Campaign Creations

bajadulce wrote: haha.. I don't usually reply to these sorts of threads and not sure if the opinions of a 44 year old surf bum would be worth much to kids.  I mean I was born before PONG!  So yeah, I've seen them all.

Anywho for what it's worth here are this old fart's top 5 "PC" games.. at least I think this is limited to PC from what I've read.

#1 STARCRAFT... well duh.  I find it rather odd that I've spent more time "around" the game than actually playing it tho!   It's really the only video game I'm still active with and it's more of a way to kill some time in the winter evenings to be honest.  I feel this is pretty much a kid's game due to the "real time" aspect of the game.  I doubt a 75 year old man would be able to hang with an 18 year old with a 6 pack of Pepsi.  Which brings me to my next choices.

#2 CHESSMASTER Series.   Chess is similar to tennis in that if you don't find a playing partner of equal skill, it's a real bore.  As a kid I found myself mostly playing against positions in books or solving puzzles.  When the first chess computers came out, they weren't very good and were very expensive.  Chessmaster was one of the first PC programs that finally delivered.  There are much better programs now, but this one still is a favorite on my hard drive. 

#3 Sid Meyer's Alpha Centauri or Civ Series.   The 2 are intertwined together so this really is just "one" game.   Sid is one of a kind!  I'd probably place SMAC above Civ just because of the sci-fi and how different the factions were compared to the civs.  I really should check out some of the latest Civ games.  I sort of burned out on video games around Civ3. 

#4 X-COM UFO    A little dated, but hey it has a special place. 

#5 Unreal Tournament.  Why do I put this above Half-life or other FPS?  Half-Life had some great multiplayer games, but I don't do internet games much.  I'd blow a fuse trying to co-ordinate something with the typical punk ass teenager yet alone a "group".   Both Half-life and Quake's single player game were entertaining, but not quite as compelling as Baldur's Gate 2.   And so Unreal Tournament simulated a fun multiplayer environment that could be enjoyed in single player.  I really enjoyed the way the game progressed and killing Xan, or whatever that final bitch's name was, was a gaming highlight for me!

.. wow 5 games goes by quick.   Red Alert/Yuri's Revenge Campaigns > Starcraft. Definitely Tanya > Kerrigan, so I had a blast with those.  Diablo2's "hardcore" concept (you die you lose everything) was pretty cool.  Fallout2, Master of Orion, Monkey Island,  Sim City, Populous.. yeah is it obvious how ancient these all are?

Played quite a few SNES console games with my nephew.  Zelda, Tetris, Wing Commander, and Soldiers of Fortune, and Blizzard's own Lost Vikings topping that list. 

Prob broke a few rules with this post.. but oh well.

Negi wrote: You're right!  I don't care about a post from a 44yo surf bum.  I hate surfing, and I hate bums.  ..Then, you wrote a friggin essay that is littered with smilies.  What the hell, man?  Are you just trying to piss me off?

bajadulce wrote: Prob broke a few rules with this post.. but oh well.

hardcore is the best!

I hate surfing:

I hate bums:

bajadulce wrote: After busting my ass off for 20+ years as a home builder as well as making some good dot-com investments when they were ripe for picking, I love being able to do nothing now (Tho I can't sit still when it comes to building shit like cars or doing home renovations).  I Golf almost every day, Surf up and down the coast, ski with my skiaholic brother-in-law when he drags me along (I'm not much of a cold-weather guy).  I own a small plot of land in Costa Rica, a 2 week timeshare in Maui, 2 rentals + a 35ft sailboat here in my beloved Santa Cruz, California.  I can do almost anything I want or nothing at all.  I just got a new kite board and am really stoked to have a new hobby to keep me on the beach this summer.  Being a "bum" is everything it's cracked up to be... Someday you'll get there too if you play your cards right.

Peace .. I meant no harm in my postings.  Only trying to share some fun with other gaming lovers.

Lavarinth wrote:

wibod wrote:

Lavarinth wrote: It's called preregistering, reserving, and banning usernames, wibod. Why are you attempting to counter with your logic, umad? I know how to operate a forum.

That is debatable.

See? Operated.

bajadulce wrote: #3 Sid Meyer's Alpha Centauri or Civ Series.   The 2 are intertwined together so this really is just "one" game.   Sid is one of a kind!  I'd probably place SMAC above Civ just because of the sci-fi and how different the factions were compared to the civs.  I really should check out some of the latest Civ games.  I sort of burned out on video games around Civ3. 

Zilla- wrote: 4 warcraft 3: satyr saturday was the highlight of my week back when i had time and i wish i could still show up.