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Low on Grafix, but High on gameplay...?
Seeing that 'Nethack' post made me think of it...
Does anyone else other than me have a favorite 'Deep game/crummy graphics' favorites out there? In other words, the graphics and look of the game are not great... but the game is redeemed by fun/deep/engaging gameplay Examples include: Text based adventures XYZZY News Roguelikes Nethack Angband Slash'em A.D.O.M. DECKER Space 4X games Space Empires IV VGA Planets Fantasy 4X games Dominions & Dominions II Tank games Scorched Earth Pocket Tanks Other Starcontrol 2 Starcontrol: Timewarp Those are all I can think of off the top of my head.... ...any others you might hold dear? |
Scorched earth is teh shit. Good memories with that game.
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Just for reference, they have some people converting Star Control 2 over to a windows based platform. They're keeping the old-style graphics but adding a few things like voiceover for the dialog. It's going to be pretty nice when they finish.
The best part is that it's free :-) Here's the link http://sc2.sourceforge.net/ |
The SC2 conversion ("The Ur-Quan Masters") is excellent. It's based on the 3D0 version, so it's slightly different than you might remember.
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um, Exodus: Ultima III :)
Crusade in Europe Imperium Galactum Galactic Adventures Silent Service (The Submarine Simulation) Questron I'm afraid these are all games the like of which we'll never see again. |
Escape Velocity
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I have a weakness for Atari's Combat. It had neither the graphics nor the deep gameplay, but that's a damn good game to have with a group of people. I can sit there for an afternoon shooting around corners at tanks or flying my biplane in circles blasting at friends.
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Ultima III I've heard of, but these others are completly new to me. Got any links to info about those games? |
Shockwave and Shockwave II on the 3DO - although I kinda liked the graphics also. Let's not forget Bomberman on the Saturn - 10 player fun! I used to have huge gatherings at my house and we'd play it all night long!
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Every NES game and some Atari games. Love them so much. Oh and games like Final Fantasy 4 on the SNES and Lunar, the Silver Star Story for the PSX. Gampelay always beats graphics.
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Chopper Command
Oh, and just about all the *quest series.. Police quest King's quest etc |
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and to an extent.. REZ |
Would Thief be considered in this?
I mean for the time the graphics where crummy, but the sound and gameplay made the game what it is...Loved to play the game in a dark room headphones on....emersive!!! |
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