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Pieter

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The retro games topic
« on: January 05, 2007, 05:45:44 AM »
Post links of good free-/shareware/commercial games that you haven't played in ages. I think this is a good idea because viewing this topic will make you remember some of the games that you forgot about and play them again.

Jazz Jackrabbit 1 (DOS, platform): Download / Wikipedia
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 (Windows, platform): Download / Wikipedia
Tyrian 2000 (DOS, action): Download / Wikipedia
Dweep (Windows, puzzle): Download / Screenshot
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Re: The retro games topic
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2007, 10:39:40 AM »
Warcraft II (Windows/Mac): Screenshots

I'm a pretty big fan of the classic Microsoft games though...
SkiFree (Windows): Download / Wikipedia
Jezzball (Windows): Download / Wikipedia
Rodent's Revenge (Windows): Download / Wikipedia
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Re: The retro games topic
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2007, 04:56:01 PM »
Hows this for retro, I still play Theme Hospital every once in a while.
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Re: The retro games topic
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2007, 01:50:21 AM »
Quote from: Ryan Wagner on January 05, 2007, 10:39:40 AM
I'm a pretty big fan of the classic Microsoft games though...
SkiFree (Windows): Download / Wikipedia
Jezzball (Windows): Download / Wikipedia
Ah, yes. I've played those game too. My favorites from the Microsoft Entertainment Pack are Pipe Dream and JezzBall.

Microsoft Puzzle Pack (Windows; puzzles): Website / Download

I really like that last one; it's a collection of cool puzzle games such as Rat Poker (screenshot) and Finty Flush (screenshot). I wish I had the full version...
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Re: The retro games topic
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2007, 10:51:50 AM »
Jezzball is my all time favorite from the MS WEP and one that I have and still play from time to time.
It is the perfect example of a very well crafted game that is both fun and addicting.

Another fun game that I like a lot was a game called "QIX".  Here is the link to one I found on the net:
http://www.classicgaming.com/rotw/qix/
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Re: The retro games topic
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2007, 11:36:06 AM »
Ha, I had never heard of QIX but I play Fillit all of the time...which essentially looks like the same thing:
http://www.arcadetown.com/fillit/playgame.asp
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Re: The retro games topic
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2007, 01:57:01 AM »
@Ryan: that game won't load here...
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Re: The retro games topic
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2007, 10:21:39 AM »
Fillit is a fun game.  Reminds me a lot of both QIX and Jezzball.  Thanks for another fun game to play Ryan.
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Re: The retro games topic
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2007, 11:53:40 AM »
Maybe you could try this URL to see if the game loads. Java seems to have troubles from time to time loading the game and you might have to clear your cache if you have problems.
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Re: The retro games topic
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2007, 10:20:38 AM »
Java, eh? I disabled that because it slows down my PC too much for a web plugin.

I like this game more than JezzBall, because you can change direction.
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Re: The retro games topic
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2007, 11:17:49 AM »
Yep, it's Java and it is a lot of fun. I haven't played it in so long that I can't remember how far I had gotten.
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Re: The retro games topic
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2007, 11:50:54 AM »
How about Theme Park (DOS)? It's the first sim game ever made, as far as I know.
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Re: The retro games topic
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2007, 03:21:00 PM »
Interesting...I never heard about that.
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Re: The retro games topic
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2007, 04:30:15 PM »
Quote from: pdedecker on January 08, 2007, 11:50:54 AM
How about Theme Park (DOS)? It's the first sim game ever made, as far as I know.
Wikipedia
Played it a long time ago when I was more into gaming than I am now.  It was decent.
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Re: The retro games topic
« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2007, 01:17:44 AM »
Theme Park and Theme hospital are great! Awesome in there time and still good now!
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