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Wizarc
December 28th, 2002, 12:37 PM
Now it is getting to the end of the year and I have cleaned up my computer hard drive. I cleaned up my computer drawer and found ... hell...about 70 games stored away from X-Com to Harpoon to Ascendancy to Might-and-Magic to Civilization III. And of course SE (III and now IV) always gets installed first.
What games do you install on your computer that you cherish? After all the years and dozens of games we probably all have (some we regret getting), those few games that we cannot live without having on our computer.
PeterD
December 28th, 2002, 01:58 PM
Hi,
X-com TFTD is still a great game but XP doesn't
like it much. I have to have a dual boot system
to play it. Warlords 3 is another classic and
now that Doomsday has produced an incredible
conVersion (runs under XP and with 3D Models) I'm
playing Doom, Doom 2 and Heretic again.
Gryphin
December 28th, 2002, 03:37 PM
I only have SEIV on my system.
Harpoon? Cool, I loved both the paper and the Computer Version. Did you know the designer and his crew were "intensly interviewed" by certain govenmental officials as to where they got their data for the game. (some of it came from the Russians).
oleg
December 28th, 2002, 04:52 PM
I used to have MoM on my computer. Now it is replaced by AoW/AoW2
Slightly OT, but I like original AoW more than the sequel.
Cheeze
December 28th, 2002, 05:14 PM
I don't think I've uninstalled any of my PC games....except for Tribes, and that's because I replaced it with Tribes 2.
However, I still haven't finished the game Tachyon, and I enjoyed it. Partly because I'm a Bruce Campbell fan(he does the voice for the main character), and he's got a persona/presence that is just too funny. I hope to get back into that game and even complete the adventure, at least once. Never mind all the major decision points in the game where the story diverges. While the game is a 1st person pilot shoot-em up, there are adventures that stray at least a little ways off of that.
Thermodyne
December 28th, 2002, 06:15 PM
My three old stand-byes are SE3, TAoW, and Janes’ Fleet Command.
Matryx
December 28th, 2002, 06:56 PM
SEIV and ToME for me.
SEIV you should all know http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif
Tome is Troubles/Tales of Middle Earth.
http://www.t-o-m-e.net
Based on Moria and Angband
similar to nethack/DO etc
Latest Version can be got from : http://angbandcvs.homedns.org/
Ed Kolis
December 28th, 2002, 07:27 PM
Oh, so you like roguelikes too? Why don't you try Ancient Domains of Mystery (www.adom.de)? Only trouble with those games is trying to play them on a laptop, you have to set the diagonal movement controls to weird things like pageup or F9 because there's no number pad http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif
DarkHorse
December 28th, 2002, 07:27 PM
Originally posted by Wizarc:
Now it is getting to the end of the year and I have cleaned up my computer hard drive. I cleaned up my computer drawer and found ... hell...about 70 games stored away from X-Com to Harpoon to Ascendancy to Might-and-Magic to Civilization III. And of course SE (III and now IV) always gets installed first.
What games do you install on your computer that you cherish? After all the years and dozens of games we probably all have (some we regret getting), those few games that we cannot live without having on our computer.<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I remember Ascendency. Great concept, but pretty lousy execution. The 3D systems were really neat, but the bugs and horrible AI killed a promising game. It even had good music.
Empire Deluxe! I still dust that off on occasion when it's time for mindless conquering.
Warhammer 40K: Chaos Gate is a great game if you are interested in the 40K miniatures game (which I am).
Diablo II still lingers, also. Just can't quite bring myself to delete all those characters...
capnq
December 28th, 2002, 09:22 PM
My permanent installs are SE IV, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri/Alien Crossfire, and Civilization II.
Fyron
December 28th, 2002, 09:36 PM
For me, it is: Se3, Se4, Civ2 Gold, Civ2 ToT, MoM, MOO2, BOTF. Wow, that's a lot of acronyms. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
Atrocities
December 28th, 2002, 09:43 PM
Tribes, Tribes 2, SEIV, Rebellion, BOTF, SimCity3k, DeusEx, Quake II, Darkforces, Freespace I, II.
BBegemott
December 28th, 2002, 09:43 PM
And I am still playing Supaplex http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
PvK
December 28th, 2002, 10:02 PM
SE4 Gold
Myth II
Tigers On the Prowl II
tokche
December 29th, 2002, 01:42 AM
SEIV, Tribes, and Tribes 2 when i get a better vid card. SHAZBOT!
TerranC
December 29th, 2002, 07:50 AM
SE4, Simcity 3k, Freespace 2, Homeworld: Cataclysm, Worms Armaggedon, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, Starcraft, Starcraft Brood War, GTA 2, Avernum 1 - 3, Tropico, and a couple of Japanese RPGs.
Whew... That's a lot http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
Atrocities
December 29th, 2002, 08:07 AM
SHAZBOT!<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Amen Brother. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
"I am the greatest."
Teleolurian
December 29th, 2002, 08:51 AM
SEIV (though i just now found out about it)
Art of Magic II
Sacrifice
Astral Tournament & Strange Adventures in Infinite Space (quickie games)
Wizarc
December 29th, 2002, 12:25 PM
I had SEIV, AOW2, TOAW, CIVIII, Avernum 3, Morrowind, Harpoon 3, Mechwarrior 4, Mechcommander 2, Links 2002, Diablo 2, BGIITOB, Icewnind Dale II, Fallout Tactics, SPWAW, Starships Unlimited DG, TWE, X-COM Apocalypse, Close Combat III & V, Unreal Tournament 2003, X-Beyond, Starfleet Command OP, Starfleet Command III, C&C Tiberian Sun, Nox, Emperor Battle for Dune, Starcraft, and a couple others.
I have been pretty much a collector of games. Never devote much time to most of them, dable once in a while. Mostly play SEIV and TWE due to the depth you and abilty to create and modify your own game. Have removed all others for the new years new games coming and to get some space back on my HD.
Games waiting for: Combat Leader - Cross of Iron, Fading Suns Noble Armada, MOOIII, and there are a couple others coming out next year.
2003 - wonder if this is some significance year?
Rojero
December 29th, 2002, 12:51 PM
Hmm so many but heres my list :
SE4-Gold
Warlords Battlecry II
Neverwinter Nights
X-Com
Jagged Alliance 2
Europa Universalis 2
Freespace
Captain Kwok
December 29th, 2002, 08:42 PM
Here are the games I have on the computer right now:
SE:IV, SE:III, NHL2002, SimCity 3000, The Sims, MOO:II.
I only play SEIV and NHL2002 really.
David E. Gervais
December 30th, 2002, 02:06 AM
..(Takes a deep breath).. SE:4 Gold, HoMM3 Complete, HoMM4, D2:LoD, AoE2:AoK, Emperor: Battle for Dune, M&M7, M&M9, OmniBandTK, Kyodai Mahjongg, LaserCross: Deluxe (I made it!) and the following I dust off from time to time.. Alpha Centauri, Red Alert 2, Civ2: ToT, Starcraft, Warcraft2,.. and I have another 50+ gameboxes sitting on my shelves, stacked on my dresser, stuffed in my closet, etc! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
I get the feeling someone is trying to 'judge' us by the games we keep! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
Cheers!
P.S. speaking of the 'other' stuff on my shelves, has anyone else played a game called 'Legacy' from Sierra? I thought that was a pretty good game, I must have played it through at least 3 times completely.
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