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Pablo Gigante posted:Cisco Heat? This is it! amazing
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A while ago - maybe as long as 15 years ago - I was at a science museum and they had an exhibit on games. One of the PCs there had a point-and-click game with fairly good but very grey and gritty graphics. I didn't play it for more than 10 minutes, but I recall it took place in a train station. It might have been in some dystopian future setting but in my memory I think it was more old-timey, like 1930s or something. In the train station there was this haggard old man talking about something, maybe about being old or sick. The whole environment was kind of grey and depressing but really cool looking. Any ideas? I googled "point and click mystery train station" and the only result I found was Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express, but that came out in 2006, so it's not that.
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Jan 9, 2012 08:11
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Maybe The Last Express? It's the only game of that type I can think of that actually belongs in a museum. There's a huge train station in Syberia as well - and I'm pretty sure there's an old man in there somewhere.
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Jan 9, 2012 08:13
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Hakkesshu posted:Maybe The Last Express? It's the only game of that type I can think of that actually belongs in a museum. Hmm...I kind of doubt it - although after watching some videos, I would totally love this game - but the graphics were definitely not rotoscoped. Thanks for the suggestion though, I'm gonna check this out now!
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Jan 9, 2012 08:18
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SpecialAgentCooper posted:A while ago - maybe as long as 15 years ago - I was at a science museum and they had an exhibit on games. One of the PCs there had a point-and-click game with fairly good but very grey and gritty graphics. I didn't play it for more than 10 minutes, but I recall it took place in a train station. It might have been in some dystopian future setting but in my memory I think it was more old-timey, like 1930s or something. In the train station there was this haggard old man talking about something, maybe about being old or sick. The whole environment was kind of grey and depressing but really cool looking. Any ideas? It apparently has future-past trains in it, or something.
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Jan 9, 2012 08:29
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That HAS to be it. I'm amazed - it seems obscure as hell, too. Thanks so much! I'm totally getting the remastered version right now.
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Jan 9, 2012 08:38
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SpecialAgentCooper posted:That HAS to be it. I'm amazed - it seems obscure as hell, too. Thanks so much! I'm totally getting the remastered version right now. It looks kinda interesting (mostly because of the Guillermo del Toro name-drop in the wiki), even though interactive movies aren't really my thing. Good thing there's a demo version on the Apple store.
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Jan 9, 2012 09:07
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This is a bad recollection of the game because it's only thing I remember but hopefully it's memorable enough that someone will know what game it is. I think the game was a pretty standard fantasy CRPG, not turn-based. At one point in the game, I think in a building or something, you encounter two cages, one with some cows and another with wolves. Interacting with the cows reveals that they can communicate with you telepathically. The cow pleads for you to release them but not the wolves because the wolves are evil I guess. It also says, "Trust me, cows are psychic." And I guess you can free them from the cage but I don't remember what happens after that. So that's it, the only thing I remember about this game is talking cows.
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Jan 9, 2012 09:35
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Beef Assistant posted:This is a bad recollection of the game because it's only thing I remember but hopefully it's memorable enough that someone will know what game it is. Sounds like Divine Divinity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Divinity
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Jan 9, 2012 09:39
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Hey, it is, thanks! I've seen it on GoG but somehow it never clicked for me that it was the same game.
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Jan 9, 2012 09:49
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The Butcher posted:Nope. Much less sci-fi. No 3D stuff. This is another long shot, but as middle school kids we'd all play Metal Knights, which is a turn-based, play-by-email (or online) tile-based "present day" strategy game. And sounds like around the right time period. http://metalknights.com/TheGame.html edit: pic: 
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Jan 9, 2012 10:37
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I've had a question burning on my mind for a few years now, and I finally have proof that the game I'm thinking of exists: This is from a family photo dated 1996. The game on the computer is what I'm trying to remember. Here's what I can recall: - The game was either DOS or Windows, probably 95 or earlier. - The game was either educational or basic puzzle-solving. - It wasn't very hard despite my being really young, and the graphics were very cartoonish and child-friendly. - There was another image my brother and I both remember, of what I think was the game's hub: a nice wood-paneled room with a fireplace and an easy chair, with some kind of... blue penguin sitting in it? I think he was a character? Here's a closeup of the computer with labels of what's on the screen:  I remember that particular mini-game thing being about making music of some kind. I know it's really vague, but it's one of the only games I remember playing that I can't find. I've searched archives of DOS games and such from around that time to no avail, and it's so frustrating 
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Jan 9, 2012 18:08
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I played this game on the SNES or Genesis I think. I was an animal I think, and I tried to save the world from pollution or trash or something. It was a side scroller, and I remember really dark backgrounds. Also, I think I was an armadillo or opossum. I don't think it was a good game (probably just a standard side scroller), but I liked it when I rented it waaaaaaaaaaay back when from Blockbuster.
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Jan 9, 2012 20:45
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Request #2. It was a PC game. RPG/action hybrid maybe? I never played it, but I picked it up all the time in EB Games to read the back cover. I only ever saw it ONCE, and it was used and for like $10. I remember something about cows on the cover, and it was being launched by a trebuchet or crossbow. I think the game didn't do well.
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Jan 9, 2012 20:47
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Vrikkian posted:I played this game on the SNES or Genesis I think. I was an animal I think, and I tried to save the world from pollution or trash or something. It was a side scroller, and I remember really dark backgrounds. Awesome Possum ?
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Jan 9, 2012 21:01
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I'm looking for what I think is a freeware Japanese-made game. In it, you are a what seems to be a commando character who infiltrates bases to complete certain missions. You can either stealth kill with a knife or throw grenades and you must rely on stealth. One mission is where you rescue some prisoners, another is where you need to disable a bomb. You had a limited amount of lives and no save point.
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Jan 9, 2012 21:06
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Lowen SoDium posted:Awesome Possum ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awesome_Possum That it is! And yup, looks like everyone hated the game 
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Jan 10, 2012 06:07
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One of a Kind posted:For a while I was convinced I knew this game. "Oh yeah, an audience watching the game and interacting with it! I recognise this!"... but then after about fifteen minutes of trying to think of the game I was remembering, it turned out that I was completely wrong. However! Those simple cartoony graphics reminded me of early Windows 95 games by the company '7th Level', so I started googling around and found something that it might be. This is a complete stab in the dark, considering I've never played the games in question, but the Tuneland and Lil' Howie games seem to have the 'music-based, educational, mid-90s child-friendly and flat-coloured' thing going on at least.
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Jan 10, 2012 16:57
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I'm looking for a late 90s to early 00s action RPG on the PC. The game featured Greek and/or Roman gods as the playable characters in a hack and slash sort of game, I think the game may have still used sprites, I'm not entirely sure.
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Jan 10, 2012 21:29
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I'm looking for an old DOS game that I watched my dad play when I was very young. It took place in a casino, and featured several casino games (blackjack, video poker, etc). However, it had a point and click interface to go between rooms. One could exit and reenter the casino, as well. The thing I remember most vividly, though, is that you could go to some sort of self-help group meeting to clear your mind and increase your luck on the games. Hopefully I'm not going crazy. Thanks in advance!
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Jan 11, 2012 02:24
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steakmancer posted:I'm looking for a late 90s to early 00s action RPG on the PC. Titan Quest?
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Jan 11, 2012 02:49
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I don't think you were a god in Titan Quest. You fought them though, as well as a lot of the Titans themselves. The game was also really waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too drat long.
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Jan 12, 2012 01:11
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I am looking for a game that was a PC RTS in the same style as Red Alert. I played it on my brothers computer in the mid to late 90's. The graphics were alright from what I remember. In the game I remember there being 4 factions you could choose from. I don't really remember any of the factions or anything about the story mode but I do remember that the game started with a D. I want to find this game against and I know its vague but would really like help.
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Jan 12, 2012 04:10
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RenegadeStyle1 posted:I am looking for a game that was a PC RTS in the same style as Red Alert. I played it on my brothers computer in the mid to late 90's. The graphics were alright from what I remember. In the game I remember there being 4 factions you could choose from. I don't really remember any of the factions or anything about the story mode but I do remember that the game started with a D. I want to find this game against and I know its vague but would really like help. Was it Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3? This site has screenshots: http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12107&tab=screen
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Jan 12, 2012 04:12
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Fergus Mac Roich posted:Was it Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3? This site has screenshots: Yes, right when I saw the name I recognized it. Thank you.
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Jan 12, 2012 04:13
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Vrikkian posted:Request #2.
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Jan 12, 2012 04:21
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I've pitched this before and no one has ever gotten it. It was a commodore 64 game. You played on a sort of chess board. It was 2 player and each turn both sides would choose a piece and fight each other. Different pieces had different attacks and I think maybe each side had unique pieces. The only piece I remember was a bird. (maybe a phoenix) Its only attack was exploding, but it could survive explosions and keep exploding over and over again. I remember it was my favorite because it could dodge other attacks by exploding just before they hit.
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Jan 12, 2012 10:26
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Dr_Amazing posted:I've pitched this before and no one has ever gotten it. It was a commodore 64 game. You played on a sort of chess board. It was 2 player and each turn both sides would choose a piece and fight each other. Different pieces had different attacks and I think maybe each side had unique pieces. The only piece I remember was a bird. (maybe a phoenix) Its only attack was exploding, but it could survive explosions and keep exploding over and over again. I remember it was my favorite because it could dodge other attacks by exploding just before they hit. Could it have been Archon? I've played this game once and it's a bit like what you're describing. The wiki article mentions a Phoenix, too.
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Jan 12, 2012 10:32
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Yeah, definitely Archon.
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Jan 12, 2012 11:16
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pigdog posted:Yeah, definitely Archon.
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Jan 12, 2012 12:09
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It sure was. My dad hated the Phoenix.
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Jan 12, 2012 17:05
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Yo, what was that game that was 4 players at one keyboard each controlling a bunny and trying to jump on the other bunnies heads to kill them?
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Jan 12, 2012 21:26
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Illusive gently caress Man posted:Yo, what was that game that was 4 players at one keyboard each controlling a bunny and trying to jump on the other bunnies heads to kill them?
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Jan 12, 2012 21:36
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LennyBriscoCountyJr posted:Jump N Bump? YESS loving jump n bump
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Jan 12, 2012 21:43
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I tried my best, but nobody I work with remembers, and Google keeps finding random PDFs. What was the name of the 90s (I think) combat flight simulator that came with a 3-ply code wheel? I'm pretty sure I played it on a Gateway 2000 running DOS/3.1, if that helps. It's not Microsoft Flight Simulator or Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe, all of the aircraft I remember were jet powered.
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Jan 14, 2012 03:47
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Shalhavet posted:I tried my best, but nobody I work with remembers, and Google keeps finding random PDFs. What was the name of the 90s (I think) combat flight simulator that came with a 3-ply code wheel? I'm pretty sure I played it on a Gateway 2000 running DOS/3.1, if that helps. It's not Microsoft Flight Simulator or Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe, all of the aircraft I remember were jet powered. Just the code wheel is a little vague to go on. What was the gameplay like, arcade or hardcore? Was there a campaign? Do any of these look familiar?
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Jan 14, 2012 04:12
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F-15 Strike Eagle III looks the closest, but I don't remember the menu very well. No mention of a code wheel either. It wasn't a Jane's game. Gameplay was hardcore, and there was a campaign, though I couldn't tell you what it was about. There was a mission involving the destruction of a bridge and a convoy in the same area, but I'm afraid most combat flight sims have that. EDIT: It was on 5 1/4" floppies. Looking around on MobyGames (Thanks for that site, by the way) it looks like it may have been JetFighter II: Advanced Tactical Fighter, but once again, there's no mention of a code wheel for that game. Shalhavet fucked around with this message at 04:35 on Jan 14, 2012 |
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Jan 14, 2012 04:27
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Genpei Turtle posted:80s cyborg ninja scrolling beat'em up immediately makes me think The Ninja Warriors, but I don't remember that game having powerups at all. It's not that, is it? No, I remember that game, also it had no powerups. Neo Rasa posted:Are you sure they were ninja? This sounds like Robo Army or Eight Man: I didn't know these two, but the game I was thinking of had a bit more of a sidescroller dynamic and was less like Double Dragon.
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Jan 14, 2012 05:05
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Shalhavet posted:F-15 Strike Eagle III looks the closest, but I don't remember the menu very well. No mention of a code wheel either. It wasn't a Jane's game. Gameplay was hardcore, and there was a campaign, though I couldn't tell you what it was about. There was a mission involving the destruction of a bridge and a convoy in the same area, but I'm afraid most combat flight sims have that. It sounds an awful lot like a game I had off a big freeware/shareware CD when I was a kid (it also had Might & Magic 2). I want to say it was *something* Raptor, but not the more modern F-22 Raptor game. Hopefully that helps your search. I can't really remember much beyond that and I can't do in depth looking at work. Honestly, the only thing I remember about it was the bridge blowing up mission and a menu option called "Zulu Alert" which I played a ton because you didn't have to take off and land in that mode. 
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Zaodai, based solely on the game type Zulu Alert, the one you're thinking of is F29 Retaliator. It didn't have a code wheel though. I called my dad to see if he remembers, but I doubt he will.
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