teh "what did you buy today"-thread

[Mathius]

Let us know your thoughts on that shewty when you get a chance.

[TR0N]

Let us know your thoughts on that shewty when you get a chance.

It's good from what i've payed so far the developer is moss the same ones behind raiden III&IV.

[MrFulci]

The score of the year for me. Brand new with everything included (even the screw on joystick).

15 years ago or so, I got one of these (which I still have) on sale at my local Officedepot. It was awesome for pretty much everything. The first game I tried with it was OMF 2097.

One Must Fall... I had to look it up, to double check if it was the game from Epic. It is. I was never that into the game, but I remember it!

I haven't used a gravis gamepad in ages. I last used it with my 486, and maybe later my Pentium 2. My 486 was already 100mhz, so I skipped the first Pentium.

I had the older style Gravis Gamepad, with just the directional pad, and the 4 action buttons. It too, had the screw on stick.

I think I may have used the Gravis Game Pad with Nesticle. I forget.

My mind is a bit fuzzy, but I am pretty sure I played Xargon, Jazz Jackrabbit, and I may have had it working with Duke Nukem (Not 3D). I could have also used it with Commander Keen. A lot of Apogee games, and similar. Monster Bash, etc.

This thread did make me remember a game, takes place in a pyramid, I guess. It had an Egyptian theme?, It was a puzzle game, I think involving pushing blocks at times, and snakes were a common enemy that would kill you if you bumped into them... Early 90s PC game.. I'm searching online, but can't find anything about it, so far. I remember, a text screen that appeared in the game, like reading a clue for the screen's puzzle, and it has some mentions about a paradise city, where there is green grass, and pretty girls. So, that gives me a date to go on...


*Edited - I found the title of the game I was thinking of, above. Paganitzu! (http://www.mobygames.com/game/paganitzu) I'd not thought of Paganitzu in many years, so that may mean I should make some time for it, in the next year. I don't recall ever playing it with a Gravis Game Pad, however I did play it around the time I was using a Gravis Game Pad.

[esteban]

The score of the year for me. Brand new with everything included (even the screw on joystick).

15 years ago or so, I got one of these (which I still have) on sale at my local Officedepot. It was awesome for pretty much everything. The first game I tried with it was OMF 2097.

One Must Fall... I had to look it up, to double check if it was the game from Epic. It is. I was never that into the game, but I remember it!

I haven't used a gravis gamepad in ages. I last used it with my 486, and maybe later my Pentium 2. My 486 was already 100mhz, so I skipped the first Pentium.

I had the older style Gravis Gamepad, with just the directional pad, and the 4 action buttons. It too, had the screw on stick.

I think I may have used the Gravis Game Pad with Nesticle. I forget.

My mind is a bit fuzzy, but I am pretty sure I played Xargon, Jazz Jackrabbit, and I may have had it working with Duke Nukem (Not 3D). I could have also used it with Commander Keen. A lot of Apogee games, and similar. Monster Bash, etc.

This thread did make me remember a game, takes place in a pyramid, I guess. It had an Egyptian theme?, It was a puzzle game, I think involving pushing blocks at times, and snakes were a common enemy that would kill you if you bumped into them... Early 90s PC game.. I'm searching online, but can't find anything about it, so far. I remember, a text screen that appeared in the game, like reading a clue for the screen's puzzle, and it has some mentions about a paradise city, where there is green grass, and pretty girls. So, that gives me a date to go on...


*Edited - I found the title of the game I was thinking of, above. Paganitzu! (http://www.mobygames.com/game/paganitzu) I'd not thought of Paganitzu in many years, so that may mean I should make some time for it, in the next year. I don't recall ever playing it with a Gravis Game Pad, however I did play it around the time I was using a Gravis Game Pad.

Paganitzu was a classic game. Folks forget the name, but they remember playing it. If I recall correctly, the guy who created it had a game prior (or afterward?) that was very similar.

[EvilEvoIX]

I got a lot of good stuff this past week.  I am really trying to build my NES collection.  My Genesis collection is growing as well.

[BlueBMW]

I used the gravis game pad a ton as a kid.  The game I most distinctly remember playing with it was Star Control 2 though.  It worked great with that game!

[Necromancer]

This is one of those times I wish this as released on th PS Vita so I can play it on a big v on the play station TV.  MAN THAT SOUNDS CONVOLUTED.

Like many other PSP games, Lunar is downloadable and playable on a Playstation TV.

[Mathius]

I used the gravis game pad a ton as a kid.  The game I most distinctly remember playing with it was Star Control 2 though.  It worked great with that game!

Heh I just started that game back up last week. If you go a year or so between clearing the game you'll forget most of the star systems and it'll be like a whole new game again. I think it's a brilliant game.

[esteban]

I used the gravis game pad a ton as a kid.  The game I most distinctly remember playing with it was Star Control 2 though.  It worked great with that game!

Heh I just started that game back up last week. If you go a year or so between clearing the game you'll forget most of the star systems and it'll be like a whole new game again. I think it's a brilliant game.

I have Star Control 2 for 3DO.

[Mathius]

I used the gravis game pad a ton as a kid.  The game I most distinctly remember playing with it was Star Control 2 though.  It worked great with that game!

Heh I just started that game back up last week. If you go a year or so between clearing the game you'll forget most of the star systems and it'll be like a whole new game again. I think it's a brilliant game.

I have Star Control 2 for 3DO.

That's the version I play as well.

[cr8zykuban0]

some stuff i got from this week!

[BlueBMW]

I used the gravis game pad a ton as a kid.  The game I most distinctly remember playing with it was Star Control 2 though.  It worked great with that game!

Heh I just started that game back up last week. If you go a year or so between clearing the game you'll forget most of the star systems and it'll be like a whole new game again. I think it's a brilliant game.

I have Star Control 2 for 3DO.

That's the version I play as well.

Nowadays I actually play that fan remake Ur Quan Masters on the PSP lol.  I guess they also have it for PC etc.  It lets you pick and choose between PC and 3DO versions of music, text, voice, videos etc.  Kind of nice since I liked some things on the PC version but I also enjoyed the voices etc of the 3DO version.

Excellent game that is always worth a replay.  Though it doesnt feel nearly as vast as it did when I was a wee little one, its still quite big.  It amazes me that every star is a system you can explore, mine etc.  In a typical game you might visit 50 star systems... there's what like 400 + in the game?  I've never counted, but there's a ton.

[esteban]

I used the gravis game pad a ton as a kid.  The game I most distinctly remember playing with it was Star Control 2 though.  It worked great with that game!

Heh I just started that game back up last week. If you go a year or so between clearing the game you'll forget most of the star systems and it'll be like a whole new game again. I think it's a brilliant game.

I have Star Control 2 for 3DO.

That's the version I play as well.

Nowadays I actually play that fan remake Ur Quan Masters on the PSP lol.  I guess they also have it for PC etc.  It lets you pick and choose between PC and 3DO versions of music, text, voice, videos etc.  Kind of nice since I liked some things on the PC version but I also enjoyed the voices etc of the 3DO version.

Excellent game that is always worth a replay.  Though it doesnt feel nearly as vast as it did when I was a wee little one, its still quite big.  It amazes me that every star is a system you can explore, mine etc.  In a typical game you might visit 50 star systems... there's what like 400 + in the game?  I've never counted, but there's a ton.

I also played a heck of a lot of the Genesis Star Control (don't hate me, I didn't have a real computer at the time).

Needless to say, my brothers and I had a a lot of time playing Star Control on Genesis.

[Mathius]

I just spent all afternoon exploring the majority of the lower left hand quadrant in SCII on 3DO. You could cheat and use the guide in the manual that shows you where all the richest systems are, but nothing beats coming across a Ruby or Sapphire World/Moon in a seemingly non-descript star system.

I have the PC and Ur-Quan Masters versions on my computer also. I didn't like the PC version since the viewing window for the planet lander was a fraction of the size that it is in the 3DO and Ur-Quan Masters versions.

[BlueBMW]

I liked the planet information as text rather than pictograms.  There was something about knowing exactly how hot the surface was (2560 C, yeah its hot!)  that I appreciated.  Class 7 weather... eh... I guess I can make it.  Class 8 tectonics, time for some fancy navigating!

I will say I thought the voice acting in the 3DO version was awesome!