Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!

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Sujet : Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!
De : spallshurgenson (at) *nospam* gmail.com (Spalls Hurgenson)
Groupes : comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
Date : 29. Jun 2025, 18:03:26
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On Sat, 28 Jun 2025 16:54:18 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
wrote:

On 6/28/2025 1:25 AM, Xocyll wrote:
Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com> looked up from reading the entrails of
the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs say:
 
On 6/7/2025 1:52 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>
It's been a while since we've done one of these Completely Random and
Pointless Polls... so let's do one now!
>
Here's the question:
>
In this age of sequels, reboots and remakes, what
forgotten intellectual property would you like to
see revived?
>
>
More the idea.  A Fantasy action/rpg where you get to fly around on a
dragon and fight other dragons, dragon riders, as well as incinerate
ground forces.
 
So Dragon Strike and Drakan: Order of the Flame, maybe Eragon?
 
I also miss the god games.  Populous, Master of Magic, Black and White.
Of course those are well known and other than Black and White have been
attempted over and over, but no one ever seemed to approach the
originals in any way that was particularly fun.
 
While I played these back in the day, somehow they were all too
forgettable.
 
More Wing Commander III type games, yes even with FMV.  Can you imagine
something like that with the crew from Firefly?
 
I don't think I ever played WC3.
1, 2, privateer, 4, 5, privateer2, starlancer, freelancer, but not wc3.
>
WC3 was the best of them by far, also Mark Hamill, John Rhys-Davies,
Malcolm McDowell did a bang up job for a video game.  WC4 was similar
but not as good to actually play, it was more movie than game.  I don't
know that WC3 would hold up at this point though.  Especially as I don't
even have a flight stick any more, and can't see paying for one just to
play it, and ruin my nostalgic memories.  I only played 1 and 2 on a
friend's computer.  I don't remember if I even played 5, I did play the
lancer and privateer games as well.
>
Here's a little review of the PS version of WC3. Apparently the 3do is
the best version according to the interwebs. It actually still looks
remarkably good to me (heavy accent, suggest using CC.)
>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxWbJPohvog

Wing Commander III was always my favorite, even though the gameplay
itself probably lagged behind its predecessor. The move to full 3D
made for slower gameplay with fewer ships in the arena. But it was
hard to resist the fantasy of being the plucky underdog hero --as
played by Mark Hammil no less!-- in an operatic sci-fi space
adventure, and the tech, for the time, was breathtaking. Full motion
video! Virtual sets! 3D spaceships with real-time lighting and
texture-mapping! Four -- count em, FOUR!-- CD-ROMs! A game whose
budget rivaled (some) Hollywood movies! It truly was a revolutionary
game.

Wing Commander IV arguably boasted more mature gameplay and had a
(slightly) less juvenile storyline, but it felt a lot less
cutting-edge. It's shades-of-grey storyline was slightly less
accessible, and its gameplay loop --autopilot to waypoint, fight
enemies, repeat until mission complete-- was starting to feel a bit
long in the tooth. Had the schedules been reversed and Wing Commander
IV had come out first, though, and I think it would have been my
favorite. It's just that time was catching up on the franchise and
what had once seemed novel and exciting was now increasingly becoming
old hat.

Still, I think "Wing Commander III" holds up quite well, especially if
you apply the various fan-patches that upscale the video.* It's an
incredibly uncomplicated game, and it knows it. The missions are
simple and fast, with few attempts to add mid-game complications. If
you allow for the fact it's a 30-year old game and ultimately nothing
more than a quick arcade blast with fun FMV cutscenes, it's still a
ridiculously compelling ride.
 



* Try this one
https://www.wcnews.com/wcpedia/Wing_Commander_3_HD_Video_Pack




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9 Jun 25 iii`* Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!3Xocyll
9 Jun 25 iii `* Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!2Spalls Hurgenson
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10 Jun 25 ii i`* Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!2JAB
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9 Jun 25 ii `* Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!2vallor
9 Jun 25 ii  `- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Spalls Hurgenson
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8 Jun 25 ii`- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Rin Stowleigh
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9 Jun 25 i`- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Zaghadka
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9 Jun 25 i  `- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Spalls Hurgenson
9 Jun 25 +- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Spalls Hurgenson
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18 Jun 25 ii i`* Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!4Spalls Hurgenson
18 Jun 25 ii i +* Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!2candycanearter07
18 Jun 25 ii i i`- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Zaghadka
18 Jun 25 ii i `- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Xocyll
19 Jun 25 ii `* Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!2JAB
19 Jun 25 ii  `- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Spalls Hurgenson
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10 Jun 25 +* Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!2Zaghadka
27 Jun 25 i`- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Justisaur
11 Jun 25 +- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Ross Ridge
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18 Jun 25 i i`* Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!2Zaghadka
24 Jun 25 i i `- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Anssi Saari
18 Jun 25 i `- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Xocyll
13 Jun 25 +* Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!2JAB
14 Jun 25 i`- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Spalls Hurgenson
23 Jun 25 +* Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!2George Musk
27 Jun 25 i`- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Justisaur
27 Jun 25 `* Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!8Justisaur
28 Jun 25  `* Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!7Xocyll
28 Jun 25   +- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Spalls Hurgenson
29 Jun 25   `* Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!5Justisaur
29 Jun 25    +* Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!3Spalls Hurgenson
29 Jun 25    i+- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Praetor Mandrake
30 Jun 25    i`- Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!1Justisaur
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