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Going Retro
« on: July 09, 2008, 04:38:03 PM »
Because I just have so much free time, I "acquired" the Duke Nukem 3D high-res fancy whatever port thing and Diablo II plus extensions last night.

I haven't played Duke Nukem since college, and I never played Diablo II...though everyone was always playing that.  So I'm now looking forward to going home and pretending it's the 1990's.

God, give me Spore.  And GTAIV!
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Re: Going Retro
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2008, 04:45:54 PM »
It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum..... and I'm all outta gum.
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Re: Going Retro
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2008, 06:52:14 PM »
I'd love to do GTAIV, but Team Fortress 2 is really holding me in its grips. Getting achievements is totally fun. Like "Weenie Roast" -- set two scouts on fire a the same time! Oh, so much fun.

Wolfenstein 3D and Duke were the first games I played secretly while my parents were asleep. I'd hide in bed for a few hours and then sneak down to the computer and play them until 4am.
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Re: Going Retro
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2008, 01:08:52 AM »
GTA4 is worth it. TF2 is for nerds.
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Re: Going Retro
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2014, 05:42:08 PM »
Quote from: Tatertots on July 09, 2008, 06:52:14 PM

Wolfenstein 3D and Duke were the first games I played secretly while my parents were asleep. I'd hide in bed for a few hours and then sneak down to the computer and play them until 4am.

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Re: Going Retro
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2014, 05:54:30 PM »
If it wasn't for Bethesda making this, I'd predict a massive fail.
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Re: Going Retro
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2014, 05:56:59 PM »
Quote from: monkey! on March 21, 2014, 05:54:30 PM
If it wasn't for Bethesda making this, I'd predict a massive fail.

They're not actually making it, they're just the studio. So...still possible.

Though I loved Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Am I alone there?
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Re: Going Retro
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2014, 06:06:49 PM »
Meh.
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Re: Going Retro
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2014, 08:13:47 AM »
Quote from: nacho on March 21, 2014, 05:42:08 PM
Quote from: Tatertots on July 09, 2008, 06:52:14 PM

Wolfenstein 3D and Duke were the first games I played secretly while my parents were asleep. I'd hide in bed for a few hours and then sneak down to the computer and play them until 4am.


So...out today for $60 bucks. I thought I might try a...uh...preview version before I let nostalgia take over my wallet.

It's a 43 gig download! and:

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[ System Requirements ]
OS: 64-bit Windows 7/Windows 8
CPU: Intel Core i7 or equivalent AMD
RAM: 4 GB
GPU: GeForce 460, ATI Radeon HD 6850
HDD: 50 GB available space minimum

Um...

Someone gleefully pointed this out:

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A single copy of this game is the size of 18,802.017 Wolfenstein 3D's.

Bethesda tries to downplay this fuckery:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/134178-Wolfenstein-The-New-Order-Requires-50GB-HD-Space-Core-i7-CPU-Update

So I guess we can sit back and watch the Next Great Gaming Disaster this week!
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Re: Going Retro
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2014, 10:43:25 AM »
It gets decent but not great reviews, an unremarkable shooter with fun story telling.
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Re: Going Retro
« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2014, 07:51:09 PM »
Quote from: monkey! on May 20, 2014, 10:43:25 AM
It gets decent but not great reviews, an unremarkable shooter with fun story telling.

Oh... Hi Steam sale! And unexpected hand-sold book purchases via the Square store to pay for it... And my extra $10 off so it's now only $20 of funny money that I write off on taxes.

Wolfenstein purchased!

I must admit that I consider this purchase simply as a Brand Loyalty thing, considering that you could easily argue that the first third of my life was spent playing Wolfenstein 3D.
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Re: Going Retro
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2014, 08:09:04 PM »
Haha... At 14mbs, it still has two hours to go before it's done downloading!

So 3D is, like, 3 megs, right?
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Re: Going Retro
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2014, 07:39:10 AM »
Most next-gen games are now around 30-50gbs. It's all those texture files and high quality audio.
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Re: Going Retro
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2014, 12:25:30 PM »
Quote from: nacho on November 06, 2014, 07:51:09 PM
Quote from: monkey! on May 20, 2014, 10:43:25 AM
It gets decent but not great reviews, an unremarkable shooter with fun story telling.

Oh... Hi Steam sale! And unexpected hand-sold book purchases via the Square store to pay for it... And my extra $10 off so it's now only $20 of funny money that I write off on taxes.

Wolfenstein purchased!

I must admit that I consider this purchase simply as a Brand Loyalty thing, considering that you could easily argue that the first third of my life was spent playing Wolfenstein 3D.

And it's fucking awesome. It's like a Choose Your Own Adventure movie.
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Re: Going Retro
« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2014, 03:02:55 AM »
Playing Wolfenstein 3D on my phone back when it came out for iOS was the moment I realized that I'm a full generation away from my childhood:

1) I have a supercomputer in my pocket that is connected at all times to the entire world's knowledge and, AND, it plays the game I was obsessed with as a kid. In my pocket.
2) Within a few minutes I was bored with the game that I literally dreamed about playing as a kid. Something happened in the intervening 20 years, eh?
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