What games have people bought/acquired this year?

[Monkey]

I saw this topic on another board so i will acknowledge it. Question is as posted.

This year I've bought

1) CTP
2) Ultimate civ2 collection
3) SMAC
4) Half life
5) Myth 2
6) Roller Coaster Tycoon and the Add on, Added Attractions.
7) Jagged Alliance 2
8) Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings

I won Aliens vs Predator in a competition


[This message has been edited by Monkey (edited December 08, 1999).]

[Narck]

This year I have bought:

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Test of Time
Civilization: Call to Power
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Rollercoaster Tycoon
Age of Empires 2: the Age of Kings
Seven Kingdoms 2
Gangsters
Unreal
Heroes of Might & Magic III

This year I've illegally downloaded :

Diplomacy
Age of Wonders
Creatures 3

And I'm glad I did, they sucked! Should have downloaded 7 kingdoms 2 as well. Nastiest game ever.

[Monkey]

Narck I've heard that seven kingdoms 2 had great strategic potential. I played the demo and I couldn't get the hang of it either but I have to admit I didn't try too hard to get used to it. It seems like 7K2 is really not a game for the casual gamer and most people used to the usual RTS game will most likely hate it.

BTW do you have the add on for roller coaster tycoon yet?

[mingko]

Thank you Narck for saving my money because I planned to buy Age of Wonders.
I will probably go for Age of Kings instead.

[KarstenWilli]

As far as I remember

AOK
SMAC
TOT
XCom interceptor
Flight 2000
Colin McRally
RPG collection
2 other game collections
Fallout 2
SM's Gettysburg
Email games XCom

[Sith Knight]

Hmmm...

1.Civ2 MGE
2.Baldur's Gate+Exp.
3.Dark Reign+Exp.(Bought it last year, didn't like it, I'm getting more used to it this year)
4.Jagged Alliance 2
5.Might and Magic Millenium Edition(Consisting of M&M 4,5,6,and 7)
6.Age of Kings
7.Age of Wonders(It's ok, strangely, I usually see the intro a few seconds late, it's gotta be my hard drive)

Yo Narck, link me some good sites where I can download these warez.

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[Narck]

Originally posted by Monkey on 12-08-1999 08:43 AM
Narck I've heard that seven kingdoms 2 had great strategic potential. I played the demo and I couldn't get the hang of it either but I have to admit I didn't try too hard to get used to it. It seems like 7K2 is really not a game for the casual gamer and most people used to the usual RTS game will most likely hate it.

BTW do you have the add on for roller coaster tycoon yet?

Yeah, I didn't try either to get used to it, it was just too damn annoying

I don't know, but I think that a game that you have to get used to in order to appreciate it, is by definition (well, mine at least) a bad one.

I haven't acquired the rollercoaster tycoon addon yet? Should I? What extras does it have? How much does it cost?

mingko,

I didn't like AOW. You might though. In any case AOK IS a great game. Can't go wrong on that one. Why don't you try downloading AOW first on those warez sites, and then buying it if you do like it? That's what I'll be doing from now on. Since 7K2 I am surely not wasting any more money on games that look nice in the store but turn out to be a total disaster. Mind you, if I DO like the game, I WILL buy it to support the creators.

[Zkribbler]

Starfleet Command.

Finally, a good Star Trek computer game! A few months ago, at IntgrSpin's urging, I downloaded the demo. I gave it a bad review because, even though the graphics were great, the game was grossly unbalanced. Later, I was given the actual game. So much better!! There's still a couple of scenarios which I believe are unwinnable, but most of them are very exciting. Plus, you can always bring up "Skirmish" and design your own.

[Narck]

www.warezlist.com has a good overview of sites...

[AustralianJeremy]

Well, the ones I like:

Unreal Tournament
GTA2
USAF
SMAC
Darkstone
Homeworld
Driver
X-Wing Alliance
Starcraft Brood War
NFS4: HS
System Shock 2
Aliens vs Predator

[Monkey]

I played the AOW demo for a while and it was Ok except for one minor complaint> the interface. You left click to select a unit and then left click again to move the unit. You have to right click to deselect the unit... similar to CTP on default mode. The graphics are cute and the tactical combat was interesting.

Narck, I only started playing RCT again after I bought the addon pack. I didn't really play much RCT because civ2/ctp took most of my time back then so I'm probably not too sure what is new or not. I'll try anyway.

New stuff in the roller coaster tycoon add on pack.

1) Crooked house
2) Circus (I love this gentle ride... you get to hear all sorts of circus sounds)
3) flying saucers
4) Rotodrop
5) Cycle monorail
6) Ghost train
7) Mini golf (YEah!!!... too bad there are only four holes but still it ROCKS!!!)
8) River ride


I'll quote the list of roller coasters of a source because I don't really know the difference between roller coasters.

1)Side friction
2)Heartline Twister RC
3)Flying Rollercoaster
4)Steel Twister
5)Steel wild mouse
6)Wooden twister
7)Reverser
8)Virginia Reel


also there are new elements to the roller coasters and you can colour each roller coaster part a different colour.

multicoloured balloons, umbrellas, hats, queing paths.

More wall textures, flower beds(There are quarter square flower beds now), a banner feature which you can make into no entrance sign.

New scenery: Dinosaur, jungle, Spooky, Abstract

2 new entertainers: Roman, gorilla,

A very cool feature: The ability to add music to any ride.

There are probably more features I haven't mentioned yet. I think the add on pack is good value for money. I think in the US it sells for around $20, not to sure though. I bought mine for AUS$26, a bargain price here in Oz.

[Narck]

Sounds really good. I think I'll go hunting for it

[shmily_dana]

Age of Kings
StarFleet Command
Birth Of the Federation
Civ:CTP
Alpha Centari

I'm pretty sure my wife got me SMACX for Christmas.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Diplomacy was bad? Damn, I would have liked to see it be good!

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I got:

Baldur's Gate (last weekend of last year)
SMAC
Imperialism II
Close Combat III
Madden 2000
Starcraft (now that is the LAST RTS I am ever playing!)
Civ II: TOT
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast
SMACX
Panzer General II
Ultima IX: Ascension (REAL GOOD)

Hmm, I think that is it (unless I get Planescape: Torment before this year is out )

[Jimmy Liu]

The games I bought legally -
CTP
SMAC
Dark Reign + Expansion

Games I got imported (illegally?) from other countries -
Starcrat + brood war
SimCity 3000
Age of Kings
Resident Evil 2
Commandos - Beyond the Call of Duty
Ppopulous - The Beginning