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a starchy tuber: Sep 9, 2002; hi yes I'm very normal

You know what was better then Myst? Riven. poo poo was waaay harder than Myst, but the puzzles were designed well enough that my 13-year-old self could actually work through them and beat the game without hints.

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chaosbreather: Dec 9, 2001; Wry and wise,
but also very sexual.

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# ? Feb 1, 2016 05:06

woodch: Jun 13, 2000; This'll kill ya!

On the adventure game front, I really like the later Sierra/Dynamix games. In particular, and in no specific order:

Space Quest IV (The CD-ROM version with all the voice-over and dialogue) - This game was awesome. Some of the voice acting is hilariously awful, but Gary Owens as the narrator is top notch. The game felt so broad and epic, what with travelling through various time periods and such, but upon reviewing it recently, it's actually kinda short. "Thanks for playing Space Quest IV! As usual, you've been a real pant-load!"
Rise of the Dragon - I think this was the first adventure game released under the Dynamix name, but it still feels like a Sierra adventure of that era with the exception of the 2-D scrolling arcade bits toward the end. There are at least a couple different endings to the game--one where you save the girl, and one where she dies, but you still save the world. And there are some great little jokes thrown around here and there, like Deputy Van Halen in charge of the armory at the police station. I remember the music on my Soundblaster really setting the mood, too. "Doom and woe! DOOM AND WOE!"
Space Quest V - This one was really fun, even if it wasn't quite as "deep" as the previous Space Quest games. It felt more open-ended because you could choose where and when you went from place to place, but to beat the game, you really had to follow the story and go where the game wanted you to go. The whole sequence at the space bar, dropping the space monkeys into the alcoholic drink, and the ensuing chaos/hilarity really feels like something straight out of a Futurama episode. "Come on and fight like a woman! It's your destiny!"

# ? Feb 1, 2016 05:09

Big Mean Jerk: Jan 27, 2009; Well, of course I know him.
He's me.

These two came preloaded when my elementary school bought iMac G3s.

Nanosaur

Bugdom

The old Macs from the comp lab had some kind of Bomber game with battlezone type graphics but I can't remember the name.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 06:03

woodch: Jun 13, 2000; This'll kill ya!

Big Mean Jerk posted:

These two came preloaded when my elementary school bought iMac G3s.

Nanosaur

Bugdom

The old Macs from the comp lab had some kind of Bomber game with battlezone type graphics but I can't remember the name.

Both of those games were weird. I worked at an Apple retailer/service shop, and during down-time I'd try to play these on the demo iMacs out on the sales floor. Fun to kinda explore the worlds, but damned if I knew what the hell I was doing.

The thing about Bugdom I remember most, though, is the music. So pretty and peaceful, I actually dug into the game files and yanked them out for myself. I've still got them somewhere.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 06:05

Big Mean Jerk: Jan 27, 2009; Well, of course I know him.
He's me.

IIRC Nanosaur had something to do with saving eggs before the asteroid hit but you were a techno-dinosaur from the future :confused:

# ? Feb 1, 2016 06:07

coolskull: Nov 11, 2007

mr. why posted:

You know what was better then Myst? Riven. poo poo was waaay harder than Myst, but the puzzles were designed well enough that my 13-year-old self could actually work through them and beat the game without hints.

i bought both in a pack at the half price books, it came with a blank "logbook" to record your notes. i just wrote the grid puzzle solution to get to the prison books in myst on the last page and called it a day.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 06:46

Waffle!: Aug 6, 2004; I Feel Pretty!

The original creator's copy is probably lost to time, but still a classic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGQIQljaAc0

# ? Feb 1, 2016 07:06

JediTalentAgent: Jun 5, 2005; Hey, look. Look, if- if you screw me on this, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine, you rat bastard!

Waffle! posted:

The original creator's copy is probably lost to time, but still a classic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGQIQljaAc0

This is one of the first videos of this sort that I ever saw and I think it did a lot to really get people into Halo and the original XBox who probably wouldn't have paid all that much attention to it, otherwise.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 07:47

The Kins: Oct 2, 2004

Waffle! posted:

The original creator's copy is probably lost to time, but still a classic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGQIQljaAc0

The original creator has a higher quality version on Vimeo, right next to all his professional game animation stuff he's done since:
https://vimeo.com/102279986

quote:

I created this over a weekend back in February 2002 with an Xbox, Halo CE, a VCR, and my old blue & white Mac running iMovie.

This video is in the highest resolution you'll find (640x480), 4x the resolution of the original video file.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 07:58

hhhat: Apr 29, 2008

Buttcoin purse posted:

Did you ever "install the documentation" for a PC Magazine utility? And by that I mean cut out and hole punch the manual page and add it to your ring binder:

Never did that no, but I find it hilarious. I wore out the original basic manual though

And dude who mentioned lucasarts adventure games but no grim fandango... Wtf

# ? Feb 1, 2016 12:46

Extortionist: Aug 31, 2001; Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.

Waffle! posted:

The original creator's copy is probably lost to time, but still a classic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGQIQljaAc0

This is what mind-blowing e3 reveals looked like 16 years ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpXVArrf-W0

Part of me is still waiting for this game to come out.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 13:08

Data Graham: Dec 28, 2009; 📈📊🍪😋

Extortionist posted:

This is what mind-blowing e3 reveals looked like 16 years ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpXVArrf-W0

Part of me is still waiting for this game to come out.

Halo was supposed to be the savior of Mac gaming.

As far above Doom as Marathon was, so was Halo going to be the envy of the PC gaming world, all thanks to Bungie, the last great hope for an otherwise moribund platform.

Videos like this one cemented it. It was going to be glorious, it would renew the faith, and PC people would have to watch from the sidelines for once.

And then Microsoft swooped in and bought Bungie and retooled the whole thing to be the launch title for the Xbox, taking an extra two years and transforming from a multi-terrain, muti-POV strategy game into a dungeon crawler.

I have never believed in anything since that day

# ? Feb 1, 2016 15:32

The Kins: Oct 2, 2004

There's a video where Bungie employees go back through really old Halo 1 builds, and that trailer is the last one. There's no AI - everything was scripted and/or pre-recorded in their cutscene tool.

I've probably posted it in this thread already, honestly.

EDIT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weuRNxpDLUE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dydfehQBaGE

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# ? Feb 1, 2016 15:39

Applewhite: Aug 16, 2014; by vyelkin; Nap Ghost

Has Shufflepuck Cafe shown up in thread yet?

I remember very little from this game except that I was inexplicably terrified of this guy as a young child:

# ? Feb 1, 2016 15:44

Typical Pubbie: May 10, 2011

Data Graham posted:

As far above Doom as Marathon was

lol

# ? Feb 1, 2016 15:44

Data Graham: Dec 28, 2009; 📈📊🍪😋

I'm speaking literally, see, because Doom only had 2D maps and in Marathon you could cross over yourself at different elevations

But frankly Marathon always left me cold, aesthetics-wise, and I actually preferred 320x200 resolution VGA for some reason

Wolfenstein 3D on the Mac was high-resolution but looked like rear end

# ? Feb 1, 2016 15:56

blugu64: Jul 17, 2006; Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had to face?

Applewhite posted:

Has Shufflepuck Cafe shown up in thread yet?

I remember very little from this game except that I was inexplicably terrified of this guy as a young child:

Shufflepuck Cafe is the remake :colbert:

# ? Feb 1, 2016 18:37

Mak0rz: Aug 2, 2008; 😎🐗🚬

Applewhite posted:

Has Shufflepuck Cafe shown up in thread yet?

I remember very little from this game except that I was inexplicably terrified of this guy as a young child:

The aesthetic reminds me of Magic Darts for the NES. That game was the poo poo. You could pick a bunch of different characters including a chimp and a robot and each one had their own super-secret trick shots. You can also hit flies that land on the dart board every now and then and it transforms you into some kind of hosed up alien dude who never misses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3VdEiyu_E&t=87s

# ? Feb 1, 2016 18:49

Police Automaton: Mar 17, 2009; "You are standing in a thread. Someone has made an insightful post."
LOOK AT insightful post
"It's a pretty good post."
HATE post
"I don't understand"
SHIT ON post
"You shit on the post. Why."

Shufflepuck has the best intro score on the Amiga.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9XKtcPiO7U

(I have the feeling there's something off about the music, but that was the best version I could find)

EDIT: Also forgot all about this little gem in the related videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiYuq6Ac3a0

(One of the commenters puts it best: R.I.P. Jools)

EDIT2: Kill all enemy

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# ? Feb 1, 2016 18:54

barnold: Dec 16, 2011; what do u do when yuo're born to play fps? guess there's nothing left to do but play fps. boom headshot

did you have a granny with a PC back in the day? or a blue collar dad that spent most of the day working with lumber? you probably had this installed on your computer

and the demo for Hoyle Casino 99

# ? Feb 1, 2016 18:59

FlimFlam Imam: Mar 1, 2007; Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams

The first game I ever bought with my own money was Michael Crichton's Amazon. I lost the paper map that came with the game, so I wrote the company a letter requesting a new map and put a dollar in the envelope. A few days later they sent me a new map and there was a hand written letter about how they were happy I was enjoying the game and they sent my dollar back with the map. :3:

# ? Feb 1, 2016 19:02

ziasquinn: Jan 1, 2006; Fallen Rib

Turdsdown Tom posted:

did you have a granny with a PC back in the day? or a blue collar dad that spent most of the day working with lumber? you probably had this installed on your computer

and the demo for Hoyle Casino 99

Card games with characters loving ruled.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 19:03

Mak0rz: Aug 2, 2008; 😎🐗🚬

Police Automaton posted:

Shufflepuck has the best intro score on the Amiga.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9XKtcPiO7U

This poo poo is intense and would probably melt my face off if I ever booted up this poo poo on an Amiga 20-some years ago.

Turdsdown Tom posted:

did you have a granny with a PC back in the day? or a blue collar dad that spent most of the day working with lumber? you probably had this installed on your computer

and the demo for Hoyle Casino 99

No, but my aunt had one called "Strategy Games of the World" that had Mancala, Nine Men's Morris, and Go. I can't even find a MobyGames article on it so it must be pretty obscure! I was pro as gently caress at NMM and Mancala, but Go went way the gently caress over my head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmKA862szIo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZejD2AZJ3uI

# ? Feb 1, 2016 19:14

Applewhite: Aug 16, 2014; by vyelkin; Nap Ghost

Police Automaton posted:

Shufflepuck has the best intro score on the Amiga.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9XKtcPiO7U

Mak0rz posted:

This poo poo is intense and would probably melt my face off if I ever booted up this poo poo on an Amiga 20-some years ago.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 19:16

Police Automaton: Mar 17, 2009; "You are standing in a thread. Someone has made an insightful post."
LOOK AT insightful post
"It's a pretty good post."
HATE post
"I don't understand"
SHIT ON post
"You shit on the post. Why."

The best thing I did back then was connecting my Amiga to some cheap off-brand stereo (with cassette deck!) I could afford. Blew my mind away. (as been said, 20-some years ago) I think the worst disappointment with giving up on the Amiga and moving to the PC was how lovely game music was on the PC. It was bearable though because there were games actually.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 19:23

barnold: Dec 16, 2011; what do u do when yuo're born to play fps? guess there's nothing left to do but play fps. boom headshot

Your Dead Gay Son posted:

Card games with characters loving ruled.

the best was circa ~2004 when they released Hoyle Card Games with interactive characters and a money progression system. you could lay a sick poker hand and talk poo poo to Ethel, the kind old lady to your right

edit: but seriously was hoyle as ubiquitous of a piece of computer software for everyone else because i feel like i literally couldn't escape the loving game. everywhere i went had it installed, even the library

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# ? Feb 1, 2016 19:37

SweetMercifulCrap!: Jan 28, 2012; Lipstick Apathy

Data Graham posted:

Halo was supposed to be the savior of Mac gaming.

As far above Doom as Marathon was, so was Halo going to be the envy of the PC gaming world, all thanks to Bungie, the last great hope for an otherwise moribund platform.

Videos like this one cemented it. It was going to be glorious, it would renew the faith, and PC people would have to watch from the sidelines for once.

And then Microsoft swooped in and bought Bungie and retooled the whole thing to be the launch title for the Xbox, taking an extra two years and transforming from a multi-terrain, muti-POV strategy game into a dungeon crawler.

I have never believed in anything since that day

This version looks absolutely awful to me and I'm glad we got the Halo that we did.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 19:46

ziasquinn: Jan 1, 2006; Fallen Rib

Turdsdown Tom posted:

the best was circa ~2004 when they released Hoyle Card Games with interactive characters and a money progression system. you could lay a sick poker hand and talk poo poo to Ethel, the kind old lady to your right

edit: but seriously was hoyle as ubiquitous of a piece of computer software for everyone else because i feel like i literally couldn't escape the loving game. everywhere i went had it installed, even the library

I don't think it was everywhere for me but talking poo poo to characters rules

# ? Feb 1, 2016 19:48

stubblyhead: Sep 13, 2007; That is treason, Johnny!; Fun Shoe

I just realized I haven't seen mention of Taipan yet.

Kind of the spiritual predecessor of Sid Meier's Pirates!, you'd travel from port to port, buying low and selling high, trying to make your fortune. Opium is potentially very lucrative, but also illegal! If you get caught with it it can be seized, and you lose your investment. There are also pirates that will try to sink your ships. Sometimes the crime boss Li Yuen will demand tribute, and the more money you have, the more he'll demand. You can refuse to pay, but then wouldn't it be a shame if 20 heavily-armed junks were to come along and blow your ship to splinters?

There's also a well known bug in the game, which many modern updates have kept in place. There's a moneylender that will give you a loan at a pretty high interest rate, but if you pay him back beyond a zero balance that money will grow at the same rate. Earning large sums of money is pretty difficult playing straight, but the moneylender bug makes it trivial.

Web version available here (don't know if the moneylender bug exists here or not)-- http://www.taipangame.com/

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# ? Feb 1, 2016 20:45

Sten Freak: Sep 10, 2008; Despite all of these shortcomings, the Sten still has a long track record of shooting people right in the face.; College Slice

Dazzle the natives!

We had this. I recall liking it. Learned just now from the wiki they surprisingly re-released it in 1993 for PC which is a bit mind boggling for a C64 game released in 84.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Cities_of_Gold_(video_game)

# ? Feb 1, 2016 21:11

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007

Sten Freak posted:

Dazzle the natives!

We had this. I recall liking it. Learned just now from the wiki they surprisingly re-released it in 1993 for PC which is a bit mind boggling for a C64 game released in 84.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Cities_of_Gold_(video_game)

I played the Amiga version of that for hours at a time. The 1993 version is playable at archive.org, but I can't find the original online anywhere.

# ? Feb 2, 2016 00:09

CaptainSarcastic: Jul 6, 2013

Sten Freak posted:

Dazzle the natives!

We had this. I recall liking it. Learned just now from the wiki they surprisingly re-released it in 1993 for PC which is a bit mind boggling for a C64 game released in 84.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Cities_of_Gold_(video_game)

I played the crap out of that game on the Commodore 64.

# ? Feb 2, 2016 00:31

Wall Balls: Jun 3, 2007; Spanish Castle Magic

Big Mean Jerk posted:

These two came preloaded when my elementary school bought iMac G3s.

Nanosaur

Bugdom

The old Macs from the comp lab had some kind of Bomber game with battlezone type graphics but I can't remember the name.

pangea made some real weird games but nanosaur was legit and enigmo is still one of the best puzzle games i've played

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q3KKfFxuYk

# ? Feb 2, 2016 00:38

TotalLossBrain: Oct 20, 2010; Hier graben!

Did anyone here play MDK?

It looked pretty good for the time, but it was a strange shooter. I bought it and beat it, but never touched it again. It was just too strange I guess?

The same studio made Earthworm Jim and in 2000, the game Messiah.

Another really strange shooter. Here the premise was that you're Bob, a cherub-looking angel whom can occupy any NPC he runs across. So you're hopping Bob from one host to the next, using the hosts' skills to get you further along. I still have that game. It was okay.

# ? Feb 2, 2016 00:46

Wall Balls: Jun 3, 2007; Spanish Castle Magic

MDK came bundled with the original imac i think? i played it to death anyway.

# ? Feb 2, 2016 01:14

Frozen Pizza Party: Dec 13, 2005

Turdsdown Tom posted:

did you have a granny with a PC back in the day? or a blue collar dad that spent most of the day working with lumber? you probably had this installed on your computer

and the demo for Hoyle Casino 99

Whenever I played Old Maid I totally thought the lady on the left was actually the old maid.

# ? Feb 2, 2016 01:16

Big Mean Jerk: Jan 27, 2009; Well, of course I know him.
He's me.

Turdsdown Tom posted:

did you have a granny with a PC back in the day? or a blue collar dad that spent most of the day working with lumber? you probably had this installed on your computer

and the demo for Hoyle Casino 99

Robin was a loving rear end in a top hat.

# ? Feb 2, 2016 02:32

Redrum and Coke: Feb 25, 2006; wAstIng 10 bUcks ON an aVaTar iS StUpid

Mad Monk posted:

The first game I ever bought with my own money was Michael Crichton's Amazon. I lost the paper map that came with the game, so I wrote the company a letter requesting a new map and put a dollar in the envelope. A few days later they sent me a new map and there was a hand written letter about how they were happy I was enjoying the game and they sent my dollar back with the map.

That's a really cute story.

I remember phoning a pc magazine to ask for help with a video game, as if the gaming guy would just happen to know a cheat.

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stubblyhead: Sep 13, 2007; That is treason, Johnny!; Fun Shoe

Non Serviam posted:

That's a really cute story.

I remember phoning a pc magazine to ask for help with a video game, as if the gaming guy would just happen to know a cheat.

I used to call either Babbage's or Software etc., the two computer stores in our mall and ask those guys. Had pretty decent success too from what I remember.

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