It's kind of blown my mind to learn about the development of that game. UnReal World's similar how it started development in like the 90's and the guys still just keep working on it like a group hobby. Love that for them
The amount of simulations is still looking for its match. Hell, it reminds me of the possible best simulation: Dwarfes are having a party. Someone spills their beer. A cat walks through the beer puddle. The cat cleans its paws. The cat becomes drunk from the beer on its paws.
The graphic is rather old, even the steam version or with "Lazy Newb Pack", but it is still !!FUN!!.
There are so many new games coming out that even if you don't want 99% of them you could never play everything you want.
What's really going on here is that most of us are getting old and busy enough to where we genuinely prefer something familiar regardless of the quality of new games.
yet another shout out for Space Station 14, a fully open source almost-massively multiplayer game with tons of forks being actively developed with lots of cross pollination of ideas and mechanics between them.
outrageously fun gameplay, totally free, easily modified, decently easy to set up ones own server
also totally cross platform between linux, mac, and windows
Right now is the best time to play old games. Retro gaming handhelds have never been better, and honestly there's little to improve in them at this point.
Get yourself a retro handheld for as little as $100, that will feel more premium than a Steam Deck, and start playing games that came out before you were born.
I've genuinely forgotten how bad the current video game industry is, because I'm so busy having a blast with older/retro titles.
I normally do that, but I got Baldur's Gate I think within it's first year, and the thing that sold me is they put it DRM free on GOG super early. Normally you have to wait 15 years to get a AAA game on GOG, so I wanted to support that decision to put it there early.
that sounds like an amazing project. i have literally been thinking just yesterday whether i could ever get back the nostalgic (and often crappily made xD) flash games of my youth.
xD and the video on the project website is so iconic xD literally uses music from redacted (guess the game yourself :)).
question: does anyone have a backup of the flashpoint archive itself? in case that one goes down (so, double backup)
All hail the ability to emulate console games up to a certain generation well enough on even lower end hardware.
Ain't no other way to officially enjoy classics like Tony Hawk Pro Skater ( best on Dreamcast IMO ). Probably one of the greatest skater games, just behind a game like Skate 2. But maybe that's the nostalgia talking...
What about playing them on the original consoles? I've got a Game Cube and PS3 I still use occasionally, and a PS2 that I haven't tried in a long time but would give it 50/50 for just booting up if I hooked it up, plus some portion of the failure 50% includes the possibility of repairing it.
my opinion is that as time marches on, fewer and fewer of these original consoles will be around, assuming that they don't get manufactured anymore. so eventually, we'll all be forced to use emulators anyways.
on top of that, i guess emulators are cheaper. you already have the computing device, you only need a new controller to attach to it.
Original console, in most cases, is probably gonna be the better option IMO. But due to the rising cost of everything, games/consoles included, emulation is better from a purely price saving standpoint. I am lucky enough to have so many consoles, but I still emulate or use console softmods because I can't afford every game I want.
I remembered my family having the ps1 version, but my brother said I was wrong because we apparently had the n64 version.
Either way, was definitely a defining game of my early childhood. Such a fun game. I was lucky enough to find it at a game store where I live. It was for some reason tucked away with the ps1 games and somehow just barely under $20USD before tax! A steal, if you ask me.
Technically vanilla RimWorld already has "Lovin'", which colonists sharing a bed can do, and the DLC has colonist pregnancy, IUDs, babies, and I think even artificial insemination (though it's been a long time since I played without mods, so I could be mixing something up)
But really, given sufficient time, any sufficiently moddable game will have a horny mod made.
KeeperFX is a modern port of the game that makes it run on modern pcs. It needs the base game of course but it comes with mod support so after you install keeperfx, mods are basically plug&play
Morrowind, Fallout New Vegas, Skyrim, Saints Row 2, GTA San Andreas, Ultima, beside few indies, Pragmata and Fallout London, this and retro console games are my main playthroughs
I mostly play minecraft and indies, i am relatively safe lmao, what can happen? Mojang stop to update the game? Great now everyone will make mods on the same version lol
Microsoft, a company i never did business with during my purchase of Minecraft, stole my copy because I didnt learn about the account migration in time.
As said, you can still play the game without account on Java edition as of now (you have to either use a 3rd party launcher or launch the game from the terminal though)
Anyway, i don't know how the fuck Microsoft wasn't sued for that ""incident""
You could, or gog have a much better refund policy than steam. You could even refund it and keep the offline installer if you really wanted to, of course you won't get updates and it isn't really the idea of it. I think they do block you eventually if you keep abusing it for everything.
Everyone about that GTAVI life while I'm in the Fire Emblem and Yakuza mines trying to make a dent in the 50 million games each of those series have, because every time I finish one they release three more
Japan...please...stop...I beg you. I feel as overworked as the devs working for you.
Any old mmo enjoyers with a game with an active community to link a fella? Was a fiend for RF online back in the day it was sci-fantasy before I knew what sci fantasy was haha!
I played it during the beta way back in ‘97(?) but couldn’t continue when it went to a monthly subscription due to being a teen. I found out it was still going 3 years ago and became re-addicted.
Now a character is $15USD and no money is asked for after that. No micro-transactions or nuthin’.
The graphics maintain the ‘97 2D top-down style with chat bubbles, but the game still gets monthly updates.
You can log in for free but no progress will be saved and you don’t get to choose your name or anything cool.
The community is super friendly and helpful and some players have been playing since the start. It’s deceptively deep and there’s wikis to help you figure out what’s going on, but I don’t want to overload you with links right now.
There’s a discord too, but I’d rather you ask for it in-game to avoid and non-clanners causing trouble
If a new take on an old MMO is interesting, maybe look up Everquest Legends. It's basically an oldschool MMO combined with a massive power fantasy. It has problems (many, many problems), but it's still a pretty good time.
I have about 1,000 hours in the MnM beta and its development is keeping great momentum. Long road map for ideas and plans as well. If you join in on EA in August send me a DM and I can get you up to speed or answer any questions.
i was a fool and went xbox that generation because of the online bullshit. i had to "make a point with my wallet" it's not like i enjoy online games anyways.
i should boot mine up and play costume quest tho, that was fun
I got a XP PC for playing Sims 2 and 3, especially 3 is such a mess that it don't really work on anything else, even if it kinda runs.. Also some Lego games and such I used to play as a kid. Well, anything XP era runs, obviously. Just stick/disc it in.
Now I have been cleaning my PS3 (stolen from an ex, added in a bigger SSD) and buying some used games on it from trift stores, for about 2-3€ a piece.. Looking forward for playing that new (for me) GTA! (IV) We also have like.. two PS1s and at least two PS2s. I also still have my PS4, but gonna sell that once I get around. I need money for my offline Linux PC project.. Chose a case that requires a single-slot GPU, send prayers and so on.
Interesting! I'm beginner with Linux and haven't really touched or looked into Protons and Vines and those things, but very interesting! On Win10 or Win11 it's not great at all, but Win7 was still alright.. Even when that PC obviously had less of everything.
I played the Steam NextFest demo back in (damn...) 2022, and it felt like playing GoldenEye back in 1997. I don't know if they can keep that level of quality for an entire game, but the demo was really promising.
I just spent the summer playing all of the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS Castlevania games. The series had its ups and downs, but the games are still fun. I think the DS titles still hold up very well.
TrackMania United quite literally Forever
Kinda wish there would be some effort for a de compilation or custom engine for linux but for that its probably too modern to be feasible.
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I'm excited for all the disposable AAA gaming income that can now go to indie developers.....
You guys are going to monetarily support indie developers right?
Dwarf Fortress is 20 years old and still only has half the planned features. Tarn will be working on it until he croaks. Bless that man.
It's kind of blown my mind to learn about the development of that game. UnReal World's similar how it started development in like the 90's and the guys still just keep working on it like a group hobby. Love that for them
My ADHD would never. I'd love to have a forever project, but the unending crave for novelty would never allow me.
Did you see the /NoClip documentary?
I have not. My exposure to it was through Frederick Knudson DownTheRabbithole.
I'll go look that up though if there's more to be heard
The amount of simulations is still looking for its match. Hell, it reminds me of the possible best simulation: Dwarfes are having a party. Someone spills their beer. A cat walks through the beer puddle. The cat cleans its paws. The cat becomes drunk from the beer on its paws.
The graphic is rather old, even the steam version or with "Lazy Newb Pack", but it is still !!FUN!!.
There are so many new games coming out that even if you don't want 99% of them you could never play everything you want.
What's really going on here is that most of us are getting old and busy enough to where we genuinely prefer something familiar regardless of the quality of new games.
yet another shout out for Space Station 14, a fully open source almost-massively multiplayer game with tons of forks being actively developed with lots of cross pollination of ideas and mechanics between them.
outrageously fun gameplay, totally free, easily modified, decently easy to set up ones own server
also totally cross platform between linux, mac, and windows
https://spacestation14.com/
Right now is the best time to play old games. Retro gaming handhelds have never been better, and honestly there's little to improve in them at this point.
Get yourself a retro handheld for as little as $100, that will feel more premium than a Steam Deck, and start playing games that came out before you were born.
I've genuinely forgotten how bad the current video game industry is, because I'm so busy having a blast with older/retro titles.
Highly recommend to all gamers.
You can check out what handheld console would fit you best here: https://retrocatalog.com/
And see what people's experience is in various games here: https://www.emuready.com/
how old do you think i am
About to say, I'm older than Pac-Man :D
my cool SIL is way too into Ms. Pacman because that was her game at the arcade.
i can't solder for shit, but i could code a mame console to run that for her 50th
I play open source games
🙇🏻
I'm still playing Rimworld
Regardless, I never spend more than $20 on a game, wait for the "Game of the Year Platinum Super Edition" to go on sale. It works every time!
Same. Got the base Cyberpunk 2077 game for $18. And then got the dlc for $18. Best $36 I've spent on a game in a long time.
I normally do that, but I got Baldur's Gate I think within it's first year, and the thing that sold me is they put it DRM free on GOG super early. Normally you have to wait 15 years to get a AAA game on GOG, so I wanted to support that decision to put it there early.
Isn't each rimworld DLC more than 20USD? Though I play it enough to easily be worth it.
Flashpoint Archive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashpoint_Archive
:o
that sounds like an amazing project. i have literally been thinking just yesterday whether i could ever get back the nostalgic (and often crappily made xD) flash games of my youth.
xD and the video on the project website is so iconic xD literally uses music from redacted (guess the game yourself :)).
question: does anyone have a backup of the flashpoint archive itself? in case that one goes down (so, double backup)
Flashpoint is amazing!
Fuck yes I'm so happy people did this. This is art preservation
It’s so fun!
Indie devs are fucking killing it, though. A lot of bangers have been coming out.
I’m currently obsessed with How Many Dudes? That game is so much fun.
All hail the ability to emulate console games up to a certain generation well enough on even lower end hardware.
Ain't no other way to officially enjoy classics like Tony Hawk Pro Skater ( best on Dreamcast IMO ). Probably one of the greatest skater games, just behind a game like Skate 2. But maybe that's the nostalgia talking...
What about playing them on the original consoles? I've got a Game Cube and PS3 I still use occasionally, and a PS2 that I haven't tried in a long time but would give it 50/50 for just booting up if I hooked it up, plus some portion of the failure 50% includes the possibility of repairing it.
my opinion is that as time marches on, fewer and fewer of these original consoles will be around, assuming that they don't get manufactured anymore. so eventually, we'll all be forced to use emulators anyways.
on top of that, i guess emulators are cheaper. you already have the computing device, you only need a new controller to attach to it.
Original console, in most cases, is probably gonna be the better option IMO. But due to the rising cost of everything, games/consoles included, emulation is better from a purely price saving standpoint. I am lucky enough to have so many consoles, but I still emulate or use console softmods because I can't afford every game I want.
I also love how emulators make 40 year old games much more playable with features like state save.
Fast forwarding through slow unskippable cutscenes and slow walking parts.
Hey! That's cheating! (I do it too)
I knowwww but I need to get good at it without spending thousands of hours per game. I have kids and only maybe 30 years left to live lol
No disagreement there, I only responded because of the "ain't no other way" in your OP.
A little wordy as a catch phrase, but I like the sentiment.
I remember spending hours watching my friends play that game.
I remembered my family having the ps1 version, but my brother said I was wrong because we apparently had the n64 version.
Either way, was definitely a defining game of my early childhood. Such a fun game. I was lucky enough to find it at a game store where I live. It was for some reason tucked away with the ps1 games and somehow just barely under $20USD before tax! A steal, if you ask me.
I mean Warcraft II is still the shit. As is classic doom, carmageddon, Aoe,... you name it.
I still play Warcraft III - Frozzen Throne. So many custom maps. I've got enough gaming content for another 10 years.
I have this urge to revisit Dune 2000 but my life is a bit hectic. Boys+Sports...
Skyrim, Fallout NV, Diablo II, modded to fuck Dungeon Keeper, Age Of Empires II, so many more. I’m set for life
Modded to What?
Sounds dope, though. Enjoy your peace, king
I know nothing of the Diablo 2 modding scene but there better be a sex mod.
There's sex mods for Rimworld so I wouldn't be surprised.
That's incredibly expected from Rimworld. Hell the base mechanics encourage colonists pairing up.
Technically vanilla RimWorld already has "Lovin'", which colonists sharing a bed can do, and the DLC has colonist pregnancy, IUDs, babies, and I think even artificial insemination (though it's been a long time since I played without mods, so I could be mixing something up)
But really, given sufficient time, any sufficiently moddable game will have a horny mod made.
Yeah, nothing the Rimworld mod scene could do would surprise me.
How do you mod dungeon keeper
KeeperFX is a modern port of the game that makes it run on modern pcs. It needs the base game of course but it comes with mod support so after you install keeperfx, mods are basically plug&play
Awesome thank you so much. I used to play dungeon keeper a ton as a kid
I'd still miss the culturally/socially relevant and intellectual games like Life is strange and Silent Hill.
Do I actually have time and energy to play them? No.
Gaming industry collapse doesn't sound good, I've been liking indie games a lot.
Anyone has some runescape-like game to recommend?
Morrowind, Fallout New Vegas, Skyrim, Saints Row 2, GTA San Andreas, Ultima, beside few indies, Pragmata and Fallout London, this and retro console games are my main playthroughs
You had me worried. Surely Fallout New Vegas isn't a 20 year old game? But no, it only came out 16 years ago. Crisis averted.
Good news! Bethesda is surely about to release a patch that fixes nothing you need and breaks all your mods, just like Skyrim the other day again!
Well, thank God than my copy is from GoG and only update if i choose it
I got annoyed with Skyrim on ps3 because of annoying save/load times and broken quests that I couldn’t patch or fix.
If I try Fallout NV on ps3 will I have a better time?
Retro game prices have been skyrocketing too. Everything's kinda fucked.
Just soft mod your console or get a flash cart and sail the high seas.
I mostly play minecraft and indies, i am relatively safe lmao, what can happen? Mojang stop to update the game? Great now everyone will make mods on the same version lol
Microsoft, a company i never did business with during my purchase of Minecraft, stole my copy because I didnt learn about the account migration in time.
As said, you can still play the game without account on Java edition as of now (you have to either use a 3rd party launcher or launch the game from the terminal though)
Anyway, i don't know how the fuck Microsoft wasn't sued for that ""incident""
i'm pretty sure that both are illegal btw
if you're interested in this, somebody made an open source re-implementation of it with excellent modding abilities.
No it"s not illegal, they don't even break the EULA or TOS in anyway, maybe it does if you never bough a license for the game but that's it;
I am not really interessed in Luanti tbh, it does not have the same mods or content
(Side note: i did read the entire EULA btw)
????? so i have some bad news about minecraft...
That there's an open source alternative which is gaining momentum?
Edit: oh bad news the Microsoft
Luanti aka minetest
You can log in Minecraft (Java) without using Microsoft authentication servers (and even if we couldn't, we could just mod it in the game tbf)
I was not able the last time I tried...
What launcher have you used?
Still got Dosbox and a bunch of classics like Wing Commander, The Incredible Machine and Space/King's Quest.
Cyberpunk 2077 is 6 years old. May pirate and try out before realizing my pc can't run it.
You could, or gog have a much better refund policy than steam. You could even refund it and keep the offline installer if you really wanted to, of course you won't get updates and it isn't really the idea of it. I think they do block you eventually if you keep abusing it for everything.
Everyone about that GTAVI life while I'm in the Fire Emblem and Yakuza mines trying to make a dent in the 50 million games each of those series have, because every time I finish one they release three more
Japan...please...stop...I beg you. I feel as overworked as the devs working for you.
I am a man dying of thirst watching another drown. Smashes skull in Fallout borne frustration
On top of FE and Yakuza, I've still got like 10 Shin Megami Tensei games to go through, after playing (what feels like) 20+. It never ends.
Any old mmo enjoyers with a game with an active community to link a fella? Was a fiend for RF online back in the day it was sci-fantasy before I knew what sci fantasy was haha!
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I played it during the beta way back in ‘97(?) but couldn’t continue when it went to a monthly subscription due to being a teen. I found out it was still going 3 years ago and became re-addicted.
Now a character is $15USD and no money is asked for after that. No micro-transactions or nuthin’.
The graphics maintain the ‘97 2D top-down style with chat bubbles, but the game still gets monthly updates.
Get an account here: http://deltatao.com/
Use this client: https://github.com/MrNice/trowllord-releases/releases
You can log in for free but no progress will be saved and you don’t get to choose your name or anything cool.
The community is super friendly and helpful and some players have been playing since the start. It’s deceptively deep and there’s wikis to help you figure out what’s going on, but I don’t want to overload you with links right now.
There’s a discord too, but I’d rather you ask for it in-game to avoid and non-clanners causing trouble
Thanks for the response! I’ll look into it :)
The original Guild Wars trilogy is going strong still. One of the better communities for old mmos still active in my opinion.
If a new take on an old MMO is interesting, maybe look up Everquest Legends. It's basically an oldschool MMO combined with a massive power fantasy. It has problems (many, many problems), but it's still a pretty good time.
Its been a hot minute since I played, but city of heros is a fun one.
Star Reach is a new one that came out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1925650/Stars_Reach/
Monsters & Memories: https://monstersandmemories.com/
Thanks for these! Mnm sounds sounds like it has promise I’ll have to check out star reach see if it scratches that sci fi itch haha!
I have about 1,000 hours in the MnM beta and its development is keeping great momentum. Long road map for ideas and plans as well. If you join in on EA in August send me a DM and I can get you up to speed or answer any questions.
Kingdom Hearts II is 22 years old. Just picked it back up today.
Still fucking rips.
Dwarf fortress is around 20 years old so that checks
laughs in DKFX
I love that he says "splendid" in response to his own point
That's honestly my favorite part of this template
I like how they both say it at the same time
Not quite, rimworld and factorio are only around 13 years old.
This is the way.
Playing GTA V as GTA VI is getting leaked
Wololo!
Lol, Oblivion ftw
Oblivion just came out dude
Oblivion "remastered" just came out. OG Oblivion was released 20 years ago.
Morrowind was peak Elder Scrolls, imo.
I've heard others say the same
Oblivions not 20 years old lol
... Oh. Oh no.
I'm having a blast with all of the old God of War games currently. 🥰
i tried so hard to get them to work on my ps2. those damn gold discs.
i can emulate a ps2 now. thanks for the idea.
All of them have PS3 ports (God of War Collection Vol. 1+2), even the PSP games.
God of War III even got a PS4 remaster. :)
i was a fool and went xbox that generation because of the online bullshit. i had to "make a point with my wallet" it's not like i enjoy online games anyways.
i should boot mine up and play costume quest tho, that was fun
UT2004 still bops. If I suddenly stopped being able to buy new games, that one would keep me entertained for at least another decade.
That's me except with UT 1999! As long as the community servers are still there, I'm good.
Even if it's just 10-15, Zomboid, Oxygen Not Included, Factorio, Isaac, and Risk of Rain, are thousands of possible fun hours, even without rotation
Most of my games are from the 2010s, don't really need to get a better GPU. Factorio megafactories will probably always enjoy faster CPUs though.
Laughing in 99 woodcutting
I got a XP PC for playing Sims 2 and 3, especially 3 is such a mess that it don't really work on anything else, even if it kinda runs.. Also some Lego games and such I used to play as a kid. Well, anything XP era runs, obviously. Just stick/disc it in.
Now I have been cleaning my PS3 (stolen from an ex, added in a bigger SSD) and buying some used games on it from trift stores, for about 2-3€ a piece.. Looking forward for playing that new (for me) GTA! (IV) We also have like.. two PS1s and at least two PS2s. I also still have my PS4, but gonna sell that once I get around. I need money for my offline Linux PC project.. Chose a case that requires a single-slot GPU, send prayers and so on.
It does work wonders on Proton.
Interesting! I'm beginner with Linux and haven't really touched or looked into Protons and Vines and those things, but very interesting! On Win10 or Win11 it's not great at all, but Win7 was still alright.. Even when that PC obviously had less of everything.
I’m playing Goldeneye on N64
Have you heard of agent 64: spies never die? I'm curious if anyone around here has played it and what their impressions are.
I played the Steam NextFest demo back in (damn...) 2022, and it felt like playing GoldenEye back in 1997. I don't know if they can keep that level of quality for an entire game, but the demo was really promising.
That sounds promising, it's not really my genre but I'm sure tons of people are looking for a game in that vein.
The newest console I have is a ps3. I had been playing Final Fantasy 13 recently.
I’m thinking of getting a ps4 though maybe for cyberpunk or no man’s sky?
I just spent the summer playing all of the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS Castlevania games. The series had its ups and downs, but the games are still fun. I think the DS titles still hold up very well.
Playing Evil Genius as I read this.
I really need to get the menu music into my mp3 collection. that is good jazz.
My latest round is Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns, Railroad Tycoon II, Plants vs. Zombies, and a bit of TF2.
We still bust out the GameCube to play MarioKart Double Dash.
Doom at over 30 years here, what what
Rocket league and factorio scratch my itches
You've convinced me to play God of war for the thousandth time.
TrackMania United quite literally Forever Kinda wish there would be some effort for a de compilation or custom engine for linux but for that its probably too modern to be feasible.