06-08-2003, 02:03 AM
Let's all play a game. We'll all list up to 10 games at a time with a few guildelines, so we can all see a little flavor and possibly get into something new.
1) No repeats.
--The rarer the game the better, the point is to see new stuff
--Take a glance at the list. Accidents happen, but it would be pointless to see Blizzard games repeated 100 times.
2) Include a description of the game.
--Just the name itself isn't enough if we're going for rare names that's supposed to be new to everyone.
--Say what was special about it. Even if your writing skills aren't up to par, there's likely someone else to recognize the game and contribute to it.
3) Try to limit discussion of a particular game under its proper thread
4) Themes to your list are very welcome.
--70's & 80's themes
--Text Adventure (boy they were hard at first)
--Macintosh
--Shareware
--and more!
5) Up to ten at a time please
--Doesn't have to be 10, a singular name and description contibrution is enough alone.
I'll begin with a few of my own favorites
Asterix
--This Macintosh shareware game resembled the old game asteroids, with 8-bit color sprites and a new replayability and physics. TOne would shoot asteroids, and wait for Crystals and shield power-ups to be taken out. Only, your shooting can also destroy the cash mineral crop you'd collect! Asteroids would explode and fragement into other smaller asteroids from largest-->medium-->smallest--->destroyed, all of which could hit you and take out your shields (save dust) or have a chance to drop Crystal credit (cash) and powerup. Physics applied, as the direction of your shots would affect the resulting directions of the asteroid, you ship would accelerate until a top speed and continue floating at that speed until you'd accelerate in the other direction or crash into an asteroid (and die). The best part was the shopping round in-between, where one would have a multitude of options from 6 systems, each having 8 different purchase-able add-ons for your ship. Weapons alone had, Safe shots (so they wouldn't destroy your crystal cash crop), multi shot streams, longer/faster rounds, more rounds fired at a time and scatter-shots. Better shields, Brake systems, power ups for mid-battle shield-recharge, and more. All made this game replayable and memorable for a long time. Two player option was also available if you could mind-sharing the keyboard with your buddies.
Dungeon Keeper 1/2, windows
--Some of Bullfrog's best, playing on the evil side, one would dig out a 2 dimensional playing field a Dungeon from a 3D view (First person availabe with spell, possession of your creatures), setting up traps for heroes, training your troops (each having their own experience levels, personalities, abilities and racial hatreds--would attack each other on sight). One would manage the dungeon, with the imps digging out elaborate mazes filled with traps or functional dungeons filled with torture rooms to capture get drop enemy troops in for information or to turn to your cause, prisons for your imps to drag the incapacitated bodies of your enemies and hold in (and turn into undead skeletons if they starved to death in there), Graveyards for dragging the corpses of the enemies and summon vampires in, Libraries to research spells, and more. This game was extremely memorable for its cool unique style, epic battles against the goodies and and neato stuff. It could be called RTS, but had too many RPG elements. One of the first true "role-playing strategy" games around.
Majesty Win/Mac
--"A fantasy kingdom sim"
Made by Cyberlore, it is the good younger brother of Dungeon Keeper, making an above ground fantasy kingdom. No tiles, open space for buildings to hire heroes, each with their own personality and each could not be directly controlled. Classic Warriors were grunt starting troops, Wizards the most firepower, but most fragil. It was pure chaos. You as the rule could only influence the heroes by placing bounties of various gold rewards on moving to a point or destroying a certain lair or creature. Rangers would explore as they will, buying healing potions, running away from enemies too hard. A Paladin would most likely go beserk running off to slay everything and occasionally coming back to buy weapons and armor upgrades from the blacksmith you've built, or buy interesting other equipment from buildings with their own money.
There was everything, including several distractions for your heroes against adventuring-- Gambling Casinos, Elven Lounges (Brothels really, just imagine the Barbarian, the Necro-sadist Priest and the Dusty old wizard and Bear-shapeshifter...), Meditation Rose Gardens, Gazebos, or they'd simply sleep and lounge around in their own guild/temple buildings they were recruited from if there was nothing to do, or no incentive to do it--Even while the Dragons are at your doorstep, destroying everything but your Palace (only when their homes or the Palace are attacked will certain heroes ever "Defend the realm" on their own) Of course Rogues from the would always be pilfering from even your own building's coffers, as well as the recently dead (enemies or friends) and do tasks for the least cash.
The Heroes had so much personality and the situations were so unpredictably chaotic. I loved it. Soo much replay value =)
Those are my three starting contributions. I look forward to yours.
1) No repeats.
--The rarer the game the better, the point is to see new stuff
--Take a glance at the list. Accidents happen, but it would be pointless to see Blizzard games repeated 100 times.
2) Include a description of the game.
--Just the name itself isn't enough if we're going for rare names that's supposed to be new to everyone.
--Say what was special about it. Even if your writing skills aren't up to par, there's likely someone else to recognize the game and contribute to it.
3) Try to limit discussion of a particular game under its proper thread
4) Themes to your list are very welcome.
--70's & 80's themes
--Text Adventure (boy they were hard at first)
--Macintosh
--Shareware
--and more!
5) Up to ten at a time please
--Doesn't have to be 10, a singular name and description contibrution is enough alone.
I'll begin with a few of my own favorites
Asterix
--This Macintosh shareware game resembled the old game asteroids, with 8-bit color sprites and a new replayability and physics. TOne would shoot asteroids, and wait for Crystals and shield power-ups to be taken out. Only, your shooting can also destroy the cash mineral crop you'd collect! Asteroids would explode and fragement into other smaller asteroids from largest-->medium-->smallest--->destroyed, all of which could hit you and take out your shields (save dust) or have a chance to drop Crystal credit (cash) and powerup. Physics applied, as the direction of your shots would affect the resulting directions of the asteroid, you ship would accelerate until a top speed and continue floating at that speed until you'd accelerate in the other direction or crash into an asteroid (and die). The best part was the shopping round in-between, where one would have a multitude of options from 6 systems, each having 8 different purchase-able add-ons for your ship. Weapons alone had, Safe shots (so they wouldn't destroy your crystal cash crop), multi shot streams, longer/faster rounds, more rounds fired at a time and scatter-shots. Better shields, Brake systems, power ups for mid-battle shield-recharge, and more. All made this game replayable and memorable for a long time. Two player option was also available if you could mind-sharing the keyboard with your buddies.
Dungeon Keeper 1/2, windows
--Some of Bullfrog's best, playing on the evil side, one would dig out a 2 dimensional playing field a Dungeon from a 3D view (First person availabe with spell, possession of your creatures), setting up traps for heroes, training your troops (each having their own experience levels, personalities, abilities and racial hatreds--would attack each other on sight). One would manage the dungeon, with the imps digging out elaborate mazes filled with traps or functional dungeons filled with torture rooms to capture get drop enemy troops in for information or to turn to your cause, prisons for your imps to drag the incapacitated bodies of your enemies and hold in (and turn into undead skeletons if they starved to death in there), Graveyards for dragging the corpses of the enemies and summon vampires in, Libraries to research spells, and more. This game was extremely memorable for its cool unique style, epic battles against the goodies and and neato stuff. It could be called RTS, but had too many RPG elements. One of the first true "role-playing strategy" games around.
Majesty Win/Mac
--"A fantasy kingdom sim"
Made by Cyberlore, it is the good younger brother of Dungeon Keeper, making an above ground fantasy kingdom. No tiles, open space for buildings to hire heroes, each with their own personality and each could not be directly controlled. Classic Warriors were grunt starting troops, Wizards the most firepower, but most fragil. It was pure chaos. You as the rule could only influence the heroes by placing bounties of various gold rewards on moving to a point or destroying a certain lair or creature. Rangers would explore as they will, buying healing potions, running away from enemies too hard. A Paladin would most likely go beserk running off to slay everything and occasionally coming back to buy weapons and armor upgrades from the blacksmith you've built, or buy interesting other equipment from buildings with their own money.
There was everything, including several distractions for your heroes against adventuring-- Gambling Casinos, Elven Lounges (Brothels really, just imagine the Barbarian, the Necro-sadist Priest and the Dusty old wizard and Bear-shapeshifter...), Meditation Rose Gardens, Gazebos, or they'd simply sleep and lounge around in their own guild/temple buildings they were recruited from if there was nothing to do, or no incentive to do it--Even while the Dragons are at your doorstep, destroying everything but your Palace (only when their homes or the Palace are attacked will certain heroes ever "Defend the realm" on their own) Of course Rogues from the would always be pilfering from even your own building's coffers, as well as the recently dead (enemies or friends) and do tasks for the least cash.
The Heroes had so much personality and the situations were so unpredictably chaotic. I loved it. Soo much replay value =)
Those are my three starting contributions. I look forward to yours.