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Orionsaint
04/30/09

In reply to GOG Scores MegaRace
My bro bought me Megarace for my Birthday, but surprised me. He made it seem like he got me nothing, then bam! Megarace! I had to make a floppy boot disk to run it on our 486. The screenshots on the back of the boxed promised 3D graphics! This was the future!

The actually game was anything but. I mean it was sorta 3D? It was like your car was centered and a grainy film of graphics would be moving on a rail? I don't know, but it looked sloppy and felt like crap to control.

Novastorm a shooter from around that time was kind of the same. Where the graphics were prerendered as FMV? Novastorm was fun though and had a kick ass soundtrack!

Anyway, the host of Megarace would appear on FMV that looked like it came from the SegaCD and his voice sounded like shit. Okay I understand the crappy video? But his voice? Just use a wave file.

For those too young to remember,

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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
04/30/09

@Orionsaint: Every single one of these images is burned in my fraking head. When I am old, senile, and Alzheimer's ridden I will be spouting things about Mega Race my kids wont understand. It will sound like made up nonsense, but it is real to me.

It was real to me.
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ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
04/30/09

In reply to GOG Scores MegaRace
GOG is a beautiful thing. I love how they make sure the game works on modern PCs before selling it. Saves SO much frustration and tweaking. I just hope they get Rocket Jockey, which is near impossible to get running on XP.
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stupid_mcgee: 1000 angels could save your soul ([k])
04/30/09

@ShaggE got that Mango Sentinel. SCOOPS!: GOG is a great service. I wish Steam would have more old games, but I can understand making sure the games are compatible being kind of headache for them and not really something they would want to deal with.

I bought Kingpin: Life of Crime from GOG and it works like a charm. I just wish there were some of the other old titles like Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold and Ultrabots. I hope business continues to go well for GOG so that they one day can get some of those more obscure titles on their site.
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Char Aznable
04/30/09

@stupid_mcgee: uber pyro > zerg rush: I thought they were bringing Blake Stone back?
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ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
04/30/09

@interim has his cake and is eating it too: I hope they do. I've always felt that it was underrated, considering all of the innovations it made.

Same with Rise of the Triad.
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Owozifa
04/30/09

@ShaggE got that Mango Sentinel. SCOOPS!: Both the games you mention are already on the service. There's even a promo for them right now.
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ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
05/01/09

@Owozifa: Well I'll be damned. Never noticed.
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Luke Plunkett
04/30/09

In reply to GOG Scores MegaRace
HAHA! MEGARACE!

fuckin 'a
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Purple Dave
12/31/08

In reply to Good Old Games Run Through With Broken Swords
So, if we already bought the original version of BS3, can we get the DRM-free download version as just compensation for having to scour frakking Starforce from our computers?
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Martinifun
12/30/08

In reply to Good Old Games Run Through With Broken Swords
I've been dying to play some Magic Carpet! Also, Full Throttle, The Incredible Machine (why oh why has NO ONE put that on the DS? It's freaking perfect for it!!!), and The Prophecy.
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Purple Dave
12/31/08

@Martinifun:
You know what would be great for the DS? Yoda Stories and Indiana Jones' Desktop Adventures.
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Altima NEO
12/30/08

In reply to Good Old Games Run Through With Broken Swords
Thats not a very good price. I can get Bioshock for that much.
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huginn
12/30/08

In reply to Good Old Games Run Through With Broken Swords
I'll say this every post til I get it.

System Shock 2 please!
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MrBionic
12/30/08

In reply to Good Old Games Run Through With Broken Swords
Still waiting for Baldur's Gate II! Arrrghh!
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huginn
12/23/08

In reply to GoG.com Offers Holiday Bundles
System Shock.... please?
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KamikazeSailor
12/23/08

In reply to GoG.com Offers Holiday Bundles
GOG.com makes me wish I had internet for computer gaming.
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Ghetto Cornetto
12/16/08

In reply to Oddworld Comes To GoG
Hello.
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Barts
12/16/08

In reply to Oddworld Comes To GoG
Totally loved this game, totally love GOG. Now the synergy effect make me love'm even a bit more.

It's interesting how this game has gotten itself such a devoted following, even though it didn't really become a great hit financially (from what I remember). There's still a ton of folks out them who love it (present!).

I recall seeing post on Abe's Oddysee ported on ZX Spectrum here on Kotaku and writing a post on it on my blog later on. Then there was this Jo Garcia girl, too. Other than that, I have the PSX port of Abe's Oddysee converted to eboot on my PSP and can carry it around in my pocket, how cool is that?

(Note: I have the original.)

As for Lorne Lanning, as far as I know, he is now making a movie called Citizen Siege, and is thinking about going back to developing games. I think I saw that in some interview or other.

Also, if you are (like me me and Sloopydrew up there) a fan of Oddworld Inhabitants, then know that the artbook Art of Oddworld has been put on Google Books and good parts of it are viewable online.

My, this is a long post.
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Sloopydrew
12/16/08

In reply to Oddworld Comes To GoG
Abe's Oddysee was and is one of my favorites. I was probably the only person in the world who bought the original Xbox just to keep playing the series with the equally excellent Munch's Oddysee. Oddworld is a system seller for me. If they make another one following the Munch/Abe story (Stranger's Wrath was a fun game, but didn't add up for me) for say, the PS3, I'd be at the store with wallet open for a new PS3 and a copy of the game.
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Barts
12/16/08

@Sloopydrew: You, my friend, have just earned yourself a little heart mark under your nickname from me.
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Sloopydrew
12/16/08

@Barts: @Spiffyness:

It's good to be loved.
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huginn
12/16/08

In reply to Oddworld Comes To GoG
go go system shock 1+2?

Please?
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Ted
12/16/08

In reply to Oddworld Comes To GoG
Already got both on Steam, thanks :3
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