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Offline IceFire

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Played a game of classic StarCraft today on line....but it was really slow and very disappointing.  Its such an old game I would have expected better performance online given todays broadband capabilities.  Its weird.
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Offline redsniper

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*wishes he had heard of any of these games*

Just managed to track down a used copy of ICO for the PS2.  From the few minutes I've spent playing it, it seems like it really is very similar thematically to Shadow of the Colossus.  Should be quite the experience.
I *love* ICO. I actually got spoiled on the story, but still thoroughly enjoyed playing it even though I knew what would happen. It's quite the emotional game, have fun with it. :)
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Offline CP5670

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I started replaying MDK2 last night. Anyone else remember that game? The story is hilarious and it has many unique gameplay concepts. I especially remember the bomb disabling sequences well, although I haven't gotten to that part yet.

 

Offline Colonol Dekker

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I only played the first one. With "the worlds most interesting bomb" :) i need to get copies. They're a fiver each in most bargain bins. :yes:
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

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Offline Androgeos Exeunt

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Played a game of classic StarCraft today on line....but it was really slow and very disappointing.  Its such an old game I would have expected better performance online given todays broadband capabilities.  Its weird.

I thought StarCraft was lauded by critics.
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Offline Flipside

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MDK was good, but I seem to recall there was one level I simply couldn't get past.

I was playing 'Project Nomads' a few weeks ago, not a bad game, but always felt it had a lot more potential than it used.


 

Offline Androgeos Exeunt

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Played StarLancer yesterday. The difficulty of the game makes it look like a mountain.
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Offline CP5670

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I only played the first one. With "the worlds most interesting bomb"  i need to get copies. They're a fiver each in most bargain bins.

I never played the first game. Was it a Windows or DOS title? I would like to check it out if it works on modern systems.

Although I think you only play as Kurt in it. Kurt probably has the least interesting levels in MDK2, as there are too many lockball sniping puzzles you have to do. Some of the alien level architecture in them is very cool though.

 

Offline General Battuta

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Played a game of classic StarCraft today on line....but it was really slow and very disappointing.  Its such an old game I would have expected better performance online given todays broadband capabilities.  Its weird.

I thought StarCraft was lauded by critics.

It was. Starcraft is genius. I think he just meant the game was lagging, which is odd, because I've never had a lag issue on a solid connection...

 

Offline starlord

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Has anybody owed "al-rahan" or the CS kresta in starlancer?

 

Offline Colonol Dekker

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NEver owed em a thing, i killed em both though ;7
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

Your friendly Orestes tactical controller.

Secret bomb God.
That one time I got permabanned and got to read who was being bitxhy about me :p....
GO GO DEKKER RANGERSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Offline starlord

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Where did you kill al rahan and where did you meet the kresta?

Al rahan always runs away on mission 7 (his craft in indistructable) and AFAIK the kresta is the only cap ship that never showed in the game (it's said to guard the saladin).

 

Offline Androgeos Exeunt

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I just read a few days ago that the ANS Reliant is destined to be destroyed somewhere around mission 14. Right now, I'm at mission 7 and considering re-doing mission 6 because one of the Mammoths got destroyed by a torpedo.
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Quote: Tuesday, 3 October 2023 0133 UTC +8, #general
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Offline starlord

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The sierra madre is bound to be destroyed (scripted event).

 

Offline Colonol Dekker

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I've definitely killed an Arabian based capship, can't quite remember as i've not played in ages. I love the ANS Victorious' shape, sweet :yes:
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

Your friendly Orestes tactical controller.

Secret bomb God.
That one time I got permabanned and got to read who was being bitxhy about me :p....
GO GO DEKKER RANGERSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
President of the Scooby Doo Model Appreciation Society
The only good Zod is a dead Zod
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Offline Androgeos Exeunt

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The ANS Yamato reminds me of Star Trek, though. ;7
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Quote: Tuesday, 3 October 2023 0133 UTC +8, #general
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Offline starlord

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Yes of course: there's the ramases (where al rahan is serving) only when his ship is endeangered he jumps out. Afterwords you deal destruction to the ramases's sister ship: the kozah, along with that one eyed guy, call sign pharaoh, which you can shoot down (he doesn't appear with the name "leader of" though, but only as a member of his squadron, however when he adresses you you can see his one eye features, and when you down him moose tells you "yeah: you got him!"

 

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Been playing Titan's Quest: Immortal Throne. Anyone of you heard/played it ?
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Offline IceFire

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Played a game of classic StarCraft today on line....but it was really slow and very disappointing.  Its such an old game I would have expected better performance online given todays broadband capabilities.  Its weird.

I thought StarCraft was lauded by critics.
It was.  The game is brilliant!  What do you think I was saying?

The game I was having was very laggy and slow.  Never seen it so bad. Might have been my connection in the hosting of it...no idea.  Have to try again.
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Been playing Titan's Quest: Immortal Throne. Anyone of you heard/played it ?

I played it, it wasn't bad, for a generic Diablo-esque hacker. Not sure if I ever finished it to be honest, that was back when my Graphics card would overheat if Direct X so much as looked at it...