I Designed a Geekfest 1990s PC Gaming Mug

beany_bot · 21 Oct 2020 at 12:07

I dunno about anyone else but for me the 90's was just unrivaled in PC gaming. Amazing, passion project games and huge technological leaps. I guess for everyone its different but for me this is when I was weaned onto PC gaming and had some amazing time in these games. I know I am missing some crucial games, and you might have chosen different ones to show but this is my mug lol.

beany_bot · 21 Oct 2020 at 12:23

touch said:

1989

beany_bot · 21 Oct 2020 at 12:34

Diddums said:
I see you play on the noob setting

@beany_bot I love the mug but I can't take it seriously without the Duke on it sadly

The Duke? Nukem? That is there.

beany_bot · 21 Oct 2020 at 12:34

touch said:
Awww

SimCity 2000 that is - 1993

beany_bot · 21 Oct 2020 at 12:40

Lysander said:
Quake II instead of Quake 1? Hmmf.

IKR. There is something of an anomoly in my life there. Despite my best efforts I never really played or enjoyed Quake 1 (And yes I know I am an outlier). I think I was just too busy playing Duke3D all of 1996 and went straight onto Quake 2. But I get that most people love it.

beany_bot · 21 Oct 2020 at 13:06

Hades said:
I can hear that Doom shotgun and Quake 2 hyperblaster in my head right now.

And surely the HL crowbar hitting off a metal surface over and over.

beany_bot · 22 Oct 2020 at 07:10

Quartz said:
That's lovely but you're overkill on shooters. the 1990s was also the golden age of space combat sims like Wing Commander and Freespace.

Considered that, and considered Tie Fighter. But these games are the ones that trigger the strongest nostalgic emotional responce.

naefeart said:
Yup, that’s it.

I supposed you could also have put Wolfenstein 3D on there too. Perhaps Descent, Lemmings, F19 Stealth Fighter, Gunship 2000 etc. Where does it stop

Rise of the Triad, Hexen, Heretic, ooh it’s all coming back now.

As above, I tried it with Wolf3D but while it looked great, As mentioned above, I was too heavy on ID shooters. So it had to go.

Diddums said:
Blood.

GTA

Bloody hell ROTT was a weird game, the levels must've been made by someone on LSD.

GTA was a strong contender

AndrewNR said:
C&C
Mega lo maniac
???

I have actually swapped SimCity2000 for C&C in the final mug. I already have a SimCity cushion from RedBubble.

McGraw said:
Tie Fighter

See above.