your throw.
Post by: olemars on February 12, 2013, 01:34:25 pm
edit: Looked it up. Here's a flash remake: http://www.kongregate.com/games/Moly/gorillas-bas (http://www.kongregate.com/games/Moly/gorillas-bas)
Post by: Funk on February 12, 2013, 01:44:07 pm
Post by: monk12 on February 12, 2013, 03:18:00 pm
Don't even have to look that up. That's "gorillas", a QBasic game bundled with MS-DOS 5 and 6.
edit: Looked it up. Here's a flash remake: http://www.kongregate.com/games/Moly/gorillas-bas (http://www.kongregate.com/games/Moly/gorillas-bas)
Oh man I loved that game, it was on the school computers in like second grade. Thanks for the link!
Post by: sproginator on February 13, 2013, 11:54:45 am
Post by: Sirus on February 13, 2013, 11:57:51 am
Post by: sproginator on February 13, 2013, 12:26:51 pm
You didn't say anything about the art style, but I vaguely remember something called Cel Damage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cel_Damage) that was a driving beat-em-up with massive numbers of weapons.YOU GOT IT FIRST TRY!?!?!?!?! WOW!
Cheers bro!
Post by: Talfryn on February 15, 2013, 07:47:28 pm
Does this game exist? I remember it being really daunting, if that helps. Hope I'm not just making it up in my head.
Post by: Kaje on February 17, 2013, 09:07:36 am
Craving RPGs with base-building sections that aren't Hinterland. Can be on any platform, thinking similar to the Suikoden series (love them all) but with a little more base customisation?
Post by: Jopax on February 17, 2013, 09:42:31 am
Anyways, mine is and isometric RTS from the early 2000's around '01 or '02. It was kinda dark and gritty. I remember the menus being stylized like some sort of medieval lab or something, sandbox or skirmish was called experimentation or something like that and I think there was a game mode or option marked by a flask or something.
The game itself started with your main building and you could build these collection structures around the map and they would drain these lakes or holes or whatever convert them into useful stuff and send them back to your main building. One interesting mechanic is that if the collector was too far away you'd need to build these transmission towers made of stone with these metal rings on top or something which would transfer resources further to the main base.
Post by: timferius on February 21, 2013, 02:07:12 pm
Post by: Sergius on February 22, 2013, 12:06:14 am
Not a game, but it's an old screensaver from the early 90s, I think it was the windows 3.whatever era, though it MAY have been just after we go 95, not sure. Anyways, it was a guy standing on a dessert island in the middle of the ocean, and every once in a while he'd do something funny. I used to get up early to watch it as a kid, I was a strange kid.
Screen Antics Johnny Castaway screensaver.
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~gnudawn/johnny/
Post by: Mech#4 on February 22, 2013, 12:21:31 am
Anyways, mine is and isometric RTS from the early 2000's around '01 or '02. It was kinda dark and gritty. I remember the menus being stylized like some sort of medieval lab or something, sandbox or skirmish was called experimentation or something like that and I think there was a game mode or option marked by a flask or something.
The game itself started with your main building and you could build these collection structures around the map and they would drain these lakes or holes or whatever convert them into useful stuff and send them back to your main building. One interesting mechanic is that if the collector was too far away you'd need to build these transmission towers made of stone with these metal rings on top or something which would transfer resources further to the main base.
Hmm...I can't think of the name completely, but I remember playing a demo of a dark fantasy RTS called something-strife. Shadowstrife or Darkstrife or something like that. I do remember one of the factions was Dark Elves.
Edit: Remember the name, it was called "Strifeshadow".
Post by: Mephisto on February 22, 2013, 04:31:01 pm
Strategy game set somewhere between WW2 and now, real detailed like Hearts of Iron III, but the kicker was it actually listed specific units for the different countries based on what they historically had. I even think you could modify and update designs, stuff like that.
Does this game exist? I remember it being really daunting, if that helps. Hope I'm not just making it up in my head.
I've never played Hearts of Iron III, but I do have some games that sort of fit the bill.
The first is Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege, made by Cinemaware Marquee. It's more of a historically accurate RTS.
The second is Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath, by 1C. It's kind of an alternate history where the aforementioned situation went much worse than it did in real life.
If neither of those are the correct game, check out their developers. I seem to recall them being big makers of hstorical strategy games.
Post by: Jopax on February 22, 2013, 05:22:45 pm
And so it is, I too rememberd that the name had something darkness related in it, just never could figure out what it was, thank you very much for that :D
@Talfryn, could it be the Making History series?
They're WW2 based and are similar to HoI in execution but are simplified in some aspects and are much more focused on keeping track with the historical events.
Post by: Hoverdog on February 22, 2013, 05:30:06 pm
THAT is my childhood. I remember I was always going to sleep watching that.Not a game, but it's an old screensaver from the early 90s, I think it was the windows 3.whatever era, though it MAY have been just after we go 95, not sure. Anyways, it was a guy standing on a dessert island in the middle of the ocean, and every once in a while he'd do something funny. I used to get up early to watch it as a kid, I was a strange kid.
Screen Antics Johnny Castaway screensaver.
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~gnudawn/johnny/
Not really a "can't remember the name" as a plea for similar games...A longshot, but the old Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance was a strategy game where you could send your heroes to various dungeons. A very innovative and original game, but - as many of such gems - flawed and unpolished.
Craving RPGs with base-building sections that aren't Hinterland. Can be on any platform, thinking similar to the Suikoden series (love them all) but with a little more base customisation?
maybe King of the Dragon Pass - shamefully obscure pearl in which you are the ruler of a celtic tribe.
Post by: LoSboccacc on February 23, 2013, 01:25:30 pm
where you can select a light/heavy/medium car and you had to destroy a super huge truck crawling to your base
you had also to drive trucks home to gather resources for the heavier vehicles.
It was 3d, and had mostly only one level, probably it was a demo of a game never released.
it supported multiplayer.
edit:
nevermind it was Goliath
Post by: itisnotlogical on February 24, 2013, 06:18:20 pm
Post by: jocan2003 on February 24, 2013, 09:29:04 pm
Those are 2 im trying to find out but i cannot remember what i was.
Post by: Graknorke on February 24, 2013, 09:30:13 pm
Though I have seen the desktop background. IIRC it was actually a galaxy.
Post by: jocan2003 on February 24, 2013, 09:36:08 pm
How do you click things on a screensaver?
Though I have seen the desktop background. IIRC it was actually a galaxy.
the click and mouse movement was registred for the screensaver, you had to press a keyboard key to get out of it, it was made by nvidia same for the background if i remember right, or was it a directX screensaver? i cant remember.
Post by: rausm on February 25, 2013, 03:12:52 pm
How do you click things on a screensaver?
Though I have seen the desktop background. IIRC it was actually a galaxy.
[Windoze] Screensaver is just a regular .exe renamed as .scr and registered in the system / placed in the right folder. So it can do whatever.
Post by: Graknorke on February 25, 2013, 04:06:54 pm
Post by: Facekillz058 on February 26, 2013, 02:13:43 pm
It was a flash game.
You played a spider thing with 3 legs.
You could stick web-strands to things, IRC.
The goal was to get an egg from the start of the level to the end.
Most of the games levels were rocky, cliffy things, with some caves near the end?
Post by: Cthulhu on February 26, 2013, 02:17:04 pm
Post by: Facekillz058 on February 26, 2013, 02:25:06 pm
Triachnid. God that music was sad.Thanks.
Post by: thegoatgod_pan on February 28, 2013, 08:10:13 pm
Anyone?
Post by: Graknorke on February 28, 2013, 08:12:07 pm
I forgot the name, but it is on the tip of my tongue: very recent game, puzzle genre. You draw things to solve the puzzles (I think), and there were ridiculous/very creative options to solve them: people's reports on this very forum had stuff like using a flaming squid to reach the bananas on the tree, thus saving the school children.While it's not recent, Scribblenauts sounds like that sort of thing maybe.
Anyone?
Post by: Virtz on February 28, 2013, 08:18:26 pm
There's a recent iteration of it called Scribblenauts Unlimited, though.I forgot the name, but it is on the tip of my tongue: very recent game, puzzle genre. You draw things to solve the puzzles (I think), and there were ridiculous/very creative options to solve them: people's reports on this very forum had stuff like using a flaming squid to reach the bananas on the tree, thus saving the school children.While it's not recent, Scribblenauts sounds like that sort of thing maybe.
Anyone?
Post by: debvon on March 07, 2013, 04:12:02 am
I couldn't find it in the free games list, and searching the forum didn't help since I don't really know what I'm looking for.
Post by: Frumple on March 07, 2013, 04:25:21 am
Post by: debvon on March 07, 2013, 05:31:50 am
Post by: Seriyu on March 07, 2013, 05:44:32 am
I forgot the name, but it is on the tip of my tongue: very recent game, puzzle genre. You draw things to solve the puzzles (I think), and there were ridiculous/very creative options to solve them: people's reports on this very forum had stuff like using a flaming squid to reach the bananas on the tree, thus saving the school children.
Anyone?
I think it might've been Drawn to Life if it was for the DS.
Post by: Draxis on March 07, 2013, 05:26:01 pm
Post by: Virtz on March 07, 2013, 06:05:01 pm
A browser-based game, last played it a few years ago, had "nation" or "country" or something in the title. It was a multiplayer long-term, where everyone had a country or supernational corporation in a large world, and you managed the operations of it. As a country you could deal with economic things, like national corporations and infrastructure, with some pretty fine control, and there was also a military part that was pretty in-depth. The main country screen had a map of your country on it, and you could click different regions to see what they were doing.SimCountry (http://www.simcountry.com/)?
Post by: simoroth on March 07, 2013, 06:15:28 pm
Looking for a shareware RPG game that I played back ~2001. It may be up to a decade older than that though...
It was a tile based fantasy RPG (not isometric). Your party is a single character on screen, but when combat is triggered they are all represented on a new map where you play out the combat in turns again the enemys.
You start in a big underground cavern, fighting mostly goblins I think.. and then later get to the surface. Can't remember much more though...
Had a character editor that was useful for reviving party members that died in combat.
Post by: Draxis on March 07, 2013, 06:19:36 pm
SimCountry (http://www.simcountry.com/)?
Thanks, that was it. I actually found that one, but did not consider it because of the space stuff on the front page.
Post by: Virtz on March 07, 2013, 06:25:34 pm
This one is bugging the crap out of me:Natuk (http://www.proudft.com/natuk.html) perhaps?
Looking for a shareware RPG game that I played back ~2001. It may be up to a decade older than that though...
It was a tile based fantasy RPG (not isometric). Your party is a single character on screen, but when combat is triggered they are all represented on a new map where you play out the combat in turns again the enemys.
You start in a big underground cavern, fighting mostly goblins I think.. and then later get to the surface. Can't remember much more though...
Had a character editor that was useful for reviving party members that died in combat.
Post by: simoroth on March 07, 2013, 06:30:21 pm
This one is bugging the crap out of me:Natuk (http://www.proudft.com/natuk.html) perhaps?
Looking for a shareware RPG game that I played back ~2001. It may be up to a decade older than that though...
It was a tile based fantasy RPG (not isometric). Your party is a single character on screen, but when combat is triggered they are all represented on a new map where you play out the combat in turns again the enemys.
You start in a big underground cavern, fighting mostly goblins I think.. and then later get to the surface. Can't remember much more though...
Had a character editor that was useful for reviving party members that died in combat.
Don't think so.
Edit. YESSS I found it http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/BOEcombat1.GIF
I think it was either Exile III: Ruined World (1997), or Blades of Exile (1997)
Post by: tryrar on March 08, 2013, 02:09:59 am
Post by: thegoatgod_pan on March 11, 2013, 01:14:37 am
I forgot the name, but it is on the tip of my tongue: very recent game, puzzle genre. You draw things to solve the puzzles (I think), and there were ridiculous/very creative options to solve them: people's reports on this very forum had stuff like using a flaming squid to reach the bananas on the tree, thus saving the school children.While it's not recent, Scribblenauts sounds like that sort of thing maybe.
Anyone?
*Facepalm* thanks so much!
Post by: lordcooper on March 11, 2013, 07:27:26 pm
Post by: Sirus on March 11, 2013, 07:28:50 pm
Post by: lordcooper on March 11, 2013, 07:33:37 pm
That would be Notrium.
I love you.
Post by: tryrar on March 12, 2013, 08:30:22 am
Heh, if Sony released a modern remake of that game, they might actually be able to take on Wargaming in the tank MMO genre, because GODDAMN that game was fun
Post by: Sirus on March 15, 2013, 02:35:57 pm
It was a sort of pixel-y game where you were essentially God. You were given a variety of options to sculpt the world below to your will in several different "rounds". Like, you could crash a meteor and then make it rain to create a lake in the crater. Or you could crash a meteor and then heat the world up to create a volcano. Stuff like that. Sometimes you had to make tough choices regarding life on the world. Eventually you could create two different kinds of sentient life: humans and rabbits, and depending on your choices they could either live in harmony or kill each other.
Post by: Akura on March 16, 2013, 11:56:58 am
Post by: Sirus on March 16, 2013, 12:29:01 pm
Sandbox of God?You rock! Thanks a bunch!
Post by: Cheedows on March 16, 2013, 05:33:09 pm
Tried searching it up but no luck, I doubt it is still in existence though
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on March 17, 2013, 05:04:20 am
Post by: Virtz on March 17, 2013, 05:34:35 am
A free game called Anarchists or something like that. Turn based worm-like game where wizards attack each other with various projectile based spells...Lightning's Shadow (http://www.wolfire.com/lightnings-shadow) sounds like something of the sort. Except for the title.
Tried searching it up but no luck, I doubt it is still in existence though
Post by: Cheedows on March 17, 2013, 08:26:40 am
Post by: Metalsoul212 on March 17, 2013, 08:49:03 am
Post by: tryrar on March 17, 2013, 08:52:52 am
Post by: hermes on March 17, 2013, 11:49:26 am
A game I played on the A500, you controlled some kind of kangaroo-man who was a miner, possibly a Swedish miner, who had to hop/run through a mine jumping pits and avoiding dynamite and possibly collecting gold.
Post by: Cyx on March 19, 2013, 10:26:04 am
This one is bugging the crap out of me:
Looking for a shareware RPG game that I played back ~2001. It may be up to a decade older than that though...
It was a tile based fantasy RPG (not isometric). Your party is a single character on screen, but when combat is triggered they are all represented on a new map where you play out the combat in turns again the enemys.
You start in a big underground cavern, fighting mostly goblins I think.. and then later get to the surface. Can't remember much more though...
Had a character editor that was useful for reviving party members that died in combat.
Ahah I was looking for that exact same one. AND IT WAS ALSO BUGGING THE CRAP OUT OF ME. Thanks !
Post by: Haspen on March 19, 2013, 10:50:47 am
Namely, Exile III: Ruined World (http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/exile3/winexile3.html) or something like that.
However 2001 is a bit too old for that, so try checking the official remake, Avernum 3 (http://www.avernum.com/avernum3/index.html)
Post by: ScriptWolf on March 23, 2013, 05:07:16 pm
Post by: aristabulus on March 23, 2013, 05:12:09 pm
Space ship game recently changed its name. A big feature for it was that your ships have captains with thier own personality. uhm and had really cool space battles.
Can you muster a little more detail? Are you certain it got released?
In control of a single ship? Graphics looked like they'd be new in what year?
Post by: ScriptWolf on March 23, 2013, 05:14:54 pm
Also not released but in alpha/beta
Post by: Baneling on March 23, 2013, 05:15:13 pm
Space ship game recently changed its name. A big feature for it was that your ships have captains with thier own personality. uhm and had really cool space battles.
I believe you're thinking of Starsector(previously Starfarer). (http://fractalsoftworks.com/)
Post by: ScriptWolf on March 23, 2013, 05:15:42 pm
Space ship game recently changed its name. A big feature for it was that your ships have captains with thier own personality. uhm and had really cool space battles.
I believe you're thinking of Starsector(previously Starfarer). (http://fractalsoftworks.com/)
Thank you!!!!
Post by: lordcooper on March 23, 2013, 05:19:09 pm
Judging from the demo it had RPG bits on board the spacecraft and fighty bits where you were flying it.
Post by: joey4track on March 23, 2013, 05:28:52 pm
I also remember these Spiderman games that were basically adventure games with basic cga/ega pics to go along with it. Never could find any info on those either...
EDIT: This thread is aweome. Got me to thinking about all these great old games I used to play. I just thought of this game called Overlord or Supremacy: Your Will Be Done that I used to love. And anyone remember an old adventure game called Loom?? :D
Post by: Haspen on March 23, 2013, 05:50:32 pm
Ok, this is reeeeally old one and it has been bugging me for years. I was born in 81 but my grandfather and uncle were really into computers and there was always one in the house. This was a dos game that I got at an Electronics Boutique or something similar when I was probably around 8 or 9 that came on a 5 1⁄4-in floppy and was basically a medieval fighting game for the 386 that was mostly weapons based. I remember you could be a sorta robin hood looking guy, a dude with a quarterstaff, a knight with a sword etc.. and you would just vs fight and I remember it being really fun. I can't remember the name and have never been able to find anything about it online. I would love to find a screencap or even a download for some good nostalgia. I've looked through abandonware sites with no luck.
Barbarian? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbarian_%28computer_game%29)
Gladiator? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator_%28arcade_game%29)
Swashbuckler? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swashbuckler_%28computer_game%29)
Post by: olemars on March 23, 2013, 06:02:06 pm
Ok, this is reeeeally old one and it has been bugging me for years. I was born in 81 but my grandfather and uncle were really into computers and there was always one in the house. This was a dos game that I got at an Electronics Boutique or something similar when I was probably around 8 or 9 that came on a 5 1⁄4-in floppy and was basically a medieval fighting game for the 386 that was mostly weapons based. I remember you could be a sorta robin hood looking guy, a dude with a quarterstaff, a knight with a sword etc.. and you would just vs fight and I remember it being really fun. I can't remember the name and have never been able to find anything about it online. I would love to find a screencap or even a download for some good nostalgia. I've looked through abandonware sites with no luck.
I also remember these Spiderman games that were basically adventure games with basic cga/ega pics to go along with it. Never could find any info on those either...
EDIT: This thread is aweome. Got me to thinking about all these great old games I used to play. I just thought of this game called Overlord or Supremacy: Your Will Be Done that I used to love. And anyone remember an old adventure game called Loom?? :D
Loom is an utter classic and available on steam (CD talkie version too).
The spiderman game is probably... Spider-Man (http://www.mobygames.com/game/spider-man).
The action game sounds possibly like Heroes of the lance (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/heroes-of-the-lance/screenshots)?
Post by: joey4track on March 23, 2013, 06:14:16 pm
Barbarian? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbarian_%28computer_game%29)
Gladiator? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator_%28arcade_game%29)
Swashbuckler? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swashbuckler_%28computer_game%29)
Haha, none of those thanks! But they look really cool. This games graphics were probably most close to Barbarian in quality if not worse, it was a pretty early dos game.
Loom is an utter classic and available on steam (CD talkie version too).Not Heroes of the Lance either, but I got excited because the name sounded familiar but that's definitely not the game. Man, I've been thinking about this game for years haha. I'm probably better off not finding it because it's probably not even as fun as I remember :P But that spider man game is totally what I was thinking of!!
The spiderman game is probably... Spider-Man (http://www.mobygames.com/game/spider-man).
The action game sounds possibly like Heroes of the lance (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/heroes-of-the-lance/screenshots)?
This gave me a major flashback:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
And that loom remake looks amazing!
Post by: Virtz on March 24, 2013, 04:09:09 am
Ok, this is reeeeally old one and it has been bugging me for years. I was born in 81 but my grandfather and uncle were really into computers and there was always one in the house. This was a dos game that I got at an Electronics Boutique or something similar when I was probably around 8 or 9 that came on a 5 1⁄4-in floppy and was basically a medieval fighting game for the 386 that was mostly weapons based. I remember you could be a sorta robin hood looking guy, a dude with a quarterstaff, a knight with a sword etc.. and you would just vs fight and I remember it being really fun. I can't remember the name and have never been able to find anything about it online. I would love to find a screencap or even a download for some good nostalgia. I've looked through abandonware sites with no luck.Perhaps Windwalker (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/windwalker/screenshots) or Moebius (http://www.mobygames.com/game/moebius-the-orb-of-celestial-harmony/screenshots)?
Post by: NRDL on March 29, 2013, 07:50:27 pm
Post by: casserol on March 30, 2013, 05:10:04 pm
There is game I use to play when I was really young, I think it came out around the same time as the original starcraft. It was a medieval/fantasy type RTS I remember I loved it because there was a bunch of teired builders that could summon more and more powerful units and buildings. I think it was called kingdoms or somthing of that sort but I can never find it ):
Blood and magic ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vhnpi12z_0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vhnpi12z_0)
Post by: Aptus on March 31, 2013, 03:38:34 am
Ok, this is reeeeally old one and it has been bugging me for years. I was born in 81 but my grandfather and uncle were really into computers and there was always one in the house. This was a dos game that I got at an Electronics Boutique or something similar when I was probably around 8 or 9 that came on a 5 1⁄4-in floppy and was basically a medieval fighting game for the 386 that was mostly weapons based. I remember you could be a sorta robin hood looking guy, a dude with a quarterstaff, a knight with a sword etc.. and you would just vs fight and I remember it being really fun. I can't remember the name and have never been able to find anything about it online. I would love to find a screencap or even a download for some good nostalgia. I've looked through abandonware sites with no luck.
I'm going to guess you are thinking about Defender of the Crown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_of_the_crown).
EDIT: Hmm... then again DotC had more than just vs fights.
Post by: Haspen on March 31, 2013, 04:01:28 am
There is game I use to play when I was really young, I think it came out around the same time as the original starcraft. It was a medieval/fantasy type RTS I remember I loved it because there was a bunch of teired builders that could summon more and more powerful units and buildings. I think it was called kingdoms or somthing of that sort but I can never find it ):
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms is what you're looking for.
Post by: Tapper12 on April 07, 2013, 03:47:21 pm
Anyways, its a freeware platformer/rpg hybrid where you play as a girl infused with alien nanoids. And you've got to defend earth from an alien invasion while figuring out who you are and what happened through reading System Shock-styled audio logs. It was also possible to complete the whole game without killing a single enemy.
Pretty sure the name only consisted of three letters, but I cannot seem to remember.
Post by: Cthulufaic on April 07, 2013, 03:54:11 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 07, 2013, 03:54:55 pm
E: It wasn't before LttP, though. Couple years after. Can check this out (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda#History) for a fairly nice timeline/list.
Post by: BullDog on April 07, 2013, 04:22:56 pm
So I'm trying to remember the name of a game I played a few years ago. I find it kinda annoying that I've forgot the name as it was probably my favorite platformer ever :/That would be Iji (http://www.remar.se/daniel/iji.php)
Anyways, its a freeware platformer/rpg hybrid where you play as a girl infused with alien nanoids. And you've got to defend earth from an alien invasion while figuring out who you are and what happened through reading System Shock-styled audio logs. It was also possible to complete the whole game without killing a single enemy.
Pretty sure the name only consisted of three letters, but I cannot seem to remember.
Post by: Sirus on April 07, 2013, 04:42:49 pm
Beat me to it :PSo I'm trying to remember the name of a game I played a few years ago. I find it kinda annoying that I've forgot the name as it was probably my favorite platformer ever :/That would be Iji (http://www.remar.se/daniel/iji.php)
Anyways, its a freeware platformer/rpg hybrid where you play as a girl infused with alien nanoids. And you've got to defend earth from an alien invasion while figuring out who you are and what happened through reading System Shock-styled audio logs. It was also possible to complete the whole game without killing a single enemy.
Pretty sure the name only consisted of three letters, but I cannot seem to remember.
Post by: Tapper12 on April 07, 2013, 05:37:22 pm
That would be Iji (http://www.remar.se/daniel/iji.php)
Yes, Thank you! I was googling every three letter combination I could find, but that was not one I thought of.
Post by: raptorfangamer on April 07, 2013, 07:24:12 pm
Does anybody know about a sort of browser wrestling game, where it's just these two blue guys trying to flip each other over? You know, you have to jump and balance so that the other person falls on their head.
is it by chance Wrestle Jump? (http://www.kongregate.com/games/oivoi/wrestle-jump)
Post by: Mech#4 on April 11, 2013, 12:48:22 pm
I'm not sure where I saw it, it was possibly an after game report somewhere. It was a 4x space game where the player had (I think) corralled all of the solar systems under their control into a big clump and had built ships so large they dwarfed this massive ball of solar systems by a scale of 3 to 1. It had 3D graphics like Galactic Civilisations 2 but that's about all I remember.
Post by: Sirus on April 11, 2013, 12:53:50 pm
Post by: Azated on April 11, 2013, 02:10:22 pm
Star Ruler, perhaps?
Oh god, I remember make ships bigger than the universe. And that's not an overstatement.
Post by: Mech#4 on April 11, 2013, 10:35:35 pm
Post by: Steamlined on April 13, 2013, 04:52:57 pm
Post by: Kaje on April 13, 2013, 05:38:30 pm
This game, I'm pretty sure it was on PlayStation, but I'm not 100% sure. You played on a 2D layout, and controlled some kind of space ship (Maybe?). There was some glowing orbs which surrounded your ship, that is where lasers come from when you shoot. You could select formations for these orbs. I remember as a child playing it with my Step-dad, and I remember selecting a formation in which the orbs spun around the ship. You fought enemies which flew onto the screen. Like I said, I'm pretty sure it was on PlayStation, but it may well be on another console. If anyone can answer this, I'll appreciate it a lot. Thanks!
Gradius?
Post by: Steamlined on April 13, 2013, 05:45:58 pm
You sir, have my immense thanks, You have no idea how grateful I am :DThis game, I'm pretty sure it was on PlayStation, but I'm not 100% sure. You played on a 2D layout, and controlled some kind of space ship (Maybe?). There was some glowing orbs which surrounded your ship, that is where lasers come from when you shoot. You could select formations for these orbs. I remember as a child playing it with my Step-dad, and I remember selecting a formation in which the orbs spun around the ship. You fought enemies which flew onto the screen. Like I said, I'm pretty sure it was on PlayStation, but it may well be on another console. If anyone can answer this, I'll appreciate it a lot. Thanks!
Gradius?
Thanks for the really quick reply! ;)
Post by: Kaje on April 13, 2013, 05:47:37 pm
Post by: Vattic on April 13, 2013, 06:39:41 pm
It's a browser MMO, and it's set in space you play a House and try to increase your empire and move to more planets and make your house bigger and have better standing and reputation, I remember one of the areas of building you could go into was psionicsImperium Nova (http://www.imperiumnova.com:8080/Imperium/)?
Post by: Graknorke on April 13, 2013, 06:48:58 pm
I know I've asked about this one before but hey, maybe the crowd around here's changed :P
Post by: 1piemaster1 on April 13, 2013, 08:29:44 pm
A browser game set around city-building, army building and then management of said armies. Combat vessels were all airships and required food(?) for upkeep; city could have buildings upgraded like a forge for production, or a farm to sustain a bigger army, or a dock to provide an extra defense against attacks on the city, among others. Combat was simple and numbers based, some units had slight advantages over others or favoured certain tactical setups but generally the bigger fleet would win. You could attack other players' cities and "enslave" them, where they are forced to give you a certain percentage of wealth and resource income. It is possible to overthrow the conqueror from your city, but since they would be likely to have a strong military presence the mechanics somewhat favoured just waiting out the time until they lost hold from lack of presence.Battledawn? Awesome browser based game.
I know I've asked about this one before but hey, maybe the crowd around here's changed :P
Post by: Graknorke on April 14, 2013, 06:15:59 am
I've seen Battledawn before, the game I'm thinking of is definitely similar, but it is literally just airships as military units.A browser game set around city-building, army building and then management of said armies. Combat vessels were all airships and required food(?) for upkeep; city could have buildings upgraded like a forge for production, or a farm to sustain a bigger army, or a dock to provide an extra defense against attacks on the city, among others. Combat was simple and numbers based, some units had slight advantages over others or favoured certain tactical setups but generally the bigger fleet would win. You could attack other players' cities and "enslave" them, where they are forced to give you a certain percentage of wealth and resource income. It is possible to overthrow the conqueror from your city, but since they would be likely to have a strong military presence the mechanics somewhat favoured just waiting out the time until they lost hold from lack of presence.Battledawn? Awesome browser based game.
I know I've asked about this one before but hey, maybe the crowd around here's changed :P
Post by: Kaje on April 14, 2013, 07:57:01 am
Post by: Graknorke on April 14, 2013, 10:29:09 am
Freesky Online sounds similar.The name sounds familiar too. I think that might be it.
Though it doesn't exist anymore, which is a shame.
Post by: Blaze on May 12, 2013, 07:55:15 pm
It was basically a single player MUD, all I remember was that there were things called "Mantras" that you can use.
Post by: Sirus on May 12, 2013, 08:14:02 pm
Post by: Blaze on May 12, 2013, 09:42:23 pm
Post by: Sirus on May 12, 2013, 09:43:26 pm
Post by: Vgray on May 13, 2013, 06:21:42 pm
Post by: Markus on May 13, 2013, 08:24:16 pm
There might have been something about a hero in the name.
Post by: puke on May 13, 2013, 09:28:55 pm
I have vague memories of a shooter where you shoot spiders. I can't remember if it was just spiders. It was 2D with the spiders crawling from the top of the screen to the bottom I think.
Not Tempest is it? I mean, that isn't 2d and the spiders crawled up instead of down, but I cant think of any other spider shooters.
Post by: ollobrains on May 13, 2013, 09:35:02 pm
Post by: Vgray on May 13, 2013, 10:14:40 pm
I have vague memories of a shooter where you shoot spiders. I can't remember if it was just spiders. It was 2D with the spiders crawling from the top of the screen to the bottom I think.
Not Tempest is it? I mean, that isn't 2d and the spiders crawled up instead of down, but I cant think of any other spider shooters.
Nope. Pretty sure it was 2D. And more scary than Atari graphics.
Granted I was 4-5 years old at the time...
Post by: rhesusmacabre on May 14, 2013, 05:41:46 am
world war 1 airplane game where u "influence" the front line based on where u attack. wasnt red baron but u flew a red airplane early to mid 90s i think i saw this game
Knights of the Sky. (http://www.mobygames.com/game/knights-of-the-sky)
Post by: olemars on May 14, 2013, 06:17:49 am
world war 1 airplane game where u "influence" the front line based on where u attack. wasnt red baron but u flew a red airplane early to mid 90s i think i saw this game
Knights of the Sky. (http://www.mobygames.com/game/knights-of-the-sky)
I was going to suggest Dawn Patrol, but I can't remember if that had a campaign map.
Post by: Graknorke on May 19, 2013, 10:30:30 am
This one's been bugging me for a while.
EDIT: Nevermind, remembered it.
Nicholas' Weird Adventure. Still amazing.
Post by: Solifuge on May 26, 2013, 07:30:45 am
Can anyone identify this game? I have no idea, but I'm really curious.
Post by: Baneling on May 26, 2013, 07:59:04 am
Post by: Akura on May 26, 2013, 08:35:46 am
This one PSX game where you played as a kind of steampunk antihero girl with a bunch of little guys as minions, where you did these missions in a fairly small(about 2x human size?) mech. I think it had "misadventures" in the name. It was a third person game and I think there might have been some minor management elements, and you could maybe upgrade the weapons of the mech and you could swap around different chassis.According to an emulation site I checked, The Misadventures of Tron Bonne gives this description:
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This is a fun little steampunk anime game loosely connected to the Megaman universe. Set aboard a pirate airship, the focus of the game is on developing and using kawai robot henchmen (Servbots) who obtain special skills with level-ups. The player has to gather money to pay back a loan, through completing "missions" using the player character (Tron Bonne) and henchmen, sometimes with a Gundam-like dreadnaught involved too. Different missions use different gaming styles. One mission based on looting a container port is puzzle-style, requiring the player to figure out the right ways to move obstacles to reach the target. There's another one which involves adventuring in underground mines, one which involves capturing farm animals, and two straight action scenarios, one involving a bank robbery and the other exploring ruins. It concludes with a shooting battle using the dreadnaught. There are also minigames involving fast reactions, used to level up Servbots: a duck-shooting game and a game based on serving in the cafeteria.
Post by: Baneling on May 26, 2013, 08:46:33 am
Post by: zombie urist on June 04, 2013, 11:09:30 pm
I remember there was support for 2 players at the same computer and also player vs computer.
Post by: Spaghetti7 on June 07, 2013, 07:10:13 am
Post by: Vattic on June 07, 2013, 07:17:10 am
That recent game where you have to trap your own house against people who want your money and to kill your wife, and you try to get through other people's traps. Unsurprisingly, "house trap wife money game" didn't turn up much on Google.The Castle Doctrine (http://thecastledoctrine.net/about.php).
Post by: Spaghetti7 on June 07, 2013, 07:18:46 am
Thanks, that's the one.That recent game where you have to trap your own house against people who want your money and to kill your wife, and you try to get through other people's traps. Unsurprisingly, "house trap wife money game" didn't turn up much on Google.The Castle Doctrine (http://thecastledoctrine.net/about.php).
Post by: deoloth on June 07, 2013, 08:11:19 am
Besides graphics on par with, or maybe even worse, Stunts (http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/73/Stunts.html) the only thing i remember is if you crashed an ambulance would appear on the horizon and crisscross along your vision as it drove towards you.
So not much to go on but i must have been around 6 or 7 then.
Post by: Xotes on June 07, 2013, 08:54:10 am
DS game. Strategy rpg. Units faced the four non-cardinal directions. A hero unit commanded a group of generics in front of them. I don't remember much else-too much of a headache right now.
There might have been something about a hero in the name.
Sounds somewhat like Yggdra Union (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KibCfwi64NQ), except that it's for the GBA and PSP instead.
Post by: Frumple on June 07, 2013, 10:53:42 am
Sounds somewhat like Yggdra Union (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KibCfwi64NQ), except that it's for the GBA and PSP instead.Seems to be a Yggdra game for the DS, too, just never translated.
Incidentally, re: strategy RPGs for the DS: It's probably on this list. (http://www.gamefaqs.com/ds/list-59)
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on June 07, 2013, 10:57:37 am
Post by: olemars on June 07, 2013, 12:57:19 pm
There is an extremely old game I used to play on a black-and-green screen. It was a side-scrolling helicopter game, where enemies came from the right and you fought them. My memory is very foggy... but I had a lot of fun with that ancient game. Would anyone remember that?
I'd suspect either Choplifter (or one of its clones) or Armor Alley.
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on June 07, 2013, 01:15:11 pm
There is an extremely old game I used to play on a black-and-green screen. It was a side-scrolling helicopter game, where enemies came from the right and you fought them. My memory is very foggy... but I had a lot of fun with that ancient game. Would anyone remember that?
I'd suspect either Choplifter (or one of its clones) or Armor Alley.
Think a LOT older. Green and black side-scroller.
Post by: puke on June 07, 2013, 11:13:16 pm
There is an extremely old game I used to play on a black-and-green screen. It was a side-scrolling helicopter game, where enemies came from the right and you fought them. My memory is very foggy... but I had a lot of fun with that ancient game. Would anyone remember that?
I'd suspect either Choplifter (or one of its clones) or Armor Alley.
Think a LOT older. Green and black side-scroller.
no, I think he's right. Armor Alley sounds like exactly it, I played it on a Apple II green-screen. Also known as Rescue Raiders:
this is in color, but I played it in green: http://pds8.egloos.com/pds/200806/05/08/e0000208_48473f134762b.jpg
like so: http://leucht.com/photos/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2816&g2_serialNumber=2
or, Choplifter in green: http://russpond.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/choplifter_lg-300x206.gif
Post by: hachnslay on June 09, 2013, 07:56:18 am
Edit: Never mind - found it. It's Akuma - Demon Spawn.
Now to find out how to get this trash hit.
Edit Edit:Apparently it was called Lamentation Sword in Germany - and there are still some around on E-Buy.
Post by: sonerohi on June 09, 2013, 01:05:51 pm
The first was, I think, on the PS2. You controlled a boat in some sort of military conflict, from a top down perspective. You could outfit it before missions, customizing the gun batteries and stuff, upgrading your crew.
The other one, most definitely on the N64, had you as a wizards apprentice in this big castle. It was a 3d third person. The intro sequence was all about going to visit some magical plant guy in the woods, finding his house empty, getting ambushed by goblins and poisoned. Then you get sent out on a quest to find an antidote or something, and you can recruit people into your party.
Post by: Mephisto on June 09, 2013, 01:22:00 pm
The other one, most definitely on the N64, had you as a wizards apprentice in this big castle. It was a 3d third person. The intro sequence was all about going to visit some magical plant guy in the woods, finding his house empty, getting ambushed by goblins and poisoned. Then you get sent out on a quest to find an antidote or something, and you can recruit people into your party.
Was it Aidyn Chronicles? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidyn_Chronicles:_The_First_Mage)
It's possibly my favorite RPG of the N64's limited selection.
Post by: sonerohi on June 09, 2013, 02:20:35 pm
Post by: Sirus on June 09, 2013, 05:13:19 pm
Anyway, it was a 3D racing game involving futuristic cars (they may have hovered). As you progressed through the game you could unlock new vehicles. I think you could shoot your competitors with lasers guns, and that may have been required to win.
Sorry if its a little unspecific. If it helps, I believe it came out around the same time as Wing Commander: Privateer.
Post by: olemars on June 09, 2013, 06:10:17 pm
An old PC game that I believe came on floppy disks. Can't remember if it was DOS or Windows.
Anyway, it was a 3D racing game involving futuristic cars (they may have hovered). As you progressed through the game you could unlock new vehicles. I think you could shoot your competitors with lasers guns, and that may have been required to win.
Sorry if its a little unspecific. If it helps, I believe it came out around the same time as Wing Commander: Privateer.
Fairly common genre at the time, but perhaps MegaRace (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/megarace), Hi-octane (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/hi-octane) or Wipeout (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/wipeout)? If MegaRace, the whole series is on GoG.
Post by: Il Palazzo on June 09, 2013, 06:11:14 pm
An old PC game that I believe came on floppy disks. Can't remember if it was DOS or Windows.Maybe:
Anyway, it was a 3D racing game involving futuristic cars (they may have hovered). As you progressed through the game you could unlock new vehicles. I think you could shoot your competitors with lasers guns, and that may have been required to win.
Sorry if its a little unspecific. If it helps, I believe it came out around the same time as Wing Commander: Privateer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipstream_5000
Post by: Markus on June 09, 2013, 06:17:11 pm
It was an rts of sorts, involving various cellular organisms categorized by diet-herbivore, omnivore, predator. (Yes, I know that last one is off, but if I remember correctly that's how the last category is called instead of carnivore.)
I can't talk about the story because at the time I had read about the game the story was under wraps.
I can talk about different categories, though.
Herbivores were very easy to breed and feed, but were week in individual power. They also had some of the first support units-called queens or hives, one of the two.
Omnivores were apparently in the middle of stats, but with an emphasis on speed. I think they also formed the bulk of your ranged attackers?
Predators were tough to maintain, but extremely powerful-I remember some of them looking like sharks, and being about as powerful, too.
Sadly, I didn't read much beyond that.
Post by: Sirus on June 09, 2013, 07:04:09 pm
MegaRace (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/megarace)? If MegaRace, the whole series is on GoG.Holy crap, that's it! I had totally forgotten about the host until I saw those images!
Post by: DwarfyDwarf on June 09, 2013, 09:45:12 pm
Post by: Guardian G.I. on June 10, 2013, 06:26:52 am
What is the name of this game? It seems to be a space 4X strategy where you can destroy stars.
Post by: Dutchling on June 10, 2013, 06:32:05 am
Post by: Guardian G.I. on June 10, 2013, 06:38:53 am
Should be in here (https://www.google.com/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZiusjgyuQhwOPZ78YSKVoUtrYfZhh1wP8h0RIE9wfCCnAIxCCGspI1pkrDlxLF3Kte9vhUAtKPFfJmc9FyHQUM-gSSmWUgtly_10NaaMB88YclPUnSaG-6WV3IQ0NOliCGfz-dXMAeU55sdJBhpJbfwYkhoaAO9UlFYghsJ9WDaU6nXoXMG3iIMuQoMC6S5PJnmZIYMgtUvHwUg98a_1wwW8ogTH5ZEBBUF6une-lXuJkXk2vM7gtRR7Yg30sxtDrRQz5V1ORttrGzh65l-VSZC0z5citvjTDwv_1FHiVTGY20llKz-9vskWIT9qXTOcP0tb8Oeg_1hTB0ZsAkAINZQpwXgczT0PeFlB1si3bexMwHgiwVGd4N4HKEWFDw3T0Bv30_1ngSKbysm3qEt6VPjwbiKeFREIRBgrxJkFYGqtuNVK38znpl3KTHDfOIDNB6Vi8wvegBiCEOleVV48PEbwdt2O1PXGyByev3IJ6zdIJtbAiLXGfqjr1xDCTIBi3aSBzzwK2BJHxYSj24JsKnbq73gSJP2t1buF1Kl65eZV8B9xqEqCeXFO6rVllbTd_1BfQKJ9GFJc8yxHsTarECPo_1lmaM82B8uZltqcu_1hPjBHjPeo-TbEljSwk4Agtf9J11w_1gsrinHy8NX_1eG-tDdB7n-aZ8EYBnORKeJDZT_16POT3iqJJ95akwO6IFsekdpeTrox517uFTLFZour71Nb13VuwziZuqt9uKeBsvvk94bYvh-zDoJwgt6bk5--ZRaWMkEGhjOVC0M&safe=off&hl=de&bih=748&biw=1600)Oh, thank you.
Post by: Frumple on June 10, 2013, 06:43:50 am
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on June 10, 2013, 10:05:59 am
There is an extremely old game I used to play on a black-and-green screen. It was a side-scrolling helicopter game, where enemies came from the right and you fought them. My memory is very foggy... but I had a lot of fun with that ancient game. Would anyone remember that?
I'd suspect either Choplifter (or one of its clones) or Armor Alley.
Think a LOT older. Green and black side-scroller.
no, I think he's right. Armor Alley sounds like exactly it, I played it on a Apple II green-screen. Also known as Rescue Raiders:
this is in color, but I played it in green: http://pds8.egloos.com/pds/200806/05/08/e0000208_48473f134762b.jpg
like so: http://leucht.com/photos/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2816&g2_serialNumber=2
or, Choplifter in green: http://russpond.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/choplifter_lg-300x206.gif
You guys are correct, thank you!! Armor Alley brought up some 3D screenshots for me originally, hence my thinking.
Oh man, I have to see if it's abandonware yet.
Post by: Ametsala on June 13, 2013, 12:56:15 am
Ok, this is reeeeally old one and it has been bugging me for years. I was born in 81 but my grandfather and uncle were really into computers and there was always one in the house. This was a dos game that I got at an Electronics Boutique or something similar when I was probably around 8 or 9 that came on a 5 1⁄4-in floppy and was basically a medieval fighting game for the 386 that was mostly weapons based. I remember you could be a sorta robin hood looking guy, a dude with a quarterstaff, a knight with a sword etc.. and you would just vs fight and I remember it being really fun. I can't remember the name and have never been able to find anything about it online. I would love to find a screencap or even a download for some good nostalgia. I've looked through abandonware sites with no luck.
This comes a bit late but was it Knight Games (http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/754/Knight+Games.html)?
Post by: Vattic on June 14, 2013, 07:09:28 am
Edit: Found it. It's called Portal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_%28interactive_novel%29).
Post by: Guardian G.I. on June 14, 2013, 09:54:18 am
I used to play it when I was around 4 years old. I don't know when it was actually released, but it had primitive 3D graphics. Apparently, it was made in the early 1990s.
Post by: olemars on June 14, 2013, 10:33:37 am
An old multiple platform game. It was kind of interactive fiction. Sci-fi. You were the last man on Earth (you come back after a space mission or something to find everyone gone). It has you working your way through the information on computer terminals trying to figure out what happened. Any ideas?
Edit: Found it. It's called Portal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_%28interactive_novel%29).
Never heard of it before, but I now I want to play it.
Looks like there was a Kickstarter attempt to remake it as a 3D adventure game (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/subgames/rob-swigarts-portal-1986-reborn-v20?ref=live). Failed hard to reach its reckless goal.
Post by: Graknorke on June 14, 2013, 11:19:36 am
Post by: Vattic on June 14, 2013, 12:16:19 pm
Amiga emulators are a bit more complex to set up than others I've used, but it's worth it for the mouse support. I suggest you do the same if you decide to play it.An old multiple platform game. It was kind of interactive fiction. Sci-fi. You were the last man on Earth (you come back after a space mission or something to find everyone gone). It has you working your way through the information on computer terminals trying to figure out what happened. Any ideas?
Edit: Found it. It's called Portal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_%28interactive_novel%29).
Never heard of it before, but I now I want to play it.
Looks like there was a Kickstarter attempt to remake it as a 3D adventure game (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/subgames/rob-swigarts-portal-1986-reborn-v20?ref=live). Failed hard to reach its reckless goal.
Would a terminal-based game even work as a 3D adventure game? Seems like it wouldn't.From what it says on the Kickstarter page it sounds like you'd of had to explore the world finding items at first. It also sounds like there would have been some kind of holographic virtual reality (they even have similar technology in the original, but you can only get the keyboard, mouse, and monitor working).
Post by: olemars on June 14, 2013, 12:57:57 pm
My WinUAE is strong. After a brief visit to BTTR I already have the game up and running.Amiga emulators are a bit more complex to set up than others I've used, but it's worth it for the mouse support. I suggest you do the same if you decide to play it.An old multiple platform game. It was kind of interactive fiction. Sci-fi. You were the last man on Earth (you come back after a space mission or something to find everyone gone). It has you working your way through the information on computer terminals trying to figure out what happened. Any ideas?
Edit: Found it. It's called Portal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_%28interactive_novel%29).
Never heard of it before, but I now I want to play it.
Looks like there was a Kickstarter attempt to remake it as a 3D adventure game (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/subgames/rob-swigarts-portal-1986-reborn-v20?ref=live). Failed hard to reach its reckless goal.
Edit: This is obviously one of those games where reading the manual is needed for context.
Post by: The Scout on June 16, 2013, 07:12:12 pm
Dawntide
Post by: Akura on June 16, 2013, 09:18:10 pm
Post by: Nega on June 18, 2013, 08:56:07 pm
It's supposed to be an MMO that's going to be open-ended, and some interesting features promised were:
- Learning innovations that you can choose to share with others, or keep for yourself.
- Plagues.
- Magic, which would be very hard to even learn how to find spells, thus making it rare.
- Randomly generated dungeons that would pop into & out of existence.
- Player-made settlements, with the ability to attack other settlements as well.
- Starts out with humans, but supposedly other races would be added after the main game has finished development.
What I remember backstory-wise is that the world barely survived an invasion of creatures, and supposedly the game would start a year or so after the invasion was repelled. The genre is supposed to be medieval fantasy
Hopefully one of you has heard of this game!
EDIT: I HAVE FOUND THE GAME! If anyone else is searching for it, it's Trials of Ascension. (http://trialsofascension.com/home)
Post by: Aptus on June 20, 2013, 04:34:02 am
I played this when I was a kid so it atleast has 15 years or so on it's neck (probably more).
It was a fantasy rpg-lite boardgame.
The gamemap spanned a realm with several different areas (mountains, swamps etc.) and several different castles.
Each player chose a castle to start in which would be their base of operations.
You played the game by traveling around the board with your hero, doing quests, gaining levels, buying from shops, gaining gold etc.
I believe there was a pnp style battle system with tons of dice rolling and looking up stuff.
I believe the center of the map held something special but I can't remember what.
You won the game by doing... something... which triggered the endgame (might be defeating whatever was in the middle or something.) Then traveling back to your home castle, upon reaching your home castle you had to fight a dragon. The first player that defeated that dragon, won the game.
I believe your hero could perma-die in the game.
Post by: puke on June 20, 2013, 11:05:13 am
Time for something a little different, I need help finding a board game.
Huh, almost but not-quite Talisman. What with the individual home castles, definitely not. Otherwise, it would be a ringer. Are you sure you're not confusing multiple games? (various Talisman versions compared here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPqiEOqLZvA )
No chance it was Dragon Strike? http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1149/dragon-strike
Post by: Aptus on June 20, 2013, 11:35:15 am
Time for something a little different, I need help finding a board game.
Huh, almost but not-quite Talisman. What with the individual home castles, definitely not. Otherwise, it would be a ringer. Are you sure you're not confusing multiple games? (various Talisman versions compared here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPqiEOqLZvA )
No chance it was Dragon Strike? http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1149/dragon-strike
No it's definitely not Talisman and the other one doesn't look right either. I am certain this is just one game (I have only ever owned the one fantasy board game and the only other ones I have played have been much too recent for me to have forgotten them :p).
There are a few more things that I remember about the game from looking at the Dragon Strike one you suggested.
1) The game had a single solid gameboard (No assembly required.)
2) The only miniatures were the player pieces, and as mentioned they were solid tin/pewter.
3) Your health (I think) was represented by small round black markers and your money by small round yellow ones.
4) There were no dungeons or anything like that, just the overworld map.
5) I am fairly certain the castle to the lowest right of the game board was in a swamp. I remember because it always prompted "I built a castle in the swamp"-jokes.
I really want it back now that I am at Uni and actually have a group of people willing to get into the rules for a game like this, my family tried a couple times but I think we only ever finished the game one time because someone always got bored, then when I moved away my father gave it away to some kid next doors (who's family has since moved.) since he didn't think it would ever be used... And yeah I have tried asking my father but he can't remember the name either.
EDIT: All this searching reminds me I have to get my board game group to invest in Shadows over Camelot.
Post by: Xotes on June 20, 2013, 12:11:46 pm
There was an old DOS game in which you were a pizza deliveryman (?) in a post-apocalyptic (?) world. You had to drive between fortified bunkers delivering pizza. Occasionally, earthquakes happened, forcing your truck/buggy/whatever to stop and even changing the terrain (if I recall correctly).
I used to play it when I was around 4 years old. I don't know when it was actually released, but it had primitive 3D graphics. Apparently, it was made in the early 1990s.
This wouldn't happen to be the right thing, would it?
Pakoon! (http://www.nic.fi/~moxide/)
Post by: EagleV on June 20, 2013, 05:12:51 pm
Time for something a little different, I need help finding a board game.
Huh, almost but not-quite Talisman. What with the individual home castles, definitely not. Otherwise, it would be a ringer. Are you sure you're not confusing multiple games? (various Talisman versions compared here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPqiEOqLZvA )
No chance it was Dragon Strike? http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1149/dragon-strike
No it's definitely not Talisman and the other one doesn't look right either. I am certain this is just one game (I have only ever owned the one fantasy board game and the only other ones I have played have been much too recent for me to have forgotten them :p).
There are a few more things that I remember about the game from looking at the Dragon Strike one you suggested.
1) The game had a single solid gameboard (No assembly required.)
2) The only miniatures were the player pieces, and as mentioned they were solid tin/pewter.
3) Your health (I think) was represented by small round black markers and your money by small round yellow ones.
4) There were no dungeons or anything like that, just the overworld map.
5) I am fairly certain the castle to the lowest right of the game board was in a swamp. I remember because it always prompted "I built a castle in the swamp"-jokes.
I really want it back now that I am at Uni and actually have a group of people willing to get into the rules for a game like this, my family tried a couple times but I think we only ever finished the game one time because someone always got bored, then when I moved away my father gave it away to some kid next doors (who's family has since moved.) since he didn't think it would ever be used... And yeah I have tried asking my father but he can't remember the name either.
EDIT: All this searching reminds me I have to get my board game group to invest in Shadows over Camelot.
Boardgamegeek.com suggests Kalahen (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1954/kalahen).
"The aim of this game is to find a formula, which consists of 3 parchment sheets, and bring them back to your own castle, where a dragon awaits you. To make being successful in battle against different monsters or other players easier, you need to collect money, equipment and magic rings."
Post by: Aptus on June 20, 2013, 06:19:30 pm
Time for something a little different, I need help finding a board game.
Huh, almost but not-quite Talisman. What with the individual home castles, definitely not. Otherwise, it would be a ringer. Are you sure you're not confusing multiple games? (various Talisman versions compared here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPqiEOqLZvA )
No chance it was Dragon Strike? http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1149/dragon-strike
No it's definitely not Talisman and the other one doesn't look right either. I am certain this is just one game (I have only ever owned the one fantasy board game and the only other ones I have played have been much too recent for me to have forgotten them :p).
There are a few more things that I remember about the game from looking at the Dragon Strike one you suggested.
1) The game had a single solid gameboard (No assembly required.)
2) The only miniatures were the player pieces, and as mentioned they were solid tin/pewter.
3) Your health (I think) was represented by small round black markers and your money by small round yellow ones.
4) There were no dungeons or anything like that, just the overworld map.
5) I am fairly certain the castle to the lowest right of the game board was in a swamp. I remember because it always prompted "I built a castle in the swamp"-jokes.
I really want it back now that I am at Uni and actually have a group of people willing to get into the rules for a game like this, my family tried a couple times but I think we only ever finished the game one time because someone always got bored, then when I moved away my father gave it away to some kid next doors (who's family has since moved.) since he didn't think it would ever be used... And yeah I have tried asking my father but he can't remember the name either.
EDIT: All this searching reminds me I have to get my board game group to invest in Shadows over Camelot.
Boardgamegeek.com suggests Kalahen (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1954/kalahen).
"The aim of this game is to find a formula, which consists of 3 parchment sheets, and bring them back to your own castle, where a dragon awaits you. To make being successful in battle against different monsters or other players easier, you need to collect money, equipment and magic rings."
Boom that is it! Sadly none of my usual places seem to have it in stock so I guess it is time to check the auctioning sites.
Post by: Cthulufaic on June 27, 2013, 01:38:55 pm
The game was for the original DS and it had you digging up rocks/fossils and you would have to hum or sing or something at the right pitch to get it to 'awaken' and have a creature come out that you would have to train up. You also dug up these collectible cubes, each named after the Greek alphabet: Alpha cube, Beta cube, Zeta cube, Omega cube, etc.
It had a vaguely Pokemon Colosseum feel to it, especially near the end. I think it had an X or a Z in the name, which I forget.
Takes place in the future by the way(pretty sure there was a spaceship in it)
EDIT: They made a sequel to it after the DSi or the DS lite came out.
Post by: timferius on June 27, 2013, 01:54:30 pm
Alright so, this one has been bugging me for a LONG time, but I don't remember much.
The game was for the original DS and it had you digging up rocks/fossils and you would have to hum or sing or something at the right pitch to get it to 'awaken' and have a creature come out that you would have to train up. You also dug up these collectible cubes, each named after the Greek alphabet: Alpha cube, Beta cube, Zeta cube, Omega cube, etc.
It had a vaguely Pokemon Colosseum feel to it, especially near the end. I think it had an X or a Z in the name, which I forget.
Takes place in the future by the way(pretty sure there was a spaceship in it)
EDIT: They made a sequel to it after the DSi or the DS lite came out.
Would that be Fossil Fighters?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_Fighters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_Fighters)
Post by: Cthulufaic on June 27, 2013, 02:45:17 pm
No, not fossil fighters. I think it came out before then, and the monsters were not based on dinosaurs.Alright so, this one has been bugging me for a LONG time, but I don't remember much.
The game was for the original DS and it had you digging up rocks/fossils and you would have to hum or sing or something at the right pitch to get it to 'awaken' and have a creature come out that you would have to train up. You also dug up these collectible cubes, each named after the Greek alphabet: Alpha cube, Beta cube, Zeta cube, Omega cube, etc.
It had a vaguely Pokemon Colosseum feel to it, especially near the end. I think it had an X or a Z in the name, which I forget.
Takes place in the future by the way(pretty sure there was a spaceship in it)
EDIT: They made a sequel to it after the DSi or the DS lite came out.
Would that be Fossil Fighters?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_Fighters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_Fighters)
I think it was sort-of serious too.
EDIT: AHA! After browsing the list of DS games on wikipedia for an hour or so I have found it! It was Spectrobes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrobes)!
Post by: timferius on June 27, 2013, 02:57:46 pm
No, not fossil fighters. I think it came out before then, and the monsters were not based on dinosaurs.Alright so, this one has been bugging me for a LONG time, but I don't remember much.
The game was for the original DS and it had you digging up rocks/fossils and you would have to hum or sing or something at the right pitch to get it to 'awaken' and have a creature come out that you would have to train up. You also dug up these collectible cubes, each named after the Greek alphabet: Alpha cube, Beta cube, Zeta cube, Omega cube, etc.
It had a vaguely Pokemon Colosseum feel to it, especially near the end. I think it had an X or a Z in the name, which I forget.
Takes place in the future by the way(pretty sure there was a spaceship in it)
EDIT: They made a sequel to it after the DSi or the DS lite came out.
Would that be Fossil Fighters?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_Fighters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_Fighters)
I think it was sort-of serious too.
EDIT: AHA! After browsing the list of DS games on wikipedia for an hour or so I have found it! It was Spectrobes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrobes)!
Was just going to say that too haha. How many digging fossils fighting monsters games are there?
Post by: Haspen on June 30, 2013, 11:00:16 am
Basically you had this little guy who was wandering about strange maze-castle-forest thing. He had 3 slots for items, which were moving in his inventory in order of your pickups, so if you picked 4th item, the 1st you got was dropped.
I remember he had a health bar healed by food and that there were differently colored keys and doors.
Post by: boki on July 02, 2013, 03:01:14 pm
Its not a old game, maybe 3 to 5 years old. Its a 2d real time strategy game, where the camera is from the side, like in teraria. You go from mision to mision, where you control a small army of human like units. The art is nice, reminds me little of world of goo with dark shaped units. The control is done indirectly, and is very simplistic (you can not control any unit directly), and most of time you are fighting some big huge boss like monsters.
The biggest problem is the game didn't come out for PC, but i dont know did it come out on consoles or mobile phones. I suspect Wii or mobiles because of simplistic/strange controls.
Post by: GMichelIV on July 02, 2013, 09:41:22 pm
I thought it was betrayal at krondor, but I was wrong.
EDIT: I think it may be soulbringer
Post by: puke on July 02, 2013, 11:32:02 pm
Its not a old game, maybe 3 to 5 years old. Its a 2d real time strategy game, where the camera is from the side
2D RTS Side Scroller with Humans on mobile platforms? Swords and Soldiers?
Post by: Lightning4 on July 03, 2013, 07:33:05 am
Ok, i need help, can't remember the game and the problem is I did not played it, but saw some videos about it long time ago...
Its not a old game, maybe 3 to 5 years old. Its a 2d real time strategy game, where the camera is from the side, like in teraria. You go from mision to mision, where you control a small army of human like units. The art is nice, reminds me little of world of goo with dark shaped units. The control is done indirectly, and is very simplistic (you can not control any unit directly), and most of time you are fighting some big huge boss like monsters.
The biggest problem is the game didn't come out for PC, but i dont know did it come out on consoles or mobile phones. I suspect Wii or mobiles because of simplistic/strange controls.
Was it Patapon (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patapon")?
I dunno if those controls are simplistic though. Certainly strange. Also not actually a strategy game, so I dunno. First thing I thought of when I saw World of Goo-like art.
Post by: boki on July 03, 2013, 07:38:16 am
Its not a old game, maybe 3 to 5 years old. Its a 2d real time strategy game, where the camera is from the side
2D RTS Side Scroller with Humans on mobile platforms? Swords and Soldiers?
No, you have that on PC also.
Its funny how i tried to google the game for two days now, and just when i was eating it comes to my mind the word pata.
The game name is patapon and is for PSP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53hwKdwFX8M
Post by: boki on July 03, 2013, 07:39:36 am
Yes it is, was ninja'd :D.Ok, i need help, can't remember the game and the problem is I did not played it, but saw some videos about it long time ago...
Its not a old game, maybe 3 to 5 years old. Its a 2d real time strategy game, where the camera is from the side, like in teraria. You go from mision to mision, where you control a small army of human like units. The art is nice, reminds me little of world of goo with dark shaped units. The control is done indirectly, and is very simplistic (you can not control any unit directly), and most of time you are fighting some big huge boss like monsters.
The biggest problem is the game didn't come out for PC, but i dont know did it come out on consoles or mobile phones. I suspect Wii or mobiles because of simplistic/strange controls.
Was it Patapon (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patapon")?
I dunno if those controls are simplistic though. Certainly strange. Also not actually a strategy game, so I dunno. First thing I thought of when I saw World of Goo-like art.
Post by: LoSboccacc on July 07, 2013, 06:43:33 pm
you had jobs, where you entered nodes, using programs installed on your deck - figthing with attack 2.0 programs or moving with stealth x.0 programs - decrypting kudzus 2.0 and whatever - top down tileset visual
then you leveled up, spent point in coding and hardware skills, write your own program using the money from jobs and ultimately moving up in lifestyle upping your monthly rent
I remember the game pretty well except for the name, so I cannot find it anywhere
Post by: Habbadax on July 07, 2013, 07:27:34 pm
indie hacking game
you had jobs, where you entered nodes, using programs installed on your deck - figthing with attack 2.0 programs or moving with stealth x.0 programs - decrypting kudzus 2.0 and whatever - top down tileset visual
then you leveled up, spent point in coding and hardware skills, write your own program using the money from jobs and ultimately moving up in lifestyle upping your monthly rent
I remember the game pretty well except for the name, so I cannot find it anywhere
Was it Uplink (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uplink_%28video_game%29), by any chance?
Post by: NobodyPro on July 07, 2013, 07:35:44 pm
indie hacking gameWas it Hacker Evolution (http://www.exosyphen.com/)? I haven't played it yet but it might be the game.
Post by: Bouchart on July 07, 2013, 08:04:26 pm
indie hacking game
you had jobs, where you entered nodes, using programs installed on your deck - figthing with attack 2.0 programs or moving with stealth x.0 programs - decrypting kudzus 2.0 and whatever - top down tileset visual
then you leveled up, spent point in coding and hardware skills, write your own program using the money from jobs and ultimately moving up in lifestyle upping your monthly rent
I remember the game pretty well except for the name, so I cannot find it anywhere
Decker?
Post by: Frumple on July 07, 2013, 08:25:31 pm
Decker?That'd be it.
Post by: LoSboccacc on July 08, 2013, 01:30:16 am
Decker?That'd be it.
thank you all, that was it!
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on July 11, 2013, 11:41:13 am
One was an action game where you piloted from the cockpit. That sounds like every mechwarrior game ever, except it wasn't one of those series.
You were part of military, and I believe even had a small squad with you. I remember weapons like Sparrow missile, and that there were many little ground vehicles to torment you.
EDIT: This game took place across various Solar System planets, and played similarly to the old Battlefield series
Second one was a real-time action with a small squad, and very much so part of the MechWarrior series. I remember specifically that there was a pilot named Longshot. Is this enough info?
Oh, and one more game. There was an old game published by Microsoft where Earth has been invaded and has split into factions. One of the factions had huge WW1 style unit. The game was a strategy where you could - and should - jump into the individual vehicles. There were also aliens of several kinds.
I hope this is enough, as it's vague. Thanks in advance :D
Post by: Draxis on July 11, 2013, 11:47:31 am
One was an action game where you piloted from the cockpit. That sounds like every mechwarrior game ever, except it wasn't one of those series.
You were part of military, and I believe even had a small squad with you. I remember weapons like Sparrow missile, and that there were many little ground vehicles to torment you.
That one sounds like Starsiege.
Post by: GlyphGryph on July 11, 2013, 11:54:03 am
(Amazing game though, Starsiege. I really did love it.)
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on July 11, 2013, 11:54:13 am
One was an action game where you piloted from the cockpit. That sounds like every mechwarrior game ever, except it wasn't one of those series.
You were part of military, and I believe even had a small squad with you. I remember weapons like Sparrow missile, and that there were many little ground vehicles to torment you.
That one sounds like Starsiege.
Holy crap you're right! And it's part of Tribes series? Maybe I should check that out after all...
GoG doesn't have Starsiege. This will be a fun hunt...
Post by: GlyphGryph on July 11, 2013, 11:55:39 am
Post by: puke on July 11, 2013, 09:42:18 pm
More specifically, Tribes is a spin-off. There was also an RTS spinoff that was pretty good.
TBS, on a 3d Hex map. "Missionforce: Cyberstorm" Great game, with resource management, pilot improvement, mech construction and upgrades.. All the best features from a mercenary type game but with giant robots.
I think its available on Abandonia, and you can play it on Dosbox. I never got too far in Cyberstorm 2: Corporate Wars, as I didnt get it when it came out and it was always a little crashy when I tried to run it on newer PCs.
Post by: Frumple on July 11, 2013, 09:48:20 pm
Second one was a real-time action with a small squad, and very much so part of the MechWarrior series. I remember specifically that there was a pilot named Longshot. Is this enough info?Sounds like it might be one of the mech commander games.
The last one definitely rings a bell, too, but I can't recall the name :-\
E: That said, check this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_published_by_Microsoft_Studios). List of games published by microsoft.
Post by: puke on July 11, 2013, 10:36:55 pm
There was an old game published by Microsoft where Earth has been invaded and has split into factions. One of the factions had huge WW1 style unit. The game was a strategy where you could - and should - jump into the individual vehicles. There were also aliens of several kinds.
I hope this is enough, as it's vague. Thanks in advance :D
Urban Assault, I'm pretty sure. I dont know if the mod community is still active, but it was pretty long lived: http://www.metropolisdawn.com/files/
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on July 12, 2013, 10:22:18 am
Second one was a real-time action with a small squad, and very much so part of the MechWarrior series. I remember specifically that there was a pilot named Longshot. Is this enough info?Sounds like it might be one of the mech commander games.
The last one definitely rings a bell, too, but I can't recall the name :-\
E: That said, check this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_published_by_Microsoft_Studios). List of games published by microsoft.
There was an old game published by Microsoft where Earth has been invaded and has split into factions. One of the factions had huge WW1 style unit. The game was a strategy where you could - and should - jump into the individual vehicles. There were also aliens of several kinds.
I hope this is enough, as it's vague. Thanks in advance :D
Urban Assault, I'm pretty sure. I dont know if the mod community is still active, but it was pretty long lived: http://www.metropolisdawn.com/files/
And just like that, all of my questions are answered! Damn you Steam Summer Sale, now I have EVEN more games to play!
Mech Commander is freeware; other two need research.
Thanks again guys, you are the best.
Post by: Bluerobin on July 18, 2013, 01:47:42 pm
Post by: Frumple on July 18, 2013, 01:56:19 pm
Post by: Bouchart on July 18, 2013, 02:44:19 pm
Alright, so I was watching a Bay12er stream some game a while back and it just popped in to my head again and I've been trying to figure out what it was. I only saw about an hour of gameplay and it was a while ago, but here's what I remember. It was an RPG (seemed fairly traditional JRPG style with Final Fantasy style battles, gaining experience for your characters, leveling up, etc) set in a desert (at least the part I was watching was in a desert). The main distinguishing factor that I remember was the dog character that had a gun (possibly a laser cannon?) mounted on its back and the fact the the battles were against tanks and other things that aren't in your typical fantasy JRPG. The game seemed like it could have been Playstation 1-era, but I'm not 100% sure.
Sounds like Septerra Core.
Post by: GlyphGryph on July 18, 2013, 02:56:39 pm
TBS, on a 3d Hex map. "Missionforce: Cyberstorm"
Whoops, yeah, TBS, that's what I meant hah.
So, I have one I'm hoping you guys can help me with.
Old game, probably mid 90s, either DOS or Windows 95 I believe.
You fly a space ship. There are these portals that go all over everywhere, and they connect disparate far-away sections of the galaxy, but if you want you can fly out into space and manually go to the faraway bits (it's just further away). It was top down on a 2d plane, fairly colourful... and I don't remember much else about it.
Post by: Frumple on July 18, 2013, 03:01:45 pm
Post by: Bouchart on July 18, 2013, 03:14:29 pm
Post by: Bluerobin on July 18, 2013, 03:38:55 pm
Probably one of the metal max games, yes. E:These things. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Max_(series))This was it. Turns out it was Metal Saga. Thanks!
Post by: GlyphGryph on July 18, 2013, 03:41:56 pm
I think you played as an earthling in a galaxy where seeing earthlings out and about was uncommon, and you meet an alien ship right away (but I may be confusing this particular part with a different game)
Post by: Haspen on July 18, 2013, 03:51:17 pm
Post by: GlyphGryph on July 18, 2013, 03:54:54 pm
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on July 18, 2013, 03:57:20 pm
Post by: GlyphGryph on July 18, 2013, 03:59:27 pm
Post by: PrimusRibbus on July 18, 2013, 04:00:20 pm
In style, it was quite similar, except there were no solar systems (just "clusers" of planets you could fly between, which didn't really orbit anything as far as I can remember) and portals (jump points? Probably something like that) that could take you off to similar clusters.
Escape Velocity? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_Velocity_(video_game) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_Velocity_(video_game))
More specifically that sounds like Escape Velocity: Nova.
Post by: puke on July 18, 2013, 04:02:40 pm
Hmmm... if not SC, how about the Escape Velocity games?
Since you mentioned SAIS, I expect it isnt WW:RtIS either.
Post by: GlyphGryph on July 18, 2013, 04:05:13 pm
(http://images.applemacvideo.com/images/screenshots/20/9ccd1e6d2ca39a978114b0cdb3a05339_big.jpg)
looks incredibly familiar! Thanks! I'm gonna have to try to get my hands on them when I get home and see if it jogs any more memories.
Here's another one I've been looking for:
You are on a space station. The station is going to be destroyed. You must interact with other characters on the space station to try to figure out what happens before it falls into the sun. There is also like a dream realm thing. It was a very weird adventure game. 3d graphics, although not very good.
Post by: puke on July 18, 2013, 04:16:47 pm
I think it was a "sequel" with nothing really to do with the original System Shock game. like an "in the same universe as" game that was supposed to be made by the same guys at Looking Glass, but either they never finished it or it was released by a different studio or something.
There was a demo on one of those discs that used to come with the big gamer magazines of the 90s.
You were actually on a disabled space ship that was falling into the sun, and interacting socially with the other passengers was how you were supposed to figure out what was going on.
I dont remember what it was called.
Post by: olemars on July 18, 2013, 04:57:07 pm
Here's another one I've been looking for:
You are on a space station. The station is going to be destroyed. You must interact with other characters on the space station to try to figure out what happens before it falls into the sun. There is also like a dream realm thing. It was a very weird adventure game. 3d graphics, although not very good.
Sentient (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/sentient).
Post by: Graknorke on July 19, 2013, 09:46:36 pm
Who the fuck names a space station 'Icarus' and is surprised when it goes careening into the sun?Here's another one I've been looking for:
You are on a space station. The station is going to be destroyed. You must interact with other characters on the space station to try to figure out what happens before it falls into the sun. There is also like a dream realm thing. It was a very weird adventure game. 3d graphics, although not very good.
Sentient (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/sentient).
It's like naming a ship 'Titanic' and being surprised when it gets sunk.
Post by: monk12 on July 19, 2013, 10:09:18 pm
Who the fuck names a space station 'Icarus' and is surprised when it goes careening into the sun?
It's like naming a ship 'Titanic' and being surprised when it gets sunk.
Oh hai new sig
Post by: Graknorke on July 19, 2013, 10:14:30 pm
Yeah, I am now in your sigtext twice. Not like the first time was anything to be proud of since it was just the setup to the sigged comment, but the spirit of it is stll there.Who the fuck names a space station 'Icarus' and is surprised when it goes careening into the sun?
It's like naming a ship 'Titanic' and being surprised when it gets sunk.
Oh hai new sig
Post by: Kolnukbyne on July 20, 2013, 03:40:43 am
It was an RTS and the primary resource which was harvested was pumpkins, from memory. From my vague memory of the intro cinematic it was a strange post-apocalypse setting which might have been semi-steampunk. It was possible to use some kind of 'messenger' unit to communicate with the enemy and exchange certain things with them, I believe and there was a unit with a bow which could also steal technology from the enemy.
That's basically all I remember, anyone who thinks this sounds familiar, a name would be nice.
NOTE: I played this around 2001-2002.
No matter: I've found it. 'Rising Lands' was its name!
Post by: Akura on July 20, 2013, 11:35:28 am
I remember that. It looked like it had great potential, but failed completely to utilize it. I remember it taking me hours to learn how to harvest food.So there's this game I've been thinking about for a while which I played when I was about 7. I only played the demo that came on a PC gaming magazine's demo disc.
It was an RTS and the primary resource which was harvested was pumpkins, from memory. From my vague memory of the intro cinematic it was a strange post-apocalypse setting which might have been semi-steampunk. It was possible to use some kind of 'messenger' unit to communicate with the enemy and exchange certain things with them, I believe and there was a unit with a bow which could also steal technology from the enemy.
That's basically all I remember, anyone who thinks this sounds familiar, a name would be nice.
NOTE: I played this around 2001-2002.
No matter: I've found it. 'Rising Lands' was its name!
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on July 22, 2013, 04:27:17 pm
Post by: puke on July 22, 2013, 05:55:39 pm
Post by: Bouchart on July 22, 2013, 06:42:20 pm
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on July 22, 2013, 09:07:33 pm
It might be Dark Earth.
Bingo! Fantastic :D
Post by: Mech#4 on July 26, 2013, 05:58:36 am
Hm, let's see. It was a 3D game with pre-rendered backgrounds. I remember the game was set in Japan or China, probably in the past.
The one scene I remember from it was this; your... party I think had fought with another group on the grounds of a temple/mansion made of wood, or at least a house. After the battle you were given exposition from one of the defeated villains, after which your character(s) left, cut to the villain lying on the ground puking up some mind control worms or some such.
I think I saw it around 2000 or before. The graphics were like Silent Hill 1, that blocky, early type of character modelling. I saw the game on the computer, but since the theme seems to be rather more JRPG then WRPG I'm wondering whether it was an emulated game. I'm pretty sure it was a horror game.
Post by: Koliup on July 26, 2013, 11:37:37 pm
You're a riot cop or SWAT or some sort of gun-toting cop man. The city you're in has become gang and violence/crime riddled, and you basically fight your way through hordes of gangsters wearing crazy masks and whatnot. Riot shields(both cop and gang make) were used widely, and it had special missions you could do to unlock stuff.
The final level involved the gangs hitting you at your apartment, and you had to fight your way through them and a meat-processing plant.
I recall you could arrest some mooks for bonuses, or just straight up execute them.
Post by: Xotes on July 27, 2013, 02:35:16 am
Okay, so, I need help remembering a game with a description as follows;
You're a riot cop or SWAT or some sort of gun-toting cop man. The city you're in has become gang and violence/crime riddled, and you basically fight your way through hordes of gangsters wearing crazy masks and whatnot. Riot shields(both cop and gang make) were used widely, and it had special missions you could do to unlock stuff.
The final level involved the gangs hitting you at your apartment, and you had to fight your way through them and a meat-processing plant.
I recall you could arrest some mooks for bonuses, or just straight up execute them.
Urban Chaos: Riot Response.
Damn fun game, by the by. I'm glad I picked it up when I had the chance.
Post by: Akura on July 27, 2013, 11:26:04 am
Seconded. Fun even if(especially if?) you ignore the fact that T-Zero(the police unit that consists entirely of the player, plus one or two NPCs) really is a corrupt militia that takes it's "police" efforts way beyond what is legal.Okay, so, I need help remembering a game with a description as follows;
You're a riot cop or SWAT or some sort of gun-toting cop man. The city you're in has become gang and violence/crime riddled, and you basically fight your way through hordes of gangsters wearing crazy masks and whatnot. Riot shields(both cop and gang make) were used widely, and it had special missions you could do to unlock stuff.
The final level involved the gangs hitting you at your apartment, and you had to fight your way through them and a meat-processing plant.
I recall you could arrest some mooks for bonuses, or just straight up execute them.
Urban Chaos: Riot Response.
Damn fun game, by the by. I'm glad I picked it up when I had the chance.
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on August 15, 2013, 12:10:09 pm
There's a certain game that I have given up on trying to remember, but was just reminded of indirectly elsewhere. It was a platformer, where you played as some sort of a chip inside a computer world. You were on a mission to rescue your girlfriend, and you did that by pummeling through the enemies and collecting new powers Rayman-style. It was colourful, and a lot of fun, and I want to play that again.
Does any of that ring a bell?
Post by: olemars on August 15, 2013, 12:29:29 pm
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on August 15, 2013, 01:19:59 pm
Would be helpful to know the platform and a rough timeframe, because the bell it rings with me is this old NES game (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky7LUdTDQ5w).
It was PC; timeline... I want to say it was a DOS/Win95 program. It's not Kabuki, as the character was a computer chip.
Post by: Solifuge on August 16, 2013, 06:33:58 pm
Maybe not though. Sounds... really really vaguely familiar, though.
Post by: Bouchart on August 16, 2013, 10:48:51 pm
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on August 21, 2013, 04:33:03 pm
Electronic Popple?
That looks right! I think that's the one! Hurray! :D
Post by: Sergius on August 24, 2013, 12:29:41 pm
Post by: olemars on August 24, 2013, 01:25:10 pm
There was this survival game not long ago, it was really early in dev, you moved a well-built cartoony guy and hit trees with a button, they fell and you got the wood so you could build stuff like a home etc. It was top down, sorta like a more animated Unreal World, but so far there was only trees everywhere.
Sounds a bit like don't starve (http://store.steampowered.com/app/219740/).
Post by: Vattic on August 24, 2013, 07:20:41 pm
Post by: Sergius on August 25, 2013, 12:42:03 am
It was VERY early stages of development, and the demo was free, I think you could only build a couple of things with the wood you harvested.
I think there was a thread in these forums about it.
Post by: Graknorke on August 25, 2013, 05:57:56 pm
Yes, I forgot to say that it definitely isn't Don't Starve. But seeing the game on sale reminded me of the other game.Wait now I remember it too.
It was VERY early stages of development, and the demo was free, I think you could only build a couple of things with the wood you harvested.
I think there was a thread in these forums about it.
At least I think. It had a big generates (island I think) map. You could, I think, build fires, walls, and signs. That was it.
Post by: Haspen on August 25, 2013, 07:03:51 pm
Shiffbruch, or something like that. I believe it's German for 'shipwreck(ed)'?
Post by: Mephisto on August 25, 2013, 07:08:46 pm
On, wasn't it isometric or something? Bright colours and what not, and German name for it?
Shiffbruch, or something like that. I believe it's German for 'shipwreck(ed)'?
Schiffbruch (http://db.tigsource.com/games/schiffbruch)
It almost reminds me of RPG World Online.
Post by: Vattic on August 25, 2013, 07:21:16 pm
Post by: Sergius on August 26, 2013, 09:01:55 am
Post by: Graknorke on August 26, 2013, 10:04:41 am
Not schiffbruch either, I've played that game, Vattic's right, it's feature complete AFAIK. No, this game was top down, a bit cartoony, the swinging was a bit Zelda-like (you hit the trees and they shook, enough times and they were destroyed). The guy kinda had Popeye arms.He didn't just have Popeye arms. He was built as fuck.
Well, enough to break down dead trees and also alive trees.
Post by: Sergius on August 26, 2013, 11:39:17 am
Post by: Tobel on August 26, 2013, 11:41:55 am
Well, Popeye arms was probably the wrong way to describe it. But if he had a huge torso, his arms were almost as big.
Was this a version of Stranded (http://www.strandedonline.de/)? I can't remember if there was a top down option at all.
Post by: Sergius on August 26, 2013, 11:57:18 am
Well, Popeye arms was probably the wrong way to describe it. But if he had a huge torso, his arms were almost as big.
Was this a version of Stranded (http://www.strandedonline.de/)? I can't remember if there was a top down option at all.
No 3D, just sprites.
Post by: Graknorke on August 26, 2013, 12:24:47 pm
Post by: Exerosp on August 26, 2013, 12:26:46 pm
edit: It looked like don't starve though, but you had this lumberjack guy. No darkness problem like in don'st starve where you get instakilled but... yeah you kinda built your own village.
Post by: hermes on August 29, 2013, 06:00:02 am
I think it begins with an "O" or a "D" but ... who knows?
Japanese dev, possibly. I'm guessing around 1997-8.
edit - Got it...
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: hermes on August 29, 2013, 06:16:52 am
edit - Remembered.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Krevsin on September 04, 2013, 12:41:57 pm
Post by: olemars on September 04, 2013, 12:55:29 pm
There was this RTS game for the PC in which playing around with the battlefield (literally, you could make mountains, valleys and flats) played a major part. The story is kinda confusing, but you get more advanced units by merging existing units into more powerful versions.
Check if it's one of these. (http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/populous-series)
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on September 04, 2013, 01:05:54 pm
Nope. The game sounds very much like Perimeter (http://www.ign.com/games/perimeter/pc-17476). And maybe Maelstrom. Be aware that there are at least two games named Maelstrom. One is an Asteroids clone with better graphics, and the other is the RTS.There was this RTS game for the PC in which playing around with the battlefield (literally, you could make mountains, valleys and flats) played a major part. The story is kinda confusing, but you get more advanced units by merging existing units into more powerful versions.
Check if it's one of these. (http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/populous-series)
Maelstrom is technically the sequel, but both games feature terraforming heavily, and both, IIRC, feature the combining nano-units.
Post by: Kolnukbyne on September 04, 2013, 09:28:20 pm
Definitely sounded reminiscent of what I remember of Populous.There was this RTS game for the PC in which playing around with the battlefield (literally, you could make mountains, valleys and flats) played a major part. The story is kinda confusing, but you get more advanced units by merging existing units into more powerful versions.
Check if it's one of these. (http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/populous-series)
Post by: puke on September 04, 2013, 10:30:33 pm
Definitely sounded reminiscent of what I remember of Populous.There was this RTS game for the PC in which playing around with the battlefield (literally, you could make mountains, valleys and flats) played a major part. The story is kinda confusing, but you get more advanced units by merging existing units into more powerful versions.
Check if it's one of these. (http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/populous-series)
Agreed. Populous was exactly like that, but I dont think it really had any story.
There was a 3d sequel called "promised land" or something like that, but I only played the demo. Dont know if it had the same flat-land making and unit combining, but it seems likely.
Post by: Mech#4 on September 05, 2013, 12:32:35 am
Undiscovered Worlds was the expansion, though it didn't really add much more then a number of new maps in a short campaign. There is a flatten land spell, but that's available in the base game as well.
Post by: Kolnukbyne on September 05, 2013, 10:52:18 pm
It was a PC RTS that I played around 2004-2005, though I'm fairly sure it was much earlier than that, judging by the graphics I'd place it around the same era as Total Annihilation (Which oddly enough I played at the exact same time period). It was a fantasy world, the story of which escapes me unfortunately. There were four playable factions, I think. There was one which had musketeers as a unit, another which rather than constructing buildings had summoner units to bring in new units, and a standard undead faction. I'm guessing the fourth was your standard medieval fantasy group, I'm not too sure.
Each faction had their own hero, the only one of which I remember was the pale old dude from the undead one. AS well as this each faction also had their own dragon they could construct/summon/whatever which was basically a late-game nuke unit.
I think that the resource used for all this was some kind of mana or something like that, and was measured in a blue orb remeniscent of the mana/health orbs used in Diablo.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on September 05, 2013, 10:56:56 pm
I've got one.Warlords Battlecry? Not sure about the rest, but the dragon being a "nuke unit" stands out. There were several games in the series, the latest, Warlords Battlecry III, falling into the 2004-2005 timeline.
It was a PC RTS that I played around 2004-2005, though I'm fairly sure it was much earlier than that, judging by the graphics I'd place it around the same era as Total Annihilation (Which oddly enough I played at the exact same time period). It was a fantasy world, the story of which escapes me unfortunately. There were four playable factions, I think. There was one which had musketeers as a unit, another which rather than constructing buildings had summoner units to bring in new units, and a standard undead faction. I'm guessing the fourth was your standard medieval fantasy group, I'm not too sure.
Each faction had their own hero, the only one of which I remember was the pale old dude from the undead one. AS well as this each faction also had their own dragon they could construct/summon/whatever which was basically a late-game nuke unit.
I think that the resource used for all this was some kind of mana or something like that, and was measured in a blue orb remeniscent of the mana/health orbs used in Diablo.
Failing that, it might be Total Annihilation Kingdoms.
Post by: puke on September 05, 2013, 11:10:41 pm
It sounds like Populous, except for the "Merging units into more powerful versions" part.no, you totally could. you merged the little people into knights i think -- or you could place a magnet to make them all gather onto your leader and make him more powerful.
Post by: Mech#4 on September 05, 2013, 11:34:09 pm
It sounds like Populous, except for the "Merging units into more powerful versions" part.no, you totally could. you merged the little people into knights i think -- or you could place a magnet to make them all gather onto your leader and make him more powerful.
Ah, I haven't played Populous 1 or 2, only the third one which has no merging.
@Kolnukbyne: It's Total Annihilation: Kingdoms. Veruna had the musketeers, Zhon built units instead of buildings, Taris was undead/demons and Aramon was standard knights with cannons. There's an expansion for it called "Iron Plague" which adds a steam punk style faction called the Creon which have steamtanks, mechanical dragons, bomb sprinklers and other crazy stuff.
Post by: Kolnukbyne on September 06, 2013, 12:49:52 am
I've got one.Warlords Battlecry? Not sure about the rest, but the dragon being a "nuke unit" stands out. There were several games in the series, the latest, Warlords Battlecry III, falling into the 2004-2005 timeline.
It was a PC RTS that I played around 2004-2005, though I'm fairly sure it was much earlier than that, judging by the graphics I'd place it around the same era as Total Annihilation (Which oddly enough I played at the exact same time period). It was a fantasy world, the story of which escapes me unfortunately. There were four playable factions, I think. There was one which had musketeers as a unit, another which rather than constructing buildings had summoner units to bring in new units, and a standard undead faction. I'm guessing the fourth was your standard medieval fantasy group, I'm not too sure.
Each faction had their own hero, the only one of which I remember was the pale old dude from the undead one. AS well as this each faction also had their own dragon they could construct/summon/whatever which was basically a late-game nuke unit.
I think that the resource used for all this was some kind of mana or something like that, and was measured in a blue orb remeniscent of the mana/health orbs used in Diablo.
Failing that, it might be Total Annihilation Kingdoms.
Yeah... yeah it was Total Annihilation Kingdoms, I believe. Who'da thunk it?
Post by: Krevsin on September 06, 2013, 08:01:50 am
yes, Perimeter.Nope. The game sounds very much like Perimeter (http://www.ign.com/games/perimeter/pc-17476). And maybe Maelstrom. Be aware that there are at least two games named Maelstrom. One is an Asteroids clone with better graphics, and the other is the RTS.There was this RTS game for the PC in which playing around with the battlefield (literally, you could make mountains, valleys and flats) played a major part. The story is kinda confusing, but you get more advanced units by merging existing units into more powerful versions.
Check if it's one of these. (http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/populous-series)
Maelstrom is technically the sequel, but both games feature terraforming heavily, and both, IIRC, feature the combining nano-units.
although i had been looking for Populous as well. But i woild not call Populous an RTS, more like a god game.
still, i thank you all for your answers.
Post by: Reyn on September 08, 2013, 10:19:18 am
The objective is to get to the exit of a randomly generated level, where you encounter computers to hack(from which you gain some resource which recharges on each turn), cameras(hackable, to work for you), guardsmen, safes(which need the resource you're gathering to be cracked open). You have 20 turns before the alarm goes off(alarm level raises 1 per turn) and tougher guards show up, with every goof on your side increasing the alarm by 1 level.
Post by: Bouchart on September 09, 2013, 01:09:43 pm
Roguelike-like game currently in the makings(funded via kickstarter I believe), where you control a party of spies.
The objective is to get to the exit of a randomly generated level, where you encounter computers to hack(from which you gain some resource which recharges on each turn), cameras(hackable, to work for you), guardsmen, safes(which need the resource you're gathering to be cracked open). You have 20 turns before the alarm goes off(alarm level raises 1 per turn) and tougher guards show up, with every goof on your side increasing the alarm by 1 level.
Monaco?
Post by: Reyn on September 09, 2013, 02:16:57 pm
Roguelike-like game currently in the makings(funded via kickstarter I believe), where you control a party of spies.
The objective is to get to the exit of a randomly generated level, where you encounter computers to hack(from which you gain some resource which recharges on each turn), cameras(hackable, to work for you), guardsmen, safes(which need the resource you're gathering to be cracked open). You have 20 turns before the alarm goes off(alarm level raises 1 per turn) and tougher guards show up, with every goof on your side increasing the alarm by 1 level.
Monaco?
It's turn based and it also has isometric view(If memory serves correct). So..no, not Monaco.
Post by: EagleV on September 09, 2013, 02:47:07 pm
http://www.incognitagame.com/ (http://www.incognitagame.com/)
Post by: Reyn on September 09, 2013, 04:59:56 pm
Googling "turn-based spy game" gives this.
http://www.incognitagame.com/ (http://www.incognitagame.com/)
I feel really stupid now, because my brain only managed to come up with "spy roguelike". Thank you very much!
Post by: Owlbread on September 10, 2013, 10:48:00 am
You could also eat barrels full of bananas, but they had two eyeholes in them and they used to run around with monkey legs.
Post by: Mech#4 on September 10, 2013, 10:56:05 am
I forget this constantly, but there was a demo I played years ago with a main player character dressed in a black exoskeleton or something. I think he had a gun arm if I remember correctly... and there was a dog. You had to shoot robots and I remember in the training level at the start I had to use a mortar or something to kill one of the robots (or were they aliens?) behind glass.
You could also eat barrels full of bananas, but they had two eyeholes in them and they used to run around with monkey legs.
Mmm.... M.D.K?
Post by: Owlbread on September 10, 2013, 04:24:45 pm
Post by: Shakerag on September 10, 2013, 05:14:10 pm
ASCII game. I remember having the game on a 5.25 floppy, although it wasn't the original disk as it had a number of other games that I got from my uncle. So I would have been playing this in the mid-ish 80s.
Seemed like it possibly would have been an adventure-like game, as you always started in the same room with the same description. I remember I could never get very far, because as soon as I'd wandered out past the few starting rooms in any direction and encountered something else living, it would run over to me and kill me and I didn't know how to fight.
I think I remember being able to find a chalice very near the start, and there may have been a fountain and a kitchen nearby as well. I'm guessing the game took place in a castle? I *think* it might have displayed what objects/npcs were in the room on the side of the screen in some format like "a - an ant" or similar.
It wasn't turn based, as when I entered a room with an npc, it would run over to me rather quickly and kill me.
Post by: Haspen on September 10, 2013, 05:19:51 pm
Okay, maybe some of the old folks can help me out here.
ASCII game. I remember having the game on a 5.25 floppy, although it wasn't the original disk as it had a number of other games that I got from my uncle. So I would have been playing this in the mid-ish 80s.
Seemed like it possibly would have been an adventure-like game, as you always started in the same room with the same description. I remember I could never get very far, because as soon as I'd wandered out past the few starting rooms in any direction and encountered something else living, it would run over to me and kill me and I didn't know how to fight.
I think I remember being able to find a chalice very near the start, and there may have been a fountain and a kitchen nearby as well. I'm guessing the game took place in a castle? I *think* it might have displayed what objects/npcs were in the room on the side of the screen in some format like "a - an ant" or similar.
It wasn't turn based, as when I entered a room with an npc, it would run over to me rather quickly and kill me.
Angband, Nethack?
Try this list (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_text-based_computer_games) or maybe this list even. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_roguelike_video_games)
Post by: Shakerag on September 10, 2013, 05:27:15 pm
No, Angband is too new, and Nethack is too complicated. It really wasn't a rogue-like at all, more of an adventure game.Okay, maybe some of the old folks can help me out here.
ASCII game. I remember having the game on a 5.25 floppy, although it wasn't the original disk as it had a number of other games that I got from my uncle. So I would have been playing this in the mid-ish 80s.
Seemed like it possibly would have been an adventure-like game, as you always started in the same room with the same description. I remember I could never get very far, because as soon as I'd wandered out past the few starting rooms in any direction and encountered something else living, it would run over to me and kill me and I didn't know how to fight.
I think I remember being able to find a chalice very near the start, and there may have been a fountain and a kitchen nearby as well. I'm guessing the game took place in a castle? I *think* it might have displayed what objects/npcs were in the room on the side of the screen in some format like "a - an ant" or similar.
It wasn't turn based, as when I entered a room with an npc, it would run over to me rather quickly and kill me.
Angband, Nethack?
Try this list (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_text-based_computer_games) or maybe this list even. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_roguelike_video_games)
Ahh, nevermind, I found it. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Adventure)
Post by: quinnr on September 11, 2013, 09:25:24 pm
EDIT: Found it, http://www.skotos.net/games/marrach/
Post by: aireoth on September 27, 2013, 12:44:57 pm
Two player on the PC. You hired mercenaries (mage, ranger, warrior, cleric, knights and other) and upgraded them with gold. each had special abilities. Your team could be as large as you wanted, and you could switch between them, I also believe your team was always red.
Maps usually had hidden items that you needed to use specials to access (usually the mage's teleport).
There was a plot, but I can't remember it, first mission I believe you had to escape the enemy castle.
Post by: LordSlowpoke on September 27, 2013, 12:56:37 pm
so bay12, there's a game for the gameboy advance i remember! faintly. very faintly so. i didn't even play it much and would like to get back to that so yeah
you were the prince of a kingdom, then your father dies mysteriously, there's a kingdom fucking shit up far far east and boom you're the king now whoopiededoo
except that you don't take up the sword and fuck off to adventure like in your average rpg but instead you've got a throne room where you get to buy shit like better weapons for your troops or research tactics, i remember the second-or-so mission best where you were slowly get systematically led into a trap by some woodsmen who were pissed about taxes (i think) and slowly lured your army into a curbstomp shitstorm with suicide bears blowing up your retinue at the end of a set of three battles of increasing difficulty
i'd be able to tell you more if i hadn't played it in original japanese and therefore been able to understand more than i did from poking around in the game mechanics. the prince part was told to me at some point on a bbs or something
i'm fairly sure i'd be able to recognize the graphics if someone pulled up a throne room screenshot or a battle screenshot so if you get any idea from this fire at will
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on September 27, 2013, 01:47:33 pm
this is an incredibly long shot but fuck it let's give it a tryHuh. I've played uncountable GBA games, but that one doesn't ring a teeniest tiniest bell. Let's see if I maybe have it the archive here...
so bay12, there's a game for the gameboy advance i remember! faintly. very faintly so. i didn't even play it much and would like to get back to that so yeah
you were the prince of a kingdom, then your father dies mysteriously, there's a kingdom fucking shit up far far east and boom you're the king now whoopiededoo
except that you don't take up the sword and fuck off to adventure like in your average rpg but instead you've got a throne room where you get to buy shit like better weapons for your troops or research tactics, i remember the second-or-so mission best where you were slowly get systematically led into a trap by some woodsmen who were pissed about taxes (i think) and slowly lured your army into a curbstomp shitstorm with suicide bears blowing up your retinue at the end of a set of three battles of increasing difficulty
i'd be able to tell you more if i hadn't played it in original japanese and therefore been able to understand more than i did from poking around in the game mechanics. the prince part was told to me at some point on a bbs or something
i'm fairly sure i'd be able to recognize the graphics if someone pulled up a throne room screenshot or a battle screenshot so if you get any idea from this fire at will
...aand nope. In my infinite wisdom, I didn't keep any game that only exists in Japanese.
Googling for clues doesn't help either. :\
How pretty were the graphics in general? What can you remember of the combat? Turn-based, grid, animations?
Post by: PrimusRibbus on September 27, 2013, 02:10:44 pm
This is bugging me. Top down 90's game (dos I believe).
Two player on the PC. You hired mercenaries (mage, ranger, warrior, cleric, knights and other) and upgraded them with gold. each had special abilities. Your team could be as large as you wanted, and you could switch between them, I also believe your team was always red.
Maps usually had hidden items that you needed to use specials to access (usually the mage's teleport).
There was a plot, but I can't remember it, first mission I believe you had to escape the enemy castle.
Sounds a bit like Gladiator. There's an open-source port called OpenGlad: http://snowstorm.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/site.cgi?page=openglad
Post by: LordSlowpoke on September 27, 2013, 02:17:54 pm
combat was turn-based, there wasn't a grid (or it looked like there wasn't any) - it was a set of skirmishes with your troops dumped on the left side of the field and the enemy on the right side, you picked what they were meant to do (retreat, throw things, fight in x manner, etc.), then they did so. i cannot remember if the troops went back to their respective sides at turn's end or the time stopped while you were issuing new orders, but i'm leaning towards the former. if it helps, the units involved were significantly smaller than the sprites you had normally (about three fourths)
i've got nothing on animation though. no siree.
thanks for taking time to try and figure this out by the way
Post by: Frumple on September 27, 2013, 02:33:14 pm
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on September 27, 2013, 02:57:39 pm
...though maybe not.
Post by: LordSlowpoke on September 27, 2013, 03:09:36 pm
it couldn't have been koei as everything was top-down and you didn't control the units directly (hell you weren't even represented as an unit in combat), though it seems that if this list doesn't have such a thing it's a waste of time to look for it
thanks for the help either way, i found some titles that might still need looking into sometime
Post by: Mesa on September 28, 2013, 12:12:08 pm
I remember that the main character had an orange T-shirt, green jeans and red hair.
There were 4 chapters - Forest, Egypt, Castle and a Spaceship.
It also had a nifty saving system involving arrangements of pictures in a specific order, unique to each level.
Help?
It had a demo consisting of the first chapter.
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on September 28, 2013, 04:21:35 pm
Things I remember.
1:one of the maps had a guardian for each base that instakilled blobs.
2: Weapons
-Straw to make more units out of corpses
-gloves
- baseball bat
3: The blobs you controlled were VERY dumb.
Post by: Minstrel on September 28, 2013, 07:13:53 pm
A game where you control a race of colored (Clay?) blobs in human form to attack differently colored blobs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruntz
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on September 28, 2013, 07:14:46 pm
Post by: Fishymuffin on September 28, 2013, 07:16:45 pm
Post by: aireoth on September 28, 2013, 10:43:55 pm
This is bugging me. Top down 90's game (dos I believe).
Two player on the PC. You hired mercenaries (mage, ranger, warrior, cleric, knights and other) and upgraded them with gold. each had special abilities. Your team could be as large as you wanted, and you could switch between them, I also believe your team was always red.
Maps usually had hidden items that you needed to use specials to access (usually the mage's teleport).
There was a plot, but I can't remember it, first mission I believe you had to escape the enemy castle.
Sounds a bit like Gladiator. There's an open-source port called OpenGlad: http://snowstorm.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/site.cgi?page=openglad
Bingo! Nice find.
Post by: Android on September 29, 2013, 12:44:16 am
Post by: Chaoswizkid on September 29, 2013, 01:16:18 pm
My memory is being fuzzy, so my details might not even be in the game, but here goes: It's a tabletop-RPG or story-game, where the queen leads her citizens, practically her entire country, down either a mine or a dungeon. They're basically meat shields for her to trigger traps and whatnot. The citizens might also be goblins, but I'm not sure about that. Also drills. Somewhere, somehow.
This sounds like a flash game on Kongregate. Was it a flash game? Definitely not an RPG though...
Post by: Eclectic Wizard on September 29, 2013, 02:45:49 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 29, 2013, 04:14:58 pm
Post by: Fishymuffin on September 29, 2013, 06:54:46 pm
My memory is being fuzzy, so my details might not even be in the game, but here goes: It's a tabletop-RPG or story-game, where the queen leads her citizens, practically her entire country, down either a mine or a dungeon. They're basically meat shields for her to trigger traps and whatnot. The citizens might also be goblins, but I'm not sure about that. Also drills. Somewhere, somehow.
This sounds like a flash game on Kongregate. Was it a flash game? Definitely not an RPG though...
It's not a flash game, it's more like dungeons and dragons, a pen & paper game. I remember it being fairly popular but now I can't find a trace of it.
Post by: Eclectic Wizard on September 29, 2013, 11:56:18 pm
... sounds kinda' like anime addventure (which I'll refrain from linking, since its content often violates forum ToS), though I guess that's not quite the same. There's probably similar stuff out there.
it was entirely text based at the time i was palying it, not anime oriented. It was very random due to tonnes of people playing it.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on September 30, 2013, 12:41:03 am
You were probably playing some kind of MUD.... sounds kinda' like anime addventure (which I'll refrain from linking, since its content often violates forum ToS), though I guess that's not quite the same. There's probably similar stuff out there.
it was entirely text based at the time i was palying it, not anime oriented. It was very random due to tonnes of people playing it.
Post by: Eclectic Wizard on September 30, 2013, 12:48:14 am
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on September 30, 2013, 01:30:23 am
Nope, it was HTML, all of it.That doesn't preclude a MUD variant (especially since you're making up your own stories), but so far the only thing I found that fits the concept is Create Your Own Adventure, on EditThis: http://editthis.info/create_your_own_adventure/
It's likely not what you think, but it fits the general concept. Also, compulsory NSFW warning, as a number of the stories you can choose there are listed as "Adult".
Post by: UristMcDwarf on October 03, 2013, 06:50:22 pm
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on October 05, 2013, 01:59:19 pm
Post by: UristMcDwarf on October 05, 2013, 03:22:36 pm
Sherwood perhaps?
holy shit, that's it
thank you so much
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on October 07, 2013, 05:06:25 pm
Post by: Bouchart on October 07, 2013, 06:53:58 pm
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on October 07, 2013, 06:59:33 pm
PC atleast 2007 ish
Post by: olemars on October 07, 2013, 07:14:11 pm
Some strategy game with 2 alien races invading earth at once, once of the recourses was water and water facilities changed the climate around them. Humans dried up the place, the organic aliens sprayed water everywhere, and the robotic aliens I have no idea because I only played the demo.
Sounds like Maelstrom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maelstrom_%28video_game%29)
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on October 07, 2013, 07:20:20 pm
Post by: HopFlash on October 11, 2013, 06:37:12 am
There were cells that had program code in them. They had several operations/actions as commands (to form mini programs) which use different amounts of energy to do their work. (like moving, turning, fight but I think on a more low level form like assembler code).
If the cells (or was it an other entity?) mate they merge code and mutate so that there children have other "assembler commands" and perhaps cannot survive because of not working programs.
It feels like some living and evolving nanites robots or such ;)
I think it had no real visualisations only "debugger" or something to inspect the codes.
Post by: EagleV on October 11, 2013, 07:46:33 am
Post by: HopFlash on October 11, 2013, 07:57:08 am
You might want to take a look at this list (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_life#Notable_simulators") of life-programming sims on wikipedia. I like DarwinBots, although it doesn't sound like that's the one you're looking for.no no...you're right...DarwinBots is the one...I had tested too many of these sims and might had a feature chaos in my head ;)
Thank you very much :)
Post by: Eclectic Wizard on October 11, 2013, 12:27:11 pm
There was also this other game recently announced with really blocky characters where you could use basically anything as a weapon against zombies and you could build
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on October 11, 2013, 12:44:19 pm
Post by: Virtz on October 11, 2013, 01:01:50 pm
Some isometric zombie survival game with factions and stuff, it wasnt zomboid, or Rogue Survivor.Survival Crisis Z?
Post by: Eclectic Wizard on October 11, 2013, 02:21:01 pm
The second one could perhaps be blockland? (Community sucks)
Nope, it was for iphone and stuff
Post by: Kolnukbyne on October 11, 2013, 10:48:53 pm
It was an aerial dogfighting game for PC, guessing early 2000's. The thing was you were miniature toy planes flying around the inside of a house. If I recall, some missions were destroying furniture/whatever, others were dogfights and so on. Other than that I can't remember much of it other than that it crashed fairly often.
Post by: Ozyton on October 11, 2013, 10:51:59 pm
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on October 11, 2013, 11:00:38 pm
Post by: Eclectic Wizard on October 12, 2013, 04:15:20 am
Some isometric zombie survival game with factions and stuff, it wasnt zomboid, or Rogue Survivor.Survival Crisis Z?
That was one of it
Post by: puke on October 23, 2013, 03:10:40 pm
What the heck was this game? I remember playing it, and the picture reminded me... I think there were two or three of them and the first one was shareware?
http://kingofgng.com/media/20090508_dosbox_073_rc1_2.png
Thanks
Post by: LordSlowpoke on October 23, 2013, 03:16:30 pm
E: Make that just Solar Winds. There are indeed more of them.
Post by: Singularity125 on October 23, 2013, 03:48:43 pm
A site where you could play interactive choose your own text adventures, but where, when reaching a dead end, yo ucould make up your own new choices and make new parts of the storyline. I forgot the name
I'm pretty sure I know the one you're talking about! I'm amazed it still exists, to be honest. Is this it? The Neverending Tale (http://www.coder.com/creations/tale/)
Post by: Exerosp on October 23, 2013, 05:19:54 pm
Either that or writing.com (it has it's interactive section)A site where you could play interactive choose your own text adventures, but where, when reaching a dead end, yo ucould make up your own new choices and make new parts of the storyline. I forgot the name
I'm pretty sure I know the one you're talking about! I'm amazed it still exists, to be honest. Is this it? The Neverending Tale (http://www.coder.com/creations/tale/)
Post by: puke on October 23, 2013, 09:41:34 pm
Solar Winds: The Escape, I presume.
E: Make that just Solar Winds. There are indeed more of them.
score, thank you. I dont think I ever played the second episode, will try to find somewhere to pick it up. Epic was still selling their old games a few years back, but it looks like the site is down.
Post by: Kolnukbyne on October 24, 2013, 01:56:28 am
Airfix Dogfighter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airfix_Dogfighter)Yessss, thank you.
Post by: Jopax on October 25, 2013, 07:34:12 am
Game of gem matching where the goal was to get large marble slabs down to the bottom for your workers to use.
Seven wonders, or ancient wonders or something. Can't recall the exact name, and it might have been something else since I think I played this on a cellphone, but I remember the bit about getting the slabs to your minions so they could build you a wonder, had a vaguely Egyptian theme I think.
My forgotten game is some sort of Shoot 'em up from around 2001-2 or so. Futuristic and kinda top down, it was 3D and had pretty good graphics for its time. You could pick from three ships which had different weapons and super attacks or something, and you could unlock another three once you completed the game. First boss was this giant three headed robot dog, another one was this dragon robot or something that you fought inside a volcano. Final boss was the egg shaped singularity of a black hole or something.
I also think it was a PS One port or something since it lacked a quit game button.
Post by: Hugehead on November 04, 2013, 11:12:24 pm
EDIT: Figured it out, Guardian Heroes.
Post by: Mesa on November 05, 2013, 01:04:25 am
Airfix Dogfighter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airfix_Dogfighter)Yessss, thank you.
Oh God, so there is someone who played it apart from me. *hallelujah*
Anyway,
A browser mulitplayer platform-racing game where everyone could make their own levels, customize their characters (hat/head/torso/boots) and improve their stats (speed/acceleration/jump height) and it was a second game in its series (there were at least 3 games in it, but the third one was bleh).
Post by: hikarikami on November 05, 2013, 02:08:11 am
I'm struggling to remember any real details about the game, but there wasn't a huge amount of boat types (at least not in the demo). It was 2D/Isometric, Also, for some reason the music reminded me of "Close to me" by The Cure. Also, it was a Windows game. Any ideas? :3
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on November 05, 2013, 06:05:21 am
Hi guys, there's this one game I used to the play the Demo in hotseat mode with my dad that I can't seem to find. It's essentially a Naval turn based strategy game, where you can build docks and boats, and take it in turns moving around islands destroying each other. I'm pretty sure it came out around 1998, give or take a few years.I would have said "Age of Sail", but I think that was realtime.
I'm struggling to remember any real details about the game, but there wasn't a huge amount of boat types (at least not in the demo). It was 2D/Isometric, Also, for some reason the music reminded me of "Close to me" by The Cure. Also, it was a Windows game. Any ideas? :3
Post by: puke on November 05, 2013, 10:53:05 am
My forgotten game is some sort of Shoot 'em up from around 2001-2 or so. Futuristic and kinda top down, it was 3D and had pretty good graphics for its time. You could pick from three ships which had different weapons and super attacks or something, and you could unlock another three once you completed the game. First boss was this giant three headed robot dog, another one was this dragon robot or something that you fought inside a volcano. Final boss was the egg shaped singularity of a black hole or something.
I also think it was a PS One port or something since it lacked a quit game button.
Was this a top-scroller like Major Stryker, or a free-roaming game like Zone-66? By "kinda top down" do you mean actually top down, or sort of an above-and-behind view like starfox or something?
Post by: Sirus on November 05, 2013, 11:03:31 am
It was an arcade game, with multiple players (I want to say four) all on one massive screen. It was a sort of light gun shooter except the guns were mounted on swivels to allow free aim in most directions. I seem to recall that it was sci-fi themed and everyone had to blast stuff because I think they all shared a health bar.
Oh, and I only saw this game once: at Disney World in Florida, back in 2002 I think it was.
Post by: IronTomato on November 05, 2013, 11:13:57 am
There was a bear with eye-lasers. It made really annoying noises when it moved, it ran extremely fast, had a Canadian flag for a cape and could be obtained when OCANADA was typed into the cheat console.
There was also a "Titan" that the enemy supposedly obtained, it was insanely powerful.
Anyone know what game it might be?
Post by: Singularity125 on November 05, 2013, 11:17:10 am
A browser mulitplayer platform-racing game where everyone could make their own levels, customize their characters (hat/head/torso/boots) and improve their stats (speed/acceleration/jump height) and it was a second game in its series (there were at least 3 games in it, but the third one was bleh).
Your answer is practically in your description: Platform Racing 2 :P
Post by: Chaoswizkid on November 05, 2013, 11:39:05 am
A seemingly RTS kind of game for PC I saw my cousin playing a long time ago. Most of the things I saw were cheats:
There was a bear with eye-lasers. It made really annoying noises when it moved, it ran extremely fast, had a Canadian flag for a cape and could be obtained when OCANADA was typed into the cheat console.
There was also a "Titan" that the enemy supposedly obtained, it was insanely powerful.
Anyone know what game it might be?
Age of Mythology. Also, flying hippo trailing rainbows that shoots hearts.
Post by: timferius on November 05, 2013, 12:05:41 pm
A seemingly RTS kind of game for PC I saw my cousin playing a long time ago. Most of the things I saw were cheats:
There was a bear with eye-lasers. It made really annoying noises when it moved, it ran extremely fast, had a Canadian flag for a cape and could be obtained when OCANADA was typed into the cheat console.
There was also a "Titan" that the enemy supposedly obtained, it was insanely powerful.
Anyone know what game it might be?
Age of Mythology. Also, flying hippo trailing rainbows that shoots hearts.
A few of the games I've found I just googled out of curiosity, so I'm going to provide a quick Google-fu hint on how to find this one (I realize someone else answered it, just want to help). I found this one in 10 seconds using keywords. Pick the most deffining things about the memory and google it. Pick specific key words rather than more generic words. For example, for this one, all I did was search "Ocanada Cheat Bear" and the first several hits are all age of mythology related. I picked these because it's a unique combination of keywords, which makes it most likely to find the item.
Post by: IronTomato on November 05, 2013, 12:43:55 pm
Post by: puke on November 05, 2013, 01:16:40 pm
There was a bear with eye-lasers. It made really annoying noises when it moved, it ran extremely fast, had a Canadian flag for a cape and could be obtained when OCANADA was typed into the cheat console.
http://ageofempires.wikia.com/wiki/Lazer_Bear
Post by: Korbac on November 08, 2013, 07:03:16 pm
The first one has the rival (May) going completely schizo and losing an eye after a fight with the protagonist. She proceeds to be really fucking batshit for most of the comic until she reconciles at the end.
The second one involved Nidoqueen and Venusaur adopting an egg together. I can't remember if they were a gay couple or not. I think it also involved Pidgeot dying close to the end, but I'm not too sure.
*sigh* I'm really bored at the moment and fresh out of webcomics until monday.
Post by: Sirus on November 08, 2013, 07:33:44 pm
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Korbac on November 08, 2013, 07:39:08 pm
I know what the second one is, even if I don't have the link handy at the moment. Which sucks, because I remember it was really heart-wrenching at times. I actually teared up whenSpoiler (click to show/hide)
I think I can find that one for you if you want, come to think of it?
http://s7.zetaboards.com/Nuzlocke_Forum/topic/8383334/1/
Is this it? :)
Edit : Still can't find the first one, although I've come across a good few other ones. :)
Edit x 2 : HERE IT IS : http://s7.zetaboards.com/Nuzlocke_Forum/topic/8326594/1/
Post by: Sirus on November 08, 2013, 10:44:58 pm
Also, found the link (http://pettynuzlockehg.smackjeeves.com/) I was looking for before. Seriously folks, give it a read.
Post by: Eclectic Wizard on November 14, 2013, 11:36:31 am
Post by: EagleV on November 14, 2013, 12:08:58 pm
Post by: Graknorke on November 14, 2013, 01:13:23 pm
Tokyo Jungle? It's the closest thing I can find.It's not just close, it's a perfect description.
Post by: Eclectic Wizard on November 15, 2013, 09:47:46 am
Tokyo Jungle? It's the closest thing I can find.
Yes! That! Thanks!
Post by: Sergarr on November 16, 2013, 03:24:06 pm
Oh and it also was 2D, isometric and it was made before 2004-ish.
Post by: lordcooper on November 16, 2013, 03:37:43 pm
An eastern-themed RTS which played much like Age of Empires 1 but military units were produced by putting villagers into barrack buildings, maps consisted of multiple layers, you could move in-between them by using some neutral huge structures and there was a hero who could cast a local meteor storm.
Oh and it also was 2D, isometric and it was made before 2004-ish.
Battle Realms?
Post by: Sergarr on November 16, 2013, 04:00:18 pm
An eastern-themed RTS which played much like Age of Empires 1 but military units were produced by putting villagers into barrack buildings, maps consisted of multiple layers, you could move in-between them by using some neutral huge structures and there was a hero who could cast a local meteor storm.
Oh and it also was 2D, isometric and it was made before 2004-ish.
Battle Realms?
No. It looked much more isometric and age-of-empire-ish.
Post by: Frumple on November 16, 2013, 04:07:42 pm
Post by: Haspen on November 16, 2013, 04:10:17 pm
Heroes have magic attacks and you train soldiers by putting villagers into barracks of few different kinds. And there are two layers - city map and in-world map :P
Post by: Sergarr on November 17, 2013, 02:59:49 am
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on November 17, 2013, 03:13:10 pm
Post by: Jopax on November 17, 2013, 03:17:25 pm
Post by: Mesa on November 18, 2013, 02:43:05 pm
I don't remember literally anything about the story or anything like that. I was like 6 when I first played it.
Post by: lordcooper on November 18, 2013, 06:00:05 pm
There was that one first-person-perspective game (I think it was first-person) where you were some sort of a chick who could control a dragon (which itself had a fire breath ability with a limited "ammo").
I don't remember literally anything about the story or anything like that. I was like 6 when I first played it.
Maybe one of the Drakengard games?
Post by: Virtz on November 18, 2013, 06:01:47 pm
There was that one first-person-perspective game (I think it was first-person) where you were some sort of a chick who could control a dragon (which itself had a fire breath ability with a limited "ammo").Drakan (http://www.mobygames.com/game/drakan-order-of-the-flame)? If it was on console, could also be its PS2 sequel (http://www.mobygames.com/game/drakan-the-ancients-gates).
I don't remember literally anything about the story or anything like that. I was like 6 when I first played it.
Post by: Mesa on November 19, 2013, 11:58:58 am
There was that one first-person-perspective game (I think it was first-person) where you were some sort of a chick who could control a dragon (which itself had a fire breath ability with a limited "ammo").Drakan (http://www.mobygames.com/game/drakan-order-of-the-flame)? If it was on console, could also be its PS2 sequel (http://www.mobygames.com/game/drakan-the-ancients-gates).
I don't remember literally anything about the story or anything like that. I was like 6 when I first played it.
Seems like the one.
Post by: ScriptWolf on November 20, 2013, 05:20:51 pm
Post by: hermes on November 20, 2013, 08:30:52 pm
Post by: Sirus on November 20, 2013, 11:18:31 pm
Okay, here's something that should be an interesting challenge:Anyone? This has been bugging me for years and by this point I'm not 100% sure it wasn't just a figment of my imagination :-\
It was an arcade game, with multiple players (I want to say four) all on one massive screen. It was a sort of light gun shooter except the guns were mounted on swivels to allow free aim in most directions. I seem to recall that it was sci-fi themed and everyone had to blast stuff because I think they all shared a health bar.
Oh, and I only saw this game once: at Disney World in Florida, back in 2002 I think it was.
Post by: puke on November 21, 2013, 01:02:11 am
A quick search turns up this Gaia Attack 4 game from 2010, it has four players and a shared screen. probably way too new, and I dont see any references to earlier games in the series. The light gun games I remember most were the Time Crisis series, and virtuacop. but those were only two player.
Did it have a foot pedal to take cover, and a shoot-off-screen to reload? those feature became the staple of many of the spin-off games.
I remember pretty much every arcade and movie theater I ever went to during those years had some shitty light-gun game that I'd never seen before, but the vast majority were all two player. I do remember a couple of four-player shooters at the Dave and Busters down in Milpitas, but I cant remember any details about them for the life of me.
Was it a Bond game? I seem to remember a four player James Bond light gun game... Anyway, check this out and see if it does anything for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_light_gun_games
If that fails, try asking these guys: http://www.classicarcadegaming.com/forums/index.php/board,32.0.html
Post by: Sirus on November 21, 2013, 02:26:56 am
Post by: Mesa on November 21, 2013, 03:46:02 am
Had cool music, though.
Post by: Akura on November 23, 2013, 12:47:19 pm
Hmm, no it definitely wasn't Gaia Attack Four. I saw this game way back in the early 2000s, and (IIRC) the guns were fixed-mounted and looked more like machine guns than pistols. I'll try asking on those other forums you linked.I recall seeing one many years ago(early 2000s would be right), I think it was called "Gunblade"(I have no idea why), but I only remember it only being 2-player(since there was certainly not enough room in the place to hold four players). It definitely had big, mounted machineguns as the controllers. Definitely sci-fi-themed(defending Earth from aliens in the future, I think). I am unsure if the player's shared a health bar, but they probably did, since the viewpoint was from some kind of helicopter or gunship.
Post by: Sirus on November 23, 2013, 02:16:29 pm
Gunblade is indeed an awesome game, but I don't think that was it. I've seen Gunblade in several arcades while the one I'm thinking of I only saw once, and in Gunblade each player had a separate health bar.Hmm, no it definitely wasn't Gaia Attack Four. I saw this game way back in the early 2000s, and (IIRC) the guns were fixed-mounted and looked more like machine guns than pistols. I'll try asking on those other forums you linked.I recall seeing one many years ago(early 2000s would be right), I think it was called "Gunblade"(I have no idea why), but I only remember it only being 2-player(since there was certainly not enough room in the place to hold four players). It definitely had big, mounted machineguns as the controllers. Definitely sci-fi-themed(defending Earth from aliens in the future, I think). I am unsure if the player's shared a health bar, but they probably did, since the viewpoint was from some kind of helicopter or gunship.
I also think I misremembered the year I saw this mystery game: we were in Disney World for my sister's sixth birthday, which would make it 1998, not quite the early 2000s.
Post by: Walter Sullivan on November 24, 2013, 12:34:15 pm
It's a snowball 2D game. In the beginning, you have some time to build your defenses before a wave of enemies appears. You can build snow walls, catapults, and stuff. You fought the enemies by using snowballs or using the catapults. You could play it with a friend on the same keyboard as well. I remember that after some time, some bigger enemies appeared. I *think* that I played it on Windows 98, a long time ago.
Edit:
So far, the only thing I found was another guy looking for the same game, but unfortunately it doesn't seem that anyone answered him. *sigh*
"Can somebody PLEASE help me find this game i have been looking for it for over 5 years with not one bit of success.
It runs on windows 95, 98 or Me. I was able to download it at download.com at the time. The goal of the game was to build a barrier or a fence and to build catapults that way when your timer runs out you can be protected from and attack the next wave of enemies. I believe you could launch snowballs and rocks and maybe you could throw snowballs by hand too but my memory is a tad fuzzy. Please if anyone could help i would be forever grateful thank you!"
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.166417-Old-Games-you-remember-playing-but-cant-remember-the-name-of?page=220#17060438
Why is this so hard to find? :'(
Edit 3:
Ok, I found the name of the game, and discovered that it was made by the same guy who created Spelunky. The name of the game is Snowbrawl. BUT I CAN'T FIND A DOWNLOAD LINK ANYWHERE! ARRRRRGHHHHH!
A screenshot of the game:
http://www.derekyu.com/images/games/snowbrawl_1.png
Oh man, the hardest part, that was finding the name of the game, I did. But I can't find the download anywhere now. Argh, argh, argh! Not even in his website! He has 3 screenshots of the game, but not a download link. *siiigh*
Edit 4:
Yay, found the download link in some spanish abandonware site. Yahoo!
Post by: quinnr on November 24, 2013, 10:27:33 pm
It was basically a PS2 game. The entire concept was that you would log in to this fictional online virtual reality site, and buy and fight mechs. It was a FPS or third-person shooter, can't remember which. I do remember that you would have four weapon slots, one for each shoulder button, that all had seperate damage and ammunition. There would be crates that would pop up that you could grab for things, and there were different types of fights, but most of them would be you and a team in some crazy lit up arena duking it out. There was some kind of story, too. You also could buy avatars to represent you, that were just random images (like a cat, I think?). Or maybe they were the avatar for your mech's AI, I can't remember which.
Post by: Sharp on December 01, 2013, 11:47:18 am
Post by: Mech#4 on December 01, 2013, 12:18:24 pm
So a game like Temple Run, really really really old, you are running (towards a temple?) and you have to dodge various obstacles like arrows being shot at you. Also really old game.
"Pitfall", or "Paganitzu" are two that come to my mind that fit that. "Pitfall" more then "Patanitzu" because you didn't mention puzzles.
Though, really old is a big variable here. From screenshots, "Crash Bandicoot" looks like it had similar gameplay.
Post by: Koliup on December 09, 2013, 09:19:56 pm
Can't find this, probably because it was obscure.
It was basically a PS2 game. The entire concept was that you would log in to this fictional online virtual reality site, and buy and fight mechs. It was a FPS or third-person shooter, can't remember which. I do remember that you would have four weapon slots, one for each shoulder button, that all had seperate damage and ammunition. There would be crates that would pop up that you could grab for things, and there were different types of fights, but most of them would be you and a team in some crazy lit up arena duking it out. There was some kind of story, too. You also could buy avatars to represent you, that were just random images (like a cat, I think?). Or maybe they were the avatar for your mech's AI, I can't remember which.
Sounds like Phantom Crash.
I do actually have one of my own questions: So a while back I played a neat naval MMO. The game played a lot like Sid Meyers Pirates!, in that one could rove a ship around the world, and enter battles with pirates to sink them and get their stuff (WASD controls). It also had a 'boots on ground' melee combat sort of play in addition(WoW controls). I recall starting somewhere in Italy and getting my butt handed to me by crabs multiple times, while trying to level up my H2H. Ships had a variable 'cannon' stat, and cannons were pretty much just a number. But it also had a curious figure head thing you could attach to a ship for bonuses. Help?
Post by: MaximumZero on December 09, 2013, 11:56:14 pm
The only game I've seen like that is Uncharted Waters Online. Hopefully that's what you're looking for.Can't find this, probably because it was obscure.
It was basically a PS2 game. The entire concept was that you would log in to this fictional online virtual reality site, and buy and fight mechs. It was a FPS or third-person shooter, can't remember which. I do remember that you would have four weapon slots, one for each shoulder button, that all had seperate damage and ammunition. There would be crates that would pop up that you could grab for things, and there were different types of fights, but most of them would be you and a team in some crazy lit up arena duking it out. There was some kind of story, too. You also could buy avatars to represent you, that were just random images (like a cat, I think?). Or maybe they were the avatar for your mech's AI, I can't remember which.
Sounds like Phantom Crash.
I do actually have one of my own questions: So a while back I played a neat naval MMO. The game played a lot like Sid Meyers Pirates!, in that one could rove a ship around the world, and enter battles with pirates to sink them and get their stuff (WASD controls). It also had a 'boots on ground' melee combat sort of play in addition(WoW controls). I recall starting somewhere in Italy and getting my butt handed to me by crabs multiple times, while trying to level up my H2H. Ships had a variable 'cannon' stat, and cannons were pretty much just a number. But it also had a curious figure head thing you could attach to a ship for bonuses. Help?
Post by: Mephisto on December 11, 2013, 03:21:53 pm
I do actually have one of my own questions: So a while back I played a neat naval MMO. The game played a lot like Sid Meyers Pirates!, in that one could rove a ship around the world, and enter battles with pirates to sink them and get their stuff (WASD controls). It also had a 'boots on ground' melee combat sort of play in addition(WoW controls). I recall starting somewhere in Italy and getting my butt handed to me by crabs multiple times, while trying to level up my H2H. Ships had a variable 'cannon' stat, and cannons were pretty much just a number. But it also had a curious figure head thing you could attach to a ship for bonuses. Help?
I think I remember a game like that, though I don't remember the name either.
I think I played Pirates of the Burning Sea at one time, but that might not be it.
Post by: IronTomato on December 11, 2013, 07:31:22 pm
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Post by: HissinhWalnuts on December 11, 2013, 07:43:20 pm
Post by: Bouchart on December 11, 2013, 07:48:42 pm
Nah, it was top-down view.
Hate to tell you but there's a lot of games that meet your description. You might want to start with this list here (http://www.gamefaqs.com/search/index.html?platform=78&game=&contrib=0&rating=0&genre=83®ion=0&date=0&developer=&publisher=&dist=0&sort=0&link=0&res=0&title=0&adv=1).
Post by: Virtz on December 12, 2013, 10:35:45 am
Medieval game where you where a character in a dungeon. One of the player characters you could choose was this dumbass knight with almost no armor but pants and a horned helmet which you could only see red eyes in. Some enemies where slimes, vampires, and skeletons, there where monster spawners and all sorts of gimmicks. Top down style.Get Medieval (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/get-medieval)?
Post by: Ak-Sai on December 13, 2013, 01:18:23 pm
Post by: timferius on December 13, 2013, 01:54:45 pm
Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong thread, but would somebody suggest some steampunk-themed games? Preferably Roguelikes, MUDs, RPGs (not Arcanum because I know it and its awesome).
Deffinitly the wrong thread. I would recommend searching in the forums for "steampunk", and if you don't find anything, start a new thread asking about it. Any suggestions here run the risk of derailing this thread, so it'd be much better to create your own thread, and I'm sure you'll get flocks of suggestions at that point.
Post by: jocan2003 on December 15, 2013, 08:14:08 pm
Post by: Draxis on December 15, 2013, 08:28:08 pm
Post by: jocan2003 on December 15, 2013, 08:58:11 pm
Homeworld: Shipbreakers probably, though I don't know about old wars or coming back to life.YES!!!! exactly that, glad to see it will now be incluced and officialised has part of the homeworld franchise and lore. Has for the war coming back etc was about the baserunner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmcSMAuo8OI
Information about the baserunner can be found there, that was the big motherF truck i was talking about.
Also relating to voice acting and music, this video shows it better
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kqNp1fZ9xQ
Post by: MehMuffin on December 17, 2013, 09:56:55 am
EDIT: Found it, the game was Nether.
Post by: woose1 on December 18, 2013, 02:41:43 pm
It's an old game, with voxely or pixely graphics, but 3D. It's got a name like 'Wargame' or 'War-something' followed by a year, like 2050 or 2030 or something like that. It's an RTS, with the gimmick that you can design your own units based on chassis, guns, propulsion (wheels or tracks or even jet engines) that you research over time. It has had a few remakes since then.
Unfortunately that's all I remember. So, do you think you guys can help me out?
Post by: choppy on December 18, 2013, 02:48:04 pm
Link.. http://wz2100.net/ (http://wz2100.net/)
Post by: Tnx on December 18, 2013, 02:52:22 pm
Post by: woose1 on December 18, 2013, 02:53:09 pm
Post by: Frumple on December 18, 2013, 04:57:06 pm
Post by: a1s on December 18, 2013, 09:00:32 pm
I'm... relatively certain the Earth series has nothin' at all to do with Warzone 2100, for what that's worth. Entirely different studios. The former's an alright set of RTSes (2140, 50, & 60, with some expansions and whatnot in there), the latter is one of the best RTSes the gaming world has seen, in my opinion. WZ2100 was definitely one of the best of its time, at least.Yup, all true. Earth 2150 was deep in development by the time WZ2100 was released, so they might have stolen some minor ideas, but the similarity of general gameplay should probably be chalked up to zeitgeist (that or they looked at some kind of alpha version?). And it's also true that WZ2100 is really good (now anyway, I never played the original before the Open Source community got to it...)
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on December 19, 2013, 03:32:58 pm
Post by: Frumple on December 19, 2013, 03:43:29 pm
That said, a cursory google search came up with, possibly, "Three Dirty Dwarves". Maybe on the sega saturn? I'unno.
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on December 19, 2013, 04:47:40 pm
... any idea re: system or time frame?
That said, a cursory google search came up with, possibly, "Three Dirty Dwarves". Maybe on the sega saturn? I'unno.
Right. It was PC, circa late 90's or very early 2000's.
BUT! That's actually the correct game! Man, I wasn't even close in the name. Thanks!!
Post by: Tsuchigumo550 on December 19, 2013, 05:32:57 pm
It was a LEGO racing game, themed on the "Racer" playsets or w/e. It got taken down, because it was "dated" and a security hole or something... Was it the Drome Racing Challenge? Using that Wayback machine is helping me look through the old site, though none of the games seem to be playable anymore...
Yeah, that's got to be it. I really wish I could get some footage or something, but... damn, the entire Racers thing is long gone. I really wanted to go back and troll for info as much as possible, as I wanted ideas for a racing RtD...
Post by: Shadowscynthe on December 19, 2013, 05:37:22 pm
forgot the name :(
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on December 19, 2013, 05:44:11 pm
there was this one game where you control a midget thing trying to collect stuff into a huge ball.
forgot the name :(
Katamari Damaci! It's a Playstation-exclusive IIRC.
There's also a PC indie version/remake called The Wonderful End of the World.
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on December 19, 2013, 05:56:40 pm
Post by: puke on December 19, 2013, 06:24:07 pm
there was this one game where you control a midget thing trying to collect stuff into a huge ball.
forgot the name :(
Katamari Damaci! It's a Playstation-exclusive IIRC.
There's also a PC indie version/remake called The Wonderful End of the World.
The dual-stick controls on that were awesome. Best control setup i've seen since the old two stick standup arcade game BattleZone.
Also the soundtrack was pretty sweet.
How is the PC clone?
Post by: CognitiveDissonance on December 19, 2013, 06:37:18 pm
there was this one game where you control a midget thing trying to collect stuff into a huge ball.
forgot the name :(
Katamari Damaci! It's a Playstation-exclusive IIRC.
There's also a PC indie version/remake called The Wonderful End of the World.
The dual-stick controls on that were awesome. Best control setup i've seen since the old two stick standup arcade game BattleZone.
Also the soundtrack was pretty sweet.
How is the PC clone?
It's fun. Not nearly as intoxicating as the original, more of a relaxing time waster. It should be on sale for the Steam holiday sale, and I recommend it if it's cheap.
EDIT: Yep, it's on sale! http://store.steampowered.com/app/15500/
Post by: VonCede on December 20, 2013, 08:06:00 pm
Post by: timferius on December 20, 2013, 08:39:13 pm
An old shmup on PC, around 2008 or so. No scrolling, no enemies, just black holes that start to spew out the white orbs you can shoot. More the orbs you shoot, more (semi) random powerups you get. And nasty palette color shift that can you give a headache.
A bit of a stretch, but Geometry Wars?
Post by: Haspen on December 21, 2013, 01:09:23 pm
A game about being bartender in shady bar thing. It had animated intro with jazzy sax and some lady singing about live in downtown.
The graphics style was cartoonish, and the clientele involved Superwoman, some black dude with afro, and I especially remember the supermodel who was so skinny that the wind pushed her around.
There was also a bouncer that could get rid of clients you didn't want to serve, and I remeber that actual 'recipebook' was quite large in terms of recipes and available ingredients.
I believe I played the demo in 2000, but definitely not earlier.
Post by: Virtz on December 21, 2013, 01:43:26 pm
Okay!Sounds like "Last Call!".
A game about being bartender in shady bar thing. It had animated intro with jazzy sax and some lady singing about live in downtown.
The graphics style was cartoonish, and the clientele involved Superwoman, some black dude with afro, and I especially remember the supermodel who was so skinny that the wind pushed her around.
There was also a bouncer that could get rid of clients you didn't want to serve, and I remeber that actual 'recipebook' was quite large in terms of recipes and available ingredients.
I believe I played the demo in 2000, but definitely not earlier.
Post by: Haspen on December 21, 2013, 01:49:51 pm
Thanks :D
/me now delves into deepest reaches of darkest corners of internet, braving ton of Xantalos' siblings just to get that little game.
Post by: Antioch on December 22, 2013, 06:50:01 pm
I remember that you started in a prison cell and you had to wait/do some actions until a guard came. You could then trick the guard and lock him up in the cell. After that you had to escape from the castle (side-scroll or perhaps a cut scene) until you finally reach a town (painted town image comes to mind). That is all I seem to remember.
It is probably one of those late 80's, early 90's adventure games or something. At least released before 1996
Post by: Mech#4 on December 22, 2013, 10:41:48 pm
That game was really bizarre. The puzzles were really illogical and it had this strange british surrealism feel to it.
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 23, 2013, 05:13:36 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGy-A9uVNsw
It's probably a better idea to watch it than play the actual game.
Post by: Virtz on December 23, 2013, 06:15:49 am
Post by: Mech#4 on December 23, 2013, 07:40:01 am
Post by: Moogie on December 23, 2013, 01:28:46 pm
I played so little of it back then, I only had the demo so I don't even know many details. But it popped back into my head just recently and now I'm dying to know it's name! I'll be suprised if anyone gets it, though.
Post by: Carlos Gustavos on December 23, 2013, 02:17:08 pm
Post by: Antioch on December 23, 2013, 07:21:02 pm
Post by: Moogie on December 25, 2013, 12:58:59 pm
Fade to black?
I don't know how you did it, but YES. Also turns out that I got most of the details wrong, making your accomplishment even more extraordinary. :D
It was the lasers, wasn't it? That game was all about dem lazors.
Post by: Coolnesstod on January 02, 2014, 01:21:18 am
It might be hard to find, but I really want to find the old trailers and videos for it, especially since a lot of them were really brutal and gory.
Post by: Yoink on January 06, 2014, 12:29:53 am
It was a browser based strategy kind of game, with a playing field similar to a chessboard. Each player had a team of soldiers who they could customize and choose starting positions for between games.
I remember it having an unusual art style, with the pieces shaped like stylized statues and with a single colour for each team, but I vaguely remember the game might have had an art update years after I first played it. Or maybe that was a spinoff. :-[
Does anyone have any idea what game/s this might be?
Post by: Bouchart on January 06, 2014, 03:55:38 pm
I remember playing a game way back in the days when I trawled the internet for anything my puny computer could handle.
It was a browser based strategy kind of game, with a playing field similar to a chessboard. Each player had a team of soldiers who they could customize and choose starting positions for between games.
I remember it having an unusual art style, with the pieces shaped like stylized statues and with a single colour for each team, but I vaguely remember the game might have had an art update years after I first played it. Or maybe that was a spinoff. :-[
Does anyone have any idea what game/s this might be?
Only game I know of that takes place on a chessboard that isn't chess is Archon, but that was a pre-internet game. Maybe there was some released of it somewhere. Or maybe a variation of Stratego?
Post by: Aptus on January 06, 2014, 04:11:30 pm
Post by: Delta Foxtrot on January 06, 2014, 04:14:39 pm
I remember playing a game way back in the days when I trawled the internet for anything my puny computer could handle.
It was a browser based strategy kind of game, with a playing field similar to a chessboard. Each player had a team of soldiers who they could customize and choose starting positions for between games.
I remember it having an unusual art style, with the pieces shaped like stylized statues and with a single colour for each team, but I vaguely remember the game might have had an art update years after I first played it. Or maybe that was a spinoff. :-[
Does anyone have any idea what game/s this might be?
Only game I know of that takes place on a chessboard that isn't chess is Archon, but that was a pre-internet game. Maybe there was some released of it somewhere. Or maybe a variation of Stratego?
I played one variant/port of Archon as a kid and I'm pretty sure you couldn't customize your units or choose their starting positions. So I'm pretty sure that's not it. It's definitely one of those games that's been released a gazillion times in its history.
Post by: puke on January 06, 2014, 04:57:40 pm
I remember playing a game way back in the days when I trawled the internet for anything my puny computer could handle.
It was a browser based strategy kind of game, with a playing field similar to a chessboard. Each player had a team of soldiers who they could customize and choose starting positions for between games.
I remember it having an unusual art style, with the pieces shaped like stylized statues and with a single colour for each team, but I vaguely remember the game might have had an art update years after I first played it. Or maybe that was a spinoff. :-[
Does anyone have any idea what game/s this might be?
Only game I know of that takes place on a chessboard that isn't chess is Archon, but that was a pre-internet game. Maybe there was some released of it somewhere. Or maybe a variation of Stratego?
I played one variant/port of Archon as a kid and I'm pretty sure you couldn't customize your units or choose their starting positions. So I'm pretty sure that's not it. It's definitely one of those games that's been released a gazillion times in its history.
Sorry for the nested quotes. There was an Archon II where you could summon units -- so while you couldnt customize the individual unit you COULD customize which units you put on the field.
There is a more recent remake of the original Archon, so that sort of fits the description.
I cant think of anything else that had solid colors for each side. There were games like Battle Chess, and a "Chinese Chess" version of Battle Chess, (chianji or whatever), but those are almost certainly not the game he is after.
Came across this thing looking for similar games: http://www.the-nextlevel.com/tnl/threads/42381-Archon-like-games
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on January 06, 2014, 05:26:05 pm
Post by: EagleV on January 06, 2014, 05:57:19 pm
Not so much a forgotten game as a game I cannot find an download to.
Namely, this (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=89194.0). The download link in the OP doesn't lead to a download anymore, and I want to play it again.
I can't help you with a download link, but I'd recommend Darwinbots as an alternative.
Post by: Vattic on January 07, 2014, 02:52:27 am
Not so much a forgotten game as a game I cannot find an download to.Hopefully the author doesn't mind as I've uploaded a temporary mirror (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14508972/Droplet%207-24-2011.zip) for you.
Namely, this (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=89194.0). The download link in the OP doesn't lead to a download anymore, and I want to play it again.
Post by: puke on January 07, 2014, 12:02:20 pm
The only limit is that it's browser-based, but then again there are so many Flash games out there...
oo, missed that. thats a huge category, flash games.
Post by: LordSlowpoke on January 19, 2014, 08:09:51 am
Post by: Frumple on January 19, 2014, 10:03:41 am
Post by: RexMundi on January 19, 2014, 10:57:32 am
Post by: Korbac on January 19, 2014, 11:33:31 am
ok, I come seeking a game. I played the game when little, on a win98 pc. I remember it was a game given out by taco bell. think donky kong-esk climbing, only you're collecting ingredients and avoiding peppers I think.
Burger Time? :)
The game I'm looking for is Mechcommander Gold. Shoot, that's not how you play this?
Post by: Bouchart on January 19, 2014, 02:57:56 pm
ok, I come seeking a game. I played the game when little, on a win98 pc. I remember it was a game given out by taco bell. think donky kong-esk climbing, only you're collecting ingredients and avoiding peppers I think.
There's a game called Taco Bell: Tasty Temple Challenge but that's more of an FPS.
Post by: Astral on January 21, 2014, 05:29:34 am
I did remember attempting to play the demo on my phone, which was nigh impossible due to the small screen size, and I removed it from my Google Play Store list since. Any help with this one would be appreciated.
Post by: Calech on January 21, 2014, 05:39:44 am
It was an Android puzzle game (perhaps iOS as well) that had a fairly simple premise of making new elements or specific configurations of them by using a sort of conveyor belt that fed each atom/piece, changed it some configurable way, then spit it to the next ad nauseum until you managed to make a miniature factory of sorts and confirm that the puzzle was solved. I believe it was fairly recent, but I can't for the life of me remember.
I did remember attempting to play the demo on my phone, which was nigh impossible due to the small screen size, and I removed it from my Google Play Store list since. Any help with this one would be appreciated.
Although my experience of it was on PC, this sounds similar to SpaceChem (http://www.spacechemthegame.com/), which apparently does in fact have a mobile version that I didn't know about.
Post by: Astral on January 22, 2014, 12:35:45 am
Post by: Yoink on January 23, 2014, 01:26:57 am
It was from the days before good flash games were so common, and I know it had a lobby you could chat in before entering games. Also I'm pretty sure the default unit colour (before the graphical upgrade) was purple.
...I doubt I'm gonna find it, somehow. :( Oh well.
Edit: Wait, whaaaaat. I just found it, with a simple Google image search of "browser-based strategy game flash". Yes. Seriously.
It's called Tactics Arena Online.
Post by: Mech#4 on January 23, 2014, 01:37:31 am
1st: It was a 3D car stunt game, though the main goal was to smack into obstacles and launch your driver as far as possible or into a vertical wall. Launching the driver was controlled by a button press and the maps were like Trackmania with more horizontal poles to flip the driver on.
2nd: Older game, think Wacky Wheels graphics. The one section I remember was a parking lot filled with yellow buses. It was a 1st person shooter (I think) where you had a gun that fired either bubbles or water, possibly to clean the buses or fire at other characters. Style was cartoony, like Wacky Wheels.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on January 23, 2014, 01:59:02 am
1st: It was a 3D car stunt game, though the main goal was to smack into obstacles and launch your driver as far as possible or into a vertical wall. Launching the driver was controlled by a button press and the maps were like Trackmania with more horizontal poles to flip the driver on.Either Flatout or a game that inspired its Stunt mode. Probably the latter, since Flatout is still primarily about racing.
Post by: Mech#4 on January 23, 2014, 02:24:56 am
Ha, that reminds me of Motorcross Madness! In that when you went too far away from the track the game would fire you into the air back into the map.
Post by: darkpaladin109 on January 23, 2014, 12:37:09 pm
Post by: rabidgam3r on January 23, 2014, 12:53:46 pm
Sorry about the clutter, I'm writing this in what I consider the morning.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on January 23, 2014, 01:08:53 pm
Alright the game I'm looking for is some sort of GBA beat em up with RPG elements, I think. I remeber that you had a character select screen at the beggining of the game and that one of the character was an humanoid wolf. I also remember the game's name having phoenix in it.Not sure about "phoenix", but one action-RPG-beat-em-up game I know is Shining Soul, and Shining Soul II has a wolf character named Zachs in it.
(http://www.gamershell.com/static/screenshots/0/6601/136497_full.jpg)
Character select:
(http://img.jeuxvideo.fr/02600155152826-c1-photo-oYToxOntzOjE6InciO2k6NjA4O30%3D-shining-soul-2.jpg)
Post by: Virtz on January 23, 2014, 01:18:42 pm
Guys, I need your help. There was this game I played, back on the PS2(Or Gamecube) that was about trying to take down an evil djinn. I remember it was a dungeon-crawl-y sort of thing, where you had a world outside the dungeons, and every night you went into the dungeon and fought in a third-person brawler. There were mimic chests, and I remember the town being filled with shops and characters you can recruit. I THINK there was a catgirl in there, and later on in the world ('Cause you can travel the world inbetween dungeons) there being another djinn you could recruit. The opening scene, where the djinn is summoned, I remember he ate someone for shits and giggles and then burned down a village. MIGHT'VE been yours, I don't quite remember. So yeah, PS2/Gamecube dungeon crawler with RPG elements that allows recruiting of characters and has an overarching plot about a djinn.Dark Cloud (http://www.mobygames.com/game/ps2/dark-cloud/screenshots)?
Sorry about the clutter, I'm writing this in what I consider the morning.
Post by: timferius on January 23, 2014, 01:21:02 pm
Guys, I need your help. There was this game I played, back on the PS2(Or Gamecube) that was about trying to take down an evil djinn. I remember it was a dungeon-crawl-y sort of thing, where you had a world outside the dungeons, and every night you went into the dungeon and fought in a third-person brawler. There were mimic chests, and I remember the town being filled with shops and characters you can recruit. I THINK there was a catgirl in there, and later on in the world ('Cause you can travel the world inbetween dungeons) there being another djinn you could recruit. The opening scene, where the djinn is summoned, I remember he ate someone for shits and giggles and then burned down a village. MIGHT'VE been yours, I don't quite remember. So yeah, PS2/Gamecube dungeon crawler with RPG elements that allows recruiting of characters and has an overarching plot about a djinn.
Sorry about the clutter, I'm writing this in what I consider the morning.
This SORT OF sounds like Dark Cloud, and sort of doesn't. I remeber the evil genie guy burning the village and possibly eating someone, don't remeber being able to recruit anyone (played it at a friends, didn't get past the first village). A key element was that the village was all trapped in bubble things, and you had to collect buildings and rebuild it, with bonuses for placing houses next to certain other ones etc.
Edit: Argh, ninja'd while typing.
Post by: darkpaladin109 on January 23, 2014, 01:26:01 pm
That's the one. I guess I just kind of forgot the actual name of the game.Alright the game I'm looking for is some sort of GBA beat em up with RPG elements, I think. I remeber that you had a character select screen at the beggining of the game and that one of the character was an humanoid wolf. I also remember the game's name having phoenix in it.Not sure about "phoenix", but one action-RPG-beat-em-up game I know is Shining Soul, and Shining Soul II has a wolf character named Zachs in it.
(http://www.gamershell.com/static/screenshots/0/6601/136497_full.jpg)
Character select:
(http://img.jeuxvideo.fr/02600155152826-c1-photo-oYToxOntzOjE6InciO2k6NjA4O30%3D-shining-soul-2.jpg)
Post by: rabidgam3r on January 23, 2014, 01:35:27 pm
That's the one! I didn't remember the storybook, but looking at the genie I can tell it's the same. Thanks!Guys, I need your help. There was this game I played, back on the PS2(Or Gamecube) that was about trying to take down an evil djinn. I remember it was a dungeon-crawl-y sort of thing, where you had a world outside the dungeons, and every night you went into the dungeon and fought in a third-person brawler. There were mimic chests, and I remember the town being filled with shops and characters you can recruit. I THINK there was a catgirl in there, and later on in the world ('Cause you can travel the world inbetween dungeons) there being another djinn you could recruit. The opening scene, where the djinn is summoned, I remember he ate someone for shits and giggles and then burned down a village. MIGHT'VE been yours, I don't quite remember. So yeah, PS2/Gamecube dungeon crawler with RPG elements that allows recruiting of characters and has an overarching plot about a djinn.Dark Cloud (http://www.mobygames.com/game/ps2/dark-cloud/screenshots)?
Sorry about the clutter, I'm writing this in what I consider the morning.
Post by: Niveras on January 31, 2014, 11:25:32 pm
It was a side-scroller action game, I believe open source, that was basically a mash up of a bunch of the popular SNES games. You could select one of a variety of popular characters and they would control very differently. Mega Man would have a ranged attack and a fairly weak jump, for example, while Mario had a stronger jump but could only kill things by jumping on them. The "world" map was similar-ish to Super Mario Brothers 3.
At the time I tried it (months ago), it was pretty junky. The engine was terrible and had atrocious loading times, and the controls in general were hard to get used to because they couldn't be rebound and it didn't recognize controllers very well (if at all), necessitating the use of the poor hardbound keyboard controls.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on January 31, 2014, 11:50:26 pm
Looking for a game name. Been wondering if it's improved or died.Super Mario Bros. Crossover - http://www.explodingrabbit.com/games/super-mario-bros-crossover
It was a side-scroller action game, I believe open source, that was basically a mash up of a bunch of the popular SNES games. You could select one of a variety of popular characters and they would control very differently. Mega Man would have a ranged attack and a fairly weak jump, for example, while Mario had a stronger jump but could only kill things by jumping on them. The "world" map was similar-ish to Super Mario Brothers 3.
At the time I tried it (months ago), it was pretty junky. The engine was terrible and had atrocious loading times, and the controls in general were hard to get used to because they couldn't be rebound and it didn't recognize controllers very well (if at all), necessitating the use of the poor hardbound keyboard controls.
Not sure if anything's been improved since then, because I usually play on the keyboard and the load times seem normal.
Post by: Niveras on February 01, 2014, 08:45:45 am
Post by: BullDog on February 01, 2014, 11:30:39 am
Looking for a game name. Been wondering if it's improved or died.Is it Mushroom Kingdom Fusion? (http://www.moddb.com/games/mushroom-kingdom-fusion) (The newest update is on their forum, here. (http://fusionfangaming.spriters-resource.com/game-releases/mkf-version-0-53-download/?PHPSESSID=905af8817cd97a4a89584759b6c371a9;topicseen))
It was a side-scroller action game, I believe open source, that was basically a mash up of a bunch of the popular SNES games. You could select one of a variety of popular characters and they would control very differently. Mega Man would have a ranged attack and a fairly weak jump, for example, while Mario had a stronger jump but could only kill things by jumping on them. The "world" map was similar-ish to Super Mario Brothers 3.
At the time I tried it (months ago), it was pretty junky. The engine was terrible and had atrocious loading times, and the controls in general were hard to get used to because they couldn't be rebound and it didn't recognize controllers very well (if at all), necessitating the use of the poor hardbound keyboard controls.
Post by: Frumple on February 01, 2014, 11:32:26 am
Ninja'd: Ooh, that's the other one. And probably the one you're thinking of Niv.
Post by: Niveras on February 01, 2014, 12:16:17 pm
Looking for a game name. Been wondering if it's improved or died.Is it Mushroom Kingdom Fusion? (http://www.moddb.com/games/mushroom-kingdom-fusion) (The newest update is on their forum, here. (http://fusionfangaming.spriters-resource.com/game-releases/mkf-version-0-53-download/?PHPSESSID=905af8817cd97a4a89584759b6c371a9;topicseen))
It was a side-scroller action game, I believe open source, that was basically a mash up of a bunch of the popular SNES games. You could select one of a variety of popular characters and they would control very differently. Mega Man would have a ranged attack and a fairly weak jump, for example, while Mario had a stronger jump but could only kill things by jumping on them. The "world" map was similar-ish to Super Mario Brothers 3.
At the time I tried it (months ago), it was pretty junky. The engine was terrible and had atrocious loading times, and the controls in general were hard to get used to because they couldn't be rebound and it didn't recognize controllers very well (if at all), necessitating the use of the poor hardbound keyboard controls.
Yep, that's the one. Looks like it hasn't updated since I tried it (apparently I still had the v53 zip in my temp folder). Also looks like the project's dead. Some devs moved on to Super Mario Fusion: Revival but that project is also pretty old, last release being April 2013 (ironically, that's about the same time that I downloaded v53 of MKF).
Thanks for the help, Frumple and Bulldog.
Post by: Rez on February 06, 2014, 11:22:34 am
Post by: EagleV on February 06, 2014, 11:26:29 am
There was an online, singleplayer dungeon-crawling game, that used one of the old dnd rule sets for generating a dungeon as the dungeon. You could choose between several classes, though some needed to be unlocked first. When they retire, your characters become inhabitants of the town and unlock items, gear, things like that. I'm pretty sure it is a fairly recent game.I believe you're referring to Dungeon Robber (http://blogofholding.com/dungeonrobber/index.php).
Post by: Rez on February 06, 2014, 11:38:50 am
Post by: IronTomato on February 06, 2014, 11:45:51 am
Post by: Mustard Elemental on February 06, 2014, 12:38:50 pm
Post by: Bouchart on February 06, 2014, 01:58:09 pm
Post by: MaximumZero on February 06, 2014, 02:58:21 pm
Anyone have the foggiest idea of what this game was?
Post by: Gunner-Chan on February 06, 2014, 03:00:52 pm
Post by: MaximumZero on February 06, 2014, 03:02:44 pm
Post by: Sappho on February 07, 2014, 01:20:12 pm
There was an online, singleplayer dungeon-crawling game, that used one of the old dnd rule sets for generating a dungeon as the dungeon. You could choose between several classes, though some needed to be unlocked first. When they retire, your characters become inhabitants of the town and unlock items, gear, things like that. I'm pretty sure it is a fairly recent game.I believe you're referring to Dungeon Robber (http://blogofholding.com/dungeonrobber/index.php).
Ha, I tried that out and now I'm hooked. It's surprisingly fun. After dying a bunch of times I finally started figuring out how to survive the dungeon. Now I'm torn between retiring my Knight-level adventurer or just keep right on going...
Post by: Mustard Elemental on February 07, 2014, 07:48:20 pm
Post by: Akura on February 08, 2014, 12:48:25 pm
Another one I played a PS1 demo of. It was a 3D third-person game. You started as a female character, in a cell with a guard outside. For some reason, there was a window, and sitting on it would cause him to come-a runnin'. I never saw anything but this, since 4-year-old me had no idea how to fight the guard, and would simply stand there getting punched until he lost.I think that was Tomb Raider 3. It's been years since I played that demo, but it sounds like it.
Post by: Spacefaye on February 11, 2014, 02:12:10 pm
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on February 11, 2014, 02:17:46 pm
It's a game where you build spaceships and watch it fight other spaceships, I remember one was free and the other was paid. The name of the paid one was something along the lines of "gelatinous space battles".Gratuitous Space Battles. And the free one was Battleships Forever.
(And unless I'm wrong and you're not doing what I think you're doing, this is not a game thread. People ask for games they genuinely search for here, not suggest games they know of in a vague fashion to have others guess. Apologies if my assumption was wrong.)
Post by: Culise on February 11, 2014, 02:25:52 pm
EDIT: Never mind, I found it: The Campaign for North Africa. ^_^
Post by: Graknorke on February 11, 2014, 02:33:32 pm
To be fair, "gelatinous space battles" brings up nothing, and just "space battles" brings up some Japanese film.It's a game where you build spaceships and watch it fight other spaceships, I remember one was free and the other was paid. The name of the paid one was something along the lines of "gelatinous space battles".Gratuitous Space Battles. And the free one was Battleships Forever.
(And unless I'm wrong and you're not doing what I think you're doing, this is not a game thread. People ask for games they genuinely search for here, not suggest games they know of in a vague fashion to have others guess. Apologies if my assumption was wrong.)
Post by: Zammon on February 14, 2014, 10:15:18 pm
I'll try to think of more information, but this is all I've got for now.
Editing with further information upon probing.
It was more command bar spam, I'm fairly sure, but there was a lot of movement involved. I'm also fairly sure it was PvP only, no PvE elements. It's not Vindictus or Age of Wushu. I remember there was a pretty decent customize system. You could dye your clothes/armour and make pretty unique looking characters. The artstyle was also fairly plain. I think I've narrowed the years to 2007 or 2008 since I remember listening to a couple new albums by artists I liked at the time.
Post by: Sirus on February 15, 2014, 08:51:28 am
Post by: Chaoswizkid on February 15, 2014, 10:21:27 am
One's been bugging me lately. Probably mid or late 2000s, this was a game I (think?) I played a beta for. It was multiplayer, with arena style battles in third person in which each player was some sort of martial artist. There were probably elemental styles available as well. If I recall correctly, you had a limited moveset (3, 4 or 5 skills?). Between matches, you could spend time in a town-like area, with class trainers, gear vendors, and stuff like that.
I'll try to think of more information, but this is all I've got for now.
What was the playstyle like? More action-y or was it more like command-bar/hot-key spam?
I've never played it but it might be Age of Wushu. Vindictus might also be it, like Sirus said.
Post by: Zammon on February 15, 2014, 12:49:12 pm
One's been bugging me lately. Probably mid or late 2000s, this was a game I (think?) I played a beta for. It was multiplayer, with arena style battles in third person in which each player was some sort of martial artist. There were probably elemental styles available as well. If I recall correctly, you had a limited moveset (3, 4 or 5 skills?). Between matches, you could spend time in a town-like area, with class trainers, gear vendors, and stuff like that.
I'll try to think of more information, but this is all I've got for now.
What was the playstyle like? More action-y or was it more like command-bar/hot-key spam?
I've never played it but it might be Age of Wushu. Vindictus might also be it, like Sirus said.
It was more command bar spam, I'm fairly sure, but there was a lot of movement involved. I'm also fairly sure it was PvP only, no PvE elements. It's not Vindictus or Age of Wushu. I remember there was a pretty decent customize system. You could dye your clothes/armour and make pretty unique looking characters. The artstyle was also fairly plain. I think I've narrowed the years to 2007 or 2008 since I remember listening to a couple new albums by artists I liked at the time.
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on February 15, 2014, 01:52:17 pm
One's been bugging me lately. Probably mid or late 2000s, this was a game I (think?) I played a beta for. It was multiplayer, with arena style battles in third person in which each player was some sort of martial artist. There were probably elemental styles available as well. If I recall correctly, you had a limited moveset (3, 4 or 5 skills?). Between matches, you could spend time in a town-like area, with class trainers, gear vendors, and stuff like that.Swords and sandals?
I'll try to think of more information, but this is all I've got for now.
Post by: Draignean on February 18, 2014, 02:57:10 pm
I'm 90% certain it was a GBA game, but it could have been a standard GB cartridge (they both fit my old GBA), and it was a fairly linear dungeon crawling-kill the boss type of game. It bugs my because I never finished.
The play was partial iso (think Pokemon with better graphics) and and when you encountered an enemy the view jumped to a view mode sort of like Golden sun, except that you were usually only just fighting alone. You could capture pets by laying traps for monsters and then taming them, and they would then fight beside you. You occasionally had allies that fought beside you.
You had a girlfriend in town who would periodically give you stuff as you progressed, including, but not limited to, a bunny suit.
All of your special abilities were determined by your weapons. I remember a seashell staff with an ability called bye-bye that always killed the target a set number of rounds after it was fired.
The boss of the first dungeon was a mole, one of his abilities was reflect.
If you lost to a boss and had to go through a cutscene again, the cutscene would change and all of the characters would go a little meta. "Does anyone else have deja vu?", "Didn't we just do this?", "Don't you look familiar?", etc
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on February 18, 2014, 03:10:35 pm
Post by: Draignean on February 18, 2014, 04:48:35 pm
There was a town that was pretty much home base. Your girlfriend's house was in the mid-west, there was a monster hunter/trapper bar in the far east side of town. The exit to the world map was on the southside. I think.
You didn't travel the world map like in Golden Sun, you selected dots on a cartographic map. Again, I think. In a dungeon you could see all the monsters (unlike golden sun), and you only entered a fight if you touched one. (Or they touched you.) The Fight screen was much more LEFT SIDE GOOD, RIGHT SIDE BAD as well. Flatter, if that makes sense.
Post by: Frumple on February 18, 2014, 05:36:53 pm
Post by: Draignean on February 18, 2014, 08:04:10 pm
I think my memory blended the badass graphics of GS in too much, but yes that is definitely the game.
Post by: Koliup on March 06, 2014, 06:01:48 pm
You started it from the developer's page by entering into a false OS page that resembled command prompt, had to use some obscure password to launch a 'reality map' program or something. Then you got to play the unity 3d game. Gameplay involved being in a static-y almost horror film like room, and you had to find objects by seeing them from juuust the correct angle. Whereupon they would become real, and you could use them to progress further into the level.
Help?
Post by: Kaje on March 07, 2014, 05:20:19 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 07, 2014, 06:00:11 pm
Post by: Kaje on March 08, 2014, 01:45:29 pm
Post by: puke on March 08, 2014, 03:45:08 pm
Having trouble remembering a rather convoluted game:
You started it from the developer's page by entering into a false OS page that resembled command prompt, had to use some obscure password to launch a 'reality map' program or something. Then you got to play the unity 3d game. Gameplay involved being in a static-y almost horror film like room, and you had to find objects by seeing them from juuust the correct angle. Whereupon they would become real, and you could use them to progress further into the level.
Help?
Absolutely no idea what this is, but I'm bumping it for the new page because I WANT to know what it is. Sounds kind of amazing.
Post by: Mesa on March 09, 2014, 08:38:00 am
Basically, it was a roguelike that would generate the world based on the files on your computer (folders would be rooms/chambers and the regular files would be various kinds of enemies). It was probably just a concept, but I can't recall much about it anymore.
Post by: Kaje on March 09, 2014, 09:02:39 am
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=176185396
Post by: Mesa on March 09, 2014, 10:03:57 am
AdventureOS?
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=176185396
Aye, that's it. Gonna keep an eye on it.
Post by: Koliup on March 11, 2014, 06:01:57 am
I managed to find it, and I seem to have mis-remembered a decent amount.Having trouble remembering a rather convoluted game:
You started it from the developer's page by entering into a false OS page that resembled command prompt, had to use some obscure password to launch a 'reality map' program or something. Then you got to play the unity 3d game. Gameplay involved being in a static-y almost horror film like room, and you had to find objects by seeing them from juuust the correct angle. Whereupon they would become real, and you could use them to progress further into the level.
Help?
Absolutely no idea what this is, but I'm bumping it for the new page because I WANT to know what it is. Sounds kind of amazing.
Still, since someone other that myself is interested, here it is:
Memories of
http://dev.datatragedy.com/projects/moabd/
Post by: puke on March 11, 2014, 11:12:32 am
Post by: Chiefwaffles on March 18, 2014, 11:22:45 pm
The game's name was something akin to "Little Soldiers" or "Tiny Army", and it consisted of you creating an "army" by giving it a name, and upgrading 2d soldiers to go on PvP battles with other players, or PvE battles against things like rats. Later in the game you could unlock little helicopters or jeeps, etc, for some of your soldiers.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on March 18, 2014, 11:41:24 pm
Post by: Haspen on April 01, 2014, 01:14:37 pm
1) A sci-fi game that I played in Polish language. It was about human exploration mothership that landed in a planet in a far-away space system and you had to develop technologies and exterminate 'them' from the planet. When you did, your mothership could take off the planet and land on another, with different map features, enemies and techs to discovery. I remember that there was 'Academy', that created your machinegun grunts, and that you had to use energy transfer posts to deliver power to your outposts away from mothership.
2) A tycoon about space-station resort. I remember it was divided into 'biosphere' that grew your food/resources and main area where guests stayed. There was plenty of alien races to come and enjoy/work at your resort.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on April 01, 2014, 01:33:29 pm
2) A tycoon about space-station resort. I remember it was divided into 'biosphere' that grew your food/resources and main area where guests stayed. There was plenty of alien races to come and enjoy/work at your resort.I may be misremembering, but that one sounds like Startopia.
Post by: mosshadow on April 01, 2014, 09:58:31 pm
Post by: Vendayn on April 01, 2014, 10:00:18 pm
I remember a post apocalyptic rougelike made by someone who also made dwarffortress mods. It was Ascii only I recall and you started in a shelter and were supposed to go find stuff outside.
I would play that in a heartbeat.
Post by: Sirus on April 01, 2014, 10:01:04 pm
I remember a post apocalyptic rougelike made by someone who also made dwarffortress mods. It was Ascii only I recall and you started in a shelter and were supposed to go find stuff outside.Cataclysm? Or the sorta-remake Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead?
Post by: IronTomato on April 02, 2014, 09:20:01 am
As a proud Cataclysm "survivor" I can confirm it is indeed cataclysm.I remember a post apocalyptic rougelike made by someone who also made dwarffortress mods. It was Ascii only I recall and you started in a shelter and were supposed to go find stuff outside.Cataclysm? Or the sorta-remake Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead?
Post by: puke on April 02, 2014, 12:47:08 pm
I really enjoyed the original game because it was simple and gritty, but I stayed away from the mods because the seemed to have a lot of feature-creep and more fantastic elements. I think the original feature list for Dark Days looked like they expanded the vehicle and base building parts of the game?
How are NPC interactions? Did factions ever make it into the game?
Post by: Haspen on April 03, 2014, 04:13:00 am
2) A tycoon about space-station resort. I remember it was divided into 'biosphere' that grew your food/resources and main area where guests stayed. There was plenty of alien races to come and enjoy/work at your resort.I may be misremembering, but that one sounds like Startopia.
Yeah, I've checked the title and it's exactly the game I was thinking about :))
The 1st still mystery, though...
Post by: Vattic on April 03, 2014, 04:40:40 am
The 1st still mystery, though...Other than the machinegun grunts it sounds a lot like the Creeper World series.
Post by: Jiharo on April 03, 2014, 04:49:56 am
Post by: Haspen on April 03, 2014, 04:55:07 am
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on April 03, 2014, 05:27:51 am
Post by: Mech#4 on April 03, 2014, 05:54:19 am
Can you remember the aesthetics of the game? What did this mothership look like, as that tends to be a rather unique point of a game. Was it sci fi with lasers, hover tanks and teleporters or more realistic with closer to modern technology? Was the game 3D or 2D?
Post by: Frumple on April 03, 2014, 08:24:58 am
Nah, it's neither. I think the game I'm thinking about is much older than that (2000? Late nineties? not sure)It, uh. Might not be the most helpful of things, but it's almost certainly on this list (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_real-time_strategy_video_games).
Post by: mosshadow on April 03, 2014, 09:28:14 am
As a proud Cataclysm "survivor" I can confirm it is indeed cataclysm.I remember a post apocalyptic rougelike made by someone who also made dwarffortress mods. It was Ascii only I recall and you started in a shelter and were supposed to go find stuff outside.Cataclysm? Or the sorta-remake Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead?
Yeah I think this might be it. But I dont remember zombies, in cataclysm. It was definitely related to someone who was active on these forums and posted a link on these forums though.
Post by: monk12 on April 03, 2014, 11:34:11 am
As a proud Cataclysm "survivor" I can confirm it is indeed cataclysm.I remember a post apocalyptic rougelike made by someone who also made dwarffortress mods. It was Ascii only I recall and you started in a shelter and were supposed to go find stuff outside.Cataclysm? Or the sorta-remake Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead?
Yeah I think this might be it. But I dont remember zombies, in cataclysm. It was definitely related to someone who was active on these forums and posted a link on these forums though.
I seem to remember GlyphGryph doing some Cataclysm stuff, you could try forum-stalking him a bit.
Post by: mosshadow on April 06, 2014, 01:29:26 pm
As a proud Cataclysm "survivor" I can confirm it is indeed cataclysm.I remember a post apocalyptic rougelike made by someone who also made dwarffortress mods. It was Ascii only I recall and you started in a shelter and were supposed to go find stuff outside.Cataclysm? Or the sorta-remake Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead?
Yeah I think this might be it. But I dont remember zombies, in cataclysm. It was definitely related to someone who was active on these forums and posted a link on these forums though.
I seem to remember GlyphGryph doing some Cataclysm stuff, you could try forum-stalking him a bit.
Ok So I have started playing Cataclysm DDA its a great game but I am not sure its the game I was playing. The Rougelike I had had a red themed starting screen with verticle options rather than horizontal. The starting point was in a shelter with one NPC which is like Cataclysm with NPCs on but I am sure it was a nuclear Apocalypse like fallout not a Zombe/demonic one. I walked outside of the shelter and was killed by a insect the only time I played it.
Post by: puke on April 06, 2014, 01:56:29 pm
You probably just never got into town to run into the zombies & etc before, but they were always there.
Post by: mosshadow on April 06, 2014, 02:57:34 pm
Probably the same. Sounds like Cataclysm, before the DDA mod added more NPCs. Setup used to be red with simple menu choices and character building, shelter used to have a single NPC with some shit in the basement, and you could indeed run into giant insects. Still can, I'd assume. Giant bees and Ants have major hives, then if you are near a swamp there's all kinds of nasty random bugs spawning.
You probably just never got into town to run into the zombies & etc before, but they were always there.
Ah I see, well I can rest in peace knowing I have found the lost game!
Post by: magistrate101 on April 12, 2014, 06:03:59 pm
- You were a very young girl in the beginning
- One of your tasks was to kill some spiders on your foster-parent's(?) house
- One day, you get bullied, get ready to hit the bully, and instead accidentally hit them with magic, and get taken away to some magic academy when the person who was going to take the bully to that same academy sees you perform magic and decides to take you instead.
Post by: Sergius on April 14, 2014, 12:40:10 pm
Of course almost all musics followed the same pattern, was more a stitch work of presets with random instruments.
Post by: Geltor on April 14, 2014, 05:51:36 pm
its an first person RPG shooter, probably russian. i remember the first mission was something that involved talking/killing a man with an umbrella at some raining night town. the game features rpg elements such as multiple dialog selections and the ability to kill a lot of npcs. i remember talking to a prostitute at the first level.
sometime after that level you get arrested and the next level is in prison. you start a prison riot to escape and from there i cant remember much. i remember you could smoke and drink in the game and it would affect your screen. the game was in a modern setting. i estimate the game was released somewhere between 1999 to 2004
Post by: Bouchart on April 14, 2014, 07:42:15 pm
Post by: Geltor on April 15, 2014, 03:04:41 am
Are you sure that isn't Deus Ex? It has a Russian guy in it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-tzs47o33A)it plays extremely similar to deus ex but its definitely not it
Post by: Graknorke on April 15, 2014, 05:25:32 am
Might it be one of these either?Are you sure that isn't Deus Ex? It has a Russian guy in it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-tzs47o33A)it plays extremely similar to deus ex but its definitely not it
http://www.gamefront.com/top-10-best-deus-ex-mods/
Post by: Geltor on April 15, 2014, 10:40:09 am
what i meant to say was that the style of the game, being an fps rpg shooter sort of thing is similar. the way the two games play were absolutely different because they ran different engines. dues ex MIGHTVE had better graphics too. its definitely its own game and not a mod for deus exMight it be one of these either?Are you sure that isn't Deus Ex? It has a Russian guy in it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-tzs47o33A)it plays extremely similar to deus ex but its definitely not it
http://www.gamefront.com/top-10-best-deus-ex-mods/
again i know this is a shot in the dark but i wont lose hope. ill find this game
Post by: Remuthra on April 15, 2014, 11:05:53 am
I dimly remember a friend playing a tower defense map in Warcraft 3 where the object was to defend your house against spider invasion. There were various family members with different towers you could buy, and when you lost a message would appear that read "Your house is full of spiders".
Post by: QuakeIV on April 15, 2014, 03:15:16 pm
So there was this game that came as a demo with my old pharaoh or caesar II disks (cant remember which, and both have since been replaced with third party disk images that dont have the same demo packs).
It was this isometric game where you start in the middle of this strange village like thing in a forest. You have a small group of minions that you have to keep fed and boozed or they will desert. I also believe it was turn based. I could typically get a decent sized force but never found a way to feed them all. The buildings in the village could be entered and cleared of monsters so that they could be opened for your own use. I never really got out of the village but I think theres some stuff you can do elsewhere.
The second game is a 3d game of some sort, which I remember even less of. I DO remember that it had a neat multi-z level tunneling system, which could be weaponized. I think the way you get there is your flying sail boat crashes or something, then you have to kill these monsters and escape by building a base and an army. You can have dwarf tunneling units and other things.
Post by: Draxis on April 15, 2014, 03:26:28 pm
So there was this game that came as a demo with my old pharaoh or caesar II disks (cant remember which, and both have since been replaced with third party disk images that dont have the same demo packs).Lords of Magic: Special Edition.
It was this isometric game where you start in the middle of this strange village like thing in a forest. You have a small group of minions that you have to keep fed and boozed or they will desert. I also believe it was turn based. I could typically get a decent sized force but never found a way to feed them all. The buildings in the village could be entered and cleared of monsters so that they could be opened for your own use. I never really got out of the village but I think theres some stuff you can do elsewhere.
Post by: QuakeIV on April 15, 2014, 03:35:37 pm
Post by: monk12 on April 15, 2014, 03:44:47 pm
Post by: Draxis on April 15, 2014, 03:50:00 pm
Post by: Graknorke on April 15, 2014, 06:23:43 pm
what i meant to say was that the style of the game, being an fps rpg shooter sort of thing is similar. the way the two games play were absolutely different because they ran different engines. dues ex MIGHTVE had better graphics too. its definitely its own game and not a mod for deus exHmm, based on it being Russian and the time period, could it be this (http://www.giantbomb.com/pathologic/3030-7276/) either?
again i know this is a shot in the dark but i wont lose hope. ill find this game
Post by: Chaoswizkid on April 15, 2014, 06:32:15 pm
what i meant to say was that the style of the game, being an fps rpg shooter sort of thing is similar. the way the two games play were absolutely different because they ran different engines. dues ex MIGHTVE had better graphics too. its definitely its own game and not a mod for deus exHmm, based on it being Russian and the time period, could it be this (http://www.giantbomb.com/pathologic/3030-7276/) either?
again i know this is a shot in the dark but i wont lose hope. ill find this game
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathologic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathologic)
I would be surprised, considering it's decently known and came after the time frame he's looking for.
I've also played a demo of it. I don't remember an umbrella or jail cell or anything like that, but I wouldn't be terribly surprised. The game is kind of like if Psychonauts was portrayed more realistically but plenty of weird shit still happened, and instead of mental stuff going on it's all about disease.
Post by: Geltor on April 16, 2014, 02:53:33 am
unfortunately its not pathologic. pathologic seems to be in some older time period, plus it has graphics that i believe are better than the game im searching for. the look of the game tell me its definitely not this one, although, if i would take a wager, this game would look like it was made by the same company because the games are very similar (its not the case though)what i meant to say was that the style of the game, being an fps rpg shooter sort of thing is similar. the way the two games play were absolutely different because they ran different engines. dues ex MIGHTVE had better graphics too. its definitely its own game and not a mod for deus exHmm, based on it being Russian and the time period, could it be this (http://www.giantbomb.com/pathologic/3030-7276/) either?
again i know this is a shot in the dark but i wont lose hope. ill find this game
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathologic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathologic)
I would be surprised, considering it's decently known and came after the time frame he's looking for.
I've also played a demo of it. I don't remember an umbrella or jail cell or anything like that, but I wouldn't be terribly surprised. The game is kind of like if Psychonauts was portrayed more realistically but plenty of weird shit still happened, and instead of mental stuff going on it's all about disease.
Post by: olemars on April 17, 2014, 06:09:25 am
heres a tough one, i wont be surprised if nobody knows this one..
its an first person RPG shooter, probably russian. i remember the first mission was something that involved talking/killing a man with an umbrella at some raining night town. the game features rpg elements such as multiple dialog selections and the ability to kill a lot of npcs. i remember talking to a prostitute at the first level.
sometime after that level you get arrested and the next level is in prison. you start a prison riot to escape and from there i cant remember much. i remember you could smoke and drink in the game and it would affect your screen. the game was in a modern setting. i estimate the game was released somewhere between 1999 to 2004
Sabotain? (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/sabotain-break-the-rules) Good luck finding a working copy.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on April 17, 2014, 06:44:25 am
I think you mean to say "good luck buying a working copy". It's no longer for sale damn near anywhere, but you can find torrents of it damn near everywhere.heres a tough one, i wont be surprised if nobody knows this one..
its an first person RPG shooter, probably russian. i remember the first mission was something that involved talking/killing a man with an umbrella at some raining night town. the game features rpg elements such as multiple dialog selections and the ability to kill a lot of npcs. i remember talking to a prostitute at the first level.
sometime after that level you get arrested and the next level is in prison. you start a prison riot to escape and from there i cant remember much. i remember you could smoke and drink in the game and it would affect your screen. the game was in a modern setting. i estimate the game was released somewhere between 1999 to 2004
Sabotain? (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/sabotain-break-the-rules) Good luck finding a working copy.
(Not that I endorse piracy or anything. You wouldn't download a car, would you?)
Post by: Geltor on April 17, 2014, 07:14:48 am
Post by: Graknorke on April 17, 2014, 08:16:33 am
Post by: timferius on April 17, 2014, 08:31:06 am
Post by: Geltor on April 17, 2014, 09:04:59 am
All I could find is Boiling Point: Road to Hell. Ukrainian made, set in modern times, but skimming the plot doesn't sound like what you were talking about.this is the closest thing ive seen so far. the gameplay mechanics and the UI look simiar (ie you have an inventory screen) but this is definitely not it. the graphical effects look too fancy (bloom, textures) while the models look like they fit the description. this game also appears to be too bright while the game im looking for was more dark. this game looks really military-oriented while the other was more of a criminal underground type.
basically, imagine this style of the game merged with vampire the masquerade bloodline graphics, only older. these games looked so similar that i thought the same company that made this game mightve made the one im looking for but that wasnt the case. i have high suspicions that the game is in fact russian/ukranian made
Post by: a1s on April 17, 2014, 09:24:15 am
(You would download a car)Would you not? I get opposing printing of firearms and drugs, but car downloads would be awesome.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on April 17, 2014, 10:25:39 am
Throwing out a random guess, it wouldn't be Vampire the Masquerade: Redemption, would it? :PAll I could find is Boiling Point: Road to Hell. Ukrainian made, set in modern times, but skimming the plot doesn't sound like what you were talking about.this is the closest thing ive seen so far. the gameplay mechanics and the UI look simiar (ie you have an inventory screen) but this is definitely not it. the graphical effects look too fancy (bloom, textures) while the models look like they fit the description. this game also appears to be too bright while the game im looking for was more dark. this game looks really military-oriented while the other was more of a criminal underground type.
basically, imagine this style of the game merged with vampire the masquerade bloodline graphics, only older. these games looked so similar that i thought the same company that made this game mightve made the one im looking for but that wasnt the case. i have high suspicions that the game is in fact russian/ukranian made
Anyways, a game like Boiling Point is... well, a difficult prospect. I vaguely remember that the original Boiling Point (or Xenus: Boiling Point, as we knew it) was like something else, but what exactly it was I don't remember.
Giant Bomb also points me to System Shock 2, Chrome, Chronicles of Riddick, Project: Snowblind, and Area 51, though I played the latter and Chrome, and am fairly certain these are not it.
Post by: Geltor on April 17, 2014, 10:54:36 am
none of these. all these games are too new (apart from system shock which fit the criteria, but again its defintely not system shock)Throwing out a random guess, it wouldn't be Vampire the Masquerade: Redemption, would it? :PAll I could find is Boiling Point: Road to Hell. Ukrainian made, set in modern times, but skimming the plot doesn't sound like what you were talking about.this is the closest thing ive seen so far. the gameplay mechanics and the UI look simiar (ie you have an inventory screen) but this is definitely not it. the graphical effects look too fancy (bloom, textures) while the models look like they fit the description. this game also appears to be too bright while the game im looking for was more dark. this game looks really military-oriented while the other was more of a criminal underground type.
basically, imagine this style of the game merged with vampire the masquerade bloodline graphics, only older. these games looked so similar that i thought the same company that made this game mightve made the one im looking for but that wasnt the case. i have high suspicions that the game is in fact russian/ukranian made
Anyways, a game like Boiling Point is... well, a difficult prospect. I vaguely remember that the original Boiling Point (or Xenus: Boiling Point, as we knew it) was like something else, but what exactly it was I don't remember.
Giant Bomb also points me to System Shock 2, Chrome, Chronicles of Riddick, Project: Snowblind, and Area 51, though I played the latter and Chrome, and am fairly certain these are not it.
Post by: hermes on April 17, 2014, 11:05:14 am
Post by: Mech#4 on April 17, 2014, 11:09:42 am
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on April 17, 2014, 11:14:54 am
Redemption and System Shock 2 are a year apart, incidentally. All of these are 1999-2004.none of these. all these games are too new (apart from system shock which fit the criteria, but again its defintely not system shock)Throwing out a random guess, it wouldn't be Vampire the Masquerade: Redemption, would it? :PAll I could find is Boiling Point: Road to Hell. Ukrainian made, set in modern times, but skimming the plot doesn't sound like what you were talking about.this is the closest thing ive seen so far. the gameplay mechanics and the UI look simiar (ie you have an inventory screen) but this is definitely not it. the graphical effects look too fancy (bloom, textures) while the models look like they fit the description. this game also appears to be too bright while the game im looking for was more dark. this game looks really military-oriented while the other was more of a criminal underground type.
basically, imagine this style of the game merged with vampire the masquerade bloodline graphics, only older. these games looked so similar that i thought the same company that made this game mightve made the one im looking for but that wasnt the case. i have high suspicions that the game is in fact russian/ukranian made
Anyways, a game like Boiling Point is... well, a difficult prospect. I vaguely remember that the original Boiling Point (or Xenus: Boiling Point, as we knew it) was like something else, but what exactly it was I don't remember.
Giant Bomb also points me to System Shock 2, Chrome, Chronicles of Riddick, Project: Snowblind, and Area 51, though I played the latter and Chrome, and am fairly certain these are not it.
Post by: Geltor on April 17, 2014, 11:22:01 am
I'll suggest either Anachronox or Omikron: The Nomad Soul. Though those might be too sci-fi, but they're more Bladerunner in style.graphics of omikron is almost identical to the graphics i remember. however neither of these games is this. keep in mind that that game had 0 fantasy/scifi/magic
Post by: olemars on April 17, 2014, 11:50:44 am
I'll suggest either Anachronox or Omikron: The Nomad Soul. Though those might be too sci-fi, but they're more Bladerunner in style.graphics of omikron is almost identical to the graphics i remember. however neither of these games is this. keep in mind that that game had 0 fantasy/scifi/magic
Delving into the deeper pits of game rejects reveals Sniper: Path of Vengeance (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/sniper-path-of-vengeance). It's got umbrellas, prostitutes and prison riots, so this has to be it.
Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S5l6KTx--Y
Post by: Geltor on April 17, 2014, 11:58:57 am
wow. detective level 80. bing bong this is it. thank you SO MUCHI'll suggest either Anachronox or Omikron: The Nomad Soul. Though those might be too sci-fi, but they're more Bladerunner in style.graphics of omikron is almost identical to the graphics i remember. however neither of these games is this. keep in mind that that game had 0 fantasy/scifi/magic
Delving into the deeper pits of game rejects reveals Sniper: Path of Vengeance (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/sniper-path-of-vengeance). It's got umbrellas, prostitutes and prison riots, so this has to be it.
Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S5l6KTx--Y
so ends the story of the search
edit: damn, gamespot gave it like a score of 2.3 or something. as far as i remember this game was bonkers fun
Post by: joemoben on April 23, 2014, 06:26:05 pm
EDIT: There may have been companions as well.
Post by: Frumple on April 23, 2014, 06:38:11 pm
Post by: joemoben on April 23, 2014, 10:54:56 pm
Probably Depths of Peril. Might have been Din's Curse... never played that one. Both by Soldak Entertainment.Bingo. Thanks a bunch.
Post by: Xinvoker on April 24, 2014, 06:18:56 am
One of those small games that you could finish in an hour.
1st level you build a town and little people come out of their houses radially to power the farms (which look like like red barns) and other buildings. Demons come out of a mountain every now and then, and if they walk through your town your buildings burn, so you have to build guard towers to defend yourself. There is also a fairy village on the map (looks like a forest) but it doesn't do anything.
2nd level is a spell duel (with the leader of the fairies i think), you combine some stuff and you make iceballs and other spells which you hurl at each other.
3rd level you control a dude with a sword at the entrance of Demon Mountain, demons come out and you slash them, there are also some crystals which you have to destroy to get the boss to come out. The view is top-down and the "map" is a single screen.
Post by: Vattic on April 24, 2014, 09:08:33 pm
Post by: Askot Bokbondeler on April 28, 2014, 07:22:12 am
Post by: Vattic on April 28, 2014, 02:21:45 pm
there was this heavy rp browser based game where players started as babies born to other players and there was a queue to start a new character. i never got to play it but it sounded interesting
Pretty sure it's Faery Tale Online (http://www.faerytaleonline.com/).
Post by: Graknorke on April 28, 2014, 02:22:15 pm
there was this heavy rp browser based game where players started as babies born to other players and there was a queue to start a new character. i never got to play it but it sounded interestingThat sounds like something creepy deviantart would be all over.
Post by: Urist McScoopbeard on April 29, 2014, 07:33:58 pm
Post by: Remuthra on April 29, 2014, 08:27:11 pm
Post by: Micro102 on May 02, 2014, 04:45:48 am
Post by: Bouchart on May 02, 2014, 06:17:45 am
Post by: Micro102 on May 02, 2014, 09:08:02 pm
PowerMonger?No, MUCH better graphics.
Post by: Neonivek on May 03, 2014, 10:40:40 pm
PS1-PS2 game.
Turn based mech game. Mechs come in three ranges- Short, Medium, and Long.
As well each mech gets 2 (or 4 I forget) compliments of soldiers with their own abilities and stats... Soldier types are: Medic, Soldier, Sniper, Engineer to name a few that I remember.
When you get into combat you walk either towards or away from the opponent.
Post by: puke on May 03, 2014, 10:43:59 pm
ninja edit: wow, did I say these things blured together? I meant Front Mission. my money is on Front Mission.
Post by: Neonivek on May 03, 2014, 10:46:11 pm
It also isn't Front Mission because it doesn't have a real time section.
Post by: puke on May 03, 2014, 10:47:04 pm
Post by: Frumple on May 03, 2014, 10:48:29 pm
Post by: Neonivek on May 03, 2014, 10:52:13 pm
... Ring of Red?
Yep thanks.
Post by: Felius on May 04, 2014, 08:07:01 pm
Post by: Vattic on May 04, 2014, 10:34:32 pm
Rpg, medieval, procedural generated but fixed seed. Not Daggerfall, newer. World extensive enough that it might as well be infinite. Might be DynGen, but I don't think so.
Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox (http://www.malevolencegame.com/)?
Post by: Felius on May 04, 2014, 11:48:06 pm
Yes! That was the one! Thanks!Rpg, medieval, procedural generated but fixed seed. Not Daggerfall, newer. World extensive enough that it might as well be infinite. Might be DynGen, but I don't think so.
Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox (http://www.malevolencegame.com/)?
Post by: Apokaladle on May 05, 2014, 12:20:14 am
Post by: choppy on May 05, 2014, 12:57:34 am
Pc game, somewhere around 10 years old. You built robots with sawblades and stuff on them, then you could battle them. My favorite arena was a neon-looking one, and there was a rusty metal one with gratings. I think pistons were another weapon.was it this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Wars:_Arenas_of_Destruction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Wars:_Arenas_of_Destruction) or this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Wars:_Extreme_Destruction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Wars:_Extreme_Destruction)
Post by: Cthulhu on May 05, 2014, 07:19:26 pm
Got kind of a robocop/blade runner aesthetic, future dystopia, oh and it's 16 human players versus one massive player controlled boss robot.
Post by: Graknorke on May 06, 2014, 01:34:07 pm
Where does Tarn keep those games he's ashamed of? There's a page of them somewhere but I can't seem to actually get to it. I know that one of them is a stop-children-masturbating-and-therefore-save-the-lives-of-kittens simulator.
Post by: monk12 on May 06, 2014, 02:02:17 pm
Post by: Graknorke on May 06, 2014, 02:08:07 pm
I'm guessing you refer to Liberal Crime Squad, which can be found (along with the other Bay12 Games) here (http://www.bay12games.com/index.html). If you lose that link, you can get there from the Other Games tab at the top of the devblog.No. It's labelled as being awful and I'm pretty sure Tarn said he's ashamed that they exist.
But they do exist.
Like the one I remember well you literally have a grid full of bedrooms and you have to click on them to stop children from masturbating. If you fail then one of the cats on the bottom of the screen dies. You lose when they're all dead.
Post by: Akura on May 06, 2014, 02:13:49 pm
Post by: Draxis on May 06, 2014, 03:33:44 pm
Post by: Graknorke on May 06, 2014, 03:35:43 pm
It's these. (http://www.bay12games.com/subgames/)Thank you based Draxis. You get where it's at.
Post by: Eclectic Wizard on May 06, 2014, 03:59:52 pm
Post by: Mattk50 on May 06, 2014, 09:39:35 pm
Post by: Hugehead on May 06, 2014, 09:53:28 pm
Thinking of this really old flash game i used to play. You took the role of a bowman while commanding units to try to destroy the enemy base in a 2d tug of war game setting, only i remember there was quite a lot of unit diversity and physics things going on. Been wondering what it was, and if i'd still have fun with it if i played it again after so long. iirc had a nice art style as far as flash games went.Bowmaster Prelude.
Post by: Sirus on May 07, 2014, 12:52:57 am
Uhh there was this hexagonal roguelike where you could make your own spells. There was a thread on it here a while ago, what is it called? I forgot..Hexagon Wizard?
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on May 07, 2014, 12:54:51 am
There's a Triangle Wizard, and it's a realtime roguelike with fancy spells, but I know of no Hexagon Wizard...Uhh there was this hexagonal roguelike where you could make your own spells. There was a thread on it here a while ago, what is it called? I forgot..Hexagon Wizard?
Post by: Sirus on May 07, 2014, 01:04:28 am
That was what I meant.There's a Triangle Wizard, and it's a realtime roguelike with fancy spells, but I know of no Hexagon Wizard...Uhh there was this hexagonal roguelike where you could make your own spells. There was a thread on it here a while ago, what is it called? I forgot..Hexagon Wizard?
Post by: sambojin on May 07, 2014, 06:20:09 pm
There was a levelling system, RPG'ish style, and some side characters you had got magic (from memory lightning bolt ate armoured units and champions).
There may have been a bit of town building/upgrading, but more as a between-mission upgrade path. The game probably came out around the same time as Jade Empire if that helps (but it might not have). Can't remember (or find) the name of it for the life of me. Sort of an end-of-Xbox era gem that a mate of mine owned. May have gotten a (or planned to have, but cancelled) sequel. Think it was a two-part name. "Blahdy-blah: War of blahs" or something (I could be very wrong on this).
Post by: puke on May 07, 2014, 06:47:10 pm
Post by: sambojin on May 07, 2014, 06:55:23 pm
Post by: Eclectic Wizard on May 07, 2014, 07:01:57 pm
Uhh there was this hexagonal roguelike where you could make your own spells. There was a thread on it here a while ago, what is it called? I forgot..Hexagon Wizard?
I thought it was called something something insanity. Ah! Vapors of Insanity!
Post by: sambojin on May 07, 2014, 07:57:11 pm
Hopefully with that amount of time in development it'll be good.
edit: I'll have to see what it's actually like, but godammit. I think they made it like Dynasty Warriors. Dynasty Warriors-lite even. Damn it. That's exactly the worst way they could have taken it (because, you know, basic strategy and that). Probably good that there doesn't seem to be constant QTE quick-kills, but very bad that any form of strategy is irrelevant and gets Dynasty/Samurai Warriors level of importance for any other troops on the field but you. Uuuurrrrggggghhhhhh. It was looking like a good idea. I never should have asked the name of it. Now the sequel has bummed me out........
Post by: CobaltKobold on May 11, 2014, 01:02:37 am
This one is driving me insane, and I can't dig it up by google.I am informed it was "Flying Heroes" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPLSOyCWz9E). Huzzah.
The era was late Win98ish, I think. (Could be early XP.) It was a three-dimensional fantasy flight combat game, with the usual thin premise of a story of a tournament. There were several types of characters to play, though you could only play as dragons initially. Most of the missions were simple deathmatch, were some CTF(maybe) and definitely some tag (as in the child's game, not tag-team) missions. There were munitions and magics, the least spell for dragons being simple dragonsbreath, gradually consuming your magic. You could buy additional weapons (each variety of combatant had six) and upgrade their power.
You could get a loan from a loan shark, as the bottom option on the menu of about 5.
The dragon-riders were the average characters of the bunch. There were the dwarves (may misname other factions) who flew about in slow but heavily-armored dirigibles, with more tech-based weapons, and gnomes who flew about on fragile swans/geese that had powerful magic.
Anyone? Heeelp?
Post by: Vattic on May 16, 2014, 07:45:29 pm
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Hugehead on May 16, 2014, 07:47:03 pm
Post by: Vattic on May 16, 2014, 07:59:25 pm
Post by: Eek-A-Mouse on May 17, 2014, 12:22:29 am
This is a somewhat DF-like game. I believe you control a dungeon, and humans come in waves to attack. You mainly control a wizard/sorcerer, and if this character dies the game is over. I think you could summon golems of sorts, and goblins/imps were the tier 1-ish troops. I think you may have been able to build rooms which allowed you to create better troops as well.
I remember people on the board complaining about how sometimes the knights/lords seem impossible to kill, too.
Post by: Frumple on May 17, 2014, 12:40:54 am
Post by: Graknorke on May 27, 2014, 04:54:59 pm
Then some stuff about an organisation that betrays you as well.
Post by: Bouchart on May 27, 2014, 04:59:09 pm
Post by: Graknorke on May 27, 2014, 05:19:41 pm
Strife?Yup, thanks.
Quick work finding it.
Post by: Sergius on May 29, 2014, 05:14:30 pm
Not a game per se, but I remember there was this little app for Windows that generated "random japanese-rpg style music", I believe the app itself was japanese or chinese or whatever so it had localized menus.
Of course almost all musics followed the same pattern, was more a stitch work of presets with random instruments.
I'm just going to answer myself, I seem to have hit upon the right combination of words in Google and found...
Melody Raiser!
Kinda silly little app and the songs are very formulaic. But that's like 95% of JRPG music right there.
Post by: Urist McScoopbeard on May 29, 2014, 09:46:14 pm
I believe it was client based, not a browser game. The gameplay began like you founded a city, you could build resource stuff, barracks, stables, etc, roads, walls, etc. there were multiple servers and was similar to civilization in a way. Cant remember if it was turn based or not.
Furthermore, the client was pretty much that grayish boxy client reminiscent of early windows. It also had opening that started at night and there were catapults and flaming arrows. The graphics were also all vintage-y 2D, grid based.
Ring any bells??? Man I was terribad at that game, but i loved the shit out of it!
Post by: Urist McScoopbeard on June 05, 2014, 09:23:39 pm
I found the game, it was "Artifact"
http://www.samugames.com/artifact/index.htm
oh my god, this game was my life. Doesn't seem like anyone really plays anymore (thats a shame), but YEAH! Figured I'd post this to see if anyone else ever played it.
Post by: gordy on June 05, 2014, 11:45:15 pm
Post by: puke on June 06, 2014, 12:46:44 am
Closer to Ultima, Questron, or Phantasie?
Post by: gordy on June 06, 2014, 01:15:21 am
Post by: RexMundi on June 06, 2014, 01:30:10 am
Doublepost!ty, wanted a game like this recently, and it fits before i even thought to ask :D
I found the game, it was "Artifact"
http://www.samugames.com/artifact/index.htm
oh my god, this game was my life. Doesn't seem like anyone really plays anymore (thats a shame), but YEAH! Figured I'd post this to see if anyone else ever played it.
I'ma dl and try in the next day or so. make a thread maybe?
Post by: puke on June 06, 2014, 09:32:18 am
Post by: Bouchart on June 06, 2014, 09:53:26 am
Post by: Spacefaye on June 06, 2014, 12:07:12 pm
Post by: puke on June 06, 2014, 12:14:44 pm
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on June 06, 2014, 02:04:59 pm
Post by: Akura on June 09, 2014, 11:21:37 am
I'm not sure Noctis qualifies for "amazing graphics". :PI dunno, turn off the radiation limiter and fly close to a pulsar.
Post by: The Scout on June 19, 2014, 01:37:22 pm
Post by: Akura on June 19, 2014, 01:52:02 pm
Post by: The Scout on June 19, 2014, 01:52:40 pm
Sounds like Dig'n'Rig. Link here. (https://games.digipen.edu/games/dig-n-rig)You are the best.
Post by: Aoi on June 20, 2014, 12:26:13 am
It's some kind of a futuristic setting and there's a persistent world, where you're picking missions off of it, effectively preparing for a big onslaught after X number of days (missions). Winning a lab mission might give a tech tree boost, while destroying a factory will reduce the amount of enemies you'll face in the final mission. I feel like it was some kind of turn-based strategy, though the idea it had TD elements is bouncing around in my brain. It was recent (within the last year or so), and an indie production. I recall seeing a screenshot where somebody managed to stack a sniper rifle or something to a ridiculous rate of fire, and a range that could shoot things from off the edge of the final map.
Any ideas?
Post by: TripJack on June 20, 2014, 12:54:34 am
Post by: Frumple on June 20, 2014, 12:58:14 am
Post by: Aoi on June 20, 2014, 01:00:39 am
Bionic Dues (http://store.steampowered.com/app/238910)?
Aha! Thank you! It slipped my mind until I saw this week's Humble and I was momentarily pumped to give it a shot, then disappointment struck.
Post by: Zireael on June 20, 2014, 01:23:01 am
Got it in a freeware bundle with Stellar Frontier.
Any help? Ideas?
Post by: Aoi on June 20, 2014, 01:49:23 am
An old (2000s or thereabouts) 3D game where you were a gladiator and controlled his sword (and probably shield, too) with a mouse.
Was it this?
http://www.instantkingdom.com/forge/
"holding down the left mouse button and moving the mouse say up, will raise your gladiators sword up and moving it down will bring it down"
That sounds like something that'd actually fall into the "Game Features that used to excite you, but make you Groan now" thread.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on June 20, 2014, 02:23:42 am
A similar system was used in Die By The Sword, but it was a bit earlier (1998), you were playing as a knight rather than a gladiator, and I don't remember there being shields. At least not controllable ones.An old (2000s or thereabouts) 3D game where you were a gladiator and controlled his sword (and probably shield, too) with a mouse.
Was it this?
http://www.instantkingdom.com/forge/
"holding down the left mouse button and moving the mouse say up, will raise your gladiators sword up and moving it down will bring it down"
That sounds like something that'd actually fall into the "Game Features that used to excite you, but make you Groan now" thread.
Post by: Zireael on June 20, 2014, 10:16:39 am
An old (2000s or thereabouts) 3D game where you were a gladiator and controlled his sword (and probably shield, too) with a mouse.
Was it this?
http://www.instantkingdom.com/forge/
"holding down the left mouse button and moving the mouse say up, will raise your gladiators sword up and moving it down will bring it down"
That sounds like something that'd actually fall into the "Game Features that used to excite you, but make you Groan now" thread.
Oh yeah, this. Had no idea it was still available.
Post by: anexiledone on June 21, 2014, 04:18:20 am
It was a MUD style browser based game. I believe the background color for the page was a dark green. It was sort of like a medieval life game and you would start on this massive continent. I think it started with either a C or a U. It seemed really deep, and had a large amount of skills. I was kind of scared off by the depth of it so I never really played it much.
I know this is extremely vague, but hopefully someone can figure it out lol
Post by: BFEL on June 21, 2014, 08:18:17 am
Not much to go on, but there it is.
Post by: Frumple on June 21, 2014, 09:36:56 am
Post by: Bouchart on June 21, 2014, 10:17:32 am
Post by: BFEL on June 21, 2014, 03:37:14 pm
I remember it was turn based as opposed to real time, the system was very Might and Magic-y...
I actually thought it might be Ogre Battle 64 before asking, and looked it up and was sad that it wasn't what I was looking for (though it looks like a cool game)
It DID have something to do with ogres though, I think one was either an early monster/boss or an early companion.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on June 21, 2014, 03:50:00 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 21, 2014, 03:53:34 pm
Actual guess is that it's either not on the N64 or it's one of the RPG games for it. Which... there isn't a very large list, either way. For what it's worth, here (http://www.gamefaqs.com/n64/list-48) is a list of N64 RPGs, and here's (http://www.gamefaqs.com/n64/list-45) one of strategy. There's... not very many of them.
Post by: Carlos Gustavos on June 22, 2014, 06:50:28 am
I don't have much info on this game as I played it at a time where I wasn't really into these kinds of things.
It was a MUD style browser based game. I believe the background color for the page was a dark green. It was sort of like a medieval life game and you would start on this massive continent. I think it started with either a C or a U. It seemed really deep, and had a large amount of skills. I was kind of scared off by the depth of it so I never really played it much.
I know this is extremely vague, but hopefully someone can figure it out lol
Cantr? (http://www.cantr.net)
Post by: darkpaladin109 on June 23, 2014, 10:48:53 am
Post by: Akura on June 23, 2014, 10:57:30 am
Post by: Sirus on June 23, 2014, 11:06:03 am
A Star Wars FPS for the PC. From what I remember, it was a multiplayer arena FPS. Weapons were typical Star Wars fare, like blasters, the wookie's laser crossbow and so on. I remember being able to choose skins at the beggining of matches, and that most of the maps were based off of locations from the original trilogy.Wookie laser crossbow makes me think it is one of the Jedi Knight games. Jedi Outcast maybe?
I mean, this would assume that you completely missed out on the single-player storylines, but stranger things have happened :P
Post by: darkpaladin109 on June 24, 2014, 03:59:47 am
Hmm, I do remember playing one of the Jedi Knight games, if I'm correct. I don't remember the name, and I never got that far into the game, but I remember how it started off. I don't remember if it's the same game, but it propably is.A Star Wars FPS for the PC. From what I remember, it was a multiplayer arena FPS. Weapons were typical Star Wars fare, like blasters, the wookie's laser crossbow and so on. I remember being able to choose skins at the beggining of matches, and that most of the maps were based off of locations from the original trilogy.Wookie laser crossbow makes me think it is one of the Jedi Knight games. Jedi Outcast maybe?
I mean, this would assume that you completely missed out on the single-player storylines, but stranger things have happened :P
Post by: Chaosegg on June 24, 2014, 06:16:23 am
called Glyph or Glyph 2 something like it...
-Egyptian theme... 2 dimensional graphics
-game play - you are at bottom of a room where enemy birds** spawned on ledges above you,
** They laid eggs and attacked or you something.
"As the level increased the birds came faster and there were harder birds."
We think this was an Apple Performa game,
though I recall a similar sounding game for the ancient Apple IIc/e giant old floppy computer with much worse graphics and birds that reminded me of buzzards.
P.S.
Anyone else remember Star Blazer for the old Apple? Insanely hard scroller, level 1 was "bomb the radar".
Ahh, playing random Apple II games my Dad, who taught computers when there were punch cards still, brought home from school
with no manual or instructions - good times. Till I wore the discs out. :'(
Post by: Mech#4 on June 24, 2014, 07:23:58 am
A good friend who doesn't game much has tasked me with finding an old game...
called Glyph or Glyph 2 something like it...
-Egyptian theme... 2 dimensional graphics
-game play - you are at bottom of a room where enemy birds** spawned on ledges above you,
** They laid eggs and attacked or you something.
"As the level increased the birds came faster and there were harder birds."
We think this was an Apple Performa game,
though I recall a similar sounding game for the ancient Apple IIc/e giant old floppy computer with much worse graphics and birds that reminded me of buzzards.
P.S.
Anyone else remember Star Blazer for the old Apple? Insanely hard scroller, level 1 was "bomb the radar".
Ahh, playing random Apple II games my Dad, who taught computers when there were punch cards still, brought home from school
with no manual or instructions - good times. Till I wore the discs out. :'(
That first game sounds a bit like "Joust". The game was a wrapping 2D arena where you play as knights riding on ostriches trying to joust the other player with your tiny pixel lance. Pterodactyls would fly on screen every now and then and eggs would appear that you had to collect or more pterodactyls would spawn from them.
Post by: Tardigrade on June 25, 2014, 05:09:16 pm
It's a space game with randomly generated planets, you just fly around, it had amazing graphics as well.
Transcendence? (http://transcendence.kronosaur.com/ (http://transcendence.kronosaur.com/))
Post by: Bouchart on June 25, 2014, 08:39:29 pm
A good friend who doesn't game much has tasked me with finding an old game...
called Glyph or Glyph 2 something like it...
-Egyptian theme... 2 dimensional graphics
-game play - you are at bottom of a room where enemy birds** spawned on ledges above you,
** They laid eggs and attacked or you something.
"As the level increased the birds came faster and there were harder birds."
We think this was an Apple Performa game,
though I recall a similar sounding game for the ancient Apple IIc/e giant old floppy computer with much worse graphics and birds that reminded me of buzzards.
Glypha 3?
Post by: Graknorke on June 26, 2014, 04:42:19 pm
Post by: Micro102 on June 27, 2014, 01:38:08 am
Game where you play a space-container salvager, the gimmick is shifting gravity between each container and carious tools to break/navigate through them while fighting off the enemies that are in there.
Cargo Commander?
Post by: Graknorke on June 27, 2014, 01:53:06 am
That's the one, thanks.Game where you play a space-container salvager, the gimmick is shifting gravity between each container and carious tools to break/navigate through them while fighting off the enemies that are in there.
Cargo Commander?
Post by: Mesa on June 30, 2014, 07:51:13 am
It was stupid fun, but I can't remember the name of it for crap. I got it from a shovelware CD though, and unlike most other games and programs said CD contained it was a really good game. Plus dwarves...Or gnomes. Come on.
Post by: BFEL on June 30, 2014, 02:24:03 pm
It WAS Aidyn Chronicles: The Last Mage.
Frumple gets my internets.
Also, picked up Ogre Battle 64 on an emulator, guess now I'm gonna have to go back and grab that too...of course I'm pretty sure the site that lets you download said emulator and such is the one that gave me a cubic fuckton of adware, but I guess I'll just have to soldier through it and run Malwarebytes again :P
So yeah, sorry for being retarded and wasting you guys time XD
Post by: Sirus on July 01, 2014, 01:46:57 am
Surprised so many of people here have played Aidyn Chronicles. I have mostly fond memories of it.
Post by: Frumple on July 01, 2014, 02:17:05 am
Post by: Cthulufaic on July 01, 2014, 11:37:04 am
Also at some point there is a guest who is a scale/balance thing and you play a board game with it at some point.
Post by: Zireael on July 11, 2014, 12:35:47 pm
It might have had a cyan HUD, since a cyan HUD keeps showing up in my dreams. :P
Post by: Mesa on July 11, 2014, 01:04:26 pm
There was this one Breakout clone game I played ages ago, and its unique seller point was that sometimes dwarves/gnomes would pop up from the blocks and would start throwing pots at your bat, stunning it. You could also hit the with your ball, causing them to fly, and bounce them around with the bat, and they could eventually explode if you bounced them around enough times, giving you extra points.
It was stupid fun, but I can't remember the name of it for crap. I got it from a shovelware CD though, and unlike most other games and programs said CD contained it was a really good game. Plus dwarves...Or gnomes. Come on.
Ha, found it - Jardinains.
Post by: Donuts on July 11, 2014, 07:36:57 pm
Post by: Niveras on July 11, 2014, 08:19:06 pm
The course of the story you pick up a cloaking device and a hyperspeed engine (that consumed power which had to be refilled with crystals) and are told to go investigate some other planet by your government (this is after doing a bunch of stuff in the "main" solar systems)... but when you get there, surprise, your own government offered you up as a sacrifice. But the dudes help you get back, much to the chagrin of your government. The farthest I remember getting was entering some wormhole after getting home (maybe a bit farther than that point) at which point the game fades to black and suggests you play the next installment.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on July 12, 2014, 02:39:18 am
There's this sci-fi game, kinda like the Empires mod for Half-Life 2, where you would research stuff and use it to build heavily customizable AI vehicles, from spider drones to hugeass tanks, that you could manually control as well. It's pretty old too.Full 3D game with direct-control, spider drones and huge-ass tanks sounds like Machines: Wired for War.
(http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110804212202/wiredforwar/images/f/fa/Machines_Coverart.png)
Post by: puke on July 12, 2014, 08:46:22 pm
An old space sim game, though the graphics were pretty good for the time, top down view. You had the main view with your ship and then various miscellaneous views on the right hand side; power management and radar. You could adjust power into engines, shields, and weapons in addition to upgrading those components directly. Weapons and shields also had secondary attributes defined by squiggles or lines, indicating (I guess) how effective it was against the opposite. Shield power could also be managed in terms of front/left/right/rear.
The course of the story you pick up a cloaking device and a hyperspeed engine (that consumed power which had to be refilled with crystals) and are told to go investigate some other planet by your government (this is after doing a bunch of stuff in the "main" solar systems)... but when you get there, surprise, your own government offered you up as a sacrifice. But the dudes help you get back, much to the chagrin of your government. The farthest I remember getting was entering some wormhole after getting home (maybe a bit farther than that point) at which point the game fades to black and suggests you play the next installment.
Taking a guess because I can't remember it that well, but I'm pretty sure I've played this...
Solar Wind? http://www.mobygames.com/game/solar-winds-the-escape
Post by: Donuts on July 13, 2014, 04:24:29 am
Well, it really looks like it in the graphics, but all units were custom-made and shoved together from different researched parts.There's this sci-fi game, kinda like the Empires mod for Half-Life 2, where you would research stuff and use it to build heavily customizable AI vehicles, from spider drones to hugeass tanks, that you could manually control as well. It's pretty old too.Full 3D game with direct-control, spider drones and huge-ass tanks sounds like Machines: Wired for War.
Edit: It's probably more like Warzone 2100 than Empires.
Post by: Niveras on July 13, 2014, 05:17:22 am
An old space sim game, though the graphics were pretty good for the time, top down view. You had the main view with your ship and then various miscellaneous views on the right hand side; power management and radar. You could adjust power into engines, shields, and weapons in addition to upgrading those components directly. Weapons and shields also had secondary attributes defined by squiggles or lines, indicating (I guess) how effective it was against the opposite. Shield power could also be managed in terms of front/left/right/rear.
The course of the story you pick up a cloaking device and a hyperspeed engine (that consumed power which had to be refilled with crystals) and are told to go investigate some other planet by your government (this is after doing a bunch of stuff in the "main" solar systems)... but when you get there, surprise, your own government offered you up as a sacrifice. But the dudes help you get back, much to the chagrin of your government. The farthest I remember getting was entering some wormhole after getting home (maybe a bit farther than that point) at which point the game fades to black and suggests you play the next installment.
Taking a guess because I can't remember it that well, but I'm pretty sure I've played this...
Solar Wind? http://www.mobygames.com/game/solar-winds-the-escape
Definitely, thanks. I had a strong feeling in had Solar somewhere in the title, but I was looking at things like "Solaris" or "Solar Flux."
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on July 13, 2014, 05:18:55 am
You could be misremembering that, at least in regards to Machines - a lot of things in there pretty much look like they were slapped together from different researched parts, especially the spider drones which you could outfit with one or two of every kind of weapon you research.Well, it really looks like it in the graphics, but all units were custom-made and shoved together from different researched parts.There's this sci-fi game, kinda like the Empires mod for Half-Life 2, where you would research stuff and use it to build heavily customizable AI vehicles, from spider drones to hugeass tanks, that you could manually control as well. It's pretty old too.Full 3D game with direct-control, spider drones and huge-ass tanks sounds like Machines: Wired for War.
Edit: It's probably more like Warzone 2100 than Empires.
However, now that you mention it, there's another game. Not sure if it's that old to qualify for those sort of graphics, but there's Parkan: Iron Strategy.
(http://pics.mobygames.com/images/covers/large/1063906896-00.jpg)(http://gamereviewgroup.com/scrImages/parkan-iron-strategy-2_1_orig.jpg)
Post by: Baneling on July 15, 2014, 02:17:54 am
Post by: puke on July 15, 2014, 09:52:34 am
Post by: mr. macduggan on July 16, 2014, 11:35:33 pm
EDIT: My google-fu improved right after I made this post. It's called Obake, and I highly recommend it!
Post by: Xinvoker on July 30, 2014, 12:20:45 pm
Post by: askovdk on July 30, 2014, 12:28:37 pm
One those kickstarter alpha prototypes about being on mars, or a planet that's red like mars but has plants, and animals, and crafting (which didn't really work). Pretty good graphics.
MAIA ?
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=118473.0 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=118473.0)
Post by: debvon on July 30, 2014, 06:06:47 pm
Post by: Xinvoker on July 31, 2014, 01:16:52 am
Nope! Single person wearing bulky astronaut suit, not base management.One those kickstarter alpha prototypes about being on mars, or a planet that's red like mars but has plants, and animals, and crafting (which didn't really work). Pretty good graphics.
MAIA ?
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=118473.0 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=118473.0)
I'm looking for a war game that played similarly to Total War but it lacked an over world map. You played a commander during a crusade and controlled squads of soldiers through various missions. I specifically remember being able to change squad formations but.. that's about all I remember.Could be Hegemony. Instead of overmap, you zoom out a lot. Though the crusade part would be metaphorical cause it's about ancient Greece.
Post by: Delta Foxtrot on July 31, 2014, 03:41:16 am
I'm looking for a war game that played similarly to Total War but it lacked an over world map. You played a commander during a crusade and controlled squads of soldiers through various missions. I specifically remember being able to change squad formations but.. that's about all I remember.
Did it have any specific theme? I'm thinking Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, but that's obviously warhammer IP.
Post by: debvon on August 01, 2014, 06:42:34 pm
Could be Hegemony. Instead of overmap, you zoom out a lot. Though the crusade part would be metaphorical cause it's about ancient Greece.
Nope, but that game does look awesome.
Did it have any specific theme? I'm thinking Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, but that's obviously warhammer IP.
It was crusade-era themed. Over the course of the game you traveled further towards Jerusalem (so I guess I lied, it does have an overmap but it's not an interactive one). Your commander leveled up and gained abilities, you could have multiple commanders I think. Damn I wish I could remember what it was, fun game.
Post by: Bouchart on August 01, 2014, 07:46:27 pm
I'm just looking through games with Crusade or Crusader in the name. That might be your best bet.
Post by: debvon on August 01, 2014, 10:57:28 pm
Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come
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Post by: Rex_Nex on August 10, 2014, 05:08:58 pm
Top down methinks, you were a prehistoric/ice age animal (or group of them? I forgot) and your goal was to find food and evolve into more advanced animals. The world had different climates that you had to be wary of, as different animals survived in different climates. Quite an old game.
edit: Found it! It's "Evolution: The Game of Intelligent Life"
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Post by: Xinvoker on August 11, 2014, 06:23:52 am
One those kickstarter alpha prototypes about being on mars, or a planet that's red like mars but has plants, and animals, and crafting (which didn't really work). Pretty good graphics.I found it, it's called Proven Lands and it's targeting a 2015 Q2 release.
Post by: Niveras on August 12, 2014, 05:16:05 am
One those kickstarter alpha prototypes about being on mars, or a planet that's red like mars but has plants, and animals, and crafting (which didn't really work). Pretty good graphics.
Maybe Waking Mars? But it is not a bulky suit and there isn't much in the way of crafting.
Post by: AngelXDv on August 12, 2014, 04:03:18 pm
Post by: jocan2003 on August 15, 2014, 05:59:22 pm
Edit: was driftcity....
Post by: Kolnukbyne on August 17, 2014, 03:39:04 am
Post by: Bouchart on August 17, 2014, 07:07:49 am
Post by: Mech#4 on August 17, 2014, 07:28:26 am
Command and Conquer: Renegade? It's got Soviets, vehicles, and is a first person shooter.
Yah, that would be my guess, though I never actually got the demo working to ever play it. That would fit under "Very, very rarely worked".
Post by: Draxis on August 17, 2014, 09:50:45 am
So there was a game, a first person shooter from 2000'ish which focussed on using vehicles. I remember very little of it other than that it had a collection of vehicles with different weapons, the setting was something about Soviets on Mars/the moon or something, there was a gun that shot balls of multiucoloured light which I referred to as the disco-gun, and the game very very rarely worked.Battlezone was about fighting Soviets on the moon and Mars with vehicles; don't know if it was unstable or if that gun was in, but both would fit with it.
Post by: Kolnukbyne on August 17, 2014, 10:25:51 pm
So there was a game, a first person shooter from 2000'ish which focussed on using vehicles. I remember very little of it other than that it had a collection of vehicles with different weapons, the setting was something about Soviets on Mars/the moon or something, there was a gun that shot balls of multiucoloured light which I referred to as the disco-gun, and the game very very rarely worked.Battlezone was about fighting Soviets on the moon and Mars with vehicles; don't know if it was unstable or if that gun was in, but both would fit with it.
Yep, looks like Battlezone! Thanks guys.
Post by: Mesa on August 21, 2014, 04:05:40 pm
Found it. LackeyCCG is the name.
Post by: aireoth on September 04, 2014, 03:29:39 pm
Game one: Top down, two player (possibly more) strategy action game. You played a robot bug (kinda looked like a fly) and would build your base, and fight with other players. You could fight them with your player character, or build things to fight em (can't remember if you could build units, but I do remember defensive towers). Circa 1996-7ish
Game two: Multiplayer game where you had an island base, which you would build and equip then fight other players islands to gain technology to make your island more powerful. Circa 1998/9ish.
I believe both of these games are dead, but have fond memories of them and cannot remember the names.
Post by: Frumple on September 04, 2014, 03:51:33 pm
Second one I definitely remember, but gods if I can recall the name :-\
Post by: QuakeIV on September 04, 2014, 08:47:56 pm
Does anyone remember the vhs game that nerf was supplying with their guns for a while? You would load it into your VHS then shoot at your tv. Last night I was still wondering why they didn't supply an ending, and thought I should look it up.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on September 04, 2014, 09:33:24 pm
I have an two obscure ones, both early internet games.First sounds like Herzog Zwei, but it probably isn't. There aren't that many third-person RTS games though, so it shouldn't be hard checking for them.
Game one: Top down, two player (possibly more) strategy action game. You played a robot bug (kinda looked like a fly) and would build your base, and fight with other players. You could fight them with your player character, or build things to fight em (can't remember if you could build units, but I do remember defensive towers). Circa 1996-7ish
Game two: Multiplayer game where you had an island base, which you would build and equip then fight other players islands to gain technology to make your island more powerful. Circa 1998/9ish.
I believe both of these games are dead, but have fond memories of them and cannot remember the names.Firs
Second... well, I can remember only two island combat games, though I can't say about whether they were multiplayer. One is Netstorm: Islands at War. The other is Project Nomads.
Post by: puke on September 04, 2014, 10:56:21 pm
Does anyone remember the vhs game that nerf was supplying with their guns for a while? You would load it into your VHS then shoot at your tv. Last night I was still wondering why they didn't supply an ending, and thought I should look it up.You don't mean this do you? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Power_and_the_Soldiers_of_the_Future
There was also a nerf wii game, but I don't remember one on vhs. I do remember some vhs murder mystery type things, but you didn't shoot at the screen.
Post by: aireoth on September 04, 2014, 11:43:07 pm
I have an two obscure ones, both early internet games.First sounds like Herzog Zwei, but it probably isn't. There aren't that many third-person RTS games though, so it shouldn't be hard checking for them.
Game one: Top down, two player (possibly more) strategy action game. You played a robot bug (kinda looked like a fly) and would build your base, and fight with other players. You could fight them with your player character, or build things to fight em (can't remember if you could build units, but I do remember defensive towers). Circa 1996-7ish
Game two: Multiplayer game where you had an island base, which you would build and equip then fight other players islands to gain technology to make your island more powerful. Circa 1998/9ish.
I believe both of these games are dead, but have fond memories of them and cannot remember the names.Firs
Second... well, I can remember only two island combat games, though I can't say about whether they were multiplayer. One is Netstorm: Islands at War. The other is Project Nomads.
First: not third person top down, old school graphics, similar to gladiator. It may have been shareware, might have been something like robo city.
Second: netstorms the one, played both of those games too.
Post by: Yolan on September 05, 2014, 12:53:15 am
Post by: QuakeIV on September 05, 2014, 03:28:18 am
You don't mean this do you? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Power_and_the_Soldiers_of_the_Future
There was also a nerf wii game, but I don't remember one on vhs. I do remember some vhs murder mystery type things, but you didn't shoot at the screen.
I don't believe that is it, thanks for the data though.
Post by: Yolan on September 05, 2014, 10:26:41 am
http://www.gog.com/game/mob_rule
Post by: Mech#4 on September 05, 2014, 11:00:58 am
I do prefer it's predecessor though, "Constructor". Really hard vs the A.I because there's so many little things to keep tabs of, and the council gives you "do or lose" missions, but the humour in it is full of stereotypes of English suburbanites and rather dark at times.
Post by: aireoth on September 05, 2014, 12:21:38 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangsters:_Organized_Crime (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangsters:_Organized_Crime)
Post by: Bouchart on September 05, 2014, 12:33:54 pm
Post by: Chaoswizkid on September 05, 2014, 07:50:05 pm
Post by: Yolan on September 08, 2014, 07:09:28 am
There was another Mob simulator, it was online, but I don't remember its name. Also you could be talking about Gangsters or Gangsters two, some of my favorite games.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangsters:_Organized_Crime (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangsters:_Organized_Crime)
Oh! Oooh! That is it. This somewhat better graphics. I never played it but I'm interested.
Post by: aireoth on September 08, 2014, 10:01:04 am
There was another Mob simulator, it was online, but I don't remember its name. Also you could be talking about Gangsters or Gangsters two, some of my favorite games.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangsters:_Organized_Crime (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangsters:_Organized_Crime)
Oh! Oooh! That is it. This somewhat better graphics. I never played it but I'm interested.
The other one was it? If so, all I can remember was it was early internet days, Mob Rules pretty much ripped it off and made it cheesy. It was almost a real time version of Gangsters Organized Crime (those not quite as detailed). You would extort businesses, hire henchmen and fight with rival mobs, late 90's didn't make a huge splash from what I remember, just kinda came and went around the same time of Netstorm.
Post by: Frumple on September 12, 2014, 03:41:08 pm
E: Nevermind, google-fu dug it up. I was looking for Battle of Tiles.
Post by: Sergius on September 16, 2014, 11:11:20 am
EDIT: Talk about random, I was looking at a completely unrelated old thread and someone dropped the name, Love / Quel Solaar thing. (BTW it's free now)
Post by: Chaoswizkid on September 16, 2014, 11:19:44 pm
Aaaaand I don't think we ever got past that. Not a lot to go on there, sorry. Just remembered it recently and I was wanting to read through what happens in the game.
Post by: olemars on September 17, 2014, 03:16:50 am
Super old game, reminds me of Myst but IIRC it had better graphics. Point-and-click-stationary-art-environment type of game (like the Myst series). My family had a demo of it. The player gets off of a ship from a canal and can explore some buildings. You can go into one of the buildings, which has a kiln, get clay, press a token the player had to make an impression, then fire up the clay in the kiln to get a copy of the token (I think). It had brighter color palette.
Aaaaand I don't think we ever got past that. Not a lot to go on there, sorry. Just remembered it recently and I was wanting to read through what happens in the game.
Sounds like the demo for Journeyman 3 (http://www.gog.com/game/journeyman_project_3).
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on September 19, 2014, 10:42:57 pm
Post by: Chaoswizkid on September 20, 2014, 02:42:02 am
Super old game, reminds me of Myst but IIRC it had better graphics. Point-and-click-stationary-art-environment type of game (like the Myst series). My family had a demo of it. The player gets off of a ship from a canal and can explore some buildings. You can go into one of the buildings, which has a kiln, get clay, press a token the player had to make an impression, then fire up the clay in the kiln to get a copy of the token (I think). It had brighter color palette.
Aaaaand I don't think we ever got past that. Not a lot to go on there, sorry. Just remembered it recently and I was wanting to read through what happens in the game.
Sounds like the demo for Journeyman 3 (http://www.gog.com/game/journeyman_project_3).
... I'm actually pretty darn sure you're right.
Wow. Major props to you. Also surprised that it was apparently such a highly-regarded game.
Post by: aireoth on September 23, 2014, 02:54:54 pm
Just a bump to an unfound game, see if anyone has any ideas.
Top down, two player (possibly more) strategy action game. You played a robot bug (kinda looked like a fly) and would build your base, and fight with other players. You could fight them with your player character, or build things to fight em (can't remember if you could build units, but I do *THINK* I remember defensive towers). Circa 1996-7ish, if I remember correctly you played in browser (like Netscape)
Post by: inteuniso on September 25, 2014, 07:56:06 pm
Early 2000s Sci-Fi FPS. Didn't play too much of the campaign, so can't help with the story, though I remember the mechanics. You build resource harvesting buildings, various factories, researched tech, then designed and built robots which you could also pilot. These robots ranged from wheeled vehicles to flying VTOLs to Heavy Battlemechs. I believe the standard player color was Blue and Yellow, I may be wrong though.
Post by: puke on September 25, 2014, 08:02:27 pm
Post by: inteuniso on September 25, 2014, 08:12:55 pm
It has a single-player skirmish mode where you can base-build, too.
Post by: puke on September 25, 2014, 08:32:53 pm
There was also this fps mech game with different vehicle types.. the distinguishing feature was an ejection beam you could use while on foot to force other guys to pop out of their vehicles, then you could jack them.
don't remember the name. Also, don't remember if it had the resource and construction aspects.
Post by: TripJack on September 25, 2014, 08:36:11 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 25, 2014, 10:49:37 pm
God this one is bugging me.Uprising, mebbe? Alternately, check back here (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=37043.msg5468708;topicseen#msg5468708), which sounds like it might be a conversation talking about the same thing, or at least something very similar.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on September 25, 2014, 11:34:56 pm
Post by: Bouchart on September 26, 2014, 08:36:59 am
There was also this fps mech game with different vehicle types.. the distinguishing feature was an ejection beam you could use while on foot to force other guys to pop out of their vehicles, then you could jack them.
G-Nome?
Post by: puke on September 26, 2014, 09:18:08 am
More fps mech and vehicle games than t thought... good genre.
Post by: puke on October 02, 2014, 10:33:58 am
Like Syndicate or Shadowrun in that you have a team of agents doing espionage. But you don't command them dirrectly, instead you are like a middle manager running their department or something.
Interface is a low rez 3d blocky cityscape in the background, with a bunch of semi transparent pop up windows that yoy play the game from.
Might not be out yet.
Edit: Net Gain. I can never remember this for some reason, always takes extensive searches.
Post by: Vattic on October 02, 2014, 12:32:30 pm
Spoiler: actual theme (click to show/hide)
Post by: puke on October 02, 2014, 12:55:16 pm
Post by: Draxis on October 02, 2014, 02:59:32 pm
Post by: Vattic on October 02, 2014, 03:36:24 pm
Trauma? Written in flash. The scenes / dreamscapes are based on photographs, I think.Not this.
Sounds like Air Pressure (http://www.kongregate.com/games/bento_smile/air-pressure), though there's some disagreement if that actual theme is the real actual theme or a decoy actual theme.This is it. I didn't really do any research into other people's interpretations, just discussed with a friend at the time.
Cheers to the both of you.
Post by: deoloth on October 04, 2014, 08:45:25 am
I remember a bug that even if you died you could slowly inch forward by repeatedly hitting the movement button till you could find a way to get healed.
Post by: Virtz on October 04, 2014, 08:49:36 am
A game with a perspective similar to Betrayal at Krondor but I believe you were a caveman in the stone age. Something with flint napping your own tools?Sapiens (http://www.mobygames.com/game/sapiens/screenshots)?
I remember a bug that even if you died you could slowly inch forward by repeatedly hitting the movement button till you could find a way to get healed.
Post by: deoloth on October 04, 2014, 09:25:09 am
Thanks
Post by: Moogie on October 05, 2014, 11:01:00 pm
Vague, I know. But I only played it a few times and didn't understand what to do. I think I was picking up coin pouches from the streets, and the party interface was along the bottom of the screen...?
I just remember that big dragon. The art style was intricate and detailed, realistic, but hand-drawn and not greenscreened like Stonekeep was.
The game is likely to have been part of a series of similarly-named games, I think it was a sequel.
Post by: Bouchart on October 05, 2014, 11:26:48 pm
Try looking through this list and seeing if any of the titles sound familiar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Strategic_Simulations,_Inc._games
Or go to GameFAQs. They have the box art, but not much along the lines of screenshots.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/13187-ssi
Post by: Mech#4 on October 05, 2014, 11:38:12 pm
Post by: TripJack on October 05, 2014, 11:45:41 pm
a series, party at the bottom, dragon on the cover... one of the Might & Magic games perhaps?
*or Ishar, specifically Ishar 3 (http://www.mobygames.com/game/ishar-3-the-seven-gates-of-infinity) :D
Post by: Moogie on October 06, 2014, 02:34:36 pm
lol vague is a bit of an understatement
a series, party at the bottom, dragon on the cover... one of the Might & Magic games perhaps?
*or Ishar, specifically Ishar 3 (http://www.mobygames.com/game/ishar-3-the-seven-gates-of-infinity) :D
And yet somehow, there it is. :) Ishar 3 is correct!! Oh man. It's been so long since I've seen that picture.
And now I need to play all of the Ishar games. Thanks, everyone! :D
Post by: TempAcc on October 09, 2014, 06:06:52 pm
It seemed interesting but I cant even remember part of its name.
Post by: TripJack on October 09, 2014, 06:08:13 pm
Post by: Graknorke on October 09, 2014, 06:12:14 pm
Internet is so saturated with zombie games that google is useless.
Post by: TempAcc on October 09, 2014, 06:15:14 pm
Solium Infernum, one of the most awesomely awesome multiplayer games ever madeThats the thing! I guess I'll buy it and see how its like.
Post by: Draxis on October 09, 2014, 09:15:59 pm
Top-down flash game, zombie survival stuff. The game revolves around there being a merchant/trader type in a fortified compound with big turrets and stuff, and every day you can run missions to (I think it was( get supplies, rescue survivors, or kill zombies. The guy would then pay you for your work and it would have an added benefit depending on what work you did, like extending the supplies you have available or whatever.Sounds like the amazingly-titled Endless Zombie Rampage.
Post by: Karlito on October 09, 2014, 11:38:57 pm
Solium Infernum, one of the most awesomely awesome multiplayer games ever madeThats the thing! I guess I'll buy it and see how its like.
We've got a game going in Play with your Buddies at the moment, but unfortunately everybody seems to have reneged on their vows to keep the thread updated with screenshots and such.
Post by: Graknorke on October 10, 2014, 11:07:22 am
It was the amazingly titled sequel "Endless Zombie Rampage 2: The Rampage Still Hasn't Ended". But thanks for leading me there. Odd how specifically I remembered this game though, given I can hardly remember what I wore or ate or did in general yesterday.Top-down flash game, zombie survival stuff. The game revolves around there being a merchant/trader type in a fortified compound with big turrets and stuff, and every day you can run missions to (I think it was( get supplies, rescue survivors, or kill zombies. The guy would then pay you for your work and it would have an added benefit depending on what work you did, like extending the supplies you have available or whatever.Sounds like the amazingly-titled Endless Zombie Rampage.
Post by: Sirian on October 15, 2014, 01:45:15 pm
The hero gets "killed" by the boss right at the beggining and has to start back from scratch. I think this happens several times during the course of the game.
There's a lot of random stuff, nonsense and humor.
I think it's similar to disgaea in some aspects. Like some kind of JRPG or something.
I think it's japanese and on console or handheld.
View is 2d isometric.
The name is long-winded, at first I thought it was "I wanna be the guy" but that's not the game i'm looking for.
It's not super old but not super recent either. I think it came out around 2010, plus or minus 2 years.
Post by: Bouchart on October 15, 2014, 01:53:18 pm
Post by: Flying Carcass on October 15, 2014, 02:15:50 pm
Hi, I'm looking for the name of a game, here's what I remember about it :
The hero gets "killed" by the boss right at the beggining and has to start back from scratch. I think this happens several times during the course of the game.
There's a lot of random stuff, nonsense and humor.
I think it's similar to disgaea in some aspects. Like some kind of JRPG or something.
I think it's japanese and on console or handheld.
View is 2d isometric.
The name is long-winded, at first I thought it was "I wanna be the guy" but that's not the game i'm looking for.
It's not super old but not super recent either. I think it came out around 2010, plus or minus 2 years.
Maybe you're thinking of "Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman" made by Nippon Icchi for the PSP? It's more of a rogue-like than JRPG, btw.
Post by: Bouchart on October 15, 2014, 02:34:03 pm
Hi, I'm looking for the name of a game, here's what I remember about it :
The hero gets "killed" by the boss right at the beggining and has to start back from scratch. I think this happens several times during the course of the game.
There's a lot of random stuff, nonsense and humor.
I think it's similar to disgaea in some aspects. Like some kind of JRPG or something.
I think it's japanese and on console or handheld.
View is 2d isometric.
The name is long-winded, at first I thought it was "I wanna be the guy" but that's not the game i'm looking for.
It's not super old but not super recent either. I think it came out around 2010, plus or minus 2 years.
Maybe you're thinking of "Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman" made by Nippon Icchi for the PSP? It's more of a rogue-like than JRPG, btw.
I don't see how anyone could forget a game with a title like that.
Post by: Sirian on October 15, 2014, 07:21:07 pm
Hi, I'm looking for the name of a game, here's what I remember about it :
The hero gets "killed" by the boss right at the beggining and has to start back from scratch. I think this happens several times during the course of the game.
There's a lot of random stuff, nonsense and humor.
I think it's similar to disgaea in some aspects. Like some kind of JRPG or something.
I think it's japanese and on console or handheld.
View is 2d isometric.
The name is long-winded, at first I thought it was "I wanna be the guy" but that's not the game i'm looking for.
It's not super old but not super recent either. I think it came out around 2010, plus or minus 2 years.
Maybe you're thinking of "Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman" made by Nippon Icchi for the PSP? It's more of a rogue-like than JRPG, btw.
That's it !! Thanks man !
Post by: ThtblovesDF on October 24, 2014, 09:57:22 am
Spacegame where you can build your ship from a top-down view. You get more cash the longer you play and can unlock techs either by playing or buying.
Ship building system was very complex, you had to build generators (with a center piece and attaching up to 4 parts to it), connect the power to your weapons, make missle-storage systems, place armor and all that.
All damage was applied where it hit, on the hit ship/model, with missles making a crater and lasers/bullets just slowly eating past it and particle weapons hitting systems only.
Singleplayer only - you could move around a big map where enemys got stronger the further you'r away from the center.
It's NOT; Starsector, Gratuitous Space Battles, transcendence, Starship Corporation or STAR COMMAND.
Post by: Mech#4 on October 24, 2014, 10:37:45 am
Post by: ThtblovesDF on October 24, 2014, 10:41:30 am
Post by: puke on October 24, 2014, 11:41:57 am
I'm pretty sure you're not looking for this, but is seems similar: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=143442.msg5639154#msg5639154
I cant find the thing I'm thinking of, but I know exactly what you mean. You build the ships out of 2D blocks and routed conduits from power systems to weapon turrets and things like that.
Post by: puke on October 24, 2014, 01:41:21 pm
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=134668.msg4859540#msg4859540
I'm less certain now. Parts of this look like exactly like what I was thinking of, but other parts look far to polished and streamlined. What you described really reminded me of something with ships made out of brightly colored lego blocks, sort of like Captain Forever. That isn't exactly this game, but it's close.
Or maybe it has just evolved to be a bit more polished over time? I think this is an older screenshot, which looks closer to what I was thinking of:
(http://www.wtfrontier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Shot3.png)
Post by: monk12 on October 24, 2014, 01:56:06 pm
yeah, I know the one youre talking about. void-something, i think.
I'm pretty sure you're not looking for this, but is seems similar: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=143442.msg5639154#msg5639154
I cant find the thing I'm thinking of, but I know exactly what you mean. You build the ships out of 2D blocks and routed conduits from power systems to weapon turrets and things like that.
Void Destroyer?
Post by: puke on October 24, 2014, 02:02:23 pm
yeah, I know the one youre talking about. void-something, i think.
I'm pretty sure you're not looking for this, but is seems similar: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=143442.msg5639154#msg5639154
I cant find the thing I'm thinking of, but I know exactly what you mean. You build the ships out of 2D blocks and routed conduits from power systems to weapon turrets and things like that.
Void Destroyer?
No, not Void Destroyer, Void Expanse, or Kinetic Void. I think I must have been wrong about the Void part.
I think WTF is probably the game I thought he was looking for, based on older screenshots from it. Seems to have come a long way.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on October 24, 2014, 02:04:53 pm
Wayward Terran Frontier?
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=134668.msg4859540#msg4859540
I'm less certain now. Parts of this look like exactly like what I was thinking of, but other parts look far to polished and streamlined. What you described really reminded me of something with ships made out of brightly colored lego blocks, sort of like Captain Forever. That isn't exactly this game, but it's close.
Or maybe it has just evolved to be a bit more polished over time? I think this is an older screenshot, which looks closer to what I was thinking of:
I was thinking of this game too, but couldn't find it. It seems it's still in development, and has come rather far since I last saw it.
If you were thinking of Captain Forever, then the game you were thinking of is Gamma Void. Right now it's called Reassembly, and it matches most of the requirements except the crew/air things. You do build up your ship from parts, there are generators and turrets, and enemies get stronger the further towards the center of the map (away from your starting point) you go.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 24, 2014, 02:25:28 pm
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
This looks like a fine clunky time. PTW since I read this thread a lot (maybe I'll be able to help someday).
Post by: ThtblovesDF on October 24, 2014, 04:11:27 pm
*edit* Looks like he changed it a lot, so shiny!
Here's the download page; http://www.wtfrontier.com/?page_id=198
Post by: Caller on October 24, 2014, 07:39:04 pm
Post by: Mech#4 on October 25, 2014, 01:24:20 am
I cannot think of any game that fits the second description.
Post by: alexpoysky on October 25, 2014, 05:14:52 am
I remembered a game I used to play, circa 2012. I don't know if it was on my ipad or my note 2, but I remember the game CLEARLY.
It was a game in the vein of these old gamebook types of games, with hand painted pictures that were really neat. You started in front of a tower on a VERY large overworld map that you could travel around on. The game Legend of Illyria reminds me a bunch of this game, but this one was in first person.
I remember there being a coast near the first screen, and you could tap on a cat or something to talk to a fisherman and obtain some sort of secret. I also remember that first tower handing my ass to me constantly due to a weird spider and a sort of puzzle on the third floor.
You could undertake LOADS of quests, and walk around the entire world. A huge inventory system, skill system, stat system, and all of it was hand drawn. It was a sprawling epic of a game that I loved to death and then promptly forgot like a jerk. Since I changed phones and Ipad's twice since then, I can't for the life of me find it.
I'll give 5 copies of my game Pixel Piracy (steam keys) to anyone who can help me (re)discover this game!
I'm going nuts, I've been searching forums and google all morning!
It's quite pathetic I can remember so much of the game, but the name is lost to me :(.
If anyone knows, please PM me the name of the game!
Post by: Aoi on October 26, 2014, 12:28:31 am
Super old game, reminds me of Myst but IIRC it had better graphics. Point-and-click-stationary-art-environment type of game (like the Myst series). My family had a demo of it. The player gets off of a ship from a canal and can explore some buildings. You can go into one of the buildings, which has a kiln, get clay, press a token the player had to make an impression, then fire up the clay in the kiln to get a copy of the token (I think). It had brighter color palette.
Aaaaand I don't think we ever got past that. Not a lot to go on there, sorry. Just remembered it recently and I was wanting to read through what happens in the game.
Sounds like the demo for Journeyman 3 (http://www.gog.com/game/journeyman_project_3).
... I'm actually pretty darn sure you're right.
Wow. Major props to you. Also surprised that it was apparently such a highly-regarded game.
I remember that demo from the King's Quest collection pack; it was a pretty big deal at the time. I also remember thinking that the demo was way better than the actual game. =P
Post by: olemars on October 26, 2014, 06:51:07 am
For the first one, I remember way back I had a demo of a game I think was called "Supermum" or similar. It was an RPG where you had attacks like freeze rays and heat vision. The graphics were really simple to the point that I can't remember anything other than heat vision was depicted as a red bar or circle hitting the target. I think the game played that the more you used an ability the better it got. Good luck actually finding a link to the specific game though.
I cannot think of any game that fits the second description.
That first one actually sounds like it could be it. Obviously I couldn't find anything confirming it, but hell, it's pretty awesome to know that someone else remembers it.
That said though, I'm surprised there was ever a demo, because from what I remember of it it was really short in the first place. Hmm.
And I think we can all agree that if the second one isn't a game, it should be.
If you're brave you could have a dig through the shovelware CD archival project (http://cd.textfiles.com/directory.html), though that's a daunting task.
Post by: Mech#4 on October 26, 2014, 08:03:30 am
For the first one, I remember way back I had a demo of a game I think was called "Supermum" or similar. It was an RPG where you had attacks like freeze rays and heat vision. The graphics were really simple to the point that I can't remember anything other than heat vision was depicted as a red bar or circle hitting the target. I think the game played that the more you used an ability the better it got. Good luck actually finding a link to the specific game though.
I cannot think of any game that fits the second description.
That first one actually sounds like it could be it. Obviously I couldn't find anything confirming it, but hell, it's pretty awesome to know that someone else remembers it.
That said though, I'm surprised there was ever a demo, because from what I remember of it it was really short in the first place. Hmm.
And I think we can all agree that if the second one isn't a game, it should be.
If you're brave you could have a dig through the shovelware CD archival project (http://cd.textfiles.com/directory.html), though that's a daunting task.
Indeed. Searching on the internet is nearly impossible because of the simple name as well as more recent games using the name. How I came by the game I mentioned was most likely on a disk of questionable authenticity containing multiple other games. Even if I did buy it at a newsagency spinning display. I can at least narrow it down by saying at the time it would've had to have been on a 3 1/4 disk because I didn't have a CD drive and a 5 1/4 was, by my guess, too small to store multiple games and was on the out.
Post by: Kolnukbyne on October 29, 2014, 05:33:35 am
The second one... All I remember is it being the ending/credits sequence of a game, (possibly a 90's-era point and click), and all the characters were in a disco complete with the lighting changing colour and Bomb the Bass's 'Megablast' (also known as the Xenon 2 theme) playing. As I said, this may have been a dream.
I hope you will understand I mean no disrespect when I say that my hopes are not high.
Normality, maybe?
Post by: Dbuhos on October 31, 2014, 02:30:17 pm
The White Chamber, sorry for the little necro.
Post by: Carnwennan on November 02, 2014, 03:27:18 pm
Post by: EagleV on November 02, 2014, 03:30:37 pm
Post by: Carnwennan on November 06, 2014, 07:59:42 am
Post by: Yoink on November 06, 2014, 08:10:30 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 06, 2014, 08:31:18 am
baGoat Simulator?
Post by: Arx on November 06, 2014, 08:33:42 am
Post by: Graknorke on November 06, 2014, 07:45:58 pm
Pretty sure Yoink's drunk right now. Edit: huh, he claims he's not.He recently complained about having mysterious gunk all over his work clothes. I'm not saying it was necessarily that, but there's a good number of nasty chemicals that can get through your skin. On the other hand, the "terrified" comment suggests some sort of mental deterioration, maybe a hallucinogen or illness, temperature, really it could be a wide range of things.
Or he could just be drunk and lying.
Post by: dorf on November 17, 2014, 02:43:36 pm
I remember playing a simple 2D top-down space shooter game on early Red Hat distros. I'm not sure whether it was multiplayer or not, but I do think you had to launch the server separately from the client.
The actual game was white on black (IIRC) polygonal art. You controlled a spaceship in a small corner of the universe where there's plenty of various-sized asteroids and other spaceships which wanted you dead. IIRC you couldn't land on the asteroids. Not sure whether there were powerups available or not.
Post by: puke on November 17, 2014, 05:13:10 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XEvil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xconq
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XPilot
There were also breakout and minesweeper and digdug clones, i think called xblock and xbomb and xdug or something like that. I might have those wrong, cant find their articles.
Post by: Levi on November 17, 2014, 05:28:57 pm
Does anyone remember those old linux games which mostly started with the letter "x"? remember playing a simple 2D top-down space shooter game on early Red Hat distros. I'm not sure whether it was multiplayer or not, but I do think you had to launch the server separately from the client.
The actual game was white on black (IIRC) polygonal art. You controlled a spaceship in a small corner of the universe where there's plenty of various-sized asteroids and other spaceships which wanted you dead. IIRC you couldn't land on the asteroids. Not sure whether there were powerups available or not.
For a min I thought it might be xkobo, but probably not.
(http://sametwice.com/images/xkobo1.png)
Actually, I'm pretty sure it didn't have a server, nevermind.
Post by: puke on November 17, 2014, 06:16:25 pm
(http://www.j-a-r-n-o.nl/Xpilot/Newbie/Shared/Images/xpilot.with.skin.jpg)
Black and white line art, client server mode. It now has an iphone client and some color and fresh features and stuff if you are looking at the NG fork, or the classic fork stays pretty true to the original.
http://www.xpilot.org/
Post by: dorf on November 18, 2014, 06:39:19 am
It has progressed quite a lot since the last time I've played.
Thanks for the help.
Post by: MrWiggles on November 18, 2014, 04:36:19 pm
It was all about pirates, and it was using 3d grapghics. It was sometime during mid late 90s.
You were a scrub pirate. And you had this seasoned sea dog that becomes your friend and teaches you the rope. He said this one line in the early part of the game, that really stuck with me all these years.
"I'm gonna find something smaller then myself and eat it."
There was a mini game, for dodging. Where he would throw bottles at you to train up your skills. And there was three lanes, that you can move into to dodge bottles.
Eventually you got on a pirate ship and went to sea.
You made friends with nother scrub pirate.
Eventually the 3 of you got booted off the ship and stranded on an island, and we learn that the other scrub pirate was in fact... A GIRL.
And the seasoned seadog says, "I thought I was fancying her legs, but then I thought that maybe I was going a bit funny."
The island had some sorta central american natives with great grand treasures.
There was a some what amount of puzzles. None of which I can remember too well.
Post by: olemars on November 18, 2014, 07:08:31 pm
I'm trying to remember this adventure game.
It was all about pirates, and it was using 3d grapghics. It was sometime during mid late 90s.
You were a scrub pirate. And you had this seasoned sea dog that becomes your friend and teaches you the rope. He said this one line in the early part of the game, that really stuck with me all these years.
"I'm gonna find something smaller then myself and eat it."
There was a mini game, for dodging. Where he would throw bottles at you to train up your skills. And there was three lanes, that you can move into to dodge bottles.
Eventually you got on a pirate ship and went to sea.
You made friends with nother scrub pirate.
Eventually the 3 of you got booted off the ship and stranded on an island, and we learn that the other scrub pirate was in fact... A GIRL.
And the seasoned seadog says, "I thought I was fancying her legs, but then I thought that maybe I was going a bit funny."
The island had some sorta central american natives with great grand treasures.
There was a some what amount of puzzles. None of which I can remember too well.
http://www.mobygames.com/game/redjack-the-revenge-of-the-brethren
Dunno how well it has aged.
Post by: MrWiggles on November 18, 2014, 08:00:06 pm
Shit howdy. That is it!I'm trying to remember this adventure game.
It was all about pirates, and it was using 3d grapghics. It was sometime during mid late 90s.
You were a scrub pirate. And you had this seasoned sea dog that becomes your friend and teaches you the rope. He said this one line in the early part of the game, that really stuck with me all these years.
"I'm gonna find something smaller then myself and eat it."
There was a mini game, for dodging. Where he would throw bottles at you to train up your skills. And there was three lanes, that you can move into to dodge bottles.
Eventually you got on a pirate ship and went to sea.
You made friends with nother scrub pirate.
Eventually the 3 of you got booted off the ship and stranded on an island, and we learn that the other scrub pirate was in fact... A GIRL.
And the seasoned seadog says, "I thought I was fancying her legs, but then I thought that maybe I was going a bit funny."
The island had some sorta central american natives with great grand treasures.
There was a some what amount of puzzles. None of which I can remember too well.
http://www.mobygames.com/game/redjack-the-revenge-of-the-brethren
Dunno how well it has aged.
Man, the graphics have not aged well!
How'd you find it?
Post by: Wyattman1 on November 18, 2014, 08:54:52 pm
Post by: puke on November 18, 2014, 08:57:08 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MissionForce:_CyberStorm
Post by: Wyattman1 on November 18, 2014, 09:06:39 pm
Sounds like Mission Force: Cyberstorm, or it's sequel. Though I don't know about the punching.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MissionForce:_CyberStorm
Lol, that kinda looks like it but the game I'm think of has lot more shittier UI and it doesn't have any story or missions. Just arena mode where you are pair up against teams matching your team's weight. Also I thing Jefmajor or Plumphelmetpunk might have did a short lp on it.
Post by: gimlet on November 18, 2014, 09:17:06 pm
Although I think that has sort of a campaign, I think it was an add-on to an earlier version though. Anyway it's actually a pretty decent game, now available for free from them or Matrix games.
Post by: Wyattman1 on November 18, 2014, 09:40:53 pm
Post by: Chaosegg on November 19, 2014, 12:15:34 pm
GlyphaA good friend who doesn't game much has tasked me with finding an old game...
called Glyph or Glyph 2 something like it...
-Egyptian theme... 2 dimensional graphics
-game play - you are at bottom of a room where enemy birds** spawned on ledges above you,
** They laid eggs and attacked or you something.
"As the level increased the birds came faster and there were harder birds."
Glypha 3?
YES! Thank you!
Post by: Kagus on November 28, 2014, 08:22:14 am
It was a third-person sort of hack and slash, with a huge inventory of various weapons that you could assign to either your left or your right hand, and would then be able to mix combos (like, one weapon type would have one combo, and another type would have another. If you started with say two strikes in the left-hand combo, you could hit right trigger and then get the third hit of the right-hand combo). You could also put ranged weapons such as big gunpowder hand cannons or more modern machinepistols in one or both hands, and use both weapons interchangeably.
The time period was a kind of mix between feudal Japan (I'm almost certain it was Japan, but it could have been China... My cultural ignorance blossoms) and a far more modern/semifuturistic setting.
I'm fairly certain you played as a nobleman's son who survives the total assassination of his family, and then goes on to seek revenge. Along the way he meets Generic Girl #1, a blue demon, and an old man with a flamethrower. All these eventually become companions and help you out in combat.
Mostly you were just fighting large groups of mooks throughout the levels, but it also had bossfights and some special levels and "problem solving". If I remember correctly, the final boss/main antagonist was some big CEO-type fellow, bald and wearing a business suit.
Post by: Exerosp on November 28, 2014, 01:15:24 pm
-snip-Well part of me wants to say Kingdom Under Fire, though that's mostly about the weapon thing.
Post by: Kagus on November 28, 2014, 05:07:32 pm
Post by: Kaje on November 29, 2014, 02:56:31 pm
I remember it being a space-sim, from a 2D side-on perspective, with crude but pretty pixel-art style graphics. You have a ship, a crew, and will be travelling the galaxy etc. etc.
It's not Starbound, but I would imagine it's similar.
Any ideas?
Post by: Svampapa on November 29, 2014, 03:20:15 pm
Post by: Kaje on November 29, 2014, 04:05:03 pm
Now you're just lazy. (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/11/29/interstellaria-beta-trailer/)
Lazy? A polite f*** you and an equally deserved thank you, Svampapa.
Post by: aristabulus on November 29, 2014, 05:12:29 pm
Post by: Mattk50 on November 30, 2014, 04:59:11 pm
Post by: Draxis on November 30, 2014, 05:06:25 pm
Post by: Mattk50 on November 30, 2014, 05:31:43 pm
Might be Flash Trek: Broken Mirror.
Fun game that, but no. it came on a disk, flash trek had textures wheras the game im talking about just had literal vectors, and theres no gravity effects in flash trek to worry about smashing you into the planet your trying to attack.
Post by: Kagus on November 30, 2014, 06:53:35 pm
--snip--
YES! I F@@KING FOUND IT. Gahblraghl... Now I can finally sleep again.
The game's called New Legends (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6O71k31wkU), and it appears to be the one and only thing that apparently does NOT have a Wikipedia page.
Mmmm, those chunky graphics, that mediocre aggregate score... Good stuff, this. I still somehow managed to recognize that intro cinematic, and I never even owned the game myself... Just played it a couple times at my cousin's.
Post by: Kolnukbyne on December 02, 2014, 03:51:27 am
Post by: Graknorke on December 02, 2014, 02:50:03 pm
So this one might be a little hard to get because I only recall a minor mechanic of the game, that being drinking alcohol items gave temporary hitpoints. I think it was probably around last-console-gen and either a FPS-RPG or plain old RPG.Deus Ex: Human Revolution (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_Ex:_Human_Revolution) maybe?
Post by: Kolnukbyne on December 03, 2014, 12:27:33 am
Post by: Graknorke on December 04, 2014, 05:26:06 pm
Heyy, there we go! Thanks, it was really bugging me, I really wanted to know where I remembered that mechanic from.But how could you forget the Deus Ex traditional precariously arranged mechanics and comically shit dialogue (http://youtu.be/CvqYb4LNkB0)?
Post by: Kolnukbyne on December 04, 2014, 10:22:06 pm
Heyy, there we go! Thanks, it was really bugging me, I really wanted to know where I remembered that mechanic from.But how could you forget the Deus Ex traditional precariously arranged mechanics and comically shit dialogue (http://youtu.be/CvqYb4LNkB0)?
You know, I honestly don't think I can explain that.
Post by: EagleV on December 08, 2014, 02:52:50 pm
This time I'm looking for a browser game - a top-down, turn-based rpg. I know there are thousands of those, and I don't remember much, but you guys are damn near wizards if this thread is anything to judge by. Anyway, here are the details I remember: You were a young wizard or an apprentice of sorts. When you left the starting area, you could go in a few different directions immediately. North was a battlefield, with a forest a bit further. There were skeletons (I think) on the battlefield, and something too strong for young low-level me in the forest. South was a harbor area. Near the harbor, I think east of it, was a park where you could attack squirrels.
That's about what I remember. I'm afraid it's not much, but you never know.
Post by: particle on December 10, 2014, 05:34:12 pm
Post by: olemars on December 10, 2014, 05:58:41 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on December 10, 2014, 06:05:47 pm
Searching for it, I found this: http://store.steampowered.com/app/324770/
Fits your description and looks interesting, though the name (eXperience) doesn't seem familiar.
Post by: particle on December 10, 2014, 06:08:27 pm
It would probably help if you could add some details about how old it is, graphical style and such.
Um, it was in 3d and maybe from 2004-2007. Opening was something like " A girl wakes up in this weird rusty like a hospital place with cameras all over the room and finds a headset or something that enables her to talk to you. Then you switch from one camera to another and order here where you want her to go.
EDIT: Rolan7 that was it! THANKS ALOT!
Post by: Rolan7 on December 10, 2014, 07:50:39 pm
It would probably help if you could add some details about how old it is, graphical style and such.
Um, it was in 3d and maybe from 2004-2007. Opening was something like " A girl wakes up in this weird rusty like a hospital place with cameras all over the room and finds a headset or something that enables her to talk to you. Then you switch from one camera to another and order here where you want her to go.
EDIT: Rolan7 that was it! THANKS ALOT!
Could you come back and tell us how it is, later? I've been meaning to try it for a long time.
Post by: timferius on December 10, 2014, 09:06:09 pm
Post by: Jiharo on December 11, 2014, 05:04:23 am
Near the harbor, I think east of it, was a park where you could attack squirrels.Some googling yielded this (http://darkswords.eu/library/npc-database/npc/27/).
Post by: EagleV on December 11, 2014, 07:48:52 am
That's the one! My own google-fu proved too weak... Thanks!Near the harbor, I think east of it, was a park where you could attack squirrels.Some googling yielded this (http://darkswords.eu/library/npc-database/npc/27/).
Post by: Akura on December 11, 2014, 08:49:27 am
It would probably help if you could add some details about how old it is, graphical style and such.
Um, it was in 3d and maybe from 2004-2007. Opening was something like " A girl wakes up in this weird rusty like a hospital place with cameras all over the room and finds a headset or something that enables her to talk to you. Then you switch from one camera to another and order here where you want her to go.
EDIT: Rolan7 that was it! THANKS ALOT!
Odd, if it was on PS2, I'd have said Lifeline. Exact same premise, instead of on a boat it's a space hotel.
Post by: Graknorke on December 11, 2014, 09:20:04 am
Level 51 squirrels? That sounds like it's pretty brutal.That's the one! My own google-fu proved too weak... Thanks!Near the harbor, I think east of it, was a park where you could attack squirrels.Some googling yielded this (http://darkswords.eu/library/npc-database/npc/27/).
Post by: Flying Dice on December 15, 2014, 01:03:59 pm
The game I'm looking for:
-For PC
-Released somewhere in the early to mid '90s, probably (I vaguely recall playing it with my father around the same time that we played an assortment of DOS shareware puzzle games and roguelikes and a bit earlier than we played Rogue Squadron, which is why it's such a nostalgia trip)
-Adventure/Puzzle/Shooter hybrid, probably top-down
-Had a wizard-like PC that shot enemies with bolts of magic
-Had a lot of skeleton enemies(?)
-Toward the end of the game you got a pterodactyl companion, named Petey or something similar, who was really good at following you around
-When you lost, the PC would scream "Run awaaaaaaay!"
Post by: Bouchart on December 15, 2014, 01:41:58 pm
Post by: Flying Dice on December 15, 2014, 01:50:42 pm
Post by: Bouchart on December 15, 2014, 05:53:21 pm
Post by: Mech#4 on December 15, 2014, 09:20:20 pm
Post by: Flying Dice on December 15, 2014, 10:27:39 pm
Post by: Bouchart on December 15, 2014, 10:43:29 pm
Post by: Kolnukbyne on December 16, 2014, 02:29:56 am
Okay, this is going to be a challenge:
The game I'm looking for:
-For PC
-Released somewhere in the early to mid '90s, probably (I vaguely recall playing it with my father around the same time that we played an assortment of DOS shareware puzzle games and roguelikes and a bit earlier than we played Rogue Squadron, which is why it's such a nostalgia trip)
-Adventure/Puzzle/Shooter hybrid, probably top-down
-Had a wizard-like PC that shot enemies with bolts of magic
-Had a lot of skeleton enemies(?)
-Toward the end of the game you got a pterodactyl companion, named Petey or something similar, who was really good at following you around
-When you lost, the PC would scream "Run awaaaaaaay!"
Spooky Castle (Subtitled: The Adventures of Kid Mystic). Fairly confident in this. The Summon Pteri (Or whatever he was called, haven't played it for a good long time) spell matches, skeletons were the stock iconic enemies of the game which appeared in the intro (and I believe maybe game-over) cinematic, it was top down and you shot dudes with bolts of magic (which got stronger based on how many orbs you found in a given level) and other spells, it was top-down with some puzzle and RPG elements ("Level up level up level up level up...") and it had voice clips from the player character.
Of course if I'm wrong then whoops.
Post by: Tobel on December 19, 2014, 12:26:27 pm
Post by: aristabulus on December 19, 2014, 12:36:36 pm
A village/city management simulation where you send out adventuring parties that bring back loot to your little village. 2d top down vintage graphics. Saw it somewhere a few months ago, probably still in early alpha.
Sounds like it could be Settlers Online or Anno Online. (they are siblings, both being Facebook-ish games via Ubisoft)
Post by: Tobel on December 19, 2014, 12:42:33 pm
A village/city management simulation where you send out adventuring parties that bring back loot to your little village. 2d top down vintage graphics. Saw it somewhere a few months ago, probably still in early alpha.
Sounds like it could be Settlers Online or Anno Online. (they are siblings, both being Facebook-ish games via Ubisoft)
It actually has almost 8-bit or 16-bit graphics, so neither of the above. I can't recall if I found it through B12 or RPS. Not on facebook (as far as I'm aware).
Post by: aristabulus on December 19, 2014, 12:45:38 pm
...
It actually has almost 8-bit or 16-bit graphics, so neither of the above. I can't recall if I found it through B12 or RPS. Not on facebook (as far as I'm aware).
Perhaps Adventurer Manager (http://store.steampowered.com/app/280320/), then?
Post by: Tobel on December 19, 2014, 03:15:17 pm
Post by: Vherid on December 20, 2014, 01:38:31 pm
Post by: nenjin on January 13, 2015, 01:51:27 pm
Platform: Apple IIGS
Genre: Roguelike?
Name: "Quest for the Ring(s)" is as close as he can remember.
It was a simple, single character roguelike with an overworld map. That's about all I have to go on.
Post by: Arx on January 13, 2015, 01:54:29 pm
Edit: Hm, maybe, maybe not. This look familiar? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Erb4sPwIFc)
Post by: nenjin on January 13, 2015, 02:01:26 pm
Post by: Bouchart on January 13, 2015, 02:22:15 pm
Post by: puke on January 13, 2015, 02:33:58 pm
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=YourSinclair/Issue03/Pages/YourSinclair0300017.jpg
http://www.gamedesignersremembered.com/jim-nitchals/category/raiders%20of%20the%20lost%20ring
Neither of these are what you want, so I'm going to guess that your friend is off the mark on the name. Lots of single character top-down RPGs though.
"Phantasie" could be one character, or you could take more. Top down, has a world map.
"Telengard" was more of a roguelike (rogue predecessor, I think actually) but I dont think it had a world map.
Neither of those are as good as Bouchart's submission.
Post by: nenjin on January 13, 2015, 02:36:48 pm
edit
Not Xyphus. This game was a single character RPG like Dragon Warrior 1 for the Nintendo. The hunt continues!
Post by: Bouchart on January 13, 2015, 03:11:56 pm
Post by: nenjin on January 13, 2015, 03:14:36 pm
He said the starting wizard spell was something like Stone Fist or Iron Fist, if that helps.
Post by: Frumple on January 13, 2015, 03:23:41 pm
Post by: Bouchart on January 13, 2015, 03:29:41 pm
linky (http://www.gamefaqs.com/appleii/list-48)
Post by: puke on January 14, 2015, 12:46:52 am
... has he already skimmed over the wikipedia list (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Apple_IIGS_games) of Apple IIGS games?
Oh, shoots, GS. Scratch everything I said previously. Those were from another era.
Questron?;
Post by: Micro102 on January 23, 2015, 03:34:15 am
Post by: Rolan7 on January 23, 2015, 06:33:58 am
Post by: Bouchart on January 23, 2015, 10:59:50 am
Post by: timferius on January 23, 2015, 01:42:08 pm
Post by: Kagus on January 24, 2015, 07:15:52 am
Alright, on the topic of RTS games, I got one for y'all to work out... I'm almost positive it was mid-to-late 90's, potentially very early 00's. Top-down (mostly) interface, where the most distinctive part of the game is the fact that absolutely everything happened on the water. You'd have villages (in fixed positions) on the shore to produce your ships, and the occasional monster cave, but all combat and everything was with warships.
Setting was ancient Greece, I'm almost sure of it, and I seem to recall the game being called something with "Alexander", although Googling for that now only seems to bring up the Cossacks spinoff. Some mythic fantasy elements in that you could go find a cyclops cave or something and shoot at it from the water in order to get it to drop its treasure.
Your economy was based around whaling and I believe amber, although I forget how you got that or if it was just the descriptor of wealth. You could build different types of warships that all looked very bulky and top-heavy due to the fairly cartoony art style, and I remember there being a button to ram an enemy ship instead of shooting at it.
And... That's about all I can recall ofhand.
Post by: puke on January 24, 2015, 08:11:36 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris
Post by: Akura on January 24, 2015, 12:34:42 pm
Post by: Kagus on January 24, 2015, 12:40:15 pm
But that is very much the gist of things.
Post by: TempAcc on January 28, 2015, 09:57:24 pm
Post by: Virtz on January 29, 2015, 01:58:10 am
I remember seeing this indie-something 3d first person open world dungeon crawling rpg similar to Might and Might or Daggerfall being in the making during 2013 or 2014. It was going to have a huge randomly generated worlds. And no, I'm not talking about heroes of a broken land. I cant remember the name of the project for the life of me. I just remember a kickstarter or something video of the developer talking about the engine and how the huge world would be persistent and randomly generated. Also grass, a lot of grass.Malevolence (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/malevolence/malevolence-the-infinite-rpg), perhaps?
Post by: wlerin on January 29, 2015, 09:16:15 pm
Your character lives on a space station of survivors, and you leave on expeditions to explore the various pockets, searching for survivors and relics, making contact with aliens both friendly and hostile. The station itself is explored in a 2-d topdown RPG-maker style game, while in the pockets your ship moves from node to connected node, occasionally dropping into battles with hostile aliens or machine ships (I think the battle screen is turn based, with up to 5 ships per side, and you win by either destroying the other ships, or pushing them off the map by advancing your control zone--but this might be a different game).
Unfortunately I didn't get very far into the game, so I can't describe the plot in great detail.
edit: Found it. I Miss the Sunrise (http://rpgmaker.net/games/2732/).
Post by: olemars on January 30, 2015, 03:39:20 am
edit: Found it. I Miss the Sunrise (http://rpgmaker.net/games/2732/).
That looks pretty amazing for an RPGMaker game.
Post by: wlerin on January 31, 2015, 03:34:02 am
Post by: 612DwarfAvenue on February 08, 2015, 10:52:25 pm
It was a top-down roguelike-esque (that is to say, randomly-generated, hard as balls), though with sprites, and it was set in a hotel. You had a sanity meter that went down in the darkness and such (you could turn on TV's, flick on lights etc. to counter it), would make you start attacking yourself when it got low. You could also hold your breath. There was a monster creeping through the hotel, sprite was a shrunk-down version of this here (http://i.imgur.com/fN1SYpO.png), a full-size version of the pic would show if it caught you and static would appear on the screen.
You could search the rooms and find notes about a murder and such that'd occurred. You could also, if you so desired, break and jump out the windows of the hotel.
I recall it had "Hotel" or "Motel" in the name, it was that and another word or number, i cannot for the life of me remember what it is. I'm fairly certain i found it here in Other Games, but i did a quick search and couldn't find where it was linked.
Post by: Bouchart on February 08, 2015, 11:01:49 pm
Searching through Mobygames there are a number of games with Hotel in the title, but none seem to be what you are describing.
Post by: 612DwarfAvenue on February 08, 2015, 11:30:21 pm
Post by: Mech#4 on February 08, 2015, 11:50:07 pm
Edit: FUCK ME. Finally found it, that was bugging the hell out of me. Turned out my google-fu was too precise, just needed to generalize it a bit more and i found it first try. I've updated my post.
Lucky, I was just about to start suggesting as I can think of at least 2 other games with similar themes and settings. So many horror games take place in hotels and the like.
Post by: EagleV on February 23, 2015, 09:16:34 am
A fighting game, like street Fighter or Mortal Kombat (but as far as I can tell neither of those), played around 2005 on PC (it might have been emulated, but I don't think so). Sadly, I only remember one ultra/super/whatever move: a girl trips her opponent with her quarterstaff, then pole-vaults into orbit, and comes back down on the poor guy as a meteor. If the opponent was able to simply block the initial trip attack, the move was wasted.
Post by: Bouchart on February 23, 2015, 10:15:35 am
Post by: puke on February 23, 2015, 10:53:57 am
Was it one of the big name games (the ones you listed, also things like Tekken, Final Fight, Marvel vs... , Virtua Fighter, Guilty Gear...) or something obscure?
Either way, if a name might jog your memory, try this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Versus_fighting_games
Post by: EagleV on February 23, 2015, 11:09:29 am
huh, you sure it was PC? Sounds like a move I remember from one of the Dead or Alive games, but they only have two games in the franchise on PC.
Was it one of the big name games (the ones you listed, also things like Tekken, Final Fight, Marvel vs... , Virtua Fighter, Guilty Gear...) or something obscure?
Either way, if a name might jog your memory, try this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Versus_fighting_games
It might have been an emulator, but I'm sure I played it on PC. I searched for a combination of most of the big ones with "meteor", but got no relevant information. I'm afraid I won't remember the name even if I have it in front of me though... I'll look a bit further trough KoF and DoA first, thanks!
Edit: Well, shame on me. It actually was one of the classics: Street Fighter EX3, on a PS2 emulator. There was this girl "Nanase" that could perform the aforementioned attack. I was thrown off the trail by the fact that all special moves were called "meteor moves", though only hers resembles a meteor.
Post by: jocan2003 on March 01, 2015, 08:53:38 pm
Also the elemental system was very in dept, had a barrel of water close to enemy? blow it up to soak them or make it rain then send out a nice lightning bolt attack. I think the name had beyond in it not sure.
Post by: Frumple on March 01, 2015, 08:59:59 pm
Post by: jocan2003 on March 01, 2015, 09:52:21 pm
Maybe divinity: original sin?Exactly! there was a beyond divinity and thats what got me mixed up.
Post by: Scripten on March 22, 2015, 09:50:01 am
So I've been spending almost a week now trying to find this game. Gone through all kinds of old shareware CDs, but with no luck. It was a 90's top-down shooter with a sort of twin-stick configuration. (I don't recall if it used the mouse or not.) You drove tanks around an arena in a deathmatch. Notably, I think the tanks were hovercraft, so they could strafe and such. It played similarly to Steel Storm, but it's some years older. Anyone remember what this might be?
Post by: Bouchart on March 22, 2015, 10:06:10 am
Post by: Scripten on March 22, 2015, 10:43:13 am
Tank Arena?
It might have been this! I'm going to try it out and see. Thanks! That was driving me crazy. Wish I could get a copy of that old shareware disk I had.
Post by: Mech#4 on March 24, 2015, 09:44:47 am
I remember playing a 3D mech arena game in the late 90s. The machines were sit down types with the cover over the top but the controls were the usual stick and buttons (I'm pretty sure). It was not MechWarrior, and I'm kind of sure it wasn't "Cyber Troopers Virtual-On" as the booth looks different. The mech I played as was a large, bulky, brown, industrial looking mech which had large missile pods or some such. The level I remember was an outside, hilly region which you could traverse with jump jets.
The second game was from about the same time, late 90s. I saw it on a PC but the graphics from what I remember looked like Play Station 1. I was told it was a horror game at the time.
The one scene I remember took place outside of a chinese/Japanese old style house at night. The main character (I assume) is talking to an old man who has two guards next to him. Either after talking to the old man, or after combat, the old man and his guards collapse to the ground and the main character leaves. After he's left the old man pukes up red slug/squirmy things which I could imagine were controlling him from how the scene was portrayed. Or at least it was some kind of reveal.
Post by: Bouchart on March 24, 2015, 01:00:54 pm
I'm going to post some game descriptions which I did a while ago and see if anyone has better luck this time in identifying them. I have no idea what they are and it's not really important but they nag at my mind.
I remember playing a 3D mech arena game in the late 90s. The machines were sit down types with the cover over the top but the controls were the usual stick and buttons (I'm pretty sure). It was not MechWarrior, and I'm kind of sure it wasn't "Cyber Troopers Virtual-On" as the booth looks different. The mech I played as was a large, bulky, brown, industrial looking mech which had large missile pods or some such. The level I remember was an outside, hilly region which you could traverse with jump jets.
G-Nome?
Post by: puke on March 24, 2015, 01:38:58 pm
edit: WHOOPS! Thinking of G-Police. G-NOME was also cool, it had the "i force you to eject out of your mech" gun if I remember right. My memory is apparently pretty questionable though.
Post by: ChairmanPoo on March 24, 2015, 02:39:10 pm
- Freeware, being developed by some independent dude
- Diablo-like: action rpg with isometric graphics. Circa 1996-2002 or so.
- Back when I checked it last time it did not have the plot implemented, but was going to be along these lines
* Crystal spires and togas magic society. Postscarcity for practical purposes
* Something goes awry (I think due to an outside evil force) and the spells keeping everyone eternally young and healthy turn everyone into ravenous zombies from one day to the next.
* EXCEPT for the main character, who remains untouched by the zombie disease
cue continuous battles
Post by: Urist McScoopbeard on March 24, 2015, 02:42:07 pm
Post by: ChairmanPoo on March 24, 2015, 02:45:11 pm
I'm going to post some game descriptions which I did a while ago and see if anyone has better luck this time in identifying them. I have no idea what they are and it's not really important but they nag at my mind.
I remember playing a 3D mech arena game in the late 90s. The machines were sit down types with the cover over the top but the controls were the usual stick and buttons (I'm pretty sure). It was not MechWarrior, and I'm kind of sure it wasn't "Cyber Troopers Virtual-On" as the booth looks different. The mech I played as was a large, bulky, brown, industrial looking mech which had large missile pods or some such. The level I remember was an outside, hilly region which you could traverse with jump jets.
Earthsiege (or Starsiege)?
Post by: Scripten on March 28, 2015, 04:00:07 pm
Tank Arena?
It might have been this! I'm going to try it out and see. Thanks! That was driving me crazy. Wish I could get a copy of that old shareware disk I had.
I FOUND IT.
So, the game I was thinking of was called A.G.F, and was from this old 90's shovelware disk set called The Complete Encyclopedia of Games. (There were actually a lot of good games on there, too.) It was a freeware game with just two levels, but it had eight ships, each with different powerups. Really neat concept, and ahead of its time by far, but never really completed.
Of interest was the midi that played in the city level was a translation of the Blade Runner theme song, which I had no idea about until I booted the sucker up in a win98 VM. SO MUCH NOSTALGIA.
I'm going to post some game descriptions which I did a while ago and see if anyone has better luck this time in identifying them. I have no idea what they are and it's not really important but they nag at my mind.
I remember playing a 3D mech arena game in the late 90s. The machines were sit down types with the cover over the top but the controls were the usual stick and buttons (I'm pretty sure). It was not MechWarrior, and I'm kind of sure it wasn't "Cyber Troopers Virtual-On" as the booth looks different. The mech I played as was a large, bulky, brown, industrial looking mech which had large missile pods or some such. The level I remember was an outside, hilly region which you could traverse with jump jets.
Earthsiege (or Starsiege)?
Might also have been ZAR? Here's a video of it. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQP9cm5Us8k) Really neat game, especially for the time. They used a voxel engine to create destructible terrain well before it became a Thing.
Post by: Haspen on April 04, 2015, 03:36:30 pm
It was made somewhere in 2000's and I remember clearly three scenarios; a small paintball game, a viking campsite attacked by goblinoid beasts, and sci-fi supertank blasting down a mechanized infantry/light tank unit on some desert wasteland.
It was 2D and had top-down perspective and rather simple graphics. Unfortunately that's all I remember.
A bit of wild mass guessing and I found out it is 'The War Engine'. Welp, didn't need your help this time guys :D
Post by: Sergius on April 10, 2015, 11:57:46 am
Post by: TempAcc on April 10, 2015, 12:55:51 pm
It was a terrible game ala big rigs (not that bad though), but it was hilarious and fun due to its absurdity, and I cant remember its name for the life of it. I remember it was very simple, like "something racing".
EDIT: DUH, it was called viper racing. I had the name in the back of my mind but just ended up forgetting.
Post by: Bouchart on April 10, 2015, 01:33:29 pm
So anyway, there was this adventure game or RPG, don't remember. The interface was basically identically to Populous (http://www.mobygames.com/game/populous/screenshots) (the first one, isometric tile based), but you controlled a single character. You started in a town (greek or roman or something) and like 2 seconds after you started the entire city was covered in lava and you died. (I think you were supposed to evacuate and then the actual game started).
You might want to browse through here (http://www.abandonia.com/en/game/all/Isometric) for some ideas.
Take a look at Adventures of Robin Hood, Cadaver, Darklands, and The Four Crystals of Trazere.
Post by: Virtz on April 10, 2015, 03:58:03 pm
So anyway, there was this adventure game or RPG, don't remember. The interface was basically identically to Populous (http://www.mobygames.com/game/populous/screenshots) (the first one, isometric tile based), but you controlled a single character. You started in a town (greek or roman or something) and like 2 seconds after you started the entire city was covered in lava and you died. (I think you were supposed to evacuate and then the actual game started).Rome: Pathway to Power (http://www.mobygames.com/game/rome-pathway-to-power/screenshots).I also remember a second game that looked sorta like that, but you were in Asgard or something and there was Thor walking around and you chatted him up.Nevermind the second game, I think it's Dusk of the Gods. The first game definitely looked a lot like Populous, down to the horribly small scrolling battlefield, but I don't remember what it was.
Post by: Sergius on April 10, 2015, 04:22:27 pm
You might want to browse through here (http://www.abandonia.com/en/game/all/Isometric) for some ideas.
Take a look at Adventures of Robin Hood, Cadaver, Darklands, and The Four Crystals of Trazere.
Yep, looked that up before posting, didn't find the one I was looking for.
Rome: Pathway to Power (http://www.mobygames.com/game/rome-pathway-to-power/screenshots).
That's the one! Thank you. (I never actually made it past the "lava falls, everyone dies" scene)
Post by: Graknorke on April 23, 2015, 12:50:03 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 30, 2015, 10:05:24 am
Post by: Haveroszaur on May 05, 2015, 09:57:58 am
Anyone have an idea?
Post by: EagleV on May 05, 2015, 10:07:48 am
RTS game on the PC, which was advertised with massive battles. Post-2000.That could be anything from Supreme Commander to any of the Total War series or AI wars or Homeworld or Sins of a Solar Empire. Do you have anything more to go on?
Anyone have an idea?
Post by: Rolan7 on May 05, 2015, 10:25:47 am
You customize and train up units of many types. Infantry, armor, air, and biological, but each of those classes has about a dozen different unit types, and changing equipment can completely change a unit's purpose. Mainly by changing the weapon to make a unit anti-air or anti-armor, but also there are different reactor types... I liked to bring a support vehicle with solar cells and the ability to recharge friendly units, while most units needed to recharge at gas geysers around the field.
You pick about 5-15 (depending on how you level your commander) to enter battle with. I remember seeing about 30 players total in some of the battlefields, each commanding that many units. Cooperation was very important, both for rock-paper-scissors reasons, and also to repair/heal/buff friendlies. There were three factions, plus some ineffectual native creatures who mainly existed for training purposes.
To win battles you had to capture and hold "points of control". They tended to get crowded, which is great when you focus on support units like I did. Of course, there were many artillery options available as well. I never got particularly high level, but I had a lot of fun.
Looks like it's still up and still free to play. I never put money in, but it was still fun. From what I could tell, supporting the developer wouldn't stop you from dying really quickly - it's just a fast-paced, lethal RTS. Losing units just isn't a big deal (you just have to retreat and repair them).
Post by: Haveroszaur on May 05, 2015, 12:52:34 pm
Supreme commander, thanks.RTS game on the PC, which was advertised with massive battles. Post-2000.That could be anything from Supreme Commander to any of the Total War series or AI wars or Homeworld or Sins of a Solar Empire. Do you have anything more to go on?
Anyone have an idea?
Post by: Graknorke on May 05, 2015, 02:54:01 pm
A tactical multiplayer shooter that is, last I saw of it, still very much in development. The bit I saw of it was a map of a villa, and one of the more important mechanics was balance/stance, where getting shot or near an explosion would cause your balance to get worse, reducing aim and if it got bad enough you'd just straight up fall over and lose control for a bit.Found it. (https://youtu.be/F7pwV2Khpdk)
Intruder by Superboss Games.
Post by: Baneling on May 05, 2015, 07:25:48 pm
This would have been 10 or more years ago, now, and my memory of when I was five is not the greatest, so details may be inaccurate.
Post by: Frumple on May 05, 2015, 07:30:28 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on May 07, 2015, 11:13:15 am
http://www.kongregate.com/games/IriySoft/road-of-fury-2
Finally a use for Kongregate's tag system :P "Upgrades" and "Cars"
Post by: Micro102 on May 26, 2015, 02:30:46 am
Found it, it was Alpha Muse.
Post by: Jimmitheking on May 28, 2015, 11:35:49 am
I'm looking for an old game that i played when i was a kid (between 2000-2007). It was probably a DOS game, but i can't be sure.
Anyway, it was a game where you hunted dinosaur in the wild. You would tranquilize them (i imagine) and later, when you were'nt hunting, you could visit a zoo where the dinosaurs you captured were. There was empty exhibits for dinosaurs you would hunt.
That's about all i remember. It's probably a quite old game, and i've been looking for it for years. Only now did i ever ask the internet about it.
Thanks.
Post by: a1s on May 28, 2015, 12:43:07 pm
Hi!Trust me, it was not a DOS game (nothing of note was DOS-based this millennium). Take a look at this (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/carnivores), though. Does it look similar?
I'm looking for an old game that i played when i was a kid (between 2000-2007). It was probably a DOS game
Post by: Jimmitheking on May 29, 2015, 10:53:26 am
Hi!Trust me, it was not a DOS game (nothing of note was DOS-based this millennium). Take a look at this (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/carnivores), though. Does it look similar?
I'm looking for an old game that i played when i was a kid (between 2000-2007). It was probably a DOS game
Yeah, i thought it'd be Carnivores. I want to be sure though, because it dosn't seem like you can make a zoo with your preys in this game...
And i want to know exactly the game i played!
Thanks though, still looks quite similar...
Post by: QuakeIV on May 29, 2015, 01:22:24 pm
All the people and zombies are little colored squares moving around in a cityscape. I managed to find some broken website which seemed to have something similar under 'zombie3' but I couldn't find anything that worked.
Post by: Graknorke on May 29, 2015, 01:24:34 pm
Its a browser game where you are in a space station and are nuking zombies from orbit, to try to save some fraction of a cities population.At last, my needlessly huge Steam library pays off!
All the people and zombies are little colored squares moving around in a cityscape. I managed to find some broken website which seemed to have something similar under 'zombie3' but I couldn't find anything that worked.
It's Atom Zombie Smasher, and it's not a browser game.
Post by: puke on May 29, 2015, 01:25:09 pm
As for the space zombie bombing game, you are not in a space station. You are in a missile control room in Argentina. "Atom Zombie Smasher".
BEATEN TO IT!
Post by: Draxis on May 29, 2015, 01:40:33 pm
Edit: Found it - Infection Control (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=109251.msg3273326#msg3273326)
Post by: Graknorke on May 29, 2015, 02:22:08 pm
Post by: QuakeIV on May 29, 2015, 03:01:56 pm
There was another one, and I think it wasn't a browser game either - the graphics were simple, city looked like a bunch of big blocks (buildings) with crowds of colored dots (people) moving through them. You chose a set of abilities to use against the zombie attack, and then had to use them against some number of spawns. I don't remember the name or where to find it, but wasn't it somehow connected to B12?
Edit: Found it - Infection Control (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=109251.msg3273326#msg3273326)
That looks exactly like it, in fact I may have heard of it via bay12.
Heck, maybe it wasn't browser based. Anyways thanks guys, I have been wanting to play this for days.
Post by: Michael_Almeida on May 29, 2015, 06:16:12 pm
Anyone even hear of this game?
Post by: Virtz on May 29, 2015, 06:53:56 pm
This has actually been bothering me for a while. Long ago, I had this CD with a demo for a game. You played as this sort of astronaut, and you had to build robots that you could program or control directly, and one of the enemy types were giant, fireball-spewing ants.Sounds like Colobot (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/colobot/screenshots).
Anyone even hear of this game?
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on May 29, 2015, 10:47:25 pm
Or CeeBot. I don't know which of those came first, but they're related.This has actually been bothering me for a while. Long ago, I had this CD with a demo for a game. You played as this sort of astronaut, and you had to build robots that you could program or control directly, and one of the enemy types were giant, fireball-spewing ants.Sounds like Colobot (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/colobot/screenshots).
Anyone even hear of this game?
Post by: Michael_Almeida on May 31, 2015, 02:06:43 am
This has actually been bothering me for a while. Long ago, I had this CD with a demo for a game. You played as this sort of astronaut, and you had to build robots that you could program or control directly, and one of the enemy types were giant, fireball-spewing ants.Sounds like Colobot (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/colobot/screenshots).
Anyone even hear of this game?
Yeah, that's it. Thank you!
Post by: Niveras on June 02, 2015, 04:44:00 am
You're a ball rolling around a map, but there was much more to them than just navigating the maze to the goal. There were definitely other hazards than falling off, like maybe lasers and breakable tiles. There might even have been pickup/powers of some kind. The version I played was definitely greyscale only but I don't know if there were other releases using VGA or such at the time.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on June 02, 2015, 04:48:00 am
Looking for an old DOS game. It's kind of like Marble Madness.The one that immediately comes to mind is Oxyd, but I'm sure there were various derivatives. Especially because the Oxyd I played was on an Apple Macintosh II. But it did have monochrome/color versions, it had various powerups, hazards, etc.
You're a ball rolling around a map, but there was much more to them than just navigating the maze to the goal. There were definitely other hazards than falling off, like maybe lasers and breakable tiles. There might even have been pickup/powers of some kind. The version I played was definitely greyscale only but I don't know if there were other releases using VGA or such at the time.
Post by: Ametsala on June 02, 2015, 12:26:47 pm
Looking for an old DOS game. It's kind of like Marble Madness.The one that immediately comes to mind is Oxyd, but I'm sure there were various derivatives. Especially because the Oxyd I played was on an Apple Macintosh II. But it did have monochrome/color versions, it had various powerups, hazards, etc.
You're a ball rolling around a map, but there was much more to them than just navigating the maze to the goal. There were definitely other hazards than falling off, like maybe lasers and breakable tiles. There might even have been pickup/powers of some kind. The version I played was definitely greyscale only but I don't know if there were other releases using VGA or such at the time.
I too immediately thought of Oxyd (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/oxyd) (I played it on DOS though :) ).
Moby games has a handy list of rolling ball games: http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/genre-rolling-ball/offset,0/so,1a/
Post by: Niveras on June 02, 2015, 12:52:55 pm
Thanks!
Post by: QuakeIV on June 18, 2015, 12:49:48 pm
It was some really strange distribution method they used, so I couldn't easily find a file for it. Also they had this hamster throwing minigame for people to play while it was downloading.
Post by: Haspen on June 19, 2015, 05:53:49 pm
It involved exploring star systems in a constellation, then settling down on various planets, from volcanic ones to desert ones to glacial planets. There planets had various resources; for example desert planets had abundance of silicon for electronics crafting, volcanic lots of coal-related minerals and metals.
You also had different factions, I remember 2 kinds of 'Knights' and there were Navigators, too. Each faction had different bonus.
Then you build buildings, from shipyards to planetary defenses, while slowly expanding your technologies and fleets, which at first get shuttles and fightercraft, later on carriers and death stars. Once you explore a constellation, you can use a Warp Drive to jump through a jumpgate into another constellation, often to fight pirates or engage other empires.
There was also neutral trading hegemony of sorts that carried your stuff from planets that produce things to planets that demand it for a small fee.
It also had 'build ship & fight in arena with it' mode.
Post by: IHateOutside on July 04, 2015, 05:30:53 am
I believe it had a limited free version and a paid full version.
I believe I saw it here so it might still have a thread, but it was >4 years ago! I hope it hasn't gone dark off the internet.
Post by: Graknorke on July 04, 2015, 05:37:24 am
Post by: IHateOutside on July 04, 2015, 05:46:11 am
Unreal World fits those descriptions (apart from tree climbing).
Got it in one! Thanks a lot. Must have rembered some stuff I wish was happening as actual gameplay
Post by: ChairmanPoo on July 04, 2015, 07:53:55 am
Post by: Vattic on July 04, 2015, 08:42:47 am
Unreal World fits those descriptions (apart from tree climbing).I thought you could climb trees in the travel/map mode to get a better view. At least I remember falling out of them when I tried.
Post by: Aoi on July 05, 2015, 12:41:11 am
Unreal World fits those descriptions (apart from tree climbing).I thought you could climb trees in the travel/map mode to get a better view. At least I remember falling out of them when I tried.
I THINK they removed tree climbing as a specific skill and rolled it into survival instead, a few versions back. (I admit, it's been a while for me too.)
The older version definitely had tree climbing.
Post by: Akura on July 05, 2015, 11:32:19 am
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Post by: Kagus on July 15, 2015, 06:26:30 am
Information I've garnered so far is that it's a singleplayer/multiplayer bomberman clone, played on an IBM thinkpad in the 90's (possibly also early 00's). Playable characters were "aliens", and the fellow says they were reminiscient of the aliens from Space Jam (although he concedes that he's probably the only one who sees this resemblance, and it might be misleading). Characters were isometric, map was top-down.
I suggested ClanBomber, but that's apparently not it. There's a chance it was something pre-installed on the computer when he got it, but he's not sure.
...don't suppose anyone here's familiar with old Bomberman clones, eh?
EDIT: New Info! Apparently one of the characters had a tired face and wore a nightcap.
EDIT2: *Sigh*... Nevermind, found it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i60T5RkbhpY
Post by: Nathiuz on July 16, 2015, 06:36:51 pm
A star-empire/exploration/trading game from late 90's.
It involved exploring star systems in a constellation, then settling down on various planets, from volcanic ones to desert ones to glacial planets. There planets had various resources; for example desert planets had abundance of silicon for electronics crafting, volcanic lots of coal-related minerals and metals.
You also had different factions, I remember 2 kinds of 'Knights' and there were Navigators, too. Each faction had different bonus.
Then you build buildings, from shipyards to planetary defenses, while slowly expanding your technologies and fleets, which at first get shuttles and fightercraft, later on carriers and death stars. Once you explore a constellation, you can use a Warp Drive to jump through a jumpgate into another constellation, often to fight pirates or engage other empires.
There was also neutral trading hegemony of sorts that carried your stuff from planets that produce things to planets that demand it for a small fee.
It also had 'build ship & fight in arena with it' mode.
That sounds a lot like Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain
Post by: puke on July 16, 2015, 11:24:43 pm
Maybe "Stars!" I never played it, but its the right sort of game in the right era. Also, "reach for the stars 2000" was a thing.
Post by: Ghazkull on July 19, 2015, 12:15:10 pm
It had humongous Mechas in it... and after looking around for a while i haven't yet found it...sorry i can't give more info on the game.
Post by: Trapezohedron on July 19, 2015, 10:22:38 pm
this game also had monster raising sims and VMU support, which allowed for monster trading and also exploiting the shit out of vmu for level ups.
Post by: Frumple on July 19, 2015, 10:38:34 pm
Post by: Trapezohedron on July 20, 2015, 08:25:06 pm
Post by: Ametsala on July 23, 2015, 05:13:03 am
Okay uhm, i recently found Excutive Command (or some thing like that) and it threw me back into my childhood, because i suddenly remembered some ancient strategy game, where you could just like in Executive command take control of units.
It had humongous Mechas in it... and after looking around for a while i haven't yet found it...sorry i can't give more info on the game.
I don't know when you were a kid but BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/battletech-the-crescent-hawks-revenge) is an ancient strategy game with mechas :)
Battlezone (https://www.mobygames.com/game/battlezone) is a less ancient strategy game where you can take control of units though I don't think it had mechas. Shogo: MAD (http://www.mobygames.com/game/shogo-mobile-armor-division) on the other hand is an FPS where you fight both by foot and in a giant mecha.
Post by: AdmiralGeezer on July 23, 2015, 09:32:07 am
Okay uhm, i recently found Excutive Command (or some thing like that) and it threw me back into my childhood, because i suddenly remembered some ancient strategy game, where you could just like in Executive command take control of units.
It had humongous Mechas in it... and after looking around for a while i haven't yet found it...sorry i can't give more info on the game.
I don't know when you were a kid but BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/battletech-the-crescent-hawks-revenge) is an ancient strategy game with mechas :)
Battlezone (https://www.mobygames.com/game/battlezone) is a less ancient strategy game where you can take control of units though I don't think it had mechas. Shogo: MAD (http://www.mobygames.com/game/shogo-mobile-armor-division) on the other hand is an FPS where you fight both by foot and in a giant mecha.
Battlezone did in fact have big mechas in it! But maybe it was in Battlezone 2, can't quite remember. What a legendary game that one was, can just remember snippets but it was very cool back then. One of the first multiplayer I played ever, with a modem!
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on July 23, 2015, 11:26:18 am
Post by: Rolan7 on July 23, 2015, 11:35:10 am
The neatest part was that every map had three zones, orbit/surface/underground. I always spammed solar collectors on the orbital asteroids and focused on air superiority... Mainly with jet fighters, but also giving my mechs rocketpacks and missile launchers. The underground could be tedious to clear sometimes because it relied on minitanks... But you could build additional elevators, and eventually you could wreck the underground from the surface with earthquake missiles and sensor nodes.
Post by: Bouchart on July 23, 2015, 06:19:02 pm
Post by: Frumple on July 23, 2015, 06:46:06 pm
Better idea of what time period "ancient" is referring to would probably help, really...
Post by: Johuotar on July 24, 2015, 11:52:35 am
Post by: Frumple on July 24, 2015, 12:44:51 pm
Post by: Niveras on July 25, 2015, 12:59:23 pm
Post by: Koliup on July 28, 2015, 01:10:27 am
You start off as a soldier in what looks to be a generic third person "shoot the aliens" deal.
At the end of the tutorial bit above, the main character is flung into a portal or something, and wakes up in a desert-y place being attacked by the same aliens.
Anyway, the main thing I recall was that your character had a suit of armor(?) that could also turn into a bike. And I think you got a bike upgrade before the obligatory flesh-hive level, too.
Post by: Mech#4 on July 28, 2015, 07:00:32 am
Around what year did it come out/did you play it? A comparison to another game with a similar level of graphics would also help. I would assume it was on PC? Other things like what did the aliens look like (humanoid or bug-like), predominant colour schemes and so on help as well.
Post by: Koliup on July 28, 2015, 07:29:40 am
Nnn, you say suit of armour and I think of MDK, but that armour turns into a ribbon glider, not a bike.
Around what year did it come out/did you play it? A comparison to another game with a similar level of graphics would also help. I would assume it was on PC? Other things like what did the aliens look like (humanoid or bug-like), predominant colour schemes and so on help as well.
I played it in the early to mid 2000s, if I'm recalling correctly. It had graphics similar to Metal Arms, although I can't confirm this.
It was on a console, but I can't recall which one. The aliens were bug-like, although they may have had humanoid strains.
I can't remember any significant colors.
Although the game's tone was primarily serious. The enemies all had more in common with a xenomorph or predator than, say, the protagonist of Kill All Humans.
Post by: beefy on July 28, 2015, 12:44:30 pm
-- edit -- found it! http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=6961.0
Post by: Delta Foxtrot on July 28, 2015, 01:14:11 pm
Battlezone did in fact have big mechas in it! But maybe it was in Battlezone 2, can't quite remember. What a legendary game that one was, can just remember snippets but it was very cool back then. One of the first multiplayer I played ever, with a modem!
IIRC First Battlezone US forces had a mech as their top tier unit. It had a pretty wonky aiming.
Post by: Frumple on July 28, 2015, 02:53:32 pm
Anyway, the main thing I recall was that your character had a suit of armor(?) that could also turn into a bike.Bit of a long shot, but that, at least, sounds like it might be one of the Robotech games. Given the time period mentioned, probably Battlecry or Invasion (note, I haven't played either, but incredibly cursory searching suggests they both can use the same suit). Suit of armor into a bike is a pretty distinctive feature of the Cyclones, though I definitely wouldn't be surprised if something else has used the concept like, you know, mospeada :V though I don't think that has a video game, so...
Post by: Koliup on July 28, 2015, 04:58:03 pm
Bit of a long shot, but that, at least, sounds like it might be one of the Robotech games. Given the time period mentioned, probably Battlecry or Invasion (note, I haven't played either, but incredibly cursory searching suggests they both can use the same suit). Suit of armor into a bike is a pretty distinctive feature of the Cyclones, though I definitely wouldn't be surprised if something else has used the concept like, you know, mospeada :V though I don't think that has a video game, so...Yeah, having seen some videos, Robotech Invasion seems to be the one.
I was wrong about some of the details I provided, but from what I saw everything resembles what I remember.
Thanks for helping out!
Post by: jocan2003 on August 06, 2015, 02:39:00 pm
Post by: Frumple on August 06, 2015, 03:02:24 pm
Anything else you can remember? Genre, art style (2D vs 3D, etc.)?
Post by: jocan2003 on August 06, 2015, 04:45:54 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on August 06, 2015, 04:57:00 pm
Post by: jocan2003 on August 06, 2015, 05:05:42 pm
EDIT: Found it!!! Rebel galaxy!!! Well i sure tought it was released... look like the release date is not even annonced...
Post by: H4zardZ1 on August 13, 2015, 04:26:17 am
Post by: Bouchart on August 13, 2015, 06:08:21 am
Post by: H4zardZ1 on August 14, 2015, 03:21:31 am
Anyway through, thank you.
Post by: Elfeater on August 14, 2015, 09:29:02 pm
Peoples Tactics, figured it out
Post by: H4zardZ1 on August 14, 2015, 10:25:18 pm
It turns out to be Dokapon Journey.It is answered.
Anyway through, thank you.
Post by: Xardalas on August 15, 2015, 03:02:30 am
Unfortunately, I don't remember anything else than that. I remember seeing the game in a YouTube video a few years ago and I ended up thinking about it today. Been bothering me that I don't remember it's name.
Post by: Sirus on August 15, 2015, 03:16:25 am
Post by: Xardalas on August 15, 2015, 03:23:38 am
If you hadn't said "a few years ago" I might have suggested Deadnaughts.
Wish I could remember more. It's been bothering the hell out of me. Seriously, for the last forty minutes or so I have been doing different google searches to try and find this damn game. It's gonna bother me till I find it or forget about it again.
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 15, 2015, 05:38:54 am
Well then, this should be hard one. It's a game where your crew lands on a ship, you have equipment and you go through rooms looting them or getting info from them. Depending on how often battles occur in a room it might depressurized and lock you from it. I'm pretty sure you might have been ship salvagers.Deadnaut?
Unfortunately, I don't remember anything else than that. I remember seeing the game in a YouTube video a few years ago and I ended up thinking about it today. Been bothering me that I don't remember it's name.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/337040/
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 15, 2015, 05:40:37 am
If you hadn't said "a few years ago" I might have suggested Deadnaughts.Oh, shoot. I missed your post.
Post by: Sirus on August 15, 2015, 11:04:02 am
It's all good. I misspelled it anyway :pIf you hadn't said "a few years ago" I might have suggested Deadnaughts.Oh, shoot. I missed your post.
Post by: Xardalas on August 15, 2015, 12:37:23 pm
It's all good. I misspelled it anyway :pIf you hadn't said "a few years ago" I might have suggested Deadnaughts.Oh, shoot. I missed your post.
Oh, that was it. You got it right. When I googled dreadnought, I got some game in beta that hadn't been released yet. Many thanks! And it's nice to know that my sense of time has been so fucked with that 'a few years' is actually one year.
Post by: ChairmanPoo on August 19, 2015, 05:33:23 pm
- Is a dungeon crawler. Diablo-like. In theory
- Isometric gameplay.
- The game takes place in some kind of tomb of some ancient wizard king. It's called the Obelisk or the Ziggurath or somesuch.
- The final boss is some kind of lich (I think)
Do any of these ring a bell?
Post by: Bouchart on August 19, 2015, 05:34:31 pm
Post by: ChairmanPoo on August 19, 2015, 05:41:59 pm
Post by: TripJack on August 19, 2015, 06:31:01 pm
Post by: Mech#4 on August 19, 2015, 11:24:41 pm
New question: about a game that either was released recently or WILL be released recently.
- Is a dungeon crawler. Diablo-like. In theory
- Isometric gameplay.
- The game takes place in some kind of tomb of some ancient wizard king. It's called the Obelisk or the Ziggurath or somesuch.
- The final boss is some kind of lich (I think)
Do any of these ring a bell?
Hmm, the first dungeon area in "Divine Divinity" takes place in a tomb. That's an RPG with Diablo-like combat, but that's only the first dungeon. It also has overworld maps and multiple areas.
It does sound like Dungeons of Dredmor as TripJack suggested.
Post by: Frumple on August 20, 2015, 10:35:39 am
Post by: Cthulufaic on August 24, 2015, 09:33:41 am
The Grim Reaper visits you in your dreams and tells you to go mess with the other guests for some reason, and (most) of the other guests are trying to kill you dead.
I remember that I think the first guest is some nurse-dinosaur, and that later on there's a board game minigame with JUDGEMEEEEEENT.
Post by: Frumple on August 24, 2015, 09:44:42 am
E: The google-fu hit was "horror game hotel grim reaper" sans quotes. Gamefaqs review about five hits in nails it to a T.
Post by: Cthulufaic on August 24, 2015, 10:42:51 am
Gregory Horror Show. PS2 game, apparently.Thanks!
E: The google-fu hit was "horror game hotel grim reaper" sans quotes. Gamefaqs review about five hits in nails it to a T.
...and PS2?! Damn, from what I remember I was tempted to say that it mighta been on the N64 or the Dreamcast.
Post by: xDarkz on August 28, 2015, 10:41:42 am
... I've been looking for it for the LONGEST time.
PS: Pretty sure it wasn't turn-based.
Post by: Frumple on August 28, 2015, 11:04:46 am
Post by: xDarkz on August 28, 2015, 11:10:11 am
... terranigma?
YES, YES, YES, Holy crap.
THANK YOU ~!
Post by: Frumple on August 28, 2015, 11:16:52 am
Post by: maxseg on August 30, 2015, 07:32:13 pm
Since i was just a kid, i can't remember every feature of the games i'm looking for but i have hints... all of them for PC, anyways.
Sorry if the info i provide is in some ways blurry or misleading, that's because i didn't know how to english back then...
1.-
The first game i really want to find/know about was like a strategy game, i can't remember if it was per turn based or not...
The maps were kinda on abandoned cities, because it was like an invasion of some sort.
There were... at least 2 races/teams i can remember, but only because of colors. Blue and Red... and i remember seeing some Yellow. Anyways, most of the time i was playing Blue, and was fighting Red.
The unit i recall is an APC kind of unit, fast mobility, really fragile... there were some strong vehicle type units, too. There were some helicopters/hover crafts... damn this was so much time ago.
The map was like some kind of grid, and on some areas on the minimap there was a huge sigma symbol Σ (white, i remember this because i didnt know what it meant, not even on spanish).
The bases..... blue and red base looked like floating buildings, this, of course, alien type. the game was like futuristic. If you have ever played World of Warcraft you could tell the bases looked like Naxxramas (http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/wowwiki/images/d/d3/Naxxramas.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/415?cb=20100719013321) / Necropolis.
I remember you could like... use the units and bring them to combat.... which i can't remember at all. You could jump from unit to unit, a lot like Armored Fist tank swap mechanic. I can't remember winning the map/match/game either lolol
2.-
The second game i'd like to find isn't as important as the first one, because this one i played a demo only. So the information isn't as specific as the first one...
It was based on a planet, i can't remember if it was planet earth or not.
Anyways, you had to fly a vehicle that had 2 modes, ground mode and air mode.... and maybe water mode.
There were villagers on some parts, some kind of scientists on another parts.
These last were like developing some kind of proyect (white modern buildings), which you could shoot and blow up. If you did this... the water level on the planet would reduce, all the villagers/scientists would disappear/die and the atmosphere would turn a different color, which i can't remember (green, red, orange).
You had a bar that was like fuel or hit points... lol that's all i recall. i always used air mode to reach other zones as quickly as possible.
3.-
The third game i'm looking for is a space adventure game.
I only played this a few times because later a friend lent me Starcraft and i forgot about the space adventure game.
You had to first pick a symbol for your spaceship and then it was like free mode, so you could go to other planets and trade. I remember there was a cargo, yes. I remember i was bullied too lmao... probably because i pissed someone off. AH and the most important thing i remember is that you couldn't just go to the next quadrant (yes it was developed in a grid) because there were these big ass lasers that could blow up your ship (i assume the boundaries until you unlocked the next quadrant).
Sorry for long post again... but i really want to relive my childhood with these games and beat them. it's personal. the same happened with time commando, lode runner and knights and merchants :)
Post by: Akura on August 30, 2015, 07:42:17 pm
Post by: maxseg on August 30, 2015, 07:46:44 pm
The first one was Urban Assault. The second sounds familiar, but I can't quite figure it out.
you are the best. i love you. you have no idea how much struggle i had with this game
Post by: a1s on August 30, 2015, 07:59:25 pm
The second one sound like it some sort of eco-terrorism simulator. I'll be looking forward to fining out what it actually was.
Post by: maxseg on August 30, 2015, 08:14:19 pm
The third one sound like a lot of games in the same genre (elite-like) although the laser thing probably narrows it down. Do you remember the year when you were playing it? Also if it was first or third person?
The second one sound like it some sort of eco-terrorism simulator. I'll be looking forward to fining out what it actually was.
the space one, well i was playing it around .... 2000... yeah, that year. it was bird eye view, like GTA2. i can't remember about graphics tho.... you know, starcraft consumed almost all of my living memories , videogame-wise.
and thanks guys i really appreciate the help
Post by: Akura on August 30, 2015, 08:31:52 pm
Post by: maxseg on August 30, 2015, 09:11:10 pm
Since a similar game is mentioned(possibly the same game, who knows), there was a freeware one where you played a captain with a heavy war debt during a war between the government on Earth, and another human faction far away. The game switches from a top-down Elite-like and a first-person point-and-click. It was something like Space Flight, or Star Flight, and it was the fourth game in a series.
i'm sorry i can't recall much of that game, but what i DO recall is that whenever you started a game, you had to choose a pic/design/symbol for your spaceship. i always chose one that resembled a face/clown... if that is anyhelp
Post by: Xinvoker on August 31, 2015, 02:35:24 pm
1st level you build a town and little people come out of their houses radially to power the farms (which look like like red barns) and other buildings. Demons come out of a mountain every now and then, and if they walk through your town your buildings burn, so you have to build guard towers to defend yourself. There is also a fairy village on the map (looks like a forest) but it doesn't do anything.
2nd level is a spell duel (with the leader of the fairies i think), you combine some stuff and you make iceballs and other spells which you hurl at each other.
3rd level you control a dude with a sword at the entrance of Demon Mountain, demons come out and you slash them, there are also some crystals which you have to destroy to get the boss to come out. The view is top-down and the "map" is a single screen. The crystals form a circle and the cave opening is to the right, I think.
Post by: Bouchart on August 31, 2015, 03:12:37 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on August 31, 2015, 05:00:43 pm
My query: Around 2005, I found an indie turn-based strategy game with minimalist art and rules. Practically a board game with dev art, cheap but effective. I think it was a hex grid, and it was about territory control. Holding territory gave you resources to build new level 1 troops (peasants?) or upgrade them into knights and then... lords? Not sure, but I think there were only 3-4 tiers.
Combat was deterministic but every troop had a maintenance cost, and the top-tier one was exponentially expensive to maintain. A higher-tier troop would always win, and troops guarded everything adjacent to them. But it was very possible to be starved of resources and have your troops decay... into forests? And forests spread fast, clearing them with cheaper units was a major mechanic.
There were also forts which were like upkeep-less mid-tier troops but couldn't move or be upgraded.
It wasn't free, but there was a generous demo. They had a lot of other strategy games on their site, with demos, but this one was the most fun to me.
Post by: Bouchart on August 31, 2015, 07:14:29 pm
Post by: Akura on August 31, 2015, 07:23:51 pm
As for the one I mentioned, it's a series called "Starfight". Not Starflight. Linky to the series. (http://sf6.jpproduction.fi/).. which is mostly dead. 404s everywhere. Did find a download for the sixth game, but it was the
Post by: Rolan7 on August 31, 2015, 07:29:50 pm
Battle for Wesnoth?Thanks but no, much more basic. Higher-tier troops *always* win. The game is entirely deterministic, except for the AI. And you can generally tell what the AI will do next. It'll kill your troops if you left some vulnerable and it has higher-tier ones to kill with... but it also tries to defend its land from incursions. Very limited resources (lands) make that a difficult call sometimes.
Post by: Carlos Gustavos on September 02, 2015, 06:47:51 am
A long time favourite of mine. Though I wish the AI was better.
Post by: Rolan7 on September 02, 2015, 09:43:34 am
And ooh, there's an Android version now...
Post by: IWishIWereSarah on September 06, 2015, 09:43:04 pm
It's a RPG/dungeon-crawler game with a top-down view (think like the Wizardry series but with an Arcanum POV).
I think there was a square grid on which your characters (and the enemies) moved.
I think the setting was medieval fantastic.
I think you had a number of build points/gold to be spent on the whole party at the beginning (thus making you choose between few optimized characters or more non-optimized ones).
I think I remember lots of classes, "witch" maybe being one of the selectable ones.
I don't think I remember much more than that :/
Post by: Frumple on September 06, 2015, 10:03:01 pm
Post by: IWishIWereSarah on September 07, 2015, 12:57:56 am
I'd say around 2000 as Arcanum, maybe younger. I remember pixelated graphics, though maybe not as much as the Fallouts.
I think the game was more top-down than the 3/4 view of Arcanum and Fallout, and zoomed-out, so it may have helped the graphic part.
Clearly not older than 1995, and I doubt it would be younger than 2005 (though indies...).
Post by: Jiharo on September 07, 2015, 06:58:05 am
I think the game was more top-down than the 3/4 view of Arcanum and Fallout, and zoomed-out, so it may have helped the graphic part.Maybe, older Spiderweb (http://www.avernum.com/avernumold/index.html)Avernum (http://www.avernum.com/avernum2old/index.html)games (http://www.avernum.com/avernum3/index.html)?
Post by: H4zardZ1 on September 07, 2015, 07:15:34 am
Post by: IWishIWereSarah on September 07, 2015, 03:33:37 pm
If it were purely top-down it could be Helherron (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/helherron/screenshots).I don't think that's them. I remember it younger than the Avernum games, and the view of Helherron is more like it. ^^'I think the game was more top-down than the 3/4 view of Arcanum and Fallout, and zoomed-out, so it may have helped the graphic part.Maybe, older Spiderweb (http://www.avernum.com/avernumold/index.html)Avernum (http://www.avernum.com/avernum2old/index.html)games (http://www.avernum.com/avernum3/index.html)?
Post by: gordy on September 07, 2015, 06:41:35 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on September 07, 2015, 06:45:29 pm
90's rpg, maybe tsr. Top down where the protagonist infiltrates a monsters hive and slowly transforms into one himself as he kills the queens and consumes the jelly...?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomorph:_Plague_of_the_Darkfall
Post by: gordy on September 07, 2015, 06:48:00 pm
Post by: MrWiggles on October 14, 2015, 11:16:29 pm
You were a caveman. You had to make your own stone tools, find your own flint. The stone tool mini game, required you to strike at the stone, with a template on it, by pressing down the mouse button and striking the stone in the right spot with the right strength.
I am fairly certain that you explored the world in first person mode. You had to get food and water. When you ran into other cave person, they were strangers, and you could attack to them, try to make friends or boast that you were a god of thunder, and then usually get murdered.
Post by: Virtz on October 15, 2015, 12:29:16 am
'90s game that came out on the Mac and maybe PC to.I think it's Sapiens (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/sapiens/screenshots).
You were a caveman. You had to make your own stone tools, find your own flint. The stone tool mini game, required you to strike at the stone, with a template on it, by pressing down the mouse button and striking the stone in the right spot with the right strength.
I am fairly certain that you explored the world in first person mode. You had to get food and water. When you ran into other cave person, they were strangers, and you could attack to them, try to make friends or boast that you were a god of thunder, and then usually get murdered.
Post by: MrWiggles on October 15, 2015, 07:30:50 am
I dont think I was too far off.
Post by: ductape on October 15, 2015, 10:47:31 pm
Post by: puke on October 15, 2015, 11:17:44 pm
Was on this forum not too long ago. A space game in the vein of the X series but done in 2D.
Era? Could be lots of things depending on which part of X you mean. Trade? Diplomacy? Industry?
Star Sector comes to mind, as something that was on this forum. http://fractalsoftworks.com/
Post by: MrWiggles on October 15, 2015, 11:22:18 pm
Post by: puke on October 15, 2015, 11:30:34 pm
Post by: ductape on October 16, 2015, 12:05:25 am
Was on this forum not too long ago. A space game in the vein of the X series but done in 2D.
Era? Could be lots of things depending on which part of X you mean. Trade? Diplomacy? Industry?
Star Sector comes to mind, as something that was on this forum. http://fractalsoftworks.com/
not X as in 4X. I meant X as in the "X" universe like X3: Terran Conflict
Post by: puke on October 16, 2015, 12:17:25 am
If you wanted more trade with it, Escape Velocity or NAEV might be it. More story and faction stuff, Star Point Gemini might be closer.
Really, Star Sector is the only one that hits all those elements.
Unless you mean the one being written by the X modder? I forget the name.
Post by: puke on October 16, 2015, 12:49:49 am
Post by: timferius on October 31, 2015, 05:46:38 pm
Post by: Geltor on October 31, 2015, 06:00:29 pm
i played this game on the ps1. youre an orange (?) blocky line that escapes some sort of prison. you encounter and defeat other enemies by playing a game of pong with them, HINT: youre the pong "bat". as you go on your adventure you discover other pong bats that travel with you. one of them was a big female pong colored like the american flag.
i believe the end of the game has some sort of space battle, but im not sure
in retrospect this game was so dumb but incredibly difficult, i was like 12 when i played it
Post by: Akura on October 31, 2015, 06:02:50 pm
Ok, here's a game I just thought of. I played it at a friends ages ago, probably late 90s. It was a space game and all I can remember is, there was a large map, and you had to jump using wormholes to respond to attacks at space stations and stuff. The jump itself was kind of a mini game where you had to navigate the path and avoid touching the sides of the wormhole. The better you did, the closer to your exact point you jumped in.I don't know about the jump minigame, but the rest of it sounds like Allegiance.
Post by: lionstar on October 31, 2015, 09:44:02 pm
Post by: timferius on November 02, 2015, 01:47:43 pm
I don't think so, I was at my friends house, pretty sure we were playing single player. Also, there was landing and taking off from stations to re-arm and repair.Ok, here's a game I just thought of. I played it at a friends ages ago, probably late 90s. It was a space game and all I can remember is, there was a large map, and you had to jump using wormholes to respond to attacks at space stations and stuff. The jump itself was kind of a mini game where you had to navigate the path and avoid touching the sides of the wormhole. The better you did, the closer to your exact point you jumped in.I don't know about the jump minigame, but the rest of it sounds like Allegiance.
Post by: Hugehead on November 02, 2015, 02:12:33 pm
There was a browser game I used to play, where you build a squad of little soldier guys, and watch them fight other people's squads of little soldier guys. There was also a very difficult optional challenge thing where your soldiers fight rats for some reason.Minitroopers.
Post by: Shadowlord on November 02, 2015, 02:23:44 pm
Was it a pc or console game?
I don't remember anything like that myself, but there are a bunch of space games on PC I've never played, and if it was a console game, odds are I wouldn't know about it.
(The closest thing I'm remembering is Freelancer with its trade lanes, but those aren't wormholes (it had wormholes too but they were instant travel to another map), and it was easy to stay in the lanes all the way to the end unless there were pirates camped at one of the rings, so I doubt that's it.)
Post by: timferius on November 02, 2015, 03:27:56 pm
There was (and is) nothing like (wormhole stuff you described) that in Allegiance, anyways. You just fly to the wormhole and jump and bam you're in the other sector.PC game, definitely not freelancer (love freelancer). Wormhole is sorta misleading I think in that you could do it from where to wherever, so more of a jump drive. Just the flying through a twisting space warp tunnel makes me think wormhole.
Was it a pc or console game?
I don't remember anything like that myself, but there are a bunch of space games on PC I've never played, and if it was a console game, odds are I wouldn't know about it.
(The closest thing I'm remembering is Freelancer with its trade lanes, but those aren't wormholes (it had wormholes too but they were instant travel to another map), and it was easy to stay in the lanes all the way to the end unless there were pirates camped at one of the rings, so I doubt that's it.)
Post by: sambojin on November 22, 2015, 04:22:35 am
It's an old arcade game. Circa 1984-1989. Played it when I was a kid.
Side scrolling platformer, with heaps of shooting. You were a random bloke in a robotic suit, with lots of red bits on it. Maybe yellow or green was the rest of it.
No, it's not Oscar.
I do remember a powerup system very similar to Oscar or Sidearms in it. Get thingies, hit button, get that thing. Probably. This may be entirely incorrect, because I think they had Oscar there at some point as well. It might have just had double-jumps. That was the first time I'd ever seen that shit. I was probably 6-8 years old. I thought it was revolutionary at the time. I was right.
I think you might have been able to pick the level you wanted to play at the start. There was a jungle level. With lots of bees in it. You had to kill them all, or they'd waste 20c of yours. Lots of bees, and some jumping stuff (or insta death holes), and probably some vine things that popped out of the ground. Or from the ceiling. Somewhere, possibly.
Think of it as similar to Oscar, but it was zoomed in a little bit. Probably a Konami or Taito arcade game. I've never seen it on consoles. Might have been Namco, but I was pretty young when I played it (1985-1992, at a pool I used to go swimming training at).
I damn well want to beat that game.
It may or may not have had the word Space or X in it's title.
Anyone have the vaguest idea of what old arcade game I'm talking about?
Post by: sambojin on November 22, 2015, 05:20:07 am
Xain'D sleenA / Solar Warrior / Soldier of Light arcade.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CGL127qYF_0
Taito. Telling kids they're too soft to play hard videogames since 1986. Or that there is no way in hell that anything they made back then was possible to beat on one credit. Yes, the player dies repeatedly with MAME cheats turned on in this play-through.
I actually feel a lot better about my childhood skills now.
Post by: Cyroth on November 23, 2015, 04:09:50 pm
Was around 1990~ish on Atari ST or Amiga.
Gameplay was first person with grid based movement, like Dungeon Master or Legend of Grimrock, but instead of a party you only had a single dude.
Setting was SciFi, the surroundings (at least at the beginning of the game) were mostly colored in blue.
There is not much else I remember. I know you picked up a gun from a locker or wall-safe early and that the game was pretty hard (or that might just be me being 7 and incompetent back then)
Post by: Bouchart on November 23, 2015, 04:16:47 pm
Post by: Cyroth on November 23, 2015, 04:44:16 pm
It was Xenomorph for the Amiga.
Whale's Voyage looks also pretty good, going to add that one to my retro games backlog, thanks.
Post by: Bouchart on November 23, 2015, 04:45:59 pm
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Post by: askovdk on November 24, 2015, 07:34:37 am
Whatever happened to that recent (last few months) rather controversial experimental/art first-person multiplayer game with a global limited life pool? I recall it involved shadowy monsters and a light orb or something, and it should be the kind of thing that shows up easily on a search, but isn't.
Sounds like the Flock http://vogelsap.com/theflock/ (http://vogelsap.com/theflock/)
I have never played it and don't know the status.
Post by: Graknorke on November 29, 2015, 08:44:51 pm
I remember that the opening starts with you storming a compound, maybe something to do with the Chinese.
I can't even remember where I've seen/played it before.
Post by: Bouchart on November 29, 2015, 09:01:21 pm
Maybe Alpha Protocol?
Post by: Graknorke on November 29, 2015, 09:05:22 pm
EDIT: Looked around stuff about IW, and the game I'm looking for is called Project Snowblind. It's totally a Deus Ex game though, more in the style of HR than of the first though.
Post by: Flying Carcass on November 29, 2015, 09:06:56 pm
Post by: Kagus on November 30, 2015, 07:14:57 pm
I don't recall much of the game, but there were distinct horror elements. If I remember correctly, the general theme was that there was this great magical plague that had affected the kingdom and transformed people into hideous mutated monsters. There was a particular scene where the protagonist and... I think his daughter? Maybe? Some young person... Venture into a kind of refugee village of the infected. They'd apparently retained enough humanity to not go ballistic at first sight.
There's a touching moment when Young Person A is gently offered a flower by Mutated Root-for-an-eye Infected Child, when suddenly some idiot in your care pulls a mandrake from the ground and the village finally does go ballistic (I seem to remember there being some link between the screaming roots and the disease, like the people were kind of half-vegetable and reacted poorly to the root's "pain"), leading to a big fight where you're surrounded by big mutie thugs.
I seem to also recall a later savefile where you're wandering around in a castle and there are more infected people wandering around, but these looked a bit more like the upper torsos of people crawling around and dragging along their long flat tails. Slug-mermaids, basically.
It's really pissing me off that Google has been utterly useless thus far in finding a hint towards what the hell this game was.
Post by: Bouchart on November 30, 2015, 08:04:30 pm
Post by: Frumple on November 30, 2015, 08:20:44 pm
Was reminded of it while watching folks play the much more recent Legends of Eisenwald; from what I can recall it was in a similar vein of things, just... y'know, a decade or two ago, and part of those hordes of largely forgettable knockoff games that lurked in the corners of the gaming world. It's definitely not one of the major names in the fantasy TBS/RPG realm -- not HoMM, not Disciples, not Etherlords, and so on. If by some strange conicidence, someone out there played it and actually remember what the zog it was, it'd be great to hear.
Post by: Akura on November 30, 2015, 09:36:54 pm
MediEvil?
Definitely not. I don't know what game he's talking about, but MediEvil was about your character having died, failed to gain entrance to Vahalla(or it's equivalent), and getting a second chance by killing the guy he was originally fighting against. I forget what the sequel was about, though.
@Kagus: was it an RPG, or Action-Adventure? Under Wikipedia's list of Dreamcast games for Action-Adventure, I found Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draconus:_Cult_of_the_Wyrm). Probably not it. Unfortunately, the list of Playstation games does not sort by genre.
Post by: Frumple on November 30, 2015, 10:56:19 pm
[snip]... okay, I'm pretty sure I've found it. Discord Times seems to be was what I was looking for. Apparently Legend of Eisenwald reminded me of it because it was made by the same people.
Post by: Kagus on December 01, 2015, 02:46:31 am
MediEvil?
Definitely not. I don't know what game he's talking about, but MediEvil was about your character having died, failed to gain entrance to Vahalla(or it's equivalent), and getting a second chance by killing the guy he was originally fighting against. I forget what the sequel was about, though.
@Kagus: was it an RPG, or Action-Adventure? Under Wikipedia's list of Dreamcast games for Action-Adventure, I found Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draconus:_Cult_of_the_Wyrm). Probably not it. Unfortunately, the list of Playstation games does not sort by genre.
Yeah, no, I looked at both MediEvil and Draconus, wasn't those. Some Japanese game, or at least with rather Japanese-inspired graphics. I really don't recall whether it was RPG or A-A, but I'm fairly certain it was action-adventure... Again, didn't play it myself, but from what I can remember it seemed like there wasn't much character customization.
Post by: Mech#4 on December 03, 2015, 08:24:55 am
It is an adventure game from the early 90's. 2D with a graphical style similar to "The Adventures of Willy Beamish" or "Pepper's Adventures in Time". Closer to the latter as it had pixel graphics rather than the animated style of Willy Beamish.
The theme of the game was cartoony with slap stick humour. I think the game was of British origins, I'm pretty sure some of the voices were.
The one puzzle I remember in the game was you had to put a pair of roller skates on the feet of a sleeping old man, then wake him up so he stumbles off screen. Another area I remember was a guard next to a docks area. I remember watching a let's play and the guard having badly recorded dialogue with noticeable echo.
Edit: I should further clarify that the game was set in modern times. The first area was set in various locals around a town. A manor, manor garden, possibly a café. Something in my mind is telling me the plot ended up with you going onto a submarine and into a secret base near the end but I might be thinking of a different adventure game.
Edit 2: Found the title of the game. It's called "Bud Tucker in Double Trouble". Difficult to find because it's really not mentioned anywhere. Not on Wikipedia or adventure game lists. The graphics look nice but I think the game itself was lacking in areas.
Post by: Bouchart on December 03, 2015, 09:03:32 am
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Post by: Sean Mirrsen on December 17, 2015, 03:16:26 am
If you want hardware though, I'm sure at least some people had ideas like that before. Quick google: http://somniacs.co/
Post by: Mech#4 on December 17, 2015, 03:45:32 am
Post by: jaymagik on December 19, 2015, 05:18:49 pm
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on December 19, 2015, 05:36:52 pm
Hello, I'm looking for a old game, that I believe came out in the late 90's, or early 2000's. I only played it briefly. The player character was a retired merc, or somewhat traveling on vacation to an island, or country. From what I remember the controls was a little clunky, but it had good open world gameplay. You could join factions, and play them against one another. Also you could drive vehicles, in which you would have to fill up at gas stations. It's sad that I can't produce a better description. I believe it was FarCry like.Perhaps Boiling Point: Road to hell (aka Xenus)? http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/boiling-point-road-to-hell-review/1900-6128286/
Post by: Bouchart on December 19, 2015, 06:52:06 pm
Post by: jaymagik on December 19, 2015, 09:32:25 pm
Post by: Aleksanderus on December 20, 2015, 10:41:07 am
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on December 20, 2015, 10:55:02 am
I'm looking for a old turn based strategy game. In this game you take controll one race from many alien races and the game begins. at the beginning of the game you choose the place of your capital and you start playing game. Then you need to build buildings, research technologies, manage your citizens and resorces. You need to "place" your citizens in buildings becouse a building without citizens won't do anything. The game is set in early Sc-fi times.That could... really be anything. Lots of turn-based 4X strategy games in space. Not sure about the particular mechanic of putting citizens into buildings, though. Check out Ascendancy. It sounds close to what you're describing, but you just assign the population to specific roles instead of specific buildings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascendancy_%28video_game%29
Post by: Frumple on December 20, 2015, 10:57:13 am
Post by: Aleksanderus on December 20, 2015, 12:02:34 pm
That... sounds a lot like Deadlock (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadlock:_Planetary_Conquest) or its sequel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadlock_II:_Shrine_Wars), actually.Thank you! I was looking for this game for so long! :D
Post by: joey4track on December 20, 2015, 04:40:16 pm
I think it was called 'something Rain' or something with RAIN in it. It looked so amazing and then I never heard about it again..
Post by: Frumple on December 20, 2015, 06:08:41 pm
Post by: joey4track on December 20, 2015, 09:28:07 pm
Project Rain World (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rain-world/project-rain-world/posts/1263093), maybe?Yes! Thanks! Hmm.. Looks like no word since June.. Wonder if this game will ever get released..?
EDIT: Looks like there is a Steam page that says coming 2016 :)
Post by: Mech#4 on December 20, 2015, 09:40:35 pm
There was a 2D, pixel style horror game that came out maybe 2 years ago. I remember it was a guy wandering around a house avoiding monsters and hiding behind hanging cow corpses. I think there was another character who had a box as a head or something in an outside area. You had a flashlight also.
The other is actually a trailer. I remember a scene from a trailer from maybe about 4-5 years ago. It was an empty playground at night and I think it had some supernatural elements. Something tells me it might've been a trailer for "The Secret World" MMO early on but something about it makes me think the style of the trailer is different from how the game ended up.
Post by: Virtz on December 21, 2015, 01:39:15 am
There was a 2D, pixel style horror game that came out maybe 2 years ago. I remember it was a guy wandering around a house avoiding monsters and hiding behind hanging cow corpses. I think there was another character who had a box as a head or something in an outside area. You had a flashlight also.Lone Survivor (http://store.steampowered.com/app/209830/)?
Post by: Mech#4 on December 21, 2015, 02:33:32 am
There was a 2D, pixel style horror game that came out maybe 2 years ago. I remember it was a guy wandering around a house avoiding monsters and hiding behind hanging cow corpses. I think there was another character who had a box as a head or something in an outside area. You had a flashlight also.Lone Survivor (http://store.steampowered.com/app/209830/)?
That's the one, thank ye. I was wanting to find a Let's Play of it but had forgotten the title.
Post by: BurnedToast on December 21, 2015, 11:14:45 am
The other is actually a trailer. I remember a scene from a trailer from maybe about 4-5 years ago. It was an empty playground at night and I think it had some supernatural elements. Something tells me it might've been a trailer for "The Secret World" MMO early on but something about it makes me think the style of the trailer is different from how the game ended up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-RP9hKFoxE
Post by: Mech#4 on December 22, 2015, 04:17:06 am
The other is actually a trailer. I remember a scene from a trailer from maybe about 4-5 years ago. It was an empty playground at night and I think it had some supernatural elements. Something tells me it might've been a trailer for "The Secret World" MMO early on but something about it makes me think the style of the trailer is different from how the game ended up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-RP9hKFoxE
Yup, that's it. An interesting trailer for a game that I've heard very little about after it was released. I half thought it still wasn't released but apparently it came out in 2012. It seems to have gotten good reviews and so forth but not much hooha afterwards.
Post by: Graknorke on December 22, 2015, 06:55:15 am
Post by: cider on December 28, 2015, 02:06:34 pm
It might be an RPG Maker game. If it's not, it's visual style is very similar, from what I recall, so you can forget about NEO Scavenger or anything like that. Bit shoddy graphics - possibly sprites or cartoonish - viewed from a top-down perspective. It had received lots of praise from what I gathered.
Post by: Arx on December 28, 2015, 02:08:32 pm
Post by: cider on December 28, 2015, 02:48:46 pm
Sounds a bit like Don't Starve?
Not the one I'm looking for, unfortunately. When I say the visual style is really similar to RPG Maker, I mean really similar. To the point that I'm assuming it is RPG Maker, but it might not be.
Post by: quinnr on December 28, 2015, 10:14:37 pm
Post by: monk12 on December 28, 2015, 10:15:47 pm
I know it's been played here before. Not a video game, but a roleplaying game, pen-and-paper. It has a bunch of information that only the person running the game was allowed to know, which was a whole part of the appeal. I believe the manual had parts color-coded by "access levels" or something like that.
Paranoia (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/Paranoia)?
EDIT: Now with handy TvTropes link
Post by: quinnr on December 29, 2015, 12:21:04 am
That'd be it, thank you muchly. <3I know it's been played here before. Not a video game, but a roleplaying game, pen-and-paper. It has a bunch of information that only the person running the game was allowed to know, which was a whole part of the appeal. I believe the manual had parts color-coded by "access levels" or something like that.
Paranoia (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/Paranoia)?
EDIT: Now with handy TvTropes link
Post by: a1s on December 29, 2015, 08:55:54 am
Was it in flash? There was a survival/farming thing (monsters would interfere with farming, like, all the time) that started with the town being burned down. Does that sound similar?Sounds a bit like Don't Starve?
Not the one I'm looking for, unfortunately. When I say the visual style is really similar to RPG Maker, I mean really similar. To the point that I'm assuming it is RPG Maker, but it might not be.
Post by: Rolan7 on December 29, 2015, 10:17:12 pm
The game is "Death Vegas" by Adult Swim. The music doesn't work. I've tried the versions on Kongregate, Armorgames, and the official Adult Swim site. I've tried three different computers. Other people are having the same problem, but it fell out of the relative limelight a few years ago. Despite being hands down the best fighting game I've ever played (because it is actually accessible, unlike every other fighting game I've ever tried).
Does anyone know how to find an older version that works? Or, does the current version actually work for someone? Even that would be a useful data point.
Here's the Kongregate version. Some of the sounds work, but the music during a match does not. If it DOES, please, tell me. (Including the forced tutorial).
http://www.kongregate.com/games/AdultSwimGames/death-vegas
Post by: Sirus on December 30, 2015, 12:10:49 am
Post by: Rolan7 on December 30, 2015, 12:15:39 am
Well, whatever, I'm happy! Thanks!
Post by: monk12 on January 01, 2016, 07:19:10 pm
Post by: Graknorke on January 01, 2016, 07:21:53 pm
Okay, so. I remember in high school (which... is now 10 years ago. Christ...) playing a browser game where you had a giant cube which you had to manipulate to make it grow into a little world. It was a puzzle kind of game and I remember it being very minimalist in terms of instructions, you just kinda did stuff and looked at what happened. I remember very little about playing it apart from I think one of the first things you did was make a waterfall and get a lot of grass on top of the cube. I remember it also had a sequel which had similar mechanics except you were doing something with animals, and IIRC the end of that one the animals merged into a rocket or something.That game is 2hard4me. God. Grow Cube please why so arcane.
Post by: monk12 on January 01, 2016, 07:49:51 pm
Okay, so. I remember in high school (which... is now 10 years ago. Christ...) playing a browser game where you had a giant cube which you had to manipulate to make it grow into a little world. It was a puzzle kind of game and I remember it being very minimalist in terms of instructions, you just kinda did stuff and looked at what happened. I remember very little about playing it apart from I think one of the first things you did was make a waterfall and get a lot of grass on top of the cube. I remember it also had a sequel which had similar mechanics except you were doing something with animals, and IIRC the end of that one the animals merged into a rocket or something.That game is 2hard4me. God. Grow Cube please why so arcane.
Aha! Thank you, now to laugh at my sister's fiancee's pathetic attempts to solve the cube!
Post by: cider on January 02, 2016, 05:20:29 pm
Was it in flash? There was a survival/farming thing (monsters would interfere with farming, like, all the time) that started with the town being burned down. Does that sound similar?Sounds a bit like Don't Starve?
Not the one I'm looking for, unfortunately. When I say the visual style is really similar to RPG Maker, I mean really similar. To the point that I'm assuming it is RPG Maker, but it might not be.
Doesn't sound familiar. Don't know what the game is coded in, unfortunately.
Post by: Azazass on January 05, 2016, 01:00:42 am
It's a sort of evolution sim that was on these forums a couple years ago, made by a guy with an avatar of a skull with a plant growing out of it. The life was all circular, and some life could photosynthesise, some could actively predate and others could link up to other life forms and steal energy (or give, but for obvious reasons if they weren't photosynthetic they tended to die off).
Seems interesting. Could you ask him if he is willing to let you share a download link of the game?
Also, I have a forgotten game of my own. I don't even think it was a game. Perhaps it was a demostration of sorts?
It was early 90s, I remember the graphics almost like the animated screensavers from Windows 95 and 98. I don't remember if it was on DOS or Windows. It was an FPS where you solve some puzzles, there was lava(?) in some levels, enemies where mostly robotic humanoids. I remember a game screen where the PC was taking cover behind a wall, the PC was dressed in a suit or jumpsuit all black, it had a silver helmet, silver hands and was holding a gun.
Post by: Bouchart on January 05, 2016, 09:12:38 am
I remember a game screen where the PC was taking cover behind a wall, the PC was dressed in a suit or jumpsuit all black, it had a silver helmet, silver hands and was holding a gun.
That looks like the box art to Corridor 7 (http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/large/1021235914-00.jpg) but the game is a pure Wolfenstein clone, doesn't have lava and the enemies are aliens, not robots.
Edit: Maybe you're thinking of Corridor 7's title screen? (http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/images/f/f4/Corridor_7_-_DOS_-_Title.png)
Or maybe it's one of the Blake Stone games. I'm pretty familiar with obscure 1990s FPSs but nothing immediately rings a bell.
Post by: Gabeux on January 05, 2016, 11:00:15 am
Last week I spent hours looking for a game that I played as a kid. Problem is that I have very, very faint memories of it. It was probably on MS-DOS, and:
- It was point-and-click.
- Seemed to be action-adventure.
- Protagonist was a guy that reminds me of Duke Nukem trying to get inside a base. I -think- he crashed with a ship or helicopter near there.
- It was snowing and if you tried to deviate from the path, you'd die freezing.
- I remember there was many ways to die before even getting inside the base. A guard could see you, you could freeze, I think you could arm a bomb and die from it (or maybe the helicopter could explode).
After a few hours of researching here and there, the closest I came to was a game called Cyberia (https://www.google.com.br/search?q=Cyberia&safe=active&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=955&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjizcqxhJPKAhUE5SYKHXQ-AucQ_AUIBigB). But I don't remember having flight levels or controlling the character with arrow keys in the game I'm thinking.
This was probably around 1995-1998. I also hope the 'level' I remember (with snow and all that) wasn't a savegame.
Thanks for any help. I'm want to beat this game (as long as it's not terribly buggy). I died so much on it as a kid, it pisses me off to this day. :P
Post by: Bouchart on January 05, 2016, 12:38:00 pm
Post by: Gabeux on January 05, 2016, 01:46:00 pm
I remember it had this kind of art:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
I'd call it "untextured point-and-click semi-isometric DOS graphics" :P
Post by: Azazass on January 05, 2016, 07:43:00 pm
Hmm nope.
I remember it had this kind of art:Spoiler (click to show/hide)
I'd call it "untextured point-and-click semi-isometric DOS graphics" :P
While I was searching for my own obscure DOS FPS from the early 90s.
I ran into this http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/cyberia (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/cyberia)
Check the screens.
Post by: Azazass on January 05, 2016, 07:46:33 pm
I remember a game screen where the PC was taking cover behind a wall, the PC was dressed in a suit or jumpsuit all black, it had a silver helmet, silver hands and was holding a gun.
That looks like the box art to Corridor 7 (http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/large/1021235914-00.jpg) but the game is a pure Wolfenstein clone, doesn't have lava and the enemies are aliens, not robots.
Edit: Maybe you're thinking of Corridor 7's title screen? (http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/images/f/f4/Corridor_7_-_DOS_-_Title.png)
Or maybe it's one of the Blake Stone games. I'm pretty familiar with obscure 1990s FPSs but nothing immediately rings a bell.
Maybe. I recognize a couple of things, but I'm not sure.
Post by: Gabeux on January 06, 2016, 11:49:24 pm
Hmm nope.
I remember it had this kind of art:Spoiler (click to show/hide)
I'd call it "untextured point-and-click semi-isometric DOS graphics" :P
While I was searching for my own obscure DOS FPS from the early 90s.
I ran into this http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/cyberia (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/cyberia)
Check the screens.
Hahaha, I should've mentioned. In a few posts above I said that Cyberia looks like the game I'm looking for. But it's not that one. :'(
One day my mind will be at peace.
Post by: Mech#4 on January 07, 2016, 08:28:07 am
Hmm nope.
I remember it had this kind of art:Spoiler (click to show/hide)
I'd call it "untextured point-and-click semi-isometric DOS graphics" :P
While I was searching for my own obscure DOS FPS from the early 90s.
I ran into this http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/cyberia (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/cyberia)
Check the screens.
Hahaha, I should've mentioned. In a few posts above I said that Cyberia looks like the game I'm looking for. But it's not that one. :'(
One day my mind will be at peace.
You say the game was point and click though from those screenshots I'm assuming it was 3D? Pre rendered backgrounds like in Myst?
Post by: Xotes on January 07, 2016, 05:03:57 pm
Sheeeeeeeit. Remembered a game I never actually played personally, but that I watched my cousin playing back in the day. As such, time period is mid-to-late nineties, possibly early 00's. Third-person perspective and medieval-fantasy type setting, of sorts. Console, either Dreamcast or Playstation.
I don't recall much of the game, but there were distinct horror elements. If I remember correctly, the general theme was that there was this great magical plague that had affected the kingdom and transformed people into hideous mutated monsters. There was a particular scene where the protagonist and... I think his daughter? Maybe? Some young person... Venture into a kind of refugee village of the infected. They'd apparently retained enough humanity to not go ballistic at first sight.
There's a touching moment when Young Person A is gently offered a flower by Mutated Root-for-an-eye Infected Child, when suddenly some idiot in your care pulls a mandrake from the ground and the village finally does go ballistic (I seem to remember there being some link between the screaming roots and the disease, like the people were kind of half-vegetable and reacted poorly to the root's "pain"), leading to a big fight where you're surrounded by big mutie thugs.
I seem to also recall a later savefile where you're wandering around in a castle and there are more infected people wandering around, but these looked a bit more like the upper torsos of people crawling around and dragging along their long flat tails. Slug-mermaids, basically.
It's really pissing me off that Google has been utterly useless thus far in finding a hint towards what the hell this game was.
I realize this is a bit more than a month late, but seeing this request fascinated me, so I mentioned this to some guys I know and one did some digging to come up with Koudelka. It was on the Playstation, came out very close to the end of 1999, and fits the third-person perspective criteria, but the setting isn't medieval so much as 19th-going-on-20th century Wales, the girl is actually an adventurer who teams up with the guy to look into things, and the protagonists are investigating a monastery instead of a castle.
Dunno about that scene with the plant people and the flower and all that, and the monsters from what I checked out don't quite line up with your descriptions, so I'm not entirely sure this is it, but have some screenshots anyway, they might jog your memory.
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Post by: Gabeux on January 07, 2016, 05:06:25 pm
Hmm nope.
I remember it had this kind of art:Spoiler (click to show/hide)
I'd call it "untextured point-and-click semi-isometric DOS graphics" :P
While I was searching for my own obscure DOS FPS from the early 90s.
I ran into this http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/cyberia (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/cyberia)
Check the screens.
Hahaha, I should've mentioned. In a few posts above I said that Cyberia looks like the game I'm looking for. But it's not that one. :'(
One day my mind will be at peace.
You say the game was point and click though from those screenshots I'm assuming it was 3D? Pre rendered backgrounds like in Myst?
Yessir. You could see some animations though, from what I can remember.
Post by: monk12 on January 07, 2016, 06:39:45 pm
Sheeeeeeeit. Remembered a game I never actually played personally, but that I watched my cousin playing back in the day. As such, time period is mid-to-late nineties, possibly early 00's. Third-person perspective and medieval-fantasy type setting, of sorts. Console, either Dreamcast or Playstation.
I don't recall much of the game, but there were distinct horror elements. If I remember correctly, the general theme was that there was this great magical plague that had affected the kingdom and transformed people into hideous mutated monsters. There was a particular scene where the protagonist and... I think his daughter? Maybe? Some young person... Venture into a kind of refugee village of the infected. They'd apparently retained enough humanity to not go ballistic at first sight.
There's a touching moment when Young Person A is gently offered a flower by Mutated Root-for-an-eye Infected Child, when suddenly some idiot in your care pulls a mandrake from the ground and the village finally does go ballistic (I seem to remember there being some link between the screaming roots and the disease, like the people were kind of half-vegetable and reacted poorly to the root's "pain"), leading to a big fight where you're surrounded by big mutie thugs.
I seem to also recall a later savefile where you're wandering around in a castle and there are more infected people wandering around, but these looked a bit more like the upper torsos of people crawling around and dragging along their long flat tails. Slug-mermaids, basically.
It's really pissing me off that Google has been utterly useless thus far in finding a hint towards what the hell this game was.
Actually wait, it's not Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESqA05RNVdA), is it?
Post by: Akura on January 07, 2016, 07:22:11 pm
Not entirely related, but the sword the player character is wielding around the 5:00 mark on, wasn't that sword an unlockable in Power Stone 2? I swear I got that sword once. I think it too was called the Dragon Slayer.Sheeeeeeeit. Remembered a game I never actually played personally, but that I watched my cousin playing back in the day. As such, time period is mid-to-late nineties, possibly early 00's. Third-person perspective and medieval-fantasy type setting, of sorts. Console, either Dreamcast or Playstation.
I don't recall much of the game, but there were distinct horror elements. If I remember correctly, the general theme was that there was this great magical plague that had affected the kingdom and transformed people into hideous mutated monsters. There was a particular scene where the protagonist and... I think his daughter? Maybe? Some young person... Venture into a kind of refugee village of the infected. They'd apparently retained enough humanity to not go ballistic at first sight.
There's a touching moment when Young Person A is gently offered a flower by Mutated Root-for-an-eye Infected Child, when suddenly some idiot in your care pulls a mandrake from the ground and the village finally does go ballistic (I seem to remember there being some link between the screaming roots and the disease, like the people were kind of half-vegetable and reacted poorly to the root's "pain"), leading to a big fight where you're surrounded by big mutie thugs.
I seem to also recall a later savefile where you're wandering around in a castle and there are more infected people wandering around, but these looked a bit more like the upper torsos of people crawling around and dragging along their long flat tails. Slug-mermaids, basically.
It's really pissing me off that Google has been utterly useless thus far in finding a hint towards what the hell this game was.
Actually wait, it's not Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESqA05RNVdA), is it?
Post by: Akura on January 15, 2016, 06:14:30 pm
It was mentioned here on this board a few months ago, I remember I said I'd check it out once I got my PC upgraded since the minimum system requirements were higher than what I had at the moment. It was an MMO where you could build things, it had a top-down isometric view, I think there was only a female player character available at the time(which may have changed since). I've searched as far back as fifty pages on this board, and it's far more recent than the fiftieth page.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on January 16, 2016, 06:05:55 am
Can you remember what setting it was, and what the graphics looked like?
Post by: Akura on January 16, 2016, 06:37:18 am
An MMO where you can build things. Boy does that narrow it down. :P
Can you remember what setting it was, and what the graphics looked like?
If I had something that I could compare the graphics to, I probably wouldn't need to ask. Anyway, it was a medieval-style setting, with castles and such that player can build. I remember the trailer had the character going around fighting wolves and bears, and foraging plants. Then crafting stuff from that and eventually ending up with a castle with a functioning drawbridge. As I said, it was a top-down, isometric 2D perspective.
I'm starting to think the topic was deleted, since searching for some of the things I said about it brings up nothing.
Post by: Shadowlord on January 16, 2016, 04:12:38 pm
Post by: Akura on January 16, 2016, 05:39:06 pm
Are you sure it wasn't a dream? :P
I was starting to think so, but I found it: Wild Terra. Proof of existence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOP6X6GWZrk).
Post by: Tiruin on January 28, 2016, 02:56:42 am
It's a game I played sometime in the early 2000's, when I was...~10? Sometime around that, anyway.
Quote from: Vague details by memory
It's a space-shooter game. On the PC.
I don't know the terms of the graphics, but its pretty much like Metal Slug (pixel-ish).
Player 1 has a tiny triangular ship, the hull is gray, the wings and nose(probably?) are crimson red. The shape was triangular but the structure was ovalesque.
There was an option to have 2 players in the game--the 2nd player was a light-blue colored version of player 1 [with uncertainty if there was a difference of structure. I bet there was but memory is hazy]
There were powerups that helped your shooting that came in...those glowy geometric shapes, with a letter representing a vague idea of that powerup.
The enemies came in the usual shooter patterns, though there were times where...there were blockades or walls just floating in space. The background sometimes had a platform or station in the background in the usual metallic-gray, sometimes with designs.
I sorta remember the first boss as a kind of angled light-blue ship which had an obvious gun-port in the middle, seemingly enclosed on both sides, which fired a nice blue ray at you as the boss drifted back and forth in the middle.
It...was very fun and one of the first shooter games I loved? :P :'( (Gaahh I feel these details aren't enough!)
. . . :'( I feel hazy nostalgia from this.
Post by: Mech#4 on January 28, 2016, 03:12:31 am
Post by: Tiruin on January 28, 2016, 03:15:51 am
Well, one of the more common scrolling shooters for the PC was "Tyrian 2000", but I don't think that's the one you're describing. There's quite a few entries in this genre that have rather small differences between them. It would narrow it down a bit more if you can remember whether the screen scrolled upwards or sideways.Oh! Sorry, it was in my mind so well that I forgot about the different types of shooters xD
It scrolled downwards, you as a player are facing up, enemies from from above, especially bosses :O
Post by: karhell on January 28, 2016, 06:03:42 am
Post by: ZebioLizard2 on January 28, 2016, 11:27:55 am
Post by: Bouchart on January 28, 2016, 11:28:14 am
Post by: ZebioLizard2 on January 28, 2016, 11:31:10 am
Lords of MagicThanks!
Post by: Tiruin on January 29, 2016, 08:25:11 am
Any chance it was DemonStar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DemonStar)?*shock & awe + realization sound*
Thank. You. A TON.
I don't know what to say other than that but...seeing this and the pictures...Thanks. So much.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on January 29, 2016, 08:32:16 am
Post by: karhell on January 29, 2016, 09:50:03 am
Bhahaha ! Happy coincidence. I just re-downloaded it a couple months ago out of nostalgia (it's one of the first games I had on a PC. Used to spend hours playing it with friends ^^)Any chance it was DemonStar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DemonStar)?*shock & awe + realization sound*
Thank. You. A TON.
I don't know what to say other than that but...seeing this and the pictures...Thanks. So much.
Post by: cider on January 30, 2016, 06:51:48 pm
Looking for what I think is a survival RPG with loads of depth and different mechanics. I think it had a fairly dark tone (though its visual representation was not, as explained below), and there were stats for hunger/thirst/similar. It may or may not be in Early Access on Steam, but it is definitely on Steam. Going insane over not finding this, as I've stumbled across it on Steam several times these past few weeks.
It might be an RPG Maker game. If it's not, it's visual style is very similar, from what I recall, so you can forget about NEO Scavenger or anything like that. Bit shoddy graphics - possibly sprites or cartoonish - viewed from a top-down perspective. It had received lots of praise from what I gathered.
Gonna try with this game again, see if anyone knows. I suppose I could add that I think the title begins with a U (it's not Undertale), but I'm not sure how helpful that is.
Post by: Rolan7 on January 30, 2016, 07:12:59 pm
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on January 30, 2016, 07:14:40 pm
edit: Ninjas!
Post by: cider on January 30, 2016, 08:28:45 pm
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on January 30, 2016, 11:44:43 pm
Can you remember anything about the setting? Like, zombies/not zombies, western or japanese elements, etc.
edit: Oh! Unveil (http://store.steampowered.com/app/375210). :)
Post by: Tiruin on January 31, 2016, 11:20:12 pm
You're right, that does match the description rather well, but it's not the right game. :'( I've actually played UnReal World though, it's a good game.Hmm :/
Looking for what I think is a survival RPG with loads of depth and different mechanics. I think it had a fairly dark tone (though its visual representation was not, as explained below), and there were stats for hunger/thirst/similar. It may or may not be in Early Access on Steam, but it is definitely on Steam. Going insane over not finding this, as I've stumbled across it on Steam several times these past few weeks.More details on the genre perhaps? Can you describe the possible foes present? Presence of a plot or storyline, or is it sandbox-like? Any added notes on Steam (like Singleplayer/Multiplayer? || Free/Pay-to-Play?)
It might be an RPG Maker game. If it's not, it's visual style is very similar, from what I recall, so you can forget about NEO Scavenger or anything like that. Bit shoddy graphics - possibly sprites or cartoonish - viewed from a top-down perspective. It had received lots of praise from what I gathered.
I would be silly and say 'The Witch's House', but that lacks the hunger/thirst/similar. :P
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on January 31, 2016, 11:37:41 pm
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4152380/Screenshots/UnveilScrn.png)
Post by: cider on February 01, 2016, 12:12:36 am
More details on the genre perhaps? Can you describe the possible foes present? Presence of a plot or storyline, or is it sandbox-like? Any added notes on Steam (like Singleplayer/Multiplayer? || Free/Pay-to-Play?)
I would be silly and say 'The Witch's House', but that lacks the hunger/thirst/similar. :P
I believe the time setting was present or future, with a post-apocalyptic/dystopian feel to it. I also believe the game was at least partially set in an "abandoned" (post-apoc/similar, so merely survivors left) city, and as for foes there might've been mutants among them.
As for Steam tags I've already tried with all the tags that seemed plausible, without coming across the game. But it definitely wasn't free to play, and I'm 90% sure it was singleplayer.
And maybe I'm fucking up on the "U" part. I still think the title began with a U, but if no game beginning with U fits the bill, well... then I'm wrong. :P
EDIT: I BLOODY FOUND IT! Tried googling based on my own description above and before ("rpg mutant rpgmaker hunger thirst survivor"), and the fourth hit was the game I was looking for; Waste Walker (http://store.steampowered.com/app/371100/)! Seems like it may have been released as "finished" a bit to early, but whatever... at least I found it!
Post by: Shakerag on February 01, 2016, 10:15:16 am
Old game. Like came out in the early to mid 80s old (at least, that's when I remember playing it). It was on PC, each stage was a single screen (I think), and had 3-4 platforms spanning most of the screen. There were dinosaur eggs (I think they had timers underneath?) and would hatch eventually. You had to collect the eggs/baby dinosaurs. If you took too long, a big dinosaur would step on you. I think there were other hazards on the screen? I also think that you maybe teleported in at the beginning of each stage? Like you were going back in time?
Post by: ZebioLizard2 on February 01, 2016, 10:41:05 am
Okay kids, here's a good one that I was puzzling on over the weekend.
Old game. Like came out in the early to mid 80s old (at least, that's when I remember playing it). It was on PC, each stage was a single screen (I think), and had 3-4 platforms spanning most of the screen. There were dinosaur eggs (I think they had timers underneath?) and would hatch eventually. You had to collect the eggs/baby dinosaurs. If you took too long, a big dinosaur would step on you. I think there were other hazards on the screen? I also think that you maybe teleported in at the beginning of each stage? Like you were going back in time?
Would that be Dino Eggs the video game? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpT6RNfomA0
There's also a remake of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27wXoOdNfbQ
Post by: Shakerag on February 02, 2016, 09:53:46 am
Okay kids, here's a good one that I was puzzling on over the weekend.
Old game. Like came out in the early to mid 80s old (at least, that's when I remember playing it). It was on PC, each stage was a single screen (I think), and had 3-4 platforms spanning most of the screen. There were dinosaur eggs (I think they had timers underneath?) and would hatch eventually. You had to collect the eggs/baby dinosaurs. If you took too long, a big dinosaur would step on you. I think there were other hazards on the screen? I also think that you maybe teleported in at the beginning of each stage? Like you were going back in time?
Would that be Dino Eggs the video game? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpT6RNfomA0
There's also a remake of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27wXoOdNfbQ
Oh my. That's exactly it. I also find it incredibly humorous that someone made a remake of it. I'll have to check both out now. Thanks!
Post by: Deon on February 19, 2016, 03:04:58 pm
I think it was a 1st person quest of sorts, but I can't remember.
Post by: Draxis on February 19, 2016, 05:47:36 pm
Guys, help me to remember the game. All I remember is that in the INTRO you start waking up from cryo sleep on the back part of your small spaceship, in something like an upright cryo tube, your partner is across from you and is dead (malfunction? meteor strike?) and then the ship crashes on planet, which you see from the cockpit and it looks pretty epic.Morningstar (http://www.kongregate.com/games/redherringlabs/morningstar)
I think it was a 1st person quest of sorts, but I can't remember.
Post by: Tiruin on February 20, 2016, 02:41:31 am
Mmmmh~ loved that game.Guys, help me to remember the game. All I remember is that in the INTRO you start waking up from cryo sleep on the back part of your small spaceship, in something like an upright cryo tube, your partner is across from you and is dead (malfunction? meteor strike?) and then the ship crashes on planet, which you see from the cockpit and it looks pretty epic.Morningstar (http://www.kongregate.com/games/redherringlabs/morningstar)
I think it was a 1st person quest of sorts, but I can't remember.
But I see one problem? From what I recall of the (epic) intro, nobody was dead yet or seemed to be dead. :P
Post by: Draxis on February 20, 2016, 10:12:23 am
Both other crew do, actually.Morningstar (http://www.kongregate.com/games/redherringlabs/morningstar)Mmmmh~ loved that game.
But I see one problem? From what I recall of the (epic) intro, nobody was dead yet or seemed to be dead. :P
Post by: BFEL on March 04, 2016, 11:03:56 pm
This is a game I used to play at my grandpa's house when I was teeny, on a goddamn FLOPPY DISK.
It was basically a series of puzzles/physics challenges that you would build machines to complete, with tools like treadmills, bicycles and basketballs.
I THINK it had something about machines in the title as well, but this was a LONG time ago, so who the fuck knows?
But yeah, that is pretty much all I remember about it.
Post by: Culise on March 04, 2016, 11:43:22 pm
Ok, have a challenging one for you guys.The Incredible Machine, either 1, 2, or 3. Though some call it TIM.
This is a game I used to play at my grandpa's house when I was teeny, on a goddamn FLOPPY DISK.
It was basically a series of puzzles/physics challenges that you would build machines to complete, with tools like treadmills, bicycles and basketballs.
I THINK it had something about machines in the title as well, but this was a LONG time ago, so who the fuck knows?
But yeah, that is pretty much all I remember about it.
Post by: BFEL on March 05, 2016, 12:12:10 am
It was version 3.
Though the only place you can apparently get it is GOG and its ten bucks there so I MIGHT have to put my nostalgia trip on the back burner.
Post by: Tiruin on March 13, 2016, 07:36:29 am
Anyway this game is kinda old, I played it when I was ~10-ish, so that makes it available in the 2000's or earlier. Vague details ahead:
> Enemies followed a pattern or path.
> The game was played by 'turn based' movement. You were a player character moving in a tile-styled environment (with the tiles looking much like the Minesweeper tiles).
> I can vividly remember one enemy having a movement pattern of clockwise/counterclockwise around opague boxes. It was styled like a yellow ant/spider ._.
> There was an exit that was like a square-ical neon green +white/black (forgot if it was white, I think it was black) which made it look like a portal or something.
> You needed red, green, blue/yellow colored keys to get past certain doors which hindered the way, all the while avoiding these enemies that moved in patterns.
> There were ice tiles that made you slide.
> I forgot the term for this kind of game mechanics/technique thingy.
> There was a timer that reminded me of the Minesweeper timer...
Any guide questions? :O
Post by: Akura on March 13, 2016, 08:13:44 am
Post by: Tiruin on March 13, 2016, 08:19:02 am
Chip's Challenge?Hallowed Cheese. How. Wha.
That was the name right off the bar ._. Thank yoooooouuuuuuuuu
Post by: Solifuge on March 17, 2016, 02:12:13 am
I still remember the themesong, looping forever in midi like the soundtrack to some forgotten Charlie Chaplain film.
Post by: Moogie on April 09, 2016, 10:12:13 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 09, 2016, 10:23:20 pm
"can't sleep murder game" sans quotes was what found it in google, if it is and you're curious.
Post by: Solifuge on April 09, 2016, 10:30:09 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 09, 2016, 10:35:22 pm
Post by: Moogie on April 11, 2016, 05:41:27 am
Party Hard? (http://store.steampowered.com/app/356570/)
"can't sleep murder game" sans quotes was what found it in google, if it is and you're curious.
Thank you! This was it. :)
Post by: Kagus on April 16, 2016, 09:07:59 pm
Sheeeeeeeit. Remembered a game I never actually played personally, but that I watched my cousin playing back in the day. As such, time period is mid-to-late nineties, possibly early 00's. Third-person perspective and medieval-fantasy type setting, of sorts. Console, either Dreamcast or Playstation.
I don't recall much of the game, but there were distinct horror elements. If I remember correctly, the general theme was that there was this great magical plague that had affected the kingdom and transformed people into hideous mutated monsters. There was a particular scene where the protagonist and... I think his daughter? Maybe? Some young person... Venture into a kind of refugee village of the infected. They'd apparently retained enough humanity to not go ballistic at first sight.
There's a touching moment when Young Person A is gently offered a flower by Mutated Root-for-an-eye Infected Child, when suddenly some idiot in your care pulls a mandrake from the ground and the village finally does go ballistic (I seem to remember there being some link between the screaming roots and the disease, like the people were kind of half-vegetable and reacted poorly to the root's "pain"), leading to a big fight where you're surrounded by big mutie thugs.
I seem to also recall a later savefile where you're wandering around in a castle and there are more infected people wandering around, but these looked a bit more like the upper torsos of people crawling around and dragging along their long flat tails. Slug-mermaids, basically.
It's really pissing me off that Google has been utterly useless thus far in finding a hint towards what the hell this game was.
Actually wait, it's not Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESqA05RNVdA), is it?
Well heck. That's it, isn't it. Haven't scrolled through to find the exact scene I was thinking of, but everything seems to be pointing to that being the game.
Thanks, this has been bugging me to no end.
Post by: Aoi on May 20, 2016, 08:19:08 pm
Any ideas?
Post by: Frumple on May 20, 2016, 09:35:38 pm
Post by: Aoi on May 20, 2016, 10:44:50 pm
Liferaft? (http://armorgames.com/play/6698/liferaft-zero)
Well, that was fast, and working from a partially inaccurate description! Memory lane thanks you, and my keyboard ardently wishes it remained a mystery. =D
Post by: HissinhWalnuts on May 22, 2016, 02:16:18 am
Post by: Frumple on June 07, 2016, 08:32:27 pm
Post by: Akura on June 07, 2016, 08:37:09 pm
Related, because it's a screenshot from a very old version of the game I was thinking of, but I don't think I have the title.
Spoiler: Had to crop because Imgur (click to show/hide)
Post by: Frumple on June 07, 2016, 09:14:14 pm
E: Make that 100%. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=113055.msg3439994#msg3439994) We've got a thread for endeavor, too, actually. Didn't bother to nab the link for it, though.
Post by: KiwiOui on June 10, 2016, 02:54:23 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 10, 2016, 06:37:27 pm
Post by: KiwiOui on June 10, 2016, 09:01:59 pm
Post by: Akura on June 30, 2016, 08:45:04 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 30, 2016, 09:00:39 pm
Post by: Akura on July 01, 2016, 04:38:41 am
Post by: TheBiggerFish on July 01, 2016, 11:32:28 am
I guess that was the same game after all then, since the name was dropped in the WTF thread. I thought it was different.I'm guessing the difference is which side of the Atlantic you're on.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on July 07, 2016, 10:19:21 am
It was a browser game, 2DI think I remember seeing Markiplier play it on Youtube. If it's the thing I'm thinking of, the series name is Dark Cut.
You basically performed surgery in it, and I recall in the second game you were going around doing surgery to people in WW2. You got to the end and you had to saw off your own arm because the computer you were linked to letting you go back and help the people was refusing to let you stop.
Post by: newsamsam on July 12, 2016, 04:27:49 am
The game is mainly about sword duel,camera view is 3rd person tracking kinda like mount&blade.
It has game mode like duel/FFA/TDM.
Characters can fly,and seems always flying.
Main feature of this game is you attack and defend with 360-degree mouse moment.
I remember the default guy is a man in black coat,matrix style,with a sword.
Post by: nate9090 on July 12, 2016, 09:44:50 am
A 3D action game about sword fight.I've forgot it's name.
The game is mainly about sword duel,camera view is 3rd person tracking kinda like mount&blade.
It has game mode like duel/FFA/TDM.
Characters can fly,and seems always flying.
Main feature of this game is you attack and defend with 360-degree mouse moment.
I remember the default guy is a man in black coat,matrix style,with a sword.
Determinance?
Post by: newsamsam on July 12, 2016, 09:04:08 pm
Determinance?
YES!
Post by: gordy on July 17, 2016, 10:23:30 pm
I’m trying to track down the name/brand of some novels I read when I was young. Not computer game, novels.
They are in the ‘Choose your own adventure” style, but closer to Fighting Fantasy or Lone Wolf play books.
From memory of the one I read years ago, there were two classes you could choose from, one might have been warlock or sorcerer and the other I believe was Mystic. It dictated what spells and actions you could take. There was a certain amount of moon worship involved in one class or the other. Any assistance greatly appreciated.
Post by: Rolan7 on July 17, 2016, 10:29:00 pm
I played a one-off Lone Wolf style gamebook where you had to choose between a wizard and a warrior at the start, and I think you'd help and be helped by the other character over the course of the book.
Again, probably not what you're looking for, and I don't remember the name. But just in case it triggers your memory.
Post by: gordy on July 17, 2016, 10:46:21 pm
While we're talking about it, anyone remember a mechwarrior style choose your own adventure where you drive a mech?
Post by: Frumple on July 18, 2016, 06:25:21 am
Post by: gordy on July 18, 2016, 07:48:43 am
I remember reading the mystic/sorcerer one at a friend's party...maybe it was a wedding. I remember because it was a full moon and according to the books that was important to one of the character classes.
Post by: puke on July 18, 2016, 11:37:31 am
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=battletech+combat+book+game&safe=strict&espv=2&biw=1061&bih=907&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved
I seem to remember playing with an x-wing vs tie fighter pair of books that were similar, and in black&white with saddle stitch (staple) binding. There might have been a Robotech one also? Hard to say, since the most iconic 3025 era battlemechs were cribbed from macross and a couple other anime sources -- and my memory isnt that great.
Whomever made the Star Wars one, it was different from the above. Check out their complete listing here:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/275/nova-game-designs
They have someting called "Lost Worlds" that might be the fantasy one you remember.
Post by: gordy on July 18, 2016, 02:46:13 pm
Post by: NRDL on July 23, 2016, 02:50:26 am
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on July 23, 2016, 03:18:10 am
Post by: Rolan7 on July 23, 2016, 09:06:40 am
Because there are tons of top-scrolling shooter games where you shoot aliens, probably the most famous being Tyrian 2000. It's a fighter-shaped spaceship, and the graphics kinda remind me of Metal Slug.
Post by: MaximumZero on July 27, 2016, 04:04:40 pm
Late 90s - early 00s isometric RPG. Played like Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura. In fact, I'm 99% positive that Sierra made the game. The setting was post-apocalyptic/future-tech steampunk, and the protagonist was a girl with blue hair.
What the hell am I looking for? I cannot find this game!
Post by: Il Palazzo on July 27, 2016, 04:06:35 pm
So, I'm going to give you the barest of bones to work magic with.Septerra Core?
Late 90s - early 00s isometric RPG. Played like Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura. In fact, I'm 99% positive that Sierra made the game. The setting was post-apocalyptic/future-tech steampunk, and the protagonist was a girl with blue hair.
What the hell am I looking for? I cannot find this game!
Post by: MaximumZero on July 27, 2016, 04:09:40 pm
Damn, that was fast. I've been looking for weeks. Your google fu is strong.So, I'm going to give you the barest of bones to work magic with.Septerra Core?
Late 90s - early 00s isometric RPG. Played like Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura. In fact, I'm 99% positive that Sierra made the game. The setting was post-apocalyptic/future-tech steampunk, and the protagonist was a girl with blue hair.
What the hell am I looking for? I cannot find this game!
Post by: Il Palazzo on July 27, 2016, 04:17:29 pm
Your google fu is strong.Come on, dude. Some people are still using their meat memory! ;)
Post by: puke on July 27, 2016, 04:35:49 pm
For example, you get things from stealing or pick-pocketing during combat that you dont get as loot after the combat. This sort of thing irritated me more than the diablo trope of "the monster just dropped something it wasnt carying -- or was fighting with something it didnt drop" and I eventually got to the point that I was just cheating through the combats to see the end of the story.
Even so, the later parts of the story had you running through a big maze like city with so many random encounters that even auto-killing through them all became so tedious that I just lost interest.
Shame, as I wanted to see the story and learn what happened with that tower if you found all the pigeons, or whatever that side quest was.
Post by: LeoLeonardoIII on July 27, 2016, 06:48:01 pm
Also you should be able to depopulate an area if you're determined enough like in *that game*.
Being able to steal things that won't drop as loot is always irritating. I felt like they added a "Steal" skill and felt the need to justify it. Personally I think if you can steal an enemy's ammo, he won't be able to use his big attack, or you can steal his potions so he can't heal himself, etc.
Post by: IronTomato on August 02, 2016, 10:28:58 pm
Post by: Robsoie on August 03, 2016, 03:29:24 am
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MX_vs._ATV_Unleashed
Post by: SharpKris on August 05, 2016, 02:53:55 pm
Post by: Frumple on August 05, 2016, 07:57:26 pm
Post by: SharpKris on August 06, 2016, 03:47:54 am
Google (eldritch newspaper game) seems to think it's Daily Chthonicle.
yups! TY!
Post by: Wiles on August 16, 2016, 12:41:03 pm
It was from the 90s, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't a DOS game. I remember playing it before Baldur's Gate came out so maybe mid 90s?
It was a fantasy (but maybe not high fantasy - I don't remember there being elves and such) game where you had a party and much of the game took place on the world map. On the world map you could interact with things like cities, if you entered a city something like a textbox would pop up and you would interact with the city that way.
The graphics weren't fancy, it was just sprites on a map if I recall correctly. The sprites had more of a western style, it didn't resemble a jrpg at all.
And that's all I can remember right now.
Post by: puke on August 16, 2016, 12:53:50 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7vPfvHeokc
Post by: Wiles on August 16, 2016, 01:13:13 pm
It isn't the game I'm trying to remember though. This game was more of a straight up rpg, it didn't have the town building or army elements. The party you traveled with was made up of individual characters.
I can't really remember how the combat went, that would probably help a lot. All I remember is that I was really bad at it. :P
Post by: Knave on August 16, 2016, 03:16:48 pm
https://www.gog.com/game/darklands (https://www.gog.com/game/darklands)
Post by: Wiles on August 16, 2016, 06:45:41 pm
It was definitely a low fantasy setting like Darklands. Also the screenshots with the text adventure-like events with painted backdrops seem very familiar.
However I didn't think it was a DOS game, partly because I don't recall messing around to get it to work on windows. And partly because I don't recall it having the DOS-era graphics that Darklands has. All that being said Darklands seems so similar to what I was looking for that it could just be the case that I'm remembering things wrong.
So either it was Darklands, or it was something very similar. I tried looking up games similar to Darklands after reading your reply but it seems to be a one of a kind.
Post by: gordy on August 16, 2016, 07:02:14 pm
Post by: gordy on August 16, 2016, 07:27:27 pm
I was hung up thinking it was named in a "x 'n y" format.
Cheers. I was reminded of it by an Imgur post of a guy made a game with a fox and dog(?) team.
Post by: Frumple on August 16, 2016, 07:44:11 pm
However I didn't think it was a DOS game, partly because I don't recall messing around to get it to work on windows.If it was 90s enough, you probably didn't have to even if it was a DOS game. It wasn't until XP or vista or so that you particularly needed stuff like dosbox. For most of the 95/98 era, DOS usually wasn't any more effort than double-clicking.
That said, there is a handful of other games with play similar to darklands, though names are escaping me at the moment. Unfortunately, the combat style is what would probably help figure it out more than anything. Whether it was first person or isometric/top-down would narrow options down a fair bit.
That said, you may want to check something like this (http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/), and see if something looks familiar. Probably a few similar resources, but that's the first that came to mind. Going over one of wikipedia's game lists to see if a name rings a bell might not hurt, either.
Post by: Rolan7 on August 17, 2016, 09:41:27 am
However I didn't think it was a DOS game, partly because I don't recall messing around to get it to work on windows. And partly because I don't recall it having the DOS-era graphics that Darklands has. All that being said Darklands seems so similar to what I was looking for that it could just be the case that I'm remembering things wrong.DOS games ran mostly okay on Windows 3.1 and 95/98 without anything special, it wasn't till 2000 (well, NT) that DOSBox became necessary.
The memory could be finicky, rebooting into DOS was better, but mostly things would just work.
Post by: puke on August 17, 2016, 10:15:45 am
Lots of things would "just work" but it is a safe bet that if you had to customize your config.sys to make it load, then you'd be better off not running it under windows.
If it used an extender like dos4gw, then fuhgeddaboudit.
Post by: Sergius on August 17, 2016, 10:16:07 am
However I didn't think it was a DOS game, partly because I don't recall messing around to get it to work on windows. And partly because I don't recall it having the DOS-era graphics that Darklands has. All that being said Darklands seems so similar to what I was looking for that it could just be the case that I'm remembering things wrong.DOS games ran mostly okay on Windows 3.1 and 95/98 without anything special, it wasn't till 2000 (well, NT) that DOSBox became necessary.
The memory could be finicky, rebooting into DOS was better, but mostly things would just work.
You didn't boot in DOS mode from Windows 3.1. Windows 3.1 was something you ran from the command line. Some people had it autorun at boot but that was rare because it had very specific applications like Office that you used it for.
Windows 95 thru ME did have a way to boot into a sorta DOS, so yeah no DOSBox, but it was a pain in the ass to configure the config.sys file properly, you ended up having completely different memory configurations for the GUI and the command line (and even different configs for certain games). Windows XP did away with that as it was based on Windows NT/2000, but still could "emulate" a DOS command line, even in full screen. Mostly not games.
Post by: Rolan7 on August 17, 2016, 04:38:01 pm
95 and 98 were basically DOS programs like 3.1 was, they just autoran by default yeah.
Post by: Culise on August 17, 2016, 04:42:21 pm
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Post by: Sean Mirrsen on August 19, 2016, 11:58:57 am
I need help in finding a game, with few details to go. The game had baldur-like dialogue(maybe even graphics), it was also in a 2.5D view, and was probably a RPG as well. I don't remember anything about character customization, nor if you start with companions(or if there are any). The only thing I remember about it is that in the beginning I reach a village which is having problems, and I enter a conversation with a villager. Among the options I can slit his throat without gaining any information, and if I do that, someone reacts with a "Why would you do such a thing?".I don't remember if that's a thing you could do in the game itself, but it sounds like something that could happen in Planescape:Torment.
Post by: em312s0n on August 27, 2016, 12:39:21 pm
I need help in finding a game, with few details to go. The game had baldur-like dialogue(maybe even graphics), it was also in a 2.5D view, and was probably a RPG as well. I don't remember anything about character customization, nor if you start with companions(or if there are any). The only thing I remember about it is that in the beginning I reach a village which is having problems, and I enter a conversation with a villager. Among the options I can slit his throat without gaining any information, and if I do that, someone reacts with a "Why would you do such a thing?".I don't remember if that's a thing you could do in the game itself, but it sounds like something that could happen in Planescape:Torment.
could also be Icewind Dale, Neverwinter nights or Dink Smallwood(this game was really funny ;D)
I also need help remembering this game. it was like a gladiator arena with minimalist pixel graphics. the game was free from what I remember. I'm pretty sure i found it on tigsource but i cant seem to find it there anymore. gameplay-wise it was like fire emblem or FF: Tactics but it was not isometric.
Post by: Frumple on August 27, 2016, 07:19:25 pm
Post by: em312s0n on September 09, 2016, 09:31:31 pm
... not isometric in what sense? Top-down, sidescrolling, 3D, etc.?
it was 2d top-down pixel art. i remember it was a 1 man project.
Post by: Frumple on September 09, 2016, 10:07:32 pm
Be interested to see it myself, heh. Just about always on the lookout for that style of game.
Post by: em312s0n on September 10, 2016, 03:09:12 am
Doesn't ring any bells for me, unfortunately. When I think of indie SRPG that folks might have actually encountered I usually start with Telepath Tactics, perhaps, if I don't have a year to use as a starting point. If there's anything you can recall vis a vis gameplay (like, classes, RPG mechanics if they existed, what type of things you fought, that sort of thing) or setting/plot, it might help.
Be interested to see it myself, heh. Just about always on the lookout for that style of game.
I have actually been playing telepath tactics. that's why was wanting to remember this game. That game though had less graphics from what I remember. It looked a lot like realm of the mad god.
In this game you had a guild wherein you would create characters via purchasing them with your starting gold and then you would compete with other guilds which would give you money. You would then use the money to either purchase equipment or buy a new character for your roster
The equipment you could buy also had innate abilities with them ranging from extra action points to giving you skills that would otherwise be inaccessible by your class
You play it like on a chessboard map where all your characters are already laid out and you had action points that you would spend for each of your characters whenever their turns started.
there were a fair bit of classes ranging from your typical warriors to wizards. it even had a trapper class (I think it was a bomber class?) where in you would place bombs on tiles where you think the enemy would take to path to you. The priest class had a straight up heal but it also had the ability to summon a tree i think that you could attack and get a lot of HP out of.
I stopped playing it because it wasnt the most balanced game at the time since there was a thief class that basically screwed everyone whenever it was his turn and the bomber class wasnt really dealing that much damage.
It was probably playing it around 1 or 2 years ago.
Post by: Kagus on September 10, 2016, 11:02:26 am
I need help in finding a game, with few details to go. The game had baldur-like dialogue(maybe even graphics), it was also in a 2.5D view, and was probably a RPG as well. I don't remember anything about character customization, nor if you start with companions(or if there are any). The only thing I remember about it is that in the beginning I reach a village which is having problems, and I enter a conversation with a villager. Among the options I can slit his throat without gaining any information, and if I do that, someone reacts with a "Why would you do such a thing?".
Throwing it out there as a wild guess, but you wouldn't be thinking of Age of Decadence? It's not 2.5D, but that sounds like something that could/would happen in there.
Anyways, I was wondering if anyone could help me out a bit on finding a title that's been somewhat difficult to track down... Indie project, came out a few years ago. Gameplay takes place in this urban/suburban street network, and your job is to drive your character from point A to point B, while listening to them thinking their little thoughts.
Once you reached that character's goal however, you would then start playing as another character in a different car, with their own personality and running monologue, as well as a new goal to reach. The catch here was that the previous character is also present, and is driving the route you first took.
Each completed character gets saved as a replay that plays out concurrently with all the others, so your previous playthroughs become new obstacles as you have to maneuver around all your recorded replays, eventually resulting in a massive chaotic mess of you driving around your previous selves.
Top down/isometric viewpoint, modest 3D graphics. I believe it is/was on Steam, but I can't seem to find it either there or through googling, thanks to the insane mass of car-related games out there.
Post by: Sagal on September 12, 2016, 04:03:18 am
Battles were automatic and it was mostly just text (units might have had pictures) and you got money which you could use to upgrade your army. Might have had daily actions limit so you couldn't just spam easy battles all day long.
Post by: em312s0n on September 12, 2016, 11:30:16 pm
Post by: MrWiggles on September 15, 2016, 09:36:09 am
The game didnt have very many maps. It had a map based on LOTR, US and Europe a very tiny map that "could" do 4 player games, but in 2 player can become a pretty neat tug of war.
Post by: Neyvn on October 11, 2016, 06:35:00 am
PS2 era.
Starts with a G... I think...
Post by: Akura on October 11, 2016, 07:06:24 pm
Post by: Shadowlord on October 11, 2016, 08:04:07 pm
However I didn't think it was a DOS game, partly because I don't recall messing around to get it to work on windows. And partly because I don't recall it having the DOS-era graphics that Darklands has. All that being said Darklands seems so similar to what I was looking for that it could just be the case that I'm remembering things wrong.DOS games ran mostly okay on Windows 3.1 and 95/98 without anything special, it wasn't till 2000 (well, NT) that DOSBox became necessary.
The memory could be finicky, rebooting into DOS was better, but mostly things would just work.
You didn't boot in DOS mode from Windows 3.1. Windows 3.1 was something you ran from the command line. Some people had it autorun at boot but that was rare because it had very specific applications like Office that you used it for.
Windows 95 thru ME did have a way to boot into a sorta DOS, so yeah no DOSBox, but it was a pain in the ass to configure the config.sys file properly, you ended up having completely different memory configurations for the GUI and the command line (and even different configs for certain games). Windows XP did away with that as it was based on Windows NT/2000, but still could "emulate" a DOS command line, even in full screen. Mostly not games.
WinME got rid of the ability to boot into DOS mode, actually. You could try to run things from within it, but might not have enough free memory, so it sucked compared to 98, in addition to whatever the other reasons were that it sucked which I have since forgotten. (It was bad enough that I went from ME to win2k before xp existed, and for a little while, triple-booted 2k, 98, and linux)
Post by: KiwiOui on October 20, 2016, 07:13:20 pm
Post by: Draignean on October 28, 2016, 07:34:16 am
Now I've forgotten.
So, here's how it works. It's not a video game, it's sort of a pen/paper style- at least in that you never need electronic aids. It's a strict PvP game where each round of the game is last man standing.
The player's start each game with an equal number of power points, and items are dealt/listed for everyone to 'bid' powerpoints on. If you win the bid, you get the item but lose the PP. If you lose, you just get to keep your pp.
Each action after that phase is split between allocating pp pool between attack and defense against your various opponents and trying to leverage your items effectively. Successfully damaging someone reduces their pp pool.
I remember that there are many variants of the game, from superhero to old west to sci-fi space ship battle- BUT I CANNOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS CALLED AND MY GOOGLE-FU IS FAILING ME.
Post by: Sappho on October 30, 2016, 08:24:50 am
I think it was popular maybe 15 years ago, around the same time as Dransik, if anyone remembers that, with the advantage that it was free (though some things were behind a subscription-based pay wall). I spent so many hours having fun with this one, and now I can't remember the name of it. I've tried searching, but there are just too many MMOs around now for me to find it without more detail. It's probably not running anymore, though if it is, you bet I'm going to jump right back into it...
Post by: Akura on October 30, 2016, 08:53:23 am
Post by: Sappho on October 30, 2016, 09:09:53 am
RPGWorld Online. I remember that. Loved it. I think I have bits and pieces of it installed somewhere. I think the server stuff was released into the wild a while back.
That's the one! Thank you so much!
Post by: Jimmy on October 30, 2016, 06:51:22 pm
The game would have been published prior to the late 90's, and was a first person point-and-click puzzle adventure game. The game started with your character hanging upside-down from a tree by their parachute in the amazon rainforest after their aeroplane crashed. It is quite possible at this point to kill yourself by undoing your parachute and plunging to your death. Further along in the game you collect items such as a machete or broken radio and solve puzzle based challenges involving pressing tiles with symbols or navigating an underground cave complex maze that looks the same in every room.
The interface had your standard style "Look" "Use" "Open" etc. buttons to interact with the environment, and there was good old 16 bit graphics displayed in a small window to show you your environment. I remember playing this game on the PCs at school way back in the 90's, but can't remember the name of it.
Post by: Frumple on October 30, 2016, 07:47:39 pm
Post by: Mech#4 on October 30, 2016, 08:21:00 pm
Post by: Jimmy on October 30, 2016, 08:24:02 pm
Games it's not:
Emerald Isle (1984)
INCA (1992)
Amazon: Guardians of Eden (1992)
Flight of the Amazon Queen (1995)
Post by: Frumple on October 30, 2016, 08:46:49 pm
But, uh. If it is that one, good luck finding it >_>
Post by: Jimmy on October 30, 2016, 09:01:21 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 30, 2016, 09:23:17 pm
Post by: Jimmy on October 30, 2016, 09:28:32 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 30, 2016, 09:34:13 pm
Post by: Yoink on November 01, 2016, 06:38:06 am
The game was published by the Queensland Department of Education in Australia for use within the public school system in the early '90s and never commercially released. Good luck finding a copy or even a screenshot. It predates Google by about five years.Oh man, I think I played that back in school! The start sounds familiar, at least. I don't think I ever got very far into it, from what I remember other kids were more into it than I was. Plus it would have been pretty old by the time I was in school... maybe it was an entirely different game, I don't know.
I just remember the parachute intro and gathering bits and pieces on an island to try and survive. Pretty hideous graphics too, I think.
Anyway, a (hopefully) much easier one for you all.
I started playing some browser-based strategy game a while back, after seeing it discussed on the Bay12 forums. Some Bay12ers were at a much higher level in the game, managing realms/factions or whatever and discussing their castles and holdings and feuds with other factions.
The gameplay was a lot more, uh, close-up than games like Might and Fealty, I guess.
You controlled a party of characters, who were various classes (I believe archers were supposed to be quite OP), you could explore dungeons and such to gather loot in addition to fighting other players or battling mobs on the overworld map. It had the usual movement limits and that sort of thing, and you could be attacked whilst offline and view a log of combat later on. There were fairly basic tiled graphics, but I don't remember the UI being particularly good or bad.
One major feature was creating and maintaining garrisons across the land. I can't remember it too well, but you had to keep an eye on them and keep soldiers trained and equipped. I believe they were the same as your regular characters, and you could take/drop them off freely. You could also have characters elected as mayor and that sort of thing, but I don't think I got too far into that part of the game.
Another thing I remember was the towns, which could be ruled by either players or NPCs, had shops with a chance of a variety of goods, where you could work to earn money by spending moves or earn it by taking monster hunting/item retrieval jobs, and there were taverns where you could leave party members staying (or just leave them in the street, with a high chance of being robbed or killed). You could get party members resurrected, too, although I can't remember how easy/expensive that was.
I think there was also the option to write graffiti in towns.
Any ideas? Kind of a rambly description I know, but I remembered the game the other day and I'd be interested in getting back into it if there's still a playerbase. Don't think I got particularly far in it, but from what I'd read from other Bay12 players it seemed like it could entertain one for quite a while. Not sure why I stopped playing and forgot about it. Probably got bored of micromanaging and grinding.
Edit: I thought it might have been BattleMaster, but I tried resetting my password over there and it doesn't recognize my email.
Can't see enough screenshots of the game to judge if it's the right one. :-\
2nd Edit: Nope, don't think it was BattleMaster. Pretty sure I tried that once and couldn't get into it at all.
Post by: Haspen on November 01, 2016, 06:43:10 am
We had some players switch to it from Heaven & Hearth back in the days, I think.
EDIT: After re-reading, it won't be Wurm Online :P
Post by: Yoink on November 01, 2016, 06:52:53 am
Looks like the sort of game I usually wish I could run.
Update: I found it after searching the Other Games board for "garrison archers". It was the first result- Crown of Conquest!
I wonder if anyone still plays it, and if there's anything left of my character(s). Time to find out.
Post by: Rolan7 on November 01, 2016, 12:46:48 pm
There's a comic where a cool bartender serves people a drink by setting it on fire as he pours it. 2-3 people order this.
Then someone orders milk. He slides the milk over to them. Then in the next panel tells them to get out of his bar.
This is bugging the heck out of me because usually I'm really good at finding specific comics to use as reaction images (usually xkcd, which is indexed amazingly).
Post by: Sirus on November 01, 2016, 06:22:26 pm
Post by: gordy on November 02, 2016, 07:25:04 pm
I believe a range of standard fantasy races or classes. Run around a map with enemy camps and terrain. Missile and melee fighting.
Were playing Moonstone and Tongue of the Fatman around the same time.
Post by: Aoi on November 02, 2016, 08:20:24 pm
The game was published by the Queensland Department of Education in Australia for use within the public school system in the early '90s and never commercially released. Good luck finding a copy or even a screenshot. It predates Google by about five years.
According to a random Reddit post, somebody actually updated it and posted a copy of it online-- eleven years ago. Unfortunately, the link is dead, but it might prove to be fruitful with more digging:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskGames/comments/12bzcn/what_was_the_name_of_this_old_game/c6ur5ok/
Post by: gordy on November 03, 2016, 12:04:49 am
I recall there were trees you could walk underneath and other building you could enter. Stairs and bridges even though it was too down.
Post by: Yoink on November 11, 2016, 08:12:26 pm
I've done a bit of searching for "browser-based Advance Wars clone" but haven't found it.
It definitely wasn't Advance Wars itself, and after glancing at Weewars I'm quite certain it wasn't that, either.
Edit: There was online multiplayer, of course. Should probably mention that.
...Whilst I'm thinking of such games, there was also this old, free (later pay-to-win) browser-based strategy game which took place on some kind of bastardized chessboard, with two players each assembling a team from a variety of units and doing battle, which was fairly standard turn-based strategy combat with bonuses to flanking and AoE attacks and the like.
I actually remember going back and finding this weird game again years later, and discovering it had had an upgrade in terms of graphics- characters had gone from these weird, vaguely crystalline-looking humanoid figures in a flat colour corresponding to their team, to some sort of actual, possibly pixel art characters.
Post by: Draignean on November 11, 2016, 08:14:51 pm
I know this game exists, I've been on its wiki, and I remember thinking: I need to bookmark this shit before I forget the name.
Now I've forgotten.
So, here's how it works. It's not a video game, it's sort of a pen/paper style- at least in that you never need electronic aids. It's a strict PvP game where each round of the game is last man standing.
The player's start each game with an equal number of power points, and items are dealt/listed for everyone to 'bid' powerpoints on. If you win the bid, you get the item but lose the PP. If you lose, you just get to keep your pp.
Each action after that phase is split between allocating pp pool between attack and defense against your various opponents and trying to leverage your items effectively. Successfully damaging someone reduces their pp pool.
I remember that there are many variants of the game, from superhero to old west to sci-fi space ship battle- BUT I CANNOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS CALLED AND MY GOOGLE-FU IS FAILING ME.
Post by: EagleV on November 14, 2016, 03:11:30 am
I know this game exists, I've been on its wiki, and I remember thinking: I need to bookmark this shit before I forget the name.
Now I've forgotten.
So, here's how it works. It's not a video game, it's sort of a pen/paper style- at least in that you never need electronic aids. It's a strict PvP game where each round of the game is last man standing.
The player's start each game with an equal number of power points, and items are dealt/listed for everyone to 'bid' powerpoints on. If you win the bid, you get the item but lose the PP. If you lose, you just get to keep your pp.
Each action after that phase is split between allocating pp pool between attack and defense against your various opponents and trying to leverage your items effectively. Successfully damaging someone reduces their pp pool.
I remember that there are many variants of the game, from superhero to old west to sci-fi space ship battle- BUT I CANNOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS CALLED AND MY GOOGLE-FU IS FAILING ME.
Rumble? (http://kevan.org/rumble.cgi?genre=hero&mode=rules)
Post by: Draignean on November 14, 2016, 12:39:22 pm
Post by: Draxis on November 14, 2016, 07:41:16 pm
Recommending Advance Wars to someone just before has reminded me of a browser-based game that was, for all intents and purposes, a free Advance Wars clone. This was quite a few years ago that I played it, no idea if it's still around... anyone remember anything of the sort?The Battalion (http://www.kongregate.com/games/urbansquall/battalion-nemesis) series?
I've done a bit of searching for "browser-based Advance Wars clone" but haven't found it.
It definitely wasn't Advance Wars itself, and after glancing at Weewars I'm quite certain it wasn't that, either.
Post by: Shadowlord on November 14, 2016, 08:06:03 pm
This one been bugging me for a while. Top down or isometric action/rpg. Played around late 1980s, definitely before 95. I only played it EGA. Pc game obviously.
I believe a range of standard fantasy races or classes. Run around a map with enemy camps and terrain. Missile and melee fighting.
Were playing Moonstone and Tongue of the Fatman around the same time.
Got any more details? Did you have a party, an army, or just yourself? Did it have dungeons? Real time or turn based?
Before 95 rules out Baldur's Gate. Top down/isometric rules out all the gold box games and anything else with a quasi-first-person perspective... Something from the Ultima series would be an obvious guess except you could only play a human.
Post by: Culise on November 15, 2016, 12:29:56 am
Post by: Draignean on November 15, 2016, 03:56:18 pm
This one been bugging me for a while. Top down or isometric action/rpg. Played around late 1980s, definitely before 95. I only played it EGA. Pc game obviously.
I believe a range of standard fantasy races or classes. Run around a map with enemy camps and terrain. Missile and melee fighting.
Were playing Moonstone and Tongue of the Fatman around the same time.
The old Exile series from Spiderweb?
Post by: Haspen on November 15, 2016, 04:00:30 pm
Post by: Draignean on November 15, 2016, 04:31:18 pm
Exile (flat sprites) was mid 90's, its remake Avernum (isometric) was on verge of 2000s so they kinda too young to match.
The specification was top-down or isometric, so I had a little hope for the 'or', but you're right, even the old Exile would be a little too young.
Post by: Virtz on November 15, 2016, 04:39:24 pm
This one been bugging me for a while. Top down or isometric action/rpg. Played around late 1980s, definitely before 95. I only played it EGA. Pc game obviously.Knights of Legend (http://www.mobygames.com/game/knights-of-legend/screenshots) maybe?
I believe a range of standard fantasy races or classes. Run around a map with enemy camps and terrain. Missile and melee fighting.
Were playing Moonstone and Tongue of the Fatman around the same time.
Post by: Frumple on November 27, 2016, 11:14:54 pm
The main thing I remember is that it had more than one instance where that end of level card box whatsit tried to kill you one way or another*. And... that's the only distinguishing feature I can recall, actually. But it's a pretty distinct one! So hopefully it'll sound familiar to someone.
Do recall I saw it on youtube, pretty sure either a speedrun or a TAS of it, but I can't seem to find it again and kinda' want to watch it once more, heh.
*E: Example I'm fairly sure I'm remembering right is an instance where you approach the box, and instead of doing its normal box thing the star jumps straight up and then comes back down, damaging/killing you if it touches yeh.
Post by: Aedel on December 04, 2016, 08:59:59 pm
I wanna say Toady made it, but I can't find it on the Bay12Games website.
Post by: Frumple on December 15, 2016, 07:55:30 pm
Pretty sure it was top down 2D, pixel-y and fairly minimalist graphics, and I want to say it was a vertical shooter. Almost 100% sure it was a PC game, and similarly confident it wasn't a major studio's project. Cannot for the life of me remember what it was called, and searching and whatnot is causing a great deal of frustration and no results.
Post by: Rolan7 on December 15, 2016, 08:27:14 pm
Heh, I almost mentioned Disgaea, when you *obviously* didn't mean Disgaea... Then I barely remembered this. It was in my steam library, but hard to search for. I kinda remember it not being great, but at least you know the name now!
(And I got reminded of a few indie games I did like, and started them reinstalling... Slightly embarrassing but good)
Post by: Frumple on December 15, 2016, 08:39:55 pm
Post by: Urist McScoopbeard on January 05, 2017, 12:49:39 pm
It was a 2d, top-down spaceship game. I remember (from gifs and screenshots) that you could cut through ships with lasers (and the sprites would actually reflect it) and board them--and that there were boarding maps and stuff.
(It's not Unending Galaxy is it?)
Post by: Urist McScoopbeard on January 05, 2017, 02:17:45 pm
Post by: Akura on January 05, 2017, 02:24:57 pm
Post by: Urist McScoopbeard on January 05, 2017, 02:32:55 pm
Shot in the dark since I'm not 100% sure it actually has those features, but Wayward Terran Frontier?
Yes. That's the one. Thanks a ton.
Post by: Haspen on February 02, 2017, 05:11:24 pm
Now might be a tough one...
It was sci-fi side-scrolling shooter. It was released ~2000 I guess.
It was about small ship coming toward armada of aliens and of course blowing it up. Main bosses were mostly giant ships/robots which often 'opened' themselves to shoot out giant laser at you. Giant lasers of eveyr kind were basically everywhere in this game.
The objects in the game were comprised mostly of spherical/eliptic shapes and thanks to the cheap shading, they 'looked' as if they were 3D.
It had some backstory that you learned about after finishing the game. I also remember there was a mission with Jupiter in the background and the boss of that area looked like a tank.
I also think the game started with 'A' and ended with 'gi', the title sounded kinda japanese. I might be totally wrong about that part, though.
I still haven't found out what's this one game, pls help .<.
EDIT: And to pre-empt: not Gradius series, not Ikaruga, not Einhander. PC-ish game of sorts, first half of 2000s definitely.
Post by: Frumple on February 03, 2017, 01:12:19 pm
Would you happen to remember any of the weapons the player could use?
Post by: Haspen on February 03, 2017, 02:27:49 pm
It wasn't a bullet hell, for sure; there was never as many enemies/projectiles on the screen at once.
Post by: Jopax on February 03, 2017, 05:00:25 pm
Post by: Blade312 on February 07, 2017, 01:13:29 am
Post by: Haspen on February 07, 2017, 01:21:26 am
Does anyone know the name of this browser game that is an mmo where you have a party of characters(humans, elves, dwarves, maybe other races) and you can go around killing things and doing quests, eventually saving up money to do things like build towns and claim land? I'm pretty sure there was a dwarf fortress related player group in the game too, so hopefully someone here can recognize my bad description.
Wurm Online maybe?
I have a similar one, I think it was PSOne port since it didn't have an actual exit game button and was something japanese most probably because of the style and certain illustrations you could get, could've been based on an anime even for all I know. It was a top down shmup that took you over a number of different areas usually fighting lots of different robotic enemies before a giant boss thing. I remember the first level being a city which ended in a fight against a giant robotic cerberus thing. I know there was a lava/desert level of sorts that I think ended in a giant robot worm thing and the last level/bonus level since I'm not sure I got it every time was in this trippy wormhole area and I think you fought a singularity or something at the end, I think it was a colorful egg or something that fired various everything at you. You had three ships to choose from at first, all with different weapons and then after you beat the game or something three more got unlocked which were kinda like upgraded versions of the basic ones. It also had a gallery of sorts where you could view ship and enemy art.
Huh, I think I remember those things too now O:
Post by: Blade312 on February 07, 2017, 01:24:37 am
Does anyone know the name of this browser game that is an mmo where you have a party of characters(humans, elves, dwarves, maybe other races) and you can go around killing things and doing quests, eventually saving up money to do things like build towns and claim land? I'm pretty sure there was a dwarf fortress related player group in the game too, so hopefully someone here can recognize my bad description.After some digging, I found out that it was Crown of Conquest.
Post by: Doubloon-Seven on February 09, 2017, 06:49:21 pm
Oh hey, this is exactly what I was going to ask about! Thanks!Does anyone know the name of this browser game that is an mmo where you have a party of characters(humans, elves, dwarves, maybe other races) and you can go around killing things and doing quests, eventually saving up money to do things like build towns and claim land? I'm pretty sure there was a dwarf fortress related player group in the game too, so hopefully someone here can recognize my bad description.After some digging, I found out that it was Crown of Conquest.
Post by: eerr on February 12, 2017, 07:57:12 am
You pick the level you want to play from an unlockable list.
There's a blue warrior-ish guy with a horned helmet
a library, and a factory.
and man o' meat is an enemy.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on February 12, 2017, 08:18:52 am
So exploring the dark tiles heals you and restores mp.Desktop Dungeons
You pick the level you want to play from an unlockable list.
There's a blue warrior-ish guy with a horned helmet
a library, and a factory.
and man o' meat is an enemy.
Post by: ggamer on February 27, 2017, 12:18:12 pm
Post by: Haspen on March 04, 2017, 07:00:14 am
Possibly a flash game or web game (both?) that had an astronaut traverse a spacious base to destroy his archnemesis.
I think it had a sequel, and its story was that the archnemesis destroyed the civilization but the astronaut kept on with his revenge/quest anyways.
I believe the game was black&white and there was a 'Hydra' boss. The villain's base was comprised of square rooms (lots of them, in fact).
#2:
Possibly a Commodore 64 game.
You were scaling a skyscraper that was on fire, and you had to rescue people from the windows or extinguish fires in those windows so you could move past them. I remember there were flat surfaces that you couldn't traverse easily or not at all.
#3:
Another oldie game; this one had a Conan-like barbarian that was traversing a labirynth made of rooms. The game had a side-scrolling perspective of sorts. What I remember the most was that some rooms had giant pits with a tentacle that could snatch and instakill you if you tried to jump over the pit at wrong moment.
#4:
A single-map RTS where you had Nordic-esque kingdoms. I remember that the leaders had names like Eric or Olaf, and there was a cave with a dragon. Sometimes you could get invades by Russians or Mongols in white armor.
It also had an alchemy/research/magic? screen where you could get new stuff if you gathered enough gold bars and skulls for it.
Post by: Ghazkull on March 08, 2017, 09:51:56 am
I twas an RTS and you could control your units from Ego Perspective (although not necessarily), it was something with red and blue robots...uhm what else was there...i dont remember more than that sorry.
It come out for windows 98 and should be from between 1995 and 2002/3
Post by: Frumple on March 08, 2017, 09:59:55 am
Though RTS from that era with red and blue robots reminds me of metal fatigue.
Post by: Frumple on March 08, 2017, 11:48:41 am
Post by: Haspen on March 08, 2017, 12:01:52 pm
Also, complete punt in the dark for Haspen - all of those games sound interesting, by the way, hope you get some more answers - could #4 be Moonstone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonstone:_A_Hard_Days_Knight) or Dominus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominus_(video_game))? And #3 sounds a little like one of the old Dragon's Lair games, though Dirk wasn't a particularly Conan-like protagonist.
Nope to all these.
2) An old (pre-98 at least) dungeon-crawler similar to Wizardry, with a repeating theme of cards/suits (it definitely wasn't an actual Wizardry game - I'm aware the suits/cards motif shows up in Wizardry V and possibly others). Like, you might meet/fight the 'Knight of Hearts'. Or 'Knight of Cups' - I forget whether it was 'regular' suits or the Tarot ones. Don't remember very much about it at all aside from that, including the system, but there aren't a million dungeon-crawlers (sadly).
SNES had Arcana, where a guy was using 'card spirits' in battle, and enemies were represented as cards too. There were 5 elements: Water (blue), Earth (green), Wind (yellow) and Fire (red), each defeating one and getting defeated by one, and a Neutral (grey).
Could it be this?
Post by: Haspen on March 08, 2017, 02:11:05 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 08, 2017, 02:21:58 pm
The 'Loads of orcs' fits in with Warhammer, certainly, but I can't find anything about SotHR being unfinished (to the extent that it was unwinnable, anyway).Near as I could tell the problem was with a specific mission, but not one that gated the only way to win the game. Might have blocked off a story branch of some sort, but at the least there were other available win conditions. Help to pinpoint the exact mission it was, but my effort gave out before I got that far.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 08, 2017, 04:35:51 pm
Looking for a rather odd old game.
I twas an RTS and you could control your units from Ego Perspective (although not necessarily), it was something with red and blue robots...uhm what else was there...i dont remember more than that sorry.
It come out for windows 98 and should be from between 1995 and 2002/3
Urban Assault (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Assault) came out in 1998 and was an RTS where you could optionally possess your robotic units Dungeon Keeper style. Maybe not the one you mean, based on "red and blue robots", but it's a gem.
I really liked the post-apocalyptic setting and the very unique factions, two of which were mid-late game surprises. The "main" bad guys were cybernetic aliens who spread creepy metal veins over their captured land.
The game got very hard, but could be cheesed to some extent by possessing heavy tanks or choppers for decapitation strikes. There was also a lovely glitch where you could possess the enemy's base, then win the level as that faction. Still tricky since there were usually multiple factions, but kinda fair.
Post by: Ghazkull on March 09, 2017, 07:21:38 pm
I only ever played the demo when i was little so i don't know if there was only red and blue factions in it.
Post by: Frumple on March 09, 2017, 07:41:23 pm
Post by: Jopax on March 09, 2017, 07:54:40 pm
It's probably not it, but Parkan: *Iron something* could also qualify, tho I'm not sure if it was just a first person RTS or if you could control units other than your starting dude person.
Post by: Akura on March 09, 2017, 08:26:49 pm
Also, there's a game called Machines that sounds exactly like that.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on March 10, 2017, 06:09:59 am
I don't think Machines had that great a size disparity between units however (biggest were large tanks), and Battlezone is likewise more about similar-sized vehicles. Parkan II did have some size variance in robots, but I can't recall if it was that significant.
Post by: Ghazkull on March 13, 2017, 06:11:15 am
Post by: Icefire2314 on March 13, 2017, 04:48:49 pm
I also remember that on dying, you would get a popup saying you died with a textbox and a skull and crossbones. My memory of this game is extremely vague so my memory may not perfectly line up with what it actually was like.
The closest I've gotten to identifying this game was Geneforge, but it didn't quite feel like I remember.
EDIT: It was a computer game to clarify
Post by: Sirus on March 13, 2017, 05:17:56 pm
Post by: a1s on March 13, 2017, 07:40:11 pm
Was it a computer game or...?
It was singleplayer to my knowledge.I feel pretty safe in saying it was ;)
I think it had a top down perspective? and im pretty sure it was 8bit or otherwise low quality resolution
popup saying you died with a textbox and a skull and crossbones.
The closest I've gotten to identifying this game was Geneforge (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneforge)
Post by: Sirus on March 13, 2017, 08:15:04 pm
The only thing in that post that could remotely specify it as a computer game is the possibility that it might have been Geneforge. It could have been any number of Gameboy games instead; plenty of them involved summoning monsters with low resolution.Was it a computer game or...?It was singleplayer to my knowledge.I feel pretty safe in saying it was ;)
I think it had a top down perspective? and im pretty sure it was 8bit or otherwise low quality resolution
popup saying you died with a textbox and a skull and crossbones.
The closest I've gotten to identifying this game was Geneforge (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneforge)
Post by: Icefire2314 on March 13, 2017, 08:20:28 pm
The only thing in that post that could remotely specify it as a computer game is the possibility that it might have been Geneforge. It could have been any number of Gameboy games instead; plenty of them involved summoning monsters with low resolution.Was it a computer game or...?It was singleplayer to my knowledge.I feel pretty safe in saying it was ;)
I think it had a top down perspective? and im pretty sure it was 8bit or otherwise low quality resolution
popup saying you died with a textbox and a skull and crossbones.
The closest I've gotten to identifying this game was Geneforge (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneforge)
It was a computer game. I'll edit my post
Post by: Akura on March 13, 2017, 08:24:36 pm
Post by: Icefire2314 on March 13, 2017, 08:42:21 pm
I was going to suggest it was Vantage Master, but I dug up the copy I still have on my computer and intentionally died, and the loss message is "<player> has Losted!!" with no skull. It also appears to have 16-bit graphics, not 8-bit. It also runs like crap in Windows 7.
It could be. My memory of it is so poor that it would require something to jog my memory, if I were to play it. But I've always remembered it and wanted to see it again. But I dont think this is it
Post by: Akura on March 13, 2017, 08:55:29 pm
Spoiler: Ingame screenshot (click to show/hide)
Post by: Yolan on March 14, 2017, 10:46:54 am
Maybe it's not on PC. I played this one at school back in the day.
Post by: Akura on March 14, 2017, 10:51:57 am
A game where you are a bubblegum chewing, baseball cap wearing kid, exploring underground tunnels. A mid 90s platformer.
Maybe it's not on PC. I played this one at school back in the day.
StarTropics? Nevermind, that one is older than 90s.
Post by: Virtz on March 14, 2017, 11:11:01 am
A game where you are a bubblegum chewing, baseball cap wearing kid, exploring underground tunnels. A mid 90s platformer.Monster Bash (http://www.mobygames.com/game/monster-bash/screenshots)?
Maybe it's not on PC. I played this one at school back in the day.
Post by: Yolan on March 14, 2017, 07:11:37 pm
Post by: Yolan on March 14, 2017, 07:13:21 pm
"Magic Pockets".
http://www.myabandonware.com/game/magic-pockets-1gj
Post by: Yolan on March 14, 2017, 09:04:23 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3U7FyKdBS4
Post by: monk12 on March 15, 2017, 04:15:27 pm
Spoiler: Ingame screenshot (click to show/hide)
I did not play this game, nor have I ever heard of it before now, but damned if that screenshot doesn't soothe my neckbeard soul
Post by: Icefire2314 on March 16, 2017, 11:16:50 pm
Spoiler: Ingame screenshot (click to show/hide)
I.. don't think it was that. :I It doesn't jog my memory
Post by: Hanzoku on March 17, 2017, 02:19:13 am
There was a game posted on here created by a forumgoer. Turn-based space strategy game, you play as the leader of the human empire and you need to guide it's growth and protect it from the xenos threats that lurk on all sides. You don't have full micromanagement controls, but can set planet priorities. Research side, most innovations lead to a new class of ship. On the military side, you command up to five fleets, which are divided into smaller squadrons. You can set what the size of the squadron should be by number of ships per class, and the AI manages building the ships, getting them to the squadrons, and keeping the squadrons (roughly) reinforced.
I've wanted to find the game back to see how it's going, but I haven't had any luck yet.
Post by: Il Palazzo on March 17, 2017, 03:28:40 am
Hey, let's see if anyone remembers/has it bookmarked still:This?
There was a game posted on here created by a forumgoer. Turn-based space strategy game, you play as the leader of the human empire and you need to guide it's growth and protect it from the xenos threats that lurk on all sides. You don't have full micromanagement controls, but can set planet priorities. Research side, most innovations lead to a new class of ship. On the military side, you command up to five fleets, which are divided into smaller squadrons. You can set what the size of the squadron should be by number of ships per class, and the AI manages building the ships, getting them to the squadrons, and keeping the squadrons (roughly) reinforced.
I've wanted to find the game back to see how it's going, but I haven't had any luck yet.
http://www.silverlemurgames.com/stellarmonarch/
Used to be called 'Pocket space empire', iirc.
Post by: Hanzoku on March 17, 2017, 03:41:49 am
Post by: Ghazkull on March 19, 2017, 07:35:45 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on March 19, 2017, 08:47:35 pm
Post by: Ghazkull on March 20, 2017, 05:06:25 am
Post by: Ghazkull on March 21, 2017, 07:47:16 am
Post by: Ghazkull on March 22, 2017, 07:16:24 pm
The Game should have been released around 2014-2015.
It was pretty FTL like in that you could select which weapons fired where at the enemy fortress and that you could send the "crew" of your fortress around to repel boarders, do boarding or use the guns, fix damages and so on.
EDIT: i am stupid. You know what helped? entering the above (ftl-like) in youtube. THe Game was called Redcon.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 24, 2017, 12:57:10 am
I really like "boarders" when done right, too.
Post by: Haspen on April 01, 2017, 12:08:11 pm
The game played various Chinese folk tunes and was quite hard on higher levels because there was a timer and pieces were often very similar to each other. I remember the pieces being gold and the background having wood-ish feel to it.
EDIT: And no, it's nothing like Let's Fold or other such games released on mobiles and such.
EDITEDIT: Turns out if you Google hard enough, the answer will show up eventually. It's computer version of Tangram puzzle game, huh!
Post by: Shadowlord on April 01, 2017, 05:06:43 pm
(It was called Rescue!)
Post by: Gunner-Chan on April 05, 2017, 04:13:16 am
I think it was like, a 3d crossword puzzle of some kind, with like wireframe 3d graphics in a grey void. It ran on windows 95 but it might of been even earlier, like 3.1. But it definitely still ran on 95. I also remember there were these solid colored circles you could interact with somehow? I think you either did puzzles to get into them or they were major parts of the puzzle? There was definitely some kinda cyberspace aesthetic going on because I vaugely remember something about data and corrupted data.
That's maybe not a lot to go on but this is something that's been confusing the hell out of me for a while, and I'd like an excuse for the thought to stop popping up.
Post by: Akura on April 05, 2017, 04:50:16 am
That's what came up on a google search for "windows 95 3d crossword puzzle game".
Post by: LordArchibald on April 05, 2017, 05:20:02 am
Also, here is the forum topic: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=150517.msg6208692#msg6208692Hey, let's see if anyone remembers/has it bookmarked still:This?
There was a game posted on here created by a forumgoer. Turn-based space strategy game, you play as the leader of the human empire and you need to guide it's growth and protect it from the xenos threats that lurk on all sides. You don't have full micromanagement controls, but can set planet priorities. Research side, most innovations lead to a new class of ship. On the military side, you command up to five fleets, which are divided into smaller squadrons. You can set what the size of the squadron should be by number of ships per class, and the AI manages building the ships, getting them to the squadrons, and keeping the squadrons (roughly) reinforced.
I've wanted to find the game back to see how it's going, but I haven't had any luck yet.
http://www.silverlemurgames.com/stellarmonarch/
Used to be called 'Pocket space empire', iirc.
(BTW, thanks people for all the feedback you provided!)
Post by: GMichelIV on April 08, 2017, 12:37:08 pm
Its a PC game, newer.
2d RPG where you start off with two characters. Man and woman. It has an art style similiar to don't starve.
You have a boat, you go to different islands.
You gain titles etc based on how you play and those titles give you bonuses in combat. Please help me!
edit: for what its worth, I think it also had a short title and may have been an uncommon or made up word.
edit edit: I think there was also huge amounts of buffs and debuffs involved.
Post by: GMichelIV on April 08, 2017, 02:28:47 pm
Post by: Mech#4 on April 13, 2017, 10:58:12 pm
Years ago I had a walkthrough magazine. I remember one entry in it was for a game that read as "go along the river until you reach a camp. Searching through the camp will get you the sword of chaos." I can't remember if that was the actual name of the weapon but I do remember that was broadly what it said. I think the magazine was around 2002. Any ideas?
Post by: Kagus on April 14, 2017, 05:29:47 pm
Fairly recent release, within the past 2-3 years, I believe. Never actually played it, but I remember seeing the trailer.
Basic gist of the storyline was that the entirety of the old and prosperous kingdom had been overrun and conquered by the forces of darkness, which apparently meant goblins. All the previous settlements and forts had been captured, so the last remaining bastion of knights and engineers decided that they'd build a mighty castle on the back of a giant beast, and then retake the old kingdom through reverse-siege warfare by just lumbering the castle everywhere.
Sidescrolling, some amount of customization for the castle such as which parapets go where and what's loaded on them, and I think there were the standard fare of upgrades and enhancements and whatnot. Each level was just your legged stronghold walking along while the towers shoot everything down.
Steam's search engine is being unhelpful, and Google is being uniquely stupid. Any mention of "castle" just floods me with Castle Crashers videos, "settlement" gets me Fallout 4, and everything else I've thought of so far has been similarly useless. I'm *reasonably* certain it did release on Steam, but I'm having a hard time figuring out what tags it might have been listed with.
Post by: Frumple on April 14, 2017, 09:19:57 pm
Post by: Kagus on April 14, 2017, 09:38:10 pm
From what I recall, this game's pretty much the same deal as that, just with a different kind of beastie and a more castle-y shape to the towers on its back.
Post by: Il Palazzo on April 14, 2017, 10:00:44 pm
Hmm, nope... That's not the one, but it does indeed bear significant similarity.It's Roaming Fortress.
From what I recall, this game's pretty much the same deal as that, just with a different kind of beastie and a more castle-y shape to the towers on its back.
Post by: Kagus on April 15, 2017, 03:29:47 am
Hmm, nope... That's not the one, but it does indeed bear significant similarity.It's Roaming Fortress.
From what I recall, this game's pretty much the same deal as that, just with a different kind of beastie and a more castle-y shape to the towers on its back.
Ayup, that's the one! Thanks, this has been bothering me unnecessarily, heh...
Post by: Jacob/Lee on April 16, 2017, 10:39:35 am
Post by: Haspen on April 21, 2017, 12:11:53 pm
You had to carefully balance your 'energy', you could build power plants but needed colonists to run them, but colonist settlements needed power, and so on. I remember the game having an Academy where you could train/build advanced soldiers, plus a 'design bureau' where you developed techs.
Oh and there were transceivers to send power to places where you couldn't/didn't want to build power plants at.
The only movable structure was your Mothership, the primary source of energy and colonists. Thus the scenarios looked like this:
Mothership lands on planet -> build infrastructure -> build army -> research stuff -> destroy opposition -> fly to next planet, rinse&repeat.
It was a game from about 1998-2000.
Post by: Mech#4 on April 21, 2017, 12:32:30 pm
Post by: Haspen on April 21, 2017, 01:20:05 pm
Post by: marples on April 21, 2017, 01:32:56 pm
A planet colonization game. You hopped from planet to planet, gaining better techs but meeting stronger opposition.
You had to carefully balance your 'energy', you could build power plants but needed colonists to run them, but colonist settlements needed power, and so on. I remember the game having an Academy where you could train/build advanced soldiers, plus a 'design bureau' where you developed techs.
Oh and there were transceivers to send power to places where you couldn't/didn't want to build power plants at.
The only movable structure was your Mothership, the primary source of energy and colonists. Thus the scenarios looked like this:
Mothership lands on planet -> build infrastructure -> build army -> research stuff -> destroy opposition -> fly to next planet, rinse&repeat.
It was a game from about 1998-2000.
I'll take a punt. Mission:Humanity.
Post by: Haspen on April 21, 2017, 01:39:17 pm
Holy shit are you a wizzard.
THAT'S IT!
/me showers marples with internets
Post by: quinnr on May 09, 2017, 12:52:50 pm
Post by: Draignean on May 09, 2017, 01:51:22 pm
Though you weren't really buying new mecha, just new chunks to put back together.
Post by: quinnr on May 09, 2017, 02:33:50 pm
It was a Playstation 2 game. The premise of the game was that you had to buy Mechas and battle them in short deathmatch style matches, where you would win money to buy better Mechs and equipment. I don't remember a whole lot else, I remember that the game took place in a "virtual reality" type online thing (but not with actual online play, that was just part of the plot). Also remember that each mech could have four weapons, one per L and R trigger. That's about all I've got.
Armored Core?
Though you weren't really buying new mecha, just new chunks to put back together.
That wasn't it, though I appreciate the assist! I found it, after going through a few random forum threads I found on Google.
The game was Steel Lancer Arena International (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp8-BDUyXOM). The music is definitely what stuck out the most to me, heard it and was like "nope this is it!"
Post by: ZebioLizard2 on May 09, 2017, 09:25:49 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on May 09, 2017, 09:46:41 pm
As if Strike Suit Zero was around back then, for ground battles. To the point that I have a strong impression that the game was developed in Asia for American markets, but I do think it was localized.
A 2000's mecha game about gliding around on uneven terrain.
Felt a lot like Tribes but mecha.
I never even played it, my brother did but can't remember.
Post by: Rolan7 on May 09, 2017, 10:43:33 pm
Sorry, I assumed he wouldn't remember. I maybe should have known better, he's almost as good as I am for old games :P
Post by: fondfoat on May 12, 2017, 08:04:43 am
ASCII game which has had a long development cycle. Just been updated to include conversations such as insults and greetings.
Pax something maybe?
Post by: Urist McScoopbeard on May 12, 2017, 10:43:46 am
EDIT: pretty certain you're looking for "Ultima Ratio Regum."
Post by: fondfoat on May 12, 2017, 12:54:27 pm
Post by: Kagus on May 16, 2017, 02:18:48 pm
A PC game where your spying on people due to a volunteering program. Where things have become somewhat police statish due to a bomb going off.Photobomb? (https://milkbaggames.itch.io/photobomb) Or perhaps you're thinking of Beholder. (http://store.steampowered.com/app/475550/Beholder/)
Post by: Micro102 on June 04, 2017, 04:43:13 pm
It was a N64 game on a black cartridge. You had a base and would send out resource collectors (could even pilot one yourself) and build structures. You normally piloted your own hover-tank type ship. I never really got far in it as it was either buggy or I was too young and stupid to figure out the controls.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on June 04, 2017, 05:06:44 pm
I really doubt anyone will be able to figure this one out, but it's bugging me not knowing what this game was.While personal experience immediately points me to the game Uprising 2, that one was never made for the N64. Which makes me think the next most probable title, Battlezone. Specifically, Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs.
It was a N64 game on a black cartridge. You had a base and would send out resource collectors (could even pilot one yourself) and build structures. You normally piloted your own hover-tank type ship. I never really got far in it as it was either buggy or I was too young and stupid to figure out the controls.
Post by: Ametsala on June 04, 2017, 05:29:38 pm
Moby Games: http://www.mobygames.com/game/battlezone-rise-of-the-black-dogs
The PC version's (which was awesome, at least back in the day) redux version is actually currently on sale in GOG:
https://www.gog.com/game/battlezone_98_redux
Post by: Frumple on June 04, 2017, 07:41:19 pm
... I don't remember it going very well, but sometimes it at least kept loss from happening as quickly :V
Post by: Chiefwaffles on June 04, 2017, 07:47:14 pm
Post by: Micro102 on June 05, 2017, 04:37:42 pm
Post by: deoloth on June 05, 2017, 08:08:12 pm
There was this game in development a while back that was basically reverse X-COM: You controlled an alien force in an isometric TBT game that was trying to take over the Earth. I think it had some kind of shoddy tech demo and might've gone to development Hell in the meantime, but I'm really curious about what it was called. I know for a fact it wasn't the ill-fated UFO: The Two Sides game that was closed for copyright concerns.
Been a bit since you posted, but I do not see any responses.
Isomer I believe, though I have only heard of it and not played it.
Yep, it is in development hell.
Post by: Haspen on July 21, 2017, 03:09:47 pm
Yeah I know it's not much, but that's all I know. It was made about early-to-mid-2000s. Besides usual land strategizing, you could also put your submarines on certain areas to 'disrupt enemy merchant fleets', causing them to lose money. You could also move your units 'by train' over long distances.
Various tiles were present, from forests, to hills, to mountains, also fortifications, mines, oil fields and ports, all which could affect enemy's economy and logistics if they were struck hard enough (everyone had 10hp but lowest the cities/resources would get to was 1hp).
You could unlock new units by putting money into Research, and I remember V2 rockets and mobile rocketry being present in game.
I also remember that there were many scenarios based on German 'operations', providing actual strategic dispositions; from September 1939 to Operation Barbarossa, if I'm not mistaken. I don't think that any other place than European theatre was available.
Post by: Persus13 on July 21, 2017, 04:07:31 pm
Strategic War in Europe, Panzer Corps, and Unity of Command all fit that description but may be too recent.
Post by: Haspen on July 21, 2017, 04:14:38 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on July 21, 2017, 04:29:37 pm
Post by: Haspen on July 22, 2017, 03:30:33 am
Post by: Mesa on August 02, 2017, 09:16:14 am
I think it had a name like Age of X (not Age of Empires, I don't think), or The X (like The Settlers), and it might have been a series because I think the one I had was a 2nd game in the series?
Post by: Haspen on August 02, 2017, 09:56:19 am
Post by: Mesa on August 02, 2017, 01:44:25 pm
Trade Empires? It had China and industrial era England, and I remember camels and trains both being involved there.Yep, looks very much like it. Thanks!
Post by: Haspen on August 05, 2017, 04:29:02 am
I remember getting this platformer game in early 2000s. It involved a little guy, wearing a knight suit, ascending a top-scrolling platformer to gather stars and rescue princess(es) or just reach the exit. Sometimes, you chief enemies were simply spikes or a flood of lava coming from below the screen.
The game was entirely in German and came with a map editor that was easy to use. Graphics were rather low quality, maybe made in Photoshop or even MSPaint.
Post by: George_Chickens on August 06, 2017, 01:13:05 am
Post by: Astral on August 18, 2017, 05:36:15 pm
You could actually lose if you didn't pay enough attention.
Edit: Found it, because it was bugging the hell out of me. It was made by the same guy who did Cookie Clicker and can be found here http://orteil.dashnet.org/legacy/ (http://orteil.dashnet.org/legacy/)
Post by: Haspen on August 19, 2017, 07:09:33 am
Give me back 6 hours of my life you bastard!
Post by: Sirus on August 19, 2017, 07:24:04 am
Post by: StagnantSoul on September 03, 2017, 04:23:48 pm
Post by: CosmicHitman on September 04, 2017, 07:15:28 pm
Post by: Akura on September 04, 2017, 08:02:17 pm
Post by: CosmicHitman on September 04, 2017, 08:15:52 pm
Post by: Wiles on September 23, 2017, 07:54:18 pm
It's a survival tactics game with vikings that is heavily inspired by Darkest Dungeon. I was reading about it recently but I can't for the life of me remember its name. One of the screenshots I saw showed the combat portion of the game, the bottom half of the screen had skills and such on it and it was very reminiscent of what Darkest Dungeon looks like, but the top half had warriors standing side by side on a grid based combat map sort of thing.
Post by: Frumple on September 24, 2017, 08:29:08 am
Post by: Wiles on September 24, 2017, 08:38:49 am
Post by: Frumple on September 24, 2017, 08:52:10 am
... fairly sure GKH is pretty obscure, though, at the absolute least outside japanese et al speaking countries. Might be they just incidentally developed inspiration from DD towards the system of a game they'd never heard of, heh.
Post by: Djohaal on November 07, 2017, 02:40:15 pm
Post by: Akura on November 07, 2017, 05:27:08 pm
Post by: Frumple on November 07, 2017, 05:50:02 pm
Post by: Sirus on November 07, 2017, 05:55:28 pm
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on November 08, 2017, 11:42:22 am
Post by: Djohaal on November 08, 2017, 05:29:38 pm
Post by: Cthulhu on November 28, 2017, 09:10:37 pm
I don't remember much else.
Post by: HopFlash on November 29, 2017, 04:31:03 am
It was a game on here, freeware, really simple, probably game out early-mid 2015. You played as a lich, or a necromancer, and you raised an army of undead moving across a map to try to eventually kill the king. I think you had two or three resources, raised the dead by destroying towns. Basic 2d graphics, roguelike, really hard to beat the final enemies.Conquest of Elysium 2 http://www.illwinter.com/coe/index.html (http://www.illwinter.com/coe/index.html) (free) and Conquest of Elysium 3 + 4 http://www.illwinter.com/ (http://www.illwinter.com/) (not free)
I don't remember much else.
and KeeperRL (https://miki151.itch.io/keeperrl (https://miki151.itch.io/keeperrl)) pops into my mind but "kill the king" would not fit (ASCII-version is free)
Post by: Frumple on November 29, 2017, 09:20:23 am
Post by: Cthulhu on November 30, 2017, 11:08:08 pm
Edit: I found it. (https://porousnapkin.itch.io/there-is-only-power)
Post by: HopFlash on December 04, 2017, 05:45:37 am
None of those are it. As far as I remember it was just hosted on a cheap site the creator made. It was an RPG, you moved around the map as the necromancer. I don't remember the way the combat worked but now that I think of it it was a little elysium-like I think.thx...very nice game :)
Edit: I found it. (https://porousnapkin.itch.io/there-is-only-power)
Post by: quinnr on December 11, 2017, 02:18:19 am
That's about all I can remember. I'm pretty sure the game had "Hack" in the URL and also it's not the other hacking game we had a thread for before, Slavehack (http://www.slavehack.com/), which is a lot of fun.
Post by: quinnr on December 11, 2017, 03:16:04 am
So, this might be weird and I will be very surprised if anyone gets it. But I'm thinking of a multiplayer game about hacking. I 100% know the game was Java-applet based. Basically, everyone in the game had a computer server, and it emulated hacking. The scripts in the game were all handwritten; you would write a firewall program that would alert you if another player tried to hack you, you would write a program that would break into other players servers and then start re-routing their resources to yourself. There was also a market for selling the programs you wrote to other players through an online market.Some further investigation found it. The game was HackWars.net, but the website is currently defunct. Rest in pieces.
That's about all I can remember. I'm pretty sure the game had "Hack" in the URL and also it's not the other hacking game we had a thread for before, Slavehack (http://www.slavehack.com/), which is a lot of fun.
Post by: Greenbane on December 11, 2017, 03:09:03 pm
I think it's in Early Access right now, but I can't for the life of me remember its name, so I can't find it.
Any help?
Post by: Virtz on December 11, 2017, 04:31:46 pm
There's this pixel art Dredd/Robocop-inspired sidescroller I read about a while ago. I think JYDGE is conceptually similar, but no, it's not it.miniLAW (http://store.steampowered.com/app/503180/miniLAW_Ministry_of_Law/)?
I think it's in Early Access right now, but I can't for the life of me remember its name, so I can't find it.
Any help?
Post by: Greenbane on December 11, 2017, 06:11:37 pm
miniLAW (http://store.steampowered.com/app/503180/miniLAW_Ministry_of_Law/)?
Yes, yes, yes. That's it! Thanks.
Post by: Sergarr on December 11, 2017, 10:21:01 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on December 12, 2017, 02:46:09 pm
Post by: Sergarr on December 13, 2017, 12:08:32 am
Sounds like Binding Of Isaac, though it could be a lot of things I think.No it's not that. It's 2D side-view, not top-down.
Post by: E. Albright on December 19, 2017, 09:09:17 pm
Post by: Sirus on December 19, 2017, 09:30:36 pm
Post by: Frumple on December 19, 2017, 09:41:22 pm
That said. That sounds hella' like spellcross, and the devs were indeed eastern european or summat like that.
Pretty great game for its time, incidentally. Aged decently, too.
Post by: E. Albright on December 19, 2017, 10:19:16 pm
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Post by: MCreeper on January 13, 2018, 01:04:52 pm
Post by: marples on March 02, 2018, 05:30:34 pm
Post by: Sirus on March 02, 2018, 05:32:16 pm
Post by: marples on March 02, 2018, 05:42:46 pm
Post by: Jiharo on March 04, 2018, 12:48:33 pm
Post by: Tiruin on March 13, 2018, 07:09:15 am
THere were certain buildings like a well where you have a dude get water from, and he somehow walks over in your roads to the buildings and...somehow that puts out fires and gives the inhabitants water, your residential buildings can 'conglomerate' into a bigger building if they exist in a 2x2 square together, there's some kind of police force I think that helps, and the market can hire market-kids to help deliveries--I never found out how to work this efficiently because I was busy worrying about flood plains and 'oh wow seasonal harvests!'. I also worshipped the Goddess Bast, in that demo.
Then I forgot the name of the game and whether any full-er version can be played. :I As far as I know, there was no direct control over people, but control over the pathing and such. Oh and you can adjust taxes.
Post by: Il Palazzo on March 13, 2018, 07:11:38 am
Post by: Rolan7 on March 13, 2018, 07:13:28 am
Post by: Tiruin on March 13, 2018, 07:18:52 am
Sounds very much like Sierra's 'Pharaoh'.I love you all and thanks a ton! :D
That sounds a lot like Caesar 2, or maybe one of the later ones I haven't played yet. Huts upgrade and eventually join into better homes, but only if they're in range of various services. Places like praefectures send out "walkers" who randomly travel along your road network, determining which areas are considered covered. And there was an early Total War style combat since, in the campaign, you were expanding the empire's borders - by building nice cities for the locals and defending them, not doing the initial invasions.There's MORE OF IT!? :-X Wow! :D
Post by: Akura on March 13, 2018, 07:52:59 am
There's MORE OF IT!? :-X Wow! :D
Several. Aside from Pharaoh Caesar I through IV, there's one for Greece(Zeus, with an expansion called Poseidon), and one for China(Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom). In my opinion though, all except Emperor:RotMK are buggy mess, but all except that one are available on Steam. All including Emperor are available on GOG.
Post by: Haspen on March 13, 2018, 09:25:58 am
/me stabs Akura
Post by: Akura on March 13, 2018, 04:41:29 pm
Post by: Mech#4 on March 13, 2018, 10:09:42 pm
There might be a fix for this on the GOG.com forums. Here's one fix someone found involving turning off playback and recording devices temporarily.
Spoiler: Copy of post from GOG.com forum (click to show/hide)
Other than that, Caesar III, Pharaoh and Zeus have all worked fine for me. My favorite is the Pharaoh series what with the building of pyramids and large monuments putting strain on your city infrastructure.
I think there's a similar game in 3D called "Children of the Nile".
Post by: AzyWng on March 21, 2018, 12:22:49 am
Post by: LoSboccacc on March 21, 2018, 03:26:50 am
Post by: Ametsala on March 21, 2018, 03:39:41 am
Post by: AzyWng on March 21, 2018, 07:42:54 am
Thanks.
Post by: Wiles on March 31, 2018, 07:04:02 pm
Post by: Urist McScoopbeard on March 31, 2018, 07:15:39 pm
Trying to remember the name of a game from many years ago. It was an arcade-y top down space game with roguelike elements. It had one developer, and it was free. Most of the game involved fighting things in space. You could stop at stations to upgrade your ship, or to sell cargo you got off of ships you had destroyed, or you could buy cargo and sell it at another station for a profit.
Duskers? FTL? Halcyon 6?
Post by: Il Palazzo on March 31, 2018, 07:35:14 pm
Duskers? FTL? Halcyon 6?You know, the question goes on for a bit more after the 'space game' bit.
Trying to remember the name of a game from many years ago. It was an arcade-y top down space game with roguelike elements. It had one developer, and it was free. Most of the game involved fighting things in space. You could stop at stations to upgrade your ship, or to sell cargo you got off of ships you had destroyed, or you could buy cargo and sell it at another station for a profit.Transcendence? I'm not 100% sure about the one-guy development. Naev is also similar.
Post by: Sirus on March 31, 2018, 07:50:16 pm
None of those are free, so I doubt it.Trying to remember the name of a game from many years ago. It was an arcade-y top down space game with roguelike elements. It had one developer, and it was free. Most of the game involved fighting things in space. You could stop at stations to upgrade your ship, or to sell cargo you got off of ships you had destroyed, or you could buy cargo and sell it at another station for a profit.
Duskers? FTL? Halcyon 6?
Post by: Wiles on March 31, 2018, 07:55:46 pm
Transcendence? I'm not 100% sure about the one-guy development. Naev is also similar.
Thanks! Transcendence is the game I was thinking of. I might be wrong about the development. Looks like it is still actively being worked on too, which is nice to see. I haven't played it in years.
Post by: Frumple on March 31, 2018, 09:36:04 pm
Solid bit of work, though, regardless. Used to play the hell out of it, think I even screwed around with modding a (very small) bit, myself.
Post by: Mech#4 on April 02, 2018, 11:12:13 pm
- Isometric, possibly 3D, RPG
- Medieval setting. Standard fantasy
On to more specific stuff. The one level I remember was a tutorial mission. You played as a male spell caster in a forest, possibly looking to rescue another character.
The mechanic I remember the most about the game was the magic system. You would collect reagent items and combine them in your inventory to cast spells. These reagent items weren't used up in the casting I don't think, rather you would combine different reagents to figure out new spells.
I think one of the reagents was a moss clump. Combining it with something else possibly gave you an acid ball spell.
Edit: As a bonus I'll add in a second game that came to mind.
A strategy game with RPG elements. The battle system involved turn based combat on a grid. It was 3D and you used cards to summon units like giant flytraps, possibly also to cast other abilities. I think you could build your army card deck with what cards you had found during a game.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on April 03, 2018, 01:43:54 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on April 03, 2018, 06:15:29 am
Post by: Mech#4 on April 03, 2018, 08:38:32 am
First one is 'Magic and Mayhem', second is 'Etherlords'.
Ha! Impressive, thank you. Looking, Etherlords is on gog.com but it seems Magic and Mayhem sadly isn't.
Also, apparently the Magic and Mayhem I played was a sequel called The Art of Magic and was also made by Bethesda. (http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/26915-magic-mayhem-the-art-of-magic-windows-front-cover.jpg)
@Sean Mirrsen: Thanks also. I have never heard of Chaos: Battle of the Wizards but, what? It was published by Games Workshop? That's wierd, and it doesn't seem to be based off Warhammer either. Though it was apparently for the ZX Spectrum.
Man, looking up old games is sometimes really bizarre with their connections.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on April 03, 2018, 09:12:37 am
And Chaos is named for the Law-vs-Chaos duality (and it's an apt description of the state of the battlefield a few turns in). Not everything with Chaos is necessarily linked to WH. :P
It's one of the Spectrum-era games I replay the most often. Really fun gameplay. The Chaos:Reborn game I think went too heavily on presentation and mechanics (the shift to a hexagon grid is kind of eeeeh), it would have been pretty great as a sort of party strategy game I think, just for the fun factor and, well, chaos, that results.
Post by: Xinvoker on April 05, 2018, 05:31:03 am
The style was side-scrolling, cartoonish, and the main protaginist was a white mouse-like thing that had a magic carpet and would use his fez-like hat as an inventory for items. You started inside a house where you had to rewire stuff. Later locations include a space-station and a maze that was a giant dump.
edit: I actually found it when I remembered the keyword "dingo". It's called "Koala Lumpur: Journey to the Edge"
Post by: deathpunch578 on April 05, 2018, 12:27:31 pm
I found the game
Post by: Kagus on April 05, 2018, 01:24:10 pm
This one was an educational game that I played about 15 years ago I think?It had Yellow creatures of some sort teaching electric currents, sound waves, and lenses and lights used to hatch eggs. It was very catoon-y. Dont remember much other then that, sadly.
I believe what you're looking for is ZAP! (https://youtu.be/Oi4tOEF_Bgo)
Funny little bit about that game; the circuit-fixing portion, arguably the most "challenging" of the various activities, could be completely cheesed and bypassed. You'd click a "check solution" button to see if you'd solved the puzzle, and if it wasn't right the character would just tell you to keep trying... however, if you instead repeatedly clicked on the answer button, it would just set the board to the solved state and congratulate you on finding the answer.
Post by: Ygdrad on April 07, 2018, 07:15:03 pm
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DZ39DopVwAA9nim.jpg:large)
Post by: Rolan7 on April 07, 2018, 07:20:11 pm
Post by: Sirus on April 07, 2018, 08:02:13 pm
Source. (https://twitter.com/NCHproductions/status/981264659700367360)
Post by: Ygdrad on April 07, 2018, 08:15:25 pm
It's just some pixel art someone made, looks like.
Source. (https://twitter.com/NCHproductions/status/981264659700367360)
That's where I got it. Thing is it reminds me of something I've seen in passing recently, I could be wrong though. It wasn't clear whether that thing was made, by him or others, or if it was an actual game.
Post by: Burnt Pies on April 07, 2018, 08:20:53 pm
Post by: Persus13 on April 07, 2018, 11:23:51 pm
Post by: a1s on April 18, 2018, 01:00:45 pm
He played it around 2010.
It's a browser based rpg.
The graphics are limited to stills (portraits) and text.
The art style is reminiscent of Heroes of Might and Magic.
Your char could fight monsters while you were away.
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You chose a location and there was a scrolling bar, killing monsters and stuff.
And when you log back in, your character would be dead because you didn't store enough potions.Quote
Post by: Kagus on April 18, 2018, 01:11:14 pm
Post by: a1s on April 18, 2018, 01:29:43 pm
It wasn't the Majesty RPG, Heroes of Ardania (http://www.heroesofardania.net/screenshots.asp), was it?No. Despite the lack of autonomous adventuring I also suggested it.
He says one of the playable races was some kind of lizard/reptile
Post by: Haspen on April 19, 2018, 02:15:15 pm
The campaigns in the game varied wildly in both length and complexity; I remember a lengthy one about a girl who pursued some goddess only to be killed by her cuz the goddess was actually evil sorceress in disguise or something like that. There was also a campaign for lizard folk (main hero was a shaman or shamaness). I think there was also one campaign about awakening an ancient evil god or preventing that from happening.
I remember that to grow, you had to expand your cities, settle new ones, and that every faction (and there were quite a few) had different buildings, branching paths of buildings and stuff. I remember Zealots(?) being used by Nationalists(??) or something like that, and magical cannons shooting purple explosive dust. There was also a faction (or a hero) named Garland in tutorial mission.
There was also plenty of independent monsters to hunt down which would net you gold or artifacts. Most annoying were some savage blue dudes who lived in hives and those hives could easily spread across the skirmish map if you weren't paying attention to them.
...I think this wasn't a single game, actually. A base game and expansion maybe? A game with a sequel? Pretty sure they used the same engine tho.
Post by: Kagus on April 19, 2018, 02:27:04 pm
Post by: Haspen on April 19, 2018, 02:50:17 pm
I love you Kagus <3
Post by: Il Palazzo on April 19, 2018, 03:24:05 pm
There was this RTS with heroes and units governed by them.Just wanted to note that google gives me Kohan as the first hit when I search for the first line of your post. ;)
I've never played the first one, only Kohan II. I heard the first one was better, though?
Anyway, I wanted to ask why is it on Steam if it can't be bought? I've never seen this before.
Post by: Kagus on April 19, 2018, 03:42:43 pm
There was this RTS with heroes and units governed by them.Just wanted to note that google gives me Kohan as the first hit when I search for the first line of your post. ;)
I've never played the first one, only Kohan II. I heard the first one was better, though?
Anyway, I wanted to ask why is it on Steam if it can't be bought? I've never seen this before.
It shows up as available for me, and I'm even on a phone... It's there just no price listed for you our does it throw out an error message if you try to add it to the cart? And yeah, there are a few games on Steam that exist as listings, but cannot be purchased. It's generally stuff where it was being sold previously, but either the company went under or a license was lost or something. In this state, previous owners can still play the game, but no one else can buy it.
OMG YES! That's exactly it!
I love you Kagus <3
Smoochies. I spent a great amount of time playing Kohan, not that I ever really knew how to play, mind you... I just knew the cheat codes. Also, the map editor.
Post by: Il Palazzo on April 19, 2018, 03:50:23 pm
There's no price of buy button displayed at all. No obvious way to purchase it. I can see reviews from as late as January, though.
And since you have it as available, would it mean it's region-locked? (but then again, aren't we both in the EU?)
Post by: Rolan7 on April 19, 2018, 03:58:54 pm
(Now I have "2" items in my wishlist, but only one listed, so who knows with Steam)
I found the first Kohan back in the day because it had a linux release and demo. I replayed it relatively recently and still love the economic system.
The squad system was really remarkable though. I wonder if it was an inspiration for Dawn of War/Company of Heroes, or if it was inevitable that another company would realize that controlling units individually isn't necessarily fun or sensical.
I only played a little bit of 2, but mostly due to real life time constraints. The interface changed a lot, but I have no idea if it's better or worse. 1 has a pretty clean and intuitive interface (considering its ambitious mechanics for an RTS) and I very much enjoyed beating the whole game once.
Story was pretty neat too. Immortals! Amnesia! Intrigue!
Post by: Kagus on April 19, 2018, 04:23:36 pm
@Kagus:
There's no price of buy button displayed at all. No obvious way to purchase it. I can see reviews from as late as January, though.
And since you have it as available, would it mean it's region-locked? (but then again, aren't we both in the EU?)
That's... Really odd. And technically I'm not actually in the EU, because of Norway's halfway agreement due to not wanting to give the Union any of our money, so maybe it is just a regional thing... Can't imagine why though.
I used to have Dragon Age in my wishlist and it had no price listed, for some reason.
(Now I have "2" items in my wishlist, but only one listed, so who knows with Steam)
I found the first Kohan back in the day because it had a linux release and demo. I replayed it relatively recently and still love the economic system.
The squad system was really remarkable though. I wonder if it was an inspiration for Dawn of War/Company of Heroes, or if it was inevitable that another company would realize that controlling units individually isn't necessarily fun or sensical.
I only played a little bit of 2, but mostly due to real life time constraints. The interface changed a lot, but I have no idea if it's better or worse. 1 has a pretty clean and intuitive interface (considering its ambitious mechanics for an RTS) and I very much enjoyed beating the whole game once.
Story was pretty neat too. Immortals! Amnesia! Intrigue!
Well, Total War had squad-based RTS combat before Kohan, and Shadow of the Horned Rat had it before Total War. Nobody's had Kohan's mix-and-match composition though, and that was, like, half the fun.
I think Kohan 2 suffered a bit from the change over to 3D, mainly. And the story's writing and acting both left a lot to be desired... As for actual game mechanics, I can't really say... I mean, I thought physically representing buildings inside the walls of the cities was pretty neat, but I can understand the gameplay issues that can arise from not having that system get balanced properly.
Post by: Rolan7 on April 19, 2018, 04:32:49 pm
I really should have remembered Shadow of the Horned Rat, since I did play it. It's a tactical RTS but it definitely counts. I didn't get far, though. It has the Homeworld/Fire Emblem problem where you never know whether you've won a costly victory, or doomed your entire playthrough to a vicious cycle.
Edit: I'm dumb and thought you said Dawn of War, not Total War. Dawn of War came out 3 years after Kohan, which came out about a year after Shogun Total War. Which I actually hadn't heard of... I always thought Medieval was the first one, which came after after Kohan.
Sorry for pointless ramble :P
Post by: Akura on April 19, 2018, 04:34:02 pm
Post by: quinnr on April 20, 2018, 12:21:25 am
I'm pretty sure "knights" was in the name of the game.
Thanks for the help.
EDIT: I continued Google-Fuing and after a Google search of "mmo dungeon beat em up knights materials" I found another "what's the name of this game" thread on a different forum which revealed the game to be Spiral Knights (https://www.spiralknights.com/)
Post by: Haspen on April 24, 2018, 10:46:09 am
I don't remember much, besides the fact that main resource seemed to be rice. Also, you only made peasants; to get military units, you had to get those peasants to train in specific military buildings.
I think it was clan-based, or at least the campaign had various clans in it. The main dude you controlled was the son of the local king or something like that.
Post by: Hotfire90 on April 24, 2018, 10:56:51 am
An asian-themed RTS with 3d models from early 2000s.
I don't remember much, besides the fact that main resource seemed to be rice. Also, you only made peasants; to get military units, you had to get those peasants to train in specific military buildings.
I think it was clan-based, or at least the campaign had various clans in it. The main dude you controlled was the son of the local king or something like that.
That's Battle Realms.
Post by: Haspen on April 24, 2018, 11:28:03 am
That's why I love y'all so much <3
Post by: Kagus on April 24, 2018, 12:33:35 pm
On the plus side, it comes packaged with the expansion pack, which I'd never played before the GOG version. On the minus side, they fixed the glitch with getting infinite yin points for attacking water...
Post by: Akura on April 24, 2018, 04:29:05 pm
Post by: Kagus on April 24, 2018, 04:46:11 pm
That game did have some fun stuff though, I actually quite liked the necessity of setting up supply lines. Sieges were pretty neat too, what with the big fancy walls you could stand on, and siege weapons that included gliders that you'd use to launch your troops over said big fancy walls...
The heroes were... interesting. I wouldn't say balanced, and I wouldn't say comprehensible, but definitely interesting. Especially those ultra-rare sorcerer types with the leech life ability that resulted in a unique death animation.
What's funny is that there are 3-4 clones of the game with vaguely different names, but identical graphics, mechanics and even cheat codes.
Post by: Frumple on April 24, 2018, 06:33:21 pm
Post by: Akura on April 24, 2018, 06:59:07 pm
Here's the link. (http://www.mobiusdigitalgames.com/outer-wilds.html)
Post by: Akura on April 24, 2018, 08:50:10 pm
That was it!
Probably not really going to play it, may watch a video or something. It was just bugging me to hell and back.
Cheers.
Oddly enough I was thinking about it a few days ago for some reason.
Post by: Google400 on May 17, 2018, 04:22:30 pm
Post by: ChairmanPoo on May 17, 2018, 06:04:28 pm
Post by: karhell on May 18, 2018, 02:03:35 am
Open source RPG game. Kind of seeks to emulate diablo, very simple 3d graphics. Module basedAny chance that'd be Flare (http://flarerpg.org/)?
Post by: Frumple on May 18, 2018, 07:51:44 am
Open source RPG game. Kind of seeks to emulate diablo, very simple 3d graphics. Module basedThe simple 3D makes me think Egoboo (http://egoboo.sourceforge.net/).
Post by: Geltor on May 19, 2018, 05:08:49 am
a ps1 racing game where you drive mundane cars (i remember using a soccermom 4 door for half the game just fine). i remember each racing level had some pretty nice countryside scenery, like a swamp, a desert, a forest.. (one level you drive through a city, and even the buildings). i also remember that you could drive a tank (or an apc) with a non-functioning turret. for the life of me, i cant remember anything else about it.
Post by: Enemy post on May 20, 2018, 09:59:43 pm
Post by: quinnr on May 23, 2018, 12:00:16 am
Post by: Knave on May 23, 2018, 05:20:34 pm
It was a short lived multiplayer game. I don't remember the gameplay much but I know it was a competitive game with two teams, each with a set # of players laying as knights on each side (either 50 or 100 I think?). Matches were pretty short. We had a thread here, pretty sure. I also think it had a short name, I feel like it might have even been a one letter name?
Know how old? 1st or 3rd person?
Something like Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, or Mount & Blade?
Post by: Mephisto on May 23, 2018, 05:54:21 pm
Post by: Virtz on May 23, 2018, 06:04:08 pm
I want to say I played something like a medieval version of Soldat but that could just be neurons misfiring.Maybe you're thinking of the medieval game the developer of Soldat made? It's called King Arthur's Gold (https://store.steampowered.com/app/219830/King_Arthurs_Gold/).
Post by: Kagus on May 23, 2018, 06:06:12 pm
...wait, Soldat dude made KAG? Hah, I never knew... Welp. Have to say that I personally prefer the gameplay of KAG, although Soldat's physics and animations are pretty sweet.I want to say I played something like a medieval version of Soldat but that could just be neurons misfiring.Maybe you're thinking of the medieval game the developer of Soldat made? It's called King Arthur's Gold (https://store.steampowered.com/app/219830/King_Arthurs_Gold/).
Post by: Mephisto on May 23, 2018, 06:10:40 pm
...wait, Soldat dude made KAG? Hah, I never knew...
Same reaction here.
I don't think I've played KAG but that could be it.
Just clarifying, I wasn't asking for myself. I thought it could have been what quinnr was asking for.
Post by: quinnr on May 25, 2018, 01:35:31 am
It was a short lived multiplayer game. I don't remember the gameplay much but I know it was a competitive game with two teams, each with a set # of players laying as knights on each side (either 50 or 100 I think?). Matches were pretty short. We had a thread here, pretty sure. I also think it had a short name, I feel like it might have even been a one letter name?
Know how old? 1st or 3rd person?
Something like Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, or Mount & Blade?
I feel like it was a few years back? And I forget but I think 3rd person.
It had really cartoony / blocky graphics, so not either of those.
Post by: Aoi on July 13, 2018, 08:06:55 pm
Post by: Culise on July 13, 2018, 08:16:09 pm
There was a game that came out in the last few years for PC where you were stuck in space and using remote controlled drones to explore derelict ships and stations to get enough fuel to jump to another system. The art was minimal; mostly just geometric outlines from what your probe could scan... boxes, walls, doors, and hopefully not hostiles. I want to say the title was one word, along the line of 'Hoarders' (though it evidently isn't).Duskers (https://store.steampowered.com/app/254320/Duskers/)?
Post by: Aoi on July 13, 2018, 08:47:40 pm
There was a game that came out in the last few years for PC where you were stuck in space and using remote controlled drones to explore derelict ships and stations to get enough fuel to jump to another system. The art was minimal; mostly just geometric outlines from what your probe could scan... boxes, walls, doors, and hopefully not hostiles. I want to say the title was one word, along the line of 'Hoarders' (though it evidently isn't).Duskers (https://store.steampowered.com/app/254320/Duskers/)?
Yeeeeees, thank you; my searches were mostly turning up articles about actual space probes or NieR:Automata
Post by: Il Palazzo on July 13, 2018, 10:02:32 pm
A space strategy with card-based mechanics. Or a card-based game in space. In any case, it relied on cards pretty heavily. I believe the business model was to sell virtual 'booster packs' on top of the base game itself.
I remember only bits and pieces:
- The galaxy map had systems connected by jump lanes. There weren't all that many systems (maybe a couple dozen or so).
- It was less 4x and more political struggle between factions/races.
- There was a senate-like system, where you had to ship pops to vote to possibly win the game (?).
- One of the races was I think Kilrathi/Mrrshan-style cats, with a bighuge unique combat ship.
- I think it was intended mainly for multiplayer, but I only played SP so it had to have some rudimentary solo mode.
- It was pretty obscure, even at the time, I believe.
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edit: found it. It was Star Chamber: The Harbinger Saga.
It's no longer available, it seems.
Post by: Kagus on July 14, 2018, 05:59:16 am
Not really a game so much as a simulator.
It was free, you have a small planet, and you can plop different animals on it. In addition, it has grass and fruit trees. The fruit trees drop fruit which have two values, something like bounciness and colour.
You could terraform the planet, make some areas hotter/colder IIRC, and basically let things loose and watch the ecosystem go.
So, not Plantera, not Reus, not Godfinger, not Earthtongue... I'm drawing a blank. Sounds interesting though.
Post by: ☼FUN☼ on July 15, 2018, 01:24:38 pm
I remember when I was little that there was a game where there is a bunch of blobs with different genes and you had to play a minigame to impress the other blob and then have a child and pass to the next level
it was quite a silly game and I can imagine why they removed it from there but I still wanna remember the name of that game
Post by: The Dystopian on July 20, 2018, 06:29:38 pm
You could pick diferent character that had special habilitys, and I seem to remember that it played like a web game, where everyone had like 8 hours to submit thier turn/actions.
I've been trying to find that game again and it's consuming the life out of me and driving me mad(er)
Hopefully you guys can help,
thanks in advance
Post by: AzyWng on July 20, 2018, 08:28:25 pm
IIRC it's related to Twinoid/Motion-Twin somehow, but I can't recall (maybe it's the creator's website or the website a bunch of other games are posted on, but in any case, it's related to Twinoid/Motion-Twin.
The creators also made Die2Nite, Teacher Story, and probably a few other games I myself can't recall.
I don't know how active it is, but I'm at least fairly certain it still exists.
Post by: Akura on July 21, 2018, 04:39:54 am
I remember when I was little that there was a game where there is a bunch of blobs with different genes and you had to play a minigame to impress the other blob and then have a child and pass to the next level
it was quite a silly game and I can imagine why they removed it from there but I still wanna remember the name of that game
Could this be Under the Garden? I have this buried in a bunch of old files, but the mechanics are very similar to that.
Post by: ☼FUN☼ on July 27, 2018, 12:06:36 am
no it isn't itI remember when I was little that there was a game where there is a bunch of blobs with different genes and you had to play a minigame to impress the other blob and then have a child and pass to the next level
it was quite a silly game and I can imagine why they removed it from there but I still wanna remember the name of that game
Could this be Under the Garden? I have this buried in a bunch of old files, but the mechanics are very similar to that.
it was an online game
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: LeoLeonardoIII on August 02, 2018, 12:44:34 pm
It miiight have been a unit-based strategy game with only one or two starting units. But it might have been an action game instead ...
EDIT: It was in color, if this helps.
Post by: Haspen on August 02, 2018, 01:00:38 pm
I remember a game, but I couldn't tell you what platform. It had a ninja or something as the character, and in the first part you were moving through wheat fields and avoiding watch towers. I remember the view being very pulled-back, probably some kind of isometric or top-down. Definitely wasn't first-person.
It miiight have been a unit-based strategy game with only one or two starting units. But it might have been an action game instead ...
EDIT: It was in color, if this helps.
It was a flash game on Newgrounds or ArmorGames I believe, I remember it too. And you the perspective was from the 'side'.
It had a samurai as the main character; at first there was lots of sneaking, but later on the swordfighting picked up in pace as well.
Name? Haha of course I don't remember it, silly! :P
Post by: LeoLeonardoIII on August 02, 2018, 03:48:29 pm
Post by: karhell on August 07, 2018, 03:52:47 am
That would be Straw Hat Samurai, but indeed, it doesn't entirely fit Leo's descriptionI remember a game, but I couldn't tell you what platform. It had a ninja or something as the character, and in the first part you were moving through wheat fields and avoiding watch towers. I remember the view being very pulled-back, probably some kind of isometric or top-down. Definitely wasn't first-person.
It miiight have been a unit-based strategy game with only one or two starting units. But it might have been an action game instead ...
EDIT: It was in color, if this helps.
It was a flash game on Newgrounds or ArmorGames I believe, I remember it too. And you the perspective was from the 'side'.
It had a samurai as the main character; at first there was lots of sneaking, but later on the swordfighting picked up in pace as well.
Name? Haha of course I don't remember it, silly! :P
Post by: AzyWng on August 08, 2018, 12:44:30 pm
Post by: Frumple on August 08, 2018, 05:35:34 pm
Post by: ChairmanPoo on August 08, 2018, 07:21:39 pm
It was Egoboo!Open source RPG game. Kind of seeks to emulate diablo, very simple 3d graphics. Module basedThe simple 3D makes me think Egoboo (http://egoboo.sourceforge.net/).
Post by: LeoLeonardoIII on August 08, 2018, 10:27:06 pm
Possibly Shadow Tactics?I checked out some gameplay footage. It's not Shadow Tactics, but if you made Shadow Tactics as a PS1 game it would be exactly right. Miiight have been PS2 generation.
Post by: LeoLeonardoIII on August 10, 2018, 02:44:47 pm
Very :/
Post by: Frumple on August 10, 2018, 02:50:12 pm
At the absolute least, if it's a thing, it probably didn't get localized into english, so... yeah. Good luck, heh.
Post by: LeoLeonardoIII on August 15, 2018, 11:22:14 am
Post by: AzyWng on August 18, 2018, 10:09:06 pm
The game is an endless runner of sorts. You can move Death forwards and backwards, jump, and stab with Death's lance.
You could do things like kill birds that flew by, stab trees and make them instantly wither, etc. But if you get touched by those things you get destroyed.
There would occasionally be jousts with knights hoping to slay Death - you have to time your lance just right or you'll immediately, uh... die, I guess?
Also, jumping over the knight also "kills" you.
Later on as you purchased enough upgrades you'd get flying sections.
Again, it's a flash game, so I don't know where it is, and I can't recall the name. I think I might've seen it on armor games, but I can't find it there...
Post by: Yolan on September 03, 2018, 03:57:53 am
OK... late 1990s RPG. 3Rd person. Quite unique graphical style that combined I think a 3D environment with 2D sprites.
There was a central hub you unlocked towards the end of the game that kind of hung in an alternate dimension or something....
Thats about all I can really remember, except that there was also some kind of cool end battle.
Post by: Il Palazzo on September 03, 2018, 04:18:47 am
Post by: Yolan on September 03, 2018, 04:37:01 am
Post by: Kagus on September 03, 2018, 04:51:44 am
Post by: LoSboccacc on September 03, 2018, 04:54:26 am
Post by: Yolan on September 03, 2018, 05:24:05 am
Nothing that famous.
Post by: Kagus on September 03, 2018, 05:56:40 am
No I wouldn't forget that! ;-)So it's not Sacrifice (https://www.gog.com/game/sacrifice) then either, clearly.
Nothing that famous.
Post by: Rolan7 on September 03, 2018, 11:50:23 am
Makes me wonder what happened to the first person RTS genre. Maybe MOBAs fill that itch now.
Populous The Beginning was 3rd person with 2D sprites in a 3D background but is only a little bit RPG.
Post by: Kagus on September 03, 2018, 12:06:59 pm
Also, the Spellforce series was alive for entirely longer than it needed to be, and there's actually a brand new game in the same vein that has also failed to receive many positive reviews.
Post by: Yolan on September 04, 2018, 10:01:25 pm
It was fairly solid budget, western style RPG. I -think- there were rune stones around the world of some kind which you could use to link up to the central hub...
Post by: Cyroth on September 08, 2018, 03:09:44 pm
Doesn't fit with the mixed 2D and 3D, but if I remember correctly you'd aquire a magical fortress/hideout halfway into the game that is accessed by runestones or something like that.
Also a fairly obscure but generally well liked game. (though the UI is horrible, but for a year 2000 game, that is kinda to be expected)
Post by: Yolan on September 08, 2018, 10:31:49 pm
Hmmm... 4 stars on GOG.
https://www.gog.com/game/soulbringer
Post by: jocan2003 on September 26, 2018, 01:23:56 pm
Post by: Akura on September 26, 2018, 04:23:19 pm
Post by: jocan2003 on September 26, 2018, 04:29:04 pm
Also wasnt that old still had 3d real time strategy in mission but was pausable
Post by: jocan2003 on September 26, 2018, 05:02:29 pm
Post by: KittyTac on October 15, 2018, 02:56:30 am
Post by: Kagus on October 15, 2018, 03:47:47 am
Something like Minecraft, but with asteroids.Space Engineers?
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on October 15, 2018, 04:31:28 am
Or StarMade.Something like Minecraft, but with asteroids.Space Engineers?
Post by: KittyTac on October 15, 2018, 05:00:41 am
Post by: Akura on October 15, 2018, 07:24:04 am
Not those two... something else, I think it had simple graphics and monsters in the asteroids.
Was it called Corneroids? It's dead as far as I can tell.
Post by: KittyTac on October 15, 2018, 08:11:06 am
Ah yes, Corneroids. Thanks.Not those two... something else, I think it had simple graphics and monsters in the asteroids.
Was it called Corneroids? It's dead as far as I can tell.
Post by: Farce on October 20, 2018, 10:58:05 pm
There was a zombie mode, but also some team modes - I think TDM and also one where you tried to loot a vault or a trashed bank truck and take the cash back to your side while preventing the other team from doing so, and such. I recall the servers basically always being empty, which was a shame because I thought it was pretty neat.
Post by: Senator Jim Death on October 21, 2018, 03:57:19 pm
There was a free topdown twinstick style shooter that I remember hearing about on this forum. It had kinda strange mutations, like one that surrounded you with shuriken, and there were vehicles - normal cars, and then stuff like radar trucks.
There was a zombie mode, but also some team modes - I think TDM and also one where you tried to loot a vault or a trashed bank truck and take the cash back to your side while preventing the other team from doing so, and such. I recall the servers basically always being empty, which was a shame because I thought it was pretty neat.
Man, it wasn't twin-stick, but it sounds like the old Command & Conquer Sole Survivor. Man, did that ever crash hard.
If you're looking for what I think is still an active game in that genre, but not that exact game, try SubSpace. I THINK people still play that.
Post by: beorn080 on October 22, 2018, 12:31:52 am
Post by: Farce on October 26, 2018, 03:03:13 am
>It's a battle royale now
Dangit.
Post by: Evillee on October 29, 2018, 10:20:31 pm
Post by: sluissa on November 04, 2018, 08:40:09 am
Post by: Kagus on November 04, 2018, 09:11:00 am
Kind of a 3d action purplely neon dungeon crawler, possibly dark soulsy, from a couple of years ago. I keep getting it confused with Hyper Light Drifter. I think they had a similar aesthetic and came out around the same time although the one I'm looking for was over the shoulder instead of top down.Over the shoulder? Well then it's not Neon Chrome, which was my first thought with "purpley neon dungeon crawler"...
Furi (https://store.steampowered.com/app/423230)?
This flash game I played a few years ago, you were a stomping trap in a dungeon that was sentient and enjoyed its job killing people, it had pixelated graphics and had different levels like one where game journalists came to the dungeon and you had to almost kill them to get a good review.I'm pretty sure I know the one you're talking about, but I don't recall the name of it, sadly.
Post by: sluissa on November 04, 2018, 10:40:36 am
Kind of a 3d action purplely neon dungeon crawler, possibly dark soulsy, from a couple of years ago. I keep getting it confused with Hyper Light Drifter. I think they had a similar aesthetic and came out around the same time although the one I'm looking for was over the shoulder instead of top down.Over the shoulder? Well then it's not Neon Chrome, which was my first thought with "purpley neon dungeon crawler"...
Furi (https://store.steampowered.com/app/423230)?
Not Furi, a little more subdued colors than that. Think it involved running through caves or ravines with a sword, fighting monsters, collecting loot. I think it was rogue-lite-ish with each run being different and separate.
Sorry, I did skim through the steam list from that era, can't find anything. Maybe I'm misremembering. I'm going off vague memories of the release marketing and about 5 minutes of a stream I watched once.
Post by: Sappho on November 20, 2018, 09:37:25 am
EDIT: I think I might have been thinking of Cantr, which does still exist, but it seems you start as a 20-year-old, not a baby. I swore there was a slow-paced text-based browser game where you started as a baby, but I can't find one. Any ideas?
Post by: Rilder on November 21, 2018, 09:41:12 am
I'm trying to remember the name of a text-based browser roleplaying game. You started as a baby, born into a family, and slowly grew up. There were crafting and survival mechanics, but it was heavily focused on role-playing, and it was entirely text-based. I've been searching and searching and can't find it - it's entirely likely that it no longer exists. I don't have a clue what it was called. :(
EDIT: I think I might have been thinking of Cantr, which does still exist, but it seems you start as a 20-year-old, not a baby. I swore there was a slow-paced text-based browser game where you started as a baby, but I can't find one. Any ideas?
Faerie Tale Online? Used to be a thing a few years back, think it kind of collapsed. (IIRC the dev did some questionable decisions that hampered it's longevity) You started as a baby born to player parents and lived a life in sort of a village built by the players in that village. It was certainly a role playing game, in-character interactions and such.
Post by: Sergius on November 23, 2018, 06:17:24 pm
I'm trying to remember the name of a text-based browser roleplaying game. You started as a baby, born into a family, and slowly grew up. There were crafting and survival mechanics, but it was heavily focused on role-playing, and it was entirely text-based. I've been searching and searching and can't find it - it's entirely likely that it no longer exists. I don't have a clue what it was called. :(
EDIT: I think I might have been thinking of Cantr, which does still exist, but it seems you start as a 20-year-old, not a baby. I swore there was a slow-paced text-based browser game where you started as a baby, but I can't find one. Any ideas?
This is a funny coincidence, not sure what game you mean but I just came here to ask if anyone remembered the name of Cantr.
Post by: Funk on November 23, 2018, 06:42:58 pm
It wasa fishtperson shooter but a really gore one, solder of fortune one levels of gore.
It is some time around 1999~2000 maybe 01, the demo disks at the after schools clubs computers didn't get updated often.
Post by: Urist McScoopbeard on November 23, 2018, 07:18:24 pm
System Shock 2 maybe?
Unreal Tournament
Quake III Arena
Timesplitters
Half Life
Turok 2/3
Post by: Kagus on November 23, 2018, 07:33:36 pm
Post by: Funk on November 23, 2018, 10:35:51 pm
Now on to GOG.
Post by: Virtz on November 24, 2018, 05:53:34 am
Sin (1998) (https://www.mobygames.com/game/sin/screenshots) had a decal system similar to Kingpin, but I don't recall SoF-style dismemberment.
Chasm: The Rift (1997) (https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/chasm-the-rift/screenshots) had enemies you could dismember the arms and heads of.
Soldier of Fortune 2 (2002) (https://www.mobygames.com/game/soldier-of-fortune-ii-double-helix/screenshots). Might not be the right year or it might, since demos back then tended to come out before the proper release.
House of the Dead (1998) (https://www.mobygames.com/game/house-of-the-dead/screenshots) was an on-rails shooter that had some gore and dismemberment.
Requiem: Avenging Angel (1998) (https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/requiem-avenging-angel/screenshots) had some gore (I particularly remember a spell that made enemies pulse and spew blood before exploding in gore), but I can't recall if there was any regular dismemberment.
Quake 2 (1997) (https://www.mobygames.com/game/quake-ii/screenshots) had some enemies that could lose their heads and a decal system for certain parts of the body for some enemies.
Post by: Ghazkull on November 24, 2018, 02:00:51 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on November 24, 2018, 03:13:16 pm
He also LP'd Pokemon Nightmare Invasion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_I2ATjla0k) which is along the same general lines.
They're RPGMaker stories with action elements.
Then there's romhacks like Pokemon Snakewood (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX_Po9Kxliw) or Dark Rising Kaizo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HRGGMhwC04) which use actual Pokemon mechanics, but make everything really edgy. I think people died in that game? It was kinda bad and waaaay padded with long forced trainer battles.
Post by: Aoi on November 25, 2018, 01:22:19 am
This flash game I played a few years ago, you were a stomping trap in a dungeon that was sentient and enjoyed its job killing people, it had pixelated graphics and had different levels like one where game journalists came to the dungeon and you had to almost kill them to get a good review.I'm pretty sure I know the one you're talking about, but I don't recall the name of it, sadly.
That half sounds like Spike - A Love Story. (https://www.kongregate.com/games/Matzerath/spike-a-love-story)
Post by: Sappho on November 29, 2018, 06:01:15 am
I'm trying to remember the name of a text-based browser roleplaying game. You started as a baby, born into a family, and slowly grew up. There were crafting and survival mechanics, but it was heavily focused on role-playing, and it was entirely text-based. I've been searching and searching and can't find it - it's entirely likely that it no longer exists. I don't have a clue what it was called. :(
EDIT: I think I might have been thinking of Cantr, which does still exist, but it seems you start as a 20-year-old, not a baby. I swore there was a slow-paced text-based browser game where you started as a baby, but I can't find one. Any ideas?
Faerie Tale Online? Used to be a thing a few years back, think it kind of collapsed. (IIRC the dev did some questionable decisions that hampered it's longevity) You started as a baby born to player parents and lived a life in sort of a village built by the players in that village. It was certainly a role playing game, in-character interactions and such.
That's the one! I knew there was one where you started as a baby born to other players. Thanks so much! I was starting to think I was crazy...
Post by: Mephisto on December 13, 2018, 05:03:35 pm
Post by: GPeter on December 18, 2018, 02:40:39 pm
Post by: Sirus on December 18, 2018, 04:57:34 pm
Post by: Sirus on January 16, 2019, 12:04:24 pm
Okay, here's something that should be an interesting challenge:HOLY FUCK MORE THAN FIVE YEARS LATER
It was an arcade game, with multiple players (I want to say four) all on one massive screen. It was a sort of light gun shooter except the guns were mounted on swivels to allow free aim in most directions. I seem to recall that it was sci-fi themed and everyone had to blast stuff because I think they all shared a health bar.
Oh, and I only saw this game once: at Disney World in Florida, back in 2002 I think it was.
I'm still not 100% sure on this but now I'm almost certain it was "Galaxian 3: Attack of the Zolgear". Six players in their own contained room/booth, big-ass screen, guns on swivels, shared health bar, most certainly sci-fi. If it wasn't G3AotZ, then it must have been something incredibly similar.
Post by: George_Chickens on January 16, 2019, 12:21:17 pm
If I remember right, the plot was that you were a guard that got infected by this kind of werewolf disease. You could transform into a werewolf for difficult sections, but eventually you would, if you abused it, permanently transform, which would change the path of the game and cause most NPCs to go hostile. Your dialogue would also change.
Guns were rare, and were essentially an escape plan for hard fights.
Post by: Virtz on January 16, 2019, 01:52:42 pm
Post by: George_Chickens on January 16, 2019, 01:53:38 pm
Pretty sure it's Dark Earth (https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/dark-earth/screenshots). You'll probably need a VM with Windows 98/95 to run it on a modern machine, tho.Awesome, that's exactly what I was looking for.
Post by: Mephisto on January 16, 2019, 02:16:47 pm
Post by: Kagus on January 16, 2019, 06:04:18 pm
Post by: Mephisto on January 16, 2019, 07:21:45 pm
Post by: Mech#4 on January 16, 2019, 10:50:52 pm
Post by: Mephisto on January 16, 2019, 11:20:33 pm
Hm, possibly Ultima 6? Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire because of the palm fronds? There's lots of stuff to pick up in those games that has little to no use.
Not Ultima. The game was visually much darker, I don't think you had a party, and screenshots of that game don't appear to really be isometric. Thanks, though.
Post by: Mech#4 on January 17, 2019, 01:51:14 am
Hm, possibly Ultima 6? Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire because of the palm fronds? There's lots of stuff to pick up in those games that has little to no use.
Not Ultima. The game was visually much darker, I don't think you had a party, and screenshots of that game don't appear to really be isometric. Thanks, though.
Hm, I can suggest a few others though I'm pretty sure they won't be what you're looking for.
"Albion": Has a lot of things to pick up, though it's not isometric, has a party system and I think you'd remember that for the scifi beginning and jungle theme later.
"Divine Divinity": Again has a lot of stuff to pick up, isometric and no party system but I don't think it's the one because it came out in 2002. You're also not imprisoned in the beginning, though you are restricted to the village until an early dungeon is completed.
"Magic and Mayhem": I'm looking at lists of games from 95 to 2000 and this could be likely.
That's about it, going through release lists on Wikipedia which I wouldn't think are comprehensive.
Also: This is something I asked about a while back. I'll mention it again on the off chance someone knows the game I'm talking about.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Kagus on January 17, 2019, 02:06:35 am
Post by: Virtz on January 17, 2019, 02:42:21 pm
Post by: Vivalas on January 17, 2019, 09:39:32 pm
What stood out to me was the economy, not only did you have to mine stuff but you had to have industry to produce things with it, which was represented by "industry points" or something, and I remember ship designs were also pretty customizable.
Post by: Cyroth on February 02, 2019, 12:45:35 am
It had a pretty grimdark setting, I think almost Fantasy Warhammer-esque levels of everything-is-screwed.
If I remember correctly the intro showed some fort in a valley getting sieged by monsters and very early (10 minutes into the game or so) there was a door that only opened if you anserwed some riddles (the answers were "a shadow" and/or "a man" I think).
Its neither Stonekeep nor Anvil of Dawn, I still have both of them (though they're similar)
Post by: itisnotlogical on February 02, 2019, 12:55:32 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on February 02, 2019, 04:24:26 am
I'm looking for an old Windows 95/98 era party based first person RPG (like the old Might&Magic, Wizardry or Bards Tale games).Uh, Thunderscape intro had a fort over a valley being attacked by demons. It would crash on me soon after starting, iirc, so I don't know about any doors.
It had a pretty grimdark setting, I think almost Fantasy Warhammer-esque levels of everything-is-screwed.
If I remember correctly the intro showed some fort in a valley getting sieged by monsters and very early (10 minutes into the game or so) there was a door that only opened if you anserwed some riddles (the answers were "a shadow" and/or "a man" I think).
Its neither Stonekeep nor Anvil of Dawn, I still have both of them (though they're similar)
Post by: Cyroth on February 02, 2019, 05:50:05 am
I have recently re-re-re-re-played Dungeon Master 2, when I remembered this old game from the same genre and that I had never really finished it, but I just couldn't remember its name no matter how hard I tried.
And its even on GOG.
Thank you very much.
Post by: JimboM12 on February 08, 2019, 09:55:42 pm
the somewhat obscure one was this warcraft 3 rip off with standard human alliance, beastman clan and these weird psyonic bugs. there's an above ground map and an underground map. individual units could fight and gain experience and high level ones could become leader types with aoe buffs. it was actually pretty decent but wasn't very advertised and it died quickly.
the really obscure one was this starcraft ripoff from way back. there were 3 factions, of course, which was humans, japanese lizardpeople and sort of standard bugs. each faction harvested its own resources with some crossover; like the japanese lizardmen only needed wood and metal, the bugs needed wood and something, and the humans needed metal and something. i bought the game when i was a kid from a computer show when those were still a thing and i remember having fun with it.
oh, both were 3d and the warcraft ripoff had actually fairly decent graphics for its time, like 2005ish? the other starcraft like had crappy 2001ish 3d graphics.
Post by: Kagus on February 09, 2019, 06:06:35 am
My first thought for the other one was Alien Nations, but calling the blue folks "lizardmen" is a rather drastic leap... Also it had 2D graphics rather than 3D.
Possibly Conquest: Frontier Wars? Dunno, saw it on the list of released games and now my battery is at 7%, so can't say how close it is.
Post by: Akura on February 09, 2019, 06:25:13 am
Post by: JimboM12 on February 09, 2019, 08:50:49 am
the second game was a bargain bin special back when lesser studios just spat out games, its not conquest: i remember that game. in conquest, if you played as the humans the starship troopers theme would play sometimes.
im trying to remember other details. i vaguely remember that the japanese lizardman faction can harvest these souls that are left after they kill enemy units. the bugs, if they kill, create an egg they can harvest.
Post by: MCreeper on February 15, 2019, 04:55:51 pm
Name is, IIRC, some year number. I wrongly guessed 3078.
First person shooter, in randomly generated (?) world out of cubes. A higher quality textures than minecraft, but i think you can dig\build. I think was wrighten in Java, even.
Begins with you being "paradropped" on some planet and being assaulted (or not, if you steer clear) by some red transparent floating "demons", (which can be killed only with some special weapons, which you don't have). After landing, you are supposed to help one faction of aliens to fight against another. Talk with NPC's, do quests, get bigger guns, the usual. Or you can just shoot people on sight and try to survive as long as you can with all world going after your head. :P If you die, you respawn in some random point, with all your stuff dropped\deleted.
Post by: Mephisto on February 15, 2019, 06:26:22 pm
Probably shouldn't bee too hard one. :P
Name is, IIRC, some year number. I wrongly guessed 3078.
3079, 3089, 4089, or 5089? They're all different takes on the same game universe.
Post by: AzyWng on February 15, 2019, 10:43:41 pm
Post by: MCreeper on February 16, 2019, 10:48:02 am
Post by: Aoi on February 26, 2019, 07:47:47 pm
(Not Seedship, though it was probably an inspiration This has more narrative. Not Out There.)
Post by: xaritscin on March 03, 2019, 12:23:46 am
-an Space RTS where planets were used as resource spots with structures growing out around them (that's the only lead i seem to recall), aesthetically similar to Starcraft (i think). this one seems to have been around the same age so it was isometric but didnt feature full 3D as say, Homeworld or Galactic Civilizations 1-2?.
-an RTS about some alternate world/time travelling shenanigan where people uses prehistoric beasts as mounts, one faction has dinosaurs, another has ice age animals and the other i cant remember. think there were more than 3 factions but im not sure. (its kinda like a precursor to ARK but in an RTS format)
Post by: George_Chickens on March 03, 2019, 12:44:29 am
Post by: xaritscin on March 03, 2019, 01:01:41 am
That first one sounds like it could be Star Ruler 1 or 2
no it wasnt Star Ruler, it wa something far older but i only learned about it from old web articles listing some cool but not so popular space based RTS games. SR 1 gets it somehow but in this one the structures engulfed the whole planet instead of having having orbitals and the like.
EDIT:
nevermind, i think i found them
-Conquest: Frontier Wars
-Paraworld
Post by: Kagus on March 03, 2019, 05:18:53 am
Post by: MCreeper on March 07, 2019, 01:06:49 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on March 07, 2019, 01:14:44 pm
Post by: MCreeper on March 07, 2019, 03:15:08 pm
Post by: Rakonas on March 19, 2019, 06:37:21 am
Post by: Leatra on March 21, 2019, 01:56:01 pm
This is probably a long shot but wanted to try my chances here anyway.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on March 21, 2019, 03:02:37 pm
I'm looking for a sci-fi game I played like 3 years ago. It's pretty much the basic space rpg indie game. Shoot pirates, trade stuff, etc. The distinctive feature is the people. You have relatives (decided randomly during char generation). You can do things like asking to borrow a ship from someone you are friends with, get quests to spy on people, etc. You also have a job (which you can advance by sucking up to your contacts). I don't remember much tbh.I'm not sure if there was a way to play it 3 years ago, but Star Traders: Frontiers sounds vaguely like what you're describing. It's been on kickstarter for a long long time so it's possible some alpha or something was available back then.
This is probably a long shot but wanted to try my chances here anyway.
Post by: Persus13 on March 21, 2019, 04:07:53 pm
Post by: ggamer on March 21, 2019, 04:45:21 pm
Hey, wait a damn second! that's my face in that there avi! I forgot for a second yoink shopped that up forever ago and I got slightly freaked out for a second lol. I'm glad my face is entertaining enough to represent folks around here.
Anyway, I've got one stumping the hell outta me. It was an first person adventure game on the N64, where the intro/first level was your character attempting to escape a jail or a house arrest type situation. In retrospect, it reminds me a lot of those might and magic games on the PC forever ago. But I have no clue what it is! I distinctly recall there wasn't any combat - at least in the level i remember - mostly puzzle solving.
Post by: Sirus on March 21, 2019, 05:03:33 pm
My guess is Shadowgate 64.
Hey, wait a damn second! that's my face in that there avi! I forgot for a second yoink shopped that up forever ago and I got slightly freaked out for a second lol. I'm glad my face is entertaining enough to represent folks around here.
Anyway, I've got one stumping the hell outta me. It was an first person adventure game on the N64, where the intro/first level was your character attempting to escape a jail or a house arrest type situation. In retrospect, it reminds me a lot of those might and magic games on the PC forever ago. But I have no clue what it is! I distinctly recall there wasn't any combat - at least in the level i remember - mostly puzzle solving.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 21, 2019, 05:41:21 pm
Hey, wait a damn second! that's my face in that there avi! I forgot for a second yoink shopped that up forever ago and I got slightly freaked out for a second lol. I'm glad my face is entertaining enough to represent folks around here.Oh wow, that'd be kinda horrifying for me! Though I did un-post my selfy a while back.
I sorta thought that avatar was early Jim from The Office, I intend that as a compliment :P
Post by: ggamer on March 21, 2019, 06:37:53 pm
Post by: Stench Guzman on March 21, 2019, 09:19:39 pm
Huh, I didn't know Shadowgate got a sequel! I'd only seen the NES and Mac versions which were essentially the same game, but 64 is a new story. Neat.
There is also a Shadowgate 2014 which is a remake of the Mac/NES Shadowgate.
Post by: Vattic on March 22, 2019, 10:08:46 pm
There was this survival game not long ago, it was really early in dev, you moved a well-built cartoony guy and hit trees with a button, they fell and you got the wood so you could build stuff like a home etc. It was top down, sorta like a more animated Unreal World, but so far there was only trees everywhere.
Very late reply, but I found what we were looking for: Townseed. Don't worry I wasn't searching the whole time. Going by his Twitter it's still in development and has gone 3D.
Post by: Haspen on March 23, 2019, 03:59:47 am
You were controlling a nation (state?) on Earth, and your goals were:
1. Research all kinds of nukes.
2. Launch space stations as research/defense platforms.
3. Launch nukes to wipe out the enemy.
You could leave launches and defense to AI, but at any given time you could hop behind space stations' weapons and blast the incoming missiles to bit.
I only played the game's demo, which ended after you researched 2nd type of missile and new satellite defenses.
Post by: deoloth on March 23, 2019, 04:11:43 am
Trying to remember something that was a predominantly menu-driven text-based game, available on PC, where you're basically the officers of a colony ship trying to find somewhere to settle down. The assortment of officers you pick at the start influences the availability and success rate of the various events you'll encounter on planets as you... track down the origins of a beacon or something? I remember two points of interest you can reach along the way were a spaceship where the crew decided to basically merge themselves with the shipboard AI, achieving a hivemind pseudo-immortality, and a futuristic utopian planet. Both also functioned as bad-end traps if you failed the events, as your crew could decide to join them, as opposed to continuing on. It was predominantly pixel-art style and I want to say it came out in the last five years or so. I want to say there were also ship upgrade stats involved too.
(Not Seedship, though it was probably an inspiration This has more narrative. Not Out There.)
It is much older then 5 years (1994) so it is likely not the what you are looking for, but that sounds alot like Iron seed. The source code was released in late 2013 though, but not sure if anything came of that.
Post by: Akura on March 23, 2019, 04:33:32 am
A very early 2000s game, with rather bright and colorful graphics.
You were controlling a nation (state?) on Earth, and your goals were:
1. Research all kinds of nukes.
2. Launch space stations as research/defense platforms.
3. Launch nukes to wipe out the enemy.
You could leave launches and defense to AI, but at any given time you could hop behind space stations' weapons and blast the incoming missiles to bit.
I only played the game's demo, which ended after you researched 2nd type of missile and new satellite defenses.
MAD: Mutually Assured Destruction?
Played the same demo you did.
Post by: Haspen on March 23, 2019, 04:54:23 am
Post by: Sergius on March 24, 2019, 12:11:10 pm
There was this survival game not long ago, it was really early in dev, you moved a well-built cartoony guy and hit trees with a button, they fell and you got the wood so you could build stuff like a home etc. It was top down, sorta like a more animated Unreal World, but so far there was only trees everywhere.
Very late reply, but I found what we were looking for: Townseed. Don't worry I wasn't searching the whole time. Going by his Twitter it's still in development and has gone 3D.
Haha! That one's definitely it. I remember the smooth chopping animation. Thanks!
Post by: CABL on March 27, 2019, 06:39:11 am
Post by: Virtz on March 27, 2019, 01:14:19 pm
I don't know the exact title, but it was a Spiderman game from the early 00s, where there was a level in which Spiderman travels across floating New York in space, collecting some shit, then fighting Mysterio who's in turn was shielded atop a tower of his. It was available on PC, so it's not Spiderman 2... unless it's actually Spiderman 2 PC port, which is kinda infamous for being different and inferior compared to PS2 game.Looks like it is the PC version of Spider-man 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uAR2PKIAWM).
Post by: CABL on March 28, 2019, 02:29:57 pm
Looks like it is the PC version of Spider-man 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uAR2PKIAWM).
Holy tits, it was Spiderman 2 PC after all!
Post by: Elfeater on April 16, 2019, 09:39:36 pm
Post by: Kagus on April 17, 2019, 02:29:33 am
I remember seeing a game that looked similar to the FPS space hulk games. It was first person, on a dark space station. It was coop with friendly fire. I believe it had a semi pixelated look to it. It seemed very intense from the videos I watched of it. Sorry I can't give more infoWas it Space Beast Terror Fright (https://store.steampowered.com/app/357330/Space_Beast_Terror_Fright/)?
Post by: Akura on April 17, 2019, 04:44:19 am
I remember seeing a game that looked similar to the FPS space hulk games. It was first person, on a dark space station. It was coop with friendly fire. I believe it had a semi pixelated look to it. It seemed very intense from the videos I watched of it. Sorry I can't give more infoWas it Space Beast Terror Fright (https://store.steampowered.com/app/357330/Space_Beast_Terror_Fright/)?
Would it be a freeware game called Derelict? A 10-year-old forum post about it (https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=119370). I don't recall if it had friendly fire, though.
Post by: Elfeater on April 17, 2019, 09:06:52 am
That's it! Thanks a ton guysI remember seeing a game that looked similar to the FPS space hulk games. It was first person, on a dark space station. It was coop with friendly fire. I believe it had a semi pixelated look to it. It seemed very intense from the videos I watched of it. Sorry I can't give more infoWas it Space Beast Terror Fright (https://store.steampowered.com/app/357330/Space_Beast_Terror_Fright/)?
Post by: LoSboccacc on May 09, 2019, 06:22:28 am
anyone remembers the name?
Post by: Mephisto on May 09, 2019, 06:56:35 am
Post by: Kagus on May 09, 2019, 07:26:31 am
It was on Steam, right? You were shooting demons or something... Pretty basic graphics.
Post by: LoSboccacc on May 09, 2019, 08:20:40 am
It's not twin stick but the only thing coming to mind is Super Time Force.
it wasn't a complete game, more like a tech demo, not on steam, it was on some indie site like experimentalgameplay.com
Post by: Jopax on July 09, 2019, 01:51:01 pm
Post by: Fire and Glory on July 17, 2019, 04:05:05 am
You flew around in a top down perspective and sometimes shot AI ships with lasers, the graphics were pretty basic, you could choose your race and one of the space ships you could fly or get attacked by was some sort of red face.
It sort of looked like Aurora 4x with ye old sprites like this:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
You could also interact with planets and do...stuff, by pressing buttons, bombarding the populace with weapons of mass destruction, I think? Either that or buying things, or maybe both. One of the buttons had a circular radiation hazard symbol symbol on it. There was also a biohazard symbol I think.
There was also a button in the game you could click that had a laser on it, looking like this.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Sections of space were defined with square borders in a grid, possibly, and when you went over one it made a snapping sound.
I have a pressing need to find out what on earth your goals were in that game, if not actually playing it.
Spoiler: Biohazard and radiation hazard symbols (click to show/hide)
Post by: Fire and Glory on July 18, 2019, 01:06:25 am
http://www.synthetic-reality.com/warpath32.htm
No flying red faces, sadly. That must've been from something else. It does have a smiley face though.
Post by: Rolan7 on July 18, 2019, 01:15:14 am
Post by: Akura on July 18, 2019, 06:30:57 am
Post by: IWishIWereSarah on August 03, 2019, 03:48:49 am
What I remember especially is the story of the beginning, the intro :
You are a DnD player, who go to the bathroom during a game, the lights go off, you use your lighter to get some light, and realize you're in some kind of mine, with skeletons and goblins and stuff.
The game is a few years old, and it's centered around finding better gear to kill monsters and bosses and unlock new areas (like 99% of games of this genre).
It has some nerd humor and references, with the main character basically coming from our world and commenting on how everything he finds is written about in a DnD book.
Anybody has an idea of the name ?
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 03, 2019, 04:45:22 am
Post by: IWishIWereSarah on August 03, 2019, 04:46:43 am
Unepic?Yeap, that's it. Thanks :)
Post by: wereboar on August 14, 2019, 05:48:28 pm
Post by: Haspen on August 14, 2019, 06:06:12 pm
Post by: wereboar on August 14, 2019, 07:16:02 pm
Post by: Kagus on August 15, 2019, 06:31:40 am
Post by: Rolan7 on August 15, 2019, 09:06:25 am
Post by: Micro102 on September 01, 2019, 02:11:51 am
Post by: Virtz on September 01, 2019, 06:02:23 am
I remember seeing a game about how you inherited a broken kingdom from....someone... and have to work to build it up from poverty. It had cartoonish graphics.Regalia (https://store.steampowered.com/app/464150/Regalia_Of_Men_and_Monarchs/)?
Post by: QuakeIV on September 06, 2019, 10:01:55 pm
First game: This is a vaguely japanese-ey sci fi game. It had various factions (circa five-ish) which you could spawn in as a member of. You would start out as your own small star empire, and you and many other such empires would work to further your own sides goals. You could build spacecraft to colonize worlds, develop tech, harvest resources, and build big spaceships to try to fight the other empires for resources and land. You would have a small 'home sector' of planets that nobody but you could gain access to, giving you a small area to yourself that the other empires couldn't take from you. This also meant that each faction had a certain minimum degree of industrial capacity available to them. I vaguely recall that at one point the blue faction was pushed into a tiny corner and was almost totally dependent on these mini regions in order to hold onto any of their planets at all. At some point after that, there was a reset, where the empires got to keep any planets they took in their home regions, so us (the pink guys) launched a huge offensive on the guys to the east of us, hugely overextended, them gobbled up a bunch of their land on the reset before they could push us back. Funnily enough the reset happened later than expected, but we were actually having fairly good success at holding the land regardless. There was some implication that probably our side could have done that all along and gotten away with it.
It had a big map of planets connected by little hyperlane things, with various large regions connected by choke points. Bashing your way through a chokepoint was generally a pretty strategically significant thing that could end a months-long stalemate.
The actual ship combat I only vaguely remember. I seem to recall there were 'tiers' of ship stacks that would shoot at eachother over fairly prolonged periods of time.
One of the distinctive visual features is that it had a client which had 3d spaceships shooting eachother for its main menu screen, but all of the actual game was basically 2d sprite graphics. I was never a huge contributor to the side I was playing with, but I still fairly fondly remember it, even if only vaguely.
Second Game: This one is a lot more obscure, its basically a conventional RTS game (you build a factory, you build resource extractors, you fabricate units and tech up). Main unique factor is its quite persistent. It was always a fairly low population game, and it had this one player who was just this absolute world spanning hegemony. You would always spawn in in your own tiny corner of the map, build up units, and then vaguely struggle to try to take resource points from him without drawing his ire. It was hated by many people because of this OP individual, but I always found it to be pretty enjoyable every time I tried it out because of how brutally asymmetrical it was. Particularly the fact that there were always a few players around having long term success in escaping this guys notice. I never succeeded at that myself but kindof wanted to at least check if anyone remembered the name. I think it had 'planet' in the name maybe.
e: If it helps, I most likely heard of both of these games through this board.
Post by: Micro102 on September 30, 2019, 01:18:42 am
I remember seeing a game about how you inherited a broken kingdom from....someone... and have to work to build it up from poverty. It had cartoonish graphics.Regalia (https://store.steampowered.com/app/464150/Regalia_Of_Men_and_Monarchs/)?
Yes it was! Thank you. Now to read reviews and see if it's actually as good as it looked.
Post by: Aoi on September 30, 2019, 03:35:04 am
There are two games I am suddenly trying to remember, any help would be greatly appreciated. They are both persistent multiplayer RTS games of a sort.
Were either of them Shattered Galaxy? I barely remember it, but given that there aren't that many persistent MMORTSes out there, any of them have a decent shot at being right...
Post by: nautilu on September 30, 2019, 05:07:19 am
There were like 30-40 different leaders to choose from and options on what kind of world to play in.
Post by: Il Palazzo on September 30, 2019, 06:11:50 am
http://www.illwinter.com/coe/index.html
Post by: nautilu on September 30, 2019, 07:12:25 am
Conquest of Elysium?Yes!
http://www.illwinter.com/coe/index.html
Post by: Kagus on September 30, 2019, 09:06:59 am
Post by: QuakeIV on September 30, 2019, 05:14:52 pm
There are two games I am suddenly trying to remember, any help would be greatly appreciated. They are both persistent multiplayer RTS games of a sort.
Were either of them Shattered Galaxy? I barely remember it, but given that there aren't that many persistent MMORTSes out there, any of them have a decent shot at being right...
Sadly it is not either, though it looks interesting. Thanks for taking a shot at it.
Post by: UristMcRiley on October 17, 2019, 04:33:55 pm
Post by: feelotraveller on October 18, 2019, 03:01:24 am
Post by: Yoink on October 23, 2019, 02:44:32 am
Pretty sure it's faded into obscurity by now considering I haven't seen nor heard anything about it in so long, but I think it might have been more of an experiment in game design than anything, anyway.
Basically there were multiple small teams of players with various objectives, usually (always?) involving the retrieval of briefcase-shaped MacGuffins from other groups.
Now the basic idea was that players could just go for a simple, bloodless handover, but from what I saw it rarely worked out that way, and for such occasions players had access to a variety of... well I'm pretty sure there was a variety of weapons, but there were at least pistols, as well as vehicles, and any interaction with other factions was a very tense experience as everyone waited to see if a shootout and/or car chase would break out.
Graphics were quite basic 3D, first-person unless you were in a vehicle, with boxy blank-faced characters looking kinda like the mutant offspring of Canabalt's characters and something outta Minecraft.
Don't really remember much else, just that the map was of a decent size and urban, with plenty of buildings to have backup waiting in, or snipers on top of.
Someone probably guessed what it was a few lines in, haha, I just have no idea what to search for to find it! Hopefully there's still at least someone out there playing it.
Post by: Kagus on October 23, 2019, 03:48:29 am
Someone probably guessed what it was a few lines in,"Sub Rosa (https://store.steampowered.com/app/272230/Sub_Rosa/)"
Looks like they've updated the graphics quite a bit compared to the old days, I wonder what else has changed... Also, "at the request of the publisher, Sub Rosa is unlisted and will not appear in search". I wonder what the heck that's about, did they discontinue it? There's a 12% sale going on, that'd be awfully weird...
Post by: Yoink on October 23, 2019, 05:06:57 am
Yeah, that is weird. They put out an update two days ago! From the reviews it sounds like they've been having a lot of "toxicity" issues with the community, so maybe unlisting it was an extreme step to try and lessen that? Who knows.
I kinda wanna buy it immediately but I don't know if I could even run it - it does indeed look very different from my vague, lo-fi recollections of it.
Edit: oh wait, it says in the early access notes that it's currently "in alpha and in a 'hidden' Early Access phase to limit the player count as changes are made for testing with a small community". So, I guess that explains it! Man, I can't wait to witness this clustertruck for myself.
Post by: Kagus on October 23, 2019, 05:17:48 am
it does indeed look very different from my vague, lo-fi recollections of it.This (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV0uaGOlZ5c) should look a bit more familiar!
Geeze, has Sub Rosa really been a thing since 2012? Man, I remembered watching videos of this stuff ages ago, but I didn't know it was that old...
Post by: ductape on November 07, 2019, 12:05:23 am
It's a rogue-like/lite/whatever top down kinda thing where your in a sci-fi city and you play different classes (lots of them can be unlocked) and you can breka into buildings and do missions various way depending on your class. It has local and online coop i think? As you complete each mission, you progress to the next are of the city. Its hard, you eventually die. You unlock new classes and stuff as you keep playing.
HELP ME!
(thank you)
P.S. been a long time since i posted here, nice to be back :)
Post by: Kagus on November 07, 2019, 01:42:25 am
I mean, it's technically been out on Steam for quite a while in early access, but that sounds pretty close to what you're describing.
Also it's pretty frickin sweet.
Post by: ductape on November 07, 2019, 10:52:49 am
...Streets of Rogue? (https://store.steampowered.com/app/512900/Streets_of_Rogue/)
I mean, it's technically been out on Steam for quite a while in early access, but that sounds pretty close to what you're describing.
Also it's pretty frickin sweet.
YES! Thanks you :)
Post by: Sirus on November 26, 2019, 09:27:46 am
Graphics were pretty simple, the game area was basically a big bitmap while the people were various sprites mashed together to give each one a somewhat unique appearance.
Post by: Kagus on November 26, 2019, 10:05:22 am
There was this series of survival games, probably back in the late 90s or early 00s, on the PC. You had to manage a tribe of primitive humans and uncover secrets on various tropical islands. I remember that the game kept track of time while you were gone, sort of like a modern idle game, so if you left for a few days without making sure the tribe was getting along well you might come back to find half of them starved to death.
Graphics were pretty simple, the game area was basically a big bitmap while the people were various sprites mashed together to give each one a somewhat unique appearance.
Oh god, THAT thing... I remember that.
I believe you're referring to Virtual Villagers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Villagers)?
Post by: Sirus on November 26, 2019, 04:57:55 pm
Hey yeah, I think that was it! Thanks, it's actually a good few years more recent then I figured.There was this series of survival games, probably back in the late 90s or early 00s, on the PC. You had to manage a tribe of primitive humans and uncover secrets on various tropical islands. I remember that the game kept track of time while you were gone, sort of like a modern idle game, so if you left for a few days without making sure the tribe was getting along well you might come back to find half of them starved to death.
Graphics were pretty simple, the game area was basically a big bitmap while the people were various sprites mashed together to give each one a somewhat unique appearance.
Oh god, THAT thing... I remember that.
I believe you're referring to Virtual Villagers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Villagers)?
Post by: Felius on December 25, 2019, 08:52:27 pm
Post by: Aoi on December 25, 2019, 09:05:14 pm
Post by: Felius on December 25, 2019, 09:18:08 pm
Darklands?No, newer than that, I believe it was crowd-funded too, although I can't be entirely sure if it actually was or if the internet hype about its development just happened around the same time as crowd-funding was at its apex.
Post by: ZebioLizard2 on December 26, 2019, 12:43:07 am
Post by: Kagus on December 26, 2019, 01:07:15 am
You're not thinking of For Honor, are you? It's not CRPG, but there was a lot of hype about historical accuracy (at least for the combat), and then things went a bit looney tune.Darklands?No, newer than that, I believe it was crowd-funded too, although I can't be entirely sure if it actually was or if the internet hype about its development just happened around the same time as crowd-funding was at its apex.
This is an old (Pre-2000 Windows if I guess right) RTS like game which had two factions which was Greys(Or just aliens) and Humans. The most distinct thing I remember was that all building was all on one "Pad" together rather then building separate buildings.Dark Colony (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Colony) (search for images, you'll recognize it)
Post by: ZebioLizard2 on December 26, 2019, 01:11:16 am
Post by: Felius on December 26, 2019, 12:43:37 pm
You're not thinking of For Honor, are you? It's not CRPG, but there was a lot of hype about historical accuracy (at least for the combat), and then things went a bit looney tune.No. It might have been Mordhau though, but I'm fairly sure it was a RPG, not first person medieval "arena".
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on December 26, 2019, 02:29:41 pm
The only RPG I remember that's similar to either of those is Mount&Blade, and it does have the 'historical accuracy' angle of a sort, but there wasn't any controversy around it to my knowledge.You're not thinking of For Honor, are you? It's not CRPG, but there was a lot of hype about historical accuracy (at least for the combat), and then things went a bit looney tune.No. It might have been Mordhau though, but I'm fairly sure it was a RPG, not first person medieval "arena".
Post by: Kagus on December 26, 2019, 02:45:16 pm
Post by: Urist McScoopbeard on December 27, 2019, 09:47:40 am
Post by: QuakeIV on January 12, 2020, 02:39:54 am
There was this map that started mainly in the bottom left, with this space station there (which was invulnerable, but you could choose to try to fight it and die to it if you wanted, which was hilarious). Said station was part of some earth-centered faction if I do recall, which had a round logo that involved a lot of silver/gray and blue.
At some point it started having issues with cheaters, so the dev shut it down and started working on a refactor that he then never finished. I don't really know of its status now but kindof wanted to at least try to figure out its name if possible.
Post by: cider on January 13, 2020, 11:06:59 am
Probably played it two or three years ago, at which point it was still in development.
Post by: Akura on January 13, 2020, 03:11:48 pm
Looking for a small game that was similar to Starsector. It had a similar top down view where you started with one spaceship and eventually got both more and bigger ships, while fighting increasingly difficult enemies. I think it was entirely centered around combat, or at least I don't remember anything else.
Probably played it two or three years ago, at which point it was still in development.
That's not a whole lot to go on, but I'm going to take a stab and guess Space Pirates and Zombies?
Post by: Kagus on January 13, 2020, 03:56:01 pm
But yeah, not a whole lot to go on there...
Post by: Mephisto on January 13, 2020, 04:20:30 pm
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on January 14, 2020, 12:08:19 pm
Looking for a small game that was similar to Starsector. It had a similar top down view where you started with one spaceship and eventually got both more and bigger ships, while fighting increasingly difficult enemies. I think it was entirely centered around combat, or at least I don't remember anything else.I'm not sure what Starsector is like exactly, but I am currently playing an in-development (and free) game called Endless Sky (https://store.steampowered.com/app/404410/Endless_Sky/). You start as one ship and eventually acquire more, and it's a classic sort of top-down "space trading and combat game" that I honestly really missed. Flying between starsystems, doing ferry work, trading, fighting pirates and whatnot, all the classic fun stuff.
Probably played it two or three years ago, at which point it was still in development.
(https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steam/apps/404410/ss_fae114326381b3fa4bdfcd1a3d4aa63e1126bf99.1920x1080.jpg?t=1466793422)
Post by: QuakeIV on January 14, 2020, 10:46:32 pm
Post by: Sergius on January 18, 2020, 01:59:44 pm
It was a portable battery operated game. It ran 3 belts with aliens painted on them, and you had a start stop button which you had to press when your 3 cannons were lined up with them (so each gun had 3 aliens above it, 9 total). The game would reveal explosions in some of the aliens, and sometimes on one of your cannons you had to move a slider to cover that cannon to signify that you lost a life, this also made it not possible to shoot the alien above it. You counted your points with a clicker, which had a manual reset button, and if you lost all your gun batteries you lost the game.
I once opened it and it literally was just belts, a couple gears and one or two small electrical motors on a plastic base.
Post by: Aoi on January 18, 2020, 06:15:39 pm
This one for the lulz, and probably out of scope for this thread.
It was a portable battery operated game. It ran 3 belts with aliens painted on them, and you had a start stop button which you had to press when your 3 cannons were lined up with them (so each gun had 3 aliens above it, 9 total). The game would reveal explosions in some of the aliens, and sometimes on one of your cannons you had to move a slider to cover that cannon to signify that you lost a life, this also made it not possible to shoot the alien above it. You counted your points with a clicker, which had a manual reset button, and if you lost all your gun batteries you lost the game.
I once opened it and it literally was just belts, a couple gears and one or two small electrical motors on a plastic base.
I remember something like about... 25 years ago? It was basically mechanical Space Invaders. Cool little thing.
Edit: And not the ones that keep coming up when you search for 'mechanical Space Invaders' that have the lights either; it was maybe 5x12in?
Post by: TheBronzePickle on January 18, 2020, 10:13:37 pm
I'm not sure what I could say to really differentiate the game from others, but I remember there being a ship that could be landed on or could even sink on one of the missions as well as the game simulating rotor wash making people in the water drown faster.
Post by: Sartain on January 19, 2020, 08:13:51 am
So there is this old browser based game (that admittedly is probably long dead) which was this top down 2d quasi-multiplayer space game. (I say quasi because only some areas had multiplayer). There were a variety of ship hulls you could buy and/or customize, and you could trade and chat with other people. It also had a few very specific PVP multiplayer areas, and everywhere else had relatively little actual fighting. e: A friend mentioned that it also had smuggling, which sounds right to me.
There was this map that started mainly in the bottom left, with this space station there (which was invulnerable, but you could choose to try to fight it and die to it if you wanted, which was hilarious). Said station was part of some earth-centered faction if I do recall, which had a round logo that involved a lot of silver/gray and blue.
At some point it started having issues with cheaters, so the dev shut it down and started working on a refactor that he then never finished. I don't really know of its status now but kindof wanted to at least try to figure out its name if possible.
Sounds kinda like Pardus, or maybe Tardus, I think it was called. Made by some Austrian fellow/team I believe. Had a lot of laughs pretending to be Albanian and making up bullshit lyrics for the national anthem on the chatboards of that one, for whatever random reason :D
Post by: Akura on January 19, 2020, 02:24:04 pm
Post by: Leatra on January 19, 2020, 04:40:02 pm
Post by: QuakeIV on January 19, 2020, 04:49:15 pm
Post by: Akura on January 19, 2020, 05:00:05 pm
I'm looking for a tactical JRPG. It was a bit like Fire Emblem. Could have been released at any date before 2005. It had aesthetics similar to any old 2D Fire Emblem game. I remember there was an unit with axes (dual wielded, I think) and his attack animation was some kind of a jump and spinning and landing with a slash with his axes. He was wearing green. Honestly I don't remember much. You could customize your main character a bit and upgrade your roster. I remember the axe dude changing his appearance after getting upgraded. He could deal a lot of damage but would miss often.
Shining Force? Not sure it when it was originally released(on the Genesis) but it apparently had a remake in 2004. It's been described as Sega's answer to Fire Emblem; I've not played FE, though. The green guy with the spinning jump attack animation is probably Gort; he and Luke were the only characters that could wield axes if I remember correctly(and have the same animations. Luke is blue).
Post by: Stench Guzman on January 20, 2020, 01:47:58 pm
Post by: Sergius on January 25, 2020, 01:19:47 pm
This one for the lulz, and probably out of scope for this thread.
It was a portable battery operated game. It ran 3 belts with aliens painted on them, and you had a start stop button which you had to press when your 3 cannons were lined up with them (so each gun had 3 aliens above it, 9 total). The game would reveal explosions in some of the aliens, and sometimes on one of your cannons you had to move a slider to cover that cannon to signify that you lost a life, this also made it not possible to shoot the alien above it. You counted your points with a clicker, which had a manual reset button, and if you lost all your gun batteries you lost the game.
I once opened it and it literally was just belts, a couple gears and one or two small electrical motors on a plastic base.
I remember something like about... 25 years ago? It was basically mechanical Space Invaders. Cool little thing.
Edit: And not the ones that keep coming up when you search for 'mechanical Space Invaders' that have the lights either; it was maybe 5x12in?
It was probably that old, or more, I must have been 12 or so back then, so close to 30 years ago. The device was about the size of a large iPad but fatter.
Yeah, those games that keep popping up in my searches which look archaic are like nanotechnology compared to that one.
The closest one in terms of functionality and construction (but not gameplay) is Tomy Toys Digital Derby Auto Raceway, and even that one seems at least 10% more advanced.
Post by: Felius on January 30, 2020, 08:44:28 pm
I remember it wasn't all that good, but if I can't remember the name it will absolutely gnaw on my brain until I do.
Post by: Aoi on January 31, 2020, 02:33:42 am
There was this old 3d CRPG I can't for the life of me remember the name, not very popular, had an early "npc daily routine", and at least two of the characters were, I think, a monk (western, not martial arts) novice who used to be a thief, and a young woman who was a wizard apprentice.
I remember it wasn't all that good, but if I can't remember the name it will absolutely gnaw on my brain until I do.
Was that the first-person/grid one that had Far Too Many Stats to keep track of, and if you weren't absurdly careful, you'd probably get hypothermia/frostbite in the first five minutes after starting and die from it like ten hours later because you couldn't manage to cure it?
Post by: Il Palazzo on January 31, 2020, 03:24:00 am
Was that the first-person/grid one that had Far Too Many Stats to keep track of, and if you weren't absurdly careful, you'd probably get hypothermia/frostbite in the first five minutes after starting and die from it like ten hours later because you couldn't manage to cure it?Hey I know that one. It's the Realms of Arkania series - or at least the first two games in it, since IIRC they did away with most or all of the travel woes by the third instalment.
But I don't remember any such characters as Felius described, or npc-specific daily routine, so he might be thinking of a different game after all.
Post by: Aoi on January 31, 2020, 03:52:36 am
Was that the first-person/grid one that had Far Too Many Stats to keep track of, and if you weren't absurdly careful, you'd probably get hypothermia/frostbite in the first five minutes after starting and die from it like ten hours later because you couldn't manage to cure it?Hey I know that one. It's the Realms of Arkania series - or at least the first two games in it, since IIRC they did away with most or all of the travel woes by the third instalment.
But I don't remember any such characters as Felius described, or npc-specific daily routine, so he might be thinking of a different game after all.
I think the one I was thinking of is slightly newer, had a smaller party, and... I want to say there was a river right near the starting area with your objective on the far side, so, being a game, most people would just walk through the river. And immediately get sick. I think the idea was that you were supposed to die very easily on your first try, which would teach you about the illness mechanics and whatnot so you'd follow the river in either direction until you reached a bridge, but it mostly just made people angry at how the game tried to kill you in a 'cheap' way right off the bat. (Not that I'm actually trying to remember what it was, other than it might help if it IS the game that other people are looking for, in which I have something marginally more interesting to do than to wonder if I'm going to have my travel plans disrupted by coronavirus even more. -_-)
Edit:
Post by: Felius on January 31, 2020, 11:20:57 am
Also, Aoi, get in contact your local embassy if you haven't already. They are probably the best equipped to help and counsel you in this situation.
Edit: Aha! Found it! It was Arcatera The Dark Brotherhood. I knew it had something sounding like "arc" or "ark" in it!
Post by: Ai Shizuka on February 11, 2020, 02:08:24 pm
It's a tactical game with team management elements, top-down view, during the american revolution or slightly later.
I remember you could hire soldiers, native guides and possibly non-combat people in your roster.
I also remember you could buy stuff in forts/villages: consumables, weapon upgrades, stuff like glasses or hats for your units.
The title had "fire" in it, but I can't find it.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on February 11, 2020, 03:18:13 pm
I'm thinking about this game from the early/mid 90s.The only thing from that time period I can think of that kind of sounds like it, is called Jagged Alliance. It's not anywhere near the american revolution as far as I know, and I don't think there were natives of any sort (but there were guides, or rather "tappers", since you were among other things collecting sap), but otherwise it's a top-down tactical management RPG where you get to hire a whole bunch of people and buy stuff for them from villages. And some of the later sequels did have 'fire' in the subtitle, "Wildfire" and "Crossfire", though they were way into the 2000's.
It's a tactical game with team management elements, top-down view, during the american revolution or slightly later.
I remember you could hire soldiers, native guides and possibly non-combat people in your roster.
I also remember you could buy stuff in forts/villages: consumables, weapon upgrades, stuff like glasses or hats for your units.
The title had "fire" in it, but I can't find it.
Honestly, looking through some lists I can't really find any tactical RPG sort of game from the 90's time period that has "fire" in the name, unless it's Fire Emblem. :P
Post by: Ai Shizuka on February 11, 2020, 04:31:57 pm
The title was War along the Mohawk, known as Fields of Fire in Europe.
It was slightly before the american revolution, during the french and indian war.
And it came out in 1998.
Pretty bad game by the look of some reviews, but I remember having some good time with it.
Post by: Rolan7 on February 13, 2020, 10:52:32 pm
Did anyone here play Frequency or Amplitude for the PS2? A rhythm-music game where you have to play various instruments, swapping between them after 2 scores, otherwise much like guitar hero but for the PS2 controller.
I wonder if there are any modern games like that, where you have to swap instruments to keep the band going.
(the instrument keeps playing for a while if you play its notes correctly)
I know this isn't technically thread-appropriate, but I have earned some credits.
Post by: Aoi on February 14, 2020, 12:32:26 am
Hey, longshot:
Did anyone here play Frequency or Amplitude for the PS2? A rhythm-music game where you have to play various instruments, swapping between them after 2 scores, otherwise much like guitar hero but for the PS2 controller.
I wonder if there are any modern games like that, where you have to swap instruments to keep the band going.
(the instrument keeps playing for a while if you play its notes correctly)
I know this isn't technically thread-appropriate, but I have earned some credits.
Well... I can answer the only actual question in the post~~! :P : Yes. In fact, Frequency was one of the games my sister got for the PS2 at time of purchase, and I'm still rather fond of Freezepop.
Oh, and evidently, there's a PS3/4 remake that launched around 2015-16 with new songs, so that might work?
Post by: MCreeper on February 14, 2020, 03:43:50 am
Not like i want to play this gobshite again, but i'm interested in knowing the name.
Post by: Il Palazzo on February 14, 2020, 04:13:13 am
Post by: MCreeper on February 14, 2020, 07:07:24 am
Kinda sounds like Archon or one of its clones.Not nearly that old, so clone it is.
Post by: Iduno on February 17, 2020, 12:30:30 pm
Edit: Rise of the Triad. Which, as far as I remember, only came in shareware bundles. With castle of the winds.
Post by: Mephisto on February 17, 2020, 12:36:28 pm
What's the name of that old FPS where you chose a character? It had both god mode and dog mode, and you wanted to either collect or shoot all of the collectible items, most of which were hidden? There were metal circles in the ground that would throw you up in the air.
Rise of the Triad?
Only on the basis of hearing that there are multiple characters and a dog mode. I've never played it.
Post by: Stench Guzman on February 18, 2020, 10:35:21 am
Post by: Iduno on February 18, 2020, 10:55:11 am
There was a remake of Rise of the Triad in 2012 if you are interested.
I read a review that complained it was too faithful to the original.
On one hand, I understand what they're going for with that complaint, but on the other hand quit ruining our fantastic garbage for us.
Post by: eerr on February 19, 2020, 06:09:50 pm
Post by: Felius on March 05, 2020, 08:48:39 pm
Anyone know which game/project I'm talking about?
Post by: Rolan7 on March 05, 2020, 09:00:31 pm
I don't know if it has been released yet (or even if it got canceled/fallen into development hell), but I recall seeing something about what was essentially a game very heavily inspired by Lords of the Realms 2, to the point of arguably being a spiritual successor, but I can't seem to recall its name. Obviously not Lords of the Realms 3, that one sucked balls, and the game I'm thinking is far more recent.I'd love to know more about this as well. Lords of The Realm 2 is really great! Such a creative mix of economy management and RTS. It mechanically demonstrates why castles were incredible important, but also why they can be defeated by enacting total war on the surrounding populace.
Anyone know which game/project I'm talking about?
I made a LP but it's pretty short (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykTKcRKux4g)
Post by: Stench Guzman on March 05, 2020, 10:52:37 pm
I don't know if it has been released yet (or even if it got canceled/fallen into development hell), but I recall seeing something about what was essentially a game very heavily inspired by Lords of the Realms 2, to the point of arguably being a spiritual successor, but I can't seem to recall its name. Obviously not Lords of the Realms 3, that one sucked balls, and the game I'm thinking is far more recent.
Anyone know which game/project I'm talking about?
Lords of Magic?
Post by: Minstrel on March 25, 2020, 04:58:36 am
Post by: Iceblaster on April 14, 2020, 07:37:26 pm
I remember when I was younger, around 2008-2012(at the latest), on the old iMac the family had I had downloaded this game that was basically The Powder Toy, but wasn't. I haven't been able to find it, brain says it's 'The Powder Box' but I dunno.
Details I remember are that it had a shovel and sandcastle thing upturned as the icon. UI looked likeeee a plain white box with text over it and descriptions that go across the bottom of the window. Had a big gameplay window. Had a ton of mods, one I distinctly recall basically being 'random galaxy generation' with the 'stars' sending out 'ships' and the stars would change color, with another mod by the same guy which was a solar system generator with warring planets.
Notable details about that are I recall one being a corruptor type thing, where planets infected by them would turn purple and black, and a nanomachine thing which would infect a planet and kill it, slowly turning it into more nanomachines that would eventually slowly migrate over the entire play area. Recall a tool called the 'solar knife'(?) that was basically manually creating stars.
This game had a wiki it linked to that had every single mod ever catalogued on it, the mod I'm talking about(planet one) even had 'scenarios' which you could create and simulate. Had a whole story. Forget the story tho, never really messed with that.
Really wanna have a big burst of nostalgia, but need to find it obviously :P
Post by: Kagus on April 15, 2020, 07:40:35 am
Post by: Iceblaster on April 15, 2020, 08:53:34 am
Addendum/Edit: It was indeed WXsand, I can instantly tell because the ??? element it has is triggering all kinds of nostalgia hah
sadly the wiki seems dead, which kills a lot of mods, but iiii did find a linux reupload with a bunch of mods through google so that'll be nice to peruse :P
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on April 15, 2020, 01:43:14 pm
Post by: Cyroth on May 03, 2020, 03:23:38 am
It was modern day with tanks and stuff, but I don't think it had air units. There was no base building, instead units were bought for money and then delivered via airdrop.
The maps had several towns on them that you had to take control of to get money, which could be done by bombing them into submission with your units (fast, but reduced produced money) or drive some sort of propaganda truck into them (slower but higher payouts).
Graphics were pretty meh even for the day (probaby like the first Command&Conquer, though it was 2 or so years newer)
Post by: Sharp on May 03, 2020, 06:09:31 am
I'm looking for a old (pre-2000, I think it came on several disks, not a CD) strategy game. It was a single player only RTS as far as I remember.
It was modern day with tanks and stuff, but I don't think it had air units. There was no base building, instead units were bought for money and then delivered via airdrop.
The maps had several towns on them that you had to take control of to get money, which could be done by bombing them into submission with your units (fast, but reduced produced money) or drive some sort of propaganda truck into them (slower but higher payouts).
Graphics were pretty meh even for the day (probaby like the first Command&Conquer, though it was 2 or so years newer)
Sounds like Ground Control 1, except I don't think you bought units in that, but the graphics were meh.
Ground Control 2 you bought units but the graphics were definitely better.
But don't remember a propaganda truck either so probably a different game
Post by: Akura on May 03, 2020, 06:27:35 am
I want to say it sounds familiar, but I can't quite remember what it was though.
PRE-EDIT: Could it be Conflict Zone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_Zone)? The wiki page for that mentions propaganda.
Post by: Cyroth on May 03, 2020, 08:38:06 am
It might be Conflict Zone. I could have sworn it was older then 2001 and sprites instead of clumsy early 3D, but basically everything on that wikipedia article sounds like the game I remember. Maybe its just my brain retroactively pasting sprite graphics over everything old enough.
It wasn't very good which also fits the ratings listed on the article, but it was a okay RTS with some unique mechanics.
Its listed as Abandonware, so I guess I'll try to ...errrm, "aquire" a copy after work today and give it a spin. :P
Post by: Virtz on May 08, 2020, 08:31:57 am
First was essentially a 2-player labyrinth/snake game, with grid-based movement, where the top part of the screen featured simple first-person views of each player side by side, while the bottom had a minimap with the layout and players. I can't be 100% sure it exists in the form I remember since I was aged somewhere below 5 or 6 when I played it, and I didn't entirely grasp how it worked at the time.
Another was a space game where you would mostly statically aim and shoot at incoming enemy ships in first person, move around on a star map, and gather fuel by moving near stars. I seem to specifically remember gathering fuel being dangerous and potentially melting your ship and UI (although again, I was really young and might be misremembering how good it might've looked).
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on May 08, 2020, 10:24:09 am
I'm looking for some games from an Atari computer (I'm not even sure of the model, just know that normally it was a keyboard hooked up to the tv, came with a tape reader, and later we got a floppy disc reader).Not sure on the first one, but the second one is kind of reminiscent of a game I played on the Spectrum called Star Raiders II. Shooting ships in first person, moving around a map, the ship and UI melting if you go to a star, etc. There was also destroying huge flying saucers to protect buildings on the ground, destroying enemy bases with bombs, and fighting the occasional huge boss in space.
First was essentially a 2-player labyrinth/snake game, with grid-based movement, where the top part of the screen featured simple first-person views of each player side by side, while the bottom had a minimap with the layout and players. I can't be 100% sure it exists in the form I remember since I was aged somewhere below 5 or 6 when I played it, and I didn't entirely grasp how it worked at the time.
Another was a space game where you would mostly statically aim and shoot at incoming enemy ships in first person, move around on a star map, and gather fuel by moving near stars. I seem to specifically remember gathering fuel being dangerous and potentially melting your ship and UI (although again, I was really young and might be misremembering how good it might've looked).
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4HFzBRblNUk/hqdefault.jpg) (https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S8w-y72i1_8/hqdefault.jpg)
Either Star Raiders or Star Raiders II sounds like it could be it. Both were on Atari computers as well as Spectrum.
Post by: Virtz on May 08, 2020, 11:16:12 am
The UI for SR2 certainly looks familiar, so that's probably it. Thanks!I'm looking for some games from an Atari computer (I'm not even sure of the model, just know that normally it was a keyboard hooked up to the tv, came with a tape reader, and later we got a floppy disc reader).Not sure on the first one, but the second one is kind of reminiscent of a game I played on the Spectrum called Star Raiders II. Shooting ships in first person, moving around a map, the ship and UI melting if you go to a star, etc. There was also destroying huge flying saucers to protect buildings on the ground, destroying enemy bases with bombs, and fighting the occasional huge boss in space.
First was essentially a 2-player labyrinth/snake game, with grid-based movement, where the top part of the screen featured simple first-person views of each player side by side, while the bottom had a minimap with the layout and players. I can't be 100% sure it exists in the form I remember since I was aged somewhere below 5 or 6 when I played it, and I didn't entirely grasp how it worked at the time.
Another was a space game where you would mostly statically aim and shoot at incoming enemy ships in first person, move around on a star map, and gather fuel by moving near stars. I seem to specifically remember gathering fuel being dangerous and potentially melting your ship and UI (although again, I was really young and might be misremembering how good it might've looked).
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4HFzBRblNUk/hqdefault.jpg) (https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S8w-y72i1_8/hqdefault.jpg)
Either Star Raiders or Star Raiders II sounds like it could be it. Both were on Atari computers as well as Spectrum.
Post by: Paramatter on May 08, 2020, 07:32:03 pm
Post by: jocan2003 on May 12, 2020, 01:33:02 pm
It was in cartoonish low poly 3d or just plain cartoonyish 3d. In fact any game like my little blacksmith shop might interest me, you guys got suggestion?
Post by: Il Palazzo on May 12, 2020, 01:53:14 pm
Post by: Aoi on May 12, 2020, 02:24:14 pm
Post by: jocan2003 on May 12, 2020, 03:25:03 pm
Post by: Akura on May 12, 2020, 04:38:20 pm
Some of that sounds like one I've been playing for the last few days, Hydroneer, except that released a few days ago. For anyone interested, I'd say wait a bit for the guy developing to patch it some more, physics among other issues are still pretty bad. Otherwise, decent enough.
Post by: jocan2003 on May 12, 2020, 06:39:38 pm
Post by: A Thing on May 12, 2020, 06:57:54 pm
Im trying to find the name of a game, its pretty much like my little blacksmith shop where you could roam the land, gather ressource, setup a stall and sell item and you could also haggle if i remember right.
It was in cartoonish low poly 3d or just plain cartoonyish 3d. In fact any game like my little blacksmith shop might interest me, you guys got suggestion?
Moonlighter?
Post by: jocan2003 on May 12, 2020, 07:52:24 pm
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on May 13, 2020, 02:05:54 pm
Post by: Kagus on May 14, 2020, 08:04:54 am
Post by: Sergius on May 14, 2020, 05:25:14 pm
Im trying to find the name of a game, its pretty much like my little blacksmith shop where you could roam the land, gather ressource, setup a stall and sell item and you could also haggle if i remember right.
It was in cartoonish low poly 3d or just plain cartoonyish 3d. In fact any game like my little blacksmith shop might interest me, you guys got suggestion?
That sounds like https://store.steampowered.com/app/935400/Alchemy_Garden/
And if it isn't, it should satisfy the last part of your question.
Post by: Stench Guzman on May 29, 2020, 10:49:23 pm
Back some time in the mid 1990s I remember seeing some kind of cave-man or prehistoric themed game on a computer at an Office Depot or Staples or one of those kind of stores. It's probably shareware or freeware since it was preinstalled on those computers. I remember the game having some kind of overworld map, like the Commander Keen games. I don't remember if the gameplay itself was a platformer or some kind of overhead perspective. There was some kind of blue ball that you could pick up that served as ammunition, or was a blueberry, or was like a coin from Mario Bros.
I'm reasonably sure it isn't any of the following series: Prehistorik, Joe & Mac, Chuck Rock, anything Flintstones.
Post by: Paramatter on June 05, 2020, 01:23:58 am
Could anyone help me with the name of an old PC game that I remember reading about? I don't remember too much specific about the kind of game it was except there were some kind of management-esque elements to it and the setting involved living inside of a giant hollowed out skeleton and I'm pretty sure the article I read about it in specified it was inspired by Roger Dean's cover art for Relayer. (Cross posted from the small random questions thread because I didn't do a good enough job finding this one before, oops.)Ended up finding the thing after finally finding my way back to the blog (https://obscuritory.com/other/knights-of-the-crystallion/) I read about it on.
Post by: Aoi on June 05, 2020, 04:01:45 am
Could anyone help me with the name of an old PC game that I remember reading about? I don't remember too much specific about the kind of game it was except there were some kind of management-esque elements to it and the setting involved living inside of a giant hollowed out skeleton and I'm pretty sure the article I read about it in specified it was inspired by Roger Dean's cover art for Relayer. (Cross posted from the small random questions thread because I didn't do a good enough job finding this one before, oops.)Ended up finding the thing after finally finding my way back to the blog (https://obscuritory.com/other/knights-of-the-crystallion/) I read about it on.
That sounds absolutely fascinating-- and simultaneously, I'm totally put off by that article. It kind of inspires a similar feeling as King of Dragon Pass.
Edit: Oh they there, it's... been an hour already? That site is fascinating.
Post by: Aoi on June 11, 2020, 06:28:28 am
Trying to remember something that was a predominantly menu-driven text-based game, available on PC, where you're basically the officers of a colony ship trying to find somewhere to settle down. The assortment of officers you pick at the start influences the availability and success rate of the various events you'll encounter on planets as you... track down the origins of a beacon or something? I remember two points of interest you can reach along the way were a spaceship where the crew decided to basically merge themselves with the shipboard AI, achieving a hivemind pseudo-immortality, and a futuristic utopian planet. Both also functioned as bad-end traps if you failed the events, as your crew could decide to join them, as opposed to continuing on. It was predominantly pixel-art style and I want to say it came out in the last five years or so. I want to say there were also ship upgrade stats involved too.
(Not Seedship, though it was probably an inspiration This has more narrative. Not Out There.)
A year and a half later... Away Team: Lost Exodus (https://underflow-studios.itch.io/the-away-team). Thank you, Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality.
Post by: Iceblaster on June 27, 2020, 10:07:23 pm
Trying to remember the name of a game. Was a kinda cyberpunky top down game with the premise that it was essentially an open world Hitman, where you had a target in a randomly generated area and had to kill them for money.
Post by: AzyWng on June 28, 2020, 06:57:33 pm
Post by: Iceblaster on June 28, 2020, 07:59:04 pm
Post by: Nelia Hawk on July 08, 2020, 02:28:07 pm
i think it was sort of "freeware" or so back 2000-2005 i remember they had their website to download it from. not sure if i got it first from somewhere like "home of the underdogs" or such old games webs.
well its like a bit worms gfx.. from the side... and it had random terrain with tunnels and gravity.
and you played like a little "spaceship" and always got pulled to the ground by gravity and you could land on refuel platforms (i think) and change your special weapon out of like 100 or so...
you could build walls like in worms... or throw turrets out that shoot enemies... or drop "fireworks" boxes that, shoot fireworks up to hit people... or drop little 3-5 pixel sized troopers that walk around and if a enemy fly by they shoot at them.
and it had like up to 64? Ai players and game modes like ctf where the 64 are split in 32 vs 32 and each got a base and flag and well you try to grab the enemy one and fortify your base with turrets and walls.
i think it also had like raceing game modes, but not sure if i remember that right.
so no idea what the name was... something with "tunnels?" no idea... it was pretty chaotic and fun back ages ago.
Post by: Virtz on July 08, 2020, 02:48:12 pm
here is a hard one to find, noone probably knows about this one.Is it this (https://web.archive.org/web/20070710150209if_/http://tou.has.it:80/)? Home of the Underdogs is still around, so I just searched for "tunnel" and found this. :P
i think it was sort of "freeware" or so back 2000-2005 i remember they had their website to download it from. not sure if i got it first from somewhere like "home of the underdogs" or such old games webs.
well its like a bit worms gfx.. from the side... and it had random terrain with tunnels and gravity.
and you played like a little "spaceship" and always got pulled to the ground by gravity and you could land on refuel platforms (i think) and change your special weapon out of like 100 or so...
you could build walls like in worms... or throw turrets out that shoot enemies... or drop "fireworks" boxes that, shoot fireworks up to hit people... or drop little 3-5 pixel sized troopers that walk around and if a enemy fly by they shoot at them.
and it had like up to 64? Ai players and game modes like ctf where the 64 are split in 32 vs 32 and each got a base and flag and well you try to grab the enemy one and fortify your base with turrets and walls.
i think it also had like raceing game modes, but not sure if i remember that right.
so no idea what the name was... something with "tunnels?" no idea... it was pretty chaotic and fun back ages ago.
The site is archived, but it appears to still be downloadable and even works on Windows 10.
Post by: Nelia Hawk on July 09, 2020, 02:21:26 pm
now i feel stupid that i didnt search in that underdogs web... but i just randomly remembered that website when i wrote the post.
well i guess that was easyer to find than i thought XD thanko.
Post by: Micro102 on September 02, 2020, 06:48:48 pm
3D, and I remember a ton of forest.
Post by: Ulfarr on September 03, 2020, 01:04:56 pm
Post by: Micro102 on September 04, 2020, 04:21:18 pm
Sounds like the "Fable" series, but i'm not sure. It did have a system where the way you fought and your morality affected your appearance.
No it absolutely wasn't. I feel like it wasn't well known, or just old. Every element changes your appearance in a different way, and different body parts would change into different elements depending on.... something I don't understnad.
Post by: Urist McScoopbeard on September 04, 2020, 04:37:45 pm
Sounds like the "Fable" series, but i'm not sure. It did have a system where the way you fought and your morality affected your appearance.
No it absolutely wasn't. I feel like it wasn't well known, or just old. Every element changes your appearance in a different way, and different body parts would change into different elements depending on.... something I don't understnad.
I know this probably isnt it, but would you happen to be thinking of the KOTOR games?
Post by: Micro102 on September 04, 2020, 04:51:35 pm
Sounds like the "Fable" series, but i'm not sure. It did have a system where the way you fought and your morality affected your appearance.
No it absolutely wasn't. I feel like it wasn't well known, or just old. Every element changes your appearance in a different way, and different body parts would change into different elements depending on.... something I don't understnad.
I know this probably isnt it, but would you happen to be thinking of the KOTOR games?
Star Wars: Knights of the old Republic??? No.
Post by: Stench Guzman on September 04, 2020, 07:57:44 pm
Post by: Micro102 on September 05, 2020, 03:47:56 am
Post by: Yoink on September 05, 2020, 09:25:21 am
This one, though, stood out because of the simply amazing trailer it had. Like a miniature period piece taking you back to the '90s (or late '80s) with brilliantly cheesy acting as it followed two brothers seated before this prehistoric beige shitbox of a computer, all hyped up to play this ultra hardcore newly released videogame, [NAME].
Of course the older brother went first, and looked set to hog the game all to himself before he FUCKING EXPLODED FROM THE SHEER INTENSITY. Then little bro, horrified at his brother's fate, wiped bloody goop out of his eyes and bravely took up the gamepad himself.
This cinematic tour-de-force ended with their mother coming in and giving an Oscar-worthy performance as she broke down in tears over the fate of both her sons, cut down in their prime by this sadistic, ultra-violent videogame of Satan.
...And then she set her face in a expression of grim determination, set aside the bodies of her children, and picked up the controller.
Never mind the actual gameplay (I'm sure it was derivative as fuck), that trailer itself blew me the hell away. Bravo, I probably screamed at the screen.
Even if the game never got released - it did seem to be getting an unhealthy amount of hype for such a simplistic kinda game, and you gotta wonder how much of the budget was blown on the trailer even if it was clearly a labour of love - I just really, really want to watch that again.
I was pretty sure it had a catchy, single-word title, like Prey or Ruins or something, and I could have sworn I wishlisted it on Steam, but none of the handful of one-word-title gore fests on my list appear to be it. They certainly don't have that magnificent trailer, or really a shred of this game's sheer style. :(
Post by: Sirus on September 05, 2020, 09:27:24 am
Post by: Yoink on September 05, 2020, 09:34:56 am
Annoying, because I'd already seen that and checked to see if it was the one - but the game's been rereleased in a new edition at least once since its release three years ago and the trailer in question has been bumped to the back of a whole string of boring, more normal/sensible ones.
It's still there, though, close enough to how I remembered it (I actually haven't re-watched it yet). Or, if it's more convenient, here it is on YT (https://youtu.be/ef_41JpwqdE).
I feel silly that it was actually one of the first games I looked at tonight, but oh well I'm just grateful to be reunited with this glorious trailer.
Post by: Jopax on September 09, 2020, 03:19:17 am
I do remember the first two levels I think, in the first one you're in your big stompy robot fighting your way trough some desert/canyon thing and once you reach the big base at the end you're forced to get out and the next mission is most definitely a first person thing where you're going into the base with a machinegun or something.
Post by: Aoi on September 09, 2020, 06:06:31 am
So recently a game popped into my head, something I've played in elementary gotten from a classmate or something. PS2 era graphics (tho it was on PC, so maybe a port?) mech game of some sort. Can't remember if it was third or first person, or maybe both. I remember some sort of anime waifu being involved (she was the pilot maybe?)
I do remember the first two levels I think, in the first one you're in your big stompy robot fighting your way trough some desert/canyon thing and once you reach the big base at the end you're forced to get out and the next mission is most definitely a first person thing where you're going into the base with a machinegun or something.
I don't remember the level designs, but the combo of in-mech and on-foot with PS2-era graphics but on PC sounds like it might be Shogo: Mobile Armor Division. I know it definitely targeted the anime market, which is another point, based on the description.
Also, you may wish to review your personal privacy policies if the general internet is supposed to glean useful information regarding chronology based on saying 'played in elementary'. :P
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on September 09, 2020, 09:52:01 am
So recently a game popped into my head, something I've played in elementary gotten from a classmate or something. PS2 era graphics (tho it was on PC, so maybe a port?) mech game of some sort. Can't remember if it was third or first person, or maybe both. I remember some sort of anime waifu being involved (she was the pilot maybe?)Definitely sounds like Shogo, yeah. Transforming robot/tank action interspersed with on-foot missions.
I do remember the first two levels I think, in the first one you're in your big stompy robot fighting your way trough some desert/canyon thing and once you reach the big base at the end you're forced to get out and the next mission is most definitely a first person thing where you're going into the base with a machinegun or something.
Post by: Jopax on September 11, 2020, 05:11:54 am
Also, fairly sure there's more than enough info floating about the internet that anyone who put in a bit of effort could easily find that shit about me, if not more :V
Post by: Cthulhu on September 12, 2020, 03:15:03 pm
I never played it, but it was an AI takeover simulation where I think you started off on a single computer somewhere and could spread across the internet, trying to get stronger and smarter without being detected, and eventually take over the world.
Post by: Rolan7 on September 12, 2020, 04:12:27 pm
http://www.emhsoft.com/singularity/
...Oh hey, 1.00 released this July 4! For a project started in 2005 (yes 15 years) I kept expecting further development - probably because Python's so accessible and the game seemed perfect for expanding. Checking that out for sure!
(I would dispute that you "take over the world", but I guess I haven't played the full game yet!)
Post by: Aoi on September 13, 2020, 03:46:59 am
(I would dispute that you "take over the world", but I guess I haven't played the full game yet!)
Spoiler: As somebody that has finished the v.30... (click to show/hide)
Post by: feelotraveller on September 14, 2020, 12:34:51 am
Post by: AzyWng on September 14, 2020, 12:47:11 pm
Post by: Akura on September 14, 2020, 05:02:53 pm
(I would dispute that you "take over the world", but I guess I haven't played the full game yet!)Spoiler: As somebody that has finished the v.30... (click to show/hide)
I just finished the v1.00, near as I can tell there isn't any difference between it and what I remember of v.30.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 22, 2020, 03:31:52 pm
Post by: Aoi on November 15, 2020, 12:39:40 am
Post by: GalacticMonkey on November 16, 2020, 06:45:43 am
So this is a weird one-- I believe it was a Ludum Dare or 7DRL project from a few years ago (I want to say 2010-2015 range) where the "game" was entirely just reading dynamically generated patch notes and enjoying the crazy stuff that came out. I suspect that there would also be a mention of it in here at the time too, but searching for that didn't turn up much either.
I was also looking for this and I finally found it: it's called Peon Caravan and it's posted on itch.io, dev name: spelafort. Google doesn't seem to be able to fetch it so you have to enter the creator's profile on itch and select the game from the list.
Post by: Haspen on November 23, 2020, 10:43:42 am
It had pixel graphics, with black? background and blue/green palette in general, it involved you renting a sailing ship and going around discovering lands and treasures. Think Uncharted Waters in retro style. I believe it was even mentioned by someone here on the forums.
Post by: Ulfarr on November 23, 2020, 01:53:27 pm
Post by: Aoi on November 23, 2020, 03:16:00 pm
So this is a weird one-- I believe it was a Ludum Dare or 7DRL project from a few years ago (I want to say 2010-2015 range) where the "game" was entirely just reading dynamically generated patch notes and enjoying the crazy stuff that came out. I suspect that there would also be a mention of it in here at the time too, but searching for that didn't turn up much either.
I was also looking for this and I finally found it: it's called Peon Caravan and it's posted on itch.io, dev name: spelafort. Google doesn't seem to be able to fetch it so you have to enter the creator's profile on itch and select the game from the list.
And indeed this was it, muchly appreciated. (There was brief discussion on it in the AI Dungeon thread, mostly by me, which lead to the tracking down of it.)
Post by: Vector on January 10, 2021, 12:15:25 pm
1. is indie
2. has neon graphics
3. no dialogue
4. sort of metroidvania? top-down perspective
5. main and only character seems to cough pink blood a lot for some reason
6. gun, dash, sword
7. post-apocalypse
Post by: Frumple on January 10, 2021, 06:32:07 pm
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Post by: Aoi on January 11, 2021, 05:36:41 am
It's a single-screen sidescroller that had Portal-ish themes, but instead of the portal mechanic, it was all about flinging yourself around with a grapple. Pixel-art, probably came out between 2008 and 2014.
One of the things I recall specifically is that along one edge of the screen was a punch of people standing there... and every time you died (usually by flinging yourself into spikes), the line would advance, with... something about them indicating that you're a different person at the head of the line, not just the same person endlessly respawning.
Post by: Robsoie on January 11, 2021, 05:50:30 am
Post by: MCreeper on January 11, 2021, 06:01:04 am
Post by: Aoi on January 11, 2021, 06:26:31 am
Could it be Liferaft Zero ?
...I must admit a mild degree of resentment that the gap between post times is less than half the time I spent going through my Flash gaming history trying to find it.
Alternatively: Yes, indeed, and that was fast. ._. Thank you! Now to destroy my keyboard trying to do the last few bonus stages I could never manage.
Post by: Vector on March 14, 2021, 02:31:50 am
There was a game that I played as a kid with my cousins. It was an artillery game that had:
1. hotseat multiplayer (I think up to 2P)
2. played without mouse. keyboard only. we didn't have sound effects or anything either.
3. graphics were black and white and pixellated (like, two-toned. Just black, and white. no gray, this was pre-gray).
4. It was one of the artillery games where you could use money to get special weapons, like nukes and ... acid rain? napalm? something like that. I don't know that it had wind, but you did need to adjust angle and power.
5. It was definitely released before 1997. Probably before 1995.
6. It would have been for some kind of personal computer (i.e. not console) that also let you play Tetris (no music or background of Russian stuff, again, this was an old computer; and you could save a game for your Tetris). There was also a really lousy golf game from first person perspective, with wind and pixelated color graphics.
7. You couldn't move the tanks around once they were placed, just shoot with them. I don't think it left permanent traces of where you had shot previously either, but I could be wrong about that. You might have been able to have more than one tank on your team; not sure.
I don't think it was Scorched Earth, but I could be wrong. Like I said, the graphics were nothing but black, and white.
Post by: Akura on March 14, 2021, 05:06:34 am
Post by: Frumple on March 14, 2021, 09:38:42 am
Post by: Ametsala on March 14, 2021, 09:48:57 am
I remember playing Scorched Earth both with and without colors, and buying nukes, napalm, etc point towards it, but the other things don't really match. The black and white instead of gray-scale point towards something really old (late 70's or early 80's) or a homemade game.
Maybe artillery (https://www.mobygames.com/game/pet/artillery) or artillery 2000 (https://www.mobygames.com/game/trs-80/artillery-2000) from the late 70's or early 80's? If it was Scorched Earth, it should be easy to recognize from old screenshots.
Post by: gimlet on March 14, 2021, 10:36:03 am
Post by: Iduno on March 14, 2021, 11:17:43 am
Post by: Vector on March 14, 2021, 02:32:28 pm
It was definitely mountain to mountain. Mountains: black, artillery: black, sky: white. And it took big old circle-shaped chunks out of the ground. So couldn't have been Artillery or Artillery 2000 from the 70s, those are actually a little bit too pixelated.
I wonder how they would have gotten their hands on it.
Post by: Caz on March 14, 2021, 03:25:43 pm
Post by: ChairmanPoo on March 16, 2021, 04:38:43 am
Any idea on what game it could be? Again, it was sort of Risk-like
Post by: Robsoie on March 16, 2021, 11:16:04 am
Post by: gimlet on March 16, 2021, 12:44:37 pm
Post by: Stench Guzman on March 16, 2021, 05:06:23 pm
So I'm trying to remember a risk-like game with nuclear weapons. You could use strategic nukes to blow up ghe industrial base and tacs to blow up incoming armies.
Any idea on what game it could be? Again, it was sort of Risk-like
Nuclear War?
Post by: Aoi on March 16, 2021, 06:08:47 pm
Post by: ChairmanPoo on March 17, 2021, 09:12:18 pm
Never played it myself so i don't know if the mechanics are Risk-like, but with the nuke focus and the world territories point of view i see in screenshots that reminds me of a Risk board (but made with neons), could it be the game DEFCON (https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/defcon-global-nuclear-domination-game) ?Older than defcon
If it's like Win3.1 era, you might be looking at Proliferation.Looked it up and seems right on target
Post by: jhxmt on March 18, 2021, 08:05:27 am
I want to say that the user client used to play the game was referred to as Holocron, but might be getting that mixed up with the in-universe object of that name, so not sure about that.
No desire to play it, but for whatever reason it's become stuck in my head and not being able to confirm/deny its existence is bugging me! I don't think it was Yoda Stories, as the one I'm thinking of was definitely an online multiplayer game of some sort, but feels like it was around that sort of era.
Post by: Micro102 on March 22, 2021, 06:12:35 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 22, 2021, 06:37:24 pm
Post by: Micro102 on March 26, 2021, 03:12:33 pm
The commandos line apparently has at least one character with a knockout syringe? And is in the right time frame. It's definitely my go-to thought for top-down tactical war game with shenanigans... even if I've never actually played it or watched gameplay footage, heh.
I can't say for sure, but I also don't think it could be anything else, lol. I'll consider this solved.
Post by: Mkok on May 07, 2021, 12:23:19 pm
Post by: Stench Guzman on May 07, 2021, 01:08:09 pm
I just remembered about an old game I used to play, probably released before 2000. You controlled a rocket ship and were flying around a cave like maps, trying not to crash into the edges. I thing there were some kind of platforms where you could land, and I might be mistaken, but I think the goal was to gather some colored orbs from their platforms and bring them to home platform? Also I think there were some kind of environmental hazards, like moving rotors or doors that you had to open (dont remember how) to make it harder. Also I think the ship looked like a triangle. Any ideas what this might have been? :-\
Sub-Terrania?
Post by: Mkok on May 07, 2021, 01:45:19 pm
Sub-Terrania?
Nope, there was no shooting/combat in that game. It was all about flying through difficult terrain and not crashing.
Post by: Stench Guzman on May 07, 2021, 09:51:55 pm
Post by: Frumple on May 07, 2021, 10:00:37 pm
But yeah, there's actually a somewhat surprising amount of those things. There was a point making them (if not necessarily playing them, ha) was relatively popular, and you still get little coding-practice type games show up using the design occasionally.
Post by: Stench Guzman on May 07, 2021, 10:19:48 pm
Post by: deoloth on May 08, 2021, 04:00:04 am
I'm trying to track down an old (maybe mid-90's?) Star Wars game that a friend of mine used to play - I think it was one of the earliest iterations of a graphical online multiplayer RPG (effectively a MUD with a tileset), set in the Star Wars universe. It was account-based, in that each player could only have one(?) character, and that during character creation some things were fixed - for example, the chance for your character to be Force-sensitive was a randomised, small percentage...which, of course, led to lots of people simply deleting their accounts and remaking them until they got a Force-sensitive character because, c'mon, Star Wars. I've tried tracking it down through Google to no avail, as Star Wars Galaxies and TOR tend to swamp any search results, and I'm almost 100% certain this was well before their time.
I want to say that the user client used to play the game was referred to as Holocron, but might be getting that mixed up with the in-universe object of that name, so not sure about that.
No desire to play it, but for whatever reason it's become stuck in my head and not being able to confirm/deny its existence is bugging me! I don't think it was Yoda Stories, as the one I'm thinking of was definitely an online multiplayer game of some sort, but feels like it was around that sort of era.
This sounds a lot like Star Wars Combine (https://www.swcombine.com/).
Post by: Vector on May 08, 2021, 04:22:56 am
I never got very far in the game but I think it was fantasy themed? Not very high tech at the least.
This is a super vague description, I know. I really enjoyed playing the game and am hoping someone else got themselves addicted to the same thing way back when.
Post by: Ulfarr on May 08, 2021, 05:03:38 am
Post by: Vector on May 08, 2021, 12:50:44 pm
Post by: Robsoie on May 08, 2021, 12:58:33 pm
I just remembered about an old game I used to play, probably released before 2000. You controlled a rocket ship and were flying around a cave like maps, trying not to crash into the edges. I thing there were some kind of platforms where you could land, and I might be mistaken, but I think the goal was to gather some colored orbs from their platforms and bring them to home platform? Also I think there were some kind of environmental hazards, like moving rotors or doors that you had to open (dont remember how) to make it harder. Also I think the ship looked like a triangle. Any ideas what this might have been? :-\That game should very likely found in this list :
https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/cave-flyers-and-thrust-variants
Post by: Mkok on May 08, 2021, 02:51:45 pm
Crazy Gravity looks sounds like the game you are thinking of.
Thanks, that is exactly the one :D
Post by: Aoi on May 08, 2021, 09:55:50 pm
I'm looking for a *gulp* similar longshot. It was a browser game from the 90s.
I recall one that was like MS Paint style art, that looked like it was done in VB, that was pre-MMO (like, Neopets era) There was also the superhero themed one whose core mechanics and monetization were the same as KoL (I want to say Sunset or Midnight was in the title?) and Fallen London.
Post by: Vector on May 09, 2021, 01:06:59 am
I'm looking for a *gulp* similar longshot. It was a browser game from the 90s.
I recall one that was like MS Paint style art, that looked like it was done in VB, that was pre-MMO (like, Neopets era) There was also the superhero themed one whose core mechanics and monetization were the same as KoL (I want to say Sunset or Midnight was in the title?) and Fallen London.
Yeah, this was definitely Neopets era stuff. It was just after the peak Geocities period.
Not Fallen London, but pretty well like it.
Post by: Brilliand on July 08, 2021, 02:50:14 am
Post by: Rolan7 on July 08, 2021, 01:04:24 pm
I kept confusing it with the creator's other freeware project, Knytt/Knytt Stories, which apparently got a sequel on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/248190/Knytt_Underground/). Those don't have you play as bouncing balls, though.
Post by: Brilliand on July 11, 2021, 07:51:24 pm
Within a Deep Forest (https://nifflas.fandom.com/wiki/Within_a_Deep_Forest)! A lovely little metroidvania.
I kept confusing it with the creator's other freeware project, Knytt/Knytt Stories, which apparently got a sequel on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/248190/Knytt_Underground/). Those don't have you play as bouncing balls, though.
Yes, that's it! Thank you. :)
Post by: Rolan7 on July 24, 2021, 03:47:26 am
A futuristic JRPG with multiple characters, one a female thief. You were supposed to go to a certain place and she would disappear for a while, then return with something.
Extremely long shot, I know. I wish I could remember what system it would have been for. I lean toward NES-era.
Post by: Frumple on July 24, 2021, 07:41:08 am
Post by: Stench Guzman on July 25, 2021, 10:55:46 pm
A truly old game - something I read about in the early 90's, in a games journalism magazine.
A futuristic JRPG with multiple characters, one a female thief. You were supposed to go to a certain place and she would disappear for a while, then return with something.
Extremely long shot, I know. I wish I could remember what system it would have been for. I lean toward NES-era.
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday? It was basically a Gold Box D&D game.
Post by: Rolan7 on July 26, 2021, 02:30:08 am
And even more it had plenty of that sci-fi+magic meld which I was looking for. I guess even Final Fantasy (especially 1) copied that too, though it tended to bury the lede.
Lovely note: Apparently Noah of Phantasy Star 1 was originally going to be ambiguous. It was a different time of course, but I still find that pretty cool. They're also gendered inconsistency in the guide I'm reading (which occasionally makes mistakes that make me suspect English as a Second Language, though they're subtle).
Anyway, the specific thing I was thinking of might have been from a later Phantasy Star, but I definitely got the retro-ass sci-fi-magic setting fix I was looking for.
Either a later PS or maybe Buck Rogers, I'll have to keep looking~
Post by: Frumple on July 26, 2021, 06:35:09 am
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on July 26, 2021, 08:23:31 am
Post by: Stench Guzman on July 26, 2021, 08:45:27 pm
Post by: Kagus on July 27, 2021, 01:04:08 pm
If you need another early sci-fi RPG there's Albion, but that's for DOS and not console.
Kitty titties
Also, Albion is tricksy. Right from the very beginning you can start off with an actual weapon if you're careful and try to bend the rules.
Post by: JoshuaFH on July 27, 2021, 08:00:25 pm
You only had one weapon, a gatling bullet cannon, and you could either increase or decrease the spread of the bullets, and control where it was aimed, but that was it.
It was a free download game off the internet, and I really enjoyed it, I just can't remember the name of it...
Post by: Frumple on July 27, 2021, 10:17:06 pm
Post by: Enemy post on July 27, 2021, 10:34:30 pm
I remember it being a tycoon game from the early-mid 2000s. Right around when that genre was popular, anyway. Premise was that you were running a game preserve for hunters. I only ever saw recall seeing it as an ad in a magazine, and then I couldn't find the magazine again.
Post by: Rolan7 on July 27, 2021, 11:31:42 pm
I'm looking for a game that was a topdown spaceship shmup that I played when I was in highschool, maybe around 2007?, and I can't remember the name of it now. It was a simple game, where you have a single enemy, and every time you kill it, the next stage has it back bigger and stronger than before. It 'evolved' in accordance with how you killed it previously, so if you won by flying behind it and attacking its back, it would come back with extra armor and weapons on its back. Same thing for the front, and both sides. Eventually it'd get so goddamn big that it just consumed almost the entire screen and fighting it was nigh-impossible at that point.Oh wild, someone else was asking about that (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=178140.0) early this year since Toady described it. Yeah, Warning Forever. It's the kind of intense fun that doesn't take up much time, but makes good use of every second. A danmaku but without any story hooks to keep you going - only the pure gameplay that makes it timeless.
You only had one weapon, a gatling bullet cannon, and you could either increase or decrease the spread of the bullets, and control where it was aimed, but that was it.
It was a free download game off the internet, and I really enjoyed it, I just can't remember the name of it...
Post by: JoshuaFH on July 28, 2021, 04:11:18 pm
Post by: Vector on July 28, 2021, 05:54:24 pm
Seems like a longshot, but I've always wondered if a game I remembered seeing ages ago was real.
I remember it being a tycoon game from the early-mid 2000s. Right around when that genre was popular, anyway. Premise was that you were running a game preserve for hunters. I only ever saw recall seeing it as an ad in a magazine, and then I couldn't find the magazine again.
OK ... I'm assuming it's not Sim Safari . . .
Post by: Enemy post on July 28, 2021, 06:16:29 pm
Post by: Micro102 on October 29, 2021, 11:41:45 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 30, 2021, 12:35:22 am
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on October 30, 2021, 01:38:23 pm
Post by: Jiharo on November 01, 2021, 02:10:06 pm
I'm going to try asking for this game again. It was a game where your character played some sort of mage and ran around killing monsters and doing quests. You could cast spells of various different elements, and the more you used an element, the more your body would change to fit which element you used the most (different clothes, facial hair, maybe some horns) and different bodyparts would change at a time, so you could mix and match them.
Maybe Dawn of Magic 2 (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2334616881)?
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on November 02, 2021, 10:18:39 am
Oh! That's why I thought I remembered it! :DI'm going to try asking for this game again. It was a game where your character played some sort of mage and ran around killing monsters and doing quests. You could cast spells of various different elements, and the more you used an element, the more your body would change to fit which element you used the most (different clothes, facial hair, maybe some horns) and different bodyparts would change at a time, so you could mix and match them.
Maybe Dawn of Magic 2 (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2334616881)?
It's a russian game, I read about it in Igromania way back when. "Blood Magic" (well, "Magic of Blood") is its local name.
Post by: Micro102 on November 03, 2021, 12:28:09 am
Any idea so far as system, general timeframe, aesthetics or gameplay (turn based?), etc.?
I'd guess it was for the PS2, if not some random game I downloaded off one of those old "buy this and get access to hundreds of titles!" business models that used to exist. The graphics were definitely old enough. It was a real-time behind-the-shoulder game.
Maybe Dawn of Magic 2 (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2334616881)?That looks sooooo familiar. But I don't remember the characters, I don't remember having armor to equip, I remember the camera being more over the shoulder, and it doesn't look like you transform based off magic usage anytime soon, while i remember it happening rather quickly. But WOW does that spell book look familiar.
That's got to be it, right? I'll just chalk the differences up to my false memories.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on November 03, 2021, 12:09:47 pm
That's got to be it, right? I'll just chalk the differences up to my false memories.You may just be remembering the original game. DoM 2 is basically an expansion of the original 'Dawn of Magic' - after Blood Magic 2 failed to happen the publisher renamed the 'export version' of Blood Magic: Time of Shadows as a sequel.
Post by: Rockeater on November 14, 2021, 03:27:08 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on November 14, 2021, 03:32:41 pm
Post by: Rockeater on November 14, 2021, 03:53:28 pm
Huh, I forgot that ToadyOne has a PhD!Not Dwarf fortress, another game not fantasy I think, I really not remember too much about
Edit: Nvm, found it, Ultima Ratio Regum, I should have tried to think where I saw it
Post by: forsaken1111 on December 09, 2021, 10:47:00 am
Post by: Sirus on December 09, 2021, 10:51:10 am
Post by: Rolan7 on December 09, 2021, 11:04:57 am
Post by: Haspen on December 09, 2021, 11:18:05 am
If it's particularly it might be Notrium (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6q7VD6djUY). Really stood out to me at the time and had that angle of mystery, story, and exploration along with harsh survival mechanics.
Echoing that. Notrium allowed you to gather parts and start building laser turrets and other such defense around your campsite or other places you often visit.
Post by: forsaken1111 on December 09, 2021, 12:23:07 pm
Post by: Micro102 on December 09, 2021, 12:57:24 pm
Post by: Frumple on December 09, 2021, 02:20:35 pm
Post by: Niveras on December 10, 2021, 06:37:48 am
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 10, 2021, 10:28:12 am
Post by: Niveras on December 10, 2021, 11:37:26 am
I had trouble finding it based on [City Builder] and [Sci Fi] tags (sci fi to eliminate all the medieval/survival settings) but it looks like filtering for sci fi also removed Aven Colony.
Post by: forsaken1111 on December 16, 2021, 10:33:42 am
Edit: Oh wow I actually found it after some poking around games similar to Notrium in art style. Wouldn't have found it without you guys pointing me the right way though so thanks!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/340490/Subterrain/
Post by: Uthimienure on December 16, 2021, 11:56:36 am
Thanks, that looks correct.
I had trouble finding it based on [City Builder] and [Sci Fi] tags (sci fi to eliminate all the medieval/survival settings) but it looks like filtering for sci fi also removed Aven Colony.
I got it free, and it's playable and pretty fun... but it never got finished.
Post by: Stench Guzman on December 19, 2021, 11:14:11 am
Post by: Micro102 on December 19, 2021, 11:23:28 am
So I took another look at Notrium and while it's similar in art style it isn't the game I was thinking of. The game I remember had you inside some facility and you were investigating/uncovering things while exploring a huge complex. I'll keep looking
Edit: Oh wow I actually found it after some poking around games similar to Notrium in art style. Wouldn't have found it without you guys pointing me the right way though so thanks!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/340490/Subterrain/
Lol I am literally playing subterrain right now. What are the chances? Awesome concept but the game doesn't have enough variety in levels or weapons or enemies so it's becomes a huge grindy dungeon diver with no loot.
Post by: hedgerow on December 21, 2021, 01:20:22 pm
Post by: Virtz on December 22, 2021, 12:04:02 pm
Back when Intel or Dell ousted that one first person fantasy game that looked better than current generation ES games? What was that game called? The one that stuck out from the brimbush upon fighting that sick monopolisation?Project Offset (https://www.giantbomb.com/project-offset/3030-21505/)?
Post by: hedgerow on December 22, 2021, 02:48:21 pm
Back when Intel or Dell ousted that one first person fantasy game that looked better than current generation ES games? What was that game called? The one that stuck out from the brimbush upon fighting that sick monopolisation?Project Offset (https://www.giantbomb.com/project-offset/3030-21505/)?
I pulled that up yesterday after I looked around. It looked like a stellar game back in the day, but it seems it was born to be a class-based faction slasher, before it was sickeningly aborted.
Post by: Micro102 on December 22, 2021, 10:25:36 pm
Back when Intel or Dell ousted that one first person fantasy game that looked better than current generation ES games? What was that game called? The one that stuck out from the brimbush upon fighting that sick monopolisation?
ES games?
Post by: Aoi on December 22, 2021, 10:59:56 pm
Back when Intel or Dell ousted that one first person fantasy game that looked better than current generation ES games? What was that game called? The one that stuck out from the brimbush upon fighting that sick monopolisation?
ES games?
Based on context? Elder Scrolls.
Post by: Niveras on December 25, 2021, 09:46:35 pm
It's late 80s, early 90s era. Probably on single compact disk, not sure if DOS or Windows program. You're some kind of administrator for a lunar industry extracting helium 3 from the lunar surface. The largest window was a flat 2D bird's eye view of the surface. You add additional sections for statistics and maybe commands. I remember building structures of some kind, maybe mines. Possibly you also had personnel to hire and manage. I was young so it was more complex than I could wrap my head around (or maybe it just poorly communicated what you had to do).
I'm afraid that's all I remember.
Post by: Virtz on December 26, 2021, 07:18:10 am
Post by: Niveras on December 26, 2021, 09:12:20 am
I believe the main game window also occupied only the top left or top right of the screen, rather than the much larger section present in those screenshots.
Edit: But I did manage to find it, after browsing Moby Games for an hour! Boy, was I wrong about the premise.
It was Maelstrom (https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/maelstrom), where you're a splinter faction of a bigger space empire. You mine fitzholium on your planet, not helium on the moon.
Post by: Akura on December 26, 2021, 11:58:29 am
It was Maelstrom (https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/maelstrom), where you're a splinter faction of a bigger space empire. You mine fitzholium on your planet, not helium on the moon.
Thought the concept sounded familiar, it was that mix-up that threw me off.
Spoiler: For a laugh (click to show/hide)
Post by: Rolan7 on January 09, 2022, 06:51:15 pm
Some sort of demon emerges, quips "Do I look like a unifying kind of guy?", and escapes into our reality to enact some terrible plan.
I think one of the minigames involved regulating a blimp's heat and ballast to navigate obstacles. Other than that I'm not sure - maybe the villain was building something as the game progressed. It was threatening, but I can't remember if it was actually a mechanical threat, or just a bit of art, or maybe just my imagination.
Post by: Stench Guzman on January 20, 2022, 08:48:50 pm
There was a kid's game in the mid 90's (definitely not 2000's) with a cartoon theme. In the introduction: A very young girl, with a neighbor boy, is trying to discover the grand unifying theory. But something goes wrong!
Some sort of demon emerges, quips "Do I look like a unifying kind of guy?", and escapes into our reality to enact some terrible plan.
I think one of the minigames involved regulating a blimp's heat and ballast to navigate obstacles. Other than that I'm not sure - maybe the villain was building something as the game progressed. It was threatening, but I can't remember if it was actually a mechanical threat, or just a bit of art, or maybe just my imagination.
Maybe one of the Super Solvers games?
Post by: Rolan7 on January 20, 2022, 09:56:51 pm
I'll figure it out sometime. There was a lot of shovelware edutainment back then, I'll just need to go on a 90's nostalgia dive sometime and find it.
Post by: axiomsofdominion on January 20, 2022, 11:11:42 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on January 20, 2022, 11:14:08 pm
Post by: Frumple on January 21, 2022, 12:16:26 am
...
... scoping one that wasn't, that may not be a bad thing, exactly. Opening scene has the main character plus questionably designed sidekick bust down the door to an occupied sauna, said sidekick promptly pulling out a camera and taking pictures of the panicking (roided up guy and some fucked up looking purple talking dog busts into your sauna and you'd probably freak out a bit, too) towel clad young women that were in the room.
I was just kinda' looking at it and going, "Yep, that was a 90s cartoon." Then the commercials started and chips ahoy had some kind of horrorbeast straight out of a poor cgi nightmare doing flips and I noped the hell out.
Post by: Aoi on January 21, 2022, 12:18:18 am
...I'm not sure how to feel about myself that I got as far as "Studd Puppy" before I nope'd out of that.
Post by: AnalysisFailed on April 25, 2022, 01:08:51 am
One of these was a grid based wizard vs wizard game that was playable within it. I think it was multiplayer capable but that might be 17 years of brain degradation speaking.
Anyone know the game or engine?
Edit: After switching up my google search terms it was almost certainly a knock off of Arena https://dosgames.com/game/arena/ (https://dosgames.com/game/arena/) or maybe it was made with the tool and kept as shareware within it.
Post by: chaotic skies on May 20, 2022, 02:07:15 pm
I've asked around before and I'm like 99% certain it's not Gnomoria, which is the answer I got last time.
Post by: Frumple on May 20, 2022, 02:39:43 pm
Post by: newsamsam on May 31, 2022, 10:45:31 am
I've googled it and all i got is a thumbnail.Anyone got ideas?
https://imgur.com/a/7AVWCGB
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Stench Guzman on May 31, 2022, 01:01:08 pm
So there's an old mmo I stumble upon many years ago.All I remembered is that it can play offline and probably inspired by Everquest.
I've googled it and all i got is a thumbnail.Anyone got ideas?
https://imgur.com/a/7AVWCGBSpoiler (click to show/hide)
Asheron's Call. It wasn't inspired by EverQuest. It was released at roughly the same time.
Post by: Micro102 on June 06, 2022, 08:27:24 pm
Post by: axiomsofdominion on June 06, 2022, 10:29:39 pm
Post by: Micro102 on June 06, 2022, 10:56:31 pm
Probably Dungeon Siege but could be a few other options.
Nope, but that does give me reference to say that the art was more cartoonish. Brighter colors. And the camera was more zoomed out.
Post by: Frumple on June 06, 2022, 11:53:09 pm
Other thoughts are Heroes of Annihilated Empires or maybe the spellforce line. Any more details you could remember would help, heh. Dragonshard, maybe. There were a lot of old-ish RTS games with vaguely warcraft-y graphics and a random map option.
Post by: axiomsofdominion on June 07, 2022, 10:04:55 am
Kohan, maybe? There was the first and then a sequel.
Other thoughts are Heroes of Annihilated Empires or maybe the spellforce line. Any more details you could remember would help, heh. Dragonshard, maybe. There were a lot of old-ish RTS games with vaguely warcraft-y graphics and a random map option.
Warlords Battlecry would be similarly close although there was base building to some degree. There's just a ton of options without any weird unique details.
Post by: Stench Guzman on June 07, 2022, 09:19:00 pm
There was an old fantasy RTS game that I recall playing where you started with an army on a randomly generated map and ran around it finding artifacts (and maybe buildings?) to make you stronger, eventually defeating your opponents. I don't recall base building and I remember the art being slightly more unrealistic than WoW art (think pointlessly big pauldrons). I think the name had "battle" in it. Or maybe "siege".
Depths of Peril or Din's Curse?
Post by: Micro102 on June 08, 2022, 02:19:13 am
Warlords Battlecry would be similarly close although there was base building to some degree. There's just a ton of options without any weird unique details.
Wow that name rings a bell, and it feels like the right answer. But I just don't remember so much of it while I watch gameplay of it.
As for unique details, my most vivid memory of it is that I spawned on a jungle island map with an army of some sort of fantasy creatures like orcs, and knew that somewhere on that Island there was another army and I had to move fast to do..... something.
Post by: Haspen on June 08, 2022, 09:34:03 am
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Post by: GMichelIV on June 12, 2022, 04:03:16 pm
Post by: axiomsofdominion on June 12, 2022, 07:06:43 pm
Looking for I think an "indie" game. I believe its mostly a sidescroller/platformer but has many genre shifts thru out the game, and the main character is a sad looking cartoon man with some sort of bowler or top hat. I thought it might have been called something like Harolds Quest or Hals quest, have looked all day cannot find it anywhere.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/315940/Top_Hat/
This?
Post by: GMichelIV on June 12, 2022, 08:36:13 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 12, 2022, 09:21:18 pm
Post by: Stench Guzman on June 12, 2022, 10:07:23 pm
Post by: GMichelIV on June 13, 2022, 06:58:06 am
Post by: GMichelIV on June 13, 2022, 07:19:08 am
Hoarce - https://store.steampowered.com/app/629090/Horace/
That was wayyyy harder than it should have been. Thanks for your efforts!!
Post by: Stench Guzman on June 13, 2022, 01:47:53 pm
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2006840/The_Horace_Trilogy/
Post by: Niveras on June 22, 2022, 09:24:38 am
Graphical quality was maybe Runes of Magic level, though probably more cheapo. I'm not 100% sure if it was an MMO. It may have also been a browser game.
Post by: Nirur Torir on June 22, 2022, 08:09:44 pm
I'm trying to remember a low-quality indie MMO(?) in which the setting is a giant terraced city lit by a giant crystal in the ceiling. The city is an inverted cone, though the cross section you are shown is merely a triangle. Upper classes live on upper terraces closer to the crystal's light, while lower terraces are lower in social status and crime riddled (along with possibly a bunch of external threats like mutated animals and other monsters). I believe the backstory was the surface was scoured by some cataclysm so everyone was living underground.Sounds like Planeshift.
Graphical quality was maybe Runes of Magic level, though probably more cheapo. I'm not 100% sure if it was an MMO. It may have also been a browser game.
There was an old fantasy RTS game that I recall playing where you started with an army on a randomly generated map and ran around it finding artifacts (and maybe buildings?) to make you stronger, eventually defeating your opponents. I don't recall base building and I remember the art being slightly more unrealistic than WoW art (think pointlessly big pauldrons). I think the name had "battle" in it. Or maybe "siege".Could it be Dragonshard? It has only light base building, WoW-like art, and is an RTS mostly centered on battle and exploring dungeons for D&D loot.
Post by: Frumple on June 22, 2022, 08:27:42 pm
Post by: Niveras on June 23, 2022, 08:49:58 am
Sounds like Planeshift.Yeah, looks like.
And holy shit it's still in development and hasn't hit 1.0 yet. I'm pretty sure this thing is at least 10 years old and probably closer to 20. (Well, the 0.7 version is "Planeshift Unreal" in the unreal engine, I do not know what version "Planeshift Legacy" stopped at, but they say there are still bugs and missing features.)
Post by: Aoi on July 05, 2022, 09:01:34 am
Graphics are predominantly jRPG-style pixelart. Gameplay is reminiscent of turn-based RPG (not sure if it's manual or autobattle) gauntlet battles, with the twist being that you're forced to play with a team that's assembled with a hefty dose of RNG; I specifically recall that the dev's objective was to have 100 different classes. Obscure class synergies are supposed to be a major thing. It has a metagame system akin to most roguelites nowadays: Fail a run, get a metacurrency that you can spend.
It is not a creature collection game of any kind.
Post by: Frumple on July 05, 2022, 04:03:13 pm
Post by: Aoi on July 06, 2022, 07:49:07 am
Closest I've been exposed to that sounds like that is Time Break Chronicles. Is on steam.
And it sounds like that because it is it!... despite the errors in my description. Thanks!
Edit: It's... actually a lot less interesting than I hoped. Less synergy based than you'd expect. It kind of feels like a Monster Sanctuary if they got rid of the need to combo everything, and instead just let you lay the beatdown on anything resembling a reasonable build.
Post by: Great Order on August 06, 2022, 08:08:45 pm
I know it's not much, but I didn't play it, just lose the name of the game and can't find the site again.
Post by: Akura on August 06, 2022, 08:14:46 pm
Post by: Great Order on August 06, 2022, 08:22:30 pm
Post by: MasterFancyPants on August 14, 2022, 10:58:13 pm
When I played this game it would have been sometime around 2010, not sure when it came out.
It was a top down 2D survival game on an alien planet. I remember the 'main' mode you played as a human trying to escape. There were at least a few different endings, you could repair your ship, take over a pirate ship, I think there was an option to 'go native'
You could also play as a cyborg, which I think had the same objective, but played different, as you were stronger, but needed power and repair kits.
Other option was to play as an alien, native to the planet... so not actually an alien I guess. Where you would hunt humans and other aliens to grow stronger.
So, some quick bullets:
-2D
-Top down
-survival and crafting when that stuff wasn't all over the place yet
-had a weird name
-3 different play styles
-multiple endings
-I don't know why this one sticks out to me, but I also remember one of the first things you'd be surviving off of was edible fungus.
I'm not expecting any hits here.
Edit:
So, I've been trying to remember this game for years on and off at this point. When I posted this I had the idea to check back in my posts here. And what do you know, hidden in the heaps of my childhood cringeposts, I had mentioned it. It's even on steam now.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/349100/Notrium/
Post by: Frumple on August 15, 2022, 05:17:20 am
Post by: Kagus on August 17, 2022, 02:45:49 pm
Post by: Micro102 on August 19, 2022, 01:28:24 pm
Post by: Great Order on September 03, 2022, 05:42:03 am
I never got far, I just remember fairly early into it you had to get silkworms and mulberries to produce string or rope or something.
Post by: axiomsofdominion on September 03, 2022, 07:30:57 am
There was a survival game I played a good number of years ago, I think with people on this forum. Survival game, isometric, pixellated art style, free.
I never got far, I just remember fairly early into it you had to get silkworms and mulberries to produce string or rope or something.
Cataclysm: DDA?
Post by: Micro102 on September 04, 2022, 11:22:06 pm
There was a survival game I played a good number of years ago, I think with people on this forum. Survival game, isometric, pixellated art style, free.
I never got far, I just remember fairly early into it you had to get silkworms and mulberries to produce string or rope or something.
That sounds like a minecraft ex nihilo modpack. Silkworms you put in trees for string, and mulberry bark to turn into paper... Probably not it if you are saying it's pixelated though.
Post by: Chiefwaffles on September 05, 2022, 02:11:33 am
There was a survival game I played a good number of years ago, I think with people on this forum. Survival game, isometric, pixellated art style, free.Sounds like it could be Haven & Hearth? (http://www.havenandhearth.com/portal/) The older version, specifically -- the current version is 3D.
I never got far, I just remember fairly early into it you had to get silkworms and mulberries to produce string or rope or something.
Post by: GMichelIV on September 18, 2022, 03:22:09 pm
Post by: GMichelIV on September 18, 2022, 06:34:53 pm
What a hard game.
Post by: Great Order on October 02, 2022, 10:03:45 pm
That looks like the one, thanks. It was doing my head in trying to remember it.There was a survival game I played a good number of years ago, I think with people on this forum. Survival game, isometric, pixellated art style, free.Sounds like it could be Haven & Hearth? (http://www.havenandhearth.com/portal/) The older version, specifically -- the current version is 3D.
I never got far, I just remember fairly early into it you had to get silkworms and mulberries to produce string or rope or something.
Post by: dragdeler on October 04, 2022, 06:35:27 pm
Post by: Chiefwaffles on October 04, 2022, 07:03:55 pm
Does anybody know the name of a space sandbox mmo that has been in development for something like 20 years or even longer, it had an incredibly archaic website it's still active AFAIK. It was mostly first person but I think there was a whole city / planet management side to it. Oh and it looks like ass I'm talking win98 early 3d... It was mentionned once here (https://board.dualthegame.com/index.php?/topic/24640-shedding-light-on-a-novaquark-internal-discussion-discussion-thread/page/21/#comment-183647) but the mods removed it and that user has been inactive since april. When I checked it out there were very few videos of it, mostly of russians, and it was extremly boring to watch.100% sounds like Shores of Hazeron. There's a thread for it on the forums here too. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=125596.0)
Post by: dragdeler on October 04, 2022, 07:50:55 pm
Well I might as well try another one then: anybody remember a point and click adventure, around 95-96 or so, with an astronaut on mars, with egyptian themes obelisks and hyroglyphs and stuff, and there was a puzzle with a hoverboard. The graphics were allmost exclusively tones of red and black.
Post by: Il Palazzo on October 04, 2022, 08:23:49 pm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydonia:_Mars_-_The_First_Manned_Mission
Post by: dragdeler on October 05, 2022, 05:56:50 am
It might have been a demo/ extreme redux build but I don't think so, here os what else I remember:
It was on one of the disks that came with our very first computer, or it was preinstalled, it was embedded into some introduction to your computer BS. A win95 laptop IIRC but it might have been win98 as well I was very young, but I think we bought it a VOBIS which was once a huge chain and is now only 7 stores in east germany.
Anyway the game was embedded into some other app, parts of the UI might have been "outside" of the game window, and I think it deliberately had a very small resolution and color palet to fit on the disk and run super smooth on such a machine. The controls were sorta like those 3d tours you had in microsoft encarta, I'm pretty sure it was exactly the same cursor sprites, you know the circle with the 4 arrows. Anyway all red and black, you land on mars, you don't violently crash land, but you do have to gather a few things IIRC, there is a hill that is too slippery and you need to use the hoverboard you found IIRC, I think you have somebody helping you over the radio, but the protagonist might as well have been monologuzing, it's a space game afterall. There might have been some hyroglyphs at some point but near the end of the demo you get to a place with obelisks and buildings and stuff and the thing told you to get the full version, or that the full version was releasing later that year. I remember being completly alone in my surroundings.
I watched the first 20 minutes of cydonya it's kinda similar from the theme, but at the same time not at all the same game I remember.
Post by: Micro102 on October 17, 2022, 08:32:46 am
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martian_Memorandum (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martian_Memorandum)
Post by: dragdeler on October 17, 2022, 08:48:59 am
I found two titles that might possibly be it, but they're point and click adventures so I suck at them so if the place i want to find is in the game it certainly isn't at the start.
Perry Rhodan: Thoregon die Verbotene Stadt
There is footage of this one I don't think it's the one
And the much rarer Perry Rhodan: Thoregon Brücke zur Unendlichkeit. There is no footage of this game online, I allmost didn't find the game itself either, but then I did stumble on an iso. You start out in his base, so if it's the right game I'm probably hours away from something I'd recognize. I'm frustrated because when I play it I don't see no "encarta cursor" at all. But according to the manual, these cursors are ingame, even if I didn't see them yet. Oh and the miminum specs and release date coincide very much with laptop I remember it playing on.
Mixed results to say the least.
Post by: Micro102 on October 17, 2022, 09:01:27 am
Post by: dragdeler on October 17, 2022, 09:11:59 am
I'm unable to find an image of the mouse cursor, but they packed the manual with the ISO, so you can look at it there if you're willing to download a whole gigabite lol https://legendsworld.net/adventure/game/4615
It's a win95 game that's shy about 32bit colors and demands a whopping 10mb ram... I don't know if it's a "real dos game" but the chances are high.
clarification: the game in the link is what I described in my last paragraph, it's the closest I could find, and the walkthrough does mention pyramids, so for the moment I'm considering it probably was the game in the link, just a super short exert from cd3 or so. I very much would rather play the demo I had as a kid.
Oh an important mention: given how it controlled I'm pretty sure it was a quicktime VR game, or very similar tech.... The game safecracker is a lot like it in terms of control and UI graphics.
Post by: axiomsofdominion on October 17, 2022, 12:25:12 pm
Was it in here? I presume it wasn't Zac McCraken and the Alien Mindbenders?
And not Mars Saga by Westwood?
Post by: dragdeler on October 17, 2022, 12:33:25 pm
Post by: axiomsofdominion on October 17, 2022, 01:13:59 pm
No it was a first person point and click, that sampler looks too awesome I doubt we'd have run that on the laptop ^^
So it looks like Bridge To Infinity is the correct game: https://archive.org/stream/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1998-03/PC-Player-1998-03_djvu.txt
The full game takes about 5 minutes to download. It looks like you'd need a native german speaker to find the original demo on google.
Post by: dragdeler on October 17, 2022, 05:39:27 pm
Spoiler: this is what makes me hopeful (click to show/hide)
According to the walkthrough I am far away from seeing pyramids. And no mention of hoverboards. Also even with the walkthrough I got stuck fairly quickly on my first try. (https://www.mogelpower.de/cheats/loesung.php?id=17707)
In either case I feel a duty to finish and record a longplay of this, if it doesn't contain what I want to see, maybe I will have to do the other thoregon (verbotene stadt) game too, iirc there are only the first 20 minutes of that online, and eventhough abandonware sites do have screenshots with pyramids, the first 20 minutes look more different there are a bunch of npc around. I am a germanspeaker but this will be timeconsuming. And also I'm not sure how I'll get a 640x480 signal captured without too much hassle.
If I am not satisfied I guess I will just start looking after anything quicktime VR related from that timespan.
Post by: Great Order on October 19, 2022, 05:27:19 pm
I doubt anyone knows what it is, I don't think it was particularly popular game, but it's irritating me. I'd also like to give it a nostalgic go again.
Post by: axiomsofdominion on October 20, 2022, 12:50:58 pm
There was this old MMO style strategy browser game, post-apocalyptic, I think it reset every month? By the time I started playing it there was a grand total of like... ten players. It was called something like Apocalyptic Survival Guide. I remember it having a fairly cartoony graphic style, there was research, a scavenging minigame, and after a certain point your citizens started demanding money which you could only get by selling stuff on the market. One building was called a recycling centre or something along those lines and it was vital because it allowed you to start manufacturing a certain resource that everything used.
I doubt anyone knows what it is, I don't think it was particularly popular game, but it's irritating me. I'd also like to give it a nostalgic go again.
https://www.directoryofgames.com/main.php?view=gamesearch&action=search&type=interface&crit=Text-based
Probably your best bet.
Post by: Great Order on October 20, 2022, 03:24:32 pm
https://www.directoryofgames.com/games/486/Survival-Guide-the-Game
Looks like it's no longer around, which is hardly a surprise.
Post by: Cthulhu on October 25, 2022, 10:26:09 am
Edit: found it immediately, Warning Forever.
Post by: Great Order on November 01, 2022, 10:25:08 pm
From what I remember, there were a couple of similar games with the same in browser demo setup, I think made by the same guy/company.
EDIT: My God, I found it. Age of Castles.
Post by: Chiefwaffles on November 11, 2022, 04:38:19 am
A game from probably the early 2010s. It was 3D, (probably) free to play, and was played with a client downloaded on the PC. It was a strategy (RTS?)-type scifi game that had you building on planets with… probably some larger scale space stuff with spaceships and invading planets and whatnot. I think it was a MMO.
I have only — again — vague memories of briefly playing it. It sort of makes me think of Supreme Commander? I kind of remember putting down power plants, maybe. There might have been some kind of designer section to the game with some degree of customization to units and/or buildings?
I don’t believe you had any kind of physical avatar or character in the game world.
I highly doubt it’s still a thing today, by virtue of what I remember of its scale and the fact that I probably haven’t heard of it since. Feels like the kind of game I would have heard about since then if it’s still going.
Importantly, it was not Shores of Hazeron. I know this sounds like it’s Shores of Hazeron to anyone familiar with it, but it definitely was a different game.
That being said, it’s been almost definitely over a decade since I briefly played this game and I’m sure the memories of it have been corrupted by memories of other games. So if anything else seems even somewhat similar to even one part of the description, it could be it.
Post by: Great Order on November 12, 2022, 01:18:11 am
Post by: Chiefwaffles on November 12, 2022, 03:16:25 am
Post by: Aoi on November 12, 2022, 05:45:55 pm
Post by: Iduno on November 12, 2022, 07:24:56 pm
Post by: Great Order on November 27, 2022, 04:47:23 pm
Post by: Chiefwaffles on November 27, 2022, 08:34:25 pm
Bits and pieces of that remind me of Metal Fatigue, while other parts sound waaaay off.
I was thinking of Master of Orion, except the 3d part. Was it the game where you were in charge of a giant spaceship, and had to send out fighters to protect it from enemies to get back home?Definitely wasn’t Metal Fatigue and very probably not Master of Orion.
The game felt pretty modern for the time I played it which was… 2010-ish? I remember painstakingly trying to figure out if our crappy family desktop could run it. I think 2007-2011 is a relatively generous estimate for when I encountered it. Probably 2008-2010.
I doubt I have any hope here. I just have absolutely butchered and mangled memories of very briefly playing this game as a child to young tween. There’s a non-zero chance I’ve unintentionally gradually fabricated this memory of a game wholesale from bits and pieces of memories of other games around the time.
Supreme Commander remains the closest association I have with it, graphics wise. Honestly, if the game doesn’t exist then there’s a good chance the memory is from a warped combination of SupCom and Hazeron.
My most solid memories of actually playing it are being in some kind of designer-like interface then, soon after, placing down what I feel like were power plants on a Supreme Commander-like map. I have some other associated memories but nothing else that isn’t definitely super corrupted/warped.
I plan on dropping this if no one has any leads. Don’t want to send people on a wild goose chase if it isn’t real.
Post by: Aoi on November 29, 2022, 02:03:10 pm
At least one of the ones I played had assaults going on a timer, so multiple people could register to attack/defend the same planet giving a kind of MMO-comraderie vibe to it on top of interplanetary invasion action.
Unfortunately, the only name I can come up with has "Phoenix" as a part of it, which I want to say was a bootleg project to add a galactic layer to Starcraft, which puts that specific one in the wrong time frame.
Post by: Niveras on December 06, 2022, 06:49:28 pm
For some reason I have the name Blackthorne in mind, but obviously Blackthorne itself is not an ARPG.
It was its own fantasy setting, but maybe it had some tech in it too. Not part of a series, or at least not any major one. Isometric perspective (or 3/4 or such), but perhaps not as an extreme an angle as Ultima. English/western developer, not an import.
Post by: Stench Guzman on December 06, 2022, 07:14:15 pm
Post by: Niveras on December 06, 2022, 09:37:06 pm
I really I have no idea why I ever confused it with Blackthorne. I wonder if my brother had burned something back 20 years ago but mislabelled what it was.
Post by: Stench Guzman on December 07, 2022, 12:17:33 pm
Post by: Niveras on December 07, 2022, 08:20:38 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 07, 2022, 08:28:12 pm
Revenant! Thank you.I've never seen this in my life. Was it any good?
Post by: Stench Guzman on December 07, 2022, 08:40:26 pm
Revenant! Thank you.I've never seen this in my life. Was it any good?
It's one of those cult classics. A fairly obscure one, too.
It's sold on GOG if you really want to take a look at it.
Post by: Porjate on December 19, 2022, 11:36:02 pm
Simple game where you play a bit of a zone capture game with little island towns that manufacture money and have turrets. Multiplayer, you play as ships(And maybe aeroplanes?) that you use to kill other players, destroy terrain and the towns. Last time I played they were working on adding tanks and troops for ground-based combat.
A New Zero, by Cryptic Sea: http://www.crypticsea.com/anewzero/
It was pretty much abandoned for the devs other projects, though a few years ago there was a fun test with infantry physics - but it seems he once again abandoned that for a new game.
Post by: Imic on January 03, 2023, 04:16:03 pm
It's driving me insane that I can't remember anything else about it. I don't expect anyone here to be able to find it since it was likely some obscure browser based educational game which was swiftly forgotten forever... but god, when I say insane, I mean insane.
Post by: Vattic on January 03, 2023, 07:08:05 pm
I believe the same people made a very similar sci-fi game.
Post by: Rolan7 on January 03, 2023, 11:02:12 pm
Post by: Frumple on January 04, 2023, 03:13:00 am
Post by: Vattic on January 04, 2023, 09:14:45 am
In terms of theme it was more traditional brightly coloured adventure with stereotypical pirates and similar. The movement on the map was very primitive, no granular sailing, just nodes.
Post by: a1s on January 04, 2023, 09:29:42 am
Post by: Akura on January 04, 2023, 04:34:16 pm
For the Sci-fi game, you don't mean FTL (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTL:_Faster_Than_Light)?
For the sci-fi one, I was thinking Strange Adventures in Infinite Space.
Post by: Vattic on January 04, 2023, 07:25:49 pm
Post by: Great Order on January 17, 2023, 10:35:24 pm
Ah, that's the one thanks. Knew it had zero in the name.Simple game where you play a bit of a zone capture game with little island towns that manufacture money and have turrets. Multiplayer, you play as ships(And maybe aeroplanes?) that you use to kill other players, destroy terrain and the towns. Last time I played they were working on adding tanks and troops for ground-based combat.
A New Zero, by Cryptic Sea: http://www.crypticsea.com/anewzero/
It was pretty much abandoned for the devs other projects, though a few years ago there was a fun test with infantry physics - but it seems he once again abandoned that for a new game.
New request, browser game (I think it was Flash) where you click to make an explosion which moves the circles on the screen. When the circles come near to other ones they hit each other and after a bit explode (With more together they explode faster), pushing other ones around. The goal's to clear a certain amount of the circles on the level.
It was called gravoids, or exlodoids or something like that.
Post by: Akura on January 18, 2023, 05:18:13 am
Post by: Great Order on January 18, 2023, 06:44:03 am
Post by: Aoi on February 12, 2023, 05:46:22 am
Post by: Micro102 on February 12, 2023, 09:15:24 pm
Post by: Aoi on February 13, 2023, 07:57:31 pm
Trolley Problem Inc.?
Righto, indeed. Searching for variants of 'moral dilemma game' turned up a bunch of interesting results, but not quite what I was looking for at the time.
Post by: dragdeler on May 09, 2023, 10:48:15 am
Better yet, I found the exact cd my demo was on (https://archive.org/details/vobis-virtual-space-2)
Looks instantly more appealing than the perry rhodan game.I thought could be it.
Post by: Micro102 on June 01, 2023, 11:03:32 pm
Post by: Jiharo on June 02, 2023, 02:10:22 pm
Post by: Micro102 on June 02, 2023, 03:57:03 pm
Lords and villeins?
Yep, that was it. It seemed like an interesting concept.
Post by: Great Order on June 12, 2023, 12:07:06 am
A cooperative Factorio-esque game. Each player has a specific area they can build in, and there's a central building that everyone has to deliver their finished goods to. You need to get a certain amount of the specified goods before the time limit ends (Each game lasts several days I seem to recall, you could check in when you wanted), and I think you were given more things to build your "factory" with at certain times so you couldn't build the production line immediately. Conveyers were actually these little guys that'd hop along paths to move resources, and you needed cranes to on/offload them.
I think harder levels required you to pass resources between the player zones.
I think B12 had a thread on it yonks ago, we're talking 10+ years.
EDIT: Found it, it was called Leap Day. Looks like it's dead and a new game completely unrelated to it has taken its place.
Post by: Niveras on June 28, 2023, 08:53:59 pm
Gosh, it would have been 20, 25 years ago. It was set in the DS9-ish era. The only day I played, I did a stint in a Cardassian border outpost under the supervision of someone else (because it was to get me familiar with the controls and the role). Scan ships, let them pass, challenge, alert authorities about contraband, etc. Nothing interesting happened. Maybe we went out on a ship after? I think Dominion was a faction, so maybe it was after DS9 ended. Borg were a special invite-only faction.
Post by: Rolan7 on June 29, 2023, 06:24:49 am
I didn't look much this morning but it's open-source so I'm sure there were lots of variants. Takes me back, though. I think Stellar Frontier was more of a success to this than I realized.
Post by: Niveras on June 29, 2023, 08:32:27 am
What I'm thinking of was a traditional MUD, wholly text driven, no UI, persistent world, ostensibly uncapped players but I don't know what the population would have been.
Post by: Frumple on June 29, 2023, 03:17:45 pm
List of titles:
TOS TrekMUSH
NewHopeMUSH
Typhon Accords TrekMU
MTrek, the classic Star Trek space battle game.
bDv TrekMUSH
Bold Endeavours
Federation Outpost
New Frontier TrekMUSH
Star Trek Fleets
Star Trek, the Final Frontier
Star Trek: Gibraltar
Star Trek: Legacy
Star Trek: Phoenix Rising
TrekWars MUSH
VoyagerMUD
Where No One Has Gone Before
Most of the (legacy) connection info can be found on the old TopMudSites (https://www.topmudsites.com/forums/muds.php?do=main) listing, the first 4 in that list is between Mudlistings (https://mudlistings.com/mud-searches/tag/mudthemebase/star-trek/) and Mudverse (https://www.mudverse.com/games?search_action=Search&search_terms=Trek&submit=Search). Maybe something will ring a bell.
Post by: Great Order on September 20, 2023, 01:55:03 pm
It turns the game from a roguelite into a sort of RPG-esque game. You can buy new ships, there's no end game (so far as I'm aware) or anything, you basically keep adventuring until you die.
Post by: Frumple on September 20, 2023, 06:05:29 pm
Post by: qurvax on September 22, 2023, 11:44:51 am
This is a long shot since I have only vague memories of it, but:Yep, I do remember something very much similar to what you have described. Can't remember the name tho, sorry. It's much older than 2015. Actually was trying to find it like 15Y ago by myself and failed. It was already dead then, i suppose. What i do remember of it: 100% MMO, persistent world, "space" as in there was more than one planet, with ships that transported resources. Also mining. There was tons of little mines owned by players all over the (starting?) planets. That's all. This is gonna be one hell of a thing to dig up :)
A game from probably the early 2010s. It was 3D, (probably) free to play, and was played with a client downloaded on the PC. It was a strategy (RTS?)-type scifi game that had you building on planets with… probably some larger scale space stuff with spaceships and invading planets and whatnot. I think it was a MMO.
I have only — again — vague memories of briefly playing it. It sort of makes me think of Supreme Commander? I kind of remember putting down power plants, maybe. There might have been some kind of designer section to the game with some degree of customization to units and/or buildings?
I don’t believe you had any kind of physical avatar or character in the game world.
I highly doubt it’s still a thing today, by virtue of what I remember of its scale and the fact that I probably haven’t heard of it since. Feels like the kind of game I would have heard about since then if it’s still going.
Importantly, it was not Shores of Hazeron. I know this sounds like it’s Shores of Hazeron to anyone familiar with it, but it definitely was a different game.
That being said, it’s been almost definitely over a decade since I briefly played this game and I’m sure the memories of it have been corrupted by memories of other games. So if anything else seems even somewhat similar to even one part of the description, it could be it.
Also, I have request of my own. Maybe someone remembers something like god-game, where you indirectly control small tribe of prehistoric peeps that strive to survive? I do remember playing a demo or very early access of it, probably on steam, like 5Y ago, but can't find any trace of it on my PC/whishlists/etc. It did have 3d graphics, in vaguely similar to astroneer style. Demo progressed as far as to get some basics like well and, i guess, temple of sorts, and then getting your first newborn peep. Any ideas?
Post by: moghopper on October 03, 2023, 12:35:38 pm
First one was I THINK a 4x of some sort. All I remember is that the ship designer was just adding more and more modules between the bridge and the engine, so that ships looked like trains.
Second one was you against four bots sent to mine iridium on a planet in the outer solar system. There were auctions for land and that sort of stuff.
Not much to go on, but any help is appreciated.
Post by: AlStar on October 03, 2023, 12:55:37 pm
Post by: moghopper on October 03, 2023, 08:21:59 pm
Could the second one be MULE, or one of its remakes?
No, I checked.
I seem to recall that every character was some sort of robot.
Post by: eerr on November 03, 2023, 12:47:26 pm
you are boxed in by reefs and rocks, in a 2d map.
fish swim back and forth and are hard to avoid.
I played this game when I was very young, over 25 years ago, probably more.
You weren't able to take that many hits from the fish, which made the game very difficult later on.
it was fairly colorful at first, but the later fish were more sharks and, uh angler fish?
Post by: Sirus on November 03, 2023, 02:59:37 pm
If so, it was called Operation Neptune.
Post by: GMichelIV on November 20, 2023, 06:48:21 pm
Post by: a1s on November 21, 2023, 07:22:10 am
Post by: GMichelIV on November 21, 2023, 07:59:02 pm
Found it for the curious
Post by: Haspen on February 01, 2024, 03:28:27 pm
I distinctly remember it having few scenarios, including fantasy themed one, where you had a Prince and few loyal bodyguard being attacked by a group of orcs-goblins. Another was a sci-fi about hyper-powerful mega-tank clearing out a desert map outta horde of small vehicles/enemy commandos.
Post by: eerr on February 01, 2024, 08:07:31 pm
Oh, I think I know exactly what game you might be talking about. It was an edutainment game, right? You solved various math problems to proceed? Your only weapon was an ink shooter that temporarily stunned fish?That does looked like it.
If so, it was called Operation Neptune.
Yeaaa, though I think it looked way better on the old crt screens.
Post by: Rolan7 on February 01, 2024, 09:26:14 pm
It was a demo of wargame/tabletop simulator from early 2000s?Was it kinda like Battle for Wesnoth? It was released in 2003 and the main campaign sounds like that, though it didn't ship with any sci-fi scenarios when I played it. And it wouldn't have a demo, being free.
I distinctly remember it having few scenarios, including fantasy themed one, where you had a Prince and few loyal bodyguard being attacked by a group of orcs-goblins. Another was a sci-fi about hyper-powerful mega-tank clearing out a desert map outta horde of small vehicles/enemy commandos.