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phacemeltar

07-24-2014, 06:20 PM

might be old news, but i just found out about www.bestoldgames.net

im gona try my hand at civ 2 :(

Invoke

07-24-2014, 06:29 PM

I highly suggest Warlords and Warlords 2.

Swish

07-24-2014, 07:21 PM

In the Queen's English... http://www.bestoldgames.net/eng/

GTA1+2 if nothing else but to have the radio stations running ;)

Sirken

07-25-2014, 12:59 AM

oh god civ 2. be ready to lose your kids and wife.

Ames who?

07-25-2014, 01:43 AM

reported to the fbi's division of cyber piracy

ENJOY PRISON

metatron

07-25-2014, 03:44 AM

my childhood just flashed before my eyes

Pitborn

07-25-2014, 05:00 AM

thanks!

FoxxHound

07-25-2014, 06:25 AM

Can't read it D:
I need to find HoMM 1 2 and 3

Swish

07-25-2014, 07:14 AM

Can't read it D:
I need to find HoMM 1 2 and 3

HoMM 3 a true classic, played a 2 player multiplayer with a friend of mine for about 16 hours straight one time :D

Calabee

07-25-2014, 07:30 AM

i actually still have a copy of civ 2 working lol

Tecmos Deception

07-25-2014, 07:59 AM

HoMM 3 a true classic, played a 2 player multiplayer with a friend of mine for about 16 hours straight one time :D

Yeah, homm 3 rocks. 2 is equally good imo. A shame the new ones didn't deliver; I think I bought 4 and 5 and then gave up on the franchise after those two buggy-ass flops.

Swish

07-25-2014, 08:16 AM

I loved 4, the idea of leveling 2 heroes and having them interact on the battlefield was a good concept.

5 though, god... :/

FoxxHound

07-25-2014, 08:28 AM

Hated 4. 5 was meh, and I played 6 recently. Wasn't too terrible.

Weekapaug

07-26-2014, 09:43 PM

I highly suggest Warlords and Warlords 2.

I can't even begin to tell you how much I played these games back then.

Daywolf

07-27-2014, 09:34 AM

Ah yeah, I have a bunch of site bookmarks like that. I highly recommend Legend of Zelda using an NES emu running on a Nexus 7 <3 There is an ad-free, free NES emu on google play, runs it perfect.

Baler

07-27-2014, 03:04 PM

in no particular order:
Ultima Series, Icewind Dale 1+2, Baulders Gate 1+2, Neverwinter Knigths, Dungeon seige 1+2, Diablo 1 + 2+lod, Fallout 1+2, Dragon quest/warrior/monster series, Zelda Series, Mario Nes+Snes+handheld, Harvest Moon series, commander keen, doom 1+2, Wolfenstein 3d, quake, original team fortress, cs 1.6, monkey island series, Black and White 1+CI, Wing commander, Freespace 2, freelancer, dukenukem 3d, kings quest series, Deus Ex, age of empires 2, serious sam, earth worm jim, unreal, battlefield 1942, more but i can't think of them at the moment.

quido

07-27-2014, 03:08 PM

Civ 2 is a great game

JayN

07-27-2014, 03:21 PM

FF3/6, chronotrigger one

Grizzled

07-28-2014, 12:10 AM

3 words: Leisure Suit Larry.

MrSparkle001

07-28-2014, 02:51 AM

Well Daggerfall is a fanastic game and mind-bogglingly huge.

I actually now remember playing Warlord 2 with friends all those years ago, but didn't remember until I saw it mentioned here. Pretty sure it was Warlords 2. I'll have to watch some Let's Play videos and see if they spark 20 year old memories.

Populous is a gun game but I only know it on the Sega Genesis. DOS version may differ.

Pool Of Radiance is a great game on the Commodore 64. Can't vouch for the DOS version. Back in the day it was my favorite RPG.

Master Of Magic is brilliant. It's a mix of Civilization and Magic: The Gathering.

Zadrian

07-28-2014, 09:30 AM

Oh man Flashback.. Great game.

ManosMan

07-28-2014, 07:38 PM

My old games website of choice is:old-games (http://www.old-games.com/)
I've bought the 30 day download option at least three times now as I find big chunky older games to download. At the very least you can grab a couple smaller games a couple times a day. I would recommend:
Master Of Magic is brilliant. It's a mix of Civilization and Magic: The Gathering.
Master of Magic is fantastic. I love games that just constantly roll you over and rape you until you figure it out. Can I take this volcano from the neutral guys guarding it? No? Oh cool, now it sends out dragons regularly to come burn down my village. When I was finally getting I was able to take out max opponents on the hardest difficulty at varying land sizes with a couple builds, and I haven't played in a bit so I don't remember the wizard traits specifically.

Holy warlord trolls, because trolls are super OP with regeneration and any fight they win all units, even the dead ones come back to life with full hp. Pair it with that white spell that gets a guy to max exp level and a few units of war trolls.

AND

Fiery death dark elves. The conflag spell that hits all the baddies with a lava geyser is pretty nasty.
Master of Magic link (http://www.old-games.com/download/5394/master-of-magic)
Populous is a gun game but I only know it on the Sega Genesis. DOS version may differ.
I HIGHLY recommend checking out the 3D version:har (http://www.old-games.com/download/6283/populous-the-beginning)

A couple other good ones:

http://www.old-games.com/download/6370/dungeon-keeper-2

http://www.old-games.com/download/4077/system-shock-2

Lots of Warlords:
http://www.old-games.com/search/?s=warlords

The Myth series:

http://www.old-games.com/download/6127/myth-the-fallen-lords (http://www.old-games.com/download/6127/myth-the-fallen-lords)

I could go on forever. Get Myth if you've never played it. There's nothing quite like setting up the perfect dwarf satchel trap and then lobbing a molotov at it that turns a huge army of ghouls into pudding.

iruinedyourday

07-28-2014, 08:29 PM

im gona try my hand at civ 2 :(

lol why the long face?

JayN

07-28-2014, 08:35 PM

Mario Cart on SNES

Funkutron5000

07-28-2014, 09:20 PM

Oh man Flashback.. Great game.

Finally beating that game felt so fricken good. I played a bit of the sequel, Fade to Black, but I never got too far in it.

iruinedyourday

07-28-2014, 10:43 PM

Finally beating that game felt so fricken good. I played a bit of the sequel, Fade to Black, but I never got too far in it.

Did you guys play Out of this World? it was a predecessor to flashback!

very cool. :)

Byrjun

07-29-2014, 01:46 AM

Was hoping this thread would be about console games. Besides EQ, I wasn't really into PC gaming until a few years ago.

Civ 3 was the first Civ game I ever played, but there's absolutely no reason to play it nowadays since Civ 4 was pretty much a direct improvement in nearly every way. And then Civ 5 was a totally different game and the playerbase diverges as to what they prefer (I still play Civ 4 over Civ 5).

Besides Civ 3, my favorite highschool PC game was probably Stronghold. RTS where you have to design, build, and defend a castle? Fuckin' sweet. Too bad Stronghold 2 was so buggy.

FoxxHound

07-29-2014, 09:51 AM

Anyone do the advanced dungeons and dragons games? I use to bring the floppy disks to school, and play those instead of Oregon Trail. Fuck that game, and its dysentery!

Swish

07-29-2014, 10:04 AM

Mario Cart on SNES

I used to time trial the shit out of rainbow road :D

(the original with no barriers)

Yumyums Inmahtumtums

07-29-2014, 10:35 AM

Starflight 2
Syndicate

Portasaurus

07-29-2014, 01:08 PM

Did you guys play Out of this World? it was a predecessor to flashback!

very cool. :)

are we best friends?

Portasaurus

07-29-2014, 01:09 PM

are we best friends?

https://gs1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/8019B6/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu9q2ocPMt1qe2rjy.gif

Danyelle

07-29-2014, 02:01 PM

Holy crap!

http://www.bestoldgames.net/star-wars-tie-fighter

I forgot all about this game... the memories....

Invoke

07-29-2014, 02:08 PM

Too bad Ultimate 6 isn't on there. That game was epic.

Funkutron5000

07-29-2014, 02:40 PM

That old-games.com is the only place I've seen the Tie-Fighter cd rom version. Fully voiced and boss as hell.

talian21

07-29-2014, 09:12 PM

Deus Ex

Homeworld (I, II, and Cateclysm)

Wing Commander (esp III)

The entire Pool of Radiance series (actual D&D ruleset ftw)

So that's where my childhood went...

Tecmos Deception

07-29-2014, 10:05 PM

Oh God. old-games reminded me of Castle of the Winds, Solar Winds, Sentinel Worlds, the old Might and Magic games, and so many more. Any time I want to remember what it was like to be in elementary or middle school, I just need to fire up those games and it is auto-flashback.

ManosMan

07-30-2014, 10:09 AM

http://www.old-games.com/screenshot/5077-6-battle-bugs.jpg
Battle Bugs. OG Tactical RTS. On old-games.

LulzSect

07-30-2014, 10:30 AM

Holy crap!

http://www.bestoldgames.net/star-wars-tie-fighter

I forgot all about this game... the memories....

one of the first games that taught me how to create hi mem floppy boot disks lol

Valdarious

07-30-2014, 10:32 AM

www.gog.com/ (http://www.gog.com/) is a great place to find old games and to get them to play on new OS's. I have re-bought a couple of my old favorites.
Pool of Radiance was a favorite of mine also along with Neverwinter and all the expansions.
What I really want is for the old creators of Dungeon Keeper to make a new one.

Portasaurus

07-30-2014, 10:35 AM

What I really want is for the old creators of Dungeon Keeper to make a new one.

Totally agree. In fact, all the old Bullfrog employees need to be pulled out of retirement and/or unemployment and/or their own stupid game companies and forced to put together something new, even if it's just a sequel. They made some of the most creative, well constructed games I can remember. Syndicate? Theme Hospital? Magic Carpet? These are the guys who brought us Populous! Come on.......

ManosMan

07-30-2014, 10:48 AM

www.gog.com/ (http://www.gog.com/)
I'm not sure what the legal status is, seems legit, o-g's been up and looking clean for years, but I've gotten a ton of GoG installs(like with GoG ads and everything installed to a GoG folder) from old-games.com and you spend less than 10 bucks there for a full month of downloading anything. The ad's for GoG games in the installs are like that full month price for one game.

Like on the front page of GoG, they have Heroes 3 complete for $9.99
here (http://www.gog.com/game/heroes_of_might_and_magic_3_complete_edition)
942 mbs.

You can get it on old-games:
here (http://www.old-games.com/download/6398/heroes-of-might-and-magic)
902 mbs, for $8.95, and then you can go get every other Heroes and everything else your heart desires.

I would just say definitely give old-games a check before you go to good-old-games.

Valdarious

07-30-2014, 10:56 AM

GoG has deals all the time. I have gotten a number of games in the sub $5 range. I always figured they were legal since they were the older games that no longer work on new OS's but they get them to work.
I will say that I have to use my paypal card to purchase as my bank card will not work as it is out of country, lol.

ManosMan

07-30-2014, 11:30 AM

Naw I wasn't saying GoG seemed illegal or something, it's just that O-G has GoG's installs up there all the time for a cheaper flat rate, so it always seemed to me like old-games was illegally ripping off GoG. I seriously doubt it, just wondered how that works.

And yea they have deals, but if even one of the games you want to buy on GoG is on old-games you're probably better off going there and getting the month and the hundred other games you know you'll get. Or just get it for free slowly.

Aveenia

07-30-2014, 03:05 PM

Lopretni

07-30-2014, 06:20 PM

My all time favorite game series, Legacy of Kain. Especially the Soul Reaver series. Used to play EQ with the composer of the Soul Reaver music, actually. I still go backl & play those every once in a while.

They're one of the best written gaming series ever. Seriously when it comes to people looking down on games or questioning their validity or maturity, this is the kind of series you can slam down to shut someone the fuck up. It's just so rare you have that fully realized universe with fascinating characters, factions and locales that's so unlike anything else out here. I can find other games that have bits and pieces but you know a game or series is really unique when there's no substitute for the full package.

Amy Henig is working on the new Star Wars game apparently, I'm going to keep an eye on it even with EA's dirty hands all over it.

Swish

07-30-2014, 06:23 PM

Swish

07-30-2014, 06:24 PM

Totally agree. In fact, all the old Bullfrog employees need to be pulled out of retirement and/or unemployment and/or their own stupid game companies and forced to put together something new, even if it's just a sequel. They made some of the most creative, well constructed games I can remember. Syndicate? Theme Hospital? Magic Carpet? These are the guys who brought us Populous! Come on.......

All games I loved, RIP Bullfrog

iruinedyourday

07-30-2014, 06:28 PM

ArmySash

07-31-2014, 03:22 AM

I would love to play Star Wars Jedi Outcast in MP again... but i would be the only one :o

FoxxHound

07-31-2014, 05:42 AM

My all time favorite game series, Legacy of Kain. Especially the Soul Reaver series. Used to play EQ with the composer of the Soul Reaver music, actually. I still go backl & play those every once in a while.

Loved blood omen and Kain. Tis what got me into vampires. From Kain to Anne Rice to WoD
Not big on Soul Reaver tho. Never was fond of Raziel.

Aveenia

07-31-2014, 06:29 AM

Loved blood omen and Kain. Tis what got me into vampires. From Kain to Anne Rice to WoD
Not big on Soul Reaver tho. Never was fond of Raziel.

I love Raziel. It's the whole angry/brooding goth boi thing probably. :rolleyes:

Kain's voice actor though, Simon Templeman, his voice always makes me squee with delight.

They're one of the best written gaming series ever. Seriously when it comes to people looking down on games or questioning their validity or maturity, this is the kind of series you can slam down to shut someone the fuck up. It's just so rare you have that fully realized universe with fascinating characters, factions and locales that's so unlike anything else out here. I can find other games that have bits and pieces but you know a game or series is really unique when there's no substitute for the full package.

Amy Henig is working on the new Star Wars game apparently, I'm going to keep an eye on it even with EA's dirty hands all over it.

She is seriously awesome, really nice to fans too. I always look forward to what she is working on.

I'm gonna have to go find the soundtrack for it now, definitely a classic :)

Message me if you have trouble getting it. I have it all plus some tracks that didn't make it on the Soul Reaver 2 soundtrack CD like Janos's music.

ManosMan

07-31-2014, 09:42 AM

I would love to play Star Wars Jedi Outcast in MP again... but i would be the only one :o
Actually not true. There are still some servers up to this day with some people on them. Good game, fun MP.

Zadrian

07-31-2014, 10:20 AM

Anyone remember Chex Quest? That game was awesome.

Ket

07-31-2014, 01:11 PM

Duck Hunt. Fuck that dog.

Klendathu

07-31-2014, 01:16 PM

Actually not true. There are still some servers up to this day with some people on them. Good game, fun MP.

That game was pretty fun. Especially once you get the real strategy behind all the moves, and not just go hack and slash your way to defeat.

Swish

07-31-2014, 01:17 PM

Duck Hunt. Fuck that dog.

https://m1.behance.net/rendition/modules/95342103/disp/3b414c7150b32c66d841b20b4f457f86.gif

Mblake81

07-31-2014, 09:29 PM

Anyone remember ultima online?

http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q777/Mblake1981/hghghg/ancient_ultima_online_britannia_map_by_noxillunis9 71-d4mnkq1_zpse83f6271.jpg

Devs can take the game RUST (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yqTmaHGrp4&list=UU-wXkB3v0N9MB2Y9rR2Pbkg) and modify it with a high fantasy theme,
dungeons, Cities with guards, Ships, Islands, portals..

Build towers, resource gather, dungeon crawl and defend against Pker's... or be one.
Swords, spears, bows, shields and magics... traps, Monsters, sneaky rogues etc.

Stand atop tall mountains and hurl fireballs at newbs :p
The blubies must gather and defend themselves against the red devils, no crying.

http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q777/Mblake1981/Labs/hildebrantlarge_zpsda20ccd1.jpg

Lopretni

07-31-2014, 11:41 PM

I love Raziel. It's the whole angry/brooding goth boi thing probably. :rolleyes:

Kain's voice actor though, Simon Templeman, his voice always makes me squee with delight.

I got a lot more Shakespearean vibes off of that even with the broody goth thing, especially during those precious few scenes with the two of them together. Powerful stuff.

Klapton

08-02-2014, 05:36 PM