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laserghost posted:So, we're going to see a new publisher in 4 days or so? Any hints were dropped? http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=918256 Maybe my predictions re: Tron 2.0 being on Steam were correct. Come on X-wing series on GOG. Lemon-Lime fucked around with this message at 19:18 on Oct 24, 2014 |
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After getting the remake/remaster/whatever of Wings!, the original one is now also available on GOG. $6, comes with an "aviation manual".
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 14:55 |
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Charles Martel posted:Trip report form testing out the Anthology: Charles, what's the control situation like? I'm mostly interested in this because I'd like to play the Blake Stone games with modern WASD/Mouselook controls. There are ways to do that with Wolfenstein/Doom/Heretic etc, but not those two yet. They advertised "partial controller support", but I don't play FPS games with controllers.
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 15:05 |
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So they are actually doing the huge countdown thing too, huh? It better be Lucastarts/Disney then.
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 15:12 |
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Lemon Curdistan posted:http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=918256
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 15:40 |
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Lemon Curdistan posted:http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=918256 And once again unless it includes SWAT 4 I don't care Not really, if it is Disney it'd be nice if they included Split/Second without SecuROM, and the X-Wing/TIE games I guess.
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 15:52 |
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AbstractNapper posted:So they are actually doing the huge countdown thing too, huh? http://www.gog.com/forum/general/spoiler_alert_so_i_dug_into_the_countdown_thingy/page1
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 17:18 |
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Lemon Curdistan posted:
OH gently caress YES. GOG Galaxy + X-wing Alliance = GIGANTIC MULTIPLAYER X WING BATTLES OH MY loving CHRIST PLEASE MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 19:14 |
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Watch it be Buka Entertainment If it is Lucasarts I hope they use the DOS version of TIE Fighter, the CD-audio and the mish-mash of higher rez fonts in the Windows port were awful.
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 19:21 |
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Peas and Rice posted:OH gently caress YES. Stop doing this, my heart cannot take the inevitable disappointment. swiftly rotating sprite-based explosions while john williams soars audibly in the background balancing the shields in this drat flypaper a-wing
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 19:25 |
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doctorfrog posted:Stop doing this, my heart cannot take the inevitable disappointment. I'm bracing myself for the even more heartbreaking disappointment of Disney simply shoving all of the Steam-based LucasArts titles onto GOG and not actually adding any new (old) games like the X-Wing quadrilogy.
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 19:37 |
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doctorfrog posted:Stop doing this, my heart cannot take the inevitable disappointment. I will purchase a new joystick and take a day off work to play this for 24 hours straight and show everyone the might of a TIE fighter, the best craft known to mankind.
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 20:12 |
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Peas and Rice posted:the might of a TIE Interceptor, the best craft known to mankind. I have fixed this statement for you.
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 20:40 |
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There's a tiny spot between its quad lasers where you can't hit something. The TIE fighter does not have this flaw.
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Cross-Section posted:I'm bracing myself for the even more heartbreaking disappointment of Disney simply shoving all of the Steam-based LucasArts titles onto GOG and not actually adding any new (old) games like the X-Wing quadrilogy. I think these kind of low expectations are for the best. Gog loves to tease at greatness. Not like they haven't delivered before, of course.
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 20:48 |
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Yeah, almost certainly Disney. The million dollar question is how many games in this deal are games that have not been already released on Steam? There's a pile of good Star Wars and LucasArts games already on Steam, and it'll be a massive disappointment if it turns out that GOG isn't getting anything else. I suspect we'll know pretty quickly, since GOG would want to get any exclusives they've nabbed ASAP.
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 20:49 |
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Cross-Section posted:I'm bracing myself for the even more heartbreaking disappointment of Disney simply shoving all of the Steam-based LucasArts titles onto GOG and not actually adding any new (old) games like the X-Wing quadrilogy. I'm actually more optimistic this time around since GOG has a habit of asking for whatever they have and making the optimization/compatibility improvements on their own and not needing the publisher/developer to do much more than provide the master files. When LA released the older games on Steam, they had ONE guy at LA working on it (he was a goon at the time), so there wasn't much support for the project to begin with and it was treated as an afterthought. He later ended up telling me through PM's that basically, the CEO at LA changed halfway through the project. The new CEO didn't give a poo poo about releasing old games, and he said we were lucky to get what we eventually got, as he had asked about getting some better optimization tools in and more titles (specifically, there was an issue with JKII's soundtrack not having the right wrapper files) but was told no and to just wrap up what he was currently working on. He then ended up leaving the company a few months later IIRC. So in this case, I'm going to certainly temper my expectations, but being that it's going on GOG, I'm more optimistic than I would be with a Steam release. Since GOG actually seems willing to devote time and resources to getting older titles to run/work when the publisher they've reached an agreement with doesn't want to bother with any of that and likely just wants their royalty checks.
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 20:56 |
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Peas and Rice posted:There's a tiny spot between its quad lasers where you can't hit something. The TIE Fighter also didn't have quad lasers and doesn't look awesome.
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Handsome Ralph posted:I'm actually more optimistic this time around since GOG has a habit of asking for whatever they have and making the optimization/compatibility improvements on their own and not needing the publisher/developer to do much more than provide the master files. I still wouldn't mind tie-fighter getting the Monkey Island remake treatment.
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 20:59 |
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Lemon Curdistan posted:The TIE Fighter also didn't have quad lasers and doesn't look awesome. I won't lie, the base TIE fighter is underpowered and as fragile as a butterfly, but there's something very appealing about its stripped-down beauty. The interceptor was definitely better, but for whatever reason I felt more at home in the cockpit of a fighter than anywhere else. That said, load up a TIE bomber with Space Bombs, head for the exhaust vents of the nearest cap ship, and let 'em go 100 meters away. Your life expectancy isn't very good but the thrill of pulling it off is unmatched.
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 21:12 |
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The TIE fighter had the tightest turning radius of any craft, which meant you could get right behind someone and NEVER get shot, as long as you could more or less keep matching their speed. One of my proudest moments my freshman year of college was making my crazy russian roommate ragequit a game after I kept beating every craft he tossed at me in mah TIE fighter.
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 21:51 |
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Just a friendly reminder that the 3D Realms Anthology 50% off sale expires in less than 17 hours as of this post (so until 12PM EST tomorrow). It's not a native Steam collection, but I think it's the best we're ever going to get. $20 for 32 classic games: Purchase link: https://3drealms.com/catalog/ Product Info: https://3drealms.com/catalog/3d-realms-anthology_50/
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# ? Oct 24, 2014 23:41 |
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JustJeff88 posted:Charles, what's the control situation like? I'm mostly interested in this because I'd like to play the Blake Stone games with modern WASD/Mouselook controls. There are ways to do that with Wolfenstein/Doom/Heretic etc, but not those two yet. They advertised "partial controller support", but I don't play FPS games with controllers. Sent you another PM. Short answer: No go on WASD.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 00:48 |
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I'm really just interested in Hulshult's bonus soundtrack, but I don't think that's worth $20 just for curiosity's sake, as I already have the games I want from this collection. If it had Keen 6 and Dreams, then it would be another story entirely.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 01:14 |
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THE BAR posted:I'm really just interested in Hulshult's bonus soundtrack, but I don't think that's worth $20 just for curiosity's sake, as I already have the games I want from this collection. I understand. All of the games that I like from there, mainly the FPS games, I already have on GOG. I was hoping that this collection addressed some control issues, in which case I would pay the $20, but it does not so I'll pass. Great idea, hope that it does well, but I can't justify it. Between Ziggurat, Halfway, and Squishy the Pig, it's already been a fine week for new releases for me.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 01:53 |
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Hopefully the HD remake of Day of the Tentacle will see the light of day. Apparently it was quite close to completion before the project was stopped.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 08:34 |
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Poolparty posted:Hopefully the HD remake of Day of the Tentacle will see the light of day. Apparently it was quite close to completion before the project was stopped. If it still even exists . We can but hope.
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THE BAR posted:I'm really just interested in Hulshult's bonus soundtrack, but I don't think that's worth $20 just for curiosity's sake, as I already have the games I want from this collection.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 10:15 |
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Was Daikatana ever free or a dollar or something because I just realized it's in my library from some reason?
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 10:22 |
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Stick Figure Mafia posted:Was Daikatana ever free or a dollar or something because I just realized it's in my library from some reason? Sounds like someone just became John Romero's bitch
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 10:25 |
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Stick Figure Mafia posted:Was Daikatana ever free or a dollar or something because I just realized it's in my library from some reason? I believe it was featured in a humblebundle once. Well, at that price I might as well get the whole drat thing!
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 10:43 |
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THE BAR posted:Well, at that price I might as well get the whole drat thing! Yeah, even when the price goes up to $39.99, the soundtrack is still included. I would still buy it at that price, but I think everyone in this thread knows how much I love those games by now. Here's a small taste of the soundtrack in addition to the original kickass trailer. The rendition of the Wacky Wheels theme song on the soundtrack is probably my favorite. Edit: Apparently the sale on the anthology has been extended another 24 hours! https://3drealms.com/catalog/ Charles Martel fucked around with this message at 17:13 on Oct 25, 2014 |
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I played a shitton of Apogee/3D Realms games back in the day. This collection is a trip down memory lane and is a huge steal for . Well worth it alone for the kick-rear end soundtrack and you get it in glorious FLAC form. Grab this collection if you love old rear end DOS games. EDIT: Rofl, they added glasses to Duke's sprite in the 3D Realms Anthology version of Duke Nukem II. wafflemoose fucked around with this message at 01:05 on Oct 27, 2014 |
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Starhawk64 posted:EDIT: Rofl, they added glasses to Duke's sprite in the 3D Realms Anthology version of Duke Nukem II. Those were added for Steam's release, as well.
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# ? Oct 27, 2014 11:16 |
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But what's the point in it, if they have the original files? It doesn't have any sense
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# ? Oct 27, 2014 13:53 |
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laserghost posted:But what's the point in it, if they have the original files? It doesn't have any sense It was by request of Scott "rear end in a top hat" Miller.
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# ? Oct 27, 2014 14:39 |
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Commander Keenan, who is the new publisher? come on... you can tell the internet
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# ? Oct 27, 2014 16:58 |
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For a while I was seeing hints that GOG was eventually going to get No One Lives Forever 1 & 2. Any recent news about that? I still have the original CDs but was really looking forward to being able to gift out a few copies from GOG. Did that fall though? Help us Cate Archer, you're our only hope
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# ? Oct 27, 2014 17:29 |
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NadaTooma posted:For a while I was seeing hints that GOG was eventually going to get No One Lives Forever 1 & 2. Any recent news about that? I still have the original CDs but was really looking forward to being able to gift out a few copies from GOG. Did that fall though? Maybe that's what's coming tomorrow night. But that would mean it's not LucasArts.... Oh dear, what a dilemma .
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# ? Oct 27, 2014 17:31 |
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I love NOLF, but not so much that I would crush the dreams of thousands of LucasArts fans to get at it. Or would I?
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