A Garfield game and some SHMUP game that took place in space, that got me into playing SHMUP games! I wish I knew how to describe the game, I would love to play it again. I used to play it all of the time in Daycare...
*Nostalgia Alert* Forgotten PC Games From Your Childhood
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EDIT: So am I the only one who remembers Dangerous Dave? EVERYBODY I knew had it and we all played it to death and by everybody I mean everybody at my school had it because we copied it form the school's Windows 95 computers.Kaleion said:I remember Chips's Challenge it was cool does anybody remembers Dangerous Dave? I used to play that all the time I miss it
Irecently bought Descent: Freespace at the mexican equivalent of a 99 cents store for 15 pesos (that's around a dollar) completely new! they have tons of copies of it there and you also get the expansion! that was a nice find but sadly the multiplayer servers are closed and I was not able to test thatWayneguard said:Descent: Freespace. I got a copy free with my computer in 1998 and I adored that game. Unfortunately the disc bit the dust a few years ago and i never got another copy
i remember that one. funny as hell (back then it was ) but i was very young when i played itFunk Engine said:
but my number one would be Red Alert 1. when tanya still had BLACK hair.
i slightly remember some game called MK something wich i like a lot to, and I war. Lego island 1 ( i was such a lego addict xD) most of these arent realy that old but they are some of the first games i ever played
Lemmings, C&C RA/TS, how many hours I must have wasted on these... Still have Tiberian sun and Red alert around too!
Also, some game I cdon't remember the name of, but it was graphicaly similar to neverwinter nights, and you played as Greek heros (Herecles, hipolyta - Queen of the Amazons!, Eros I think.. and a few others I forget) But I don't remember much else about it, the camera was similar to the baldurs gate camera... sadly No one seems to be able to figure it out from this poor explanation
Edit: Jazz Jack Rabbit 1/2 aswell, and Zoombinies! Got the CD for that right next to me.
Also, the Rayman Educational games, where you had to answer questions to progress.
Also, some game I cdon't remember the name of, but it was graphicaly similar to neverwinter nights, and you played as Greek heros (Herecles, hipolyta - Queen of the Amazons!, Eros I think.. and a few others I forget) But I don't remember much else about it, the camera was similar to the baldurs gate camera... sadly No one seems to be able to figure it out from this poor explanation
Edit: Jazz Jack Rabbit 1/2 aswell, and Zoombinies! Got the CD for that right next to me.
Also, the Rayman Educational games, where you had to answer questions to progress.
Treasure Mathstorm (first game I ever played, I was obsessed with The Learning Company...which soon led to my love of gaming as a whole)
Dark Forces
Duke Nukem 3D
Heretic (First game my folks said "I don't want you playing that" but played it anyway)
Full Throttle
Sam and Max Hit the Road (still my favorite)
Tie Fighter
Outlaws
Oregon Trail
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (I was/still am a fan of old Lucas Arts Games)
Rebel Assault
Dark Forces
Duke Nukem 3D
Heretic (First game my folks said "I don't want you playing that" but played it anyway)
Full Throttle
Sam and Max Hit the Road (still my favorite)
Tie Fighter
Outlaws
Oregon Trail
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (I was/still am a fan of old Lucas Arts Games)
Rebel Assault
For me, it was the following:
Red Baron 3D
X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter
Panzer Commander
Panzer General
C&C Red Alert
Mech Commander Gold
Microsoft Combat Flight Sim
I still have all of these, it's just that windows 7 and a quad core processor almost kill themselves trying to run them. Eventually, I may try to do a dual os setup to get these to run on a Linux shell of some type.
Out of curiosity, does anyone else remember Zone in it original iteration or the Sierra Network?
Red Baron 3D
X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter
Panzer Commander
Panzer General
C&C Red Alert
Mech Commander Gold
Microsoft Combat Flight Sim
I still have all of these, it's just that windows 7 and a quad core processor almost kill themselves trying to run them. Eventually, I may try to do a dual os setup to get these to run on a Linux shell of some type.
Out of curiosity, does anyone else remember Zone in it original iteration or the Sierra Network?
I grew up with an Apple ][+ and a stack of game disks. Some that stuck in my memory were:
Lode Runner
Dung Beetles
Conan: Hall of Volta
Taipan
Bolo
Rearguard
Sabotage
Raid Over Moscow
and a couple more that I'll add later if I remember what they were called. Bolo is the one I really wish I could play again. That game taught me the importance of backing up your important files, especially when they're on easily damaged 5.25" floppy diskettes. I never could find another copy, even back when people were still using Apple ]['s.
Lode Runner
Dung Beetles
Conan: Hall of Volta
Taipan
Bolo
Rearguard
Sabotage
Raid Over Moscow
and a couple more that I'll add later if I remember what they were called. Bolo is the one I really wish I could play again. That game taught me the importance of backing up your important files, especially when they're on easily damaged 5.25" floppy diskettes. I never could find another copy, even back when people were still using Apple ]['s.
So I'm one of the few on the Escapist that remembers Wing Commander, eh? Fair enough, it makes me feel supremely old.
Oh yeah, did anyone else play this game called One Must Fall 2097? No? Okay then...
Finally, how many of you played Rebel Assault? None? Okay, time for me to stop cankering like an old man now.
Oh yeah, did anyone else play this game called One Must Fall 2097? No? Okay then...
Finally, how many of you played Rebel Assault? None? Okay, time for me to stop cankering like an old man now.
Huh, never did play that game then. And yeah slingshots the word, thanks. Different game though. Sucks that I remember so very little of it. How about a 3d game where you travel through different times to do... Something. All I remember is that it was shocking graphics and you can pick up different weapons from that time and stuff. Starts off in the stone age so you can get rocks to throw at people, then a rock knife or something and in different levels you can get different weapons. Also there were bears in a few of the levels. (I thought it was called Timecop or something, but apparently there's no such game)SweetLiquidSnake said:
This. Oh gods, this. I still can't forgive EA for cancelling Dungeon Keeper 3...GoddyofAus said:
Silver, you deserve to be in this thread.
Also some games from the Amiga, like desert strike, but i recently completed that game in a few hours.
Other amiga games were some Cowboy game that was 2d, a other one where you threw daggers at a indian(native american) on a archery target, some pinball game, but is still to date the most advanced pinball game ive seen (there were different kinds of machines, first one was a cowboy/western theme iirc.
Oh yeah north and south amiga ver ofc it looks much nicer.
Also some games from the Amiga, like desert strike, but i recently completed that game in a few hours.
Other amiga games were some Cowboy game that was 2d, a other one where you threw daggers at a indian(native american) on a archery target, some pinball game, but is still to date the most advanced pinball game ive seen (there were different kinds of machines, first one was a cowboy/western theme iirc.
Oh yeah north and south
amiga ver ofc it looks much nicer.
I'll add to this list over time (as I remember new titles).
My father's 386:
Scorched Earth [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_Earth_%28computer_game%29]
Blake Stone [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Stone]
Indiana Jones (A platformer. I forget what it was called).
My father's Pentium 166mhz/350mhz PII:
Renegade: Battle for Jacob's Star [http://www.mobygames.com/game/renegade-battle-for-jacobs-star]
Extreme Tactics [http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/extremetactics/index.html]
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogo:_Mobile_Armor_Division]
My 1.8ghz P4:
Omikron: The Nomad Soul [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omikron:_The_Nomad_Soul]
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAKK2]
Slave Zero [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Zero]
My father's 386:
Scorched Earth [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_Earth_%28computer_game%29]
Blake Stone [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Stone]
Indiana Jones (A platformer. I forget what it was called).
My father's Pentium 166mhz/350mhz PII:
Renegade: Battle for Jacob's Star [http://www.mobygames.com/game/renegade-battle-for-jacobs-star]
Extreme Tactics [http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/extremetactics/index.html]
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogo:_Mobile_Armor_Division]
My 1.8ghz P4:
Omikron: The Nomad Soul [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omikron:_The_Nomad_Soul]
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAKK2]
Slave Zero [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Zero]
Sure, it wasn't really a challenge, but it's still damn fun. The humour is still, for the most parts intact. Especially Moogle is just plain silly.aPod said:
Eclectic Dreck said:
Heh, if you didn't find out about that, through xkcd, I think you'll enjoy this: http://xkcd.com/667/ . I know I did, after never being able to beat it either, when I got to the yeti.Veldaroth said:
I remember Captain Comic quiet vividly, was one of the very first games I ever played. I think it's also one of the last games I played which came on a floppy. Good times.altobizzaro said:
Anyway, to add something to the thread myself, I'll have to go with Simon the Sorcerer 1 and 2, awesome adventure games, Desert Strike, helicopter flying game in a middle eastern setting, Moho and Lode Runner 2. The last two I made reviews for, hint hint, nudge nudge:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.259075-A-look-at-the-past-Moho#9765073 and http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.258922-A-look-at-the-past-Lode-Runner-2#9754979 if you're interested.