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Post by JuniorFE on Sept 18, 2024 14:31:28 GMT
Might as well rename this thread to "General Vintage Computers Stuff" at this point  |
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Post by JuniorFE on Sept 18, 2024 14:31:51 GMT
Alright, now delete the last couple pages so I look crazy  |
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Post by quadfather on Sept 18, 2024 14:33:25 GMT
You'll soon be reminiscing about breath of the wild to people younger than you that have never even heard of it, before you realise it's all too late  |
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Post by JuniorFE on Sept 18, 2024 14:36:38 GMT
You'll soon be reminiscing about breath of the wild to people younger than you that have never even heard of it, before you realise it's all too late "Back in my day, Link jumping was revolutionary and bomb launches were a glitch!" *shakes cane at clouds* |
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Post by quadfather on Sept 18, 2024 14:37:24 GMT
You should quote that for posterity |
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Post by wunty on Sept 18, 2024 14:37:33 GMT
Ha. You could at least change your step size iirc. Still.... The restricted movement just added to the sheer otherworldliness to it. I also can't explain just how unsettling the game was. It was the turrets. Just a pyramid stuck on a cuboid yet really sinister. You got a cardboard version of the moon as well and you could draw out your own map on it denoting landmarks and drilling locations on each region.
I don't think I ever got one drill right though after the first area (and only then because of the great big fuck off "X" in it).
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Post by wunty on Sept 18, 2024 14:38:49 GMT
To be fair it's more exciting talking about old games than a 700 quid console with three extra pixels and better puddles.
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Post by quadfather on Sept 18, 2024 14:39:12 GMT
It was a totally batshit game for sure. I felt almost suffocated by it for some weird reason. It really created this very strange sense of place.
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Post by wunty on Sept 18, 2024 14:39:45 GMT
Yeah that's it exactly. Suffocating.
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Sept 18, 2024 14:40:40 GMT
My neighbours were Beta testers for 3D Construction Kit. Seeing it was a reality check about the capabilities of the Freescape engine.
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Post by wunty on Sept 18, 2024 14:41:32 GMT
Driller was a game that worked so well because of the weird juxtaposition of the advancements in technology (the Freescape engine was revolutionary) and the restrictions of technology (the Freescape engine was so limiting and looked horrendous. That coupled with the mechanics, the premise and the soundtrack made for a really surreal and at times nightmarish game.
3D graphics at that time were no doubt truly gamechanging yet everything about the rudimentary appearance and the limitations in frame rate meant games utilsing engines like that were weird beasts.
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Post by wunty on Sept 18, 2024 14:44:44 GMT
What was that game that was essentially a 3d open world game using wireframes wherein you crashed on a planet and had to spend your time trying to build a starship to escape said planet. Anyone remember?
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Post by Jambowayoh on Sept 18, 2024 14:46:42 GMT
C'mon guys time to back in the van and back to your retirement homes. We're playing dominoes and it's mushed up spaghetti bolognese for dinner.
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Sept 18, 2024 14:48:09 GMT
Driller was the nuts.
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Sept 18, 2024 14:49:02 GMT
I used to spend so much time twatting about with 3D Construction Kit, too
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Post by wunty on Sept 18, 2024 14:53:12 GMT
C'mon guys time to back in the van and back to your retirement homes. We're playing driller and it's mushed up spaghetti bolognese for dinner. Yaaay
Ach wait. I've just shit myself.
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Post by quadfather on Sept 18, 2024 14:53:15 GMT
What was that game that was essentially a 3d open world game using wireframes wherein you crashed on a planet and had to spend your time trying to build a starship to escape said planet. Anyone remember? On the C64? Hmm I was going to say eidolon but that wasn't wire frames. Good chance you didn't build a spaceship too, er. Give us some more clues |
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Post by Gruf on Sept 18, 2024 14:58:14 GMT
What was that game that was essentially a 3d open world game using wireframes wherein you crashed on a planet and had to spend your time trying to build a starship to escape said planet. Anyone remember? Mercenary? |
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Post by wunty on Sept 18, 2024 14:58:25 GMT
Eidolon was the cave one wasn't it? You had to find the coloured crystals then fight a dragon. That was fucking terrifying as well. Sure it was the C64. Hmmm. Maybe it was the Amiga. Then again it looked really basic.
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Post by wunty on Sept 18, 2024 14:58:49 GMT
What was that game that was essentially a 3d open world game using wireframes wherein you crashed on a planet and had to spend your time trying to build a starship to escape said planet. Anyone remember? Mercenary? Ooooh that's it! it was on the Atari as well I think. |
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Post by quadfather on Sept 18, 2024 15:04:41 GMT
Wasn't that the one based on land and you had to drive jeeps and stuff?
/I am possibly very old
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Post by wunty on Sept 18, 2024 15:08:32 GMT
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Post by rhaegyr on Sept 18, 2024 15:10:24 GMT
No love for Zamzara? Used to play that with my dad all the time. Game was hard as nails.
The C64 version of Total Recall wasn't half bad too.
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Post by Gruf on Sept 18, 2024 15:10:42 GMT
I could never get my head around Mercenary TBH. Boulderdash was more my thing, I have never found a version for my phone that played as well as original First Star version
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Post by Jambowayoh on Sept 18, 2024 15:11:02 GMT
C'mon guys time to back in the van and back to your retirement homes. We're playing driller and it's mushed up spaghetti bolognese for dinner. Yaaay
Ach wait. I've just shit myself.
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Post by wunty on Sept 18, 2024 15:14:12 GMT
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Post by quadfather on Sept 18, 2024 15:19:18 GMT
Fuck me, this is epic I've got to try and recreate that on the synths |
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Post by wunty on Sept 18, 2024 15:20:46 GMT
I just bought that Bandcamp album. It was a no brainer.
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Post by quadfather on Sept 18, 2024 15:26:40 GMT
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Post by quadfather on Sept 18, 2024 15:56:48 GMT
I just bought that Bandcamp album. It was a no brainer. I've just had a scoot through and put that Driller version on again and it's almost reduced me to tears! I remember my dad asking me to put Driller on when I was younger as he loved the music. Fuck me, that hit hard. |
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