Federation II was a pretty big one on AOL back in the mid-late 1990s. A text-based space trading game, you could eventually move up to owning your own planet for other players to visit and trade at. Fun times. The company (ibgames) still exists and they've got a new version of the game going that's also called "Federation II," though I've never given it a shot.
Since I think it's completely on-topic, I'll mention my QuakeWorld Team Fortress Archive. Team Fortress was originally a mod for Quake and it had a thriving clan scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but it's largely forgotten thanks to the success of TF's later incarnations. I decided a couple of years ago to put up video of every single QWTF match I could find from that era on YouTube since otherwise, these matches and this era would be almost completely forgotten.
Almost as important as the games themselves in some cases is how the games were played. I'm hoping to preserve at least some sense of the community that grew up around QWTF and show off some of the tactics and strategies from the time. I think it also gives people a look at how a game like TF evolved over time.
It's by no means the most important topic out there (and there's a personal plug here, of course), but online gaming communities have thrived for well over a decade (even longer for some forms) but most of that information has been lost and forgotten. I decided about a year and a half ago to post my old demos of my days playing QuakeWorld Team Fortress (QWTF) on YouTube, a little out of vanity, a little out of preservation, and also because there just wasn't any real footage of QWTF on YouTube.
After I got done with my old demos, I decided to start posting other demos that were publicly available on the internet. Some old players found my site and made their own contributions, but I was saddened that a lot of guys would say that they lost their old demos on a hard drive crash or something.
Again, not the most important stuff ever, but I think QWTF was a pretty significant part of gaming history because it pretty much defined class-based multiplayer FPS (or at least popularized it), and, as far as I know, there isn't any sort of archive like mine anywhere else.
If you're interested, http://qwtf.digitaljedi.com/ or http://www.youtube.com/user/Tickenest.
"The call has already gone out to the animators to put the mouths back on the characters."
An Eiffel Tower reference from WWII? The operators purportedly had the elevators working again 10 minutes after Paris was liberated. Very nice.
The freedom and flexibility the Gldsource platform gave modders resulted in a plethora of user-generated content such as Counter-Strike and Team Fortress.
User-generated? I don't think so. The original TF mod for Quake was made by TFS, which was just a group of players at the outset, but they were hired by Valve. Team Fortress Classic was a Valve product.
Apple's not worried about this one. If Google tries to launch it, Apple will just shut it down the same way they shut down everything else that competes with their apps.
We'd need air to breathe and protection from the sulfuric acid in the atmosphere.
Sulfuric acid...yes, that's quite a pickle, that atmospheric sulfuric acid...gets you every time...might want to think carefully about ways to deal with that one....
Petersen demonstrated a version of Quake running in a Flash app, as well as a C-based Nintendo emulator running Zelda; both were eminently playable, and included sound effects and music.
So Flash can simulating computing as it was back in 1998? Super....
It's saying "Penn State" in a couple of places on Slashdot, but this story is from the University of Pennsylvania, which is not the same school. Penn State is in Happy Valley, PA, while the University of Pennsylvania is in Philadelphia, PA.
Yes, YES! Okami is an amazing game! Those people were right! Seriously, I was thinking not that long ago about my personal "10 Games on a Desert Island" list and I was like, "You know, I've played a lot of games on a lot of systems, but I really think Okami gets a spot on that list." On the other hand, I think people are making a bigger deal out of the Wiimote capabilities and how they fit the game than there really is. Sure, it does fit well, but honestly, the brush was really easy to do with the DualShock controller, too. I'm sure it'll still be great on the Wii, though.
At the moment, the US spends $50 per person per year on education. This doesn't seem to be a whole lot. You'd certainly never reach the level of enlightenment required for a stable democracy. The US would also need more leisure time. That's when people get a chance to think and to mature. Besides, it's pretty well established that people will do more productive work on a 35-hour week than a 40+-hour one.
Mmm...sources on the $50 and 35-hour week statements?
Adjustable turbo on A and B, large buttons, comfortable stick, fits on your lap or a tabletop nicely, even a slow-motion hack for those games that could support it.
Next question....
I recall reading in Nintendo Power about a Punch-Out 2 for the NES where your boxer does in fact start boxing aliens. I don't know if it was ever released, though.
It should be noted that back when development on TF2 started, they had this feature working, but at that time it was to connect the Commodore 64 and the NES versions. Due to delays in development, though, they switched to more modern systems over the years several times (I was most looking forward to the Tandy-SNES linkup, myself.)
The extensive supporting documentation and sourcing you have included with your argument makes it all the more compelling. Perhaps you have a newsletter to the likes of which I may wish to subscribe?
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Federation II was a pretty big one on AOL back in the mid-late 1990s. A text-based space trading game, you could eventually move up to owning your own planet for other players to visit and trade at. Fun times. The company (ibgames) still exists and they've got a new version of the game going that's also called "Federation II," though I've never given it a shot.
Almost as important as the games themselves in some cases is how the games were played. I'm hoping to preserve at least some sense of the community that grew up around QWTF and show off some of the tactics and strategies from the time. I think it also gives people a look at how a game like TF evolved over time.
It's by no means the most important topic out there (and there's a personal plug here, of course), but online gaming communities have thrived for well over a decade (even longer for some forms) but most of that information has been lost and forgotten. I decided about a year and a half ago to post my old demos of my days playing QuakeWorld Team Fortress (QWTF) on YouTube, a little out of vanity, a little out of preservation, and also because there just wasn't any real footage of QWTF on YouTube. After I got done with my old demos, I decided to start posting other demos that were publicly available on the internet. Some old players found my site and made their own contributions, but I was saddened that a lot of guys would say that they lost their old demos on a hard drive crash or something. Again, not the most important stuff ever, but I think QWTF was a pretty significant part of gaming history because it pretty much defined class-based multiplayer FPS (or at least popularized it), and, as far as I know, there isn't any sort of archive like mine anywhere else. If you're interested, http://qwtf.digitaljedi.com/ or http://www.youtube.com/user/Tickenest.
"The call has already gone out to the animators to put the mouths back on the characters." An Eiffel Tower reference from WWII? The operators purportedly had the elevators working again 10 minutes after Paris was liberated. Very nice.
User-generated? I don't think so. The original TF mod for Quake was made by TFS, which was just a group of players at the outset, but they were hired by Valve. Team Fortress Classic was a Valve product.
Apple's not worried about this one. If Google tries to launch it, Apple will just shut it down the same way they shut down everything else that competes with their apps.
Sulfuric acid...yes, that's quite a pickle, that atmospheric sulfuric acid...gets you every time...might want to think carefully about ways to deal with that one....
Yeah, but I mean that NES emulation first got big around 1998.
So Flash can simulating computing as it was back in 1998? Super....
I think we can all agree that more impressive is the fact that seven foot-based controllers actually exist!
It's saying "Penn State" in a couple of places on Slashdot, but this story is from the University of Pennsylvania, which is not the same school. Penn State is in Happy Valley, PA, while the University of Pennsylvania is in Philadelphia, PA.
Yes, YES! Okami is an amazing game! Those people were right! Seriously, I was thinking not that long ago about my personal "10 Games on a Desert Island" list and I was like, "You know, I've played a lot of games on a lot of systems, but I really think Okami gets a spot on that list." On the other hand, I think people are making a bigger deal out of the Wiimote capabilities and how they fit the game than there really is. Sure, it does fit well, but honestly, the brush was really easy to do with the DualShock controller, too. I'm sure it'll still be great on the Wii, though.
How do the furries get their fingers into the bowling ball holes?
Of course they start checking their email frantically once the mean old researchers give the workers their monitors back.
Mmm...sources on the $50 and 35-hour week statements?
Who's a good clone? Who's a good clone? Are you a good clone? Oh yes you are you're the best clone in the world yes you are yes you are!
Adjustable turbo on A and B, large buttons, comfortable stick, fits on your lap or a tabletop nicely, even a slow-motion hack for those games that could support it. Next question....
Wow, I didn't realize they wanted to get into the stock broker business. I wonder if I'll be able to set up an IRA for my EverQuest characters.
Stimpy couldn't resist, so why should we expect a normal human being to?
Fixed.
I recall reading in Nintendo Power about a Punch-Out 2 for the NES where your boxer does in fact start boxing aliens. I don't know if it was ever released, though.
It should be noted that back when development on TF2 started, they had this feature working, but at that time it was to connect the Commodore 64 and the NES versions. Due to delays in development, though, they switched to more modern systems over the years several times (I was most looking forward to the Tandy-SNES linkup, myself.)
Mmm...deep fried server...
I think hovercopter beats helicraft, but that's just me.
The extensive supporting documentation and sourcing you have included with your argument makes it all the more compelling. Perhaps you have a newsletter to the likes of which I may wish to subscribe?