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killroyishere -> And you complain about prices of todays games! (11/25/2009 4:52:20 PM)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120449636095

I don't want to hear anymore crying about how expensive Matrixgames are. [:'(]

Actually that little game was one of my first rpg adventures in the computer gaming world. It had a musical tune I couldn't stop listening to for a long time.



sabre1 -> RE: And you complain about prices of todays games! (11/25/2009 5:03:25 PM)

Pretty funny. I personally can't imagine buying a game like that, but I have never been one of those collector types.

I remember playing a cassette game from SSI I think, that was a hybrid. You had a board with counters and input moves on the computer. It dealt with the Deniper River if memory serves me. Fun game at the time.




MikeBrough -> RE: And you complain about prices of todays games! (11/25/2009 6:39:24 PM)

I never played Telengard but I did play Ultima IV onwards - those tunes have burrowed into my soul.



Zakhal -> RE: And you complain about prices of todays games! (11/25/2009 7:56:44 PM)

I tried few times to pick complete version of this: http://cgi.ebay.com/WING-COMMANDER-KILRATHI-SAGA-RARE-BIG-BOX-RELEASE_W0QQitemZ310180522458QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_Games_Games?hash=item48383329da

This makes me drool (allthough I have most of the games listed):
http://cgi.ebay.com/WING-COMMANDER-KILRATHI-SAGA-IV-V-23-MORE_W0QQitemZ310180522042QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_Games_Games?hash=item483833283a




Jim D Burns -> RE: And you complain about prices of todays games! (11/25/2009 8:40:28 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: sabre1
You had a board with counters and input moves on the computer.


Heck one of the oldest games I have is the old Star Saga Two game.

Check out the sexy screenshots down on the bottom right. [8|] [:D] That was back before the Blue Screen of Death, so the obvious marketing error in color choices wouldn’t have occurred to the programmers.

I’m not even sure I ever played it past the first of 13 or so booklets that came with the game, as I think it was multi-player only so playing it solo wasn’t very fun if I’m recollecting things right. Basically it’s a board game that uses the PC to follow the story line. You make a move on the board and enter it into the PC and it tells you which paragraph to lookup next.

Jim



killroyishere -> RE: And you complain about prices of todays games! (11/25/2009 9:12:56 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: MikeBrough

I never played Telengard but I did play Ultima IV onwards - those tunes have burrowed into my soul.


Yes Ultima has some pretty great adventuring tunes as well.

Wow Zakhal those are some awesome expensive finds. $899 for Wing Commander series that is just too funny.



bairdlander2 -> RE: And you complain about prices of todays games! (11/26/2009 3:39:27 AM)

WIR retailed here for $80 back in the late 80's



sabre1 -> RE: And you complain about prices of todays games! (11/26/2009 4:18:34 AM)

Jim,

There were two games. I played the first one. You played and input your moves and then read the story. I actually finished that game. It was a good game too. Dang the old games were the best, and I can't even tell you why they were better than many of the games put out today.

Remember Interstel?

Wing Commander was great. I played up through 3 if memory serves me.

Chuck Yeager Air Combat was another one that I dumped days of time into.

Empire Deluxe is still a classic with that one more turn aspect.

I'm getting old gentlemen.



killroyishere -> RE: And you complain about prices of todays games! (11/26/2009 12:00:04 PM)

Better to be getting old than to be old.



bairdlander2 -> RE: And you complain about prices of todays games! (11/26/2009 2:04:13 PM)

Does anyone remember a game from the 80's called Feilds of Fire?It was squad level WW2 tactics.They made 2 sequels 1 was where you controlled Germans on eastern front and another which took place in Vietnam.



killroyishere -> RE: And you complain about prices of todays games! (11/26/2009 4:38:41 PM)

I think the game was the precursor to Wargame Construction set?? It had the stickmen didn't it? I'm pretty sure I have that in my commodore 64 game box. I have the WW2 one never got the Vietnam one though.
Anyone remember Blue Powder/Grey Smoke Civil War game? That was one of the few games that was both hard and a wonderment about how the combat engine worked. If you got hit you'd usually lose the entire regiment, just one hit and it routed. I never did like that, but eventually did win the battle of little round top with the rebs.



bairdlander2 -> RE: And you complain about prices of todays games! (11/27/2009 12:42:27 AM)

Yes stickmen inside a box representing a squad.The second title was called Panzer Grenidiers I think.Also I beleive Joel Billings was one of the programers or did some work on it.



milkweg -> RE: And you complain about prices of todays games! (11/27/2009 1:08:16 PM)

I could sold my Freespace2 on eBay for $100.00 at one time but missed the window of opportunity because now you can get it at gog.com dirt cheap and there is even a free mod version of it too.



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