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Found this relic cleaning my car's trunk (programming.dev)

submitted 10 hours ago by ICastFist@programming.dev to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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The CD case was all warped due to heat, the CD didn't survive either :/

How long was it there? Some years, i think

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 45 points 6 hours ago (5 children)

This game had some of the most immersive hardware controls and interfaces. It supported a Thrustmaster Mark 2flight stick for your right hand control to aim your weapons:

...a Thrustmaster Mark 2 throttle control for walking speed:

... Thrustmaster pedals for torso twist:

...and even i-glasses VR headset (with head motion tracking that would turn the Mech pilots head inside the cockpit!)

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Yes dude, definitely played this game with that top joystick, so fun.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 16 points 6 hours ago

Woah, whhaaa?! That game came out in like 1995. I played it and thought it was great but had no idea it had all the hardware compatibility you're pointing out!

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

This game was the shit when it came out. All the force feedback controls were just perfect.

[–] ProfessorHoover@infosec.pub 3 points 4 hours ago

How was this all possible in 1995 but we had to wait for modders to make the latest MW have those features?

[–] Dzheyk@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 hours ago

Seriously?? How is THIS the first I'm hearing about all this??

[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

That is some true lostech there, quiaff?

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 51 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

This and Descent are the reasons I play with an inverted Y axis to this day.

[–] Dontsellmydata@piefed.social 22 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Oh my. I remember playing Descent on my Compaq Pentium 486dx. Good times.

[–] assembly@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I had this on the 486dx2 66MHz. It ran smooth.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Stop bragging, not all of us can splash out the cash to upgrade from 386. :(

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago

We played it on a Mac Performa with like 24mb ram and maybe a 75 MHz PPC processor.

That and a starter’s Jedi game were the first FPV 3D games we’d ever played at home. (Someone had installed doom on the auto as compys at highschool).

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[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

You should just retire that ford pinto.

[–] axus@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago

Infocom Presents... The Crescent Hawks, Revenge

[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 28 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Reactor online...

Sensors online...

Weapons online...

...

All systems nominal.

[–] Dzheyk@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

I need this to play when my computer starts up..does Linux have a way to do this??..questions for later.

[–] TerraRoot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago

Yes, I've been messing with it lately, can't remember the details, but i'll go look I'm a while.

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Just add a service that plays a sound on system startup

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 hours ago

Autopilot: Engaged.

Autopilot: dIsAbLeD.

[–] chirospasm@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 hours ago

Dang, that brings back memories!

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 3 points 5 hours ago

holy hell, i tried to play this game as a wee kiddo, but I could never figure it out.

[–] vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Are there any good modern mech warrior style games?

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Have you tried latest Mechwarrior games?

[–] banause@feddit.org 1 points 2 hours ago

That sounds like a perfect fit ngl.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

One of my first computer games. Always wished I had a joystick for it though.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 24 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

E R P P C

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 27 points 9 hours ago (5 children)

Everybody must at least once try the loadout that racks your heat up to near-detonation but dumps enough PPC into an enemy to nuke them in one shot.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 hours ago

Mass jump jets and machine guns was my go to... fly into close range really fast and gun then brrrrrrr. You could win most battles using the smallest mech this way.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 14 points 9 hours ago

I remember tweaking the config and I think blowing my arm off by firing

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[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 14 points 9 hours ago

CRITICAL HIT

OVERHEATING

SHUTTING DOWN

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[–] Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

1ea Nova + 8ea synch fire medium lasers + all the heatsinks you can shoehorn in there = Can Opener.

[–] Illegalmexicant@lemmy.world 20 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Mine came with a sidewinder joystick. Thank you Tiger Express. Had to spend $200+ for 4mb more of ram(8 total) just to run it.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I bought a "Force Feedback Pro" joystick that came with Interstate '76 and MDK

[–] ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl 1 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

i76 was great. I remember playing MW2, MW Mercenaries, and i76 all around the same era.

[–] TerraRoot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

Same game engine!

[–] Damage@feddit.it 1 points 3 hours ago

Yeah it was awesome, it was a great gift tbh

[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 10 points 8 hours ago

I bought the sidewinder joystick because of it!

I should play games that use a joystick again. Or, you know, games in general.

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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

At this point, maybe just leave it there?

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 17 points 9 hours ago

loved the music in this game!!! still listen to it from time to time

[–] Bitflip@lemmy.ml 16 points 10 hours ago

Love it! Still play through single player for both clans at least once a year.

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