'Old School' Gaming Recommendations....

Qbert · 10-06-10, 01:00 PM

I wanted to start a thread to get people's recommends on older PC games that are still worthy to play.

I've decided to take a break from my PS3/Wii/new PC games for a while and recently began playing Wizard's Crown (an RPG from SSI I played back in 1986). The graphics are of course not the best (good for 1986), but man has it been uber-fun building up my characters, the battles are fun and the AI is pretty good. Amazing that I am having as much fun as I did over 2 decades ago (when I have those 'Oh yeah, I remember that' moments).

So anyhow...Wizard's Crown is my recommendation.

Here is a link to the free download and manual (there are 3 links for the game and one for the manual): http://www.hotud.org/component/conte...9-rpg/39/20964
And maps/guides can be found here (for Apple II but the game is exactly the same on the PC): http://www.gamefaqs.com/appleii/5758...rds-crown/faqs
Being a DOS based game, you may want to use the latest version of DOSBox for this and other similar games found here (the 1st link for Win32 installer): http://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1

I plan to re-play the original Pool of Radiance next (and the rest of the series as time permits).

So, feed the kitteh...what is your recommendation? (please provide links if possible)

Cheers and thanks!

mojoman0 · 10-06-10, 01:09 PM

Conqueror AD 1086 was such an awesome game from 1995. It mixed fps castle raiding with army building and castle construction. You could either raise an army big enough to defeat all of England by raiding castles fps style or you could gain all the equipment necessary to slay the dragon by competing in tournaments and swaying the ladies. I wish there were a modern version available. Heres a trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jEBbFmgpDM

PieEyedPiper · 10-06-10, 08:40 PM

Faery Tale. Amiga/Commodore 64/Sega Genesis/SNES? platform.

/thread.

Qbert · 10-11-10, 03:09 PM

The Magic Candle and Phantasie (I, II, III?) are also on my hit list, when time permits.

Drolfrawd · 10-11-10, 03:36 PM

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic

Redeemed · 10-11-10, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Drolfrawd

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic

Dark Forces.

**bob saget** · 10-11-10, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Redeemed

DDark Forces.

Redeemed · 10-11-10, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by bob saget

Vanzagar · 10-11-10, 10:23 PM

Master of Orion 1, add multi-player and better graphics and that's it...

Snake101st · 10-11-10, 11:18 PM

NBA Jam (get it on a MAME emulator and play with friends... guaranteed fun), Wing Commander, Command and Conquer Red Alert 2, uhhhh tired, cant think of more :P

**FastRedPonyCar** · 10-12-10, 08:47 AM

I've been playing the old perfect dark for n64 on live arcade. Really fun. I loved the old one and this one is in HD with updated graphics but everything else is unchanged.

Logical · 10-12-10, 08:51 AM

Descent (MS-DOS) 1994

10-06-10, 01:00 PM	#1
Qbert BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 34° N x 118° W Posts: 1,548	'Old School' Gaming Recommendations.... I wanted to start a thread to get people's recommends on older PC games that are still worthy to play. I've decided to take a break from my PS3/Wii/new PC games for a while and recently began playing Wizard's Crown (an RPG from SSI I played back in 1986). The graphics are of course not the best (good for 1986), but man has it been uber-fun building up my characters, the battles are fun and the AI is pretty good. Amazing that I am having as much fun as I did over 2 decades ago (when I have those 'Oh yeah, I remember that' moments). So anyhow...Wizard's Crown is my recommendation. Here is a link to the free download and manual (there are 3 links for the game and one for the manual): http://www.hotud.org/component/conte...9-rpg/39/20964 And maps/guides can be found here (for Apple II but the game is exactly the same on the PC): http://www.gamefaqs.com/appleii/5758...rds-crown/faqs Being a DOS based game, you may want to use the latest version of DOSBox for this and other similar games found here (the 1st link for Win32 installer): http://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1 I plan to re-play the original Pool of Radiance next (and the rest of the series as time permits). So, feed the kitteh...what is your recommendation? (please provide links if possible) Cheers and thanks!

10-06-10, 01:09 PM	#2
mojoman0 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,566	Re: 'Old School' Gaming Recommendations.... Conqueror AD 1086 was such an awesome game from 1995. It mixed fps castle raiding with army building and castle construction. You could either raise an army big enough to defeat all of England by raiding castles fps style or you could gain all the equipment necessary to slay the dragon by competing in tournaments and swaying the ladies. I wish there were a modern version available. Heres a trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jEBbFmgpDM

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PieEyedPiper Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 4	Re: 'Old School' Gaming Recommendations.... Faery Tale. Amiga/Commodore 64/Sega Genesis/SNES? platform. /thread.

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