Empire Of The Ants. Diver's Dream. Blade Runner. Conquest: Frontier Wars X-Gold (Compilation pack of X and it's pseudo sequel expansion)
All bloody good games, but I can't say they've been "popular". Thats just the PC ones, because there's insane numbers of gems on the MAME or console scene.
16 colors at max, you would fly through space with your hover ship (which oddly enough couldn't fly), trying to leap past the obstacles through space!
Imagine life in the future like that! Every day, an aching feeling that when you got to work today, you might not return... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> SKYROADS!!!!!!!!!!
As for my contribution: Oni -- a thirdperson hand-to-hand combat game whose combat control scheme surpasses Jedi Knight's tenfold. Seriously, i don't see why Jedi Knight (and enter the matrix) doesn't get the idea that its combat system is awful!
Another good game: WH40K: Chaos Gate. Seriously, the best squad-level turn-based strategy game evar. Everything was just so incredibly COOL!
<span style='font-size:16pt;line-height:100%'>OMG! U235 IS <b>BACK~!</b></span>
System shock 2 is a pure example. Not many bought this game, so it just went away. I got a copy of it with a pack of games. Now the only way to buy it will be though some stupid on-line service.
NarfwakJoin Date: 2002-11-02Member: 5258Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Gold, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica PT Lead, NS2 Community Developer
<!--QuoteBegin--Nemesis Zero+Oct 26 2003, 10:59 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Oct 26 2003, 10:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Alpha Centauri - having played all Civs (except for 'Play the World'), I can say that it's the best history-strategy-game ever. I consider it more of a piece of art than a game. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Alpha Centauri is pwn. Despite it's 98% rating from PC Gamer (the highest rating ever given), it continues to be relatively unknown in the gaming world. I would definately have to reccommend it.
<!--QuoteBegin--Narfwak+Oct 26 2003, 07:55 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Narfwak @ Oct 26 2003, 07:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Nemesis Zero+Oct 26 2003, 10:59 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Oct 26 2003, 10:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Alpha Centauri - having played all Civs (except for 'Play the World'), I can say that it's the best history-strategy-game ever. I consider it more of a piece of art than a game. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Alpha Centauri is pwn. Despite it's 98% rating from PC Gamer (the highest rating ever given), it continues to be relatively unknown in the gaming world. I would definately have to reccommend it. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Hmm. The manual for that game came with my old computer but the game didn't <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->. It looked really great.
<!--QuoteBegin--Jay123+Oct 26 2003, 07:58 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jay123 @ Oct 26 2003, 07:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Narfwak+Oct 26 2003, 07:55 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Narfwak @ Oct 26 2003, 07:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Nemesis Zero+Oct 26 2003, 10:59 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Oct 26 2003, 10:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Alpha Centauri - having played all Civs (except for 'Play the World'), I can say that it's the best history-strategy-game ever. I consider it more of a piece of art than a game. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Alpha Centauri is pwn. Despite it's 98% rating from PC Gamer (the highest rating ever given), it continues to be relatively unknown in the gaming world. I would definately have to reccommend it. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Hmm. The manual for that game came with my old computer but the game didn't <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->. It looked really great. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> <b>Get</b> it. It's on budget now, and believe me, your first impression doesn't lie.
if you want to try something completely different, play <a href='http://www.introversion.co.uk/uplink/' target='_blank'>Uplink</a>. Its a hacking game, where you break into fictional servers and do all sorts of fun things, dong contract jobs to make cash to buy better equipment, its quite possibly the most thrilling nonviolent game ever conceived. (if you consider hacking someone's criminal record and making the local police arrest him for $5000 nonviolent)
Also, try looking at that "Home of the Underdogs" place. They got some warez I don't exactly agree with, but they show a list of some GREAT games that never really got popular.
Ugh Tresspaaser it was good until you actually had to aim the arm and everything, i have Alpha centurai but it looks really confusing, is it a game where you can build armies ?
LikuI, am the Somberlain.Join Date: 2003-01-10Member: 12128Members
<!--QuoteBegin--Cpl.Davis+Oct 26 2003, 11:19 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cpl.Davis @ Oct 26 2003, 11:19 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Liku+Oct 25 2003, 11:47 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Liku @ Oct 25 2003, 11:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Trespasser - A Jurassic Park game with HL2 Physics. Half-Life's age too... it's pretty buggy though. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Plus the fact that when it came out no ones PC could run it preformance wise, but Year i remember waiting for that game to come out and then it sucking. Ive always wished that they would make a redone version with all the patches and stuff now that there are PCs that can run it. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> It came out '98, year of Half-Life. Here's the specs....
266MHz Processor [Recommended] 64MB RAM[Recommended] 120 Disc Space 1MB Video Card
Pretty Pathetic, if it were redone, that'd be great, but you can still play now. I saw a quote on the TresCom forums... that Doug L. said they saw Trespasser and tried to do what it did or something. Pretty schnice.
I thought everyone knew about SM:AC....... I have it, and SM:ACX and I have to say both were very good purchases.
You can get SM:AC now on budget, the expansion is harder to find, and some would say "unbalancing" but I love it.
SS2 is still illegal, and IIRC the Underdogs site has one lacking the videos because its a CD rip. You can still buy SS2 from a variety of sites, in multipacks or separately. Indeed, I'm planning a purchase myself, heheh.
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<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Subspace is alive and kicking, under the name Continuum. I've got a friend who still plays it. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
yeh i know, they shouldnta changed the name .. subspace is better name ..
i stopped playing cause i found better things ... NS!
X_StickmanNot good enough for a custom title.Join Date: 2003-04-15Member: 15533Members, Constellation
When i first got my PC i had this game called "Sub Culture". It's kinda like Freelancer, only in a Tiny baby submarine underwater. You had to go and take some missions from some of the races, and then you could by upgrades from your ship. Like, at first you've got this vacuum thing which will let you suck up small things into your cargo, but then you can get a grappling hook (for picking up cigarrette ends, which are half the size of your ship) and a magnet for picking up coins etc...
It really is a great and adictive game, but i've never met anyone else who's heard of it <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--Zel+Oct 27 2003, 04:27 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Zel @ Oct 27 2003, 04:27 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> if you liked Civ games, get alpha centauri.
if you want to try something completely different, play <a href='http://www.introversion.co.uk/uplink/' target='_blank'>Uplink</a>. Its a hacking game, where you break into fictional servers and do all sorts of fun things, dong contract jobs to make cash to buy better equipment, its quite possibly the most thrilling nonviolent game ever conceived. (if you consider hacking someone's criminal record and making the local police arrest him for $5000 nonviolent) <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Original DOS Civilization I all the way, baby! w00t!
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<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->yeh i know, they shouldnta changed the name .. subspace is better name ..<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Well... I think technically Continuum is the name of the client, which is new and fan-made. It can do a few funky things the original one couldn't (or, you had to do some .cfg editing or some such thing).
<!--QuoteBegin--SoulSkorpion+Oct 26 2003, 02:45 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SoulSkorpion @ Oct 26 2003, 02:45 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> And then there's my favourite game to plug: Sacrifice. I've ranted on about it many times before... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> sacrifice.... omg the memories..... omg the ownage!! that game was great, i should start playing it again.
<!--QuoteBegin--Liku+Oct 26 2003, 09:21 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Liku @ Oct 26 2003, 09:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Anyone play Myst[SP?]? It was a huge Puzzle game, I couldn't figure it out... I was 7-ish. Maybe I should try it again. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I'd be surprised if there are people who <b>didn't</b> play mist <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> . It was pretty challenging. I didn't care for it myself. Still played all the time though...
PulseTo create, to create and escape.Join Date: 2002-08-29Member: 1248Members, Constellation
edited October 2003
Alpha Centari... That one was interesting, it left a wonderful first impression (hence the 98% it got on PCG) but it got boring in about a week, not really worth buying, if you are going to get a turn based strategy game, get Civilisation 2 or something.
<!--QuoteBegin--.:|AMAS|:. kyliegirl+Oct 26 2003, 05:55 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (.:|AMAS|:. kyliegirl @ Oct 26 2003, 05:55 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->age of kings ,, when i was on 28k in 1997-1999 i played aok online.. i think thats a pretty lesser known game.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> The Age of Empires series has sold over 12 million copies -- not exactly unknown <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Anyone play Myst[SP?]? It was a huge Puzzle game, I couldn't figure it out... I was 7-ish. Maybe I should try it again. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I played myst long ago, and I accidentally solved one of the last puzzles (That cabinet on the dock with the paper in it) first thing in the game. Therefore, I was watching the ending about 3 minutes into the game, not understanding what the heck was going on.
Then I played the whole game and realized what happened. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Civ 2 is ok but I prefer the better AI and research tree of Alpha Centauri. In fact I still rate AC over Civ III. Lets see how the new Civ III expansion pack changes that, hehe.
The Close Combat series was always very fun. Startopia and Dungeon Master 2 were also funny, enjoyable games. Star Wars: Rebellion and Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate were two strategy games everyone should have played, and Majesty was a unique fantasty themed RTS. Warlords: Battlecry is also a good fantasy themed RTS. Rounding out my list is Crimson Skies, the best arcade flight sim EVER MADE. EVER!
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Liku discovers T Rex had DEVOUR ability!
In other news -
Empire Of The Ants.
Diver's Dream.
Blade Runner.
Conquest: Frontier Wars
X-Gold (Compilation pack of X and it's pseudo sequel expansion)
All bloody good games, but I can't say they've been "popular". Thats just the PC ones, because there's insane numbers of gems on the MAME or console scene.
And pretty appauling to boot. Stay well clear.
16 colors at max, you would fly through space with your hover ship (which oddly enough couldn't fly), trying to leap past the obstacles through space!
Imagine life in the future like that! Every day, an aching feeling that when you got to work today, you might not return... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
SKYROADS!!!!!!!!!!
As for my contribution: Oni -- a thirdperson hand-to-hand combat game whose combat control scheme surpasses Jedi Knight's tenfold. Seriously, i don't see why Jedi Knight (and enter the matrix) doesn't get the idea that its combat system is awful!
Another good game: WH40K: Chaos Gate. Seriously, the best squad-level turn-based strategy game evar. Everything was just so incredibly COOL!
<span style='font-size:16pt;line-height:100%'>OMG! U235 IS <b>BACK~!</b></span>
Alpha Centauri is pwn. Despite it's 98% rating from PC Gamer (the highest rating ever given), it continues to be relatively unknown in the gaming world. I would definately have to reccommend it.
Alpha Centauri is pwn. Despite it's 98% rating from PC Gamer (the highest rating ever given), it continues to be relatively unknown in the gaming world. I would definately have to reccommend it. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hmm. The manual for that game came with my old computer but the game didn't <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->. It looked really great.
Alpha Centauri is pwn. Despite it's 98% rating from PC Gamer (the highest rating ever given), it continues to be relatively unknown in the gaming world. I would definately have to reccommend it. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hmm. The manual for that game came with my old computer but the game didn't <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->. It looked really great. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<b>Get</b> it. It's on budget now, and believe me, your first impression doesn't lie.
if you want to try something completely different, play <a href='http://www.introversion.co.uk/uplink/' target='_blank'>Uplink</a>. Its a hacking game, where you break into fictional servers and do all sorts of fun things, dong contract jobs to make cash to buy better equipment, its quite possibly the most thrilling nonviolent game ever conceived. (if you consider hacking someone's criminal record and making the local police arrest him for $5000 nonviolent)
Also, try looking at that "Home of the Underdogs" place. They got some warez I don't exactly agree with, but they show a list of some GREAT games that never really got popular.
Anyway Dungeon keeper 1 is very good.
Plus the fact that when it came out no ones PC could run it preformance wise, but Year i remember waiting for that game to come out and then it sucking. Ive always wished that they would make a redone version with all the patches and stuff now that there are PCs that can run it. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
It came out '98, year of Half-Life. Here's the specs....
266MHz Processor [Recommended]
64MB RAM[Recommended]
120 Disc Space
1MB Video Card
Pretty Pathetic, if it were redone, that'd be great, but you can still play now. I saw a quote on the TresCom forums... that Doug L. said they saw Trespasser and tried to do what it did or something. Pretty schnice.
You can get SM:AC now on budget, the expansion is harder to find, and some would say "unbalancing" but I love it.
SS2 is still illegal, and IIRC the Underdogs site has one lacking the videos because its a CD rip. You can still buy SS2 from a variety of sites, in multipacks or separately. Indeed, I'm planning a purchase myself, heheh.
yeh i know, they shouldnta changed the name .. subspace is better name ..
i stopped playing cause i found better things ... NS!
It really is a great and adictive game, but i've never met anyone else who's heard of it <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
if you want to try something completely different, play <a href='http://www.introversion.co.uk/uplink/' target='_blank'>Uplink</a>. Its a hacking game, where you break into fictional servers and do all sorts of fun things, dong contract jobs to make cash to buy better equipment, its quite possibly the most thrilling nonviolent game ever conceived. (if you consider hacking someone's criminal record and making the local police arrest him for $5000 nonviolent) <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Original DOS Civilization I all the way, baby! w00t!
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<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->yeh i know, they shouldnta changed the name .. subspace is better name ..<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well... I think technically Continuum is the name of the client, which is new and fan-made. It can do a few funky things the original one couldn't (or, you had to do some .cfg editing or some such thing).
And then there's my favourite game to plug: Sacrifice. I've ranted on about it many times before... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
sacrifice.... omg the memories..... omg the ownage!! that game was great, i should start playing it again.
You can download the free multiplayer expansion kit too (mIRC)
I'd be surprised if there are people who <b>didn't</b> play mist <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> . It was pretty challenging. I didn't care for it myself. Still played all the time though...
What about Close Combat? That game kicked ARSE!
The Age of Empires series has sold over 12 million copies -- not exactly unknown <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Max
I played myst long ago, and I accidentally solved one of the last puzzles (That cabinet on the dock with the paper in it) first thing in the game. Therefore, I was watching the ending about 3 minutes into the game, not understanding what the heck was going on.
Then I played the whole game and realized what happened. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Civ 2 is ok but I prefer the better AI and research tree of Alpha Centauri. In fact I still rate AC over Civ III. Lets see how the new Civ III expansion pack changes that, hehe.