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Ignorant_Florist
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P: 02/26/2021 11:11 EST
   
-[IBSC]-iLluSiON- wrote:
Are we talking PC or consoles?

If we are talking PC then here's the games that left a mark on me:

I had a subscription to PC Gamer and PC Games magazine and used to look forward to the demo cds that came every month. I think the 90s was the golden era of pc gaming and Halflife was the cherry on top.
PC literally stands for Personal Computer. Back in the 80s, there were several PCs on the market; The Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, Apple/Macintosh, IBM Compatible(which later became the generic PC machine template), Amiga...

So, what would you consider the 80s era computer games?

Personally, I would consider computer gaming from the very late 70s into the 90s as the "Golden Age" of computer gaming. Once "Real Time" 3D rendering became the norm.... everything changed. Sure, there had been "simulated" 3D prior, but even now those games are considered "2D" by everyone, as the perspective(camera angle) never changed.

Some may argue(with some valid points) that it was the Windows OS that changed things. To a point, that's correct. Commodore went out of business(thus their platforms died off), Apple stopped focusing on gaming, and that left the Windows machines to dominate the PC market. I didn't mention Atari because they had already died out early in the 16-bit era.
  
Vishus
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P: 02/26/2021 11:14 EST
   
-[IBSC]-iLluSiON- wrote:
DEUS EX

Came in to post this. Currently replaying at the moment, as a matter of fact. Just landed in Vandenberg. My appointment to FEMA should be finalized within the week.

Also... Morrowind.
  
Reckoner
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Crack-Powered Capper

P: 02/26/2021 11:26 EST
    Agreeing with Deus Ex, Morrowind :o !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIlh-wEDYTQ
The Elder Srolls III: Morrowind Soundtrack - 02. Peaceful Waters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7md_gd3HuMQ
Deus Ex - UNATCO - Ambient

There's something quite special about old school~ish video game soundtracks :D

Also Tibia (1997 MMORPG) o_O still exists...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjX2wV7R6RE
Also Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale games! :D Because of those games - I played when I was 17 - I bought Pillars of Eternity 1 & 2, Tyranny and Pathfinder: Kingmaker
  
awood8
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Spaz Sniper

P: 02/26/2021 11:26 EST
E: 02/26/2021 11:28 EST
    Always loved team fortress classic. half life was the best thing ever. Such a clean game, scary, perfect shooting mechanics for its time. And Warcraft III (I guess I'm slightly younger than some). Warcraft III nearly made me bomb the SAT.  
-[IBSC]-iLluSiON-
Daycare Manager
Killer Scout

P: 02/26/2021 11:53 EST
E: 02/26/2021 11:56 EST
   
Ignorant_Florist wrote:
PC literally stands for Personal Computer.
Captain Obvious, hi.

Some of the games on my list are from the 80s. We had a Compaq, I believe one of their first desktop models and as a kid in the 80s I would play some games via Floppy disk.
I never had a Commodore or Amiga and I'm also a little bit younger than you, so I missed some of that stuff.
But I would argue 100% that the golden age is not the 1980s. Consoles were dominating at that time (well, I guess nothing has changed) and after ET nearly destroyed the gaming market, Nintendo revitalized it. I suppose computer gaming had their chance but let's face it, computers were more expensive then, relative to today.
The 90s had the onset of the internet and CD technology. PC gaming started to blossom, and we ain't talking no Chips Challenge and Minesweeper. I would even say it continued on into the early 2000s and games like Jedi Knight II are absolute classics.
I want to play more Amiga games considering I write electronic music using the same format as the Amiga musicians. There was a point in time when Amiga music was far superior than midi-based music, typically found in windows games.
  
-[IBSC]-iLluSiON-
Daycare Manager
Killer Scout

P: 02/26/2021 11:58 EST
   
Reckoner wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7md_gd3HuMQ
Deus Ex - UNATCO - Ambient

There's something quite special about old school~ish video game soundtracks :D

Funny you post that, this soundtrack is absolutely amazing and is related to what I said in my post above. The soundtrack was completely made on tracking software. I follow /occasionally interact with one of the musicians who made it and they're trying to get it released on CD and vinyl, but there's a lot of hoops to jump through
  
Prelude to Agony
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Duty

P: 02/26/2021 12:01 EST
   
Ignorant_Florist wrote:
-[IBSC]-iLluSiON- wrote:
Are we talking PC or consoles?

If we are talking PC then here's the games that left a mark on me:

I had a subscription to PC Gamer and PC Games magazine and used to look forward to the demo cds that came every month. I think the 90s was the golden era of pc gaming and Halflife was the cherry on top.
PC literally stands for Personal Computer. Back in the 80s, there were several PCs on the market; The Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, Apple/Macintosh, IBM Compatible(which later became the generic PC machine template), Amiga...

So, what would you consider the 80s era computer games?

Personally, I would consider computer gaming from the very late 70s into the 90s as the "Golden Age" of computer gaming. Once "Real Time" 3D rendering became the norm.... everything changed. Sure, there had been "simulated" 3D prior, but even now those games are considered "2D" by everyone, as the perspective(camera angle) never changed.

Some may argue(with some valid points) that it was the Windows OS that changed things. To a point, that's correct. Commodore went out of business(thus their platforms died off), Apple stopped focusing on gaming, and that left the Windows machines to dominate the PC market. I didn't mention Atari because they had already died out early in the 16-bit era.
I had a C-64 in the 80's...spent hours writing games. Was able to buy a few at Toys R Us or some other smaller software stores. I was an exception amongst people that I knew, though.

I think the 70's to early 80's was for Arcades. Early to late 80's was gold for consoles. What we have today are amazing, but starting with what Atari brought to the table, along with Intellivision, Colecovision, Odyssey to the NES and beyond.

I think Illusion's comment about 90's being the golden era is correct. There's a lot to be said about 80's computer gaming, but getting that first Windows driven PC and playing Doom and Halflife? Then everything that came from that? 90's man....I love the 70's and 80's...best time ever, but for PC, it's the 90's.

  
Prelude to Agony
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Duty

P: 02/26/2021 12:04 EST
   
-[IBSC]-iLluSiON- wrote:
Ignorant_Florist wrote:
PC literally stands for Personal Computer.
Captain Obvious, hi.

Some of the games on my list are from the 80s. We had a Compaq, I believe one of their first desktop models and as a kid in the 80s I would play some games via Floppy disk.
I never had a Commodore or Amiga and I'm also a little bit younger than you, so I missed some of that stuff.
But I would argue 100% that the golden age is not the 1980s. Consoles were dominating at that time (well, I guess nothing has changed) and after ET nearly destroyed the gaming market, Nintendo revitalized it. I suppose computer gaming had their chance but let's face it, computers were more expensive then, relative to today.
The 90s had the onset of the internet and CD technology. PC gaming started to blossom, and we ain't talking no Chips Challenge and Minesweeper. I would even say it continued on into the early 2000s and games like Jedi Knight II are absolute classics.
I want to play more Amiga games considering I write electronic music using the same format as the Amiga musicians. There was a point in time when Amiga music was far superior than midi-based music, typically found in windows games.
Funny...I was going to call him that myself, but pulled back in my comment.

BTW, It Came From the Desert was a sweet fucking game on the Amiga, that I never got to finish. Star Flight was another one...they had a port to the Sega Genesis, but it was much better on the Amiga.
  
Mr. Walnuts
Daycare Manager
Pipey FlagCatcher

P: 02/26/2021 13:45 EST
    fuckin nerds  
gg#4
Super Regular
Killer Scout

P: 02/26/2021 13:51 EST
    Iggy is wise beyond his years

Its all about context really though. You were mentioning PC and PC in totally different contexts so he was right in thinking you were confused on the meaning of PC.
  
Prelude to Agony
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Duty

P: 02/26/2021 14:01 EST
    I'm nearly the same age as Iggy, and didn't think that Illusion was confused. I knew what he was talking about. C-64 and Amiga were fun, but I consider early/mid 90's PC (Windows) as the 'golden age' for computer gaming.  
-[IBSC]-iLluSiON-
Daycare Manager
Killer Scout

P: 02/26/2021 14:05 EST
    I should've used the term Windows PC but if anyone is going to say 80s era computer gaming is the golden age, it'd be Iggy. Too bad he's incorrect and probably basing it off of nostalgia.   
-[IBSC]-iLluSiON-
Daycare Manager
Killer Scout

P: 02/26/2021 14:06 EST
E: 02/26/2021 14:07 EST
    I'm setting myself up for an Iggy jab about how I'm not Generation X and therefore am an inferior human being because I was born 10 years too late.   
Prelude to Agony
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Sniper Harassment
Duty

P: 02/26/2021 14:07 EST
    Nah, you are an exception, not a rule :)   
gg#4
Super Regular
Killer Scout

P: 02/26/2021 14:21 EST
   
Prelude to Agony wrote:
I'm nearly the same age as Iggy, and didn't think that Illusion was confused. I knew what he was talking about. C-64 and Amiga were fun, but I consider early/mid 90's PC (Windows) as the 'golden age' for computer gaming.
Sarcasm is lost on the older generation
  
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