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[Bo130]

There keep showing up games I've loved and lost in this thread. Latest I've realized, I've also played,

Cosmos Cosmic Adventure
Hocus Pocus
Major Stryker
Rescue Rover
Secret Agent

I think fondly of most of these games. Why don't they run on my computer anymore

 

[desverger]

Keef the Thief: A Boy and His Lockpick

Ah, Keef the Thief. Developed by nobody else than Naughty Dog (Uncharted etc.). They've come a long way

I only remember that game being friggin' hard. I always got killed by the traps. Or guards.

 

[Grimmy]

Ah, Keef the Thief. Developed by nobody else than Naughty Dog (Uncharted etc.). They've come a long way

I only remember that game being friggin' hard. I always got killed by the traps. Or guards.

Seriously?? I never would have imagined the Uncharted and Crash Bandicoot guys making something like KEEF THE THIEF. That's definitely a revelation!

 

[desverger]

Seriously?? I never would have imagined the Uncharted and Crash Bandicoot guys making something like KEEF THE THIEF. That's definitely a revelation!

Not sure how much they've talked about their past, but I remember seeing their logo when playing this on the Amiga. Oh and looks like the info is on Mobygames too:

Published by: Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developed by: Naughty Dog, Inc.
Released: 1989

 

[Lafazar]

ok, gaf, help me out with this one: one of the very few awesome dos games that i cannot remember the name of.

it was a fantasy RPG, with a very elaborate inventory system (beautifully drawn items - think diablo quality) and generally very AD&D-canonic, first-person, room-based traversing.

the game starts with a desert location, and a pharaoh tomb theme - sands, pyramids, mummies.

Ravenloft - Stone Prophet maybe?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mJDDYB2SjY

And Realms of the Haunting was really quite good at blending fps and Survial Horror/sierra style adventure game.

I adore Realms of the Haunting. One of the best horor games ever. Everyone needs to watch this video to get an idea how atmospheric it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axwejCPEQMo&feature=related

 

[Grimmy]

Not sure how much they've talked about their past, but I remember seeing their logo when playing this on the Amiga. Oh and looks like the info is on Mobygames too:

Yeah you're right, I just never thought that the two companies were related! So strange....
Makes me curious about other studios and their previous "oldies" now.

One studio I really miss is Dynamix - god they were great.

 

[freddy]

If you're at all interested in RTS games play Powermonger. Look it up, do some research and have fun.

 

[Open Source]

Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception was one from the CGA days that I really liked.

 

[autobzooty]

i've heard a thousand times that Tie-Fighter is better than X-Wing.

i've never played it, so can someone explain to me what exactly is better about it? I might want to give it a try, but i always thought the rebel ships were way cooler, and the death star trench run was such a rush to play.

if someone can confirm to me that the music is just as good as x-wing, i'll play w/o hesitation.

 

[Neo Child]

MOAR

KYRPTON EGG

ROLLING RONNY

CYRIL CYBERPUNK

BIO MENACE

ALIEN CARNAGE (HALLOWEEN HARRY)

 

[Danne-Danger]

AWESOME vertical scrolling shmup! I only had the shareware though. The graphics and the music were very memorable.

Did someone say music?

 

[Open Source]

i've heard a thousand times that Tie-Fighter is better than X-Wing.

i've never played it, so can someone explain to me what exactly is better about it? I might want to give it a try, but i always thought the rebel ships were way cooler, and the death star trench run was such a rush to play.

if someone can confirm to me that the music is just as good as x-wing, i'll play w/o hesitation.

The "Collector's CD-ROM" version of Tie Fighter is indeed the superior game. The voiceover adds a lot, the mission design is better, the visuals are much, much better, and there are many substantial gameplay improvements.

I remember back in 97 or so, PC Gamer rated it the #1 best PC game ever. It's really quite a legendary game. While X-Wing is a good game, there's really no comparison.

 

[NarcissisticJay]

MoO

 

[Minsc]

The "Collector's CD-ROM" version of Tie Fighter is indeed the superior game. The voiceover adds a lot, the mission design is better, the visuals are much, much better, and there are many substantial gameplay improvements.

I remember back in 97 or so, PC Gamer rated it the #1 best PC game ever. It's really quite a legendary game. While X-Wing is a good game, there's really no comparison.

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Any fan of the X-Wing game, not playing the Tie Fighter one is missing out. The progression you see with the Tie Fighters is very interesting, as are the plot & missions.

 

[Anthropic]

This damned thread caused me to dig up my Ascendancy disc and play it for half the day yesterday.

Outside of some hickups in the sound, it seems to play very well in DOSBox.

 

[bloodydrake]

Ravenloft - Stone Prophet maybe?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mJDDYB2SjY



I adore Realms of the Haunting. One of the best horor games ever. Everyone needs to watch this video to get an idea how atmospheric it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axwejCPEQMo&feature=related

If you love RotH you should watch "Lets Play Realms of the Haunting" on youtube.
the guy playing is pretty funny tho it sounds like he's got a serious Coke problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_mkpxHcdew&feature=PlayList&p=F0C16E03B4A80D00&index=0&playnext=1

 

[blu]

Ravenloft - Stone Prophet maybe?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mJDDYB2SjY

*salutes*

that's it.

though i was mistaken in remembering it to be room-based traversal - it's free roam.

 

[batbeg]

It's freeware these days. And still one of the greatest shmups ever.

I too only had the shareware, but it was awesome.

 

[methane47]

Most all of my TOP games have been mentioned already... Mostly lovingly
1)Master of Mother Frickin Orion!!!!
2)TRANSPORT TYCOON (DELUXE) (AWESOME :bow :bow)
3) X-Com UFO FRIGGIN DEFENSE!!! (in my pants)

But I can't believe not a single person has mentioned this gem. :bow :bow :bow!!

Spoiler

Star Trek 25th Anniversary the Video game

!!! :bow :bow

But ya almost every single game mentioned in here is on my Favorite games of all time list.

 

[ag-my001]

I could never figure out how to beat the mission in that game as a kid. I loved how the red shirt could die in several ways, and the copy protection was a great game in itself.

 

[Returners]

So long Titus, you were loved.

OMG, i love this game!

For me:
Wacky Wheels
Jazz Jackrabbit
Commander Keen
Agent 006
All DOS Duke Nukem games

 

[Christine]

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Any fan of the X-Wing game, not playing the Tie Fighter one is missing out. The progression you see with the Tie Fighters is very interesting, as are the plot & missions.

The mission structure in TIE Fighter is flat-out glorious. Finding and accomplishing the bonus goals for each level will keep you occupied nearly indefinitely. One of my favorites is in the very first level, where if you stick around after clearing the mission you'll have the chance to take down two small capital ships with your little unshielded TIE.

 

[Open Source]

Another game I enjoyed was Stonekeep. I heard that the ending sucked, but for reasons beyond my control I never got that far.

 

[Minsc]

Geekwad: Games of the Galaxy

Actually surprising fun, many of the mini games were better than the originals they copy.

 

[Wyndstryker]

Skyroads
Descent 1 and 2
Stunts

Those are the DOS games that took over my childhood.

 

[djtiesto]

Commander Keen.

ZZT, but with community based games (lolz at Town of ZZT) http://zzt.belsambar.net/

Yeah, ZZT was pretty awesome... I used to make some cool games for it, but I rate MegaZeux as much better.

 

[Zizbuka]

All DOS Duke Nukem games

I actually thought Manhattan Project was quite good. Give it a try if you haven't, has that Contra vibe.

 

[Gasgul]

superior, I've said it before, I'll say it again,

port it to a GD DS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! strait port no effing with its beauty

 

[Jaroof]

YES. I loved the game in the bottom screen...

 

[FoxSpirit]

superior, I've said it before, I'll say it again,

port it to a GD DS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! strait port no effing with its beauty

SO..... gooooooood!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Gasgul]

Admittedly it did become a game of the biggest artillery>all but damn it was and is still a great game,

it could use a nice DS port too,

 

[bengraven]

It would cost a fortune to buy all these great games.

 

[Cosmozone]

Played this on a used XT. Too bad I couldn't benefit from EGA graphics featured in the game yet.

Much later I was surprised to learn that these Baldur's Gate games everybody was crazy about were also AD&D games.

 

[bengraven]

I would LOVE a re-release of the Gold Box games. PSP port as well for RPGing on the go.

 

[Joseph Merrick]

If you love RotH you should watch "Lets Play Realms of the Haunting" on youtube.
the guy playing is pretty funny tho it sounds like he's got a serious Coke problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_mkpxHcdew&feature=PlayList&p=F0C16E03B4A80D00&index=0&playnext=1

hehe good stuff. don't remember how far I've played in the game. I don't remember this goatse part anyway, so apparantly not far at all

heh

 

[CrayzeeCarl]

Raptor?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pYa2g9_5Ss4

Cygnus is still active (?) as a one man operation. Some time ago I made a thread about DemonStar, a badass sequel of sorts with pre-rendered graphics.

Yes!!!!

I've been looking for the name of this one too!:lol

I also love these that have already been mentioned:

Commander Keen series
Hugo Series
Hocus Pocus


And now for my submissions. Has nobody else played Sword Quest 1 and 2???

I could only find a pic of SQ2.

Dangerous Dave:

 

[Deku]

Here's a gem you might find interesting.

More in the vein of adventure games, some trial and error involved, but it's neither but rather its own game. The only way I can describe is a point and click adventure when you 'fail' once you've made enough mistakes. It's a whole lot of fun.

Floor 13 is a single-player computer game set in the United Kingdom, where the player is the director of a secret governmental agency involved in clandestine domestic operations. The headquarters is hidden on the thirteenth floor of a building in London Docklands, hence the title. The game was developed in 1991 by Virgin Interactive, a now-defunct division of the Virgin Group.


Plot

The player takes on the role of the Director General of the "Department of Agriculture and Fisheries", a non-existent Executive Agency that conceals a secret police which keeps the government popular by any means necessary. Answering only to the Prime Minister, the Director General has the power to use wiretapping, surveillance, smear tactics, disinformation, burglary, kidnapping, torture, and assassination to keep the government popular with the people.

In addition to the Director General's regular duties suppressing and removing those who threaten the status quo, there is also a subplot involving his membership in a secret society called "The Secret Masters of Thoth". These missions, which are received from a "Secret Master" wearing the vestments of an Egyptian pharaoh, involve more bizarre opposition than regular missions; these missions include protecting a fellow member from a Mafia assassination, foiling an attempt to subvert the nation by pod people in key positions, the protection of the Church of the SubGenius from a scandal, and restraining the growing power of the Illuminati, among others.


Gameplay

During the course of the game, the player must walk a metaphorical tightrope, with two possible ways to lose the game; every 21 days, the Prime Minister reviews the opinion polls and will terminate the Director General's job if his popularity is under 50%. If he still has the lead, the Director General will be given more resources to work with. This outcome can be easily averted with finesse and subtlety — however, if the player is clumsy or blatant, the Prime Minister will quickly terminate the Director General's life. The last Director General (jokingly named after Richard Branson, the owner of the Virgin Group) suffered from a severe case of defenestration at the hands of Mr. Garcia, and the same will happen to the new Director General if he gets too far out of line.

The game has two possible endings (not counting being terminated, either way); if the player has successfully navigated through every scandal encountered for an entire year while keeping the approval rating above 50%, the government realizes that the player knows too much and appoints him or her Prime Minister — with a final note to "enjoy it while it lasts". The other ending involves successfully completing all seven Secret Master missions; the player is anointed the new head of the society and the face of the character is shown. The final note of this ending: "Was it worth it?"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floor_13_(video_game)

 

[RelentlessRolento]

Anyone remember Cosmo and Monster Bash?

 

[Pacey]

where to begin:

duke I-II-III-3d
doom I -II
warcraft I - II
kiloblaster
syndicate wars
solar winds
RISE OF THE TRIAD
RAPTOR: CALL OF THE SHADOWS


anything by epic/apogee/id

 

[ULTROS!]

Mystery House:

 

[Davey Cakes]

Pretty much anything with the Apogee name slapped on it.

So many good (and nostalgic) games.

Oh, and +1 for Skyroads 3D. I always loved that game.

 

[autobzooty]

bingo

 

[NarcissisticJay]

MoO

 

[Alpha-Bromega]

I was in love with Caesar 2 and Daggerfall. Metal Gear 2 was pretty fun too

 

[Zinga]

This shit literally was (and in my opinion still is) way ahead of its time, classic gaming at its finest

 

[Peronthious]

Only the best sub sim ever made.

Also, the game that got me into Mech games. I had no idea the Mechwarrior games even existed until 2000-ish :lol

 

[SapientWolf]

Z

It's easily one of the best RTS games ever made.

 

[TheVisualizer]

skimmed the thread and didnt see my fav...

SYNDICATE

 

[judhudson]

Jill of the Jungle

Leisure Suit Larry (never did get far into this game - I was very young)

And my favorite SimCity, SimCity 2000

I want to play Jill of the Jungle and Leisure Suit Larry again, are they still available (and more importantly, work on Windows 7 x64)?

 

[luka]

I am so happy to see this thread again. It forced me to dig up my old dos collection and give 'em another go. Sometimes we all need reminding.