Posted on 08/14/2004 12:47:49 PM PDT by qam1
I never played those. I ended up going from no graphics like Adventure to graphic based games. (Did play the vector ones, but other than the Vectrex, those were only in arcades).
Emphasis was on replayability (if that's even a word) not flash.
We are finally reaching the point where the physics engines, graphics, and AI are being combined into some really kick games. Unfortunately, you need a top of the line PC to play em.
You might like FFX then. Well done and pretty linear. It had just enough side quests (that were not required) to give you the illusion of non linearity.
When I got Zelda for the original Nintendo system, my then-ten-year-old son wasn't impressed. It hooked me, though. So, he would go into his room and I would stay in the living room playing Zelda until I came upon a monster that I just couldn't beat. Then I'd call him out, and, of course, he would defeat it easily.
I've been a Zelda fan ever since, and I'm anxiously looking forward to the new one.
http://www.romnation.net/
or
http://www.rom-world.com/
Though Warning, They both have porn ads on their sites and they make you vote for their site as a top gaming site before they let you download any ROMS
I have a good platform I built myself. What do you recommend?
That's 'cause it's illegal. This one site had all the ROMs, but they made the wrong people mad, and they got turned in and their ROMs were pulled. I haven't looked for MAME ROMs in a long, long time, but I am quite sure the ROMs are out there if you know where to look. There was a burners club--Tombstone was in the name, I believe--where you could send people blank CD-Rs, and they would return them to you with all the ROMs (never would trust that, myself). And, there are ROM groups in Usenet.
Anyway, my game playing goes back to the '70s, but I don't limit myself to old games. One game I really responded to, for some reason, was a Western shooter called Sunset Riders. I loved it in the arcade, and I played it constantly on MAME. It's basically Contra in the Old West, if you know the reference.
Other incredible shooters are the Metal Slug games. Except for the PC's Duke Nukem: Manhattan Missions, which I adore, the Metal Slugs are probably my favorite shooters of all time. Another SNK game I really took to was called Mark of the Wolves. And, I don't usually like fighters.
I like Zelda games in all flavors--2D and 3D--so I'm also desperately looking forward to the new Gameboy Zelda--the Minish Cap. Looks terrific.
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll look into it.
It's Qix. It's available for MAME, and may be available in some legal, off-the-shelf compilations. I'm not sure if it is, though.
Way cool! I never liked the "Cell Look" of Wind Walker.
I just got my stepson 4swords for the gamecube. He and my youngest have been playing with it--I haven't had a chance to check it out, what with preparing for the hurricane.
I haven't seen those, but I'll take a look. Thanks.
Me either, but if it had played more like the classic Zeldas, I would not have been as disappointed.
Pong ping. :-)
Hard to say anymore. The industry is in a transition as we speak to PCI express and a new MoBo footprint. However, that will take some time to get off the ground.
What I have (and it works very well) is:
Asus P4c-800E Ultra MoBo
4 Gigs 3200 DDR (however 1 gig is enough)
A 3.4EE processor. Any 2.5 and up would do just fine)
Audigy2 Sound Card (There is a good sound chip on the MoBo but the 7.1 is just fantastic on the Audigy)
I have an EVGA Geforce 6800 Ultra, but an Fx5700 or 5950 Ultra will do great. The Radeon X800 series or 9800 is also a kick card. :-)
I am running dual 19" flat screens (but most games only use one screen. A 20-21" CRT would work great and they are not that expensive
As for the rest of the hardware, I have had good luck with Maxtor or WD drives. I used rounded cables just for the airflow and my case is a Lian-Li Pc-82 aluminum. (doesnt way a ton. LOL. There are lots of cases out there now that are aluminum.
No kidding. Sigh. Glad they are going back to the old format. :-)
ping
"doesnt way" = Doesn't Weigh
Sigh!
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