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December 13th, 2005, 03:55 AM
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Re: Sword of the Stars? (New 4x game apparently)
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One of my most favorite computer games growing up was on a Atari 800 pc. It was called "The Battle of Midway"...yes WW2, planes and carriers and ships. All of the graphics were ascii characters, and text messages...and maybe a few bleeps and beeps...but it was very well done, and engrossing, and it had sit on the edge of your seat kinda feel...Like will the torpedo planes get any hits...how many will make it back to the carrier...will their scout planes find our carriers...I agree graphics don't make the game...'game'play makes the game...
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We were talking about that one a couple years ago on the forums here...
For reference, here is a compiled version, colourized (!) and with slow-down code for todays modern computers:
http://imagemodserver.mine.nu/nick/t...Midway_exe.zip
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December 13th, 2005, 05:18 AM
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Re: Sword of the Stars? (New 4x game apparently)
Thanks...I can' believe its 92kb...nowadays games are gb's of code and such...
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December 13th, 2005, 10:30 PM
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Re: Sword of the Stars? (New 4x game apparently)
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Thanks...I can' believe its 92kb...nowadays games are gb's of code and such...
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The source code is only 1941 bytes. (816 when rared)
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December 14th, 2005, 04:19 AM
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Re: Sword of the Stars? (New 4x game apparently)
Wow... I havent seen a game like that since "Bombs" back in like 92. How do you play Midway? I couldn't grasp the thing just by looking at the UI.
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December 15th, 2005, 05:35 AM
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Re: Sword of the Stars? (New 4x game apparently)
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Suicide Junkie said:The source code is only 1941 bytes.
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Midway was 1942  Just one byte off. That's pretty damn accurate.
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AAsh, if you don't like this game, WHY are you still posting in this thread? You're not going to convince anyone here that it's rubbish just by acting like a self-centered self-righteous troll. Some people like it; you don't. That's the way it is. Get over it and find another thread to post in. Period.
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December 15th, 2005, 05:37 AM
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Re: Sword of the Stars? (New 4x game apparently)
Its called trolling Strategia... best to ignore trolls.
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December 15th, 2005, 02:37 PM
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Re: Sword of the Stars? (New 4x game apparently)
Show me where i said the game was rubbish you clown.I said the game looks a good military game with a starmap.Don't put words into my mouth troll.
The appeasing going on here is a joke.
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December 15th, 2005, 02:48 PM
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Re: Sword of the Stars? (New 4x game apparently)
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Show me where i said the game was rubbish you clown.I said the game looks a good military game with a starmap.Don't put words into my mouth troll.
The appeasing going on here is a joke.
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December 15th, 2005, 11:27 PM
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Re: Sword of the Stars? (New 4x game apparently)
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The appeasing going on here is a joke.
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You don't like appeasing? Fine.
[censored] off. Hows that for a lack of appeasement? People like you seem to only understand things when people descend to your level. It's just too bad certain words are censored.
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