Comments on: A Brief History Of Modern Retro

By: Good read

Good read — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:21:33 +0000

Confirmed :(

By: john t

john t — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:20 +0000

http://digg.com/pc_games/PC_Gaming_is_Doomed

looks like someone lifted this article from you wholesale and managed to make the front page of digg with it.

By: retro

retro — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:09 +0000

I think I have actually played (for most, through) every single game mentioned.

I’m actually kind of depressed due to it, mostly because it means a) there’s nothing left to discover and b) I am completely right about gaming 10-20 years ago being pretty much infinitely better in terms of depth and quality and innovation compared to the last 5+.

Sacrifice you should definitely check out if you don’t know it yet, it will hold up well.
Wish there were more stuff like Dungeon Keeper, Evil Genius, etc.
It’s good to be bad.

You guys should/could also use this as an incentive to write about the lack of evil-side gaming opportunities.

By: apa

apa — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:55:56 +0000

You’re right, Gunship 2000 would be the true retro pick :) But hey, EECH was released in mid-90′s and it still has a community!

By: Risingson

Risingson — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:03:06 +0000

And again. I got stuck in the Gunship 2000/ Apache Longbow years :(

By: apa

apa — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:14:05 +0000

Why simulations are never mentioned in these retro flashback pieces? After all the PC was and still is _the_ sim platform. Especially helicopter sims. In my opinion, Enemy Engaged: Comanche Hokum (+ community mods and freetrack, see http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/forums/13/1/EECH_EEAH.html) has not been beaten yet by anything. Some might say that Longbow 2 is better and more realistic but I think EECH is more fun and feels better to fly.

By: Spacewalk

Spacewalk — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:55:59 +0000

I think it’s the best thing she’s ever done but I could be biased seeing as it’s for Hexen. I’m quite fond of the sadly unfinished Centromere myself. Another good one is Caldera.

By: Erlend M

Erlend M — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:24:01 +0000

I’d like to give a shout out to Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos from 2001, one of my most favourite games along with the aforementioned Thief: The Dark Project, Betrayal at Krondor and Deus Ex. It’s an open world space shooter (mission- and story-based, though, not as open as the X series), and one of the most immersive games I’ve ever played.

By: Joel

Joel — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:16:50 +0000

Ah, Fantasy General. Simultaneously one of my favorite war games, and the one that vexes me the most. Never could beat it, though I still try again every once and a while even through today…

By: Risingson

Risingson — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:54:47 +0000

Mario, isn’t a hardware bit involved with legacy gaming? Like the one needed for 16-bit Zbuffer…

By: plugmonkey

plugmonkey — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:44:50 +0000

I know. But I’ve never finished the bastard thing. I get to the multi-storey cruise liner Terror Site missions and then everyone dies and I give up. Then a few months later, I try again. :(

Anyway, I got bored and started Silent Storm again instead. Never got on with it before, but I’m loving it at the moment.

By: Mario Figueiredo

Mario Figueiredo — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:48:29 +0000

When all else fails, use a Virtual Machine. Check VMWare, Virtual PC or VirtualBox. Of course, you need the old operating system installation disk(s).