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Old 12-10-2003, 05:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Location: Angband, Middle-Earth
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?
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Old 12-10-2003, 05:58 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Scorched earth is teh shit. Good memories with that game.
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Old 12-10-2003, 06:29 PM   #3 (permalink)
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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/
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Old 12-10-2003, 06:54 PM   #4 (permalink)
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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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Old 12-10-2003, 07:27 PM   #5 (permalink)
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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.
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Old 12-10-2003, 07:56 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Escape Velocity
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Old 12-11-2003, 01:53 AM   #7 (permalink)
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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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Old 12-11-2003, 11:52 AM   #8 (permalink)
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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.
Wow, GM2.
Ultima III I've heard of, but these others are completly new to me. Got any links to info about those games?
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Old 12-11-2003, 01:23 PM   #9 (permalink)
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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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Old 12-11-2003, 03:11 PM   #10 (permalink)
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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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Old 12-11-2003, 04:43 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Chopper Command

Oh, and just about all the *quest series..
Police quest
King's quest etc
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Old 12-12-2003, 08:30 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Escape Velocity , definately. Oh, and, of course...

MARATHON
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Old 12-12-2003, 08:36 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Escape Velocity , definately. Oh, and, of course...

MARATHON
Ooooh. Escape Velocity, and EV Nova, too. Those are great ones!
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Old 12-12-2003, 12:22 PM   #14 (permalink)
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and to an extent.. REZ
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Old 12-12-2003, 03:22 PM   #15 (permalink)
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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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