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Found this relic cleaning my car's trunk (programming.dev)
submitted 3 weeks 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 84 points 3 weeks ago (5 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 43 points 3 weeks ago (3 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 7 points 3 weeks ago

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

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[–] Dzheyk@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] ProfessorHoover@infosec.pub 12 points 3 weeks 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 10 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 6 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 56 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

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

[–] Dontsellmydata@piefed.social 23 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

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

[–] assembly@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

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[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 44 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Reactor online...

Sensors online...

Weapons online...

...

All systems nominal.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Autopilot: Engaged.

Autopilot: dIsAbLeD.

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[–] Dzheyk@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 weeks ago (4 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 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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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[–] chirospasm@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago

Dang, that brings back memories!

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[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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 on my HUD in just a handful of seconds was glorious.

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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 22 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

E R P P C

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks 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 13 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] Dettweiler42@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Mad Cat / Timber Wolf

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[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 weeks 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 17 points 3 weeks ago

CRITICAL HIT

OVERHEATING

SHUTTING DOWN

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[–] SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zone 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 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? 🤣

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[–] Illegalmexicant@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks 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 8 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago (3 children)

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

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] Bitflip@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Love it! Still play through single player for both clans at least once a year.

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[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] modus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I think you could do that with Quake too.

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[–] wiLD0@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 weeks ago

How long was it there? Some years, i think

release date: 1995

[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

That is some true lostech there, quiaff?

[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

Gog I think has it.

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

[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Deebster@infosec.pub 7 points 3 weeks 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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[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

You should just retire that ford pinto.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 8 points 3 weeks ago

The ambient soundtrack on this game fucking rips.

[–] Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Whoomf - one look at that and I’m transported to my Sony Vaio PC with Juno Mail and Geocities

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I remember watching the Mechcommander opening scene a bunch, which apparently got a remaster.

Looks like the Mechwarrior intros all got remasters--here's MW2

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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Funny thing about this game. The back story for it is basically the same back story for StarCraft.

Played the everloving fuckjuice out of this game as a kid. On a voodoo 6! Man those were the days.

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