Oh This Just Ticks Me Off!

[pathfinder]

On the debate on cost of magazine ads.....

My Dad had a publishing company and the full page, full color ads those magazines back in the early 1970's was around 30,000 USD. Certainly not cheap.

Different industry that his mags had ads on but still....

[Puke]

gone gold usually plugs shrapnels stuff, and im supprised that they didnt mention the latest patch - they have mentioned all the other. maybe i just missed it.

They did, however, announce the latest coleseum patch (text based gladiator management program) which they have had high praise for.

[Sabin]

How I acquired my copy of Space Empires IV Gold began with a magazine called Computer Gaming World. I read the small review, and decided that it was the game I wanted to play, a replacement for Stars! I suppose.

I downloaded the demo, and it was okay. I searched the information pertaining to Space Empires IV Gold, and I discovered Captain Kwok's Star Trek Mod. Believing he would complete it, I ordered the full Version. It was not played much, and eventually abandoned in the wake of Captain Kwok's unfortunate failure to finish the mod.

At a later time I felt curious and examined the information about the game again. I discovered that the mod has been resurrected, and promptly reinstalled Space Empires IV Gold.

As you can see, the review aided in my retrieval of this product, but it was the mod(s) that carried the day thus far.

[Fyron]

I first heard of SE4 when Malfador announced the plans for it on their web site. I first heard of SE3 by finding it on a demo CD that came with Computer Games Strategy Plus (the title back then) magazine. Played it for a long while before actually ordering the game, as it worked great as its own standalone game. No silly turn limits, just tech limits and no ability to mod. Modding wasn't added in until patch 12 or 14 or whatever it was of SE3 anyways.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

well, actually, i found it early se3, too. i remember being impressed with the ability to mod when that came out, but i had no money back then.

i wonder how i first found stars!?

[ March 02, 2004, 00:08: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

[hicksz]

Originally posted by Combat Wombat:
PC Gamer mag just had a full page review of Starfury not to long back and I believe they did one for SE4 too. They gave Starfury a 80something% out of 100%. Which is fairy high praise. The only thing they thought was wrong with the game was some stablity issues and the long travel time between systems.

I'm so happy to have a subscription to PC Gamer because they are the reason that I discovered SEIV Gold. They showed a lot of love for SEIV becasue they review SEIV (March 2001; 80%) before it became gold and then reviewed it again (Can't find issue but I believe 88 or 89%) which is something they rarely do for a game that's not a full sequel. Plus PC Gamer, every so often, tries to get the word out about games that you can only find on the web. For example, "The Fifty Best Games on the web for free."

[Sabin]

I first began playing Stars! with a demo disk my mother bought, when I was perusing the many titles available on it. Eventually, I came across it and began playing. I eventually came to like it, despite it's flaws.