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Title: 'The SCP treatment'
Post by: Flipside on June 21, 2004, 02:14:35 pm: If you could choose an old game to be given the 'SCP Treatment', i.e. have the graphics/sound and gameplay enhanced to modern standards, which game would it be?

My own choice would be Dungeon Keeper 2, with enhanced graphics and gameplay etc, I think the stupidest thing Bullfrog ever did was cancel the DK line of games :(
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on June 21, 2004, 02:17:07 pm: Jane's ATF or Privateer 2
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Post by: Tiara on June 21, 2004, 02:22:26 pm: MOO 3. It has awesome potential. From which maybe only 2% was used and shown.
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Post by: Flipside on June 21, 2004, 02:26:34 pm: That's true, it's like they spent 3 years developing the planetary management interface and then 6 weeks doing the rest of it :(
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Post by: Ghostavo on June 21, 2004, 02:28:56 pm: StarCraft and Space Empires IV Gold
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Post by: Gloriano on June 21, 2004, 02:29:12 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Flipside

My own choice would be Dungeon Keeper 2, with enhanced graphics and gameplay etc, I think the stupidest thing Bullfrog ever did was cancel the DK line of games :(

I loved DK games:yes: I was little bit angry when Bullfrog did Cancel DK3
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Post by: kode on June 21, 2004, 02:36:08 pm: Wizards and Warriors, perhaps. or maniac mansion.
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Post by: Kazan on June 21, 2004, 02:39:11 pm: Wing Commander Privateer 1
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Post by: Lightspeed on June 21, 2004, 02:46:08 pm: Dune II.

:)
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Post by: Rictor on June 21, 2004, 02:55:15 pm: el Factiono Rouge

and BTW, I don't think it was Bullfrog who canceled the DK series. It was the publisher, Bullfrog was disbanded and the team went on to form Lionhead and Planet Moon, the later of which has also recently shut down..
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Post by: Bri_Dog on June 21, 2004, 02:57:19 pm: Homeworld 1
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Post by: ionia23 on June 21, 2004, 02:57:26 pm: Phantasie I-III
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Post by: Dark_4ce on June 21, 2004, 02:59:16 pm: Arkanoid
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Post by: Fineus on June 21, 2004, 03:12:43 pm: Half Life. Total Annhiliation. Carmageddon. Descent. Wing Commander Propehcy.

Probably more... but they're the main contendors.
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Post by: WMCoolmon on June 21, 2004, 03:16:44 pm: Starcraft, HL, Tyrian (I've actually thought about making a Tyrian mod for Freespace 2...except I can't model :p)
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Post by: Flaser on June 21, 2004, 03:28:09 pm: Terra Nova, Fallout, Mechwarrior 3, Arhimedean Dynasty.
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Post by: Ghostavo on June 21, 2004, 03:29:08 pm: oh remembered another one... Battlezone 2!!! :D
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Post by: jdjtcagle on June 21, 2004, 03:30:23 pm: ...Pacman :p
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Post by: DaBrain on June 21, 2004, 03:33:45 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Ghostavo
StarCraft and Space Empires IV Gold

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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
Starcraft, [...]

Guess what, it's Starcraft :)
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Post by: Reppyboyo on June 21, 2004, 03:34:43 pm: Starcraft, Homeworld.
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Post by: diamondgeezer on June 21, 2004, 03:35:02 pm: Tetris

*runs*
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Post by: Krackers87 on June 21, 2004, 03:37:35 pm: Total Annihilation

Starsiege

Cyberstorm 2
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Post by: Lightspeed on June 21, 2004, 03:38:58 pm: Ah well, StarCraft is pretty modern.

Dune II would need it more ;)
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Post by: 01010 on June 21, 2004, 03:59:44 pm: Quote
Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Tetris

*runs*

Someone has already done it.

http://www.chroniclogic.com/demo/trpsetup.exe

Triptych, quite possibly the most addictive tetris-a-like there is. Tetris with real life physics. Mmmm.

Also, I'd like to see the original Battlezone (not arcade, the Activision one) re-done.
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Post by: phreak on June 21, 2004, 04:19:44 pm: Battlezone would rule with all the new stuff they put into
graphics cards since 1998
Strike Commander (i can't find my CD)
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Post by: Knight Templar on June 21, 2004, 07:15:17 pm: Starcraft?
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Post by: Taristin on June 21, 2004, 07:19:00 pm: Commander Keen!!!!!
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Post by: ZylonBane on June 21, 2004, 07:40:38 pm: System Shock.

There've been a couple fan attempts, but nothing even close to completion yet.
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Post by: Ulala on June 21, 2004, 08:12:30 pm: C&C, the original. Don't tweak the RL acted movies, the music, the units, nothing, just fix up the graphics. Mmmm. :)
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Post by: Rictor on June 21, 2004, 08:22:03 pm: Personally, I would have gone with Red Alert. That way, we get to see Kari Wurher's cleavage in pixel-perfect high resolution.
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Post by: demon442 on June 21, 2004, 10:15:51 pm: Starcraft, Homeworld, Tribes 2, and my personal favorite game of all time: Alice.
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Post by: Singh on June 21, 2004, 11:50:22 pm: RA1.
I-war 1 (especially putting in mouse support!!!)
Or maybe......Transport Tycoon 2
Protostar perhaps
or Warzone
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Post by: Ace on June 22, 2004, 02:00:27 am: Quote
Originally posted by Krackers87
Starsiege

http://www.mechnex.net/
StarSiege 2845.

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Originally posted by Krackers87
Cyberstorm 2

Filth, utter filth. It does not deserve to be called a sequel of Cyberstorm. If you liked CS2, get a copy of CS1. You'll then realise how horrible CS2 is.

Oh great... now I'm starting to sound like Zylonbane...
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Post by: Nuke on June 22, 2004, 02:30:23 am: elite!!!
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Post by: Nico on June 22, 2004, 03:32:46 am: Quote
Originally posted by Lightspeed
Dune II.

:)

It kind of got it already :p
mmh, let see...
Shadow of the Horned Rat.
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Post by: Flipside on June 22, 2004, 05:08:34 am: Heres a blast from the past.....

http://www.geocities.com/paris/7150/zzapm1.htm

Mercenary... on the Amstrad CPC :D

Edit : No screenshots, alas, but think Elite on the ground for graphics :)
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Post by: karajorma on June 22, 2004, 05:29:44 am: :yes: I used to love Mercenary on my Speccy. I used to love stealing all the Palyar commanders furniture. No real reason. Just out of spite :D

Carrier Command/Hostile Waters could also use updating :)
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Post by: TopAce on June 22, 2004, 05:32:15 am: StarCraft is as good as it is.
My choice would be X-wing.

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Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Tetris

*runs*

:lol::yes:

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Originally posted by Singh
RA1.
......
Transport Tycoon 2
...

I still play these games. RA1 would need some graphics and controlling enhancements.
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on June 22, 2004, 05:41:57 am: Since when was there a Transport Tycoon 2?
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Post by: kode on June 22, 2004, 05:48:42 am: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Since when was there a Transport Tycoon 2?

is under development...
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Post by: Kosh on June 22, 2004, 05:52:14 am: Star Control 2.
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Post by: Lightspeed on June 22, 2004, 06:23:38 am: Quote
Originally posted by Nico

It [Dune II] kind of got it already :p
mmh, let see...
Shadow of the Horned Rat.

AFAIK all it got is some ****ty remakes (Dune 2000, Dune Emperor).
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Post by: Setekh on June 22, 2004, 06:29:26 am: Quote
Originally posted by Raa Tor'h
Commander Keen!!!!!

Dude, totally! I wonder what it would like in the Halo 2 engine or something. :D
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Post by: kode on June 22, 2004, 06:31:38 am: Quote
Originally posted by Setekh
How about Commander Keen in the Halo engine? :D

commander keen was made by id, so let it be the doom3 engine. at least, the dopefish would fit in then.
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Post by: Setekh on June 22, 2004, 06:33:00 am: Ah, true. Man, I hated the Dopefish, it ate me so many times before I could finish that level. Keen 4 was one of the best, though. :D
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Post by: TopAce on June 22, 2004, 06:54:12 am: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Since when was there a Transport Tycoon 2?

Transport Tycoon Deluxe, I am pretty sure Singh meant that.

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Originally posted by kode

commander keen was made by id, so let it be the doom3 engine. at least, the dopefish would fit in then.

I loved Commander Keen. Too bad I never could beat it.
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Post by: kasperl on June 22, 2004, 08:51:30 am: Dungeon Keeper was indeed fantastic.

The rest, well, dunno.
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Post by: Singh on June 22, 2004, 09:16:22 am: another game which ought to undergo the same SCP treatment...
Forced Alliance.
great story, great interface. pity few people know about it :(
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Post by: Gloriano on June 22, 2004, 09:20:01 am: Super mario brothers :nervous:
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Post by: Nico on June 22, 2004, 09:44:07 am: Quote
Originally posted by Lightspeed

AFAIK all it got is some ****ty remakes (Dune 2000, Dune Emperor).

Yeah, isn't a remake an upgrade from the original? :doubt:
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Post by: DaBrain on June 22, 2004, 09:51:24 am: Quote
Originally posted by Lightspeed
Ah well, StarCraft is pretty modern.

*cough* 800*600@256 colors *cough*
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Post by: Lightspeed on June 22, 2004, 10:27:36 am: It plays perfect as it is, IMHO. Of course it could look be better - but it's more than good enough, and graphics arent the only thing that make a good game. Ironic that it still looks better than those modern '1337 3D' RTS games.

Dune II however, cough,

(http://dunefr.free.fr/imgs/dune2j.jpg)

See my point.

And the graphics are not even the main issue. The main thingy that dune II needs is gameplay improvements (namely: multi select units, waypoint systems, etc etc)

StarCrafts gameplay is so diverse, you can do almost EVERYTHING as it is.
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Post by: kode on June 22, 2004, 10:31:59 am: isn't that what dune 2000 did?
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Post by: TopAce on June 22, 2004, 10:35:55 am: Quote
Originally posted by DaBrain

*cough* 800*600@256 colors *cough*

It's 640x480.
That's good, it won't slow down when you have more than 100 units on screen.

The supply limit should be removed, though. I don't like it.
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Post by: Unknown Target on June 22, 2004, 10:42:21 am: Jane's F-15, or Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe.

EDIT: Oh! And Mechwarrior 2 and/or 3! :D
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Post by: Nico on June 22, 2004, 12:05:42 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Lightspeed
StarCrafts gameplay is so diverse, you can do almost EVERYTHING as it is.

Huh? you can't win by any other way than techtree+early rush, just like any other RTS with base management.
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Post by: Levyathan on June 22, 2004, 12:29:22 pm: Quote
Originally posted by ZylonBane
System Shock.
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Post by: kode on June 22, 2004, 12:37:54 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Nico

Huh? you can't win by any other way than techtree+early rush, just like any other RTS with base management.

yeah, you can. you can rush build defenses and then counter-rush.
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Post by: TopAce on June 22, 2004, 12:51:33 pm: What about Duke Nukem 3D?
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Post by: ZylonBane on June 22, 2004, 01:11:55 pm: Anyone listing any game under 5 years old is an utter graphics whore. For non-3D games, double that.
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Post by: Black Wolf on June 22, 2004, 01:24:51 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Unknown Target
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe.

Or maybe 688 attack Sub :) I loved that game
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Post by: 01010 on June 22, 2004, 01:56:44 pm: I thought of another one. Interstate 76.

That game was awesome.
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Post by: Ulala on June 22, 2004, 02:08:01 pm: X-Com: UFO Defense

[Edit] Oh wait, http://www.projectxenocide.com/ I'm sure there's more.. but anyway... [/Edit]
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Post by: Nico on June 22, 2004, 04:04:12 pm: Quote
Originally posted by kode

yeah, you can. you can rush build defenses and then counter-rush.

Oh that's so cool. Unlimited choices indeed.
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Post by: Genryu on June 22, 2004, 06:58:37 pm: I'd also go with Duke 3D. Now, THAT was a fun game, especially in Lan party :p
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Post by: TrashMan on June 22, 2004, 07:20:10 pm: Starsiege, Outcast, Space Empires IV Gold, MOO2, Baldur's Gate 2,
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Post by: mitac on June 22, 2004, 07:54:44 pm: First post after some quiet reading, but that's indeed a serious matter you guys are discussing here ;)

Anyway, after a swift sweep over my game boxes : Gunship. Too bad there are so few Helicopter sims around these days, but that's true for too many kinds of games.
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Post by: Nuke on June 22, 2004, 08:01:11 pm: Quote
Originally posted by 01010
I thought of another one. Interstate 76.

That game was awesome.

they made a sequal, interstate '82 but i never played it. but yea that game rocked!. i still have my copy, but i couldnt get it to run anymore.
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Post by: TopAce on June 23, 2004, 04:55:04 am: Quote
Originally posted by ZylonBane
Anyone listing any game under 5 years old is an utter graphics whore. For non-3D games, double that.

I refuse myself being that. :) I mainly thought of Duke 3D because it lacked in sufficent mouse support. It's like a lazy car: you cannot normally control it with a mouse.

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Originally posted by mitac
First post after some quiet reading, but that's indeed a serious matter you guys are discussing here ;)

Anyway, after a swift sweep over my game boxes : Gunship. Too bad there are so few Helicopter sims around these days, but that's true for too many kinds of games.

:welcome:

Some words for you:
The exits are to your left and right. Flamethrowers are under your seats, but they are sometimes filled with water. If this occurs, please check the lockers for the old shotguns.
Stay away from the admin's weapon lockers and the air vents. If you see a large, insectoid-looking creature inhabiting the latter, throw him a large piece of meat (preferably not yourself), and he will leave you alone.
Thank you and have a nice day!
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Post by: mitac on June 23, 2004, 06:26:51 am: Thank you, Topace. I'll see that I'm not fed to any beasts around here. :D

Just another thought that hit me under the shower this morning : Paradroid. A truly great game.
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Post by: Sandwich on June 23, 2004, 06:59:06 am: Quote
Originally posted by karajorma
...Hostile Waters could also use updating :)

Darn you, beat me to it!

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Originally posted by Ulala
X-Com: UFO Defense

[Edit] Oh wait, http://www.projectxenocide.com/ I'm sure there's more.. but anyway... [/Edit]

Yeah, darn you, too. :p
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Post by: karajorma on June 23, 2004, 07:02:05 am: Quote
Originally posted by mitac
Just another thought that hit me under the shower this morning : Paradroid. A truly great game.

Quazatron was better in my opinion :) But yeah it was a fun game :)

Ranarama was the best of the action with little logic puzzles to get new equipment type games though :)
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Post by: Flipside on June 23, 2004, 07:37:54 am: Ranarama rocked, I remember once I even bought a game-creator package (which are probably worse than programming raw code) to try and do something along similar lines on the PC. You gained runes by defeating warlocks and necromancers, and then used those runes to assemble more powerful spells :)
Never got off the ground, as I said, easier to type raw code ;)
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Post by: TopAce on June 23, 2004, 10:02:12 am: Paradroid, Quazatron and Ranarama. Three titles I have never heard of.
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Post by: ionia23 on June 23, 2004, 10:39:11 am: Quote
Originally posted by TopAce
Paradroid, Quazatron and Ranarama. Three titles I have never heard of.

Paradroid. Wow, someone mentioned that title :).

Paradroid is a game for the Commodore 64. A bunch of ships full of robots got infected with some virus, you have to go destroy/take over all the robots and save the ships blah blah. The graphics are obviously dated, but it's buckets of fun.

Lemon64: Paradroid (http://www.lemon64.com/games/details.php?ID=1888)
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Post by: mrduckman on June 23, 2004, 10:48:33 am: Star Trek: The Next Generation: A Final Unity.
And the Armadas.
Those could use a good update.
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Post by: karajorma on June 23, 2004, 10:49:48 am: Quote
Originally posted by TopAce
Paradroid, Quazatron and Ranarama. Three titles I have never heard of.

They're (almost) older than you are, that's why :D

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Originally posted by Flipside
Ranarama rocked, I remember once I even bought a game-creator package (which are probably worse than programming raw code) to try and do something along similar lines on the PC. You gained runes by defeating warlocks and necromancers, and then used those runes to assemble more powerful spells :)
Never got off the ground, as I said, easier to type raw code ;)

I keep toying with the idea of writing a Java port :D The only thing stopping me is that you can already get a Java Spectrum emulator anyway :)

I'm glad to know I'm not the only fan of the game around. :) I copleted it on the spectrum and I have a snapshot of the time I completed twice in a row because I'd heard that if you did you got a screen where Mervyn is presented with two potion bottles and gets a chance to turn himself back to a human. Sadly I was misinformed :(

While were on about 8-bit games. Target Renegade. Best beat-em-up. Ever.
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Post by: Flipside on June 23, 2004, 11:02:48 am: Bugaboo the Flea
Solar Jetman
Manic Miner + Jet Set Willy
Head over Heels

:D

I played Ranarama on an Amstrad emulator recently, all I can say is my reflexes have slowed down ;)
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Post by: TopAce on June 23, 2004, 11:28:27 am: Quote
Originally posted by karajorma

They're (almost) older than you are, that's why :D
....

That's highly possible.
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Post by: karajorma on June 23, 2004, 11:33:26 am: Quote
Originally posted by Flipside
Head over Heels

I knew that sooner or later someone would mention that :)

Click me (http://retrospec.sgn.net/games.php?gamelink=63)

Couple of the others you mention should also be up there.
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Post by: Flipside on June 23, 2004, 11:49:10 am: hehehe Awesome!

See you in a few days ;)
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Post by: JC Denton on June 23, 2004, 12:24:01 pm: My choices?

Master of Orion (the original)
Wing Commander Privateer (also, the original)

Seems like there was another one I was going to list, but I can't remember the title now...eh, it'll come to me later.

[EDIT] Duh! Starflight. :D [/EDIT]
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Post by: 01010 on June 23, 2004, 02:09:46 pm: Quote
Originally posted by karajorma

I knew that sooner or later someone would mention that :)

Click me (http://retrospec.sgn.net/games.php?gamelink=63)

Couple of the others you mention should also be up there.

Head over Heels is possibly the best game ever made bar none. I lost my childhood to that game and I'm not ashamed to admit it.

Also, Kode, I'm guessing you never played Interstate 82. It was damn awful and I was absolutely gutted because at the time that game was top of my most wanted for like two years.
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Post by: kode on June 23, 2004, 03:08:42 pm: Quote
Originally posted by 01010
Also, Kode, I'm guessing you never played Interstate 82. It was damn awful and I was absolutely gutted because at the time that game was top of my most wanted for like two years.

You're confusing me with someone else. Other than that, no, I never played I82. Had som fun in multiplayer with I76, tho.
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Post by: Falcon on June 23, 2004, 03:24:02 pm: No SCP treatment for Urban Assault! Now that would be an awsome project. You could actually do alot of stuff with that game the possibilities are endless. Basically the engine is beggin for an overhaul. You already can get high standard resolutions and if treated right could be a great mod IMHO.
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Post by: mitac on June 23, 2004, 05:05:28 pm: Haven't heard of Quazatron or Ranarama, either. But there was some kind of "upgrade" for Paradroid on the Amiga, called "Paradroid '90". You can imagine how old the original is, if the remake is from 1990...

A Final Unity was great, too, wonder if it works on XP. Should give it a try, since my copy is still catching dust.

Something else worth to mention : Alpha Centauri with updated graphics, though they're still okay. That would rock. :cool:
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Post by: karajorma on June 23, 2004, 05:59:38 pm: Quote
Originally posted by mitac
Haven't heard of Quazatron or Ranarama, either. But there was some kind of "upgrade" for Paradroid on the Amiga, called "Paradroid '90". You can imagine how old the original is, if the remake is from 1990...

Played it. Wasn't hugely impressed. It looked much better but it was somehow sort of hollow with none of the fun of the original.
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Post by: Setekh on June 23, 2004, 07:08:05 pm: Quote
Originally posted by TopAce
I loved Commander Keen. Too bad I never could beat it.

Some of Keen was quite difficult, but I managed to finish all six episodes. Which one did you have trouble with?

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Originally posted by mitac
First post after some quiet reading, but that's indeed a serious matter you guys are discussing here ;)

Anyway, after a swift sweep over my game boxes : Gunship. Too bad there are so few Helicopter sims around these days, but that's true for too many kinds of games.

Hey, mitac! Welcome to HLP. As for Gunship, dude - I empathise, that game absolutely rocked. (I have the original box and manual for Gunship 2000 still on my shelf.) Love that game.

:welcome:
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Post by: mitac on June 23, 2004, 07:21:14 pm: Thanks, Setekh. :)

Had that one, too. But I gave it to a guy in my class, from whom I never got it back. :(
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Post by: Setekh on June 23, 2004, 07:28:35 pm: Shame. :( I have spent entire years of my life playing that game (especially trying to master the Blackhawk, that beast of a helicopter). I also notice you mentioned Alpha Centauri above - you have impeccable taste. :D Unfortunately, I wanted to find the expansion pack but it was never popular enough for my local game stores to order it in. :o
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Post by: mitac on June 23, 2004, 07:37:13 pm: Same for me, that expansion was difficult to find when in was published, and now it's virtually impossible. Sure is a nice game.

Personally, I liked the Apache most. Suprise, surprise. And I hardly remember the other machines, it's been years since i played that - for obvious reason.

BTW, talking of good games : it makes me happy that Sid Meier is working on a sequel to Pirates. That'll cost me months of my life if it's only half as good as the original.

Anyway, time to go to bed. Good night, folks.
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Post by: Unknown Target on June 23, 2004, 09:56:39 pm: Quote
Originally posted by mitac
First post after some quiet reading, but that's indeed a serious matter you guys are discussing here ;)

Anyway, after a swift sweep over my game boxes : Gunship. Too bad there are so few Helicopter sims around these days, but that's true for too many kinds of games.

If they're gonna remake a copter sim, they should re-do Jane's AH-64 Longbow II.
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Post by: redsniper on June 23, 2004, 10:20:12 pm: Hmmm... Mechwarrior 3 with higher poly models and terrain, and basically just more eye candy would be awesome. And if they made graphics and level design more detailed in Deus Ex 1 that would rock as well. DX is a great game, but the graphics are pretty sucky.
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Post by: Falcon on June 26, 2004, 04:35:46 pm: Empire Earth the models looked horrible but had some nice 3d terrain.... or my first option Urban Assault..... yeah you could say Im obsessed with Urban Assault!!!! What? Whats my favorite game? Urban Assault..... Heh...... just take a moment to think of this on how a Sulugar Queen would look in todays 3d engines.... :shaking: ;7 URBAN ASSAULT !!!!! *yells at the top of his voice* All shall play and be addicted!!!! Ha ha ha ha ha....... :nervous: Ummmm sorry got carried away there....... excuse me.....
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Post by: Stunaep on June 26, 2004, 04:38:51 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Lightspeed

AFAIK all it got is some ****ty remakes (Dune 2000, Dune Emperor).

Emperor did have fantastically good soundtrack.
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Post by: HotSnoJ on June 26, 2004, 05:49:24 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Ghostavo
oh remembered another one... Battlezone 2!!! :D
BZ2 rocks. I just wish I could play it. :(

Quake2.
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Post by: mitac on June 26, 2004, 06:43:34 pm: That's the homepage for the new "Pirates" : click here (http://www.atari.com/pirates/pirates/home.php?lg=2)

I'm really excited of this. Sid Meier's games have been brilliant in the past.
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Post by: Setekh on June 26, 2004, 07:04:45 pm: No kidding. I spent a few hours playing Civ 3 at my friend's house, once - they had to drag me kicking and screaming from the keyboard. ;)
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Post by: Flipside on June 26, 2004, 07:39:06 pm: I used to love 'Pirates' the original by Microprose, pity it was so buggy :( I'd love it if someone did that with full 3D acceleration etc during the ship battles.
I've played a few attempts at copies, but they never matched up :(
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Post by: 01010 on June 27, 2004, 06:26:19 am: Quote
Originally posted by kode

You're confusing me with someone else. Other than that, no, I never played I82. Had som fun in multiplayer with I76, tho.

Oh yeah, sorry, my bad. Kode, Nuke, four letter words and beer and forums do not mix.
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Post by: mitac on June 27, 2004, 08:22:18 am: Just take a look at the link I posted up there, Flipside. :D That's what we've been waiting for.
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Post by: TopAce on June 27, 2004, 09:07:12 am: I predict this thread will be in the 'One year ago at HLP' section.
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Post by: Falcon on June 27, 2004, 04:35:07 pm: Urban Assault is still open.....
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Post by: Nico on June 27, 2004, 05:02:39 pm: Quote
Originally posted by mitac
Same for me, that expansion was difficult to find when in was published, and now it's virtually impossible. Sure is a nice game.

Personally, I liked the Apache most. Suprise, surprise. And I hardly remember the other machines, it's been years since i played that - for obvious reason.

Yeah, the longbow was the best, coz in that game, it was all about biggest payload. I remember I was overexited when I finally got the comanche, went "d'huh" when I saw the lower payload, then WTF when I realized the thing had such a high turn rate it was unflyable :p ( 360° in 2 seconds chrono :p ). Went back to my invincble longbow+"fly at two feet from the ground so enemies would never hit you" combo :p
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Post by: TopAce on June 28, 2004, 05:06:00 am: Quote
Originally posted by TopAce
I predict this thread will be in the 'One year ago at HLP' section.

BACKSPACE! BACKSPACE! BACKSPACE! The Euro 2004 thread is longer.
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Post by: mitac on June 28, 2004, 03:32:14 pm: Has anybody mentioned Tie-Fighter yet?

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BACKSPACE! BACKSPACE! BACKSPACE! The Euro 2004 thread is longer.

Ah, we'll see, the Euro (and I don't mean the currency :D) doesn't last forever, yet there're always some classic games worth wasting a memory of two. ;)
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Post by: Flipside on June 28, 2004, 03:39:31 pm: It's not about how big it is, it's about what you do with it ;)