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May 11^th, 2005 at 2:54pm

Fozzer Offline
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Hi All...

Grin

...!

I popped into my local game store today to see what's on offer.
A few new games.
Zillions of re-issues of old games.
..but..
no-one seemed to be buying anything, certainly not PC games... Cry

Cry

...!

I can remember the time, long, long ago, (1980), when the world was full of excited 8-bit computer game enthusiasts, waiting to get their hands on the latest cassette game for the Sinclair Spectrum, Commodore 64, etc, etc...!!

Has the bottom dropped out of the market for PC games..?
Have they all gone over to X-Box, etc... Roll Eyes

Roll Eyes

...?

Cheers all...!

Paul....(Sinclair Spectrum 48k enthusiast)... Wink

Wink

...

Grin

...!

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Reply #1 - May 11^th, 2005 at 4:20pm

Hype Ex Member

In the last few months I've bought Sims2 University, Battlefield Vietnam, Lomac, Pinnacle Studio 9....maybe it's just me but I certainly haven't stopped buying PC software! LOL

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Reply #2 - May 11^th, 2005 at 4:34pm

spirit1flyer Offline
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when I have the money I buy just about any computer game they sell Wink

Wink

Red alert!!&& Red alert!!&&

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Reply #3 - May 11^th, 2005 at 4:46pm

Foxhound-B Ex Member

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Has the bottom dropped out of the market for PC games..?
Have they all gone over to X-Box, etc... Roll Eyes

Roll Eyes

...?

Times have changed. Broadband was invented and when the internet became avaiable for everyone, it was the birth of warez. *shrugs*

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Reply #4 - May 11^th, 2005 at 4:51pm

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I've only brought one new game in the last two years. Tongue

Tongue

I need save my money for drink you see. Tongue

Tongue

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Reply #5 - May 11^th, 2005 at 5:46pm

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No they haven't moved to the xbox, if anything, they moved to the PC.

I still buy PC games, at least 1 biweekly.

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Reply #6 - May 11^th, 2005 at 6:17pm

Fozzer Offline
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A bit like Woody...I haven't bought any PC games since the release of FS 2004.... Roll Eyes

Roll Eyes

...!
I've already got all the shoot-em-up games, war games, adventure games, flying round games*, etc, etc...going back to the year dot....
..and all the new "stuff" looks, and plays, very much the same as the "old stuff"....just "fancier" graphics... Roll Eyes

Roll Eyes

...!

Paul....Atari 2600...Spectrum 48k...Commodore 64....Amiga 1200...PC...>>

*...but none of the dreaded "sports" ball games... Angry

Angry

....

Wink

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Grin

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Reply #7 - May 11^th, 2005 at 6:26pm

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A bit like Woody...I haven't bought any PC games since the release of FS 2004.... Roll Eyes

Roll Eyes

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Let me give you an idea of how many games I've brought recently. Earlier this year I brought H&D2. Before that I brought Vietcong in 2003 and before that I brought CFS3 on it's release. Those are the last three games I brought. Tongue

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Reply #8 - May 11^th, 2005 at 7:22pm

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"I got a million of em!" NO, really! Well, maybe not a million but I got enough of them to make the wife give me the EYE.

Don't just buy anything though. It has to catch my eye first. Then I will read some reviews on it. Check out the games forums and see what's being said.

Last few I have bought are Half Life 2, Far Cry and Silent Hunter III. Love all of them!

PC gaming is hot, otherwise there wouldn't be such a big market on the graphics cards and new....bigger and badder ones being released every few weeks. lol

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Reply #9 - May 11^th, 2005 at 8:41pm

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I'm with fireman..... if it catches my eye I get it, I have 40 comp games on disk all over the place...... I have a PS2 but I personally think Games on Console after N64 absolutly suck.... there are a few games (like sports and racing) that do better on console, but pc is the absolute best out of em all in my opinion! Cheers, Gunny

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Reply #10 - May 12^th, 2005 at 4:08am

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I don't buy nearly as many PC games as I used to, I would rather play on the Xbox or PS2, PC games are great and the current consoles can't match the amount of content which can be included in a PC title, but over the years as PC games require more and more resources to run, I kind of get tired of trying to keep up with everything just to play a game, not to mention lock-ups and compatibility issues between the software and hardware, basically in my opinion modern PC gaming although very cool at times, has become more of a pain in the ass than ever, so that is why I pretty much stick to gaming on my consoles these days.

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Reply #11 - May 12^th, 2005 at 3:07pm

Hype Ex Member

I've actually considered getting into console games for the same reasons Paz has. It won't be long before my 2.0 with a gig of RAM is completely incapable to do anything other than spreadsheets. lol

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Reply #12 - May 13^th, 2005 at 12:05am

Stephen Smileys Ex Member

What about buying online. Surely that's a reason for lack-luster shop sales.

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Reply #13 - May 15^th, 2005 at 9:37am

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No Ive bought Battlefield 1942, my brother got 2 Starwars games, and am going today to get LOMAC Grin

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Reply #14 - May 15^th, 2005 at 5:08pm

spirit1flyer Offline
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I walked in a Kmart the other day and they had one game and about 50+ Xbox games and others Roll Eyes

Roll Eyes

Red alert!!&& Red alert!!&&

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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

Roll Eyes

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

Roll Eyes

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

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.

Steve (Silver Fox) Daly

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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

Dornier 328-110 Ex Member

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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

Fozzer Offline
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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

Wink

...!

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

Grin

...!
"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

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

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

Dornier 328-110 Ex Member

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

Fozzer Offline
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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

Cry

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

Roll Eyes

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Wink

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Grin

...!

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

Embarrassed

...!
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

Dornier 328-110 Ex Member

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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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Reply #30 - May 27^th, 2005 at 1:08pm

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I bought Sim Bin's "GTR" the other week, I've played little else since!

Imo, the BEST driving sim on ANY platform!

Posting drivel here since Jan 31st, 2002. - That long!

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Reply #31 - May 27^th, 2005 at 1:22pm

Dornier 328-110 Ex Member

...if you've got a steering wheel for your PC.

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Reply #32 - May 27^th, 2005 at 2:15pm

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...if you've got a steering wheel for your PC.

It certainly helps.... Wink

Wink

Grin

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Reply #33 - May 27^th, 2005 at 3:13pm

Dornier 328-110 Ex Member

I play most racing sims with my flightstick. Better than with keyboard, but worse than a steering wheel.

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Reply #34 - May 27^th, 2005 at 3:42pm

ThePianoMan Ex Member

I've bought many games over the last year but I always find myself coming back to FS9!

I'm actualy hoping to get a Nintendo DS sometime soon...

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