Need help figuring out the name of some late 90's PC game

[hootie]

It was kind of an adventure game, in 3-d. The main character I THINK had a kind of cone-like head, but with a human body obviously. He had a little bit of black hair on the top too IIRC. I remember one of the shops was run by an elephant (I know by now you're saying, WTF? :lol: ), and I remember him saying "Do not hesitate to hesitate to ask", which was strange. I know the description I gave is kind of vague, but I'd love you forever if you can give me the name of this game.


Also, everytime I think of this game, I think of the name "Oddysey", not the "Munch's" Oddysey, just something else...:-k

[judyjudyjudy]

I've never played it, but is it Twinsen's Odyssey (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/twinsensodyssey/index.html)?

[hootie]

OMG....that's it! I NEED to get that game again, it was so damn awesome.

Thank you thank you thank you judyjudyjudy!!!

[judyjudyjudy]

No problem :)

And if you can't find a hardcopy, in the meantime... (http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=646)

[snowangel815]

So this game is not a sports game, it is about the United States. in the game you had to put the U.S. back together again. There was some presidential parts on there too. I played this game back in 1996. I was 5th grade at the time. I have been trying to figure out the name of the game. If anyone thinks they know what it is, please let me know. Thanks

[hollycopter]

About 8 years ago, my uncle gave me a PC game to play and I cant for the life in me remember what its called.

It was an animated adventure game where a man who has a story board deadline gets turned into a cartoon and transported into a cartoon world where he has to go round finding different objects and putting them in pairs.

For example he would find some nuts he has stolen from an elephant and pair it with some bolts.

The guy was geeky looking with glasses.

Does anyone have any idea what game im on about as I really wanna buy it!

Any help at all will be welcomed with open arms!

[BigT]

About 8 years ago, my uncle gave me a PC game to play and I cant for the life in me remember what its called.

It was an animated adventure game where a man who has a story board deadline gets turned into a cartoon and transported into a cartoon world where he has to go round finding different objects and putting them in pairs.

For example he would find some nuts he has stolen from an elephant and pair it with some bolts.

The guy was geeky looking with glasses.

Does anyone have any idea what game im on about as I really wanna buy it!

Any help at all will be welcomed with open arms!

Toonstruck?

[dv8mad]

For example he would find some nuts he has stolen from an elephant and pair it with some bolts.
!

Sorry, I can't help but.... 8-) Those must have been HUGE! :lol:

[bllybbjon]

I cant recall the title or who made this game but here's my description. If you can figure it out or recall, i am forever grateful.

It's a 3-d Action/Strategy game.
It came bundled with an old Compaq Presario Laptop, so it must have come out between 1998 and 2001.

The premise of the game was that you started the level with a big base (positioned over a resource geyser?) to spawn tanks. You gave the spawned tanks orders to take objectives/attack enemy/movement orders. You also had the option to drive a tank in first person to fight and could rotate personal/AI control between all your spawned tanks, kinda like the ghost recon games with your squad. Taking certain objectives on a map gave you the ability to spawn better tanks and even jets/helicopters. Once you completed a level you moved on to another level keeping your tech level for tanks/aircraft you acquired from previous levels.

It was a real 3-d battlefield and fairly good graphics for the time. I appreciate any help on this matter. Thank you for your time, and have a fun day.

bill... 8^)

[Chacrana]

Hrmm.... I donno. Maybe Armored Fist 3? Or Battlezone.

[bllybbjon]

It's similar to battlezone 1 and 2, but neither it nor armored fist. I remember the game had a sci-fi futuristic feel, but the vehicle designs (at least the early ones) had modern looks.

I.e. the light tank was tracked and looked more like a Russian BMP. The main battle tanks looked more like an upgraded abrams or T-80s. The jets were kinda like F-16s and F-14 tomcats, with futuristic/upgraded designs.

Gameplay i think has the same concept as Battlezone. You had a strategic 3rd person perspective, commanding the mass of units (w/ limited AI) you spawn, but you can manually control any unit you spawn in 1st person perspective.

Thanks for your help though. It eliminates some titles from possibilities.

[bllybbjon]

Thanks for the help but Mguiddy got it in another thread. It's Urban Assault. Have a fun day

[tornado03]

came out about 10 years ago. The game was a PC straegy game i think on a disc, you would build units and hire heroes based on guild halls, although you could not control the units by giving orders, you would set a bounty on a monster or enemy and they would be motivated to attack based on the bounty. There was a happiness level i think. The opening media narrarator had a voice like sean connery's. The name had something to do with "hero" or "realm" but not heros of might and magic or quest for heroes or masters of magic (great game by the way). Thank you for your help

[hostyl1]

@tornado03: could it have been Majesty: The Fantsy Kingdom (http://pc.ign.com/objects/013/013230.html)? My sister won that game in a raffle @ her job and gave it to me. I *really* enjoyed the indirect control feature.

[besden]

Hey,

I've been trying to remember an old pc game i used to play.

It was a game where you're a spaceship commander or something and you move round the inside of the ship in a 3d manner, you get given missions and if you succeed you get promoted.
It was a great game, you had to choose the room in the ship you wanted to go to like the bridge or your quarters, the further you got in the game the more rooms were available and as you were promoted you got a better ship, you could be demoted too and sent back to your old ship. It was first person inside the ship but had a homeworld feel during battles which were done in the bridge i think or a tactical room.

It was in the early 90's

Any ideas?

[DarkKenpachi]

I got one game also I have been looking for.

It was an 90's computer game where you were the commander of a ship and you have 7 departments including your own and you started with an robot as one of your crew members. eventually you got other members to join your crew.

the races of aliens in the game consisted of gheehebarant and vantu or vestu if I am not mistaken. and there were also another race of aliens that were blue and furry and very violent. and another race of aliens that were very peaceful and were brown colored with big noses.

the game was set in space and I remember one of the first crew members you got was a woman named Cassie.

you searched planet to planet to mine for minerals and resources. plus you got into fights with other ships and could steal their weapons, armor, and fuel if you destroyed the ship.

anyone know anything about this one? it was a great game just can't remember the name of it

[ID2006]

DarkKenpachi: That sounds a bit like StarFlight (or maybe StarFlight II, which I never played), except it was released in the 80s.

[DarkKenpachi]

DarkKenpachi: That sounds a bit like StarFlight (or maybe StarFlight II, which I never played), except it was released in the 80s.

just checked this link again. sorry for taking so long to respond.

anyway I checked your suggestion out and thats not it. thanks for the help.

a little more about the game. from what I remember

there were a lot of races:

-blue monster fuzzy like creatures-violent race but not bad guys
-brown big nose creatures-very polite and didn't fight at all
-ventu or vestu gray colored aliens and very proper like- they fought but were very advanced
-there were robots in your crew
-humans in your crew
-and the bad race was a race of aliens that were primarily red

you had 2 different types of ships. your main cruiser and then you have one that you deployed to planet surfaces to mine for materials and possibly pick up captives on alien planets.

the animation was actually very good for the time I remember.

I remember there being space pirates and you had 7 different spots to fill on your crew.

-pilot you
-navigation your robot
-health
-research
-weapons
-communications

not sure if these are the exact departments but there were 7 of them.

oh yeah when you fought the most ships you could fight at one time were 3.

I really need to remember this game because it is killing me to not remember the name of it.


just found the game it is called Protostar. it is the sequel to the starflight games you mentioned.

[besden]

Yeah tell me about it, it's killing me that i can't remember the name of this game.

I think i remember the game you're on about vaguely, sorry i can't be anymore help but my memory of those days is a little shoddy at best.

Now i want to know what your game's name is, goddammit!!!

Please anyone help?????

[Holy_Headshot]

came out about 10 years ago. The game was a PC straegy game i think on a disc, you would build units and hire heroes based on guild halls, although you could not control the units by giving orders, you would set a bounty on a monster or enemy and they would be motivated to attack based on the bounty. There was a happiness level i think. The opening media narrarator had a voice like sean connery's. The name had something to do with "hero" or "realm" but not heros of might and magic or quest for heroes or masters of magic (great game by the way). Thank you for your help


sounds a lot like any from the Warlords series.....loved them, II deluxe was the best

[rumours77]

This game was about a boy who was on a quest (although I don't remember what it was...) and he had to go to different places and do different things. I remember he was in the forest at one point and he had to get tree roots for an old guy that lived in a cottage near by... in another situation he had to avoid vultures while trying to get something... I know it sounds strange! I believe the title had "Quest" in it, although I am not completely sure...
Please help me if you can!

[dejeckt]

Everyone is asking...
so I'll ask too ^^

I remember this game my Dad use to play on his old Packard Bell (I think that was the computer); well it was a point and click adventure game (Monkey Island, Myst, etc).

I only remember the beginning bit of it (too scared to play it then). Basically I think the main character is either a pirate or a merchant washed up ashore near a small village/town. I had no idea what I needed to do and when I walked into the water these skeleton will put me in a line going into a 'cavern' like place (I'm assuming its h*** or something). I remember one scene where I found a small ring at the village and ended up giving it to a guard to open a gate I think.

[dafoomie]

This game was about a boy who was on a quest (although I don't remember what it was...) and he had to go to different places and do different things. I remember he was in the forest at one point and he had to get tree roots for an old guy that lived in a cottage near by... in another situation he had to avoid vultures while trying to get something... I know it sounds strange! I believe the title had "Quest" in it, although I am not completely sure...
Please help me if you can!
Sounds like a Sierra game, maybe Kings Quest or Quest for Glory.

Check out some abandonware sites, they'll have screenshots and stuff.

[Strell]

This game was about a boy who was on a quest (although I don't remember what it was...) and he had to go to different places and do different things. I remember he was in the forest at one point and he had to get tree roots for an old guy that lived in a cottage near by... in another situation he had to avoid vultures while trying to get something... I know it sounds strange! I believe the title had "Quest" in it, although I am not completely sure...
Please help me if you can!

You asked this exact same question last year in August. (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=195660) The answer is still the same - Torin's Passage by Al Lowe.

Is it that hard to remember, or is this some sort of weird new bot/spam thing?

*looks at other posts by this user*

What the fuck. These are the ONLY TWO POSTS YOU'VE MADE ON HERE?

[Strell]

Everyone is asking...
so I'll ask too ^^

I remember this game my Dad use to play on his old Packard Bell (I think that was the computer); well it was a point and click adventure game (Monkey Island, Myst, etc).

I only remember the beginning bit of it (too scared to play it then). Basically I think the main character is either a pirate or a merchant washed up ashore near a small village/town. I had no idea what I needed to do and when I walked into the water these skeleton will put me in a line going into a 'cavern' like place (I'm assuming its h*** or something). I remember one scene where I found a small ring at the village and ended up giving it to a guard to open a gate I think.

You appear to be describing King's Quest 6: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow.

[dafoomie]

You appear to be describing King's Quest 6: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow.
Damnit, I beat that game too. The pirate thing threw me off.

[Silverpslm]

Im thinking of an old Star Trek strategy game. Your could play as either the federation, klingons, cardasions, and the ferangi i think. Your goal was to conquer the map. Each little square was either empty space or a planet i think and depending on which colony your are, you can either attack it or their were other options. You could create large fleets to battle against other armies. After a while the borg would appear and try to destroy everything.

You could fight back but it was close to impossible. What was the name of the game.

[mguiddy]

Im thinking of an old Star Trek strategy game. Your could play as either the federation, klingons, cardasions, and the ferangi i think. Your goal was to conquer the map. Each little square was either empty space or a planet i think and depending on which colony your are, you can either attack it or their were other options. You could create large fleets to battle against other armies. After a while the borg would appear and try to destroy everything.

You could fight back but it was close to impossible. What was the name of the game.
Birth of the Federation (http://www.mobygames.com/game/star-trek-the-next-generation-birth-of-the-federation).

[Silverpslm]

awsome thank you

[Silverpslm]

I cant remember the name of this old pc game i used to play.

The story is about this scientist who creates a smart rat. however, something goes wrong and the scientist's brain get destroyed. your job is to restore his brain along with the rat by playing a bunch of puzzle games. one puzzle i remember was putting a classical song back in proper order.

[mguiddy]

I cant remember the name of this old pc game i used to play.

The story is about this scientist who creates a smart rat. however, something goes wrong and the scientist's brain get destroyed. your job is to restore his brain along with the rat by playing a bunch of puzzle games. one puzzle i remember was putting a classical song back in proper order.
One of the Dr. Brain (http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/dr-brain-series) games?
Maybe The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain (http://www.mobygames.com/game/lost-mind-of-dr-brain)?

[missway]

ok i remember playing this game on my mom's compaq presario laptop back in the late 90's. it would always slow and freeze up and so i could never finish the game. it was about this fatty guy with a beanie propeller cap and his butt crack always showed:booty:. he had to go from one side of the country to the other, arriving at famous landmarks, while a bunch of ghosts were trying to get rid of him. and between every level, he had to drive on the freeway, going over gas tanks and stuff to regain his strength. does anyone know what i'm talking about?

[peteloaf]

Arcade America?
http://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade-america

[Silverpslm]

There is one pc games that involves a biker. In one scene he wakes up in a dumpster, and he needs to find his bike. when he finds it the keys are missing. He later finds out a bartender took it. Theres another scene where he fights another biker while on the road. whats the name

[Silverpslm]

There is one pc games that involves a biker. In one scene he wakes up in a dumpster, and he needs to find his bike. when he finds it the keys are missing. He later finds out a bartender took it. Theres another scene where he fights another biker while on the road. whats the name

[Strell]

There is one pc games that involves a biker. In one scene he wakes up in a dumpster, and he needs to find his bike. when he finds it the keys are missing. He later finds out a bartender took it. Theres another scene where he fights another biker while on the road. whats the name

Full Throttle, from Lucasarts, by Tim Schafer.

http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/resources/2006/07/Full_Throttle_kuvakaappaus.png

[Anna-Maria]

hey guys i need help trying to figure out the name of an old pc game. all i remember was that you started off in a prison cell with no weapons or anything and you had to try and escape, but everytime you died, or got caught or something you'd wake up in the same cell again. oh and it was kinda cartoony in terms of graphics i guess. i know its not much but i would appreciate any help :)

[Strell]

hey guys i need help trying to figure out the name of an old pc game. all i remember was that you started off in a prison cell with no weapons or anything and you had to try and escape, but everytime you died, or got caught or something you'd wake up in the same cell again. oh and it was kinda cartoony in terms of graphics i guess. i know its not much but i would appreciate any help :)

Little Big Adventure, aka Twinsen's Odyssey?

http://www.juegomania.org/Little+Big+Adventure/foto/pc/6/6941/6941.jpg/Foto+Little+Big+Adventure.jpg

[Anna-Maria]

yeahhh the screen shot confirms it!! :O where can i get it online?? and btw thank you so much!!

[eastshore4]

not a PC game but maybe someone could help figure this one out.. unfortunately I never found out the other two games I asked about but luckily I have more details to provide on this one:

The game was either for 3DO or CD-i, I don't remember which one specifically. It was either a shooter a la maddog mcree or a reflex game like dragon's lair. It was an anime game, although I don't know if it was based on a series or it's own standalone product. You were running around a city(the city may have been in shambles or a bleak futuristic setting) shooting bad guys. You didn't actually see your character unless it was a cutscene. That's really all I remember unfortunately.

[danielg10]

I was a strategy game, you were a little kid dressed in light blue and you were supposed to go through levels, it was really hard.. the name was something with CHILD I dont remember clearly.. you were allowed to move blocks in order to find the exit and use skaters and use fire to finish the level, the view of the game was from above.. you could see the child from above.. the name i repeat was soemthing with child.. it was awesome!

[Strell]

I was a strategy game, you were a little kid dressed in light blue and you were supposed to go through levels, it was really hard.. the name was something with CHILD I dont remember clearly.. you were allowed to move blocks in order to find the exit and use skaters and use fire to finish the level, the view of the game was from above.. you could see the child from above.. the name i repeat was soemthing with child.. it was awesome!

Chip's Challenge?

http://takegame.com/arcade/pictures/chipschallenge.jpg

[judyjudyjudy]

What search terms are people using to find this thread? It's become some sort of internet dentify-this-90s-game help hotline, lol.

[mguiddy]

Well... the title does sound like it's inviting people to post game descriptions.
"Need help figuring out the name of some late 90's PC game?" Well ask in here!

It's kinda better than having dozens of threads though.

[judyjudyjudy]

Well... the title does sound like it's inviting people to post game descriptions.
"Need help figuring out the name of some late 90's PC game?" Well ask in here!

It's kinda better than having dozens of threads though.I totally agree. It just seems people are finding this through Google (http://www.google.com/search?q=need+help+with+name+of+90s+game) or something. All the people that ask questions signed up on CAG the day they posted.

[Strell]

I totally agree. It just seems people are finding this through Google (http://www.google.com/search?q=need+help+with+name+of+90s+game) or something. All the people that ask questions signed up on CAG the day they posted.

Well, again - look back a few posts, and someone asked about Torin's Passage in here, I answered it, thought it was oddly familiar, and saw that the poster had asked the same thing several months ago. It's actually directly copy/pasted in each post. These were the only two posts they've ever had on CAG and have never returned. Bizarro.

I think it's a bit weird too at times, as if these were bots acting of their own accord. But I don't really know.

[fart_bubble]

i think it's a bit weird too at times, as if these were bots acting of their own accord. But i don't really know.

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[eastshore4]

Well... the title does sound like it's inviting people to post game descriptions.
"Need help figuring out the name of some late 90's PC game?" Well ask in here!

It's kinda better than having dozens of threads though.

Exactly. I asked here because before I was creating seperate threads for individual "name this game" questions, and it just seemed like a better idea to keep it to one thread. I think a better idea would be to create a new "name this game" thread(I actually wouldn't expect from the title that this thread turn into what it is now at first), I don't think we have one of those yet right?

[judyjudyjudy]

Exactly. I asked here because before I was creating seperate threads for individual "name this game" questions, and it just seemed like a better idea to keep it to one thread. I think a better idea would be to create a new "name this game" thread(I actually wouldn't expect from the title that this thread turn into what it is now at first), I don't think we have one of those yet right?I like this thread; I don't think we need a new one. It just amuses me how several people signed up for CAG just to ask something in it, and "our knowledge staff" always deliver, hehe.

Well, again - look back a few posts, and someone asked about Torin's Passage in here, I answered it, thought it was oddly familiar, and saw that the poster had asked the same thing several months ago. It's actually directly copy/pasted in each post. These were the only two posts they've ever had on CAG and have never returned. Bizarro.

I think it's a bit weird too at times, as if these were bots acting of their own accord. But I don't really know.My guess on that is the guy signed up to ask about his game, never checked back in the thread, forgot about it, it bugged him again a year later, and he googled and found this site again. Either that, or the first step to Skynet is 90s gaming nostalgia.

[Steggy]

90s games were amazing... im missing grim fandango :(

[fart_bubble]

Either that, or the first step to Skynet is 90s gaming nostalgia.

I thought Missile Command held that distinction?

[mguiddy]

90s games were amazing... im missing grim fandango :(
No, no, no... You're supposed to describe the game so we can figure it out.

[Strell]

No, no, no... You're supposed to describe the game so we can figure it out.

"I played this one game and it was the best game ever."

[LostRoad]

"I played this one game and it was the best game ever."

Oh oh I know

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HPI_HT6yjo

Am I close?

[MorPhiend]

I like this thread; I don't think we need a new one. It just amuses me how several people signed up for CAG just to ask something in it, and "our knowledge staff" always deliver, hehe.
I agree.
My guess on that is the guy signed up to ask about his game, never checked back in the thread, forgot about it, it bugged him again a year later, and he googled and found this site again. Either that, or the first step to Skynet is 90s gaming nostalgia.

:rofl:

I was actually thinking the same.

[peteloaf]

Bump!
Looking for a 90's pc game, that if i remember correctly, was a decent clone. The premise of the game was that a virus had infected your computer and it used your directory structure and the images on your hard drive to build the levels of the game. Any thoughts?

[mguiddy]

Bump!
Looking for a 90's pc game, that if i remember correctly, was a decent clone. The premise of the game was that a virus had infected your computer and it used your directory structure and the images on your hard drive to build the levels of the game. Any thoughts?
I really had to :rofl: considering the game is called Virus:The Game (http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/virus-the-game).

[Strell]

I think there's another game that works under this exact premise though. I'm scrambling my brain trying to figure it out.

[ntalbert]

found this forum by googling late 90's computer game...

There are actually 2 games that I am trying to figure out the names to. The first one was from the late 90's. I remember very little about this game just that i enjoyed it. I seem to recall it being similar to card games like yugioh, magic the gathering, and dot hack; but it was very simple compared to those games. Your people/monsters or whatever they were called fought against other cards. I know this is not a very good description and if somebody can figure it out, I will be shocked and forever in your debt.

the other game was early-mid 2000. All i saw was somebody else playing the demo. The game starts with the intro..based on a true story/events. then u see a giant rat run out in a cape.. theres one scene that makes fun of starwars.. they are at a gate and the guard says we need to see ur papers. one of the guys on your team ends up using the jedi mind trick thing to tell them they are french and they drop their guns and run away. one of the weapons in the game is a shark gun. i wanna say altered something or other is the name.

[mguiddy]

I doubt it's it, but Chron X was a CCG type game released in the early 90s.

And Armed and Dangerous (http://www.mobygames.com/game/armed-and-dangerous)?

[ntalbert]

awesome. armed and dangerous was correct. I was hopeful just by the name chron x, but sadly it wasn't what i was lookin for.

The game didnt really have very many things on the card if i remember right. pretty much just an single number used for an attack value. Sorry again that i couldnt provide more info on the game. its just one that ya play and dont really remember.

[DrakesBones]

I remember a where you control some kind of action figure and go around shooting in some kind of toyland. It's a top-down 2d shooter and is almost cartoon-like. I really have no idea what else the game is about. However, I think it came out before 1999. Any help would be appreciated.

[dafoomie]

That almost has to be Army Men, which itself was kind of a knockoff of Cannon Fodder.

[DreadMech]

Okay, this is kind of hazy in my mind... but it's cover was of a kid in his bed with a monster under it and the game was about his nightmares?

[OldSchool77]

Okay, this is kind of hazy in my mind... but it's cover was of a kid in his bed with a monster under it and the game was about his nightmares?
There are only two from the 90's that I remember: Nightmare Ned or Commander Keen: Keen Dreams. Hopefully If you look them up on Mobygames it'll help you find what you're looking for.

[DreadMech]

There are only two from the 90's that I remember: Nightmare Ned or Commander Keen: Keen Dreams. Hopefully If you look them up on Mobygames it'll help you find what you're looking for.

Ha it was Nightmare Ned! Thanks! Just remember seeing it as a kid.

[Vanderoy]

greetings, could you guys help me with this one? I remember a 90's game with real life actors, with a plot a lot like faceoff the movie, you wake up in a hospital with the face of the bad guy, it was a adventure game, and was a passed in the future, but i cant remember is name.
I bought it in the past but i borrowed it to a "friend" and never put my eyes on it again...
Thanks and keep gaming! :)

[judyjudyjudy]

I have never played this game, but with some more indepth Googling, I was able to find a game called Angel Devoid: Face of the Enemy (http://www.mobygames.com/game/angel-devoid-face-of-the-enemy). Based on this Answers.com page (http://www.answers.com/topic/angel-devoid-face-of-the-enemy-game), it sounds like your game?

[Vanderoy]

thats it Angel Devoid!!! thanks you're the best, i'll try to get it in abandonware or something of the kind, thank you very much !!! This game rocks for a oldie!

[finsfan0210]

their was this pc game i played as a kid. You were a teenager and i think their were multiple games. Anyways in the game i remember you woke up in the nite in your bed and saw something out the window and i don't rember much else. it was a platformer from i'd say anywhere from 1990-1995 with different levels and areas. I remember their was this one level that you could blow up the ship you were on and the game would end. other than that i can't remember much else.

[kroman81]

Okay, I have completely broken down and am begging you guys for help. After reading this post and seeing so many satisfied customers, I figured that this would be my last bastion of hope before I give up.

I'm looking for a mid 90's space exploration game. It was a 2d top-down view game. You started off in a small ship and could eventually purchase ship upgrades (I think I remember a huge dog-guy at this post, hopefully I'm not confusing this with another game). Eventually you could land on other planets and fight for either control of the planet or something like that. The game world was huge and I think I remember being able to go wherever I wanted.

Some more information that might help:

I'm almost certain that it was NOT any of the Star Control games (although it's similar). It is also not Space Ranger, SpacePort or Starflight

Please help and I apologize for not being more specific. Hey, at least I'm telling you what it's not. Thanks in advance

[OldSchool77]

The only top down 2d space exploration games I remember clearly are the X-Com series for DOS, It would help if you can tell me if it was a DOS or windows 95/98 game. Also who or what were the main enemies and was the game cartoonish or were there realistic movie sequences like in Wing Commander. There were many space games in the 90's but most of the ones that I played were either 2d platformer or 3d action games such as descent.

[kroman81]

The only top down 2d space exploration games I remember clearly are the X-Com series for DOS, It would help if you can tell me if it was a DOS or windows 95/98 game. Also who or what were the main enemies and was the game cartoonish or were there realistic movie sequences like in Wing Commander. There were many space games in the 90's but most of the ones that I played were either 2d platformer or 3d action games such as descent.

Thanks for your help. After looking at a couple of pics, I'm pretty sure it wasn't any of the X-Com games either. And I knew someone was going to ask if it was DOS or not! I can't say with 100% certainty, but I think it was DOS. The graphics were almost between Star Control 2 and 3; no "movie sequences"

Can't really provide a lot more information than that. I know that I fought against other alien ships and I don't remember amassing a fleet either; from what I remember it was just one ship. But I don't think I got that far into the game either. I also remember that the title of the game was kind of cliche and corny. Unfortunately, most of the space games around that time were:roll:

Thanks again for your help! Hope this helps anyone out there. Probably not though, I'm sure that it's still too vague.

[OldSchool77]

Kroman81 check out "Solar Winds" on this website:
http://www.dosgames.com/g_spa.php .That link gives descriptions many old space games, here's a screen shot from Solar Windshttp://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/original/952811848-00.gif

[judyjudyjudy]

There's a couple more space exploration games I can think of, but I don't know if either match your description. First is Master of Orion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Orion) (and Master of Orion 2). I remember it being comparable to the Star Control games, but I played Star Control and X-com a lot more than MOO or MOO2.

Another more obscure (and terrible one) is Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelljammer:_Pirates_of_Realmspace). I remember this game having a top-down view for all the onboard ship battles (there were ship vs. ship battles, plus they could board ships and fight with people). Unfortunately, I can't find any screenshots of the ship battles, but you can download it (http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/role_playing_games/games_s_t/spelljammer.html) and check it out. It was pretty RPGish looking, IIRC.

The only games I can think of with dog people in space are Star Control 2 and StarFox, lol.

[kroman81]

I think I might throw in the towel...

When I saw the pics for Solar Winds, I knew that I had played it before. So I downloaded it and stumbled through DOSBox and fired it up. Although the game was familiar, I don't think this was the one either.

I think that my problem is that I might be confusing multiple games. I do know that the one I was thinking about had some sort of planet exploration feature. I'd swear it was Star Control 2, but that game doesn't look familiar to me.

Like I said, I thought you nailed it, OldSchool, with Solar Winds. Oh well. Let me know if you find something else, but personally, I'm about to quit and play Daggerfall instead.

[OldSchool77]

I think I might throw in the towel...

When I saw the pics for Solar Winds, I knew that I had played it before. So I downloaded it and stumbled through DOSBox and fired it up. Although the game was familiar, I don't think this was the one either.

I think that my problem is that I might be confusing multiple games. I do know that the one I was thinking about had some sort of planet exploration feature. I'd swear it was Star Control 2, but that game doesn't look familiar to me.

Like I said, I thought you nailed it, OldSchool, with Solar Winds. Oh well. Let me know if you find something else, but personally, I'm about to quit and play Daggerfall instead.

There were several Solar Winds games that were released try a different one. If it's not one of them then I'm sorry that I couldn't help, don't give up though someone else may be able to help

[meshort88]

i have been wondering about this game but it seems helpless because i can only remember one thing about this game. It was in the late 90's almost 99. It was about a guy (maybe a young guy) that was going through caves and lagoons and the one detail i remember is that some leeches would come and attack him. i think there was also rocks that you had to dodge. Thats ALL i remember lol i remember playing it on a pc

[Strell]

i have been wondering about this game but it seems helpless because i can only remember one thing about this game. It was in the late 90's almost 99. It was about a guy (maybe a young guy) that was going through caves and lagoons and the one detail i remember is that some leeches would come and attack him. i think there was also rocks that you had to dodge. Thats ALL i remember lol i remember playing it on a pc

Out of this World (aka Another World)?

http://www.pixelate.de/uploads/images/another_world.jpg

http://firsthour.net/screenshots/another-world/another-world-out-of-this-world-lester-pool-monster.JPG

[fart_bubble]

I don't remember Out Of This World ever looking that good

[Strell]

I don't remember Out Of This World ever looking that good

There was a fifteenth anniversary edition.

"In 2006 Chahi independently released a 15th Anniversary Edition for Windows which allowed the game to be played on modern computers with original or enhanced visuals."

[fart_bubble]

There was a fifteenth anniversary edition.

"In 2006 Chahi independently released a 15th Anniversary Edition for Windows which allowed the game to be played on modern computers with original or enhanced visuals."

ah, pretty good upgraded visuals compared to the late 80's graphics of the original release.

Flashback on the other hand still holds up relatively well in the graphics. Always liked it over Out Of This World (better universe and the gameplay was more involved).

Too bad the Fade To Black game sucked balls.

Wish they would re-release Heart Of Darkness

[Strell]

Flashback 3 was recently revealed as a project Delphine was making for the GBA (http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=95663), but their bankruptcy caused the project to die.

Weird that the sequels are considered so bad - same thing with Heart of the Alien (aka OotW 2).

I never tried out those games, and only have a passing familiarity with OotW. They always seemed brutally hard. But I need to play through them - OotW, Flashback, HoD, The Neverhood, etc.

[fart_bubble]

[URL="http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=95663"]They always seemed brutally hard.

Flashback wasn't bad but yeah, they definitely fell in the trial by error games

[neria]

Hi everyone. I wonder if anyone could help me with recovering the name of this game I played as a kid in the 90s...

It was a point-and-click type of adventure, fantasy, I think, in a pseudo-medieval setting. I remember that in the beginning there was a video of an island and a tree (or trees) was being cut. You couldn't see the but just the tree falling over. Then the main character started out in a hut on the island. At some point he got to a city of sorts. He collected items, I don't remember anything else except there were quite a lot of diamonds and jewels to find. And at some point there was a dark cave with red eyes in the darkness.

I'd be so grateful if someone figured this out... I've been all over the net but there are just too many games to go through...

[mguiddy]

Hi everyone. I wonder if anyone could help me with recovering the name of this game I played as a kid in the 90s...

It was a point-and-click type of adventure, fantasy, I think, in a pseudo-medieval setting. I remember that in the beginning there was a video of an island and a tree (or trees) was being cut. You couldn't see the but just the tree falling over. Then the main character started out in a hut on the island. At some point he got to a city of sorts. He collected items, I don't remember anything else except there were quite a lot of diamonds and jewels to find. And at some point there was a dark cave with red eyes in the darkness.

I'd be so grateful if someone figured this out... I've been all over the net but there are just too many games to go through...
Legend of Kyrandia (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/legend-of-kyrandia)?

[neria]

Ye gods, that's the one! A million thanks!

[bambucha]

Hey wassup everyone! I was wondering if you could help me finding what game this is that im thinkin of

...hopefully its not a reatrded question which i will b made fun but u know wat? i dont care i jus wanna know the name of the title haha!

So i remeber it was like maybe 98, or 99, and it was a strategy game. Apprently, some alien from another dimension came and like stole the baby of the protagonist or somethin. So u have to go collecting items and such in a house (i beleive its the characters house). I destictly remeber having to go into a safe and a cracking a code. Another thign i remeber is that the boss i beelive or the last level u acuatlly go in2 this demnsion via some portal in the babies room and u fight him sorta. Its a first person i think its click and point...im not sure.....i also remeber goin up some tower and getn ma ass handed to from this vulture (tho that doesnt quite coincide wit tha rest of tha story)..maybes its another game...if so id like 2 know the name of it as well!

If aynone could b so kind as 2 giving me the names i'd eternally appreciate it!!!

[Strell]

Hey wassup everyone! I was wondering if you could help me finding what game this is that im thinkin of

...hopefully its not a reatrded question which i will b made fun but u know wat? i dont care i jus wanna know the name of the title haha!

So i remeber it was like maybe 98, or 99, and it was a strategy game. Apprently, some alien from another dimension came and like stole the baby of the protagonist or somethin. So u have to go collecting items and such in a house (i beleive its the characters house). I destictly remeber having to go into a safe and a cracking a code. Another thign i remeber is that the boss i beelive or the last level u acuatlly go in2 this demnsion via some portal in the babies room and u fight him sorta. Its a first person i think its click and point...im not sure.....i also remeber goin up some tower and getn ma ass handed to from this vulture (tho that doesnt quite coincide wit tha rest of tha story)..maybes its another game...if so id like 2 know the name of it as well!

If aynone could b so kind as 2 giving me the names i'd eternally appreciate it!!!

Sounds a lot like Lighthouse: The Dark Being. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse:_The_Dark_Being) You are probably thinking about the weird bird creature (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=24fcljr&s=5) that shows up and steals this baby (http://www.justadventure.com/reviews/Lighthouse/lighthouse_02.jpg) right at the beginning of the game, and then you teleport onto a beach chasing after it.

[xycury]

OK... I've been trying to come up with this game... can't figure it out.

It's an action adventure, 2d with fake 3d ala arcade like.

I keep thinking it something like MDK, but the character is like that, an assassin, has a gun, does flips, and ALOT of stuff happens on the screen(people/things shooting at you), some of it is mostly a puzzle to open a door or get something.

I played a demo, I think from PC Gamer, but never played the full game. Time would have to have been mid to late 90s.

It isn't a known title that I've yet come across so it must have been a teeny title.

That's all I can come up with.... I didn't play it much but it's been bugging me that I thought it was MDK and it's not.

[Strell]

Hunter Hunted (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Hunted_%28game%29) comes to mind, but I don't see the main guy as an assassin or flipping around.

The "2d with fake 3d" is throwing me off. It was a side scroller? No other details?

[xycury]

Hunter Hunted (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Hunted_%28game%29) comes to mind, but I don't see the main guy as an assassin or flipping around.

The "2d with fake 3d" is throwing me off. It was a side scroller? No other details?


It's 2d in 3d like TMNT arcade or Final Fight. It wasn't just a side scroller.

I remember a midget or small enemy like that would pop out of a can or wall.

Alot of crap happening on screen and you would die in a hit or two. It is pretty gothic or brutal I think, with blood.

Here is my crappy image from memory... it's not as detailed.

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/5054/picuz.jpg

[xycury]

I'm still actively looking but without a resource to PC Gamer demo discs... I'm stuck.

I think it was between 96-97... I'm positive is was near or around MDK, because I got those two games confused thinkin the one above as being MDK.

[youbastards]

Was it one of the Crusader titles?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusader_(game_series) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusader_(game_series)
(Man, seeing that screenshot again made me think they should release a collection for the DS)

http://www.juegomania.org/Crusader:+No+Remorse/foto/pc/4/4140/4140.jpg/Foto+Crusader:+No+Remorse.jpg

[xycury]

Was it one of the Crusader titles?

Good guess but no, it didn't have a viewing angle like that.

It would be nice to find a *pedia for screenshots of games so I can skim through them.

I know though that it was around 96-97 and in PC Gamer demo I think.

[Strell]

Now I feel bad for not getting xycury's.

Dcm, yours sounds familiar. There's been tons of variations of Artillery over the years (which I think is what those group of games are called). I'll look around.

[dcm1602]

Ah yeah like 2 minutes after posting it I wikipediaed Worms and on there was a mention of it.

Ended up being Scorched Earth (1991) and it was a DOS game after all.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4f/Scorched_Earth_gameplay.png

Old school gaming at its finest lol

[pachponcho]

dude what is the name of this game that is from the 90's, i don't know if it's late or early 90's but ya. it's a space one that's 2d that you progressively keep moving up and you are like in this jet thing. you beat smaller ships and then you face this huge one and it has some pretty emotionally intense music. lol

[bovius]

First of all, I want to thank the CAG regulars for being good sports and fishing out the identities of our nostalgia. You're good people. Let's see if I can contribute.

dude what is the name of this game that is from the 90's, i don't know if it's late or early 90's but ya. it's a space one that's 2d that you progressively keep moving up and you are like in this jet thing. you beat smaller ships and then you face this huge one and it has some pretty emotionally intense music. lol

Oof. Unfortunately, you've described just about every vertical / bullet hell shooter made. Do you remember anything about what system it was on? Was it in decidedly in space?

Here's a list of names to get you started, but it's going to be hard to narrow down. http://lists.wikidot.com/list:vertical-shooters

[Strell]

dude what is the name of this game that is from the 90's, i don't know if it's late or early 90's but ya. it's a space one that's 2d that you progressively keep moving up and you are like in this jet thing. you beat smaller ships and then you face this huge one and it has some pretty emotionally intense music. lol

Only guess I have is Tyrian. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_%28video_game%29)

http://www.freak-und-informatiker.de/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/tyrian_20006.gif

[eastshore4]

Kyrandia, Lighthouse, Flashback, Hunter Hunted, this is like a play-by-play of my childhood! I actually found a copy of Lighthouse the other day at the goodwill... still kinda creepy.

I'm still actively looking but without a resource to PC Gamer demo discs... I'm stuck.

I think it was between 96-97... I'm positive is was near or around MDK, because I got those two games confused thinkin the one above as being MDK.

The first game that came to mind was Abuse (http://www.pcgamertop100.com/games/46/Abuse.html). A quick search shows that it showed up in PC Gamer issue #28 which puts it around the time frame you're thinking of.

[spikes445]

Well since i cant make my own thread for a month i figured maybe since my question is along the lines of figuring a game out...im trying to remember a game for the super nintendo i only remember before you started the game like when they do who its made by and stuff but the intro starts off with a skeleton dinosaur...thats all i remember and it was multiplayer =/ any1 smarter then me and know it?

[poquizdd]

Well since i cant make my own thread for a month i figured maybe since my question is along the lines of figuring a game out...im trying to remember a game for the super nintendo i only remember before you started the game like when they do who its made by and stuff but the intro starts off with a skeleton dinosaur...thats all i remember and it was multiplayer =/ any1 smarter then me and know it?

The only snes game i remember playing with a skeleton dinosaur and multiplayer is "Joe and Mac"

[eastshore4]

Some more details will help, do you remember what kind of game it was? The first two games(aside from Joe & Mac) that come to mind are:

-Jurassic Park
-I don't remember the name but there was a game based on that animated movie about dinosaurs coming to life in modern times from the 90s

It really does sound like J&M though

[cranberrykitten]

Does anyone remember this 90s pc game? Okay, there were little puzzles and you had to use the objects it gave you to complete the objective. Like, get the person to the other side of the screen, get the balloon to the end of the map, etc. I remember the mascot or whatever was a professor. Some of the objects were balloons, crocodiles, little people, cats, mice on wheels, fans, levitating platforms, mouse holes, pulleys, etc. You would place the objects on the screen, then hit play and see if it works.

I have been searching for this game for ages. Does anyone have any idea what it was called, or at least remember it?

Edit: Nevermind, I found it after looking through a giant list of 90s games. It is The Incredible Machine, in case anyone else was wondering about it.

[Strell]

I knew what it was from your description, and ultimately found it. Those games were great fun for a good while. But glad to see you resolved it, cranberry.

[poquizdd]

I've got one that's been bugging for some time, anyone remember a pc adventure game with a quasi-super hero who has, as far as i can remember, the word "dark" as part of his name/title. It's more realistic than cartoony, but i don't remember if the speech was only in the fmv's or throughout. I think the game started out in his "shop" and he received a package after hours and I think that's where he gets his costume. It's been a long time, forgive me if any of the "details" seem misleading. I hope someone remembers this game, thanks in advance folks

Edit: I just remembered the name of it, Noctropolis

[xycury]

Kyrandia, Lighthouse, Flashback, Hunter Hunted, this is like a play-by-play of my childhood! I actually found a copy of Lighthouse the other day at the goodwill... still kinda creepy.



The first game that came to mind was Abuse (http://www.pcgamertop100.com/games/46/Abuse.html). A quick search shows that it showed up in PC Gamer issue #28 which puts it around the time frame you're thinking of.

ah so close, but it was more like isometric view, like Arcade turtles or Xmen... it wasn't a straight 2d Platformer.

[theseanmc]

Hey everyone, I'm new here and am dying to find the name of an old computer game.

It was a space shooter and was a top down view. You could customize your ship like crazy, you could change the engines and shields and everything on the ship and even buy new ships. There was also a different mode to where you could play like an arcade mode and could not worry about buying and customizing. I do believe in the game you could fly a carrot. I know the game's name started with an R, and it wasn't Raiden X.

Thanks in advance everyone.

[mguiddy]

Sounds a lot like Tyrian... well, except the "starts with an R" part. :lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w10Q0vFLLM

[Strell]

It's absolutely Tyrian. Foodship 9 = Carrot Ship.

[Jimbo Slice]

That Tyrian game looks pretty badass. Love the music.

[mguiddy]

It's free (http://www.freewebs.com/worldtreegames/) (alternate link (http://camanis.net/)) and has an open source port (http://code.google.com/p/opentyrian/) as well.

[Chacrana]

Man, Tyrian was like... the best shmup ever back in the day. Or at least, the best one you could play at home. Still pretty fun, too.

[theseanmc]

Yes!! Tyrian is the game! I loved playing that, I remember my grandpa had it on his computer and then it disappeared and I've been looking for it ever since. Awesome, thank you guys so much!

[blitzkrieg10]

also new trying to find an old game...

There was a game sometime from 1998 to 2000 i think where you went against another opponent(computer) in a map where you tried to destroy there base. It was an overhead view and the team colors were red and blue(good graphics too). I am not sure which color was the computer or player. Your army were a bunch of futuristic hovercraft type tanks and i believe some flying machines as well. I know there were smaller vehicles and larger ones to create by i think capturing zones on the map. I had it on a demo disc and always wanted to get this game. Any help would be greatly appreciated since i’ve been searching non-stop for like a month on the internet… ahhhh… thanks

[TheLady]

I am trying to remember a game I'm thinking is early 90's. We had it on our packard bell. It was a room escape type game where you had to piece things together to move to the next room. It was renaissance era. I don't remember too many details except that you start in a wooden room, a barn or a blacksmith I think. ANd there is one level where you have to put lichen into a stone fountain that looks like a face to make the water run through it as part of the puzzle. I wish I had a better description or at least part of the title.

[Skilj44]

hey guys u really seemed to be helping alot of ppl finding out the names of games they used to play.

ok well i played one on an older pc not sure if it was 90s or 2000s but in the game you were a kid and you had some sort of a raygun and you had to fight shadows and snakes and things.

please help this has been bugging me forever.

[Strell]

hey guys u really seemed to be helping alot of ppl finding out the names of games they used to play.

ok well i played one on an older pc not sure if it was 90s or 2000s but in the game you were a kid and you had some sort of a raygun and you had to fight shadows and snakes and things.

please help this has been bugging me forever.

Heart of Darkness on the PC/PS1

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/screenshots/vgnews/021601/heartofdarkness/heartofdarkness_screen003.jpg

[Strell]

I am trying to remember a game I'm thinking is early 90's. We had it on our packard bell. It was a room escape type game where you had to piece things together to move to the next room. It was renaissance era. I don't remember too many details except that you start in a wooden room, a barn or a blacksmith I think. ANd there is one level where you have to put lichen into a stone fountain that looks like a face to make the water run through it as part of the puzzle. I wish I had a better description or at least part of the title.

This *might* be Dragon Lore: The Legend Begins (http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/reviews/49/), but I wanted to find a walkthru to confirm this by searching for the word "lichen," but couldn't do so.

[Strell]

also new trying to find an old game...

There was a game sometime from 1998 to 2000 i think where you went against another opponent(computer) in a map where you tried to destroy there base. It was an overhead view and the team colors were red and blue(good graphics too). I am not sure which color was the computer or player. Your army were a bunch of futuristic hovercraft type tanks and i believe some flying machines as well. I know there were smaller vehicles and larger ones to create by i think capturing zones on the map. I had it on a demo disc and always wanted to get this game. Any help would be greatly appreciated since i’ve been searching non-stop for like a month on the internet… ahhhh… thanks

Herzog Zwei on the Genesis?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EO53h7nWEU

[mguiddy]

Herzog Zwei on the Genesis?
Someone else suggested that in the thread (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=269060) that guy made. There's some more hints there as well.

The bummer thing is, I had a ton of demo disks from the time when Return to Krondor came out, but tossed them all earlier this year.:lol:

[stacey_rh]

I need help figuring out the name of a PC game from the late 90's to very early 2000's.

I dont know very much but here is what i do remember.
Could be considered a Fantasy/Fiction game (maybe Adventure)

It looked like it took place mostly in like an enchanted forest it was very pretty graphics. I dont really remember what the main character looked like maybe brown hair green outfit. Pretty sure there was a talking tree, and at some point in the game i know for sure u had to catch a water droplet. I remember poison apples, and dying from a ton of snakes throughout the entire game. Im pretty sure there was a wizard at some point. You basically ran around the forest the entire game.

My sister and i have been trying to remember the name of the game for a couple of yrs it was a great game. If we remember anymore details i will def. post it. If you can help it would def. make my day, but i would also totally understand if nobody knows what the heck im talking about lol. :bouncy:

[Strell]

King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P8UITu8Faw

[rufus83]

So I stumbled upon this forum by searching google for a 90s PC game that I've been trying so long to figure out the name of. I guess it turns out there's a lot of people trying to do this very same thing ha. Funny thing though, I did a bit of searching and actually figured out what it was on my own.
The only thing I could remember was it was a 3rd person shooter/platformer and there was a part in a space ship where the mirrors in the bathroom said "Your reflection currently not available -Management". Just in case anybody else may have been looking for this game it was MDK 2.

[dlcmh]

I'm having difficulty remembering a PC space game I played in the early 90's.

The game begins with the disappearance of the Earth. A couple of guys and gals on the Moon have to then travel the galaxies to discover the reason behind the occurrence.

It's a combination of turn-based and real-time elements.

It's turn-based when the adventurers are on the surface of an alien planet, where they uncover clues and fight hostiles.

When fighting alien crafts in space, the game switches to real-time. Trading equips the Earthlings' craft with more powerful weapons and tech.

Any help is appreciated. My guess is that it wasn't a popular game since extensive Google searches on my part failed to turn up any answers.

I'm quite sure there's "Earth" in the game title. I tried "PC Game Mission Earth" in Google but nothing promising turned up.

Thanks in advance!

[Jack]

Just a wild guess, but was it Millennium: Return to Earth?

http://www.mobygames.com/game/millennium-return-to-earth-

[dlcmh]

Just a wild guess, but was it Millennium: Return to Earth?

Thanks for the quick reply, but no, that's not the game.

The game I'm looking for does not have human colonization of other worlds. There's only a group of four humans (if I recall correctly) who're on a galactic quest for clues to the disappearance of the Earth.

[dafoomie]

Sounds like an interesting game. I'm assuming it was for DOS? Was it on floppies? Was it a boxed retail release?

[dlcmh]

Sounds like an interesting game. I'm assuming it was for DOS? Was it on floppies? Was it a boxed retail release?

I played it in the early nineties so yes, i believe it was a boxed retail release DOS game on floppies.

[dafoomie]

I think the game you're looking for is Planets Edge.

http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/651/Planets+Edge.html

[dlcmh]

[QUOTE=dafoomie;7781223]I think the game you're looking for is Planets Edge.

YES IT IS!!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!

Obviously I was wrong in thinking that there was Earth in the title.

[Lonnis]

I am trying to find an old sci-fi pc game from the 90's. It's a 3rd person style adventure game with a 45 degree angle overhead, similar to Starcraft's view, just twice as close.

Its set in either a high tech factory/prison setting or on a space station. The main character is wearing a full body armor suit and helmet, all red and black.

One of the weapons I remember is a Spider bomb that you control and use to destroy lasers and so forth.

I wish I knew more, but that is really all I can remember of the game. It came on cd format.

[mguiddy]

Crusader. No Regret or No Remorse.

[Lonnis]

Crusader. No Regret or No Remorse.

Those are the ones. Awesome! Thank you.

[lamej]

In the game I'm looking for you were a kid playing in your nightmare and I think you had to fight some demon or monster in the end.

I only played the shareware but the part I remember is that there was a place called Boff's Garage and for some reason there was a tub of vaseline there. Boff was some blonde dude wearing a white shirt and blue jeans acting all surly. It's a longshot but any ideas?

[dafoomie]

Sounds like Dare to Dream, I think I bought a copy at Staples in the early 90s. Cliffy B actually made that game when he was in high school.

There isn't a Boff's Garage but there is a Bouf's Bar and Auto Repair.

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/592/daretodream.png


As a point and click adventure it wasn't all that great, as a Windows 3.1 game it was far inferior to what was around for DOS at the time. Even if its not a great game, for an 18 year old kid to get a game commercially released, its pretty impressive.

[lamej]

Wow, that's it! Thanks! Even with my messed up description you got it in one.

This will bring back some memories.

[TheSmasher42]

Heh, looks like all the internet has found this site as a last resort for tracking down their 90's gaming memories ^_^ Well here I am straight from endless googling - So, the game I am looking for had you in charge of a guy whom you navigated from an overhead view.You used guns against enemies but the game also had quite some adventure or if you prefer rpg influences (inventory with items for progression, keys etc.).I remember that the game started with your plane crushing into a desert and you surviving while trying to figure out what to do...the only other thing I remember is that at one point not much in the game you were fighting a mermaid and some pirate ghosts, :S confused description I know...I played the game at '98/99 so it must have been released somewhere between 95-98...Well that's all I can give you for sure, thanks in advance for answers and for helping people generally with this stuff, really great effort *thumbs up* :D

[Patch711]

Hi, i'am from Holland and i'm searching for ages to a game that i think is called Realms. I think it came out in 1998.

It's a strategic game and there were three teams i thought. One team was with knights and archer's etc. You could built different buildings to get archer's and knights.

One of the other teams had creepy creatures. One i remember, it was the first level, had a axe. That's all i remember.

Besides this game, i have another one i can't find. It's an adventure game, a bit like cartoon, with a cat (he stand's right up like human's). And he wears clothes like Napoleon/that time. He also wears a hat. The color of the clothes/hat are blue i thought.

I hope someone know's these two games or at least one of them.

[mguiddy]

First one sounds like Heroes of Might and Magic.

[Patch711]

No, sorry it isn't. But it is on the right way.

[Halo05]

Second one sounds like Claw

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claw_%28video_game%29

[Patch711]

Yes thank you!

The picture with the cat look's creepy though.

Do you know where you can download this game for free? I hope it is free.

[Halo05]

No idea, I've never played it, I just remembered the cat with the pirate hat.

I'm sure it's out there somewhere, everything is.

[Strell]

The knights/archers game sounds like something out of the Lords of the Realm series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lords_of_the_Realm). The first two were strictly "realistic" in that you built/recruited knights and archers and stuff. There was also a Lords of Magic spinoff where you had fantasy creatures and wizards and so forth.

[Patch711]

It's in the right direction, but still not the game i'm looking for.

Lords of Magic looks like it, but buildings and people are far smaller in the game i'm looking for than in this game.

I remember the archers, when you click on them, they had an high voice.
The building they came out looks like this:
__
| |, the left and right border are white, and at the top is was red.

The building for the knight's i think was a small castle with four tower's and the four tower's connect to each other with a wall.

[ShockandAww]

need to know the name of a scary game I heard there was this one game. I think its PC? But not sure..It was buzzing around the internet recently I think. But everybody was saying it was the scariest game ever.anybody remember what it was called?
dunno I dont play PC much but... System Shock? Clive Barkers Undying? S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl? Penumbra?

A popular one now is Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

[Fizzle Beef]

ok I only remember some aspects of the game. I think it came out mid 90's, its was a point and click the graphics were a 3d-ish claymation type of art style and it was for the PC. Now when I think about it the game seemed like one huge acid trip, some parts of the game I remember are you walk up to this house and when you open the door you are greeted by this weird little flying person that has a little propeller and a face and a metal hull for a body and hes smoking a cigar and he is rude. another part of the game I remember is there are these 3 floating cat like creatures and you have to correctly play the notes on an organ (like the ones in churches) in order to advance and when you do a portal opens up and you get sucked into it. Thats all I can remember about the game sooo If anyone can somehow find this game I will be your friend for eternity!

[Jack]

It's probably The Neverhood.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Neverhood

[Fizzle Beef]

nope its not the neverhood although that is one of my favorite games ever.

[v_style]

So I remember playing this pc game in elementary school in the 90's. It took place in a school. If I remember correctly, somebody was vandalizing the school and you had to find clues to figure out who it was. You could go into different classrooms and stuff and zoom in on posters on the wall. And, I think you had to fight robots in the school. I THINK the main character wore a trench coat and baseball hat. Does anybody know what I'm talking about?

[ID2006]

Could it be this?

Super Solver: Midnight Rescue

http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/567611-super-solvers-midnight-rescue/images

That's a game I remember playing in school at some point. Games in school, such nostalgia – always just enough time to barely get started before time was up.

[v_style]

Yes! That's totally it! Thank you so much! It was driving me crazy!

[camaro2010]

theres a game a remember playing in the 90's and you were this guy that takes a plane to different places around the world to collect packages. i think there were some kind of clues given to decide what package to get. there were warning for weather too and if it was stormy your plane was sent back. there was another screen that when you got the package it would be shown being loaded onto the screen. any help on what this game is called. thanks a lot

[Indigo_Streetlight]

It's in the right direction, but still not the game i'm looking for.

Lords of Magic looks like it, but buildings and people are far smaller in the game i'm looking for than in this game.

I remember the archers, when you click on them, they had an high voice.
The building they came out looks like this:
__
| |, the left and right border are white, and at the top is was red.

The building for the knight's i think was a small castle with four tower's and the four tower's connect to each other with a wall.

Is it Battle Realms?

[constantine]

Google led me here. Guys please help me out on this one. Would anyone remember an old pc game(90s probably) which gave you a number of missions(destroy a base, take off from a ship, destroy other planes) and mini games, let you control a jet, helicopter, tank, and a fast,tiny car (any one per mission) and had a top down view . All i can remember is that a number of missions featured a destructible train which moved around the map, and also, the jet was yellow, could drop bombs, had a heatseeker and a smokescreen ability. The heli had missiles as well as a bombs(probably). There were some crazy side missions like car races, or ones in which you could play 'volleyball' by deflecting projectiles from tanks, or crazy ones in which you had to survive in a tiny car against some huge harvester truck.. probably released in the 90s.
anyone know of this???

[bigk40k]

mid to late 90s pc game, you could build tanks, helicopters and i think something else but you then searched the map for the other guys base and tryed to destroy it. you could build multiple vehicles and also go to a first person mode to take control of a vehicle, it was 3d with pretty bad graphics but still a fun game, also real-time. anyone?

[Strell]

Some of the war games being described above might be Return Fire or Cannon Fodder.

[Mr Unoriginal]

Wasn't Cannon Fodder more of an action game? Or was there more than one version?

Either way, I have a game. It was a space flight sim like Wing Commander. You were the leader of a squadron of people and for each mission you would decide who to take with you. Each pilot had a different ship with different abilities. The pilots were both humans and aliens. The graphics for the pilots were really cartoony looking and almost anime, but not exactly. There was a lot of banter during the missions as well.

[bigk40k]

neithr of those were the game I was looking for it was not top down view it was "true" 3d and graphics were choppy at best. looked like those games were too new for what i was looking for

[ZombieToast]

I've got two games that I've been trying to remember for years. The first one was an NES game that I played as a kid. As the years go by, it becomes harder and harder to remember, but I know it was a top-down adventure game somewhat like Legend of Zelda. You played as a ninja, though, and I believe the enemies were ninjas as well. I remember seeing green and trees a lot, so it must've been played in a forest of sorts. There were also caves (or something similar) that you could enter and I remember having a bit of trouble with these enemies that were either fat or overly muscular. Not sure what year it came out, but it was definitely newer than Zelda. I must've rented it sometime in 1990 because I remember renting Adventures of Gilligan's Island and Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers around the same time.

The other game is one I know nothing about because I never actually played it. Heck, I don't even know if it released. But I know it was a PS2 game that had been previewed on IGN (can't find it on their site at all). It was a Japanese game that stuck out to me because the name translated to something along the lines of Vampire With Long Fingers or Vampire With Long Nails.

EDIT: The first game is not Ninja Kid.

[Jimbo Slice]

I've got two games that I've been trying to remember for years. The first one was an NES game that I played as a kid. As the years go by, it becomes harder and harder to remember, but I know it was a top-down adventure game somewhat like Legend of Zelda. You played as a ninja, though, and I believe the enemies were ninjas as well. I remember seeing green and trees a lot, so it must've been played in a forest of sorts. There were also caves (or something similar) that you could enter and I remember having a bit of trouble with these enemies that were either fat or overly muscular. Not sure what year it came out, but it was definitely newer than Zelda. I must've rented it sometime in 1990 because I remember renting Adventures of Gilligan's Island and Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers around the same time.

The other game is one I know nothing about because I never actually played it. Heck, I don't even know if it released. But I know it was a PS2 game that had been previewed on IGN (can't find it on their site at all). It was a Japanese game that stuck out to me because the name translated to something along the lines of Vampire With Long Fingers or Vampire With Long Nails.

EDIT: The first game is not Ninja Kid.

The Last Ninja? Try it out here...

http://www.1980-games.com/us/old-games/nintendo/l/Last_Ninja,_The/game.php

and is the second one Vampire Night? Not sure what else it would be.

[ZombieToast]

It's not Last Ninja, unfortunately. It was a bit cartoonier and more of a top-down view like Legend of Zelda or the Jason portions of Blaster Master. I've gone through all of the games with "Ninja" in the title on that site and none of them are what I played as a kid, so it must not have "Ninja" in the title (it's also not Shadow of the Ninja, which they don't seem to have on their site).

As for Vampire Night...I'm not sure if that's right or not. I remember it having a weird name like I said, and this appears to just be called Vampire Night in the Japanese version. The Japanese cover looks vaguely familiar, but I'm still not certain. I'll try looking into it, though, so I'll see where that takes me.

Thanks for trying!

[Mr Unoriginal]

I've got two games that I've been trying to remember for years. The first one was an NES game that I played as a kid. As the years go by, it becomes harder and harder to remember, but I know it was a top-down adventure game somewhat like Legend of Zelda. You played as a ninja, though, and I believe the enemies were ninjas as well. I remember seeing green and trees a lot, so it must've been played in a forest of sorts. There were also caves (or something similar) that you could enter and I remember having a bit of trouble with these enemies that were either fat or overly muscular. Not sure what year it came out, but it was definitely newer than Zelda. I must've rented it sometime in 1990 because I remember renting Adventures of Gilligan's Island and Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers around the same time.


This sorta sounds like Little Ninja Bros. There was an overhead map like Zelda 2, then when you hit an enemy it changed to an action scene that looked like the Jason parts of Blaster Master.

[ZombieToast]

The fights in Little Ninja Bros. have a somewhat similar visual style, but the game I played didn't have battles confined to one screen. I'm also pretty sure it wasn't an RPG, but I may not have known any better at the time. But I'm fairly certain that it didn't play on a world map and that it was just an action game like LoZ. So far, the two best matches seem to be The Magic of Scheherazade and The Guardian Legend. Neither of them have anything to do with ninjas, but they're both pretty similar to what I remembered, just not quite right. Gah, I sometimes suspect I made the whole thing up!

Thanks for trying to help, though.


EDIT: Adventures of Dino Riki is pretty similar, although the color palette seems way off. I'm actually kinda wondering if it could've been Arkista's Ring. It looks closest to what I remember...it still doesn't seem quite right, though. But I think I've looked at pretty much every NES game, so I'm about ready to give up.

[mguiddy]

Trying to remember the name of a game, not a PC game but...
I've watched a Let's Play of this game but now I can't remember what it was called/who did the Let's Play, anywho...

The game was for Genesis (or maybe SNES) and was basically a side scroller beat em up, but it was all boss fights.
There were multiple weapons you had that could run out of ammo that would refill if you didn't use them.
It was fairly fast paced and you could dodge...

Yeah, not much info, but there aren't a whole lot of games that are only boss fights.

[Jimbo Slice]

Trying to remember the name of a game, not a PC game but...
I've watched a Let's Play of this game but now I can't remember what it was called/who did the Let's Play, anywho...

The game was for Genesis (or maybe SNES) and was basically a side scroller beat em up, but it was all boss fights.
There were multiple weapons you had that could run out of ammo that would refill if you didn't use them.
It was fairly fast paced and you could dodge...

Yeah, not much info, but there aren't a whole lot of games that are only boss fights.

Alien Soldier?

[Strell]

I was thinking it sounded like a Treasure game.

[mguiddy]

Yep, that was it.

[badbane]

There was this game in the late 90's. it was a strategy game set in a sci fi setting. there were different ships that had different armorments. One i remember would shoot in three driections. It was a top down game and was really fun. You had to gather these crystals of different color.

[Defcon]

Hey I need help finding the name of this old game I use to play on the computer. I don't remember what the whole story was, but I remember that part way through the game the main character gets some sort of disease and his skin turns purple and no one wants to talk to him because they think he's a abomination. I think the game begins in a house, but I'm not exactly sure. Sorry my description is vague. I was only five or six years old at the time. If anyone could help that would be great.

[droaks58]

I was looking on the internet for a PC game I used to have that was really spooky, chilling, and scary. I don't remember the name of it. I may be the only one that ever had it it was a real obscure title. Something Like Heritage Hill or it might have been by Heritage software. But you the player lived in a town where the whole town was in a plot together against you and you had to walk around town and talk to people to try to get clues on what you had to do. The Police and the Firemen and even the mayor was in on it. The Next door neighbor had a really cute daughter but eventually you find out Her Dad is Keeping her against her will. so you gotta find a way to rescue her. You talk to the waitress at the coffee shop and she only gives you real subtle clues cause everyone is afraid to tell you anything. And you hardly ever see any one in town it like the streets are all dead. So you end up breaking into the city hall and the fire station and the school and try to find clues and things you can use to blackmail and threaten. and every once in a while the game would stop and ask you what you want to do.like do you want to break into this car or come back at night and do it or bust it up with the hammer in your had and if you pick the wrong path you can end up dying. it's really creepy. :shock:
Any one have a clue? :cold:

[Jimbo Slice]

There was this game in the late 90's. it was a strategy game set in a sci fi setting. there were different ships that had different armorments. One i remember would shoot in three driections. It was a top down game and was really fun. You had to gather these crystals of different color.

Star Control II?

[abbeyquinn]

So, Ive tried to for several years to figure this one out. Found this place by accident while trying, once again, to figure out the name. Im looking for a game I played in the late 90's. My father put it on my computer, it was one of his favorite games and I loved it. Its a space game, there was two different colors, green for yourself and red for the enemy which was the computer. He was an alien or something. Anyway, there was a grid in the top right of the screen showing planets, and you would click each planet to travel to it. You explored space, landing on planets and gathering resources from them. One of the goals was to aquire this planet, and aquire more then the bad guy. I believe there was a way to upgrade your ship, and there was a way to fight the enemy. I dont remember the details, but I do remember that the other guy talked a lot of smack, trash talking and throwing insults at you over the radio the whole you played. It was an old school game, not sure if it was a Windows based or if it came off of a disc or what, but Ive spent several years trying to track it down and met with failure. Any help would be appreciated. Just for your information, I was running Windows 95 or 98 at the time, I wanna say 95. It was a game listed in my Games menu on the start bar, so I wanna say that it came with Windows, but Im not sure. Please help! I loved that game!

[ZombieToast]

Was it Warpath by any chance?
http://www.synthetic-reality.com/warpath.htm

You can download the original game there for free to confirm one way or the other.

[dustwigg]

I recently started playing Galaxy Online II and it made me think of a game I played in the late 90s. It was played on a Mac not sure version it was computer at my mother school. It allowed you to build up cargo vessles and transfer products planet to planet. Ships were upgradable and you eventually could get Battleships, you could enter battles and when ships were very low health you could use a beam to take over the ship and repair it to add to your own fleet. The star system changed everytime you opened the game it was pretty vast for a game during that time.
I believe it had single pages with pictures of when you arrived to the differnt planets and the interaction was minimal. Ive tried to check out all the star rogue and such type games but I cant seem to find one that matchs what I recall. Thanks for any help.


"After writing this I started thing about having an armada, so I searched that to find this other game that was based off a mac game and another space game. The mac games name was Escape Velocity and after trying to find pictures of it was the game I was thinking about"

[dafoomie]

There was a game kind of like Escape Velocity on the Mac back in the mid 90s (on a Mac LC III), downloaded through AOL's shareware area. It was more polished than just some shareware title though.

It was top down, had crew elements similar to PSI 5 Trading Co. where you could recruit different crew members, they could get injured, etc. From what I remember, there's a ship destroying planets and your little ship has to go destroy it.

[viperwarlord]

I am trying to remember the name of this older PC game maybe 95-96 era. It is a turn based combat, kind of like the old final fantasy games. The game starts out with you in full, powerful, armor and sword and you enter town drunk. You get beat up by some muggers and left for dead and you have to slowly find your armor and weapons again while helping the locals. I think it was Legends or Adventures of something maybe starting with an "X." it is not the Legend(s) of Xiaban. It looks jap-anime style-esk. Thanks.

[Chronis]

I was looking on the internet for a PC game I used to have that was really spooky, chilling, and scary. I don't remember the name of it. I may be the only one that ever had it it was a real obscure title. Something Like Heritage Hill or it might have been by Heritage software. But you the player lived in a town where the whole town was in a plot together against you and you had to walk around town and talk to people to try to get clues on what you had to do. The Police and the Firemen and even the mayor was in on it. The Next door neighbor had a really cute daughter but eventually you find out Her Dad is Keeping her against her will. so you gotta find a way to rescue her. You talk to the waitress at the coffee shop and she only gives you real subtle clues cause everyone is afraid to tell you anything. And you hardly ever see any one in town it like the streets are all dead. So you end up breaking into the city hall and the fire station and the school and try to find clues and things you can use to blackmail and threaten. and every once in a while the game would stop and ask you what you want to do.like do you want to break into this car or come back at night and do it or bust it up with the hammer in your had and if you pick the wrong path you can end up dying. it's really creepy. :shock:
Any one have a clue? :cold:

Even though this post is old as hell.... It's Harvester.

[Fleshboy]

Looking for an old, possibly somewhat obscure, 90s pc game. I have been unable to find the game myself, so I thought I'd try my luck here. Having only played the demo there is isn't really a lot to go after, but here are some of the things I remember:

- Mid to late 90s
- Point and click, puzzle solving, dark atmosphere, somewhat scary.
- Possibly pre-rendered 3d, definitely some sequences with movie clips of real people
- Reminiscent of 7th Guest and Phantasmagoria (I think)
- The setting (at least for the demo) is underground or in some sort of bunker
- Puzzle involving some pipes or possibly a well. In connection to the puzzle you talk to a female ghost which appears from some well/basin.
- One hallway blocked by a few dinosaur/lizard monsters. I seem to remember that you could shoot these, but that I found it extremely difficult.


I've almost giving up on finding this one, so my eternal gratitude to anyone who can provide some help.

[mguiddy]

I'm pretty sure you just described about every Myst-like game ever made. :lol:

[Mr Unoriginal]

11th Hour? Seems too obvious.

[Fleshboy]

Unfortunately no. I vaguely remember the name being somewhat rpg/fantasyish, possibly ["something" quest]. But I couldn't swear on it.

[ZombieToast]

Looking for an old, possibly somewhat obscure, 90s pc game. I have been unable to find the game myself, so I thought I'd try my luck here. Having only played the demo there is isn't really a lot to go after, but here are some of the things I remember:

- Mid to late 90s
- Point and click, puzzle solving, dark atmosphere, somewhat scary.
- Possibly pre-rendered 3d, definitely some sequences with movie clips of real people
- Reminiscent of 7th Guest and Phantasmagoria (I think)
- The setting (at least for the demo) is underground or in some sort of bunker
- Puzzle involving some pipes or possibly a well. In connection to the puzzle you talk to a female ghost which appears from some well/basin.
- One hallway blocked by a few dinosaur/lizard monsters. I seem to remember that you could shoot these, but that I found it extremely difficult.


I've almost giving up on finding this one, so my eternal gratitude to anyone who can provide some help.
That almost sounds like Shivers. I don't remember lizard monsters or having the ability to shoot, but the other details are fitting. It's probably not right, but you should check it out anyway just because it's a good game. Same goes for Shivers II. That and the Goosebumps game are two of my favorite point-and-click adventures.

[Strell]

I can confirm it's not Shivers, although I did have that thought for a short period of time since - as you said - a lot of the details match up (you're underground at some point, there are some ghosts you run across, etc). I played through it roughly a year ago. There's definitely no lizard monsters and you can't shoot anything.

Really great game, if a little rough around the edges.

Still trying to figure this one out; it seems like it's on the tip of my tongue.