Recommend good DOS games

I believe Dune 2 is in some ways still the best game in the genre. Almost a work of art in computer gaming.

Gobliiins

  On 11/22/2011 at 2:23 PM, gaarg said:

I believe Dune 2 is in some ways still the best game in the genre. Almost a work of art in computer gaming.

Yes, and that soundtrack was brilliant as well. Mind you, it works only in-game. But it works wonders! There are few games where I didn't play my own music in the background. This is one of them. Too bad about Dune 2000 though. I really hoped for a Dune 2 with upgraded controls and graphics. And while those were upgraded, the remake fell flat on it's face on almost any aspect. Such a shame.

Mageslayer anyone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OSwCLwFQJM

http://www.scummvm.org/

for all your lucasarts needs.

edit: damn! i forgot about mageslayer, played the shit out of what. was win98 though iirc.

ah my bad, it's been so long since playing it. definitely gonna fire it up again soon it was the shit

there was also this by raven software using a similar (if not same) engine as mageslayer, also from the late-DOS era but win

take no prisoners

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs4tFJBOolo

interesting fact: mageslayer actually used a proper 3d engine (the quake engine iirc) but used it to display exclusively top-down graphics. GTA2 did the same thing.

  On 11/22/2011 at 9:41 PM, goDel said:

  On 11/22/2011 at 2:23 PM, gaarg said:

I believe Dune 2 is in some ways still the best game in the genre. Almost a work of art in computer gaming.

Yes, and that soundtrack was brilliant as well. Mind you, it works only in-game. But it works wonders! There are few games where I didn't play my own music in the background. This is one of them.

agreed, great mood and artwork. i still have the original box somehwere.

  On 11/22/2011 at 10:23 PM, kaini said:

interesting fact: mageslayer actually used a proper 3d engine (the quake engine iirc) but used it to display exclusively top-down graphics. GTA2 did the same thing.

Interesting fact: mageslayer is now on my computer again and just as fun as i remembered :)