Old Games You'd Like To See Redone

Robsoie · 01-23-09, 11:07 PM

I am always sad when i read about M1 Tank platoon, it always remind me on how great M1TP2 was going to be once fixed and seriously improved by the extremely promising patch 1.03, the linking with Gunship 3 etc...

But ....
The Life and Death of Tank Platoon

An old game i had lots of fun and would not mind having redone would be Darklands , fabulous role playing in advance of its time, deep and complex but not too hard to learn, tactical combat between parties, very open ended and huge replay value.

And the atmosphere , despite those pixels, was utterly awesome, i am not sure how they managed to do it, but you really felt the dread and gritty ambiance of middle age.
Probably all those artistic screens and locations were very well responsible, superb piece of art a lot better than generic soulless 3D.

I always play it from time to time in DosBOX, but how much i wish i could play it without some of the clunkiness of the dos timed interfaces and without the pixels when i turn it fullscreen.

Captain Vlad · 01-23-09, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Robsoie

An old game i had lots of fun and would not mind having redone would be Darklands , fabulous role playing in advance of its time, deep and complex but not too hard to learn, tactical combat between parties, very open ended and huge replay value.

And the atmosphere , despite those pixels, was utterly awesome, i am not sure how they managed to do it, but you really felt the dread and gritty ambiance of middle age.
Probably all those artistic screens and locations were very well responsible, superb piece of art a lot better than generic soulless 3D.

I really loved all the watercolors they used for various locations, and the Traveler-style character creation. The gameworld was so much more threatening and dark than any of the generic fantasy settings...it was an excellent piece of work.

And you're right. An updated...or hell, just a version than ran well on XP...would be very welcome.

Kapitan_Phillips · 01-23-09, 11:30 PM

POLICE QUEST

Captain Vlad · 01-23-09, 11:32 PM

Be sure and do the pre-patrol car walkaround....

Kapitan_Phillips · 01-23-09, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Vlad

Be sure and do the pre-patrol car walkaround....

God I hated those driving sequences

stabiz · 01-23-09, 11:35 PM

Monkey Island. Brush up the art and sounds, allow high resolutions and FSAA, but keep the 0,1 bit theme song. (Oh, and 3D point & click is manure)

Wolfehunter · 01-24-09, 01:50 AM

For me Starflight and Starflight II, A true remake of the FO series, Space quest series, Mech games from battletech using BF 2142 engine or better.

kiwi_2005 · 01-24-09, 04:16 AM

Destroyer Command

Zork series "Return to Zork 2"

Wolfehunter · 01-24-09, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Zork series "Return to Zork 2"

I was thinking about these but I wasn't sure they could do it.

They have to learn how to read. lol.:rotfl:

Lets add Oo-Topos to the charts. I love this game. The only game I could never beat... I alway got stuck but at that time there was no forum support lol.

http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/oo-topos

01-23-09, 11:30 PM	#3
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	POLICE QUEST __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

01-23-09, 11:32 PM	#4
Captain Vlad Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pollard, Oklahoma Posts: 679 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Be sure and do the pre-patrol car walkaround.... __________________ "Stop sounding battlestations just to hear the alarm."

01-23-09, 11:35 PM	#6
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Monkey Island. Brush up the art and sounds, allow high resolutions and FSAA, but keep the 0,1 bit theme song. (Oh, and 3D point & click is manure) __________________

01-24-09, 01:50 AM	#7
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	For me Starflight and Starflight II, A true remake of the FO series, Space quest series, Mech games from battletech using BF 2142 engine or better. __________________

01-24-09, 04:16 AM	#8
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Destroyer Command Zork series "Return to Zork 2" __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

01-23-09, 11:07 PM	#1
Robsoie Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 130 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I am always sad when i read about M1 Tank platoon, it always remind me on how great M1TP2 was going to be once fixed and seriously improved by the extremely promising patch 1.03, the linking with Gunship 3 etc... But .... The Life and Death of Tank Platoon An old game i had lots of fun and would not mind having redone would be Darklands , fabulous role playing in advance of its time, deep and complex but not too hard to learn, tactical combat between parties, very open ended and huge replay value. And the atmosphere , despite those pixels, was utterly awesome, i am not sure how they managed to do it, but you really felt the dread and gritty ambiance of middle age. Probably all those artistic screens and locations were very well responsible, superb piece of art a lot better than generic soulless 3D. I always play it from time to time in DosBOX, but how much i wish i could play it without some of the clunkiness of the dos timed interfaces and without the pixels when i turn it fullscreen.

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