View Full Version : Not-so-famous pc game's you have played/owned
Eddie Haskell
28-07-07, 00:20
I have played soooo many, and I still own most of them. The others I gave to the Black Hole that is my nieces and nephews. I am scanning the boxes for the images. Here is a start, anyone play this one by any chance?
http://img34.picoodle.com/img/img34/9/7/27/f_Skynet1996fm_79aa2c0.jpg (http://img27.picoodle.com/img/img27/9/7/27/f_Skynet1996m_0fb7d9f.jpg)
http://img26.picoodle.com/img/img26/9/7/27/f_Skynet1996bm_0c9e4f1.jpg (http://img29.picoodle.com/img/img29/9/7/27/f_Skynet1996bm_7544f76.jpg)
It was a thrilling game, one that recreated Arnold's Terminator very well. So much to do and use in the game, and the graphics were awesome for it's time.
i used to play jazz jackrabbit 2. i dunno if it was popular, but i used 2 play it alot when i was younger. the demo anyway.
i still hav the 1st few levels memorized :D
Hmm...I had Machine Hunter, which I used to play a lot. :tmb:
Eddie Haskell
28-07-07, 00:40
Hmm...I had Machine Hunter, which I used to play a lot. :tmb:
I almost bought that game, but was talked out of it by a buddy who said I would not like it. And at that time there were so many titles I was playing (including Tomb Raider!)
i used to play jazz jackrabbit 2. i dunno if it was popular, but i used 2 play it alot when i was younger. the demo anyway.
i still hav the 1st few levels memorized :D
I have that somewhere, I bought it for my nieces and nephews to play when they came over. Or perhaps I gave it away. don't know.
LaraCablara
28-07-07, 00:54
Croc 2 :D, it got horrible reviews, but I loved it anyway.
I remembered that I used to play the Zoo Tycoon games and American McGee's Alice. I bought that game three times and got rid of it each time. :vlol: The first time I played it I got very little sleep that night because I was scared. The characters are so deformed and demonic looking. Don't even get me started on the music. I never could finish that game without using cheats. Here's the cover:
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m55/gurideape/telas/alice1.jpg
Judging by the cover, you can pretty much find out why I found it scary.
Eddie Haskell
28-07-07, 01:09
Croc 2? That's the kind of game that I would not have played, too arcade for me. I recall one of my nieces had it for her console though. :)
However, here is a game that every Tomb Raider fan should have played back then. Released in 1996 (what a coincidence) it was a truly incredible experience and is in my top 5 all-time games. It had everything that an adventure game needs, and more.
http://img35.picoodle.com/img/img35/9/7/27/f_AzraelsTearm_de32e28.jpg (http://img34.picoodle.com/img/img34/9/7/27/f_AzraelsTearm_b0e2584.jpg)
http://img35.picoodle.com/img/img35/9/7/27/f_AzraelsTearm_b153633.jpg (http://img27.picoodle.com/img/img27/9/7/27/f_AzraelsTearm_cb4a6a1.jpg)
Here is an interesting but brief review (http://www.justadventure.com/reviews/Azraels_Tear/Azraels_Tear.shtm) of the game.
Eddie Haskell
28-07-07, 01:16
I remembered that I used to play the Zoo Tycoon games and American McGee's Alice. I bought that game three times and got rid of it each time. :vlol: The first time I played it I got very little sleep that night because I was scared. The characters are so deformed and demonic looking. Don't even get me started on the music. I never could finish that game without using cheats. Here's the cover:
Judging by the cover, you can pretty much find out why I found it scary.
You are quite correct, that game freaked me out. A truly creepy experience to say the least. A neighbor gave me the game after he found out that his 11 year old was having trouble sleeping after playing it. I pointed out that the game was rated "M" and that he should never have purchased it for such a young girl and he said "But I thought it was Alice In Wonderland"! I said, "look at the cover". :D
Kings Bounty. Greatest game of all time!
Been playing it for close to 15 years!
FomarThain
28-07-07, 01:43
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z11/FomarThain/Miscellaneous/OutpostIntoScreen.jpg
Outpost from Sierra. Buggy as hell and I loved every minute!:)
Eddie Haskell
28-07-07, 01:50
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z11/FomarThain/Miscellaneous/OutpostIntoScreen.jpg
Outpost from Sierra. Buggy as hell and I loved every minute!:)
That was Sierra's trademark. "Buggy as hell"...;)
I never played that game, must find out more about it. :)
FomarThain
28-07-07, 01:59
That was Sierra's trademark. "Buggy as hell"...;)
I never played that game, must find out more about it. :)
Its an oldie. But you can find some info here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outpost_(computer_game)).
Didn't you say you were an ex-military guy Eddie? Another game that seemed to just find a niche audience was Full Spectrum Warrior (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_spectrum_warrior) (if you haven't played it don't read the story line section of the wikipedia site). A great military strategy game. Underappreciated.
Eddie Haskell
28-07-07, 02:03
Its an oldie. But you can find some info here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outpost_(computer_game)).
Didn't you say you were an ex-military guy Eddie? Another game that seemed to just find a niche audience was Full Spectrum Warrior (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_spectrum_warrior). A great military strategy game. Underappreciated.
Heheheh, yes we did use a variant of that game for training purposes. It is actually quite good, and I am very adept at playing it. But it's hardly not-so-famous...;) :)
FomarThain
28-07-07, 02:40
...But it's hardly not-so-famous...;) :)
True but I thought I would recommend it. Sorry for the slight derail.:)
Eddie Haskell
28-07-07, 02:58
True but I thought I would recommend it. Sorry for the slight derail.:)
No derail, I'm sure that others here would eat this game up. it is fantastic. :D
oocladableeblah
28-07-07, 03:03
I have ultimate ride.
sims 2 count? i know i played a haunted mansion with my mum AGES ago ( it was on a floppy disk!) and you had to type in the action
eg: "walk forward"
VonCroy360
28-07-07, 13:05
I remembered that I used to play the Zoo Tycoon games and American McGee's Alice. I bought that game three times and got rid of it each time. :vlol: The first time I played it I got very little sleep that night because I was scared. The characters are so deformed and demonic looking. Don't even get me started on the music. I never could finish that game without using cheats. Here's the cover:
Judging by the cover, you can pretty much find out why I found it scary.
Oh I loved that game! It's still one of my favourites after all these years and many technically more advanced games. My favourite area has to be the black-white chess set, the looking glass land,..
Maybe I liked it so much cause I loved the original Alice as a kid...
:)
I remembered that I used to play the Zoo Tycoon games and American McGee's Alice. I bought that game three times and got rid of it each time. :vlol: The first time I played it I got very little sleep that night because I was scared. The characters are so deformed and demonic looking. Don't even get me started on the music. I never could finish that game without using cheats. Here's the cover:
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m55/gurideape/telas/alice1.jpg
Judging by the cover, you can pretty much find out why I found it scary.
lol, I had that game too. Even Alice freaked me out with the blood stained apron and those huge eyes. Lost it aswell when we moved aswell(along with my Tomb Raider collection, which I regained this summer, however I couldn't find this one:() The real pain was the last boss.Ewwww....
coolaideonfire
28-07-07, 13:27
Syberia and Syberia 2... I don't think they were ever too popular in the mainstream.
The story just kept me intrigued so much. I played both for hours and hours.
Oh! I like American McGee's Alice :p I bought it not too long ago :) Pretty hard game, but never too hard for me :D
Legend of Lara
28-07-07, 13:29
Jazz Jackrabbit and Grim Fandago. :D
VonCroy360
28-07-07, 13:33
Oh! I like American McGee's Alice :p I bought it not too long ago :) Pretty hard game, but never too hard for me :D
True. I almost killed myself completing that on Medium. Not to mention Hard and Nightmare. :o
:)
Eddie Haskell
28-07-07, 13:43
Mechwarrior 2 (1995) was a groundbreaking game. Featuring tremendous combat, superlative futuristic music, splendid graphics and a wonderful story it occupied a good chunk of my free time that year. The player literally built their own giant Mechwarrior, choosing a frame and your choice of weapon systems. I still play this game today.
http://img35.picoodle.com/img/img35/9/7/28/f_Mechwarriorm_61d336b.jpg (http://img02.picoodle.com/img/img02/9/7/28/f_Mechwarriorm_92f8f2f.jpg)
http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/9/7/28/f_Mechwarriorm_7fca50c.jpg (http://img38.picoodle.com/img/img38/9/7/28/f_Mechwarriorm_44da6ad.jpg)
Syberia and Syberia 2... I don't think they were ever too popular in the mainstream.
The story just kept me intrigued so much. I played both for hours and hours.
I have Syberia, it was a fun game. I remember receiving my PC Gamer magazine in the mail and loading the demo's on it every month. Syberia was one that convinced me to buy the actual game. :)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004T785.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Not that serious of a game, but it's a heck of a lot of fun for me. :)
Eddie Haskell
28-07-07, 17:30
Not that serious of a game, but it's a heck of a lot of fun for me. :)
I never played that one, but this naval warfare game was overplayed by me back in '95. Great Naval Battles IV had a rousing (but quite fitting) musical soundtrack, quite realistic and detailed ships for it's time, the ability to go from ship to ship or fleet to fleet in real time, and intense action. I seriously doubt that any of you in here played this one, unless we have another older, die-hard naval simulation fan here...:)
http://img34.picoodle.com/img/img34/9/7/28/f_GreatNavalBm_263a155.jpg (http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/9/7/28/f_GreatNavalBm_7fdba84.jpg)
http://img01.picoodle.com/img/img01/9/7/28/f_GreatNavalBm_501971d.jpg (http://img31.picoodle.com/img/img31/9/7/28/f_GreatNavalBm_5236f03.jpg)
SparedLife
28-07-07, 18:17
oh man I have a lot of those.
Here's a few:
These are Lithtech games and fairly recent.
Nina Agent Chronicles -
Mob Enforcer
Die Hard: Nakatomi - I actually had the original based on the Duke3d engine (maybe) years ago.
But when you think about it there are many games out there that were just not very popular because of various reasons. How you classify not-so-famous, as with the games I listed and others have listed here the names of the games are familiar and with the internet almost every game has a website or fan site securing it's place in the game world.
Lithtech games (my favorite) are a good example of low popularity games. Most all Lithtech games like the NOLF series could (and should ) have been among the most popular of games. I still have people in the gaming business ask me what the No One Lives Forever game is about. Bad marketing, up against heavy competetion, or whatever who knows. Those that play NOLF2 usually become fans but it's getting them to play that's always been tough. Maybe it's the engine, games that are based on more popular engines may have a better chance of success.
Certainly games that are buggy straight out of the box reduces their popularity. Games focused on small fanbases effect sales also. Marketing techniques, pricing, competetion, game engine are some I've already mentioned but I'm sure there are many more reasons for a game to have a lack of popularity in the main stream gaming community.
If you want to see just how popular a game is 1 year after it's release then go to a general gaming forum not one dedicated to one game. Ignore all posts on new games made within a year and search for older games. How many people will remember Path Of Neo two years from now?
Eddie Haskell
28-07-07, 19:09
oh man I have a lot of those.
Here's a few:
These are Lithtech games and fairly recent.
Nina Agent Chronicles -
Mob Enforcer
Die Hard: Nakatomi - I actually had the original based on the Duke3d engine (maybe) years ago.
But when you think about it there are many games out there that were just not very popular because of various reasons. How you classify not-so-famous, as with the games I listed and others have listed here the names of the games are familiar and with the internet almost every game has a website or fan site securing it's place in the game world.
Lithtech games (my favorite) are a good example of low popularity games. Most all Lithtech games like the NOLF series could (and should ) have been among the most popular of games. I still have people in the gaming business ask me what the No One Lives Forever game is about. Bad marketing, up against heavy competetion, or whatever who knows. Those that play NOLF2 usually become fans but it's getting them to play that's always been tough. Maybe it's the engine, games that are based on more popular engines may have a better chance of success.
Certainly games that are buggy straight out of the box reduces their popularity. Games focused on small fanbases effect sales also. Marketing techniques, pricing, competetion, game engine are some I've already mentioned but I'm sure there are many more reasons for a game to have a lack of popularity in the main stream gaming community.
If you want to see just how popular a game is 1 year after it's release then go to a general gaming forum not one dedicated to one game. Ignore all posts on new games made within a year and search for older games. How many people will remember Path Of Neo two years from now?
Boy, you and I sure choose different types of games. Never played any of those, it just goes to show you all the variety that was/is out there.
Great points about "popularity", my choice of title for this thread is subjective really. I mean, Mechwarrior 2 was a pretty popular game no doubt.
I have played soooo many, and I still own most of them. The others I gave to the Black Hole that is my nieces and nephews. I am scanning the boxes for the images. Here is a start, anyone play this one by any chance?
http://img34.picoodle.com/img/img34/9/7/27/f_Skynet1996fm_79aa2c0.jpg (http://img27.picoodle.com/img/img27/9/7/27/f_Skynet1996m_0fb7d9f.jpg)
http://img26.picoodle.com/img/img26/9/7/27/f_Skynet1996bm_0c9e4f1.jpg (http://img29.picoodle.com/img/img29/9/7/27/f_Skynet1996bm_7544f76.jpg)
It was a thrilling game, one that recreated Arnold's Terminator very well. So much to do and use in the game, and the graphics were awesome for it's time.
Lol ! Skynet is an internet provider in Belgium :vlol: Now I know where the name comes from xD. I don't know if it still exists...
Does Space Invaders for the PC counts ?
I played Syberia and finished it, never got my hands on the 2nd one before it's production was ended. :(
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z11/FomarThain/Miscellaneous/OutpostIntoScreen.jpg
Outpost from Sierra. Buggy as hell and I loved every minute!:)
Oh yes, I remember that one from many years back! It's really fun!
Anyone ever played Shadowmaster? It's so hard, I never managed to get past the 2nd level!
I'd put a picture here, but I can't find a single one on the net. That's about how popular it was, I'd guess. Tried searching for it on GameSpot and GameFAQs also, but they don't even have it recorded there.
Eddie Haskell
28-07-07, 22:05
You mean this one?
http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/large/1088014788-00.jpg
Jazz Jackrabbit and Grim Fandago. :D
Greatest game of all time.
Ah yes, this is it!
http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/shadow-master
Eddie Haskell
28-07-07, 23:49
Here's a classic that scared the bejeebers out of many a gamer back in 1997. Blood was a thrilling fps that was, well, bloody! I played this thing to death.
http://img39.picoodle.com/img/img39/9/7/28/f_Bloodfronttm_4c9eb2f.jpg (http://img32.picoodle.com/img/img32/9/7/28/f_Bloodfrontm_70fa5c4.jpg)
http://img33.picoodle.com/img/img33/9/7/28/f_Bloodbackthm_5fb8267.jpg (http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/9/7/28/f_Bloodbackm_cf7ea3a.jpg)
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