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regulargonzalez posted:Not a specific game I'm trying to remember per se, but anyone know what the first example was of a game where you have to fight your own clone? Even better if it's an rpg game where your clone has the same skills as your character. There are a lot of older, simpler games that are technically clone fights as far as the game mechanics are concerned (Karate Champ for example), but I think Shadow Link from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is the first proper "clone fight." As far as RPGs go, Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom (1988, though I definitely thought it was older) has you fight your clones several times during the endgame. I think they're just generic enemies with your party members' names and classes, though. Rollersnake fucked around with this message at 04:17 on Apr 17, 2013 |
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Rollersnake posted:As far as RPGs go, Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom (1988, though I definitely thought it was older) has you fight your clones several times during the endgame. I think they're just generic enemies with your party members' names and classes, though. Prince of Persia (1989) had the best clone fight.
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Apr 17, 2013 05:12
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There was a JRPG for the PSP that I rented once, I can only remember a couple of minor details about the setting. The world was divided into three realms connected by a tower, and you could start your story in any of them. The top realm was very magic centric, with you playing as an angelic being, and the middle realm had an almost steampunk feel to it, with a strong focus on characters with powered armor. I don't remember what the bottom realm was like, or if there even was one at all.
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Apr 17, 2013 05:38
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Forgedbow posted:Looking for a Myst-alike first person adventure game, I think it came out soon after the initial onslaught of myst clones, or the early 2000's maybe. I doubt it's what you're looking for but just a stab in the dark, but maybe The Dig? There was an LP of it if you want to take a look.
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Apr 17, 2013 06:04
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scamtank posted:Nitemare 3D? Yes! Holy poo poo, thank you. That was seriously driving me nuts.
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Apr 17, 2013 06:25
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EDIT: I just remembered! It's Math Blaster episode 2. I faintly remember this educational game that I played when I was a kid at school in the 90s. It was hand-drawn, pixel graphic and mouse controlled and had a space theme, with tons of mini-games. I remember something about throwing poo poo at these lemming-esque little green men or something, walking across the background and sliding around, and one where you were slowly constructing some sort of rocket... something about a space suit with rocket boots? It had a faintly lucasarts-esque vibe to it, come to think of it. It's just driving me utterly insane that I can't come up with any names beyond vague visual associations. But it was on win 95 around 1997-1999 ish, I think. EDIT: I also think it had this hub in it where you could go to different structures in a space colony, including an unfinished spaceship. Cant recall if it was rendered polygonal poo poo or hand drawn. SHAOLIN FUCKFIEND fucked around with this message at 07:30 on Apr 17, 2013 |
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Apr 17, 2013 07:03
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Catsworth posted:I doubt it's what you're looking for but just a stab in the dark, but maybe The Dig? There was an LP of it if you want to take a look. Couple more things I remember. The two protaganists start in different isolated locations on the planet, though they do talk to each other by radio a little. One of them starts on a really small island, and ends up taking a railcar thing up to a floating platform, and there were several other platforms you could take railcars to. The platforms have buildings, but getting in requires puzzles, and there was alien script everywhere and on everything. I didn't get very far past that.
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Apr 17, 2013 07:45
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OK it's been driving me crazy trying to remember the name of a PC game I used to play on my old 286. It was VGA IIRC, and it was kind of like a 3D Defender, all done in flat shaded polys. Your ship floated in front of you and you controlled it with the mouse (button to go forwards, left and right to steer). There were a bunch of pyramids that you flew around and enemy ships would come and hover over the pyramids stealing energy; if you got there in time you could blast them before they were finished. Sort of like Virus crossed with Defender, but easier than Virus to control. anyone?
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Apr 17, 2013 11:16
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Genpei Turtle posted:The aesthetic looks really similar. Is there any part later in the game where the floor drops out from under you? It could well be Rock & Roll you're thinking of. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXA9umL0kZc
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Apr 17, 2013 11:28
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The final boss in Double Dragon (NES) is pretty much a clone* fight and I'm pretty sure that came out before Zelda II. Also, the B mode on Double Dragon let you pick an enemy to use to fight their own clone. *While not technically a clone, it is your twin brother who is just a palette-swapped version of your own character. He actually has a reduced form of your moveset but he doesn't have any moves you don't.
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I'm trying to remember a game that I saw a prototype video of a while back, with devs talking about the building options. It might've been on Kickstarter, I don't know. It had a semi-cartoony style, I think might've been over the shoulder or 3rd person, offered some degree of character customization (I think?). It was centered around building forts and defending them at night and I remember had a pretty intuitive building process including nice angled roofs and things like that. You might've had to scavenge for things? It looked really good. It wasn't Roam, StarForge, or Castle Story. Help me figure this out. 
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Apr 18, 2013 04:28
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ZoltarOmniscient posted:There was a JRPG for the PSP that I rented once, I can only remember a couple of minor details about the setting. The world was divided into three realms connected by a tower, and you could start your story in any of them. The top realm was very magic centric, with you playing as an angelic being, and the middle realm had an almost steampunk feel to it, with a strong focus on characters with powered armor. I don't remember what the bottom realm was like, or if there even was one at all. It was a launch title.
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Apr 18, 2013 04:30
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Funkysauce posted:OK, this is a toughy. When i was in grammar school over 20 years ago, there was a game we played on the C64 for our computer class. It was an edutainment game where you sail around either Africa or South America, but I think Africa is probably right. You have to bring supplies and watch out for "Crew Spirit" or else they'd mutiny. Is this Sid Meier's "Pirates!"?
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Apr 18, 2013 09:40
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I remember some motorcycle racing game from sometime on the early to mid 90s. It had a toggle-able option for road hazards such as cars and other things coming from the opposite direction and canned videos of people falling off motorcycles whenever you crashed/tipped over. I believe it was on Windows 3.x or Windows 95 (I remember playing this Fievel Goes West game and some Trolls platformer on the same machine/OS). It came on a CD, not a floppy. I vaguely remember one track that was like a back-road through a heavily wooded area with trees forming a canopy over the road in most parts.
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Apr 18, 2013 17:39
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Machai posted:I remember some motorcycle racing game from sometime on the early to mid 90s. It had a toggle-able option for road hazards such as cars and other things coming from the opposite direction and canned videos of people falling off motorcycles whenever you crashed/tipped over. I believe it was on Windows 3.x or Windows 95 (I remember playing this Fievel Goes West game and some Trolls platformer on the same machine/OS). It came on a CD, not a floppy.
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Apr 18, 2013 17:44
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Brown Blitzkrieg posted:Is this Sid Meier's "Pirates!"? Nope! I was coming in to post that it is Sea Route to India! Sheesh that was rough!
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Pablo Gigante posted:This sounds like Cyclemania for DOS Yup! Awesome. Now to find it on eBay. Edit: Wow, most are under $12 on eBay.
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Apr 18, 2013 18:46
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I remember a PC game that I may or may not have gotten for free as part of an Australian grocery store promotion from Coles or Kmart or Target in the mid to late 90s, like peak 3dfx/VooDoo 2 era 3rd person view, you were a kinda cyborg dude on laser skates in a halfpipe facing off with one or more other cyber skater dudes playing some weird version of future space basketball. It reminded me a lot of Pararena from waaaayyy back in my Mac days but definitely wasn't a sequel of any sort Anyone?
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Apr 19, 2013 04:32
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Oh, that's totally HyperBlade. Came out in late '95, I think.
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scamtank posted:Oh, that's totally HyperBlade. Came out in late '95, I think. YES legend thanks
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Oh thread do I have one for you. Would be an educational game, would have released around 2001 at the latest. I can't remember details about this game other than one particular thing. You were in charge of managing prices for a hot dog vendor at a stadium, like a football stadium or something. You'd probably select condiments as well, then you'd have to see how well your decisions went with the sports fans or something. It may have been part of a bigger package, I just remember that one part. Anyone have any idea? I'm only curious because I remember so little about it, I usually have a fantastic memory for games I've played.
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MykonosFan posted:Oh thread do I have one for you. Hot Dog Stand/Hot Dog Stand: The Works by Sunburst Communications, perhaps. If that isn't it, might get far searching for Lemonade Stand and looking at related games.
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Forgedbow posted:The two main XCOM wannabes I can think of are the UFO series and Incubation series. Try looking through those maybe. It was UFO:Aftershock, thanks Forgedbow. Used to play it with my little brother, this will make him very happy 
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Apr 20, 2013 12:31
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Here's a very long shot. I remember a vehicle combat game for the PC from the mid 90s, it wasn't quarantine but it was futuristic like that and I think it was only arena combat. The main thing I remember is green slime!
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Carecat posted:Here's a very long shot. I remember a vehicle combat game for the PC from the mid 90s, it wasn't quarantine but it was futuristic like that and I think it was only arena combat. The main thing I remember is green slime! Well, could it be a racer like MegaRace or MegaRace 2? Here's an idea, go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicular_combat_game Sort the list by Year, and check the ones in the mid 90s. Let us know if it's one of those!
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Carecat posted:Here's a very long shot. I remember a vehicle combat game for the PC from the mid 90s, it wasn't quarantine but it was futuristic like that and I think it was only arena combat. The main thing I remember is green slime! Necrodome? Death Drome?
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I'm looking for an arcade game, might have been Neo Geo. It was about a bunch of assassins trying to murder each other. The stages were huge and really busy, with hazards and weapons and powerups spawning everywhere sort of like a proto-Smash Bros. There was a stage at the circus where I think the tigers could attack you, and I think a stage on a ship that constantly rocked back and forth. One of the selectable characters was a pair of creepy twin children who never let go of each others' hands (so they were treated as one character). That's about all I can remember about it.
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Apr 20, 2013 16:41
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The Outfoxies
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Spergatory posted:I'm looking for an arcade game, might have been Neo Geo. It was about a bunch of assassins trying to murder each other. The stages were huge and really busy, with hazards and weapons and powerups spawning everywhere sort of like a proto-Smash Bros. There was a stage at the circus where I think the tigers could attack you, and I think a stage on a ship that constantly rocked back and forth. One of the selectable characters was a pair of creepy twin children who never let go of each others' hands (so they were treated as one character). I have no idea what this game is but I got this weird deja vu thingie and I'm sure I've either dreamed this game or Classic Game Room did a youtube of it last year.
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Rollersnake posted:The Outfoxies Jesus no wonder I couldn't remember it. I mean, it's a pretty cool game, but that's a really dumb name.  Thanks, thread!
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I remember back some time in the nineties playing a robot side-scroller game where you could pick up parts of your defeated foes and use them instead, but I cannot for the life of me remember what it was called. I -think- it was for the genesis. Just found it. Cyborg Justice - and man, this game was pure nostalgia. It's terrible. Floppy Dingo fucked around with this message at 18:06 on Apr 20, 2013 |
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scamtank posted:Necrodome? Yes it was this! I didn't remember the pedestrians or being able to get out of the car, it actually looks a way better game than I remembered. Carecat fucked around with this message at 23:05 on Apr 20, 2013 |
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Apr 20, 2013 22:27
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I faintly remember WW1/WW2 grand strategy game, which was rather simplistic (I think that France was just single province), but whole world was on the map. I also remember that one of the background pieces was Final Countdown. (Incredibly vague, possibly a daydream, but I have seen goons do miracles  )
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Discount Viscount posted:Hot Dog Stand/Hot Dog Stand: The Works by Sunburst Communications, perhaps. Pretty sure this was it. Thanks Discount Viscount! Didn't think anyone would have any idea, was worth it to post.
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I just ran across this image and I'd like to know what game it is because it looks pretty cool. All I know is that it's on kongregate.
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^^^: Google says that it is Fantasy Online.
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Perhaps other people have games from their childhood that they remember fondly, but can't find the name of today. There's a thread for long lost movies, why not video games? My long-lost computer game must've been around 2001 or 2002, or maybe as late as 2005. It's a Star Wars-esque game, but I've already searched through a multitude of Jedi Knight II and III maps and YouTube videos, and I'm convinced that can't be it. Half Life 2 and Battlefield 1942 came out during that time, and I'm pretty sure I played the game I'm remembering before those big titles came out. I remember there being really cool maps with large innovative levels for its time. Some of them were custom made (and I think the player used PK3 files to mod the game). I think I believe you could also download maps from the server you were joining. The SP and MP executables were different, and you could have your own dedicated server or start a playable multiplayer server from within the MP menu. I remember a trash compactor level, another map with an immovable ship in a courtyard that opened up into an atrium with blue glowing pillars, and that level involved some toggleable forcefields too. Yet another map was a giant city level, with tubes to travel down and lots of rooms as well as wide open courtyards. I think there was some team deathmatch involved, and this game had an RPG weapon and remote-detonated bombs that I recall too.. hopefully I'm not conflating two games. Anyone have a really strong memory? 
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Michael Scott posted:Perhaps other people have games from their childhood that they remember fondly, but can't find the name of today. There's a thread for long lost movies, why not video games? Team Fortress 2?
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Nope! Just got into that recently. The game I'm remembering was definitely a little earier than TF2's release.
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ZoltarOmniscient posted:There was a JRPG for the PSP that I rented once, I can only remember a couple of minor details about the setting. The world was divided into three realms connected by a tower, and you could start your story in any of them. The top realm was very magic centric, with you playing as an angelic being, and the middle realm had an almost steampunk feel to it, with a strong focus on characters with powered armor. I don't remember what the bottom realm was like, or if there even was one at all. I played this as well, but I can't remember what it was called. (It wasn't Rengoku: Tower of Purgatory.) Michael Scott posted:Perhaps other people have games from their childhood that they remember fondly, but can't find the name of today. There's a thread for long lost movies, why not video games? PK3 files and SP and MP executables means Quake 3. If it's not Jedi Outcast or Jedi Academy, my next guess would be one of the Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force games - sci-fi setting, lots of glowing things, and both games have an RPG-style weapon and a grenade launcher that can also fire remote-detonated mines. ToxicFrog fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Apr 22, 2013 |
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