What old school games are you still playing?

[NooNoo]

Age - 24
First "Big" Game - Frontier Elite II.
Most played game - GTA San Andreas, HL2 and episodes, Left 4 Dead 1 and 2.
Favourite game of ALL time - Deus Ex.
Currently playing - Skyrim, Forza Motorsport 4, and Starcraft 2. Oh, and Frontier, albeit the GL version

 

[Azearoth]

Also I will be playing Diablo 3 on May 15th when it comes out over here in the states..so far from what I've seen of it and what Blizzard Entertainment has released of it...it'll be in my curretly playing and favorite of all time.

 

[OmegaZab]

Age: 26
First "Big" Game: umm i dont remember the name but a REALLY old F4 Phantom figter jet simulator loved it
Most played game: oh jeez quake 3? probably between that urban terror mod for quake 3 lol
Favorite game of ALL time: lol oh ummm i really dont know im picky but i love trying them all lets sayyyyy ... ohhh crap i dunno
Currently Playing: Dirt 3, sim city 4 (gotta prepare for the new one lol), dead island, arma 2 +add ons, Company of heroes, GTA IV (modded to hell ) Batman arkham city... umm got a decent hard drive those are the ones that have earned desktop shortcuts lol

 

[V43L1N]

Age: 24
First "big" game: Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Most played game (online) : Star Wars: The Old Republic
Most played game (offline): The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Games currently playing: Star Wars: The Old Republic, CoD:Black Ops, TESV:Skyrim, TESIV:Obilivion, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Crysis
Favorite game of all time: Final Fantasy Legends (1989) Original Gameboy

Gave the favorite to the game that had the largest impact on my life as a whole. The game made me realize that you could be part of a story, instead of just watching or reading about it. It lead me to one of the passions in my life, and led me to pursue a career in technology.

 

[BugMeister]

Good news for Dungeon Siege1/DSLoA diehard fans..
aww c'mon there must someone out there who still plays this little gem..
Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

thanks to a very enthusiastic tribe of modders, over the years
there have been a number of excellent mods created for this game..

I have already mentioned Mageworld, Lands Of Hyperboria and Legend Of Utrae
which anyone with an eagle-eye can track down, via a search of the inter-web

there is another mod out there called DSAbstraction, which was being developed for the DSLoA game
the latest version is still available for play-testing, via the SiegeTheDay site, see here:
request for abstraction dsmap file | Siege the day

it introduces a great many innovations to the gameplay, including martial arts
and, although not finished, it plays really well and provides an excellent adventure..

it's a good-looking thing and plays well at 1600x900 - switch off crossfire if you have it, though
as the engine doesn't like it at all, and gives artifacts otherwise..

 

[Katanyavich]

Thanks for that, Bugmeister.

Got the game/s as a freebie with my last comp, which wouldn't run it properly.

Threw it onto this new one last week, and it runs like a dream.

This is the first time I've ever played it, and I quite enjoy it.


Back on topic....

Age: 54

First 'big' game: Gauntlet on the C64.

Most Played: Colin McRae Rally (the original).

Fave Game: Too many to list.

Currently Playing: MoHacific Assault, CoD 2, Stalker: Call of Pripyat, Half-Life 2, Dungeon Siege
NFS Underground 2, DeusEx 1 & 2 (again!).

I also have many old DOS games running in DOS-Box.

 

[XGamer95]

Age: 17
First "Big" Game: Super Mario 64 (Sadly, never beat it.)
Most played game: Half Life series
Favorite game of ALL time: Resident Evil 4 (I'm sure I've played this more than the Half Life series, but I wanted something different in that spot.)
Currently Playing: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Battlefield 3 (occasionally), Call of Duty 2 (Really getting sick of the first two, any suggestions?)
Games I recommend: Alan Wake, LIMBO (awesome), Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Portal series (Portal 2 is beautiful and I never say that), GTA: San Andreas (one of my favorites), Resident Evil 4 (obviously)

 

[BugMeister]

Battlefield3 is horribly unbalanced in MP mode..
the higher ranks have all the best equipment, ffs..

noobs don't stand an earthly in the hail of bullets, etc..

 

[rvbfan]

Is Halo old school?

 

[XGamer95]

Battlefield3 is horribly unbalanced in MP mode..
the higher ranks have all the best equipment, ffs..

noobs don't stand an earthly in the hail of bullets, etc..

I enjoyed the beta more haha.

 

[vaidas3]

First "big" game: Dont really remember maybe it was not big but it was Atari 2600 first BIG PC game Civilization
Most played game (online) : Guild Wars
Most played game (offline): Baldur's Gate 2
Games currently playing: Guild wars, mount and blade, shougun 2, baldur's gate 2 (not only old school in this list). now i dont play games much only ~5 hours per week.
Favorite game of all time: Baldur's gate 2 and Planescape:torment

 

[Jeff Biggers]

Shining Force. It is very nostalgic for me. Tons of memories of waking up before elementary school and having breakfast while playing through a battle.

 

[paulstung]

Age 37
First big game Rock man
Most played Borderlands
Fav game ov all time Borderlands again between 360 ps3 being burgled and lost them both and now finally on pc>From day 1 release I still haven't completed it.
Currently playing Crysis 2 and Borderlands I have got to finish it before 2 comes out but seings though i only bought it yesterday I had better get a move on as it is huuuge.

 

[tlarseth]

I am 31, and I still play Starcraft:Broodwar, Diablo II w/expansion, Age of Empires Gold, Warcraft II:BNE, and Warcraft III TFT, etc...

I am currently playing for newer games: Kingdoms of Amalur, Diablo III Beta, and Modern Warfare (The First One).

The first big game I played was probably the original Zelda for NES, I played it release date, and still play it from time to time using the Zelda Classic program for Windows PC.

 

[Jeff Biggers]

I am 31, and I still play Starcraft:Broodwar, Diablo II w/expansion, Age of Empires Gold, Warcraft II:BNE, and Warcraft III TFT, etc...

I am currently playing for newer games: Kingdoms of Amalur, Diablo III Beta, and Modern Warfare (The First One).

The first big game I played was probably the original Zelda for NES, I played it release date, and still play it from time to time using the Zelda Classic program for Windows PC.

Lol I forgot this game - Starcraft Brood War. Thank you Tlarseth to remind me. I have not played it soon.

 

[HAVOC]

First "big" game I played was Pong.
Favorite game was the original Deus Ex.
Games I'm playing now are, STALKER (all 3) and Crysis 2 (just bought it).

 

[Katanyavich]

Yes, Havoc, I loved the original Deus Ex as well.

I still play it occasionally, and it has a permanent
place of honour in my 'Games' folder.

And I still maintain that it was a far better game
than the original Half-Life (which I also love and
have played to death).

I reckon it was better than Deus Ex 2, as well...

 

[jalnyc]

Age: 26

First "Big" Game: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time

Most played game: Probably a tie between counter strike and call of duty

Favorite game of ALL time: Wow, this is really really tough... Probably Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time lol. I mean, that really was an amazing game and also because of the sheer nostalgia of it all. I still remember getting that as a gift and devoting HOURS, nay, WEEKS, of figuring stuff out on my own (no internet access back then lol).

Currently Playing:Battlefield 3, gears of war 3, age of mythology, startcraft, minecraft, dungeon defenders... and saints row 3.

 

[jalnyc]

Battlefield3 is horribly unbalanced in MP mode..
the higher ranks have all the best equipment, ffs..

noobs don't stand an earthly in the hail of bullets, etc..

I disagree. The only aspect I found unbalanced were the jets since you only had your guns back before the patch a couple of months ago.

The ground warfare is sweet though, you just have to be patient and learn the game. It took me a while mainly because I never played a bf game but I never found it unbalanced. I mean you'll always bump into those guys that are insanely good and you dn't stand a chance against especially when you're low ranked...but once you unlock some good guns (aek, m16a3) you're good to go!

 

[DustSailor]

Age: 26

First "Big" Game: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time

Haha me too.
I'm 23, though perhaps the first video game i ever played (rarely) might have been mario on gameboy advanced.

2 most games I played growing up were Age of Empires II:Conquerors expansion and Neverwinter Nights single player & MP. That got my blood pumping at 2:30 in the morning. Despite older graphic quality, NWN remains one of my all-time favorites.

Now my favorites are Civ V, Dragon Age (all of em), and Mass Effect (all of em).

Though it seems to me game creaters are begining to up graphics quality and reduce game time and exploration features. Meaning its a straight bloody line till the end with the story taking a dive.

How can you top The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time? Amazing story, lots of travel and true fun. I remember jumping at the ghosts haha