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SnowFire posted 12-06-98 03:55 PM ET
I just checked out www.ebworld.com. Please examine these release dates:
December 29th- Myth II: SoulBlighter
Februrary 3rd- SMAC
Feb 24- Civilization: Call to Power
March 2nd- Heroes of Might & Magic III
They're all after Christmas! What to do by then? Well, I have college apps to finish today, but afterwards? Personally, I'm consoling myself with The Curse of Monkey Island, for only 20 bucks. How bout y'all?
P.S. I'd do it with Zelda- if I had an N64. But alas Zelda is the only game that I'd really like on the N64 (I'm not much of an action gamer and that's all N64 is good for), so that's not likely. Well, I still have Zeldas I, II, III, and IV... I don't really need V... I think...
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey posted 12-06-98 04:17 PM ET
What's holding me over 'till SMAC?? These forums really. I'm getting my CD drive fixed tomorrow, so I might play a little X-Com Apocalypse for the time being. I plan on buying Close Combat II, & doing what Monty couldn't, so I maybe here a little less.
If you really want to get to SMAC faster, just take everything one day at a time. The game's gonna come sooner or later. Just think the later, the better. You'll still be as addicted anyway, no matter when it comes out!
BTW, Gangsters, I heards, is coming out tomorrow, the 7th, so maybe that can hold you over. Crime does pay. Is that the demo though?? I read somewhere the release date was spring '99. I don't know, it confuses me!
Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general,
YYYH
Sofielisk posted 12-06-98 04:23 PM ET
Staaaaaaaaarcraft...
Ok, so it's old, but i'm still getting entertainment out of it :P
SnowFire posted 12-06-98 04:42 PM ET
No problem Sol, I played Myth:TFL for a looong time after it was released.
Oh by the way, did a lemur named Kain ever come and play in StarCraft and do really well? He was the most hated player in Myth of all time and help start the evil play styles in ranked that sent most of the good players to unranked.
Marian posted 12-06-98 06:34 PM ET
Ya'll should play Caesar III. It is a very addicting game and take a loooooong time to finish. Believe me, I just finished Level 10 and already played like 200-300 hours.
Ciao
Marian
Editor of the Alpha Centauri Zone
http://www.juhu.de/hartel/alpha
AUH20 posted 12-06-98 06:48 PM ET
I hate real-time strategy, just beat Final Final Fantasy VII, and have beaten Descent:Freespace about 5000 times. I guess I'll go play Civilization II.
AUH20 posted 12-06-98 06:49 PM ET
Oooh, Myth II comes out on my birthday. You're not going to get CTP, are you SnowFire? I might just to make fun of it.
SnowFire posted 12-06-98 06:56 PM ET
CTP I might get. I'm still undecided on it, I won't get it the day ot comes out certainly. If the net reviews come back positive, and I haven't lost all my spare time to SMAC & Myth II then I'll get it.
Actually, looking at the release dates, I very well may hold off on CTP, since I WILL get HOMM III, and any free time left from Myth and SMAC can get eaten by that instead . I never noticed that before!
CTP is still a possibility though, maybe after its price falls a little and the reviews are positive. (and by positive I mean POSITIVE).
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey posted 12-06-98 08:57 PM ET
I might buy CTP as well. Sure, some of the units are stupider than Al Gore, but it'll give me something new after SMAC gets played out. But SMAC won't get played out until about 5000+ hours of play But CTP probably won't be on my shelf for a pretty long time. I'm buying Gangsters, CC2 & SMAC, hopefully, & those will hold me over for a pretty damn long time. If I really feel poor when I buy the games, I may just get Gangsters & SMAC though.
What other games look good that are coming out after SMAC??
Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general,
YYYH
Brother Greg posted 12-06-98 09:15 PM ET
Well, I was hoping for SMAC over Christmas to hold me over for the two weeks I have off. Or even the demo. Now It'll probably have to be Baldur's Gate, which according to Black Isles is out BEFORE Christmas. YAY! =)
Just hope that like Might and Magic VI it isn't 3-4 months late in Oz. =(
Brother Greg.
Imran Siddiqui posted 12-06-98 10:29 PM ET
Well, I bought Fallout 2, that's keeping me good (and these forums of course). SMAC will come, one day, but it shall come.
Imran Siddiqui
LevelDesigner posted 12-06-98 11:09 PM ET
Hmmm.... FEB 3rd now huh? Oh well, I guess the game will be much better the longer the wait is. Ok, to pass the time Finish both Half-life and Sin. If that is your thing...Otherwise, Play Zelda, Next Ganeration magazine was right, IT IS THE GME OF THE CENTUARY! Other than that,Fallout 2, Ceasar 3 will tide ya over nicely as well. OR study Medieval architecture, thats what I'm doing.
Old_Guy posted 12-07-98 02:45 AM ET
I'll probably buy the Brood War expansion for Starcraft which doesn't have a release date yet but should soon. I am getting pretty tired of the Warcraft2 style of RTS games though.
Baldur's Gate is a pretty good looking AD&D RPG, but I'm disappointed by the lack of any kind of editor. A good RPG with an editor would be really nice. Anyway BG is supposed to be out before the New Year.
Of course neither of these two games is out yet so I guess for now it's Civ2. Not bad at all.
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SnowFire	posted 12-06-98 03:55 PM ET I just checked out www.ebworld.com. Please examine these release dates: December 29th- Myth II: SoulBlighter Februrary 3rd- SMAC Feb 24- Civilization: Call to Power March 2nd- Heroes of Might & Magic III They're all after Christmas! What to do by then? Well, I have college apps to finish today, but afterwards? Personally, I'm consoling myself with The Curse of Monkey Island, for only 20 bucks. How bout y'all? P.S. I'd do it with Zelda- if I had an N64. But alas Zelda is the only game that I'd really like on the N64 (I'm not much of an action gamer and that's all N64 is good for), so that's not likely. Well, I still have Zeldas I, II, III, and IV... I don't really need V... I think...
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey	posted 12-06-98 04:17 PM ET What's holding me over 'till SMAC?? These forums really. I'm getting my CD drive fixed tomorrow, so I might play a little X-Com Apocalypse for the time being. I plan on buying Close Combat II, & doing what Monty couldn't, so I maybe here a little less. If you really want to get to SMAC faster, just take everything one day at a time. The game's gonna come sooner or later. Just think the later, the better. You'll still be as addicted anyway, no matter when it comes out! BTW, Gangsters, I heards, is coming out tomorrow, the 7th, so maybe that can hold you over. Crime does pay. Is that the demo though?? I read somewhere the release date was spring '99. I don't know, it confuses me! Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general, YYYH
Sofielisk	posted 12-06-98 04:23 PM ET Staaaaaaaaarcraft... Ok, so it's old, but i'm still getting entertainment out of it :P
SnowFire	posted 12-06-98 04:42 PM ET No problem Sol, I played Myth:TFL for a looong time after it was released. Oh by the way, did a lemur named Kain ever come and play in StarCraft and do really well? He was the most hated player in Myth of all time and help start the evil play styles in ranked that sent most of the good players to unranked.
Marian	posted 12-06-98 06:34 PM ET Ya'll should play Caesar III. It is a very addicting game and take a loooooong time to finish. Believe me, I just finished Level 10 and already played like 200-300 hours. Ciao Marian Editor of the Alpha Centauri Zone http://www.juhu.de/hartel/alpha
AUH20	posted 12-06-98 06:48 PM ET I hate real-time strategy, just beat Final Final Fantasy VII, and have beaten Descent:Freespace about 5000 times. I guess I'll go play Civilization II.
AUH20	posted 12-06-98 06:49 PM ET Oooh, Myth II comes out on my birthday. You're not going to get CTP, are you SnowFire? I might just to make fun of it.
SnowFire	posted 12-06-98 06:56 PM ET CTP I might get. I'm still undecided on it, I won't get it the day ot comes out certainly. If the net reviews come back positive, and I haven't lost all my spare time to SMAC & Myth II then I'll get it. Actually, looking at the release dates, I very well may hold off on CTP, since I WILL get HOMM III, and any free time left from Myth and SMAC can get eaten by that instead . I never noticed that before! CTP is still a possibility though, maybe after its price falls a little and the reviews are positive. (and by positive I mean POSITIVE).
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey	posted 12-06-98 08:57 PM ET I might buy CTP as well. Sure, some of the units are stupider than Al Gore, but it'll give me something new after SMAC gets played out. But SMAC won't get played out until about 5000+ hours of play But CTP probably won't be on my shelf for a pretty long time. I'm buying Gangsters, CC2 & SMAC, hopefully, & those will hold me over for a pretty damn long time. If I really feel poor when I buy the games, I may just get Gangsters & SMAC though. What other games look good that are coming out after SMAC?? Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general, YYYH
Brother Greg	posted 12-06-98 09:15 PM ET Well, I was hoping for SMAC over Christmas to hold me over for the two weeks I have off. Or even the demo. Now It'll probably have to be Baldur's Gate, which according to Black Isles is out BEFORE Christmas. YAY! =) Just hope that like Might and Magic VI it isn't 3-4 months late in Oz. =( Brother Greg.
Imran Siddiqui	posted 12-06-98 10:29 PM ET Well, I bought Fallout 2, that's keeping me good (and these forums of course). SMAC will come, one day, but it shall come. Imran Siddiqui
LevelDesigner	posted 12-06-98 11:09 PM ET Hmmm.... FEB 3rd now huh? Oh well, I guess the game will be much better the longer the wait is. Ok, to pass the time Finish both Half-life and Sin. If that is your thing...Otherwise, Play Zelda, Next Ganeration magazine was right, IT IS THE GME OF THE CENTUARY! Other than that,Fallout 2, Ceasar 3 will tide ya over nicely as well. OR study Medieval architecture, thats what I'm doing.
Old_Guy	posted 12-07-98 02:45 AM ET I'll probably buy the Brood War expansion for Starcraft which doesn't have a release date yet but should soon. I am getting pretty tired of the Warcraft2 style of RTS games though. Baldur's Gate is a pretty good looking AD&D RPG, but I'm disappointed by the lack of any kind of editor. A good RPG with an editor would be really nice. Anyway BG is supposed to be out before the New Year. Of course neither of these two games is out yet so I guess for now it's Civ2. Not bad at all.