Things you miss about old PC Games
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The lovely [read: hawt] Kari Wuhrer as Tanya in C&C: Red Alert 2
The C&C games still use live-action cut-scenes.
She reminds me of the bird from mythbusters, that goes straight to the **** bank
)i miss them wheel's with the code inside them haha funny.
One of the Ultima games had a little black moonstone with it. I resisted the urge to plant it in my back garden
Man, Moonstone. I miss that on the Amiga
Not so much about PC's but when it comes to gaming in general I miss the old pre-CD era music, music really had a unique sound back then...
It's just not the same anymore developers got lazy when it came to music, most games today are 95% about graphics with everything else an afterthought.
It's just not the same anymore developers got lazy when it came to music, most games today are 95% about graphics with everything else an afterthought.
Yup F22:ADF came not only with an inch thick manual but also with a Janes Encyclopedia of aircraft, tanks, missile and all sorts
This has also reminded me of those cardboard keyboard surrounds you'd get that would tell you what the keys were for.
F22:ADF was amazing! i played that game to death. i never really read the manual as such. everything i learnt in that plane was self taught. like programming the missiles to targets on the fly, while evading missiles from SU-27's etc. or shooting down a airliner!
im actually quite proud of myself lol. put me in a real F22 and i reckon i could fly it 
i also miss the large manuals. big boxes, and originality.
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Not having the Internet ruin it all. I do sometimes think that the 'net has killed my pleasure from gaming. Now we get previews from day one, BS from developers, lying reviewers, fan-boy's and haters. Try as I might, I can never truly keep clear of the hype machine and the inevitable fallout from it.
There's also the arrival of the Xbox. There was no room for 'highbrow' PC games when the mass market gates began to open. It does seem strange that I wouldn't consider many games made after 2000-2001 to be in my all time list. There are one or two, but that's it.
Mmm, I think I agree with that one too. I think the developers of the time were of that mindset as well.
There's also the arrival of the Xbox. There was no room for 'highbrow' PC games when the mass market gates began to open.
It does seem strange that I wouldn't consider many games made after 2000-2001 to be in my all time list. There are one or two, but that's it.Mmm, I think I agree with that one too.
I think the developers of the time were of that mindset as well.
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movement physics in fps games 
now you cant dodge nout.
now you cant dodge nout.
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Christ this is easy and comes in 2 parts
1) COOP Campaigns. In the old days almost any single player campaign could also be played in coop with a friend. Then bloody Half Life came along with it's scripted scenes and threw that out the Window. Now coop games are far harder to come by.
2) I miss the fact that PC games always used to be made for the PC. Far too many shoddy console ports out there now brought to the PC with little attention, Saints Row 2 I'm looking at you!
1) COOP Campaigns. In the old days almost any single player campaign could also be played in coop with a friend. Then bloody Half Life came along with it's scripted scenes and threw that out the Window. Now coop games are far harder to come by.
2) I miss the fact that PC games always used to be made for the PC. Far too many shoddy console ports out there now brought to the PC with little attention, Saints Row 2 I'm looking at you!
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Ahh Blood on Coop mode. What a hoot that was
The only problem was that occasionally you'd reach a level which they hadnt tested for Coop. One player would go through a door, it'd lock behind him and you'd have to hop he'd make it the rest of the way without dying
The only problem was that occasionally you'd reach a level which they hadnt tested for Coop. One player would go through a door, it'd lock behind him and you'd have to hop he'd make it the rest of the way without dying
Replay value - I feel games these days just don't seem to have it. It's all flashy graphics and no backbone.
I used to play Dungeon Keeper and Dungeon Keeper 2 for aaaaaggggeeesss, still itch to play them again to this day.
I used to play Dungeon Keeper and Dungeon Keeper 2 for aaaaaggggeeesss, still itch to play them again to this day.
The first quake Ambient Sounds/ Music, Quake 2 music and trying to max out graphics so you get the best quality/gameplay.
Final Doom and making yourself feel good finding the cheat /giveall & /godmode.
playing a game for a months like lara croft or the original Theme Park. giving money to the chicks on Duke Nukem so they show you their blocky boobs.
Final Doom and making yourself feel good finding the cheat /giveall & /godmode.
playing a game for a months like lara croft or the original Theme Park. giving money to the chicks on Duke Nukem so they show you their blocky boobs.
Man, Moonstone. I miss that on the Amiga
Hah, the one with the four knights and Sword Of Sharpness that was the only thing powerful enough to defeat the Dragon? Ratmen, too! Awesome game.
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Things I miss about old games (any format)
Chunky Boxes
Chunky Manuals
Innovation and Originality
Gameplay over graphics and shiny effects
Online gaming where 4 out of 5 people arent immature idiots who struggle to form a cohesive sentence let alone an entire conversation.
Difficulty/challenge instead of hand-holding and being given things on a plate.
Speaking generally of course.
Chunky Boxes
Chunky Manuals
Innovation and Originality
Gameplay over graphics and shiny effects
Online gaming where 4 out of 5 people arent immature idiots who struggle to form a cohesive sentence let alone an entire conversation.
Difficulty/challenge instead of hand-holding and being given things on a plate.
Speaking generally of course.
1) The Manuals and packaging, hopefully with extras. Infocom also had some great ones!
2) The sense of wonder seeing something NEW and not just a graphics update.
3) Actually seeing a new genre being created now and again and feeling part of that.
Boy, do I remember the feeling when Populous first booted up, or Doom, or the old M.U.L.E., times when something like Archon was given the chance to be a success.
This was the time that games were made by developers and not by accountants.
2) The sense of wonder seeing something NEW and not just a graphics update.
3) Actually seeing a new genre being created now and again and feeling part of that.
Boy, do I remember the feeling when Populous first booted up, or Doom, or the old M.U.L.E., times when something like Archon was given the chance to be a success.
This was the time that games were made by developers and not by accountants.