Yeah that's true. Can also use it during commute and stuff.
Maybe I'll buy it when Silksong is out. So never.
Gaming 90s PC/Mac games nostaglia
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Maybe I'll buy it when Silksong is out. So never.
My favourite game of all time and still the best space combat game ever made for me. That and Homeworld pretty much were my Sci-Fi dreams brought to interactive life. And Nexus, The Jupiter Incident.
Yeah that's true. Can also use it during commute and stuff.
Maybe I'll buy it when Silksong is out. So never.
Yes. Fairly straightforward once you get your head round it.
I use Winuae which is straightforward .
You need an appropriate kickstart version. Winmarleigh allows you to emulate almost any Amiga, so for most games I go with an A600 using kickstart 2.0
In terms of Roms, you choose the fame you want to play and map the disk images to drives, and then launch your game.
For your favourite games, once you have configured everything you can save the configured as a desktop icon that will effectively launch straight into the game.
The Winuae online guidance is pretty straight forward.
I've been on a nostalgia trip recently with Grand Prix World, the best F1 manager game bar none. It was niche even when it came out in 1999 but it's somehow still alive - some beautiful nerds even made a 2023 mod for it!
I never get tired of little FM-style .bmp car buttons going around a track, desperately wanting Schumacher to finally pit so we can get back in front.
I never get tired of little FM-style .bmp car buttons going around a track, desperately wanting Schumacher to finally pit so we can get back in front.
The TLDR for my other post and answering your point....
You assign each disk to a drive. DF0 is the primary floppy drive so main disk in there, then disk 2 in DF1 etc....
Or you can toggle back to the emulator and mount disc 2 in DF0 when the game asks for it to relive the true Amiga on a budget experience
You should all get an RG351MP.
Probably most annoyed at the latest offering (patch) but Diablo was a huge thing - even the coolest kids on the schoolyard admitted playing it.
Beneath a Steel Sky was a great point n click. Early 90s would have to inlcude Lemmings of course. Pretty addictive.
Beneath a Steel Sky was a great point n click. Early 90s would have to inlcude Lemmings of course. Pretty addictive.
Cheers - I'll give it a go. I couldn't find a straightforward explanation anywhere when I was messing about with it last time, so I gave up. Wonder if it's easy to do when using Launchbox as the front end?
used to absolutely love this
I didn't know there was a game of that.used to absolutely love this
Also, I was once in a room at Wembley arena with the guy who played Jim Hawkins in that film, along with Martin Freeman, Sir Bobby Charlton and Gianni Infantino. Weird crowd.
Today, I feel Kermit.
All the games from that era were way harder than what it is now.
I have played some older games, like Baldur's Gate or Icewind Dale and I don't want to imagine how's to play Thief, without map markers and health regeneration. I don't think I'm up to it anymore.
That should be on every thread relating to transfersused to absolutely love this
I didn't play any of those but one of my brothers did
Maybe a bit of cheating since they came out in '01 and '02 but my uncle always bought me obscure games for my birthdays when I was very young, around 7-8 years old. Heart of Darkness and Hooligans: Storm over Europe. Last one was a bit of a dodgy game made by some Dutch developer but I thought it was fun, Heart of Darkness gave me nightmares and was super difficult I never really finished it.
Edit: just saw HoD came out in 1998. Apparently there was a GBA port in 2001 and read it wrong.
I never really finished it.Edit: just saw HoD came out in 1998. Apparently there was a GBA port in 2001 and read it wrong.
Oh man another goldie. Loved that as well. Any game that used real video of actors overlayed on ingame graphics felt so...cool.used to absolutely love this
Maybe a bit of cheating since they came out in '01 and '02 but my uncle always bought me obscure games for my birthdays when I was very young, around 7-8 years old. Heart of Darkness and Hooligans: Storm over Europe. Last one was a bit of a dodgy game made by some Dutch developer but I thought it was fun, Heart of Darkness gave me nightmares and was super difficult
Edit: just saw HoD came out in 1998. Apparently there was a GBA port in 2001 and read it wrong.
Don't think I've really played Heart of Darkness, but I can vivdly remember the great visuals (just checked, great cartooney style and perfectly implemented the rendered backgrounds . Always thought it was a bit like Another World - which made me quite anxious as well.
True it was a really pretty game and looking back at it the design was awesome, with the skeletal remains you could climb on, the swamps/jungle you needed to platform your way through and if I remember shortcuts you could unlock if you paid enough attention.
Lemmings was an amazing game series!
I was reminded of The Settlers as well yesterday. The original game I mean. I sucked at it but I loved the look and idea of the game.
There's been some brilliant games mentioned, but one I haven't seen yet from the 90s was this classic:
This was definitely a classic, 2 and 4 were quite good as well, 5 less soThere's been some brilliant games mentioned, but one I haven't seen yet from the 90s was this classic:
Knights and Merchants : TSK and TPR is one of the best RTS game I have ever played. Playing this game again for nth time. It's beauty is in micromanagement and complexity of resources.
Heroes of Might and Magic
Warcraft2
AoE
Command and Conquer
Warcraft2
AoE
Command and Conquer
Did anyone play Phantasmagoria and the 11th hour (I think?) growing up?
I believe you will struggle to find people who actually didn't play Phantasmagoria (or at least give it a shot). I remember there was a time, in the mid 90s, there were two kinds of people: Those who had it and couldn't stop talking about it and those who wanted to get it. I vaguely remember The 11th Hour. I think it was one of the games i didn't finish because it seemed too challenging without really being engaging.
Another great 90s game (and series really) I spent a lot of time playing was this:
This was already mentioned I hope.
I still enjoy Sid Meier's Pirates game now and then. The ultimate adventure game.
To be honest I was a bit young and scared shitless of parts of these games. But I remember all of us being engrossed by these games.
Wasn’t there a The Wolf Within or something too of the same ilk?
The Beast Within, maybe? It was a series, if i remember correctly. Yeah, these point n' click adventures were my favourites back in the day. Wasn't really much into first-person shooters. And the movie parts used to make us wonder about how realistic games would eventually get. There was also an early/mid 90s Sherlock Holmes game of the same style that i thoroughly enjoyed back in the day.
I played its prequel, 7th Guest on the CDi of all things. It was an impossible game for an 8-year-old.
Speaking of which...
Wow, yes. Haven't though about that game in 30 years
Edit: which is weird as it's less than 30 years old apparently.
There's been some brilliant games mentioned, but one I haven't seen yet from the 90s was this classic:
That's the best TBS in the history of gaming in my opinion. Played it for many years after it came out, especially with the expansions Armaggedon and Shadow of Death. It had a map randomizer so it had a lot of replayability.
I was really amazed by the 7th Guest (to which The 11th Hour was a sequel); I don't think I had seen actually video images being used in a game before, or at least not of that quality. I don't think I actually played that game, but I did play The 11th Hour, which really took the concept to the next level, blurring the line between film and game (at the standards of the time). Very cool game, although I used clues every time I had to look for an object. Just too hard!
I know of Phantasmagoria but never played it. It was Roberta Williams’ big budget adventure game as Sierra at the time were one of the biggest game studios (probably the biggest in America) and had serious cash to burn.
I mentioned it earlier, but Dark Forces and the games that followed are easily up there with the best SW content ever made, in fact most of the 90's SW games are. Above most of the films and books, easily.
Dark Forces also has some of the best mods and player levels ever made too. Ridiculous amount of content you can have there for those who have never tried it.
Dark Forces also has some of the best mods and player levels ever made too. Ridiculous amount of content you can have there for those who have never tried it.
Yeah, that was so cool! It was great to walk around in those super real Star Wars sceneries, and a fun game, too. I loved the first Jedi Knight as well, but I didn't play any other or further sequels.
Used to be one of my favorite games!
I'm not sure if the whole real time tactics genre is dead nowadays!!
I'm not sure if the whole real time tactics genre is dead nowadays!!
A buddy and I had such a great time trying to come up with different ways to approach the missions. Something about that game felt so fresh even though nothing about it was particularly revolutionary compared to many of the other games in here.Used to be one of my favorite games!
I'm not sure if the whole real time tactics genre is dead nowadays!!