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

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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."

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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.

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[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!