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i got quake 1 in a weird bundle as a kid with Quake 1, Malice (the weird total conversion), and Q!Zone or something. it came in an extremely hosed box that was like one of the cardboard boxes, but thinner and like 3 times wider. like the box for a music keyboard or something i was really young so i barely understood any of it
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Fil5000 posted:The best copy protection was for F-19 Stealth Fighter where you had to identify an aircraft from a top down line drawing of it, ostensibly by looking it up in the manual. In practice they were all so distinct if you had any interest in flight sims you'd learn it near instantly.
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I've been listening to the audio book version of "Doom Guy: Life in First Person" written by John Romero. It's a decent book, but could have been edited better, doesn't seem necessary to be as long as it is. He goes into the shitshow that was Ion Storm, essentially taking full responsibility. I remember trying Daikatana when it first came out, probably the demo. My memory at the time is that it seemed really hard and not very fun, but didn't give it a fair shake at the time. I decided to go back and give it a try after reading the book to see what it was really like. Good lord the game is terrible... The story and dialogue is written by a 12 year old, the sound effects are bad, the level design feels bad, AI is terrible. It deserves the hate, but still interesting to go back and check it out. Deus Ex came out one month later, and I definitely recall playing through and loving it. At least something positive came out of Ion Storm shenanigans.
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There was definitely a 5.25" floppy version of Doom. When I ordered the registered version via the phone line, they were out the normal 3.5" version and offered to send that one.
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Kashwashwa posted:I've been listening to the audio book version of "Doom Guy: Life in First Person" written by John Romero. It's a decent book, but could have been edited better, doesn't seem necessary to be as long as it is. I was in a bookstore and saw this book, picked it up, and immediately had to find at least something about Quake, I don't know why. Maybe it's my favourite id game, I don't know. Anyway, I read the chapter covering when they finished it and man, that was depressing  They were all so burnt out that it was John Romero in the office by himself on the day of the shareware launch, uploading it to the ftp. The IRC chat was losing its collective mind, but everyone at id just wasn't there for that moment.
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Kashwashwa posted:I've been listening to the audio book version of "Doom Guy: Life in First Person" written by John Romero. It's a decent book, but could have been edited better, doesn't seem necessary to be as long as it is. Speaking of, don't suppose anyone has listened to the audiobook of Masters of Doom? Thought I'd pick it up as I have a couple of Audible credits to use, but saw it was read by Wil Wheaton which has dampened my enthusiasm somewhat. Anachronox also came out of the Ion Storm poo poo show. Not at the level of Deus Ex, obviously, but still great. Also one of the all timer most painful unresolved cliffhangers. Rev. Melchisedech Howler fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Apr 10, 2024 |
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Crosspost from the Post your IRL HUD thread: making fake Doom images is fun
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Played Doom when it was new and it blew my mind. Thirty years later, I'm playing it on my Quest 2. The really crazy thing is that Doom feels like it was always meant for VR.
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That's probably an effect of the more modern engine you're running it in. Remember how everything distorted when you tried to look up or down in the original game? Yea.
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tango alpha delta posted:Played Doom when it was new and it blew my mind. Thirty years later, I'm playing it on my Quest 2. Not quite VR, but it was designed with wraparound display support https://youtu.be/q3NQQ7bPf6U?si=LbvaJf-7cR3Qpuqh
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The big update is out for the System Shock remake, along with a 55%-off sale. If you haven't been paying attention, this adds a female player model option, a completely redone finale, optimisations for the Steam Deck crowd, and a list of changes and fixes about as long as your arm.
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Apr 11, 2024 18:35
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Plutonia has so many gently caress off traps... I just finished map 8 on UV and I had chaingunners warp in on both sides of me after picking up a key, then the platform with the exit portal spawned TWO ARCHVILES and a bunch of revenants.
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Yup. And it only gets better from there, Plutonia owns.
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Serephina posted:That's probably an effect of the more modern engine you're running it in. Remember how everything distorted when you tried to look up or down in the original game? Yea. I can confidently say I don't remember the view getting distorted when you looked up or down in the original release of doom.
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Baron von Eevl posted:I can confidently say I don't remember the view getting distorted when you looked up or down in the original release of doom. 
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I like to imagine Doom Guy was in a neckbrace until 4.
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Flubby posted:I like to imagine Doom Guy was in a neckbrace until 4. Turns out UAC marine armor was built exactly like Michael Keaton's Batman suit and there was no neck articulation. The Praetor Suit fixes this oversight.
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nah, it represents his singular focus and relentless forward momentum diegetically
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The Kins posted:The big update is out for the System Shock remake, along with a 55%-off sale. If you haven't been paying attention, this adds a female player model option, a completely redone finale, optimisations for the Steam Deck crowd, and a list of changes and fixes about as long as your arm. I'm between games at the minute so seemed a good time to give this a go. Only wanted to have a quick look at the Steam Deck focused updates and controls but ended up getting sucked in and completing medical. For anyone interested, the Steam Deck improvements are as advertised and it's now a significantly better experience on there. Controls are good too - bodes equally well for the console release if anyone here is waiting for that.
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Bumhead posted:For anyone interested, the Steam Deck improvements are as advertised and it's now a significantly better experience on there. Controls are good too - bodes equally well for the console release if anyone here is waiting for that. Excellent!
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I'm getting a PS5 physical copy both for my collection and to eventually play it there. I'll still play it on PC first.
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I'm not going to get System Shock right away but I guess I'll put it on my wishlist for later. Never played it before.
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Grimthwacker posted:I'm not going to get System Shock right away but I guess I'll put it on my wishlist for later. Never played it before. I played a fair amount of SS2 when it first came out but have zero experience with the original, and I had a blast with the remake. Easily one of my favorite games of 2023.
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Baron von Eevl posted:I can confidently say I don't remember the view getting distorted when you looked up or down in the original release of doom. You know, I was absolutely certain I'd seen that distortion well before I'd ever heard of gzdoom, but apparently I must have seen it in Hexen or something instead of Doom. I think I'll stand by my point however; even as a kid who was being spooked, the world felt full of artifice. The only time I really felt... uh, immersed (?) was when trying to spy what the outside, since the skyboxes where so cool.
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Serephina posted:That's probably an effect of the more modern engine you're running it in. Remember how everything distorted when you tried to look up or down in the original game? Yea. The true 3D engine helps but I kinda get what they mean. I think it might be the consistent sense of scale? A lot of early 3D games hosed that up, like Duke Nukem 3D's light switches that are the size of a dinnerplate.
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Baron von Eevl posted:I can confidently say I don't remember the view getting distorted when you looked up or down in the original release of doom.
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Serephina posted:You know, I was absolutely certain I'd seen that distortion well before I'd ever heard of gzdoom, but apparently I must have seen it in Hexen or something instead of Doom. I think I'll stand by my point however; even as a kid who was being spooked, the world felt full of artifice. The only time I really felt... uh, immersed (?) was when trying to spy what the outside, since the skyboxes where so cool. Artifice used to mean skillfully crafted  I do agree about the skyboxes though koren posted:It did not because you couldn't look up or down in the original release of doom, but you could look up and down in Heretic and Hexen. This was done through a simple and clever rendering hack and is distorted in the way discussed. Duke 3d's original renderer works the same way. I kinda like the up/down distortion. It wouldn't be the same without it
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ROTT Ludicrous Edition has received a big update, adding multiplayer to the console ports (with full cross-play with pc), level stats on the automap, one final alternate actor from the cutting room floor, 4k 120fps support on Xbox Series, and the usual assortment of bug fixes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtpImURZq6c
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skasion posted:There might be other options out there but I use the Marathon 2 Special Edition plugin since it's drag and drop, no need to delve into lua. Mixture of M1 remixes and fanmade tracks. Since I posted this, someone has stepped up to the plate and provided a Marathon Infinity fan soundtrack plugin! Preview available on Bandcamp
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The Kins posted:ROTT Ludicrous Edition has received a big update, adding multiplayer to the console ports (with full cross-play with pc), level stats on the automap, one final alternate actor from the cutting room floor, 4k 120fps support on Xbox Series, and the usual assortment of bug fixes. skasion posted:Since I posted this, someone has stepped up to the plate and provided a Marathon Infinity fan soundtrack plugin! gently caress yeah! edit: also for anyone that didn't pick up ROTT: LE yet, there's a big FPS sale on Steam next week! Convex fucked around with this message at 19:28 on Apr 12, 2024 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd4ffQlZnnc
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That reminds me, what was the name of that indie, medieval FPS that came out a year or so ago? I think it was using digitized sprites.
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Mordja posted:That reminds me, what was the name of that indie, medieval FPS that came out a year or so ago? I think it was using digitized sprites. Arthurian Legends: https://store.steampowered.com/app/658890/Arthurian_Legends/
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Weedle posted:Arthurian Legends: https://store.steampowered.com/app/658890/Arthurian_Legends/ I actually tried to install and play this just today, and it freezes at the developer logo 
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It’s insanely badly optimised, unfortunately
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koren posted:It did not because you couldn't look up or down in the original release of doom, but you could look up and down in Heretic and Hexen. This was done through a simple and clever rendering hack and is distorted in the way discussed. Duke 3d's original renderer works the same way. Well yeah, that was my point. I played a little heretic/hexen but I remember that effect most from duke3d.
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skasion posted:Since I posted this, someone has stepped up to the plate and provided a Marathon Infinity fan soundtrack plugin! Sweet!
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Quantum of Phallus posted:It’s insanely badly optimised, unfortunately yeah i would genuinely say that there's a lot of things about it that make it unpleasant. i think it plays a large part in why it never gets mentioned.
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What is Phantom Fury? It's an FPS; hobby-grade coop campaign; genre-blended, multi-mode competitive e-sports; meta-growth, choice + epic Phantom Fury heroes!
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