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Q: What are the five (5) video games from the 20th Century that you want to be able to play again today? And why? (c.im)
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Q: What are the five (5) video games from the 20th Century that you want to be able to play again today? And why?

* Maybe you no longer have time, or, there are no modern ports or adaptation.

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I'll start with mine.

(in no particular order)

  1. #SimFarm

It seems easier to play than #SimCity, but as you progress, it is actually challenging. I love the challenge.

  1. #Empire / #EmpireClassic (DOS version specifically).

If I am not mistaken, before there was the #Civilization franchise, there was “Empire”. It was a fun game. There is #EmpireDeluxe available on #Steam, but I miss the DOS version that I played a lot.

  1. #CarrierCommand

A very fun game. Once I start playing this, time flies fast. I miss this game.

Here's a video of it, it's hard to explain this game as there are many features/gameplay “modes” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBJ0q52bXJM

Modern games today are usually limited to certain themes. If it's flight, it's flight. If it's tank, it's tank. If it's strategy, that's it. Carrier Command have it all.

  1. #Hyperspeed / #Lightspeed (DOS)

Years before the era of #EVEonline came. RPG-ish space game that made me felt exploring space. This was new to me then and I enjoyed it.

  1. #StarControl / #StarControl2 (DOS)

I know, we can still play this today, however, what I miss with this game is the 2 player mode.

You just play with your friend and blast each other to friendly matches and laughter.

Being able to play 2P mode, face-to-face, is something that we have taken for granted, and now we're all just virtual avatars in online games (even online multiplayer games).

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So, how about you?

Q: What are the five (5) video games from the 20th Century that you want to be able to play again today? And why?

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[–] d3Xt3r 3 points 1 year ago

I can still play these games today, but just don't have the time:

  • Dangerous Dave, John Romero's first "popular" game, predating Keen/Wolf/Doom. Three decades later, and I still haven't managed to beat this game (without using cheats or save states that is).

  • Bio Menace, An action platformer by Apogee, made using the same engine as Keen. You are Snake Logan, a CIA operative who needs to save Metro City, which has been invaded by mutants. A very fun game with good controls and smooth movements.

  • The Skunny series, A bunch of platformers featuring Skunny the squirrel, made by Copysoft. Save our Pizzas in particular was pretty memorable, where Skunny travels back in time to ancient Rome because an evil chef wants to destroy the invention of pizza so that he can make his own imitation. Very whacky and cartoony, kid me loved this game.

  • SkyRoads, A fun space runner. Think Temple Run, except you're in a spaceship that's... not flying and is on a road, in space, and it can also hop! In hindsight, it sounds weird, but trust me, it's fun.

[–] worfamerryman 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why did you write this like your a time traveler doing research?

[–] youronlyone@c.im 3 points 1 year ago

@worfamerryman Hahaha. Just woke up and started reminiscing. :p

Or, maybe, I am a time traveller doing research. ^_~

[–] argv_minus_one 2 points 1 year ago

Inner Space. Unlikely to work very well on a non-Windows platform because of its unique game mechanic: the icons of other programs installed on the computer are the items you're trying to collect in this game. You'd need a Windows environment populated with other apps for it to use, or write a program that gathers the icons of the apps on your real environment and generates stub executables for the game to find.

The GPU-specific versions of MechWarrior 2. That game originally used a software renderer, but many versions of it were made for specific GPUs (this was before Direct3D and OpenGL were available), and some of them looked quite good. Some of them can be played on modern hardware because there is a shim for the GPU they were designed for (most notably the 3Dfx version), but the others cannot be played any more.

[–] toothpicks 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Adiboo

[–] toothpicks 2 points 1 year ago

And Blitter Boy

[–] cambriakilgannon 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just one... Bring back Gigantic :'(

[–] mooseknee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That wasn't 20th Century was it? Unless there's another one I'm not remembering. Gigantic was an absolute blast and I'm still a bit surprised it died.

[–] cambriakilgannon 1 points 1 year ago

I know! I wish more people would have found it and gave it a chance. It was seriously so much fun. I MISS YOU TRIPP

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Definitely the ones that simply aren't available. If I ever get my PC upgraded, I know I can download emulators, but in the meantime, several incredible games are simply not playable. Since I was an Xbox kid I am currently revisiting:

  • Jet Set Radio Future
  • Ninja Garden Black
  • GTA: San Andreas (the original, far-superior one. It didn't add visual/gameplay glitches and all the amazing songs are still in it, unlike the "Definitive" Edition)

The thing is, my old consoles still work. It's the controllers that are bad. I have dozens of original Xbox, 360, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One controllers that drift, are flat-out broken, or a button is just wonky. My solution? An adapter that lets modern controllers work with old consoles! I use the Brooks Wingman XB2, but there are others. My favorite controller ever is the Xbox Elite Series 2. It is not just customizable, but sturdy and has outlasted many of my other controllers. So now I can play retro games, wirelessly, with zero latency, with turbo functionally!

To be perfectly clear, I have no affiliation with either company and gain zero benefit if they double in profits, or die out and close up shop. I'm just a fan...