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Title: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: chadz on August 04, 2012, 05:52:09 pm
I was just talking about an old gem of a game today, battlezone, and thought it was a shame that I could never play it in multiplayer because, well, the game is dead. So my proposal is this:

we create a new board called "Retro Game of the Week", and someone who will moderate this. It can be any kind of retro game as long as it has a MP mode. Every week there will be people posting suggestions, and the one with the most upvotes will be played. The one who suggested the game will then take preparations to allow a smooth gaming experience the next sunday (server etc)

Sunday: game is played, new list is suggested.
Monday: list is closed, people have time till sunday to play a bit around with it and get to know it in SP.
Sunday: game is played, ...

The important part is that people sign up for the game, and that signing up is mandatory. It would have to be some honour thing to really be there, otherwise this would die fast.

Anyone else that would like that one last chance to play those old games that have lost all their playerbase?
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Muki on August 04, 2012, 06:51:14 pm
Some games we could play, anyone want to suggest something?

Age of Empires 1 or 2
Starcraft 1/BW (Disconnected from Battlenet, will need 3rd party program to play online)
star trek bridge commander
The Ship
Brainbread
Sven Co-Op
Natural Selection
Wolfenstein enemy territory
conquer and command generals
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Angantyr on August 04, 2012, 07:03:11 pm
Nice idea. In thread with this I must recommend the Gameranger application for whenever you feel like revisiting MP classics, lots of old games still being played there.
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Christo on August 04, 2012, 07:04:24 pm
Quote from: Angantyr on August 04, 2012, 07:03:11 pm
Nice idea. In thread with this I must recommend the Gameranger application for whenever you feel like revisiting MP classics, lots of old games still being played there.

Good idea, we used to play games with friends like that.
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Nessaj on August 04, 2012, 07:09:50 pm
Nothing better than playing some old retro multiplayer games at LANs.

Here's a few retro MPs I've personally had fun reviving:
Counter-Strike 1.6
The old, the good. Source is an atrocity towards CS.

Battlefield 2142
Titan mode is great fun!

Jedi Knight II: JediOutcast
Light Saber melee battles, force powers, lasers. Great fun.

Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe
If anyone is up for some longer games :wink:
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Angantyr on August 04, 2012, 07:17:01 pm
Baldur's Gate II has an excellent MP campaign, probably not well-suited for this event (6 players maximum) but warmly recommended for your next LAN :)
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Thomek on August 05, 2012, 02:58:03 am
Transport tycoon!

And battlezone! never played it multiplayer but interesting game. Played it through once or twice.
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Malaclypse on August 05, 2012, 04:34:24 am
Quote from: Muki on August 04, 2012, 06:51:14 pm
Some games we could play, anyone want to suggest something?

Age of Empires 1 or 2
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Oberyn on August 05, 2012, 09:35:32 am
Some rounds of Myth II sound like fun. I think there's still a way to play it online.
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Bjord on August 05, 2012, 09:41:40 am
I wanna play some old Mecha gem.
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Tavuk_Bey on August 05, 2012, 12:46:38 pm
perhaps battlefield vietnam or bf1942? 64 player support and probably there are surviving retro servers around
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Teeth on August 05, 2012, 01:37:12 pm
Age of Empires 2, rather easy to get working too.

Anyhow, glad you suggested this chadz, it will probably be taken more seriously.
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Gurnisson on August 05, 2012, 01:50:47 pm
AoE II, HoMM III, CS 1.6

^
8-)
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Vibe on August 05, 2012, 02:23:53 pm
Quote from: Nessaj on August 04, 2012, 07:09:50 pm
Jedi Knight II: JediOutcast
Light Saber melee battles, force powers, lasers. Great fun.

Only game that has kept me playing for more than 5 years
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Gravoth_iii on August 05, 2012, 03:26:31 pm
GTA2
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: bagge on August 05, 2012, 03:37:06 pm
Quote from: Nessaj on August 04, 2012, 07:09:50 pm
Jedi Knight II: JediOutcast
Light Saber melee battles, force powers, lasers. Great fun.


This. Awesome game.

Q3 is also awesome, especially instagib (only railgun) on q3dm17
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Teeth on August 05, 2012, 03:54:11 pm
chadz, appoint a moderator or make a poll yourself with all the suggestions mentioned so far. Let the vote run till wednesday or something, cause upvoting doesnt really work if people mention multiple games. Then next week, poll the same list but take the played game out and so on.
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Angantyr on August 05, 2012, 04:06:58 pm
Total Annihilation, Warcraft II or Red Alert.
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: chadz on August 05, 2012, 04:26:20 pm
I'd happily appoint a moderator and create a board for it, but no one volunteered so far :)
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Teeth on August 05, 2012, 04:29:14 pm
Quote from: Angantyr on August 05, 2012, 04:06:58 pm
Total Annihilation, Warcraft II or Red Alert.
Red Alert 2?

As far as I know Red Alert 2 requires activating a tcp/ip protocol which disappeared in Windows 7. Probably same for Red Alert 1.
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Gurnisson on August 05, 2012, 04:30:18 pm
Red Alert 1 is so much better than 2. One of the best games ever. :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Angantyr on August 05, 2012, 04:31:30 pm
Red Alert 1, think you can still play it through Gameranger.


Quote from: Gurnisson on August 05, 2012, 04:30:18 pm
Red Alert 1 is so much better than 2. One of the best games ever. :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Teeth on August 06, 2012, 12:59:33 am
Quote from: chadz on August 05, 2012, 04:26:20 pm
I'd happily appoint a moderator and create a board for it, but no one volunteered so far :)
Come on, there's got be someone. I don't want this to die, but I'm lazy.
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Jacko on August 06, 2012, 01:29:37 am
Oh oh, I saw someone already mentioned Transport Tycoon, I'll open up with Open Transport Tyccon, open source and all: http://www.openttd.org/en/
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Tomas_of_Miles on August 06, 2012, 01:41:50 am
AoE 1 is a must. I used to have JK: Outcast back in the day, but I bought Academy out of nostalgia for that series. Movie Battles is a good mod for that game.

Oh and I suppose noone likes any of the Freedom Force games... they are too awesome but it gets boring owning my littlest brother and my gf.
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Ozin on August 07, 2012, 11:33:25 am
Delta Force 2 anyone?
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: [ptx] on August 07, 2012, 11:42:53 am
DF2 is somewhat dull in multiplayer, especially with low population, isn't it? I used to play that a bit when i was a kid.

Hmm, Nox anyone?

What about Unreal Tournament? Worms (World Party, probably)?
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Ninja_Khorin on August 07, 2012, 12:38:45 pm
Ahh... Nox. I still have the CD. Played that to death one summer. Better than Diablo 2 singleplay imo.
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Everkistus on August 07, 2012, 01:54:05 pm
Quote from: Muki on August 04, 2012, 06:51:14 pm
Wolfenstein enemy territory
In b4 Contra/Rhekimos comes along and kills everyone on the server.

Other than that, the idea is cool.
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Tibe on August 07, 2012, 03:03:07 pm
Ahhh Nox.......I still remember playin it when I was a kid. Some enemies required certain weapons to kill them. Like zombies needed to be slashed to death with a firesword otherwise they kept coming back up to eating your face. Great game!
Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Rhekimos on August 07, 2012, 03:20:05 pm
Quote from: Everkistus on August 07, 2012, 01:54:05 pm
In b4 Contra/Rhekimos comes along and kills everyone on the server.

Other than that, the idea is cool.

Boom headshot.

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Title: Re: Suggestion: Retro Game of the Week (Sunday Multiplayer Event)
Post by: Teeth on August 07, 2012, 03:52:28 pm
Quote from: Jacko on August 06, 2012, 01:29:37 am
Oh oh, I saw someone already mentioned Transport Tycoon, I'll open up with Open Transport Tyccon, open source and all: http://www.openttd.org/en/
Been playing this for the past three hours, I was just looking for some tycoon-ish game. I would really like to see how this goes down in multiplayer. Great game.