Let's play a game together!

[runequester]

One of the best things of growing up was playing game, and being able to talk about it, and share experiences with other's playing the same game.

So..why don't we? I brought it up in another thread and at least one other user was interested.

Basically, we'll pick a game, we'll all play it for at least a while, discuss how we do, share tricks etc.

If you are interested, pipe in with titles you'd be interested in doing this with.

It might be more interesting if we find a game that most people aren't experts at, of course.
If it's a strategy game, flight sim or RPG, we'll probably want something that has manuals available online.

[midway]

I like the idea:)
 
What about MegaLoMania ? or PowerMonger ? both so cool games, and PowerMonger you can play with two if you link the Amiga. Have you ever tried playing over the net ? there was this tool... Hamachi or so... never tried it though...
 
I am in portland too by the way :insane: keep portland weird

[runequester]

there's a handful of portland'ites or at least oregon'ites around. We had talked a while ago about some sort of meet, but it never came to anything.

Megalomania might be a good one. Each level is fairly short so it's not a monster time investment.
I've played it enough to be familiar, but never really got that good at it.

[pVC]

One option to play certain games together is Lemon/EAB game competitions:
http://www.lemonamiga.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=19

Ok, different forum, but there's pretty good setup for this kind of action already. Or maybe some ideas could brought here too or even join the forces some day?

[runequester]

I was thinking less a competition and more just playing and discussing, though that's something we could consider too.

[som99]

I was thinking less a competition and more just playing and discussing, though that's something we could consider too.

As said before, I will join, hit up a game and I will play, I got a fairly large scanned Manual collection, so odds are I might have a manual for said game!

[foleyjo]

So like a book club, but with games

[runequester]

Exactly!

Some games id be interested in doing:

megalomania
syndicate
breathless (aga)
alien breed 3d (aga)
some of the battle isle or historyline games

maybe an adventure game if we can all resist the temptation to look up a walkthrough

an RPG might work too. Always wanted to give bards tale or ishar a decent shot.

[foleyjo]

I think looking up walkthrough should be fine as people say they used one.
That's if it is a case of just analysing the game we played.
Some people may not be as good as others at games and may not see enough of the game to warrant a discussion without using some kind of guide/cheat.

Speris Legacy would be a good one to discuss

[runequester]

Yeah thats a good point. Im notoriously crap at adventure games so id be stuck at the first 3 screens anyways

[som99]

Im up for either a RPG, or Breathless, Alien Breed 3D, I could play any of the Point and click adventures on Amiga besides the games that use SCUMM engine since ive played nearly all of em. Im up for Speris Legacy also, have not even tried it and it looks like an RPG I would like

Whatever game we pick I will play on a real Amiga

[runequester]

huh, Speris Legacy looks interesting. Never seen it before, so I'd be all over trying that.
 
Only concern is it's an AGA title, so if we have anyone who wants to play, and only have an OCS/ECS machine, that could be an issue. If everyone has 1200's or UAE, I vote it's a go

[som99]

huh, Speris Legacy looks interesting. Never seen it before, so I'd be all over trying that.
 
Only concern is it's an AGA title, so if we have anyone who wants to play, and only have an OCS/ECS machine, that could be an issue. If everyone has 1200's or UAE, I vote it's a go

I have an A1200, so it's up to others to decide

[som99]

huh, Speris Legacy looks interesting. Never seen it before, so I'd be all over trying that.
 
Only concern is it's an AGA title, so if we have anyone who wants to play, and only have an OCS/ECS machine, that could be an issue. If everyone has 1200's or UAE, I vote it's a go

I have an A1200, so it's up to others to decide

[runequester]

a'ight, got Speris Legacy installed and ready to go, if thats what we settle on

I figure we'll leave the thread until thursday to see if theres other votes, or non AGA users who want in, and otherwise we'll kick it off over the weekend