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When everyone knew how to use DOS, because they had to.
When Windows 3.1 came as standard.
When soundcards were sold seperately from PCs.
When games were no more than 2mb each.
When all game music was midi.
When 500mb of hard drive space was enough.
When 8mb of RAM was too much.
When Windows Media Player couldn't play MP3s.
When Voodoo cards ruled the nest.
When saying "Are you gay?" and making a unit say "Yes" in Warcraft was a fully original and humerous idea.
When 800 by 600 was a high resolution.
When CD burners were brand new, cost more than a car and could only write at x4 speed.
When being able to jump and crouch in Dark Forces was a big deal.
And when being born in the 80s meant you were young.
Just had to get that off my chest. I feel old.
When Windows 3.1 came as standard.
When soundcards were sold seperately from PCs.
When games were no more than 2mb each.
When all game music was midi.
When 500mb of hard drive space was enough.
When 8mb of RAM was too much.
When Windows Media Player couldn't play MP3s.
When Voodoo cards ruled the nest.
When saying "Are you gay?" and making a unit say "Yes" in Warcraft was a fully original and humerous idea.
When 800 by 600 was a high resolution.
When CD burners were brand new, cost more than a car and could only write at x4 speed.
When being able to jump and crouch in Dark Forces was a big deal.
And when being born in the 80s meant you were young.
Just had to get that off my chest. I feel old.
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Five games? I know there's a few, but I didn't think there were five. What are they? I've got UFO and that Apocolypse one, but that never worked.
I remember the Amiga/Commodore 64.
I remember using things like "Workbench" on the Amiga
Pirating Amiga games using "X - Copy"
Using the "Acorn" at Junior school
Ah
I remember using things like "Workbench" on the Amiga
Pirating Amiga games using "X - Copy"
Using the "Acorn" at Junior school
Ah
My Amiga copy of the game is in the loft, but I still have the first five Xcom games for the PC, and yep, they all still work on Windows XP. Every time. Without a patch. Developers take not.
Anyone remember Crusader: No Remorse.
Or better still 'Strife'. Absolute classic.
Or better still 'Strife'. Absolute classic.
The second one was underwater, wasn't it? Wasn't as good, I know that much.
Funnily enough UFO still works on my computer after all these years. I play it from time to time.
Funnily enough UFO still works on my computer after all these years. I play it from time to time.
Ah the good old days. Before the dark times. Before the Empire.
I always loved the resource management part of UFO, it was great deploying your interceptors to shoot stuff down, or to identify certain ships like the harvesters. Sometimes you knew there was some good tech to be had so you'd have the interceptors hold back and send in a skyeagle (think that is the name)to hit them as they landed on the ground.
Sometimes you'd get those big green b"stards which took endless heavy plasma shots...ah...
The sequels never captured the genius of the first.
Sometimes you'd get those big green b"stards which took endless heavy plasma shots...ah...
The sequels never captured the genius of the first.
Adding to that, I remember when I didn't have to wipe my own...you know.
I remember when I didn't have to make my own breakfast.
I remember when Beavis and Butthead was shown at like 2 in the morning. Now MTV2 shows it at 2pm...
Values are right out the window.
Values are right out the window.
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