yellowmadness54 Posted January 27, 2011 why isn't there a site about all DOS FPS games? Yeah, some aren't that recognized, but that doesnt make them any less important or fun. Corridor 7 has been shunned for years. I actually accedently stumbled upon it. Its actually kind of fun. And what about wolfenstein's add ons? You know, the one with the weird blue-green guns and cool enemies and textures. I think we should pay tribute to all the games that led up to DOOM, and the games that came after. These games will be missed (ROTT, wolf3D, shadow warrior, BLOOD, quake, quake 2, power slave, heretic, hexen, catacombs 3D [the real, first ever FPS game] Duke Nukem, strafe, corridor 7) God bless these games, every one! 0 Share this post Link to post
imp1979 Posted January 27, 2011 I enjoyed Corridor 7. Would love to know of where to get it actually(download) 0 Share this post Link to post
yellowmadness54 Posted January 27, 2011 I can link you to it. This one guy recieved the game from the creators of it, and made a whole site on his own just to give the game. unlike the last time I posted free games, this is legal http://corridor7.tripod.com/ here you are. You can get the CD and floppy version, as well as operation body count. 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted January 27, 2011 Get the CD version. EDIT: The guy providing the download removed all the features from the CD version, cd audio, cut scenes and the such. I don't see a reason to go for that version now. 0 Share this post Link to post
Creaphis Posted January 27, 2011 Oh man, I actually used to have the CD for this. I have fond memories of it. I've got to download it and see how bad it actually is. 0 Share this post Link to post
Planky Posted January 27, 2011 I refused to play C7, it scared the crap outta me when I was young. 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted January 27, 2011 I found this game difficult to play for all the wrong reasons. It's still better than Operation Body count. 0 Share this post Link to post
wildweasel Posted January 27, 2011 I must make mention of CyberMage: Darklight Awakening. It's pretty awesome if you can get a complete copy - I somehow got lucky and found one at Salvation Army for $20, including all manuals, the strategy guide (which was sold separately at the time), and the prologue comic book. Ah, back when PC games justified their huge boxes! 0 Share this post Link to post
Dragonsbrethren Posted January 27, 2011 I've got a Corridor 7 CD too, picked it up at a dollar store about 10 years ago. I don't think I played it very much, the thing I remember most about it was needing to boot into DOS to install it. 0 Share this post Link to post
caco_killer Posted January 27, 2011 Blood is the only reason I use DOS Box. I was so happy when that game was available on Good Old Games. 0 Share this post Link to post
david_a Posted January 27, 2011 WildWeasel said:I must make mention of CyberMage: Darklight Awakening. I remember drooling over that game after reading a PC Gamer review, but my lowly 486 SX 25 was no match for an Origin game so I never got it. Didn't it have drivable vehicles? 0 Share this post Link to post
Gez Posted January 27, 2011 yellowmadness54 said:catacombs 3D [the real, first ever FPS game] What, no love for Maze War? 0 Share this post Link to post
magicsofa Posted January 27, 2011 yellowmadness54 said:why isn't there a site about all DOS FPS games? I guess it is kind of a niche interest...there are tons of websites dedicated to DOS games of all genres, and they almost always have an FPS section. One game I'd like to play again is CyClones. I only played it once and didn't beat it - IIRC it was hard to control but it had cool atmosphere and level design 0 Share this post Link to post
Vermil Posted January 27, 2011 yellowmadness54 said:I can link you to it. This one guy recieved the game from the creators of it, and made a whole site on his own just to give the game. unlike the last time I posted free games, this is legal here you are. You can get the CD and floppy version, as well as operation body count. Correction; "this guy" as you call him, was given the source code and prototype of "Corridor 8: Galatic Wars" by Capstones former lead programmer, which was an in progress sequel to Corridor 7 when Intracorp and Capstone went bankrupt in 1996. "this guy"'s site was also around before he was given the Corridor 8 materials. 0 Share this post Link to post
yellowmadness54 Posted January 27, 2011 Gez said:What, no love for Maze War? I'll make this clear, actually cause I knew this would be brought up. Maze War does not show any weapon, despite it is in fisrt person, I dont like saying its a true FPS. Other things (tank sims, etc) I dont as FPS either cuase you are in a vehicle... 0 Share this post Link to post
Philnemba Posted January 27, 2011 Recently played the shareware version of Catacomb 3D. Very Fun old game :) 0 Share this post Link to post
yellowmadness54 Posted January 27, 2011 caco_killer said:Blood is the only reason I use DOS Box. I was so happy when that game was available on Good Old Games. I don't reccomend playing it with DOSbox. Just click the .exe file. Trust me it runs ALOT smoother. But BLOOD is a very, very,very good game. The only reason I dont play it is because its insanely hard. 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted January 28, 2011 Gez said:What, no love for Maze War? NO love for Maze War! 0 Share this post Link to post
yellowmadness54 Posted January 28, 2011 Philnemba said:Recently played the shareware version of Catacomb 3D. Very Fun old game :) haven't played it ever. I cant find it. The unpopular DOS games are extremely hard to find IE ROTT, SoD mission packs (which I have videos of here http://www.youtube.com/user/MrThembones?feature=mhum) catacombs, power slave (not that it was that good) 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted January 28, 2011 First person shooters from Wold 3D down give me serious motion sickness. 0 Share this post Link to post
printz Posted January 28, 2011 Yeah, where do I find LEGAL FULL Catacomb 3d? Or asking it differently, is it worth playing? Apart from the bad EGA graphics, Catacomb Abyss looked interesting and very Heretic-like. 0 Share this post Link to post
Clonehunter Posted January 28, 2011 yellowmadness54 said:operation body count. L.O.L. Also, I noticed you forgot Hover Tank 3D. yellowmadness54 said:power slave (not that it was that good) Stop smoking pot. Also, its not that hard to find at all. Its just very pricey (Same with Strife and Body Count for somereason.) And you forgot Chasm: The Rift. *shakes head* Shameful EDIT#4 or 5: And you forgot Dark Forces and Redneck Rampage! Bad list you had there. 0 Share this post Link to post
caco_killer Posted January 28, 2011 yellowmadness54 said:I don't reccomend playing it with DOSbox. Just click the .exe file. Trust me it runs ALOT smoother. But BLOOD is a very, very,very good game. The only reason I dont play it is because its insanely hard. I don't have a computer capable of running DOS. 0 Share this post Link to post
yellowmadness54 Posted January 28, 2011 Clonehunter said:L.O.L. Also, I noticed you forgot Hover Tank 3D. Stop smoking pot. Also, its not that hard to find at all. Its just very pricey (Same with Strife and Body Count for somereason.) And you forgot Chasm: The Rift. *shakes head* Shameful EDIT#4 or 5: And you forgot Dark Forces and Redneck Rampage! Bad list you had there. I know I missed some. My goal wasn't to list them all at once. I never mentioned Hexen Death Kings, SoD, nightmare 3D, blake stone, corridor 8 prototype, and some more. 0 Share this post Link to post
Aliotroph? Posted January 28, 2011 yellowmadness54 said:I don't reccomend playing it with DOSbox. Just click the .exe file. Trust me it runs ALOT smoother. But BLOOD is a very, very,very good game. The only reason I dont play it is because its insanely hard. Either you don't know how to properly use DOSbox or your computer is old enough that you can't. Machines running Vista or 7 will not let you run DOS games without DOSbox. Even in XP most DOS games won't work correctly. Usually the first thing to fail is the sound drivers which require direct hardware access and can't get it. As for Blood, it works fine in DOSbox. I didn't really like it, but it worked well. Is there something wrong with me that I don't like it? 0 Share this post Link to post
FooAtari Posted January 28, 2011 yellowmadness54 said:The unpopular DOS games are extremely hard to find IE ROTT http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/rise_of_the_triad__dark_war 0 Share this post Link to post
negke Posted January 28, 2011 yellowmadness54 said:why isn't there a site about all DOS FPS games? Well, there is 3D-Shooter-Legends. Despite its main purpose, the site does have some chronicle-value for FPS games including old DOS ones. Doesn't Mobygames also list FPS games by year and/or platform? Or similar sites. 0 Share this post Link to post
magicsofa Posted January 28, 2011 yellowmadness54 said:I'll make this clear, actually cause I knew this would be brought up. Maze War does not show any weapon, despite it is in fisrt person, I dont like saying its a true FPS. Other things (tank sims, etc) I dont as FPS either cuase you are in a vehicle... Uh...really? FPS stands for First Person Shooter. This means two things: 1. You have a first person view, or "looking from the eyes of the character" 2. You shoot things. Now, games where you drive a car and shoot people might be considered a combination of FPS and Racing, but the old tank games are much closer to an FPS. What if your character is in a mech? FPS. What if instead of firing a gun you shoot blobs of color out of your mouth? FPS 0 Share this post Link to post