DOS Screen Challenge - Page 2

Alidar Jarok · February 28 2013, 04:20 AM

You people are old

Mr. Adventure · February 28 2013, 05:30 AM

^ What, you never had a dedicated Pong console hooked up to your TV?

Owain Taggart · February 28 2013, 06:51 AM

Well, to be fair, a lot of them are very obscure, like the sports games for example. Unless you've played them, you'd not even be able to recognize what they are since all sports games by their nature are very similar up to a point.

Sephiroth · February 28 2013, 11:07 AM

the only one to throw me off was the football one, when my grandmother got a computer with a CD-ROM drive (which was a HUGE thing back then) the computer came with about 20 cd's that had shareware and free versions of just about ever DOS game ever

Holdfast · February 28 2013, 05:01 PM

A lowly 26.

And I only played about a dozen of them. The rest I got right either through guesswork or general familiarity with the game's appearance. Nice to see Stunts featured; I played the heck out of that game. Had an eensy-weensy crush on Cherry Chassis, too.

The game had some fantastic features too: the very flexible track maker/editor, the multiple camera angles, the race replay feature. Plus, some neat cars; the Countach rocked!

Robert Maxwell · February 28 2013, 06:25 PM

Holdfast wrote:

A lowly 26.

And I only played about a dozen of them. The rest I got right either through guesswork or general familiarity with the game's appearance. Nice to see Stunts featured; I played the heck out of that game. Had an eensy-weensy crush on Cherry Chassis, too.

The game had some fantastic features too: the very flexible track maker/editor, the multiple camera angles, the race replay feature. Plus, some neat cars; the Countach rocked!

I fucking loved that game.

Did you ever exploit the physics bug where running into the barrier fence at top speed would send you flying through the air--sometimes for several minutes? I recorded so many replays back in the day of me doing that. Of course, you're dead as soon as you hit the ground, but the insane flying was too much fun not to abuse.

Here's a rather tame example of it:

It was possible to hit the wall just right and fly much longer, though.

Holdfast · February 28 2013, 06:40 PM

Yup. Great bug!

I actually tried playing Stunts again a year or so ago, and couldn't quite recapture the fun feeling. I guess you it's true what they say about never being able to go home.

I'm disappointed & surprised that Youtube doesn't seem to have that clip of Cherry Chassis blowing a kiss at you though.

(IIRC, the programmers/artists on the game played the racers; that was a cool touch too.)

Robert Maxwell · February 28 2013, 06:51 PM

Holdfast wrote:

I'm disappointed & surprised that Youtube doesn't seem to have that clip of Cherry Chassis blowing a kiss at you though.

(IIRC, the programmers/artists on the game played the racers; that was a cool touch too.)

Maybe I can fire up DOSBox tonight, record a little video, and clip that into a gif for you.

(And I didn't know that about the opponents! Neat!)

Owain Taggart · February 28 2013, 08:46 PM

The developers behind that have had an interesting history. Distinctive Software also developed the first 2 Test Drive games, and in general they made some great games, which I might add had some great soundtracks. Anyone remember the Test Drive II soundtrack? You can see many similarities in the interfaces of their games during that period. In 1991, they got bought by EA and became EA Canada and had a hand in developing some of the Need for Speed games.

Here's a rock rendition of the Test Drive II theme:

Robert Maxwell · February 28 2013, 10:03 PM

Holdfast wrote:

Yup. Great bug!

I actually tried playing Stunts again a year or so ago, and couldn't quite recapture the fun feeling. I guess you it's true what they say about never being able to go home.

I'm disappointed & surprised that Youtube doesn't seem to have that clip of Cherry Chassis blowing a kiss at you though.

(IIRC, the programmers/artists on the game played the racers; that was a cool touch too.)

Don't say I never did anything for you.

Holdfast · March 1 2013, 02:28 AM

Owain Taggart wrote:

The developers behind that have had an interesting history. Distinctive Software also developed the first 2 Test Drive games, and in general they made some great games, which I might add had some great soundtracks. Anyone remember the Test Drive II soundtrack? You can see many similarities in the interfaces of their games during that period. In 1991, they got bought by EA and became EA Canada and had a hand in developing some of the Need for Speed games.

Here's a rock rendition of the Test Drive II theme:

That actually reminds me somewhat of bits of the Burnout 2 soundtrack (one of my all-time fave game soundtracks). Nice work.

Talking of the staff on the game, I think one of the programmers who played your opponents on Stunts ended in charge of the the FIFA games at EA. Either "Bernie" or "Skid" IIRC. Not "Cherry" though; but she got a small part on The Commish. Not joking. I read it somewhere after reinstalling the game last year and wondering what happened to them all. That, and I wanted to see what Cherry looked like now, of course.

Robert Maxwell wrote:

Holdfast wrote:

Yup. Great bug!

I actually tried playing Stunts again a year or so ago, and couldn't quite recapture the fun feeling. I guess you it's true what they say about never being able to go home.

I'm disappointed & surprised that Youtube doesn't seem to have that clip of Cherry Chassis blowing a kiss at you though.

(IIRC, the programmers/artists on the game played the racers; that was a cool touch too.)

Don't say I never did anything for you.

You, sir, are as much a god among men as Cherry is a goddess among women.

Owain Taggart · March 1 2013, 07:42 AM

Holdfast wrote:

That actually reminds me somewhat of bits of the Burnout 2 soundtrack (one of my all-time fave game soundtracks). Nice work.

Talking of the staff on the game, I think one of the programmers who played your opponents on Stunts ended in charge of the the FIFA games at EA. Either "Bernie" or "Skid" IIRC. Not "Cherry" though; but she got a small part on The Commish. Not joking. I read it somewhere after reinstalling the game last year and wondering what happened to them all. That, and I wanted to see what Cherry looked like now, of course.

I'm not surprised. Seems like a good way to give a nod to their early history

It's also kind of wild to think that the developer that started out developing the Test Drive series ended up creating a series later on to compete with it, and now is one of the best selling game franchises, outselling the series they started on.

Yoda · March 1 2013, 09:41 AM

I got 38. Quite a few of those were process of elimination. I got the Wing Commander one wrong and felt a bit ripped off.

The first three games I got for my 486 back in the day were all on there. X-Wing, Alone in the Dark, and Links 386 Pro. Though it was at least a year before I got Links 386 Pro to run. The VESA driver which was supposed to be on the hard disk wasn't there and it took a while before I could get any sort of online without dialing long distance. Thanks a lot Packard Bell.

Haggis and tatties · March 1 2013, 03:21 PM

Alidar Jarok wrote:

You people are old

You know your getting old when you can remember computer games making only two sounds.

Bip.
Bop.
Bip.
Bop.
lol

Mr. Adventure · March 1 2013, 04:19 PM

Yoda wrote:

The first three games I got for my 486 back in the day were all on there. X-Wing, Alone in the Dark, and Links 386 Pro. Though it was at least a year before I got Links 386 Pro to run. The VESA driver which was supposed to be on the hard disk wasn't there and it took a while before I could get any sort of online without dialing long distance. Thanks a lot Packard Bell.

That's what you get for running Links 386 on a 486!

February 28 2013, 04:20 AM	#16
Alidar Jarok Everything in moderation but moderation Location: Arlington, VA	Re: DOS Screen Challenge You people are old __________________ When on Romulus, Do as the Romulans

February 28 2013, 05:30 AM	#17
Mr. Adventure Admiral Location: Mr. Adventure	Re: DOS Screen Challenge ^ What, you never had a dedicated Pong console hooked up to your TV?

February 28 2013, 06:51 AM	#18
Owain Taggart Commodore	Re: DOS Screen Challenge Well, to be fair, a lot of them are very obscure, like the sports games for example. Unless you've played them, you'd not even be able to recognize what they are since all sports games by their nature are very similar up to a point.

February 28 2013, 11:07 AM	#19
Sephiroth Vice Admiral Location: Sephiroth	Re: DOS Screen Challenge the only one to throw me off was the football one, when my grandmother got a computer with a CD-ROM drive (which was a HUGE thing back then) the computer came with about 20 cd's that had shareware and free versions of just about ever DOS game ever __________________ ~I Will Never Be A Memory~ (>'_')>---------->Kazap< Hunting Humanity and Pestering Cloud since 1997

February 28 2013, 05:01 PM	#20
Holdfast Procul, O procul este profani! Location: 17 Cherry Tree Lane	Re: DOS Screen Challenge A lowly 26. And I only played about a dozen of them. The rest I got right either through guesswork or general familiarity with the game's appearance. Nice to see Stunts featured; I played the heck out of that game. Had an eensy-weensy crush on Cherry Chassis, too. The game had some fantastic features too: the very flexible track maker/editor, the multiple camera angles, the race replay feature. Plus, some neat cars; the Countach rocked! __________________ Get into Medicine UK - free advice & information about medicine & medical school

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February 28 2013, 06:40 PM	#22
Holdfast Procul, O procul este profani! Location: 17 Cherry Tree Lane	Re: DOS Screen Challenge Yup. Great bug! I actually tried playing Stunts again a year or so ago, and couldn't quite recapture the fun feeling. I guess you it's true what they say about never being able to go home. I'm disappointed & surprised that Youtube doesn't seem to have that clip of Cherry Chassis blowing a kiss at you though. (IIRC, the programmers/artists on the game played the racers; that was a cool touch too.) __________________ Get into Medicine UK - free advice & information about medicine & medical school

February 28 2013, 08:46 PM	#24
Owain Taggart Commodore	Re: DOS Screen Challenge The developers behind that have had an interesting history. Distinctive Software also developed the first 2 Test Drive games, and in general they made some great games, which I might add had some great soundtracks. Anyone remember the Test Drive II soundtrack? You can see many similarities in the interfaces of their games during that period. In 1991, they got bought by EA and became EA Canada and had a hand in developing some of the Need for Speed games. Here's a rock rendition of the Test Drive II theme:

March 1 2013, 09:41 AM	#28
Yoda Rear Admiral Location: San Diego	Re: DOS Screen Challenge I got 38. Quite a few of those were process of elimination. I got the Wing Commander one wrong and felt a bit ripped off. The first three games I got for my 486 back in the day were all on there. X-Wing, Alone in the Dark, and Links 386 Pro. Though it was at least a year before I got Links 386 Pro to run. The VESA driver which was supposed to be on the hard disk wasn't there and it took a while before I could get any sort of online without dialing long distance. Thanks a lot Packard Bell. __________________