Good Old Games

Pr⊕phet said:
april 19 2011 update

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Star Control 1+2
If you like Science Fiction, look no further. You can't possibly go wrong with these two addictive Sci-Fi games, each with a cult following of its own.

First, there was Star Control, a turn-based strategy game with an addictive real-time arcade combat mode called Mêlée. This was essentially a relatively close-quarters duel between two spaceships. The most impressive thing about this mode, and the game in general, was that, somehow, the game's creators managed to make the dozen or so race-specific ship types completely different from each other, yet at the same time balanced.

Star Control 2 added even more races and ships to the fray, while retaining balance in the Mêlée mode, but changed the underlying gameplay considerably. The sequel was turned into more of a space-faring adventure game, with quests, diplomacy and character progression in the form of ship upgrades. The gameplay is as addictive as ever and the storyline is both good and believable, with tons of memorable characters, races and humor that will make you go back to this game again and again.​

wow, just wow. this game had me playing for hours and hours. brings back good memories :D
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OMFG ... I'm buying ... I'm buying ... where the *bleep* is my card 0.o

Starcon 2 is probably still one of my favourite games of all time :o

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Oh my!! That whopping 15MB download. My poor cap :D
 
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shadowfox said:
OMFG ... I'm buying ... I'm buying ... where the *bleep* is my card 0.o

Starcon 2 is probably still one of my favourite games of all time :o

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Oh my!! That whopping 15MB download. My poor cap :D
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Haha that probably came on 10 discs :p

I'm grabbing this one as well ... good memories.
 
Murph said:
Haha that probably came on 10 discs :p

I'm grabbing this one as well ... good memories.
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Yeah ... Starcon 2 was something like 8 or 9 discs. I remember my dad moaning that I was going to fill up his 40MB drive with a game - I had to promise to delete all my other games :D
 
shadowfox said:
OMFG ... I'm buying ... I'm buying ... where the *bleep* is my card 0.o

Starcon 2 is probably still one of my favourite games of all time :o

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Oh my!! That whopping 15MB download. My poor cap :]
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Murph said:
Haha that probably came on 10 discs :p

I'm grabbing this one as well ... good memories.
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shadowfox said:
Yeah ... Starcon 2 was something like 8 or 9 discs. I remember my dad moaning that I was going to fill up his 40MB drive with a game - I had to promise to delete all my other games :D
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Lol glad I listed it then :),

but yes Starcontrol is legend.
 
shadowfox said:
Yes. And then came ████████████████ - and my worst nightmares. Never did finish that. Possibly because I couldn't see the screen through the tears of grief.
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we speak not of that which should not be named.
 
april 20 2011 update

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GOG Gems Promo: Another World 60% off today!
As our catalog gets bigger and better every week, it’s easy to lose track of some of the awesome games that we have to offer. Of course Fallout, Baldur’s Gate, and some other of our most popular titles will always get a lot of attention, but GOG has many more classics to bring you. To help encourage you to explore the dustier reaches of GOG’s catalog, we’re going to be offering a promo on the first and third Wednesday of every month. Think of it as a curated promo on some of GOG’s favorite titles that you may not have played. Whether we’re encouraging you to explore incredible new worlds or inviting you to see how a titanic series got its start, we think every game we’re going to be offering on our GOG Gem Promos will be an excellent title, and we hope you give them all a try.

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Also a classic. I would recommend it.
 
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