Some things

Rlaney · #1 March 15th, 2002, 11:59 AM

I used to buy games based on the picture on the box. Got some great games that way but also got burned a fair amount of times. With age most of us learn to be more frugal with our spending money, either through the painful process of getting burned or just sheer necessity. Nobody is accusin EvilKnight of knockin the game, and he's right. The graphics will scare off some players but I think the more seasoned players among us have learned to look beyond the surface for a deeper...something. Be interesting to know how long people who like SEIV have been playing games. I think the wisdom would come more with experience than with age. BTW... thanks for remindin me about x-com and master of magic. Now I gotta dig out the old 3.5's and load them up again.

Nebraskan · #2 March 15th, 2002, 04:07 PM

Rlaney, I love SE4 and have been playing Space Empires since SE2 was available. I started playing computer games in 1976, a game called Planet Miners for the TRS-80. Games have come a long way since then. The reason I stick with Space Empires is the constant support of the game by MM. With most big publisher games support ends as soon as the team moves on to the next game, not so with MM.

mac5732 · #3 March 15th, 2002, 06:35 PM

check out the "How Old are You" thread, this gives a lot of info on some of our players and tells you how long a good portion have been playing.

I started in 1960 with board war games all the way up until now. including over the years, the old ataris, commodores, apple in regardst to wargames.

just some ideas mac

Growltigga · #4 March 15th, 2002, 06:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mac5732:
I started in 1960

Blinkin' flip, I wasn't even born in 1960

mac5732 · #5 March 15th, 2002, 07:42 PM

GTG, LOL

mac

Growltigga · #6 March 15th, 2002, 07:57 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mac5732:
GTG, LOL

mac

No worries Maccy my man, we have decided that you are the silent and deadly type (rather than the silent and violent type) so wonder whether you would like to join the Avenger Alliance forming up in the farthest gravity wells of the galaxy against all infidels - the avian and feline members of this hegemony are natural born warriors so the scientists of Tchakik would be a great boon to the clan

Waddya' say Maccy m'boy?

EvilKnight · #7 March 18th, 2002, 10:17 AM

hehe, ive been playing games since i was a bout 5 or 6 so about 13 to 14 years now. i agree that it seems like most Strat gamers where rpgers at one time, i dont know if we just get bored of it or what( i used to play alot of rpgs, now ill only play a few). i usually stay to a couple of compaines, sierra, mircpose and infrogames,impressions, Lucas arts(sometimes)westwood(older Cand C games, Gt interactive. i usually will stay with them and every picky about who's games i buy. i just bought Empire earth and the computer kicks my butt alot! its cool. I have learned the hard way also looks arent every thing and ive been burned usually acvually almost always when i dont pick from my more trusted game developers. ive only had one or two occations where i was burned by them and one was X-com interceptor. I hav X-com Apocolips if any one wants a copy, and terror of the deep. Personally my wife thinks i love games more than her, and shes probably right! heheh. Im an addict what can i say. if you want to see a cool site got to www.lhswolverines.org and look for my bros webpage he did for his Enviromental science class. it pertains to the wet Dam beavers. anyways ive been playing sierra and Mircoprose games since like forever im one of their most loyal customers( although i wont buy every thing they put out there.) ive beta tested for both and i get special discounts!!!!