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Found this relic cleaning my car's trunk (programming.dev)
submitted 2 months ago by ICastFist@programming.dev to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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The CD case was all warped due to heat, the CD didn't survive either :/

How long was it there? Some years, i think

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 97 points 2 months ago (6 children)

This game had some of the most immersive hardware controls and interfaces. It supported a Thrustmaster Mark 2flight stick for your right hand control to aim your weapons:

...a Thrustmaster Mark 2 throttle control for walking speed:

... Thrustmaster pedals for torso twist:

...and even i-glasses VR headset (with head motion tracking that would turn the Mech pilots head inside the cockpit!)

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 48 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Woah, whhaaa?! That game came out in like 1995. I played it and thought it was great but had no idea it had all the hardware compatibility you're pointing out!

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

Yeah, me either. I just played it with a keyboard.

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[–] Dzheyk@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 months ago

Seriously?? How is THIS the first I'm hearing about all this??

[–] ProfessorHoover@infosec.pub 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How was this all possible in 1995 but we had to wait for modders to make the latest MW have those features?

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[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

This game was the shit when it came out. All the force feedback controls were just perfect.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 7 points 2 months ago

Fuck me, I want to experience the game with all that hardware!

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[–] mercano@lemmy.world 68 points 2 months ago (4 children)

This and Descent are the reasons I play with an inverted Y axis to this day.

[–] Dontsellmydata@piefed.social 28 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Oh my. I remember playing Descent on my Compaq Pentium 486dx. Good times.

[–] assembly@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I had this on the 486dx2 66MHz. It ran smooth.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Stop bragging, not all of us can splash out the cash to upgrade from 386. :(

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[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Pentium ≠ 486

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[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 57 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Reactor online...

Sensors online...

Weapons online...

...

All systems nominal.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Autopilot: Engaged.

Autopilot: dIsAbLeD.

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[–] Dzheyk@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I need this to play when my computer starts up..does Linux have a way to do this??..questions for later.

[–] TerraRoot@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, I've been messing with it lately, can't remember the details, but i'll go look I'm a while.

Edit: the dos version works fine in dosbox, the only thing I see is a note in my startup conf reminding me to stop my kvm, barrier. have not succeeded in running any of the better graphics build.

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[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago (2 children)

When I was in my teens I played Mechwarrior, a LOT, with my friend Dan. I don't remember what version it was at the time, but it was early on. One of us would build a Flea and try to take down the other in an ultra-heavy mech.

Dan died about 2 years ago. I just went on an emotional roller coaster for a few minutes. Hug your friends.

[–] ContriteErudite@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Sorry to hear about your friend, it sounds like you meant a lot to each other. I second that our friends all deserve to know how much we love them.

One of my favorite gaming memories is playing MW4: Mercenaries with roommates circa 2002, where I won the grand championship piloting a Cougar.

EDIT: Just remembered my "Daishi Pepperbox": assault-class Daishi fitted with nothing but machine guns and as much frontal armor as it could carry. My strat was to charge straight at opponents, let the armor soak up incoming fire, then drop an alpha strike as soon as I got into machine gun range. Watching their mech turn from green to red to black on my HUD in just a handful of seconds was glorious.

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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 31 points 2 months ago (3 children)

E R P P C

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Everybody must at least once try the loadout that racks your heat up to near-detonation but dumps enough PPC into an enemy to nuke them in one shot.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

I remember tweaking the config and I think blowing my arm off by firing

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Is that an Awesome? I think they have a tabletop loadout with 3 PPCs

[–] Dettweiler42@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Mad Cat / Timber Wolf

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

There wasn't an Awesome in the game, it's set during the Wolf/Falcon refusal war so it's all Clan mechs. Nothing's stopping you from from loading like five of them on a Dire Wolf though.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago

Mass jump jets and machine guns was my go to... fly into close range really fast and gun then brrrrrrr. You could win most battles using the smallest mech this way.

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[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

CRITICAL HIT

OVERHEATING

SHUTTING DOWN

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[–] Illegalmexicant@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Mine came with a sidewinder joystick. Thank you Tiger Express. Had to spend $200+ for 4mb more of ram(8 total) just to run it.

[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 11 points 2 months ago

I bought the sidewinder joystick because of it!

I should play games that use a joystick again. Or, you know, games in general.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I bought a "Force Feedback Pro" joystick that came with Interstate '76 and MDK

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[–] SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zone 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That game came out in 94 or 95. I use to play it on a 486 DX2 50

...

How long has it been since you've cleaned your car, kimosabe? 🤣

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

With TURBO MODE ON babyyyy

#BringBackTurboButtons, but now so we can underclock our PCs to save power and heat

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

loved the music in this game!!! still listen to it from time to time

[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

That is some true lostech there, quiaff?

[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Pop that disc into a CD player and listen to all the level background music!

[–] modus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I think you could do that with Quake too.

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 months ago

How long was it there? Some years, i think

release date: 1995

[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh I so loved that game, is it on Steam?

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Gog I think has it.

Edit: it’s abandonware and is on internet archive.

[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Awesome, I'm all over this. Such a great game!

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Edit: it’s abandonware and is on internet archive.

[–] Deebster@infosec.pub 8 points 2 months ago (3 children)

is on internet archive

Are you looking at the one called MechWarriorQuadrology?

I'd also found https://www.myabandonware.com/game/mechwarrior-2-31st-century-combat-34i and also a portable MW2 that some redditor put together.

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[–] wiLD0@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Intro video upscaled: https://youtu.be/o1a18jETT-g

Yep, I still remember it like yesterday.

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[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

You should just retire that ford pinto.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 7 points 2 months ago

The ambient soundtrack on this game fucking rips.

[–] Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

1ea Nova + 8ea synch fire medium lasers + all the heatsinks you can shoehorn in there = Can Opener.

[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Best game. Amazing soundtrack

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