Both are great! Though I would argue that from a purely gameplay point of view, JA2 has to be able to offer more unique playthroughs, as each can be considerably different than another. And there's only so many ways you can complete first BG... I wrote that, I read that, and it's stupid. Given the sheer number of classes and character combos you could have in your team, I would like to retract my above statement, and just nod in agreement to what you said/wrote. ;)
Something that really stood out for me with Homeworld was the voice acting. The subtle emotion in a lot of the voice work after returning to find your home planet burning combined with the Adagio For Strings music was just so incredibly effective.
Agreed. I bought the game a few years ago and played up to that point, and found myself so moved by the situation/atmosphere that I needed to take a break. I never returned.
- Need for Speed high Stakes: to this day the best NFS game ever, it's mechanics still unmatched today. - Unreal tournament: revolutionary FPS -Roller coaster tycoon: unmatched programing and best tycoon game ever. - worms Armageddon - Commandos? I think 1999 could be the best year for PC gaming ever...
Well, there's quite a few more episodes for 1999, but s given that I've made a list of games for it already, I can confirm that it's pretty darn good year! :)
I bought Tyrian years ago as shareware, then bought it again from GOG before they made it a free title. Still have the game in my quicklaunch bar for a relaxing session with great music.
Baldur's Gate was so much ahead of its time for 1998 Pc gaming. Huge world with beautiful atmosphere and music. Voice acting for most important characters and finally a good Ad&d pc game.
No, wasn't. Just high res version of old video D&D Gold engine games like Dark Sun. Ahead of its time was Lands of Lore 3: game that tried bringing immersion by visuals and gameplay, not by modeling gameplay via dice rolls and walls of text. Every npc (except generic guards or monsters) had it own 3d voxel sprite (same technology used in Blade Runner but more detailed) with own gestures, mimics and voice acting. Levels detailed with high res baked shadow maps, not worst than those used in second Half Life . No Exel- like skill system, every new skill had visible, distinct function. Hidden items were hidden not because fake- dice- failed perception- stat- check but by clever placement in levels, sometimes requiering thief-like agilty (needed to jump from one building balcony to another) or solving enviromental puzzles. Not to mention easy, smooth interface with bindable spells and items (in similliar maner like in first DeusEx). Was ambitious like Cyberpunk 2077 and same technical messy.
Midtown Madness was a great release. It's not as remarkable now, but it was a revelation in 1999. The open city experience had been done to some extent at least as far back as Vette, but this was the first really complete city experience. It's also a very important piece of tech. Angel Studios would become Rockstar San Diego, moving from Midtown Madness to Midnight Club. The would create the Red Dead games, and they are the team behind the current Rockstar Advanced Game Engine. Baldur's Gate: Fallout restarted the traditional RPG genre, Baldur's Gate saved it. It's hard to imagine now, but Baldur's Gate was in many ways a throwback when released. The 2D version of the genre's rebirth would only last so long as it morphed into 3D games like Knights of the Old Republic. It would return as a throwback again a decade or so later. In the modern market when have games like Baldur's Gate 3, which are 3D but play like a 2D game. Turok 2: Something I didn't play. I played a little Turok on the N64 and I had a strong (and generally fair) bias against up-ports of N64 games and N64 shooters. Even the best N64 shooters were wonky when you were already mouse-looking on the PC. N64 reviews of this were much better than the PC version, although Iguana probably had stuff for the PC since the game was being designed for the unreleased 64DD. Lands of Lore is an oddball series. The first game (Throne of Chaos) is in the Bards Tale/Might and Magic style and is certainly the best. The second game (Guardians of Destiny) was a Post-RPG game with standard fantasy feel, but simplified RPG elements that were standard at the time as games were focused on what they could get off of 3D, both real time and pre-rendered, and off of other video. These Post-RPG games are more action than RPG. I never had much interest in this because of the depth. This third game tries to get all of both worlds, and for that reason it's a bit of a hodgepodge. In fact, this game feels like yet another experiment in the 3D open RPG genre that can't quite get there from a combination of technical and design limitations. It's an open game, but it's open-tunnel instead of open-world. It doesn't given you a sense of place. It's the same design problem faced by Ultima XI (and Ultima VIII, honestly). KO: 5D Boxing. I'm not sure I've seen this one, but boy does it look like a late update of 4D Boxing. Jagged Alliance 2: JA, refined into its purest form. JA was good, but this game is the dragon that indie developer have been chasing for 25 years. Prince of Persia 3D: it's far too literal of an interpretation of the cinematic platformer. The mechanics of PoP are rough when used in 3D like this. If only they could go back in time and make a better 3D Prince of Persia. H&D: Smaller game (relative to the time) that had a fanbase, but I never got around to playing it. Homeworld: At a point where RTS games felt stale, Homeworld brought something new and exciting. Tyrian 2000: I just don't have much exciting to say about shooters. But you can get this for free on GOG.
Yep, I played MM to death! :) Interesting take on Fallout/Baldur's Gate. I do not disagree. I had to say though, that given my love for turn-based games, BG3 is now my fave in the series. If I'm to be honest, I feel that we really didn't need that many Ultimas, and could've really ended the series on VIII. Though, if I remember correctly, you're not a fan of it? I spent two hours trying to get KO to run on my modern PC, through various tips, compatibility methods, everything and just couldn't. All because of the quality of videos on YT. Or "a video" on YT. I can get fine into the menus, but as soon as the fight's about to start it CTDs. Tyrian's one of the best PC shmups! Though, that's changing nothing for someone who's not big on the genre. ;)
@@OldAndNewVideoGames One reason I think that Baldur's Gate was a throwback when released was that it did not use 3D graphics (at least to any significant extent). In general, the gameplay mostly feels like older RPGs of the pre-multimedia age with an excellent, deep presentation. I don't hate Ultima VIII. But I pity the fool. Ultima VIII was pretty messed up on release. The jumping was a nightmare. If I only ever played packed U8 I might have better thoughts. The linear nature of the game hurt because the game gave expectations of being non-linear. The game feels like the open environment of Ultima VII at first, then you see it is a series of coridors. I'm also not a fan of the character arcs. I feel like the virtues of the Avatar were lost. In 4-7, there's a different moral at the center. In 8-9, the Avatar acts recklessly. I think the tech was very well used in Crusader: No Remorse/Regret. I don't think you're the only one having trouble getting KO working. I'm more positive on shmups than I was in the past, but old PC shmups in particular I didn't play much of and I can't get a read on. On the PC the shmup wasn't a big genre at this time, especially here in the US. The shareware market had faded where they were most common had faded, and the modern downloadable market had yet to arrive. Big publishers weren't selling them and ones from smaller developer weren't distributed in the US. It's less that I'm knocking any particular shmup, it's just that I can't find a good enough frame of reference. Even games I didn't play in most genres I can feel where they fit in. Not as much here.
@@kyleolson8977 Perhaps Ultima might've ended on a high note with the 7th instalment. Both of them. Though Ultima Online was pretty decent too. So I've heard at least. As I've never had a chance to play it. I think shoot'em ups in US were a much bigger thing on the consoles than on PC. PC felt like a platform centred around more serious, bigger (and better) games. :)
I love this collection of videos. There are some games that marked history that I haven't played, although there are some that I don't know if I would play considering the modern games that exist today. There are other games that are a real find for me (I have discovered many racing games). But it is always a pleasure to install and test them. I love retro PCs, especially everything playable between 1995 and 2005 (including all MSDOS). Thank you
Thank you! And I completely agree. Some of these oldies, even some I loved back in the day, I'd never play today. There are just so much better similar but modern games. But some... Some our uncanny and unlike anything we have today. :)
Man some classics here. Hidden and Dangerous and Jagged Alliance 2 I would still play today. My best mate got a strange doom style game called Codename Eagle that was also one of my favourites from '99. It released everywhere else in 2000 but in the U.K. it was out in 1999.
Codename Eagle... It rings a bell, but if I was to tell you anything about it from memory... I couldn't. Well, other than it had a hidden talking owl going by the name of Cedric. Oh wait, no, that's an easter egg from a video that's not out yet. xD
I looked it up and it only released in the uk and the us, it was an awesome game I thought, you could drive vehicles and fly planes and the graphics were quirky and the whole art style was pretty odd and a bit basic, but cool too.
@@DudeWatIsThis For 1999 I think 8-10 at least. I've over 200 games, so in theory could be 20-ish, but I'm filtering through them as I go. xD Previous years are complete though and available both as singular episodes and one-video per year big releases too.
You know, I had once again forgotten all about Baldur's Gate. :D But it looks like something I'd like to play. As much as I've gotten into Prince of Persia, I still haven't played any of the games besides the first 2. Possibly because I've yet to finish those. :D The 3D one still looks very decent, although the footage you showed had the prince running into walls. And I bet I would do the same. XD Tyrian 2000 is great. The music, the shooting, the story. :) I think that farts are first hidden and dangerous, then they become silent and deadly. And I am speaking from experience. XD
All Baldur's Gate games are pretty sweet. Personally, I like 3 the best, but because Larian made it, and they do the RPG turn-based engines best! Coming from both Divinity Original Sin games... It's just fantastic! I see that you're an expert on chemical warfare. ;)
@@OldAndNewVideoGames Then I won't keep Baldur's Gate forgotten for too long. But I think taking them in order would be best in order to follow the story. Ah, well... I'm no expert... There are far deadlier stink bomb shooters out there. :D
@@TeaAndFloppyDisks Well, while technically the third is self-contained, it's even more demanding than Detroit, so taking them slowly in order is a good call. That said, Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous and Pillars of Eternity 2 are both fantastic too. WotR especially. There's no other game in existence with so many possible character builds.
@@OldAndNewVideoGames More demanding than Detroit? Does it require Klingon card? :D I'll save those games for when I get a better computer then. Though I might be able to run them, just not recording at the same time too.
Technically speaking... Since North Korea began counting time from the Great Leader's (first one, that is) birth, you can elect to count your a couple decades later than when 1AD was, and you should pretty much hit 1999 next year. ;)
Are you seeking quality streams from other UA-camrs, or did you choose the first source you found? Even with your 4K upload, many video examples look pretty bad.
While I'm all within fair use with these videos, I try to use footage only from smaller and not partnered channels, so that they could maybe get a little kickback from some people who'd wanna watch more of the gameplay after watching my videos. If possible. I've recently also started recording my own footage for DOS stuff. Well, not for the video that's coming tomorrow, as I didn't have enough time to record it all for this particular genre that would require at least couple of hours for each game to grab interesting footage, but for the other I do, and the plan is to eventually move to my own footage for all of DOS/Amiga stuff. And when that's done, I'll move to Windows/C64 and maybe some classic 16bit consoles too. But since I've also a day job, it's a process and the transition will take a while. Sorry.
I love Midtown Madness, it’s on my retro gaming pile I keep to hand. The Chicago city map was a bit of a novelty at the time & if you know Chicago you know your way around the game’s open world. It’s also a great game for testing retro hardware because the graphics are so scalable, from software rendering to full on hardware effects requiring the best graphics cards of the day & everything in-between. It’s also a great way to present the difference between software & hardware rendering for people who don’t understand as the game’s happy to run in whatever mode you choose. Turok 2 just didn’t grab me like the first one, I don’t know why? It’s a good game but it’s not the great game the first one felt like, at least on the N64. Whilst I know their’s more depth to it Lands of Lore II looks like a janky Doom .wad. Some places look a lot better than others but some places look positively bad. Usually you credit the creators you borrow footage from but I feel like you’re blaming them for the KO footage? 😄 Prince of Persia 3D is terrible! Both my ex & me are huge PoP fans but we both loth PoP 3D because the controls ssssuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccccckk! We may have rage quit too early? Hidden & Dangerous is excellent, even though I’m not a huge fan of squad shooters, so I’d argue that if I don’t like the genre but I do like the game that’s probably the highest praise I can give it? Tyrion 2000 has been ported to everything capable of running it & that’s a good thing because it’s a great game. If you love up scrolling shooters it’s a no brainer & if you don’t, try it anyway because you may find it addictive? Fun video, thanks. 1999 was a fantastic year for gaming & whilst your first video barely scratches the surface I fully understand your dilemma in picking the games for this series. The hardware to justify those games made big strides forward in ‘99 too.
You know I never thought of it, but you're entirely correct with MM being excellent for displaying the difference between software and hardware rendering. That's an amazing observation! So useful! I like both Turoks because they're not bad. But arguably, basically any other PC-based FPS games, and not ports from consoles, were better. Ha ha ha :) The KO comment is just out there... When I realized that there was just this one video out there. I took 2 hours to try to record it myself, but it just didn't take. I can get into menus but whenever I tried starting the gameplay, it just CTD every single time without fail. xD The later POP3D games are better. Also, yeah, it may be correct, that 1999 was partly so great, cause we had amazing hardware and many more genres could be made to be more immersive, bigger, better and entertaining.
@@OldAndNewVideoGames yes all turok games up to Evolution got a game boy conversion...that has nothing to do with the main game. But Hey at least they tried
Bro, I think you have a secret crush on the bosses wife. You mention her a lot LMAO. I believe I was playing Unreal Tournament in 99, World Superbikes Championship 2000 in 2000 and Black & White in 2001. Microsoft incase you are reading this, I would like a remake of Black & White plz.
@@OldAndNewVideoGamesThat's the million dollar question. My belief is Lionhead was bought by Microsoft, since they developed the game & EA only published it, technically it's a Microsoft IP.
I could never understand why people liked Baldur's Gate so much, I've always thought it was incredibly boring. Icewind Dale is a far superior game. Hidden and Dangerous was super fun in multiplayer, but it was such a buggy crashfest. Homeworld is still one the most creative RTS games ever, and I'm amazed no game has ever tried to replicate the gameplay style. Other than Major Stryker, Tyrian 2000 is the only vertical scroller shooter that I've ever found interesting enough to play through the whole game. I still go back and play Tyrian all the time.
I still have my Xmas edition of Computer Gaming World magazine. It says on the cover, "50 games reviewed inside!!!". Today, we barely manage 20 AAA Games! The Lands of Lore trilogy is excellent, but the first game is so under the radar - and yet it was excellent!
Great picks. JA2 and BG1 are games that I still playthrough every few years.
Both are great! Though I would argue that from a purely gameplay point of view, JA2 has to be able to offer more unique playthroughs, as each can be considerably different than another. And there's only so many ways you can complete first BG...
I wrote that, I read that, and it's stupid. Given the sheer number of classes and character combos you could have in your team, I would like to retract my above statement, and just nod in agreement to what you said/wrote. ;)
Something that really stood out for me with Homeworld was the voice acting. The subtle emotion in a lot of the voice work after returning to find your home planet burning combined with the Adagio For Strings music was just so incredibly effective.
Agreed. I bought the game a few years ago and played up to that point, and found myself so moved by the situation/atmosphere that I needed to take a break. I never returned.
Was it Samuel Barber's Adagio for strings? What an epic piece of music that is, very sombre.
Indeed. Which is why the new homeworld game burns so badly.
Keyword: atmosphere :)
The "I never returned" gave me the biggest LOL today ;)
- Need for Speed high Stakes: to this day the best NFS game ever, it's mechanics still unmatched today.
- Unreal tournament: revolutionary FPS
-Roller coaster tycoon: unmatched programing and best tycoon game ever.
- worms Armageddon
- Commandos?
I think 1999 could be the best year for PC gaming ever...
Well, there's quite a few more episodes for 1999, but s given that I've made a list of games for it already, I can confirm that it's pretty darn good year! :)
Thanks a lot for featuring my footage, I appreciate it!
Thanks a lot for recording your videos! :) They're truly a retro gaming treasure!
I bought Tyrian years ago as shareware, then bought it again from GOG before they made it a free title.
Still have the game in my quicklaunch bar for a relaxing session with great music.
:)
Baldur's Gate was so much ahead of its time for 1998 Pc gaming. Huge world with beautiful atmosphere and music. Voice acting for most important characters and finally a good Ad&d pc game.
Going from the SSI games to this was mind blowing!
No, wasn't. Just high res version of old video D&D Gold engine games like Dark Sun. Ahead of its time was Lands of Lore 3: game that tried bringing immersion by visuals and gameplay, not by modeling gameplay via dice rolls and walls of text. Every npc (except generic guards or monsters) had it own 3d voxel sprite (same technology used in Blade Runner but more detailed) with own gestures, mimics and voice acting. Levels detailed with high res baked shadow maps, not worst than those used in second Half Life . No Exel- like skill system, every new skill had visible, distinct function. Hidden items were hidden not because fake- dice- failed perception- stat- check but by clever placement in levels, sometimes requiering thief-like agilty (needed to jump from one building balcony to another) or solving enviromental puzzles. Not to mention easy, smooth interface with bindable spells and items (in similliar maner like in first DeusEx). Was ambitious like Cyberpunk 2077 and same technical messy.
Yep, it saved AD&D on PC.
It must've. Even if it was a huge jump in terms of release dates. :)
Baldur's Gate had a heart. ❤
Midtown Madness was a great release. It's not as remarkable now, but it was a revelation in 1999. The open city experience had been done to some extent at least as far back as Vette, but this was the first really complete city experience. It's also a very important piece of tech.
Angel Studios would become Rockstar San Diego, moving from Midtown Madness to Midnight Club. The would create the Red Dead games, and they are the team behind the current Rockstar Advanced Game Engine.
Baldur's Gate: Fallout restarted the traditional RPG genre, Baldur's Gate saved it.
It's hard to imagine now, but Baldur's Gate was in many ways a throwback when released. The 2D version of the genre's rebirth would only last so long as it morphed into 3D games like Knights of the Old Republic. It would return as a throwback again a decade or so later. In the modern market when have games like Baldur's Gate 3, which are 3D but play like a 2D game.
Turok 2: Something I didn't play. I played a little Turok on the N64 and I had a strong (and generally fair) bias against up-ports of N64 games and N64 shooters. Even the best N64 shooters were wonky when you were already mouse-looking on the PC. N64 reviews of this were much better than the PC version, although Iguana probably had stuff for the PC since the game was being designed for the unreleased 64DD.
Lands of Lore is an oddball series. The first game (Throne of Chaos) is in the Bards Tale/Might and Magic style and is certainly the best.
The second game (Guardians of Destiny) was a Post-RPG game with standard fantasy feel, but simplified RPG elements that were standard at the time as games were focused on what they could get off of 3D, both real time and pre-rendered, and off of other video. These Post-RPG games are more action than RPG. I never had much interest in this because of the depth.
This third game tries to get all of both worlds, and for that reason it's a bit of a hodgepodge. In fact, this game feels like yet another experiment in the 3D open RPG genre that can't quite get there from a combination of technical and design limitations. It's an open game, but it's open-tunnel instead of open-world. It doesn't given you a sense of place. It's the same design problem faced by Ultima XI (and Ultima VIII, honestly).
KO: 5D Boxing. I'm not sure I've seen this one, but boy does it look like a late update of 4D Boxing.
Jagged Alliance 2: JA, refined into its purest form. JA was good, but this game is the dragon that indie developer have been chasing for 25 years.
Prince of Persia 3D: it's far too literal of an interpretation of the cinematic platformer. The mechanics of PoP are rough when used in 3D like this. If only they could go back in time and make a better 3D Prince of Persia.
H&D: Smaller game (relative to the time) that had a fanbase, but I never got around to playing it.
Homeworld: At a point where RTS games felt stale, Homeworld brought something new and exciting.
Tyrian 2000: I just don't have much exciting to say about shooters. But you can get this for free on GOG.
Yep, I played MM to death! :)
Interesting take on Fallout/Baldur's Gate. I do not disagree. I had to say though, that given my love for turn-based games, BG3 is now my fave in the series.
If I'm to be honest, I feel that we really didn't need that many Ultimas, and could've really ended the series on VIII. Though, if I remember correctly, you're not a fan of it?
I spent two hours trying to get KO to run on my modern PC, through various tips, compatibility methods, everything and just couldn't. All because of the quality of videos on YT. Or "a video" on YT. I can get fine into the menus, but as soon as the fight's about to start it CTDs.
Tyrian's one of the best PC shmups! Though, that's changing nothing for someone who's not big on the genre. ;)
@@OldAndNewVideoGames One reason I think that Baldur's Gate was a throwback when released was that it did not use 3D graphics (at least to any significant extent). In general, the gameplay mostly feels like older RPGs of the pre-multimedia age with an excellent, deep presentation.
I don't hate Ultima VIII. But I pity the fool.
Ultima VIII was pretty messed up on release. The jumping was a nightmare. If I only ever played packed U8 I might have better thoughts.
The linear nature of the game hurt because the game gave expectations of being non-linear. The game feels like the open environment of Ultima VII at first, then you see it is a series of coridors.
I'm also not a fan of the character arcs. I feel like the virtues of the Avatar were lost. In 4-7, there's a different moral at the center. In 8-9, the Avatar acts recklessly.
I think the tech was very well used in Crusader: No Remorse/Regret.
I don't think you're the only one having trouble getting KO working.
I'm more positive on shmups than I was in the past, but old PC shmups in particular I didn't play much of and I can't get a read on.
On the PC the shmup wasn't a big genre at this time, especially here in the US. The shareware market had faded where they were most common had faded, and the modern downloadable market had yet to arrive. Big publishers weren't selling them and ones from smaller developer weren't distributed in the US.
It's less that I'm knocking any particular shmup, it's just that I can't find a good enough frame of reference. Even games I didn't play in most genres I can feel where they fit in. Not as much here.
@@kyleolson8977 Perhaps Ultima might've ended on a high note with the 7th instalment. Both of them. Though Ultima Online was pretty decent too. So I've heard at least. As I've never had a chance to play it.
I think shoot'em ups in US were a much bigger thing on the consoles than on PC. PC felt like a platform centred around more serious, bigger (and better) games. :)
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Hi! And no! Thank YOU! For recording your awesome videos! :D
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I love this collection of videos. There are some games that marked history that I haven't played, although there are some that I don't know if I would play considering the modern games that exist today. There are other games that are a real find for me (I have discovered many racing games). But it is always a pleasure to install and test them. I love retro PCs, especially everything playable between 1995 and 2005 (including all MSDOS). Thank you
Thank you! And I completely agree. Some of these oldies, even some I loved back in the day, I'd never play today. There are just so much better similar but modern games. But some... Some our uncanny and unlike anything we have today. :)
Man some classics here. Hidden and Dangerous and Jagged Alliance 2 I would still play today. My best mate got a strange doom style game called Codename Eagle that was also one of my favourites from '99. It released everywhere else in 2000 but in the U.K. it was out in 1999.
Codename Eagle... It rings a bell, but if I was to tell you anything about it from memory... I couldn't. Well, other than it had a hidden talking owl going by the name of Cedric. Oh wait, no, that's an easter egg from a video that's not out yet. xD
I looked it up and it only released in the uk and the us, it was an awesome game I thought, you could drive vehicles and fly planes and the graphics were quirky and the whole art style was pretty odd and a bit basic, but cool too.
hidden and dangerous 2 had the best sniper controls in any game ever made
:)
I'm just here for the boss's wife lore.
The plot thickens. ;) More coming in the future episode. Or one after, depends what she comes up with in the next few days. xD
Loved Midtown madness, one day one cousin wanted to play it, so i let him have it for a while... I never got it back
OMG! I lost at least 5 games like that. Well, not to a cousin but to friends, but the fact stands. xD
6:18 this lizardman will have to forget about having children ever again
Best part about Baldur's Gate was that you could beat up Drizzt and steal his swords!
And not Boo?
@@OldAndNewVideoGames You monster! No more Hoop cola until you've thought about what you've done!
@@Toon_Pirate Deal! I don't wanna drink that stuff anyway! :P
1999 was the best year in the history of gaming.
Just wait to see what I have in episode 4 for tomorrow! :) It'll be even better...
@@OldAndNewVideoGames How many episodes are you aiming for? I want to send this to workmates but I want to wait until you've covered the entire year.
@@DudeWatIsThis For 1999 I think 8-10 at least. I've over 200 games, so in theory could be 20-ish, but I'm filtering through them as I go. xD Previous years are complete though and available both as singular episodes and one-video per year big releases too.
@@OldAndNewVideoGames Oh well. I guess this is expected for 1999. TOO good.
@@DudeWatIsThis Yeah, no way I can fit all those games in. Also, love your Kevin from the office avatar. :)
25 years and there still isn't anything like Homeworld except maybe Nexus Jupiter Incident. The next closest in the 4X genre is Sword of the Stars.
It's true that it's not a sub-genre rich in various games. Maybe someone should try to capitalize on that? ;)
Baldurs gate really brings me back. My brother and i would talk about our characters
It was a groundbreaking game when it came out. It literally brought back AD&D to its former PC glory.
also, if you rotate tyrian logo 180 degrees, it still spells tyrian
:)
Yeah yeah... Your boss's wife....
You know, I had once again forgotten all about Baldur's Gate. :D But it looks like something I'd like to play.
As much as I've gotten into Prince of Persia, I still haven't played any of the games besides the first 2. Possibly because I've yet to finish those. :D The 3D one still looks very decent, although the footage you showed had the prince running into walls. And I bet I would do the same. XD
Tyrian 2000 is great. The music, the shooting, the story. :)
I think that farts are first hidden and dangerous, then they become silent and deadly. And I am speaking from experience. XD
All Baldur's Gate games are pretty sweet. Personally, I like 3 the best, but because Larian made it, and they do the RPG turn-based engines best! Coming from both Divinity Original Sin games... It's just fantastic!
I see that you're an expert on chemical warfare. ;)
@@OldAndNewVideoGames Then I won't keep Baldur's Gate forgotten for too long. But I think taking them in order would be best in order to follow the story.
Ah, well... I'm no expert... There are far deadlier stink bomb shooters out there. :D
@@TeaAndFloppyDisks Well, while technically the third is self-contained, it's even more demanding than Detroit, so taking them slowly in order is a good call. That said, Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous and Pillars of Eternity 2 are both fantastic too. WotR especially. There's no other game in existence with so many possible character builds.
@@OldAndNewVideoGames More demanding than Detroit? Does it require Klingon card? :D
I'll save those games for when I get a better computer then. Though I might be able to run them, just not recording at the same time too.
@@TeaAndFloppyDisks It's unlikely, I'm afraid. Though waiting for a better PC is a good call.
I wish it was 1999 again
Technically speaking... Since North Korea began counting time from the Great Leader's (first one, that is) birth, you can elect to count your a couple decades later than when 1AD was, and you should pretty much hit 1999 next year. ;)
Are you seeking quality streams from other UA-camrs, or did you choose the first source you found? Even with your 4K upload, many video examples look pretty bad.
While I'm all within fair use with these videos, I try to use footage only from smaller and not partnered channels, so that they could maybe get a little kickback from some people who'd wanna watch more of the gameplay after watching my videos. If possible.
I've recently also started recording my own footage for DOS stuff. Well, not for the video that's coming tomorrow, as I didn't have enough time to record it all for this particular genre that would require at least couple of hours for each game to grab interesting footage, but for the other I do, and the plan is to eventually move to my own footage for all of DOS/Amiga stuff. And when that's done, I'll move to Windows/C64 and maybe some classic 16bit consoles too. But since I've also a day job, it's a process and the transition will take a while. Sorry.
Yeah!!!! Baby 👶!!!!!! Woooooooo! The best games 🎮 ever made ah what an era to by a teenager 👏.
The list of games I have for the the following episodes for the year is just stacked!
I love Midtown Madness, it’s on my retro gaming pile I keep to hand. The Chicago city map was a bit of a novelty at the time & if you know Chicago you know your way around the game’s open world. It’s also a great game for testing retro hardware because the graphics are so scalable, from software rendering to full on hardware effects requiring the best graphics cards of the day & everything in-between. It’s also a great way to present the difference between software & hardware rendering for people who don’t understand as the game’s happy to run in whatever mode you choose.
Turok 2 just didn’t grab me like the first one, I don’t know why? It’s a good game but it’s not the great game the first one felt like, at least on the N64.
Whilst I know their’s more depth to it Lands of Lore II looks like a janky Doom .wad. Some places look a lot better than others but some places look positively bad.
Usually you credit the creators you borrow footage from but I feel like you’re blaming them for the KO footage? 😄
Prince of Persia 3D is terrible! Both my ex & me are huge PoP fans but we both loth PoP 3D because the controls ssssuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccccckk! We may have rage quit too early?
Hidden & Dangerous is excellent, even though I’m not a huge fan of squad shooters, so I’d argue that if I don’t like the genre but I do like the game that’s probably the highest praise I can give it?
Tyrion 2000 has been ported to everything capable of running it & that’s a good thing because it’s a great game. If you love up scrolling shooters it’s a no brainer & if you don’t, try it anyway because you may find it addictive?
Fun video, thanks.
1999 was a fantastic year for gaming & whilst your first video barely scratches the surface I fully understand your dilemma in picking the games for this series. The hardware to justify those games made big strides forward in ‘99 too.
You know I never thought of it, but you're entirely correct with MM being excellent for displaying the difference between software and hardware rendering. That's an amazing observation! So useful!
I like both Turoks because they're not bad. But arguably, basically any other PC-based FPS games, and not ports from consoles, were better.
Ha ha ha :) The KO comment is just out there... When I realized that there was just this one video out there. I took 2 hours to try to record it myself, but it just didn't take. I can get into menus but whenever I tried starting the gameplay, it just CTD every single time without fail. xD
The later POP3D games are better.
Also, yeah, it may be correct, that 1999 was partly so great, cause we had amazing hardware and many more genres could be made to be more immersive, bigger, better and entertaining.
turok 2 was very good especially on pc but i think it was out in 1998?
1999 on PC, 1998 on N64. And GBC out of all things. xD
@@OldAndNewVideoGames yes all turok games up to Evolution got a game boy conversion...that has nothing to do with the main game. But Hey at least they tried
@@Zontar82 You know, I kinda enjoy discovering those same titled but entirely different games. :)
Lands of Lore 3 was a disappointment, but still pretty fun. Biggest letdown was the story.
Remember Ishar 3? Or Eye of Beholder 3? I feel that it was a pattern for those early first person perspective RPGs. xD
@@OldAndNewVideoGames I still haven’t played Ishar but I remember Eye of the Beholder 3 being disappointing. At least Might and Magic 3 was great!
@@matternicuss So... An exception that confirms the rule? ;)
21:03 Is their CEO Gill Bates?
Isn't he everyone's CEO? ;)
JA2 looks like it is modded. I don't remember some of the items that is shown in inventory.
Bro, I think you have a secret crush on the bosses wife. You mention her a lot LMAO. I believe I was playing Unreal Tournament in 99, World Superbikes Championship 2000 in 2000 and Black & White in 2001. Microsoft incase you are reading this, I would like a remake of Black & White plz.
I think Black & White is EA's IP now. :)
@@OldAndNewVideoGamesThat's the million dollar question. My belief is Lionhead was bought by Microsoft, since they developed the game & EA only published it, technically it's a Microsoft IP.
@@mishkatown8625 Interesting. I'm not versed enough in history of Lionhead to dispute that, so I'm taking it in as a fact. :)
I could never understand why people liked Baldur's Gate so much, I've always thought it was incredibly boring. Icewind Dale is a far superior game.
Hidden and Dangerous was super fun in multiplayer, but it was such a buggy crashfest. Homeworld is still one the most creative RTS games ever, and I'm amazed no game has ever tried to replicate the gameplay style. Other than Major Stryker, Tyrian 2000 is the only vertical scroller shooter that I've ever found interesting enough to play through the whole game. I still go back and play Tyrian all the time.
It's a blasphemy! ;) And also, I preferred ID too. More battles = more fun :)
Look up Sins of the Stars, it's a modern-ish take on Homeworld.
I still have my Xmas edition of Computer Gaming World magazine. It says on the cover, "50 games reviewed inside!!!". Today, we barely manage 20 AAA Games! The Lands of Lore trilogy is excellent, but the first game is so under the radar - and yet it was excellent!
Yeah, arguably the first LoL game was the best of them all.