kelly@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Sean Kelly) (05/10/89)
Semester finally over, I can let my computer rest a bit, with a new game, of course! Please, one and all, tell me what is a great game for the ST. Price is no object. I just need something to keep me busy while I'm not working, and while I'm not taking classes, [stuck here for the summer session] Anything! So long as it's good. Please mail replies, I'll summarize. Thanks (outside of) advance! -- kelly (sean) `What is the wasting?' kelly@nmtsun.nmt.edu `The wasting is ... the wasting!' #include <stddisclamer.h> `Ahhhhh.' --Dr ? --
derrick@ritcsh.UUCP (Derrick Williams) (05/11/89)
>From: kelly@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Sean Kelly) >Semester finally over, I can let my computer rest a bit, with a new game, >of course! >Please, one and all, tell me what is a great game for the ST. Price is >no object. I just need something to keep me busy while I'm not working, >and while I'm not taking classes, [stuck here for the summer session] >Anything! So long as it's good. >kelly (sean) `What is the wasting?' I'm not really into games (having played every game under the sun on the Atari 800), but I believe that the absoulutest, bestest, game for your money is Dungeon Master. This might seem redundant, since everyone but me has solved it. It can be had for under $25, and it will last for a long time (don't expect to solve it in a day). I've been playing Dm for close to a year (A few hours a week), and I'm almost done. For the $28 I paid for it, it's a great investment. I usually avoid arcade action-type games since $32 usually gets you only two or three weeks of interest. Sometimes I'm not into solving puzzles or playing a complicated role, and times like these I just want to blow things up. I found GoldRunner to be pretty good (But might be hard to find, now it's so old). I'm planning to get a game myself, and I've heard reccomendations for Falcon and Captain Blood. I'm planning on getting one of the two sometime when I get home. For all the others out there, which one is more fun? I would like a game which I can stop and continue later, or play for a few hours at a time. Can a game of Falcon be completed in an hour or so, and can Captain Blood be streched out as long as DM? Thanks, Derrick
rogers@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM (Bob Rogers) (05/12/89)
In article <3251@ritcsh.UUCP> derrick@ritcsh.UUCP (Derrick Williams) writes: >I would like a game which I can stop and continue later, or play for a few >hours at a time. Can a game of Falcon be completed in an hour or so, and can >Captain Blood be streched out as long as DM? Falcon is a great game, if you want a "no compromise" (i.e., _hard_) flight simulator. Game time is measured in seconds, though it increases to minutes when you learn how to fly and fight :-) I don't know if you can fly for an hour, I never have, since after 10-20 minutes I'm out of either ammo, luck, or altitude. "Silent Service" (Microprose) remains a favorite of mine after several years of owning it. Its game time is usually under an hour. Too bad Microprose no longer seems interested in the ST market. -- Bob Rogers rogers@stpaul.ncr.com or rogers@pnet51.cts.com NCR Comten, St. Paul, MN GEnie: R.C.ROGERS