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Found this relic cleaning my car's trunk (programming.dev)

submitted 3 days 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 83 points 3 days 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 42 points 3 days ago (2 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 days ago

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

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

At that time I had 2 voodoo 3d cards in sli mode and could play anything voodoo compatible in 3d with glasses.

It was cool but it was, is and will always be very niche (stereoscopic viewing).

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

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

[–] ProfessorHoover@infosec.pub 11 points 3 days 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?

[–] Fluke@feddit.uk 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Because PGI are an absolute cumstain of a company that broke their promises of what they were going to do with the franchise right at the get go.

They watered down the flagship product (MW:Online) of them taking over the franchise to "appeal to a wider audience", while cramming in greedy pay-to-win micro-transactions and alienated and pissed off all the long time fans that paid into the crowdfunding.

When revenue tanked, everything after that was progressively more "minimum viable product that has to work on an Xbox pad held by a five year old with one eye".

Edit: If they ever do anything else with the franchise, I fully expect it to be 100% AI slop development and artwork.

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

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

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 5 points 3 days ago

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

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days 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 days ago* (last edited 3 days 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.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

I hope those memories are great. Dan might no longer be with you or his family, but the memory lives on, cherish that. Be someone else's Dan, too, there is always time :)

[–] SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zone 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

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

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

With TURBO MODE ON babyyyy

[–] SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago

And keys. Physical keys.

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[–] mercano@lemmy.world 56 points 3 days 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 days ago (5 children)

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

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

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

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

Reactor online...

Sensors online...

Weapons online...

...

All systems nominal.

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

Autopilot: Engaged.

Autopilot: dIsAbLeD.

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[–] Dzheyk@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 days 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 days ago* (last edited 3 days 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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[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] modus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I think you could do that with Quake too.

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[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I remember begging my mom for this game when it was in a large box at Costco when I was a kid. That giant stompy robot was just too cool.

I remember it being right next to Wheel of Time. Didn't get to play that one though. :)

This game along with StarSiege was a huge part of my childhood.

Gotta say though, once you've felt the sheer ridiculous power of an OmniMech, playing Succession Wars era games took a bit of getting used to.

MechWarrior 2 and 3 allowed for some ridiculous cheese builds that were so fun(ny). :)

[–] facelessbs@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

The thing I Rembert most about this game is picking a light mech jumping and immediately destroying both of my legs when landing on the ground. 10/10 would love to play again.

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

E R P P C

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago (11 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 days ago

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

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[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

CRITICAL HIT

OVERHEATING

SHUTTING DOWN

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[–] Illegalmexicant@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (6 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.

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

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

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

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

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

That is some true lostech there, quiaff?

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

You should just retire that ford pinto.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago (2 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

[–] Shumina@lemmus.org 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That was a very well produced intro movie. I was even impressed by the acting and back then VG acting was…not great.

Except for the Red Alert C&C movies. “SPACE!!”

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Anyone remember the Wing Commander 3 and 4 cutscenes?

Mark Hammil, John Ryhs-Davies, Malcolm McDowell, Tom Wilson, Casper Van-Dien, and even Walton Goggins!

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

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

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

How long was it there? Some years, i think

release date: 1995

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Too bad bad about the disc. I get replacement jewel cases by pulling junk music CDs out of the local thrift store's trash cans and then toss the inserts.

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