Strife In a Teacup
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I bought the gold box games at Babbages (before they merged with EB Games that later turned/merged whatever into Gamestop). I remember the decoder wheel, forgot about it actually until you mentioned it.
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Favourite Old DOS Games? And I mean OLD.
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I bought the gold box games at Babbages (before they merged with EB Games that later turned/merged whatever into Gamestop). I remember the decoder wheel, forgot about it actually until you mentioned it.
TLZ
Banned
Well. All I remember is a black background, a white stickman-like figure jumping around, and platforms maybe?
Sorry but that's as much as I can recall.
Cyndane
Neo Member
There are a couple that I have fond memories of a couple of which I ended up rebuying on Steam. Master of Orion I & II I bought on Steam.
Not sure if anyone else has ever heard of it, but there was this game that I have not ever been able to find since I played it as a kid. The game was called Abuse. I was a kid when I played it so I remember it being f'in hard. It was basically an Aliens and Predator ripoff artistically.
Abuse gameplay.
Not sure if anyone else has ever heard of it, but there was this game that I have not ever been able to find since I played it as a kid. The game was called Abuse. I was a kid when I played it so I remember it being f'in hard. It was basically an Aliens and Predator ripoff artistically.
Abuse gameplay.
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Scopa
The Tribe Has Spoken
I’ve never seen this game before!
The intro music sounds very Metroid. Even the gameplay looks very 2D Metroid.
Adding it to my list.
Wolfgang Jr
Banned
Brilliant thread people. Let me add some doozies.
Willy Beamish (1991)
Transport Tycoon (1995)
Willy Beamish (1991)
Transport Tycoon (1995)
Ulysses 31
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Sim City
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lourenco30
Neo Member
let me think... Warlords !
Scopa
The Tribe Has Spoken
It is a travesty that Warlords 1-3 (especially 3) are not available on any digital playform.
PsyEd
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Here's mine most played ones that hasn't been mentioned
BioForge - imho way ahead of it's time
Noctropolice - a dark point n click Batman wannabe game with live action stuff and some bewbs - by the OLD EA. (GoG has it now).
Apart from that
BLOOD
DukeNukem3D
Z
Still have the huge box for all somewhere in the attic.
BioForge - imho way ahead of it's time
Noctropolice - a dark point n click Batman wannabe game with live action stuff and some bewbs - by the OLD EA. (GoG has it now).
Apart from that
BLOOD
DukeNukem3D
Z
Still have the huge box for all somewhere in the attic.
lourenco30
Neo Member
true..
My deep cuts include..
Armor Alley, a riff on Choplifter that you could play 1v1 with a serial cable.
https://goo.gl/images/YdspE1
Dragon Wars, the final evolutionary step in the Bards Take to Wastelands family tree.
Armor Alley, a riff on Choplifter that you could play 1v1 with a serial cable.
https://goo.gl/images/YdspE1
Dragon Wars, the final evolutionary step in the Bards Take to Wastelands family tree.
Ulysses 31
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DeepEnigma
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I remember those, hah! I never called one, because I know my mom would have freaked, but I did call the "toll free" DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince from an MTV commercial, thought I was actually talking to them for a quick second, then realized it was a recording and promptly hung up.
The Nightmare on Elm Street call in one was cool too.
CrustyBritches
Gold Member
This thread has been great, so many good memories. I wanted to add a couple more of my favs.
Somebody mentioned Apogee/3d Realms and I thought of the great Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
and who could forget Rise of the Triad:
Ludicrous gibs!
Somebody mentioned Apogee/3d Realms and I thought of the great Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
and who could forget Rise of the Triad:
Ludicrous gibs!
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SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
I spent an obscene amount of time playing Settlers 2
Koala Driving a Ferrari
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I spent an obscene amount of time playing Settlers 2
Amazing game, amazing soundtrack
. That's time well spent IMHO
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zombie_gamer87
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HI-Octane (1996)
Syndicate (1993)
Syndicate (1993)
Scopa
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Man, never heard of Tongue of the Fatman. That looks crazy.
zombie_gamer87
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Pizza Tycoon (1994)
System Shock (1994)
System Shock (1994)
Twinsen343
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Bioforge
VAL0R
Banned
a classic series that shaped the future, though the combination or rpg mechanics in an adventure game was never quite replicated early on
Ah, the good old days of playing this at my buddy's house when we were kids, eating Pop-tarts and his dad's awesome spaghetti. Originally called "Hero's Quest", I fell in love with this game. My avatar is the hero. In the game, I named him "Valor," which has stayed with me to this day on forums and my XBL gamertag. My friend made a map of our hometown/ his neighborhood, inspired by the game with drawings of creatures and stuff. There was this pretty little spot way up on a hill we found while exploring and called it "Erana's Peace", which is a beautiful and safe secret garden in the game.
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Ulysses 31
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X-Com: Enemy Unknown
amigastar
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To this date still played by many thanks to OpenXcom. Fantastic game.X-Com: Enemy Unknown
DunDunDunpachi
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Maybe I missed it getting posted, but Star Control II? Also another gem I've sunk countless hour into.
a multicultural team of v
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It is incredibly frustrating both that I no longer have any of our old family computers, and that if I wanted to buy an old 386 it would cost hundreds of dollars. I mean wtf.
hecatomb
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Never owned a dos, but I had a old apple, some of the games were alright. IMac was the best gen for Mac gaming at the time with Bungie coming out with marathon, marathon 2, and marathon infinity, prime target, damage inc, quest of yipe 3, mighty mike, Mantra, and a lot of indie games from ambrosia software. Played some point and click games like Myst, journeyman project turbo and lighthouse.
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Shotpun
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It was mentioned earlier by someone. Still haven't played it myself, really should fix that some day.
Yeah, I had a 486DX2 66MHz until around 1999-2000 when its PSU (I believe) went with a bang. At that time I didn't know a thing about PC hardware, so the whole damn thing went into the bin because it was "trash" anyway. The stupidest thing I've ever done next to selling my entire PlayStation game collection early 2000. Much regret.
kingwingin
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Rise of the dragon, one of the first games i ever remember playing.
bhunachicken
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Can we name Amiga games?
iconmaster
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I only barely played it for a moment on my uncle's computer, but I thought it was fascinating.
Loom
Loom
ThatStupidLion
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never heard of this - but im very interested. seems greatRex Nebular is a lot of fun. Was release in GoG. One annoying thing is that no matter how fast is the PC, still having a few seconds between changing screens.
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Scopa
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Yeah sure.
ipukespiders
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I was always so happy to get rid of my old parts any time I upgraded. Why the hell would I ever want to go backwards in speed/performance/capacity? Well, years later, or course I do.
I got my 486 sx33 from a recycler for free. I did buy a new power supply for it (startech make AT power supplies), a gotek floppy, and an sd card ide adapter.
If you have an electronics recycler in your town/city, go and introduce yourself, give them your number. They might be able to help you out.
But yes, getting P4s and the like are pretty easy. Getting Pentium 1s and older are getting harder and harder.
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Shotpun
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Well, in that case, amiga games incoming!:
North & South:
Dogs of War:
Silkworm:
Lotus 1-3:
Super Cars 1-2:
Those are the ones I remember playing the most with my friends, all two player greatness. Wasn't interested in PC games until they started to sound better, PC speaker "sounds" did my head in.
Ar¢tos
Member
I really miss Warlords too...
I played a lot of Paperboy, I remember hating it, but couldn't stop playing it.
I know it's not DOS, but my favorite old game is Chaos: Battle of Wizards, I still play it on my phone often (it's on Google app store). I would love a proper remake of the game.
I played a lot of Paperboy, I remember hating it, but couldn't stop playing it.
I know it's not DOS, but my favorite old game is Chaos: Battle of Wizards, I still play it on my phone often (it's on Google app store). I would love a proper remake of the game.
Harlock
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Is about a planet where there was a war between men and women (the women won). And in part of puzzles you need gender swap between man and woman.
vanguardian1
poor, homeless and tasteless
So many good old games, and yet so many missed.
Here are my olde favorites that haven't gotten attention yet!
Civilization (the one that started it all!)
Master of Orion
Master of Magic
X-Wing
Hardball 3
Here are my olde favorites that haven't gotten attention yet!
Civilization (the one that started it all!)
Master of Orion
Master of Magic
X-Wing
Hardball 3
Scopa
The Tribe Has Spoken
I’ve been meaning to give that a good sesh for a while now. The most I have managed so far is to give it a look for 3-4 minutes.Moonstone for Amiga 500
I am aware it has a good reputation, but I found it a bit confusing. But, like I said, I only gave it a brief look-see. I should prioritise it.
Koala Driving a Ferrari
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Well, in that case, amiga games incoming!:
North & South:
Dogs of War:
Silkworm:
Lotus 1-3:
Super Cars 1-2:
Those are the ones I remember playing the most with my friends, all two player greatness. Wasn't interested in PC games until they started to sound better, PC speaker "sounds" did my head in.
Great selection! I was a devout Amiga kid as well... until I played X-Wing on a mate's 486-SX33 in the 90's and realized that it was time to finally convince my parents to upgrade. I was a huge fan of Gremlin Games back in the day. From the games you pictured: I know that at least one of the Lotus games received a release on PC (Lotus III, I think). There was also an enhanced version of Supercars II (Supercars International) released as well for PC/DOS. It runs at a much smoother frame rate, has some extra track options, persistent skid marks (lol) and 256 colour VGA graphics. Both are worth revisiting in DOSBox!
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Mr Branding
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A lot of great flashbacks in this. Great topic
This one is one of my earliest dos games which rapidly came to mind while reading the op
This one is one of my earliest dos games which rapidly came to mind while reading the op