Classic games you like

Post by **MKJ** » Mon May 22, 2006 12:31 pm

civ2gold was fucking sexy. civ4 follows its example, luckily :icon14:

Post by **Nightshade** » Mon May 22, 2006 12:47 pm

Pffft.

Pong
Missile Command
Defender
Joust
Donkey Kong
Battlezone
Combat
Gauntlet
Space Invaders
Karate Champ
Yie-Ar Kung Fu
Dig Dug
Hang On
Pole Position
And motherfuckin' Asteroids

THOSE are classic games...

Thus endeth the lesson.

Post by **MKJ** » Mon May 22, 2006 12:58 pm

oh yea. joust&gauntlet \o/
although i oneupped you with arkanoid. homo

Post by **4days** » Mon May 22, 2006 1:07 pm

elite - on the nes emulator for my zodiac handheld. perfect for train journeys or post-curry squit sessions.

Post by **Fury** » Mon May 22, 2006 1:16 pm

Heores of might and magic 2-3

Post by **seremtan** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:01 pm

i played v-rally to death on the PS1. and toca touring car

Post by **Captain** » Mon May 22, 2006 3:50 pm

Might as well add Tomb Raider 1-5 and all the Need For Speed games up to Porsche. Now TR: Legend and Most Wanted discourage me from playing them

Post by **d3mol!t!on** » Mon May 22, 2006 4:38 pm

DOOM 2
Descent 2
Earthseige 2
Worms United
Tomb Raider
Call of Duty

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon May 22, 2006 5:00 pm

Nightshade wrote:Pffft.

Missile Command
Defender
Joust
Donkey Kong
Battlezone
Combat
Space Invaders
Dig Dug
Pole Position
And motherfuckin' Asteroids

THOSE are classic games...

Thus endeth the lesson.

aye

Post by **JulesWinnfield** » Mon May 22, 2006 5:32 pm

favorite 'old' games

Kings Quest 5
Space Quest 4
The 7th Guest (11th hour sukt)
Shufflepuck Cafe
Thexder
Gabriel Knight
Quest For Glory 4
Prince of Persia (the original Brøderbund game)
Cosmic Osmo (not really a game, but still fun)
The Manhole
Zork Nemesis
Battle Chess

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon May 22, 2006 5:48 pm

OMG PLANETFALL

Post by **Nightshade** » Mon May 22, 2006 5:54 pm

Hells yes.

Post by **Tormentius** » Mon May 22, 2006 5:55 pm

Nightshade wrote:Pffft.

Pong
Missile Command
Defender
Joust
Donkey Kong
Battlezone
Combat
Gauntlet
Space Invaders
Karate Champ
Yie-Ar Kung Fu
Dig Dug
Hang On
Pole Position
And motherfuckin' Asteroids

THOSE are classic games...

Thus endeth the lesson.

Karate champ was excellent. Golden Axe was another one that I spent a fortune on in the arcades growing up.

Post by **Nightshade** » Mon May 22, 2006 6:41 pm

FULL POINT.

OMG, I forgot Outrun and Hard Drivin'!

Post by **chopov** » Mon May 22, 2006 7:18 pm

among others already mentioned above:

Undying
Rune

Post by **MKJ** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:02 pm

International Karate Plus, bitches

Post by **Monster w/ 21 Faces** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:06 pm

Mario Bros.

Post by **SplishSplash** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:25 pm

Hmm. Not technically classic, but here are some games I dumped countless hours into:

Monkey Island, Space Quest, Police Quest, Larry, etc
Colonization
Master of Magic
Master of Orion 2
Deus Ex
DukeNukem3D
Warcraft 2
Q3A
Strike Commander (great atmosphere, loved being a jetfighter mercenary)
Privateer (best game atmo ever, Freelancer was pretty good as well. I wish they made a sequel.)
Baldur's Gate 2 (best RPG ever. I'm playing Kotor atm, and I keep imagining how good it could've been had they used the Infinity Engine)

Overall I can say that the most important thing for me in a game is atmosphere. Sadly, I seem to belong to a minority.

Post by **MKJ** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:26 pm

SplishSplash wrote: Sadly, I seem to belong to a minority.

dont weep, you're among friends now :wub:

Post by **SplishSplash** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:30 pm

MKJ wrote:dont weep, you're among friends now :wub:

Man, the Strike Commander manual had an ad for radar-guided missiles by Adnan Kashoggi on it's back.

They don't do things like this anymore.

Post by **MKJ** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:32 pm

the quality games do
oblivion's collectors has that compendium, halo2 collectors has the entire manual in Covenant ("primitive human weaponry"

), and the GTA series have tourguides in their manuals.
to name a few.

but the best thing to enhance atmosphere (IMO) is musical score. they used to make some great music back in the day

*sniph*

Post by **Stealth** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:34 pm

There aren't many games that have held my attention, I would have to say the early Final Fantasy games and possibly games like Ayerton Senna's Super Monaco Grand Prix.

Post by **SplishSplash** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:44 pm

MKJ wrote:the quality games do
oblivion's collectors has that compendium

But especially oblivion is a game that has almost NO atmosphere whatsoever.

"Welcome to generic fantasy world! Here you will meet generic fantasy characters!"

I'm sorry, I don't want to start a discussion about oblivion here. It's just a particularly good example of what's wrong with today's games in MY opinion.

Post by **MKJ** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:52 pm

i guess thats true. the game has a lot of lore but the actual presentation doesnt support said lore

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:56 pm

I had one of those mini table top arcade donkey kongs that I use to play all the time.
There was one time when I played, I rolled the score 5 times.

Quake 2/3 (Never really played Q1)
Motocross Madness 2
Gran Turismo 1
Defender
Need For Speed 1, 2 & 3.
Minor 2049er
Jumpman Junior
Tomb Raider 1, 2, 3 & 4.
and others I can't remember.