Comments for The Games of my Life

Comment on Medieval: Total War (PC, 2002) by goaster

goaster — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:24:50 +0000

Do you think because this game is very popular and a lot of people are playing this is the reason why it’s taking your game to load so slow?

Comment on Darklands (PC, 1992) by Baine

Baine — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:22:48 +0000

Best RPG ever!
Would make an awesome PSP port.
Hunting around, could only find sourceforge project called Darkworlds.

I think there’s a pitch in there somewhere for Sony or Nintendo, could work as a mobile game aswell I guess if u dont mind J2ME lag.

Leave comments here if anyones interested, I’ll follow up

Comment on Darklands (PC, 1992) by John

John — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:30:54 +0000

Darklands….. Only the best darn RPG since 1993 - that’s all!

Comment on Darklands (PC, 1992) by Koko

Koko — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:01:32 +0000

You should try Mount&Blade

Comment on A new Star Control game? by Rathnar

Rathnar — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:35:07 +0000

Well Well Well, three holes in the ground.
Go, Toys for Bob
You can do IT
There is several generations of gamers waiting on your unique and quirky style of game development that all the graphics and explosions in the world can’t replace.
PLEASE to the power of 42 is about as *camper* as I can get.

Yours *Slippery*
Rathnar

Comment on Darklands (PC, 1992) by Sam

Sam — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:25:25 +0000

I was really young when I played this game.. it was really deep, this game and dune 2 were my first computer games.

Comment on Target: Renegade (ZX Spectrum / Commodore 64, 1988) by Goatlips

Goatlips — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:25:53 +0000

Target: Renegade has been remade for the PC - http://www.ys3.org/?page.id=2

It’s really well done, however, I couldn’t get the flying kicks to always work. It seemed, to me, that you can usually only press 2 keys at once and if you press up, left/right and kick (to perform a flying kick) the controls jam up. But the assigned keys were fairly awful (Cursor keys + Right CTRL, and WSAD + Left CTRL), so it may have been me getting them confused. Perhaps you’ll have better luck, or you could use a game pad (Xbox 360 pads work on PCs don’t forget).

Comment on Now playing: Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Beyond Good and Evil by Kai592

Kai592 — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:31:48 +0000

Great reviews, i loved beyond good & evil it was a great game, i have never played any of the fire emblem games but i have always wanted to.
Actually i think the best game that no one ever played is a little game called “Kya Dark Lineage”, it too was a great game that didn’t get enough attention, but BG&E gets more attention.
hey here is the kya dark lineage wiki if your interested in what kya dark lineage is http://kyadarklineage.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

Comment on Sango Fighter (PC, 1993) by EBO

EBO — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:33:40 +0000

OMG i used to play this with my brother when we were little kids. i had the sharewear now im trying to find the full game to download.

Comment on The ZX Spectrum turns 25! by Joey

Joey — Sun, 04 May 2008 21:24:32 +0000

wow thanks i enjoyed reading that!

- http://www.GameGork.com

Comment on RE4 for Wii: dreams come true? by christian can2

christian can2 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:02:47 +0000

What the flip are you talking about these games are gayer than you and thats pretty gay

Comment on Nintendo Wii: first impressions by Chris

Chris — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:52:32 +0000

i have had the wii now for a few weeks. i have to say its the best console i have ever played. my whole family loves it also, perfect for when everyone comes round!!

Comment on Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri (PC, 1999) by Die Zukunft der Menschheit « Worte,Zeichen,Bilder

Die Zukunft der Menschheit « Worte,Zeichen,Bilder — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:57:37 +0000

[…] Lieblingsspiel von mir ist Alpha Centauri. Die von der Erde gestartete Mission ist bei ihrer Ankunft auf Alpha […]

Comment on Target: Renegade (ZX Spectrum / Commodore 64, 1988) by Fusedplug (aka miles previously)

Fusedplug (aka miles previously) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:28:37 +0000

Maybe we should bombard chronosoft to make Renegade 3 as it should have looked .. basically the gameplay was sound just make an even bigger game with the game open ended so new levels can be added from extra add on packs? (chronosoft sell new games for the spectrum the link is http://www.cronos.toucansurf.com/ ) excellent site btw

Comment on Target: Renegade (ZX Spectrum / Commodore 64, 1988) by Goatlips

Goatlips — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:53:17 +0000

I stand corrected Dehumanizer.

I seems her name was Suzy: http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/original/1107618445-00.png

I recall now that I preferred the original’s ‘henchwomen’, with their whips, bras and nice trousers.It’s amazing what a handful of pixels could do for an adolescent boy back then.

…Anyway, at least I didn’t confuse it with that hideous ‘Renegade III’ thing (which I just had the misfortune of being reminded of on the net)!

P.S. Click on my name and run the slideshow to get yourself a great Target Renegade. gif…t.

Comment on Something is moving around here… by Zeraph

Zeraph — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:03:57 +0000

lets get some reviews!

Comment on Target: Renegade (ZX Spectrum / Commodore 64, 1988) by Dehumanizer

Dehumanizer — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:05:26 +0000

Goatlips: the game you’re remembering is the original Renegade (also a great game), not T:R, the sequel.

Comment on Target: Renegade (ZX Spectrum / Commodore 64, 1988) by miles

miles — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:24:37 +0000

This game if marketed correctly could have sold a good few more spectrums at the time, When a game was this good you wanted to own it the first Renegade was impressive and TR did what was thought to be the impossible and topped the original. This type of game was a hard act to follow and I commend the programmers behind it. Without doubt the spectrum version was the best by far there were “special moves” in the game which pre cursored the likes of the combo system in later games seen on the Playstation such as Tekken. It’s still a very playable game by todays standards and will stand the test of time 10/10

Comment on Penetrator (ZX Spectrum, 1982) by KJH

KJH — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:22:12 +0000

Penetrator was the first game I saw and played on the Spectrum… wow, brings back some good memories…

Comment on Some games I want by firespot

firespot — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:34:39 +0000

Cool list, i think you should try out “Kya Dark Lineage” its a great game that not everyone knows about, its is a little bit similar to beyond good and evil.

here is wikipedia’s article for kya http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kya:_Dark_Lineage

Comment on Penetrator (ZX Spectrum, 1982) by Helper

Helper — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:43:16 +0000

http://www.emulatronia.com/emus/ordenadores/spectrum/taper206.zip

Tapper does exactly what you want:

From tape to .tap and from .tap to tape

Comment on The Hobbit (ZX Spectrum / Commodore 64, 1982) by Tina B.

Tina B. — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:44:54 +0000

That was very interesting, learning English that way. By the way, I love LOTR also and video games.

Comment on The Hobbit (ZX Spectrum / Commodore 64, 1982) by 8 random things about me at Way of the Mind

8 random things about me at Way of the Mind — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:30:37 +0000

[…] 1- I love all things zombie. Since I discovered George A. Romero’s movies, I’ve turned into a zombie nut, and have bought a lot of DVDs, video games, books, comics, etc. with zombies (including variants such as the 28 Days Later infected). It’s hard to say why the genre appeals to me so much; maybe it’s because zombies force us to look at ourselves with brutal honesty, sometimes for the first time. Plus, I love “what if” scenarios such as a world-wide zombie apocalypse: what would I do? Probably not survive long, but I’d sure try. 2- I love unintentional humor, that is, things that weren’t intended to be funny, but somehow are. For instance, bad translations (such as in many video games), or the crude anti-communism in 60s Marvel comics (”We have no choice! Our communist overlords will slay us if we fail in our mission!”), or some “odd” titles (”Giant-Size Man-Thing”)). 3- I’m usually shy in person (much more than on the Internet), especially with people I’ve just met. Except after a few drinks; then it’s hard to shut me up. I don’t become “dumb” or violent, though, like some people do when they drink. 4- I love learning and solving problems, but after everything is working perfectly and there’s no more room for improvement, I usually get bored with my own solution, and start looking for something new to challenge me — even if it involves replacing my “perfect” solution with something else in need of improvement. Similarly, once I exchanged an 8-bit computer for an inferior one, simply because it was completely different, and new to me. 5- I’ve loved computer and video games since I was 6 (I’m 32). Before then, I remember that I was usually bored, as a kid; most things I did became boring after a while, and I didn’t have any real friends back then. Computer games were my “salvation”, because there’s always something new — they’re “a world that never ends”, to quote Machinae Supremacy. My interests are more varied these days, but I don’t know how I’d have survived the otherwise complete and insanity-inducing boredom of my childhood and early adolescence without computer games. 6- I dream of one day earning enough money to live comfortably from my blogs and sites, without a day job. Yet, contradictorily, I blog about things that interest me, such as philosophy, atheism, blogging, and personal stuff (which earns me virtually nothing — after all, there are no related products for advertisers to sell), and for serious money-making I should be writing about gadgets, phones, personal development and similar stuff. I guess I’m too honest not to write about what I want. 7- I have a curious mix of confidence and lack of it. I know I am capable of just about anything if I put my mind to it, but I’m always afraid of not putting my mind to it, either due to laziness or fear of failure. In other words, I usually succeed if I try… and I know it… yet quite often I don’t try. This is something I should do something about. 8- I get a little bored with Italian and Mexican food (both very popular here in Portugal), but I love Portuguese, Chinese, Israelite and especially Japanese cuisines. 9- I can trace my loves of reading, fantasy, Tolkien, and the English language to one 1982 computer game, The Hobbit. More on that story here. […]

Comment on Fahrenheit / Indigo Prophecy (PC / PS2 / Xbox, 2005) by Richard

Richard — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:21:51 +0000

I acquired Farenheit many months ago here in the UK, and i was completely absorbed by it. The game is amazing and completely blew away all expectaions i had of it.

Nice review.

Richard.

Comment on A new Star Control game? by Shauna

Shauna — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:08:50 +0000

Activision will not ruin the game.

If Toys for Bob create another Star Control game, they will firstly have to re-name it as Atari own the rights to the name, “Star Control” (Accolade owned it, until bought out by Infogrames, who renamed to Atari). Luckily, Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III own the rights to the material within the game.

Also, if they make a new game, they will demand full control. The fact that Star Control II was in essence a rush job due to Accolade’s persistence in getting the game on shelves is THE reason why Fred and Paul refused to have anything to do with Star Control III. That, and the fact that they were unpaid for months of work.

Activision will merely be the distributor. If another game is made, it will be because a) Fred and Paul are paid fully for their time, as well as given a better sales royalty and b) Are given full control on the project, unlike those arsehole jerks at Accolade.