Sure looks like it! I guess Blue Byte threw gamers a bone. So much for massive eBay profiteering.
Tyjenks and I have had this whole conversation beforeon Qt3 — last time I posted a fan site in France that had the Wilderness Missions for download, and I believe hacked to run on XP, which I think was a problem for the original game as well (?).
Anyway, the point is this: PEW PEW PEW PEW ratatatatatatatat Gzzzzzzzap
Tyjenks
1583
For whatever reason, my local EB word get overseas versions of games. Somehow, I picked up the Team 17’s original UK version of Worms before it was even available in the States.
Just founf WIlderness Missions the same way.
Man, I am old when I do not remember conversations about even the games I love. Hope you will forgive me JMJ. :)
EDIT: In fact, I could be contradicting myself because I could have forgotten how I got either of those games.
Are you kidding me Ty? This way we get to enjoy the same conversation again and again! Just think: when they put us in the gamers home we’ll be able to enjoy it several times a day.
Isn’t this the same thing available for free download?
How do you find these free downloads on Fileplanet ? Fileplanet search doesnt show any meaningful results, the only thing there that i found was Ground Control, and only because i followed the external link.
peterb
1586
The other hidden advantage to going the NES/SNES is that on most emulators you can freeze/defrost your save state, thus saving you from the shittiest part of the Wizardry experience.
peterb
1587
The (spiritual) sequel to Anvil of Dawn, The Summoning, is in my mind a hidden classic in its own right. I think it’s the best game DreamForge ever did. Good plot, clever puzzles, my only complaint would be it has some amount of inventory wanking (although less than, say, BG II).
Weirdly, DreamForge was based in Greensburg, PA, near Pittsburgh, which is sort of an odd place for a game company.
The Summoning is awesome. It was -the- computer game that I had to have once I finally had a PC (as opposed to the Mac I grew up with.).
Hmmmm, I can’t fly up or down in MM6. This is disconcerting.
Whoops, I had my knight use the fly scroll, and of course he doesn’t have any mana.
Spect
1590
If you search Fileplanet for Incubation, you’ll get several links to files about that game, including the mission pack. I don’t know if it helps that I’m a member there, but that’s how I do it.
Look: Also found The Summoning for download:
http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/23547/Summoning%2C+The.html
If you search Fileplanet for Incubation
Yes, if you actually search for something really specific. What if i want to find all free games ? It will list you loads of demos, and small indie games, and whatnot, instead of free commercial games.
Then you have to rise above being you.
Spect
1593
It works like any other search function out on the Web. The less specific you are, the greater number of returns you’ll get. Try googling “free games” and see what happens. If you want a way to find free commercial games, I’d suggest you pick a few titles you’re interested in and search for them. Maybe you’ll get lucky. Otherwise, I’m not sure anything exists that would do what you’re looking for.
That’s all well and good and it may be that FilePlanet has recently improved its searching capabilities but my experience with it has been nothing but poor. Even with specific searches (exact names, even) it would often produce results that had nothing to do with what I was looking for. It would be like typing “cats” into Google and getting a page of links for fountain pens.
Tyjenks
1595
I have been playing the hell out of some Settlers II. Once I got over the dated graphics, I am having just as much fun setting up roads and managing sppace trying to cram all the buildings in while expanding.
Yay GoG.
I picked up four Interplay games (and am mulling more before the sale ends). I missed Stonekeep when it first came out and am finding it quaint yet strangely enjoyable.
Fileplanet is one of the worst designed “professional” websites it has ever been my displeasure to deal with. I was a Fileplanet subscriber briefly, but the bonuses are not worth having to try and use Fileplanet.
Is there any way to tell before purchasing a title whether it is using DosBox for compatibility? I’ve been able to run the DosBox-based titles very nicely on a Mac (with DosBox for Mac instead of the Windows version).
I bought the last Tex Murphy game (“Overseer”) only to realize it doesn’t use DosBox like the previous versions and won’t run with Crossover Games.
tromik
1599
I’ve always wanted to try Wizardry 8. I’ve never played an RPG like that, and it seemed pretty hardcore, but also very compelling. I guess it’s not all that old, though.
Then you have to rise above being you.
Maybe you have to rise to the level of human being first, before i follow your “advice” ?
I was a Fileplanet subscriber briefly, but the bonuses are not worth having to try and use Fileplanet.
That may be so, but as i learned yesterday Fileplanet is pretty much the only major place left on the web to host the original Battlecruiser3k.
I’ve always wanted to try Wizardry 8. I’ve never played an RPG like that, and it seemed pretty hardcore, but also very compelling. I guess it’s not all that old, though.
If you ever do try it - dont forget to look up the patch to make monster animations faster, in-game slider for that doesnt help much, if at all. Saves ALOT of time.
peterb
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Wizardry 8 managed to hit a certain sweet spot in a way that I can’t quite describe. The graphics, while dated even when it was released, still ‘worked’ somehow, and they managed to graft a very FPS-like exploration experience into a “wizardry-like” turn-based combat experience in a way that felt perfectly natural. The UI was pretty good for a game of this type. I got about 7/8ths of the way through when my computer blew up, and I never got around to restarting it (and probably never will).
My one complaint about the game is that it retains a lot of the character of the early Wizardry games in ways that don’t work well. For example, until nearly 3/4s of the way through the game, there’s no such thing as “fast travel to another place” without getting harassed by enemies who (a) you can probably beat but (b) you still have to spend time grinding them and © they can still do enough damage that you can’t just burn through them.
The game starts near a Monastery that, for me, was the highlight of the game. Once you get out of the Monastery there is a difficulty ramp that makes no goddamn sense: the road from the Monastery to Arnika, the first town, is insanely difficult, beyond what any reasonable game should throw at you even near an endgame, let alone in the first act! It’s largely the prospect of having to experience that horror again that has kept me from re-installing the game.
The game’s other major flaw is that min/maxing is basically required. Which is a sign of poor design.
