I started getting old PC games ... weird eh?

[Anubis]

At the time Civ came out Elite already was 'classic'

[TheBoss]

Just came in, Utopia from 1992, PC CD released in 1995 by Gremlin.

Edit: Just had a round playing with it and the music arn't as
good as the Amiga version and it does not seem to include the datadisk.
Amiga version: - PC version:

[gimbal]

He, I also had the PC version for Utopia at one point in time (paid like 5 euros for it, only back then I paid with guilders :s ). But then I discovered Winuae and I just chucked it in the trash right away along with a whole bunch of other PC piece of shit versions of Amiga games. Utopia wasn't half bad though, it's a more or less direct port only without the disk swapping.

[keropi]

new stuff

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[TheBoss]

The Koshan Conspiracy from 1992, known as B.A.T. II on the Amiga and Zool 2 PC from 1994


Cant comment on B.A.T. II as I havent played the Amiga version and pc have yet to run it but Zool 2 lacks the CD soundtrack of the CD32, the music is fine nonetheless, what bothers me is that you cannot use sound and music at the sametime, exactly the same as on the Amiga, lol
Amiga version: - PC version:

gimbal: Yeah the game is basically the same, except for the music which I have set to Adlib as its the one that comes closest to the Amiga. Im just disappointed that Gremlin did not include the DataDisk or alternativly make a cool cd soundtrack

keropi: Excellet catch, especially the Turrican 2 boxed looks very niceeee*drools* oops sry hope the box didnt get wet

[TheBoss]

Good old Silmarils released these 2 Adventure/RPG games, Ishar 2 in 1993 and Ishar 3 in 1994 on both Amiga, PC and Atari ST. I managed to get a hold of both Ishar 2 and 3 PC CD-ROM releases

Ishar 2

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Ishar 3

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In Ishar 2 you have to explore the magic land (dungeons, tree-cities, mountain paths with real graded height effect), fight the enemies, join the allies and relax in towns, which even have medieval nightclubs In Ishar 3 you travel through Portals of Time in pursuit of the dragon of Sith, last survivor of the Great Black Dragons. Exploring the magic lands, joining the allies and fighting the enemies you must protect the Citadel.

[keropi]

never really liked the Ishar games...

[MainCore]

I still have M.U.L.E. for 8-bit Atari and the disk still works !!!. Best game ever created IMHO and a true classic.

[Zetr0]

Isshar Trilogy ROCKS!!!!!


a most coverted collection you have the TheBoss

yes.... very nice indeed..... (strokes cat.... )

[Mad-Matt]

Originally Posted by Unknown_K

I have a boxed Dune II with 4 1.44 floppies, that was the best DUNE II for the PC.

better the the cdrom edition with digital voices ?

I recently tried playing both dunecd and dune2cd, and the midi music is just awful, let alone unrecognisable in comparison to the great tunes in the amiga versions.

Actually got back into both games and am seeking out the newer Emperor: battle for dune game .

[TheBoss]

Another Adventure/RPG game, Spirit of Excalibur PC from 1990 in mint condition.

A spiritual descendant of War in Middle Earth, Spirit of Excalibur uses the same engine
to tell the tale of what befell Camelot after the death of King Arthur.

This CD edition was made in 1991 and lets you choose from standard musics to using
the enhanced CD audio and digital voices, very cool and good usage of the cd

Zetr0: nice cat Now to get a hold of Ishar 1 to complete the trilogy
Keropi: sry to hear maybe Spirit of Excalibur is a bit better?

[keropi]

dunno really, haven't played it...
damn I am STILL waiting for the EOB trilogy pack!

[keropi]

finally, EOB trilogy arrived!



the pic is crappy, I used my mobile phone... lol

[TheBoss]

Good to see the game arrived keropi

Heirs To The Throne (Erben des Throns) from 1992 PC version

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This CD Edition is from 1993 and is basically the same as the disk version I believe.

The game includes a series of gameplay options to modify and create your own game modes. You can select the size of the kingdom, the amount of territory to be explored, the chances of random events, and there's even an option that makes the game a race against the clock as you try to get the kingdom before the rightful heir returns. Includes hot-seat multiplayer support for up to 4 players. It was also released on the Amiga in 1992 but it seems the english version is MIA but the german version is common.

[P-J]

Originally Posted by wakeupbomb

I really need to get round to building a DOS machine. Are there any guides around for reccomended components, sound cards/processors/graphic carrds..etc?

Jump on eBay and get an unbranded machine with perhaps a P-233 or similar. Make sure it has a Soundblaster compatible card, like an AWE32 and pretty much any video card 2MB or more of RAM. Try to avoid onboard GFX since if it's not particularly DOS compatible it can be a pain to replace it.

That's pretty much all I'd say. It's probably cheaper to buy it second hand (as opposed to building it from second hand bits).

[keropi]

don't get an awe 32, get a sb16 NON PnP and plug on the waveblaster connector a yamaha or roland or korg midi daughterboard. then get a roland mpu interface and connect there a roland CM32-L or get a LAPC-I ... that way you have great music, sfx and 99% coverage of all dos games.... the cm32l/lapc-i part is crucial, as old games supported the roland format, and a general midi card on these sounds wrong and awfull.

[TheBoss]

Lemmings 1-3 and The Bitmap Brothers Compilation CD

The Lemmings Neon Edition from 1995 is part of the German software distributor, CDV Software's Neon Edition Series.

The Bitmap Brothers Compilation from 1995 has five games and one expansion;
Cadaver and Cadaver: The Payoff, Gods, Magic Pockets, Speedball 2, Xenon 2

[Stefan Lindberg]

A couple of my PC games :-)

[Mick_AKA]

I remember buying a new PC just to play this:

[NOB]

strategy games are great!