Anyone here still play old games? Options

[SwissFerdi]

I recently found myself to be bored, so I reinstalled the original Max Payne because I liked it so much a few years ago.

It's still a great game. Graphics are pretty good, but the gameplay itself is still awesome- shootdodging a baddie just does not get old.

So, does anyone else dig up old stuff, and if so, what are you playing? I hope I'm not the only one.

And I'd consider an old game to be something like five years old, considering how quickly the graphics are evolving.

[jimmykay]

I'm currently playing through Final Fantasy Tactics again for the 3rd time on a PSX emulator on my computer.

[AMCMoe]

Maybe once a year some friends and I try to make it a point to play some classics like Age of Empires, but that's definitely more than 5 years old.

[96bluevert]

I still play PS2, Gamecube, Genesis, and even NES games every now and then.

[azian_advanced]

i'm playing The Curse of Monkey Island (kid's game ) and StarCraft off my Windows phone.

[CelicaST_CALI]

I play Starcraft from time to time,I have a n64 that I play all the time since my xbox broke.super smash bros ftw!!!!

[nakamura]

Ohh my type of topic........you asked!!!

Just competed Resident evil 4 for the first time. Playing FFX for the second time. Also doing Grandia on my PSX2PSP emu. Just completed Donkey Kong Country on my xsnes PSP emu also. Recently done Persona 3 and 4 though not that old its on and old machine.
Fzero xsnes is another i thrash at work(god bless handhelds!).

[mmmchocolate]

ive been trying to go through fallout 1&2 but keep forgetting i have it....

[spolski07]

final fantasy 7 is not for sale on playstation store so im playn that now

my favorite game of all time

[forkee]

my dad and i have mario kart tournaments. the ORIGINAL super mario kart on SNES. been playing ever since it came out in 1992. we also switch to mario kart 64 sometimes. not really a fan of the newer versions or the Wii one. Too overhyped and nothing like the original.

I even bring out the NES sometimes and ZAP some ducks, lol. Can't beat the classics!

[azian_advanced]

[saleeka]

Sega Rally 2 for Dreamcast every now and then...

[Random_Stranger]

LOL That is so funny!


I am playing Monster Party right now for the NES. I have so many games and emulators, I should be named Emulator Eddie.

[SwissFerdi]

Wow, lot of gamers here!

I just finished Half-Life because I've heard so much about it, great game. I'm gonna start HL2 soon.

Oh and, I gave my old N64 and PS2 to my brother...but we usually rip up some Mario Kart 64 when I come over.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Aug 14, 2009 - 6:17 PM

[BLINKYxMUNKEY]

I've been playing some Perfect Dark on the N64 lately. I have been wanting to pick up a NES or SNES.

[njccmd2002]

Syphoon filter and CJ (GTA san andreas)

[SwissFerdi]

Holy crap, I never realized GTA:SA was so old...wow.

Perfect Dark is an awesome game, I used to play the hell out of that.

[Cuts_the_Pilot]

occasionally ill play age of empires II or worms world party (on pc)

[solidxsnake]

my dad and i have mario kart tournaments. the ORIGINAL super mario kart on SNES. been playing ever since it came out in 1992. we also switch to mario kart 64 sometimes. not really a fan of the newer versions or the Wii one. Too overhyped and nothing like the original.

I even bring out the NES sometimes and ZAP some ducks, lol. Can't beat the classics!

No one ever likes the old Mario Karts, I find i'm the only one. Props to you, sir. I grew up on MK64, but the original had a bit of playing from me too (i was only 5-7 though).

I go through a large backcatalog of SNES games every so often.

Doom is an AWESOME game. I still play online occasionally, but there's no legitimate servers (all of them have stupid mods that bastardize the deathmatch).

Anyone play Starcraft? Best RTS, ever.

[99Celica]

starcraft, final fantasy 2-3, exile 1-4, and I'm bored again. Might reinstall diablo...AGAIN. Sacrificed so many hours of my life to that game alone.

[SwissFerdi]

No one ever likes the old Mario Karts, I find i'm the only one. Props to you, sir. I grew up on MK64, but the original had a bit of playing from me too (i was only 5-7 though).

I play MK64 now because my brother doesn't have his old SNES anymore, but I'd love to hit up some Super Mario Kart or Super Mario Bros.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Aug 15, 2009 - 3:05 PM

[BonzaiCelica]

Hey guys im sure some of you have owned the playstation, playstation 2 and playstation 3. I currently have a 2nd gen ps3 80 gigabytes but it will not play ps1 or ps2 games

I used to be into Gran Turismo, had Gran Turismo 1, GT2 and GT3 and i must say that game was so addicting.

Is there an SS-III celica on Gran Turismo 2 and 3. I just want to start tuning the hell out of the celica and make it go fast? But i cant play ps1 or ps2 games on my ps3!!!

[SwissFerdi]

I only have a 40 GB, never had backwards compatibility.

[Bitter]

farcry is still the ****. nothing like scoping in on some dudes from like 1/4 mile away and BOOM HEADSHOT. ****ers never saw it coming. the AI just starts scrambling around, then BOOM HEADHSOT again. i could pick them off from 300ft with just the semi auto rifle laying in prone.

[solidxsnake]

I only have a 40 GB, never had backwards compatibility.

The 20 and the 60 had full backwards compatibility, as it had the same physical hardware the PS2 had integrated, however the newer PS3 models (40, 80, etc) only have software emulation.

[xs94st]

My buddies and I whipped out the ol 64 to play goldeneye, perfect dark, mario party, and mario 64 lol.

Then we played ddr on ps1. That was a fail as we only had 1 working pad and the other dude used the controller.

[solidxsnake]

My buddies and I whipped out the ol 64 to play goldeneye, perfect dark, mario party, and mario 64 lol.

Then we played ddr on ps1. That was a fail as we only had 1 working pad and the other dude used the controller.

DDR on the ps1 was awful. So choppy =_=

Stepmania + USB Dance mats are ftw. Can get all the DDR mixes plus community songs for free

[ZEROCOOL]

my ps3 broke down few weeks ago so i started to play my ps2 agian

tokyo extreme racer 3
final fantasy 8

[nakamura]

Tokyo 3 rocks!!

[solidxsnake]

my ps3 broke down few weeks ago so i started to play my ps2 agian

tokyo extreme racer 3
final fantasy 8

tokyo extreme racer was an awesome game

I had a pretty sweet Celica setup back when I used to play

[Badkarma]

Just bought a ps2 haha. Boredom in Oklahoma I guess. Anyway playing gran turismo 3 now, need a memory card for 4. Before my laptop broke last week I was playing diablo 2. Occasionally play age of empires tho.

[Bitter]

prince of persia sands of time is badass, so is warrior within...2 thrones sucked balls and so did the new one for ps3.

This post has been edited by Bitter: Aug 16, 2009 - 6:04 PM

[SwissFerdi]

Started Half-Life 2 a few days ago...AWESOME game. It's like the original, yet it's not...it's such a different, immersive experience.

[forkee]

My buddies and I whipped out the ol 64 to play goldeneye, perfect dark, mario party, and mario 64 lol.

Then we played ddr on ps1. That was a fail as we only had 1 working pad and the other dude used the controller.

DDR on the ps1 was awful. So choppy =_=

Stepmania + USB Dance mats are ftw. Can get all the DDR mixes plus community songs for free

no way! ps1 ddrs are the best! i have the original, best hits, 2nd remix, 3rd mix, 4th mix, 4th extra, 5th mix, and disney ddr. gameplay is just like the arcade. all the port overs that they have now are lame and some don't even include the original songs. and the ones that do, the steps are way different. i have to side with the classics on this one too. i love modchips

[solidxsnake]

My buddies and I whipped out the ol 64 to play goldeneye, perfect dark, mario party, and mario 64 lol.

Then we played ddr on ps1. That was a fail as we only had 1 working pad and the other dude used the controller.

DDR on the ps1 was awful. So choppy =_=

Stepmania + USB Dance mats are ftw. Can get all the DDR mixes plus community songs for free

no way! ps1 ddrs are the best! i have the original, best hits, 2nd remix, 3rd mix, 4th mix, 4th extra, 5th mix, and disney ddr. gameplay is just like the arcade. all the port overs that they have now are lame and some don't even include the original songs. and the ones that do, the steps are way different. i have to side with the classics on this one too. i love modchips

The song selection is infinite in Stepmania. I have everything you have, and more on my computer

The problems I had with the DDRs on the PSX was the engine. I had Konamix back in the day (that was a great mix, had a ton of good songs) and after I moved to stepmania/PS2 versions of DDR, I couldn't go back. It was harder to read the arrows just because the video was a tad choppy.

Rhythm and Police is probably my favorite song. I've essentially muscle-memorized the heavy stepchart from playing it so much (most of the time I can AA it ).

My friend's got an A on Max300. Such craziness, I can just barely pass it on a good good day.

I will agree with you on the song selections of newer DDRs, the whole library of crappy American pop songs are pretty annoying. The original Konami songs are where it's at

This post has been edited by solidxsnake: Aug 17, 2009 - 11:53 AM

[NgoFcukinWay]

I started playing Chrono Cross for the PSX about a month back. Got about half way through then realized I fcked up sometime earlier through the game.

Other than that, been playing Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on the PS2 and picked up an N64 again to play Ocarina of Time, Goldeneye, and Perfect Dark. Probably gonna start on Star Ocean: The Second Story again in a couple of weeks.

[Random_Stranger]

I started playing Chrono Cross for the PSX about a month back. Got about half way through then realized I fcked up sometime earlier through the game.

Other than that, been playing Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on the PS2 and picked up an N64 again to play Ocarina of Time, Goldeneye, and Perfect Dark. Probably gonna start on Star Ocean: The Second Story again in a couple of weeks.

MVC2 FTW, HELL YEAH!

[NgoFcukinWay]

I started playing Chrono Cross for the PSX about a month back. Got about half way through then realized I fcked up sometime earlier through the game.

Other than that, been playing Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on the PS2 and picked up an N64 again to play Ocarina of Time, Goldeneye, and Perfect Dark. Probably gonna start on Star Ocean: The Second Story again in a couple of weeks.

MVC2 FTW, HELL YEAH!

Fo sho. It just came out on Xbox Live but I haven't given it a whirl yet. Been mostly playing it on PS2 and I'm trying to pick up the Dreamcast that has the game included locally.

[ZGear]

Can't go wrong with the original first person shooter LAN party of Golden Eye......lol classic

Halo series
Metal Gear series
Breath of Fire series
Duck Hunt (Sup NES)
Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9, X
Shadow of Collosus
Silent Hill 1 and 2
Resident Evil: Code Veronica
Resident Evil 2
Juiced 1 and 2
Need for Speed series
Grand Turismo 2, 3, and 4
Tekken series
Bloody Roar series
Street Fighter series (FTW)

This post has been edited by ZGear: Aug 18, 2009 - 1:27 AM

[Random_Stranger]

You guys wanna go old school? Right now I am playing Renegade on NES and River City Ransom! WOOT!

[xs94st]

I'm about to destroy my sis in goldeneye right now.

And after that, ocarina of time!

[SwissFerdi]

It's not quite 'old' yet, but I have to say that Half-Life 2 is the best game I've ever played...it's ridiculous. I almost don't want to finish it.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Aug 19, 2009 - 12:53 AM

[Akimbo]

I still play Diablo 2, Baldur's Gate and Fallout 2.

[Celicagt1995]

metal warriors for super nintendo. But i play it on my psp.

[Random_Stranger]

I still play Diablo 2, Baldur's Gate and Fallout 2.

Hey which Baldur's Gate was it where there was a dude that was like "THe PRIEST! Someone killed THE PRIEST!". It made me laugh. Is it part 2 that is Shadow's of Amn? I dunno. I just know I used to play Dungeons and Dragons in high school, AND magic the gathering! WHAT?! I had the best elf deck ever! But it was a type 1 deck. Destroyed any infinite deck, from squirrels, to slivers.

[jimmykay]

I still play Diablo 2, Baldur's Gate and Fallout 2.

Hey which Baldur's Gate was it where there was a dude that was like "THe PRIEST! Someone killed THE PRIEST!". It made me laugh. Is it part 2 that is Shadow's of Amn? I dunno. I just know I used to play Dungeons and Dragons in high school, AND magic the gathering! WHAT?! I had the best elf deck ever! But it was a type 1 deck. Destroyed any infinite deck, from squirrels, to slivers.

I used to play Magic all the time. We finally found a cheap way to play any deck we wanted. We would just print out the cards from online and build our decks by cutting them out and putting them in card protectors. I made the best fast effects deck ever for 1 on 1. I think it was game over in less than 5 turns

This post has been edited by jimmykay: Aug 19, 2009 - 8:12 AM

[Random_Stranger]

I still play Diablo 2, Baldur's Gate and Fallout 2.

Hey which Baldur's Gate was it where there was a dude that was like "THe PRIEST! Someone killed THE PRIEST!". It made me laugh. Is it part 2 that is Shadow's of Amn? I dunno. I just know I used to play Dungeons and Dragons in high school, AND magic the gathering! WHAT?! I had the best elf deck ever! But it was a type 1 deck. Destroyed any infinite deck, from squirrels, to slivers.

I used to play Magic all the time. We finally found a cheap way to play any deck we wanted. We would just print out the cards from online and build our decks by cutting them out and putting them in card protectors. I made the best fast effects deck ever for 1 on 1. I think it was game over in less than 5 turns

Ah yeah, we called out a lot of people who did that. LOL It just wasn't fair, so if they used any proxies, they had to show us they had the cards. We knew a shop owner who would hold all nighters after hours. We would order pizza and stuff and play in the store. On Fridays, I worked at a call center, so after work about 10pm, I would play all night and go home, take a shower, and head straight to work that Saturday at 5am-12pm for over time. They made all the newbies work that messed up schedule.

[jimmykay]

Ah yeah, we called out a lot of people who did that. LOL It just wasn't fair, so if they used any proxies, they had to show us they had the cards. We knew a shop owner who would hold all nighters after hours. We would order pizza and stuff and play in the store. On Fridays, I worked at a call center, so after work about 10pm, I would play all night and go home, take a shower, and head straight to work that Saturday at 5am-12pm for over time. They made all the newbies work that messed up schedule.

well, we just played with a small group of broke college kids that didn't want to spend +$70 for a deck. it was a great way to put them together and try out new ideas and combos. plus, if its common knowledge that everyone is free to print off their own proxies, it isn't hurting any player (sure, the card shop probably doesnt like the idea). I've actually still got the deck saved to a word document.

[solidxsnake]

It's not quite 'old' yet, but I have to say that Half-Life 2 is the best game I've ever played...it's ridiculous. I almost don't want to finish it.

You still have Episode 1 and Episode 2. Such awesome games. Also, get Portal if you haven't already. It's a marvelous game, just far too short.


Old school? Anyone ever play the original two Metal Gear games? I'm not talking about the NES bastardizations (MG2: Snake's Revenge on the NES wasn't even a real MG game, though Kojima still liked it). I mean the MSX versions. Even for their age, they are awesome games. Real difficult and intricate, especially for their time.

[SwissFerdi]

But aren't Episodes 1 and 2 pretty short? I'm excited to get into the story...the gameplay is so deep.

[solidxsnake]

But aren't Episodes 1 and 2 pretty short? I'm excited to get into the story...the gameplay is so deep.

They are short, I'll give them that. But the storyline is far too intricate to not want to play them... they are also just as fun as HL2.

The first was in a league of its own, though. HL2 was good, but HL was just crazy on the first play through. I felt like I was glitching some parts of the game, or skipping around/advancing the wrong way, the puzzles were just so obscure and abstract many times that it feels like you're doing the wrong thing. Its dated graphics make it slightly less enjoyable now... Waiting for "Black Mesa Source" to be finished. It's a third-party conversion of the original Half-Life to the Source engine with vastly updated graphics, models, textures and levels. It looks gorgeous.

I'm also eagerly awaiting Episode 3 and Portal 2. Shame that the "episode" trilogy is essentially HL3. Still, when everything's out, I will probably want to tank through all of the games in a row. Preferably one sitting

This post has been edited by solidxsnake: Aug 19, 2009 - 10:23 PM

[SwissFerdi]

I have to say that I like HL2 a lot more than the original...the original was awesome, but looking back it felt a little repetitive...I mean, most of it took place in the corridors and hallways of Black Mesa, but HL2 is much more varied in setting. I'll definitely play the Episodes though, I want every single second of the story.

I think I'm getting close to completing HL2, I just finished Entanglement.

[manphibian]

These are some of my favourite Amiga games from my youth (Did you have the commodore amiga in the states?)


Chuck Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m8-4GHxI8I

Flashback
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EauQflxrZH0

Another world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHGIAJRq4eY...feature=related

Supercars 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f_4CsXfm1U...PL&index=46

x-out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3RvCkbxUxk

Gods
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD1RK9gOoms

Turrican
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D6PWOFHOx8

[xs94st]

Damn, I have no idea what a commodore amiga is but I know what a commodore 64 is =)

I must say, I was never able to play such classic games. My gaming experience only goes back to NES games =) but I destroy in centipede

[manphibian]

Damn, I have no idea what a commodore amiga is but I know what a commodore 64 is =)

I must say, I was never able to play such classic games. My gaming experience only goes back to NES games =) but I destroy in centipede

Ha! The Amiga was after the 64, it was amazing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga

[DEATH]

I will STILL pwn you all at SFIIC
Every last one of you.

This post has been edited by DEATH: Aug 26, 2009 - 2:07 PM

[dabazied]

I'm still playin on old skool Oregon Trail and Dino Park Tycoon at times lol..... cant beat the classics when ur bored

[SwissFerdi]

Well, I just had my HDD replaced, which means I lost my "free" copy of HL2. So I bought The Orange Box, figured it's worth it. Downside is that I now need to start the game all over again, and I was almost finished.

[Badkarma]

i was bored and tried installing Nox the other day. but the laptop wasn't going for it. oh well. anyone ever play it?

[blu94gt]

I've been digging out some of my old games, even got my old computer out for some of the DOS based stuff that Windows 7 doesn't like. Mostly some Elderscrolls 3: Morrowind, old Need for Speed games, and Baldur's Gate.

[SwissFerdi]

I'm surprised this thread grew so quickly, nice job guys.

For anyone looking for a good series to play, I'd recommend Max Payne. Great games.

Also, a newer game I highly recommend is Portal. Fairly short, but very entertaining.

[SPID33]

man i love playing old games they NEVER get old. i started to play SOCOM 1 2 nd 3 in ps 2 and now SOCOM 4 but no you guys know what i downloaded a few weeks ago in Wii??? super mario 3 the really old one from the nintendo era .

[SwissFerdi]

Super Mario Bros will never die...at least, I hope not.

I just finished Portal, AMAZING game and ending. Highly recommended, again.

[jimmykay]

Super Mario Bros will never die...at least, I hope not.

have you seen that new mario game thats coming out for the wii. it looks like an updated 4 player version of the original and looks awesome.

[SwissFerdi]

I have not. I'll look it up.

[freddy121389]

Sid Meier's Pirates ftw

[Consynx]

Diablo 2 and Starcraft for me.

had some issues getting both to run on Vista and a 26" monitor, but finally got it going (monitor doesn't support 640x400 or w/e)

[Consynx]

Akimbo, I need help with an Xfer on Diablo 2...msg me at ConSynX (account) when u're on sometime plz...

[cardshark525]

Just re-installed Starcraft after a 4 year absence. Will take about a week to shake off the rust and re-learn the hot key's

But considering it was my game of choice for about 7 years logging 40-50 hours a week on average...

I think an old pro can get back into it.

[jimmykay]

speaking of old games.
Monopoly is doing a world-wide game starting pretty much right now, but the servers are getting destroyed with traffic.

http://www.monopolycitystreets.com/

It should be interesting to see how it all works.

[99Celica]

just reinstalled D2 and playing HCCL. I've been readdicted! Also found out theres a ladder reset coming up soon if anyones interested.

[Smaay]

i just finished Diablo II and just started playing Half Life again