Favorite Apogee Game (Besides Keen)?
I played Duke Nukem II a lot when I was younger. (Who would've guessed!?)
Stumbled upon Hocus Pocus some time ago and played through all episodes within a week or so. Probably the easiest Apogee game ever. And still fun to play.
Stumbled upon Hocus Pocus some time ago and played through all episodes within a week or so. Probably the easiest Apogee game ever. And still fun to play.
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Since someone brought up the topic of Apogee games...
I just happen to have pretty much *every* episode of *every* Apogee game ever made...I put it up as a torrent somewhere, I don't remember where. It took FOREVER to collect everything.
I thought I'd bring up another game that I liked playing when I needed time to kill:
Stargunner
I just happen to have pretty much *every* episode of *every* Apogee game ever made...I put it up as a torrent somewhere, I don't remember where. It took FOREVER to collect everything.
I thought I'd bring up another game that I liked playing when I needed time to kill:
Stargunner
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I hadn't tried Stargunner before it was released as freeware. I was surprised to find that I enjoyed it very much. You might want to give it another try. Realms of Chaos is also pretty fun, IMO.wiivn wrote:I like them all, but it's more easy for me to point only the exceptions: Stargunner, Monster Bash (just played a bit), Word/Math Rescue (not my kind of games), Realm of Chaos (didn't played this, but looks like crap) and Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport (looks like crap too).
I dunno. How did you manage to run it smoothly? Even in dosbox it's too fast.IMA3HDDMNKY wrote:I hadn't tried Stargunner before it was released as freeware. I was surprised to find that I enjoyed it very much. You might want to give it another try. Realms of Chaos is also pretty fun, IMO.wiivn wrote:I like them all, but it's more easy for me to point only the exceptions: Stargunner, Monster Bash (just played a bit), Word/Math Rescue (not my kind of games), Realm of Chaos (didn't played this, but looks like crap) and Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport (looks like crap too).
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Which game are you talking about, RoC or Stargunner? I've got both running pretty smoothly in DOSBox (although I still often use my old 486 and Pentium systems to play DOS games). Have you tried lowering the CPU cycles?
Now that I think about it, I think I do like Major Stryker better than Raptor.
Not only does it have awesome guitar riffs, but also Yoshira's hilariously awful euphemisms before each new planet (that I didn't get when I was 6).
My favourite:
"Well done, Major. That space station was a key link in the Kretin's communications and security network. Now you can slip down to the planet and seek out their home base."
<Press Enter>
"That's not the only home base I hope you seek."
Not only does it have awesome guitar riffs, but also Yoshira's hilariously awful euphemisms before each new planet (that I didn't get when I was 6).
My favourite:
"Well done, Major. That space station was a key link in the Kretin's communications and security network. Now you can slip down to the planet and seek out their home base."
<Press Enter>
"That's not the only home base I hope you seek."
Yeah, I like Major Stryker too. Raptor - it's an ok game. Maybe a little more variety and a bit higher gameplay speed would make it much better. The ideal game for me is Tyrian.
For me, Major Stryker was the perfect shmup with arcade retro Apogee feel that you just can't stop playing until you finish it. I think there are some unique elements in it and love the graphics and the music. Also, it was one of the best of its kind for the PC back then (I didn't have SNES/GEN). I don't know why it didn't get appreciation from the fans and it's not popular.
For me, Major Stryker was the perfect shmup with arcade retro Apogee feel that you just can't stop playing until you finish it. I think there are some unique elements in it and love the graphics and the music. Also, it was one of the best of its kind for the PC back then (I didn't have SNES/GEN). I don't know why it didn't get appreciation from the fans and it's not popular.
Biomenace the first game that scared me as a child (olso the wormouth from Keen) after this there was Major Stryker, great game great levels great boss-es. And Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure wich was incredibily hard for me as a child and it still is these days.
OhoH!!! and not forget Crystal Caves which gave me lots of headaches, geez that was a pain as a kid, nowadays its really easy and lots of fun.
OhoH!!! and not forget Crystal Caves which gave me lots of headaches, geez that was a pain as a kid, nowadays its really easy and lots of fun.
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My granddad (who I know as "Pop") showed me Keen as a small child. He only had Keen 4 and Keen 1, and had no Adlib-compatible card.
Anyway, he also showed me Secret Agent mission 1, Pharaoh's Tomb, Arctic Adventure, The Monuments of Mars, Ants, Kid's World Almanac (weird game), and many others. Oh yeah, and Hexagon.
EDIT: Oh, and until about 2004, we had no IBM-compatible computers at my house, so Keen was even more of a treat.
Anyway, he also showed me Secret Agent mission 1, Pharaoh's Tomb, Arctic Adventure, The Monuments of Mars, Ants, Kid's World Almanac (weird game), and many others. Oh yeah, and Hexagon.
EDIT: Oh, and until about 2004, we had no IBM-compatible computers at my house, so Keen was even more of a treat.
Oh, your grandfather? Hmm, I find it interesting that such person would be your first contact to Keen Heh, I found about Keen 4 via my sister (who's 8 years older than me), who got it along with K1-3 and 5 from her friend.
I also think that we had no speakers with our first PC that I played the Keens on, and instead I used to listen to the "PC speaker sounds". Just a few days ago, I re-discovered that sacred option in the configuration menu, and boy, did I get a nostalgic feeling
I also think that we had no speakers with our first PC that I played the Keens on, and instead I used to listen to the "PC speaker sounds". Just a few days ago, I re-discovered that sacred option in the configuration menu, and boy, did I get a nostalgic feeling
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Just recently I made recordings of a few of the PC speaker sounds to use as ringtones for my phone, so now every time I get a message, it sounds like I've just scored an extra life from Keen 4! It's surprising how many people hear the ringtone and recognize that it's from Commander Keen.
As for my favourite Apogee game, I think I'd choose Cosmo 1. Nostalgia plays a factor in this for sure, though I was always it was a pretty fun game, and the ability to climb walls was pretty cool and I'd imagine fairly unique at the time, as was the use of bombs instead of a gun.
As for my favourite Apogee game, I think I'd choose Cosmo 1. Nostalgia plays a factor in this for sure, though I was always it was a pretty fun game, and the ability to climb walls was pretty cool and I'd imagine fairly unique at the time, as was the use of bombs instead of a gun.
Haha, that's a neat idea! I wonder if I could do something similar...Spikenexus wrote:Just recently I made recordings of a few of the PC speaker sounds to use as ringtones for my phone, so now every time I get a message, it sounds like I've just scored an extra life from Keen 4! It's surprising how many people hear the ringtone and recognize that it's from Commander Keen.
"All those thousands upon thousands of junk foods made for me on the various planets I explored make me wonder how I'm still alive."