When did you get involved playing Space Empires?

Gunthar · #1 March 11th, 2002, 02:41 AM

I was just curious as to when everyone here got involved playing Space Empires.

I started WAY back with Space Empires 2, downloaded the shareware and received the full Version by mail on a 3.5" disk when I was in college.

I remember having 2-3 player 'hotseat' games which were fun, but it made the element of surprise a bit impossible when your ally who you are about to betray sees you parking cloaked sun destroyers in all of his systems, prior to declaring war.

Skulky · #2 March 11th, 2002, 02:52 AM

I played the SE3 demo forever i hit this one point where i couldn't get any higher in tech and me and hte AI were in this fat race to build more ships to counter hte other guy. I ended up just mining every single WP as i advanced into his homesystems wiht like 200+ mines so each wave that came woudl die, some would break through and my 80-150 ships woudl have to fight him off. I was really bad then, that was like 2.5 years ago.

I heard about SE4 and i was like 'woah i gotta get this' me and my friend are the only ppl who even know about it out here

mottlee · #3 March 11th, 2002, 03:33 AM

Few years ago my brother gave me SEIII demo I started to play it for a few Hrs and ordered it the next day, when SEIV came out I did not even get the demo,just out right ordered it. Told my brother about it and he also ordered it. It's one of those games that have you saying "one more turn then I'll quit", been ut till 4AM playing (good thing was a week end)

pathfinder · #4 March 11th, 2002, 03:37 AM

I downloaded the demo for SEIV in September 2000, ordered it couple of days later.

This is one of those games you can't seem to stay away from long

Captain Kwok · #5 March 11th, 2002, 05:29 AM

I came across Space Empires III some time ago and ever since then, well, it was love at first sight...shh...don't tell my wife

Iron Giant · #6 March 11th, 2002, 05:47 AM

I did a search on "Master of Orion 2" just before SE4 was released. I preordered it and got hooked. So hooked, in fact, that SE4 joined my list of "snapped CD's". Any game that is soo good that is sucks me in for too long and it effects my life I snap in half to stop the "bleeding"

Then I saw Gold and had to have it...