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Atomic Gives Descent some <3 !
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 1:19 pm
by Duper
Here's a great write-up on an old gamer's memories of Descent. Great time to refresh everyone's memories!
Read Here
Re: Atomic Gives Descent some <3 !
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 6:26 am
by Ryujin
Good stuff Duper!
Re: Atomic Gives Descent some <3 !
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 1:17 pm
by Tunnelcat
Yeah, that summed up Descent and it's following pretty well.
That got me thinking. What's the oldest video game still being
regularly played today? I don't keep up on these things, but Descent and it's successors seem to top the list.
Re: Atomic Gives Descent some <3 !
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 2:14 pm
by Top Gun
I'm pretty sure the original Doom still has a fairly active community, so that would have Descent beaten by a bit.
Re: Atomic Gives Descent some <3 !
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 2:31 pm
by Lothar
Nethack (1987) and other roguelikes are still being played. Then there's DooM (1993) and then Descent (1995). I don't know of any other video games from that era or sooner that are still actively played in semi-original incarnations.
Re: Atomic Gives Descent some <3 !
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 6:56 pm
by Top Gun
There are plenty of multiplayer console titles from that era, of course, though that doesn't really count as far as online play goes.
Re: Atomic Gives Descent some <3 !
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 2:30 pm
by Tunnelcat
Top Gun wrote:I'm pretty sure the original Doom still has a fairly active community, so that would have Descent beaten by a bit.
Just looking at the original Doom now gives me a headache! How did we ever play that with those colors (and I played it for hours)? Descent still gives me good entertainment without the eye burn.
Re: Atomic Gives Descent some <3 !
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 7:24 am
by woodchip
I think you'll find a good following of the UT series. I still play UT 2004 online and it is amazing the number of maps players have created
Re: Atomic Gives Descent some <3 !
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 9:05 pm
by Sirius
Yeah, I believe UT still has a decent following - though the first UT was in 1999, and Unreal was released in '98, so the Descent (1/2) and Doom (also 1/2) games still have it easily beat for longevity.
Starcraft is a year newer than Descent 2 and two than Descent, but in terms of sheer size of following versus age, I'm pretty sure it's the biggest outlier one could care to mention.
Re: Atomic Gives Descent some <3 !
Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 12:57 pm
by Duper
Sirius wrote:
Starcraft is a year newer than Descent 2 and two than Descent, but in terms of sheer size of following versus age, I'm pretty sure it's the biggest outlier one could care to mention.
Less beer, moar type!
Re: Atomic Gives Descent some <3 !
Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 8:05 pm
by Sirius
I can't give credit for that one to alcohol. I could claim that I gained the knack for incomprehensibility from my brief study of Latin perhaps...
Re: Atomic Gives Descent some <3 !
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 8:49 am
by Foil
It made perfect sense to me.
Re: Atomic Gives Descent some <3 !
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 11:23 am
by Isaac
The old 2d adventure games still seem to be selling in stores. I really like those.