Posted February 04, 2011
hi, i'm wonderwall. i joined yesterday.
and i love it!
and i love it!
Posted February 05, 2011
Posted February 06, 2011
Hi everyone. Been hearing good things about this site and ended up here when I went looking for Redneck Rampage. Glad to see some of the classic PC games on here I never got to experience back in the day because I had a fossil of a pc at the time.
Posted February 06, 2011
I guess it's about time I introduce myself formally:)
I've been a gamer since around 1985. The first system I owned was a Commodore 64. I've since owned or own an Amiga 500, a couple of Gameboys/DS, Nintendo 64 and a Wii. Apart from PC's, that is:)
I'm a member of the "games were better back then" crowd, though I do enjoy a good few newer games as well. I like all kinds of games, but must admit I have a special love for adventure games. Oh, and I think GOG has the best online shop interface I've ever seen.
In case anyone cares, here's my list of "game changing" games, or "games that made me think: wow, I can't believe this!":
- The Last Ninja (C64) :Hello?! I'm 9 and I get to be a friggin' ninja? Hell yeah!
- Pirates (A500) : How many hours have I lost to this game? Let me count the ways....
- Wings (A500) : It's true. I actually flew during WWI, and I soloed 7 Fokkers. Swear.
- The Secret of Monkey Island (A500) : No need to comment
- Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (PSX) : See previous comment
- Ports of Call (PC) : Damn those tugboats....
- Starcraft (PC) : Let's Zerg!
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) : So huge, so beautiful, so epic!
- Call of Duty 2 (PC) : Invasion at Normandy = most effective portrayal of how it must have felt that any media has so far achieved.
- World of Warcraft (PC) : Yes, I got eaten by the Blizzard monster. I still think it's a remarkable piece of gaming history, but luckily, I've learned to say no:)
- On the Rainslick Precipice of Darkness (PC) : There are no words to describe this
- Machinarium (PC): Cute, stunning, haunting. To see a small group of people come up with a game this special is a rare thing indeed. Who says adventure games are dead?
nimbo
I've been a gamer since around 1985. The first system I owned was a Commodore 64. I've since owned or own an Amiga 500, a couple of Gameboys/DS, Nintendo 64 and a Wii. Apart from PC's, that is:)
I'm a member of the "games were better back then" crowd, though I do enjoy a good few newer games as well. I like all kinds of games, but must admit I have a special love for adventure games. Oh, and I think GOG has the best online shop interface I've ever seen.
In case anyone cares, here's my list of "game changing" games, or "games that made me think: wow, I can't believe this!":
- The Last Ninja (C64) :Hello?! I'm 9 and I get to be a friggin' ninja? Hell yeah!
- Pirates (A500) : How many hours have I lost to this game? Let me count the ways....
- Wings (A500) : It's true. I actually flew during WWI, and I soloed 7 Fokkers. Swear.
- The Secret of Monkey Island (A500) : No need to comment
- Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (PSX) : See previous comment
- Ports of Call (PC) : Damn those tugboats....
- Starcraft (PC) : Let's Zerg!
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) : So huge, so beautiful, so epic!
- Call of Duty 2 (PC) : Invasion at Normandy = most effective portrayal of how it must have felt that any media has so far achieved.
- World of Warcraft (PC) : Yes, I got eaten by the Blizzard monster. I still think it's a remarkable piece of gaming history, but luckily, I've learned to say no:)
- On the Rainslick Precipice of Darkness (PC) : There are no words to describe this
- Machinarium (PC): Cute, stunning, haunting. To see a small group of people come up with a game this special is a rare thing indeed. Who says adventure games are dead?
nimbo
Post edited February 06, 2011 by nimbo77
Posted February 06, 2011
Also the cake is a lie
I've been a gamer since around 1985. The first system I owned was a Commodore 64. I've since owned or own an Amiga 500, a couple of Gameboys/DS, Nintendo 64 and a Wii. Apart from PC's, that is:)
I'm a member of the "games were better back then" crowd, though I do enjoy a good few newer games as well. I like all kinds of games, but must admit I have a special love for adventure games. Oh, and I think GOG has the best online shop interface I've ever seen.
In case anyone cares, here's my list of "game changing" games, or "games that made me think: wow, I can't believe this!":
- The Last Ninja (C64) :Hello?! I'm 9 and I get to be a friggin' ninja? Hell yeah!
- Pirates (A500) : How many hours have I lost to this game? Let me count the ways....
- Wings (A500) : It's true. I actually flew during WWI, and I soloed 7 Fokkers. Swear.
- The Secret of Monkey Island (A500) : No need to comment
- Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (PSX) : See previous comment
- Ports of Call (PC) : Damn those tugboats....
- Starcraft (PC) : Let's Zerg!
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) : So huge, so beautiful, so epic!
- Call of Duty 2 (PC) : Invasion at Normandy = most effective portrayal of how it must have felt that any media has so far achieved.
- World of Warcraft (PC) : Yes, I got eaten by the Blizzard monster. I still think it's a remarkable piece of gaming history, but luckily, I've learned to say no:)
- On the Rainslick Precipice of Darkness (PC) : There are no words to describe this
- Machinarium (PC): Cute, stunning, haunting. To see a small group of people come up with a game this special is a rare thing indeed. Who says adventure games are dead?
nimbo
Welcome and thank you for travelling GoG airways.... wait a minute...
Post edited February 06, 2011 by reaver894
Posted February 07, 2011
Hello all, well gog, what do I know about gog,
Well I'm 30 years of age, have played games since about 1984 onwards... spooky... Big Brother anyone.
I used to visit home of the underdogs a lot, finding old games that I could no longer get from the shelves, then gog found me, at least I think it found me, I can't remember finding gog.
Spooky..
So having made some purchases of some quality games from Apogee "boy how I yearned for ROTT" a problem we had with magnetic disk's they eventually degraded the copy's destroyed through computer upgrades etc.
Whilst I was at it I grabbed me a copy of Messiah, Settlers2 and Combat Chess.
I would like to buy the entire catalog in time I think I might just do that.
I am now a very small time Java class hobbyist who rarely makes money for his endeavors, not that I complain, I see it as a way of giving back to an open source community.
And to make the $$ I work full time in a warehouse, I hope this qualified as an introduction.
My real name is Adam, I also answer to God, Almighty Herculean Adonis... or my nickname..... linkoln18
And if you play Galcon remember your my bitch...
Next stop for me pleading requests for Dungeon Master series, Beasts and Bumpkins (if it ever made it past demo) Platoon, Kryzor.. to name but a few..
Also need to find the portal that say's yup count me in if I can help with porting old titles I will...
And well that wraps it up.........
:)
Well I'm 30 years of age, have played games since about 1984 onwards... spooky... Big Brother anyone.
I used to visit home of the underdogs a lot, finding old games that I could no longer get from the shelves, then gog found me, at least I think it found me, I can't remember finding gog.
Spooky..
So having made some purchases of some quality games from Apogee "boy how I yearned for ROTT" a problem we had with magnetic disk's they eventually degraded the copy's destroyed through computer upgrades etc.
Whilst I was at it I grabbed me a copy of Messiah, Settlers2 and Combat Chess.
I would like to buy the entire catalog in time I think I might just do that.
I am now a very small time Java class hobbyist who rarely makes money for his endeavors, not that I complain, I see it as a way of giving back to an open source community.
And to make the $$ I work full time in a warehouse, I hope this qualified as an introduction.
My real name is Adam, I also answer to God, Almighty Herculean Adonis... or my nickname..... linkoln18
And if you play Galcon remember your my bitch...
Next stop for me pleading requests for Dungeon Master series, Beasts and Bumpkins (if it ever made it past demo) Platoon, Kryzor.. to name but a few..
Also need to find the portal that say's yup count me in if I can help with porting old titles I will...
And well that wraps it up.........
:)