Simviation Forum - PC games....Is anyone buying them...?

Reply #15 - May 15^th, 2005 at 7:38pm

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The last game I bought was CFS1. Two weeks ago. Roll Eyes

The game before that was BF:V, and it's just like BF1942 with F-4's.. Roll Eyes

Most have been Xbox 'cause I got it for Christmas.. No Halo, though cause Halo sucks. Undecided

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Reply #16 - May 16^th, 2005 at 3:23am

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The last PC game I bought was CFS1!

Then again...shortly after I bought that I became a game reviewer and started getting all my games for free.

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Reply #17 - May 16^th, 2005 at 7:00am

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I rarely buy games, but I play a lot of demos that come with magazines (if they work). Found myself drawn to the bargain bin the other day and picked up the Atari classics collection for $10. That was money well-spent... Asteroids and Battle Zone!! Woohoo!!
Also got Age of Empires... slow-moving but interesting game.
Other than flight sims, I don't play much else except Ground Control 2 (not sure why, but I'm obsessed with it) and Hitman 2. I'll leave 'em be for a while, then try my hand at improving my previous scores.

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Reply #18 - May 16^th, 2005 at 8:35am

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Other than flight sims, I don't play much else except Ground Control 2 (not sure why, but I'm obsessed with it)...

Neat game, but a tad hard. :/

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Reply #19 - May 16^th, 2005 at 2:41pm

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I rarely buy games, but I play a lot of demos that come with magazines (if they work). Found myself drawn to the bargain bin the other day and picked up the Atari classics collection for $10. That was money well-spent... Asteroids and Battle Zone!! Woohoo!!
Also got Age of Empires... slow-moving but interesting game.
Other than flight sims, I don't play much else except Ground Control 2 (not sure why, but I'm obsessed with it) and Hitman 2. I'll leave 'em be for a while, then try my hand at improving my previous scores.

Hi Rotty...!

Have you tried the many 8-bit computer game emulators available on the PC... Wink

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The sound and graphics are often superior to the genuine computers/consoles... 8)...!

I use the "Spectaculator" emulator to play all my old Sinclair Spectrum* computer games.... Grin

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"Genie" plays all the old console games...!

Do a search for EMULATORS... 8)...!

Cheers...!

Paul.

* Timex Sinclair 1000 in North America.

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Reply #20 - May 16^th, 2005 at 3:51pm

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anyone ever played Outpost 2?

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Reply #21 - May 17^th, 2005 at 10:34am

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Foz:
Haven't tried the 8-bit stuff... Joust! I remember that!
I'm happy for now with my Atari stuff...
I never had a console back then; I was one of those freaks at the arcade... Grin

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Reply #22 - May 17^th, 2005 at 3:21pm

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I assure you, the PC genre is FAAAAAR from extinction. I know that's not what anyone was implying, but I'm just sayin. I am an avid PC gamer that picks up about every new title, and they will always be superior to their console counterparts

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Reply #23 - May 18^th, 2005 at 3:24am

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I am an avid PC gamer that picks up about every new title, and they will always be superior to their console counterparts

Don't be so sure, the next generation of consoles are supposed to have more processing and graphics power than most any PC available today, the Xbox 360 (or whatever they will call it) is supposed to be out by the end of the year.
I do agree that there are certain games that will probably not make a good transition to consoles at this point, but everyone must keep in mind that as consoles evolve, they are becoming closer and closer to being nothing less than powerful PC's you connect to your television.

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Reply #24 - May 18^th, 2005 at 11:19am

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If consoles get more powerfull.
the technology will be implied into PC's.. Grin

kinda like x-box 360.. just a computer with a different OS..

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Reply #25 - May 18^th, 2005 at 12:31pm

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The PS3 and XBox 360 will be top notch for about a year, before the PCs are on par again.
Hopefully, the PS3 will bring a fresh wind into the currently lame PC hardware market.

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Reply #26 - May 19^th, 2005 at 2:25pm

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I've been playing computer games on all sorts of computers for the past 25+ years*, so at the moment I can't see anything new out there which I haven't played before... Cry

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...same games....different graphics... Roll Eyes

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Cheers all...!

Paul...been there...done it...giving it a rest... 8)...!
LOL...!

* I've been glued to this flippin' chair for 25+ years....lost the use of my legs now... Embarrassed

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LOL...!

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Reply #27 - May 25^th, 2005 at 10:54pm

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The PS3 and XBox 360 will be top notch for about a year, before the PCs are on par again.
Hopefully, the PS3 will bring a fresh wind into the currently lame PC hardware market.

Definitely, Believe it or not, the PS3 and the xbox 360 are more powerful than high-end computers. I can say without a doubt that the ps3 could out benchmark many of intel PC's with intel EE 3.73 ghz and x850 xt pe's in terms of gfx abilties. But thats about it. A ps3 would run a program like adobe premiere like crap.

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Reply #28 - May 26^th, 2005 at 7:28am

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Paul...been there...done it...giving it a rest... 8)...!
LOL...!

Take them off. Only a waste of weight and an unnecessary part of your blood circulation. Grin

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Reply #29 - May 26^th, 2005 at 7:34am

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I am surprised at the new x-box, not only is it ugly but it really doesnt match the PS3 that well. But then again while consoles mean i can play games without too much if any slowdown i will continue to buy those over PC games.

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